The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

N. 22,409

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EMPIRE

OF MEXICO,

ANGLO.FRENCH SIX PER CENT. LOAN.
£7,790,000 representing a nominal amount of £12,365,000.
In bonds to bearer of .£1,060. £s' 0, £ 00, £lOO, and £5O each,
with others of smaller amounts for the Continental mandst
rkets.
With half-yearly Coupons attached, payable Ist April a
October in London or Paris.
ISSUED IN LONDON BY
Messrs. GLYN, MILLS, and CO.,
AND
THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY
(Limited).
IN PARIS BY
THE SOCIETE GENERALE DE CREDIT MOBILIER.
Decrees of the Emperor Maximilian, dated 10th and 11th
April, 864, and conventions entered into with Messrs. G lyn,
Mills, and Co., authorise the issue of Bonds nt the Mexican
Empire to the extent of ,2,365,000 sterling, bearing interest
at 6 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly in London or
Paris.
' Of this amount £8,000,050 bonds will be negotiated on ac-
count of the Mexican Government, and the remaining
£4,365,000 on account of the French Government, by whom
these bonds have been accepted in payment of expenses in-
curred in Mexico.
The following are the arrangements for the issue to the
public of the total amount of £12,365,i 00, at the pri:e of 63
per cent. (with interest from Ist April), payable
£5 on application.
£3 „ allotment.
£lO „ 15th June, 1861.
£lO „ 15th August „
£lO „ 15th October „
£lO „ 15th December „
£lO „ 16th February, 1865.

63 per cent.

A coupon of 3 per cent., due Ist October, 1864. will be at-
tached to the scrip, and will be received in part payment of
the instalment of 10 per edit, due 16th Oetober ; and sub-
scribers will have the option of paying the instalments under
discount, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, on any of the
days fixed for payment of the instalments.
The bonds will be expressed in francs, as well as in sterling,
so as to admit of their negotiation in Paris and other Conti-
nental markets. To afford facilities for the negotiation in
France, his Excellency, M. Fould, the French Minister
bof
Finance, has authorised that pubic subscription shall e
opened in Pa. is and the principal towns of France.
He has also instructed the syndics of the Stock Exchange
of Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Toulouse, and Bordeaux to admit
the scrip and bonds of the loan to their daily negotihtions,
and to order the dealings therein, both for cash and the ac-
count, to be quoted on the official lists.
Each bond will have attached to it half yearly interest
coupons. payable on Ist April and Ist October of each year,
in London, in sterling, at the bank of Messrs. Glyn, Mills,
and Co., and in Paris, at the fixed exchange of ?sf. 203?. per
pound sterlin at the bankers of the Mexi an Government.
If the instalr'nents be not paid at the respective due dates,
interest at 10 per cent. per annum will be charged until pay-
ment. Should any instalment not be paid within one Wen-
der month after its being due, the scrip, and all previous pay-
ments thereon will be forfeited.
Out of the proceeds of the loan a sum equal to the four halt
yearly payments of interest thereon falling due Ist 0 tuber,
18i34, Ist April and Ist October,lB6s, and Ist April, 1866, will
be retained in the Caisse des Depots et Consignations of the
French Government at Paris. The Mixed Financial Com-
mission nereinafter described will be specially charged with
pduty of provioing. out of the f ands so retained, for the
ayment in London and Paris of the said four ha f yearly
dividends.
Also, out of the proc- eds of the loan, and under precisely
similar arrangements. funds will be retained for the next
four half year y payment of interest on the 3 per cent. Mexi-
can Bonds held under the decree of October, 185 and on the
new 3 per cent. bonds representinc," the cauitalise'd arrears ot
interest thereon, as agreed to by the holders of the existing
bonds a. their recent meeting in Lond n.
For the liquidation of the loan now to be contracted. a
sinking fund, equal to 1 per cent. per annum on the nominal
capital of the loan, will be provided from Ist April, 1869. and
applied to the purchase in London and Paris, of bonds of the
various classes issued to represent the loan.
A Mexican Financial Commission will be at once estab-
lished in Paris, and wi 1 be mpowered to do all official acts
necessary for the completion and is sue of
ris: the scrip and bonds
arrears
ou of the loan and aso for he capitalisation of th
arrears oft in .erest on, the old bonds,t and for other finanoia:e
purposes.
This commission will con ist of Count de Germiny, Senator,
Honorary Governor of the Bank of Prance; Mr. W lliam
Hope, General Manager of the International Financial So-
ciety, as Pi °visional English Comm ssion
of er and a member
to be specially delegated by the Emperor Mexico.
The documents relating to the authorisation of the lon
may be inspected an the offices of NMessrs.Bircham, Dalrymp;a e,
Drake, and Ward, solicitors, 46, Parliament-street, Virest-
minster.
In case of any application not receiving an allotment the
deposit made on application will be returned in full ; and if
a less amount be allotted than is applied for the deposit will
be applied towards the further sum payable on allotment,
and the surplus balance, if any, returned to the applicant.
Appli ations, accompanied Mills,
the prescribed deposit, will
be received by Messrs. Gly Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-
street, London, and the international nancial Society
tLimited); or by the Sourete Generale de Cre lit 61..bilier, at
earls, until Saturday next. the 23d April. Lists will also be
opened throu2hout ihe departments of France by all the cor-
respondents of the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier, and
of the Credit Fonder of France.
Espagnol.
At Turin.. by the Societe Generale de Credit Mobilier
At Madrid 11
At Amsterdam..de Commerce et d'lndustrie.
Forms of application and prospectuses may be had of
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, or the In-
ternational Finanoial Society Limited,( 51, Old Broad-street.
London, April 16, 1861.

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FORM OF APPLICATION, No ........
To be retained b the Bankers.
E IPIRE OF MEXICO.
Anglo-Ftencha Six per
al Amount Cent. Loan-17
£12,,70365,,10000. representing
Nomin of ,
To Messrs. Glynn, Mills, and Co., and the international
l Society (Limited).
Having paid to Messrs. Glyn, Mills. and Co., the sum of
, being the required deposit of 5 per cent. on
I request that you will allot me 1.5 in the above loan,
and I hereby agree to accept that amount or any less sum
that may be allott, d to me, and to pay the further instalments
thereon, in accordance with the terms of your prospectof
16th April, 1164.

Name in full ......................
Adtress in fall ...................
Occupation ........................
Date.. ....... .•• .............. 1864.

BANKERS' RECEIPT, No. ..... .
To be retained by applicant.
EMPIRE OF SIEXICO,
Anglo-French Six per Cent. L0an—£7,790,000, representing
a Nominal amount of L 12,385,000.
67, Lombard-street, London. April, 1861.
Received of the sum of L on account of the
above loan, being the deposit of 5 per cent. on an application
for £ of the above loan.
For Glyn, Mills, and Co.,

** The applicant will please fill up the blanks of this ap•
Ilication and the receipt before presenting the payment.

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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1864.

?ERSONS SEEKING LANDED
ES•A ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES,
FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND
PROPER i'IES GENERALLY—
To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls
throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Wilms,
No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's
"FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection
of landed and house properties now in the market, from
the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the
cottage with its few acres.
OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em-
brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register
affords, by, sending the particu'.ars of their properties to the
Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs.
Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers,
where the property is of an eligible chars, ter, thereby avoid-
ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon-
veniences.
THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
and then only the usual moderate commission.
Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London.

MR. W. S. WOODIN'S
ELOPEMENT EXTdRAORDINARY.
an
BACHELOR'S BOX,
an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall,
King William-street, Charing-Cross, EVERY EVENING,
at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.—
Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 28. ; amphitheatre, la. A
Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall
from eleven to five.
Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 9, at three.

CANTERBURY HALL.
THIS EVENING an entirely new and Optical Illusion,
entitled

PRINCE BLOSSOM;

OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE
FOREST or SHADOWS
with novel effects, registered by C. Morton andJ. H. Weston.
" The figure of Fan., winged and trumpeted, paselne and
repsssing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an
illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory. Morning
Star, Feb. 19.
Prince Blossom, Miss Townley.
In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish-
ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in-
cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan,
G. SV. Jester, &a &a
In a few thys will be produced, with alterations and im-
provements in produ2tion, the New Illusion, surpassing any
thing yet attempted, entitled THE TERCEN ULNA RY ; or,
a NItiHT WITH SHAKSPERE, in which Mr. W. Randall
will re, app ear.
Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is.
Open every Evening.

T B OXFOR D,
R, OXFORD STREET, W.
THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, will be performed the new
and successful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, embracing the
entire company of this establishment, with augmented band
and chorus ; other Musical Entertainments, supported by the
following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry,
Tyrrell,,W almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &o.
Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
To-morrow Evening, Saturday, iTHE MERRY WIVES
OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolal.
Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan,
W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power
(the Juvenile, comedienne), &c., &c.
Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, Is. ; private
bcxes, 10s. 6d.

R O-YAL ALHAMBRA.-
CONTINUED SUCCECS of the CIRQUE, acknow-
ledged to be the best produced in England. MORNING
PERFORMANCE every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY
at Two. EVERY EVENING, at Half-past Seven.

OYAL A.LHAMBRA.-
lA, EVERY EVENING the celebrated JEAN JACQUES.
from the Cirque Napole: it, Paris. EVERY EVENING at
Half-past Seven.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA.-
Brilliant lIQUESTRIAN SCENE of he Young
Ladies, entitled THE RIDE FOR. THE RIBBON..
Prices of Admission—Private Boxes (to hold six), 215.;
Reseed Se its, 3s. ; Salls and Balcony. 28. ; Pit and Pro-
R rvenade, Is.; Upper Baticony, 6d. Box Office open from ten
to four.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL
GALLERY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar,
Baker-street.
RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President in Lcoln and Presi-
dent Davis ; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen
Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1399); and in
the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo.
Victor Townley.
Open Admittance,
11 in the morning till 10 at night.
Is. ; extra rooms, 6d.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street,
Piccadilly,
IS OPEN EVERY EVENING.
During- the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance
Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele-
brated Argyll Band, forty in number.
Doors Open et Half-past 8, commence at 9.
Admission ls.

Manager, M. GRENET.

44A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, V.
THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the
Astees ; Bushman and Wile; Julia Pastrana and Infant;
Eng and Shang*, the Siamess Twins; and upwards of 3,000
Models, Natural Preparations,Egyptian Mummies,
unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One bhilling kior
Gentlemen only).

THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CREDIT
COMPANY (Limited).
Inco
thep lrorated under the "
er Companies' Act, V 62," by which
liability oft he shareholders is limited to the amount
of their shares.
Capital £2,C00,000, in 40,00) shares of £5O each.
First issue 20,000 shares. Deposit t per share on applica-
tion, and £4 on allotment, of which 10,0:,0 shares hive been
already subscribed ,r.
Subsequent calls not to exceed .£2 10s , and at intervals of
not less than three months.
It is not intended to call up more than £1.5 per share; but
as the operations of the Company require additmual capi-
tal, further issues of shares will be made, a preference
being given to the then existing shareholders.
DIRECTORS.
John Barrow, Emk, Normanton Hall, Director Amsterdam
Water Works Company.
Joseph Bray, Esq , Pyrgo Park, Romford.
Ferdinand Jacques, Banker, Berl n.
Charles E. Mangles, Esq., Chairman West India Royal Mail
Company.
George Palmer Robinson, Esq., Director Alliance Bank.
George Sheward, hag., Leinster-square, Bayswater,
Thomas Stenhouse. Esq.. Chairman Diso)unt Corporation,
George Barnard Townsend, Esq., Direc.or South Eastern of
Portu,al Rai.way Company.

BANKERS.
The Alliance Bank, Lothbur, London ; Brown's-buildings,
Liverpool ; and Kiny g-Areet, Manclwster.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Desborough, Younz, and Desborougb, 6, Sise-lane.
Messrs. Swift and Co., 32, Great Georgo-street, Westminster,

C RATFORD-ON- AVON TERCENTENARY
FESTIVAL.

BROKERS.
Messrs. Dezoete and Gorton, 2, Austin-friars.
SECRETARY (PRO TEM•)
Mr. Chester Earles.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
2, Copthall-chambers, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street.

PRESIDENT.
Right Hon. the Earl of CARLISLE, K.G

SATURDAY, April 23 1, BANQUET, at 3 p.m. Lord Car-
lisle it the Chair. Tickets 21s. In the Evening, grand dis-
play of Fireworks, by Darby.
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MONDAY MORNING, April 25th. at Noon, the DIES-
SIA ff.—Mesdames Parepa, Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves,
Mr. G. Perren, Mr. Banticy ; Mr. T. Harper (Trumpet) Band
and Chorus of sio performers. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mel-
lon. Tickets, ss. Reserved teats, les ed. and 21s.

MONDAY EVENING, at Seven, a GRAND CONCERT of
MUSIC, associated with the worth from Shakspeye.—Mme.
Parepa, Mm e. Milton-Dolby, Mme. Arabella Goddard, Mr.
Sims Reeves, Mr. G. Ferret]. Mr. Sautley. Orchestra of 120
Instruments. Conductor, Mr. Alfred .11ellon. Tickets, 2s 6d.
Reserved Seats, ss. and 103 fd.

TUESDAY MORNING, April 26, EXCURSION TO
CHAIM ECOTE. Tickets Sa. In the Evening, at 7.o'clock.
TWELFTH NIiaELT wilt be represented by the Company of
the Theatr' Royal, Haymarket. Orsini. Mr. Bowe-Sebas-
tian, Mr. Weathersby-Antonio, Mr. Braid-Roberto, Mr.
Walter Gordon-; ario, Mr. Clar,-Valentine, Mr. Worrel-
Sir Toby Belch. Mr. Rogers-Sir Andrew, Mr. Buckatone -
Fabian, Mr. W. Farren-Clown, Mr. Compton-Priest, Mr.
Culienford-Officers, Mr. Coe and Mr. James -Olivia, Mum
H. Lindley -Viola, NW Louisa Angel-Maria, Mrs. E. Fitz-
william.

Atter the Comedy, Mr. Sothern (Lord Dundreary) will ap-
pear in a new Faroe. Tickets fig.—Reserved Beats, 10a. 6d.
and 210.

On WEDNESDAY MORNING, April 27, A SHAKE-
SPEAREAN READING. Tickets, 2s. 6d. —Reserved Seats,
'ss. In the Evening, in consequence of the withdrawal of Mr.
Fechter, Mr. Vining, of the Royal Princess's Theatre, hai
kindly undertaken to put two of bhakespeare'S Plays upon the
Stage. At 7 o clock will be produced the Tragedy of ROMEO
AND JULIET. The character 01 Juliet by Mdlle. Stella
Collas, supported by Mr. IL Marston. Mr. J. Nelson. Mr.
Vining, Mr. D. Fisher, and Mr. Forrester. After which the
COMEDY OF EItRORS. The Antipholi by Mr. Vining
and Mr. Ne son. The two Drornlos by the brothers Webb,
supported by Miss C. Carson. Miss 11. Howard, and Miss E.
Barnett. Tickets U.—Reserved Seats, 105. 6d. and 21s.
-file Hamlet tickets will be -available for this Evening's
Entertainments.

On THURSDAY MORNING, April 28, in the Shake-
spearean Rooms, a CONCERT of Instrumental Music and
Glees from Sh kesperean Plays.—Tleke s, 2s. ed.—Reserved
Seats. ss. In the Evening at Seven, AS YOU LIKE IT will
be represented: Rosalind, Mrs Hermann Vezin (late Mrs,
Charles Young)—Celia, Miss Rebecca PowelL—Phoebe, Miss
Button—Audry, Miss Charlotte Saunders.—The Duke, Mr. J.
Bennett—J agues, Mr.Creswick.—Amiens, Mr.W. 11. Comings.
—Orlando, Mr.W.learren—Adam, Mr. Chippendale. —Touch-
stone, Mr. Compton—Le Beau, Mr. Belfordl—Oliver, Mr. R.
Dolman,—Wrestler, Mr 11. Payne. The play produced under
the superintendence of Mr. H. Creswiek. Tickets, Is. —lte-
served Seats, 10s. ed. and 21s.

EMPIRE OF M EXICO.-
&NGLO-FRENCH SIX PER CENT. LOAN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that NO further APPLI-
CATION for ALLOTMENTS of the above LOAN will be
received after SATURDAY, the 23d inst.
For the International Finan-
cial Society (Limited).
GLYNN, MILLS, and CO. WALTER A. MI Sec
etary L,
.

On FRIDAY Evening, April 29th, "GRAND FANCY
DRESS BALL." Ticke s (by veuchers), 21s.

A series of Popular Entertainments in the following week.
During the Festival there will be an exhibition in the
Town Hall of many of the well known Portraits of Shakes-
peare and eminent Actors of his plays.
The Great Western, North-Western, and other Railway
Companies will run s, ecial trains during the Festival ; and
at the close of each night a performances, trains will leave
for London Birmingham, Malvern, Leamington, &o. Rtturn
Tickets will be available from Friday the 22d, to Saturday
the 30th.

Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.

Tickets, Programmes, &c., may be obtained at 2, Exeter
Hall, London ; and at the Festival Ticket Office, New-place,
Stratford-upon-Avon.
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The Official Programme, published by Messrs. Cassell,
Petter, and (lalpin, containing full particulars of all matters
connected with the Festival, toge her with a Guide to the
Town and Neighbourhood of Stratford-upon-Avon, is now
ready. This may be ob aired at the Ticket Office, and from
all Booksellers, price is.

THE BRITISH AND SOUTH AMERICAN
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited).
Incorporated with limited liability under the Companies
Act, 1862.
Capital £1,000,000, in shares of £2O each.
First issue 25,000 .hares.
Derosit £1 per share on application; further payment on
allotment xl per share.
Calls not to exceed £5 per share•
No call will be made until after the expiration of three
months from the date of allotment, and not less than three
months will intervene between each call.
DIRECTORS.
Charles B. Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Colchesters and Wool-
ner), London.
Lord Alan Spencer Churchill, London.
Richard Heatley, Esq. (Messrs. ileat'ey, Cowan and Co.),
London and Valparaiso, Director of the Financial Corpora-
tion, Limited.
G. A. H. Holt, Esq (Director of the London, Buenos Ayres,
and River Plate Bank), London.
C. C. Johnston, Esq. (Messrs. Samuel Johnston and Co.),
Liverpool and Brazil.
Thomas lidelley, Esq. (Messrs. Ridley, Son, and Co.), Liver-
pooL
Wm. Digby Smith, Esq. (Direeor of the North British and
Mercantile Insurance Company), Liverpool.
George Henry Wakefield, Esq. (Messrs. Wakefield, Nash, and
Co.), 1 iverpool.
John Watson, Esq. (Messrs. John Watson and Co.), London,
Chairman of the Bahia Navigation Company.
Christopher Weguelin, Esq. (Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar
and Co.), London.
Richard Zahn, Esq., Manchester (Messrs. J. Pini, Zahn, and
Co., Valparaiso,.

" We give Led,' Blake a hearty welcome to the front rank
of our novelists."—John Bull.
Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vols.,

ADEL A CATHCART.
By GEORGE MAC DONALD, M.A.,

Author of "David Elglnbrod," &o.

"A delightful book. Written in purest English, quaint,
sparkling, and graoctul, anon delight ng us with flashes of
humour, or winning us with true and subtle pathos, A dela
Cathcart' may at once take up its position amongst the
master pleas ut modern English fiction."—Sunday Times.

Ilnrst and Blaekett, 13:Great Marlborough-street.

At all Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo.,
A WOMAN AGAINST THE WORLD.
A Novel.

PROSPECTUS.
The Directors having received the support of eminent
foreign capitalists, and the c.)• operation of many of the lead-
ing firms in thi, country connected with public works, are
already in a position io announce that they have secured a
business which will of itself yield a large return on the capital,
without reckoning the probable profit which they will also
derive from the further operations they have in view.
The spirit of enterprise which has now manifested itself in
foreign countries, with the encouragement given by the
various Governments to the construction of works of public
utility, leave no doubt that there is still ample scope for an
undertaking of this nature. Having secured not only the
influence of those connected with banking establishments in
many of the principal cities of the continent, but the acquisi-
tion of business, which will form the basis of immediate
profitable transactions, the Directors have no hesitation in
introducing this Association to the public.
The general objects of this company arc the same as those
of other compan es of a kindred nature which have been
lately started in this country, and which, by the judicious
employment of capital, h ,ve been enabled to secure for the
shareholders such large dividends.
The company will negotiate :-
1. Loans and concessions for railways, and other public
works abroad.
2. Th y will advance money on approved securities, as well
as purchase and nentiate the same upon commission.
3. They will lend money to contractors of position and
responsibility, and facilitate the construction of important
public works.
No promotion-money will be paid, and the amount of the
Directors' remuneration will depend upon the profits made.
With the view to extended operations upon the continent,
the Directors are authorised to publish the names of the fol-
lowing Bankers, as the correspondents of the Company:—
Vienna Austrian Credit Institute.
Berlin Joseph Jacques, Banker.
Hamburg The Brunswick Bank.
Leipsi
Cologne
Breslaw E. Heiman, Banker.
Munich Herr Von Frohliche, Banker.
Dresden
Konigsberg
Hanover J. Copper and Son, Bankers.
Dant zlc
Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be
obtained at the temporary offices of the company, 2, Copthall-
chambers, Angel-court, Throgmorton-st reet, or at the offices
of the brokers, Messrs. Dezoete and Gorton, 2, Austin-friars.

Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

London, April 20, 1864.

BED .ROOM CANDLES.
4‘ p Ricrs CANDLES, which will not drop
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STRATFORD•ON -AVON, Tuesday Night,
The Festival that is to celebrate the 300th anniversary of
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breath of life, and also terminated his mortal career, will
not commence till Saturday next, and few visitors have as
yet arrived in Stratford. Still, the whop aspect of the place
clearly indicates the approach of some event that will startle
the townsmen from their usual quietude, arid the prepara-
tions made for the coming festivities are watched with eager
curiosity,
These are nearly all to take place in a huge pavilion,
which is built in tho neighbourhood of the church, and is
to serve the various purposes of a theatre, a banqueting
hall, and a ball room. For upwards of three weeks hes
this huge wooden edifice been in progress, and since it has
approached completion sixpence has been regularly charged
for the right of inspecting its interior. Its ground plan is a
regular dnolecagon, as may be easily seen by a glance at
the pointed roof, though the regularity of the figure is
somewhat interrupted by the stage; the proscenium com-
pletely covering one side, and extending to the middle of
each of the sides adjoining. During the theatrical per-
formances the large open area which is immediately in front
of the stage will be covered with chairs and form a sort of
pit, while for the boxes there are two tiers or galleries, the
one on the ground, the other raised to a considerable ele-
vation above it, all furnished with numbered seats. A
raised platform for instrumental musicians stands at the
back of the pit, the occupants of which will thus, it seems,
he plaead botwceu the stage and the music. When the
banquet is held which is to inaugurate the Festival the
large area will be occupied by tables as well as by chairs ;
and on the occasion of the fancy dress ball, which termi-
nates the programme, it is said that the raised orchestra
will be removed to allow additional space for the dancers.
The panels of the boxes, adorned with arabesque designs,
are already painted, and the interior of the pavilion pre-
sents a brilliant appearance, which even while it is yet un-
enlivened by song, play, or feast will reward the curious
investigator for the expenditure of his trifling coin. That
an edifice which has been raised at so heavy an expense,
and is so magnificent to look upon, will be destroyed when
the Festival is over is generally regretted, but that its doom
is pronounced there seems no doubt. Thus, the inscrip-
tion which runs round the top of the walls, and is extracted
from the never-to-be-forgotton speech which foretels the
ultimate fate of "cloud-capped towers" and "gorgeous
palaces," gains new point from its association with the
coming dismemberment of the sightly and substantial
fabric raised to celebrate a six days' merry-making and
then pass away.
At the last Shakespearean Festival, which was celebrated
in 1830—nearly 31 years Ago, although it was intended to
have a grand commemoration every three years—a Pavilion
was also erected, the exterior of which, if we may judge
from the woodcut inserted in the account of the proceedings
published at the time by Mr R. Lapworth, of Stratford,
strongly resembled that of the edifice which now commands
the admiration of Warwickehire. Probably, however, the
resemblance does not extend to the interior, for the Pavilion
of 1830 was not employed for theatrical purposes, whereas
the present Pavilion is essentially a play house, though it
will sometimes be put to non-theatrical uses. During the
Festival of 1830 plays were acted at the regular Stratford
theatre, then opened by Mr Raymond, with an efficient
company, of which Mr Charles Kean was a very young
member. The theatre is sti.l standing, but all attempts to
secure for it anything like pe manent prosperity stern to
have failed utterly, and it is probably deemed insufficient
for the accommodation of the ardent Shakepetians of the
present day.
The office for the sale of tickets, which is in the High-

street may be regarded with tome degree of interest by the
antiquarian dilettanti, as it stands near the site of New-
place, the residence of William Shakspore in his prosperous
latter days. Here also sits the committee, headed by the
Mayor of Stratford, the indefatigable Mr Flower, in
commendation of whose zeal and energy every topple is
active.

What is called the official programme of the festival is
not yet published ; but the announcements placarded
against the walls and inserted in the local papers are as
follows :
" Saturday, April 23—Banquets at 3 p.m., Lord Carlisle
in the chair. Tickets, 21s. In the evening grand display
of fireworks by Darby.
Monday Morning, April 25, at noon, the " Messiah :"
Mt:siames Parepa, Sainton-D Aby, Mr Sims Reeves, Mr G.
Perron, Mr Santley; Mr Harper (trumpet). Band and
chorus of 500 performers, Conductor, Mr Alfred Mellon.
Tickets, 504. reserved seats, lOs Gd and 21s.
"Monday Evening, at 7 o'clock, a Grand Concert of
',lfusfc, associated with the words from Shakspere : Madame
Parepa, Madame Sainton. Dolby, Madame Arabella Goddard,
Mr Sims Reeves, Mr G. Perron, Mr Santley. Orchestra of
120 instruments. Conductor Mr Alfred Mellon. Tickets,
2s (3d; reserved seats, 5s and lOs 61.
"Tuesday mornirg, April 26, Excursion to Char lecotte.
Tickets, ss. In the evening, at 7 o'clock, "Twelfth Night''
will be represented by the company of the Theatre Royal,
Haymarket—Orsini, Mr Howe ; Sebastian, Mr Weather-
, by; Antonio, :Mr Braid; Roberto, Mr Walter Gordon;
Curio, Mr Clark; Valentine, Mr Worrel ; Sir Toby Belch,
Mr Rogers ; Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Mr Buckstono ;
Fabian, Mr W. Farren; Clown, Mr Compton; Priest, Mr
Cullenford ; Officors, Mr Coo and Mr James ; Olivia, Miss
•11. Lindley ; Viola, Miss Louisa Angel ; Maria, Mrs E.
Fitzwilliam.
"After the comedy Mr Sothern (Lord Dundreary) will
appear in a new farce. Tickets, ss; reserved.seats,.loa Gd,
and 21s. •
"Oa Wednesday morning,' April 27, A Shakspercan
R Jtding.' Tickets, 2s Gd each ; reserved seats, ss. In the
evening, in consequence of the withdrawal of Mr Fochter,
Mr Vining, of the Royal Frinc-ss's Theatre, has kindly
undertaken to put two of Shakspere's plays upon the stage.
At 7 o'clook will be produced the tragedy of ' Romeo and
Juliet.' The character of Juliet by Mademoiselle Stella
Collas, supported by Mrs H. Marston, Mr J. Nelson, Mr
Vining, Mr D. Fisher, and Mr Forrester. After which the
' Comedy of Errors.' The Antipholi by Mr Vining and
Mr Nelson—the two Dromios by the Brothers Webb, sup-
ported by Miss C. Carson, Miss H. Howard, and Miss E.
Barnett.
" The Hamlet' tickets will be available for this ever.-
ing's entertainments.
" On Thursday morning, April 28, in the Shakspercan

Rooms, a concert of instrumental music and glees from the
plays of Shakspore. Tickets, 2s 6d ; reserved seats, 3s. In
the evening, at 7, As You Like It' will be represented
—Rosalind, Mrs Vezin (Mr Charles Young) ; Celia, Miss
Rebecca Powell ; Phabo, Miss Button ; Audrey, MiBd
Charlotte S sunders ; Thtt Duke, Mr J. Bennett , Jaques,
Mr Creswick ; Amiens, Mr W, H Cummings; Orlando,
Mr W. Farren ; Alam, Mr Chippendale; Touchstone, Mr
Compton; Lo Beau, Mr Belford; Oliver, Mt It. Whiten;
Wrestler, Mr 11. Payne. The play produced under the
superintendence of Mr Creswick. Tickets, ss; reserved
seats, 10a 6c1., and 21s.
I "On Friday evening, April 21, a Grand Fancy Dress
Ball. Tickets, by voucher, 21s.
" During the festival there will be an exhibition in the
Town-hall, of many well-known portraits of Shakspere and
eminent actors of his plays."
These announcements, I should observe, look more

cheerful than they did yesterday, when one of the heading,
was followed by the simple and dismal statement that as
Mr Fechter had "disappointed" the public, the tragedy of
" Hamlet" would not be performed. Hence the names of
Mademoiselle Stella Colas and of the Brothers Webb not
only awaken a legitimate curiosity, but they fill up an ugly
gap, and there is no doubt that the young and graceful
representative of Juliet will gain a considerable increase
of popularity from the alacrity with which she rushes
to the birthplace of Shakapere for the purpose of assisting
la per Ale Albion in a very disagreeable perplexity. As for
the squabbles that have taken place, first between the com-
mittee and Mr Phelps, on account of Mr Fechter, and then
between the committee and Mr Fechter, on account of
goodness knows what, they have now become matter of
history. Those who desire to know all about Squabble I.
we refer to the extra leaf of the Drury-lane play bills,
wherein the whole of the Phelps correspondence is published
for the benefit of studious persons who wish to fill up the
intervals between the acts of Henry IV. with the delights
of epistolary literature. Those wbo desire to know all
about Squabble 11, must assist themselves as best they
may, and will perhaps distinguish themselves by their
pursuit of knowledge under difficulties. As for poor Mr
Fechter, there is reason to believe that his recent hurt
would have incapacitated him from appearing at Strafford
oven if there had been no controversy at all.
The exhibition of pictures mentioned at the end of the
announcements is likely to prove interesting. Several well
known theatrical portraits have been sent to the Town-
hall, whither. the curious portrait of Shakspero usually
shown at the house of his birth, and ascribed by Mr.
Helliwell to some painter of the last century, is already
transferred.
Although the amusements projected by the committee
will terminate on Friday, the 29th, it must not be too hastily
assumed that on that day the commemoration of the Ter-
centenary of Shakspore's tirthdey will absolutely cease.
The prices set down in the announcements repeated above
show that °putout clue have chiefly been consulted, and
townsmen of humble means, far from being satisfied with
the promised display of fireworks on Saturday, look back
with regret to the procession of Shaksperean characters
that passed through the streets of Stratford in 182.7 and
1830, and was to be seen for nothing. Placards, uncon-
nected with the committee, announce a pageant of the sort
on the 2d and 3d of May, and it is said that the expenses
of this popular spectacle will be entirely defrayed be the
middle end lower clzemaii.