The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-08 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Feb. 7.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, at-
tended by the Duchess of Athole, and Major-Gen.
the Hon. A. Hood.
Princess Helena and Princess Louise also drc've
out.
Mrs. Parkes (late Miss Amy Sedgwick) bad the
i
honour of reading before her Majesty, their 11°Y31
Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, all',
Prince Leopold, yesterday evening, a selection o'
poetry from Tennyson, Shakspere, and Sheridan
Knowles.

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Arrival of the Count and Countess D'l.l"
Amongst the passengers by the Magdalena, which
arrived at Southampton yesterday, were the Princess
Imperial of Brazil and her husband, Count d'Eu'
son of the Duke de Nemours. the
Their royal highnesses were met on board
Magdalena by the following members of the Orleans
family, and other persons, most of whom had 3
rived at Southampton previous day, and for wl'",
accommodation a special steamer had been char;
tered to meet the Magdalena in Southanlll6,;
Water. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke
Nemours, the Prince and Princess de Joinv d'e
the Count and Countess de Paris, the Duke pi
Chartres, Princess Marguerite d'Orleans, his Etc:
lency Count Lavradio, Portuguese igiui p
-i.
Count Carvalho, the Marquis Beauvon, _;-.1.31
Grenfell, the Brazilian Consul-General, and Alr'do,
Hill, vice-consul ; his Excellency Baron de Felice do
his Excellency M. d'Andrade, his ExcellencY 3'31,
Figuereido, Captain Reille, Captain Charleten,
rd.
T. L. Montresor, M. Aragos, and Mdlle. BernAthe -
Their royal highnesses embarked at Rio ell
10th January (from the royal steam yacht), o'6°o
panied by a large number of the Court officials! ao.er
by the Duke of Saxe (who married the You 1150
sister of the princess). After taking kW, 11 s
Magdalena sailed for Bahia, arriving there Pre,;
p.m. on the 13th. At 7 p.m. the next day tile.dto
sident and officials of the port came on WI for
welcome the imperial party, who left the o'4' the
the shore in the state barge, under salutes froni
re,
forts and men-of-war. After some hours theirer.
embarked with the same ceremonies, sailing forger,
embarked
nambuco, at which place they landed on the e' for,;
ing of the 16th, in a handsome barge sent off
the purpose. They went to the President's Pala
,I.'
and there held a reception, re-embarking and la Targe
ing under salutes from the forts and ships. ;001
number of presents were sent to the princess
both places. COO

The suite of their Royal Highnesses the
to
and Countess d'Eu consists of General .5
Dumas, Baron and Baroness de Lage, Dr. 1-4,llliiva
Ctimha Feijo, Senhor Joaquim. Miguel R.
(secretary), and seven servants.

Eealth of Cardinal Wiseman. 6
WEDNESDAY 11.1oftS1";a3
The Cardinal has passed a better night 00
expected, and he is all the better for it.
•
CARDINAL WlSEDlAN.—Yesterday morumb i
stated, on inquiring, that the cardinal was ill 11/1 bis
tremely weak condition. In the afterno°°{o A
eminence rallied, and was rather better. VP 4111,
late hour last night the cardinal continued ollee-iBst
but in feeble health. The inquiries during tilei)ecil
ten days at his house in York-place hay° toti
numerous. All the foreign Ambassadol
Ministers have daily sent to learn the tenor °
bulletin. At ten o'clock last night they
(101 l
another consultation between the three Me

gentlemen who have been in attendance.
‘
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales '1
present in the House of Lords yesterday afternoon. the
His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador 110 j
ever
Countess Bernstorfr entertained at dinner on gondol rdlig
ing, at Prussia House, his Excellency the Italian
Excellency the Saxon Minister, his Excellency the —‘ th°
atic Minister, the Hanoverian Charge d'Affaires any ise°
Baroness Biome, Mons. and Madame de lilatte'
Ysenburg, Marquis do Tamisier, Baron Freiderichst

Holstein, and Mons. G. Overbeck. portly
His Excellency the Count Lavradio, the
guese Minister, returned to town last evening frail
ing their Royal Highnesses the Count and Countess
at Southampton, on their arrival from the Brazils'Aiio
The Archbishop of Canterbury and theAiatoir
Longley have arrived at Lambeth Palace froal Ada Eton'
Croydon,
E ei
The Earl of March, eldest son of 'the pik lie'
Richmond, has just entered the army as 03411 tt
tenant in the Grenadier Guards. wiper,
The Countess Cowper and Ladies u°,,Tertfoll'`
expected in town next week from Panshanger!
shire. 1
The Hon. George Waldegrave Leslie, 31.% °I
,' It 4
the Countess of Rothes, have arrived in townfr°
countess's seat in Scotland.
The Earl of Rosslyn and Lady Harriet St'lortlr
have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Boughton'
ampton. iv CO'
The General Irrigation and Water SupP..r, /icier
pany has been announced by the Credit -revirei
and Mobilier of England, and the capital req. clot
is £BOO,OOO, half of which is to comprise theees
issue in shares of £2O each. The company Pr° dti'
to supply Aix, a town in the south of Frailee,g its
water, and to irrigate the lands lying aloll
-route, and power to carry out the object ill 00
is derived from a concession obtained froil'iroo
French Government, with a cash subvention
the Department of £160,000. The whole o' aid
works are to be completed in three yeartvitol
during that time interest is to be paid on the "010.
subscribed at the rate of 8 per cent. per
The directors in their prospectus allude to tPof the
lowing terms as to the remunerative character ie for
association :—The financial arrangements Ottegorl
carrying out this concession place it in a c 30,0
almost unique, as will appear from the fe01)1)11
calculations :---The whole rental of water-
tolir
will, in accordance with the concession, beglitili'
teed during the term of the concession by then tile
cipality of Aix, and is further a chargeti,
lands so irrigated; the minimum rental -o,,otiV
mated at £30,000 per annum (the 11;6.3 :3
revenue that can be realised is 06,11;03); fr°:,
about £52,000 per annum, or nearly don v""e oan":
this must be deducted 12,400, allowed to le041,11;
cipality for maintenance and collection' ri'bo
£27,600 net estimated revenue per anni°ll;ilJci
income, on the completion of the works once
capitalized or purchased for 50 years in 3;ApilitAi
the Credit FQncier of France ; the InanjeCt of
Aix being bound by the concession t° everage of
capitalization ; this will be done at an 5 stiin,dll
about 6 per cent., producing thereby ante
£460,000. To this sum has to be added 6`%o'
subvention of £160,000, making a total 0.1:‘0,,f0r7.0
--from this sum must be deducted the cost of athe
interest, administration, &c., say £34,0007a
of concession £90,000, making a total a ;0,
leaving £190,000 net profit, of which °l3l.ther
belong to the concessionnaires, and the 0
41' 'ept.
thirds will belong to the shareholders, N` ver e
thirds will amount to £127,000 or 63
cied te'
bonus on the amount of the capital intelleot. the
called up, and this after receiving 8 Pero,,,oref
_or
rest during the three years. This is not' as eiero
whole of the profit that may be attaiue6
£l,OOO additional income received front
er the ;is
any time after they are opened, even anto Ito
talisation of the income at the (1;i; 1,,a ott
completion, as above-mentioned, 1040, 0 e
fresh 'capitalisation of about £16,1 iS
supposing another £5,000 income per mina
thi
ceived in two years after the opening re rich
moderate calculation), a fresh bonus
00, of toe'
for distribution amounting to 183,5,0 the °l-fil3cl
two-thirds or /55,000 would belong eentoef
holders, giving a further bonus of 27 Peet,r Oa of
so on in proportion. There remain:47ole en al`
source of profit to mention, viz., tha.,.;ve
the 50 years the whole amount will .11
nellide(l 1#
off by the action of the sinking funu
d two' ,;
of try
e
estimated charge of 6 per cent., anroperti
ov
the whole receipts again become the he real
company, who can re-sell them to:
~iOl3.
49 years, or retain the rental at