The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

No. 22,663.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY (j,

MO PERSONS SEEKING LANDED
ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RE iIDENCES,
FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND
PROPER VIES GENERALLY-

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAYS.
SOUTHERN CONNECTING LINES.
Incorporated by 27th and 28th Victoria, cap. 322
(From Kensington, through Brompton, Belgravia, West-
minster, along the Thames Embankment, skirting the
Strand to Cannon-street, City).
Capital, £3,600,00). First issue, £2,250,000.
In 22,500 Provisional Snip Certificates to bearer of £lOO eac".
/3 to be paid on Applicatior, and a further sum of £7 on
Allotment.
Interest on all Ca'ls made during construction at 5 per cent.
per annum, or at ti per cent. it fthly paid up.
DIRECTORS.
The Earl of DEVON, Chairman.
ALEX. CLUNES Si] itlfitlFF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
The Right Hon. Lord Naas, M.P.
Harvie Farquhar, Esq. (31k ssrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co.)
The Hon. Frederick Lyon, 51. P.
W. A. Wi kinson, Esq., Chairman of the Metropolitan Rail-
way.
William Austin, Esq, Director of the Metropolitan Railway.
Thnmas Dakin, Esq„ Alderman and Sheriff, Director of the
Metropolitan Railway,
Charles Gilpin, Esq., M.P. Director of the Metropolitan
Railway.
Colonel the Hon. W. P. Talbot.
George Worms, Esq.
Maj ,r the Hon. S. I'. Vereker.
Sir Henry Drummond WWII', K.C., M.G.
SECRETARY—R. Earle, Esq.
ENGINEERS.
John Fowler, Esq., Engineer-in•Chfef.
T. Marr Johnson, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co.
Messrs. Burchells.

NEW NOVEL.
Just ready, in 3 volo
SHA TTERED IDOLS
A NOVEL.
Also now ready, in 3 vo:s.,
THE THREE WATCHES. By W. G. WILLS
Hurst and Mackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

AMERICA.

• To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls
throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices,
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, witti its manorial domain, to the
oottage with its few acres.

By the arrival of the Moravian at. Liverpool yes-
terday we have advices from New York to the 27th
ult. ; Boston, 28th ; Quebec, 28th ; and Portland,
28th.

OWNERS oT,PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em-
brace the oppoi tanity that the medium of this Register
affords, by sending the particulars 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 ohara ter, thereby avoid-
ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant inoon-
reniences.

MISS KAVANAGH'S NEW NOVEL.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vole.,
BEATRICE. By JULIA KAVANAGH
Author of
"NATHALIE," "ADELE," etc.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough
street.

MERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur-
chaser Is introduced throne?). Messrs. Lumley's Agency,
acid then only the usual moderate commission.

Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London.

Now ready, in crown Bvo., with an Illustration, 125.,
ALADY'S WALKS in the SOUTH of FRANCE.
By MARY EYRE.
"A very clever book by a very clever woman, full of vivid
descriptions of the scenery of the Pyrenees, the manners of
the Bearnais, with plenty of legendary and folk lore, and
some very charming specimens of minstrelsy."—lllustrated
News.
Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.

THE AGRA and MASTERMAN'S BANK
(Limited.)
NO ricE.—Holders of SCRIP CERTIFICATES of the
new (or £5O) shares, issued under resolution of the General
Meeting, held on the 21st of Ma_y, and in terms of the Bank's
Circular Letter of the 25th of May, 1864, are required to de-
posit them at the Bank preparatory to issue of dtftnitive cer-
tificates for the same.
By order of the Board of Directors,
M. BALFOUR, General Manager.
35, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street,
London, 25th January, 1865.

DOROTHY FIREBRACE, the New Novel,
by the Anth:r of " Whitefriars," is now ready at all
the Libraries.
"A very well-written book, remarkable for its exposition
of the religious manias of Oliver Cromwell's time. Its de-
scriptions of the Anabantsts, their fanaticism, and their
ceremonies, are especially powerful."—Post.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

In the MATTER of the COMPANIES ACT, 1882. and of
THE GENERAL ROLLING STOCK
COMPANY (Limited).

VALUERS.
Henry Arthur Hunt, I.sq ; Robert Ritchie, Esq,
BANKERS.
Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co.
Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.
Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co.
BROKERS.
Messrs. P. Cazenove and (.0., 52, Threadneedle-street, E.C.
Messrs. George Seymour and Co, 38, Throgmorton•st., E.O
Temporary Offices-41, Threadneedle-street.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Petition for the
Winding—up of the above-named Company by the Court of
Chancery was, on the 6th day of February, 1865, presented to
the Lord Chancellor by William Pare, of Clontarf, in the
county of Dublin, gentleman, a creditor of the said Com-
any ; and that the Petition 18 directed to be heard before the
Vice-Chancellor Wood on the 18th day of February, 1865, and
any creditor or contributory of the said Company desirous to
oppose the making of an order for the winding-up of the said
Company, under the above Act, should appear at the time of
hearmg, by himse f, or his counsel for that purpose; and a
copy of the petition will be furnished to any creditor or con-
tributory of the said Company requiring the same by the
undersigned, on payment of the regulated charge for the
same.

NEW NOVEL BY L tEUT.-COL. H. R. ADDISON.
On Feb. 10, in I 3,4 k t. at all Libraries.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street.

This line completes the inner Metropolitan Railway sys-
tem, as sanctioned by Parliament after a lengthened inquiry,
fir,t before the joint committee, and afterwards before sepa-
rate committees of both Houses
The existing Metropolitan Railway from Paddington to
Farringdon-street has been of en two years, and although it
is still incomplete and the traffic imperfectly developed, pays
seven per cent. dividend, and its shares are at a premium of
£3O per £lOO.
The New Metropolitan Railway, for which the present
subscription is invited, starts from ajunction with the exist-
ing Metropolitan and West London Lines at Kensington,
and proceeds through the heart of Brompton and Pimlico by
the Victoria Statien and the Houses of Parliament, along
the new Thames Embankment, parallel to the Strand and
Fleet-street, to a station in Cannon-street, near the Bank of
England.
The Stations at present contemplated are the following :-
1. At the extreme western point. Richmond-road.
(West London Extension.)
2. Kensington.
3. Gloucester-road (South Kensington).
4. Cromwell-road (Brompton).
5. Sloane-square.
6. Victoria Station.
7. Westminster-bridge (Houses of Parliament).
8. Charing-cross.
9. Norfolk-street (Strand).
10. Bridge-street (Blackirlars).
11. Cannon-street (near the Bank of England).
-

ASHURST, MORRIS, and CO., of 6, Old
Jewry, in the City of London, Solicitors
for the Petitioner.

Ultimately, the line will be continued to ajuaction with the
Metropolitan Railway at Trinity-square (Tower-hill), with
intermediate stations at King William-street and Mark-lane ;
thus completing, with the Western Junction at Kensington,
the railway known as the "Inner Circle."
The traffic on this line, as is clearly proved by the working
of the existing Metropolitan Railway, will be limited only by
the number of trains which it is possible to run.
If the present Metropolitan Line, running along the New-
road, with trains every five and ten minutes, carries traffic
enough to pay 7 per cent., it is evident that a much larger
traffic must be carried w tie three times the number of train•,
which may be easily run, and will be required on the line now
proposed parallel to the Strand and Fleet-street, when the
circular system is completed.
The only question is whether. with a larger traffic, the cost
of construction will not be also largely enhanced. Upon this
point, however, the Directors are able to Rive the most satis-
factory assurances. A guarantee contract with the firms of
Peto and Betts, Kelk, and Waring Brothers, secures the
construction of the works for a fixed sum, which includ -a
interest at 5 per cent. per annum on all capital paid up
during construction, and on shares paid up in advance at 6
per cent.
Lord Stanley's award to determine the amount to be paid
to the Metropolitan Board for permi Mon to carry the rail-
way along the new Thames Em ankment, from Westminster-
bridge to Blackfriars, which would otherwise have been the
most costly part of the undertaking, and provisional tip*. e-
ments have been entered into with many of the principal
owners of land and house property for the remainder of the
line, which enable the Directors to define its cost within un-
usually narrow limits.
The Directers, therefore, feel confident that the New Me-
tropolitan Railway, of six miles, from Kensington to Can-
non-street will not cost more per mile, including interest
during construction, than the existing Metropolitan Rail-
way from Paddington to Finsbury-circus.
The questions for an invest, r are thus narrowed to these :
1. Whether he is satisfied that the traffic oz the line of the
Strand and Fleit-street will at least equal that on the line
of the New-road.

2 If so, whether it is worth his while to invest at 6 per
Cent. for 2:1 years (the probable period of construction), in
order to have, at the end of that time, shares in an under-
ing at least as good as the existing' Metropolitan Railway,
whose stock is now worth £3O, and probably by that time
will be worth £5O, £6O, or even £lOO premium.
It is inn nded to proceed vigorously with the immediate
construction of the portion of the line between Westminster
S ation and Gainon-strect, so that it may be opened to the
public c•intemooraneously with the Thames Emoan
It must further be remembered that this line will practi-
cally enjoy the advantage, when is possessed by few others,
of being' protected against any competition. ho line could ,
divert traffic from it which did not run closely parallel ; and
such a ins is rendered out of the question, alike by the in-
terference with property which it would involve, and by the
expressed views of Parliament.
Undisturbed by competition, the traffic of a leading metro-
politan line mu t always be a rapidly growing. quantity, as is
sufficiently proved by the fact that the traffic of the existing
Metropolitan Railway has increased in the last six months
by £5O) per week, or 27 per cent., and is still steadily in-

cieasing.
To meet the convent( nee of subscribers who have expressed
a desire to pay up in full, it has been decided to allow any one
who wishes it, until further notice, to do so, receiving inte-
rest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, half-yearly, until
the line is opened for tr.ffic.
On registration of the scrip, of which due notice will be
given, the o,rtificates of £lOO will be divided into five shares
of £2O each,
Prospectuses and forms of application may be obtained of
Messrs. Cazenove and Co., and Messrs. George Seymour and
Co., the brokers of the Company; or at the Temporary
Offices of the Company, 41, Threadneedle-street. Tne de-
posit of £3 per cent. on the amount applied for must be paid
to the Company's bankers, on application, which will be re-
turned if no allotment be made.
Temporary Offices, 41, Threadneedle-street.

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CANADA.

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PRICE 4d.
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Charleston T7ome,s only a question of time ; and
but a short time."
A New York despatch of the 28th says :—" Gen.
Sherman has issued an order, setting apart the South
Carolina Coast Island for the negroes freed by his
arrival in passing through Georgia. The Savannah
River is open to navigation. The preparations for
the campaign have been going on, and the rebels
expect a movement upon Broadville. They admit
if this is captured, Charleston and Richmond both
will have to be evacuated."
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The Richmond Enquirer contains the peace reso-
lutions introduced into the Confederate House of
Representatives. After a preamble and resolution
deploring a continuance of the contest, they con..
tinue as follows :
Resolved,—That should the Federal authorities agree to
an armistice, and consent to negotiations of peace, the Pre-
sident, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
be requested to appoint commissioners for the purpose of
conferring with the Federal authorities, that such terms of
peace may be agreed to by them and ratified by the Presi-
dent and Senate, two thirds of the senators concurring, as
shall constitute the bonds of peace between the bellige
rents.

Resolved,--That should the Federal authorities refuse to
entertain terms of peace, by negotiation, and thereby deny
us our constitutional rights, that, for the purpose of more
effectually maintaining those rights, and at the same time
to avert, if possible, the fearful and humiliating fate of sub-
jugation, alike revolting to the feeling of freemen and re-
pugnant to the demands of justice, we, the representatives
of this house, do unanimously pledge the undivided re-
sources of the Confederate States in the defence of our in-
alienable rights as freemen.

The Confederate House of Representatives has
passed a sweeping measure on the subject of exemp-
tions. It repeals what is known as the exemption
clause, limits all exemptions of mail contractors,
and revokes all exemptions and details heretofore
made by the President and Secretary of War of per-
sons fit for active service, or not within certain
particulars.

Late Richmond papers are filled with sharp criti-
cisms upon the situation, showing great dissatisfac-
tion throughout the South. The croakers are de-
nounced as becoming troublesome, and the women
are urged to frown them down. Union and har-

mony are demanded, and there has been an arrest
of a large number of disloyal citizens and soldiers in
Richmond.

The Richmond Dispatch of the 24th ult. has the
following :
For some reason an attack on our lines on the north
side seems to have been expected on Sunday night. Ar-

rangements were made to Meet them, but the night passed
off quietly and the enemy came not. There is too much
much mud between the two armies for either to make a
serious advance. During the night sharp picket firing was
heard on the lines of the James River.

A letter from General Lee's army announces that Major-
General Gordon has been placed in command of the 2d
corps, lately commanded by Lieut. General Early. Ho
issued an address to the troops on taking command. As no
appointment of Secretary of War has yet been made, the
office cannot be said to be yet vacant, as Seddon's resigna-
tion has not yet been accepted. Among -the gentlemen
named to succeed Seddon is Governor Letcher, of Virgi-
nia. It was reported yesterday that Hon. J. P. Benjamin,
Secretary of State, had sent in his resignation. We think
it is true, although we have no positive information on the
subject.

A despatch from Washington, dated Jan. 26,

Rear-Admiral Porte; in a long letter to the Secretary of
the Navy, dated Cape Fear River, Jan. 22, reviews Gen.
Butler's report in relation to the late expedition to Wil-
mington.
Though the capture of Fort Fisher has refuted the asser-
tions of Generals Butler and Weirtzel, he deems it due to
the naval part of the expedition that the report should
receive some notice at his hands.
He says Gen. Weirtzel was selected. Gen. Butler's
name was never connected with the expedition, except to
fit it out. When the expedition did prepare to start it was
going to attack on the supposition that the powder vessel
originally prepared by Gen. Butler would blow the forts
down, and the troops would have nothing to do but to
walk in. lie soon saw that Butler relied entirely upon the
powder-ship, and upon no assault, from the beginning.
It is not true, as. Butler says, that he gave the navy 36
hours' start. It was Butler's duty to have rendezvoused at
Beaufort, and wait until the monitor and powder-boat, on
which so much depended, was ready. Movements of light
transports should have been subordinate to large and slow
moving frigates and iron-clads, and he should have been
where he could have arranged with me (says Porter) all de-
tails of attack ; but no, he kept out of the way, and I think
studiously.
Butler states that Admiral Porter was quite sanguine
that he had silenced the guns of Fort Fisher, and that he
was urged, if that were so, to run by the batteries into Cape
Fear River. and then troops could land and hold the breach
without difficulty, or without fear of being shelled by the
enemy's gunboat Tallahassee, seen in the river. Porter says
this is a deliberate mis-statement, adding that " General
Butler does not say who urged me, but I never saw him or
his staff after landing on the beach."

The following is a report of the proceedings
which took place in the Canadian Parliament on
the 24th of January :
Mr. J. A. MACDONALD asked leave to introduce a bill for
the prevention and suppression of outrages on the-frontier
of this province, and for other purposes.
Mr. HOLTON asked the Attorney-General to state gene-
rally the purport of the bill.

Mr. J. A. MACDONALD said the first part of the bill was to
provide a check on those parties who had found an asylum
in this country, and some of whom had abused the hospi-
tality and asylum afforded them, by using Canada as a
base of hostile operations against the United States. For
that purpose some of the provisions of the Alien Bill, the
Imperial Act of 1848, were proposed to be introduced
to confer on the Government power to give notice to
certain persons who had proved themselves unworthy
of the hospitality of this country by abusing it for nn-
aplrsoopecrlapuusrpesosgies,vintog raemddoivtieonfarlompobweeyrs as to onditi
Tthheereseiwzureree
and examination of vessels supposed to be fitted out
for hostile purposes, and some of the clauses also of the act
of the United States Congress of 1838 would be included in
the bill. It would be remembered that the United States
then stood in precisely the same circumstances with regard
to Canada as we now stood with reference to the United
States. They found at that time the law of the United
States was insufficient for checking inroads into Canada,
and that vessels were being fitted out to convey hostile
troops into Canada. Congress accordingly passed -an ex-
ceptional act to meet those circumstances, to exist for a
period of two years. The circumstances were now precisely
the same, and he believed his honourable friends opposite
would agree that the present law was insufficient, and that
new provisions, should be enacted. Some of the clauses
adopted by Congress in 1838 for our protection were now
incorporated in this bill for the protection of the United
States. There were also clauses providing that should there
be reasonable ground to suspect parties of being engaged in
the manufacture of arms, ammunition, or anything of that
kind to be used for hostile purposes, these parties should be
called to show what they were manufacturing these arms
and ammunition for, and to prove that there were good
reasons for these clauses, the Government knew that arms
had actually been in process of construction in this province
with the view of being used for hostile purpose.
Mr. SANDFEELD MACDONALD was sure no member in this
house would throw any obstacle in the way of the Governby
bill -
ment passing any law to enforce the neutrality enjoyed
ve
to
her Majesty. At the same time, the proposed gave
and he thought it should not be urged
ssi iorivn that we were
the Government powers hitherto unknown ianrtdhiws
haste as to give ground for the
legislating with such
thate cotherlm
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from any fowe or co
deliberation which was like ioet ihnthis house ;
side. We should approach thesoefimmmappauhotrlteesdirseyn
till to-morrow.
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n .A.Ln said his excellency and his
theand ma's] eosn, Ihyaednbee, been instead of
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that they would give it their
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to bee
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waived.
Mr. A. A. DORION, while he agreed with Mr. Sandfield
MacDonald that, with reference to this matter, the house
should act in a dignified manner, and not under any ap-
pearance of compulsion, agreed, nevertheless, that the
ministry were responsible for the action to be taken, pro-
bably having information which other members sad not.
They ought to be the best judges as to when they ought
to bring in such a measure as this. As to the objects of
the bill, he was glad to find that the Habeas Corpus Act
was not to be infringed upon, as had been reported. He
thought we should do everything in our power to prevent
person in this country conspiring against the mace of a