The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1865.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall,
Piccadilly.—The only original ana veritable legitimate
CHRISTY MINSTRELS Every Night at 8, Wednesdays and
Saturdays at 3 and 8, retaininall the specialties and old
favourites who originally created the reputation of the Com-
pany. Fauteuils, 58.; stalls, 3s ; unreserved seats, 2s. ; gal-
lery, ls. Tickets at 28, Piccadilly.-3lanager, Mr.
Frederick Burgess.

T"OXF O R D.
8, OXFORD tSTRERT, W.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).
BOXING-NIGHT, and during the Week, EXTRA PER-
FORMANCES by all the available talent. Opera, Bur-
lesque, Pantomime, Ballet, and Comedy Every Evening,
pert• rmed by the entire company, including Misses Russell,
FitzTienry, Barrie; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, W. Williams,
Spagnoli, sc. The HUNGARIANS in their new entertain-
ment; Messrs. Duriah and Davies's illustrations of Negro
Lite ; Herr Preskow, the wondrous posturer from the Grand
Theatre, St. Petersburg; the D Aubans, Herr Berrani and
his talented family ; the ENCHANTED HASH, eleven
characters performed by Mr. E. Marshall (his first appear-
&rice here', the entertainment written expressly for him by
sr. W. T. Vandervell ; and a host ot other talent for wee programme and small biIIs.—EVERY EVENING.hich
Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private
boxes, los. Bd.

CANTERBURY HALL.
RI-FUMI TI-FUM! ,
The Music composcid and arranged by Willem Vandervell,
will be produced on BOXING—NIGHT (Tuesday), December
the 26th, 1865.

Mr. E. MARSHALL wilt make his first appearance these
two years in
RI-FUM TI-FUM!

Mr. and Mrs. W. RANDALL will make their Re-appear-
ance in
RI-FUM TI-FUM!
LES FRERES D'ETOILE in
RAFUM TI-FUM!

Les MONTAGNARDSwiII make their first appearance in
this Country in
RI-FUM TI-FUM!
The FLIGHT of MERCUItY by the renowned
TALLIVIT in
RI-FUM TI-FITM!
Signor TESCANO, the Cousin and Rival of the late
DONATO, in
RI-FUM TI-FUM!
The MYSTERIES OF MABILE in
RI-FUM TI-FUM!

Les TABLEAUX D'AMOUR, illuminated by the Magnesium
Lignt, in
RI-FUM TI-FUM!
The Beautiful BALLERINES in
RI-F UM T I-FUM!
LE GALOP INFERNAL in
RI-FUM T I-F UM!

The Fairy Orchestra, designed and painted by Mr. W.
Gowrie, in
RI-111331 TI-FIIM!

Upwards of ONE HUNDRED PERSONS will appear In
RI-F UM TI-F UM!

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
Baker-street.
NEW ADDITIONS.—In the Chamber of Horrors are fall-
length Portrait Models, taken from life, of CHARLOT rE
WANSOR and STEPHEN FOItWOOD, alias ERNEST
SOUTHEY.

Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m.
Admittance, One Shilling; Children under 10, half-price;
Extra Rooms, Sixpence.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street,
Piccadilly.—GßAND CASINO and MUSICAL PRO-
MENADE is NOW OPEN for the Season.
Musical Director, M. LUIGI CURTL
Manager, Mons. GRENET.
The Band plays nightly Selections from the most eminent
Composers.
Doors open at half-past 8 o'clock; dose Ave minutes to 12
o'clock.
Admission to Promenade, One Shilling.

THE WELLINGTON, ST. JAMES'S-STREET.
Set DINNERS
Nine p.m served, at five minutes' notice, from Four to
~ at 2s.' our
35 6d., 48. 6d., and 7s. each.
ELEGANT SALOON DINING ROOMS,
for Ladies and Families.
Prices on the "Carte" moderate.
Private Rooms for Large or Small Partiee.
Reading, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms.
BREAKFASTS and LUNCHEONS.
D. CAMERON.
Entrances-160, Piccadilly, and 49, St. James's-street.

THE MERCHANTS' COMPANY
(Limited).
The Board of Directors of this Company have this day
made a CALL of Five Pounds a Share, payable on or before
the 15th day of January next, at Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and
Co.'s, Threadneedle-street.
The Directors have much pleasure in informing the Share-
holders that the Company has commenced business under
very favourable auspices, and they have every reason to be-
lieve that the prospects held out in the l'rospeetus of the
Company will be fully realise I.
In answer to many inquiries they beg to state that they
do not anticipate that any further Call beyond the present
vc ill be requited—at any rate not dnting the etuuing year—
but in deference to the wishes expressed by numerous Share-
holders they have deeided:on receiving prepayments of an ad-
ditional £5 per Share, makinz £l5 paid up, from Share-
holders who may express a wish to avail themselves of this
option on or berme the loth January next,
The minimum guarAnteed interest of 10 per cent. p'r
annnm will then be payable from the 15th proximo, on the
amount of £l5 per Share thus paid up. Such prepayments
must be made to the Secretary, who will give special receipts
for the same.-__

By order of the Board,
J. L.INGTON BUTCHER, Secretary.
25, Old-Broad-atreet, London, Dec. 19, 1845.

STARCH MANUFACTURERS
TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH,
Used in the Royal Laundry,

AND AWARDED TUE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862.
Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, &o. &o.
WOTHEESPOON and CO., Glasgow and London.

DR. CULVERWELL'S GRAND TURKISH
BATHS,
3, Great Marlborough-street, 3 doors from Poland- street,
Ladies every Monday.
Gentlemen all other days, 2s. each ; 15, One Guinea.
Also opposite the Post-office, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand.

RIMMEL'S CHRISTMAS PRESZNTS in
endless variety, from 6d. to 10 guineas. Novel °rill-
ments for Christmas:Trees from Is. per dozen. Rimmel's
" Book 'of Pekfume," nicely bound and illustrated. ss. and
10s. 6d. " A charming gift book." Premiums to all retail
purchasers above 58.—RIDDIEL, ' Perfumer to H.R.H. the
Princess of Wales, 06, Strand; 24, Cornhill ; and 128, Regent-
street, London; 17, Boulevard des Italiens, Paris.

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(Rachel v. Carnegie) it was proved beyond a doubt that
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which her name stands the marvel of the age. All other
persons presuming to style themselves enamellers, and who
are vending injurious and destructive compounds in imita-
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congratulating the shareholders upon the success of
the undertaking.

Mr. HENEAGE seconded the motion, which was
agreed to.
The retiring directors were re-elected, as were
slso Messrs. Edmonds and James, the auditors.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
proceedix

Railway Traffic Returns for the Week.
Receipts.

Miles Opened.

Kauways. ,----
1805. 1364. lB435 1864
£
Belfast and N. Counties ..... 914 991 2,, 31 1.639
Belfast and County Down 441 444 5&3 519
Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 2,559 1,951
Brecon and hlerthyr
Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1215 6,419 6.386
Caledonian, Scottish Central 403 408 27 286 24,891
Cambrian
Cock ermouth K & Penrlth .. 311 - 293 -
Cockermouth and Workin
326
9 262
Cork and Bandon 2O 20 396
Cork, Illackrock, & Passage 6l ei 147 1 6
Cork and Youghal
Cornwall 651 651 1,470 1.431
Deeside l7 17 287 93
Do Extension
Dublin & Belfast Junction.... 83 63 1,423 1.329
Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,831 1.570
Dublin and Meath
Dub. & Wicklow and World lO6 911 2,314 2,115
Forth and Clyde Junction
Furness, &c 5O 5) 3,291 2.933
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union
Great Northern 404 365 37,989 34,037
Great North of Scotland 5B 5 1,621 1.609
Do Branches 42 43 ! 1,186 1,135
Gt. Northn. & Westn.(lrel.) 714 711 5 9 416
9 t.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 387 8871 8,767 7 531
Great Western l2BO 1270 7 .429 67.614
Hull & Hornsea
Highland
Irish North-Western 145 145 , 1,912 1,631
Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 39,846 31,240
Limerick and Ennis.
Limerick and Foynes 261 264 193 163
Llanelly 4 461 605 502
Llynvi Valley
London & North-Western -
London and Blackwall 5l 54 1,824 1,709
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2931 2671 17,859 16,53)
London, Chatham, & Dover; ( 134 127 1 7,860 6,4/2
all Metropolitan Extension )12 111 j 2,000 1,200
Do. Kent Coast
Lon., Tilbury, & Southend
Han.,Sheirteld,&Lincolnsh
Stanch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 94 95 1,498 1,297
Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,454 1.382
Metropolitan
Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6776 6514 49,674 46.4?0
Midland Gt.Westn. of hind 2601 2601 4,751 4,561
llonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 3,017 2,936
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12061 11601
North London ll 9
North Staffordshire 258 258
Pembroke and Tenby lll 111
Rhymney l9l 391
Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138
Somerset and Dorset 66 66
South Devon . 98 791
South-Eastern 315 308
Taff Vale 6l 61
Ulster
Vale of C1wyd......... lO 10
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31
Waterford and Limerick 77 77
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrinnt lO 10
Whitchaven Junction l3 13
Whitehaven & FumessJun 35 35
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
Austrian B2B 823
Bahia and San Francisco
Belgian Eastern J unction 266 261
Bombay, Baroda, & ('en. India 306 185
Detroit and 51ilwaukie lB9 189
Dutch Rhenish lOB4 1681
Eastern of France
Eastern Bengal
East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1335
Great Central of Belgium 285 261
Great Indian Peninsula 590 553
Great Luxembourg 134 134
Great Southern of India
Great Western of Canada 345 315
Madras 6ll 533
Madrid, Saragossa &Aiicant 778 713
Northern of Canada
Northern of France 724 724
Norwegian Trunk
Ottoman .
Paris, Lyons, & Mediterm 2006 1971
Paris and Orleans lB2l 1618
Recife and San Francisco. &c 771 774
Scinde 165 305
Do. Punjab, &I 253 45
South Austrian, &c 1658 1527
4outhern of France 863 823
Victoria
Welland
West & N-Wn. of France

23,225 21,202
69,176 63 695
4,423 5,147
8,51 9.197
101 65
I,' 54 966
5,6 t 8 5,096
1,060 828
3.721 3,593
20,831 19,932
5,624 5,310
2,927 2.513
122 147
470 453
1,297 1,193
643 565

47,859 37,818

,
' 839 529
348 814
7,4t.8 2,836
7,698 6,36
5,7:0 5,236
74,723 66,047

42,701 25,625
31,832 25,466
6,108 5,728
24,8°6 14,472
6,104 4,56 t

739 612
14,718 12,367
10, It 3 6,392
16,947 17,290
1,•93 1,144
6 ,455 58,018
893 1,059

771 637
147,361 131,667
77,349 63.4 1 t

096 699
1,828 2,298
1,391 323
61.838 56,463
32,233 29,266
11,528 8.237
1,430 240
40,072

City of London Gas Bill.