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London, England, 1849-03-29 00:00:00

N0.17,631.] LONDON, THURSDAY EV -1:4 NING S Ny MARCH 29, 1849.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, 31A.p.exi 28, 1849.
TO the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA
STOCK.

Ladies and :gentlemen,

The Election of Six Directors of the East India Company being
appointed for WEDNESDAY, tl.e 1 lth April next, the favour •f your
vote and interest is requested for the following Gentlemen, viz.:—
Sir Robert Campbell, Bart.
William Joseph Eastwick. Esq.
Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., M.P.
Lieut.-Colonel William Henry Sykes.
John ClarmontlN niteman, Esq.
Sir Henry Willock, K.L.S.
wh'ch will much oblige,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servants,
J. Masterman W. B. Bayley
W. L. Melville J. Cau'feild
C. Mills John Cotton
J. Petty Muspf att Russell Ellice
J. Oliphant A. Galloway
W. H. C. Plowden Richard Jenkins
H. Shank • John Loch
John Shepherd J. L. Lushington
M. T. Smith George Lyall
P. Warden E. Macnaghten
W. Wigram Ross D. Mangles.
Henry Alexander
Proprietors desirous of voting by proxy may obtain a Letter of At-
torney for that purpose at the Treasury in this House.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, Dimwit 28, 1849.
To the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA
STOCK.

- Ladies and Gentlemen,
Having the honour of being recommended to you by the Directors
of the East India Company as Candidates for the Direction, to be
chosen this year, we take the liberty of requesting the favour of your
vote on the day of Election, WEDNESDAY, the 11th April next.
We are,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and most humble Servants,
Robert Campbell.
Wm. J. Eastwick.
J. W. Hogg.
W. H. Sykes.
John C. Whiteman.
Henry Willock.
Proprietors desirous of voting by proxy may obtain a Letter of At-
torney for that purpose at the Treasury in this House.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, MARCH 28, 1849.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That the RATE of EXCHANGE at which they will receive Cash
for Bills on Bengal and Madras will, from the present date and until
further notice, be ls. 10d. the Company's Rupee ; and for Bills on
Bombay, ls. IC% d. the Company's Rupee.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

VELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP-
HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, opposite Adam-street, and
Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre
Gentlemen connected with the Public Offices, Banking Houses,
also Visitors to the Theatres, will find an excellent Table d'Hote
at
flalf-past Five precisely—Fish and Joints, 2s. Hot Joints until
Eight, and Suppers until One o'clock. Private Dining-rooms and
Good Beds. Wine and Spirits of the first quality. Superior Ales,
and Barclay and Perkins's Stout.
Proprietors, JOHN' ARCHER and THOMAS HOLT.
N.B. An Entrance also from Maiden lane.

ORIENTAL HOTEL, VERE-STREET,
CAVENDISH-SQUARE.
R. BISHOP respectfully informs the Nobility, Clergy, and Gentry,
that the GRAND ROOM of this Hotel 's NOW OPEN as a spacious
,alle A manger an premier, and for banquets on a large scale. In
addit on to the usual hotel accommodation, this • stablishment offers
the advantages of private dining and supper rooms, with ilia most
superb and best ventilated smoking coffee-room in London. The
wines, spirits, and cig :re are of the highest character. The English,
Kench, and Indian cookery elicits the unqualified approbation of all
who patronise this recherche and economical establishment.

'IIIIE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET.
Lectures explaining the Art of Magic by Mr. Shaw, with il-
lustrations, changed every week, daily at a Quarter to Four,
and every Evening at Nine.—Lecture on Chemistry daily at a
Quarter to Three o'clock.—Dr. Bachhoffner's Illustrations en As-
tronomy, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at One o'clock.—
Lectures •n the Ventilating of Mines, &c., by meals of the Steam
Jet.—A View in the Gold District of California is added to the
New Dissolving Views.—New Chromatrope.—Machinery and Models
explained, &c., &c.—The Music is directed by Dr.
Open daily from Eleven to Five ; and in the Evenings (including
-aturday) from Seven till Half-past Ten.
Admission, Is.—Schools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue, Is.

THE NAVY ESTIMATES FOR THE

practical men are bred. A "hall porter" can be
found anywhere, a footman growing out of his good
proportions will do, and relieve some Lord of the
Admiralty from providing for him otherwise. Ac-
cordingly, there are at Whitehall a " hall porter,"
at 160/. (just double the salary of the second
writer and calculator); five other porters, four at
150/. each for the " board-room," and one at 100/. for
the " First Lord's office;" eight at 84/. each; and three
at 721. each; a head messenger, at 2501.; a housekeeper,
at 100/ ; and to " cover wages of female servants," 1501.;
three extra messengers, one waterman, three labourers,
one gardener, and " messengers' " allowances, 575/. ;
clothing to Admiralty bargemen, 251. 14s. ; and allow-
ances, instead of clothing, 281. Os. 7d.
At Somerset House there are messengers, one at 2001.,
one at 150/., six at 100/., nineteen at 80/., one more than
last year, one bargemaster at 80/, twelve messengers
at 70/. each, two housekeepers at 100/, "compensation
for loss of allowance to one of them," 701.; two model-
lers to the surveyors of the navy, 250/. Bs.; clerk of
works, carpenter, &c., 266/. Is.; eleven messengers, two
watermen, labourers, " messengers' allowances," &c.,
1,412/. 4d. "Extra allowance to messengers for attend-
ing on Sundays," and two police officers, 244/. Ns.
Clothing for porter and assistant porter, 29/. 18s; house-
keeper's servants, 503/. 18s. Housekeeper's dis-
bursemental—Allowances to clerks sent on duty
to the posts, for attendance at night, and other small
payments, 3,000/. General repairs and alterations
of the offices and public buildings at Whitehall!
and Somerset-house (an annual charge), packing
cases for models, &c., 5,00G1., in 1848, 6,5001.
Fuel, lighting, travelling charges, carriage of,
parcels, &c., 4,000/. Rent, rates, and taxes, 2,000/
Advertisements, Post-office lists, &c., 4,500/. Fees and
expenses of the Marshal of the Admiralty Court, 2,0001.,
(in addition to his 2,600/. already noticed). And there)
is for postage 10,000/,
This last item leads us to seek an explanation of tiio!
use of the many messengers of the Admiralty, and'
from the evidence it is ascertained that though the sum
of 10,000/. is set down for postage, most of the letters,
if not all, in London passing between one de-
partment and another on naval business, are
carried by messengers, though there is an hourly,
delivery by post.
The foregoing are the principal items of expense. Few
persons out of the Admiralty-office will admit the ne-
cessity of an increase of charge upon the public, which
the new estimates make, when there was so much room
for reductions in salaries paid for so little work done