The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-22 00:00:00

DIRECTOR&

P. Dutrulle, Esq. (Dutrulle, Solomons, and Co., 6, Cross-
lane, St. Mary-at-Hill, merchants).
C. H. Rogers Harrison, Esq., Kent House, Lansdowne-

road, dapliam-road.
Morris King, Esq., Woodlands, Northaw, Herts.
H. M. Goddon, Esq., 11, Park-street, Westminster, and
Westmoreland Villa, East Down Park, Lewisham.

Thomas Culleton, Esq., 25, Cranbourn-street, Leicester-
square.
William Porchert'n, Esq., 25, Laurence Pountney Lane,
City, merchant.

BANKERS.

The London and Westminster Bank, Temple Bar Branch,

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Sheppard and Riley, 38, Moorgate-street, City.
(E.G.)
ARCHITECT.

Edward Cookworthy Robins, Esq., F.R.1.8.A, 16, South
ampton-street, Strand.
AUDITORS.

Messrs. Hall, Jones, Read, and Smith, accountants, 75
Aldermanbury (E.C.)
SECRETARY (pro tern.)
Whitlock Darby, Esq.
OFFICES.
42, Poultry (E.C.)

This COMPANY has been formed with the object of pur-
chasing the entire FREEHOLD known as the SAVILLE
HOUSE prop3rty, LEICESTER-SQUARE, with the
houses in Lisle-street, abmting on the same, and creating
thereon (a site unequalled in London for the purposes of
the Wmpany) a THEATRE, WINTER GARDEN,
RESTAURANT, and KERCANTILE CLUB.
THE THEATRE will be one of the most spacious and
elegant in the metropolis, and will accommodate about
6,000 persons. The stage will be ten feet deeper than that
of Drury Dane, and will be fitted with every modern and
scientific appliance. Great care has been taken that an
uninterrupted view shall be obtained from every part of
the house.
The purpose of the directors is to give the grandest
musical and spectacular effects that have yet been pro-
duced, in addition to dramatic performances, and at such
prices of admission suitable to all classes, ranging from
6d. upwards. Separate staircases will be provided to every
part of the house, from entrances in Leicester-square,
Lisle-street, and Leicester-place.
THE WINTER GARDEN will surround the auditorium,
stocked with the choicest plants, adornod with statuary

HOUSE OF COMIONS.—MoNDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
DROUGHTY FERRY
BIL POLICE COMMISSIONERS
L.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
Mr. TomNs presented a petition from Finsbury in
favour of opening the British Museum and other public
buildings on Sunday.
DUTY ON SUGAR.
Viscount BURY presented a petition from Antigua,
praying for the equalisation of the duty on sugar.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. GLYN a new writ was ordered
to be issued for Bristol, in the room of the late Mr. F.
H. Berkeley.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.
Mr. JAMES WHITE asked the Secretary to the Treasury,
when the return of public income and expenditure, ordered
by the House on the 24th July, 1866, and presented on
the 11th March 1867, would be issued.
Mr. STANSFELD said the return, with that for 1868,
would be laid on the table as soon as possible.
DEATHS IN THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. JOHN TALBOT moved for a return of the number of
deaths in the metropolitan district in the years 1868 and
1869, and in the months of January and February, 1870
upon which a coroner's jury have returned a verdict of
" Death from starvation" or " Death accelerated by pri-
vaton ;" specifying in each case the amount of out-door
relief (if any) which the deceased had received, also stat-
ing whether admission to the workhouse had been de-
clined by the deceased.
The return was ordered.
LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENT BILL.

Mr. CHARLES FORSTER moved that the minutes of the
evidence taken before the committee on the Liverpool
Improvement Bill, in session 1867, be referred to the com-
mittee on the Leeds Corporation Gas, &c., the Leeds Cor-
poration Gas (Purchase, &c.), and the Leeds Gas Bills.
The motion was agreed to.
PRESERVATION OP PEACE (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. MOORE gave notice that on the motion for the
second reading of this bill he should move that it be read a
second time that day six months.
THE ROYAL ENGINEERS.
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Mr. JAMES WHITE asked the Secretary of State for war
what duties formerly carried on by the departments at
present placed under the control system are now performed
by the Royal Engineers ; and, if it be the case that those
duties are satisfactorily performed, and have entailed no
increase in the superintending staff of that department,
what reduction had been made, in consequence of those
diminished duties, in the number of officials under the con-
solidated system of the new Control Department.
Mr. CARDWELL was understood to say that duties now
performed by the Royal Engineers, would for the future
be placed under the direction of the Control Department.