The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-13 00:00:00

No. 17,331.] LONDON, THURSDAY, -`"r ENING

THE FOREIGN CATTLE and PROVISION
COMPANY.
Registered Provisionally,
(Pursuant to the Acts of Parliament 7 and Y Vic., c. 110, and 10 and
11 Vic., c. 78.)
Intended Capital 150,0001. (with power to increase or diminish the
same) in 15,000 Shares of 101. each.
Deposit—One Shilling per Share.
No Call will exceed 10s. per Share, of which One Month's nctice will
be given.
Offices, Ns. 3, Lothbury.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
Mr. Samuel Woolsey, merchant, Norwich
Mr. John Keable, jun., Great Yarmouth
William Henry Cayley, Esq., Cambridge-terrace, Regent's-park
Mr. Adam Clark, salesman, Dumfries and Norwich
Mr. Mark Redgrave, 20, Moorgate-street
Mr. Emanuel 11. Van Straater, Rotterdam
Mr. John Pittard, provision merchant, Cotton's-wharf, Tooley-
street
Captain James Tomlin, 72, Cornloll
Captain J. P. Chattel], 264, Iligh-street, Wapping
Mr. Stephen Fromow, salesman, Norwich
Mr. David Gordon M`Qahae, salsstnan, Norwich
Mr. B. J. Chapman, 4, St. James's-road, Old Kent-road
Mr. Samuel Thurnell, Ada-street, Cambridge-heath
Mr. Wm. Tremaine, 33, Prescott-street, Goodman's fields
Mr. Augustus Crook, Bungay, Suffolk
Mr. Joint Lewis, 41, Beech-street, Barbican
Mr. J. Van Raalte, Yarmouth
Mr. G. E. Parish, 15, Cramer-place, Waterloo-bridge
Mr. J. E. Laws, Great Yarmouth.
(With power to add to their number.)
SOLICITORS
T. D. Keighley, Esq., 73, Basinghall-street
Messrs. Reynolds and Palmer, Great Yarmouth.
RANKERS.
Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., Lombard-street
31es.rs. Gurneys and Birkbeck, Norwich
Messrs. Gurneys, Turner, and Brightwen, Great Yarmouth
Messrs. Moses, Ezekiel, and Co., Rotterdam.
LONDON AND EoILEICN AGENTS.
London—A. Spielmann, Esq., Lombard-street
Rotterdam and Dordrecth—J. 11. Van Streeter
Amsterdam—E. S. Van Beusekom
Hanover—Jacob Thorner
Havre de Grace—Henry Mansina
Honfleur—Mons. Magllore Aubert
Rouen—Alexander Ault, Brothers
Corunna and Vigo—Messrs. Ortega and Co.
Itilboa—Mr. Joseph Taylor
Elsinore—Messrs. Severin, Hiesen, and Co.
SECIETART—James Dove, Esq.
This Company is projected for the purpose of organizing a system,
upon which the importation of Cattle and Previsions from the Con-
tinent of Europe, or elsewhere, may he carried on more extensively
and economically than it ca. be by individual speculation. The bu-
siness of the Company will be primarily that of importing Cattle, Sheep,
and Provisions irons Holland, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Portugal,
Scotland, and any other couutry which presents a favourable mar•
ket ; and attention will also be directed to the purchase of cured and
prepared Provisions, and Dairy, Farm-yard, and Orchard Produce,
when it can be imported with advantage.
The importation of Foreign Cattle for consumption into this coun-
try is still in its infancy ; but the rapid progress which it has already
made, gives ample assurance, not only of the great profit attending
it, but of the existence at once of a demand and supply sufficient to
afford active and lucrative employment for the rescurces of a Public
Company.
The following returns are extracted from the Official Reports of
the Board of Trade, made up the sth of January, 1848 :
A Retu. it of Live Animals imported in the years 1845,1846, ard 1847.
1145. 1846: 1847.
No. No. No.
Oxen and Bulls.. • •
6,503 .. 25,349 • • 35,138
Calves.. •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 587 • . 2,503 .. 12,389
Sheep .... ••••. • • • • • .... •• • • 15,845 .. 91,732 .. 136,527
Lambs •••••••"•• • • • • • •• •• . 112 .. 2,892 .. 3,348
Swine and Hogs ..

Total of all kinds.. •••• • • 34,380 • • 143,523 .. 216,456
Showing an increase of more than 400 per cent. in 18 46 over 1845
and of more than 600 per cent. in 1647.

A return of Frorisions Imported in the years 1844, 1846, and 1847.
1845. 1846. 1147.
Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.
Bacon ........ ..... ......... 53 .. 2,960 .. 87,067
Beef, salted .............. • . 84,542 .. 175,051 .. 112,590
Beef, fresh .............• .... 2,272 .. 2,121 .. 5,011

liam' ••• • • • ••" •• •• •• •• 5,426 .. 11,242 .. 18,264
Meat not otherwise described 435 .. 1,118 .. 3,114
Pork, salted
Pork, ..... 133 133 .. 101

Total of all 133,401 .. 265,281 461,460
Allowing an increase of about 100 per cent. In 1846 over 1845, and
of near 4CO per cent. in 1147.
The above Returns exhibit a Trade in which the transactions ap
pear (from a moderate calculation) to have amounted during the
last year to more than a million and a half sterling, and to have in-
creased in value five-fold in the short space of two two years. These
results, too, have obtained by the feeble agency and operations of
individual enterprise alone; and if these have been profitable, how
much more so would be the organized operations of a Public Com-
pany in the same field?
. .

The advantage whh'h this Company possesses, will not consist
solely in the greater extent of their resources, and the more perfect
agency under their direction, but also in the economy with which
their capital will ho employed. By proper arrangements with re-
spectable houses abroad, they will be able, with a comparatively
limited capital, to carry on a very extensive scale of importations
from all the productive sources of supply.
Tie Committee have the gratification of announcing that they
have secured most eligible water-side premises, and that parties of
high character and longstanding abroad, are prepared to enter into
the necessary arrangements with the Company, and to co operate
with 't in realising its anticipations of success in which they warmly
concur. _ _ . . . _

In addition, the committee would advert to the groat facilities
which the progress of steam navigation and railway traffic has at
length afforded for the vigorous and successful conduct of that
branch of international trade which this Company will carry en. A
constant and expeditious intercourse is now kept up by steam navi-
gation between the ports of London, Yarmouth, Harwich, Lowes-
toft, Great Grimsby, and Hull, on this side, and the principal ports
of the continent on the ether ; and from the latter railways are
diverging in every direction into the interior of the continent,
through the rich grazing districts of Holland, Hanover, Prussia,
HoLstein, and other States of Germany, from which large supplies of
cattle and provisions can thus, at all times, be procured.
As an Act of Parliament will not be required for the incorporation
of the Company, the expenses incurred in its formation will not Yc
considerable, and the interests of the shareholders will be secured by
a deed of settlement, prepared by counsel, until which time all con-
tracts as to shares will be entered into by and with the secretary only
as a trustee for the Company.
The Company will commence operations as soon as a competent
number of shares are taken, and a sufficient amount paid up to ren-
der it expedient. The Committee have power to increase er diminish
the capital, and to reserve a portion of the shares for allotment at a
future period, it deemed advisable.
Applications for shares to be sent to the Secretary, at the offices
of the Company, No. 3, Lothbury, where prospectuses and forms of
application may be obtained. Also at the offices of the Solicitors to
the Company—Adam Spielman. Eeq., Lombard-street; the Bull Inn,
arket-place, the Bell Inn, and the Cattle Market Inn, Norwich;
Mr. Laws, the Quay ; Mr. Costerton, Regent-street, and at the Bear
and Angel Inns, Great Yarmouth ; Mr. Cavell. Deal ; Mr. Burrell,
Hastings; Mr. Freeman, Market-place, Northampton; Messrs. R.
Cruse, and Son, Lynn ; Thomas Tootal, Esq., Manchester; Messrs.
itedsdale Myers, and Bailey, Leeds; and at Messrs. John Wills and
Co., Liverpool.

65, Cornhill, April 12, 1848.
ii-Essßs. SMITH, ELDER and CO., beg to
announce that Sir. JAMES'S NEW NOVEL, SIR THEO-
DORE BROUGHTON, tho publication of which has been unavoid-
ably delayed, will certainly appear on MONDAY next, the 17th inst.

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY,
REGENT'S-PARK.
The Fellows and Members of this Aociety are reminded that SA-
TURDAY NEXT. April 15th, is the last day op 11 which they may
“btAin Packets of Thirty Tickets for the Exhibitions for .`;

EXHIBITIONS of PLANTS, FLOWERS,
and FRUIT for PRIZE 4 to be awarded by the ROYAL BO-
TANIC SOCIETY, Regent's-park. Wedneodays, May 10th, June
14th, and July sth.
Tickets to be had at the Gardens by orders from Fellows. Prise
on or before Saturday next, April 15th, 4s. ; after that day, si. ; or
on the days of Exhibition, 7a. Gd. each.

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SECRET DOCUMENTS AND DIS-
PATCHES OF TIIE EX-KING OF THE
FRENCH.

The second number of the Revue Retrospective,
published in Paris, contains several documents (dis
covered the :portfolios of Lous Philippe, after his
departure from that capital), which possess much
interest, and are of no little importance. Nearly
all of them relate to the question of the Spanish
marriages. _ .

The following is the introduction in the Revue to
.hese documents :

"The subjoined documents were discovered in two
portfolios left by Louis Philippe at the Tuileries,
which were said to be lost, but which are now de-
posited in the o ce of the Procureur•General of the
Court of Appeal of Paris. All the papers are in the
handwriting of the personages by whom they are
signed. The curious account of the Spanish mar-
riages, written by the ex-King to his daughter the
Queen of the Belgians, and the letter of the same to
M. Guizot, are minutes in the handwriting of Louis
Philippe, and full of corrections and alterations.
The letters of M. Guizot, all written on the occasion
of those marriages, are likewise in the handwriting
of the ex Minister. With respect to M. Salvandy,
in whose letters there is such frequent reference to
the King's feet, the letter is also in his handwriting;
it is signed by him, and everybody will recognise
his st 3 le."

M. GUIZOT TO THE KING.
" Sire,—Glucksberg has just seen me. I shall post-
pone till Saturday all that 1 wish to say to your Ma-
jesty and Ido so without regret, because, on the one
side, nothing to this moment has been dose at Madrid.
Bulwer is suffering from a severe fever, which has
placed him in,the greatest danger; and on the other side,
I perceive, according to what Glucksberg relates to me,
that, notwithstanding the uneasiness which your Ma-
jesty still experiences, his opinion entirely agrees with
my own, that we may proceed to our purpose, and at
the same time preserve all that freedom which is neces-
sary to prevent our becoming the dupes of anybody.
" I enclose a letter from Bresson, which informs me
that the Duke of Cadiz has at length repaired to Madrid
He is new on the scene. Your Majesty will take notice
of the words of Queen Christina respecting the opposi-
tion of the English to the marriage of the Infanta with
the Duke of Montpensier. This completely confirms my
suspicions in regard to the wishes of the Coburg family,
that her marriage should be contracted with a member
of that house.
" I also send some ordinances of but little moment,
which I hope that your Majesty will be willing to sign;
and likewise a letter from the King of Bavaria, which
has just been sent to me by Count Luxboutg.
" I intend to set out this evening for Paris. I hope
to-morrow to be at Sorbonne, where I expect that my
son will await me. I will return to Paris, where I en-
treat your Majesty will retain everything for me. On
Saturday I shall be at the Tuileries au hour previous to
the council, with the outline of a trifling project. I was
desirous of writing this morning, but have been so in,
terrupted by visitors that I could not find any oppor
tunity.

" I remain, Sire,
" With the inost profound respect,
" Your Majesty's very humble and
faithful servant and subject,
" GrUIZOT.

" Val Richer, August 11, 1846."

FROM M. GUIZOI"TO THE KING.
" Sire,—l know that it will be late to-day before your
Majesty can arrive at Neuilly, and therefore shall not pay
my respects to you this evening; but I will be at Neuilly
to-morrow morning before ten o'clock. I shall be com•
pelled to hold with your Majebty a long conversation. I
shall be the bearer of good news from Madrid. It is a
very important business, but I think tkat we very nearly
approach its happy termination. "
I hare the honuur of enclosing for your Majesty
some decrees of but trifling importance, and also some
letter. relating to the late attempt.*
" I am, Sire,
" With the most profound respect,
" Your Majesty's very humble and
" faithful servant and subject,
" GUIZOT.
" Paris, Aug. 14th, 1846, five o'clock."