The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPEIITHRATRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
There will he prodaeerl, on Whit-Mondar. a New and Grand
Equestrian ll:lectacte, with many other novelties.
THIS EVENING (its Last Week),
Lord Byron's MAZEPPA and the WILD HORSE.
After which,
LES JEUX A BRIDE ABITTUE, or Equestrian Acts in the
Arena.

To conclude with

ENGLAND'S HARVEST HOME and NATIONAL STEEPLE-
CHASE (its last week).
Box-office open fr )nt Eleven ti'l Fo tr. Stal'e Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. Y. Cooke, iun.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tiri DAT—Morn. 51 min. aft. 4—Evening 13 min. aft. 5
Ta•Moßßow—Morn. 36 min. aft. 5 —Evening 1 min. aft. 6

THE WEA.THER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 9.
THEEMOHETER, IN THE SHADE.
52 —highest since noon yesterlzy.
4C —lowest this morning and during the night.
51 —this day at noon.

BAROMMTER, 30.23.
WIND, N.N.E. to N.E: —Light, with dull, cloudy
weather.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1856.

THE NEW LOAN OF FIVE
MILLIONS.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has just
issued a notice for a New Loan. It is, however,
for a much smaller amount than had been antici-
pated. Five millions only are required, and that
sum is to be raised in 3/. per Cent. Annuities, in
which term the biddings are to be made.

The following are the conditions proposed :
" Downing-street, Thursday Evening,
May 8, 1856.
"Gentlemen,—l request that you will make it
known in the usual manner that her Majesty's
Government propose to contract on Monday, the
19th ofMay, 1856, for aloan of 5,000,0001. ster-
ling, to be raised in Consolidated 31. per Cent.
Annuities.

"For every 1001. subscribed in money, the
contractors will receive 31. per Cent. Consolidated
Annuities. The bid lings to be made in`such
Annuities.

" The interest on the 31. per Cant. Consoli-
dated Annuities will commence from the sth of
January, 1856.
" The days of payment, and the proportions of
the contributions to be paid, will be as follows :
" On Thursday, May 22, 1856, a deposit of

101. per cent.
"On Thursday, June 12, 1856, a payment
of 201. per cent.
" On Saturday, June 28, 1856, a payment of

201. per cent.
"On Thursday, July 24, 1856, a payment of

201. per cent.
"On Thursday, August 28, 1856, a payment
of 101. per cent.
"On Thursday, September 18, 1856, a pay-
ment of 201. per cent.
"For each instalment after the deposit a
proportional amount of stock will be created for
the contributors. The stock for the deposit will
be created at the same time with that which will
be due on the payment of the last instalment.
"No discount will be allowed for prompt pay-
men t.

"Scrip receipts will be issaed by the Bank in
the usual manner.

" The biddiugs to be made at the Treasury on
Monday morning, the 19th inst., at 10 o'clock.
The biddiugs to be fur the entire sum.

" Lord Palmerston and I will be ready to re-
ceive, at a preliminary meeting at the Treasury,
at 1 o'clock on Tuesday next, the 13th instant,
any gentlemen who may be desirous of obtaining
further information on the subject.
" I am, Gentlemen,
" Your obedient servant,
" G. C. LEWIS.
64 The Governor and Deputy-Governor of tne
Bank of England."

From this it will be seen that the instalments
are to be spread over a period
of
nearly four
months—viz., from the 22d of May to the 18th
of September, while the interest commences
from the sth of January last. This is equiva-
lent to a bonus of 1/. 12s. 6d. per cent., or divi_
dends, for an averageperiod of six months and ahalf.
There will be a preliminary meeting at the Trea-
sury on Tuesday next, at which any gentlemen
desirous of obtaining further information may at-
tend.

There can be but little doubt that the new
stock will be readily taken, especially as it is for
an amount so much less than had been antici-
pated. We fear, however, that it augurs badly
in another respect—that it proves that the
Chancellor of the Exchequer does not con-
template affording any relief during the
present session to the over burdened tax-
payers. He has carefully avoided making
any provision for the debt to the Bank of Eng-
land—and setting that important item aside it
is manifest that 5,000,000/. will not be sufficient
to " wind up " the War, bring back our troops,
and provide for the supplementary expenses that
must be liberally discharged• It is impossible !