The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-27 00:00:00

COMPANY.

1. The company to be empowered to issue preferen
tial bonds, to the amount of 2,000,000/. sterling,
2. The bonds not to be issued until the railway is
finished and in operation from St. Thomas to Stratford.
3, The proceeds of the 2,000,0001. to be paid over to
the provincial agents in London, and released on certifi•
cate of Receiver-General on proof of progress of work.
4. The proceeds to be appropriated as follows :—Lon.
don to St. Mary's, Stratford and Sarnia branch, 450,0001.;
Subsidiary lines at Port Hope, Cobourg, and Prescott,
100,0001. ; Victoria.bridge, 800,0001. ; St. Thomas and
Riviere du Loup, 525,000/. ; Three Rivers branch,
125,000/. ; total, 2,000,0001.
5. The St. Mary's and London branch and subsidiary
lines to be completed by Ist September, 1857 ; the Strat-
ford and Sarnia, by Ist September, 1858 ; the Three
Rivers and Arthabaska, by Ist January, 1859 ; the
Vittoria-bridge, by let January, 1860 ; the St. Thomas
and River du Loup, by Ist January, 1860.
If any portion of the roads above specified, originally
entitled to the guarantee, be not •completed at the date
provided, the company will return to the Government
3,0001. sterling for every mile remaining
unfinished,
credit being given to the company for so much in pay.
merit of the provincial guarantee.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTIOL—A very large
meeting of mechanics and their friends took place last
evening in the theatre of the institution, for the pur-
pose of awarding prizes to working men who bad re-
turned the best answers to questions on the Monday
evening course of lectures. The Rev. Dr. Booth at-
tended from the Society of Arts to explain the objects
of the proposed examination. An address was delivered
by Mr. Buckmaster on the professional education of
mechanics and artisans. The manager, Mr. Pepper,
gave a watch of the value of five guineas twit working
man of the name of John Pride, a gasfitten, for tk•
excellent examination In had plumed in elm:awry.

ROYAL THEATRE ADELPHI.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,
THE GREEN BUSHES.
Followed by
A BOTTLE OF SMOKE.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager. Mr. Alfred Wigan.

THIS EVENING
THE TRAGEDY QUEEN.
After which,
RETRIBU HON.
To conclude with
STAY AT HOME.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.

Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
THIS EVENING,
MARTIN CFIUZZLEWIT.

To be followed by
A THUMPING LEGACY.

To conclude with
TWICE KILLED.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
The highly successful Romantic Equestrian Spectacle, called
THE HORSE OF THE CAVERN', or the ➢Mounted Brigands of the
Abruzzi, in which Mr. William Cooke's Horses, trained by him, will
xhibit a number of novel and extraordinary feats.
After which,
The transcendently beautiful ACTS of HORSEMANSHIP in the
CIRCLE.

To condole with a TRIOMPHE EQUESTRE.
Box-office open frwa Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun.

HIGR WA.TER, AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY—Alorn. 1. min. aft. 7—Evening 35 min. aft. 7
Tl-3(OBBOW--Morn. 12 min. aft. B—Evening 54 min. aft. 8

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 27.
THEIMORETER, IN THE SHAM
70 -highest since noon yesterday.
53 —lowest this morning and during the night.
69 —this day at noon.
BARnmETAre-29.85—falling.
WIND, S.W. —Light, with fine weather.

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