The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-25 00:00:00

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT SIX PER
CENT. LOAN.
AuthOrised by Act of the Colonial Legislature, 29 Vict.,

No. 24. £1,170,950.

The undersigned having been appointed by the Govern-
ment of Queensland its Financial Agent in London, is em-
poweredto receive TENDERS forthe SECOND INSTAL-
MENT amounting to £550,000, of the above Loan, of
which Lean £lOO,OOO has already been issued.
According to latest advices the Government does not
purpose to issue the remaining Debentures (X 220,950),
having obtained the required amount by the sale of Trea-
sury Bills, payable at au early date, in the Colony only.
The Debentures are in amounts of £lOO, £250, and
£5OO each, bear interest at 6 per cent. per annum, from Ist
January, 1867, until their maturity on Ist July, 1891, and
are payable, both principal and interest, in London or Bris-
bane, at the option of the holder.
The Queensland Loans are secured upon the whole
Consolidated Revenue of the Colony, upon which the in-
terest is mado a first charge by Act of the Colonial Legis-
lature; and the Public Creditor is further protected by an
Act of the Imperial Parliament (21 and 25 Victoria, cap.
41), which provides that notwithstanding the evara.tion
at any future thus of any portion of the present Colony of
Queensland, the territory so separated shall continue to be
liable for the whole amount of this loan, and of those which
have preceded it.
The total estimated cash revenue of Queensland for the,
current year is £813,040, and the total estimated expendi-
ture (including interest on loans) is £680,000, giving a
surplus, after providing for all contingencies, of £133,010.
Sealed Tenders must be in the form annexed, and will
be received for any amount divisible by £lOO without frac-
tions, until one o'clock on the 27th instant ; they will
then bo opened at the Union Bank of Australia, in the
presence of those interested who may attend, and allotted
to the highest bidders provided the rates offered are not
below the minimum of £9l, which includes two months
accrued interest.
Ten per cant. (being £lO per £lOO bond) is to be paid on
allotment, when Scrip will be issued. The holder thereof
will have the option of obtaining Debentures on payment
of the balance on 4th March, or of deferring payment until
any day up to 31st May next inclusive, subject to a charge
of interest from 28th instant, at the rate of 3 per cent.
per annum ; of this one day's notice will be required by
the Bankers.
Forms of Tender may be procured at the Queensland
Government Emigration Office, 2, Old Broad-street, 8.C.,
or from the Union Bank of Australia.
R. G. W. HERBERT,
Financial Agent fur Queensland.
London, 10th February, 1867.

TENDER.
QUEENSLAND LOAN, .£1,170,950.

Robert G. W. Herbert, Esq., Financial Agent for the Colony
of Queensland, 38, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. ,

Sir— heteby tender X of Debentures of
the above Loan, under the conditions specified in your
adverstisemont dated for which willing to
give the sum of X for every one hundred pounds.
If this tender be accepted hereby engage to pay for
the Debentures in accordance with your advertisement.
Sir,

Your obedient servant,

To be stated SName
in full. lAddress.,
February, 1867.
The Bonds are requested as nearly as possible in the
following proportions :
X

. in Bonds of £5OO each.
X 250 „
• ~
. 11 £1 00 „

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE,
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.

TEIIS EVENING, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Shylock, Mr. Phelps; Messrs. E. Phelps, Barrett, T. Mead,
F. Barsby, C. Warner; Mesdames Hermann Vezin, Goiter,
and Iludspeth.
To conclude w.th the Pantomime, entitled NUMBER
NIP ; or harlequin and the Gnome-King of the Giant
Mountain.

Commence at a Quarter to Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARRET,
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Bucknone,

TO-NIGHT, A LESSON FOR LIFE. Messrs. Eothern,
Chippendale, Compton, Howe, Rogers, Clarke, Braid, Kendal,
Gordon, Vincent, &c.; Mesdames Chippendale, Moore, Mill,
Wright, Laws, &c.
Atter which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND
DONE FOR. Messrs. Sothern, Roger-, Gordon, Clark,
Weathersby, Whire, &c.
To conclude with JENNY LIND AT LAST. Miss lona
Burke.

Commence at Seven.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE..
Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. lechter.

THIS EVENING, ROUGE Et' NOIR. Maurice D'Arbel
a Gambler), 31r. Fechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland,
Fitzpatricir. Dalton. Reynolds, Lomas, Newbound, Andrews,
Anderson, Vivian, Bennett, and Edward Price; Miss lien-
rade, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Grattan, and Miss Carlotta
Lecicrcq.

Preceded by TIIE TWO POLTS. Mr. 11. Widdicomb.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI,
Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster.

THIS' EVENING, Feb. 25, at Seven, A SISTER'S
PENANCE. Miss Kate Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily
Pitt ; Messrs. H. Vezin, Billington, Ashley, Eburne, Roma',
and 6tephenson.
T. conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of THE
MOUNTAIN DIIU; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY,
AND LAKE. Messrs, J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford,
Ashley, R. Homer, and U. J. Smith ; Mrs. Allred Mellon,
Miss k'urtado, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt, ,tc.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
New Management.
sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. U. V% Igan.
THIS EVENING, LAVATER; OR, NOI' A BAD
JUDGE. Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. Murray, and Charles
Mathews ; Mesdames Ilatris and M Palmer.
After whl.;h, A COMICAL COUNTESS. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mathews.
Followed by A ROMANTIC IDEA. Messrs. Addison,
Murray, and C. Mathews; Mesdames E. }'arren and C.
Mathews.
To conclude with an ATROCIOUS CRIMINAL. Mr. J.
Clayton.
Doors open at half-past Six; commence at Seven.

HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL.
Sole lroprietor and Manager, Mr. z.ef ton Parry.

THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr.
Belmore, Miss Foote, miss Lennox.
After which, Boucie,ault's drama of FLYING SCUD.
Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire ; Mesdames
F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, itaymond.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.

THIS EVENING, lIIS LAST LEGS. Mr. C. Verner,
Mr. C. 11. l'euton ; Mrs. Buckingham White and 411158 Went-
worth.

Followed by, at half-past 8 o'clock, a new and original
Drama, by 'l'. W. non neon. entitled SHADOW Tuba:
S RAFE CharActers by Messrs. Vining', J. G. Shore, C. Ver-
ner, F. Villiers, It. Forrester, H. Mellon, and Cathcart ;
Misses Montagu, Minnie k.drnonds, and Katherine ktodgers.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, MARRIED DAUGHTERS. Dictums.
ThLrne, Belford, and G. Murray ; Misses Johnstone and
Hughes.
Alter which, will be produced a Grand Burlesque, entitled
GUY FAWKES : Messrs. 't horse. J amen, Robson, and
Fenton; Mesdames Swanburough, Raynham, Johnstone,
Hughes, Newton, Ise.
To conclude with A. SUIT OF TWEEDS.
Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. 11. C. NATION.
The Nation-al Pantomime in the Tenth Week of its ex►s-
tence more vigorous than ever.
EVERY EVENING the elegant Comedy, DELICATE
GROUND. Messrs. Fernandez. Richardson, and Miss L
law.
After which, the Nation-al Pantomime,. HUS El-A-BYE,
BABY. Mieses Caroline Parkes. Nellie Nisbttr, Gwynne,
MArsball, Burton, Grosvenor, Simmonds, Mrs. Caulfield ;
Messrs. Atkins, Stephens, Milano, and the Original Little
Rowena.
The Free Li.t suspended. Public Press excepted. To
prevent Jisappolntmeat seats must be booked in advance.

ASTLEY'S STUD OF THOROUGHBRED
HOBBY HORSES, on view at the THEATRE ROYAL,
.Arl,tcY's, EVERY EVENING at 9 o'clock.