The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

THE NEW BRAZILIAN LOAN.

The following particulars of the New Brazilian
Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Loan were posted this
morning in the Stock Exchange :
" Imperial Brazilian Loan, at 41 per cent., for 1,526,000/.
in Bonds, for the completion of the Railway Dom
Pedro 11.

"-Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons baying con-
tracted for the above loan, are ready to receive applica-
tions from parties who may be desirous of subscribing
for any portion of the same.
" Applications will accordingly be received for this
object up to the 27th inst., at 12 o'clock a.m.
"Every application must be accompanied with a de-
posit of 10 per cent. on the amount applied for.
"In case the allotment should not require the whole
deposit the surplus will be forthwith rEterned ; but if it
be not sufficient for the first instalment 011 the allotment
the balance required to complete the same must be paid
on or before the Ist proximo.
"The bonds, payable to bearer, will be for 1001. each,
to be paid as follows :-
25/. per cent. on or before the Ist of June next.,
251. ft If Ist of July,
- . .

251.
ft 2d August, and
21/. If Ist September ;

together, 961. per cent, for each 1001 stock.
"The intereA will commence from the Ist Jane next,
and be payable half-yearly at the office of Messrs. N.
M. Rothschild and SODS.

"The sinking fund for the redemption of this loan
will ha derived from the surplus of the 7 per cent. inte-
rest on the capital which is guaranteed by the Imperial
Government after payments of the dividends on this
lean.

" Discount at the rate of 2 per cent per annum Will
be allowed in anticipating the above payments, and the
bonds will be delivered as soon as obtained from the Im-
perial Brazilian Minister.
" New•court, St. Switbin's••lane, May 25, 1858."

I. Orders were yesterday issued by the Commandant
1 1 of Chatham Garrison for a numbr of additional
tents to be erected for the troops of the. Line at-
tached to . the 3d battalion, it being determined
, that the East India Company's depets,now occu-
pying the South-square, at Brcimpton 13arratk.4,,
shall vacate those quarters, which will be occupied
by the troops belonging to the Sappersand Minera.,,
who are now quartered in that part.of the; barraek4
intended to be converted into an hospital, the
troops of the Line going. under canvass and into
the huts at St. Mary's.
The First Lord of the Admiralty will hold a
levee there on Tuesday next, the Ist of June, at
two o'clock, and he will continue: to hold levees on
the Tuesdays of each week, at the same hour, until
further notice.
Her Majesty's ship Monarch, 81, sailing two-
decker, Capt. Patey, flag of Vice-Admiral LI. W.
Bruce, late Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific
station, arrived* in St. aelen'a-road, off Spillic;ad,
yesterday morning, from Valparaiso and R.o. :The
weather was so bad, blowing a whole gale, - that the
ship made no nearer approach to Spithead all day,.
and . the only communication male with - het
was by the - steam vessel Pigrily, which. form
sent out. with letters to Admiral Bruce ,and
-the officers.. Mr. Martin, the admiral's se.ne-
tarn landed by the Pigmy, and proceeded. to the
Admiralty forthwith with d..spatehes. The Pigmy
will go oni; agi n. as soon as the weather
.moderates.
The Monarch has been four years and a quarter-in
Commission, and * will now be paid off. The
,;Mortareli sailed ftem Valpzraiao .on tlte 7th -of
Nbruary ; Riolote the 29th of Mardi. The nadii-
gasear and Wasp were the only men-of-war at the
latter pot t. -- The Industry steam. transport was to
leave Rio on, the -day ,after the Monarch. ' The
yellow fever still raged very'fearfulti among the
shipping at Rio, but it was On the' ilee-r,ase. Several
of the merchant vessels .there. .were
.cempkteTy de
nuded of their officers and- crews. by its ravages.
The Monarch Consequently made as brief a stay at
Rio as poSsible. The Igtamboul screw steamer left
Rio for. England. on the-23Cof March: Captain
Harris, British Charge d'Alldires at Chili, his wife,
family, and suite, have conic home in,theMenarelt.
Mr. John. Parish Robertson, who -embarked ou
board the 'Monarch at Valparaiso for England,' ,
died at Rio onithe day after the Mottarch'a arrival
there. She brings also 41 .naval invalids' ft.dai the
Pacific squadron, and... three.. distresses .British
subjects. _ ...... ... . . ... , . ..

Bray's improved traction eirginevtested at Wool-
wich about 10 dayS'aud..'l&l ii withxsingle.gun,
was yesterday worked .a second time, dragging a
threefold, le, d—namely, thr-e heavy siege guns,
weighing 19 tons 18 cwt. The Convaystartedfroni
Woolwich Arsenal at -2 o'clock, and proceeded up
Wellington-street towards • Old Charlton, accom-
panied by Col. Tulloh, superintendent of the Royal
Carriage Department, Capt. Boxer, Mr. Anderson,
and other members of the select comurtf ee of the
Royal Arsenal. Colonel Sir Frederick Abbott, of
AddiscoMbe, attended•on behalf the East. India
Beard, and various agrienltUrists from Wat:Ting-
bury and Maidstone were likewise present. The
route selected for the experiment branched off at
Charlton, through a narrow winding thoroughfare,
at the back of Sir Thomas Wilson's pal k, aedabeve
the elevation of the main road.- The train was
cleverly. brought round and commenced the
ascent, but iu consequence of the obstruction of
a quantity of loose sand and gravel- which had
been drifted by the late heavy rains, it came to a
momentary standstill. The engine having been
backed a couple ef yards, and the claws of the hind
wheels distended so as to obtain a firmer grasp, the
power of the machinery was exhibited to its fullest
advantage. 'ln less than five minutes' delay the
obstacle was completely surmounted, and the load
was brought round a second curve into the Black-
heath road leading to the common. The 'Steep
acclivity at this point again stoppelthe engine, and
it was judged beyond the utmost power, of the en-
gine to proceed. Colonel Tulloh thereupon advised
the disconnecting of the carriages Which'.were
coupled together, so as to pass with one at a time.
By employing the whole power of steal), however,
the engine travelled steadily onward with i s entire
load, proceeding down Mill-lane, and returned to
the Arsenal, having performed the distance, about
four miles iu 1 hour and.3o_ rninntes, The puffing
usual to steam engines, which is of great disadvan-
tage in public roads, is in this invention ingeni-
ously obviated by exhausting the steam in the water
tank, thereby creating an economy in fuel, the con-
sumption of which is calculated at about 7d. per
hour. The boiler is on B zron's cup surface prin-
ciple, by Hughes, of New-cross.
The paddle-wheel steam-ship Vivid, Mr. H. W.
Allen, Master in charge, left Woolwich yesterday
morning in the service of? his Royal Highness the
Prince Consort and suite.
Mr. H. T. Jones, for many years Military Store-
keeper 'at the Gun-wharf, Chatham, has retired
from the service on the usual superannuation allow-
ance. He is succeeded by Mr. J. Jones, Military
Storekeeper at Malta. •

RAIL WA I INTELLIGENCE.

EAST KENT.

A special meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at the office, Moorgate-street, for the pur-
pose of considering two bills now before Parliament,
in compliance with the standing orders ' of the
House of Lords ; the chair was occupied by Lord
Sondes.

The CHAIRMAN said, the object of the meeting
was to obtain the sanction of the shareholders to
the bills he had to submit before they proceeded
further with them in the House of Lords. He con-
gratulated the shareholders on having got through
the House of Coninaons with their Western'Exten
sion Bill after considerable opp isition, and trusted
they would also succeed in carrying it through the
House of Lords. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. 114ROYD, the secretary, then -read- the
heads of two bills, one "for enabling the East Kent
Railway Company •to extend their railway from
Strood to j the Mid Kent Railway (Bromley to
St. Mary Cray), and for other purposes connected
with their undertaking." The object of the bill
was to, enable the East Kent Company to obtain an
independent route from Dover, Canterbury, and
other places, to the west-end of London. The
other "to authorise the construction of a station
near Victoria-street, Pimlico, and of a railway to
connect the same with the West-end of London
and Crystal Palace Railway at Battersea, in order
to afford improved communication between certain
of the railways south of the Thames and the west-
ern districts of the metropolis, and for_other pur-
poseq."
The 'bills, were unanimously approved, and the
proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman and directors.

BRADFORD, WAKEFEELD, AND 'LEEDS.
The quarterly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at Bradford ; Mr. W. Firth presided.
The report was agreed to, and a dividend was de-
clared for the quarters cnding 31st Dec , 1857,. nad
31st March, 1858, at the rate of 4 per cent. per
annum on 9,000 shares, and payable on 3d June
next.