The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1859.

NEW HORTICULTURAL GARDEN AT
KENSINGTON GORE.—The COUNCIL of the HOR-
TICULTURAL SOCIETY dye notice, that the Fellows of
the Society and their friends having- already offered the Council
more money on Debenture Loan than the Council anticipate
will be required, the Debenture List has bean closed. The
List for Donations and Life ➢lembership's is still open.

• •
r IFE ASSURANCE. - ADVICE OFFICE,
xi No. 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill. LIFE POLICE nor.nEns
and you WHO MEAN TO INSURE YOUR LIVES write to Messrs.
DAVIES and Co. for their prospectus. It is to be had for
asking for.' It will show yon how to convert your present
Policy into a Jewel of intrinsic value. How to make that
Policy, which now requires your constant care and watchful-
new, to save it from extinction, an INALIENABLE PRO-
PERTY, available for present use as well as fni ureconsolationt
To study that prospectus, and act as it d'reetk may be the'
means, when you are • dead, of saving those who are dearest
to you from insWvQncy- and want. Proofs unfortunately are
not wanting. that such things have come to pass through the
agency of a policy of assurance.
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LIFT ASSURANCE.-LAPSED POLICIES.
The holders of Lensed Policies upon which fire or more
premiums had been paid before forfeiture, are requested to
make known their respective cases to Messrs. DAvms and
Co., Advice Office for Lite Assurers, 1, Pinch-lane, Cornhill,
Messrs, DAV/EF, and Co., advance money (at 5 per cent. per
annum interest) to continue the premiums on policies in good
offices.

THE ROYAL STATION HOTEL, Paragon-
street, Hull, requires only to bevisited to be pronounced
one of the most splendid hotels in England. The situation is
open and healthful, a few minutes' walk from all the public
buildings and places of business, and being connected with
the Railway Station, affords railway passengers arriving'or
departing by every train day or night, the advantage of being
on the spot, and having their wants and wishes immediately
attended to.'
The public should know that under the present manage-
ment they will find every comfort and convenience at the
same charges they arc paying at the minor hotels. It has
accommodation for upwards of one hundred and fifty visitors,
is fitted up with every luxury an 'hotel can command, and is
so arranged for the advantage of every class of visitor, that
Beds can be had from Is. to 2s. ; Private Rooms, from 2s. to
is. ; Breakfasts, from Is. Gd. to 2s. ; Dinners, from 25.; and
411 other charges of that moderate character which will give
satisfaction to every class of visitor who may pay the hotel a
The hotel contains Gentlemen and Ladies' Coffee Rooms ;
a special Room set apart for Commercial Gentlemen ; fourteen
Private suites of Rooms ; large spacious neatly; for Dinner.
Parties, Public Meetings, &c.., &c.; two first-class Refresh-
ment Rooms ; two Smoke Rooms ; Bath and Billiard Rooms.

A Night Porter in nittndance.
EDWIN TAYLOR,

Proprietor of the Royal Station Hotel, Hull, and Crescent

llotel, Filey.

N.B.—TAYLOR'S CRESCENT HOTEL, fronting the iea,
for Families and Gentlemen. It has accommodatloi for up-
wards of one hundred and fifty' ylsitors. Table D'IISt• at
five o'clock. Omnibuses and Cabs from the hotel meet all the
trains. Good stabling and coach-houses. Moderate terms.

THORLEY'S • FOOD FOR CATTLE—Every
person having an interest in domestic or farm animals
should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economies]
food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching
season. For keeping horses in good condition it is unequal-
led. Pigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it, and their
flesh •increases in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find
;neat advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua-
lity of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by
it. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by
Testimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri-
mlturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing
148 feeds (measures encl(nsed), price 505., carriage paid to any
Railway Station in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders
rumble to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London.
N.B.—The public arecautioned against being imposed upon
by worthless imitations.

GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH,
USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY,
&No PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be
THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED.
WHEN YOU ASK FOR
GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, '
SEE THAT YOU GET IT,
As Inferior kinds are often substituted.
Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &0., &o .
WOTHERSPOON & CO., GLASGOW AND LownoP

DECAYED, TEETH AND TOOTHACHE.--
HOWARD'S ENAMEL for stopping decayed teeth,
however large the cavity. It is used in a soft state without
pressure or pain, and hardens into a white enamel. It remains
In the tooth many years. rendering extraction unnecessary,
and arresting the decay. libld by all medicine vendors.
Price Is. •
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TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED.
—Sent free on receipt of two stamps, for postage, leo.,
by Dr. RAPKEY,27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, London,
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Those about entering the Marriage State should peruse
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and easily regain pristine health by adopting the means pre-
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CAUTION.—As a duty due to the profession and the
public generally, Dr. Rapkey advises all persons having
doubts of the legal qualifications of their medical attendant,
or parties whom they may be about consulting, to procure
from the Royal College of Surgeons, London, the Official List
of Registered Mernb •rs, price is., or Dr. R. will, on receipt of
the price in stamps, gladly assist and protect the afflicted
public by forwarding the same.

" THE NIGHT COMETII."

Days are sad and nights( aro dreary,
Lone and longing now for rest ;
Mother Earth thy child is weary,
Take me—take me to thy breast.

Weary watching, weary hoping,
Waiting for the good to come ;
With heavy heart and spirit drooping,
Yearning for yon peaceful home.
Weary, weary, still contending
In the coaselgss war of life ;
Hopeless struggle, never ending I
Till thou calrst mo from the strife.

All my pleasant toys are shatter'd,
Flowers 1 lov'd lie withering by ;
Autumn's breath their leaves have scattered,
Springs that cheer'd mop now aro dry.

Dearest ties are ever breaking,
One by one I feel them snap ;
Mother dear my head is aching,
Let me lay it on thy lap.

Days are sad and nights are dreary,
Lone and longing now for rest ;
Mother Earth thy child is weary,
Take mo---take me to thy breast.

Twilight's shadows round mo gather,
Day to other climes bath fled;
Night is coming and I'd rather
Be undress'd and go to bed.

Cold and dank the de.w is falling,
Darkness drear beg,lns'to creep ;
Flits the bat, the cricket's calling,
Let these drooping eyelids sleep.

Let thy children, who aro stronger,
Toil or rove later yet ;
I'vo no wish to sit up longer
Now the gladsome sunthas set.

Smooth my pillow I implore thee,
Screen me in thy curtain'd shade ;
Spread thy grass-green mantle o'er me,
Sprinkle daisies where I'm laid.

Days aro sad and nights arc dreary,
Lone and longing now for rest;
Mother Earth thy child is weary,
Take me—take mo to thy breast.

Fondest hopes that long I cherhih'd,
Fairy
.pieturas that I drew,
Like cloudlet forms have changed and perish' d,
Unsubstantial and untrue.

Thoughts and aspirations uttcr'd,
As kites that fly on paper wings ;
nose awhile and faintly fttter'd
Till they broke their feeble strings.

Weary of tho pact's numbers,
Weary of the minstrel's lay ;
Hush me in thy dreamless slumbers,
Till the night has pass'd away.

Till the everlasting morrow
Breaks upon my waking eyes ;
Till the day that knows no sorrow,
Bids me from my couch arise.

Days are sad and nights are dreary,
Lone and longing now for rest ;
Mother Earth thy child is weary,
Take me—take me to thy breast.,
Fordham, 1359. • J. R. WITHEBS,

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office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London*
Fortnmn, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly; Abbis, 60,
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at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at ManehoSter, Sharp and
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CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

At the seventh annual meeting and twcuty•
ninth quarterly general. meeting of the above
society, held at their offices, 33, Norfolk-street, this
day, the following report was unanimously agreed
to :

"The financial Year liaVitig been completed do the 30th
of September, 1859, the executive committee submit their
a :venth balance-sheet and annual abStract of accounts.
Tho ereditors,:Messrs. Astbury and Winstanley, appointed
by the board, and the Her. Mr. Goodchild and Mr Hard-
ing, elected by the members in October last, verified the
vouchers and books on the 16th and 17th of November, and
approved and signed the balance-sheet. The total cash
receipts and shares issued for the respective quarters of the
year 186-9, and the grand total since the commeneementof
the Conservative Land Sociqty, in September, 18,32, are
shown in the annexed .

Quarters ending

Shares

progres.

Shares
corn
Total. I
pleted.

Total Subserip.
tions,fees,loan
re -.payments!
sundries, from
estate I, &e.

Dee. 25,1858 ' 101
March 25,1819 , 62
June 21, 1819 ' lA
Sept, 30, 1852

Totals for the year I 497
Totals to Sept. 30,1
1858 • 11',790

X R. (1,
32 • 133 . 0,093 1 4
20' • 92 12,760 2 11
34 190 10,035 3 6
118' • 2t'6 17,123 11 1
214 .1 711 .1 49,022 18 10

'2,592 '111,382

358,05015 7

Grand totals to 311-1
chaeltnal,lBs9, 112,287 "

2,816

6.3,093 1407,973 14 5,

Total withdrawals from the formation of the society on the
7th of September, 1852, to. the 30th-of." September, 18.59,
£91,883 os. sd. ; total sale of land during the above period,
£228,117 2s. 6d. ; the increase of cash receipts in the year
is £2,629 11s. Bd. ; the increase on the INlichnelinas quarter,
as compared, with the corresponding ono of 1858, amounts
to £6,022 ,lie. Bd. ; under the, bond of income there is an
increase foi the year of £456 19s: 10d. ; whilst the expenses
have decreased to the extent of £1,435 13e. sd. It was
during the last quarter that the general business of the
society assumed such a marked progress and the share-
holders will learn with satisfaction that the aspect of the
current quarter (which ends on the 24th instant) up to the
present period has been most favourable, the' cash receipts
from the 30th of September up to Saturday last, the
10th of December, already amounting to £14,083 Bs. 2d.;
grand total to Dec.,10,, 1859, £422,057 2s. 7d ; total with-
drawals to the same date on share and deposit accounts,
£97,190145. sd. The last share by seniority, after the
drawing on the 13th Dec. (this day), will be about No.
11,155, the last share issued to the 10th Dec. was No.
15,239; total uncompleted shares issued from Sept. 7, 18:57,
to Dec. 10, 1859, 11,83$; total completed, shares ditto,
3,401; total shares issued to Dec. 10, 1859, 15,239.' The
returns of register of order of rights are as follows :—Com-
pleted, 3,401; drawn, 2,993 ; seniority, 1,570 ; total,
7,964; deduct rights exereised'on estates, &e., 5,600 ; un
exercised rights, 2,364. Total amount of land allotted
during the year ending Sept. 30, 1859, £.1,162 ; the total
amount of plots on sale at Melia*lmes, 1858, was £52,765
18s. 10d. ; total, £sB_
stock 227 18s. 10d. The sale on the allot-
ment of 1859 was £5,462 ; the' sale of the in hand

during the past year was' £8,507 ls. •10d. ; total land sold
in 1859 was £13,969 Is. 10d. Freehold building plots now
for sale in various counties, 411,037 Os. 6d. - Grand total
of land sold to Dec. 10, 1859, £'1,31,415.25. 6d. The only
new property offered in the past year through the register
of rights was the Park Estate, Weymouth, the sale of which
was commenced on the 23d Juno last. The contract for the
roads and drains is now being carried out, and during the
progress thereof there is reason to expect that buildings
will be commenced. From the competition which took place
for thohotel and other plots, the speedy disposal of the
whole of this eligible building property may be anticipated.
Itsvieinity to the Esplanade and Bay, and the Great Western
and South Western Railway stations abtating,on the land,
present advantages for the erection of houses now much
wanted in the rapidly increasing town of Weymouth. The
balance of profit on the Winchester estate has been carried to
the balance sheet, but the executive) committee decided upon
postponing the allotment of the Ileehampton-park estate until
the present financial year, the reserve fund enabling the board
to take this course. Owing to the gratifying position of
affairs, the interest, raised at TA7.y-day last from 4 to 5 per.
cent. per annum ore completed shares and shares paid year
in advance, will be continued fur the present at the increased
rate; and upon monsys invested in the deposit department
4 per cent. per annum will' be allowed. As regards the
holders of uncompleted shares, in respect of which plots on
estates have not been taken; the same,amonnt of interest
will be placed as bonus in then-pass-books to their credit as
that already paid to the 'members whose shares were in
advance—namely; at • 4 per cent, per, annum on the half-
year ending Lady-day, 18,59 t. and at 5 per cent. per annum
on the last two quarters ending September 3e, 1859. it Is
the pleasing duty of the executive committee. to report the•
successful working of the new system of business adopted
in October, 1858. The shore, deposit, land, and borrowing
departnients are now understood and appreciated by the
general public, as the increasing investments amply prove.
The consolidation of the legal and surveying departments
under one roof. at the offices in Norfolk-street has been at-
tended with the most beneficial eesulte, both in economy and
expedition. As an illustration of the latter it.maY be men.
tioned that plots of land nearly £l,OOO in value, in which
the departments of solicitor, surveyor, and secretary were
engaged, and points were decided by the board, passed
through all. the stage-B'a negot Wien and sale wit hi n a week.
Transfer of land through the society's system ‘ie, in fact,
effected as protiiPtly, as witlitirllWSlS mid building advances
are made. Another instance of sitetely transattion of busi-
ness may be cited.. Sieee the last prat terly report a second
estate has been bought at Old Ford, and the„ purchase has
been completed,:the deeds being in the societyls hands. The,
hind has been mapped, and the Mode divisiOn approved
by the board, and the day of allotment has been fixed for
Wednesday, January 1:6, 1860. This valuable piece of land
is only divided from the Ohl Ford estate; first bought
for the society, by the Ronnie •road,' and has frontages
also to the Tredegar-roade nearly opposite St. Stephen's
Church. The Bo* and Victoria Park stations, and the park
i'self, are close to the estate. The specifications f,r the new
'roads, being continuations of • Usher and Armagh roads of
the old estate, will be forthwith prepared. The prices of the
plots range from £209 Ss. 3d. down to £36.1 le. 6d. per plot.
The Right Hon. R. A. C. N. Hamilton and the Hon. Col.
Lowther, M.P., two of the trustees, and R. Steven, Esq., a
member of the board, being unible to continue their services,
have resigned, to the great re gret of their colleagues .in
office, who have tendered their aeknewledgmentsfor the
valuable aid rendered to the society Since its formation, It
has not been deemed necessary to appoint other gentlemen
'in their.places, inasmuch as the present number of trustees
and executive committee is in eenformity with the rules.
The following members of the board retire by rotation, but
are eligible for re-election, namely, Col. B. Knox, M.P.,
Limit...eel. A. Meyrick, 11. Pownall, Esq., L. Palk, Esq.,
M.P., and the Hon and Rev. W. C. Talbot, who offer them-
selves for re-election. The general returns from local agents
and surveyors are encouraging as to future building opera-
tions on the various estates. ' At the period of the strike of
the operatives a marked improvement.. had already
.taken
place, and the cessation of the combination, which is
.fast
approaching, will tend to much activity in the ensuing
spring. Representations are constantly made to the board
susie.x (Bast)
,and Der-
that, if allottees would but build, or form some combined
scheme for the purpose, houses would let readily at remune-
rative rants. It is a constant subjeet of complaint that
holders.ef land neglect the fencing in of their plots, and
make no effort to let or build. The allottees who have pur-
sued contrary course, and have looked after their property,
have in many instances realised. It is satisfactory to re-
port that the churches on the Maidstone and Winchester
estates are proereseing, and that for the‘church on the St.
Margaret's estate an influential committee has been formed
to insure its erection. Richmond-bridge being now toll
free is another advantage for the St. Margaret's estate. The
committee will afford every assistance in their poWer to add
to the existing communications with the, Richmond,
Twickenham, and Isleweeth stations. The drainage ques-
tion connected with the Kentish-town estate is in a fair
way of settlement ; and negotiations have been opened
which may lead to great advantages in the prompt develop-
ment of this eligible building prOperty, The
executive coni-
mittee cannot close this report. without a general reference
to the society's transactions for the seven completed years.
Thirty-eight estates have-been acquired in the following 11
counties :—Middlesex, Surrey (Beet and West divisions),
Kent (West),
ire (Weld); Lincolnshire (North),
Berkshire, Hants
setshire. Thousands of pFrsons hsye thus acquired the
fL(Naenorrtestahshire (South), Yorkshire (Weit
freehold frenehise,--a, genuine property 'qualifleation—pee-
sessing this marked advantage, that whilst it has enabled
numbers of professional and other investors to acquire votes
it secured for them sooner or litter a good investment for the
price of the land. Experience has shown that the votes so
obtained are much valued, by the holders. Numerous in-
stances might be cited of the alacrity and good faith with
which the society's allettees" attended, at personal sacrifices,
to'exerciso their privilege's at the polling booths: Bound
by no promise or pledge of any kind, it
,would an act of
injustice on the part of the executive committee not to ac-
knowledge in this report the' political 'fidelity of the large'
majority of the society's voters. Some allottees -who ac-
quired land with no party feeling, and whose opiniens were'
not those of the Conservatives, abstained frord voting.,
owing to a conscientious Conviction that they were not
morally, justified in voting for the opponents of. Conserv-
atism. It is also a gratification for the exeentive cemniittee
to state that Whilst they never hesitated . (hiring the last
meetings, in every
partseven o
ty
tehnorsrotoundterc3l,7oepeantlytheirpublie frankly,
their political sen-
timents, men of all shades of publicopmion have
expressed
' their sense of the social advantages secured by the society.
The following is, the list of places at which deputations
from the Conservative Land Society have 'explained its
working :—Norwich, •Brantford, Kingston-en-Thames,
Croydon, Reigate, Hempstead, Ipswich, Chelmsford,
Col-
chester, Great Yarmouth, Gravesend, Woolwich, Deptford,
Putney, Rochester, Stratford, Derby, Nottingham, Liver-
pool, Ealing, Hounslow, Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford,
Brighton,York, Halifae,Gloticester,Tottenham, Richmond,
Enfield, Reading, Wom;ester, Guildford, Lincoln, Newerk-
on-Trent, Bedford, Mile-end, Islingtoe Hackney, Epsom,
Ttrunten, Malden, TunbridgeWells, Recihill, Kentish-town,
Maidstone, and 'Winchester. In referring to the proceed •
inns of past years and to the Magnitude of the transactions
the
difficulties in the onward progres's it the Conservati've Land
sintulivrth,iileohidtelir.se
vs,oi:l(icpuetli;cei tt;ileerhcaii.:tvb:einms(em,„ gtariga(ias,
and
Society, requb.ing more than ordinary vigilance and iteli •
vity. itt carry on its operations datiug tielteons of pressure
has required trouttitoo to time Changes and modifications;
but the committee believe that stabilityland efficiency have
been thereby increased, whilst the original design of the see
ciety has never been lost sight of. Under whatever aspect
of thecoConservativethe executive Landthotr Ssooevioeht yt
seventh
ey
be regarded,
annual
report,
- -
cannot refrain from indulging in eXpressions'of congratula-
tion ; and at the same time it is their grateful duty to re-
turn their thanks to the shareholders, whose co-operation
'and spirit of unity have lightened the labours and anxieties
of the committee in their constant endeavours to secure for
the affairs
r
the society a course of well-merited prosperity and useful
21095.

(Signed)' 11 \NEI,AGH, Chairman.
(Countersigned) C. L. GRUNEISEN, SecrytarT

RAILWAY IN2'ELLIG_EATE.

WARWICK AND WORCESTER.

A meeting of the contributories in this unfortu-
nate concern was held yesterday in Master
'Richards's chambers,- Southampten-buildings, to
consider a requisition from Mr. Ernest, the official
manager, for a further call of £l, per share. This
company was formed about 15 years ago, and all its
capital had been dissipated.
Mr. Roxborough attended for the official manager
to represent the necessity for the proposed call to
meet acknowledged and ascertained claims. Mr.
L. Webb, Mr. Sturglon, and other legal gentlemen
attended on behalf of the contributoPies to oppose
the call; and Mr. Phillips appeared for Mr.
Prichard, engineer, one of thelargest creditors.
Mr. Roxly.rough explained the position of the
company with reference to the creditors. The claim
of Mr. Prichard, engineer; was originally £7,459,
which was reduced to £2,300. The claim of Messrs.
Wright and Hanbury for £1,433 had been resisted
by the official manager, and Was reduced to £3,133.
There were some, other claims .of smaller amounts.
Altogether the claims to be peremptorily satisfied
exceeded £9,000, which could only be done by a
call, unless there were sufficient assets in hand.
The only assets consisted of £492 in the Bank of
England, and £l,OOO to be taken out of court in
the estate Of Goodman and De Beaver—Xl492 in
all. In addition to this there was a claim for £2OO
against the London and Birmingham Extension
Company, for which a suit was nowpending. There
were proceedings instituted against the company by
two persons named Cole and Gannon.
Mr. Ernest, the official manager, was then exa-
mined. He said the winding-up commenced in
1849. The deposits paid on shares taken amounted
to £41,000. With respect to a cheque for
£14,000 which had been signed by Sir John de
Beaver, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Edmund,
and other directors, he had made inquiry at the
bank, but had not been able to ascertain who
had taken out the money or what had become of it.
There seemed to have been no minutes kept
by the finance committee. He could throw no
more light upon another cheque for £1,900. With
the exception of one, he did not believe that a six-
pence could be recovered from the directors who
had signed these two cheques. No proceedings had
been taken against any,of the directors. After re-
ferring to various suits in which the company had
been engaged, he stated that there was a sum of
£4,300 due from persons who, he believed, were
men of straw. For his own services he had already
received £6BO and his solicitors £2,600.
In answer to a question from Mr. D W. Harvey,
Mr. Ernest admitted that some years ago a hope
was held out to those who signed the deed that a
portion of their money would be returned to them.
Mr. HARVEY said his distinct recollection was,
that 15s. in the pound was to be the minimum of
the money returned. He was astonished at being
asked now to pay a call of £1 per share, which
might not be the last. Ho objected to the making
of the call until the contributories had an opportu-
nity, at a meeting of their own, of thoroughly in-
vestigating the financial affairs of the company, and
especially of ascertaining whether something could
not be made of the directors and of the depositors,
who were defaulters to the amount of £3,300. In
the list of these defaulters he noticed that there
r; ere 200 names against which were placed the
words " not found." From his own official expe-
rience he could say that it was no easy matter for
persons to get completely out of the way if they
were properly looked after. Under all the circum-
stances, ho suggested that the meeting should be
adjourned to give the contributories an opportunity
of holding a meeting to investigate the accounts,
&c. This recommendation was received with gene-
ral approbation.
Mr. PHILLIPS and Mr. ROXBOROT_TGII resisted
the adjournment.
The AlasTEn said the request that had been made
to him was a very reasonable one, and he would
adjourn the meeting for a month.

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

The report of the directors of this company states
that the gross income during the 12 months ending
31st Oct. last amounted to £134,068, and the expen-
diture to 188,753, leaving a balance, of £45,315.
'The net earnings for the, preceding 12 months
:amounted to £35,071, showing an increase of
.X 10,241, which it appears arose almost entirely
froth the reductions made in the charges against
revenue for the 'year,
_excluding the receipts and
.expenditure connected with the Handel leStivals
from both accounts ; it would be seen thet while
the cintrges for the year ending April 30, 1858, were
L 72,890, for. the past year they have been but
£65,362, and even this latter sum included many
.items of expenditure which represented permanent
additions and improvements to the Palace, and
which might legitimately have been charged to
capital. The sum now available for division
amounted, with the reserve brought forward, to
£57,940, which the directors proposed to apportion
as follows :—To the payment of preference dividend
and interest on debenture stock for the year,
£26,663; to the payment of a dividend on the ordi-
nary shares of 2s. per share, amounting to £20,059,
.leaving a reserve of £11,218 to be carried forward
to the next year's account. Since the last meeting
the whole of the debenture stock had been allotted.
The balance of the purchase money for the land,
£64,231, which under the original agreement with
Mr. Schuster became due on July 31, 1859, had
been paid, and the property conveyed to the com-
, parry as their freehold. Only one item was added
to the capital areount, a sum of £3,500, paid to the
refreshment contractors for additions made to the
plant. In the refreshment department careful atten-
tion had been paid to the wants of the masses of the
public ; and at the same time the demand for accom-
modation for more private refreshments had been so
great as to render necessary the construction of addi-
tional dining-rooms in the tower of the south wing.
'the total number of visitors during the period was
1,381,163, being an increase of 20,000 on the
average of the four preceding years. The exhi-
Uitors' department continued to show steady pro-
gress. The increased accommodation had produced
the result anticipated, the rental from this source.
having shown a satisfactory advance of more than
15 per cent. on that of the preceding twelve
months. The whole exterior of the main building
had been repainted, and its stability fully main-
tained. An agreement had been entered into be-
tween the company and the council of the London
Rifle Brigade, by which a portion of the grounds
at the lower end of the park was appropriated to
the Brigade as a practice ground. The spot chosen
had received the sanction of the Government in-
spector, and all the expenditure requisite to fit it
for the purpose in view was to be defrayed by the
Brigade; while, on the other hand, the directors
had reduced the price of admission to all the mem-
bers 'of the brigade when in uniform. Arrange-
ments cf a similar nature were in progress with
other metropolitan corps, and thus the Palace
would become identified with this important
popular movement. The construction of the Vic-
toria station and of the line for connecting the
West-c nd Rail way thereto, was proceeding rapidly,
and there was every prospect of their being opened
early in the coming summer. This direct commu-
nication with the centre of the west-end of town
could not fail to cause an important addition to
the traffic to the Palace. 'The houses which
the company were erecting on their property in
Dalwich-wood were approaching completion. As
the Crystal Palace was now fitted up with the most
complete and extensive orchestra in the world,
obtained at a cost of nearly £7,000 (the whole of
which had been paid out of revenue), and es the
great transept was an equally unrivalled Imlay,
the board, in conjunction with the committee of the
society, had under their consideration the establish-
ment of periodical musical festivals, equal at least
in extent to the Handel Festival. It was proposed
that the first of these should take place in
.1862.
The Crystal. Palace Art Union was very successful
during its first season, and there was every prospect
of a considerable increase in its operations for the
coming year. A resolution would be submitted to
the proprietors empowerium the directors to con-
solidate the shares, both ordinary and preference,
into stock.
The capital account showed that .C 1,459,444 had
been received, and £1,353,107 expended, leaving a
balance of £106,337.

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.
The report of the directors states that the, expcnili-
tere on capital account durinc, the half-year ending
the 3d of July last was £7,616, principally for horses
and new stables. The revenue account showed a
profit of £13,7-16 after providing for all the ordi-
nary expenses of the service; eight three-horse
omnibuses and 17 two-horse omnibuses, valued
at about £3,000, had been constructed during the
six months, and charged against revenue. At
the chief office a reduction equal to £6OO per
annum had been effected by the amalgamation
of the offices of secretary and cashier, £6OO
had been saved by a reduction- in the cast of the
district management, And £550 in a portion of
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