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London, England, 1859-02-24 00:00:00

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Oiienfai Steani-'ol'tiv'filaiiiii- Company.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High
Holborn, formerly Casino de Venise.—This establish-
Inent, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and
matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the per-
fection of its management, is OPEN every EVENING.
The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer,
Plays a nightly varied selection of the most approved classical
and modern music. Doors open at half-past 8 ; overture at
closing at 12 punCtually. Admission is. N.B.—Mr. W.
14. Packer's grand Annual Benefit Bal Masque is fixed for
Thursday, 17th March.

ARGYLL-ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
These popular and celebrated rooms are open every
ening, with It. R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by
,rhat great composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris.
4-•eader, Charles Hall. Mons. Boulcourt, the celebrated cornet-
a-piston player, performs nightly, with other talented
....artistes. Selections from Rigoletto, 11 Trovatore, La Traviata,
;,;:uguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha.
-manager R. R. Bignell. Doors open at half-past 8, close
ten minutes before 12. Admission, is. to Promenade.
blY•R—All applications for the above band for Concerts and
tada, to be made to Mr. William Price, treasurer, at the

trOWES AND CUSHING'S GREAT
UNITED STTquare. lIES CIRCUS.—The ALA3IBRA
1"-ALACE,
The Morning Performances are particularly recommended,
as the Pantomime can be seen with the same effect as at night.
Sprites of the Silver Shower each performance—" Black
Eagle," the horse of beauty.—The educated mules, " Pete "
and " Barney."
Pit, ls. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, Is.; Stalls, 55.; Private
Boxes, £2 2s. Children under Nine years of age, half-price.
Gallery, 6d.
Two Performances Daily at two and half-past seven p.m
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OP OLI ON TAVERN AND HOTEL
FOR GENTLEMEN,
Nes. 1, and 2, Brownlow-street, High-Holborn.
The Best Served Dinner in London for ls. 6d.
A Succession of Joints, &c., from One till Seven o'Clock.
Henekeys, Abbott, and Co.'s Wines and Spirits.
Private and Smoking Rooins.

ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM COMPANY
(Limited) for the NAVIGATION of the RIVERS of
"'"'JIA. (Under Subsidy from the Indian Government.)
Capital—.£2so,ooo, in 25,000 Shares of £lO each.
Now proposed to be increased to £500,000.

TRU STEE.
anies Allap,.Es9., Managing Director of the Peninsular and

DIRCTORS.
Chairman—Colonel Grimes,E
Indian Service, Norwood, and
, Arnpthill Lodge, Southampton.
,',"1:1 Bourne, Esq., 9, Billiter-street.
Captain
P. Vere Cotton, R.N., Alport House, Whitchurch.
k,aptain W. H. Hall, R.N.. C.B. Director of the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
Cap and
J. C. Hoseason, R.N., Highbeech, Essex.
Virnes Kennedy, Esq., late of Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy.
ve John spencer Logan, Indian Civil Service, Director of the
Dude Railway Company, Kew.

MANAGING DIRECTOR.
• John Bourne, Esq.
ENGINEER.
Edward Cooper, Esq.
SUPERINTENDENT IN INDIA.
Lieutenant Wood, Indian Navy.
RESIDENT ENGINEER IN INDIA:
Robert Leys, Esq.
AUDITORS.
John Glenny, Esq., Strand.
George May, Esq., Gresham House.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. H. R. Hill and Son, Throgmorton-street.
BANKERS IN ENGLAND.
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane.
BANKERS IN INDIA.
The Oriental Bank Corporation.
SECRETARY.
John Mathewson, Esq.
Offices : 9, Billiter-street, London.
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"
e Directors give notice that, in consequence of the great
nildiminished demand for Steam Vessels upon the Indian
mere, and the wide field presenting itself for their profitable
COCnvany.
lhoYment, they have resolved to double the capital of the
moan
Directors have the satisfaction of announcing that the
,Leanaerforwanrded s ad barfgres, consisting of twelve vessels in all, which
rlley om this country in August last, have now
ved safely in India, and will commence plying upon the
Yen without delay. An equal number of vessels of still
t2alts soon ter power is
possible at present in preparation, and will be sent
as .
_z_efore embarking in the present undertaking the Directors
al not only satisfied themselves of its eminently pr fliture, but they had secured for it the marked co-operatioofitablen
rd"t the Indian Government, by the acquisition of a subsidy;
the Government, both by the gift of land for stations,
orkshops, and depots, of wood for fuel, and in every other
sky,
/!a has rendered every possible aid. to the present under-
,..4,. At the, mime time the Dlreetove have hammed nom-
Mete exemption from Government control and interference;
and this is the only Company so distinguished which pos-
'leases any Government support.
4, The Directors have the satisfaction of finding. that not only
_me Reports of the Company's servants in India, but the
Whole concurrent testimony of the advices received from that
Sonntry, through whatever channel, completely confirms the
favourable anticipations they long since formed of the profit-
able character of the present undertaking. It would be im-
i)°aaible however, within the limits of an advertisement, to
anitulate the numerous evidences of this truth which the
, ',rectors are costconstantly receiving ; and they content them-
r-'Tes, therefore, with giving the following quotation from a
ecent leading article in the " Times," which shows that simi-
T
4arl(ifen correspondents information had been reaching that paper through its
F 'Times,' Jan. 29, 1859.
I,eu It is not onlyro Gm overnthement but the whole nation that seems
ii/11188 Any day during the last year we might have filled
Ali columns with the complaints of shipbuilders at the de-
ne of their trade, owing in a great measure to the happy
t.orThlation of the Russian War. But what do we now hear
? They wonder there what our shipbuilders are
ti;4l,!. Month after month they are expecting the steamers that
dee come. The Indian General Steam Navigation Company
tt „re this month,' says our correspondent, 'a dividend
beA7 and upwards per cent. The Home Government had
Out requested to send out six river steamers, and it had sent
cot nIY one, which, it said, wouldbe enough.' month,'
iZtinues our informant, 'the Indian Government had to en-
e all the freight of six for two trips at a price which would
r00,,„e bought the new vessels wanted twice over. There is
itto„'" and work, we are told, for 300 steamers on the Ganges
tiole, flowing, as it does, through a territory with a popula-
-41„,?! 350 to the square mile, with an export trade of
•Yero,oooo, and an internal trade beyond human calculation.
the with this vast opening before us, there are found men in
VamPrinle of life, neither schoolboys nor dotards, who can
ve,,,s'a their time in holdingeneetings and metporialising Go-
trnent to find them customers for their snipping. Many
t 1 Tne ere this has war ministered to peace, infusing a quicker
),,,,`lnent into its idle, dreamy soul. To this Mutiny, perhaps,
elii:We the real 'opening of the Indian navigation to British
verkPrise, and the railways which are certain to follow. But
a"nel gat ; we have said enough to start our shipbuilders
Theinowners, if they are Englishmen."
vid,Directors have all along felt that neither the vessels
haven, they have already sent to India, nor those which they
e at present inreparation, could do much to satisfy the
coue„4t, Want of Inland Steam Navigation which exists in that
Nva;'ry. But they have also all along felt that the only safe
into Of entering upon such an undertaking was not to rush
(130 it with sanguine precipitation, but to advance with gra-
la 51 and cautious steps, and without being dazzled by the
ever prospect of profits it holds out. The first steps, how-
Q' 'laving been successfully taken, the whole of the exist-
at 4'3hares in the Company havinq been allotted, and being
renlretnium in the market, and the field being so large as to
Dir ra a large capital to work it in an efficient manner, the
t ectors are of opinion that the time is come when the cam-
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they h be Company may be advantageously increased, and
ave. therefor
wite, rhout solved
to raise the capital to half a
4 °n Sterling delay.
Dir,PP.lications for the new Shares must be forwarded to the
Lo n, ‘nra, at the offices of the Company, 9, Miter-street,
°,l, on or before the 28th day of February next.
iOne
of two shillings per Share to be made on appli-
and the Bankers' receipt for that amount to be for-
Vied with the application for Shares.
Nev Shareholders will stand on precisely the same
te_los as the Original Shareholders, and will participate in
dividend as soon as it is payable.
months
will not be more frequent than once every three
ileortiths nor for more than £2 per share, at any one time. Five
,„ cent. will be paid upon all calls until the dividend is de-
ulared, and upon all payments in advance of' calls.

'OEM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the Oriental Inland Steam Company
(Limited).
Gentlemen,--I request that you will allot to me of the
new issue of Shares in this Company; and I hereby under-
Lake to accept the .same or any less number that ma y be
abet
lloted tO me, to pay the calls thereon when due, and to sign
Articles of Association when required.