The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-12 00:00:00

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PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE,
FOR
HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.O.
Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the
destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the
nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches.
At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor
from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that
they are homeless and starving. The Manager, Sm.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
are, for want accommodation, refused admittance, and have
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the
work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families
in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and
accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will bo
gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT, D.D., No. 22,
Finsbury-circus, E.C.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G.
DONORS AND SUBSCRIBERS' TO THE REFUGE.
The Earl of Abergavenny.
Messrs. Dimsdale, Drewett,
The Earl of Desart. Fowler,
and Barnard.
The Earl of Denbigh. Messrs. lanbury and Lloyds.
The Earl Grey, K.G. Messrs. Prescott, Grote, Cave
The Earl of Harewood. and Co.
The Earl of Eglinton. London Assurance Corpora-
The Earl of Kenmare. tion.
The Earl of Durham. Royal Exchange -Insurance
The Countess of Albemarle. Company.
The Lady Ellen Browne. Sun Fire Office.
The Lady Camilla E. For- R. W. Barclay, Esq.
tescue. J. Bethel], Esq.
The Viscount Gage. Mrs. Barn swan.
Field-Marshal Lord Gough, Miss Burton.
K.P. Mrs. Curling-
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.... kJarnng.
The Lord Dormer. J. Henry Challis, Esq.
The Lord Petre. Dr. Carvelho.
The Lord Leigh. R Crawford, Esq., M.P.
The Lord Chelmsford. 11. Cazenne, Esq.
The Lord Cranworth. Mrs. Chesterton.
Baron de Rothschild, M.P. A. H. Campbell, Esq.
The Hon, C. Langdale. Miss Douglas.
The Hon. W. Browne. Messrs. Durant & Co.
The Hon. It G. Campbell. Messrs. Dawson & Sons.
Sir Charles Price, Bart. Miss Dobson
Sir Robert Gerard, Bart. Cursetjee Furdonjee, Esq.
Sir Pyers Mostyn, Bart. Miss Franklin
Hon. Rustomjeo Jamsetjee Dr. Gull.
J eejeebhoy C. Gould, Esq.
The Governors of the Bank H. E. Gurney, Esq.
of England. Messrs. Hills & Underwood.
The Worshipful Company of Capt. Hogg.
Armourers and Braziers. Miss Kaye.
The Worshipful Company of J. Kynaston, Esq.
Tallow Chandlers. J. Knight, Esq.
The Worshipful Company of L. Lloyd, Esq.
Drapers. J. Lewis Mieville, Esq.
The Worshipful Company of Miss M‘Mahon.
Grocers. C. Manning, Esq.
The Worshipful Company of Miss Martin
Saddlers. Breton Martinez, Esq.
The Worshipful Company of Messrs. Ponsford and Sou-
Salters. thall.
The Worshipful Company of F. X. Pereira, Esq.
Merchant Tailors. Mrs. 2almer.
The Directors of the Bank of H. W. Prescott, Esq.
Australia. F. Philips, Esq.
The Directors of the Bank of N. 11. E. Prowett, Esq.
Australasia. M. R. De Quadros, Esq.
The Directors of the Colo- G. A. Shee, Esq.
nial Bank. H. Riddell, Esq.
Tho Directors of the National T. Riddell Esq.
Bank of Ireland. Messrs. Ralli Bros.
The Directors of the Provin- Messrs. Do la Rue and Co.
cial Bank of Ireland. Miss Rombold.
The Directors of the Char- Mrs. Simpson.
tered Mercantile Bank of Mrs. Scott.
India, London,. and China. Mrs. Southby.
The Directors of the Impe- Messrs. Tucker and New.
Hal Ottoman Bank. F. Ward, Esq.
The Directors of the London G. Basil Wood, Esq.
and County Bank. Miss Young.
The Directors of the Union J. Young, Esq.
Bank. Messrs. Zulueta and Co
Messrs. Coutts and Co &c. &c. &c.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to acid another
home to ilv. 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
han 455 poor, friendless, young ferkyales were rejected from
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3;187, who have
ikepiradarreeenandttss,
dead.
been sent away in fire years. Here arc brief details of a few
of the most recent cases:
F. I'., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father.
parents dead.
M. A. F., aged 13, liomeles., both parents dead. •
A. 8., aged 17, fallen, fatlieersedreteadd,bdydeeshaeettrrtepdarbeynhtser. mother
C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead,
3A131T. A.
.. DSIL,. . 8.,, a;ieeedddd 111
17,546'
14, homeless,
fallen,i
ffifailimlltleeeena,e:msbbsoothil
both
S. B. aged 17, fallen, both part nts dead.
C.
1KGL.,,,, aged
ddd
11878,,
fallen, both
bfaotthhepradreeanttl.B
dead,
M. Al W. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
S. D., aged :5, fallen, both parents de id.
file new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.'
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Mr. Daniel Cooper, C 5, Queen•street,Cheapside; or by Messrs
Barclay and Co., Lombard-street. '

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Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station.

Their painless artificial teeth are unequalled for economy,
durability, comfort, and all purposes of articulation and mas-
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most nervous patient can be supplied without fear of pain or
inconvenience.

Consultation free. Teeth from ss, Sets from 5 to 25 ge.
warranted.

For the efficacy, utility, and success of their system, vide
" Lancet."

Daily attendance at 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and
448, Strand, London ' • 13, Whitefriargate, Hull ; 10, Norfolk-
street, Sheffield ; 4, East-parade, Leeds ; and 14, St. Nicholas-
street, Scarbro'.

Observe—Established 1830. No connection with any of the
same name.

IREL AND.

DUBLIN, March 10.

The phrase " Fenianism in the army" has been
so common a heading in Irish newspapers for some
time that alarm might naturally be excited lest the
army should have been seduced from its. allegiance
to a dangerous extent; but all such apprehensions
may be dismissed from the public mind, as it has
been announced on the best authority that " not a
taint of conspiracy rests on the army, excepting a
few deluded men and the paid agents who wero
placed in its ranks for the seduction of the soldier."
Sir Hugh Rose, the Commander of the Forces in
Ireland, has issued a general order on the subject,
of which the following is a copy :

" GENERAL ORDER—No. 371

"Adjutant-General's-office, Dublin, March 8

"The agents of a treasonable (the Fenian) conspiracy
have done their best to seduce from their duty the soldiers
of this army. The means which they use are worthy of their
designs. By bribes in drink and money they seek to gain
adherents to a cause which aims to substitute a reign of terror
and spoliation for the Queen's Government. Those who hold
lands, which these conspirators covet, and those who differ
from them are doomed to massacre and assassination. They
defy religion, because it condemns them. Theyplan, by the
most treacherous and cowardly means, the destructionof the
good soldiers who are loyal to the Queen, and faithful to their
oath. These infamous designs have proved an utter failure.
Not a taint of the conspiracy rests on the army excepting a
few deluded men and the paid agents who were placed in its
ranks for the seduction of the soldier. These wicked agents
will meet with their deserts. This warning against an abo-
minable conspiracy is not addrwed by the Commanaliof
the Forces in Ireland to th%*Ty of the array, wlthire as
true to their duty as ever-they were, but to the young and
thoughtless soldiers who may be, and, in some instances,
have been ensnared by falsehoods and treacherous tempta-
tions.—By command.

" GRAHAM HAY, D.A.A. General."

Sir Hugh has also ordered the publication of a
circular in emorand u m regardin g furlough men, which
particularly concerns Irish soldiers serving in regi-
ments stationed in England, with whom it is hoped
this warning will be effectual, so as to prevent any
more foolish and criminal adventurers from getting
into trouble :
" CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM.

" Adjutant-General's Office, Dublin, March 8.

" Two cases have occurred in which furlough men from
regiments in England have been guilty of the worst
treachery. In one case a furlough soldier of the 17th Regi-
ment assisted Fenian conspirators to resist the gallant and
loyal police who endeavoured to seize them. In another
case a furlough soldier of the 64th Regiment headed a band
of cowardly miscreants, who, in overpowering numbers,
murderously attacked in the dark two drivers E Battery
Royal Artillery at Kilkenny, because a loyal comrade
brought a Fenian traitor to justice. Both these culprits are
in prison, and will be speedily brought to justice. Other
instances have come to the • knowledge of the Commander
of the Forces in Ireland where furlough soldiers, forgetful
of their duty, have associated with treasonable men, whose
aim is the ruin of Ireland. Furlough men are, therefore,
warned that any man who is guilty of conduct unworthy
of a soldier will be instantly arrested and brought to justice
and that any man abusing in the smallest degree furlough
indulgence will be immediately sent back to their regiments
with a statement of their misconduct.

" By order of the Commander of the Forces,
" GRAHAM HAY, D.A.A. General."

A deputation from the grand jury of the county
Westmeath waited upon the Lord-Lieutenant, and
presented an address, signed by Mr. John J. Ennis,
High Sheriff, and Mr. W. Pollard Urquhart, fore-
man, in which they express their thanks for [the
vigour with which he has used the power he, was
compelled to demand from the Legislature for the
purpose of putting down Fenianism, humbly en-
treating that his excellency would receive this ex-
pression of their devoted loyalty, and—

" Transmit to the foot of the Throne this renewed assu-
rance of their loyal determination to support the Executive
to the utmost in maintaining the tranquillity of the country,
and in promoting by every means that peace and content-
ment in Ireland which her Majesty has at heart, and which
shall yet, with God's blessing, be obtained."
Lord Wodehouse replied as follows:
•-

"Mr. High Sheriff and dentlemen,—As representative off,
our most gracious Queen, I receive with the greatest satis-
faction your assurance of your devoted loyalty to the Throne
and of your determination to support the Executive in
maintaining the tranquillity of the country. I rejoice to find
the measures which have been taken to repress the Fenian
conspiracy meet with your approval. You may rely on my
using my utmost exertions to strengthen the public confi-
dence, which is essential to the progress of peaceful indus-
try. I earnesly trust that the misguided men who have
joined in this sedition will see the folly of persevering in
hopeless attempts which can only result in misery to them-
selves and injury to the best interests of their fellow-sub.
jects."

The Dublin police made another discovery of
pike handles yesterday evening at No. 8, Moore-
street, occupied by W. Molony, a carpenter, who
was taken into custody, with his two sons. In con-
sequence of information received the men, under
Superintendent Cunningham and Inspector Darcy,
dug up the ground in the backyard to the depth of
6ft. and found 184 pike handles of American ash,
10ft. long. The two sons had both been in the
Dublin Militia, one in the County and the other in
the City regiment. The three men have been sent
to prison. The police remained on the premises
searching for pike heads.
Yesterday two gentlemen in respectable positions
were arrested at Queenstown, Mr. Sullivan and Mr.
R. Driscoll—the latter a town commissioner. Two
men named Power and Mahony were also arrested
there.

A person named Michael Gallagher, who was sus-
pected for some time as being the Head Centre for
Letterkenny and Rametton, in the county of Done-
gal, has been arrested by Sub-inspector Studdert.
He is supposed to have been appointed chief of that
district last summer by a man from America, who
styled himself Captain Rogers.
In the town of Castlebar 21 persons have been
arrested for Fenianism ; two persons were taken
into custody there on Thursday, of whom one is a
small shopkeeper, and the other a national school-
master. The informer who pointed out these per-
sons is said to have named 12 more, who are likely
to be arrested. One of four persons recently arrested
at Ballinasloe was agent there for the sale of the
Irish People and the Irishman. The prisoner Daly,
who is supposed to have been the Head Centre at
Tuvan, is said to be a man in independent circum-

stances, who lately returned from America. - lle is
brother to the owner of a hotel in that town.
Twelve kegs of gunpowder were seized at Dun-
dalk on Thursday, consigned to parties in the ad-
joining counties. This was probably intended for
the Fenians, in the sense they would least relish.
The Ist battalion of the Bth Foot arrived at
Kingstown yesterday in two divisions, under com-
mand of Colonel Wilde, C.R., and Major Baynes,
and embarked on board the troopship Tamar, Cap-
tain Stirling, RN., for conveyance' to Malta.
Colonel Segur, Adjutant, Quartermaster-General,
and Captain Stirling superintended the embarca-
p
tion. At 430 the troopship hauled off from the
Carlisle-pier, where she had been lying, andro-
ceeded to the Roads. She leaves at an early hour
to-day for her destination. Great crowds followed
them to the terminus, and as the soldiers filed up to
the railway carriages they were heartily cheered. ,
The women and children left by an early train this
morning. The women numbered '74 ; children 96.
The full strength of the battalion consisted- of 37
officers and 729 men.
It is understood that in a few days a Court-mar-
tial-will assemble in Dublin for the trial of prisoners
charged with desertion from her Majesty's service,
and with complicity in Fenianism.
Two men named Kelly and Tierney, deserters
from the 87th Regiment, were arrested this day by
Inspector O'Connor, in a house in Mercer-street,
on ,suspicion of being concerned in the Fenian con-
spiracy. The military uniform of Kelly was found
in his possession. They were conveyed'to College-
street Police-station, where they will be detained
until brought before a magistrate in the head police-
office.

Mr. M'Dermott attended to-day at Kilmainham

Gaol, and had brought before him 12 of the Fenian
prisoners who were arrested in Clonmel and Carrick-

on-Suir. The informations having been read over
in the presence of the prisoners they were severally
committed for trial. Last evehing 13 of the persons
arrested in Slattery's publichouse, Cork-hill, were
liberated from custody in Richmond Bridewell, the
officers of the detective department having reported
that they believed they had no connexion with the
Fenian conspiracy.

At 7 o'clock this morning three prisons vans
were in attendance at the Mountjoy Prison, into
which were placed 45 of the prisoners recently ar-
rested by virtue of the Lord-Lieutenant's warrant,
under the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.
The prisoners were taken, under a strong escort of
mounted police, to the Dublin and Drogheda Rail-
way Terminus, Amiens-street, where a special train
was in readiness and conveyed them to Belfast. On
their arrival they-will be handed over to the gaol
authorities, and distributed through several of the
Northern prisons. This step has been taken from
the want of sufficient accommodation in the district
prisons of Dublin.

The citizens of Belfast entertained the captain
and officers of the Canandaigua at a dejeuner yester-
day. Early in the morning one of the tug steamers
belonging to the Messrs. Andrews was sent down to
the frigate to bring up such as c be spared of
the officers and crew. About a luarter before 12
o'clock the steamer arrived at the quay, at the foot
of High-street, where Captain Stembel, who was
accompanied by six of his officers, was received by
the; Mayor, the Town Clerk, Sir , 14-ward Coey,
Me(srs. David Taylor, J.P. ; Tlr!nsl4l/4s 'Caitlin, F.
H. Lewis, William Langtry, JOIn SavagOoseph
Lee, F. Kinahan, and T. H. Brown. There were
also present —Mr. Robert Henderson, Mr. Samuel
Tierney, and Mr. Thompson, secretary to the Har-
bour Commissioners. On coming ashore the captain
and officers were greeted with loud cheers by the
large crowd which had assembled to witness their
arrival.

Having inspected the Custom-house—where the
party was received by Mr. John Shelley, Collector
of Customs—they entered the carriages which
awaited them, and visited the following places of
interest during the day :—Mr. Sinclair's store,
lomb-street ; the Ulster Bank, the York-street Flax
Spinning Mills, Messrs. Johnson and Carlisle's
Brookfield Flax Spinning Mills, the Model Schools,
and the Queen's College, after which they drove to
the Town-ball, in the vicinity of which a large
crowd was assembled. The chair was occupied by
the Mayor, Mr. Mullan, who read letters of apology
from the Bishop of Down and Bishop Denvir. The
" Health of the Queen" having been first proposed
and received with all the honours, the chairman
gave " The President of the United States," on
whom he passed a high eulogium, remarking that
his domestic, like his foreign policy, had been cha-
racterised by wisdom, intelligence, and many quali-
ties which entitled him to no ordinary distinction.
Though unexpectedly and hastily called to assume
the reins of power, he had realised the highest ex-
pectations of his friends, and deserved great credit
for the manner in which he had discharged his
duties. In the town of Belfast, America and its
citizens were highly respected, and it afforded him
the greatest pleasure to give " The President of the
United States." The toast was enthusiastically
received.

After some other toasts had been disposed of, the
Mayor proposed, in complimentary terms, " Cap-
tain Stembel and officers of the Canandaigua,"
which was received with loud applause. The cap-
tain in the course of his speech said :--
"Since they had arrived in Ireland three weeks ago—the
first time that he and many of his officers had ever trod
upon the soil of Ireland„and he hoped it would be not the
last—(applause)—they had met with nothing but kindness
and courtesy. They bad been, as they were all aware, in
some difficulty in America, and had a little rebellion
there which they succeeded in putting down. He himself,
as the Mayor had stated, had been wounded in the defence
of his country—in sustaining her institutions and her cause
—(applause)—and he was still to some extent suffering,
but he was still able to perform the duties that his office re-
quired of him. In conclusion, he thanked them for the cor-
dial reception they had received, and begged to propose
His Worship the Mayor and the Corporation of Belfast.' "
(Applause.)

The Mayor returned thanks on behalf of himself
and the corporation, and proposed the following
toast :—" Unbroken friendship between the United
Kingdom and the United States of America, coupled
with the Rev. Mr. Macnaughtan and Dr. Young."
Mr. Macnaughtan responded in an eloquent speech ;
Dr. Young also responded at considerable length,
and expressed ;the great satisfaction he felt, as all
the people of America would feel, at the reception
they had met with that evening.

New Orleans has a population larger by 60,000

than ever before; Galveston and other Texican cities are
filled to overflowing ; and the same is said of Memphis
Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta, and all the towns of the
South-west.
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and liver complaints in every stage, are only
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butualePnta Arabica
able by Du Barry's health-re,torinsg
Which had been con-
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Roberts,s timber merchant, of Yrimley, Surrey, of 30 years'
the chest, es
rt, a painsmP' in the
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nervous fancies. —Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, lord
lieut. of Waterford, of many sears' dyspepsia. —No. 40,832.
Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness,
asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and
vomiting—Maria Joly —CUre No. 51,8!6. The Rev, James
T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpid-
ity of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment.—
In tins, 11b, 2s 9d; 21b, 4s 6d; 51b, lls ; 121 b, 225; 241 b.
40s.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. n, Regent-street, London ;
also Phillips, tea dealers, 8, King William-street ; likewise
at 61, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishopsgate-
street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; $3O, Strand ;
54, Upper Baker-street; 103, Tottenham-court-road; 96,
Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; Close
Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-terrace, St.
John's-wood, London ; and all respectable grocers and che-
mists.—Beware of spurious imitations.

-Railway and other Companies.l

GLASGOW AND SOUTH WESTERN.
The report of the directors states that the expen-
diture on capital account to 31st January last
amounted to £5,663,432, including £243,500, ex-
pended for shares in other companies. The sum of
£13,362 has been expended on renewal of the per-
manent way during the half year, and £lO,OOO had
been charged against revenue, as usual. The roll-
ing stock had been fully and efficiently maintained.
The average rate of interest on the company's loan
capital was £4 Os. 6d. per cent. The works of the
Greenock and Ayrshire Railway had been com-
menced. With reference to bills before Parliament
the company had only two bills—namely, a bill to
enable the company to make certain railways in the
county of Ayr, involving an expenditure of nearly
£lOO,OOO, and a bill for conferring additional powers
on the company for the construction of railways and
works, the estimated expenditure being £97,000.
The directors had felt it necessary, in the protec-
tion of the company's interests, to prepare for ap-
plications to Parliament for other powers than those
above mentioned, but by mutual arrangements with
other companies they had all been withdrawn, the
policy of the directors being to develope the re-
sources of the district through which the company's
lines passed, without encroaching on the territory of
their neighbours, except when compelled to do so as
a measure of protection. This result had been
brought about by the action of an influential com-
mittee of shareholders representing the three large
companies of the district. The increase in the traffic
receipts for the half year had been exceedingly satis-
factory, amounting to £28,394 over the correspond-
ing period of the previous year, the traffic of the amal-
gamated lines being taken into account in both cases.
The passenger traffic for the half year ending 31st of
January last amounted to £77,411'3,, againsf -
£71,651 for the corresponding period, showing an
increase of £5,802 ; the goods and mineral traffic
amounted to £183,800, against £162,389, A-6\lW-
an increase of £21,411. The total rwOpts for the
half year amounted to £287,692, against £252,810
for the corresponding period of the preceding year,
showing an increase of £34,882. The total expenses
amounted to £117,396, against £112,566, showing
an increase of only £4,830. The sum available for
dividend was £147,318, against £116,479, showing
an increase of £30,839 as compared with the cor-
responding period. The dividend on the 5 per cent.
perpetual guaranteed stocks, Nos. 1 and 2, and on
the Maybole and Girvan 4 per cent. guaranteed
stock absorbed £17,078, leaving £130,241, out of
which the directors recommended a dividend at the
rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the ordinary and
participating preference stocks of the company,
payable on the 29th inst., carrying forward £5,151
to the credit of the next account. The engineer's
report showed that the receipts per train mile for
passengers were 3s. 7d. and the working expenses
is. 3d., and for goods and minerals the receipts per
train mile were 4s. lid., and the working expenses
is. 4kd. per train mile during the past half-year,
showing a profit on working passenger traffic of
2s. W. per train mile, and on working goods,
&c., traffic of 2s. 84d. per train mile.

BRECON AND MERTHYR TYDVIL JUNCTION.

The half-yearly meeting was held on Friday, at
the office, Bank-buildings, Lothbury ; Mr. Banks
in the chair.

Mr. Roberts, the secretary, read the repOrt,
which stated that bills had been introduced for the
further capital to defray the cost of doubling the
line, and for amalgamation with the Kington and
Eardisley and Sirhowy Railway Companies, and
for variouniow lines. The traffic returns continued
highly satisfactory.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of
the report, alluded to the position "h which
the company lad, been placed by the 4%pn-
tractor and lessee invonsequence of the adverse
state of the money market, which would necessitate
the payment of the dividend for the past half-year
to be deferred until arrangements could be effected to
realise the stun due. The directors are now in pos-
session of the line and working it, but the earnings
could not be legally applied to the payment of any
dividend due prior to Dec. 31 last. Under the cir-
cumstances _the directors would exercise the greatest
caution in proceeding with any of the intended works
involving a large outlay of capital.
Mr. GARTSIDE seconded the motion.

Mr. FINNEY, as the largest shareholder in the
company, advised forbearance on the part of the
shareholders in the difficult position in which the
directors were placed.

The report was adopted, Mr. Banks and Capt.
Layton, the retiring directors, were re-elected. Mr.
James and Mr. Roberts were elected as auditors.

RAILWAY BILLS.

In Lerd Redeidale's committee on Friday the
standing orders in the following cases were dispensed
with :—The Glasgow and South-Western, provided
that railways 1 and 2 be struck out ; the Great
Western, provided that railways 1,2, 3,4, and 11
be struck out ; the Louth and Lincoln ; the Car-
marthen and Cardigan ; the Waterford and Edg-
ware Junction ; the East and West Junction (Rit-
chin extension) ; the Castle Cary and Langport ;
the City, Kingston, and Richmond ; and the Shir-
howy Extension.

In the court for the consideration of locus standi,
Room 7 of the House of Commons, on Friday, the
locus standi of the following petitioners were disal-
lowed :—Teign Valley, objection of South Devon
Company; Buckley (additional powers), objection
of London and North-Western (the petition has
been withdrawn) ; Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's
Quay (extensions), objections of North-Wales ;
Birkenhead and Liverpool Company ; Wrexham,
Mold, and Connah's Quay (new lines), objections
Great Northern. In the case of the London and
Northern-Western (new lines), the petition of the
Great Western Railway has been withdrawn.
In the Referees' Courts on Friday the following
Bills, being unopposed, were passed :—Court A.—
The Manchester and Stockport ; the Ellesmere and
Glyn Valley ; and the South Devon. The Ely
Valley and Vale of Neath and the Chester and
West Cheshire Junction Bills were to be reported
upon. In Court B, the Bridgenorth, Wolverhamp-
ton, and Staffordshire, and the North-Eastern
(Yorkshire New Lines) were passed. The Maccles.,
field, Knutsford, and Warrington was to be
reported.
North Wales
In the Standing Orders Committecotiin
tFhreiday
the standing orders were dispensed with
fol-
lowing cases :—The Shrewsbury and
Bo' n ess ,
d
(Melford Valley Extension, &c.), provided that
e Birkenhead and Liver-
poolclause 4 be struck out.i Tded
that railway No. 3 be
out, that an
amended copy of the plans,
sections, &c., of
s 1 and 2 be deposited.
railways
Dover, and
South-
The London, Chatham,
Easternatu. , T
; h thee
Tavistock struck Junction,
t oc
nnd,
that
pro
(Bromley, Farnborough, and West Wick-
ham) Grangemouth, and South Alloa
Junction, provided that railways No. 1 be struck
oanu
Gunnislake, provided that
all compulsory powers of purchase in the parishes of
Carlstock and Tavistock be struck out. The Salis-
bury and Dorset Junction, provided that an
amended copy of the plan, sections, &c., be depo-
sited. In the case of the Great North of
(petition for additional provision) the
orders ought to be dispensed with. In the ,aseso
the Bristol Port Extension and the North and South
not
Wiltshire Junction, the standing orders ought
to be dispensed with. sStcandilanudf

MUNTZ METAL (LIMITED).
The annual report of the directors of this com-
pany states that the profit of the past year
amounted to £47,868, which, with £6,070 brought
from the last account, makes the disposable balance
£53,938, and after providing £4,000 for liabilities,
writing off £11,400 from goodwill account, and
£3,000 from plant and machinery, the net profit
remaining is £35,583, out of which a dividend at
the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of income-
tax, be recommended, leaving a balance of £10,753.

GENERAL BUTLER A VIRGINIAN FARIIER.—A
Washington despatch says that General Butler has just
closed negotiations for a valuable mill property on the
James River, near Richmond, intending to erect extensive
cotton factories, The Cox farm, containing 2,800 across,
through which runs Dutch Gap Canal, has been offered td
tho General, and he has in contemplation its purchase.
New England families and mill operators will be settled
upon it.