The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-03 00:00:00

PORTPATRICK.

The half-yearly meeting of this company wag
held at Stranraer on Wednesday ; Col. 111‘Donall
in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report (an abstract of which has appeared in The
Sun), expressed the gratification of the directors in
being enabled to give a dividend to the shareholders
for the past half-year. It was satisfactory that the
arrangement with the Caledonian Railway Company
worked so well. The agreement was for 21 years,
and in accordance therewith the line was novi being
worked at 38 to be gradually reduced to 33 per
cent. of the traffic receipts, which he considered was
a very satisfactory arrangement and one which was
already producing good results. The traffic by the
steamers now running between Stranraer and Bel-
fast was rather small, owing to adverse circum-

stances. The entire suppression of the cattle trade
between Ireland and Scotland on account of the
rinderpest formed one of these adverse circum-
stances—but he hoped the traffic of the steamers
would soon increase, and that their next half-yearly
report would show a more favourable statement.
The directors bad not yet been able to make a satis-
factory arrangement with Government for the car-
riage of the mails to Ireland. The negotiation
stillpending
to fulfil would, he hoped, yet induce the Go-
vernment heir engagements to the com-
pany.
Mr. G. GUTIIRIE seconded the motion, which
was unanimously carried.
A dividend at the rate of 1 per
"ti
free of income tax, was declared payableper annum,
on the 6th
of April, and the proceedings terminated.

ASTLEY' S.—GREAT ATTRACTIONS.—
THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), April 3,
1866, and during the week, will be produced C. M.
von Weber's grand romantic Opera, entitled DER
FREISCHUTZ ; or, The Seven Charmed Bullets. The
Libretto re-written by John Oxenford, Esq. The new and
romantic Scenery of the Opera by Messrs. Charles and
William Brew. The Band and Chorus under the direction
of Mr. J. 11. Tully. The Dances arranged by M. Milano.
The characteristic Costumes by M. Laurey and Miss Yates.
Machinery by Mr. Lanham. Properties by Mr. Adams.
The Gas appointments by Mr. Pepper. The Stage ar-
rangements by Mr. T. H. Friend. All the remarkable
effects and supernatural Illusions in the grand Incantation
Scene invented, arranged, and produced by Professor
Pepper, a the Royal Polytechnic Institute.
Dramatis Personae—Prince Ottocar, Mr. Charles Lyall •
Kuno (the Ranger), Mr. Corti; Rodolph and Caspar
(Huntsmen of the Ranger), Mr. Henry Haigh, Mr. Aynsley
Cooke ; Kilian (a Villager), Mr. George Honey ; Zamiel
(the Demon of the Forest), Mr. Basil Potter ; Agnes
(Daughter of the Ranger, and betrothed to Rodolph),
Madame Haigh-Dyer ; Ann (her Cousin), Miss Leffler
(Mrs. H. Harper). Band and Chorus of 100 Artistes.

-Conductor, Mr. J. H. TULLY.
After the Opera, will be produced an entirely new and
original Burlesque Extravaganza, by F. C. Burnand, Esq;,,
'
founded upon the Moorish Legend of " The Two Sisters,
entitled BOABDIL EL CHICO • or, The Moor the 3Mer-
rier. Mr. J. H. Tully. Scenery by Messrs. Brew.
re .
Dramatis Personal.—Moors Spain, after
—Boabdil E. Chicolv (i. e.
Boabdil the Cheeky, the last Moorish Kinvgtihn
everybody),
whom there wasn't any Moor; lovesialn, one Moor), Mr.
Miss M. Willmott •, Al (his_ ph
E. Garden ;El Bobbi littiveaAteloionrucir3h,ief of the Moorish'
officers and court
police, and head of the pri
detectives) Rachel. Sanger; Captain of the Body
,
Guard, Miss bliss
Ist Lighto_.,
f the Harem, Miss Annie
Payne • 2d Light of the Harem, IM. Stanley; 3d Light
o
Miss Julia Brandon ; several other little
Lightsthe' harem,o
fe Harem •, Zorab, the bighted Light of the
harem, being the Light of other Days somewhat faded ;
considered by the other Lights as the Heavy of the Harem,
Mr. George Honey. No Moors, or Spanish. Don Ferdi-
nand the Fearless (who loves his love with an N because
she's -Nina), Miss Caroline Parkes ; Don Tito the Timorous
(who loves his love with an I because she's Isabella, Miss
Nelly Nesbitt; Don Pedro (the father of Nina and Isa-
bella), Mr. W. Templeton; Nina the Nimble (betrothed
to Don Ferdinand), Miss Marian ; Isabella the Indolent
(her younger sister), Miss Louise Laidlaw ; Kintinka (an
Ex-moor, not a pony, but waiting-maid to the two sisters.
She is in love with El Bobbi), Miss Minnie Sidney ;
Juanita, Inez, and Perea (Young Spanish maidens, com-
panions of the two sisters, Juanita, secretly attached to an
influential Moor, to whom ultimately she gives her hand),
Miss Clifton, Miss Kate Blandford, and Miss Velasquez.
The whole produced under the direction of Mr. FRIEND.