The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-08 00:00:00

NOTICE Or DIVIDEND,

MANK OF DEPOSIT,
No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON, S.W.
The Warrants for the Half-yearly Interest, at, the rate of
. per• Cent. per Annum, on Deposit Accounts, to the 30th
instant, will be ready for delivery on and after the 10th
proximo, and payable daily between the hours of 10 and 4.
PETER MORRISON, Manuging Director.

December, •
Prospectuses and Forms sent free on application

CONTRACT FOR ELM TIMBER.
Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy,
Somerset-place, 31st Dec., 1858.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the
OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO
'HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, the Ist
February, 1859, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat
with such Persons as maybe willing to CONTRACT for sup-
plying her Majesty's Dockyards with 4,000 Loads of
ENGLISH ELM TIMBER, felled between the middle of
November last and the end of February next, and to be de-
livered (at prices including all carriage and other expenses)
by the 30th November, 1859.
Tenders may be made for the supply of any one or more of
the yards, or for the whole of them.
A form of the tender, showing the distribution and condi-
tions of the contract may be obtained at this office.
No tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day of
treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an
agent for him duly authgrised in writing.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and be.lr in the left-hand corner the words "'ren-
der for Elm Tiriber," and must be delivered at Somerset-
Place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible per-
sons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering,
in.the sum of 41 per Load for the due performance of the
Contract,

NO. 20,764.

LONDON CRYSTAL PALACE, REGENT-
CIRCUS, OXFORD-STREET and GREAT PORT-
LAND-STREET. _ _

This magnificent building is NOW OPEN to the public, for
the SALE of all kinds of USEFUL and FANCY ARTICLES.
The Photographic Establishinent, Aviary, Conservatory,
General Refreshment Room, and Ladies' Private Refresh-
ment Room, with Retiring Room attached, are replete in their
several departments.
ADMISSION FREE.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.-
PATRON-H.R. HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CON-

SORT. .
NOTICE.—This INSTITUTION will be xIE-OPENED to
the Public on MONDAY next, the 10th inst., at 12 o'clock,
with. CHILDE'S New PHANTASMAGORIA, the DIS-
SOLVING VIEWS of DON QUIXOTE, and all other
CHRISTMAS LECTURES and ENTERTAINMENTS.
The FIRST DISTRIBUTION of the GIFTS for the
Juveniles from the WHEEL of FORTUNATUS 'will take
place on WEDNESDAY, the 12th inst.
R. L LONGBOTTOM, Managing Director.-

BARNUM'S THIRD and LAST ADDRESS
on •' MONEY-MAKI/sIG and HUMBUG," at ST.
JAMES'S HALL, FRIDAY, Jan. 14. Owing to the great
success of his two previous entertainments, Mr. P. T. BAR-
NUM will, in compliance with public request, repeat his Ad-
dress, with Anecdotes, Experiences, and Pictorial Illustra.
Lions. Open at 7, commence at 8. Carriages for a quarter
to 10.—Stalls, 3s. ; balcony, 2s. ; body of the hall and gallery,

Tickets at Chqppell's, Mitchell's, Cramer and Beale's, Jul-
lien's, Keith's, 48, Cheapside, and at the Hall.

nR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM,
-A-" 3, TICHBOUUNE-STREET •(Opposite the Hay-
market).

Open daily (for Gentlemen only):
LECTURES at Four and• Eight o'clock, on important and
interesting topics in connection with ANATOMY, PHY-
SIOLOGY, and PATHOLOGY (vide Programmes).
Admission ONE SHILLING.
DR. RAHN'S NINE LECTURES ON TILE PHILO-
SOPHY OF MARRIAGE, ac., sent post free, direct from the
Author, on the receipt of twelve stamps.

ARGYLL-ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
These popular and celebrated rooms are open every
evening, with t. R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by
that great composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris.
Leader, Charles Hall. Mons. Boulcourt, the celebrated cornet-
a-piston player, • performs nightly, with other talented
artistes. Selections from Rigoletto, 11 Trovatore, La Traviata,
Huguenots, 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.
N.B.—All applications for the above band for Concerts and
Balls, to be made to Mr. William Price, treasurer, at the
'Roomq.

HONES' AND CUSHING'S GREAT
UNITED STATES CIRCUS.—A safe place of amuse-
ment.—The ALHAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square, hav-
ing been constructed as a model Of architecture, no accident
need be apprehended.
The Morning Performances are particularly recommended,
as the Pantomime can be seen with the same effect as at night.
ELLA, the wonder of the world.—The celebrated horse,
"Cruiser," will be exhibited in his subdued state, as tamed
by Mr. Rarey.—" Black Earle," the horse of beauty.—The
educated mules, " Pete" and " Barney." The Comic Panto-
mime, entitled THE MISER OF BAGDAD, represented in
the circle at each performance.
Pit, Is. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Reserved Seats, 38.; Stalls, 55.; Private
Boxes, £2. Children under Nine years of age, half-price.
Gallery, 6d.
Two Performances Daily at two and half-past seven p.m.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, December 31, 1858.
The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA in COUNCIL
PUBLISHES for the INFORMATION of the HOLDERS of
INDIAN GOVERNMENT PROMISSORY NOTES, and of
PROPRIETORS of TRANSFER LOAN PROPERTY, who
may not be resident in India, the following .NOTIFICA-
TIONS, which have been issued by the Government of India,
and published in the " Calcutta Gazettes Extraordinary " of
the 12th and 19th November, 1858, respectively
"NOTIFICATIONS.
"FORT WILLIAM, FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT, THE 12Th
NOVEMBER, 1858.—N0. 61.
" I.'The holders of Indian Government promissory notes are
hereby informed that, from and after the Ist of December,
1858, interest on their promissory notes will be made payable,
if desired, at the East India House in London, by bills on de-
mand on the general treasuries of Calcutta and Madras, sub-
ject to the rules and regulations at present in force, or that
may hereafter be issued by the Right Honourable the Secre-
tary of State for India, or by this Government.
" 2. When holders of notes in Calcutta desire that the in-
terest thereon should be made payable by bills issued in Lon-
don, they must present their notes at the office of the Ac-
countant-General to the Government of India, where an en-
lacement will be made on each of the notes in question as
follows :
"Interest Payable in London by Draft on Calcutta (or Ma-
. dras, as the case
3. Notes presented for enlacement maay tbe Bo).
mbay and Madras
will be forwarded to the Accountant-General to the Govern-
ment of India at this Presidency, by whom the notes, after
enlacement and registry, will be returned to the Presidency
whence they were sent, for delivery to the holders.
"4. Notes presented for enlacement in India will be double-
numbered for transmission, if desired, by halves, in order to
facilitate the issue of a duplicate in case of loss in transit. A
fee of one rupee will be leviedfor the transfer enlacement and
double-numbering.
" 5. On presentation of the transferred notes at the East India
House on or after the dates* on which the interest falls due on
the different Loans, drafts of the interest then payable will be
granted'on the General Treasury of Calcutta or Madras, after
the examination and check of the notes.
"6. Whenever holders of Mich notes require interest to be
made again payable in India, the notes must be presented at
the East India House. with an application to that effect to the
Right Honourable the Secretary of State, who will cause the
previous enfacements to be cancelled, and a fresh enfacement
entry to be made"
Interesto eh note as follows :
payable in India.
"7. Holders of promissory notes in London on which inte-
rest is payable by draft on Calcutta may require drafts on
Madras in lieu, or vice versa. This object will be effected by
a cancellation of the previous enlacement on the notes, and by
a fresh enlacement entry to be made in London.
"8. Every applicant, upon sending in a note of enfacement,
must in his application state that he agrees to be bound by the
rules which for the time being may be in force relative to notes
enlaced for payment of interest in England.
"9. Whenever application is made by the endorsee of a note
for the payment of interest in England by drafts on the Gene-
ral Treasury at Calcutta or Madras, the applicant must have
his note previously renewed in his own name. Any endorse-
ment made in India of an enticed note will not be recognised
in England.
"10. Interest payable in Sloes rupees will be paid in Eng-
land by bills for the equivalent amount in Company's rupees,
at the rate of Company's rupees 106 10-8 for every 100 Sicca
rupees.
" 11. Any charge incurred in England on account of stamps
must be borne by the holders of the promissory notes, and
must be paid at the India House on application for drafts.
" 12. Enlaced notes will be received at the East India House.
for renewal or consolidation or sub-division, and will be sent
out thence to Calcutta, a receipt being given to the holder of
the notes. The new notes when received from India will not
be delivered except upon the production of the receipt, and
payment of a fee of two shillings for each new note, and the
amount of postage levied on the notes in transmission to and,
from India.
"13. No duplicate of a lost note, enlaced for payment of in-
terest in England, will be issued until notice of' such loss and
of an application having been made for a duplicate bas been
advertised in three successive issues of the "London Gazette,"
and of the " Times," or such other newspaper as the Right
Honourable the Secretary of State may direct, in addition to
the advertisements in India required by the rules for the time
being in force in India ; and such duplicate will not be granted
except at the loan office in Calcutta, and to the person nomi-
nated by the Home Authorities to receive the duplicate.
"14. In all other respects the rules for the time being in
force in India relating to the issue of duplicates of lost notes
will be applicable to enlaced notes.
"15. Interest will be payable only to the legal holder of a
note, and no trust will be recognised.
"By order of the Honourable the President in Council.
" Secretary to the Government of India,
"(Signed) C. HUGH LUSHINGTON."

"FORT WILLIAM, FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT, TILE 19TII
NOVEMBER, 1858.—N0. 63.
"With reference to the Notification from this Department,
No. 61, dated the 12th instant, it is hereby notified that the
Right Honourable the Secretary of State for India has deter-
mined to extend to proprietors of transfer loan property,
registered on the books in India, the advantage which is en-
joyed by the holders of notes of the Four per Cent. Loans, of
subscribing to the Five per Cent. Loan, half In cash and half
in transfer loan security. By this arran,lement, holders of
transfer loan property registered on the London books will
havelhe option by transfer to the India books, and by then
subscribing to the Five per Cent. Loan, of availing themselves
of the grant, in England, of bills for interest on Indian loan
securities, in common with other creditors of the Indian
Government.

"No. 64.
" Whereas doubts have been entertained as to the construc-
tion of paragraph 9 of the Notification, No. 61, issued from
this Department on the 12th instant, relative to the payment
of interest on Indian Government promissory notes at the
East India House in London, by bills on the treasuries of Cal-
cutta and Madras, it is hereby notified that the application
mentioned in paragraph 9 of that Notification is the applica-
tion for enfacement referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, and that
endorsements made in England of enfaced notes will be recog-
nised in England.
"By order of the Honourable the President in Council,
"(Signed) C. H. LIJSHINGTON,
"secretary to the Government of India."
J. COSMO MELVILL.
Interest payable quarterly
* lst 44per Cent. Loan of on different dates varying with
1824-25 (Sicca) the date of original subscrip-
tion to the Loan.
2nd 4 per Cent. (Sicca) of Ditto ditto.
1828-29
3rd 4 per Cent. (Sicca) of 1 Interest payable-
-1832-33 lst May and Ist November
4th 4 per Cent. 1835-36. 3lst March and 30th September
sth 4 per. Cent. 1842-43 lst February and Ist August
34 per Cent. 1853-54 2Bth February and 31st August
6th 4 per Cent. 1854-55 . 3oth June and 31st Deceniber
5 per Cent. Public Works
Loan of 1854-55 3lst March and 30th September
44 per Cent. of 1856-57. 28th February and3lst August
5 per Cent. of 1856-57 2Bth February and 31st August