The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-06 00:00:00

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FEIST'S RACING RECORD, containing a
complete CALENDAR of SPORT, front the lot of January
to the day of publication.
Edited by ALBERT FEIST,
Editor of the Turf Department of the " Sunday Times," and Reporter
of Sporting Intelligence to the London daily papers, &c.
Parts I. and IL. may be obtained, neatly bound in cloth, price Ed.,
or stitched in a neat wrapper, price 4d.
Printed and pnb!ished, on the Ist of each month, by William
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Just published; lica 5.3., by post free, ss. Ed.,'
ON STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA :
its PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREATMENT. Illus-
trated by. numerous Cases selected from the Records of upwards of
Twerity Years' extensive and successful Practice, and which embrace
every variety of Urethral Contraction, together with appropriate
Dreams of Cure.

By F. B. COURTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
A. sillier°, 219, Regent-street.

"We believe Mr. Courtenay's experience in the treatment of
stricture to have equalled, if It has not exceeded, that of any of his;
contemporaries ; whilst we most certainly know of no man to whose
care we would sooner intrust the treatment of a severe case of stile-
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GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. RAILWAY.
FIFTEENTH HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Fifteenth HALF-
YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors is this Com-
pany will be held at the London Tavern. Bishopsgate-street, London,
on WEDNESDAY, the 29th day cf April, 1R57, at 12 o'clock at noon
precisely, for the General Business of the Company, pursuant to the
A.ci

(Signed) WM. J. HAMILTON, Chairman.
3, New Broad-street, London, 3d April, 1857.
*,,v The books for the registration of shares will be closed from
Thursday, the 16th, to Wednesday, the 29th April, inclusive.

IjONDON, HARWICH, and CONTINENTAL
STEAM PACKET COMPANY (Limited).
LONDON to lio rTERD AM in TWELVE HOURS by the NEW
ROUTE to the Continent, forming the connecting link between the
Dutch Rhenish and the Eastern Counties Railways. . .

The Steamers of this Company will commence running between
HARWICH and ROTTERDAM, with passenger 3 and goods, on
SATURDAY, April 15.
For further particulars as to freight, &c , apply at the Company's
offices, 44, Moorgate-street (E.C.) ; of Oliver John Williams, Esq.,
Harwich ; and of H. P. Maples, shipping agent to the Company, 4,
Arthur-street East (E.C.)

STATE FIRE INSURANCE,
, No. 3, Pall-mall East, London, S.W.
Incorporated by Act of Parliament.
Capital 500,0001., with power to increase to 2,000,0001.
Every description of Fire Insurance accepted at moderate rates.
Existing Policies falling due at the last Quarter Day may be
transferred to this Company iree of charge, beyond the premium and
duty.
Claims settled with promptitude and liberality.
PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES and
GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-
street, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,0001.

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Life Assurance business transacted in all its branches.
N. 13. The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged
83 per cent, on all the premiums paid.
F. FERGUSON C&MROUX, Manager.

GUILDHALL, 21st March, 1857.. The
Committee for Letting the City's Lands will meet at Guildhall
on WEDNESDAY, the Bth April next, at One o'clock precisely, to
receive Proposals. for a Building Lease, or Building Leases, of a large
PLOT of GROUND, forming the site of the late Feet Prison, situate
on the East side of Farringdon-street, in the City of London; also to
receive proposals for a lease of a House, No. 10, Cross Lancashire-
court, New Bond•street.
Plans of the property may be seen, and further particulars and
forms of tender obtained, upon application at the Architect's Office,
Guildhall. - .

FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller.

AUSTRALIA. -

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Simla arrived at Suez on the 20th, bringing
48 passengers and 85,0000 z. of gold.

Her dates are—Sydney, Feb. 11 ; Melbourne,
Feb. 15 ; King George's Sound, Feb. 22 ; the Mau-
ritius, March 1 ; and Ceylon, March 10.
The " Black Ball" ship Marco Polo, Captain
James Clarke, arrived off Liverpool on Saturday,

after a passage of 76 days. She left Port Philip
Heads on the 17th January, in company with the
steamship Royal Charter, which vessel she again
spoke on the 6th Feb., in lat. 57 S., 118 W. The
Marco Polo brought 94 passengers, 10,000 oz. of
gold, valued at 40,0001., and 2,500 bales of wool.
The Simla's mails were conveyed from Alexan-
dria, which they left on the 28th ult. to Malta in
the Jura, and were taken thence to Marseilles by
the Cunard steamer Cambria.
The Sussex and Thomas Ann Cole bad arrived
from. London, and the Exodus from Liverpool, at

Melbourne.
The European and Australian steamer European
arrived at Melbourne on the 10th of February, in

58 days.
The Royal Charter, which may be expected
hourly, had 122,086 ounces and 13,000 sovereigns,
of an aggregate value of 501,3441., and 1,900 bales
of wool. She has also a mail, comprising 25,720

letters and 24,700 newspapers.
The Istamboul was to sail on the 2d of March ;
the European on the 12th of March.
The Oneida left King George's Sound on the 3d
of February, with 70 passengers and 10,000 ounces
of gold. Nothing has been heard of her since, al-
though advices from Mauritius to the Ist of March
are to hand.
Mr. Childers, Commissioner of Trade, was pro-
ceeding to England as Emigration Commissioner.
Trade remained good, but was somewhat stag-
nant. The amount of gold shipped this year is
nearly 1,590,000/.
Labour was scarce, in consequence of the reduc-
tion of the day's work to eight hours. The banks
were buying bills at 1 per cent. prem., and selling
at 2. Flour was at 171. to 18/. per ton. At Syd-'
ney wool was steady, with liberal supplies. Tallow
was in demand, but supplies were very small.
The gold dust received by the escorts in January
was 14,000 oz. against 5,500 oz. last year.
A good description of coal had been found in
considerable quantities in the Wormbete forest,
near Geelong.
A bill for taking the census of the colony of Vic-
toria was read a third time and passed in the Le-
gislative Assembly on the 15th of January, and or-
dered to be taken to the council by Mr. Aspinall.
The crops presented a very satisfactory appear-
ance, and gave promise of an abundant harvest.
The mining intelligence is generally favourable.
We read in the Australian Gazette :—" The
outward, arrival of the Oneida, having his Excel-
lency Sir H. Barkly on board, was notified to the
inhabitants of Melbourne by the discharge of artil-
lery about 10 o'clock on the evening of the 23d
December. His Excellency the Acting-Governor
and several members of the executive and legisla-
ture were at the time patronising the fete given at
Cremorne in aid of the Soldiers' Daughters' Fund ;
but on the announcement of the arrival of the new
Governor they took their departure. As soon as
possible after arrival Sir Henry intimated his de-
sire that his entry into Melbourne should be as
quietly and as privately arranged as possible, and
accordingly the hasty preparations previously made
for his official reception were greatly curtailed. 'As
the anchorage in the bay was effected, the block-
ship, under the command of Lieut.. Crawford,. R.N.,
fired a governor's salute of seventeen guns. The
colonial government steam-sloop Victoria fired a
succession of rockets and lighted the yards of the
ship, so as to afford the pilot some assistance in
bringing the ship amongst the vessels in the bay.
Some few rockets were fired and bile lights burned
by the Morning Star, Medway, Narco Polo, and
other vessels in the port.
At an early hour on the follow.ng morning his
Excellency, accompanied by the Acting-Governor
and Mr. Childers—the latter of whom had pro
ceeded on board the Oneida on the previous night
—disembarked at Sandridge, and vas conveyed in
General M'Arthur's carriage to Tocrak. An escort
of her Majesty's 40th Regiment was supposed to
have been in readiness to escort Sir Henry, but, as
with all the intended preparations, were a trifle too
late. The eye-witnesses of the landing and depar-
ture consisted of very few persona. Sir Henry's
desire for privacy and early movements, however,
sufficiently accent. is for this.
This is the first time. in whim news has been
received from Melbourne, in Australia, in 48 days ;
and when the electric telegraph is laid down in the
Red Sea, on tke line to India, and a telegraphic
communication is thereby established with Aden, we
shall get news from Melbourne in 34days, The Simla
left Melbourne a day after her time, and reached
King George's Sound a day before her time. She