The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-16 00:00:00

VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO.

A special meeting of this company was held.
yesterday at the office in Great George-street,
Westminster, Mr. W. Lee, M.P., in the chair.

The Secretary having read the notice convening
the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been called
in accordance with the provisons of the Companies'
Clauses Act, which required that the authority of
a general meeting should be given to the directors
before they could exercise the borrowing powers of
the company. The works were proceeding vigor-
ously, and, as half the share capital had been called
up and expended, the directors considered it advis-
able that the company should be in a position to issue
debentures, so as to relieve the pressure of the re-
maining calls upon the proprietors. The sum of
£7 10s. had been called up out of £lO. and they
thought it better to exercise their borrowing powers
while money could be had at a low rate of interest,
than to make a fresh call upon the shareholders.
He concluded by moving a formal resolution
authorising the directors to borrow any sum or
sums of money on mortage or bond not exceeding in
the whole £225,000.

Mr. YOUNG said the original amount of the
contract for the works was £640,000, and unless
they proposed to exceed that amount, they would
not require to exercise the whole of the borrowing
powers of the company. The share capital would
be sufficient for the purpose if all the shares were
taken up.
The CHAIRMAN explained that 1,115 shares still
remained on hand, that the Brighton Company
were large contributors to the undertaking, and
were ready to pay the calls when required. The
estimate alluded to only included the cost of the
rnilway, the bridge over the Thames, and the
purchase of the site for the station at Pimlico ; but
did not inelude the cost of building the station.
He was not in a position to say what the cost of
the station would be.
Mr. YOUNG proposed an amendment to the
effect that the borrowing powers be limited for the
present to £lOO,OOO.
Mr. PHILLIPS seconded the motion.

The CHAIRMAN hoped the shareholders would
show their con fidence in the directing them to raise,
if necessary the amount specified in the Act of
Parliament.

On a show of hands the amendment was nega-
tived, and the motion was carried by a large
majority.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the first stone of the
bridge over the Thames would be laid in about a
fortnight from the present time.
The meeting then separated.

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P.ECTS OF AN UN
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-After _ Jnlident expectations which
hela\ out that a" satisfactory list of appo •tilte --<":7
for the new Government would soon be laid
the publid, we are not surprised that the de e as
which is taking place is causing doubt and disap-
pointment, and• that a suspicion is being ereated„
either that• the harmony upon which we have con-1
gl'atulated ourselves is not so complete as might.
be wished, or that there exists in some quarter a-
pertinacious opposition to the formation of a Cabi-
net adequately representing the united Libera'
party. We incline to
,the opinion that whatever
may be the obstacles in the way, they are not it 9
be attributed to any indisposition to act fairly on
the part of Lord Palmerston.or of Lord John Rus-
sell. If we may form a judgment from the rumours
which are abroad, and from certain facts which
are admitted, we are driven to the conclusion that
Lord Palmerston is surrounded, as Whig Prime
Ministers have ever been for many years past, with
a set of men who claim to be statesmen only be
cause they have held office, and whose past good,
luck only makes them less disposed to yield any .
thing for the future.
if we were called upon to point out the men who
have for-the longest period held office'in the Whig
party, and who have enjoyed the largest share of
the emoluments of office, we should name a small
clique of persons of whom Sir C. Wood may be con-
sidered as at once the most restless and insatiable.
It would not be difficult to show that this gentleman
and such as he, have received within the last
twenty-five years, of public money, sums varying
from £50,000 to £lOO,OOO, with the dispensation of
an enormous patronage, and with all the social
advantages which flow from high official position in
this country. And let us ask ourselves what the
nation has gained from them, and what the Liberal
party has gained ? Their long tenure of office had
so disgusted the country that when Lord Derby
was Prime Minister at the beginning of last year,
it was felt by all classes to be a positive relief, and
Mr. Disraeli and his colleagues were received with
an amount of favour in the House of Commons
which could only arise from the joy caused by the
expulsion of their predecessors. We are now
stating what all the world knows—that is, all the
world except the two or three baronets and
rapacious placeholders to whom our observations
apply. But, notwithstanding this, we have the
same spectacle again before us. There is the same
hunger far office, the same craving after the salaries
and patronage of office, the same unresting siege of
Cambridge-house, the same pertinacious resolution
to put forward pretensions which the country has
already condemned, and which, if yielded to by
Lord Palmerston, will produce, first, a grievous
disappointment, and then a speedy revolt in the
Liberal ranks.
Is the new Ministry to be a fair representation of
the whole Liberal party? Did Lord Palmerston
promise this at Willis's Rooms, and did Lord John
Russell frankly declare it? Is the promise to be
kept, or is it to be forgotten the moment it has
served his purpose ? Is it compatible with an
honest performance of this promise that Sir Charles
Wood, Sir George Grey, and Sir George Lewis are •
to reoccupy the chief offices in the House of Com-
mons, and to act over again the melancholy farce
with which their names must ever be associated
during this generation ? If Lord Palmerston, Lord
John Russell, Mr. Sidney Herbert, and the three
baronets are to sit on the Treasury bench, holding
all the chief offices in the Cabinet, how is the ade-
quate representation of the Liberal party to be
previded. for ? If, as is reported in the 'Whig
newspapers and at the clubs, Mr. Gladstone is to
be a Secretary of State, or Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, what representative man of the Liberal
party is he to exclude ? Mr. Gladstone voted
against Lord John Russell's Reform resolution
before the dissolution of Parliament, and not a
week ago he voted against a resolution refusing
confid'ence in the administration of Lord Derby.
On both these great occasions he has not only
declined to. •act with the Liberal party—he has
acted directly against it. Had his vote turned the
scale, Mr. Disraeli's Reform Bill, in some, shape,
would have been the temporary settlement of the
reform question, and Lord Derby, with his Austrian
sympathies and his hatred of reform, would still
have been Prime Minister of England. But Mr.
Gladstone has further claims upon the Liberal
party. In . his speech on Lord Derby's Reform
Bill, he made an elaborate argument in favoui, not
of small boroughs, but of rotten boroughs—of
boroughs such as Gatton and Old Sarum were
before the Bill of 1832. That which nobody else
has dared to do for a quarter of a century past, Mr.
Gladstone did in an elaborate and carefully con-
sidered speech in the very last reform debate in the
House of Commons ; he condemned that without
which the Bill of 1832 were not worth the paper
on which it was written, and he did this at the
very moment when the Liberal party was united to
overthrow a Ministry which refused to carry re-
form still further than the Bill of 1832. We ask,
in all seriousness, where is the section of the •
Liberal party which is to be represented by Mr.
Gladstone ? It was not at Willis's Rooms, and we
cannot find it in the great division which caused
the dissolution, or in that which has driven Lord
Derby from power.
We have said that we incline to the opinion that
Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell intend
fairly in their dealings with the Liberal party.
But to succeed they must not only intend fairly,
but act fairly. If the ancient hacks of the party,
who have every blemish which horseflesh is heir to,
are to be trotted out again as the only team these
leaders will consent to drive—if eccentric states-
men who vote on all great questions with the fol-
lowers of Lord Derby, and have no mind of their
own but when office is tendered them, are to be
admitted into a Cabinet which pretends to be an
" adequate representation" of the whole. Liberal
party—we ask, where are the offices and where are
the men to whom the Independent Liberals are to
look as the exponents of their views ?
We hear that Mr. Milner Gibson is to be invited
into the Cabinet, and that Mr. Cobden will have
an offer of office. After the three Whig baronets
have had their choice, and as many of the dispersed,
but still cared-for followers of Sir Robert Peel are
fully satisfied, then, and not till then, something
may be spared for the representative men of the
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quested to return to power, with an abject apology
for the trouble he has been put to by the division in
the House of Commons on Saturday morning last.

MR. DISRAELI.

We see it announced, on authority, says the
Manchester Guardian, that the Queen intends
bestowing the Garter on the Earl of Derby as a
token of her Majesty's approval of his public ser-
vices, and also that Lord Malmesbury and Sir S.
Pakington are to receive the Grand Cross of the
Bath. But what honour is to be bestowed on Mr.
Disraeli ? We ask the question seriously, at the
dictate of a sincere appreciation of the talents and
eminent services of the right hon. gentleman. The
case on his behalf may be expressed in very few
words. A Tory Government would have been an
impossibility without Mr. Disraeli. Without the
aid of his genius Lord Derby himself could have
done nothing. Lord Malmesbury, notwithstanding
his orthographical crotchets, is a
well-meaning
man, and Sir J. Pakington is at once respectable
and popular ; but it would take a dozen such men
to make one Disraeli. we should regrettosee
accept-
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ever wide, to hinder our appreciation of the distin-
guished ability with which he has discharged his
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to bestow upon the statesmen who now retire from
office.—The Nonconformist also speaks of Mr.
Disraeli in the following terms :—" Of Mr.
Disraeli's leadership in the House of Commons but
one opinion, we apprehend, can be entertained.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer's urbanity was as
refreshing as a draught of cool water after a rest-
less and feverish night. For our own part, we
must confess that we are not particularly partial to
that right hon. gentleman, nor do we greatly
admire the role he has chosen to play in the poli-
tical drama of recent times—but we are bound to
acknowledge, and we do so most ungrudgingly,
that he has proved as able a leader as the ablest of
his modern predecessors, and that he lent a dignity
and a grace to the discharge of his functions which
left nothing in this respect to be desired. His
conduct of the business of the house will often be
referred to hereafter as furnishing a model worthy
of being studiously copied."

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NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF
ENGLAND.
12, Bishopsgate-street, London, June 14, 1859.
The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England
hereby give notice that a half-yearly dividend. at the rate of
eight per cent. per annum, and also a bonus of seven and a
half per cent. will be payable on the Comany's Stock, on and
after the 14th July next, when the dividend and bonus war-
rants will be obtained at the Company's Office, 112, Bishops-
gate-street, or at the different Branches.
The Transfer Books will be closed on and after Monday,
20th June, until the dividend and bonus become payble.
By order of the Court of Directors.
DAN RO BE RT SON,
Agent and Manager.

R 0 YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean
THIS EVENING will be presented Shakspeare's historical
play of KING HENRY V.
Sing Henry V., Mr. C. Kean; Chorus, Mrs. C. Kean.
After which, IF THE CAP FITS.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee. Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING- the performances will commence with
EVERYBODY'S FRIEND. Messrs. Charles Mathews,
Compton, and Buckstone; Mesdames C. Mathews, Wilkins,
and Reynolds.
After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER.
Followed by THE ETON BOY.
To conclude with THE WATER WITCHES.
Commence at 7.

W THEATRE - ROYAL, ADELPIII.
STEW
proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
THIS EVENING, THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. Mr.
J. L. Toole, Mr. C. Selby, Mr. Billington, Miss Wooigar, Miss
M. Keeley, Miss Kate Kelly.
Followed by THE HOUSE Mrs. AlfredSO ? Mr. A.
Wigan, C, Selby, Billing,ton ;
Simms. Miss Laidlaw.
After which, THE RIFLE VOLUN K Kell
TEERS. Messrs. C.
Selby and Moreland ; Misses Woolgar and . ey.
To conclude with ICI ON PA.RLE FRANCAIS. Messrs.
J. L. Toole, Chas Selby, Billington ; Misses Keeley, Arden,
and Laidlaw, and Mrs. Billington.
Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith.
Doors open at a quarter-past six—Commence at seven. Box
Office open fromio to 5 —no charge for booking. No fees to
servants permitted. A registry kept of all articles found.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborongh
THIS EVENING will be produced a new Comedietta, by
J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled WHICH OF THE TWO ?
oupported by the company.
After which, KENILWORTH.
Followed by CAUGHT BY THE EARS. Mr. J. Rogers
and Miss F. Hughes.
Commence at 7o'clock.'

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Lessee and Manager. ..... ..Mr. William Cooke.
Grand Holiday Attractions for Whitsuntide.
THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
the revived military spectacle of THE BATTLE OF
WATERLOO, reproduced with all its original effects. Sup-
ported by Mr. W. Cooke, Mr. W. Cooke, jun., Mr. Holloway,
Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. J.W. Anson, Mr. Anderson, Mr.iss Dowton, Herbert,
Mr. Stanton, Mr. Worboys, &c. Mrs. Dowton, M
Miss Rivers, Sze.
After whist', the matchless and unrivalled SS IN
THE CIRCLE, introducing, Mr. John Henry CoCooke, the
greatest rider in the world, and the whole of Mr. W. Cooke's
Family, being the only instance on record of such a domestic
ooncentration of unequalled male and female talent ; Madlle.
Francisco ; Miss Holloway.
To conclude with a Novel Entertainment called THE
VOLUNTEER CORPS ; or, Female Brigade.
Stage Manager, Mr. R. Phillips
Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 28, ; Gallery, ls.; Upper
Gallery, 6d.
Private Boxes, £4 48, £2 28, and £1 le.
To commence at 7 ; Carriages at 11.

CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS
N./ GALLERY, Westminster-road.—Open at Seven.
EVERY EVENING during the week will appear
THE DELEPIERRE FAMILY,
Consisting of three Juvenile Violinists, viz., Jules, Juliette,
and Julia Del pierce, aged, respectively, FOUR, SIX, and
EIGHT years.
The perfect execution by these Lilliputian Artistes of some
of the most difficult and brilliant Solos, Duets, and Trios ever
written for the violin, has excited mingled wonder and admi-
ration in Continental Musical Circles, and drawn forth enthu-
siastic tributes of praise from the Public Journals of France
and Belgium.
They will perform EVERY EVENING, at NINE and
ELEVEN o'clock, in addition to the usual Entertainments.

THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, JUNE 16.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
70—highest since noon yesterday.
61—lowest this morning and during the night.
54—this day at noon.
BAROMETER-29'92.
WIND, North-Westerly; light, with cloudy weather, in
dining to rain.

We have nothing of any active operations from
the seat of war, save the continued retreat of tlac
Austrian army and the advance of the Allies. We
were informed the other day that the Emperor
FRANCIS JOSEPH was going to place himself in the
chief command ; and for that purpose he had
ordered a change of position. We fear he will
have to make many changes before he reaches the
" Fatherland of the Brave ! "

The Austrians have now fled from their strong-
hold on the banks of the Oglio, and may take up a
stronger position on the banks of the Mincio,
between Pescheira on the lake di Garda and
Mantua—a distance of some twenty-five miles.
How long they dare wait there time will prove.
But we shall not be at all surprised to learn that
the French, now that their gunboat flotilla
is ascending the Po, will suddenly cross
that river—take the Austrians in flank and rear,
while they mask Mantua, and so take the Emperor
JOSEPH and all his Marshals quite aback.
But that is not all. The French are wide-
awake on the Adriatic and will make a descent
to the east of Venice, so as to cut off the Austrian
retreat by the railway to Udine. In fact, the
Austrians seem to be apprehensive of that move
already, and are hurrying home as best they can,
BO as to anticipate the double moves of the French.
Well done, FRANCIS JOSEPH ! There is a time for
boasting and a sad time for repentance.
You have enjoyed the first in the plenitude of
assumption—now learn a lesson from the other
which may teach a lesson to the upstart Princes of
the famous " Fatherland!"

There is something better in war than victories
and the glory of them, or rather, it is that which
completes the glory of victories—and that is when
they are the triumph of right. We have all read
with gratification of each defeat of the Austrians,
but more gratifying still are the innumerable
proofs which spring up on every side, that they
have been the defeats of those who deserve it.
We were told different tales about the feelings of
Italians regarding the Austrians, till the liberating
armies have enabled them to tell their own talc;
some reported that the peasantry and lower classes
rejoiced in her mild paternal rule, and that the nobles
and higher classes alone were rebellious ; others
just reversed this statement; hence we came to the
conclusion that all classes detested the leaden, brutal
rule of the HAPSBURGS, and that in a land of spies
one visitor elicited one thing, and another an-
other ; and so it has proved. Great manifesta-
tions and numerous incidents unite to witness to
the same fact.

The entry of the EMPEROR, and the KING into
Milan is, undoubtedly, the most striking of these.
Happily the account was furnished by eye-wit-
nesses, whose testimony is perfectly unimpeachable ;
and it is long since we have read of anything like
it. At the entry:of the French the town was in a
perfect " frenzy," and " intoxicated with joy." '
Flowers rained down from windows and balconies,
and an illumination was improvised by placing on
the balconies all the lights that happened to be in
the house. But the entry of the two Sovereigns
surpassed even this. It was designed to be a private
one. None knew when it would take place. It
was arranged for an early hour, that time might
not be left for any preparations. ;No troops, no
uniforms or gaudy equipages preceded—the two
Monarchs came hot and dusty from the last station,
with their staff only-, But the news of their arrival
spread like lightning, and the whole town gave
vent to its feelings with one frAmtic shout of joy.

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THE SUN.
THURSDAY, JUNE IG, 1859.