The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-07 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1868.

METROPOLITAN AND ST. JOHN'S-
WOOD RAILWAY.
This Line will be OPENED for TRAFFIC in the
course of a few days.
The Stations are at
SWISS COTTAGE,
MARLBOROUGH-ROAD (near Eyre Arms),
ST. JOHN'S-WOOD ROAD (near Lord's Cricket
Ground).
Thr.ugh Trains will run at intervals of 20 minutes be-
tween Swiss Cottage and the City; and at intervals of 10
minutes between Swiss Cottage and Baker-street Station
at certain hours of the day.
Passengers will be booked through to and from all sta-
tions on the Metropolitan and Hammersmith Railways.
For particulars as to Season Tickets, &c., apply to
MYLES FENTON, General Manager.
Metropolitan Ittilway Offices, Gower-street
Station, April 4, 1868.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Acts of Parliament.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Policies should be renewed within fifteen days from the 25th
inst. Receipts may be had of the various agencies and branches,
and at the Head Office.
London: 61, Threadneedle-street, E.C.
, West-End Office, 8, Waterloo-place, S.W.
March, 1868. •

THE MORTON TESTIMONIAL.

SEVERAL Gentlemen, friends of Mr. CH ARLES
MORTON, of "THE OXFORD," have formed them-
selves into a Committee for the purpose of raising FUNDS
for a TESTIMONIAL, to be presented to him, expressive
of the high sense entertained both of his public character
and private worth.

Subscriptions-already received :
E. B. Jones, E5q....X5 5 0 J. M. Levy, Esq... £5 5 0
Fred. Strange, Esq. 5 5 0 Samuel Field, Esq 3 3 0
E. Williams, Esq... 5 5. 0 E. Garcia, Esq 2 2 0
E. Loibl, Esq 5 5 0 E. Ayres, Esq 2 2 0
E. Winder, Esq ..... 5 5 0 Mrs. V Williams 2 2 0
C. Bush, Esq 5 5.-0. A.W.Biddulph,Esq. 2 2 0
E.W. Mackn ey, Esq 5 5 0 C. J. Paw le, Esq 2 2 0
D. Jacobs, Esq 5 5 0 J. Macdonald, Esq. 2 2 0
H. Hart, Esq 5 5 0 Miss Williams
E. Villiers, Esq 5 5 0 Master Williams.:. 1 11 6
W. Holland, Esq 5 5- 0 Unsworth & Eugene 1 1 0
W. Meredith, Esq 5 5 0 R. Preece, Esq 1 1 0
J. S. S weasey,Esq... 5 5 11 A Friend 1 1 0
—. Brown, Esq 5 5 0 Mcssrs.Ray and Son 1 1 0
R. Bottiug, Esq 5 5 0 Mrs. Serie, Knights-
John Wilton, Esq 5 5 0 bridge
P. &J. Belton, Esqs. 5 5 0 Sydney Jacobsi_Esq. 1 1 0
S. Adams, Esq 5 5 0 J. Stevens, Esq.,
F. Stanley, Esq 5 5 0. Margate 1 1 0
Messrs. Winter and —. Watts, Eliq 1 1 0
Sons 5 5 0 W. Smalley, Esq... 1 1 0
Miss Russell 5 5 0 A. Wentzell, Esq... 1 1 0
H. Huggins, Esq., 5 5 0

Subscription Books are open at the London and County
Bank, Oxford-street Branch; and the East London Bank,
Cornhill ; or Subscriptions will be receiv.d and acknow-
ledged by - JOHN WILTON,
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.
St. James's Hall, March 10, 1868.

THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The 62d quarterly meeting of the shareholders took place
this afternoon, at the offices in Norfolk-street, Strand,
Viscount Ranelagh presiding. The secretary, Mr. C. L.
Gruneisen, having read the advertisement convening the
meeting, the annexed report was submitted by the execu-
tive committee :

The executive committee, in presenting this their 62d
quarterly report to the shareholders of the Conservative
Land Society, have much pleasure in being enabled to
annex the following returns for the two first quarters of
the current financial year:—

Qrs. ending shares in Shares Total Receipts.
progress. Complete. Shares.
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£ s. d.
Dec. 25, 1567 .... 610 17 78 ► F. 4,268 9 8
March 23, 1863 .. 39 175 570 51,948 13 4
1,005 3•31 1,35 i 103,217 3 0
Totals to MI
chaelmas, 1867. 2',333 5, 97 27,783 1,10 ',6:1 7 9
Grand totals to
Lady, llay, 16 .3,391 5,7.1 29,112 1,205,8:0 10 9