The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-25 00:00:00

1 EVE RAL Gentlemen, friends of Mr. CII ARLES
KJ MORTON, of "THE OXFORD," have formed them-
selves into n 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......£5 5 0 J. M. Levy, £5 5
Fred. Strange, Esq. 5 5 01 Samuel Field, Esq 3 3 0
E. Williams, Esq... 5 5 0' E. Garcia, E•q 2 2 ft
E. boibl, Esq 5 5 0 E. Ayres, Esq 2 2 0
E. Wireh,r, E5q..... 5 5 0 Mrs. Williams 2 2 0
C. Bush, Esq 5 5 0 A.W.Biddulph,Esq. 2 2 0
E. W. Maok rte.?, Esq 5 5 0 C. J. Pa %v le, Esq 2 2 0
D. Jacobs. Esti
H. Hart, Esq 5 5 0 Miss Williams
E. Villiers, Esq 5 5 0 Master Williams... 1 11 0
W. Hollaud, Esq 5 5 0 Unsworth & Eugene 1 1 0
W. Meredith, Esq 5 5 0 H. Preece, Esq 1 1 0
J. S. S wea sey,Esq„. 5 5 0 A Friend. 1 1 ,0
—. Brown, 5 5 0 Messrs. Ray and Son 1 1 0
EL Bottler, Esq 5 5 0 Mrs. Serie, Knigh ts-
.l. din Wilton, Esq 5 5 0 bridge.. 1 1 0
&J. Belton, Esqs 5 5 0 Sydney.racobs, Esq. 1 1 0
S. Adams, Esq 5 5 0 J. Stevens, Esq.,
F. Stanley, Esq 5 5 0 Margate 1 l 0
Messrs. Winter and Watts, Esq 1 1 C
Sons 5 5 0 W. Smalley, Esq... 1 1 0
Miss Russell 5 5 0 A. Wentzell, 1 1
H. Dur,gins, 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 received and acknow-
ledged by - JOHN WILTON,
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.
St. Jamos's Hall, March 10, 1868.

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY
COMPANY.

Notice is Hereby Given, that SCRIP CERTIFICATES
for the 6 per Cent. Debenture Stuck roceutly issued
will be resdy to 1:e exchanged for the Bankels' 11.coipts
at this Office, on and after TUESDAY, the 28•hinst.
Perseus having paid up iu full are requested to scud in
thdr Bankers' Receipts, with the name and address in
which the Stock is to bo registered, on and after the 15th
May, when the Stock will be duly registered and Deben-
ture Stock Oertiticates will be issued in exchange.
GEO. HOPWOOD, Secretary.
6, Westminster Chambers, S.W., April 23, 1868.

COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANS-
ATLA. TIQUE, 8, Place Vendome, P. ris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS,
CHINA, JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC,
AND CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar-
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo,
Cayenne, &c., Callao, 'Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union,
San Franciseo, China, and Japan.
WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.
Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Porto Rico,
Haiti, Santiago de Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique.
NEW 'YORK
Leave every 14 days, frodi Havre and Brest, for NeW
York:
From HAN-la.—April 9th and 23d, May 7th and 21st,
June 4th and 18th, July 2d and 16th.
From BREST —3l,irch 28th, April 11th and 25th, May
9th and 23d, June 6th and 20th, July 4th and 18th.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From HAVRE cr BUEST to NEW YORK.
First Class

700 fr. Cabin.
Second Class
Third Glass 275 fr.
From Pan.: to Now York, via Havre or Brest, includ-
ing railway ticket, &Mfr. and 7251 r., according to cabin ;
second class, 440 fr.; third class, 285 fr.
Hand-books, with full details of all the routes of this
Company, can be bad of
STRINGER, PEMBROKE, and Co.,
Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C.

Mutual Assurance without Mutual Liability.—Profits may be
applied so as to make Policies payable in Life time, or so as
alternately to reduce the neiniums on Second-class Lives
to First-class Rates.
BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
4, QUERN-STREET-PLACE,
SOUTHWARK BRIDGE, LONDON, E.C.
CAPITAL:—A QUARTER OF A MILLION.
Accumulating Fund exceeds £155,000.
New Policies issued:
Years. No. Amount. Annual Proms.
1865-6 2973 £353,700 X 10,899
186414 . • . 2845 501,175 ... 15,318
1867-8 3839 661,907 ... 20,303

3 ... 8807 L 1,51 :,87:t £16,420
Policies is force, 11,171—£2,451,896.
19th March, 1863