The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH_ 11, 186ge

BANK OF ENGLAND,
10th March, 1868.
T"E COURT of DIRECTORS of the
' GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of
ENGLAND give notice—
That a GENERAL COURT will be held at the BANK
on THURSDAY, the 19th inst., at Twelve o'clock pre-
cisely, to consider of a Dividend.
Also, that another GENERAL COURT will bo held at
the BANK on TUESDAY, the 14th April next, from
Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon. until Four iu the After-
noon, for the Election of a GOVERNOR and DEPUTY-
GOVERNOR for the year ensuing (which will be declared
that evening); and the same COURT will be continued
by Adjournment, and held at the Fame place cud during
the same hours on WEDNESDAY, the 15th April next,
for the Election of Twenty-four DIRECTORS (which
will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts ap-
pointed by the Charter), and the Election of the Twenty-
four Directors will be declared as soon as the Scrutiny is
over.

Printed Lists of the Proprietors having Votes will be
ready to be delivered at the Bank on Wednesday, the
18th March.

HAMMOND CHUBB, Secretary.
N.B.—By an Act, passed in the seventh year of the reign
of George 111., no person will be entitled to vote at the
said Election who shall not hAve been Six Calendar Months
possessed in his own right of the Stock for which ho shall
then give his vote, unless the said Stock shall have been
acquired, or shall have come by bequest or by marriage, or
by succession to an intestate's estate, or by the custom of
the City of Londort, or by any deed of settlement after the
death of any person who shall have been entitled for life
to the Dividends of such Stock.

COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANS-
ATLASTIQUE, 8, Place Vendome, Pads.
NEW YORK, via HAVRE and BREST.
The undermentioned Steamers will sail every 14 days, as fol
lows:—
NAPOLEO ,' 11, Paddle
VILLE DE PARIS Screw
PEREIBE. Screw
ST. LAURENT Screw
EUROPE Paddle

RATES OF PASSAGE. _
Havro or Brest to New. York, Ist class, £33 0 0
~ ~ 2d class, 17 0 0
~ 3d class, 14 0 0
Agents—STRINGER, PEMBROKE, and CO.,
8 Austinfriars, E.C.

ER MAJESTY'S DRAWING - ItOOM,
-IA- to be held at Buckingham Palace, on Thursday,
)fitrch 12th, 1868.
REGULATIONS TO PREVENT OBSTRUCTIONS.
PERSONS HAVING TIIE PRIVILEGE OF THE

EN TREE.

SETTING DOWN.-,The carriages of Ambassadors, Fo-
reign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and other persons
having the Entrée, may proceed by Grosvenor-place and
Buckingham Palace-road, or through the Horse Guards
and St. James's Park, and set down at the Buckingham
Gate entrance to the Palace.
The carriages of the Great Officers of State and White
Staves may proceed by Constitution-hill or Marlborough-
gate, and set down at the Equerries' entrance in the fore-
court of the Palace.

WAITING AND TAKING-ITP.— The carriages of Ambas-
sadors, Foreign Ministers, and Cabinet Ministers, having
a Red Ticket from the Lord Steward, may wait in Bird-
cage-walk.

The carriages of the Greit Officers of State and White
Staves, having a Green Ticket from the Lord Steward,
may wait in the forecourt of the Palace.
The carriages of other persons, having a White Ticket
from the Lord Steward, may wait in Birdcage-walk, 418
directed by the police.
All, except the carriages of the Great Officers of State
and White Staves, take up at the Buckingham-gate
CD trance.

PERSONS NOT HAVING THE PRIVILEGE OF
TILE ENTREE.
SETTING DOWN.—Tho carriages of persons not having
the Entrée may proceed by Marlborough-gate or by
Buckingham-gate into St. James's Park, and sot down at
thrincipal entrance in the quadrangle of the Palace.
WAITING AND TAKING-DP.—The carriages aro to wait
in the Mall in St. James's Park, as directed by the police,
take up the reverse way to setting down,' tatii go away
either by Marlborough-gate or Buckingharo-gate.
The public traffic through St James's Park and. Bir-
dcage-walk will be stopped at Two p.m., until the Drawing-
room is over.

Carriages will be stopped by the police at any place,
when necessary, to prevent obstructions.
No hackney carriage is to be admitted within the gates
of Buckingham Palace.
Servants waiticg are to remain where lirected by the
police.

RICHARD MAYNE,
The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
Metropolitan Police-office, March 10, 1868.

I raPERIAL PARLI A KENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo lsack
at five o'clock.

Tho Court of Appeal Chancery (Despatch of Business)
Amendment Bill passed through committee.
The Public Deposits (Extra Receipts) Bill was r Sad a
third time.

The R?gistratioa of Writs (Sec tland) Bill was ',:ead a
third time.

BUILDING ENDOWMENTS BILL.

Lord REDESDALE gave notice that on Fyitlay
next be should ask what course the Govern-
ment intended to take with regard to this 1)111, as
he thought it desirable that their lordships should be in-
formed of what was intended to be done with the building
ground in Victoria-street, Westminster.
Tho house then adjourned.

lIOUSE OF COMMONS--LAST EVTgIiING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at fotir o'clock.
SALFORD HUNDRED AND MANCHESTER
COURTS OF RECORD BILL

On the motion for the reading of this bill a second time,
Mr. CHEETHAM moved as an amendment that it be
read a second time that day six months.
The house divided, when there appeared—
For the second reading - lO-1
Against it • • 7O

Majority.iu favour of the bill 3l
COVENTRY ELECTION PETITION.

The following members were nominated as a committee
to try the merits of the petition presented against the late
return for Coventry :—Mr. Corrance, Mr. Greenall, Mr. R.
Hodgson, and Mr. P. Urquhart.