The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-19 00:00:00

THS GREAT EASTERN STEAM SHIP.

/The report of the Eastern Steam Navigation
Company, to be presented to the meeting to-mor-
row, states that the total calls made amount to
606;0194, on which 413,6421. has been received,
.leaving 192,377/. to be paid. With regard to the
prngress of the vessel, and the expectation of its
being litincliel early in the ensuing summer, the
directors remark :

" Tne works were resumed towards the end of Map
last under the direction and control of the engineer and
officers of the company, and have proceeded continuously.
and the progress made in every department is such as not
only to give the directors great satisfaction, but likewise
to afford the expectation that the ship may be launched
early in the ensuing summer. The progress of the works
has left no alternative to the directors but to make calls

with promptness and frt quency. These calls have been
more rapid than the directors could have wished, and
they regret to add that the necestzity for them has been
increased by the falure on the part of some of the pro-
priet,rs to meet their share of the burden. But the
directors have fat it indispensable to the interests of all
to comile'.e the ship, as the only means of making the
outlay incurred profittiis. Interest warrants for the
year ending the 31st of December inst. have not been
issued, the directors considering the policy of continuieg
to pay interest to be a matter for the consideration of the
meeting. The directors have to express their confident
conviction that before the next half-yearly meeting the
ship will be launched and the purposes of the company
so far realised."

COURT Or COMMON COUNClL.—Yesterday a report
was received from the Improvements Committee on the
subject of the Metropolitan New Streets and Improve-
ments Bill, which proposes to make a new street from
the western end of Long-acre to the north-west end of
King-street, Covent-garden, and another from the east
side of Blackfriars-road, opposite Stamford-street, to
High-street, Southwark. The report complained that
this bill gave the Board of Works unlimited power to
raise money by rates, and allowed it to receive the whole
of the surplus of the London-bridge approaches fund,
and urged that as the court contributed 11,500/. per
annum to that fund, they should petition Parliament
that the Board of Works should be restricted in its
employment of the fund to the sum already required to
carry out the improvements. The report further urged
that the City ought not to be taxed with the other parts
of the metropolis for works which may benefit other
localities. With regard to the sum to be charged upon
the surplus of the London-bridge approaches fund, the
report stated that 30,0001. was the sum which the com-
mittee had urged on the promoters of the bill as that to
which the Board of Works should be restricted. The
report was agreed to, and a petition founded upon it
ordered to be presented to the House of Commons.
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CIN DE RAILWAY COMPANY.
At the second Annual General Meeting of SI
the above Company, held at their Offices, Gresham-House, '
Old Broad-street, ou Wednesday, February 18, 1857
W. P. ANDREW, Esq., in the Chair—
Tlie following Resolutions were carried unanimously :
Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by H. B. E. Frere,
Esq., Commissioner of Scinde _

That this meeting receive and adopt the Report and
Accounts of the Directors.
Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Charles Norris

Wilde, Esq.—
That Sir Herbert Maddock, M.P., and J. Edmund Ander.
don, Esq., be re•elected Directors of this Company.
Proposed by Frederic Warren, Esq., seconded by the Rev,

William Bentley—
That Alexander Mackenzie, Esq., be re-elected an Auditor
of this Company.
Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Sir Herbert

Maddock, M.P.—
That this meeting des;re to record their acknowledgments
to It B. E. Frero, Esq., Commissioner of Seinde, for his
readiness in attending this meeting, and for the valuable in-
fermation he has imparted thereto.
Proposed by Major-General Tremenheere, late Chief Engineer,
Pnnjaub, seconded by Alexander Denoon, Esq.—
That the best thanks of this meeting be tendered to the
Chairman and Directors for the ability and zeal with which
they have conducted the business of this Company.
Proposed by H. B. E. Frere, Esq., seconded by Charles

Norris Wilde, Esq.—
That the cordial thanks of this meeting be tendered to
W. P. Andrew, Esq., for his able and courteous conduct
In the chair.
(Signed)

W. P. ANDREW, Chairman.
THOS. BURNELL, Secretary.
Gresham-House, Old Broad-street, Feb.lB, 1857.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE.—
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
Acting Manager, Mr. C. Mathews. Stage Manager, Mr. R

Roxby. Scenic Artist, Mr. W. Beverley.
The eminent Comedian, Mr. Charles Mathews, every evening.
Great Success of the Grand Christmas Pantomime, the
most magnificent ever produced on the English stage.

THIS EVENING, her Majesty's Servants will perform an
entirely* new three-act Drama, entitled
THE BLACK BOOK.
Characbers by Mr. C. Mathews, A. Younge, G. Honey, Mr.
♦intent, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Lingham ; Misses Cleveland and
W. Oliver, and Mrs. Selby.
Afteiwhieh will be produced
SEE, SAW, MARGERY DAN;
Or, Harlequin Holiday, and the Island of Ups and Downs.

Tho reduced prices as follows, varying throughout the
house to suit every one :—Galleries, 6d. and ls. ; Second
Circle of Boxes, ls. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. ; First Circle of Boxes,
Qs. 6d. ; Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, Ss. ; Private Boxes,
10s. 6d., 11. ls., 11. lls. 6d., and 2/. 25.!

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven,
with the successful new Comedy, in three acts, entitled,
DOUBLE-FACED PEOPLE. Characters by Mr. Buckstone,
Mr. Chippendale, Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers,
Mr. Clark, Miss Reynolds, Mn. Poynter, and Mrs. E. Fitz-
wit lam.
Followed by (4th time) a new drama, called A WICKED
WIFE.
After which (53d time) the new comic pantomime, entitled
THE BABES IN THE WOOD, or Harlequin and the Cruel
Uncle. The scenery of the opening story painted by Mr. W.
Callcott. The pantomime produced under the direction of
M. Milano. Harlequin, M. Milano ; Columbine, Fanny
Wright; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; and Clown, Mr. Driver

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING will be performed
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
After which, a now grand Christmas Pantomime, called
ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP;
or, Harlequin 81t d the Genii of the Ring. Harlequin, Mr.
Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Co
luntine, Miss C. Adams.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. C. Dillon.
THIS EVENING, will be performed a new play, in
five acts, by Westland Marston, Esq., entitled A LIFE'S
RANSOM. Lord Revesdale,' Mr. C. Dillon ; Bancroft, Mr.
Stuart ; Felicia Revesdale, Mrs. C. Dillon.
To be followed by
CONRAD AND MEDORA;
er, Harlequin Corsair and the Little Fairy at the Bottom of
the Sea. The burlesque opening by W. Brough, Fsq.,
onnded upon the ballet of Le Corsair, as produced at Her
Majesty's Theatre. The harlequinado upon things in gene-
raL The new and magnificent scenery painted by Mr. F.
Fenton.

Conrad (the Corsair) Miss Woolgar
Birbarto (his lieutenant) Mr. J. L. Toole
Medora Mrs. Charles Dillon
Clowns
Mr. IT. Marshall
The box-office open daily, from 11 to 5, under the super-
stendence of Mr. Chatterton, jun.
Carriages conveying parties ti the Private Boxes to set
down at the State entrance in Burleigh-street.

THE.ATRE . ROYAL, ADELPHI
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.

THIS EVENINO., will be performed the new and mi.
ginal comic drama, ca'ieci BARNEY THE BARON. Bar-
ney .O'Toole, Mr. Barney Williams.
After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which
Mr. Wright and Pa al
Followed by THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY.
Melissa, Mrs Barney Williams.
To conclude with