The Sun. — London, England, 1852-02-07 00:00:00

_ At South Wheal Trelawny general meeting, on tha 31st January, the accounts showed-Balance last ac count. 96/. 14::. 4d.; cost for Aug. and Sept.,ll4/. 3 5. 1.I.; Um. and Nov., 127/. 10s. 10d.; Dec., 771. 2s 10J.--- 4134 17s. ld. Call in Sept., 395/.: leaving balance to next account of 19s. 17s. id. A calli cf 2/ per share was made. At Wheal Tom bi-monthly meeting, on Thurs de y , the accounts showed-To balance in hand, 4151. 19'. lld.; cash, 8301. ss. 10d. = 1,246/. ss. 9d.-Costs for 'november. 3591. 155..82.• December, 234/. 4s. lid.; merchants' bills, 602/. ss. 22.; travelling and office ex 13enses, 50/. = 1,246/. ss. 92. A call of 1/, per share was made. At the Wood Mine hi-monthly meeting, at Plymouth, on the 28th Jan., a call of 23. 6 2 . per sh are was made. At %Vest Wheal Edward meeting, on Monday, it was resolved to prosecute the workings on this mine forth with. At Wheal Harriet quarterly meeting, on the 24th "armary, the accounts showed a balance against the mine of 447/. ss. 42. It was resolved to increase the number of shares from 2,560 to 5,120, and a call of ss. Per share was made thereon. At Trawsnant Mine meeting, on Monday last, an esti- Mate of the expense for setting the same to work on the cost-book principle was submitted, and approved 0 1 ; likewise the report of Mr. A. Dean. Specimens of ore from a depth of 30 imF.. were exhibited. Captain Couch Was appointed resident agent, and Mr. Gregory chosen secretary. At Runnaford Coombe Mine meeting, on Jan. 16, the secretary's account showed-November cost, 86/. 145.; Dec., 91/. 95. lid =l7B/. 3s. 11d. Balance in hand last account, 57/ 17s. 2d.; arrears of calls, 24/. 65.; received from treasurer, 91/. 9s. I Id.: leaving balance due, 4/. 10s, iod. The treasurer's account showed-Balance in band from last account, 1691. 12s. id.; received for tin sold, 671. 1 ls. 4d.; interest, le. ld. - - - 2371. 4s. 62. Paid secretary, as above, 91/. 9s. 11d.: leaving balance in hand to next account, 145/. 14s. 72. During the week, shares have changed hands in Devon Great Consols, Alfred Consols, St. Aubyn and Grylls, West Providence, South Frances, East Tamar, South Tamar, Merllyn, Garreg, Robins, West Caradou, East Buller, Mary Ann, West Ding-Dong, Great Bryn, East Daren, Trelawny, Tranuack and Bosence, Wheal Tre. nicyns, Lelant Consols, Wheal Basset, Treviskey and Barrier, Chiverton, Wheal Scion, Stray Park, Busparvo, Trehane, West Wheal Rose, Galt-y-Maen, Wheal Golden, East Wheal Russell, St. Agnes Beacon, Bodmin Wheal Mary, North Trelawny, Cefn Bruno, Coed Mawr P oo l, C arvanna l, Tyw a rdreath, Wheal Fanny, Wheal Brewer, Wheal Reeth, Wicklow Copper, and General Mining Company for Ireland. In Foreign Mines, transactions have taken place in St. John del Rey,'United Mexican, and Worthing. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. The dividend declared yesterday at the meeting of The Royal British Bank was at the rate of 5 per c-nt. per annum, and the report and accounts were unani mously adopted. The progress of the establishment was stated to have been satisfactory, and a conviction was ex pressed that when a knowledge of the system upon which it is conducted shall have become more widely di sseminated its business will show a proportionate in crease. In the course of the discussion several sugges tions were made relative to management, and to an a ugmentation in the number of directors The an llexed extract from the report, together with the ba lance-sheet, presents the financial position of the corn- On this occa s io n , as on th e last, the directors have the pleasure to announce a dividend at the rate of 5 Per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital, and also au addition to the reserved Lund of the same amount, Whereby the l a tt e r is no w in c r eas ed to 4,5831. 15s. 4d. There has also been set apart for the last half-year 422 1. 4s. 7d., in addition to the 4161. 3s. Id. appropri ated at the 30th of June in liquidation of the pre lirninary expenses and cost of property, together 8381 . 7s. Bd., nearly double the sum allotted for this pur- Pose in 1850, which was 432/. 19s. 7d.; but an expendi ture—incurred from the necessity of increased accom. 'Wagon and interior improvements for the convenience °I the public and the havcomfort and health of the estab lishment, and which e also added to the value of the P r emises—prevents for this year the application of these ;.. a lllna being felt in the reduction of the cost of the build &l. The principle, however, on which the allot "lent towards this liquidation fund is yearly made is suc h as that the preliminary expenses and the cost of Premises must be provided for within the currency of the charter and of the tenures by which the premises are held. There is one feature of their operations Which the directors think they ought specially to men• tion, viz., the return made by them to those whose Moneys truly form their fund of banking. While the Proprietors ha ve h a d div i dends a ff or di ng , acc ording to the times, an ample rate of interest on their shares, and a u ,7 had a foundation laid by the sums reserved for *anurarogressive enhancement of the value of these, the Ban k Laid to depositors and others dealing with the the r the use of their moneys are nearly quadruple "town of dividend - • and equal to thr -fo paid to the proprietors, Lank these urths of the whole expenditure of the conduct of its business." Debtor. LIABILITIES. To commencing S. d. whereof one-half capif.al, per charter, paid up ..„ 100,000 0 0 To amount due by the bank for deposits on account of new shares, deposits for fixed periods, and floating balances on drawing accounts, &C. . 493,764 12 3 To ditto due by ditto on the promissory notes or bills of the bank payable to order, Tolt clerks' acceptances for customers current .. 47,384 0 4 . fund 461 13 8 To reserved fund set apart for first year, December rs ditto 31 , 1850 2,000 0 0 u nappropriated balance of ... 1,097 15 7 T o gross balance for the Year ending the 3lst of December, 1851, after pro viding for interest ( 9,601/. 108, Bd.) paid and due on deposits, promissory notes, and balances, but not in cluding directors' remu neration 19,281 13 1 22,379 8 8 £663,992 14 11 ASSETS. Creditor. s. d. 13v uncalled for stock ... ... 50,000 0 0 bY ~ loans on convertible securities for short periods, advances on cash credit accounts, bills discounted, investment for reserved fund S gc Y preliminary expenses, i ncluding costs of charter, and of establishing bank, three branches and sub office, to be liquidated by Yearly instalments ... X 14,997 11 10 " 5 7 property of the bank in buildings and furniture, at its several establishments, to be liquidated by yearly instalments 18,401 4 9 ... 499,928 1 2 £33,398 16 7 Deduct sum set apart for gradual liquidation of the above, asfor the year 1850 432 19 7 I 5 17 0 By cash in hand in the Bank of Englank ... 81,098 16 9 £663,992 14 11 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. d Debtor. £ s• To expenditure of the bank for the year ended the 31st of December, 1851, at its chief office, and three branches, and sub office, comprehending rents, rates and taxes; salaries, provisio n for bad debts, contribution to clerks' fund, and payment of income-tax, but not including remune ration to directors To amount set apart for liqui dation of preliminary ex penses, and cost of premises for the half-year ended June 30, 1851 ... £416 3 1 To ditto, for the half-year ended December 31, 1851... 422 4 7 12,033 3 3 838 7 8 To dividend (free of income tax) at 5 per cent., for the half-year ended the 33th of June, 1851, already paid ...X1,250 0 0 To ditto, for the half-year ended the 31st of December, 1851 ... ... 1,250 0 0 2,500 0 0 To reserved fund, as at 31st of December, 1850 ... ... 2,000 0 0 To addition thereto, as at 30th of June, 1851 ... 1,250 0 0 To dividends thereon in the Three- aud-a- Quarter New per Cents. ... ••• ... 83 15 4 Set apart to be added to re served fund, as at 31st of December, 1851 ... 1,250 0 0 To reserved fund as at last date 4,583 15 4 To unappropriated balance car ried to new account ... 2,419 2 5 RAILWAY IisITELLIGENCF. ( LONDON LeND SOUT,Iis7iVESTEEN. - ' The report ofatie directors of thle'inee.a . plany seaneethat the n et rei'drltt© for the tis,h-year endieg Dec. 31, 1851, amounts, ante r dectuctieg all preference chat - gee inelml ing 10,00 e/. for plena to 181,976/ , eideh added to 23 9 0. from the last acceinin makes a baaece aeelicetile to di vidend of 154,297/.; out of which a dividend is recom -11 mended for the hell-year at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum, amounting, to 175,7491., leaving sebalance of 8,548/. The increase of receipts during the half-year,- as compared with the corresponding period of 1850, amounted to 69,1131., while the increase in thaexPenSes annulated to 10,802/. The greater-portion of the tional traffic occurred in July, August, and September. The increase of passengers on the main line during the half-year amounted to 216,011, and on the Windsor branch to 241,072, the total increase of passengers on ad the company's lines during that period being ' 457,102. The reaction in the regular traffic, which was anticipated as a probable result of the cessation of the excitement produced by the Exhibition, has not yet been felt by the company. The passenger-tax on the excursion passengers car ried during the Exhibition, at and under ld. per mile, in. first and second-elas.s carriages, has been retained by this company on the ground of such receipts being le gelly exempt from the tax. The claim ot the Inland . Revenue Commissioners for payment of duty on this item is, nevertheless, being prosecuted at law, which the directors cannot but regard as an inequitable and unfair proceeding. The additional charges on the locomotive and carriage departments amounted to 11,404/. The sum expended on the workieg- stock amounts to 570,160/., and the account has been closed at that sum. The ad ditional plant required for additional traffic will have to be paid out of revenue by successive instalments spread over five years, and a reserved account has been opened to liquidate the cost of such plant. To this reserve ac count 10,0001. has been carried from the revenue of the last half-year, under the following circumstaeces:— • Traffic of the . year 181-9, when the for mer estimate was made, was 530,876/. For the year 1851 it has been 656,419/, au increase of upwards of 125,000/. For the Exhibition of Industry, not con templated in 1849, special provision had to be made for 64 carriages, capable of holding 3,102 passengers. With a view to the closing of the capital account, the directors propose that the principle of the reserve fund, com menced for the first time this half-year, to provide for additional working stuck, be extended to such future additions to stations and sidings as are found to be necessary for the development of the traffic ; and the expense of such additions, instead of being charged to capital, be from this time forth put to a reserve account, and paid off by revenue by means of instalments spread over a given number of years. The directors know of no other way of practically closing the capital account. The property sold during the last half-year has realised 5,357/. 15s. 4d. The line • from Farnham to Alton is satisfactorily proceeding to completion, and will be finished in the course of the present halyear. The Northand South Junction Rail way, three miles and a half long, connecting this lice with the London and North-Western line, is expected to be ready for opening in the autumn of the present year. In accordance with the view of the committee of share holders the directors have made arrangements with Mr. Brassey for completing the works from Basingstoke to Andover, as a single line, and at a reduced cost, via.- 74,000/. In regard to the remaining portion of the line between Andover and Saltsbury, the directors are en deavouring to obtain the lowest estimate at which the works between those places can be completed. The provisional committee of the Dorchester and Exeter Coast Extension Railway intend to submit a proposal to the general meeting on Thursday next to the effect that the South. Western Company's trains should run so as to accommodate the traffic en the coast line; the South-Western Company to allow the Coast Com pany 40 per cent. oe the gross additional traffic (beyond that of the year 1852), which will accrue upon their Southampton and, Dorchester line only; the whole of the additinal traffic brought by the Coast Company upon the remainder ot the South-Western Company's lines to be for the benefit of the South Western Company ex clusively. Upon matters being satisfactorily arranged, the promoters of the coast line will make and work their line on the narrow gauge, by an independent com pany, in connexion with the South-Western Railway Company. The fares and tariffs of the two companies shall be alike for like distances. The arrangement to continue for 21 years, determinable at the end of the first 14, by twelve months' notice. A MBE RGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND Bos'roN.—The great sale of forfeited ihares in this company took place in the Exchange-hall, Nottingham, on Thursday afternoon. It consisted of 25,000 shares in 351 lots, every one of which was disposed of. Many buyers were present from London and other places. The first price realised was 4/. 13s. 9d. a share; after a few lots had been disposed of at this rate thepricaadvanced to 41.159., then to 41. 16s. 3d., and 41. 17s. 6d. The last lot sold for 51. a share. Altogether the sum of 120,0001. was obtained for the 25,000 shares. Mr. Pott, of Notting ham, officiated as the auctioneer, and only two hours were occupied in disposing of them. Mr. Hutchison , of Glasgow, was a purchaser to the extent of 43, 0001 . It was understood that parties interested in the Great Northern Railway purchased the greater part of the stock. LONDON AND NORTH- W ESTERN RAILWAY DIVIDEND. —We understand that the dividend on this company, to be declared at the half yearly meeting, will be 6 per cent., with about 50,000'. to be carried to the rest, which, if we remember rightly, was in July last upwards of 120,000/. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY DIVI DEND.—We understand that this company will pay a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and carry forward to the next half-year's account 101,0001. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY DIVIDEND.—We un derstand that the dividend in th;s company will be at the rate of 4s. per share. RAILWAY RETURNS SUN, TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. - i Miles NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. o pened, .-----. 1851. BILITISII. ------- --- -- 72 Aberdeen .. - . 2x 1 ,145 £1,264 37% Belfast and Ballymena •. •••.••• • • • •• 531 531 17 Belfast and County Down•• •••••• •• .. 143 166 33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,052 1,r 5 / 9 4 263 Bolton, Blackburn, and West York •. .. 637 85N, Bristol and Exeter .................• 3,444 3,689_85 189 b 7,120 C a ledonian...... .. •• _ . •• •• •• •• .. • • 2,362 94% Chester and liolyhead. ••.. • • ...... •• 2,261 97 6% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... 738 5 696 65 Dublin and Belfast Junction . . 896 53 Dublin and Drogheda •••• .. . _ 506 958 936 6 Dublin and Kingstown . ..... ...... •• 427 16% Dundee and Arbroath 609 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeenlunction " 169 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen.... •• •• .• •.143 . 563 , '`,':; 68 East Anglian.... • • • , • • • • -_ .. • •• 3,374 4,1 , L 4 79 East Lancashire. . • •" •• 1,4 346 13,1302 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk ........ - i' 3 ,7 4 1,924 95 Eastern Union •• • • • • • • • • • ........... 3'322 3,197 89M Edinburgh and Glasgow ••• . ...... •• I '9ol 1,910 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Du idee•• •• • • ' 78 6 Exeter and Crediton.. • ........... • • "- 240 273 19 Furness Railway •• • .... -..•• . • • • 3,262 2,618 171 3 / Glasgow, and South-Western•• •• •• • • 7 _ 48 1 10008 24114 Great Northern and E. L......• -• • 4 : 7 03 4,067 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 14,788 15,141 264 Great Western . ......... ..........121 121 25 Irish South Eastern .• ••••••.. • • • • • • 3,8 91 6,357 90 Lancaster and Carlisle • 13,202 15,11 L 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire • •• 833 909 39 Leeds and Thirsk ••..•••••• • • • • • • • • 242 214 123¢ Liverpool, Crosby, and Southpot t• •• • 1).191 39,828 53955 London and North Western .• •••• • • • " 7 19 769 535 London and Blackwall• ••••••• •• • • •• 7,970 7,728 1734 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 8055 8,517 244 1 A London and South Western. •••• • • • • - 1 47 143 15 Londonderry and Enniskillen •• •••• •• 105 115 11% Manchester, Buxton, and alatlock, &o. , 957 6,3 i 6 16734 Manchester, Sheffield, and Li nco l ns hire - ' 3 , 8 449 iN X, Manchester and South Ju nc ti on•• •• •• 563 550 28 Maryport and Carlisle ........... 41n Midland d d Great • t •• Western ••••.• •( I . ; ish) :: : i •..... 20'127 2 1 20 4,9 6 6 0 1 8 75 37 Monklands . • • • • • • ......... ........ 2,046 2,035 60 Newcastle and Carlisle.. -•••• •• •• •• 2900 3,091 149 North British . • ..... ..... „ ........ 4 1 , : 4 3368 10 31 4,615 1551173 22427 N No or r t th h. S m t , a e ll s t o t :lst) 1 . 7 .. .... .... .. : : : .... : : : : : : 431 492 502 509 495592 Ssth ceoottttiiss Shrewsbury :sl Central idl d • B . i; .•...• .. 1 ri. • g • . 1 .. ~ .a .. m .. .. .. • ... ... : :. ..• 1,218 1519 1 1: 4 4 3 5 2 0 449 464 427, Ssrreowp,sibirur2u, a n n io d u Chester .... .... .... .... .... .... 58 South DeVon• •••• • • • • •"• •• '• " - ••• 10,948 , 10,824 261 Soutl Eastern •• • • • • •• - ...... ..... 675 1 , 2 0 93% South Wales ••"•• • • - " •• • . ••• 1 , 1 23 1,213 77 South York., Donca ster, and Goole • • 1,777 1,642 40 Taff Vale •• • • •••• •"'•••••'' • • • • • • •• 804 i 830 36 Ulster... 326 1 236 25 Waterford and Limerick •••••• • • • • • • 2')6 193 1 3 West Cornwall •••••••••• • • • • • • " ' • 174 156 12 Whitehaven Junction . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • am% York 2 : 5 ; YorkDand /lewcastle, and Berwick ... 162:872474 174;07343 and North Midland. Centra1grfaf:.1.:•:•............................. 2,973108 2,922 :421%14 Northl\'ariaeArfo2ll ••• • • ••• •••• • • • - ••• ' 926 241341 A OpralriseazadnLi c 3 Montercau a nia •••• • • •• • • • • • • - • • .. 104 156 823 898 slInfnonidleee.;;:::::::: :::::.• 17 2:1g 1 1Z 8 82 , ,Parirrliss aaunddOitorlenanens........•••••• :::: : .. .. .. .. .... 464,:797758i , 5, 9 7 :,7 6 9 5 71 5 54 194 Paris and St rasburg h• .. • •• •• •• •• •• ..59 Rouen and Havre ... ..' ." •••• •• •• 4,505 I 7,119 121 Tours and Nantef.....: • • ••••••• • • •• .. 2,002 2,385 ________--••••-•______, ; Z:::;::= 1,127 2,040 directs on TADUNlTED night weight, mated by the post between any part of the U and any port in the Argentine Republic, there charged and taken in lieu of any rates of British postage now be payable by law on such respective letters an unifarrn rate of British postage of one shilling. And we direct, that on eve r) , lett e r transmitted as is me ntioned in this warrant exceedin-g. I half an ounce in weight , t here shall be charged, taken, and paid progressive and additio nal rates of postage as follows APOTHECARIES llALL.—Names of gentlemen who (that is to say):—Oa every l e tter exceeding half an ounce passed their examination in the science and practice of me- in weight, and not exceeding one ounce in weight, two rates i e r e l and received certificates to practise on Thursday, . of Char), :- postage. On every letter exceeding one ounce, and not Alfred B a ll, J o h n Lacey, Mark Kebbell, Brighton ; exceeding two ounces in weight, four rates of postage. On w i... ,_es Chibnail, L o nd on ; William Tidboald Luxton, e , :ery letter exceediug two curets, and not exceeding three "idigh, Devon ; John Bidlake Mountford, Exeter. exceeding three ounces, ! ounces in weight, six rates of postage. And on every letter SMALL -PDX AND VACCINATJON HOF,PITAL.—•The and not exceeding four ounces in annu al ga t e yesterday court weight, eight rates of postage. And for every ouncea every of the governors of this institution was weight above the . weight of four ounces there h II u_ li !ct yesterday at the board-room of the new hospital, High- Dr te lIPPer Holloway ; H. Egerton, Esq., in the chair. charged and taken two a , lditicnal rates of postage, and every Pox the report which was read it appeared that 682 small patients had been admitted during the traction of an ounce above the weight of four ounces, shall be charged . as one additional ounce; and each progressive and vdhional rate chargeable under this clause revio epidemic year, being a past unusuallyshall be ruittedusl year, e xce greater number than during any pt 1838 and 1643. Of the number ad-per cent., had died; estimated and charged at the sum which any such letter ~__ _ O4 or 15 would be charged with under this warrant, if not exceeding icneedinshwalel_ithetCons7Ar%id we lo e d x ir ten et d t to ha a t ny " l ' ; h tt i e u r g s wereilmandt73n. dis.charged curd. Drain.. the samehhearlfe'inancoonutan medical men period orBs 580 per nmdated, and 525 supplies of lymph granted to sent by private ships." Pital had become public institutions. The utility of the has apparent, and especially during the late epidemic, being the only institution of the kind in p EL , ECTIO , N OF , A TII , URSDAY Mr the kingdom, and which re quireincreased pecuniary assist-inNING LECTURER.- genera} meeting, held in the . vestry room of the above- ARlsii OF OT. I ETEIL 5 UPON CORNII• 1 ce from the public ' eetrihrige separated. ILL.—At a special transacted, and the in . usual routine business was then inimed pari,b, on Friday, the 6th inst., Ricbar 1 ` M. Tilier has Esq., churchwarden, in the chair, the V. Henry' Capel Lambe, Gros s taken a msnsi in Para-street, Christmas, Gro svenor-square which i.on ark-street, M.A., F.R.S., was duly elected to theoffice of , Thursday tspti - ' - Low his morning , en. being fitted up for re- ' Ashton. me Lucy 7,002 17 9 £22,379 8 8 Creditor. £ s. d. 15 Y gross balance as above, brought down ... 22 379 8 8 BY reserved fund and unappropriated ba lance, as above, brought down ••• ••• 7,Q02 17 9 is,c; 17 R. The fellovrirgW the- . I .ojolor of.Oling too 11(..yal tabk , 3 o•s!erda , r Ho., al 11t , ,1 - ,t.c55 Duc!lea3 the Earl end Countess of Mitite, the Marquis and My ‘irei;innu,s of Bcen:_!,,lbatic, S‘,;i--bas: - /, the NI gain et z At;glese-y, the L'idy in Wal!ing to the Duchcss of Kent, Viscount end Viscountess Mnhoe, Lord nod Lady Ashburton, 1.0r , 1 Porman, Lord Broughton, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The band of the Royal Horse Guards attended in the Castle during 'dinner, and performed the following - - pleCes : lOiirture, " Don GiOvanitr..: Mozart. :Selection, " Euryant4" " Comte d'Ess - ce Labitiky. Prize Quadrille Galop, " Thames- Tin • ;;Pel" Tnto G u ri t g Her Mejeses private hand afterwards attended, and played the following seleetion:— _Overture, " Gebriclle d'Estre os ';., Maul. DtLet:eeeincs. H. L e ip ertan h , Vp and )icl ctin iner-llosies .. Pianoforte Messrs, il Selection, " fl a n s H ee li n g" M c a i ; ge s s Cbn r ;r. Marsoh, " Les Deux Journees" ... Cberubini. Divertissernew, " La Prephe:e!'. Meyerbeer. The Queen, with the Princn (if Wales, walked in the Home Park and Slopes this morning. The Princess Royal and younger members of the Royal Family took their nine' walking and pony exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out hunting this forenoon, accompanied by Lords Ashburton and Portman, and attended by Lieutenant: Colonel Hon. A. Gordon. Tlie Queen had a dinner party this evening. The company included the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, the _Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Salisbury, the garl and Countess of Minto, Viscount and Viscountess. :.Mahon, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord Portman, Lord Broughton, and Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The band - of the Grenadier Guards attended during dinner, and played the following compositions:— Overture, " Diamonds de la Couronne" Auber. Recit. and Catatina—"Erwache neu ges tablter" (Casilda)... Fruhlings Walz3r Recit. and Nachtigall Duet (Casilda) Lucille Grahn—Polka Ballet, Casilda" Her Majesty had afterwards en evening party, who were invited to : te present at a dramatic representation of Shliksper,A; historical play of King John, which was performed according to the following programme:— KING JOHN. King John Mr. Charles Kean. Prince Henry (his. son, afterwards King Henry III.) .. Miss Robertson. Arthur (son of Geoffrey, late Duke of Bretagne, elder brother of King John) ... Miss Kate Terry. William Longsword, Earl of SaliSbury Mr. James Vining. Robert Bigot, Earl of Norfolk ~. Mr. G. Everett. William:Maresiball, Earl of Pembroke Mr. Wynn. Geoffry Fitzpiers, Earl of Essex (Chief Justiciary of England): - ... Mr. Stacey. Hubert de Burgh (Chamberlain to the King) Mr. Phelps. Robert Falconbridge (son of Sir Ro bert Falconbridge) ... Mr. Meadows. Philip Faleonbridge (his half-brother, bastard son to King Richard I.) ... Mr. Alfred Wigan. Philip, King of France ... ... Mr. C. Fisher. Lewis, the Dauphin ... Mr. Stanton. Archduke of Austria ... ... Mr. Ryder. Cardinal Pandulph (the Pope's Le gate) Chatillon, Count de - Nevers (Am bassador from France to King John) Mr. C. Wheatleigh. Giles, Viscomte de Melon ... Mr. J. F. Cathcart. Peter of Pomfret (a Prophet) ... Mr. Parsloe. Citizen of Anglers ... Mr. Addison. English Knight ... Mr. Paulo. English Herald Mr. Rolleston. French Herald ... . Mr. F. Cooke. Attendants on Hubert.:.. ... Mr. Daly and Mr. Stoakes. Elinor (Widow of King Henry 11,, and Mother of King John) ... Miss Phillips. Constance (Mother to Arthur) ... Mrs. Charles Kean. Blanch (Daughter to Alphonse, King, of Castile, and niece: to Kingohn) Miss Murray. King John's Pages ... Miss J. Lovel and Miss Hastings. Attendants on Constance, Miss Maurice and Miss Clifford. Director ... ... Mr. Charles Kean. Assistant Director ... Mr. George Ellis. The theatre.iirranged and the scenery painted by Mr. Thomas Grieve. The performance took place in the Reubens' room, where the usual arrangements had been made for this (the fifth) dramatic representation. Her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, Prince Alfred, and the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the illustrious company forming the Royal dinner circle, and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance, entered the room at eight o'clock, - when the performance immediately commenced. The Queen's private band attended during the per formance in the ante-room. The following had the honour of receiving invitations to witness the performance : The Countess of Mansfield and two Ladies Murray, the Dowager Viscountess Ashbrook, Lord and Lady Vaux, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Ba roness- -de Speth, Lady Frances Bruce, Le Marquis et la Marquise d'ilarcourt, the Hon. Mrs. Grey and Miss Bulteel, Lady Caroline and Miss Bar rington, Colonel Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, Lieutenant-Colonel and Lady Emily Seymour, Ladies Marie and Louisa Molyneux, Sir George and Lady Couper, Miss Cooper, and Mr. R. Couper, Lieutenant- General and Lady Isabella Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, Commanding Officer; Captain Sutton and Lieut. Baillie of the Royal Horse Guards; Colonel Stanhope, Com manding Officer; Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. F. G. Hood and Captain Rous of the 2d Battalion Grenadier Guards, the Rev. Dr.; Hawtrey, the Rev. W. and Mrs. Canning, Mrs. Harcourt, Mrs. Francis Cavendish, Mrs. Lambton and two MiSses Larnbton, Mr. Grenfell and two Misses Grenfell, Mr. H. Seymour, Mrs. and Miss Seymour. Refreshments were served to the company in the Throne- room. ••• ... Kuhner. ... Sommerlat. Mr. Graham. Earl Fortescue had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing street. The Noble Earl had an interview with Sir G. Grey , et the Home-office. Mr. B. `Nrepl , s, Chief Justice of Honduras, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial office. - The Marquis of Lansdo wne (L or d P res id en t) is re covering from an atta c k o f gout. Lord Cremorne had an interview with Sir George Grey at the Home-office y es t er d ay . Dispatches for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were sent from the Colonial-office yesterday. Dispatches were also sent to the Governors of the North American Provinces. Dispatches were received at the Colonial Office yester day from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon. Malta, and Gibraltar, and also from the Lord High Commis sioner of the lonian blands. THE LONDON, DRU R Y -LANE THEATRE. The ballet *h:ch, under the title of Vert Vert, was produced in Paris in November last with eminent presented to an E n glish sweet's,- was last evening audience for the first time by the lessee of this theatre. As regards the plot there was a tolerable amount of obscuvity, but, after all, the principal feature in the ballet is ,the dancing, and in that respect the per formance may be pronounced satisfactory. we s h a ll not, 'therefore, attempt to unravel the details of the story, in which a dead parroquet, whose appellation gives a name to the ballet, fiads a substitute in the favour of a French maid of honour of the time of Louis XV., in the shape of a youthful and. interesting page, bight Candide. Mademoiselle Plunkett, an established favourite, maul tested her usual buoyancy, vivacity, and brilliancy. lier pas de demi with M. Durand was the grand hit of the evening ; and great applausi was like wise bestowed in it upon her partner. Made moiselle Priem `made a highly favourable impres sion, and great merit must bo awarded to Mademoiselle Carlotta de Vecchi, a graceful and agile proficient in the choregtaphc art. A pas de trois by Mademoiselles Adele, D'Autoine, and H. Payne, was admirably exe cuted and warmly appreciated. The most indifferent portion was the harlequinade in the second act, but this episode will doubtless receive modification. The ',llse en scene was good. The ballet was decidedly successful, although it may be curtailed or " touched up" with ad vantage. The .original constructors were MM. Lewven and Mszillier, who exeici4ed their ingenuity in distort ing Gresset's fairy tal the Ververt. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONC ASTER SPRING MEETING, 1 8;2. ' Nominations for the Doncaster Handicap. Tho Ready Reckoner, 3 yrs—Finesse, 4 yrs—The Proctor, 4 yrs—Calculator, 4 yrs—C ) a f by John o'Gaunt, dam by Belshazzar, 4 yrs—Ltard Labour. 5 yrs —La Fiancee, 5 yrs—Bird on the Wing, 3 yrs—Knook Knoll, 4 yrs—Simplicity, 4 yrs—Br c by Irish Bird catcher; out of Flower of the Tees, 3 yrs—Selina, 6 yrs —Kilquade, 4 yrs—Young Altisidora, aged—Don Carlos, 3 yrs— . Kathleen, 5 yrs—Little Fawn, 4 yrs— Cogia, 6 yrs—B cby Red Deer: out of Sister to Porto Belio, 4 yrs—Snow Drop, 3 yrs—Hyacinth, 3 yrs— lanthe 4 yrs Sir Charles'Napier, 3 yrs—Equal , 3 yr s —Abd-el-Kuder, aged—Tom Pinch, 3 yrs—Edward of York, 4 yrs—Rhesus, 6 yrs—England's Glory, 4 yrs —Stafford 4 yrs—St. Michael, 3 yrs—farmers Boy, 3 yrs—L;zzy, 3 yrs—Abbess of Jerveaux, 5 yrs—Tom Holtby, 4 yrs— . Cleveland, 3 yrs—The Cutler, 4 yrs— ractnte' 3 yrs—Melford, aged—Mary Ann, 3 yrs— Ischia, Nominations !er the Slieffiehi _ .sta ia, 4 yrs.,--View Halloo, 6 yrs—Galvanism, 3 yrs— St. Michael, 3 Ija r ,. 3 yrs—The Twin, 4 yrs. Napier, 3 yrs—Selina, 6 yrs— and Rotherham Stakes. yrs-'--- to The Twin, 4 yrs—B c by Red Surveyor, 3 yrs—r.l3,,c2 : by, Deer,. out of. Sister meli3 Miss Fanny, 4 Porto Bello, 4 yrs—Sir Charles yrs—The 3 Y"—Merry out of Sally War foot,4 yrs—Brawn,. s , — l. :r a a i vi ,3 ' i s a t, , y . 3 , 8 yrs.-Bard :: : :: :: B— Lizzy, 3 yrs—Proctor, I t s isb T y u T em o . ii arnhara-common; Thurs. Trundley 3 yre_miss . 13,- ,y avi437, 11 4 3 cl ,re Labour, 5 yrs—Don Carlos, Fri MaPviahead-thicket--1 I.' ues. E Tollgate-104, T - lENTS * W S oo G ci ll' ; 'l S k at h . a Dog; Mr. A. Saluki's lids. Mon. Ulatford 0 Workaway Hill; Wed. Wherwell Wood; ak eut , ; Tues. > bourn Tarrant; Fri. South Grove; Thurs. Hurst ; Sat S. at. Roche Cuurt-11. --___ A printed notice Was issued at the Bank of Eng land yesterday regarding the alteration in the price to be given for American and F renc h gold coin M any persona see m under the impression that the measure involves a re duction in the price of bar gold, but attention to the terms stated w, old have shown this to be erroneous. The only reduction, as far as bar gold is concerned, is in cases where it may contain fill undue amount of alloy, such as to render the process of refining necessary before it can be coined. SATURDAY EVENING, 1 THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY. o,yertia, thrLe o'cl9cti pri-ei s Ay, Master Ltual• hrt• try!' !Ps scf...; in tho court of V:ce-Chancellor Kin . der.ley. at L'neolu'. lon, for the purpose of furthtr . ?..ith the i -11 q . lirY into Ole g,uerul a ffiiri O thi company by the utunlinatiou of witnesses and other means. This was the fifth thy of the ievestigation, which has almt...t exclusively occupied 1111 attention of the Master since I'l°nthlY morning, and the attendance wee, if anything, more numerous than at the previous sit ting 9. On entering the court, Mr. Feargus O'Connor, MY., asked Mr. Roxburgh why he did not appear in his " big wig" as usual; to which the Learned Counsel re plied that he did so because ho would not have the plea sure of examining Mr. O'Connor to• day. The latter gentleman tock the hint, and almost immediately re tired, eviden:ly to the infinite disappointment of the motley atstrablego which had by this time completely filled the court. It will be remembered that the proceedings on Thurs day terminated with the understandings that the parties should endeavour to come to , th ° s .e ra nd e solicitor of the com pany, result in Mr. Roberts up o n which handing documentsove r the h deeds w arrangement which possession relating to the affairs winding -up pounds—to he th m e e offici to be impracticable to proceedsattihsfeacctoomrilpyanyin—atnlide until 4 el the manager , b s o p o a k ap P e , lienr its & c bn fore,i now in wereg several u d hn e ids - a l i n v d er m ecf r u . p vv t i o le M ele r r . , G a o s odchap. counsel f o m r i _Mr. ° Roberts, conferred Mr. Roxburgh, on the part of th w i s h to a llude to publicly, but that he official manager, Wheeler said that there was som u e ut d e ' s earnestly together for several ; ultimately, Mr. ifficulty respecting the suggestions of his Learned Friend, which he did not would feel no he- Wheeler requested his Honour to wtteeth: he sitation in explaining what he presence of Mr. Roxburgh; and for this purpose Mr. withM a: Master them into the private reom. The Master did not think he was entitled to accede to this proposition for a private conference between counsel on both sides and himself. There was no meet ing of whatever kind held in this winding -up that every person having an interest in the matter had not a right to atten, and, if he thought fit to make observations upon the proceedings, Mr. Wheeler remarked that his impres s i on was that on all these matters ought to be the subject o f conference and consultation between the professional gentlemen_ . o both sides, and not be made the subject of discussion in urt' ster rather coincided in the observations of open court. co Ma from i iere asking paaetnattahe de Mr. Wheeler, but that was very d , i ffer him (the Master) to retire with counsel, en andt e that any person who was interested in any way v in the l winding-up of that matter—whether a credito r lottee, or a shareholder—was entitled to attend meetings before the Master, and m a ke such remarks as he thought proper upon the proce edin gs; su ch observations su h observalions were re'. w ont to the matter under discus sion. It h a d b ee n only recently decided that. there could be no meeting held at which a party interested Was not entitled to attend. Mr. Roxburgh said he had reduced to writing a was pro position which he now begged leave to submit. It to the eff ec t " th a t Mr. Roberts deliver into the hands of the official manager, on oath, all t he boo ks , documents, papers, &c., now in his custody, belonging or relating to l the affairs of the National Land Company, the official undert a king to pay Mr. Ro b er t s out of the first assets such sum as the Master c har g ed with the wind ing -up of this company shall find to be due to Mr. Roberts on takingthe him as the soli citor of the c om p an y and the official manager." The Master—As solicitor and treasurer of the com pany. Mr. Whe e l er —A n y proposition of this kind in which account between the word treasurer is used, as referring to my client, I must decline to accede to. The Master—And I will not sanction any arrange ment of this nature that has not the term " treasurer," until it has been proved to my satisfaction that Mr. Ro berts did not fill that character. Mr. Wheeler—l was about to prove that most com pletely yesterday, when hthe e xamination wa s stopped in limine. The Master—Excuse me, Mr. Wheeler , b ut the exa mination was not stopped in limine in the wa y y o u men non; and I w ill not , aS I have paid, give my sanction to any arraneement in which the word " treasurer" i s omitted, until it has been satisfactorily proved that Mr. Roberta was not such. Mr. Wheeler—l wish it to be clearly understood that do with A t o h t o of p I am prep are d to go i nto ev id e nce upon the subject at any time; but i n my h um bl e opinion, as regards the question whethe r M r . Roberts was treasurer or not , my Learned F r i en d w ill fi n d, is the result, on reference to the t r P o d c r e l e i d a i m in e g in n atahtisimt matter. The The M n fact, nothing to Master—When, er—Wher, Mr. Wheeler, it is your time to address an argument to me I shall pay every attention to it that it d eserves. I s h a ll hear both sides fairly and impartially, and decide the question to the beat of my judgment. At present I think the Court may be ad journed sine die. Here the Master rose and was about to withdraw, when Mr. Wheeler made an application for leave to tender an affidavit. The Master—The Court is now adjourned, and I can not receive it. Mr. Wheeler—l think it rather— I did not know, practising in courts of law, that in courts of equity matters were done in quite so summary a way. (Here Mr. Wheeler withdrew.) The Master—l shall advertise a meeting. Mr. Roxburgh—The question is still open as to the the delivery of the documents. The Master—Oh, of course. PARLIAMEN TAR Y BUSINESS. FRIDAY, FRB. 6 . (From the Votes and Proceedings of the H o use iv" . CnonoZ NOTICES OF MOTIONS. The Lord Advocate—Com m itt ee of the whole H ou se, to o -- ) consider of abolishing tests in the Universities of Scotland, Monday, Feb. 16. Ho ra us r e . t m he ite jrurGioibussonp:liTcyo ebtridnegrivuinndgerthe revenuen fromotice That such financi a l' arrangements ought to be made as will enable Parlii ment to dispense with the Duty on Paper : That the Newspap er St amp ought to be abolished That the Tax on Advertisements ought to be repeale d. Thursday, Feb. 19. of the upo n knowledge, and t o move, in separate resolutions, NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.. Th e undernamed Bill s are appointed to be read a secon d time on Tuesday, Feb. 10 : _ Accidental Death ma In s io urance and R a il way A ssu rance Com' anies Amalgatn. BradfordanldnEteecxeeHar Railwaylls. ( Y eovil Branch). Blyth and Tyne Railway. Ch e lsea Waterworks. Cork Improvement. D ro it w i c h Junction Ca na l. Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway. East London Waterworks. Bristol Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Hatfield Chase Drainage, and New Outfall into Trent. Lancaster Waterworks, ep --i neiery, and Gas. Limerick Improvement and Market. L on d o n and North-Western Railway. London, Tilbury, and Southend R•dlway London and North - Western and Buckinihamshire Railways. London and Southampton Road, through Bishop's Waltham. Mansfield Gas. Manchester and Salford Education. Medina River Navigation. Merthyr Tydfil Waterworks. .Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. New River Company (to -In r ove the Supply of Water, &c.) P ortsmou th and Gosport Waterworks. Rhyl Improvement. Scarborough Market and Approaches. Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. Staffordshire and--Worcestershire c - Vale of Neath Railway. anal. Wandle Water and Sewerage Comp an y Wexford Harbour Improvem ent. • Wolverhampton Gas. Yeovil and Ilchester Turnpike Trusts. THE LONDON GAZETTE, Feb 6 FOiiEIGN-OFF1()E, FEB. 3, 1852. I The Qat.en has peen gracioutdy pleased to appoint Lard Couley, now her Majesty'. Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Eenipota)riary to the Germanfc Confederation, to bra her Mjesty'e Arrthissa , ior Extra ordinary end Plenipotentiary to the French Republic. WHITEHALL, FEB. 5. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United King dom, appointing the Right Honourable Fox Manic to be her Majesty's Commissioner for the Affairs of Indic. WHITEHALL, FEB. 6. Her Majesty has been pleased to constitute and ap point the Right Honourable Robert Vernon Smith to ba her Majesty's Secretary at War. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 5. Days and Places appointed for holding the Lent Assiz2s, 1852. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Joubr Lord CAMPBELL, Lord Chief Justice; the Right Hon. Sir JOHN PATTESON, one of the Justices assigned to hold Pleas before the Queen herself. Buckinghamshire—Monday, March 1, at Aylesbury. Bedfordshire—Thursday, March 4, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire—Monday, March 8, at Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire—Wednesday, March 10, at the County Courts. Norfolk—Monday, March 15, at the Castle of Norwich. City of Norwich—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said City. Suffolk—Saturday, March 20, at Bury St. Edmunds. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir Joint JERVIS, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Mr. Justice ...-MAULE. Rutlandshire—Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Oakham. Northamptonshire—The same day, at Northampton. Lincolnshire—Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Castle of Lincoln. City of Lincoln—The same day, at the City of Lincoln. Nottinghamshire—Thursday, March 4, at Nottingham.. Town of Nottingham—The same day, at the Town of Nottingham. Derbyshire—Wednesday, March 10, at Derby. Laicestershire—Monday, March 13, at the Castle of Leicester. Borough of Leicester—The same day, at the Borough of Leicester. Warwickshire, Coventry Division—Friday, March . 19, at the city of Coventry. Warwickshire, Warwick Division—Saturday, March 20, at Warwick. HOME CIRCUIT. The Right Honourable Sir JAMES PARKE, one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer, and Mr. Justice COLERIDGE. Hertford—Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Hertford. Essex—Monday, March 1, at Chelmsford. Kent—Monday, March 8, at Maidstone. Sussex—Tuesday, March 16, at Lewes. Surrey—Monday, March 22, at Kingston-upon-Thames. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Jusidce CRESSWELL. North Lancashire—Monday, Feb. 16, at Lancaster. Westmoreland—Thursday, Feb. 19, at Appleby. Cumberland—Saturday, Feb. 21, at Carlisle. Northumberland—Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Castle of Ne wcastle-upon-Tyne. Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne — The same day, at the Guildhall of the said Town. Durham—Monday, March 1, at Durham. Yorkshire—Saturday, March 6, at the Castle of York. City of York—The same day, at the Guildhall of the said City. South Lancashire—Saturday, March 20, at Liverpool. OXFORD CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN and Mr. Baron PLATT. Berkshire—Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Reading.. Oxfordshire—Saturday, Feb. 28, at Oxford.; Worcestershire—Thursday, March 4, at Worcester. City of Worcester—The same day, at the City of Wor cester. Staffordsbire—Tuesday, March 9, at Stafford. Salop—Wednesday, March 17, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire—Saturday, March 20, at Hereford. Monmouthsbire—Wedupsday, March 24, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire—Saturday, March 27, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester—The same day, ut the City of Gloucester. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice ERLE and Mr. Justice TALVOURD. Southampton—Saturday, February 28, at the Castle of Winchester. Wiltshire—Saturday, March 6, at New Sarum. Dorsetshire—Saturday, March 13, at Dorchester. Devonshire —Wednesday, March 17, at the Castle of Exeter. City of Exeter—The same day, at the Guilabial of the said City. Cornwall —Wednesday, March 24, at Bodmin. Somereetshire—Tuesday, March 30, at the Castle of Taunton. CIRCUIT of the PRINCIPALITY of WALES and COUNTY PALATINE of CHESTER. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and Mr. Baron MARTIN. SOUTH. WALES. Glamorganshire—Tuesday, March 2, at Swansea. Pembrokeshire—Tuesday, March 9, at Haverfordwest. Town and County of Haverfordwest—The same day, at the town of Haverfordwest. Cardiganshire—Friday, March 12, at Cardigan. Carmarthenshire—Tuesday, March 16, at Carmarthen. County of the Borough of Carmarthen—The same day, at the borough of Carmarthen. Brecknockshire—Saturday, March 20, at Brecon. Radnorshire—Tuesday, March 25, at Piesteign. NORTH WALES. Montgomeryshire—Monday, March 8, at Welchpool. Merionethshire—Thursday, March 11, at Bala. Carnarvonshire—Saturday, March 13, at Carnarvon. Anglesey—Wednesday, March 17, at Beaumaris. Denbighshire—Sattaday, March 20, at Ruthin. Flintshire—Wednesday, March 24, at Mold. Cheshire—Saturday, March 27, at Chester. ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA, FEB. 3 . Notice is hereby given that, by order of the Lords and otherr, Commissioners for managing the affairs of this hospital, that the unclaimed shares of a second distribu tion of prize money to her Majesty's 22d Regiment of Foot, for the captures of Meeanee and Hyderabad, in Lower Sinde, in 1843, under General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.8., will be payable at my office, on and after the 16th instant, between the hours of eleven and two o'clock. A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary. WHITEHALL, DEC. 22, 1851. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Anthony Ber wick Were, of Wigton, in the county of Cumberland, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Alexander Booth, dealer in whisky, St. Mary' s- square, Lambeth, to surrender Feb. 17 , at half-past twelve, and March 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankru ptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Langton, Staple Inn. Ambrose Croshaw, brickmaker, Park-road, Holloway, Fete 20, at eleven, and March 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, offi.cial assignee, Basiughall street; Taylor, Finsbury. Lewis Davies, ship owner, Canton-street, East India road, Feb. 13 and March 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official a saignee, Coleman-street buildinge • Linklater, Sise-lan e. George Edward Noone, ironmonger, Notting Hill, Feb. 12 and March 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Batiirighall-street; Gant, Ni cholaalane. Joshua Charles Foster, timber merchant, Club-row, Shureditch, Feb. 20, and Mareli 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johns on, official assignee, Ba singlaall-street; Brown, Finsbuu-place. Daniel Pugsley, warehousemt tan Bread-street, Cheap. side, Fob. 19, at half past twelve, and March 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankru prey. Johnson, of assignee, Basieghall.street; Reid, Langford, and Mars den, Bread-street, Cheapiade. William Walker and Stephent Webb, india rubber warehousemen, Oxford-street, Feb. 21, and March 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankrix:ptcy. Pennell, official assignee • Davis, Son, Campbell „ and Hand, Warwick street, Rgent-street. James Ferry Silby, timber meiishant, Poole, Feb. 21, at half-past one, and March 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, offic , te 1 assignee, 13asinghall street ; Skilbeck and Hall, Souteatimpton-buildings. Moses Lockwood, grocer, Wandsworth, Feb. 13, at one, and March 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stausfeld, official assign ae; Wellborn°, Tooley street. William Gosling, ironmonger, Woolwich, Feb. 17 , and March 23, at halt-past el( yen, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, officia I assignee ; Hughes, Chapel-street, Bedford-row. William Horton, grocer, Hio-street, Islington, Feb. 13, and March 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruty. Cannate official assigne a, Alranbury; Law ranpece, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewrdey-mchambers, 0 Jewry. J ame s Millard, coppersmith , . Reading, Berkshire, Feb. 16, at twelve, and March 1&, at eleven, at the Co urt of Bankruptcy. Groom, o ffi cistl assignee, Abca lane, Lombard-street ; Sudlows, Torr, and Janew y, Bediord-row; Whatley and Dry land, Readinga. d arch Edward Lowe, toy dealer, Bristol , Feb. 17 16, at eleven, at the Bristol Mietrict Court. ,31 Button, official assignee, Bristol; Crosby and ComPtou court, Old Jewry. Churh- John Ford and Joseph Alfrcet Hadfield, paper Mama ee March 11, at facturers, Glossop, Derbyshire, Feb. I eleven, at the Manchester DistricthCBouart.Muenzie, official assignee, Manchester; Lie a e t ;ha, Manchester.BosyEnoch Joshua Burford, t salx" Marc h se, at twelve, at the Square, Feb. 16, at one, and official assignee, Sam- Court of Bankruptcy. Sam brook-court, BasirighalEl-street;. Thoropton, Sise-lane, Bucklersbury. draper, 13itmingham, Feb. 24 at John Harley, linon at eleven,. a t the Court of Bank_ two, and March 23, ruptcy. Groom, o ffici al asKignee , Abchurch-lane ; _ e Depree, Lawrence -lane; elottee am, K : inght and Emnaet, Birnainyhem.o,mos, jun., cattle salesman , Bradford, Benjamin 11 Yorkshire, Feb. 23 and M_arc . Tee, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, sissignee, Leeds; Pickup, Bradford; Bond n od Barwick, Leeds. n d Carrick,arch icC 2 ou s rt. a William wi tt y, e d l : e j) b L Fe t b. 17, at twel ve. at the Leeds official assignee, Ilul!; Sale, e Worthington, and Shipman . Manchesler; Richardson and Gaunt, Leeds. William w o d e y, licensed victualler, Smethwick, Staf fordshire, Feb. 18 and March 10, a t h a l f-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee; Birmingham; Hodgson, Birmingham; Holland, West Bromwich. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basilighall-street. S. Isherwood and N T. Isherwood, Ludgate-hill, house decorators, March 4, stt eleven—T. S. Corteii, York-street, Westminstcr, clacesemorger, March 1, at twelve—J. Kaye, Pimlico, coal and slate merchant, Feb. PARMA:MEN TA It --- It DIVISIONS. FRIDAY, FEB. 6. E U of th e H ouse o f VENTILATION OF TH Commons ) HOSE. (From tho Votes and Proceedi ngs Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Dr. Reid he called to the Bar of the House and questioned as to the means at his disposal for ventilating the New Buildings :" Amendment proposed, to leave out f rom the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the best mode of ventilating the House," instead thereof :—Question put, .. Th a t th e wor d s proposed to be l e ft out stand part of the Question." The House divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 8 5 Barrow W. H. Haste, Archibald Blewitt, , ReginaT,d llenley, J. W. S cobell, Captain Booth, Sir R. G. Heyworth, L. Si dney, Alderman Bright, John Hindley, C. Smith,.J. Benjamin Brocklehurst, John Humphery, Ald. Pooner, Richard Brown, William King, P. J. Staun ton, Sir G. Christy, Samuel Loveden, Pryse Strickland, Sir G. Collins, Thomas Mackie, John St uart, Lord Dudley Duncan, George WTaggart, Sir J. Sullivan, Michael Ellis, John Megan, W. 11. Thompson, George Swart, William T ylerSir' G. Masterman, John ,„. . Fergus, Will Mowatt, Francis ~,,' , Lord a ne H. Forbes, am._ Mullings, J. R. vv alinsley, si r ,r, Frewen, C. 11. Newdegate, N. Whit e side, James William Geach, Charles Paget, Lord George Willi _s, John Goold, Wyndh.tra Pinney, William " u ' u ghby, Sir H. Grace, 0. D Pugh, David Greene, Jolla Ricardo, Osman OsborneTELLER& Hall, Sir Benjin J . Hum e , nln Roche, E. B. Ralph Hallowell, E.G. Sandars, George lhornely, 'Thomas Bell, Jacob Greene Thomas R• w• MINORITY—NOES, 24. Sheridan, It. B. Brotherton, &Me ph Grey, W. Thomp,o, C olonel Clay, James Clay, Sir W. Lawley, B• R. ipan Robert Colebroolle, Sir' 'T. Nil „, . M. Nilson , James Wood, Sir C. Cubitt, Williamt Milner, W. Wood, Sir W. P. Evans, John Mitchell, T. A• Fordyce, A. D.. Russell, Lord John m Heywood, James TELLERS —offat • Seymour, Lord , George Forster, M. Lewis,owls George C: i A chart( T has be en toV V p e u s r t e h o a f s elrelandestates or to hold an d sub --- - , L in an c d on l n n a v o es g t i b ‘ xt .t, en a t nd e let the laud they may obtain. Clauses are to b e i ntroduced, binding the company to pay no dividend out o f cap i tal, and grawntitehd to powers the a portion of the capita l is to be set . apart as an i mprovement t j o rnPanY' improve an d resell fund. One of the aud itors is to be named by the Govern ment. During the last few days a great amount o f damage has, been done in the river. It is believed that the injury done to craft in the Tuames since the at of January, by the se, rere winds, has far exceeded the loss sustained within so s port a time for a great number of years. It has not bee:, in the power of those employed in raising the col her brig SI ,ray, w hich was sun k on the 19th of January, in consequent ; e of a collision wit h th e ro y al Victoria steamer, of Leith, tui -place more than ono chain under her, o n acco unt of the boie lei . ous weather. FEBRUARY 7, 1852. 27. Rt hatf-riTt one—J. Williams. Frith•strect, Sohn, H. M. Forbes, Great Sr. ;2( - )lilsrytlt;i., F, b. 27, at uno—S. D; zinc, L, ed:, drispur, March 2,. at cne—F. E. , .;rx, ironmonger, March 2, at Hif.e:ti,€.ll2,:,,Caitty,hparicii-11.; j a sii t )u o ra n7 ch wit, St. James's-street, Piccadilly, and 1 t C :e r l r v le J- 1, G l l l l l \ ' ;h te i ti te 'l h ' cad, F.ket-3trec,t, printer, March 2, at eleven—N. Geary, Oxford -street, staytnaker, March 2, at twelve. In the Country. ~.. J. Dickoason, Walsall, Staffordshire, merchant, Feb. 28, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—T. Ed wards, Burslem, Staffordshire, manufacturLr cf earthen ware, March 1, at half past ten, at the Court, Birming ham—E. Bound and W. Round, Tipton, Warwicksh ire , timber merchants, Feb. 28, at half•past ten, at the Court, Birmingharn—G. M. Smith, Irorihridge, Shropshire, bookseller, March 18, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—N. Menu, Honwick, Worcestershire, porter brewer, March 2, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—F. G. Monsarrat, Cheltenham, wine and spirit merchant, March 2, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Courtney, Bristol, banker, March 1, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. M`Burnie, Exeter, draprr, March 3, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—R. B. Wylde, Bradshaw, and Clayton Mills, Lancashire, bleacher, March 2, at twelve, at the Cuurt, Manchester —J. Slater, Bradshaw, and Clayton Mills, Lancashire, bleacher, March 2, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester —T. Atkinson, Leeds, Yorkshire, grocer, March 2, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. F. Byder, Fakenham ' Norfolk and Hitchin, Hertford shire, grocer, 10d,, on Tuesday, Feb. 17, or any subse quent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of or a a s n tc y he su ap b , se C q i u ty en , t co T r u n e f s a d c a t y 7, b 0 4 : %v . , e e e n n e T I e u v e e s n - Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-ch am b ers, B as i ng h a ll- street . Feb. s S. A hllmo, Eastcheap, and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-cham bers, Basingliall-street. R. K. Aitchison, Great Windmill•street, Haymarket, wine -merchant, ld., on Tuesd a y, F e b . 10, or aoysubse- subse quent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the cffice of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basingball-street. R. Toulson, Westminster-bridge-road, warehouseman, a first and final dividend of 10s. 44d. in the pound, in ski of the first dividend of 20s. in the puund, on new proofs, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, or any sub Kquent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street. W. Seddon, Eccleston, Lancashire, flour dealer, 10s., on Wednesday, Feb. li, or any subsequent Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Stockdale, Liverpool, soap manufacturer, id., on Wednesday, Feb. 11, or any subsequent Wednesday, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Li verpool. M. Johnson, Leeds, spindle maker, 11-12ths of a penny, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, or any subsequent Monday or Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. J. Murray, Gresham-street, City, woollen warehouse man, ls. 9d., on Thursday, the 12th inst., and three fol lowing Thursdays, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall- street. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. J. T. Coulthred, jun., and W. Dyer, Lombard-street Southwark, white lead makers, March 1, at twelve—D. Macleod, Ealing, Feb. 27 , at half-past eleven. In the Country. J. Foster, Liverpool, filter merchant, March 1, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—R. M'Kean, Liverpool and Birkenhead, contracting engineer and iron house manufacturer, March 1, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Sherwin, Liverpool, baker and flour dealer, March 2, at at eleven, the Court, Liverpool—T. Atkinson, Leeds, grocer, March 2, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. W. Davies, Walbrook, coal merchant, certificate of the first class—E. Evans, Paddington-green, nurseryman and florist, certificate of the first class—A. Sands, Coal Exchange and Chatham, ccal factor and coal merchant, certificate of the first class—E. Kitson, Fenchurch street, saddler and harness maker, certificate of the first class—G. Walker, Philpot-lanc, merchant, certificate of the second class—E. Churton, Holles-street, Cavendish square, bookseller and publisher, certificate of the first class—A. Moore, South Wharf-road, Paddington, stone and marble merchant, and mason and pavior, certificate of the second class—T. Avant, Bridpott, Dorsetshire, music seller, certificate of the first class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. . . W. Blake and W. Jackson, Upper Norton-street,l Portland-road, painters—R. Shaw, E. Hidiiwell, and R. Leigh, Oldham, cotton s pi nners (so fir as regards R. Leigh)—J. Jones and J. Bryan, Birmingham, tailors — N. Challacombe and J. Mayon, Lowndes-terrace and Charles-street,Kuighisbridge, silk mercers—J. Abraham and J. M`Kay Bean, Kingsten-upore Hull, merchants — H. A. Wildes, H. D.Wildes, and T. P. Fleetwood, Maid stone, attorneys (so far as regards T. P. Fleetwood) — Maria Thompson and J. Robinson, Carlisle, slate mer chauta—J. Fryer and M. A. Gibbs, Warwick, grocers— Watson, G. T. Dunn, R. White, J. Joices, and G. Southern, owners of Kibblesworth Colliery, Darhs,— J. Dixon and H. Hill, Wolverhampton, coal and iron masters—Ann Turley and W. Turley, Worcester, fly proprietors—T. Pearson and H. Pearson, Birmingham, nail manufacturers—J. Thornley and R. W. Dilarsland, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, drysalters—J. Mathews and G. T. Doolittle, Manchester, small ware and trim ' ming dealers—V. Luard, W. Berdham, G. Gates, and H. George, Ratherhithe, stone merchants (so far as regards V Luard and W. Beedham)—J. Holdsworth and N. lioldswortb, Huddersfield, cloth dressers—R. Reeve and J. Reeve, Goswell-street, Clerkenwell, and Eccleston, Lancashire, gold refiners—E. Smith and S. Smith, Nottingham, boot and shoe makers — J. Powers and J. Powers, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, grocers—T. J. S. Bissell, J. Taylor, and T. Bissell, Greenfield, and Halesowen, Worcestershire, nail iron mongers (so far as regards J. Taylor)—W. Habbishaw, E. Onions, and W. Wheelhouse, Bradford, Yorkshire, machine makers (so far as regards W. Habbishaw) — S. Garforth, W. Pearson, W. Spurr, and J. Thornton, Bristol, Yorkshire, coal miners—E. Haley and J. Ed wards, Bradford, Yorkshire, painters—N. Hill, N. Hill, jun., J. H. Hill, G. G. Hill, and C. Hill, Riga, merchant (so far as regards G. G. Hill and H. Hill)—M. White hill, J. Norton, and J. Reid, Friday-street, Cheapside, manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Henry Raphael, Bristol, cigar dealer. William Clarke, Bristol, baker. Thomas Brown, Bristol, assistant to a licensed vic tualler. Alfred Derham, Bristol, assistant draper. Stephen Lewry, Staplelield, Sussex, huckster. David Clark, Woodham Ferris, Essex, builder. William Bridger, Chichester, brewer's clerk. William Greenwood, Colne, L ancas hi re , ti n pl a te worker Charles Jebson, Halifax, Yorkshire, butcher. John Knowles, Arundel, Sussex, wheelwright. Elizabeth Medcalf, Braintree. Essex, butcher. John Cottingham, Harwich, Essex, plumber. Thomas Robert Morris, Bwlchgwyn, Carn arvon ahire. Evan Reeves, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, gentleman. William Wright, Mepal, Cambridgeshire, farmer. John Abraham Murray, Ramsgate, mariner. William Roucham, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, writing clerk. Robert Moores, St. Lawrence, Isle of Thanet, Kent. E. Baines, Halifax, Yorkshire, saddle and harness maker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. Walker, Glasgow, brass-founder, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 11, end March 3, at one. C. F. Parsons. Glasgow, tavern keeper, to meet with in the Pickwick Tavern, Glasgow, Feb. 12, at two. and March 9, at twelve. David Miller, Glasgow, manufacturer, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 12, and March 11, at . twelve. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, 3, puted from returns made in the week ending thereon Feb. 1_852, exclusive of Customs Duties paid or payable on the importation thereof into Great Britain: d er cwt From the British possessions in Am erica 19s. M. p From the Mauritius No return. „ From the East Indies • 2ls. llid. „ Average price of the two foregoing de scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as above, and exclusive of duty ... 205. By authority of Parliament, HEMET BICKNELL, Clerk of the Grocers Company Grocers'-hall, Feb. 6. SEABORNE MAILS. rN signifies that tho mails aro sent f r om the Gonerill P os t -office by the night—and Ai by the morning --dispatch.] When made up in Fronywhati 'GeneralPost-oflice, port dia- London: patched. When due. America (by Brit. Pkt.)N Feb. 13 .. .. I Li verpoe " . ,„., U.S OIL) N Feb. 10 .. Southampt. .. •• i Liverpool •• America ," •kt ) M Feb 18 hY t ij co .B as .P t)•• • N,l4th . of the month ',Plymouth Alexan dr i a * ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. AfriAmeoaric(aw(" .. N Daily Beigium ••° • • ~ • • • • • . Dover .. Brazil .. .. M 9th of th e month Southampt. B u enos Ayres •.. • • M 9th of the month Southampt. ceirernia(viaChaver) M 'ld & 17th of month ' Southern pt. Cape of Good Hope N'l4th otmonth Plymouth.. Constantinople* .. .. N 7 th 17th 27th of mo D over • • Central America • • II 2d & 17th of men. Southampt. Cheaancl Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Chili • • • • •• . M 17th of the month Southampt. France .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover! •• Greece* .. •• N,7thl7th27thofmo)Dover Hambnrgh • • .. N,Tuesday &- Friday London .. Hollondurand . .. . .. .. M'Wednes. & Satur.lLonden • • N Has .. . Ireland .. .. M & N,Twice daily .. .. lliolyhead.• ',l7th of the month S o uthampt. India(via Southamp.) M 20th of the month SoutharsPt• India (via Marseilles) Nsth&24th efmonth Dover • ' Mediterranean (via Southatr , ton) •• N 20th of the month I Sonth axa P t• M editenanean (via 1 • • Marseilles) .. .. N Bth&24thoftn on th Dover , ou thampt. , t r elle° • • •• .. 31 2d of the month. • ,___thampt. ...adoira • • .. .. AI 9th of the month sou c 7th,17t11,1 90,17w 1 Dover , Malta* •• • • th e Dover •• I ,Feb. 12 Naples* .. • • •• I‘, ,Q sth 15th 25 5th of mo Dover .. ;Feb. 12 Papal States* .. •• sth 15th 2 2 7thof In o Southampt. Feb. 16 Peninsular.. .. • • • „ . ,. 34 7 , 7 thi7 o t t h f.ho month Southampt. , Feb. 20 reru .• .. • • •• ...• ;:1 50 . 4 5th of mo Dover .. Feb. 12 11 &30th of mo o n f th m Tuscany* .. .. • • ~, , N 5 1 , i i'L of the month . Sonthampt. Feb. 20 West Indies .. •• . West Indies (except in 2d ofthe month .. Sonthampt. F eb. 5 * The mails to tho Savanna & Nazsan) c cuntr i th i thus marked (*) are conveyed by so . French packet via Ma ireclles. a p il from London via Southampton during this tliree times a week only, instead of daily. tf d ails to and from California, via the United States CALIFORNIA. — b d and due by every American packe t '. month The d w i r i e ll e tb be I are now deer e 1 mayreet [Feb. q Feb. 19 Feb. 14 March 3 Feb. 18 Daily Feb. 16 Feb. 16 Feb. 5 March 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 5 Tn. Th. Sat Feb, 20 TwicedailY Feb. 10 Tam Eat. Men. Thur , Feb. 20 TwieedallY Feb, 23 Feb. 20 Feb. 23 IFeb. '2O Feb. 5 Feb. 16 IFeb. 10 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAT. ---- T bere was a meeting of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway direc'ors on Wednesday, w h en i t was d eterm i n ed to mak e a dividend this half-year of 3 p er cen t. per annum. It was sa id this would leave a good surplus. The last dividend was 2 per cent. per annum. DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN standing orders were complied with for the construction of a line from Ballibay to Eniskillen , with aid on certain baronies, estimatedosverto levy a RAILWAY.7-The rate in 227,2491. at an cost of MARKET INTELLIGENCE. 1.1-01 London New Price Cur rent , F e b . 6.) SUGAR,—To -day a much better demand was expe rienced for West India Sugar, toth for grocery and re finicg purposes; at auction 159 hhds Barbadoes went more freely at the previous currency, fine yellow selling at 403, good mid to good 34s 6d to 375, and oth er sorts 303 GA to 383 per cwt. Operations to day were 1,053, making for the week, 1,837 hhds and trcs. EAST INDIA..—This afternoon there was no public sale of East India Sugar, but privately an extensive bu siness was concluded in soft brown Bengal and Madras at 23s to 24s per cwt, distillers being the chief operators. Illanamcrs.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was operated in with more freedom, and at public sale 5,100 bags were all sold, and 6d per cwt. advance was realised for better sorts of yellow; other kinds went at full rates; for good to fine yellow the prices obtained were 32s 6d to 34s Gd, mid to good mid 303 to 325, fine brown and ord yellow 28s to 293 6d, mid to good grainy ,ellow 34s to 355. REFINED.—Today Refined Sugar was much in de mand for home cousuraptior, and prices closed with firmness; brown lumps at 44s to 443 Gil per cwt. There are several or d ers i n the market unexecured, owing to a want of supply. FOREIGN. --Today holders of Foreign Sugar were firmer, and no ne o f any sort was offered at public sale. There is rather more demand privately, both for export and home trade purposes, the rates of yesterday being sustained. MOLASSES.—West India remains much in demand, and Operations rather forhigher e rates week aream amount bta t 5 o dfor u a l n l s d a e t s p e t 6 ions Lo . 128 6d, and fine Antigua at 13e. some parcels of Mau ritius have been sold at 10s sd to 11s; Cabs, and Porto Rico wanted at 12s to 12s 6d. Honey, low to fine Jamaica realized from 358 to 50s. Tamarinds, East India can be obtained at 6s to 12s, and West India from 20s to 30s per cwt. COFFEE.—To -day the demend was not better from exporters or home dealers. Of 469 pkgs 420 bags Plan tation Ceylon at auction not above a third part found buyers at the previous value; good went at 53s to 563, mid 50. to 525, other sorts 42s has a 0494, 1 l or a d pp tr e i a a r g a e ne 3 e 6 , a an t d o 435. For Native the market k there are sellers of good ord at 38s per cwt in large parcels. Of Jamaica 12 cks at auction were taken in at 60s for good mid. Cocos..—folders of West India are firm, and none has been offered at auction this week. Privately several purchases have been made, and the rates paid are rather above those current previously. Trinidad good to fine red realized 37s to 40s, mid to good mid 34s 6d to 36s 6d, common 3Ss to 345, grey from 31s to 335; and Grenada 30s to 345. In Foreign there is not the least improve ment of demand, and at auction 1,730 bags Para were taken in at 24s to 265 . Privately Guyaquil can be ob- tained at 30a per cwt. Congou sales have been upon a small scale. There are sellers of low quality at 7d to Id, good ord sound Sd to 80; blackish leaf 9d to lld, superior and Pekoe kinds llid to is 5d per lb. Oolong met with little notice, low to mid at 8d to 11d, good to fine is to is 4d. Souchong good to fine at is Id to is Bd, and common to mid Sd to Is. Pouchong toh 6d sab . cen u l r i e tt e l n e i T n e q a ui i r s ed fr f e o e r ly , an o d ffe ca rin n g ba st obtained preious at 4d. dons, and in some cases rather under. To-day the public saps of Tea attracted little notice, and of 2,400 pkgs offered not above one-third sold at rather lower rates for Hyson, Young Hyson, and Gunpowder. RICE.—To-day East India Rice was sold to a fair extent privately at full prices. Of Jamaica Arrowroot; 700 tins at auction in part sold 5d to bid per lb. COCHINEAL.—HoIders are firm, and none has been submitted to public sale this week. Privately purchases to a fair extent have been made, and the previous value is sustained. Honduras Silvers are selling at 3s to 3s 6d, black 3s 4d, to 4a 9d; Mexican 32. 3 to 3s 8d; Silvers 2s 10d to 3s; Teneriffe 3s 2d to 3s 91 per lb. SricEs.—Tha previous advance is well supported for Pepper, supply being small and demand good both for shipping and home consumption. Sales, privately of Sumatra and Penang at 30 to 3id; Malabar 3d to 30 per lb. In white several transactions have taken place privately at rather higher rates. At auction 63 bags realized 71d to 84c1 for mid and good. For better kinds rates range from 8d to lid. Cayenne is, however, cheaper, a parcel of 50 cases selling at 74d to Sid for common; but other kinds are worth 9d to is 6d. Few inquiries have existed for Cassia Lignea, but supply being scanty, rates remain at 112 s to 1245; Buds at 130 s to 140 s, In Cassia Vera sales have been made at 45s to 60s. In Cloves several transactions have taken place privately. Amboyna his been selling at 7d to 8d; Penang is Id; Bourbon and African 6d to 6Ad. For inferior Numegs previous terms aro supported; but better sorts ate ld to 2d per lb cheaper. At auction 70 casts and 20 bags were sold; common to mid brown went is 7d to 2s 3d, good mid to good 2s 43 to 2s 7d, one lot fine 2s lid, wormy 5d to 103, and in the shell la 2d to is 3d. Common to fine limed is from is 4d to 2s 2d. For Mace there is an advance of ld to 2d. A public sale of 24 cases went at 2s 3d to 2s 5d for good mid to good, is tod to 2s 2d for ord to mid. Previous terms are well sustained for Pimento. Public sales of 130 bags went at 4-a-cl to 42d for mid. The value of better sorts is 4id to sd. Ginger is held with firmness. Privately, several par cvls have been sold; African at 24s 6d; Jamaica, low to mid 42s to 60s, good to fine 62s to 2205; Calicut and Cochin 30s to 525; fine 54s to 665; Export East India 16s to 174 per cwt. To-day a public sale of 70 bags Pimento went at 4id to 44el for mid, these are full rates. SPIRITS.—In Demerara Ram large purchases have been made at from 2s 2d to 2s 4d over; on the part of holders there is also confidence. Leeward Island is in good demand, and realise is 5d to is 50 proof; at these terms there are not free sellers. East India is wanted et is 34d to is 4d proof. Prices have not advanced for Jamaica. Sales of fine and choice marks 346 to 33. over proof made at 3s to 4s, good 32 to 35 over proof 2s 2d to 2s 10d, mid to good mid 2s 4d to 2s 6d, and low 27s to 30s over 2s 2d to 2s 4d. The Brandy market remains firm. Cognac best brands of the vin tagethe of 1851 realise 4s 2d to 4s 4d, 1850 ditto 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 9d to 4s 11d, 1848 ditto 58 3d to 5s si, older 5s 6d to 6s 6d, low to mid at 2s 10d to 4s, and Bonrdeanx 2s 2d to 2s 4d. British made Spirit is 9s lad to 10s, Gin 9s for 17s under, and 22 ditto 8s 6d per gallon. Geneva, common, is 8d to Is 9d, and fine Is 10d to 2s per gallon. SALTPETRE. —To-day a good demand was experienced for Calcutta, and a public sale of 900 bags went at firm rates, from 25s 6d to 28s for mid to good quality 12i to 7- 4 1 per cent refraction. FRIIIT.—The demand for Currants is dull, but prices t Valencia o ld Raisins t adrremg;anienvvg (33ifOsvteory35:1,0wolldy n 2 o ls w t a o t 255 . 28s, but from the scarcity of Smyrna there is a pros atnloditt2lses 9d being peel of a better demand. In Muscatels and Turkey Figs there is little doing. OrLs —Prices have declined for Rape Seed Oil, and t ; a there a o isu a l t s h o e a, spot. good transactions are upon a small scale ; brown at 29s 6d, d m p e r e a o t l d e r u w s c , i t t i h e n is, pale 30s 6d, and Refined .Foreign 31s 6d. Linseed Oil shippers and home slig ht reduction hiss taken place, of 1) ' I ,umption. Holders . 1 . ti in however, not 25s 6d remain firm , and obtain 25s 6d to 265 6cl for fi ne demand. Cocoa Nut is wanted; Co}lon i and Cochin at 31 to 355, Sy dne y 2Ss to 303, but supply s yet Brasil. Olive has met with ready purchaser con fid e nce; Gallipoli realised 441 to 451, other so rts 421 s, abkholders have to 43110 3 per tu n . Lard Oil still 453; Gingelly Oil, 30 s t o 30s sells slowly at 44s to business doing. 6d. In Cod there is little TALLOW.—This afternoon Oa p r oceeded heavily, an d at e public sales of tallow rather lower ra t es . Of 690 cks Australian abou t 30 0 Beef 32s to 34s 6d• 320 sold, Mutton 33 s to 35s 6d, offered, and 100 al ' vkgs South A m erican were Grease 27s t o 29s uat 33s 6d t o 35 5; 49 cks Horse ; 129 csks old P. Y. Candle realized 34s 6d for good. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria , cap. 32 for the Week ending on Saturday, the 31st day of January , _P. 1852. 11381:72 DErkitTNENT. Notes 31,657,730 Government debt .. 11,G15,1(0 Other securities .. • • ),964,900 Gold coin and bullion 17,624,355 Sil v er bullion ••• • • • 33,375 £31,f,57,730 Ar. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the sth day of February, 1 852 . BANKING BEI.ANTILBN T. X. Proprietors'capital.. 14,553,000 Itest ........... 3,254,532 Public deposits (In cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- Ings-bank s, and Di vidend accouno)•• 4,846,972 Other deposits •• •• .. 12,347,634 Seven day aad other , Bills ..... .... 1,150,443 ;Government_ sccuri. ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 13,420,923 Other securities .... 11,955,501 rotes • •• • ... 10,9 18.765 Gold and silver coin.. 557,412 R 36,152,631 e 36,152,631 MARSHALL. chief Cashier. 1852. Dated the sth day of February,. SOLICITOR'! , n K —Yesterday SUICIDE OF A oOLICITOR e vLER years o f age, late morning Mr. Joseph Homer, about 35 r)___ ging clerk to Mr. Smith, a solicitor, was found hanging to a hat pegopposite the Thames Police-court. in the skittle-ground of the Prince o f e V seen alive on Thurs u ap l p es ea p r u ed bl t ic o -h h ou a s v e e , m l e aw ti , m a e been dead several hours. He was last- supposed to have gone day night, about ten o'clock, and is aftervrards. The de into the skittle-ground immediately nd actedaf terwardsentered the reya h l navy ceased was brought up to thePrfr i n cln e w i t h the sailors who sued for as the agent of Mr. Smi . t ee. I court. Some time ago a wages at at the Thames P - , ° r,, j, een Mr. Smith and the deceased, greement took place La Pelled to dismiss him from hi s em end the former was cdeoceased has been in a v ery d esponding ploy. Since then state. The immediate c ause assigned for th e ac t i s a quarrel "merlin to whom he was attached, and with in earnest conversation on Thursday morning. VICTUALLERS' PRGTECTION SOCIETY.— LICSNSED f th w wh it o h m a h y e ou vi n a g s se l mee t i ng o e committee of the above society, At a sPe cla 0 1 2 fl ce, 90, Farringdon-street, yesterday evening, held at the the fith instant, Mr. Thomas Winterbottom in the chair, a ballot took place fur the electi on o f three gentlemen for the comm i t t e e, to fill up vacancies occasioned by retirement, &c., when the following gentlemen were declared to be duly elected members of the board, viz,: - Mr. Robert Bamford Williams, of the Head, Bull's - Broad. street, Lambeth ; Mr. George Adams, of the Civet Cat, High-street, Kensington; and Mr. George Clarke, of the Blue Last, Great Distaff-lane, City. The court-martial sitting at Clamecy tried on Monday another of the insurgents, named Protet. It WAS proved that he h a d taken part in t h ro wing up barricades, and in the attack o f th e mairie - a l so that he had stabbed, with a carpenter's c hi se l and was about to repeat, a gendarme who had seized him, the blow when he was secured. Th e court declared hitn ga ilty o f insurrection and attempt a t assassination, and condemned him to death.