The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-23 00:00:00

CROSB HALL. SONGS OF SCO 1 L bast. Thursday nighi num , -rou.s and gratified Istpl.itory evinced the increasing popularity of Mr. 11 si who, along with the Misses Smith, gave their sleetion from the songs of Scotland, at Crosby The p rogramme was a very inviting one, in- Sar i ng some of the, finest songs of Burns, Ram which ) innahill, Ste., and - the effective manner, in they were g i ven, an d the rapturous t,t,i;Plause with which they were rece i ve d , prove th a t Alike has great ca l abiliti es f or war bli n g the „trh ,hd notes wild" o f " S cot i a ' s mounta i n min tit,7. We d o not know that we ever heard the wers of th e F orest " better sung. Its charac- Bw stie Plaintiveness was rendered with a taste and set : m e ss which engaged the most breathless G l 'and elicited th e warmes t a ppl aus e. I Ine 'a La s s a Lump o' Land," It al " n g of an ent i rely opposite character, by Allan Koodnsa, was give n w i t h muc h h umour an d w i t h at o , t '' ff 'et• The Mi sses S m i t h per f orme d t h e i r part theit admirably, Miss Julia singing t. 0 Nanny wilt to . gan g me," and " 0 w hi s tl e an d I'll come two, e, t r , „y „ la 1, very happily and impres som e - • By the b ve , h er pronunc i at i on o f 4 4 o f the Scotch words grate very harshly s,, a.horthern ear. From her acquaintance with . o t ;: t h t , is h.songs, and her long practice in Scotland, this f et i ',hot to be the case, and somewhat mars the ef (14,8°.! the correct musical abilities which she un• 0 ',aly possesses. t o the whole we think that Mr. Milne has reason to Proud of hi s success . A f ew wee ks 111 3 he Came • to London an entire stranger; cei,eientertainments have been favourably r_e- Pre s , ,by the p u bli c , an d no ti ce d by the t a lc hit Let the encouragement i nc i te h i m to cu l t i vate wo u ints and t o study hard i n h i s vocat i on ; h e Wt s d l aGt th an k us for saying that he is perfect, an d icai s i e l e , llo obstacle in the way of his attaining distin -o;g,' eminence in that peculiar walk of his proles -14 which we believe at present there is an LUMLEY'S CONCERTS IN PARIS. h_ serie s Th e MADAME SONTAG. of Sontag's concerts which Mr. Lumley undertaken in p • will be the most brilliant toa s i em for tk festivals of which Paris has been the scene k fti ge last twenty years. It was in Paris that flea 44 ! Sontag first acquired her great European Wer e ftr , h l wa B in Paris that her greatest triumphs -- ;"`"ed; and the Parisian dilettanti, of whom the: y r : i s ,. t he spoiled and petted child, still remember which th e y ex p er i ence d w h en the brilliant th e ,Va Sont ag qu i tte d th e s t age . N o sooner , ftr.f e ah l' e, was it announced that Mr. Lumley, the fotel on ed i mpre:sario of Her Majesty's Theatre in co "' had undertaken to give a series eared trig in Paris, for which he bad se aetrthi,l'he services of Madame Sontag, than, Of ce-Vtanding the mean and jealous opposition kr,; a in professors, every facility was afforded to The p s Utnl eY by the authorities and by the dilettanti. dispomestre at the Conservatoire was placed at his took : a i l ' and on Tuesday evening the first concert at o , i ' ac e• Every b ox was c r ow d e d, never h a d so ea Persons been crammed into the little theatre ofrefe4, t hen assembled on Tuesday evening, and the 84 Ce, the dep os iti o n of Ch a rle s X. had so many lity °:d nobility been assembled together in one loca tla Rentleman who was present has published in ilit;t4tnrins of a morning Cotatemporary the follow „ of this most brilliant musical reunion'qa tb;lllentioned some time since that Mr. Lumley, N4i,l er Prising di rec t o r o f th e Q ueen ' s Th ea t re , h a d tit t 4 "ca the consent of the French Government to 4series of concerts in Paris, for the purpose of kl a n g the Parisians an opportunity of hearing 4 0,:e Sontag and other celebrities ; and that the giA„, - ' 4ll ,ent, anxious to encourage the enterprise, S I C t o praiseworthy liberality, placed the Con 'JO i li re de Musique at Mr. Lumley's disposa l. me ay night the first of these concerts to ok . 041 k,„ - Lt was for the purpose of introducing utkl i e Sont ag . It is hardly necessary to say that m e Sontag, though absent from Paris for 20 ho l a still well remembered there. Though at O' age she had gained great success in her G rl e Pintry, it was in Paris and afterwards L til Ph °-*) ni that she accomplished those tri iv r e :, Which have long since established .betqation as one of the finest singers that Europe I , t ate'Pdneed. When about to retire from the ; L tle a e a s it was then thought) far ever, Paris was d It was t he last places in which she appeared, an iNt,,no place where more regret was felt at pr e retirement. As soon as it was known . kV: 4 1111e Sontag was to appear, Mr. Lumley title 4 % e ged for tickets. . Before the insertion of a °rat 4v ertisement in the papers he had applica tilt or tmore than three times the number of places ik kt t h had t o di s p ose o f. I n d ee d, i t i s a cur i ous 4, 1 " t• the first advertisement which appeared on 'll4„leet was for the purpose, not of drawing an k kli -t e, to the concerts, but of informing the Nit it w as useless to make application, 4 7 4 ' 11 „ t he plac es bad been disposed of. After , 1111 t Iv h,,„,edhardly say that the audience was of the k r jant descriptiun. It is said, and probably tf ' n li thi that there never was so large a collection iv e ;', l tt names in France brought together within ; 4 , " of the Conservatoire as on this occasion. 174; the of party . seems_ to have vanished IL l Nti ou ue talisman contained in the name of theidil baq% cantatrice, and fortunate did those indifferent " 4 4F V " who found even the most 0 he A NL r entrance, Madame Sontag was received with 1: 8 (1 applause, which Listed for several minutes. ttli - , 11 as order was restored, the orchestra struck ta-,„sYmphony of the cavatina in Donizetti's tilitt i C,' Linda di Chamouni, " Luce de quest' t t and the very first notes showed that i t itsti e . l ; 4lll e Sontag who was so well known to, and , t admired by, the Parisians of 1830, was . re kl.q'Plei°,theln in 1850 in the perfect possession of th.k t ,Pawers. The fact appeared a miracle, but h„ 4 '. The universal remark of the French was ,^'W er 't voice, both in sweetness, flexibility, and k bi N k :, 45 just what it was when she was last ti," t stfl, l eni that time even appeared to have 'az' person ; and that the only change they tle te , in her was that she was a little stouter. t h it m i, itt t e t i t o '°, B e of the song Madame Sontag was en ,o e4i 4 i ity applauded, and . after her retirement thmt4ti back to receive a further homage of ca,:n from the audience. In the afterp d art a o m f 4 . ) , ) 1 4 1 .:r she chaunted, with a chorus, the . . re I D 7 i le l ' f lie in Gluck's opera of Iphzgenze en ""` -° " o' d by the air of " 0 maiheureuse we f vp o • The music of this piece is not of a itt 411114 r description, and its success was there k,;4l,ht°tezgreat,‘ b ut . the mode in which Madame kmi cti e x ecute d the very difficult music was greatly 4 6 4(1 1 ; ~h e duo of "Da quel d i , " sung b y . 1 4 ti tll c j e ,,otateg and Sig nor Calzolari, was loudly IN`krta4,, It was charm in gly . sung by both the 11,; 11 00 :* The great triumph of the concert h . over, the last, when Madame Sontag sung " dolce incanto" with variations. It wr4,, let fly loudly applauded at each verse, and en end, but the lady was almost smothered ltakli'lNnes, which fell in showers on the stage fur Vi t min ute after sbe bad finished. kitti: lth w e i r performers were _ Signori Calzolari and kikkai e ‘ ,!!' l3 sung several airs with great effect; L , ‘ arto whose performance on the piano of tall'Lla tt ? Weber was loudly applauded ; and M. 17evi„' I w ilo performed a composition by Mozart th t ''s 1 1 „ — Joncello. la t ;:ilk; v e only to add that, as it will be seen from No4l ) „ e ' the first of Mr. Lumley's concerts has as - ,Nai,: a dantly successful. The remaining five, f or 4,1 ikintends to give, promise to be no less so, pp e ,..Ne boxe s and stalls are already subscribed LuZtit, ktb resident of the Republic intended to be Iv b - mtlei i l. l ll t, at a late hour, he sent a letter to Mr. tl4;l)4, e zeusing hi mse lf o n the g r o und that he Tint \‘ , t it nted by public business. Among those k oi 4 e t o hi4 4, 'lli t g b l ish Ambassador, General Changarnier, M. st i ,,• 4 S, - 4, 4 `,.°Yisl Highness the Comte de Syracuse; the ), rtrian, Turkish, barthnian, Belgian, Hano eo, ef,tlu Chilian Ministers; the Princesses Ma- U rassalk ow it z , E ster h uz y, B agra ti on , an d koAtc,may,,! „_,rinces Narishkin, d e l a M os k owa , klia 4,4 kia hk ." Gallitzin, Chi ma y, C a llim a ki, and ,buchess es d e M a il* de Coigny, 4 4 dOli e tzr an:lcilolat ; Dukes d'Albutera and 1t ; Marchionesses de la F o rce, Vogu ds •Tieh Leauvoir; rind Las Marismas; Ladies k i .o f I t; Grey, and Bereslord ; Countesses Gony, Puniatowski, La Grange, ItlZ S, zzo, Montblin, and Uhrescotr; Counts de d t VisL C°l * ll D; Sruckelberg, Pralormo, and Busse -41,0„ ( 1) 11 -- „ 441, "ses de Flaviguy, Geloes, Courvat , . t4 l , t i ; l3 aronesses de Rothschild, Lazaretl, t i tl : t l , 4 l c , 4 l . ; ;lntltt e)° " b °urg. Guyot des Funtaines, ; MP sdames de Lutteroth, Baring, 4'eseittore P ' Tudor, Martini, Per -1/4,11'4141.14 t a , ton• the e , ters of he Interior and . 13 1141! th l3 t j ; ' M. E ' d im' des , Sir W. M. Stanley; If €l ti r t) Y , P•• w lN a I r M Rothschild, B. Foulo, Dele:se'r't A ' ncs , e , n I), p-rron, Veron, 4 ":(04; r , l Pho Adam C La,ky, de hF~lNacurb ip; Rrd r :e.v.'&e. &c. fie, Alre, that first of clowns, had an excellent 'heti the the Princess' Thi. tre on Tuesday evening,. ; 1 1 ' 4 4, ''' A Perforance: went off with extraordinary Zll4Chet __ The brilliant execution of ALdlle. Auriollin,,t of 4 7eated L th , a perfect furore, and " the inimitable," e : . ear l k "is p 4 " l , b:,3 fairly aid that "none but himself etr with tritttp,stgio'ff!, .anhd who "as greeted on h de ia d a n dm y irers, lat4444dad all eplartevrias;, by _Ma e, tt„ at th e ____ , .otts uffo ritspi y c e r . o ' w rir pyrotec hnic m% effect. vuueldalon had a highly novel an d iIK PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. ; (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House rf Comnionhq FRIDAY, FEB. 22. BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY BILL. Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time:"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six months:" Question put, " That the word now' stand part of the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 75. Anstey, Thomas C. Drummond, Henry Mußings, J. R. Arkwright, George Duncan, George Napier, Joseph Armstrong, Sir A. Elliot, John E. O'Connell, 31. J. Bagsha , , John Fagan, W. 011 ah erty, Anthony Bailey, Joseph, jun. Fergus, John Palmer, Roundel' Bankes, G. Floyer, John Patten, W. Bell, Matthew Foley, J. 11. Power, Dr. Bennet, Philip Forbes, Wm. Pugh, David Birch, Sir Thomas Fordyce, A. D. Repton, G. W. J. Blair, Stephen Gordon, Admiral Reynolds, John Bowles, Admiral Gore, W. 0. Russell, F. C. Bramston, T• W. Granger, T. C. Salwey, Colonel Bremridge, Richard Greene, John Scully, Francis Bright, John Greene, Thomas Sidney, Alderman Broadley, 11. Ilastie, Alexander Smith, John 13. Brooke, Lord Hatchell, John Spooner, R. Brown, W. Herbert, 11. A. Sullivan, Michael Buck, Lewis W. Inglis, Sir R. Talbot, J. 11. Bunbury, William Lushington, Charles Thompson, Colonel Carter, J. B. 31`Gregor, John Thornely, Thomas Chatterton, Colonel Mahon, O'Gorman 'I ownley, It. G. Clive, it. It. Mahon, Lord Vane, Lord 11. Cowan, Charles Masterman, John West, F. It. Davie, Sir Henry Miles, William TELLEZO. Dod, J. W. 31 lines, R. N. Pinney, W. Douglas, Sir C. Molesworth, Sir W. Farrer, James MINORITY-NOES, 12. Christy, Samuel Hildyard, T. B. T. Waddington, David Duff, George S. M'Taggart, Sir J. Williams, John Duncuft, John 3leaglier, Thomas TLLLEI9. Ferguson, Sir It. Matheson, James Peto, Samuel Fitzroy, Henry Pigott, Francis Ricardo, J. L. ANALYSIS OF THURSDAY'S DIVISION. FOR - 35. Armstrong Bellew Browne IRISH. AGAINST —37. Archdall Barron Bateson Burke ]Sunbury Caulfield Castlereagh Corbally Chatterton Dawson Cole Devereux Conolly Fagan Corry Ferguson Cotton Fortescue Dunne Fox Gore Greene Hawes Grace Grattan Keogh' Grogan Kildare Hamilton M'Cullagh ' Hamilton O'Gorman Mahon Hamilton Milton Hayes R. Howard Herbert Norreys Hill O'Brien Jones O'Connell Ker O'Connell Leslie Power Macnaghten Power Meagher - - Rawdon Max — well Reynolds Monsen Scully Naas L , heil Napier Somers Newry and Morne ___ Somerville O'Flaii erty Talbot St. George Tenison Sulliva i Tennent Taylor Verner Young SCOTCH. FOR - 30. AGAINST -11. Anderson Arbuthnott Bouverie Baillie Cowan Bruce Craig Charteris Davie Drumlanrig Drummond Forbes Duff (Elgin) Gordon Duncan Lockhart Dundas Mackenzie Ellice Mure Elliott Scott Fergus Fordyce Hallyburton Bastie Hastie Hume Loch M'Gregor M'Taggart Matheson Matheson Maule Melgund Morison Rutherford Smith Smollett Stuart Wortley FOR. AGAINST. English ... ... 208 204 Scotch ... ... 30 11 Irish . . ... 35 37 273 252 252 21* * The majority consisting of Scotch Members. AGAINST. Brocklehurst, J. _ PAIRS. FOR. Thompson, Alderman _. . Cavendish, W. Emlyn, Lord Howard, Hon. J. Duncombe, Hon. 0. Howard, P. Hodgson, N. Horsman, E. Darner, Colonel Loveden, P. : , avies, S. Moleswortb, Sir W. Adderley, C. B. Peto, S. M. Stephenson, K. Philips, Sir G. Powell , Colonel Roebuck, J. A. Ossulton, Lord Trail, G. Hope Sir J. COURT CIRC ULAR. His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, attended by Baron d'Apel, arrived at Bucking ham Palace at twenty-five minutes before twelve o'clock last night from the Continent, on a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert. Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon, Equerry to Prince Albert, was in attendance on the Royal Duke from Dover. His Royal Highness tra velled to town by the South-Eastern Railway. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, tonk an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty, was in attendance on horseback. 1-16 Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, rode out on horse back yesterday forenoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince Alfred, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, toook their accustomed exercise yesterday in the garden of Buck ingham Palace. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Masterman, M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. Brotherton, M.P., Mr. Baxendale, Mr. Kay, Mr. Macgregor (Chairman of the South- Eastern Railway Company), Captain D. Warren, Mr. S. Waley, Mr. Alderman Walker, Mr. Ivyleafe, Mr. Alderman Carden, Mr. Renshaw, and the Mayor of Salford, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Whitbread and Mr. Bircham transacted busi ness with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board of Trade. Mr. Bright, M.P., had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North American Colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were the Master of the Rolls, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, the Chan cellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty. Sir Edward Ryan eat as a Privy Councillor. Lord Campbell and the Master of the Rolls, gave judgment on two East India appeals. The Solicitor- General was heard in " Belson v. Belson," from the Island of Jersey, for leave to appeal. The Court then rose. --- REPEAL OF THE WINDOW DUTIES.—A numerous meeting of the ratepayers of Marylebone took place last evening at the Marylebone Literary Institution, for the object of petitioning Parliament for a repeal of the duty on windows. The chair was taken by Sir J. Hamilton. There were also present Lord D. Stuart, M.P., Sir B. Hall, M.P., Mr. Mackinnon, ht.P., &c. The chairman having explained the objects of the meeting, Mr. Mac kinnon, Dr. Joseph, Lord Dudley Stuart, Sir B. Hall, Mr. Belton, Mr. Bridgmar, Captain Holland, and others, spoke in support of the resolutions for carrying them into effect. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the petition was directed to be placed in the bands of the borough Members for presentation. Thanks ware then passed for the chairman, and the business was con cluded. A Post-office notice has been issued to postmas ters, directing that the order of any Commissioner of a Court of Bankruptcy for the delivery of a bankrupt's letters to the official assignee, provided such order bear the seal of the Bankruptcy Court, muht hereafter by acted upon at once; the order itself tieing afterwards forwards d to the secretary of the Post-office, with a report of what has been done. Special care is to be taken to deliver up or to re-direct such letters only as are clearly &a scribed in the Commissioner's order (a copy of which should be taken before it be forwarded to the secretary) and the period fixed by such order must be particularly attended to. HUMBOLDT'S OPINION RELATIVE TO SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.—A correspondent of an American paper, writing rom Berlin, relates an interview with Humboldt the savant, when the following opinion as to the fate of Sir John Franklin was incidentally elicited from him:— He thought it quite probable that Franklin had not perished, but was still shut in by the ice, and gave se veral facts of voyagers whom be had seen, and who had been for long seasons so detained in the northern seas. The Esquimaux of the coast, he said, were not at all dangerous; Franklin was well supplied with provisions, and would probably yet return to give an account of his voyage. Indeed, the report that the Esquimaux Indians had said Out some vessels had long been fast in the ice, away off to the north, seemed to be fully confirmed." OXFORD, WORCESTEN, and WOL- VERHAMPTON RAILWAY. A half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held yesterday afternoon at the London Tavern; Francis Rufford, E4q., in tie chair. On the mction that the seal of the company be affixed to the register of shareholders, Mr. Sergeant GASELEE wished to know if the Chair man had any objection to road the list of defaulters ho had neglected to pay up tleir calls. The CHAIRMAN said he was not in a condition to give the names of the parties.—(Cries of " Why not?" and loud marks of diFapprobation.) Mr. Sergeant GASELEE—Then I shall more, as an amendment, that as the Chairman has neglected or re fused to give us a list of the defaulters, the seal be not affixed to the register.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said he certainly would not put the amendment.—(Oh, oh.) The sealing was simply a mat ter of form, upon which no amendment could be put, and therefore he should direct the sealing to proceed. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE-If you do so, you will act illegally—(Cheers)—aud as you refu:o to take the vote of the meeting I will take upon myself to put the amend ment. The amendment was then put and nearly every band in the room was held up in favour of it. The SECRETARY then proceeded to seal the register amidst considerable noise and uproar. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE—The secretary is the servant of the company, and is laid by the proprietors; and I caution him at his peril to seal the document.—(Cheery.) A SHAREHOLDER—It is an insult to the common sense of the meeting to allow the secretary to proceed after the unanimous expression of the proprietors. The CHAIRMAN, after a brief consultation with his colleagues, :aid he wished it to be understood that the sealing was simply a matter of form, and he never knew au instal ce in which any objection bad been made to it; but as it was the opinion of the majority that a list of the defaulters should be read, the directors saw no reason why they should withhold the list.—(Cheers.) The discussion having thus happily terminated, the register was sealed, aad the list of defaulters read by the secretary. The total number of defaulters was 111, who held 2,884 shares, and the amount of arrears due from them was 85,3571. 108. In reply to Mr. Sergeant GASELEE, The SOLICITOR to the Company said that every exer tion had been made to obtain payment of the arrears, and all defaulters whom they found to be solvent had been proceeded against, and in many cases the directors had succeeded in recovering the calls, but they did not think it advisable to go to law with persons who did not appear to be in solvent circumstances. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know whether Mr. Pel ham 'Villiers, the M.P. .for Wolverhampton, whose name was included in the list, had been sued for arrears of calls on ten shares. The SOLICITOR replied that no proceedings had been taken against him.—(Cheers.) Mr. COHEN said he was a holder of 100 shares, and his brother of 175, which they bad purchased at 901. per cent., but they had not paid up the last calls, owing to the conditions by which they were to receive a guaran teed interest of 4/. per cent. not having been fulfilled; and also because a great number of proprietors who had not paid up any calls whatever had not been proceeded against by the company. Mr. BLACKEY said that, as a number of solvent and influential men appeared to have not paid their calls, he should move that a list be printed and circulated among the proprietors, stating the number of shares held by each, the calls due, &c. The motion was seconded by Mr. Sergeant GASELEE, and unanimously carried. The CHAIRMAN then briefly stated what had been done during the last half-)ear, as detailed in the report which is given below, and said, with reference to the Leeds' deputation, that the directors had no wish what ever to continue in office, and were ready to retire it the proprietors could get better parties to fill their place. This deputation, with which they had had an interview this morning, had agreed that four of the directors should retire, and it was his intention to propose at the conclusion of the proceedings, that the meeting should adjourn for a few days, in order that parties might be selected to fill up the vacancies. After a desultory discussion, deprecatory of the di rectors, it was agreed that the following report, which was circulated in the room, should be taken as read.— " Since the last general meeting, some of the directors, who thought it was still possible to make an arrange ment with the Great Western Company, had been in communication with the directors cf Outboard, to whom they submitted several proposals, in the hope ot arriving at an understanding by which they should be enabled to complete and open for traffic some por tion of the line. No advance whatever could be made towards the attainment of that object, and the negotiations had for some time entirely ceased. The Commissioners of Railways had,•under the powers vested in them by a clause in this company's Act of incorporation, formally required the Great Western Company to proceed with the works, and to complete the line. This step has been taken at the instance of influential, landowners, and of the public, in terested in its formation, without any inter ference on the part of the directors, who had advisedly abstained from either promoting or opposing the measures cf the Commissioners. A requisition from some of the shareholders, promoted by a committee formed at Leeds, had lately been submitted to the beard, calling upon them to summon a special general meetiag for the purpose of considering and discussing a motion of want of confidence in the present directors; but the re quisition not being authorised by proprietors representing the number of shares in the company required by the provisions of the Companies' Clauses' Act, the directors were not justified in convening the special meeting. They had since met a deputation from the Leeds com mittee, and had fully discussd with them certain propo• eals made by them to complete and open that portion of the line situated between Wolverhampton and the Junc tion with the Birmingham and Bristol Railway at Abbot's Wood. The objects of the Leeds commit tee were those which the directors had in view. The difficulty was, and had been, how to obtain the means of accomplishing those objects, and those the committee had failed to point out. The directors had endeavoured to procure the requisite assistance from the Shrewsbury and Chester, the Shrewsbury and Birming ham, and the South Staffordshire Railway Companies; and they had introduced a Bill into Parliament to confer the necessary powers, but no definite arrange ment had yet been concluded with those companies. A Bill bad also been introduced to authorise the trans fer to the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Company of the purchase of tae Stratford Canal and works, according to agreement, under the terms of which it was necessary to prosecute the Bill in the pre sent session. Mr. Brunel, in his report of the state of the works generally, said that since August last no pro gress had been attempted to be made with any ot the permanent works on any part of the line, except in the completion of some unfinished roads near More ton, and respecting which legal proceedings had been commenced against the company. The temporary works required for the proper repairs and preservation of the property of the company had been confined to the smallest amount consistent with the actual exist ence of the several parts, and bad been limited mostly to the Mickelton tunnel, and the indispensable repair of watercourses under or in immediate connexion with, the line: and the want of repairs of which, if neglected, might lead to immediate and serious injuries. During this period the works had unavoidably sustained some little injury, such as a few slight slips in the earthwork, some damage from frost to brickwork and masonry, and the decay and damage to the temporary fencing of the line, where the permanent fences are not yet erected ; but none of these are of an im portant character at present, and a small outlay, promptly applied from time to time, might preserve the works from serious deterioration; but, without some such provision the consequences could not fail to become serious to the works themselves, and might involve the company in liabilities, by their effects on adjoining properties, roads, &c. Considerable progress had been made in measuring up and adjusting the accounts of the different works so far as they had been executed, and there was every pros pect of effecting settlements with the several contractors on equitable terms. An arrangement had been made for the South Staffordshire line to run into their station at Dudley,which would diminish the expenses ofconstruction to that company and to them, and be mutually beneficial by the facilities it would afford for the exchange or conti nuation of traffic. The attention of the directors had been given to the reduction of the general expenditure during the present depressed state of the company's affairs." From the statement of receipts for the last half-year ending 31st December, it appeared that the receipts from various sources amounted to 1,582,995/. 3s. Id., and the expenditure to 1,551,t29/., leaving a balance in the hands of the bankers of 31,4651. 17s. 4d. The re ceipts upon the Stourbridge Extension Canal from 30th June to 31st December, 1849, amounted to 1,8131. 59. 3d., and the expenditure to 1,0381. 6s. 6d.. leaving a balance, being profits for the half-year, of 7741. 18s. Bd. Upon the Stratford and Moreton Railway, the income was 1,7511. 18s. 4d., and the expenditure 1,7421. 10s. 3d., leaving a balance, being profits, of 9/. Bs. Id. The - report was received. Mr. METCALFE proposed a resolution to the effeet that the line should be given up to the Great Western Com pany for completion, but withdrew it after a short discus sion until a later period of the proceedings. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE next moved a resolution re quiring the immediate resignation of all the directors. A long and irregular discussion took place, which ended in Mr. Sergeant Gaselee's motion being lost, and the following amendment proposed by Mr. Walker, a member of the Leeds committee, being carried:— " That four of the directors (to be named by the com mittee of selection hereafter referred to) shall retire from the board, and their places be supplied by such persons as shall Le nominated by the committee; the same committee shall also nominate two auditors. The committee of selection ❑ow appointed shall report to an adjournment of this meeting, to be held on the 22d of March, when the new directors and auditors shall be ap pointed." The following gentlemen were elected to form the com mittee: Messrs. Walker, Jesse'', Jones, Tamlyn, Tucker, Thorp, and Smith. The CHAIRMAN then put the adoption of the report, which was unanimously carried. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE moved that the salary of the secretary be reduced from 6001. to 3001. per annum. Mr. PRATT BARLOW moved an amendment on this, that the consideration of the secretary's salary be de ferred till the adjourned meeting. On a show of hands the original motion was declared carried. THE RIGHT HON. SIDNEY HERBERT.—We regret to hear of the indisposition of Mr. Sidney Herbert. The Right Hon. Gentleman was so unwell during the last week as to be precluded from the performance of Par liamentary or public duties. •Elatti A 4 • 131t1 s GERMANY. The Kolner Zeitung has two electric dispatches from Berlin of the 21st inst., one stating that his Mi jesty the King of Prussia is confined to his apart ments in consequence of an accident he met with in walking; and the other containing the announcement that the Lower House of the Prussian Parliament has voted an extraordinary supply of 18,000,000 thalers for the War-office. Another despatch from Berlin of the 20th inst. states that the President of the Cabinet has commu nicated to the members of the two houses a royal message, from which it appears that the prorogation of the Prussian Parliament is to come off on the 26th inst. a The Minister of Trade dad declared in the Upper Chamber that the Government look forward anxiously to the time when it would be able to undertake a re vision of the tariff of the Zollverin. That revision, it was indicated, would have the result of increasing the present amount of protection. THE ARMY AN]) N AVY. (From the United Service Gazette, of this day.) THE SURVIVORS IN 'I HE EJYPIIAN ACHIEVEMENT OF 1801. The following list, compiled from authentic sources, shca s, as far as can be ascertained, the names of the survivors of the campaign under Abercromby, who are still in the Service or en retraite. Genarals—Lord Cork, Lord Carysfort, Sir C. B. Egerton, Sir F. Adam, Sir J. Kempf, Sir T. Montresur, Sir W. Lumley, and Sir A. Duff. Lieutenant Generals—Birch, RE., F. Anderson Sir H. King, Sir G. Drummond, Sir J. Wilson, Sir J. Macdonald, G. Middlemore, J. M. Hamerton, Sir J. Harvey, J. Clitherow, Sir J. Guise, Sir H. Bouverie, Sir James Bathurst, S. Brown, and Yates. Major Generals Arnold, RE., Oliver, R.A., Bradshaw, Aylmer, Kench, H en d erson , M one y, Bour chier, Butler, Sir J. Rolt, Brotherton, C. Turner, Sir J. S. Barnes ' Sir A. Camer on , T. E vans , D u ffy, T. Delmer, and Hare Clarges. Colonels—Campbell, R.A., C. B. Falconer, Sir. W. Cox, Gauntletr, Sir J. M. Doyle, J. Hamilton, ,Sir J. M. Wilson, Daly, C. S. Campbell, Sir J. Scbrocdde, Wright, R.M., and Ferguson, R.M. Lieutenant Colonels—West, Mikes, Harrison, Sir N. Church, Lane, Hughes, Bazalgette, Dudgeon, Martin, and T. Kelly. Majors—Hore, Lawrence, and Hartley. Captains—Bate, Brodie, T. Dillon, J. Griffith, and E. D. Palmer. Lieutenants—Hocking s (Barrack Master), Burslem, Cull, Coombe, Hollinswortb, J. Miller, Naylor, and Pridbam. Quartermasters—Dwelly, Hudson, Garrett, Moore, and Murray. Directors General, Army Medical Department—Sir J. MacGregor and Sir J. Webb. Inspector-General —Dr. Hume. Deputy Inspector-General—Dr. Hodson, Sir C. Forbes, Howell, and A. White. EXCHANGE OF QUARTEM — None of the movements of regiments mentioned in our last, will take place until the beginning of April. What regiment makes the first move has not yet been determined. Much conjecture is afloat, but we content ourselves with the simple fact that nothing has been settled, rather than lead our readers astray by repeating rumours founded on mere guess work. ROYAL MARINES' RETIREIIRNT.—The following offi cers have been allowed to retire on the full pay of their respective ranks in consideration of their long and meri torious services, under the order in Council of the sth of February, viz., Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Stevens, of the Artillery Companies, vice John Wilson, deceased, dated 21st February, 1850; and Captains R. W. Pascoe, George Griffin, Edmund Nepean, Brevet Major F. S. Hamiltor, Captains Joshua Edleston, Robert Wright (1), Edward Appleton, and P. M. M'Kellar. MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—WO hear that the Select Committee on the Army and Ordnance Expenditure intend to consider the subject of allowing clerks at the Horse Guards to receive annual incomes of 800 L and 900/. per annum, with reference to the pay of General Officers and others, after long and severe service, re ceiving in many instances not a moiety of that amount. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, CHELSEA.—In addition to the order which has been given for planting and pre paring for recreation a great portion of the meadow land in front of this establishment, the Board of Woods and Works have also given directions that the pleasure gardens which have been hitherto exclusively kept for the use of the officers, shall be thrown open to the public. Major-General Lord Frederick Fitz Clarence, G.C.H., commanding, has called the attention of regiments and corps in the South-West District to the improper length of the hair and beards of the officers and men. ENROLLED PENSIONERS.—The Government have de cided upon organizing and forming into local companies, under the command of staff-officers' during the present year, the pensioners residing in Canada. PARKIIIIRST BARRACKS.:—We understand that the depots at this place, composing the depot battalions tf the sth, 20th, 36th, 42d, 44th, 45th, 56th, 67th, 69th, 76th, 97th, and 2d battalion Rifle:Brigade, will be put npon the same fuoting and strength as the East India Company's depots at Warley, for the reception of re cruits for their respective regiments abroad. NOVA Scom.- - -.lt is said Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, K.C.B. and K.C.11., is about to return to Europe, his period of command having expired. He was removed, in 1846, from the Lieutenant-Governor ship of Nes+ foundland to that of Nova Scotia. Major Robinson of the Royal Engineers, attended at the Quartermaster-General's Office, on Monday last, to verify the plans of the boundary of North America. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS COMMAND.— We regret to bear that Lieutenant General Berkeley, commanding the troops st a ti one d at t h ese I s l an d s , i s about to resign in consequence of ill health, and will re turn to England without delay. HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE OF CAVALRY.—The entire strength of the three Regiments, including all ranks, of the Ist and 2d Life Guards, and Royal Horse Guards, amounts to 1,308, at an annual cost of 86,728 L 3s. 2d.; whereas three Regiment of Cavalry, of the Line, viz., the let, 2nd, and 3rd Dragoon. Guards, with 1,285 of all ranks-23 less—cost only 58,390 L 13s. sd. making a difference of charge of 28,3371. 9s. 9d. upon the year. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) The mining share market still continues firm, with an active inquiry for leading m i nes, several of which have advanced considerably d ur i ng t h e pas t wee k, with an insufficient supply at p resent quo t a ti ons . Devon Great Consols have again been done at an advance, and shares are not to be obtained but at higher prices. South Basset, Condurrow, South Tolgus, South Frances, and Stray Park are among those iu request at advanced rates. East Tamar is represented to have improved. Ca roline shaft has been cleared, and the lode found pro ducing 10 cwts. of rich or e , per fm., on the 4 course of , which they are now sinki ng , The south end, in the 60, is producing 12 cwts. per fm. Wheal Seton shares have been done. By the agent's report, presented at the meeting, we learn that the mine has considerably improved since the previous account, particularly in a winze under the 80, now producing 8 tons to the fm., and in Tilley's shaft, where the lode is yielding 6 tons per fm. Several shares in Penzance Consols have changed bands, and, since the meeting of the 11th, some im portant discoveries have been made-a lode has been intersected with a bunch of tin, worth 501. per fm. At Wheal Trehane meeting, a dividend of 30s. per share was declared. The balance-sheet shows a credit for Sept. and Oct. of 1,0181. 10s. 11d.; from which the dividend of 3841. is to be deducted, and 3001. on account of the new steam-whim engine-leaving a balance of 334/. 18s. 11d. to next account. By the agent's report' we find the mine progressing in a highly satisfactory manner. At the Stray -park, Camberne Vean, and Wheal Francis Mines' account, for four months ending Dec., 1849, a dividend of 15s. per share was made; the balance in hand (inclusive of 4041. 7s. last account) amounted to 1,1391. 12s. 9d.; consequently a profit of 7351. ss. 9d. has been realised during the above pe riod of working, and a balance of 3891. 12s. 9d. car ried to credit of next account. The agent's report of the mines is satisfactory-the deeper levels being more productive, and larger returns are fully ex pected. The next account will be a bi-monthly, when a dividend of 108. will be declared for January and February. Wheal Friendship declared the usual bi-monthly dividend of 1,2801. on Thursday last, being 101. per share, payable at Messrs. John Taylor and Sons. At Condurrow bi-monthly account, a dividend of 31. per share was declared, leaving to credit of next account 2751. 3s. 9d. The mine is represented as considerably improved since last account. At Providence Mines bi-monthly meeting, a divi dend of 6/. per share was declared, leaving a balance to next accou n t, 1911. 13 s . 10d. At Tregorden bi-m on thly meeting, the a ccoun t s showed balance against mine of 3071. 15s. 11d. ; and a call of 303. per share was made. The prospects of the mine are very encouraging. At East Pool account for December and January, a balance of 871. 16s. 9d. was found against the mine, Ivhicb, added to the balance on the last account, gives 69 9 /. 2s. 6d. The mine is represented as progress ing highly satisfactorily, and likely to become divi dend paying before the end of the year. At Budnick Consols amount, for four months ending December, a balance of 208/. ss. 3d. was found in favour of the mine, and carried to next account. St. Ives Consols account, for November and De cember, shows a profit of 931 6s. 2d., which, added to balance left from last account, gives 1581. 14s. sd, in hand. At the Pennant and Craigwen meeting the report of the directors showed that the Craigwen Mine was now in a most promising condition, and it is expected, with efficient co-operation on the part of the share holders, will shortly become a dividend-paying mine. It was recommended to dispose of or re-let the Pen nant Mine. It appears that had the direct ors b e en better supported with fonds, i t is highly probable a dividend would have been paid ere this. There is a balance of funds in hand of 1,005/. 11e. Bd. At Esgair Llee meeting, a balance of 126/. 3s. was found in favour of the company ; but in conse quence of some considerable improvements, it was deemed necessary to make a call of 103. per share, for erecting machinery. At South Wales meeting, a call of ss. per share was made. The balance in favour of the mines amounted to 198/. 15s. Bd. At the Eaat Wheal George meeting an estimate was read for putting the mine into full operation, supposing no returns were met with, for 600/. At the Wheal Lawrence meeting there appeared a balance against the mine of about 1301.; 77 shares stood liable fur forfeiture, and a call of ss. per share was made. Shares in the following mines have changed hands since our last :—Devon Great Consols, Wheal Seton, Trelawny, Condurrow, Tincroft, Stray Park, Pen zance Consols, Pendarves, South:Frances, Trehane, South Bisset, Heignston Down, South and East Tamar, Mary Ann, East Gunnis Lake Junction, West C4radon, Cook's Kitchen, West Tolgus, Wheal Margaret, Treviskey and Barrier, East Buller, Tre leigh, South Tolgus, &c. In Foreign Mines a fair amount of business has been transacted—especially in United Mexican, Co pia po, National and Imperial Brazilian, Guadalcanal and Linares. • FEAT UNDER ARMS.- Yesterday came off the match, undertaken by a young officer of the Guards, to walk; accoutred in every respect as a private soldier, in heavy marching order, from London to Windsor Bsr racks, in seven hours. sto 1 was subsequently betted against his doing it in six hours—the distance being 21i miles; the weight, about 60 lbs., with grenadier cap, knapsack, havresack, musket, &c.; and the difficulty of walking, under such equipments, without previous train ing, was great. The feat was accomplished in 5} hours, to the surprise of the natives and soldiery. Crowds were collected at the entrance of Windsor; the cheering was immense. The start from Hyde-park-corner was at eight A.K. The first ten miles was walked in 2 hours 9 minutes, and the remaining elesen miles in about 2i hours; the time of halting was 40 minutes. The rate of walking, therefore, with such equipments, without previous training, being about four miles an hour for 21 miles. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 22. let Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant Henry Dor rien Streatfeild to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cotton, promoted ; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Sir William Augustus Fraser, Bart., to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Streatfeild Feb. 22. sth Dragoon Guards—Cornet William Inglis to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Thomas, who retires, Feb. 22. Bth Light Dragoons—Cornet Daniel Hugh Clutter buck to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wood, promoted in the Cape Mounted Riflemen, Feb. 22. 9th Light Dragoons—Cornet Henry Scott to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Clifton, appointed to the 12th Light Dragoons, Feb. 22. 12th Light Dragoons—Captain William Heathcote Tottenham to be Major, by purchase, vice Morrant, who retires; Lieutenant Thomas George Alexander Oakes, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Tottenham; Lieutenant Chandos Frederick Clifton, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Oakes, Feb. 22. • 14th Light Dragoons—Cornet John Dudgeon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ibbetson, who retires, Feb. 22. Scots' Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Au gustus William Henry Meyrick to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice the Honourable Hew H. H. Duncan, who retires; Rowland Francis Walbanke Chil ders, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Meyrick, Feb. 22. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign John Cadwalader Pugh to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lloyd, pro moted in Ist West India Regiment, Feb. 22. 7th Foot—Ensign George Sinclair Tritton, from the 48th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Longden, who retires, Feb. 22. 26th Foot—Captain Walter Brisbane Park, from half pay unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major George Mylius, who exchanges, Feb. 22. 32d Foot—Ensign Samuel Hill Lawrence to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Richardson, who retires, Feb. 22. 41st Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Clough Taylor to be Captain, by purchase, vice, Hicks, who retires, Feb. 22; Ensign and Adjutant William Johnston to have the rank of Lieutenant, Feb. 21; Ensign Charles Pelgui3 Bertram to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Taylor, Feb. 22. _ 56th Foot—Captain Abraham Parkinson Kenyon, frbm the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Fraser, who exchanger, Feb. 22. 69th Foot— Major James William Llewellyn Paxton to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Dillon, who retires; Captain David Elliot Mackirdy to be Major, by purchase,vice Paxton; Lieutenant Frederick Wentworth Bennett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mackirdy; Ensign Henry Charles Strickland to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bennett, Feb. 22. 80th Foot—Major Charles Lewis to be Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Bunbury, who retires; Cap tain Robert George Hughes to be Major, by purchase, vice Lewis ; Lieut. Edward Alan Holdich to be Captain, by purcbase, vice Hughes ; Ensign James Loftus Win men Nunn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Holdich, Feb. 22. 87cn Foot—Lieutenant James Bailie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Taylor, who retires; Second Lieu tenant Robert Gibson to ho First Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Bailie; Lieutenant Edward Beauchamp Maunsell to be Adjutant, vice Bailie, promoted, Feb. 22. 91st Foot—Ensign Jobn Alexander Saunders to be superseded, Feb. 22. 99th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Blamire to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Ramsbottom, who retires; Ensign RoCert William Benison to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blamire, Feb. 22. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant Price Built Manners Wood, from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Johnston, who retires, Feb. 22. lit West India Regiment—Lieutenant Jesse Lloyd, from the Ist Foot, to be Captain, by purchme, vice Aggas, who retires, Feb. 22. 2d West India ltegimea—Captain Thomas Wallace Frafer, from the 56th Foot, to be Captaie, vice Kenyon, who exchanges, Feb. 22. UNATTACIIED.—Captain the ion. Wellington Henry Stapleton Cotton, from tho Ist Regiment of Life Guards, to be Major, by purchase, Feb. 22. AIENORANDU3.I.—Major John Thorne Weyland, half pay Unattached, hai been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his Commission, he being about to become a settler in Canada, Feb. 22. _ _ Cvintnissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. The 'Hon. Jacob Henry Delaval Astley to be Deputy- Lieutenant; Sir Henry Rubinson, Knt., to be Deputy- Lieutenant, Feb. 9. WHITEHALL, FEB. 14. Tho Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Davies, iun., of Southampton, Gent., to be a Master Extraordi ary in the High Court cf Chancery. WHITEHALL, FEB. 16. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Anglin, of (city of Limerick, Gent., to be a Master Extraordi nary in the High Court of Chancery in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland. BANKRUPTS. John Belpin, coach maker, Beaumont-street, Meryl( - bone, to surrender March 5 and April 5. at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Bicknell, Connaught -terrace, Edgware-road. George Jameson, mercer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 7, at eleven, and April 11, at one, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official as signee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Griffith and Crighton, Neweastlt-upon-Tyne; Lawrence, Crowdy, and Bowlby, Old Fish-street, Doctors'-commons. Francis Kemp, builder, Colchester, March 4, and April 8, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Abell, Colchester; Bull, Ely place. . Nicholas Mould, innkeeper, Woolwich, March 12, at eh,ven, and April 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Butler, Tooley -street. Charles Joseph Cantu, solicitor, Greenwich, March 12, et twelve, and 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stsnsfeld, official assignee ; Nias, Copthall court, Throgmorton-street. William Lucan, innkeeper, Preston, Lancashire, March 5 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester. Thomas Skelton Sleightbolm, painter, Scarborough, Yorkshire, March 5 and 26, at one, at the Leeds District Court. hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Robinson and Greene, Leeds. William Ilamley, victualler, Crockernwell, Devon shire, March 6 and April 3, at eleron, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assigner, Exeter. Hawk es, Okehampton; Stogdon, Exeter. Nicholas Marquand, draper, Treforest, Glamorgan shire, March 6, at twelve, and April 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Lovibond and Carslake, Bridgwater, Benjamin Axford, victualler, Devonpor t, March 14, and April 16, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Ilernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Beer and Randle, Devonport; Stogdon, Exeter. Thomas Dunn, builder, Hastings, March 5, at palf past one, and April 4, nt one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Robinson and Haynes, Orchard .street, Portman-square. Thomas Yollaud, limeburner, Ashburton, Devonshire, March 6 and April 3, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Butz.-1, official assignee, Exeter ; Francis, Newton Bushell; Stogdon, Exeter. Zechariah Richard Catchpole, eheesemonger, Upper Lis,on street, Lisson-grove, March 1, at twelve, and April 5, at ha:f past twelve, nt the Court of Bankruptcy. Catalan, official assignee, Birchin lane, Cornhill; Pain and Hatherly, Gresham-streer.. Frederick Peake, linen and woollen draper, lloniton, Devonshire, March 6 and April 3, at eleven, at the Ex: ter District Court. llirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Cornish and Parnell, 13ristol ; Wreford, Exeter. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. A. Gilmor e , Stamford-hill, Middlesex, merchant, March 15; at eleven—P. Biddle, Judd-!treet, New-road, tallowchand!er, March 15, at eleven—G. Perigal and C. Brady , Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, wine merchants, March 22, at half-past twelve—Ll. Smith, jun., South Oekendon, Essex, farmer, March 15, at twelve—J. Kemp , Chipporfield, Hertfordshire, victualler, March 16, at half-paat eleven-li. Iliggins and W. kliggins, Lud gershall, Wiltshire, drapers and grocers, March 16, at twelve—J. Laurie, Newington-causeway, milliner, March 28, at twelve—R. Turner, Old Cavendish-street, Mar) - lebone, tailor, March 16, at twelve—J. B. Russell, Nor wich, grater, March 16, at eleven—A. H. Chambers, sen., and A. H. Chambers, jun., New Bond -street and South Molton-strect, bankers, March 19, at one—B. Wise, Fleet -street, patent portable water-closet maker, March 19, at eleven—R. B. Burton and G. Bulpin, Dublin, drapers, March 19, at eleven—F. Whitmore, ‘Valham-green, Fulham, brewer, March 15, at twelve— D. G. Foster, St. John's-square, Clerkenwell, ironmon ger, March 18, at two—J. Addington, London-road, Southwark, oil and colourman, March 18, at half-past two—A. Jopp, Cornhill, ship and insurance broker, March 15, at eleven—W. Shackell, Regent's-canal, St. Pancras, and Hammersmith, coal tar and naptha manu facturer, March 15, at half past eleven—G. E. Faker, Broadway, Deptford, grocer, and Union row, High street, Camberwell, milliner, March 15, at twelve—H. Search, Lower-road, Rutherhithe, carpen'er, March 15, at eleven. In tl e Country. T. M. Cook, Bath, publican, March 11, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—G. Viner and H. Viner, Bristol, brewers. March 21, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Gales, Ford, Durham, ship builder, March 19, at one, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —W. Bury, lAackburn, Lancashire, grocer and corn-dc aler, March 18, at twelve at the Court, Manchester—G. Slater, Doncaster, iron monger, March 16, at twelve, at the Council-hall, Shef field—J. Crowther, Huddersfield, corn miller, March 15, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—C. Roberta', Rother ham, Yorkshire, steel manufacturer, March 16, at twelve, ht the Council-hall, Sheffield—J. Smith and R. Smith, Kirkburton, Yorkshir,, fanny cloth manufacturers, March 15, at eleven, at the Com t. Leeds. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. W. Moody, High-street, Ahlgate, tailor and draper, 111 d., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. W. H. Lerew, Upper Norton-street, Fitzroy-square, apothecary, 7s. lid., on Saturday n ex t, an d t h ree sub sequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. J. Jordan, Luton, wine and spirit-merchant, sid., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lano, City. Partridge and Jordan, Luton, wine and spirit-mer chants, is. 2d., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City. T. Partridge, Luton, wine and spirit-merchant, Bd., on Saturday next. and three subsequent Saturdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab church-lane, City. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basingliall-street. C. Barnett, Basinghall-street, City, account-book manufacturer, March 15, at one—B. Brook, Ixworth, Suffolk, tailor, March 18, at half-past one—H. E. Tuck, New Cavendish-street, Marylebone, milliner, March 15, at twelve—G. J. Armstrong, Princes-square, Ratcliff highway, coal-merchant, March 18, at one—W. Butt, jun., Herne Bay, Kent, schoolmaster, March 19, at twelve—T. Greenhow and C. Foster, Old-street, St. Luke, and St. John-street, Clerkenwell, rectifiers and distillers, March 13, at eleven. In the Country. J. C. Jobling, Newton Hall, Northumberland, dealer in lead ore, Marsh, 19, at eleven. at the Court, New castle-upon-Tyne—W. Storey, Leeds, wool dealer, March 25, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Stock and W. Stock, Ashton-in-Macksrfield, Lancashire, coal pro prietors, March 18, at eleven, at the Court. Liverpool— F. Clernetson, Shelton, Staffordshire, earthenware ma nufacturer, March 27, at twelve, at the Court, Birming ham. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. T. J. Croggon, Ingram •court, Fenchurch-street, factor and commission agent, Feb. 22—J. L. Bensusan, Mag dalen-row, Prestcott-street, Goodman's-fields, merchant, Feb. 20—W. Yowler, Creditors, Devonshire, auctioneer, Feb. 20, certificate of the third class—J. Yeomans, Sheffield, merchant, certificate of the first class, after 21 days from Feb. 16—C. Buckles, Blanchester and Swinton, Lancashire, contractor, Feb. 18, certificate of the first class—H. Inchbold, Manchester and Swinton, Lancashire, contractor, Feb. 18, a certificate of the first class—J. Moulton, Manchester, joiner and builder, Feb. 19, a certificate of the second class—H. Hepworth, Selby, Yorkshire, linendraper, a certificate of the third class after 21 days from Feb. 18—J. Phillips, Cambridge, boot and shoemaker, March 15. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Wheen and J. Wheen, Old Gravel-lane, Ratcliffe highway, soapmakers—D. Price and C. Evans, Margate, apothecaries and accoucheurs—J. Heap M. Heap, and. F. Heap, New Hagg-in-Houley, Yorkshire, woollen cloth manufacturers and merchants—J. S. Harman and T. Cawley, Oxford-street, hatters—G. R. Proviss and T. Parrott, Warminster, Wiltshire, grocers—l. Sutcliff and J. Mason, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, saddlers and harness makers—E. S. Crease and H. J. Barker, St. Mary-Axe, City, general merchants and commission agents—C. Turner and F. R. Fiske, Norwich, linen drapers—T. Millington, jun., and It. Gowen, Lenton, Nottinghamshire, Roman cement and plaster of Paris manufacturers—J. Wright and W. Westhead, Lytham, Lancashire, plumbers and glaziers—W. Musson and T. Skeels, Spalding and Sutton St. Edmunds, Lincolnshire, farmers and graziers —W. Sutton and J. Funge, jun., St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill, liceme i victuallers—J. Packer and C. Page, Gt.( at Bacon-street, Bethnal•green, cane dealers—W. Tyrrel and Rebecca Foster, Cheltenham pastrycooks and confectioners—W. Wilson and W. Anderson, Kingston-upon-Hull, shipwrights —G. Hamlin and H. Campbell, Leadenhall-street, City, ship and insurance brokers—J. Simmonds and J. Lush, Plough-yard, Great Rupert-street, St. James's, carmen—W. A. Brander and R. A. Anderson, Butler's wharf, Southwark, what fingers and granary keepers— E. M. Norris and W. Maume, Liverpool, commission and general emigration agents—W. French and C. Dun ning, John -street, Bedford-row, surveyors—H. Webb and B. Webb, Cork and London, bacon curers and pro vision merchants—J. Miller and R. Miller, Liverpool, bricklayers and builders—W. Haworth, L Hardman, W. Cargill, C. Headlam, E. Mounsey, and T. Cargill, Calcutta, Liverpool, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, mer chants and general commission agents. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Robert Earl, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, fish merchant. George Beerer, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, baker. Thomas Dingle, Tavistock, clerk cif the Market. James Kerchival, Wellingore, Lincolnshire, farmer. George Bryan, Birmingham, out of business. henry Atherton, Wolverhampton, plumber. Charles Dalton, jun,, West Bromwich, hatter. Thomas Coles, Bicknoller, Somersetshire, shoemaker. George Duckham, Cardiff, butcher. John Harry Bellairs, Harrington, Cumberland, Lieu tenant, R.N. James Smithard, Osgathorpe, Leicestershire, tailor. Thomas Lloyd, 'reforest, Glamorganshire, publican. John Taylor, Bishop's Clist, Devonshire, ♦ictualler. Jarman Clark, King's Lynn, Norfolk, butcher. Abraham Wardle, Netherton, Worcestershire, out of business. George Winstone, Cheltenham, upholsterer. William Woollatt, Melinall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, lacemaker. George Wilson, Market Moen, Lincolnshire, genera dea'er. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. Christie and W. Christie, Newbigging, Perthshire, spirit merchants, to meet Alarch 2 and 23, at twalve, within the Drummond Arms Hotel, Crieff. G. Nisbet, Edinburgh, flesher, to meet Feb. 28 and March 19, at two, within Graham's Tavern, Edinburgh. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending:February 19, 1850, is 255. 11.:14d. per cwt. KIRKCUDBRIGHT ELECTION.—The vacancy in the representation of this county was supplied on the 20th instant by the election of Mr. John Mackie, of Bargaly. Mr. Mackie was proposed by Mr. Maxwell, of Nlunsties, and seconded by Mr. M'Adam, Guillyhill. No other candidate having been proposad Mr. Mackin was declared duly elected. Mr. Mackie returned thanks in a short speech, in which he expressed himself as favourable , to the principles of free trade and the progress of reform. ROBBERY AT PENRITH RAILWAY STATION.—OH Tuesday afternoon last 1171. was stolen from the goods' department office at Penrich station, on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. The money consisted of gold and silver, which was in a leathern bag, which was hanging iu the office. It appears that two bags containing money usually hang against the bb all behind where the clerks sit; and that it is the duty of one of the junior clerks, at certain times, to gibe these bags to the guard of the express: train, who takes them to the head office at Lancaster. On Tuesday afternoon, about three o'clock, on the arrival of the train, he went to take the bags to the guard, and there being only one, he gave it to him. Nothing more was said or done till after the arrival of the down train in the evening from Lancaster, by which there was a message to the managing clerk that only one of the money bags had arrived at Lancaster. On this the junior clerk was questioned as to the bags, when he said he only gave one bog to the guard of the express train. Both bags were seen in their usual places about twenty minutes before the arrival of the express train; and when, how, or by whom the bag was stolen still re mains a profound secret. Officers were immediately dispatched to Lancaster andlother places, and every exer tion set on foot whereby to discover the theft; but hitherto without effect. NOVEL APPLICATION OF PHOTOGRAPIIT.—Mr. Richard Beard, jun., one of the most accomplished pro ficients in this highly-interesting application of the sciences of chemistry and optics to the fine arts, has re cently beon called upon to exercise the skill for which he has attained a merited pre-eminenco upon the dead body. A case has recently come within our knowledge in which the features of a child that met with its death in consequence of an accident by fire were truly and beautifully rendered by Mr. Beard, jun. It has occurred be brought into requisition towi with 4s t very hat photography manifest benefit, where accuracy and prompti tude are of paramount importance, as, for instance, in cases that form the subject of judicial inquiry, where the object or appearance to be copied is of a perishable nature. Photography may also be made vastly useful to the medical inquirer in securing exact representations of morbid coaditions in the human body.—Lady's News paper. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—At the Wakefield station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, a man was killed on Wednesday lust by being crushed between the buffers of two waggons, while he was employed in getting some pigs off by a goods train to Halifax, where he resided, and was in the service of M r . B axter ' the high constable. The cause of the accid ent was the backing of the engine without a warring signal. The coroner's jury on Thursday brought i n a verdict of 1" Accidental death." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 22.—Lieutenant-Colonel John Harvey Stevens is placed on the retired fu , l-pay list of his rank by Admiralty order, dated ',the 21st instant, after forty-fire years continued active service. He served in the West Indies, &c., in 1806 and 1807; during the expedition to Welcher - on, in 1809, and was engaged in several flotilla affairs on the Scheldt; .erred also at the successful defence of Cadiz and of Tarifa in 1810- 11; was engaged in several detached operations, par ticularly in one of a severe character on the river Goa dalquiver. In 1813 he was employed on the coast of America, where he was engaged in an attack on Craw bland, and at the taking of Hampton and Ocracoke, under Sir George Cockburn; served in Canada at the taking of Oswego, on which occasion he was mentioned in Sir Gordon Drummond's dispatches. Engaged during a six weeks' siege of Fort Erie, and was entrusted with ' the construction of a fieldwork for a I t n Ch er l 8 e ed l ke‘f,ehn,nochei which hoafs was right c o e f d t b h y e a p y o e s r i ) t . i o s n u p e o r n i r e po i r p e p e e . board the QUeOR Charlotte at the attack on Algiers under Lord Exmouth, by whom he was detached to fire carcasses at the enemy's vessels within the mole. He was also present at the demonstration s before Algiers, under Admiral Sir H. B. Neale. Colonel Stevens was Superintendent cf the Marine Artillery Laboratory, which establishment originated in his proposition, and was organised by him. Amongst several useful inven tions, Colonel Stevens introduced the long lights foe signals and safety warnings. Colonel Stevens is a mem ber of a committee on percussion shells, on which ser vice he will remain until the termination of its labours. PLYMOUTH, FEE. 21.—The Spbynx, steam-vessel, from Portsmouth, arrived yesterday, and went up har bour for coal. She will probably sail for her destina tion, the East Indies, on Sunday. o The Jackal!, steam tender to the Gladiator, was out the hands of the dockyard-men on Tuesday, and is gone into the Sound. Commodore Lord John Hay, Commodore Superinten dent of the Dockyard, has appointed Lieutenant:F. P. Warren his Flag-Lieutenant. Paymaster and Purser W. Dyer has commenced his duties as Secretary to the Commodore. Commodore Lord John Hay paid wages on Tuesday to the crew of the Agincourt, ordinary guard ship in Hamoaze. The Sir Robert Peel, New York liner, was off this poi t yesterday, bound down channel. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, FEB. 22. Surgeon - Superintendent Charles Henry Fuller, who has a pension fur wounds, to the Blenheim, 56, steam-guard-ship at Portsmouth. Paymaster and Purser Hugh Francis Pullen, promoted from Clerk in Charge (1847) of the Sharpshooter, to ba Secretary to Rear-Admiral Edward .Harvey. Admiral Suoerintendent at Malta. Clerk-in-Charge Theodore William Sutton Nemo (1845), to the Sharpshooter, vice Pullen. Master's-Assistant B. F. N. Clarke, to the Impreg nable, flag-ship at Devonport. PROMOTIONS. Assistant-Surgeons—Joseph Henderson (1840), ■t present serving in the Arrogant steam-frigate, oa the Lisbon squadron, and Gerald Yeo (1842), to be Sur geons. Clerks—James Thomas Riccalton (1840), serving in the Albatross, 12, sloop, on the East India station; Arthur A. Speed (1841), serving in the Swift, 6, brig, on the Pacific station; and George Grant (1842), to be Paymasters and Pursers. Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., visited Woolwich Dockyard yesterday, and went on board some of the vessels in the harbour and in the docks. Captain J. J. Stopford, with several other naval offi cers, visited the yard and went on board the Eider steam-vessel, fitting for the Arctic expedition. The Retribution steam-frigate is ordered to have her engines fitted on board in the steam-basin at Woolwich, instead of the East India Docks, in consequence of there being a good deal of work still to be done in the ship wright department to fit her for sea. It is expected a considerable saving of time will be saved by this ar rangement. The engines are of 400-horse power, by John Penn and Son, and will be commenced fitting im mediately. Considerable alterations are in progress on board the Retribution; the whole of th e officers cabins, with the exception of the captain's, are now fitting oa the lower deck. Six additional portholes have been opened on the main -deck, two fore and four aft the paddle-boxes. The Jasper steam-vessel, Master-Commander Bryant. went up to Deptford yesterday afternoon; and this morning, at seven o'clock, A.M., towed the Adventure store-ship, Master-Commander Wellington, from that port down the river, on her way to the Island of Ascen sion and Rio, with stores. _ _ The workmen are now so busy in the factory here u to be employed until 7 30 P.M., and the Samson steam.. frigate, the Vivid, Onyx, and Monkey steam-vessels are in the inner basin being refitted as quickly as possible fur sea. The workmen taken over to Oaterd in the Lightning from Woolwich rendered good service in recovering the Onyx from her perilous position, by mending the injured part of her bottom and cutting a channel in tke sand, and then by their united efforts launching her into the sea, when she was taken in tow by the Princess Alice, and brought into the harbour. The Inflexible steam-frigate, the Prometheus and Alecto steam-sloops are in the outer basin, with the Dasher, Lizard, and Rocket steam-vessels, and the Argus steam sloop in the harbour, under the shears, having her mats taken out preparatory to her engines being fitted by John Penn and Son. The vessels in the stream are the Fishgard flat-ship, the Magicienne steam-sloop. the Volcano, Black Eagle, and Lightning steam-vessels. In the docks—Megmra steam-troop-ship, the Retribu tion steam-frigate, and Eider steam-vessel, for Captain Austin's exredition. Captain Bullock, in the Widgeon steam-vessel, is em ployed in measuring the ground on the banks of the river below Gravesend, for a new measured mile for testing stesm•vessels; the present measured mile in ;Long reach being so often crowded with vessels trading on the Thames. Captain Sir John Ross visited Woolwich in the early part of the present week, and is very sanguine of being able to fit out an expedition to proceed, during the pre sent season, in search of Sir Juhn Franklin and his gal lant companions. Commander Codrington Forsyth has expressed his desire, in the event of his not obtaining an appointment in Captain Austin's expedition, to serve if he obtains their Lordships' permission, as a volunteer in any expedition which may be fitted out under the command of Captain Sir John Ross. SAYINGS' BANKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In answer to the letter of " An Observer, in The Sun of yesterday, I can inform you that the return required is to enable that most invaluable officer the barrister-at-law, appointed to certify inks of savings' banks, to claim his fees from those benefit societies which are not certified by him. ANOTHER OBSERVER. Margate, Feb. 22, 1850. TO THE .E.12.1T011 OF THE SUN. Szn,—l have read with much pleasure your article in this day's paper, on the question of Sunday labour at the Post-offico. Might this not be an appropriate question to those gentlemen who are so vigorously agitating the subject. Are you certain that there is any Divine command at all to Christians to keep one day in seven holy ? The answer would be found in a book recently published, and which I should be glad to see noticed in your columns, entitled " The Sabbath, by a Lay man."—l am, Sir, your obedient ►ervant, A /57.11 -SAB BAT.LIZ lAN. 18th February, 1850. MANSION liousE.—The master, wardens, and Court of Assistants of the Fruiterers' Company, to gether with the deputy, common councilmen, and some of the principal inhabitants of Bsssishsw Ward, and also a few private friends of the Lord Mayor, dined with his Lordship last evening; covers were laid for sixty. OXFORD UNIVERSITY AQUATICS...—The banks of the Isis were crowded on Tuesday and Wtelnesday last with spectators, to witness the annual four-oared race for the Challenge Cup, with presentation medals to the winners, and tor which five boats were entered, viz., Worcester, Brazennose, Wadham, Lincoln, and Easter. The first heat, between the crews of Worcester and Exeter, was well contested, the latter arrived at the goal first by a boat's length. The second heat, between Lincoln and Wadham, was won easily by the former. The third heat, beween Exeter and Brazennose, was won in good style by the latter. The fourth hest, between Lincoln and Brazennose was also won by the latter after a splendid race, although Lin coln had the advantage of the Berkshire side. The of grand heat between Bruzennose and Oriel , the holders a bo at's l ength. for racing on the the cup, was, after a well-contested so st l r t u o g f g t l h e e , s w o - o r n ac b e y s the former by has proved that the Oxford - bu ilt boats Isis are far superior to those built in town. TUB HUNGARIAN REFUGEES ) —The following is the list of the Hungarianinterior a o n f d sohy h r tf a u a g cef been whose detention in the i de manded by the Austrian Governit eat from th e Porte :—Kosauth, Casimir Bathyani, Messaros, Maurice Perczel, Madarass (Joseph and Ladislas), Gyurmann, Grunin,Busoti (Musulman), Tamoiski (a French citizen), Dembinski, Chojecki, Alexandre Fredro, Mazchinski, Brigand, Woroniecki (Musulman), S a tk ow ,ki , lemski, Barth6lemy Szemere,: Constantin Szemere, Michel Dlorvath (a priest), Stein and limexi (Musulcnen), Sarossy, Ladislas Kulman, Stojnisch, Jean Balagh, Ba clahgehl, fila T s ( o l a l a u jo su s, l m K ei o i) iim Z a ei n t t fl ie y ni n 'i ß e al e r Z t o t s h o l h Y i:ol: o lan ' h is , :Z e e - Kmesics, Orosdi, Kim, n, Bay, Schneider, Schupt (Musulman). Of these refugees seven or eight have succeeded in escaping from Turkey. TUE MAR QUIS OF G RANBY, M P.—We deeply regret to hear that the Marquis of Granby, M.P., is very unwell, and unable in consequence to attend ti his Par liamentary duties. A FAMILY OF THIEVES.—OR Friday a boy, eight years of age, Was charged with robbing the till of Mr. ISl'Donald, of Greenland-street. The case was fully proved. This is the sixth time the prisoner has been in custody. His brother, age d n ine years, has been in triedc u s custody d a y t and the eight times in custody. Another brother, fJurteen t y w ea el r y s e of ti a m g e e s , has com m b i e t e te n d. Hissevente October sessions and committed for three months; and an aunt has also been in custody. The only resources seventeen timese was of the family appears to be that of thieving. Mr. Rush. ton scarcely knew what to do with the prisoner, sad de sired to be furnished with the facts relative to this " fa mily compact" from the Bridewell authoritiec—Liverpoo I Alija. THE SUN, LONDON, SATAIRDA Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1850