The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-05 00:00:00

BANKING DK

Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest ...... ........ .. 3,131,759
Public deposits (in-

eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of

National Debt, Say-
ing's Banks, and

Dividend Accounts) 4,468,013
Other deposits ...... 13,173,482
Seven Day and other

. 572,072

£36,298,326

Dated the 3d day of May, 1855,

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending fay 1,
1855. exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the British Possessions in America 2ls. ld.
" Mauritius
it East Indies 2ls. 94d.
The average price of the three foregoing descriptions of
Sugar, computed as above, is 21s. 3id. per cwt.

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
F. Smith, Standon, near Ware, Hertfordshire, miller—
div. of 2s. lid. in the pound, any Monday, at the office of
Mr. Cannan, Alderruanbury.
J. P. White, Mark-lane, merchant—first div. of 3s. in
the pound, Thursday, May 10, and three subsequent
Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street.
M. Essinger, Old Change, straw hat manufacturer—first
div. of 3s. 4d. in the pound, Thursday, May 3, and three
subsequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Ba-
singh all-street.

P. Cattell, Long-acre, coachmaker—first div. of 2s. 6d.
in the pound, Thursday, May 3, and three subsequent
Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street.
P. W. Hardwick, Regent-street, dealer in ribbons—final
div. of IBd. in the pound, Thursday, May 3, and three
subsequent Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Ba-
singhall-street.

J.
Harvey and G. Pike, Birmingham, grocers—first di-
vidend of Bd. in the pound, any Friday, at the office of
Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham.
W. Jones, Liverpool, boatbnilder—first div. of 7s. 6d.
in the pound, any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird,
Liverpool.

J. Sager, Birkenhead, brewer—first div. of 3s. in the
pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Li-
verpool.

R. White, Thorney Close, Durham, and Sunderland,
merchant—second and final div. of 1-sd. in the pound, any
Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
William Holladay and James Clemitson, mantle manu.
racturers, 'Watling-street, City.

BANKRUPTS.
James Verity, boot and shoemaker, Leicester-street,
Regent-street, to surrender, May 11, at half-past twelve,
and June 15, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Story
Great James-street, Bedford-row.
Catherine Dixon, tailor and mercer, Lymington, South-
ampton, May 19, at twelve, and June 15, at half-past one,
at the Court of Bankrutcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Thomson, Gray's-inn-square; Brown,
Lywington, Hants.

Harding, baker, Holborn, May 18, at eleven,
and June 15, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank.
ruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Pad•
more, Marylebone. _

Henry Oppenheim, ship chandler, Rams ate, May 15,
at two, and June 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Lee, official assignee, .tUdermanbury ; Buchanan, Guild.
hall-chambers.

John Flatt, draper, Saxmundham, Suffolk, May 15 and
June 12, at eleven, r.t, the Court of Bankruptcy. John-
son, official assignee; Pow•nall, Son, and Cross, Staple Inn;
Southwell, Saxmundham.

Samuel Hodgson, stationer, Great Marylebone-street,
May 15, at half-past two, and June 18, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sam-
brook-court ; Leigh, George-street, Mansion house.

George Edward Neal, innkeeper, Pembury, Kent, May
10, and June 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Whitmore (ancl not Cannan, as formerly advertised) offi-,
cial assignee, Basinghall-street ; Church and Langdale,
Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane ; Cripps, Ton-
bridge Wells.
Hansard Jackson Bridges, brewer, Vauxhall Brewery,
Wandsworth-road, May 15, at eleven, and Juno 13, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Siansfeld, official
assignee ; Trinder and Eyre, John-street, Bedford-row ;
Archer, Stowmarket.

William Hoe, stationer, Bishopsc°mte-street Without,
May 14, and June 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Linklaters,
Sise-lane.
George Frederick Lillicrap, grocer, 20, Bishopcgate-street
Without, May 11, at half-past one, and June 23, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Howard and Dollman, Fenchurch-st.
Henry Robinson, maltster, Brewood, Stafford, May 19,
and June 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Turner, Wol-
verhampton ' • Motteram and Knight, Birmingham.
Henry Barber, licensed victualler, KidderminstertMay
16 and June 11, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Motteram and Knight, Birmingham.
Jose Rickard, draper, Boscastle, Cornwall, May 14, and
June 21, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel,
official assignee, Exeter ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol ;
S togd on, Exeter.
Richard Morgan, grocer, Dowlais, May 15 and June
18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman,
official assignee, Bristol Bevan and Girling, Bristol.
Samuel Lowe , silk manufacturer, Derby, May 15 and
June 12, at ten, at the BirminghaTowDdiestrr,iisictayCnoaurrdt:
Harris, official assignee, Nottingham;
Son, and Lawford, Coleman-street,c
city; Freeth, Rawson,
and Brown, Nottingham.
Thomas f eddings, miller,B 5t eleven,Chadvve 11-court
heMßirmingham
District Court. Christie, -
shire, May 19, and June.offidoiattleraasmsignaenej BKinrmigihntg,haßmir!
Turner, Wolverhampton,
nliEngdhmarn'dStevens, draper, Walsall, May 19 and June 8,
at eleven, aStttehveenß.irmingham. District Court. Christie,
ee Birmingham , Bell, Manchester ; Motte-
ram and Knight, Birmingham.
Joseph Bell, cotton spinner, Little Bolton, Lancaster,
May 17 and June 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Rushton
and Armitstead, Bolton-le-Moors.
John Burton and Robert Edward Rees, barge and boat

The flag of Rear-Admiral Baynes, on board the steam-
frigate Retribution, at Spithead, as third in command of the
Baltic fleet, was saluted yesterday evening for the first time.
The admiral will sail with the third division as soon as the
ships are manned. A court-martial is ordered to be held on
Monday on board the Victory, to try a chief engineer for
neglect of duty. The Malacca, 17, Captain Farquhar, went
to Spithead yesterday, and joined the fleet. The troops enu-
merated in The Sun of yesterday embarked on board the
Great Tasmania transport, Captain Crowe, yesterday, from
Portsmouth dockyard. Among them is Corpojal Cumpton of
the 77th Regiment (" R " company) who hasttsb'n 17 years in
Russia as a civil engineer, and been in almost every important
place in the empire; he has in his knapsack 10 Russian (good)
characters from officers and departments in which he has been
employed ; he is a native of Maidstone, a fine, hale, stalwart
fellow, and says he has 2,000 dollars in a Russian bank. He
says he was three days in one of the battalions of British
Guards three months ago, but not entered, because the
colonel suspected him of being a Russian spy—he speaks and
writes Russian so perfectly; he was consequently rejected,
and has only been enlisted in England three months. He came
over from Parkhurst depot, with the detachment of the 77th,
yesterday. He is a well-spoken, respectable-looking soldier,
and bears a good character among those whom he has so re-
cently joined. The Great Tasmania leaves Portsmouth harbour
this afternoon. This extraordinary ship is the first that has
had the attention of a regularly appointed and authorised
agent for transports at Portsmouth, the Lords of the Admi-
ralty having selected Lieut. Abrm. Parks, of the St. Vincent,
and made him " additional" of that ship, to assist in the or-
ganisation of the transport service at Portsmouth. In early life
he did much work in the merchant service ; he therefore enjoys
the combined advantages of a thorough knowledge of both
the Royal and mercantile marine. He entered the navy on
the 24th of December, 1806, and was in the Sirus, 36, under
Captain Samuel Pym, at the reduction of the town of St.
Paul, in the Ile de Bourbon (1806), and subsequently served
in the Raisonnable, 64, the Melpomene, the Chesapeake, the
Portia, the Julia, the Victory, and later commanded the
Pike, the Cuckoo, and the Dasher steam-packets.

RETURN OF FOUR GUN-BOATS.--REPORTED LOSS
OF THE DAPPER.

The Pylades and Volcano, which loft Sheerness on Thursday
with the gun-boats Redwing, Thistle, Starling, Dapper, and
Badger, were obliged (in consequence of the gale of wind
which came on suddenly in the evening) to cast off the gun-
boats, aid all anchored under the Gunfleet between 10 and

11 p.m. John Barnett, master of the smack Concord, of
Colchester, then riding near the Gunfleet, had his attention
called to a number of rockets that were sent up in a south- 1
easterly direction from his vessel, apparently from some ves-
sel in distress in the Black Deeps. Shortly afterwards five
guns were fired from the same vessel, and both the Kentish
Knock and the Sunk Light-vessels continued at intervals dur-
ing the night to fire rockets and burn blue lights. At mid-
night the master of the Concord slipped from his anchor and
70 fathoms of chain (the sea bend too heavy to get it), for
the purpose of going into the Black Deeps to ascertain what
vessel it was, and to render assistance to her ; while under
way she passed two large steamers, the Pylades and Vol-
cano, also two gun-boats, then,riding very heavily under the
Gunfleet. At dawn of day she boarded the vessel in the
Black Deeps, which proved to be the Redwing gun-
boat, commanded by Lieutenant Forbes. The Redwing was
then under steam, proceeding up from the Sunk Light-vessel,
steering for the Gunfleet Light. The Redwing spoke the
Pylades, and obtained leave to proceed to Sheerness, having
lost both bower anchors, when Barnett was engaged to act as
a pilot to Sheerness. He boarded the Redwing about four
miles above the Gunfleet, and piloted her into Sheerness, ar-
riving there about 9.30 a.m. The Badger spoke the Dapper,
the latter then being on shore, with the sea making a breach
over her. The weather at the time prevented the Badger
rendering any assistance to the Dapper, the officer in com-
mand of the Dapper stating that she was on ,shore, striking
heavily. It appears that the Volcano, when' towing, fouled
several of the gunboats by driving athwart their hawser, and
did damage to each of them. The Redwing, to prevent
damage, cut her'towing hawser and cleared. It is feared that
all on board the Dapper have perished. There appears some
uncertainty where the Dapper was ou shore ; from the best
information that can be obtained she was on the West Rocks,
The Pyla.des and Volcano 'remain riding near the Gunfleet.