The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-02 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

At the Court of Bankruptcy, 13asinghall-street.
R. Larnbell, saddler, Maidenhead, Dec. 22. at eleven—E.
Ber, lace.uan, Wood-street, Cheapside, Dec. 23, at twelve.
In the Country.
J. Horsfall, maltster, Coventry, Dec. 22, at nne, at the
Craven Arms Inn. Coventry—J. Joule, common brewer, Aid-
wick, Ilauchoeter, Dec. 2-2, at ten, at the Commissioners'-
rooms, Mancli,sterL-J. Briaon a,utl J. W. Briscoe, linen na-
nw'acturers, Darlington, Durb:nn, Dec. 22, at eleven, at the
'Vane Arms Hotel, Stockton—l. Grundy, woollen draper, Pi es-
dm, Lancashire, Dee. 26, at twelve, at the 'fawn-hall, Preston
-T. Rogers, innkeeper, Salisbury, Dec. 29, at one, at the
Black Horse Inn, Salisbury—lV. Powell, brass founder, Bir-
u-iiigh3m, Dec. 22, at twelve, at the New Royal Hotel, Bir-
mingham-_I. Morris, cattle dealer, Mayfield, Staffordshire,
Dee. 23, at one, at the Red Liun Inn, 13elper—R. and F.
Palmer, coal merchants, Reading, Berkshire, Dec. 29, at one,
at the George Inn, Reading,—G. Ta.vlor, hosier, Leicester,
Ds'e. 2!:, at twelve, at the Ca.tle of Leicester, Leicester—W.
D.irtriall, cabinet maker, Cheltenham, Dec. 23, at twelve, at
the Royal Hotel, Cheltenham —C. Scott, scrivener,
Cheltenham, Dec. 23, at two, at Andrew's Hotel, Red-
ruth—T. Robinson, saddler, Wigton, Cumberland, Dec. 24,
at elev•en, at the Crown and Mitre Inn, Cerlisle--D. S. Wil-
kins, dealer iu w inee, Gloucester, Dec. '29, at twelve, at
the Unice of E. Washbourn. Gloucester—T. Wright, ship-
broker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 23, at twelve, at the Bank-
rupt Com ission room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—H. Scott,
draper, Sunderland, Dec. 22, at twelve, at the Bridge Hotel,
Bishop Wearmout h.

CERTIFICATES—Dm. 22.
J. Ps bus, innkeeper, Leenling-lane. Yorkshire—W. Munroe,
jun. and T. Mutrroe, merchants, Milk-street, Cheapsitle—W.
Dart nal

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Lutwyche, J. George, and E. Lutwyche, leather dressers
(o far as regards E. Lutwyche)-11. and D. Aumnnier,
ewellers. Arithy-street, Clerkenwell—J. E. Nash, If. S. Nash,
and T. M. Nash, oil merchants, Bristol—C. Udall and E.
Beadle, cabinet makers, Winchmore-hill, Middlesex—J. Nut-
tall and J. F. Watehurat, calico printers, Mount Zion, Lanca-
shire—W. Ilebden, J. Copley, and 13. flebden, linen drapers,
York—S. and E. Mills, tailors, Rochdale, Lancashire—R.
Williams and W. Rewe, coach builders, Woodside, Cheshire—
E. and .1. 1ie17v.,11, grocers, llol) well, Flintshire--11. Lother-
. iagton and T. Smith, grocers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. H.
Johigat one and J. Pennington, tea dealers, Ritsinghall-street—
G. Parker and C. Merryweather, tea dealers, Warrington,
Lancashire—J. Parrish, J. Siddons, J. M. Wathew, J. Sid-
d-ins. and .1. F. Wathew, coal owners, Stocking curd, Warrington
(so far as regards 1. F. Wathetv)—A. Birrell and D. Munro,
ship brokers, Liverpool.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
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ANDREW COOPER, sprit dealer, LarLhall, Lanark -
shire, Dee. I and 22, at one, at the Black Bull Inn, Hamilton.
BARBARA ROSS or IRVINE, Uyeaqound, Let~au 1,
Dec. 4 and %d, at two, at the Chambers of It. N. Spence,
writer, Lerwick.

HCGII CAMPBELL, grocer, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Dec.
4 and 2.5, at twelve, at the Black Bull Inn, Cumnock.
WILSON, MILLER, and CO., tea merchants, Glasgow,
Dee. 3 and 23, at one, at the Writing Chambers of W. Russell,
Glasgow.
ALEXANDER FIFE, spirit merchant, Edinburgh, Dec.
4 and 25, at one, at the Ship Tavern, Edinburgh.
JOHN WFIYTE, baker, Edinburgh, Dec. 4 and 24, at
three, at Ferguson's Ship Hotel, Edinburgh.
JOHN Mit rITIN BANKS, merchant, Dundee, Dec. 7 and
28 at two, at the Royal Hotel, Dundee.
JOHN RAE, bleacher, 3lllncroft, near Glasgow, Dec. 8
am! Jan. 51, at twelve, at the Chambers of J. Lamont, writer,
Glasgow.

CAPTURE OF sT. JEAN D'ACRE.

(From tbo Gazette of Last Night.)
FOREIGN OFFICE, NOV. 30.

A despatch, of which the foWowing is a copy, has been
receiv d at this office, addressed to Viscount Palmerston,
G. C. B , her Nlaj,sty's Principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, by Colonel Sir Charles Fa-lix Smith,
C. 8., commanding the fore( s in Syria :
St. Jean d'Acro, Nov. 5, 1840.
My Lord—On the 29th ultimo, it was finally deter-
mined between Sir Robert Stopferd and myself, that the
siege of Acre should ba undertaken. I accordingly de-
taeised Omar 11,/ fur the purpose of advancing- from Sidon,
n 'tit two thousand Turks upon Tyro, and thence to oc-
cupy the Pass of the White Mountain to the northward
of this place ; and on the 31st the Admiral made sail from
Beyrout Road,, Navin,; previously embarked in the squad_
sou three thousacd men, under the immediate command
of the Pac..la.. Selina, and small detachments of royal artil-
lery and sappers, under Major Higgins, of the former corps,
and Lieut. Aldrich, royal engineers.
Omar Bey reached the positkm assigned to him at the
same hour on the 2d inst, that the fleet appeared off Acre.
Owing to light winds, the ships did not get into action
till two p.m., oil the 3.1, when an animated fire commenced,
and was maintained; without intermission until darkness
closed the operations of the day. About three hours
later the Givernur, with a portion of the garrison, quitted
the town, which was taken poftession of by the allied
troops at day-light the following morning. The moral
ioduoace, on the cause in which we are engaged, that will
result from its surrender, is incalculable.

During the bombardment, the principal magazine and
the whole arsenal blew up. By the explosion, two entire
regiments, formed in position on the ramparts, were an-
nihilated, and
.every living creature within the area
of 60,000 square. yards, ceased to exist ; the loss of life
being variously computed front 1,200 to 2,000 persons.
Those who nsay have been inclined to doubt the fighting
qualities o 4 the Egyptian traops, might acquire a lesson
from the example of their endurance, if they could but
contemplate the devastation and scene of horror by which
this once formidable fortress is enshrouded.

To the Royal Navy, I should be guilty of great injus-
tice were I to attempt to record services that will be so
much more ably detailed by their gallant and respected
Commander-in-Chief, whilst the early departure of the dis-
psteh vessel for Malt..., and the labour that has devolved
on me within the walls, alike deprive ate of the means of
transmitting returns of orduance,ammunition,trcasures, &c.
&e., that have fallen into the hands of the captors, and of
giving your Lordship an approximation, even to the amount
of prisoners (over three thousand), as many are still coming
in, and others are dragged in numbers from their places of
refuge and concealment.
To her 'Majesty's Ambassad nr at Constantinople I have
reported the measures I have adopted for the temporary
administrati
the Sultan, on of the Kehalic of Acre, pending the
pleasure of
I hare the honour to be ,
(Signed)
Commandin
C. F. SNUTEI, Colonel.
Tike Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B g the Forces in
~ &c.Syria.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 30, PRO.
Commander R. F. Stopford, of her Majesty's steam
pke,,ix, arrived at this office yesterday, with r
~ .„choi from ' :Admiral the Hon. Sir IL Stopford, G. C. B.:
of v% Lich the following are copies or extracts:—
Princess Charlotte, Beyrout,
October 31, 184 u.

Sla,—.l hays the honour to acknowledge receipt of their
Lerd,hip.' orders, of the .sth inst., No. :U2, with the letter,
therein ief,rred to, from Viscount Palmerston. her Ma_
jt.sty's Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to make,
under circumstances therein stated, an attack upon
the fortress of St. Jean d'Acre, upon which I was
previously deliberating, and preparing arrangements for
kilturiug, as much as possible, its success. And I have
now to acquaint you, for their Lordships' information,
laiabl!, having embarked three thousand Turkish troops
d s_upnernumorary Nlarines in the different ships of the
agyrro
the es per margin, I shall proceed on that service
tri,rveut valid and weather will permit, with the Ans.
Tu,k,
is, squadron, under Rear-Admiral Bandicra, and the
"ag-ThiP Rear-Admiral Walker, who had al-
ready proceeded himself with a flag of truce, to summon
the place, but was not. received.
I have the honour to be, &c.
( Signed) ROBT. STOPFORD, Admiral,
R. More O'Perrall, Esq., &c. &c,