The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-24 00:00:00

LEEDS, FEBRUARY 23.

STOCK Excasxoa.—The sales are—Ainbergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, 2s. 6d. p.— Eastern Counties, York Extension, 10s. p.—East
Lancashire, New, 21. Is. c. p.—Ditto, New Scrip, 265. p.—East and
West Yorkshire, le. c. p.—Great Northern (late London and York),
3s. 6d. n. p. —Ditto (late Direct Northern), 3s. 6d. p.—Huddersfield
and Manchester, Thirds, 245. n. p.—Leeds and Thirsk,l% dis.—Ditto,
New, 10s. die.—Ditto, Preference, 275. p.—Manchester and Leeds,
Halves (late Hud. and Sheff.), 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 6% c. p.—Ditto,
321. Shares (late Extensions, 21i p.—Ditto, Halves (late Walt. P.
and G.),9 p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 14s. 6d.
n. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Great Grimsby and
Sheffield), Extensions, 80s. dis.—North British, Thirds, 2% p.—Ditto,
Quarters (late Carlisle Branch), 455. p.—Ditto, Extension (scrip),
16s. p. —North Staffordshire, 31. 6s. n. p.—Northern Counties Union,
245. n. die.—North-Western, Bs. 6d. p.—west Riding Union, 365. 6d. p.
—York and Newcastle (late New. and Dar. June.), 11% p. ex div.—
Ditto, Preference, 41 1 ls. 3d. c. p.
HULL, FEBRUARY 23.
STOCK ExcuANoE.—The sales are —London and Blackwell, New,
No. 2,20 s. p.—North British Quarters, 87s.—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston._4 Manchester and Southampton, 1%.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYr E, FEBRUARY 23.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—East Lancashire, New, 255.
p. --Great Northern (late London and York), Reg., p.—New-
castle and Carlisle, New, 1314 p.— North British, Thirds, 54s.—D1tto,
Quarters, 2% p.--York and Newcastle, Extensions, 6% p.—York and
North Midland( East and West Riding), 11% p.

EDINBURGH, Fiiausiti22.
STOCK EXCHANOE..-The sales are-Aberdeen, 231.-Airdrie and
Bathgate, 41. ls.- Arbroath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, half Shares, 15!.
55.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/.. 65.-Caledonian, 271.-Ditto, New, 21.
9s. 6d. - Caledonian and Dumbarton, 2!. Bs.-Clydesdale Junction,
39% 55.-Deeside, 31 55.-Direct Northern, 2/. 14s. 6d.-Dunblane,
Donne, and Callender, 1/. 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 451. ex
div.-Ditto, New, No. 1, 30!. ex div.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 271. ex div.
-Dundee and Perth, 351.-Ditto, New, 20/. 10s.-Eastern Counties,
York Extension, 41. 10s.-East of Fife, 2/. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh alto
Bathgate, 5!. 10s.--Edinburgh and 771.-Ditto, Half Shares,
20:. 17a. 6d. -Ditto, Quarter Shares. 19, 2s. fal. -Edinburgh, Leith
and Granton, 19/. 55.-Idtte, Preference, 20/. IN.-Edinburgh
and Nortiern, 16/ 153.-Ditto, New Shares, 31. 195.-Ditto, New-
port, 51. 125.-Ditto, ditto, New, 21. 138.-Edinburgh and Perth (Old)
11. 18s.- Ditto (New), 21. I Is. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 65/.-
Ditto, New Stoci, 341.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 161. 10s.-Ditto,
Halves, 71. 155.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 61. Is. 6d.-Glas-
gow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 168.-Glasgew and Garnklrk, 361.-
Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 10s.-Glasgow and Greenock, 19/.
-Ditto, New, W.-Ditto, Preference, 81. 55.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock,

and Ardrossan, 61. 65.-Great North of England, 2371.-1-Great North
of Scotland, 21. Is.-London and York, 3/. Its. 6d.-Manchester
anti Leeds, 1051.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle
and Berwick, 321. lbs.-North British, 35/. 75.6d.-Ditto, Halves,
171. 10s.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 13s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 41. 7s. 6d
-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 1/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Fifths, 71.-Scot-
tish Central, 221.-Scottish Grand Junction, 11. Is. 6d.-Scottish
Midland, 221. lbs.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 31. 17s. 6d.-Stirling
and Midland, 2/. 95.-Wishaw and Coltness, 481. 15e. ex div.-Yorl,
and Newcastle, 361. IN.-Ditto, New, 111. 155.-Ditto, Preference,
61.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Indian, Bs. 6d.-
Great North of India, 3s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, 3s. 6d.
-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, 25.
GLASGOW, FEBRUARY 22.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, FEB. 22, 1847.
The
nue,,,n has been pleased to nominate, constitute, and
appoint John Mackenzie Lindsay, Esq., writer to the Signet
to be one of the Ordinary Clerks of Session in Scotland, in the
room of Macvey -Napier, Esq., deceased.
citt,l/40WN-OFFICE, FEB. 22.
MEMBER RETURNEr, TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARMA.
MENT.
Towx OF GALWAY: --James Henry Monahan, of the city
of Dublin, Esq., in the 1-oorri of Sir Valentine Blake, Bart.
deceased.

Royal Regiment of Artillery'--
FirsLieutenantOFFlCE OF ORIATANCE, FEB. 23.
Artillery'--First Thomas
Cromie Lyle to be Second CaptaPi, vice Morritt, deceased;
,
Second Lieutenant Edmund John Cat thew to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Lyle, Feb. 1.
Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenik't of Gloucester.
Revel Gloucestershire Regiment of Hti:ear Yeomanry
Cavalry.—Henry Wilmot Charleton, Esq., to be Supernu-
merary Major, without pay, Feb. 19, 1847.
ADMIRALTY, FEB. 12.
The following promotions have this day taken plat*. Tn"
sequent upon the death of Vice-Admiral of the Blue William
•
Young
--

Reqr-Admiral of the Red Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., to, be
Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., 0.8., to
be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue James Robert Philips to be fir-
Admiral of the White.

,•
ADMIRALTY, FEB. 19.
The following promotions have this day taken plate, 'con-
sequent upon the death of Admiral of the White Sir Wli-
loughby Thomas Lake, K C.B. :
Admiral of the Blue the Right lion. John Lord Cohille to
be Admiral of the White.
Vice-Admiral of the Red Robert Honyman to be Admiral of
the Blue.
Vice• Admiral of the White Zachary Mudge to be Vice-
Admiral of the Red.
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, Sir Robert Howe Bromley, Bart.,
to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red, Samuel Butcher to be Vice-Ad-
miral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White, Sir John Louis, Bart., to be
Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, Pringle Stoddart to be Rear-Ad-
miral of the White.
OFFICE OF THE POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS,
Somerset House, London, Feb. 23, 1847.
. . .

This is to give notice, that the Poor-law Commissioners
did, on the 17th day of February instant, in pursuance of the
powers given to them by an Act, passed in the session
held in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of her
Aajesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to con-
tinue, until the 31st day of July, 1847, and to the end
of the then next sessicn of Parliament, the Poor-law
Commission, and for the further amendment of the laws re-
Toting to the poor in England," and with the consent of the
Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, and with
the approval of the Right Hon Sir George Grey, Bart., one of
her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, appoint Wales
Christopher Hotson, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-Law,
to be Assistant-Commissioner, for the period of 30 days from
the said 17th day of February instant, for the purpose of con-
ducting a special inquiry into the accounts of the Weymouth
Union ; and that the said Wales Christopher Hotson did, on
this 23d of February, take the oath required by the said
Aet, before the Hon. Mr. Justice Coltman, one of the Judges
of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at his chambers,
in Rolls'-gardens, Chancery-lane, London.
EDWIN CHADWICK, Secretary.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Thomas Lightfoot, grocer, Nottingham.
BANKRUPTS.

George Thomas Day, civil engineer, Commercial-road,
Pimlico, to surrender, March 4, at two, and April 8, at one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee,
Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Grainger, Bucklersbury.
William Parnell, clothier, Blackfriars-road, Surrey,March
5, at two, and April 8, at half past twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane
Loughborough, Austin- friars.
Robert Wright, timber-merchant, Coppice-row, Clerken-
well, March 8, at eleven, and April 5, at half-past eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole-
man-street; Richardson, Coleman-street.

Jonathan Rogers, shoemaker, Norwich, March 4, at half-
past twelve, and April 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, London ;
Maples and Co., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Woods, Great
Yarmouth.

Edward Smith, cheesemonger, Brentwood, Essex, March
5, at half-past one, and March 27, at half-past twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman-
bury; Linklater, Leadenball-street.
John William Harvey, grocer, Ottery Saint Mary, Devon,
March 9 and 31, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Harris, Lincoln's-inn.
John Naismith, perfumer, Bradford, March 9 and April 20,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, Leeds, official
assignee; Nethersole, New-inn, London ; Foster, Bradford;
Harle and Clarke, Leeds.
George Hirst, woolstapler, Halifax, March 9, and April 20,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official as-
,ignee, Leeds ; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, Wavill,
Halifax ; Courtney, Lee Is.
John Bailey, joiner, Stalybridge, March 6, and April 1, at
eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official
assignee, Manchester; Reed and Longford, Friday-street;
Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester.
Pierre Calliet, leather dresser, Manchester, March 8 and 29,
at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official
assignee, Manchester; Barlow and Aston, Manchester.
James Beal, wholesale confectioner, Manchester, March
9. and 26, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court.
Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and
Weatherall, Temple, London ; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tids-
well, Manchester.

John Fitzhugh, tailor, Nottingham, March 5 and April 9•
at eleven at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston
officialassignee,Nottingham; Parsons, solicitors, Nottingham

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

J. Parsons, edge-tool manuacturer, Wolverhampton—first
liv. of 21/ d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of
Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
W. Pattinson, merchant, Liverpool—second div. of
_%d.
in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. /31rd,

Liverpool.
C. Hall, merchant, Liverpool—second div. of %id. in the
pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
W. S. More, wine merchant, Liverpool—first div. of 51,4 d.
in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird,
Liverpool.
W. Worrall and R. Williamson, merchants, Liverpool--
fifth div. of 1-16th of a penny in the pound, on any Monday,
at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.

. -
E. Hopewell and A. Thacker, outfitters, Leadenhall-street,
March 12, at one—J. 0. Palmer, music seller, Liverpool,
March 17, at two—W. Allen, stationer, Wheeler-street,
Spitaltields, March 16, at half-past twelve—J. Morris,
leather seller, Crown-street, Finsbury, March 16, at twelve—
W. W. Coleman, provision merchant, Southampton,
March 16, at one—G. Bowtle, bricklayer, Finchingfield,
Essex, March 18, at eleven.

In the Country.
R. C. Lloyds, painter, Liverpool, March 19, at twelve, at
the Liverpool District Court—W. Gill, corn merchant, War-
rington, Lancashire, March 25, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court—S. Roggett, ironfounde ,r Blackburn, Lan-
cashire, March 16, at eleven, at the Manchester District
Court—T. Royle, muslin manufacturer, Lancashire, March 17,
at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—T. Lowis,
hosier, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 18, at eleven, at the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Botcherby, coal
owner, Darlington, Durham, March 16, at twelve, at the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—T. Rogers, surgan
dentist, Bradford, Yorkshire, March 16, at eleven, at the
Leeds District Court—W. C. Oxtoby, coal merchant, Great
Driffield, Yorkshire, March 17, at ten, at the Town-hall, Hull
—R. Nicholls, jun., bookseller, Birmingham, March 23, at
eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Ford, hosier,
Birmingham, March 20, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham
District Court—S. and T. Ross, hosiers, Leicester, March 26,
at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—E. Bartlett,
publican, Bristol, March 16, at half-past twelve, at the
Bristol District Court—G. Trimble, grocer, Liverpool,
March 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—A. Dale,
butcher, Liverpool. March 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool
District Court—J. Mountain, builder, Yorkshire, March 16,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Alderson, grocer,
Bowling:Yorkshire, March 16, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis-
trict Court—W. Broadhead, cloth drawer, Leeds, March 16,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—R. Senior, filesmith,
Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, March 19, at ten, at the Town-hall,
Sheffield.

CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.

W. Hunter, coach manufacturer, Gray's Inn-lane,
March 17—T. H. Beal, grocer, Wingham, Kent, March 17—
W. Johnson, builder, Hampstead, March 17—P. ,Garbanatit
carver and gilder, Woolwich, March 17—E. and J. Raine,
carpet manufacturers, Barnard Castle, Durham, March 18—
J. Davis. hosier, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, March 19—J.
Hudson, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, arch 19—G. C.
Bignell, stock jobber, Leeds, March 16—A. Dawn, draper,
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, March 19—M. Burton and B.
Shaen, cotton spinners, Manchester, March 16—E. Bryant,
merchant Lime-street-square, City, March 16—L. and C.
viWood,
rilson,bcu.ilKde.rvira,perNh IL6i—veTr..
ailson, and vvlk.,Wilson,i Bermondsey,nen d
rMa March
pool, Mareh 16—J. Hayward and D. Adam, booksellers,
Paternoster-row, March 16—T. Anderton, farmer, Yardley,
Worcestershire, March 16—C. Burgess, coachmaker, Ran-le-
gate, March 16—H. Peers, builder, Birkenhead, Cheshire,
March 16.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
shire— A. Ripley, C. Thorp, and B. Wild, dyers,
Willa m+ fu-
White, G. Barraclough, and
Yorkshire
.
J. Sykes and W. Jefferson, silversmiths, Wakefielßdr,ormioreky:
as regards G. Barraclough)—R. Darling, H.
Durham--J•
Dobson and
Chariton, merchants, Hartlepool,
facturers of pyroligneous acid, Rawmarsh,HY.
W. Gray, cloth
IRVloce"sehodfYawle-an-igdjb.St...4. e brokers, Leeds—J. and
jams, hatters,
W. Burland, share
dge and W. B. .
finishers, Leeds—W. R. Cam.' S. •A. Emblin, ironmongers,
Ire (so far
Prior, tailors, Holloway—J.
Bristol—W. Taylor and J.
,rner,
and J. Tweddel, paper
°Tkaylor, and T.
vLiivnet,rpo
jo.l—RJic.
(so far as regards J. Richardson)
manufacturers,
Gatesheadmerchants, Manchester-4'.
—G. Webster and T. Johnson, . .
B n ham—W. Chadwick,
k and J. Chadwick, cotton spinners,
T. Chadwick, J. Chadwick, haßrdsollnii. 1 and
d3R7
Birmingham—W.
brokers, Man-
chester—J. Sherborn and J. Sams, Italian warehousemen,
and J. Moores, jun., builders,
Iccadily—J. and G. Hallett, common carriers, Newport,
JR3ou.pteleiroa,ores,
wndea'vLe.rs'Rosi
Manchester—T. Sadler, juu., and F. Bennett, she Go.
well-street-road—J. Cook and J. Maple, draperZTottenham-
court-road—S. Birks and' E. Whally, tile manufacturers.
Fenton, Staffordshire—J. Gill, J. Mirfin, P. Claussen, T.
Leedsr—y—J.C.N4C'hoiltveploecrkanandd
J. HT.
ivPeorr,
wine merchants,
matetrochrnaenyts,B
Burnell, and W. S. Fitzwilliarn, manufacturers of knitted
Agoldoders'm
saidtlo u Houghton, ocni,eavneidanCei.
Cleveland)—C.
u Tullu gh t3o,n
a,
nCdi t3lt'v(.soj
.faNrvaoso
d iregardsfieid, shipth a
Bath—G. Houghton, W. Cleveland, H. Houghton, G.
brokers, Suuderland—ll. Cruickshank and G. M'Leod,
brewers, Kensington, Lancashire—C. and R. S. Strickland,
chocolate manufacturers, Gibson-street, Waterloo-road—J.
W. Barton and J. Butterworth, cotton dealers, Manchester
—W. and A. Al'Crae, drapers, Richmond—W. J. and J.
Clough, corn millers, Leeds—J. B. Smith, T. Smith, J.
Smith, W. Woodcock, and E. Hardcastle, merchants, Man-
chester—J. Rushby and W. Slaney, coal merchants, East
Retford, Nottinghamshire.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
John Maxwell, tailor, Glasgow, Feb. 27 and March 19, at
one, at the chambers of Mr. Wright, Glasgow.
Hugh O'Neil, spirit merchant, Glasgow, March 2, and
March 23, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Young, Glasgow.
Robert Norris wine merchant, Hutchisontown of Glasgow.
March 1 and March 22, at twelve, at the Ake of Mr. Young,
Glasgow.
James 111'Kenzie, shoemaker, Dundee, March 8 and
iilarch 24, at out, at the office of Mr. Flowerdew, Dundee.
William Jamie, coal master, Glasgow, Feb. 26 and
March 19, at one, at the counting-house of G. Esplin, Esq.,
,Glasgow.