The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

EXAMPLES,

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48411 111 6 8; 4910 0 710 4 247 4 9

The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made is
December of the present year.
F. FERGUSON C.4.311t0UX. Secretary.

THE SELF-SUPPORT INSTITUTION,
(aided by Voluntary Contributions.) for the Cure of Stricture
of the Urethra. and all other Diseases of Urinary Organs, Nervous,
Lecal, and General Debility.
SußnEorr—F. 13. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L., 2, Chandos-street,
Cavendish-square.
To small tradesmen, clerks, mechanics, and the working classes
generally, this Institution offers, in all eases, gratuitous surgical
assistance, and in others medicine also freeaf expense.
Apply at the Surgery adjoinng the Surgeon's residence.

J)ERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND
&WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAT COMPANY.

(Provisionally Registered.)
At a Meeting of the Shareholders in the above Company, convened
by virtue of the Act 9 and 10 Victoria, cap. 28, and pursuant to the
notice duly published in the following Gazettes and Newspapers, and
on the following days, that is to say, " London Gazette" of 25th De-
cemi er, 1846, " The Times," " Morning Herald," and " Morning
•Ally rtiser," of 24th December, 1846, and held at No. 4, Queen-
act' trv, in the city of Westminster, being the office of the Company,
at the hour of Eleven o'clock on this day, the 4th of January, 1847.
a°IIN MEE MATHEW, one of the Members of the Committee of
Management, was by the Members of the said Committee then pre-
'ens, and within one hour of the time appointed for the holding such
'testing. unanimously elected Chairman, and having taken the
Chair, Messrs. John Gilbert Lander, Jo seph Catiston, and Timhomas
Ilensusan. three Shareholders in the said Company, were me-
diately afterwards elected by said meeting Scrutineers, to verify and
take the votes of the Shareholders entitled to vote under said Act,
and to cast up and declare the same,
It Was then moved by GEORGE WHITWORTH, Esq., and seconded by
WILLIAM SMITH CATCHPOLE, Esq.—
That the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction
Railway Company be dissolved.
The Chairman having put the question of dissolution, the Scru-
ineers proceeded to take and record the votes thereon, and reported
that persons representing 6,575 shares. being more than one-third
Dart of the shares actually issued, were present and voted ; and that
80 votes were in favour of the dissolution of the said Company, and
that 6,495 votes were against such dissolution.
The Chairman then stated that the motion for dissolving the Com-
12allY was not carried.
On the motion of W. Halms, Esq., seconded by J. C. CURTISS,

BEET ROOT and FLOUR BREAD.
The Right Hon. T. F. Kennedy, Paymaster of Civil
Services in Ireland, has addressed a public letter to Mr.
Labouchare, drawing attention to the fact, that beet root
and flour, mixed in equal proportions, make excellent
nutritious bread. This discovery is of considerable im-
portance, as it is believed beet root could be readily in-
troduced into cultivation in Ireland and the Highlands,
and an abundant supply of seed of it may be had from
France. The Gardener's Chronicle, in remarking on Mr.
Kennedy's letter, says—
" We have long since shown the great value of a beet
crop in point of nutrition; that, in fact, it ranks higher
than any known plant which is cultivable. But there
was always the difficulty of how to consume it, for men
would find it a poor diet by itself, and the present cir-
cumstances of Ireland are not such as to justify the intro-
duction of produce which can become food for man only
after having been transformed into pigs and oxen. The
discovery, however, in Germany of the facility with
which it may be combined with bread, removes the
difficulty, and places beet incontestably at the head of
the new articles which should be introduced into Irish
husbandry. In its relation to potatoes, beet stands as
1,020 to 423, if its nutritive quality is considered ; and
as 8,330 to 3,480 in regard to utilisable produce of all
kinds. It is still to be determined what kind of beet
could be best cultivated for this purpose. Red beet pro-
duces brown bread ; white sugar beet would probably
yield a white bread, and of still better quality ;
mangold
wurtzel we have ascertained to form a bread of inferior
quality, but still eatable enough.
" Mr. Kennedy suggests that carrots and parsnips
might be employed in the same manner as beet. That
we have tried, and we find that parsnips are excellent,
but carrots much less palatable. All these substances
combine readily with flour, but they are rather unwilling
to part with their water, and will probably be best in
cakes, like oatmeal."

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LOWDON, JAN. s.—Wind E.S.E., light airs and thick
weather.
DEAL, JAN. 4.—Wind S. by E. to S.S.W., fresh.—Arrd.
Protector, Honduras ; Douglas, Douglas, Quebec;_ St. An-
drew, Read, ditto. Arrd. from the River, Sarah Charlotte,
Dunnett, Cape of Good Hope; Fairy, Garron, St. John's,
Newfoundland.

Ponmsmount.—Arrd. Hash, Justice, Mogadore.
Cowls, JAN. 4.—Wind S. by E.—Arrd. Pharnix, Larsen
New York.
PORTLAND, JAN. 2.—Arrd. Jarrow, Quebec, Stockton.
OFF PLYMOUTH.—Bathurst, Plank, Honduras.
NRWPORT JAN. 2.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Phoenix, Rury,
Jamaica; Elizabeth Moore, Hughes, Havannah.
Mitrolin, JAN. 3.—Wind S.E., strong.—Arrd. Duke of
Cornwall, Phillipps, New York for Swansea.
ABERDEEN, DEC. 31.—Arrd. Lord Seaton, Quebec.
DUNDEE, JAN. 2.—Arrd. ZD, Bassell, New Orleans;
Amelia, Donald, Montreal ; Hebe, Thomson, Montreal.
LEITH, JAN. 1 .—Arrd. General Graham, White, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
LEITH ROADS, JAN. 2.—Arrd. William Dawson, Quebec.
STOCKTON, DEC 31.—Arrd. Mabel, Andrew, St. John's,
New Brunswick; Ann and Mary Cunningham, St. John's,
New Brunswick.

YARMOUTH, JAN. 3.—The Elizabeth, of Stockton, has
been got off the Scroby Sand, after throwing part of cargo
overboard.

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DUNDALK, JAN. 2.—The Prince George struck on the bar
to-day, and is making a deal of water.
CORK, JAN. I.—Wind E.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Cheshire,
King, Havannah ; Agnes, Dockers, Matanzas; Prince
Llewellyn, Gibbs, Truxillo ; Abercrombie, Lantit, Honduras ;
Albion, Bowman, Quebec. Ski. Duncan, Kent, New Or-
leans; Bubo WEyere, Beatty, ditto; Pandora, Charleston.