The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-08 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA IN THE EAST.

TREBISONDE, DEC. 7, 1846.—The cholera is pursuing
its march towards Europe. We have received accounts
from Tabriz to the 24th of November, by which we
learn that the scourge had ceased in that city. During
eight days no case had been declared. The disease had
carried its ravages to Choi, Makou, and l3ajasid. This
last city, of which the population had been several times
decimated by the plague, is situated on the Turkish ter-
ritory, adjoining the Persian and Russian frontiers, to
the south of Mount Ararat. Thus the cholera is ap-
proaching the Black Sea by the road taken by the
caravans, whilst it ascends, in another direction, the
banks of the Euphrates and the Tigris, shaping its
course towards Syria. Europe, therefore, is menaced
on two sides. Notwithstanding the intense cold which
prevails in Aserbeidjan, and on the table lands of
Turkish Armenia, the scourge has extended thither.
Neither the elevation of a town nor the cold appears
to destroy the terrible epidemic. An English physician
who has long resided in Persia states in a letter
to me that no town in that country, with a
population exceeding ten thousand souls, has been
spared by the cholera, with the exception of those of
Salinas and Urmia, which are situated on the Turkish
frontier. When spreading from Mesched, where the
disease first broke out, towards the west and south, it
sppsared to have passed over several vast districts, leav-
ing behind it several populous towns, but at a later period
the malady always returned, and desolated the localities
which it bad hitherto spared. The population of Tabriz,
which counted 125,000 souls, is now reduced to 100,000.
More than 15,000 perished, and all the foreign merchants
have quitted. it.
Our letters from Tabriz further state that a deputation
from the Nestorians of Djulamerk, with the Bishop
Marlin at their head, had arrived at Urruia, on their
way to Teheran to implore the protection of the Shah of
Persia. The entire population of Djulamerk, which
fled from the swords of the liurtle, have abandoned the
furkish territory, and settled in the fertile plain of
LTrmia, in the midst of a colony of the same religion.
More than three hundred families have already arrived
there, and have experienced the greatest hospitality
from the American missionaries, particularly Mr. Per-
kins, who is much beloved by the Nestorians. Those
Christian mountaineers prefer the oppression, at least
systematic, of the. Persian Sirdars to the anarchy and
pillage which prev.ils in K,-.rdist•in. The Paella of
Mossoul has himself deciatk d that he found it impos-
,ilde to protect them against the sanguinary excesses of
he Kurds.

FAILURE OF AN Ex-M.P.—Mr. Andrew White,
who a few years ago was Member of Parliament for
Sunderland, has suspended payment, and his furniture
and effects at his re.idynce, at Frederick Ludgo, in Sun-
derlend, and Tunstall Lodge, iu ar that town, are now in
c ,urse of sale by auction, under a deed of mortgage.
Mr. White is the principal partner in \Vhitwell and
Croxdale collieries, and held a large amount of shipping
property et Sunderland, where he wes considered toler-
ably wealthy. In 1835, he allowed himself to be drawn
greatly into the political agitations of the " Liberals,"
and was a chief actor in setting up the municipal corpo-
ration in Sunderland, which was afterwards legalised by
the Corporation Amendment Act. At the general elec-
tion in 1837, he became a candidate for the borough
of
Sunderland, and only succeeded in the object of his
ambition by a few votes over the second " Liberal can-
didate. Mr. White declined in popular favour during
the Parliament for which he sat, and
. he retired from the
honours of the senate at the dissolution of 1841. He bas
interfered very little in public affairs, and gradually
re
political agitation. lie is a magistrate for
cthept outborough of
of Sunderland, and a deputy-lieutenant and
a magistrate for the county of Durham. The bank-
ruptcy of his brother and partner, Richard White, took
place two or three weeks ago.
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GUN COTTON, Tow, AND SAWDUST.—On Wed-
nesdayLa:iyw calif t eQuarryrnoon
explo-
sive compounds, tEe result of which, ingat,
we think, fully
warrants the opinion that, as agents for blasting pur-
poses, they are likely, in a great measure, soon to
supersede common gunpowder. The first experiment
rifts on an immense mass of granite, into which a two-
inch bore had been made. The rock was charged with
about 22 ounces of gun cotton, as prepared by Mr.
Campb.ll, druggist, Argyle-street, and on being fired
the result was mc,st surprising, nearly 70 tons of the
metal being brought down by the shock. To have
effected a similar result with gunpowder, we are in-
timmed, would have regain d 181bs. or 201bs. weight.
The superiority of this preparation for blasting was tar-.
thee illustrated in the smoothness of the faces of the
pieces of rock which had been separated. A smaller
quantity of the gun tow was next tried upon a square
piece of stone, about one ten weight. The bore which
was a little one, was made in the centre of the metal,
and the effect of the blast was so equal as to divide the
tone into four parts, all of which were as smooth on the
,arface which :had been operated upon as if wrought
with the chisel. Mr. Campbell superintended the expe-
riments, and the effects were such as even to surprise
the workmen connected with the quari7.—Glasgow
Chroniole.

Cloves are little wanted, and previous rates cannot be ob-
tained. Cassia Buds met with less attention, and can be
obtained upon easier terms. Cinnamon of good and fine
quality fetch full rate s, and is wanted, but there are few
buyers of inferior.
SPIRITS.—In Jamaica the purchases made for home con-
sumption and exportation hare been extensive, and several
parcels were taken on speculation. Demerara met with ready
purchasers, and the sales amount to 150 pmts. Leeward
Island is much wanted, and the prices offered are 4d to 5d
above those previously current. Calcutta met with a free
sale at 3d to 3d a gallon. In Brandy a good deal has been
done in all sorts, and at higher rates. Geneva met with a
much better demand, and prices advanced to 2s 7d to 2s 8d
for common shipping sorts, and 3s 2d to 32 6d for tine for
home consumption. Bor British Corn Spirits the demand is
active, and supplies being but moderate, together with the
high rates of grain, caused the Distillers to advance the price
of all descriptions. The quotation for Corn Spirits being now
Ils 9d, Scotch and Irish lls 8d nett cash. English Gin, 22
per cent under proof, 10s 3d, and 17 under 103 9d per gallon.
INDIGO.—The quarterly sale of East India will take place
on the 9th of February; at present 1,355 chests are declared :
but it is estimated that in all 8,000 chests will be offered.
Holders are very firm, and insist upon an advance on the
rates of the last auctions of 2d to 4d per lb, and at which ex-
porters and the home trade have taken a fair quantity of all
descriptions.
COCISLNEAL—This afternoon :Cochineal met with a good
demand, and 109 bags of Honduras, at public sale, sold at
5s 7d to 5s 1 ld for silvers, being a further rise of Id to 2d.
RlCE—Holders of Bengal have confidence, and supply the
market sparingly with all descriptions, as the deliveries are
going on highly satisfactorily, and the stock being on the
decrease. Privately a large business has been transacted in
all:sorts, chiefly for home consumption, and further advanced
rates are freely paid.
Otts.—There has been little desire manifested to operate in
Cod Oil this week, and having a fair supply, prices have
assumed,a downward tendency. Seal has been in excellent
request, and a further rise in the value must be quoted. No
further advance occurred in the value of Southern, but a
good demand existed, and the stock is small. In Sperm
several purchases - were made, and prices ruled firm.
For Olive a brisk demand prevailed, and prices are still
rising, whilst the stock is 'diminishing. Cocoa Nut is in
small supply, and quotations are still rising. Palm has been
largely dealt in, and holders manifest much firmness. In
Rape Seed Oil a good deal has been done, and quotations
rule firm. Linseed Oil being still plentiful, any advance in
the value has been prevented from taking place.
TALLow.--Holders of Russian have manifested much
firmness this week ; the town and country trade are desirous
to further increase their stocks, and the rates paid are rather
above those previously current. On the spot large parcel have
been disposed of and 51s 6d to 51 9tl paid for fine Petersburgh
yellow Condle. For forward delivery, however, there arc
not many buy buyers at presen to be met with, and for the
last three months of the year 45s 6d to 46s is the value.
Home made has been largely dealt in at 51s 6d to 52s nett
cash. All other sorts of Tallow are in good pemand, and the
rates paid are rather above those previously current, whilst
there is but a moderate supply.

TIIE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, JAN. 7, 1847.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed tthder the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land unto Sir Henry Wheatley, Knt., late Keeper of Her
Majesty's Privy Purse, and to the heirs male of his body
lawfully begotten.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 7.

The Queen has. been ..pleased to approve of M. Abel Fre-
deric Gautier, as Consul at Gibraltar for his Majesty the
King of the French.
WAR-OFFICE, JAL S.

Ist Dragoon Guards—John Pcile, Gen .' to be Assistant
Surgeon, vice Mackenzie, promoted on the Staff; Cornet
Emanuel Bradbury to be Adjutant, vice Moore, who resigns
the Adjutantcy only, Jan. 8.
7th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Atwood Dalton Wigsell
to be Captain, vice Pipon, who retires; Cornet Annesley
Paul Gore to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wigsell ;
Robert Your*, Gent. (Ridingmaster), to be Cornet, by pur-
chase, vice Gore, Jan. 8.
14th Foot—Ensign Browning Drew to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Warre, promoted in the 56th Foot; Thomas
Segrave, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Drew, Jan. 8.
28th Foot—Captain Charles Hugh Lyle Tinling, from half-
pay 7th Foot, to be Captain, paying the difference, vice
Muller, appointed to the 50th Foot, Jan. 8.
_ . .

-• • •
36th Foot—Ensign Hercules Ellis to be Lieutenant, with-
purchase, vice Barr.ston, appointed Adjutant; William Low,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Ellis, Jan. 8.
46th Foot—Lieutenant William Henry O'Toole to be Cap-
tain, without purchase, vice Martin, promoted in the Ceylon
Rifle Regiment, Jan. 8.
50th Foot—Captain John Glans Moller, from the 28th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Alexander Clotworthy Downing
Bentley, who retires on half-pay 7th Foot, receiving the dif-
ference' Jan. 8.
56th Foot—Lieutenant Henry J. Warre, from the 14th
Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Keane, appointed to
the 91st Foot, Jan. 8.

59th Foot—Lieutenant George Maunsell, from half-pay
87th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice William Willis Williams,
who exchanges; Ensign Charles Stuart Baker to be Lieu-
tenant by purchase, vice Maunsell, who retires; Stephen
Remnant Chapman, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Baker, Jan. 8.

62(.1-Foot—Ebsign George James Ambrose to be Lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Sinclair, who retires ; John
0 Callaghan, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Am-
brose, Jan. 8.

67th Foot—Captain John Bowness, from half-pay Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice Henry Jamt a Vincent Kemble,
who exchanges, Jan. 8.
70th Foot—Captain Edward L'Estrange, from half-pay
Unattached, to be Captain, vice Charles Frederick Cintmon,
who exchanges, Jan. S..
91st Foot—Captain the Honourable John Arbuthnot
Keane, from 56th Foot, to be Captain, vice Barney, who
retires, Jan. 8.

Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Major George Adolphus
Trench°ll, to be Lieutenant Colonel, without purchase,
Jan. 8. •

To be Majors, without purchase—Brevet Major Robert
Martin, from the 46th Foot; Brevet Major George Cochrane,
vice Tranchell, Jan. 8.

To be Captains, without purchase—Lieut. George Richard
Campsie, from the Ist Foot; Lieut. Arthur Gray, from the
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment; Lieut. Benjamin Bloom-
field Keane; Lieut. Henry Gibbs Remmett ; Lieut. Henry
Alexander mitt; Lieut. William Henry Underwood, vice
Cochrane, Jan. 8.
To be First Lieutenants, without purchase—Lieutenant
Alexander Paterson Smith, from 2d %Vest India Regiment;
Lieutenant Charles Gaspar David Annesley, from half-pay
57th Foot ; Ensign George Shaffner Pearson, from 18th
Foot ; Ensign Samuel Sharpe, from 30th Foot ; En-
sign Richard Trevor Irwin, from 18th Foot ; En-
sign William Robert Gray, from 30th Foot ; En-
sign John Jerniyn Symonds, from 30th Foot ;
Ensign Francis Thomas Frederick Augustus Mac Donnell,
from 18th Foot; Ensign James Armor Butler, from the 90th
Foot, Jan. 8; Second Lieutenant George Sidney Dwyer,
Second Lieutenant John Henderson, Second Lieutenant
Thomas Cochrane, Second Lieutenant Poveton Downes
Greentrce, vice Keane ; Second Lieutenant John Meade, vice
Remmett ; Second Lieutenant George Adolphus Tranchell.
vice Raitt, Jan. 9 ; Second Lieutenant William Leman Bray-
brooke, vice Underwood, Jan. 10.

s. d.
East London... •.•• • • • Si. 100 0 0
Grand Junction ••• • • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 I
Kent •.••• • • • • • 21. 10s. 100 0 0
Vauxhall •• •. • • •..... 5/.. per cent. 100 0 0

West Middles° • • • 51.58. pr cnt.

63 12 9

BY

SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES
AUCTION.—(TIIIS DAY.)
The following are a few of the principal sales o'
way Shares to• day, at Messrr. Lamond and Co.'s:—
East Indian ...
Great Indian Peninsular
London and Manchester (Remington's) 0 9 0
Manchester and Southampton ll9 6
Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia ...... 0 5 0
Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 13 6
Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire, New 0 15 0
Taw Vale Extension and Dock .. 3 2 6
Madrid and Valencia
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 12 6
Newport and Abergavenny 1 5 0
Royston and Ilitchin
Boston,Stamforti,andßirmingham 1 19 6
Great Luxembourg
Buckinghamshire

Rail

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY

(THIS I)AY.)
The quarterly general court of the governors of this
society was held at thou offices, 74, King William-street,
this day, John Wild, Esq., in the chair.
From the statement of the secretary, it appeared
that the bequest of Mr. Wright, of 5961. 12s. 8d , to the
funds of the society, which had been contested by his
executors, was paid on the 4th of last December, and
that ador.aCon of 1001., as well as remittances from China,
had been received that morning. The receipts for the
past quarter amounted to 1,8761. 2s. Id., which, after
deducting the necessary expenses, loft a balance in the
treasurer's hands of 3801. 03. Id. The number of patients
received during the past quarter was 813 of whom
several had been discharged.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of January 8.)
SUGAit.—To-day West India met with attention, and a
good business was transacted in all sorts, considering the
small and indifferent assortment, the quantity sold amount-
ing to 200 hhds and trcs. The rates paid were even rather
above those previously quoted, making the rise for the week
Is to 2s per cwt, and the total sales 1,520 hhds and tres.
The market clostd with a firm aspect for all kinds of raw
Sugar.
REYINED.—To• day the demand was active for refined
goods for home consumption, and further advanced rates are
paid—brown lumps selling at 64s to 655, and standard lumps
66s par cwt. For Crushed Sugar prices are firm.
11i:um:rms.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with
much attention, and 6,374 bags at public sale were all sold at
a further advance in prices of is to Is 6d on grey, brown,
and inferior yellow, and 6d to Is on the better sorts of yellow.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon four parcels of Bengal
Sugar, amounting to 4,495 bags, were offered at public sale,
when the whole sold at fully former rates.
FOREIGN.—The demand has much increased fig all de-
scriptions of Foreign Sugar fur home consumption this week.
Merchants have confidence, and refrained from supplying the
market largely, although buyers paid advanced rates with
readiness. By private contract many purchases have been
made in all kinds, and the rates given exhibit a rise on those
that existed previous to the holidays of Is 6d to 2s for Java,
is for Manilla, to is 6d for }.ellonavannah, Gd to Is for,
white, and Is foibrown and white Brazil.
Mo Lass Es—
. demand for all descriptions
increase has taken place in
a rise in the value of is of West India this week, and
puns,
suiplger cwt took place. The quantity
sold amounted to 400
itand the operations would have
been upon a larger scale had-been for the reluctance of
merchants to sell. The demanndotia.s been partially specula-
tive, founded on the faith of hlolass cused in the dis-
tilleries and breweries without restries being
restriction.
Coil increased desiremehraest;netesn manifested to
h
operate in West India this week, ha
and supplied the market sparingly with all confidence, tntch%
lower descriptions a good business has been transacted
at an advance on the rates of the last public slleneseeotnetln'2:unctdio,
3s per cwt. Middwg and good qualities have b
sow lit after, and advanced prices are offered, but there is
little remaining in first hands.

To be second Lieutenant, by purchase—Charles Peregrine
Teesdale, Gent., Jan. 7.

To be Second Lieutenants, without purchase—John
Warden APFarlan, Gent, Jan. 8; Charles Stanhope
Smelt, Gent., January 9; Richard Percival Wigmore,
Gent., January 10; John Inman, Gent., January 11.
Marr Ward, Gent., Jan. 12 ; William Joseph Gorman, Gent.,
vice Dwyer, Jan. ; William Derbishire, Gent., vice Hen-
derson, Jan. 14; Richard Henry Brook, Gent., vice Coch-
rane, Jan. 15 ; Alexander Rutherford, Gent., vice Greentree,
Jan. 16 ; William Dobyns, Gent., vice Meade, Jan. 17 ;
James Cox, Gent., vice Tranchell, Jan. 18; Robert Atherton,
Gent., vice Braybrooke, Jan. 19.
Cape Mounted Riflemen.—To be Captains without pur-
chase—Lieutenant Charles Henry Somerset and Lieutenant
John Armstrong, Jan. 8.
To be Lieutenants without purchase—Ensign Charles Ed-
ward Phillpotts ; Ensign Joseph Sails; and Ensign John
APDonnell, vice Armstrong, Jan. 8.
To be Ensigns, without purchase—Edward Illonckton
Junes, Gent., Jan. 8 ; David Smith, Gent., Jan. 9 ; Alex-
ander Thomas Armstrong, Gent., vice Phillpotts, Jan. 10 ;
William Benjamin Croft Goodison, Gent., vice Salis, Jan. 11 ;
Henry .James Palmer, Gent., vice M‘Donnell, Jan. 12.
BltavaT.—The name of the under-mentioned officer was
omitted in the list of those promoted by Brevet, in the
Gazette of November 10, 1846 :—Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph
Creighton, on half-pay, 59th Foot, to be Colonel in the
Army, Nov. 9.
To be Majors in the Army.—Caytain John Bownes, of 67th
Foot; Captain Edward L'Estrange, of 70th Toot; Captain
Charles Hugh Lyle Tinling, of 28th Foot, Nov. 9; Captain
John Edward Dupuis, Royal Artillery. Jan. 8, 1846.
llosprran STAFF. —Assistant-Sugeon William Ord Mack-
enzie, 81. D., from Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Staff Surgeon
of Second Class, vice James Finlaison Nivison, who retires
upon half- pay ; Frederick Martin Tweddell, Gent., to be
Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces ; Walter George Dickson,
Gent., to be Assistant. Surgeon to the Forces, Jan. 8.

James Bohn, bookseller, St. JAmes-street, Middlesex, Jan.
22, at half-past twelve, and Feb. 19, at eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurch-lane,
Lombard-street; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place,
Old Jewry.
William Johnson, builder, High-street, Hampstead, Mid-
dlesex, Jan. 13, at half-past one, and Feb. 18, at half-past
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, Colman-street-
buildings; Lawrance and Flews, Old Jewry-ehainbers.
Henry Fisher, broker, Great Tower-street, London, Jan.
21, at half-past one, and Feb. 18, at I.alf-past eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-
street ; Taylor, Fenchurch-street.
Edmund Masters Ivens, salesman, Long Itchington,
Warwickshire, Jan. 19 and Feb. 23, at half past twelve, at
the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee,
Birmingham ; Ratislaw, Rugby.
John Corbett, wool dealer, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,
Jan. 22, and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Sheffield District Court.
Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Johnson and Co., Temple ;
Bowley, Nottingham.
Andrew Dawn, draper, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Jan.
22, and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Freeman, official assignee, Leeds.; Johnson and Co., Temple,
London; Bowley, Nottingham.
William Bottomley, millwright, Almondburv, York. Jan.
22 and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Leeds District court. Hope,
official assignee, Leeds; Sudlow and Co., Chancery-lane;
Floyd, Huddersfield.
Richard Morris, coach-builder,•Gloncester, Jan. 22, and
Feb. 23, at one, at the Bristol Diitrict Court. Millar, official
assignee, Bristol ; WilkeS, Gloucester.
Charles Edmonstone paper manufacturer, Over Darwen,
Lancashire, Jan. 20 and Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Manches-
ter District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ;
Reed and Langford. Friday-street, Cheapside ; Sale, Wor-
thington, and Shipman, 'Blanchester.
William Ferries Brand, draper, Wigan, Lancashire, Jan.
22, at eleven, and Feb. 12, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Reed
and Langford, Friday-street, Cheapside ; Sale, Worthington,
and Shipman, Manchester.

COMMISSA 111 A T.

Deputy Commissary-General Charles Palmer to be Com-
missary-G eueral.
Assistant Commissaries-General—John Edgecumbe Daniel,
William Thomson, John Bland, to be Deputy Commissaries
General.

Deputy ..lisistant-Conuni..saries- General—Thomas Turner,
James Campbell, John Paty, George Shepheard, Robert Neill.
William Henry Maturin, John William Bovell, Randolph
Louth, Maximilian Malassez, Philip Turner, to be Assistant-
Commissaries-General.

Commissariat Clerk--Frederick Saintbury Parker, Thomas
Browne, Frederick William Waldron, Conrad Potgieter,
Henry Moore, James Coxworthy, James 11. Tubby, Wid-
drington Tinling, Henry Bartlett, Alexander Crowder
Crookshank, Henry Robinson, to be Deputy Assistant Com-
missaries-General.

The commissions of the said Commissariat Officers to bear
date 26th December, 1846.

the early part of the week the home trade were
desirous to operate in black Tea, a good business being
transacted in all descriptions at full rates, butmercliants were
unable to obtain any advance, in consequence of the quantity
on offer being rather large: Green was disposed of to a fair
extent, but not at better prices.
SPICES.—A large business has been transacted by
private contract, and merchants have obtained prices
they could not previously. At public sale only 1,738 bags
of Malabar have been offered. In White several purchases
have been made privately, and prices are firmer ; there
being a less quantity on offer. The supply of Pimento is
scanty, and being much in request, buyers are compelled to
pay '4d to 4id privately. The supply is on the decrease of
Ginger, and having a good demand privately, quotations
rule tirrn for all kinds. For Cassia Lignea there are
few buyers, and the tendency of prices is downward,
arrivals being near at hand. Nutmegs are little wanted,
and holders are inclined to realise. Mace is still in demand.

MEmortAxnum.--The Christian names of Ensign Thistle-
thwayte, of the 85th Foot, are Augustus Frederick.
Erratum in the Gazette of the Ist May, 1846 ._29th Re-
giment of Foot—For James William Rostock, Gent., fe be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Barry, who retires; read, vice
Parry, who retires.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 6.

Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant Alfred
Wilkes Drayson to be First Lieutenant, vice Frye, resigned,
Jan. 1.
Commissions by the Lord- Lieutenant of Middlesex.
Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—William Reed
Esq , late Captain of the 6th Royal Regiment of Foot, to be
Captain, Dec. 19 ; Edward James Dyson, Gent., to be Lieu-
tenant, Dec. 27 ; Christopher Charles Horne, Gent., to be En-
sign, May 4, 1816.
Royal West Middlesex Regiment of Militia—Edward Day,
Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 2), 1846.
, Royal Westminster Regiment of Middlesex Militia—
(ile,r_ge Samuel, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Charles Villiers
The Lord Cl7anicllllloFr:G
),!Y,.(aent., to be Lieutenant ; James Haggard, Gent., to
be Luslgn, Dec. 19, 1846.
Stratford. upon Avon
in the High 1-IhAasLl.
Court of Chancery.
appointedjAN . ' 1847.J0hn Lane, jun . , of
, to be a Master Extraordinary
BANKRUPTS John Fitness, bricklaye •
15, at one, and Feb. 12, at r,
ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee.
eery-lane.
William Richard Barnard,t
wAedldvi Addington, to surrender Jan.
c, at the Court of Bank-
Bower ;and Son, Chan-
upholsterer Id.dh
Jan. 15, at two, and Feb. 19, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Carman, official assignee, IX
worthy, Ely-place, Holborn. i urst, Sussex,
_
irehin-lane .; :Gals-
Francis Henry Bourquin, watch manufacturerer, North..
ampton-square, Clerkenwell, Jan. 29 and Feb. 19, at I twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee,
13irchiu-larie; Spyer, Broad-street-buildings.

THE SUN, LONDON, Fill ,)AY EV ENING, JANUARY 8, 1847.

the purpose of bringing this to the test, some further
experiments have just been complete d. The following
are some practical details of the most valuable of these
experiments:—The result of the experiments clearly
proves that the lateral stiffness of the tube is sufficient
to resist the strongest wird which can act upon it—that
is to say, for a constant blast, for should the blasts recur
at regular intervals (which I believe they sometimes do),
the vibrations would of course be increased. Taking the
force of the wind at 501bs. en the square foot, which
greatly exceeds any recorded measure, the resistance
offered by the Menat bridge would be about 300
tons x :2=600 tons, which is not two-thirds of its own
weight ; so that if the Menai tube, or a similar tube,
support its own weight, when laid on the side, the weight
thus supported would exceed the pressure of the wind.
Now, the model tube, which is in every respect a sin ilia
tube to the Menai, being one. sixth of the dimensions,
weighs 6 2 tons, and when laid on the side deflects .85 in.
only. The greatest weight we loaded it with in this
position was 26,78 llhs. (12 tens) -I- half its own weight
=l5 tons, with which the total deflection was 3a in.
Under this weight the tube showed no signs of falling;
but as we did not wish to injure the tube, no more
weight was added. When in its natural position this
tube deflected 3.2 in., with 60 tons, which after being
left on for sixteen hours increased the deflection to
3.35 in. Since that time the tube has been loaded again
with 60 tons, which has been left on for ten days, and
the deflections at the end of that time only increased of
an inch. The calculated breaking weight of this tube is
about 80 tons. I subjoin the areas of the different parts
of the tube as it now stands:--Top = 24 square inches
of metal throughout. Bottom --_- 22.3 square inches of
etmherdtisailgahTtoewueton. trsei7d.sesfDe=e.ttt9o-I.3etnree9 on squ are inches of metal at
n
rtquare inches of metal, same
supports. Top, 1-10 in.
thick. Sides, 1-12 in. thick. Bottom, double, 5-16 in.
thick at centre. Ditto, single, inch thick at ends.—
Railway Chronicle.
The Journal des Debuts, the organ of the French Mi-
nistry, has an important article on the subjsets which
will be brought under discussion on the opening of the
Chambers. It is now confessed that the concession
system and the restrictions laid on railway companies
by the Government, have had the effect of throwing
France behind in the career of improvement. It appears
that the chief subject to be brought before the Chambers
will be the poper policy to be pursued with a view to
the promotion of railways. In endeavouring to concen-
trate attention on the railway question, it is, of course,
the object of the French Ministry to avoid other st.b-
jects of political discussion, and with no friendly inten-
tions either to companies or capitalists ; but if the
disadvantages and difficulties in the way of enterprise
fbe removed, the motive of their removal is of little
importance.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Henry Williams, a young man, dressed as a porter, was
brought before Mr. Alderman lughes Hughes, charged
with breaking five panes of glass.
It appeared that he went into the Red Cow public-
houso, Long-laue, about two o'clock in the day, and was
served with a pint of porter. A gentleman was eating
a chop, and the prisoner worried him till he consented
to dri►;k out of his pint of beer. For the sake of peace
The gentleman consented reluctantly to taste it, and this
encouraged the prisoner to be more troublesome, for he
then i.,,sisted that they should mix their respective por-
tions of beer, and drink from the same pot. The gen-
tle►nan would not assent to this, upon whi;:h the prisoner
sat down upon the table where the gentleman was taking
his luncheon. The potboy remonstrat► d against such a
breach of manners, and was immediately knocked down.
The landlord then interfered and turned the prisoner cut
of the house, and he, in revenge, smashed five panes
of glAss.
Mr. Alderman licauns Hucirms asked if he was sober.

The officer slid he appeared to be quite sober. Ile
assaulted each of the' fur constables, whose aid was
required to c.mvey him to the station. Even there he
behaved with violence, and refused to give his name and
address.

The prisoner gave no explanation, and seemed to be
still in the same perverse • and saucy humour as on the
preceding day.
Mr. Alderman HUGHES HUGHES adjudged him to be
imprisoned one month for assaulting the policeman, and
to be further imprisoned 14 'days, in default of soontr
paying 6.5. 6d. for the damage.
William St. Leger, a cloth jobber, was charged with
stealing two pieces of cloth, the property of Mr. Wade,
a manufacturer' carrying on business in Basinghall-
street, Leeds, and keeping a•stock in town, at the ware-
house of Mr. Ainsworth, No. 18, Aidtrmaribury.
Mr. Wade stated, that he last saw the cloth safe en
the 29th of November, and he missed it on taking stock
on the 2d of December. The. prisoner frequented the
warehouse, being occasionally employed by Mr. Sykes,
who occupies the warehouse jointly with Mr. Ainsworth,
though each trades separately on his own account. On
returning from a visit to Leeds on Friday last, he
renewed his inquiries to discover the two ends or
lengths of cloth, and met with a part of one piece
at the shop of Mr. Morgan, a piece-broker and tailor,
in Cloth fair. He went in and asked Mr. Morgan
if he wanted to buy a new coat, Mr. MoNan replied,
"No; I am a tailor." Witness asked if ho wanted
any cloth. Mr, Morgan's answer was, " I don't want
any flannel." Witness assured him it was cloth, and
not flannel, he bad to sell. Mr. Morgan said he could
not offer him cloth so cheap as he could get it. He had
bought a rifle green at 4s. 6d. the other day. Witness
begged to see it, and instantly recognised it as the cloth
which he had lost, and which had cost him 7s. a yard.
Mr. Morgan produced him a second length of the same
cloth, which he had purchased at the same price of the
same per,on. From his description some suspicion fell
on the prisoner, and upon his being taken to Cloth-fair,
Mr. Morn in identified him as the same person.

Mr. Alderman li. HUGHES asked how he could ider,
tify his cloth ? Mr. Wade said he knew it by the list
and by the colour, having been wrongly dyed. The
two pieces bought by Mr. Morgan measured each six
yards. The piece lost contained 29 yards.
Mr. Wontner s clerk cross-examined the witness, to
sllow that the prisoner might have been authorised by
Mr. S) lies to tell the goods, and that the prisoner was
employ, d in hawking cloth.
Mr. Wade said Mr. Sykes was not his agent, nor a
partner witli Mr.'Ainsworth. Witness never employed
the prisoner to sell a yard for Lion.
Alo,xander Morgan, of Cloth-fair, said he bought the
two remnants at 4c G 1. a yard from the prisoner, last
week. Ile consider,d 4s. 601. a good price. Yorkshire
cloths were so deceitfully made, the trade were afraid to
buy them at any price. They used shodda, or a mix-
ture of old and new wools, and, berutiful us the face of
the cloth might seem, it tisk pped to piece 3 as soon as it
was worn.

Mr. Wade (somewhat fiercely) pat the cloth in his
band, anti io_7.ed if he meant to swear there was any
shodda in that ? -Mr. Morgan said he hoped not, but to
detect the fraud in Yorkshire cloth.: puzzled good judges.
Cross examined—Had known t,m prisoner several
years. 'He had onred him 50 pieces of cloth for sale.
Mr. Ainsworth said he was an agent, and was em-
ployel by manufacturers to Sell cloth. He employed
persons to sell on commisibra, but he had not employed
the prisoner. lie had never authorised the prisoner to
sell the missing piece of cloth.
Mr. Sykes said he sometimes sold cloths for Mr. Ains-
worth iF he happened to be out, but he had not sold the
two pieces of cloth that were missing, nor authorised the
prisoner to sell them. • _ __ _

Mr. Wontner cross-txamineei him. He declined pro-
nouncing on the, value of cloth by the light after two
o'clock in the day. He did not like the light between
two and three o'clock as well. He did not like to decide
on the value by the teal of the cloth. There were about
a dozen tests to judge a cloth by, but nothing equal to
seeing it by the proper light. He had rifle greens, but
they were either coarser or finer than this. He con-
sidered it cheap at 4s. 6d. a yard.
Mr. Alderman 11. HuGnEs thought the prosecutor
bould have en opportunity of looking after the rest of
the cloth, and 'remanded the prisoner for further exa-
mination.