The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-24 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 23 —William Collison, Acting
Boatswain, to the Illustrious; Peter Tucker, Boatswain
of the Resistance, advanced to the 2d Class; Benjamin
C. White, Clerk, to the Dee; S. W.K. Freeman, Second
Master, to the Triton; J. H. W. Bownman, Clark in
Charge, to the Triton; Charles Hutchens, Clerk, to th•
San Josef'; Constantine J. Evans, Clerk's Assistant, to
the Wellesley; Hugh M. Elliot, Lieutenant, to the St.
Vincent; W. R. Rolland, Lieutenant, to the Sidon;
Aaron S. Symes, Lieutenant, to the St. Columba.
PROMOTIONS.

John Barn, to be retired Commander, under order in
Council of 1816.

WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT AND GooLa RAILWAY.
—Captain Laffati, of the Royal Engineers, Intpeotor of
Railways, eNsmined the Wakefield, Pontefract, and
Goole Railway on Wednesday last, the 22d instant.
Alter a most minute inspection of the whole works, he
expressed himself highly pleased with the general ap-
pearance of the line, and stability of the works. We
enderstand the line is to be opened by the directors on
Wednesday next, the 29th, and thrown open to the
public a day or two afterwards. Captain Lenin was
sco)mpanied in his inspection by Mr. Harris, the
engineer to the line ; Mr. Hawkshaw, of the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Railway, and several other Eentlemen.
JIMMY, Mutest 23.—The States of this island
assembled under the presidency f the Lieutenant
wth n a letter was read from Sir Dents Le Merchant.

addressed to his Excellency the Governor, with the
essarance that the rumour that it was the intention of
the Government to impose custom duties on the island
was totally incorrect. The annual report of the prison
board was next read, by which it appeared that 102
debtors had been confined in 1847, being 53 more than
in the previous year, 1846. The great increase in pau-
perism was brught under the nctice of the assemblage
by Judge Philip Winter Nicolle, when it was agreed that
the constables should arrest all beggars, and bring them
before the Royal Court ; and that it' non-natives, they
be sent off the island, and if natives to the hospital. It
was stated that during 1647, 1,254 paupers had left
Jersey, costing the islat:d a large sum of money, and
that the numbers augmented daily. The States con-
tinued the discussion on the New Criminal Code, and
.adopted six of its clauses.
GROCERS AND TEA-DEALERS PROTECTION SO..
CIETY.—Last night a numerously attended meeting of
the above institution was held at the London Tavern;
Mr. Dennis in the chair. The eleventh annual report
was read by Mr. Garraway, the secretary., This do-
cument went to show that. the society had progressed
P ast year, notwithstanding
most favourably during the
the vast amount of commercial calamity with which this
country has been visited during the same period. The
receipts for the last twelve months stood as follow:
From 655 annual subscribers, 8111. 12s. ; 44 donors,
3131. los. 6d.; dividend on funded stock, 3551. 17a. 6d.;
total, 1,481/. The number of the pensioners who have
received assistance from the institution since its cora.
meecement is 55, and the amount fatinished to them
reached 3,8411. The number now 'living, and in the
receipt of pensions at the present time, is 34, and the ,
amount paid annually to them is 7381. During the year
the disbursements reached 1,634/. 1,55. sd, the balance
iu hand now being 871. 14s. 6d. Therreport having been
unanimously received, the resignition of Mr. William
Sewell,' the late President of the society, was read.
Mr. Henry Campbell was chosen nem. con. to take his
place. After the transaction of business of a routine
character, consisting of the choice of officers, and in
making arrangements for the annual festival, thanks
were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting sepa-
rated.
DEATH OF THE HON. AND REV. THOMAS Dux.
DAS.—This gentleman died on the 17th inst., at the
Rectory, Ilartpool, Northumberland, aged 73. He--wan
son to the first Baron I)undas, and was consequently
brother to the first Earl of Zetland. In 1810 he married
the daughter of the Rev. James Bousquet, by whom,
who died in 1827, he bad issue seven children.. lii bold
the rectory since 1803. It is worth 5291. per annum,'
and is in the gift of the Earl Fitawilliam.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor issued a warning to
the omnibus drivers and conduetors plying through the
city of London that they would not be allowed to make
plying places of the thoroughfares. For the future,
any omnibus driver obstructing the highway in the
City is to be punished with the utmost rigour. Grace-
church street is set apart for them to wait:for passengers.
BEDFORD UNITED MINE COMPAN T.— A general
meeting of this company was held yesterdaY at .the
offices in Threadneedle-street; Mr. Brawn in the chair.
when several letters were read from the Mining captain,
describing the state of the works. The chairmen gays
to the meeting a verbal report on the pert of the direc-
tors, from which it appeared that they had At the
bankers, in cash, 2,3161., and in bills 7081., m-aking to-
gether 3,0241., besides a bill for 1301., recently received.
From these various items of profit, the directors recom-
mended a dividend of ss. per share.