The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-23 00:00:00

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WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCI—
ENTIFIC, AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.
A public dinner, in aid of the building fund of the .;
City of Westminster Literary, Scientific, and Bleats- I
nics' In-titution, took place on Wednesday evening, at
the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. By the t
report, which was circulated amongst the company, it
appeared that, although the institution had been most I
prosperous in its operations, and the amount of
donations most liberal, there was still a debt of 1
1,2331. remaining on the building in Smith-street. The
probability of the " short-hour" system being speedily
adopted in the metropolis seems to have suggested to the
active and intelligent committees the necessity of mak-
ing an effort to liquidate the debt referred to, with the
view of prsviding fur the increased demand which it is
to be hoi e 1 will hereafter be made by the industrious
classes for the means of instruction and amusement which
me ch mica' institutions are so well adapted to impart. I
The chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, at ha'f-past six o'clock, and amongst the numer-
ous and highly respectable company assembled we ob-
servi d Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Dean of West-
minster, the Rev. 11. Milman (Rector of St. Margaret's),
Rev. J. Jennings (Rector of :St. John's), Sir Roderick
Murchison, Sir De Lary Evans, M.P., C. Ilindley, Esq.,
M.P., Messrs. Broadwood, Major- General Evans, Sir
J. C. Wood, and Mr. W. Johnson.
The usual loyal and patriotic touts having been
drur.k with all the honours,
The Loan MAYOR rose, and called upon the company
to drink a bumper to the " Army and Navy," to which
Sir DE LACY EvANs responded, and in doing so took
occasi,us to eulogise institutions like , that which they
were met to support. He observed' that they sprung
frun the people, and were peculiar to the country and
the times in which we live. They had tended greatly
to promote the intelligence which characterised the
people of England, and insured the further intellectual
des elopment of all ranks of society.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then gave "The Health of Charles
Shaw Lelevre, Esq., Speaker of the House of Commons,
and President of the Westminster Institution," which
was drunk with warns applause.
The CIIAIRMAN next gave, " The Vice-Presidents and
other officers of the Institution."
The Rev. 11. MILNAN, in returning thanks, passed a
high'eulogium on the Westminster Mechanics' Institu-
tion, and at some length expatiated on the benefits it had
conferred on the district in which it was situated, and
the advantages to be derived from tuch institutions by
the community at large. Institutions of this kind might
be made a very great element of peace in a state of so-
ciety where- there were at least sufficient subjects tending
to an opposite 4irection.
The LORDATAYOR gave, " The Dean and Chapter cf
Westminster."

Dr. BUCKL.AND (Dean of Westminster) returned
thanks, and congratulated the meeting en the great
extent to which information had of late years spread
among the industrious classes, which he attributed very
much to the spread of institutions of a kindred character
to that which they were now cerebrating. The Rev.
Gentleman cor.cluded by proposing " Lord Robert
Grosvenor, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. C. Hindley, and
the other Members of the House of Commons."

Lord R. GROSVENOR acknowledged the compliment
in a hum,rous speech, in which he drew an amusing
contrast between the House of Commons and its nightly
debates. and the Westminster Literary Institution and
its weekly le due!.
The Secretary, M. W. IL TRAICE, here read a list of
the subscriptions at. the table, which amounted together to
nearly 5001, and included 211. each from the Lord Mayor,
Lord R. Grosvenor, and Messrs. Broadwood ; 31/. 108.
from the Messrs. Jackson, and several donations of 10/.,
and sums of a smaller amount. The secretary also an-
nounce d that Mr. Medley, M.P., would join thirty other
gentlemen in paying the residue of the debt. (This an-
nouncement was received with every mark of applause,
and immediately eleven gentlemen followed Mr. Hind-
-ley'a example.)
The Lord Mayor's health having been drunk with
great enthusiasm, and the other toasts disposed of, the
company seara'ed at an early hour, highly pleased with
the evening's entertainment.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
E. Meredith, linendraper, Liverpool—first div. of ls. in the
round, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan,
Liverpool.
J. Hulate, paper dealer, Manchester—first div. of l d. in the
pound, on any Tnesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Man-
chester.
W. Whiting, landing waiter in her Majestys Custon s,
Egremont, Che3ter—second div. of Is. 2d. in the pound, on
any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool.
W. Haska3ne, ship chandler, Liverpool—final div. of 3id.
in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Caze-
nove, Liverpool.
H. Lacey, bookseller, Liverpool—first div. of Is. •in the
pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove,
Liverpool.
J. 11. Shanklin, landing waiter in her Majesty's Customs,
Li-card, Chester—second div. of Bd. in the pound, on any
Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove Liverpool.
J. 0. Harvey, gr rcer, Newark, Nottinghamshire—first div.
of 3'. Pd. in the pound, en any Friday, at the office of Mr.
Wiaitmore, Birmingham.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
C. J. Banister, linendraper, Derby, April 11, at one.
In the Country.
D. Smith, ironmaster, Kings Swinford, Staffordshire.
April IG, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—J. Vaile.
wine merchant, Cheltenham, April 23, at twelve, at tin
Bristol District Court-8. Woodroffe, wine merchant, Chep-
stow, Monmonths!tire, April 23. at eleven, at the Bristo'
District Court—'l'. Told, cotton dealer, Manchester, April 14,
at twelve, at the Manchcs:er District Court—M. I. Jacobs.
tailor, Ashton-under-Lyne, April 15, at twelve, at the Man-
mter District Court—R. Brigge,cotton spinner, Ulverstone,
Lancashire, April 15, at twelve, at the Manchester Distric,
Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
E. Clayton, licensed victualler, Edgeware-road, April 11—
D. Hutson, agent, St. Albans, April 11—T. Ellis, boot-
maker, Wisbech St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, April 11-0.
Wynne, innkeeper, Colwyn, Carnarvonshire, April 14—.1
Mann, grocer, Warwick, April 10—C. J. Blunt, civil engi-
neer, Great rmond -street, Queen-square, April 10—G. By-
ford, wholesale grocer, Liverpool, April 10—J. IL Rand,
dealer in glass, Westminster-bridge-road, April 10—H. J.
Andrews, apothecarv, Ph mouth, April 10—F. W. E. Ba•
rasdon, merchant, Philoot-lane, April 10—R. Tate, silver.
smith, Regent-street. April 10.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Lavers and J. Ackland, pr inters, Bristol—G. Roper, C
Roper, and W. Roper, carty_nters, Rath—J. B. Terry and S.
Turner, osier dealers, Springfield, Essex—R. Dodsworth and
G. Alderson, stock-brokers, York—G. Jordan and J. Webb,
straw-hat manufacturers, Luton—E. Wilcock and F W.
Norton, shawl manufacturers, Bolton• le-Moors—R. and
Banks, butchers, Liverpool—J. Young, H. Weston, J. Hay-
ward, and M. Drayson, linendrapers, King's-cross—C. arc'
'F. A Magnay, paper-makers, Mill-end-mills, Hertfordshire
—J. Younghusband and P. R. Bull, wholesale fancy sta-
tioners, Providence-row, Finsbury—J. Harrison, C. Lange,
T. Carr, and T. Martene, shipbrokers, Stockton (so far a.
regatds T. Carr and T. Marten)—J. Harrison, C. Lange, and
T. Carr, shopt;roker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (so far as re-
gards T. Carr) —T. J. Bedbarough and G. Jenner, builders.
New Windsor—T. K. and G. 11. Pulley, porkmen, Lower
Afar-h, Lambeth—G. Golding and J. 13. Smith, joiners,
Liver, o )1-3 and W. Chater, painters, Sunderland—W.
Watts a rd T. Standby, iron-stone cane ware manufacturers,
SwaTincote Pottery, Derbyshire—G. W. Green, S. Mills, arid
T. Welts, carriage-spring makert, Darlaston, Staffordshire
—B. I lamp and .1. Hilton, engineers, Newton-wood, Cheshir,
--IV. Richard, J. Bell, and J. Findlay, shipwrights, Liver-
pool —R. Dcbenham and J. Lanham, linendrapers, Edward.
street, Port man-tgeare—W. M'Naught, R. Pinningtott, C.
.New,,e,,ne, J. Darden and J. Griffiths, c,otton:spinners,Roch-
dak—W. Simpson and T. R. Hills, stock-brokers, Leeds—S.
Rhod.ls wet .I'. Mountain, joiners, Wakefield—J. Hall, J.
Hall, and W. D. Hall, paper manufacturers, Saddlewortb.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Thomas Fairbairn, M.D., banker, Edinburgh, March 26,
and April 16, at. two, at the chambers of Mr. Burness,
Edinburgh.
William Davison, smith, Glasgow, March 24, and April
14, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Ferguson and Hall,
Glasgow.
Sharp and Thompson, calico printers, Meadowside, Lanark-
shire, March 25, and April 15, at one, at the chambers 01
Messrs. Murray and Galloway, Glasgow.
John Crombie, baker, Glasgow, March 26, and April 16
at one, at the chambers of Messrs. and Towers, Glasgow.