The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-05 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT.

Borough of Cheltenham.—The 'Honourable Craven
Fitzhardinge Berkeley, the last election for the said
borough having been declared void.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JUNE 30.
The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of
Lord Foley, to appoint William Alexander Tinkler, Esq.,
one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at
Arms, vice Markes, retired.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 3.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentlemen Cadets to
be Second Lieutenants—Edward Taddy, vice Boultbee,
promoted; Henry C. Singer, vice Mitchell, promoted;
Hill James Thomas Tomkinson, vice Henry, promoted;
John Bawden Parkin, vice Warlow, promoted ; Charles
Johnston, vice Bedingfield, promoted ; Thomas Samuel
Poer Field, vice Childers, promoted ; Lawrence Augus-
tus Bradshaw, vice Mytton, promoted ; John M'Candie
Campbell, vice Handcock, resigned; William French,
vice Jones, promoted ; Sir William George Johnson,
Bart., vice Campbell, promoted ; Edward Adolphus
Seymour, vice Farmer, promoted, June 27.
Corps of Royal Engineers.—Gentlemen:Cadets to be
Second-Lieutenants—Wilbraham Oates Lennox, vice
Wilkinson, promoted; Arthur Leahy, vice Nicholson,
promoted; Edward Loftus Bland, vice Walker; Charles
Edward Stuart Baynes, vice Burke; Charles Le Gallais,
vice Cox, promoted; Anthony William Durnford, vice
Farrell, promoted; Donald Augustus Jagger, vice Liddell;
Harry George Teesdale, vice Barry; 'Thomas Molyneux
Graves, vice Sedley ; William Christian Anderson, vice
Lambert, promoted, June 27.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.'
Queen's Own Regiment of Oxfordshire Yeomanry
Cavalry—Cornet Hugh Montgomery to bo Lieutenant,
vice the Honourable Henry George Spencer, promoted;
Francis Horatio Fitzroy to be Cornet, vice Montgomery,
promoted, June 30.

BANKRUPTS.
William Clunes, pawnbroker, Brydges-street, Covent..
garden, to surrender, July 12, at twelve, and August 12,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, offic/til
assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street; Brundell
and Co., Temple.
Thomas Raybould, miller, Kingswinford, Stafford-
shire, July 12 and Aug. 5, at half-past ten, at the Bir-
mingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Bir-
mingham; Collis, Clowes, and Uhthoff, Stourbridge,
Worcestershire.
James Woodhill, jeweller, Clifton, Bristol, July 18,
and August 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Ring, Bristol ; Jones
and Co., Crosby-square, London.
Francis Robert Stradling, apothecary, Glastonbury,
Somersetshire, July 20 and Aug. 18, at eleven, at the
Bristol District Court. Aeraman, official assignee,
Bristol; Brydges and Co., Red Lion-square, London;
Naish and Rocke, Glastonbury.
John Lucas, general shopkeeper, Cardiff, July 20, at
eleven, and August 18, at half-past eleven, at the Bris-
tol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol;
White and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Brittan and
Sons, Bristol.

Richard Yarnell, gardener, Newport, Monmouthshire,
July 21, at twelve, and August 17, at eleven, at the
Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bris-
tol; Jones and Son, Bristol; Meredith and Co., Lincoln's
Inn, London.

Francis Cowlyn, mercer, Devonport, July 12, at
eleven, and Aug. 10, at one, at the Exeter District
Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Chapman,
Devonport ; Galsworthy and Nichols, Cook's-court,
Lincoln's Inn, London.
John Carden, auctioneer, Birkenhead, Cheshire, July
18, and August 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Wilkin, Fur-
nival's-inn, London; Brown, Liverpool.
John Sawley Whitaker, wine and spirit dealer, Sal-
ford, Lancashire, July 14 and August 4, at twelve, at
the Manchester District Court. Hobson' official as-
signee, Manchester ; Jaques, Edwards, Jaques, and
Layton, Ely-place London ; Heath, Manchester.
George Drabble, wine and spirit merchant, Man-
chester, July 17, and August 7, at twelve, at the Man-
chester District Court. John Fraser, official assignee,
Manchester ; Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-
row, London ; Morris, Manchester.

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Jane Parker, innkeeper' Goosnargh with Newsham,
Lancashire, July 14, and August 4, at twelve, at the
Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee,
Manchester ; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bedford-row,
London;; Turner and Son, Preston.

(Dividends, &, in our next.)

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)
HOUSE OF LORDS.

LORD SITAFTESBURYS COMMITTEE.—Noras
STANFOADSHIRE (Ashbourne Branch). Preamble
proved and clauses agreed to.
GROUP No. 2.—SALISBIIRY AND YEOVIL.--The
general evidence in favour of this line was closed, and
Mr. Locke was examined to-day on the engineering
features of the line. his examination had not concluded
when the Committee rose.

GROUP No. III.—GREAT WESTERN (Extension of
the Berks and Hants line from Hungerford to Westbury).
—The Committee were engaged the whole day with the
opposition of the landholders, who contend that the line
was not only unnecessary, but that it would never yield an
adequate return for the outlay, while the Salisbury and
Yeovil which they say is a cheap line, wouid take a far
more preferable route, and was much more calculated to
serve this district of country.
GROUP No. 4.—GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY
(Isle of Axholme Branch).—The case for the pro-
moters of this Bill was opened, and evidence taken in
its favour.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
DUBLIN.

The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma-
jority was resumed yesterday, and in the course of the
day the petitioners succeeded in striking off two addi-
tional votes.

OPENING OF SAINT GEORGE'S

CATHOLIC CHURCH, SOUTHWARK..
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
This magnificent gothic structure, which has been so
much admired of late by all who have had the good for-
tune to view its interior as well as the exterior, was
opened yesterday with a solemn pontifical high mass,
which commenced at eleven o'clock, and was attended by
sixteen bishops, and upwards of 200 priests and monks,
who flocked from all parts of England and the continent
to assist at this great Catholic festival. _ _

The whole ceremony was gone through in a manner
worthy of early Catholic days, and, but for the wretched
chanting, we might have imagined ourselves in one
of the continental cathedrals on a grand foto day.
The church itself is a structure which reminds one of
the Cathedral of St. Gudule at Brussels, only it wants
the gorgeously-carved pulpit and magnificent altar-
piece. The church was filled, and the receipts will
amount to 4,0001., the tickets having been sold at one
guinea each; north and south aisles, 10s. Gd. each; in
addition to which there was a collection. The sermon,
by the Rev. Dr. Wiseman, was the most' appropriate one
we ever remember to have heard; his eulegium of the
late Archbishop of Paris was most impressive. The
lamented ecclesiastic was to have been present at the
solemnity. The exterior arrangements were admirably
managed by 200 of the L division of police, under the
superintendence of Inspector Butt. The whole service
lasted from eleven till three o'clock.

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LONDON DOCKS.
The general annual meeting of the proprietors was held
yesterday at their offices in Princes-street, Bank (J.
CatleEsq., in the chair), for the purpose of submitting
the report, declaring a dividend, and electing the di-
rectors for the ensuing year. The list of directors sub-
beliabsgt
mitted to the meeting was approved, and the
six months was
statement of accounts showed the number of
last year during the
tons, being
same period 543, measuring 150,570
5s hsi4p, s
measuring
154,693 during
tons. The earnings
during the six months up to the end of May was
197,7014 2s. 3d.; in the corresponding
year it was 198,6961. 11 s. s_. period of lust
107,518/. 11s. 7d.;
last
year
during
The expenditure was
was 108,114/. 3s. sd. iv .
was declared, leaving balance
dividend of 21. 10s. per cent.
com-
pany of 133,505/, 16s.5ad in favour of the
to the Chairman, the .;. and thanks having been voted
e meeting was dissolved.

THE LONDON AND GREENWICH

RAILWAY.
A meeting of
the company was held yesterday at tho
offices of the company in Coleman-street (W. Shadbolt,
Lsq., in the chair), when a dividend of 3s. 9d. per share
011 the unprivileged shares, and the election ,of J. F.
Alaubert to the directory, in the place of Mr.
Rughes Hughes, was confirmed. The report, which
was very short, merely recommended the measures just
mentioned, the statement of accounts, showedithat the re-
ceipts, including the lease of the line, were 5,7351.85. 6d.
Tho receipts up to 31st December last were, including
interest from bonds and other sources, 19,721/. Os. 9d.,
which was consumed to the extent of 5,832/. 10s. in pay-
ment of bonds, and 5,5681. in the interest of the prefer-
ence shares.
A question being asked by one of the shareholders 1s
to the necessity of continuing the board of direction, it
was explained that the whole of the office expenses
during the last half-year were only about 601.

TILE EARLY CLostiva MOVEMENT.—Yesterday the
silversmiths and jewellers in the borough of Southwark
and the districts of Newington and Bermondsey, and the
grocers and tea-dealers within the city of London, gave
in their adhesion to the early closing movement, having
unanimously determined to terminate business every
evening, Saturdays excepted, at nine o'clock.
aSir Thomas Fremantle. Chairman of the Custor as, had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes-
terday, M his official residence in Downing-street ..