The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-18 00:00:00

turday, held at the compArirs offices, Adam-street, Adel-
phi, the accounts shosvect--Balance in hand last meetines,
305/. 10s. 51; since received in capital ;accouut, 500/,-ses
805/ 103. sd. September cost sheet, 131/. 16s. 3d. ;
leaving 666/. ss. 6d.
At a general meeting of the shareholders in Melin-
Llin Pair. Silver Lead Mine, on the 9th instant, a second
call of 1/. per share was made.
At North Fowey Consols meeting, on Wednesday, the
reports of the agents were received, and it was deter-
mined that tho works be proceeded with in driving to cut
the lode, and the erection,of an engine on the spot before
suggested be deferred. The financial affairs are so pros-
perous that all the bills aro Paid, excepting only
about 104.
At East Crowndale Copper Mine meeting, on the Bth
instant, the accounts showed-Call, June, 389/. 12s. To
costs for four months tending August, 386/. Bs. sd. ;
leaves balance to next account, 3/. 3s. 7d. A call of 4s.
per share was made.
At Treloweth Mine quarterly meeting, on the 7th
instant, the accounts shdered-13alance from last account,
.609/. 15s. 2d.; labour mist for June, 1121. 17s. 6d.; July,
1441. 19s ; August, 181/. 4s. Id.; merchants' bills, 3891.
15s. 2d.; secretary's salary and expenditure, 30/=--1,468/.
10s. I Id. By call in July (7500, leaves balance to next
account, 718/. 103. ltd. A call of 1/. per share was made.
At the bi-monthly meeting of. the Dalrhiew Copper
and Lead Mine, held at Adam-street, Adelphi, ou
Thursday. The accounts, were audited and passed.
A general meeting way held at the Bedford Hotel,
.Tavistock, on Monday, the 13th inst., at which it was
agreed to commence vigorous operations forthwith at
tWheal Surprise, adjoining the Devon Burra Bursa. The
cost-book rules were agreed to and signed, and the dif-
ferent officers appointed.
At the Stray Park, Camborne Vean, and Wheal
Francis two-monthly meeting, on the 10th inst., the
accounts showed-Balanee against adventurers at last
account, 6201. 3s. 3d.; tutwork cost, 3721. Os. Id.• mer-
chants' bills, 249/. ss. lOdi tribute pay on ores sold 31st
July, 1301. 16s. I Id.; subsist advanced ditto, 193/.
Iss. 3d. ; lord's dues payable ditto, 291. 6s. 11d.
1,595/. Bs. 3d.-Copper ores sold, 704/. 78. 9d. ; tin,
401. 9s. 6d. ; mundic, 26/. 103. rod. ; old junk, 3/. Bs.;
profit in Wheel Francis, 151/. 9s. 3d.: leaving a balance
against the adventurers of 669/ 2s. Ild.-Copper ores
(Stray Park), 428/. 6s. 8d; ditto (Wheal Francis),
877/. sa. 7d.
At Wheal Uny meeting, on the 11th inst. the ac-
counts showed--. Balance from last accouut and call re-
ceived, 1,142/. ls. IC:lds-Expended during the quarter,
1,021/. 16s. ld.: leaving balance in hand of 120/. ss: 9d.
At Tavy. Consols general meeting, on the 7th inst.
(W. H. Bayly, Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed
-Balance from August the sth, 50/. 3s. 7d.; mine cost
for July, 1821. 19s. 6d.; August, 1961. Bs. 3d.; cash to
Admiral Tremlett for shares resigned in August, 1849,
65/. 18s. 4d.; merchants' bills, 57/s Os. Bd.; petty cost,
51.25. 6d. 557/. 12s. 10d.-Bill for ore, August 25,
76/. 10s.; ditto, September 24, 781. 12e.: leaving balance
against adventurers, 407/. 10s. 10d.-Ores sampled in
August and September not yet received, estimated value,
say 2001. A call of 10s. per share was made.
At the first general meeting of Great Bryn Consols
(copper and tin mines), held yesterday, the accounts
showed--Deposit upon 3,250 shares at IL, 3,250/-By
cost sheet, 2141..125. 4d.; leaving balance to next so,
count, 3,0351. 7s. Bd.

During the week shares have changed hands in Alfred
Console, Trannack and Bosence, Wellington, Tremayne,
Wheal Lemon, East Boringdon, West Ding Doug,
Trelawny, Mary Ann, Butterdon, Trehane, Wheal
Venton, Black Craig, North Downs, Comford, Tre-
viskey, Wheal Maudlin, Calstoek United, Botallack,
East Trescoll, WestAProsidenee, Mining Company of
Ireland, East Wheal Russell, C wm Erfin, Wheal Golden,
Cam Valley, Wheal Carpenter, Stray Park, Basparvo,
West Wheal Rose, Wheal Trewane, Wheal Fortune,
Pennant and Craigwen, Esst Lcisure, North Trelawny,
Tremayne, Merllyn, Trevylitta, Melin Llyn Pair.
In Foreign Shares there have been dealings in Cobre,
Santiago, United Mexican, St. John del Rey, Real del
Monte at

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
THE BREVET.—We can now announce with con-
fidence that a brevet promotion will take place early
in November. Nothing is absolutely known of the
extent to which the promotion will go ; but facts leak
out at clubs and in other quarters, and by a compa-
rison of information from different sources we think
we may confidently state that the Lieutenant-
Generals to be promoted to Generals will compre-
hend all down to Lord Charles Somerset
Manners ; the Major-Geeerals to be advanced
to Lieutenant-Generals will include Lord Fre-
derick Fitzclarence, stopping short at the Duke
of Cambridge. The Colonels who are to become
Major-Generals embrace all down to Colonel Chem-
berlayne ; the promotion of lieutenant-Colonels and
Majors takes.in those of 1t341, and the Captains of
1840 become Majors. So sfnall a brevet has not been
known for many a long di,y, always excepting the
Memorable Irish brevet of 1849. In addition to the
list of staff appointments ,to be vacated at the forth-
coming brevet, as mentioned in our impression of last
week, we should have stated that the commandantship
of the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea; now held
by Colonel Browne, will also be at the disposal of the
Commander-in-Chief.
ORDNANCE.—J. E. K. Grogan, Esq., Barrick-
master of Cahir, Clogheen, and New Inn, has re-
ceived leave of absence to proceed to Loudon. The
Quartermaster of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards
is performing the duties during his absence.
Sreer.—MajoreGeneral Macdonald, C. 8., com-
manding the Kilkenny District, has returned to Kil-
kenny from his tour of inspection. Major-General
Bainbrigge, C. 8., commanding the Belfast district,
has returned to Belfast from his tour of inspection.
ENROLLED PENSIONERS.--.The London Enrolled
Pensioners are to assemble for four days' drill, making
ten days this year, commencing on Monday next.
SOLDIERS' Reps.—New straw and paillasses are
ordered to be issued by the barrackrnaster in Ireland
for the use of the troops, and to try the experiment
of the straw lasting ninety days, instead of sixty days
as formerly.
DRAFTS FOR THE WEST INDlES,—Detachments
of the 34th, 36th, 67th, and 69th Regiments, are
under orders to embark for the West Indies to join
their respective head-quarters.
Taoors FOR THE lONIAN ISLANDS.—Drafts have
been placed in order from the 30th, 41st, 47th, 49th,
and 92d Regiments, consisting of 92 men, to embark
for the service companies of their corps, stationed in
the lonian Islands.
Teoors FOR GIBRALTAR.—Drafts of the 13th Light
Infantry, 26th (Cameronians), 44th, and 55th Regi-
ments are under orders to embark for the service
ROYAL
RA L
companies at Gibraltar.
DRAFTS role MALT A.—Detachments of the 3d
Buff's, 68th Light Infantry, and 76th Regiments are
under orders to embark for the service companies at
Malta.
EttElle:regitoyEZAllliLlS.ls.l, InaENT.—Major-Gene-
ral r John in-
spection to the Royal Engineer Establishment
Chatham on Thursday last, when several interesting
experiments connected with the scientific pursuits of
de a
visit
of
at
the corps, were tried in his presence, on the Field
Instruction practice ground, within the lines.
We believe there is no truth in the report that
Commander John Mc N. Boyd is coming home from
the Superb, 80, in the Mediterranean. The gallant
officer will continue in her until she returns to Eng-
land to be paid off, which will be very shortly.
ADMIRAL DUNDAS'S VISIT TO THE MEDITERRA-
NEAN FLEET.—We are enabled to give a flat contra-
diction to the report that Admiral Deans Dundas's
visit to the Mediterranean fleet, at Barcelona, had
any political object. The Gallant Admiral had been
travelling on the continent for some time, and took
advantage, when near the rendezvous, to run down
from Cette, and pay a friendly visit to his old Com-
mander-in-Chief; Sir W. Parker, and to see that
fleet which he will no'doubt very shortly have under
his own 'immediate orders.
THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.--Admiral Sir Wil-
liam Parker, Bart., GC.B., with all his fleet of line-
of-battle ships on he station, with the exception of
the Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, remained
in the Bay of Rosas on the 9th inst. All sorts of re-
ports of the destination of the fleet are in circulation,
r a yor
Mahon.
but we believe we are correct in stating that the Ad-
miral o n asf
said the Gallant Admiral will be at Malta by the 15th
November, where the fleet will remain until his suc-
cessor arrives.
PIRATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.--The
two
It
arrival
the Merlin at Malta, from Patras, puts the public in
possession of the following facts :—A pirate boat has
appeared in the vicinity:of Ithaca, with 17 men. They
•
have seized several boats, and among them an lonian,
whose crew they
beat, and tore down her flag. Several
persons were seized—one of them, Major Andrew
Valtero, had to pay a ransom of 500 dollars. Several
boats were robbed. The occurrence took place on
the 4th inst.
COMMODORE MARTIN'S SQUADRON.— On the ar-
rival of the screw frigate Dauntless, Captain Halsted,
at Lisbon, rejoining Commodore Martin's command,
it is reported that she will be iemediately sent out
on trial, for a three weeks' trial with the flag-ship
Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, the Leander, 50,
taking the red pendant
REINFORCEMENT OF THE WESTERN SQUADRON.—
We pointed out last week how miserably small the
squadron at Lisbon had become. . It is now
that Commodore Martin's force is to be increased by
commissioning the new screw two-decked ship Sans-
reported
peril, 81, at Devonport ; Mr. Fincham's Raleigh, 50,
at Portsmouth ; and Mr. Lang, junior's, Nankiu, 50,
at Chatham.
The new Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral
Henderson, C.B. successor to Rear-Admiral Rey-
nolds, C. 8., arrived at Madeira in his flag steam-
frigate Centaur, Captain Lyster, and removed on the
,
23d September, en route to the Brazils.
Tun WEST INDIES.—We have reason to believe
that the Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir G.
F. Seymour, C. 8., G.C.H., in his flag-ship the Cum-
berland, 70, will leave Halifax for the West Indies
about the fiat week of the next mouth of November.

BLOOME.RISAI IN SOUTHWARK.
Bloomerism made an irruption on the Surrey side
of the Thames last night, and the people of South-
wark had an opportunity of being delectated with a
lecture in which the subject was " philosophically and
intellectually considered" by Miss Atkins, a most
enthusiastic, a very pretty, and therefore not unpleas-
ing advocate of the "new costume," and of course a
not less determined enemy of " that tyrant, fashion."
The lecture-room was crowded to the ceiling, though
the price of admission was sixpence, and to
the reserved seats one shilling, and the fair
debutante on making her appearance, was
welcomed in a hearty manner. Removing from
her shoulders the light cloak in which her
form was enveloped, and turning to the audience,
whose cheers she appropriated with much self-satis-
faction, she curtsied and bowed with all the grace she
could command, whether natural or assumed, and a
full-blown Bloomer stood revealed. Some of the
rougher sex cheered, others roared with laughter,
whilst the ladies joined in the general burst of
hilarity. Miss Atkins had on her head a felt hat, of
the shape commonly known as the " wide awake,"
ornamented with a feather and trimmed with
light blue riband. This she wore rather
jauntily on one side, and a plentiful dis-
play of curls dangled beneath it. The boddice
of her dress was open at the breast, displaying a
neatly worked ehemisette, and with the skirt, and the
article which shall be nameless, was composed of
black satin. A thin lace-edging round the ankles,
and brown boots, completed the attire. Without an
instant's delay Miss Atkins entered upon her task, by
commencing a terrific onslaught upon " that tyrant
fashion," and ridiculing in a volley of explosive sen-
tences the costumes of former and present times. The
patch once so generally worn by ladies in the days
of Addison and Steele was introduced by a court
lady who had a scar on her cheek ; and the cumber-
some hoop was the invention of another court
lady who had a crooked leg. The practice of tight
lacing next came in for a severe castigation, as one of
the superinducing causes of consumption in this
country. It was not alone the climate that was to
blame. That any one might see who would hut take
the trouble of looking into a ball-room. It was the
tightly-laced waist, the bare neck and chest, the naked
arms, and the thin shoes. Why, a tight-laced woman,
exclaimed Miss A., is an absolute deformity.—(Loud
cheers from the gentlemen, the ladies looked indig-
nant.);Yes, ladies, it is so. Go to the British Museum.
There you will see the most splendid models of
what the ladies of Greece and Rome were ; but
not one specimen of tight-lacing will you discover
among them.—(Cheers and loud laughter.) In ad-
dition to its other disadvantages, the present cos-
tume for ladies is too long. The dress is " always
in the way."—(Laughter.) And the ladies are con-
stantly in fear lest, in passing through the streets in
wet weather, they should drag it through the dirt, or
else raise it indelicately high.—(Roars of laughter.)
It has been urged, continued Miss A., that the
proposed costume is an immodest one. But—(Here
she extended her arms and advanced a foot, and
looked appealingly to the gentle occupants of the
benches round her)—is it so, ladies ?—(Shouts of
laughter, accompanied by cries of " Yes it is," and
" No, it isnt.") I am sure, by the kind manner
in which you have spoken, that you do not think
it is.—(More cheers.) And, again I say,
that we must and we will have a reform.---(Cheers
and laughter.) The question is, shall we or shall we
not be allowed to judge for ourselves in the matter of
dress, or consent to be held up to posterity as mag
pies, peacocks, and jackdaws ?—(Great laughter.)
Advocating, as I do, the rights of woman to judge for
themselves what dress they shall wear, I would not
have them even to adopt the new costume merely on
account of its becoming a fashion. Try it, dear ladies
—test it, and if you do not find it alike easy and
graceful, in the words of the immortal bard—
" Let it down the wind to prey at fortune."
Don't condemn the dress I wear (here again she ex-
tended her arms, advanced a foot, and assumed a de-
cidedly theatrical attitude). See its superiority to
the one in use, and be assured that it will add immea-
surably to your ease, your comfort, and convenience.
Try it, then, ladies, if it is only in-doors—but do try
it.—(Much cheering, and renewed laughter.) I
deny that it is "unfeminine," or that the wearing
of it shows that we are envious of the coat and
trousers of the opposite sex.---(Roars of laughter.)
Again, I would like to know what right the
male sex have to interfere with us ? If any
gentleman here wishes that the long dress should
continue to be worn, I would say wear it yourself for a
week, with the weather cold and the streets wet and
dirty, and your hands tied behind you so that you
cannot hold it up. We never interfere with the
length or shape of their attire—why should they in-
terfere with ours ? Unfortunately, the lesson that
has been taught us is, that we are made to be the
slaves of fashion and of man. But I repudiate the
doctrine with disdain—l contend (with a toss of the
head) that man was born to wait on woman.—(Cries
of " Oh, oh," from the gentlemen ; waving of hand-
kerchiefs by the ladies.) The costume I now appear
in is calculated to preserve health and lengthen
our days ; and I say we will live as long as
we can, if it is only to plague the men.—(Roars
of laughter for several minutes, some of :the
ladies deeply affected, and seemingly quite over-
powered by the excitement which the eloquence of
the fair lecturer had imparted to their feelings.) Take
my word for it, said Miss Atkins, in conclusion, before
six months are over your heads the Bloomer costume
will be the costume of England.—(Cheers, derisive
laughter, and cries of " Oh, oh," and "No, no.") Tell
your fathers and husbands, ladies, of its convenience ;
and if that is not enough, tell them of the " saving in
expense ;" and when you have done that they will be
sure to say "Bloomerism for ever!"—(Loud cheers
and laughter, which were renewed vociferously when
Miss Atkins, bowing, and thanking the company for
her reception, withdrew.)

E RACING

'IXTURES.

OCTOBER.
Harpenden
Newton Autumn 22 Newmarket Houghton..
27
Copenhagen
Hereford 23 St. Helens
............... 30
NOVEMBER..
Epsom Autumn 4 Hampton Autumn ...... 11
Tarporley Ilunt 5 Liverpool Autumn l3
Worcester Autumn 6 Warwick lB
Shrewsbury lO Aberystwith Hunt 2O
MARCEL
Newmarket Craven l2 I Northampton & Pytch-
ley Hunt

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—ObEerving in your paper some remarks on
the defective state of the banking system of Ireland,
I beg to mention that the defects were fully stated to
Sir Robert Peel, previous to the introduction of the
Bills of 1844-45, and a comparison made between the
prosperous condition of Scotland and the poverty of
Ireland as traceable to the operations of the different
systems of banking in each country.
Equal advantages to those Scotland had enjoyed
were claimed for Ireland.
The measure introduced by the Minister was called
for the' Scotch and Irish Banks," thereby omitting to
discriminate between the two systems.
The Irish system was one embodying the monopoly
of the Beak of Ireland, which monopoly gives the
control of the issues of the whole circulation to one
establishment. The Scotch system did not admit of
monopoly to any.
The same freedom should have been accorded to
Ireland ; the Government debt due to the Bank of
Ireland should be paid off to make us on equal terms
with Scotland. This Government debt absorbs the
whole capital of the Bank of Ireland, and in lieu is
given the power of issuing up to a certain amount
" per certificate." Thus our circulation is based upon
debt and monopoly, while the Scotch was based upon
capital and freedom.
And the Bill of 1845 enacted that no new banks
of issue should be established in Scotland or Ireland,
and this was deemed a good measure of justice.
Scotland, having thriven on a system by which she
had a sufficient currency for her trade, was not al-
lowed any more banks. Ireland, having suffered long
from a grievous monopoly which absorbed her bank-
ing capital, was to have no new banks of issue, but
to remain with this monopoly still arbitrarily ruling
her trade.

The effects are seen in the statements of the pro-
gress of trade and banking in these countries.
The diminution of the population now greatly
alters the circumstances of the country. The indus-
trial power is fast removing from our land, the ques-
tion of applying capital to industry is changing by
industry departing, and the question then will be for
England to furnish both capital and labourers also.
Will she be able to meet the foreigner ?
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
PUBLIUS.

Dublin, Oct. 13.

THE SEAMEN'S FUND WINDING-UP ACT.-OIIE of
the last public Acts of the last session (14th and 15th Vic-
toria, cap. 102), which will be shortly in force, was to wind
up
the affairs of the Merchant Seamen's Fund. The object of
the fund, which was created in the reign of George 11., was
to grant allowances and pensions to disabled seamen in the
merchant service, and to the widows and children of seamen
who were killed or drowned in the service. It is now de-
clared that the institution called the " Merchant Seamen's
Fund" is inadequate for the purposes for which it was esta-
blished, and that its affairs should be wound up, and the
demands of persons on the same satisfied. The Board of
Trade, with the assistance of the two officers under the Mer-
cantile Marine Act, is empowered to superintend the wind-
ing-up of the fund. The persons already employed are still
to distribute the benefits of the fund. Before the Ist of
January next arrangements are to be made for new contribu-
tions. There are to be no compulsory, but voluntary contri-
butions, by seamen in the merchant service. In the event of
a seaman dying on a voyage, which voyage is to terminate
in the United Kingdom, the effects are to be realized and ac-
counted for. The unclaimed property of seamen• is to be paid
to the Seamen's Hospital Society. There are 61 sections the Act. in

T 1.1.112, GREAT _EXHIBITION,
[Yesterday we gave the conclusion of the List of Medal/
awarded, we now publish the remainder of Use
" Honourable Mentions."]
JUICY ...K..
ZIONOIIRABLE MENTION.
Albert, J. W., photographs
Ausfeld, A., planometer
Barrett, R. M., sextants
Barton, H. W., military sketching
Becker, C.. balance
Bernard, D. F., optical instruments
Chadburn Brothers, good and cheap instruments
Chevalier, C., microscopes
De Hennault, J. 8., anemometer
Deering, G. E,, electric telegraph
Edwards, J. 8., chemical apparatus—electrotypes
Fisher, T., mathematics simplified
Gavard, A., pantographs
Gerard, A., trigonometer
Gouin, A., coloured daguerreotypes
Guenal, planetarium
Henri, M., spectacles applied to all disktnoes of the eye
Hill and Adams, talbotype groups
Jamin, prisms and lenses
Kern, J., drawing instruments
King, T. D., polarising microscope stand
Knsche, J., balance
Ladd, W., microscopic apparatus
Lalanne, L., a calculating rule constructed on new prin.
ciples
Laur, J. A., palometer graphic
Leonard, S. W., microscopic drawings
Littmann, E., balance
Luttig, C., drawing instruments
Maucumble, coloured daguerreotypes
Marrat, J. S., telescopes
Masser, L., cheap orrery
Mayall, J. E., photographs
Monteni and Siegler, reflectin circles, So.
Nietzchwann and Vaccani, drag wing instruments
Nissen, J., air pump, balance
Phillips, J., rain gauge, anemometer
Peiritchannrd, Andrew, microscope
Rma, L. , balance
Heifer, C., drawing instruments
Rouget de Lisle, T. A., drawing instruments
Sang, J"pNauometer
V Schilt; .., calculating machine
Schroedter, E., theodolites
Stampfer, Prof., surveying instruments
Suss, IV., thereto-electric
battery
Thierry, J., daguerreotypes
Tree and Co., fine ivory and metal scales
Vogel, C. F., photographs
Wortheimer, D. J., calculating machine
Wilberg, A. P., balance
Wolff, parmaceutical apparatus
Yeates, G., road theodolite, cheap air pumps, &o.