The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-03 00:00:00

trl3 -Matto it

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

FRANCE.

The President of the Republic held the usual re-
ceptions on the occasion of the new year. They
commenced at half-past nine, and did not terminate
until the afternoon. The President was attended by
the Vice-President of the Republic, the Ministers ;
the Marshals of France, Dale de la Brunerie, Sebes -
tiani, and Reille ; by Admiral Mackau, by the Grand
Chancellor of the Legion of Honour, by his Aides-
de-Camp and Officiers d'Ordonnance, General
Ro-
guet, Colonel Vaudrey ; by Colonel Baccioccht,
li
Lieutenant-Colonel E. Ney, Commandant Fleury,
Captains de Toulongeon, Lepic, de Manneval, and
Laity ; and by M. A. Chevalier, Secretary-General
of the Presidency ; as also by several of the
Aides-de-Camp and Officiers d'Ordonnances of
the Minister of War and Marine. The receptions
took place in the following order :—The Courts of
Cassation, des Comptes, and Appeal ; the Council of
Public Instruction ; the Prefects of the Seine and
Police; the Municipal C nincil of Paris; the Sub-
Prefects of Sein-, Denii and Sceaux, and the Muni-
cipal Councils of the Suburbs ; the Rector and Aca-
demical Corps of the Seine, the Tribunal of the First
Instance, the Tribunal of Commerce, the Board of
Direction of the Bank, the Juges de Pais, the Cham-
ber of Commerce, the Corps of the Ponts-et-Chaus-
sees, the Functionaries of the Ecole Polytechnique,
the Academy of Medicine, the College de France,
the Ecole des Langues Orientaler, the functionaries of
the Museum of Natural History, the members of the
Bureau des Longitudes, the Conseils of Prud'hommes,
the Conseil de Perfectionnement.of the Conservatoire
des Arts et Metiers, the Council of Advocates of
the Court of Cassation, the Chamber of Notaries, the
Chamber of Avoues of the Tribunal of First Instance,
the Chambre Syndicale des Huissiers, the Chambre
Syndicale des Agens de Change, the Chambre des
Commissaires-priseurs, the Chambre Syndicale des
Courtiers de Commerce, the Society of Agriculture,
the Prefect of the Seine et Oise, the Conseil de Pre-
fecture, the Municipal Councils of Versailles, and
other communes of the Seine et Oise ; the Tribunal
of First Instance of the department, the officers of
the National Guard of Paris and the suburbs, the
Generals and other officers present at Paris, the offi-
cers of the Army and Navy, and the old officers of
the Empire. When the President of the Court of
Cassation presented his homage to the President of
the Republic, the latter addressed to him the follow-
ing speech which excited great attention :
" I feel a vary lively pleasure in expressing on this
occasion my lively sympathies to the Court of Cassation
and to the magistracy. My most earnest wish is that
principles may always remain above the passions of
parties. It was said f )rmerly ' There are judges at
Berlin;' meaning thereby that there was a dyke to resist
even despotic power. That is much more true in France.
No one is ignorant of it. The enlightened and inde-
pendent magistraly only obeys its conscience, and knows
that the Government will always ,espect this first
guarantee of civillz d societies—Justice!"

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, ler
the Week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of December, 1850.
188171 DEPARTMENT.

Notes 1a5ued........ 28,331,720 !

Government debt • . 11,015,100
Other securities .. • • '2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,300,053
Silver bullion .... • . 51,667

428,351,720 I A 28,351,720
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 2d day of January, 1851.

BADililiti DETAZTILEN T.

Proprietors'capital.• 14,3,000 Government securi-
Rest . .......• 3,107,784 ties (including Dead
Public deposits (in- Weight annuity).. 14,233,252
eluding Exchequer, Other securities •• .. 14.459,608
Commissioners of Notes .. ••• • • • ...... 9,777,970
National Debt, Say- Gold and silver coin.. 611,961
lngs-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) • . 11,022,417
(Wier deposits .•• • .. 9,141,039
Seven day and other
Kits.• • • • • • • 1,252,151

£39,082,791 I £39,082,791
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 2d day of January, 1851

COURSE OF EXCH
Am sterdam .......... 11 16

,NGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar— •• •• •• •• •• ••
Leghorn • • • • .• • • • • •• •• 30 85
Genoa • • • • • • • • • . • • • • •• 25 65
Venice • • • • • • ••
Naples .... • • .... •• 41%
Palermo, peroz 124
Messina .............. 1241 A
Lisbon.. • • ........ 53,4
Oporto • • • • • • .. • • • • •• 53%
Ms Janeiro ........ • •
Buenos Ayres ........
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia .. ........

Ditt-,, three months.. 11 17
Rotterdam .... .•.. • • 11 1715
Antwerp •••••••• •• • • • • 25 •25
itrussels —•• .. ...... 25 25
Itarriburgh ......32.13. 13 6 %
Altona. • • ..... _—— ..
Paris, 3 days'aight .... 25 0

Ditto. 3 Months 25 25
Ild.irseilles .......... • . 25 273
Bourdeaux ..... •
Fraakfostou 1175 i
Berlin .• .. • •
Vienna. effee. f 10•... 12 45
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 45
Patersbikrgli-,`Sit.jtble.. 37%
Madrid 49%
Barcelona •• •• • • • • • • • •
5evi11a........ • • • • ••

TRIM OP BI7LLION, PIZ oi,
Foreign Geld in bars.. f 3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0
ISpanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 I I 31,
Silver in bars ........ 0 5 IX,

T 11E LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 3, 1851.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Justin
'AlecCarthy, Ell., to be Colonial Secretary for the bland
of Ceylon.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 2.
The Q, seen hal been plelsed to appoint William
Murray, Esq , of Elenderland, to be one of the Board of
Supervision for Relief of the Puor in Scotland, in the
room of Sir John McPherson Grant, Bart., deceasd.
W lIITEHALL, JAN. 2.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
William Brown, D.D., to the church and parish of
Cameron, in the presbytery of St. Andrew, and county
of Fife, vacant by the transportation of the Reverend
William Milligan, M.A., late minister thereof, to the
church and parish of Kilconqubar,
CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 2.
MEMBER RETURNED To SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR-
_ _ _ _ LIAMENT.

Borough of A)lesbury—Frederic Calvert, Esq., in the
room of George Lord Nugent, deceased.
WAR-OFFICE, J KN.- 3.
6-h Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Ensign George
Ward!aw, from 76th Riot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Lindow, who retires, Jan. 3.
16:h Regiment of Foot—Captain George Studdert,
from 93d Foot, to be Captain, vice Goldie, who ex-
changes, Jan. 3.
54th Foot—Cornet Andrew Robert Guy Evered, from
lit Dragoon Guards, to be Ensign, vice Shiffuer, pro-
moted, Jan. 3.
67th Foot—Ensign Edmund Holden Steward to he
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pratt, who retires, Jan. 2;
Thomas Blakiston Houston, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Steward, Jan. 3.
69th oot—Michael William Lade Coast, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Gray, who retires, Jan. 3.
93d Foot—Captain George Patrick Goldie, from the
16th Riot, to be Captain, vice Studdect, who exchanges,
Jan. 3.
99th Foot—Patrick Carroll, M.D., to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Galbraith, promoted on the Staff, Jan. 3.
BREVET.—Captain William Grant Prendergast, of
the Bth Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, to be Major in
the Army in the East Indies, May 20, 1850.
HOSPITAL STAPP. Assistant- Surgeon George
Thomas Galbraith, M.D., trom the 99th Foot, to be
Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Courtenay,
deceased, Jan. :3, 1851.
ADMIRALTY, Die. 30.

The following promotions have this day taken place,
consequent on tee death of Rear-Admiral James Murray
Gurdon:—Rear-Admiral of the White the Hon. Sir
Fleetweel Broughton Reynolds rellew, C. 8., K.C.11., to
*tie:lan:lD:
ha ReZtx-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the
Blue Sir Joshua Ricketts Rowley, Bart., to be Rear-
Admiral of
C. 8., K.H. to bethe White; Captain John Toup Nicolas,
1 Rear. Admiral of the Blue. ,
Captain William Stanhope Lovell, K. 11., has also
been promoted to be a Retired Rear-Admirai under the
terms proposed in the London Gazette of the let Sep-
tember, 1846, without increase of pay.
ADMIRALTY, Dec 3O 1850.
Corps of Royal Marinea—Ge.e ' Cadet Henry
Eyre Wyatt Lane to be Second Tu.
Cadet William Frederick Portlecku'uteo
Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet
Short to be Second Lieutenant ;Gentleman
; Gentleman
Charles Frederick
Dad
Cadetson
Ft or
.a in:
Fran-
cis Lean to be Second Lieutenant.
BANKRUPTS.
Edward Pownall, shipowner, Ipswich, to
sur
Jan. 10, at one, and March 1, at eleven, at the Court r d
7
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Galinau!
chambers, Besinghall-street ; Sole and Turner, Alder.
manbury ; Churchyard, Woodbridge.
Ephraim Godbolt and George Godbolt, builders,
College-p!ace. King's-road, Chelsea, dan.ll, at half-peat
eleven, and Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers,
Basioghall-street; Smith, New-inr.
Francis Masters, plumber, Reading, Jan. 14, at half..
past twelve, and Feb. 14, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Rickards and
Walker, Lincoln's lan-fields; Mecey, Thatcham, Berks.
James Charies Cochrane Millar, surgeon, Clifton-
street, Finsbury, Jan. 10 and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the
C. urt of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-
street-buildings; Taylor, South-street, Finsbury.
Williem Stephens Meryweather, biicknasker. West
Hain. Essex, jay,. 15, at two, and F. b. 18, at twelve, at
the Cr urt of Bankruptcy. Edwards, oticial assignee,
Saieb.-ook-court,
Basiegbali-etree*; Raw, Furnivai's-
inn, Holborn.
William Pitcher, corn dealer, Pcishore' Worcester-
al ire, Jan. LS and Fvb. 11, at twe:vo. at the Birmingham
District Court. Veipy, official re,sigia,-, Birmingham ;:,
Motteram, Knight, and lineniet, Birmirighem.
Patrick Toole, prolision dealer, Liverpool, Jan. 10
and Feb. 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool DiStrict Cour t.
Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Norris, Liverpool.
~, , ..F,Ovvard Hall, smallwure manufacturer, Salford, Lan-
1-"tesisjiilke Jan. 15, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Manches-
KA tiliot:‘` ' irjet Court. Poi, official assignee, Manchester;
.liiAtele-- ..tellington, and Shipman, Manchester.
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PRICE OF SUGAR.
.' s"'",it',7,- Nci, eten has been male of the sale of brown or Mna-
,---, C 7 ::;;;',Coilidi). actor, the produce of the British possessions in 1
le's ._:L-.. ,e ' :(iimarijOn the week ending the 81st day of December,'
~
150t' ,
Vii,-,;,..„ ti_ N return has been made of the sale of brown or ling-

covado Sugar, the produce of the Mauritius, in the wetk
ending as above.
The average price of brown or Muscovado Sugar, ti c
produce of the East Indies, computed from a return made
n tv e week ending as above, is 33i. 41d. per cwt.; ex-
clusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain.
By authority of Parliament,
HENRY BICKN ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, Jan. 3.