The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

Commander W. R. Smith (1851) died at the Lu-
natic Asylum, Hasler Hospital, on the 11th instant.
The flag-ship Southampton, 50, Captain Cory, ex-
pected from the Brazils by the end of next month,
will be paid off at Chatham. She will probably touch
at Portsmouth, where Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C. 8.,
will strike his flag.
It is reported that the two next line-of-battle ships
for commission will be the St. Vincent, 100, at
Portsmouth, and the Formidable, 84, at Sheerness ;
the Queen, 116, now in the Mediterranean, is to be
refitted as soon as she comes home, and to be re-
commissioned.
THE MARINE WHO SHOT THE SEAMAN Or THE
INCONSTANT.—The marine who when on board her
Majesty's ship Inconstant, 36, shot a seaman dead,
at the peremptory command of Captain Shepherd,
has beendischarged the service on a pension, having
met with an accident in gunnery exercise by which
he lost his trigger finger. It should be stated that
the sailor was in the act of swimming ashore at San
L Francisco for the purpose of deserting. The marine
missed the man, and it was supposed designedly so,
, the first shot, and was ordered on pain of instant
death to render his second shot effective. The poor
fellow obeyed his orders too fatally, although the
seaman was a long distance from the ship.
Commander Samuel Sparshott (1818) died in the
early part of the week. The late Commander Spar-
shott was appointed Deputy-Comptroller of the
Coast Guard in May, 1827, and continued to dis-
charge the duties of his office from that period up till
within a short time of bis demise. There are already
numerous candidates in the field for the desirable
vacancy, and rumour has given it to Captain Jer-
ningham ; but for what reason we cannot imagine,
unless it be thought that a captain might fill the
situation in a more efficient manner than a com-
mander ; but we are of opinion that in this in-
stance precedent should prevail, and a vigilant active
commander be selected for the appointment.

MINING INTELLIGENCE:
(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
There has been a little more animation in the
however, in dividend mines,
that state, others being much
amnads market this
those
approaching week, chiefly,
to that
neglected except by their chief supporters. Caution is
very neeessary, and, by using it in the careful selection
of good and promising mines, investments might be
made in many with the prospect of remunerating results.
In the Metal Market, Copper moves off steadily, and
the quotations are well maintained. English Lead re-
mains the same as last. Part of the late arrivals of
Spanish has been sold at 15/. 17s. 6d., duty paid. British
Tin is very satisfactory: appearances indicating a rise in
price. Foreign has also been much imquired for, and
sales effected to a fair extent. Tin Plates have been
greatly dealt in.
In the Bullion Market-Mexican and South American
dollars, buyers at 4s. 10-id. per oz. Spanish pillar dollars,
ss. Oil per oz. United States dollars, 4s. lop. per oz.
Bar silver containing gold, all gold above 5 grs. in the
pound to be paid for, ss. Old. per oz. standard. Bar
silver without gold, ss. Oid. per oz. standard. Bar gold,
775. 9d. per oz. standard. Fine cake, ss. sd. per oz.
American gold, 765. 2d. per oz.
At the North Roskear meeting, on Monday, the ac-
counts for August and September showed-Balance from
the last account, 1,6891. 13e. 3d.; ores sold, 4,560/. lls. 2d.
=6,250/. 4s. sd. Mine costs and merchants' bills,
3,6781. ss. 5d.; by dividend of 5/. per share (7001.):
leaving balance in favour of adventurers, 1,8711. 195.
At Wheal Lovel meeting, on the 7th inst., a dividend
of 2/. per share was declared.
At Unity Consols Mine meeting, on Monday, the ac-
counts showed-Lessee's balance of contract, 9591. 3s.
11d.; calls, W. H. Gray, 1021.; copper ore sold, 2931.
17s. 7d. sss 1,355/. ls. 6d.-Balance last account, 484/.
19s. 9d.; office and other expenses, 18/. 16s. Bd.; tin
dues, Si. 15s. Id,; merchants' bills, two months, 235/.
Bs. Bd.; labour cost for August, 2361. 17s. 6d.; Septem-
ber, 2341. 9s. 5d.; leaving balance to next account,
138/. 14s. sd.
At the North Wheal Trelawny (Quithiock) meeting,
at the Tamar Inn, Calatock, on Wednesday, the ac-
counts showed-Balance from the end of July last,
101. 18s. 4d.; by call received of Is. per share, 53/. =
631. 18s. 4d.-Mine cost for August, 15/. 4s. 7d.; Sep-
tember, 171. 3s. 10d.; leaving balance in favour of ad-
venturers, 311. 9s. 11d. The accounts were passed, and
a call of Is. per share was made.
At the East Wheal meeting, on Wednesday, the ac-
counts for the past two months were presented, amounting
to 79/., but not passed, in consequence of the purser
having left the company and gone to America.
At Trethevy Mine meeting, on Monday, the accounts
showed-August cost, 150/. 7s. 2d. ; September, 1621.
9s. ; subsist to shaf:men :for October, 121. ; Drew and
Co., for timber, 1331. 3s. 3d. ; Bone and Co., coal, 39/.
Oa. 3d. ; lessees, 120/.=6161. 1 ls. 5d.-Balance in hand
last account, 17/. 19s. ld. ; calls received, 4431. 2s. 6d.,
leaving balance against the the mine, 1551. 9s. 10d. A
call of 17s. 6d. per share was made.
At the Caradon Vale Mice meeting, on Monday, the
accounts showed-Balance due last account, 2341. 19s.
4d., cost for August, 1111. 75. 3d.; September, 128/.
Is. 7d.-----4741. Bs. 2d. Calls received, 215/. 23. 6d.: leav-
ing balance against the mine, 2591.55. Bd. A call of ss.
per share was made.
At the East Wheal Reeth bi-monthly meeting, on
Wednesday, a call of 105. per share was made. The
accounts showed 1041. 55. received from calls since last
meeting, which, with balance of 1251. 12s. 2d. then in
hand, made 229/. 17s. 2d.-The payments amounted to
1831. 17s. 10d.: leaving a balance in favour of adven-
turers of 45/. 19s. 4d. But on a comparison between
the total assets and liabilitiet, there was a deficiency of
141/. 19s. 4d. against the mine, in consequence of which
the call was made, which will clear off the debts, and
leave a sufficient balance to meet the necessary contin-
gencies.
At Herodsfoot Mine 'meeting, on Thursday, the ac-
counts for the quarter showed a loss of 543/. 118. lid.,
occasioned by a failure in some of the levels, the stamps
being partly idle for want of water, and a redaction of
21. per ton on the ore sold. A call of 10s. per share was
made.

At Warleggan Consols Mine meeting, on Tuesday, the
accounts showed-Balance per last statement, 158/. 9s.
Id.; calls received, 2211. 17s. 6d.; sale of ore, 9/. Ils. ld.;
suspense account, 301.=4191. 17s. Bd.-Labour cost for
July and August. 75/. 2s. Bd.; materials, 41/. 35.; sala-
ries at the mine, 27/. 65.; petty expenses and cart hire,
71. 19s. 5d.; machinery on account, 1204; deputation to
the mine, 171 ; secretary's salary in London, two
months, 161. 13s. 4d.; petty expenses, 2/. 133. 11d.;
leaving balance to next account, 1121. 9s. 4d.; arrears
due on second call, Ist December, 1850, 321 103.; on
third, due 3d April last, 311. 2s. 6d.; fourth due Ist
August, 187/. 105.=3634 I Is. 10d.; out of which,
arrears of call (914) has been since received.
At West Phoenix Mine meeting, on Monday, the ac-
counts showed-Balance last account, 2101. 3s. 1 Id.;
costs for August, 1681. 15s. Id; September, 1541. 14s.
6d.; paid Duchy for one year's rent to Michaelmas, 251.;
engineer's fee on erecting an engine, 221. 105.=.581/.
3s. 6d.-Calls paid, 5191.; showing balance against the
mine, 621. 3s. 6d. A call of 11. per share was made pay-
able in ten days.
At Wheal Gill meeting, on Monday, the accounts
showed-August cost-sheet, 140/. ls.; September, 971.
175.; deed of extra piece of greund absolutely necessary
201.; sundries per account, 46/,; carriage of engine from
Wheal Ruby to Penryn, 50/ ; labour and charges there,
271. 18s. 4d.; carriage ditto to Wheal Gill, 601.; charges
thereon, 104=451/. 16s. 4d.-Balance last account, 481.
13,. 9d.; calls received, 349/.; leaves balance against the
mine, 45/. 2s. 7d. A call of 14 per share was made,
payable in ten days.
At Great Sheba Consols meeting, on Monday, the
accounts showed-Cost for Aug., 1291. 19s. I Id.; Sept.,
158/. 133. 4d.; paid Nicholls and Co., on account of
wheel, pumps, and machinery, 4001; paid P. Hambly,
for materials bought at Caradon United sale, 11/. 2s. 441.=
699/, 15s. 7d.-Balance last account, 561. Bs.; calls re-
ceived, 5271.: leaving a balance against the mine of
1161. 7s. 7d. A call of 153. per share was made, payable
in ten days.
At Pendarves and St. Aubyn Mines bi-monthly meet-
ing, on Monday, the accounts showed-Aug., labour cost,
1561. 9s. 9d.; Sept., 130/. Os. 6d.; merchants' bills,
173/. 9s. 4d.; office expenses, 10/. 185.=4701. 17s. 7d.-
Balance last account, 2181. 15s. 10d.• calls, 1261. 155.:
leaves a balance against the mine, 125/ 6s. 9d.-less ar-
rears of calls now due, 121/. 17s. 6d. A call of 2s. 6d.
per share was made.
During the week shares have changed hands in Alfred
Consols, Butterdon, Bradford, Venton, Treviskey, South
Tamar, Bronfloyd, St. Aubyn and Grylis, West Provi-
dence, Merllyn, Trevelyan, Mary Ann, Wheal Seaton,
Bryntail, Kilbricken, Great Bryn, Trelawny, Gallt-y-
Maen, Trenault, West Wheal Rose, North Trelawny,
West Callington, Busparvo, Wheal Goiden, Samson,
Peter Tavy and Mary Tavy, Carn Valley, Calstock
United, Mary Emma, Mining Company of Ireland,
Nant-y-Car, Dymgwm, Allt-y-Crib, Wheal Franco,
West United Hills, East Pool, Carvannannall, Wheal
Reoth, West Damsel, and West Seton.
In Foreign Mines, the transactions have been but few
-viz-, in Cobre, United Mexican, and Worthing.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.

The Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers
have; awarded the following premiums for the session
1850-51:

1. A Telford medal, in silver, to Samuel Clegg, jun.,
M. Inst., C. E., for his,paper "On Foundations, Natural
and Artificial:'
2. A Telford medal: in silver, to Matthew Digby
Assoc."
Building.t.C. for his paper " On the Con-
o
sWtryuacttito, Assoc.
of the the Exhibition of the
Works of Industry of all Nations
to Henry Swinburne,
3. A Telford medal, in silver,in i n 1851. "
s
Walls at Penmaen
for his paper, "Account of the Sea
Mawr, on the line of the Cheater and Holyhead
Railway."
4. A Telford medal, in silver, to George Barclay
Bruce, M. Inst. C. E., fur his paper, " Description of
the
Bridge built over the River Tweed, on the lino of
the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway,"
5. A Telford medal, in silver, to John Hughes,
Assoc. Inst. C. E., for his piper " On the Pneumatic
method adopted in Constructing the Foundations of the
new Bridge across the Medway, at Rochester."
6. A Telford medal, in silver, to William Price
Struve, M. Inst. C. E., for his paper " On the Ven-
tilation of Collieries, theoretically and practically con-
sidered."
7. A Telford medal, in silver, to Alfred Vincent
Newton, for his paper, " An inquiry into the nature
of Patent Law Protection, with a view to the better ap-
preciation and security of the inventor's rights."
inscribed,
suncil premium of books, suitably bound and
~,,,a to
_Joseph Glynn, M. Inst. C. E., for his
Paper,
Egypt:, u the Ilithmus of Suez, and the Canals of

9. A council premium of books, suitably bound
and inscribed, to Thomas Evans Blackwell, M. Inst.
C. E., for his paper, " Results of a series of practical
experiments on the discharge of water by overfills.
10. A council premium of books, suitably bound and
inscribed, to James Leslie, M. Inst. C. E., for his paper,
" Proposal for a mode of computation whereby flood-
water may be excluded from a set of gaugings."
11. A council premium of books, suitably bound
and inscribed, to Henry Carr. Assoc. Inst. C. E., for
his drawings illustrating his paper, " Description of
two bridges over the River Don and canal, Etc., at
Sprotbro', near Doncaster."

CELEBRATION OF THE REPEAL
OF THE WINDOW TAX.
On Thursday a dinner in celebration of the repeal of
the window-tax took place at the Albion Hall, Ham-
mersmith, Viscount Duncan, M.P., in the chair.
The cloth having been removed,
The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Queen," and inter
alia said it had sometimes been said that the monarchy
was an expensive institution ; but it was his duty to
tell them that our Saxon ancestors had set apart a
property—and a very large property it was—which,
if properly applied, would maintain the Sovereign in
dignity and splendour. On the accession of each So-
vereign that property was made over to the manage-
ment of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and
of the House of Commons; and if, up to the present
time, it had not yielded enough for the efficient sup-
port of the monarchy the House of Commons were to
blame for it.—(Cheers.) If that property were, as
he trusted it soon would be, well and truly adminis-
tered, there would from that source be sufficient to
maintain the Sovereign without—(The rest of the
sentence was lost in cheers.)
In proposing the toast of" Prince Albert,"
The CHAIRMAN said they were met there that day
to celebrate the repeal of the window-tax; and cer-
tainly that Crystal Palace, over which the Prince
presided was a most appropriate monument of the repeal
of the window-tax. He (the Chairman) had sur-
veyed it, and could not help saying that if the Com-
missioners at Somerset House had levied the window-
tax there in the mode they were accustomed to do, it
would have made a very large hole in the Exhibition
surplus. Indeed, had the window-tax been then in
existence, the Crystal Palace could not have been
raised, or if raised, it could not have been inhabited.
To the toast of "The Army," Captain REED re-
turned thanks. To that of " The Navy," Captain
HooD.

Mr. SIMPSON proposed the toast of the evening,
" The health of the Noble Chairman." He had great
pleasure in proposing that toast, connected as it was
with the repeal of the window- tax. As in Hammer-
smith they had been the first to work for the repeal
of the window-tax, so they were the first to tender
their thanks to the Noble Lord. He wished they had
more such men in the House of Commons. There
were plenty who could make good speeches, full of
sound, signifying nothing, but very few like Viscount
Duncan, who attacked this monstrous evil, and who,
like his great ancestor, bound his colours to the mast,
and said, "No surrender." Victory had crowned his
efforts, and they were there to celebrate the victory.
Lord DUNCAN, M.P., in returning thanks, said that
he was a stranger to every individual in that room.
It was true, as had been said by his friend Mr. Simp-
son, that he was selected to lead in the cause of the
repeal of the window-tax—(Cheers)—but it was not
to be supposed that to his efforts alone its repeal was
owing. He had also to tender his thanks to many
friends whom he bad had assisting him, both in and
out of the House of Commons ; he had to tender his
thanks to the gentlemen of the metropolitan districts,
and to their Members, who were never absent when
their presence could be of any assistance.--(Cheers.)
Without this aid he could have done but little in the
House of Commons; and to many of the metropolitan
Members he owed a deep sense of obligation for their
kindness and advice to him on various occasions ;
especially he was pleased to find himself sitting with
the Noble Lord (Lord R. Grosvenor) on his right.
In the year 1848, when he had brought forward the
question of the window-tax, he was, as usual,
opposed by the then Government with every man
they had, but his Noble Friend, at that time
a member of the Government, rose in his place, and
announced that this tax was intolerable.—(Cheers.)
No speech that evening gave him (Lord Duncan)
greater satisfaction, for it was well known that his
Noble Friend was a real sanitary reformer. Lord
Duncan next entered upon a history of the movement, '
stating that in the year 1845, just before Parliament
met, a large meeting had been held in Bath, which
was attended by gentlemen of all shades of opinion ;
that at this meeting they had instructed him with re-
spect to the grievance of which they had to complain,
and that after all he had found the effects in fact worse
than they had been described to him by these his
constituents.—(Cheers.) He showed the progress he
had gradually made in the House of Commons; he
said, amid cheers, that he had made it a rule never to
bring forward a motion in that House without press-
ing it on to a division • and that he had done so in
the session of 1845. Hie was defeated by a majority of
46, but the very next morning leading articles appeared
in the public press remarking that a few more such
victories and the question would be carried.—(Hear.)
In 1846 and 1847 all attention was bestowed on
the corn-laws, and the window-tax had no chance.
In 1850 the Government had but a majority of three
against him ; and then came the year 1851, with its
memorable surplus of 1,150,0001. Then, at last, they
repealed the window-tax. For seven long years the
battle had been fought, and it was only because their
arguments were totally unanswerable that the battle
was ultimately won. After some further observa-
tions, in which his Lordship contended that this was
the age of progress, he said it was the duty of those
who were called the aristocracy (it was very difficult
to define who were the aristocracy) to lead, and not
to follow.—(Cheers )
Mr. KENNEDY, in very laudatory terms, proposed
the health of their representatives, Lord R. Grosvenor
and Mr. B. Osborne, of whom the former was pre-
sent. There had been no cause of progress in which
Mr. B. Osborne—(Hisses)—had not been as well as
Lord R. Grosvenor.—(Cheers.) He, therefore, pro-
posed them both.
Lord R. GROSVENOR, M.P. replied. The Noble
Lord said that during the six years he had repre-
sented that great and important metropolitan county
he had nowhere received a more candid considera-
tion than there, in that electoral district in which
they were assembled.—(Hear.) He naturally con-
curred in the propriety of doing honour to his Noble
Friend, for he had been witness of the zeal, ability,
talent, and tact, which his Noble Friend had em-
ployed upon that occasion. His Lordship made some
further remarks upon the window-tax, which were
most favourably received, and concluded by stating
that he was sorry for the absence of his Hon. Col-
league, who, he was sure, regretted it.
Mr. SERLE proposed " The Visitors."
Mr. GASKELL replied.
Various other toasts followed before the company
dispersed.