The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-30 00:00:00

ANKRUPTCY,—(THIS DAY.)
EX PARTE
removo',AWRANCE applied to his Honour for an order to
Court 11''' Proceedings in bankruptcy 'roan the District
Was of Bankruptcy to this court. The application
:tads under the new Act, which gives power in such
merly Cayes o
exthe. Lo.ndon Commissioners the same as for-
Gentlemanreiscdy the Vice-Chancellor. The Learned
I founded his application on an affidavit by the
being that the debts amounted to 12,5001., 8,0001.
beung due to London, and about 2,0001. to Irish and other
hlles represented y London firms, and the Birming-
ien and eountr 2,2001. ,r, y creditors only amounted to about
the brae assignees were therefore anxious to have
s
the
.abe brought to London, the matter being serious,
o bankrupt would be charged with fraudulent prefer-
beforelt would be shown that the bankrupt, shortly
of 2 thf' Petition, had obtained goods tog he 21.41011 t
,0004 from a Loudon house, d imme-
de.T.elY handed them over to another house in liqui-
doil_inryn,of previous accounts, and that in fact. his mode of
ditt.2.l nosiness had Leen to obtain goods in, and imme:
hand them over in satisfaction of dishonoured
be h 2. A 8 all these parties resided in London, it would
and-ethea'sarY that all the parties should be examined,e
Bi • e Pont° would be very great to take them t
ralingham
Rid
oNouR said the wishes of the creditors ought to
e");° treat weight, but this application wee made by theie
11"65-igneeR, and bonported only by the affidavit of t
‘4;ountant. .r,
high!accountants of the court as a class
tbtreeiti4:y respectable body of men, but at the salmi/
pith (his Honour) must have proof of the geeer,
..:cfbtuhte, creditors, and he would then make the order.
tO'Lnr "NS RANCE said his partner, Mr. Flews, was out of
a, he had attended a meeting of creditors
%re resolution to re move had been agreed on
:,?,a it should be made to that effect.
•Lte case Stood over for that purpose.
TNP
INAUGURATION OF THE
To.SIIERIFFS OF LONDON.—(THIS DAY.)
da
or y Y the inauguration of the Sheriffs of the city
,%eLo for the ensuing year took place. At one
filse.ek the civic authorities formed themselves into
.pro-
briZ ,14. " Guildhall, and proceeded to Blackfriars-
wiat'rt they took water for Westminster. The
co..e.Equer Court was unusually crowded on this °m
Aa-
% ", end the
rty, Cursitor Baron having received the civic
= The Recorder, in a highly complimentary speech,
IntroducedtheL the two gentlemen who had been elected to
surievalty for the ensuing year—Thomas Cotterell,
citizen and eorawainer, and James Swift, Esq.,
igrob and spectacle-maker.
he'nue Cursitor Baron (Mr. Bankes) briefly replied that
f
,1441.1e6t5r concurred in the choice the citizens o
r11,"_°11 had made.
auaalrofonrmhauvliangof suit and service (counting nailsh
no reuelVi g wood) was then gone through, and t
1 It
I;lecit
is; ours
been invited to the banquet this.
WhieTs._ the precession returned in the same ordet.
%ph' ''"eY had gone. The equipages of the Sheriffs,
tatiogn.era moat magnificent, elicited the highest admi-

OF NEW COLOURS TO
130aTser THE 7TH REGIMENT.
ttfterM --013 TR, MONDAY.—At two o'clock this
uF"I the proceedings incident to the presentation
sa irt of new colours to the 7th Regiment of Royal
eersi now quartered in this garrison, corn-
fot_ilee_d on the Governor's-green, adjoining the Plat-
eennl Batter, at the end of the High-street. A large
ine.cni"urse of people assembled to witness the impos-
theereereeeoy, for whom, from the confined space,
eolee was barely sufficient room for observation. The
witetirs were the gift of Lady Augusta Fitzclarence,
k: of the Lieutenant-Governor of the garrison,
angcji°r-General Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, G.C.H.,
eint the old colours of the 7th regiment were also pre-
Ler,edby her Ladyship, twenty-two years since,
the Frederick being at that time in command of
th regiment, which was quartered at Gibraltar.
Queens set ' of colours consisted of two, the
00colour and the regimental colour,
the latter the following actions and cam-
rale •
itselfln which the regiment has distinguishec,i,
u 61ring marked—" Martinique," " Talavera,
`` jev"11"ro," " Badajoz," " Salamanca," " Victoria,"
nees " Orthes," " Toulouse," and the "Pe-
ttle-`"a• On the arrival of the Lieutenant-Governor
the regiment formed into line and saluted, alter which
f• escort, consisting of the right division of the re-
el.l9ent, advanced to receive the new colours. The
thrMent then formed into three sides of a square,
eer,regimental drums being placed in the centre to
teka a desk for the officiating clergyman, the Rev.
retZliner, garrison chaplain. The escort wheeling
the formed the fourth side of the square, in which
eith Ldieutenant-Governor, Lady Fitzclarence, and
Th:rikliaving the right of admission, were assembled.
ertti.e"aplain then read the customary services, cense-
tlarlng the new colours ; after which Lady Fitz-
presell; ce formally presented them to the regiment, ex-
greftsCef to Colonel Yea, the commanding officer, the
br P-easure she felt in having the opportunity of
denting new colours to the 7th a second time. Col.
ttlenar returned thanks to her Ladyship for the honour.
tne erred
h Upon the regiment, assuring her that it was
oefic,,tgat would be thoroughly appreciated by all the
_men, including the colonel of the regi-
Prot, Lieutenant-General Sir E. Blakeney, who was
14:::er:teacal ciby official duties in Ireland from being pre-
thathad
that occasion. He referred to the connexion
reti,uad ex's:ei between the 7th and Lord Fitzeli-
Ivitile:Jme which was remembered by the regiment
the greatest pleasure and satisfaction. The new
ene:urs were trooped in front of the regiment, the old
" ii'hib,eint; moved away, the band playing the tune of
tl.eis‘' Lang Syne." Having marched before the
4,,enant• Governor in slow and quick time, his
spethip addressed the regiment in an animated
li,,h.eeo, recounting their history and the actions in
th they
already
% attained, should any occasion require
tri to do so, its
our and if possible make an addition to
the • Some sports of a rural character concluded
business and pleasures of the day.

Tut
of th CHINAMAN or THE JIINK.—At the opening
e Ellainition, the Chinese Barnum, now in London with
siaolilluki cut a conspicuous figure; and there were stories
114' more or less true, of his having been mistaken for a
favou4no—admitted to a place in the procession—and even
sitter red with the smiles of royalty. The Hong Kong Re-
tie (July 15) is amusingly wroth, and " can hardly tell
441 they or not to laugh or be angry" at the " stupid igno-
esfitee: of the English newspapers. " Hessing," says the
pkilar. between a laugh and a cry, " is, or rather was, a ship-
Vitk er! W hampoa reach," and, when hob-and-nobbiug
‘tueen Victoria and the Duke," was doubtless laughing
44;4418 sleeve at the stupid fankweis (or red-haired devils)."
41ish Yet, "philosophy coming to the aid of our irate brother,
tatcleo we come to reflect on the many gracious presents
I,ity e 1,,, to Tom Thumb by her Majesty and the female nobi-
say nothing of the slobbering and kissing of that
asoulportion, we cannot help thinking that our indignation
lama " ,h.ave been wrong ;as a full-fed, well-grown China-
aulP-painter though he be, is a more worthy object of
104 iration than the most wonderful dwarf ever bleat with 'a
gipittidi' of 214 feet."
3,41, Luau LINEN TRADE.—Several samples of
4,144 of this year's flax have already been brought to market,
%lit" all hands the quality is said to be much superior to
bett eXhibited at the same season last year. The fibre yields
etroer ha going through the hackles, and the thread is much
tiger when spun. The yarn market since Friday last has
eetk al
old roogt altogether spinners keeping firm at
;tad rateA, and manufacturers desiring to keep stock light,
eleulefesing to buy except to meet immediate demand. The
fee -Markets have not varied much as to prices, though the
noirtiag Appears somewhat improved. Drills are more in-
priced after, and diapers went off freely at Lurgan at fair
ss,.F. Lawns are very dull, and so also is 4-4 cloth, which
kis° i.ately largely purchased to meet the home trade. The
rest' continental advices do not present any new feature as
as reta the trade. Flax is now coming freely to the local
of tPirevincial markets, and brings excellent prices.—Banner
cum
at Toe letters from Smyrna, dated the 12th inst.,
e that figs continued to arrive. The quality was gene-
sk 3' good, and the weather having been favourable it was
kol'reheted that the crop would be abundant. There was not
th" in oium, and prices were rather weaker. No
mge of consequpence had occurred in cotton.
4uriti e accounts of the state of trade in the provinces
cheater the past week show diminished activity at Meli-
lo, . Owing to the doubts entertained as to the future
"g.
tig4: `1 Prices in the cotton market. At Nottingham the
tid" of increasing prosperity continue strikingly observable,
tio4 a large home demand and extensive orders from Ame-
con RPPear as the results of the cheapness of manufacture
of 3equest upon improved processes. With the exception
ktl few framework knitters it is said there is scarcely a ca-
-4,,,. and out of employ. Notwithstndin the Australian
kB, t hhe woollen markets are without indications of return-
Wl:nation. In the iron trade the tendency to revival is
of Maintained, and the prosperity in the various branches
roNlustry at Birmingham is still general. The Irish linen
shows little alteration, but prices have been slightly
more firm.
xTuecTsoie or VESTIVIIIS.—The projected plan for
ottTignishing Vesuvius, which appears to have been seri-
of thY entertained, is based on a gross fallacy. The proposers
tlist:e undertaking contemplating reclaiming the dangerous
14 -"eta in the vicinity of the volcano by turning a canal
4:rater into its crater. Now, it is to water that geologists
I,4i'llbute the excitement of volcanos. Potassium blazes in
1* while decomposing it, and red hot iron plunged in
waterrle causes explosions. Volcanoes in action exist generally
t4tr the sea; extinct volcanoes are inland where water is
ie adjacent. These facts seem to have been hidden from
eye of the projector of the wild scheme.
Rkr. liumE, M.P.—This Parliamentary veteran, a
Presentative of our city in fernier - days, arrived at the i
Tonal Hotel on Tuesday, from paying a brief visit to Mr.
Maryculter House. Mr. Hume, who is accompanied
D'rriska% daughter, intends, we learn, after a day or two, to '
4Eceed on a northern tour, for the benefit of his health.—
erdeen Journal.
LkSGoW, SEPT. 27.—Cotton.—We have had a
o, et Market for cotton wool during the week. and prices, it
Ythlog are a shade weaker. The stock of cotton in the
arket '
Ito. was taken on Thursday, and amounts to 24,500 bales,
is 25,700 at the same period last year. The home trade
pares
active, and a fair business is doing in goods and
at former rates. Pig Iron—Since our last report the
o; iron market has rallied considerably, and a fair amount
lylleiness has been done towards the close of the week.
3g398 the market closed firmly; sellers of f. o. b. warrants
Z9ZJII. 6d. • No. 1 g. m. b., azainst order, or bill of lading,
6d.; No. 3, 395.; No. 1, Gartsherrie, 41s. 6d.
thliktrangements have been made by the Post-office
1 ot°,l and after Thursday next, the mails from Scotland,
hours and the North of England shall reach London two
tests earlier than heretofore. This benefit will be (la-
Moreover, without any change in the time of start-
ist",„'„ezcept in the case of the Scotch mail, which will lecm
glitz even half an hour later.