The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-24 00:00:00

POLY TECHNIC INSTITUTION.

From time immemorial, from the earliest to the latest
periods of scientific research, the principle, called fire,
seems to have engaged the attention of mankind, and we
are not surprised to find Mr. J. H. Pepper's lectures on
this subject still well attended at the Royal Polytechnic.
Prometheus 'stole fire from Heaven (perhaps was an
electrician), but he might have spared himself the danger
of seeking celestiall
of
the wonders
could he have had a glim-
mering idea
th. of modern science, and
the ease with which
wets agent may be derived from
followedhis varied
the lecturer with
terrestrial matter.
wateri varied experiments. Fire
;much pleasure through,
and
evokn fire; perfectly cold
water,
prwiucing
matrials by contact
pwu ar attendant of the
until we alasest
the element oxygen, the most go lheat and light ;
'tl;skedorokurselves, how can
watildh safety? But all passed off
chemist, performing its untirin
lookedsor22ue
couch fire
ohurned
he with
produced dread,
well, and the tires were succeeded by the
°
the very antipodes, or antagonists of fire. opposite agents,
Meter, the old
i
enemy of combustion, was shown to be useless n man
'd
v
cases, but the exclusion or" oxygen (what is termed
smothering flame) quickly extinguished fire; end, errne—
, finally,
an invisible agent—gas—called carbonic acid, on the
principle of Phillips's Fire Annihilator, which was
apcken of most favourably, completely assured us that
fire-engines are not the only weapons to be employed
against fire. And bore the lecturer concluded with very
satisfactory evidence of the delight of his audience.

"MUNIFICENT DONATION IN SUPPORT OF ROMAN
CATllorlcts3l.—The inhabitants of the village of Oldcoats,
rear Blythe, and also of the surrounding neighbourhood, have
been astounded by Edward Chaloner, Esq., of Goldthorpe,
giving upwards of an acre and a half of ground in a field
South of Oldcoates, whereon to erect a Roman Catholic
daurch, a house for the priest, a school, and'a burial-ground.
That gentleman has also, we hear, invested 4,000/. towards
ita completion. Messrs. Weightman and. Hadfield are tO be
tho axclutect4.—'2Vattin96,2l4 aticzrdirot.

CAS-ZZGET AND COILE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price
Annum, Share.
----- ----1 -...•
,X. s. 5. A. s. d.
British ---- - - .. 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Ditto Provincial-- 11. 83. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
Brixhton • • .......... 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London ...... 6/. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
Continental Consolldat. 925. ,75 0 0 31 5 0 -
Equitable-- -•••• •• bos, i5O 0 9 50 0 0 -
Imperial ............ 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70%
Independent ......... 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 48
London- ............ - 50 0050 0 oDitto... --
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 210 0 -
Phoenix . ............ 4%1. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28%
Ratcliff .... . ........ 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General ...... 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15
Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 46
Ditto, New ........ 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9%
Liar OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name Of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- --
Bank of Scotland
71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 179
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 200
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank cl. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank •• •••• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 173
Eastern Bank - ...• • • 61. percent. 25 ti 0 10 0 91. 4s.
Edlnb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 4%
Exehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15
National Bank 6% per cent. 150 0 0 10 0 0 15
North of Scotland Bank 5/.percent. 20 0 0 210 0 21.125.
Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 130
Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 89
Western Beak- ... •• • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Alliance Fire and Life vi%l.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20N
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0, 10 0 0 23
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 39
Colonial Life - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11.15 q,
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 • 20%
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2%
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 21. 5:3
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 248.6 d
North British Insur..• 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 26
Scottish Union Insrnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 '23;. Id
Standard Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 10
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 .17s 6d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Name of Company. Dividend Amountper of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
----- --..-.
--.,..
Z. s. d. X. a. 4.
Alum Tea .......... - 20 0 0 20 0 0 5
kuctien M art ........ 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 28
Australian Agriculturl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15
Australian Trust •• .. 6/. per cent.l - 35 0 0 21
tnglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 103. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20%
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 6
British American Land - -- 38 10 0 -
Canada
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. - - -
Ditto ditto .... 61. per cent. - - InB
City Navigation Bondi; 3} per cent. - - 96
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 91%
Equitable Reversienry 5 p.c. & bs. 5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 100%
Ditto New .... .... - 50 0 0 - 50%
Gee.SteamNavigation 11. Ils. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28%
Hudson's Bay.. -.. • • - Stock. - 204
llungerford ...... -.. 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0, 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
,
Russell Institution.... ,
- - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr&Orient.Stm. 81. per cant. 50 0 0 50 0 0 72
Recarsl
mlonaaurystlenam.
t. 5...
oc. 441.1;
.prshcaernet..
110000
00 00
116000
00
00 L9si
Rovy
South Australian ••••• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24
Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0029 0 0 -

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[The following appeared in our Third Edition of
Saturday_:—]

PUBLIC WOOL SALES.
There is an important sale in progress this evening,
comprising 1,845 bales, of which 18 bales are from the
estates of the South Australian Company. There are
likewise 422 bales of Australian, 325 of Van Dieman's
Land, 315 of Port Philip, 697 of Cape, 10 of Merino, 24
of East India, 17 of Italian, 17 of German.
Australian has realised Bd. and 94d. to Is. 2id. for
skin, and is. to Is. Sd. for sheep's clean; Port Philip
sheep's clean:ls. sid. to Is. 7d., lambs',is. sd. to 18.80.;
Fleece and pieces, Is. 4d., and locks and pieces, I Id.
Sydney hoggett, Is. 7id. to Is. Bd., and scoured,
Is. 7 to Is. Bd. Scoured skin, Is. 4id.
Van Dieman's Land slipe and skin Is. to ls. 4d.; slipe
fleece Is. 44d.; ditto lambs' Is. 3d.; scoured lambs'
pickings Is. tiid.; clean sheep's I Id. to Is. 7d.; and
lambs' 11 id. to ls. 7d.; locks Is. Old. to Is. lid.; hand-
washed, is. 3d.; Italian, Bid. to 9id. and Is. ld.
The attendance was very thin.

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PAUPERS IN SCOTLAND.—The fifth annual of the Board of Supervision for the
relief of the poor in Scot-
land, shows a gratifying diminution in the pauperism of that
country. From the passing of the Scotch Poor-law Amend-
ment Act, in 1845, there had been a steady increase in the
amount and cost of pauperism up to last year, when the
destitution began to ebb. On the 14th hlay, 1849, 106,434
persons were on the register of regular poor ; at th® same
date in 1350, there were only 101,454 ; of casual poor re-
lieved on the same day in 1840, there were 95,686 ; in
Sc the
number had sunk to 53,070. In 1845 there were 230 Scoteh
which provided for the poor by assessment, and
6psaorisbhyesvolantary contributions •; in 1850, the former class
bad risez to 644, and the latter dwindled to 236.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
OUT-PENSION OF GREENWICH HOSPlTAL—Licu-
tenant Charles Hawkins (1807) has been nominated by
Sir Francis Baring to the out-pension of Greenwich
Hospital. This officer saw some good service during
the war, he was mate of the Pickle when she brought
home the dispatches of Lord Collingwoud relative to the
battle of Trafalgar, he was subsequently wounded at the
capture of La Favourite privateer, and was promoted
for the gallautry he displayed on this occasion. We
have great pleasure in tendering our congratulations t)
the First Lord of the Admiralty for his discrimination
in selecting so deserving an officer for the vacancy
placed at his disposal.
FLAG LIEUTENANT TO SIR GEORGE SEYMOUR.—
We understand that Lieutenant G. E. K. Gore (1843)
has declined the appointment of Flag Lieutenant to
the newly-appointed Commander•in-Chief of the West
Indies. The gallant oficer, from his standing and po-
sition as Flag Lieutenant to Commodore Eden, has
claims for his previous services which justify him in
expecting speedy promotion, without waiting for casual
vacancies on a foreign station.
RELIEF TO THE WINDBOUND MERCHANTMEN.—The
Admiralty have ordered the 60-gun screw line•of-battle
ship Hogue, Captain Macdougall, to proceed from Cork
to the Chops of the Channel for the relief, with water
and provisions, of the homeward-bound trading vessels;
and the Admiralty have further ordered that in future
the Rogue is to cruise in the Chops of the Channel at all
times when the wind has been blowing from the eastward
for 24 hours.
THE ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE CALLIOPE.—Mr.
Trickett, of the factory department, has submitted to
the Admiralty a proposition for fitting capstan bars, so
as to avoid the possibility of such accidents as occurred
on board the Calliope, 26, with such fatal and serious
consequences.
AGENT OF MAILS TO THE CAPE.—Commander J.
F. B. Wainwright (1849) has been nominated the Ad-
miralty agent in charge of the next mails by the screw
steam-packet to the Cape of Good Hops.
LAUNCH OF THE MIRANDA.—The Miranda, paddle-
wheel steam-sloop, built from the approved design of
the Committee of Reference, of which Lord John Hay
was chairman, is ordered to be launched from Sheerness
dockyard March 18.
ANTICIPATED PROMOTION IN THE 81ST.—It is ex-
pected that a step will shortly take place in every rank
of this regiment.
ROYAL ARTILLERY REMOUNTS.—Captain Ormsby has
proceeded to Dublin, as Inspector of Remounts for the
field batteries of the Royal Artillery.
THE MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE NAVY.—We are
happy to be able to announce that the medical officers
of the navy stationed and resident in England, are about
to pay a most deserved compliment to Dr. F. G. Brown,
late of her Majesty's ship Howe, and to Dr. WWll-
liam, F.R.S., for their most disinterested exertions in ob-
taining for the junior medical officers of the service ward-
room rank, by inviting them to a banquet at the London
Tavern early in the month of May. We trust that this
demonstration will convince the guests on this occasion,
that their merits have been appreciated by the medical
officers of the navy. We shall be happy to receive tho
names of those gentlemen who may be desirous of serv-
ing as stewards, and we feel certain that there will be no
lack of good names, indeed we are already inundated
with applications from all parts of the kingdom.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal of this day.)
The downward tende.n.ly in prices of dividend mines,
as noticed last week, can scarcely be said to continue, but
the basiness transacted in them has been on a narrowed
scale. Possibly, an apprehension that the Bank would
still further raise the value of money by an increase in
the ra.te of discount, may have contributed to this effect,
altho ugh such a step, if contemplated, has been deferred.
It in: ty be remarked that dividend mine shares rule in
valu' 3 as high as 600/. each share, rendering the higher
grae .es of shares the most susceptible of a fluctuation in
pric s from nionkltary derangements. Regarding other
min I's) Tie W, or 1210, re or lose adyanced, a Tery tiatisfaoto.y