The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1859.

DINNER of the FRIENDS of the BALLOT.—
A PUBLIC DINNER of the Friends of the Ballot
will be held at the Albion Tavern, AldersOte-street, Lon•
don, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1859, at half-past 6 p.m.

The Hon. F. HENRY F. BERKELEY, H.P., will preside.

Major-Gen. Thompson, M.P. A. W. Young, Esq., M.P.
Sir Chas. Napier, M.P. John Locke, Esq., M.P.
Wm. Roupell, Esq., M.P. R. P. Collier, Esq., M.P.
Sir Rd. Bethel], M.P. Guildford On slow, Esq., M.P,
SirJ. V. Shelley, Bart., M.P. Sir J. S. Lillie, G.C.B.
Sir Thos. E. Perry, M.P. Mr. Serjeant Gaselee.
James Wyld, Esq., M.P. Mr. Serjeant Parry.
S. M. Greer, Esq., M.P. Mr. Serjeant Wooli•Ych.
A. S. Ayrton Esq.,•M.P. W. A. Wilkinson, Esq.
James Pilkington, Esq., M.P. Robert Charles, jun., Esq.
Frank Crossloy, Esq., M.P. Wm. Barnard, Esq.
Donald Nicoll, Esq., M.P. Edwd. Wilson, Esq., of Mcl-
W. H. Sykes, Esq., M.P. bourne (Victoria).
James White, Esq., M.P. E. C. Whitehurst, Esq.
And many other Members of Parliament and other gentle-
men are expected to attend.
Tickets, price Ll is., to be had of Mr. Wm. Wickham, Hon.
Secretary, Ballot Society's office, 5, Guildhall-chambers,
BaSing,hall-street, E.C.

1•
coNomy.—A TEN GALLON . CASK
(equal to Five Dozens) of the finest SOUTH AFRICAN
SHERRY, for Four Guineas, or 20s. per Dozen ; best PORT,
245. per Dozen. Cask or Bottles and Case included. Three
Dozens Carriage Free. HENEKEYS', ABBOTT, and Co.,
Importers, 22 and 23, High Holborn, London, W.C. Esta-
blished 1831.

HENEKEYS' COGNAC, a pure FRENCH
BRANDY, Pale or Brown, 20s. per Gallon ; 425. per
Dozen.
HENEKEYS'- LONDON ,BRANDY, Pale or Brown, 14s.
per Gallon ; 30s. per Dozen.
HENEKEYS' LONDON GIN, as from the Still and the
Strongest allowed, sweet or dry, 12s. per Gallon ; 265. per
Dozen. _

Packages to be returned within Three Months, .or charged
is. per Gallon. Six Gallons, the cask .included, and carriage
paid. . .
Country orders must contain a remittance.
gENEKEYS, 'ABBOTT, ANT, 'CO.,

Gray's Inn Distillery, 22 and 23, High Holborn, London, W.C.
Established 1831.

£56,667 for renewal of road, leaving a balance of £528,357.
To this sum is added £5,926 from the preceding half-year,
making the disposable balance £534,383. From this is de-
ducted £447,273;f0r dividend at the rate of 4i per cent. per
annum on the consolidated stock; £327 744 for dividend at 4
.
per cent. per annum on the £l2los. shares, £24,418 divi-
dend on the Huddersfield and Dewsbury stock, itnd£6,7so
dividend on the Coventry and Nuneaton stock, leaving a
balance of £23,196. The dividend warrants will be payable
on the 26th inst. _

XORTH-EASTERN. -
The report of the directois stated the disposable balance
of the Berwick revenue accoints, _after paying all pre-
ferential charges, amounts tu £169,322, out of which the,
directors recommend a dividend •on 'the ordinary stock
and shares of that section at -the rate of 41 per cent. per
annum, leaving £9,500. The disposable balance on the
York revenue account-amounts to £67,847; out of which a
dividend on the ordinary ,steck- of that section is recom-
mended at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, leaving
£3,469. The disposable balance of the Leeds account
amounts to 117,863, out of which -a dividend at the rate of
£2 7s. 6d. pet cent. per annum is recommended, leaving
£1,319. On the Thirsk aryl :Malian revenue account the
disposable balance is £1,2541 out of which a dividend at the
rate of 4 per cent. per annum is recommended, leaving £251,
all the dividends to be payable on. the I,st of. March. The
total sum received on share capital to the 31st of Decenther
last amounts to £14,871,031, nn debentures to £7,401,345,
and on debenture -stock to 1.617_137, making together
£22,333,526. The expenditule, • on_the Beywipl€ linos
amounted to £11,836,354, on'the York linesto £5,866,385;
on the Leeds lines to £2,678,891,c0il the Mahon-anti-:Di-if.'
field to £334,360,0n the Thirskand-Malton to £50,000$ ap.d,
on joint account to £1,696,358'; fotal £ .12,462,6692-lea:dug u
balance against the company of-£1:29,163% n) : :.; 3:11

LONDON ANMBLA.CIt.,VVAITT._" - =73.

The report of .the direciorsst7,i-e-ftlia-i)theigibrutO.to tike
credit of revenue for the half-year ending the 31st of De=
cember last amounts to £3OAB, and thaCafter:aduOline
£6,744 for interest, there remains -£23,792 -applicable. to
dividend. Out of this sum the direetoii ;propose "that a
dividend of 3s. 6d. per share be deClaiBcr:upon_ll:4l3l-2old.
shares, amounting to .L 19,098, and upon the 2.9pQ new
shares a dividend of 3s. 2d. pey share, amountiiirgte
The difference of 4d.,botween the dividends on the old and
new shares is in respect, of the final call on the latter, upon
which dividend has only accrued for three months.

THE NAVY.

A Malta correspondent, under date of the 7th
of Feb., announces, as being in Valetta Harbour on
that day, the Marlborough, 131 (bearinc, the flag of
Vice-Admiral A." Fanshawe, C. 8.), Captlin Lord F,
H. Kerr ; the Conqueror, 101, Captain H. R. Yel-
verton, C.B: ; the Centurion, 80,. Captain Sir G. N.
Broke, C.B. ; the Hibernia guardship (bearing the
flag of Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8.),
Captain the Hon. A. C. Hobart ; the gunboat
Boxer, Lieutenant S. P. Townsend, tender to the
Marlborough ; the paddlewheel steamvessels Me-
dina, Captain T. Spratt; the Recruit, 6, Commander
H. M‘Killop ; the Tartarus, Commander A. L.
Mansell ; the Hearty tug steamer ; and the Caradoc
steam despatch- vessel, Lieutenant C. M. Buckle ;
also the Ce3arewiteh, Russian- line-of battle ship,
Captain Stoffregers ; and the Lagenbjelke,. Swedish
corvette, Captain -Gt Indebeton.
Her Majesty's steamer Euryalus, having on board
his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, left Malta har-
bour on the 3d inst. for Candia and-Alexandria.
Her Majesty's frigate Severn, .50, which was
launched at Chatham a short 'time since, and at-
tached to the reserve, is now found to be altogether
Unadapted for the present requirements of the navy.
Admiralty orders have accordingly been received at
Chatham, directing the vessel to be cut asunder, and
reifkihened, and converted into a screw steamer.
::The Banshee is underging repairs at Woolwich,
and is ordered to be got ready for foreign service.
The Dee, Master Commander Pullen, arrived at
Woolwich on Saturday from Portsmouth, and will
reload with machinery for vessels fitting at the
western yards.
The'llecla, 6, paddle, Commander Aplin, from the
coast or Africa, is being dismantled at Plymouth,
prior to paying. off.
The Termagant, screw, Captain R. Hall, has
hauled over to the Gosport moorings to receive her
full complement of coal from the Malabar, and pre-
pare with all dispatch for foieign service. Her
guns are in position, and sea stores on board ; her
rigging all ataunt.
The Urgent, screw steam transport, Commander
J. W. D. M'Donald, en route to Malta, with troops,
put into Plymouth, on Friday, to embark some
Ordnance stores.

A court-martial was held on board the flagship
Impregnable, at Devonport, on Thursday morning,
" to inquire into the conduct of Lieut. A. T. Day,
of her Majesty's ship Curnoa, on the occasion of
that ship coming into collision with the merchant
brig Fleta, off Shoreham, on the morning of the4th
of February, he being officer of the watch at
the time." The court consisted of Rear-Admiral
Sir T. Pasley, President ; Captain R. S. Robin-
son, W. J. Williams, Sir W. Nicolson, A. W.
Jerningham, J. P. Thompson, James Wain-
wright, H. Mason, and R. Maguire. Mr. W.
Eastlake officiated as Judge-Advocate. All the
witneses concurred in saying that 'the brig carried
no lights as required by the Admiralty regulations,
and that in consequence they were unable, until
too late, to determine her position ; and that, in
effect, the lieutenant adopted such precautions as
were in his power, and that he was not to blame
for the accident. The defence threw the onus upon
the master of the brig, to whose neglect of the Ad-
miralty regulations the accident was mainly attri-
buted. The Court considered that no blame was
attachable to the accused, who, in their opinion,
had used every exertion in his power to prevent the
collision, and therefore acquitted him of the charge.
CHATHAM DOCKYARD.—The greatest activity
prevails in this establishment in getting ready the
various vessels on the stocks preparatory to the
launches, the first of which takes place in April.
The construction of several large screw steam ships
is so far advanced that they can be sent afloat this
summer. The Hood is a magnificent first-class man
of war, carrying 92 broadside guns, and one pivot
gun ; from her fine shape and clear run she is
expected to prove a noble line-of-battle ship, having
a screw of 600-horse power. The shipwrights are
making preparations for her launch ; her launching
ways were placed on Saturday. It is expected that
the Charybdis, 20, screw corvette, will be launched
the same day as the Hood.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. C. J. Didham to the Royal
William for service in Ordinary, vice Oke, pro-
moted to the Reserved List ; John IV. Elliot, sur-
geon, additional to the Nile ; Henry Liddell, sur-
geon, to the Fisgard ; and F. Seaton, master's
assistant, to the St. Jean d'Acre,