The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-18 00:00:00

DEC. 16.

His Royal Highness the Prince Albert has been
pleased to appoint John Lucius Dampier, Eiq., Bar-
rister-at• Law, to be Vice• Warden of the Stannaries, in
the county of Devon. •
BANKRUPTS.

George May, builder, Carsitor-street, Chancery. lane,
to surrender Dec. 27, at two, and Jan. 31, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basinghall-street; Norton, New-street, Bishopsgate.
George Lea, coal merchant, Upper Belgrave-place,
Pimlico, Jao. 3, at eleven, and Jan. 28, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee;
.M‘Leod and Stenning, London-street, Fenchurch• street.
John Pullen, lodging-house keeper, Powis-place,Great
Ormond-street, Dec. 31 and Jan. 24, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, fficial assignee, Ab
church-lane; Barham, Essex-street, Strand.

George Boney, licensed victualler, Gravesend, Dec.
28, at eleven, and Feb. 8, at half-past eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guild-
hall-chambers, Basinghall-street ;1M artineau and IL ad,
Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn.
Samuel Moyer, linendraper, Old-street, St. Luke's,
Dec. 21, at eleven, and Feb. 8, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptey. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street; Reed, Laegford, and Marsden, Friday-street.
Thomas Matthews, licensed victualler, Kennilworth,
Warwickshire, Jan. 6 and Feb. 3, at ten, at the Bir-
mingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Bir-
mingham; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham.
George Steele, grocer, Durham, Dec. 31, at eleven,
and Jam. 28, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dis-
trict Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne; Wright, Sunderland; Maples, Maples, and Pearce,
Frederick's-place. Old Jewry.
INSOLVENT' DEBTORS.
Francis Gauge, colour manufacturer, Mary-street, Lam-
beth.
John Piper,
sen., market gardener, Devonshire-place,
Turnham-green.
Thomas Samuel Wallis, professor of music, Herne-
place, Herne-hill, Camberwell.
Thomas Bailey, currier, Circus-street, New road.
John Nathan, cab driver, Windsor-street, Bishopsgate-
street.
John M`Duff Derick, architect, Portland Hotel, Great
Portland-street, Oxford- street.
John Young, Bury-street, St. James's, Middlesex.
David Enscue, hard warem-ot, Upper Thames-street.
James Gray, baker, Clarendon-place, Somers-town.
Marcus Mc Laughlin, gingar-beer manufacturer, South-
wark-bridge-road.
William Skinner, inspector of hawkers' licences, Lock-
square, Walworth.
Isaac Cockley, cheesemonger, York-buildings, Mill-pond-
street, Bermondsey.
Edward Alexander Garvin, dentist, Dover-street, Picca-
dilly.
John Slater, tailor. King-street, Golden-square.
John Daniels, builder, Murray-street, fluxton.
Christopher Musgrave, gentleman, Margaret-street, Ca-
vendish-square.
William Longley, carpenter, Eaton-place, Oxford-street.
William Robinson, bricklayer, High-street, Camden-
town.
John Levingston, patentee for securing houses from de-
struction by fire, Park-road, New Peckham.
James Pearce, cheesemonger, Little Bell-alley, London-

wall.
James Bryson, jun., merchants' clerk, Air-street, Picck-

dilly. -
Robert M'Laren, jobbing gardener, High-street, Old

Peckham.
Thomas Briggs, sen., farmer, York,
Joseph Booth, grocer, Birkby, Yorkshire.
Andrew Little, draper, York.

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John Brown Miles, grocer and druggist, Wordsley,
Worcestershire.
Henry Mc Callen, clerk, Liverpool.
John Pawsey, cabinetmaker, Stowmarket.
Jane Forster, servant, Stanwix, Cumberland.

William Johnson Hutchinson, , attorney- at-law, York-

shire.
Richard Bains, licensed victualler,West lloathly, Sussex.
John Wolton, labourer, Woodbridge. Suffolk.
William Edkins, licensed victualler, Birmingham.

Austin Yorke, mariner, Liverpool.
William Lee Yates, shopman, Liverpool.
James Leeming, farmer, Preston, Lancashire.
William Ellis, letter-press printer, Liverpool.

Edward Harrison, be;lier, Bury, Lancashire.

Henry Brown, baker, Manchester.
Henry Bonsor, fancy boxmaker, Manchester.
John Walmsley, boilermaker, Blackburn, Lancashire.

John Wright, grocer, Manchester.
Aquila Taylor, cotton waste dealer, Manchester.
William Baskett, grocer, Newport, Monmouthshire.
Isaac Clarke, butcher, Heighatn, Norfolk.

DIVIDENDS.
In the Country.
W. Greenup, sen., Eccleston, Lancashire, coal pro-
prietor, Jan. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G.
Geyelin, Liverpool, zinc worker, Jan. 8, at eleven, at the
Court, Liverpool—T. Dalton, Coventry, silk dyer, Jan.
9, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—W. Barnes,
Milorow, Lancashire, flannel manufacturer, Jan. 10, at
twelve, at the Court, M incbester.
PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS.

J. Robinson, Ripon, surgeon, 25., on and after Dec.
17, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young,
Leeds.
J. Eastwood, Farnley Tyas, manufacturer, ls. 2&d., on
or after Dec. 17, between eleven and two, at the office of
Mr. Young, Leeds.
T. Broadbent, Halifax, Yoikshire, draper, 55., on
Thursday, .Dec. 19, or any subsequent Thursday, be- ,
tween eleven and two, at the qface of Mr. Freeman,
.Leeds.
C. Penfokl, Arundel, ironmonger, 7s. 6cl , on Saturday
next, and three subQequent Saturdays, between eleven
and two, at the office of Ntr. Groom, Abehuroh-lane.
S. W. Rickman, Hailsham, Sussex, innkeeyer, 11d.,
any Wednesday, between eleven and three, at the office
of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street.
G. Wiaoluelo, Poplar, gmer, 9id., any Wednesday,

between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Whit'
more, BAsieghall-street.
T. Blenkarn, Chancery-lane, lay -stationer, third
divi,
deed of lid., on Thursday, Dec. 19, and three follevig
Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office et lgr•
Stansfeld, Basinghall-street.
W. Stiles, Lisle-street, Leicester-square, copparstat
second dividend of ls. 41.1., on Thursday, Dtc, 19, aa
three following Thursdays, between eleven and me, It
the office of Mr. Stansteld, Basinghall-street.
M. Marentie, King William-street, City, merchtinti
sad
third dividend of 3s. a,
three Thursday, Dec. 19, n,
three following Thursdays, between eleven and two,
the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basin hall-street.
F. Sanders and C. Ssudare, Derby, corn mercbsnts,
10d., on Saturday, Dec. 21, or' any alternate Ssturdsf,
between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittleston•
Nottingham.
F. Sanders, Derby, corn merchant, Bs. 6d. o peenSs
turday, DEc. 21, or any alternate Saturday. between
eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bitle
Nottingham.
C. Sanclar,, Derby, corn merchant, 15., on Sato!:
:
turday, Dec. 21, or any alternate Saturday'betweet
eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittlesto,
ti nehana.
G. Ellins, of Droitwich, Worcestershire, salt pew
nufacturer, second dividend of id., any Thersdsl., „;._
chrlow,
tween eleven and three, at the office of Air'
Birmingham.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
twelve'
R. Lavers, Southampton, grocer, Jan. 8, 1'; 8, st
J. Hawke, King William-street, City. hatter, Tan, 8,
one—F. La Mark and G. La Mark, Water-lane„' sines
street, City, ship-brokers, Jan. 8, at eleven--J• n jest!
and E. Braddock, Farringdon-street, City, glans
merchants, Jan. 10, at eleven.
In the Country.
H. E. Gerlach, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tnerta_noter% W.
9, at twelve, at the Court, Newcasile-upon 14 state
H. Boon. Plymouth, ironmonger, Jan. 9, St -
Hall of Commerce, Plymouth.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.,
E. Leitchfield, Ipswich, upholsterer ern, Seere,
maker, Dec. 16, certificate of the third class Dec, 13,
Freeschool-street, Horselydown, rectifier, reetr
certificate of the first class—T. Kite's(' ‘tstvr.l'iltel
wich, Kent, miller, certificate of the first class-- woos
Reading, Berkshire, tobacconist, certificate of thebodaT•
class—J. Bennett, Hay-kill, Berkeley'snitreftiet 5, sgv
certificate of the first class—H. J. Hogg, A gotterby,
tieneer, certificate of the second la 4.•
Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, grocer, certificatess of atwcier
class—C. M. Wilkinson, Ulverston, Lens,,,,aaturide'
merchant, certificate of the first lass---Tbece eon"
croft, Rochdale, cotton-spinner, certificate of
class.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOISED',,b
R. K. Parkin and J. Hildyard, Scarbor°,l36,Ltusr_f
drapers—C. Reeves and E. M. Holmes, Batusiii. Tsr
and marblemasons—J. Taylor, J. Greavesta°7„, es 11;
lor, Cropton, Lancashire, cotton-spinners (50 "—sed T.
gards J. Taylor)—G. Faulkner, J. Fall°slt d
Lynill, Manchester, manufacturers—J. 11%7 rilsonsgi,"•
Hook, Liverpool, bricklayers—J. Rougier, " • b
G. Rougier, and H. Rougier, York, tortoiseshell 14°3 beef,
nufacturers (so tar as regards 11. Rougier)-44"
B. Fothergill, and R. G. Dobinson, Dlanchester, Os
makers (so far as regards B. Fohergill)--i
and H. Grielington, Liverpool, mereants--,_ ;Aar" ;
and J. Dunn, London-road, Southwa-kt tel
Crisp and C. Crisp, Herbert-street, HackaelljoDeAt
manufacturers—J. Dowson, W. Earl, J • I"l„'l,,Dts'''''
and T. Atherton, Northampton, timberraerv,;." were,
C. Smith and R. Roberts, Mold, Flintshiret
A. Acheson and P. Whitestoee, LOOlOlOll Pitifforu"
Peacock and T. Whitehouse, Rowley itegise'r; •
shire, and Oldbury, Worcestershire. coalrasst-
INSOLVEN l' PE TITIONgRS'
George Stevens, Long Sutton, Somersetshire'
smith.
Ann Ansel], Broadstairs, pastrycook.
Thoraas Hart, Birmingham, brewer. tar.
George Warmington, Birmingham, scboololas—
Edwari Cope, Birmingham, riewsagent.
William Hawker, Birmingham, bricklayer .
ll°3° nger.
John Ryland, Aston, near Birmingham, fe
Isaac Woolley, Birmingham, bak
Jesse Cooper, Birmingham, r'
greengrocer.
Joseph T. Shore, Duy. beerseller.
SCO l'CHdle SEQUESTRATION. to toeet
J. Bogle, Uiglie, Kintyre, Argyllshire, fil,riterp'belol4
within Mackenzie's Argyll Arms Inn, O."
Dec. 23, and Jan. 16, at one. •

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America (via Boston
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America (by United 1 r Liver Pool t,.,1
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Belgium • . .. • • N Daily ..
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Brazil .. • • .. N 4th of the month iFalmouttri
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Buenos Ayres • . .. N ith of the month I' alai° t. 01'
California(viaChagres) AI 17th of month }Southatrig..l ;0
Cape of Good 4flope N January 14. inrn°.mutpr• IPecill'llfr
Central America .. 31 sd & 17th of month Soutll.--„iot, la• 0 „
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri.lSollth.%-it.!,,,,,,PeTeed__T
Chili • • • • .. .31 17th of the month Sollib'-- .•1,......,0. ,1..•,.
France .. .. 31 & N Twics daily .. .. Dollen .. i"..,",..,.Tgm'
Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday Loll% ..iN.,„" 10 ,
Holland .. • • .. N Wednes. & Satur. Loatinpt. IJs';—cdo"
Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the month./ S°,l„t-h- 01 ' • ;.le fc
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Ireland .. •.31 & N Twice daily .. .. ii°,l.,--earapt• 1.,",-c• f;
India (via South amp.) 31 20th of the inonthl FO`',,-r • • '""••...
India ( via M arseilles) N 7 th& 24th of month' DWI—
Madeira .. .. .. N
Dec, 5§
Mediterranean (via
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Southampton) .. M 20th of the month ',—
Mediterranean (via I , ~ Dec' 13
Marseilles) .. .. N 7th& 24th of montlrP°' el.
Mediterranean (by ~
French packet via 6
Marseilles) .. .. t. (.I°. 6
Mexico . .. .. 31 2d of the month.. SoutbaraP,Jpee'lo
Peninsular.. .. .. 31 7th,l7th,27th ofmo'SoutharaP.:. ;fie. ,
Peru
• • • • • • •• 31 17th of the month SoutharaP!. v 90
West Indies .. .. 31 17th of the month 0
West Indies (except et. ,ilji• 10
Havanna & Nassau) 31 2d of the month .. 'Southall,.
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12d of the month . •
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RAIL WA Y SHARE MAR de
BRISTOL. DEC. 17.
STOCK EXCTIANGE.-The market was very set!lnei°.lll:
and remains firm, with a considerable business d°1,,6....0..5
transactions were as follow :- Bristol and Exeter, 4, 741,"
Western, New 17/. Shares, 3% dis.-Vale of NO'
Wilts, Somerset, &c., 44.
LI VEKPOOL, Dsc. 17. rtd
lt
STOCK EXCHANGI.-The share market was rathe 0,1100,
day, and prices for most descriptions of stock hale,_l3il3 11,
The transactions were as follow :-Aberdeen, 904,
head, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1114 dis.-Od"ob
Shares, 6% dis.-Caledonian, 1054-Chester and P. 1,5..,613!;
Preference, guaranteed 5 per cent., 133/4-EsP,forion,
shire, 13-Great Western, 7N-Lancashire, and 1,..,ter;,
Consolidated, 58 4 -Ditto, Fifths, 7 7-16 dis.-Lon'Tverr
Carl,sle, Thirds, 6 p.- Leeds and Thirsk, 14%-i solpi
Chester, and Southport, 5-16 dis.-London
Western, 127 Ditto, New Quarters, 44 , Frefork,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 27,0-Ditto, New 6i' Ditto 06
% p.-Midland, 48IA -Ditto, Halves, 19% dis."sburf
wash Valley, 6214-North British, 9%-Shre over,
Chester (N. W. M.), 12-South.Eastern and "(id
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 19 t,& c.- Yorkneifos
of
Midland, 23% - Whitehaven and Furness, BAlNorther
vL `rid
Ballymena, 30-Dutch Rhenish, 4% di,
France, % dis.-Orlean., 13
and ~rdeAulc, 4114
ordsi:
MANCHESTER, DNS flan trot!
STOCK El CHANGE.-The share market Was The
and a fair amount of business has been done, pst spd
actions were as follow : - Eastern Counties, 6 lilsbirettol
cashire, 13% - Great Northern, 17% Lan4esi
Yorkshire, 59-Ditto Fifths, 7% dis.-Dittol,olo-001
Union), 514 dis.- Ditto, Halves (A), 8% P'
North-Western, 127-Ditto, Manchester and .4400111U°'
Quarters (C), p.-Manchester, BUXten, •iricol°reler
Midland, 3,:k dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and ioi.
27%-Ditto, Quarters (No. 1), 11%-Ditto,
ence, 10%-Ditto, New 61. Preference, 95. 3‘l'
British, 9,4-South-Eastern and Dover, 21A. ° ted'
is
BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 17. es added
STOCK Exon.caws.-The share market contra
conswero
and prices are well supported. There was 40111$tolif
amount of business transacted to-day. The L,'„of au'dio/t
the closing prices:-Birmingham, Wolverhanlß;,, 8 (Or
Valley, 11 -Caledonian, 11-North Stafford3bllitt°
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 6 1-3 dis.**
51,4 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, 2554.

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CULPRIT, ORIGIN W 11 d fin°
OF THE ri
made this note, that this much-used Engll,s" frordiii
French extraction, and that it was qu'a
short way the clerk of the court has of P'-hopentiv,,
words; for our pleadings were formerly in }, del-AA
whFn the pleadings were begun, he said to t'etotbfoll
qu'tl parait—culprit; and, as he was generally ...,iforP
qu'il parait became a synonyms with "offeilder
Queries.

BIRTHS
10" F A SOW.
On the 14th inst., at Farnborough Vieer‘e' 00"
shire, the lady of the Rev. C. W. Holbech. v
0140
On the 15th inst., the wife of Augustus
Esq., of Doctors'-commons.
OF A DAUGHTER. T, ay 6: I/
On the 13th inst., at Oak-hill, Accrington, --„8f f
On the 15th inst., at Kilburn, the wife 494 0
Merivale, Esq. tb
On the 15th inst., the wife of John L. 13ii
Lincoln's Inn. Sef
tbe
MARRIED. • gtoll9
On the 16th inst.. at St. James's, Paddle t. obej
John J. Wilkinson, M.A., vicar of Erith, C.,11411'.°
Rev. George Wilkinson, 8,D., rector of Wieu;: Job"
land, to Gertrude sole surviving child of the is" fieril'J
pole, Esq., of Dublin. ate,
On the 14th inst., at St. Helen's, Bishops?41,1;i1110
White, Esq., son of the late H. G. White, °gr.'
Barking, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter :f;
Lukyn, of Leamington Spa. Ore
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DIED vell° ' ;
On the 15th inst., in Green-street, Gr_gs'otd
tire
General the Hon. Sir William Lumley, G.C."' of trd
SOS
Extra Groom in Waiting to her Majesty, coloeiari o
Dragoon Guards, and uncle of the present fil
borough, aged 82. rc Olt to
On the 14th inst., at Tottenham, George 100re.7_,,'
10
of the Strand, London, and late of East Sheen, 6ell, P 44 0
On the 11th inst., at Camberwell, R. T. itue-d
of the Ordnance, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, °lie of
On the 13th inst., aged 70, Mary, the if
Seppings, Esq., South Raynham, Norfolk- FA,
On the 13th inst., at Peckham, George Rneet,. rove'
On the 14th inst., Ellen, only daughter of s
of Park-terrace, Highbury, aged 27.
cotlege4
On the 15th inst., H. T. Rostock, the . or/
Robert Bostoc.k, of Clapham.„.. o.stosi Cr 4
On the 17th luse., at Siirbiton-hill, -D-Ineteet'es'
the wife of_ W. IL Diokineon,'Esq., of her lifll.l
• On the 14th inst., at. Bedford, 'Eliza,
Goldine,it
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daughter of the late S. Addington, Es cl-, 0
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