The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-18 00:00:00

OFFICE.

_
Cupid and Clown—Butter and Butterdles—Thing,arian Knock-'em-
Downs, and German Toys—War to the Knife, and Terride Explo-
sion—Railway Offices to Let—Pantaloon becomes Tenant—Shares
at a Disooint—Clown Cooks Accoamts, and Railway Kiag in Tribu-
lation—Change to
•
INTERIOR OF CATACOMBS!
SIMPSON'S DIVAN AND TAVERN, Strand.
most approved way of Cooking a Goose—Clown makes himself
Welcome—the Waiters at Fault—a Transformation—Clown Puzzled
—Calf's Head for One—A Kitten Wanted—Save the Credit of the
Establishment—Police Police !—and Change to
EXETER HALL.

Meeting of the Peace Co •gross—How to get up a Row—Prosylites
Beware—Humbug the Order of the Day—Embracing at a Premium,
and Domestic Tableau of the Happy Family,
POULTERER'S AND SHOP TO LET.
Stick no Bills, in case you should Kill Sweet William.
A DOWNRIGHT "HOBBY DANCE."
Heads Win the Prize.
SMITHFIELD.

Potatoes all Ilot—Toss andl34—Thrce,real Epping Sausages, and.
Bread, for One Penny—A. }tad- Btfil—Pork versus Tabbies--A Re-
port for Enlarging Smithfield Market—Holloway's Purifying Pills—
New Tariff—Gin .reatly Reduced—Warranted not to Produce Spon-
taneous Combustion—Puff, the Order of the Day—Punch and the
City Nuisance—Go it, Bricks—and Sudden Transformation to
A SALUBRIOUS SPOT.
STREET AND LO. ,GING-HOUSES.
What will be seen here is of little use to those who have no eyes.
—" Lend me your ears"—" Oh, what a falling off, my countrymen,
when you, and I, and all of us, fell down."—Shakspere.
BED-ROOM IN LODGING-HOUSE,
Comfortable Quarters —Lola, and the Gallant Son of Mars—Clown's
otioe of Warm and Convenient Arrangements—Good Night—Late
Visitors—A Troublesome Customer—Mr. Walker, an Intruder—
Novel Mode of Expelling same-A Stormy Night—Clown and Pan-
taloon in Great .Alarm—lncantation Extraordinary—and General
Chamber Polka.
CHARING-CROSS AND STRAND.
What's to be done ?-11ny the Lady's Newspaper.
FROST FAIR ON THE THAMES.

Ice Soup—Temperance Hotel, J. Frost.—N.B. Iced Champagne-
-01., the Roast Beef of Old England I—Sports of the Glacearum—
" Plaisirs d'lllYer"—Clown wants some Fish, but can only get
Skate, which he finds rather tough ; it won't go down, though be does.
FATHER TJJA ES' RETREAT,

1, Tlddybalrs Alloy, in the middle of the Thames, with Brass Door
and Gingerbread Knocker.

General "Meeting of the Waters"—Thc Alarm—Summoning of the
City Aborainations--Arrival of the Reddent Director of the" Silent
Highways"—Fearful Resolve—Marshalling at the Forces—Grand
Attack, and Tablean of Interest.
SOUTHAMPTON WATERS, WITH VESSEL
For California or anywhere else.
GRAND MOVING DIORAMA,

designed and painted entirely by grinning. Illustration of Her
Most Gracious Majesty's Visit to Ireland, showing the following
points of ?merest : —Departure for Osborne —Passing Cowes and
approaching the Needles—The Royal Yacht passing through the
Fleet at Portsmouth—The Eddysto-le Lighthouse—Passing the
Land's End at Sunset—The Royal Squadron by Moonlight—and
Arrival at Queen's Town. Three cheers and a hundred morel

Scene the La.st.•
THE PALACE OF PANTOMIME.
Stage Manager, Mr. James Anderson.
ACt4ng Manager; Mr. W. Bennett. Treasurer, Mr. W. Dann.
Musical Director, Mr. G. 11. Rodwell.
Leader of the Band, Mr. J. W. Thirlwall.
11411 et Mistress, Madame Louise.

Scenic Artists-Messrs. Brunning, Jones, Wilson, C. Adams, and
As istants.

Decorative Artist, Mr. W. Blamire. Machinist, Mr. W. Adams.
Stage Director, Mr. T. Thompson. Prompter, Mr. C. Melville.
Cokuiniers, Mr. Pslmer and Miss Biggs.
Box-book-keeper, Mr. •1. Povey.

FRENCH PLAYS and OPERA COMIQUE,
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French
Penformances at the St. James's Theatre will commence
THIS EVENING,
With Herold's Opera, in Three Acts, entitled ZAMPA ; on, La
Fiancee de Marbre. Zampa, M. Chollet ; Alphonse de Monza. M.
Hilly Leroy ; Danienapuzzi, M. Soyer ; Dandolo, M. Chateaufort ;
Camille, Madlie. Charton ; Ri'ta, Madlle. Ouichard.
The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Mr. B. Webster. :Sole f.essee and Manager, Old Brompton.
THIS EVENING,
win be presented an entirely new and original Comedy, entitled
LEAP YEAR ; or, The Ladies' Privilege. Sir Solomon Solus, Mr.
Keeley ;Captain Mouser, Mr. Selby ; Mr. Dimple, Mr. Bnekstone ;
William- Walker. Mr. Charles Kean ; Mrs. Flora Flower,iew, Mrs.
Charles Kean; Miss Sally O'Leary, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Mrs. Crisp
Keeley.
After which TILE NINTH STATUE or, The Jewels and
The Gem. Principal characters by Mr. Munyard, Miss P. Horton,
Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam.
Ito conclude with the successful and laughable Farce, called an
ALARMING SACRIFICE. Bob Ticket, Mr. Buckstone ; Susan
Sweetapple Mrs:
The Boa-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer.

• THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPlletate.
Under the direction of Madame o
THIS EVENING
Will be Performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW
COI'SE.- Principal characters by Messrs. HUgheS,
Wright, P. Bed-
10T, 0. grnith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar.
Atter whiEli FRA.NKENSTEIN ; or, The Model Man. Franken-
stein, Mr. Wright ; the What is It ? Mr. P. Bedford; Lamle], Mr. a
Smith ; Otto of Rosenberg, Miss Woolgar ; Tiddiewinez, MN B.
Chaplin I Agatha, Miss Coreny ; lincline, Miss E. Harding.
To be followed by a new slippery sketch called MRS. BijNBURrS
SPOONS. Mr. Highbury Barnes, Mr. P. Bedford ; Bob Tiyinks,
Mr. Wright; Job Smith, Mr. 0. Smith: Mrs. Banbury, Mrs. F.
Matthews ; Mrs. Highbury Barnes, Miss Brooks.

ROYAL LYCI-1151 THEATRE.
under the Management of /Sulam.: Vestr'
Sole Leasee, Mrs Chariel Mathews.
THU, EVENING,
Will be performed' BOX AND COX.
After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS.
To con' lude with A PRACTICAL ITAN.
half-price to any part of the ress 'loxes &LI Upper
house xes 4s. ; ptt, 23, ; Gallery, IL,. No
Ali applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Aileron, 15
w Bond-street.
E ROYAL AMPRITHEATRZ.
, prietor, Mr. W. Batty.
14; Ee-app ante of Madlle. Codone.
"1. IS EVENING,
7 rk-Thei leTrornbance *EY Commence at a Quarter to sown, with a
. .nekid utt`A•eatekle_,efiKNlGHT OF THE appear.
' etYLII Lave' which Mr. N. T. Hicks will
,
13];‘,p, ' ant display of Batty's peerless scenes of
• e accomplished artistes of the eatabliah:
e t
nelnw grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime, by /441.
ion d LEQLTIN 'YANKEE DOODLE, nl2O came to
Town upop his little Pony,.
/Sox-office openfrons Eleven till rour,
Stage hisasprdlCh W: West.

PRINCESS'S THEATitE.
Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed the English version of the Opera of LUCIA. DI
LAMI4ER3IOOR.
To conclude with KING JAMIE ; or, harlequin and Mag c Fiddle
Harlequin, Mr. Bologna ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Clown, M Flex.
more ; Columbine, Miss Fawcett .

TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT OF THE
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK.
At a GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS,
held at the Banking-house of the Company, in Princes-street, Mon-
ition House, on THURSDAY, January 17, 1850,
GEORGE SCHOLEFIELD, Esq., Chairman.
GEORGE TAYLER, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
DIRECTORS,
Wm. Biotin', Esq. Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.B.
Sir Felix Booth, Bart. William James Lancaster, Esq.
Sir Georgo Carroll, Alderman. Sir John M`Taggart, Bart., M.P.
William Miller Christy, Esq. George Meek, Esq.
William Curling, Esq. Ambrose Moore, Esq.
George Holgato Foster, Esq. John Timothy Oxley, Esq.
William Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P. George Scholefleld, Esq.
Henry Grace, Esq. William Shadbolt, Esq.
Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. George Taylor, Esq.
The MANAGER—George Pollard, Esq.
SOLICITORS—Messrs Tilson, Squance, Clarke, and Morice.

The following report was presented :
It will be seen from the annexed accounts that the amount a net
profit realised by the Rank, during the half-year ending 31st De-
c mber last, is 25,1321. 10s. Bd., vi hich, with I i,433/. l 4 Id. carried
forward from June, makes a total of 40,5661, 4s. 9d., which Is ap-
propriated In the following manner-18,0001. for a dividend at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum ; 22,5001. as a bonus of 7s. 6d. per
share ; and 661 4s. 9d to the credit of the Guarantee Fund, now
amounting- to 132,7231. 3s. Bd.

The Dividend and Bonus, free from income-tax, will be payable
on and after FRIDAY, the 25th instant.

The Directors who retire by rotation are Archibald Hestia, Esq ,
M.P. ; William Mitcalfe, Esq.; Ambrose Moore, Esq.; John Ti-
mothy Oxley, Esq. ; and William Shadbolt, Esq. ; of whom Mr.
Nagle, Mr. Moore, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Shadbolt only offer them-
selves for re-election. The Directors regret that, owing to ill•health,
Mr. Mitcalfe is unable to tender to the shareholders a renewal of his
services.

To supply this vacancy, the only shareholder duly qualified who
has given notice that he is a candidate, is Alderman Sir James Duke,
Bart., M.P.
The preceding Report having been read to the maeting by the Se-
cretary, a- dividend for the h If-year ending 31st December last, after
the rate of 61. per centum per annum, and a further dividend of 7s. 6d.

per share out of the net profit of the year ending as above, were de-
clared by the Chairman.
Resolved unanimously,—That the report now read be received,
and that it be printed for the use of the shareholders.
Of the five Directors who had retired from office by virtue of the
provisions of the Deed of Settlement, the following four were re-
elected, viz., Archibald Haste, Esq., M.P. ;- Ambrose Moore, Esq. ;
John Timothy Oxley, Esq. ; and Wm. Sha :bolt, Esq. ; and Alder-
Man Sir James-Duke, Bart., M.P., was elected • a Director of this
Bank in the room of Wm. 3iitcalfe, Esq.

Resolved unanimously,—That this Meeting desires to record its
acknowledgment of the past services of Mr.-Mitcalfe, and their sin-
cere regret for the cause of his retirement from the Direction of this
Bank. - - - -

Resolved unanimously.—That the best thanks of the shareholders
are due, and are hereby given, to the Chairman- and-Directors, to
wham they are-so much indebted for the prosperity of the affairs of
the Bank:

Resolved unanimously,—That the cordial thanks of-this Meeting
he given to Mr. Pollard, the Manager, for his unwearied exertions
in promoting the Interests of the Bank and his general courtesy to
the customers.- - -GEORGE SCHOLEFIELD, Chairman.
Extracted from the minutes. - -

F. IIEW-ETTf Secretary.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

" A Friend to the Poor, Ripon."—We duly e_timats the
kindliness and liberality of our Correspondent, but
his proposition is -not, in our opinion, calculated to
effect so much benefit as Mr. Sidney Herbert's very
oxcelient plan, which we recommend to his generous
attention.