The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-07 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

—.-
WOOLWICH, AUG. 6.—Surgeon Henry Jones Dora-
ville (1846), to the Dragon steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
Assistant-Surgeon William M'Dermott, M.D. (1840),
to the Dragon.
Rear-Admiral J. W. Deans Dundas, C. 8., First Naval
Lord, held a levee at the Admiralty to-day, which was
attended by the following officers:—
Captain—A. Forbes (1846).
Commanders—Thomas H. Holmes (1841), John Lunn
(1844), and J. Bridges (1850).
Lieutenants— John A. Shears (1840), Marcus Lowther
(1844), J. S. Darell (1846), W. G. Douglas (1846), Ed-
ward E. Maunsell (1846), J. Jackson (1840), Moore and
Cowley.
Masters—Alexander M. P. Ma.ckey (1825), John R.
Fit:ock (1827), John E. Hutchings (1838), J. W. King
(1842), and %V. Jeffery (1841).
Surgeon—William Loney, M.D. (1845).
Second Master—H. Hutchings (1843).
Paymasters and Pursers—John T. Hooper (1813), and
R. Godard (1909).
Clerks—U. Shambler (1843), and E. Death (1850).

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, TUESDAY.
The Queen and Prince took their accustomed early
walk this morning in o,borne Park.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent took
leave of her Majesty and his Royal Highness this
morning, and, attended by the Baroness de Sloth and
(Lord James Murray, crossed to Gosport in tho Fairy
yacht, en route to London.
Colonal the Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps were in-
cluded in the royal dinner party yesterday.
Madame Castellan, Signor Mario, and Signor La-
blache had the honour of singing before the royal
party yesterday evening. Signor Costa accompanied
these artistes on the pianoforte.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
at Clarence House, St. James's, at half-past five
o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the Waterloo-bridge
terminus of the London and South-Western Railway.
Her Royal highness was attended by Baroness de
Speth and Lord James Murray. Lady Augusta
Bruce has relieved Lady Anna Maria Dawson in the
duties of Lady in Waiting to her Royal Highness.
Mr. John \Vood, Chairman, of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday. The City Remembrancer had
also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet yes-
terday, at his official residence, in Downing-street.
The Marquis of LansdOwne (Lord President) and
the Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived in town yes-
terday, from Bowoud Park, Wilts.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Gibraltar.

EQUITY AND LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—
A meeting of the proprietors and the assured was held at the
office, 26, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Tuesday, the 6th inst., for
the purpose of declaring the amount of profits to be divided
at the end of the first period of five years; Joseph Phil&
more, Esq., D.C.L., in the chair. It appeared from the
chairman's address, and the report of the directors, that as-
surances had been effected with the society to the amount of
700,0001.—that the annnal income of the society was now
nearly 20,0001., and that the loss by death in the first five
years was only 4,9001. The result of this unusual success
was that after setting apart a very ample reserve for liabili-
ties, a reversionary sum would be distributed amongst the
assured, averaging full 50 per cent. on the premiums paid.
It was further stated that the additions to the proprietors'
fund, exclusive of the amount already paid and due for in-
terest, justified a dividend of 4 per cent. on the deposits,
which would accordingly be paid, clear of income-tax. The
meeting received the report and statements of the chairman
with great satisfaction, and passed an unanimous vote of
thanks to the directors and officers for their undeviating and
successful attention to the interests of the society from its
commencement to the present time. The thanks of the
meeting. were also given to Dr. Phillimore, for his conduct in
the chair.

......
T LIE PRINTERS' PENSION SOClETY.—Yesterday
evening a meeting of the supporters of this charity was held
at the London Tavern, for general business. The report for
the past year stated. that although no retrograde movement
during that period had taken place, yet unceasing exertion
was required in its behalf to extend its amount of usefulness.
The amount paid to male and female pensioners during last
year was 556/. 1 ils., and since its institution 163 have parti-
cipated in its benefits. The funded property of the society
invested with the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt amounts to 5,5121. 17s. 3d., producing an in-
come of 2071.
AND DISTILLERS' CLERKS' ANNU-
ri,y evening a meeting of the members
ii,itTuxD.l3 .IEI 61‘se,. 3Et l
e:rd.
asd
Ty
i n g IYt3ll,- IMPORTATION nh
rtee
of the above society w 55 held at the New Corn-Exchange
Coffee-house, Mark..lane, City, for the transaction of general
business, Mr. F. Earle, president, in the chair. The report
was very satisfactory, there having been an increase both of
members and finances, the balance-sheet showing that, during
the past year, the annual payments of members had
amounted to 2151. 155., and the same payments for non-
members to 32/. Its. During the same period 1961. 7s. 6d.
had been paid to members' widows and their orphans. The
total sum belonging to the society, with a balance in hand
for the current year of 233/. Bs. 9d., amounted at the date of
last audit to 5,4811. as. 6d.
STATE OF TRADE.--MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—
The letters, per Hibernia, with dates from New York to the
23d ult., and by telegraph, via Halifax, to the 25th ult.,
were to hand yesterday morning. The wonders and riches
of California were likely to be developed to an extent hardly
anticipated by the most sanguine. The grain harvests would
be abundant, and exports to this country ensued to an ex-
tent sufficient to regulate the course of exchange without
any undue abstraction of the precious metals. There is no-
thing of a less discouraging character with regard to the
cotton crop. The mischief which has befallen it is irreme-
diable. Nor can the finest weather to the end of the season
twenty-three
are
induce any but a short crop. The market has been exceed-
gdebanayel,ersal
ly withoutworking
k it
nhge excitementunder contract. o f last Tuesday.
importation iiro t t
eor
-f
OF
coCttOoTni.OhNas.—takAenn plainer:
Rotter-
dam, which is au unusual article of importation from Holland.

TRIALS OF SMALL ARMS AT WOOLWICH.—The
trials of small arms in the Arsenal are now going on every
week by order of the select committee, with some picked
melt of the Guards, commanded by Captain Brownrigg, and
attended by Colonel Chalmer and other experienced officers.
Mr. Lancaster's and the Prussian muskets were tried last
week. This week the men began with a trial of the new
ignition water-proof primer of Colonel P. Hawker, who was
also present. All three of these arms went without a miss-
fire, and will now be kept at the Arsenal iu order to be fur-
ther tested after exposure to rain, and every other trial, for
actual service.