The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-09 00:00:00

SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE CITY.

In accordance with the instructions recently given
to Mr. Tyrrell, the solicitor to the Commission, that
gentleman brought up his report on the resolutions
submitted to the Court as to the deed of the new
company, and the necessity of naming fines to be
inflicted upon the directors of the New Central Gas
Consumers' Company, in esfault of their complying
with the proposed terms. Upon an examination of the
Bill before Parliament, he thought that the Bill
was so singularly drawn, that the promoters, if they
obtained it, would be by its wording, excluded from
lighting the "City of London and the liberties
thereof." The marginal note "5 " limited them to
the lighting of certain places, the City and its fiber.
ties not being included, singular though such a fast
might appear.

Deputy HARRISON thought nothing of the objec-
tion • the old companies had done so without any
interference. Indeed, whatever the opinion ofiparties
might be as to that, he considered such matter was
not then before them. They, as Commissioners, had,
in fact, not even seen the Bill.

Mr.' DAW—I have received a copy.
Deputy HARRISON—If Mr. Daw has, we have
not.

Mr. TYRRELL stated that in compliance with
the wires of the Court upon a former occasion;
he had submitted a case, and obtained an opinion
from the Attorney-General, as to the deed, and the
security required, and as to the penalties. Upon
these points, be wished to learn the pleasure of the
Court. He found that the opinion was, that the deed
might be prepared, and that the blanks as to the fines
might be filled up by the Commissioners. He sug-
gested that some arrangement should be made so •s
to prevent any misunderstanding between the Court
and the new company.
Mr. GODSON thought that the best way would be
to refer the matter to a small committee.

Deputy HARRISON considered that as the paid-up
capital of the new company would be sufficient to
cover all losses to the Commissioners and the public
for the penalties for restoring the pavements, and for
the other purposes of the said company, that there
could be no further difficulty in the execution of the
deed.

Mr. TYRRELL then went into the several points on
which he thought it right to inform the Commis-
sioners that penalties should be imposed, namely, as to
the default of the company supplying gas of "superior
quality," making good the pavements, and for other
purposes which he considered to be legally necessary.
Eventually it was moved by Deputy HARRISON, and
seconded by Mr. PERKINS, that the matter be referred
to Messrs. Tyrrell and Hardwick, to confer upon the
subject of the penalties, so that an amicable conclusion
►night be come to.
Mr. TAYLOR moved, as an amendment, " That the
report of the Attorney-General be printed and sent
round to the members of the court."

Mr. T. HALL seconded the proposition.
After some further conversation, the amendment
was put and lost, the original motion being carried.

THE LONDON STREET-CLEANSING COMPANY.
The manager of this company appeared to meet
two charges preferred by the police for the neglect of
cleansing the streets in the one instance, and for the
sweeping by his men of mud down one of the gully-
holes in Smithfield-market, in the other.
The Commissioners, having heard the evidence of
Mr. Holland, the manager, his foreman, and others,
were of opinion that the statements of the policemen
were not borne out, and therefore that both cases
should be dismissed.

The Commissioners then adjourned, the officers of
health not having upon this occasion any report to
make on sanitary matters.—Adjourned.

DEATR OF LIEUTENANT. COLONEL SIR JAMES
MALCOLM, K.C.B.—We regret to announce the demise
of Sir James Malcolm, who expired en Thursday at his
seat, Minhblm, in Dumfrieshire, at an advanced age.
The late venerable and gallant officer was second son of
Mr. G. Malcom, of Burnfoot, and therefore elder
brother of Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm. He entered
the Royal Marines at the early age of 13 years, inwhich
service he was actively and honourably employed for
nearly half a century. He served in the first American
war, and was with Lord Howe at the relief of Gibraltar
in 1782; was senior officer of till Marines at the battle
of St. Domingo in 1806. In 1812 he was appointed to
the command of the 2d battalion of Marines, which he
commanded with great credit in Spain, and subsequently
in the United States, and in Lower and Upper Canada.
While in America he was engaged in several actions
with the enemy, and particularly distinguished himself
at the storming of Fort Oswego, on Lake Ontario, when
his name was honourably mentioned in the Gazette of
the sth of July, 1814, and ft r his gallantry on that oc-
casion he was the following year created Knight Com-
mander of the Order of the Bath. In 1821, after 4$
years' hard service, he retired, universally r. ioected by
his brother`officers and privates. The late Sir James,
born in 1767, married in 1806 Miss Oliver, daughter of
Mr. William Oliver, of Dill) byre, N.B. llis commission
in the Royal Marines was dated as follows:—Second
Lieutenan►, 29th of November, 1779; Lieutenant, lath
of April, 1793; Captain, let of :Janu try, 1797; Major,
6th of February, 1806; and Lieutenant• Colonel, 4iti of
June, 1813.

DISTRESSING ACCIDYNT AT WINCIICOMI3E.—On
Thursday last, about ten o'clock in the morning, Mr. 11.
Smith, a keeper to the Right lion. Lord Sudeley, left his
home with a gun in his hand. After a lapse of about
twenty minutes, the report of a gun was heard, and Mrs.
Smith thought her husband was shooting in the imme-
diate neighbourhoed. Several hours passed away, and
in consequence cf Mr. Smith failing to return, search was
made for him, and at about nine o'clock in the evening
he was found in that part of Toddington-common, just
adjoining Greet-grove, quite dead, his heart being
pierced by a bullet. It was conjectured that the unfor-
fortunate man was getting over a fence, when his gun
caught in something and exploded, the charge lodging in
his breast. An inquest was held on the body on Satur-
day, before Mr. Deputy Coroner Mayer, when a verdict
of " Accidental Death" was returned. It is a singular
fact, that at the same spot where this poor man met his
death a young man of the name of Frost was accidentally
shot Immo years ago,—Cheitotham Journal.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.
BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION.
VICTORIA, R.—Whereas our Parliament stands pro.
rogued to Wednesday, the sixteenth day of this instant
January, we, with the advice of our Privy Council, do
hereby publish and declare, that the said Parliament
shall be further prorogued, on the said sixteenth day of
January instant, to Thursday, the thirty-first day of
January instant; and we have given order to our Chan-
cellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great
Britain, to prepare a Commission for proroguing the
same accordingly: and we do hereby further, with
the advice aforesaid, declare our Royal will and pleasure,
that the said Parliament shall, on the said Thursday, the
thirty-first day of January instant, assemble and be
holden for the dispatch of divers urgent and important
affairs : and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal. and the
Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commis-
sioners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons,
are hereby rcquirid and commanded to give their at-
tendance accordingly, at Westminster, on the said Thura
day, the thirty-first day of January instant.
Given at our Court, at Windsor, this eighth day of
January, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty, and in tho thirteenth year
of our reign.

God save the Queen.
' At the Court at Windsor, the Bth day of January,
1850: present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council. - Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased,
upon the representation of the Right Honourable the
Lords of the Committee of Council on Education, to
appoint Ralph Robert Wheeler Lingen, Esq., to be
Assistant-Secretary to the said Committee.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 31, 1849.
Her Majesty does not require that the Officers of the
Fleet or Roy al Marines should, from the 6th January
nt xt, wear any other mourning fur her late Majesty the
Queen Dowager than a black Crape round the left arm
till the 20th January, when the mourning will cease.
JOHN PARKER.
ADMIRALTY, JAN. 3, 1850.
Corps of Royal Marines.—To be Second-Lieutenants
—Gentlemen Cadets James Stirling Mould, Charles Du
Cane Williams, Frederick Augustus Foster, Henry
Freeland, Alexander Tait, and Philip Harrington.
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th
Geo. IV., c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year
ended the 10th day of October, 1849, amounted to the
sum of one million two hundred and eleven thousand
eight hundred and forty-five pounds five shillings;
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt hereby give notice, that the sum of three hundred
and two thousand nine hundred and sixty-one pounds
six shillings and threepence (being one-fourth part of
the said surplus of one million two hundred and eleven
thousand eight hundred and forty-five pounds five shil-
lings) will he applied under the provisions of the said
Act, between the 7th day of January 1853, and the sth
day of April 1850, to the following purposes; viz.:—
To be applied to the purchase of stock 1t302,961 6 3
Add interest receivable on account of
donations and bequests, to be applied
to the.purchase of stock

3,787 3 7

£306,748 9 10

National Debt Office, Jan. 7, 1850.
S. HIGHAM, Comptroller-General.
BANKRUPTS.
William Bedford, farmer, Fen Drayton, Cambridge
'hire, to surrender Jan. 18, at twelve, and Feb. 23, a
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, officia
assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Hutson, Upper Clifton.
street, Finsbury.
Edward Farrar, apothecary, Guildford-street, Jan. 22,
at one, and Feb. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court,
Basinghall-street; May and Sweetland, Queen-square,
Bloomsbury.
Edward Effer, victualler, Totnes, Devonshire, Jan.
16 and Feb. 12, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court.
Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Turner, Exeter.
Elias Cocker, cotton manufacturer, Manchester, Jan.
24 and Feb. 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Ascroft,
Oldham.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall -street.
J. Brain, Winchester-street, Pentonville, copper plate
dealer and engraver, Jan. 29, at eleven—W. Moody,
High-street, Aldgate, tailor and draper, Feb. 1, at eleven
—W. H. Lerew, Upper Norton-street, Fitzroy-square,
apothecary, Jan. 29, at one—T. Byers, Upper Lisson-
street, Lisson-grove, licensed victualler, Feb. 1, at
twelve—C. S. Smith, Louth, Lincolnshire, draper, Jan.
30, at twelve.

In the Country.
W. H. Bates, Birmingham, factor, Jan 28, at ten, at
the Court, Birmingham—G. Fox, Charlestown, Derby-
shire, paper manufacturer, Jan. 30, at eleven, at the
Court, Manchester—R. Nightingale, Bury, Lancashire,
common brewer, Feb. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Man-
chester.