The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-12 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, corn-
puted from the returns made in the week ending January
8, 1850, is 255. lid. per cwt.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pure cant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Wcet ending on Saturday, the sth day of January, 1850.
IS9IIE DEPAITMENT.
X.
Notes issued •. •• •• •• 30,267,475

Government debt .. 11,015,100
Other securitios .. 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,990,398
Silver bullion • • • • .• 277,077

£30,267,475

1 £ 30,267,475
Ni. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
IBSU.
,zPLITMEN T.

Dated the 10th day of January,

BANKING D
• X.
Proprietors'eapital•• 14,553,000
gest •........ •• 3,135,837
Public deposits (In-

Government securi. —.
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,375,681
Other securities .. .. 11.691,036
Notes •
Gold and silver coin.. 753,005

eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-

ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accotuits)•• 10,321,413
Other deposits .. •• • • 9,735,268
Sven day and other
bills • .... 1,085,169

£38,830,687

X3s,S3O,
M. MARSHALL, Chief CaAlien6B7
1851.

Dated the 10th day of January:

ARROGANT versus POMONE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—Having read in your valuable journal of the
31st ult. and 4;h inst., under the head of naval intel-
ligence, a statement of the comparative performances
of her Majesty's f steam-screw-frigate Arrogant and
the Pomone French screw-frigate, I am anxious to
draw your attention to the following pacts :
. • 1. the Arrogant was built expressly for a screw-
frigate, her speed on the last trial being nearly 9 knots
per hour.
The Pomone was built seven years ago for a sailing
frigate, and slightly altered in her stern, at a small
expense, for the screw, which was only placed as an
auxiliary, and under a contract that her speed was not
to be less than 5 knots per hour ; yet upon trial it
was found to average 6f knots per hour.
The Pomone is only 220-horse power, and not
260-horse power as stated, whilst
Arroganttue is
360-horse power, showing an advantage of 140-horse
power.
I think that under these circumstances you will
agree with me that the Arrogant aught to have
beaten the Pomone. I wish to mention another
point.
It appears that the Arrogant took 6f hours before
she was neck and neck with the Pomone ; taking her
speed at 9 knots per hour, she must have run a dis-
tance of 601 miles in 61 hours, therefore the speed of
the Pomone during 81; hours' steaming was 6.94
knots per hour. At these relative speeds the Arro-
gant would have only beaten the Pomone 10 hours
54 minutes in the whole run of 330 miles, instead of
24 hours; therefore it is quite clear that after the
Arrogant passed the Pomone, the latter did not con-
tinue to use her full power.
I beg to enclose my name and address, which you
are at liberty to publish if you deem it necessary.
I remain, yours obediently,
AN ENGINEER.

Jan. 10.

WESTAIINSTER IMPROVEMENTS. —• Mr. Alderman
Musgrove, the chairman of the committee of governors
of Emanuel Hospital, having recently laid before that
body a notice of an application to Parliament in the
ensuing session for amending and enlarging the powers
of the Westminster Improvement Acts of the years 1845
and 1847, and to authorise the formation of a new street
from Victoria-street, to Buckingham Palace, and for the
compulsory purchase of lands for that purpose, a meet-
ing has taken place upon the subject. It appears that
the Westminster Improvements Commissioners will re-
quire, in furtherance of the object, a large portion of the
Emmanuel Hospital property close to the dormitories of
the children, and the governors have dissented from the
measure, under the impression that if the property be at
all interfered with, the whole,. of it ought to be taken,
and an establishment for the almapeople and children
ought to be built at a distance from London adapted to
the exigencies of the time and circumstances. The go.
vernors also have received an application from the Rev.
Mr. ,Tamed, the minister of the western district of St.
Margaret's parish, for treating for a portion of the hoa-
pita' property for a site for a new church, the erection
of which in that district is contemplated. This charity
consists o!' 20 in pensioners and ten out-pensioners, and
of 60 children, who are wholly maintained and educated
out of its revenues, the objects of its bounty being se-
lected from the parishes in the city of Westminster. from
Chelsea and Hayes, in Middlesex, from tho city of Lon-
eon, and from Bratr.burten, in Yorkshire, where the
estates for its support are situated.
SALVED CARGO.—The vessel Mersey Ilas arrived
from .Holyhead with 101 barrels of tar, 26 casks of
cocoa, 6 hogsheads of cavancine, 22 hogsheads of shells,
9 puncheoni of rum, 2 casks of wine, and. 100 pieces of
oistic, being stated to be part of the cargo of the ship
Oak, wrecked in Carnarvon Bay.

C.,B,NALS.
~i 1
Names of LlDividend''l Price.' Names of !Dividend
~ I ~,,r
Companies. A per Companies. As Anl-iim . Price.
e: Annum. c
----- ,- - --,
X X
Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100 21.105. 80
Barnsley.. • • 160, 121. 180 Neatla ......100 16i. 340
lirknk&Abrg 1501 Si. 85 Oxford.. •• •• 100 201. 185
Birmingham 35' 41. 83 Peak Forest. 7g Si. 18s. 70
Coventry.... 1001 251. 210 Regent's.... 33 11. 2s. 18
Derby .•• • . 100' 61. 63 Rochdale .. • . 65 41. 50%
Elismre&Chs 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 15017/.los. 130
Erewash .• • 100 t 321. - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. -
GrandJunctn 100 Si. 84 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 400
Grand Surrey 1001 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
Grand Union 100' 1/. 10s. 24 Stoarbridge.. 145 201. 300
Grantham •• 150' - - Severn andl
Kennt & Avn 39175. 6d. 5% Wye Rail. j 26 2/. OS. -
Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 325 Warwick&
Leicester •••• 140 81. 6334 Firming. . 100 41. 63
Lelcstr &Nth 83j 41. 45 Warwick& / ,„„ 31. 43
Lom4hboregh 142, 701. 650 Napton-j I"
Monmouthsh 100, 81. - Worcstr 8c 178 3/. 42
Mntgemrysh 100 - - Birming.
sleituMwbry 100 - - Wilts Sc Brks -14 s. 9
LIST or SCOTT'S= COMPANIES' PEWEE
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Fries,
Annum. Share.
-.--..-.-- - -
4 s. d. X s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 225
Caledonian Bank •• .•• 8 per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 4/. 0.
City of Glasgow Bank . 6K. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13
Clydesdale Bank •••• •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13s
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 168
Eastern Bank.... •. • • EL per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 0 814
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 51. 15s
Exehangel3nk of Scot.. 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 21%
isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
,:atlonal Bank 63¢ percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14%
storthof Scotiandßank 4Lper cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 3
North British Bank :.• - - - -
Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 131
Unlonllank of Scotland Si. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 85
Western Bank .• ••- • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 743
Aberdeen Fire and Life 7341. pr cent. 12 10 0 20 0 2
B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 -
British Guarantee Ins. 4/. per lent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 13s 6,1
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. Is
Edinburgh Life Insur. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 19%
East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 95.6c1.
Eng. & Scot, Law Life V. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 -
Gentiles Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
rnsur. Co. of Scetlnd• • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. lOs
Mercantile Life .. • 4l. per cent. 10 0 0 010 0 :3s. Gd.
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1193.0 d
North British Insur. - 536 Lpr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 24
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 -
,•*.cottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 -
4cot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 -
Secttish Union Insrnce. 63(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 23s Od
standard Life •••• - • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 534
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 t 13s Od
---
MESCELMANTIOITS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------ - -
X. s. d. I X. s. d.
Auction Mart .••• • • • • 27. ss. 50 00 1 - 25
Australian Agriculturl 1/. 100 0 01 30 0 0 16
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. IL 45. 10 00'10 0 0 -
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -
Canada ... •••••• • • •• Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 26
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - -
Pity Navigation ...• - - - 91
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c. Yobs, 2/ 100 0 08 100 0 0 -
Equitable Reversioary 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 103
Gen. Steam Navigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0, 14 0 0 25
London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution •. • • - - 26 5 0 -
Poninslr&Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 go
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 52%
Royal Mall Steam - 61 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0 GO 0 0 -
South Australian ..• • • 11. per stare. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Van Diemen's Land.,, - 100 00,23 0 0 2

PitOTECTIONIST MEETING AT DERBY.—Yesterday
a numerous meeting of agriculturists took place in the
Mechanics' Hall, Derby, and amongst the persons pre-
sent were Sir H. Wilmot, Mr. E. S. Chandos Pole, Rev.
Reginald Chandos Pole, Mr. J. Meynell, Mr. J. liar.
rison, Mr. S. C. fleathcote, Mr. J. W. Freshfield, Mr.
W. E. Mousley, Mr. J. Lord, Mr. Joseph Leicester
Hassan, " Rev. J. Dean, Mr. H. C. Oakney, Itv. It.
Crewe, Hon. and Rev. F. Curzon, Mr. C. Child, Mr. G.
F. Young, Mr. W. Mundy, M.P., Rev. R. C. Hope, and
Mr. W. Baker. Mr. E. S. Chandos Pole was in the
chair. The meeting was addressed by several speakers,
after which resolutions condemnatory of free trade were
adopted.

lISIIIBITION or INDUSTRY OF 1851.—The first
meeting of the Royal Commissioners for promotin,r this
object was held yesterday, at the New Palace, West-
minster; his Royal Highness the Prince Albert presided,
and the attendance was very numerous. We understand
that the main business transacted related to the prelimi-
nary contract which had been entered into between the
Society of Arts and the Mesrs. Munday. The Commi<;•
sionurs were of opinion that the contract which had
enabled the proposal to be brought to its presnnt state,
and had guaranteed the carrying into effect the proposed
exhibition was of a strictly reasonable, and indeed of a
wry liberal character; but in accordance with what ap-
peared to bo the wishes of the public, they decided to
giva notice of its termination and to place the whole
undertaking upon the basis of a general subscription,
public feeling having been so strongly expressed in sup-
port of the exhibition as to render any such contract
now quite unnecessary.
Daring the past week the Count and Countess
Rossi and a distinguished party have been staying at his
Grace the Duke of Cleveland's, Raby Castle.