The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-16 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

John Worseldine, upholsterer, Cambridge, to sur-
render, February 27, and March 26, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Stansteld, official assignee;
Smith and Johnson, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
Thomas Sadler and Williath Edmund Sadler, sail-
makers, BrightlingseN, Essex, Feb. 22, at two, and April
5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, (M-
-etal assignee, Basingball-street; Bull, Ely-place, Holborn;
Abell, Colchester.

Richard Noble and George May, fancy cloth manufac-
turers, Almoudbury, Ymrii, March 5 and April 8, at
eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hoyt, official
assignee, Leeds; Floyd, Huddersfield; Bond and Bar-
wick, Leeds.

John Price, cabinet maker, Birmingham, Feb. 26 and
March 26. at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court.
Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Chesshire,

High Parry, druggist, Abergele, Denbighshire,
March 1 and 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Dodd, Liver-
pool.

- David Blackburn, Thomas Pickles, David Crabtree,
and William Blackburn, cotton-spinners, Halifax, York-
shire, March 5 and April 9, at twelve, at the Leeds
District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Robson,
Halifax; Cariss and Cudworth, Leeds.
'Frederick Johnson, watchmaker, Lincoln, Feb. 27 and
March 27, at half-past twelve, at the Leeds District
Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Andrews, Lin-
coln.

Abraham Desforges Willey Desforges, brickmaker,
Alford, Lincolnshire, March 6 and April 3, at half-past
twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Carrick, official
a.signee, Hull; Portington, Alford; Bunney and Wil-
son, Hull.

James Stephenson, draper, Arbour-terrace, Commer-
cial-road, Feb. 26, at halt-past eleven, and March 28, at
two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee,
Coleman-street-buildings; Reed, Langf,Td, and Mars-
den, Friday-street, Chcapside; Sale, Worthington, and
Co., Manchester.

Thomas Skelton Heightholna, pointer, Scarborough,
March 5 and 25, at,:one, at the Leeds District Court,
Hope, official assiguee, Leeds; Robinson and Greene,
Leeds.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
J. Johnson, Winchester-street, merchant, March 8, at
one--A. M Kenzie and J. Haig, Darby-street, Rosemary-
lane, merchants, March 8, at half-past eleven-W. 11.
Mills, Mark-lane, wine merchant, March 8, at eleven-
C. Brooks, Vim--yard, Lant-street, carman, March 8, at
half-past twelve--A. C. Marsh, Great Scotland-yard,
navy agent. March 8, at twelve-J. Imray, Old Fish-
street-hill, Upper Thanict-sirt et, sta ioner, and Minories,
chartseller, March 7, at half-past eleven-H. Gibbs,
Oxfurd, grocer, March 11, at two-G. Geering, Arundel,
Sussex, grocer, March 7, at half-past twelve-D. King,
Eltham, Kent, surgeon, March 12, at eleven.
In the Country.
H. Moseley and J. B. Murphy, Derby, carvers and
gliders, March 22, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham
-IL Clara, Leicester, cabinetmaker, March 22, at ten,
at the Court, Birmingham-R. Smith, Hathern, Leices-
tershire, and Formark-park, Derbyshire, tanner, March
22, at ten, at the Court, Birmingham-W. Perkins, De-
vonport, cabinet maker, March 14, at eleven, at the Hall
of Commerce, Plymouth-G. S. Baron, Plymouth, scri-
vener, March 14, at eleven, at the Hall of Commerce,
Plymouth-11. S. Bolt, Plymouth, wine merchant, March
14, at eleven, at the Hall of Commerce, Plymouth-J.
Crook, Plymouth, merchant, March 14, at eleven, at the
Hall of Commerce, Plymouth-G. W. Corrie, Plymouth,
wine merchant, March 14, at eleven, at the Hall of Com-
merce, Plymouth-A. Rowe, Plymouth, grocer, March
14, at eleven, at the Hall of Commerce, Plymouth-li.
Elliott, Plymouth, builder, March 14, at eleven, at the
Hall of Commerce, Plymouth-W. M. Jones, Mold,
Flintshire, malt; ter, March 15, at eleven, at the Court,
Liverpool-J. P. Richard and A. H. Arkin, Liverpool,
merchants, March 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool
-W. Hannah, Liverpool, apothecary, March 13, at
eleven, at the Court, Liverpool-S. L. Trotman, Liver-
pool, merchant, March 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liver-
pool-11. Roberts, Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, draper,
March 14, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool-C. K.
Wilson and W. Wilson, Liverpool, linendrapers,
March 13, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool-J. Armi-
tage, Linthwate, Yorkshire, innkeeper, March 8, at
eleven, at the Court, Leeds-J. Greenwood, Bradford,
Yorkshire, worsted spinner, March 8, at eleven, at the
Court, Leeds-W. L. Bickley, Sheffield. innkeeper,
March 9, at twelve, at the Council Hall, Sheffield-D.
M'Hardy, Aldmondbury, Yorkshire, innkeeper, March
8, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds-R. Milner, Darlington,
Durham, timber merchant, March 14, at half-past ten,
at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne -W. Wilson,
Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, maltster, March 14, at
eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne-J. Forres-
ter, Whitehaven, mercer, March 7, at eleven, at the Court,
Newcastle-upon-Tyn e-C. S. Fenwick, Tynemouth, Nor-
thumberland, banker, March 7, at one, at the Court, New-
castle -upon Tyne-T. Reed, North Shields, banker,
March 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne- G. Davison, Alnwick, Northumberland,,
carpenter, March 13, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne-G. Barton and J. Barton, Manchester,
copper roller manufacturers, March 11, at twelve, at the
Court, Manchester-W. T. Watson, Manchester and
Leeds, commission agents, March 11, at twelve, at the
Court, Manchester-J. Johnson, Manchester, smallware
manufacturer, March 8, at twelve, at the Court, Man.
chester-M. M`Giverin, Manchester, smallware manu-
facturer, March 8, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester.
PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.
G. Wood, Liverpool, chemist, first dividend of 81d.,
on any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool.
J. Hall, Rotherhithe, shipwright, first dividend of 84d.,
ou Saturday, Feb. 16, and three subsequent Saturdays,
between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of
Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane.
J. H. Hipwood, Cornhill, merchant, first and final
dividend of ls. 4d., on Saturday, Feb. 16, and three sub-
sequent Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and two,
at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane.
J. Carter, Liverpool, merchant, first dividend of 41d.,
on any Monday, between the hours of eleven and twe,
at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool,
J. Hewitt, Liverpool, merchant, first dividend of id.,
on any Monday, between the hours of eleven and two, at
the cffice of Mr. Bird, Liverpool.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
W. Woods, Mount-place, Walworth-road, ironmonger,
March 11, at one-R. Good, Bishopsgate-street. With-
out, stationer. March 14, at one-K. Beard, .11:11w)mu-
mews, New Millman-,treet, Guildford-street, and 1 ar-
liatnent-treet, Westminster, metallic plate and picture
frame manufacturer, March 9, at half-past twelve- .
jel Sage,even- eleven-W. . rjecardecl, Portland-street,
Alilton-next
Gravesend,
d.Mna:wchsp9, apeart
i. ter,, and bookseller, March 15, at
proprietor, pub lister
eleven.

In the Country.

G. Davidson, Alnvvick, Northumberland, carpenter,
March 13, at half-past twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne—C. Robertson, Rt.therhara, Yorkshire, steel
-
naufaeturer, March 9, at twelve, at the Council -hall,
Sbeffield—T. Ashworth, Liverpool, merchant, March S,
at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—Z. Stafford, Notting-
hare, innheeptr, March 22, at eleven, at the Court, Not-
tingham—J. Cowlishaw and J. Cowlishaw, Derby, rail-
way carriage builders, March 22, at ten, at the Court,
Nottingbam—W. L. Bowyer, Macclesfield, Cheshire,
grocer, March 11, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—
E. Rossiter, jun., Torquay, Devonshire, builder and inn-
keeper, March 13, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
H. Colenutr, Portser, baker and grocer, and Ports-
mouth, furniture broker and ironmonger, Feb. 12—J.
; Igaldon-road, Miyentock.l4 wider, rob.,

-------- 12, certificate of the third class—C. Yorke, Cambridge,
upholsterer and cabinetmaker, Feb. 11, certificate of the
1
third class—G. Russell, Goswell-road, cabinetmaker,
Feb. 11, certificate of the third class—R. J. Hicks, West
Derby, Lancashire, dealer in cattle and horse dealer,
Feb. 12, certificate of the first class, after 21 days—D.
B. Serley, Liverpool, broker, March 8.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
R. Cooper and R. Bell, Goole, Yorkshire, iron and
brassfonnders—R. Bear, and T. J. A. Henderson, Rams-
gate, hotel keepers—Elizabeth Miffs and W. T. Miers,
Leeds, paint, ,oil, and colour merchants—J. Pooley, H.
E. Robson, G. Cooke, and I. B. Cooke, Hulme, Manches-
ter, cotton spinners—M. Davis, sen., end G. Davis, jun.,
Bath, butchers—VV. Devenish, J. A. Devenish, W. De-
Nenish, jun., and H. Deveuish, Weymouth, brewers—
W. S. Stell, S. M. Buckingham, R. Stavert, J. C. Zigo-
mala, and J. Watson (so tar as regards S. M. Bucking-
hem and J. Watson), Manchester, Leeds, Bradford,
Huddersfield, and Glasgow, commission merchants---J.
Haigh, E. G. Williams, W. S. Stil, S. M. Buckingham,
R. Starert, J. Watson, and J. C. Zigoznala, Manchester,
Lee Is, Bradford, and Huddersfield, commission mer-
chants—Elizabeth Bliss, and Eliza Margaret Bullock,
Addison-road, Kensington, school-mistresses—J. Finch
and W. Argent, Bury-street, Bloomsbury—J. Round,
S. Round, and J. Higgs, Netherton, IVorcestershire, and
Tipton, Staffordshire, miners—J. Harris, L. Symons, and
H. Harris, booksellers and binders—E. node and J.
Wonfor, Battersea, manufacturing chemists—J. Brown
1 and R. Clayton, Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, coal merchants
—J. Balm, T. Hill, and W. 11111 (so f.r as regards W.
Hill), Quorndon, Leicestershire, and Nottingham, lace
manutacturer—T. Hill and W. Hill, Lentoe, Notting-
hatnshire, and Nottingham, lace manufacturers—J. S.
Bamburger and J. l‘l'Master, Bishopwearnsouth, Dar•
ham, schoolmasters—J. K. Smith, and T. Kirby, Lei-
cester, tailors—W. Watts and J. Sutcliff, Pleasant-
row, Great Guildford- street, Southwark—W. Higson
and J. Littlewood, Beaton Norris, Lancashire, cotton
spincers—J. Jones and J. Lea, Liverpool, coal mer-
chants—J. &area and W. 11. Smith, Peckham, drapers
—Jane Thomas and Jesse Thomas, Rochester, 'Cent,
grocers—J. Fairburn and J. Binns, Mirfield, Yorkshire,
cotton cardmakers—G. Worsdell, G. Gilkes, and J.
Bowden, Warrington, Lancashire, engineers—A. Ling
and J. Brown, jun., High Ongar, Essex, farmers—H.
Wild and J. Emery, Busharn, Kacton. and Westbourne,
Sussex, brick and tileznakers—T. Richardson and M.
Richardson, Oldham, Lancashire, linendrspers—W. W.
Hawkins and C. H. Hawkins, Colchester, timber mer-
ehants—J. Ball and W. Ball, Holloway, cowkeepers—
H. Jones and J. Ferguson, Liverpool, wine and spirit
merchants—D. Bancroft and Hannah Bancroft, Ellen
itoyd, near Halifax, and Halifax, grocers—F. Tooth
and T. Peerless, Brighton, timber merchants —G.
Hornsby and It P. Mould, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
builders.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Thomas Cantrell, Nottingham, grocer.
Thomas Bailey, He n ning hal 1, Norfolk, innkeeper.
William Revell, Attleborougb, Norfolk, innkeeper.
William Jones, Brinklow, Warwickshire, tailor.
Barnard Burton, Huddersfield, straw bonnet maker.
William Woollatt, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamehire.
lacemaker.
Henry Barber, Wilderspool, Cheshire, brewer.
Edward Cox, Wheatley, Oxfordshire, manufacturer of
oatmeal.
Thomas Butler, Alcester, Warwickshire, grocer.
Harry Thomas Bowley, Manchester, commission agent.
Margaret Cooke, Winchester, Lancashire, manufacturer
of composition.
Jame.; Pollitt, L'rmston, Lancashire.
John Everitt Parkins, Luton, Bedfordshire, warehouse-
man.
Henry Williams, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, Brazilian
hat manufseturer.
John Hatcher, Wells, Somersetshire, driver of a mail
cart.
Jeremiah Harris, Hertpurv, Gloucestershire, farmer.
William Balaam, Honnington, Suffolk, shoemaker.
Geurge Gillutt, Sheffield, cabinetmaker.
Edward Churekill Close, the Groves, near York.
James Penthell Jeff% Gloucvter, carver and gilder.
Bartholomew Pexton, York, organ builder.
George Good, Southampton, grocer.
Joseph Rhodes, Ilipperholme, Yorkshire, wire worker.
John Dixon, Sheffield, traveller.
John William Knight, Millbrook, Hampshire.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
A. Henderson, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, draper and
cloth merchant, to meet within the Commercial lon,
Hamilton, Feb. 20, and March 13, at twelve.
J. Sorley, Glasgow, stockbroker, to meet within the
Crow Hotel, Glasgow, Feb. 18 and March 11, at one.

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PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com.
puted from the returns made in the week endiag February
12, 1850, is 255. 6 mod. per cwt.

THE WORST OF TAXES.
(From Punch.)
Suppose, readers, that there existed a tax upon water,
which, in its operation, compelled the poorer classes to
alike their thirst at cesspools ; to drink sewage, and
mere sewage, qualified " with no allaying Thames."
Such a tax there is, which renders living water—the
know•ledges of good and truth—dear, and so withholds
them from the many; whom it drives to swill abominable
slush, replete with all manner of pollution.
That tax is the tax on paper. For a full view of itt
workings, see Mr. Charles Knight's remarks on " The
Struggles of a Book against Excessive Taxation."
Mr. Knight shows that, by ►easonof this impost, cheap
and good publications do not pay; whilst the cheap and
nasty, weekly vented in myria:ls by the scoundrelhood
of the Press, are remunerative. The former class of
works he typifies--we thank him for the use of the
figure—as the Fountain ; the latter as the Sewer ; and
he gives an estimate of the comparative cost of their pro-
duction. The Fountain can only be set up at a con-
siderable expense, both in materials and architects'
wages. The Sewer is established at small charge, and
fed by scavengers, for scavengers' hire. The Sewer can
be turned on, at a low rate, with profit; the Fountain—
' in consequence of the Parer-tax—not. Take of the
Paper-tax, and the Fountain can compete with the
Sewer. if farther reason is wanted for the removal of
this Protection to Literary Filth, let Government ponder
the following words of Knight:—
" Upon a tolerably accurate calculation, I have, rom
my own unaided resources, expended during the last
twenty years, eighty thousand pounds upon copyright
and editorial labour. During the same period 1 have
paid fifty thousand pounds paper duty, which sum has
become a double charge to me by the inevitable opera-
tion of a tax upon raw material. May I venture to
ask what, during these twenty years, the Government
has done for the encouragement of learning and litera-
ture, equal to the sum which it has exacted from me
in the shape of a tax upon knowledge?"
Mr. Knight ought not to lose his investment. Some
few crumbs, at least, of the bread which he has cast
upon the waters should be restored to him. He asks not
a pension, but the repeal of the Paper-tax. Grant it,
my Lords and Gentlemen, and if good instruction has
the effect it is said to have, the amount will soon be saved
its prison expenses. Do an act of justice to Mr. Knight,
and remove a prohibitory duty on wholesome beverages,
and a bonus on the sale of poison.

EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY
OF ALL NATIONS.
Yesterday a very numerous meeting of the City of
London committee for promoting the "Exhibition of
Industry of all Nations ' was held in the long par-
lour of the Mansion-house. The most lively anxiety
favour of the object prevailed.
Several gentlemen addressed the meeting, and
spoke in the most enthusiastic terms of the object,
applauding the generosity of the idea of extending
the class of exhibitors to all the world. Many
questions were asked as to the nature of the articles
to be exhibited—whether they were all to be manu-
factured or whether raw products and natural pro-
ductions, articles of elegance and luxury or articles
only of utility whether manufacturers or whole-
sale houses were to be each class exhibitors, or
whether manufacturers alone were to have the privi-
lege —whether the building to be erected would be
sufficientlyeapacious for home and colonial and foreign
exhibitors.

Most of these questions were satisfactorily an-
swered by Sir James Duke and Mr. F. M. Forster,
and by the honorary secretaries, the Rev. S. R.
Cattley and Mr. D. W. \\Tire, after which two reso-
lutions were adopted, appointing persons to canvass,
rnd authoCising the sub-committee to apply from
t"ile to time to the Royal Commissioners for informa-
tion as to plans determined upon, so that the public
may be fully instructed upon all the points necessary
for the guidrnce of the exhibition.
Some gentlemen connected with the American trade
gave every reasonable assurance that the project would
be hailed in the United States with great delight, and
said that large subscriptions might be expected from
that country.
A sum of 1,0001. was announced in the room, in-
cluding 5001. from the East India Company. Amongst
the company were Alderman Humphery, M.P., Al
demur) Selomons, the Baron Rothschild, M.P., Sir
James Duke, Belt., M.P., Alderman Musgrove, Mr.
M.
dt Forster,le:mcnee of Mr. W. Tite, and a numerous at.
nn
some of the leading merchants Arad other
connected with the city of London.
gentlemen

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—MeIIde/SSOWS ora-
torio, St. Paul was repeateowli o
liasstaelovmeneirebng,trbsyof the
s
Sacred Harmonic Society, at Exeter-hall, at the special
desire a Prince Albert, who, it
was present on the occasion. The performance
was in every respect up to the high mark attained a
late by this society. The solos were given by Miss
Dolby (who sang with unwonted fervour and effect),
Herr Formes (who strove, nk t ineffectually, to tone
down his voice and soften the natural ruggedness of his
style), Miss Birch and Mr. Luckey, Mr. C. Beale, and
Mr. Smythson. The choral and instrumental effects
throughout were napgnificent. The Prince paid a marked
attention to the performance, which evidently was satis-
factory to his judgment. Mr. Costa presided.
IDE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.—We UR
derstand that his Ex( ellency the Earl of Clarendon is
expected to arrive in London from Dublin on Monday
next. The visit of thelioble Earl will not extend, it is
said, over this day week.
GENERAL TIMATRICAL FUlcD.—Tbe eleventh an-
nual meeting of this institution was held in the saloon
of the Lyceum Theatre, Mr. Buckstone in the chair,
oFeri op mt tfho
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tsheec rre
at asetroy3,n:s year
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ianstgernmnoceuannrttle:
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otihfsa.pt3a theydl eanrne-
tc:
the expenditure,
to , annuitants, to 435/. 19s. Bd., leaving a balance of
460/. Is. 7d. The officers for the present year haring
been elected, the meeting separated.