The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-21 00:00:00

o and NORTH-WESTERN
..41 RAILWAY.

Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
of the London and North-Western Railway Company will be held
at the Enston Station, London, cn TUESDAY, the 31st day of De-
cember, 1850, at One o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of de-
termining as to the acceptance of a proposed Lease, jointly with
the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company and the Midland
Railway Company, of a portion of the To is and Duties authorised to
be taken by the Company of Proprietors of the Canal Navigation
from Leeds to Liverpool and Douglas Navigation upon their Canal
or Navigation, or some part thereof, for a term not exceeding 21
years.
Dated this 12th day of December, 1850._ _ .

Euston Station,

CReIIAG..EEBO.oRss:LrTgEt C%Tr,vAitAitaEitxTS:ELY,
EN, Chairman.
rsteye-rte'htaariirme:n.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN
RAIL TAY.
CARISTALAS lIOLIT)AYS.
DAY TICKETS
Issued on Tuesday, tho 24th instant, and 111..CZYCIlLrg day, will to
avai!able until the 26th instant.
On Christmas Day Sunday Trains only will run.
By order, •

General Manager's °lce, Euston Station,
December 17, 1850.

MARK RUIN!.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
CHRISTMAS TICKETS.
_RETURN TICKETS issued on the 23d, 24th, and 25th instant will
be available for the Return Journey any day up' to and ireludlng
Sunday, the 29th.
The Trains will inn en Christmas Day as on Sundays.
Ey order,
Bishopsgate Station, Dec. 6, 1850.

C. .P. RONEY, Secretary.

IRELAND.
THE EARL OF MOUNTCASHEL'B ESTATES.
DUBLIN, FRIDAY MoaNlNc.—The Brail estate of
the Earl of Mounteashel was set up for sale at Belfast
on Tuesday, by order of the Commissioners of Encum-
bered Estates. It was offered in 26 lots, 23 of which
were readily disposed of, several of them realizing very
high rates of purchase. A few samples will indicate
the general result. The second lot, containing 1,137
rims, and producing a profit rental of 698/. a year, was
knocked down to Mr. Fulton, of Lisburne, for 13,0001.
The next lot, yielding a profit-rent of only 1491. per
annum, sold for 3,150/. The fourth lot, consisting of
1,100 cores, yielding a profit rental of 4071., was also
purchased by Mr. Fulton, for the sum of 8,650/. A
profit rent of 49/. 14s. went for 1,0251. ; and, still more
remarkable, let 9, containing 188 acres, yielding a net
profit rent of 161. 1 ls. 10., with but one tenant,
brought 1,4501. The 17th lot, consisting of 1,606 acres,
on which there was also but one tenant, and producing
a profit rent of 32/. 1 le. 9d, realized 3,2001. The 21st
lot, comprising 1,479 acres, on which there are 45
tenants, and yielding a profit rental of 433/. 16s. 3d.,
sold for 6,9301. The entire sales of the dray realized the
sum 0E82,725/. The sale of the residue of the Kell.
estate is fixed for the 7th of January.
PERVERSIONS.—The confirmation of the report of
Mr. William Monsell's secession to the Romish Church
has caused but little surprise among those who were ac-
quainted with the antecedents of the Hon. Member for
the county of Limerick, and recollected the strong pre-
deliction he entertained for the observance of not a few
of the religious customs of the Roman Catholic faith. If
rumour speak truly, there are some additional " conver•
sions" (including a clergyman of the Established
Church), about taking place, but although the names of
the promised perverts have been bruited abroad, it
would, in this age of misrepresentations, be manifestly
improper to give them further publicity until the whole
truth shall bo known.

THE FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Console (abut), 96j;
dit'n for account, January 8,96 i• Three-and-a-Quarter
prr Cent. Stock, 981-; Dublin and Kingstown Railway
Debentures. Four per Cents., 101; Mining Company of
Ireland Shares, 54; Dublin and Belleat Junction Rail-
way, 22k; Waterford and Limerick (501), 164.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

INTERESTING F.CREW7TRIAL AT PORTS3IO-lITH.—:•The

Hogue, GO, steam guard-ship, Captain Macdougall, bas
recently been tried under steam at the Pleasured mile in
Stokes Bay, to determine the relative effects of two
screws differing only in their pitch. In the first trial
the pitch of the screw was 21 feet, and in the second it
was only 19 feet, the diameter of each screw being 16
feet. In the first experiment the mean speed of the en-
gines during six trials was 47.16 strokes in a minute ;
and the nr.-an speed of tha ship in the same trials was
at the rate o' 7.693 nautical miles an hour. In the accond
experiment the engines worked up to a mean speed of 36
strokes in a minute, and the mean speed of the ship in six
trials seSs at the rate of 8.45 nautical miles en hour. The
al vantage is thus shown to be in the screw with the
smaller pitch, by its Riving the ship an increase of speed
at the rate of three•fuurths cf a nautical mire an hour.

APPOINTMENTS,
Mr. Joseph Pinhorn has been formally appointed
storekeeper w. Clarence Victualling-yard ; Mr. Grar t
Appointed comptroler of the Victualling and Transport
Service at Somorset House, vice Meek, superannuated.
Mr. Hobert Laws, first-class clerk at Devonport dock-
yard, as was anticipated, has been appointed stcre-
rcceiver at Woolwich deckyard, vice Tinhorn. Mr.
Laws was secretary to the late admiral-superintendent
at Devonport dockyard.

Master.W. IL ()ism° (1846), lite of the Albatross, 12,
xi the Amphitrite, 25, Wing at P. r.amoutb.
Carpenter—John Grines, to be acting.

PROMOTION.

Second Mister Eduard Youell (1846), of Inca, flag-
ship, Mediterranean, has been promoted, to the rank of
master, vice Dowers, late of the Ballerophon, 78, who
died within the limits of the Mediterraneen•atation.
This promotion is in every way creditable to the judg-
ment of Sir William, as Mr. Youell is a very deserving
officer, having during the period he has been in the ser-
vice given the utmost an,isfaction to all the captains
under whom he has served. Mr. Youell was engaged
in the operation on the coast of China while belonging
to her Majesty's ships Serpent and Thalia ; since then
he has served under the flag of Sir William Parker, in
her Majesty's ships Hibernia and Queen. Mr. Youell is
the son of Lieutenant Youell (1812), of Plymouth.
Lieut. Bosville J. Wilson (1832), Admiralty agent in
China packets, son of the late General Sir Robert F.
Wilson, died at Hung-Kong.
THE AHPHITRITE.—With the exception of the ap-
pointmeat of Captain Frederick to this ship, who has
taken up his commission, we are really not able to an-
nounce the name of one single offic:r who has followed
bis example. Mr. Williams, the master, has declined
the appointment, and another has been named in his
place. Mr. William Morgan, the paymaster and purser,
al o declines serving, for what reason we cannot tell. It
is really high time for the Admiralty to inei.t upon offi-
tea taking up their appointments when notnicased, un-
less they are physically incapacitated from serving.
FRIZE MONEY FOR THE DART.—Halford and Co. have
given notice to the officers and crew of the Dart, Edward
Bill, Esq., lieutenant commanding, that an account of
bounty for tonnage received for the Despigue, captured
11th May, 1849, will be forthwith deposited.

PRIZE MONEY FcR TAE Crcici:T.--Mesers. W. and
E. Chard have given notice to the officers and crew of
the Cygn t, Commander alvid Robertson, Esq , that an
accouct of the sale pros, eds of the Volador Brazilian
brigantine, and of the bounty money upon the tonnage
and slaves captured on board the said brigantine, on the
24th hay, 1849, will be deposited, &c., before the 20,h
January next.

THE-GRAPPLER, STEAM-TESSEL —OLLlMantlay, Son,
and Co., have given notice that so account of the ton•
nige bounty received for the capture and destruction of
the Brazilian schooner Esperarca, No. 2, on the 231 Fe•
Lreary, 1849, by the Grappler, and also of the net pro-
ceeds and tont age bounty received for the capture of
Brozilien t:ctioover Esperar9,, No. 1, un the 17th
Nlarch, 1819, by the s3me ship will be delivered into the
registry.
Amphit►ite, 25, Cu?. Frederick, is ordered to be fitted
)r the Pacific

DEVONPORT, TIIIIRSDAY,--We have a change of
weather to clßy—rind N.E. mad d, tbo Advice, for
Ireland. Duck, lighter, which has be, n wind bound,
bailed to-day for Pembroke. Recherter lighter, Sud-
wicks master, sailed with stores from this 3ard for
sheerness and Chatham.

DOCKYARD —William Macey, a police-constable, wan
cht•Jcted on Wednesday even!ng, attempting to embezate
copper. The Commodore being absent on leave, he was
banded or(/' to the civil power. He was examined on
Thursday before the magistrates at the Town-hall, and
committed to take his trial at the next sessions.

PORTSIIOI3IIT, FRIDAY.—The Independence, Ameri-
can packet, is embarking provisions and will sail for
New York this er,ning.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, DEC. 20.
STOCE EXCHANGE.—The market was moderately active
and firm to-day. The transactions were as follow;—Bristol
and Exeter, 76%—Great Western, 771 A
LIVERPOOL, Disc. 20.
STOCK EXCITANGX.—The share market was not so active
to-day, and prices are rather lower. The transactions were as
follow :—Caledonian, 10!x—Chester and Holyhead, Prefer-
ence, guaranteed 51st per cent., 14 3-16—East Lancashire,
12% —Lancashire, and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 5314—Ditto„
6 per cent. Preference, 13 c.—Lancaster and Carlisle,
Thirds, 6 p.—Leeds andThirsk, 14 7-16—London and North.
Western, 1271, - Ditto, New Quarters, 4%—Midland, 48%
—Ditto, Halves, 19 7-16 dis.—Ditto, Consol. (B. and D.),
25% Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4% South.
Eastern and Dover, 2311—York, Newcastle, and Lerwick,
13—York and North Midland, 23%—South Staffordshire,
3 3-16 dis.—Boulogne and Amiens, 914—Dutch Rhenish,
dis.—Northern of France, :% dis.—Rouen and Havre, 10X
BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 20.
Srocx EXCHANGE.—The market was m.t Po active to-day,
but there was no important alteration in prices. The trans-
actions reported were—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A),
534 dis.—Ditto (B), 5 dis.—South Staffordshire, 31. Ss.
9d. dis.

YORK, DEC. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGL—The transactions to-day were as
follow: —North British, Preference, .---York and North
Midland, 233/.

DEATH OF COLONEL WILLIAMS.—It is with thA
deepest regret that we record the death of a gillent
soldier and a true patriot. Colonel George Williams,
late M.P. for Ashton, died yesterday morning, at half-
past fix o'clock, at the age of 87, at his residence in Wool-
ton.—Liverpool Mercury of yesterday.
MR. D:SRAELIS CHARLES I.—We are requested
to state that Mr. Colburn has this day published " The Life
and Reign of Charles 1.," by J. Disraeli, a new edition, re-
vised by the author, and edited by his son, B. Disraeli,
M.l), in 2 vols. Bvo., price 28s. bound. Also just published, .
1. Historic 'cenes, by Agnes Strickland, I vol., with Por-
tr it, 10s. 6d. 3. The eighth edition of Mr. Warburton's
Crescent and the Cross, in 1 vol., with illustrations, 10s. 6d
4. Germania; its Courts, Camps, and People, by the Ba-
roness Blaze de Bury, 2 vols. Bvo. 5. The Rev. R. Mil-
man's Life of Tasso, 2 vols., 21s. 6. The History of
Religion, by the celebrated John Evelyn, 2 vols., 21s. Also
just ready, Captain Crawford's Reminiscences of a Naval
Officer, with Sketches of Admirals Sir E. Owen,_ Sir B. Hal-
lowell Carew, and other distinguished Commanders, 2 vols.,
21s.