The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-05 00:00:00

£30,238,310 I £30,234,310
M. Dated the 3d day of January, 1850. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

BANKING DEPARTMENT.
X.
Proprietors' capital 14,553,000
Rest . - ... •• • 3,119,800
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts).. 10,659,491
Other deposits •.. • • • 9,364,105
Seven day and other
bills ••••••• • .. •• .. 1,021,951

Government securi- .
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,350,880
Other securities .. • • 11,478,064
Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 12,011,530
Gold and silver coin.. 777,853

£38,618,347

438,618,
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 347
IbO.

Dated the 3d day of January, 1

THE BATH ATHEDLEUM.—The 25th anniversary
of the Bath Athenaeum was celebrated by a soirée on the
3d inst in the banqueting-room of the Guildhall, and the
noble saloon was completely filled with company long
before the hour named for the chair being taken, as it
was well known that Mr. J. A. Roebuck, M.P. for Shela
field, and late Member for Bath, would attend. Some
resolutions were proposed, having reference to the sub-
ject of national education, and especially to that portion
of it which related to intellectual culture. The first re-
solution having been moved and seconded, Mr. Roebuck
addressed the company at considerable length. lie said
there were two parties on the education question: those
who held that the Government ought to educate the
people, and those who were advocates for the voluntary
system; and he having commenced by undertaking to
explain, but yet not discuss, the arguments on both sides,
confined his address in a great degree to that purpose;
towards its close he entered on a detailed contrast of the
past and present state of the working classes, pointing
out how much their morals had been raised by institu-
tions like the present, and he afterwards demolished the
argument that mechanics are the only producers of
wealth, and concluded his address by observing that,
" the good man was he who did his duty, and doing it
was not afraid." A vote of thanks was awarded to Mr.
Roebuck by acclamation, after which the meeting was
addressed by Mr. Hancock, Mr. Archard, Mr. T. W.
Saunders, and Dr. Stevens.
Viuraa.—Dr. Fischof is acquittal, which has given
great satisfaction to the generality of the population of
this city has been celebrated by a grand entertainment
given to the learned doctor. Vienna, however, being
yet in a state of siege, the speeches were greatly subdued
on the occasion. Indeed, it is feared that the doctor
will have to leave Vienna.—.Jewish Chronicle.
On Christmas-day two flocks of wild geese were
seen winging their course towards the Scottish border,
a foreboding of severe weather, according to the opinion
of our " oldest inhabitant ; the first, fifty in number,
passed over Whitehaven, about eleven in the forenoon ;
the second, little short of 200, between three and four
is the afterneon,—Cumberland Pacquet.

Tnursday, 30-Calm, thermometer 371, weather
clear. Crew employed building a snow wall from
ship to ship to shelter a walk i • temperature on the
lower deck this month varying from 46 to 60 deg.
Friday, Dec. 1-Wind NNW, force 3, thermo-
meter 31, weather clear. Crew employed building a
snow wall and observatories ; temperature of lower
deck as last month.
Saturday, 2-Wind N, force 8, thermometer 32,
weather cloudy.
Sunday, 3- Wind N, force 4, thermometer 22,
weather cloudy.
Monday, 4-Wind N, force 5, thermometer 28,
weather.
Tuesday, 5-Wind WNW, force 5, thermometer
34, weather clear.
Wednesday, 6-Wind SE, force 2, thermometer
31, weather clear.
Thursday, 7-Wind NNW, force 2, thermometer
39, weather clear.
Friday, 8-Wind NW, force 5, thermometer 32k,
weather cloudy.
Saturday, 9-Wind NW, force 2, thermometer
25, weather cloudy.
Sunday, 10-Wind NW, force 5, thermometer 31f,
weather clear.
Monday, 11-Wind S, force 2, thermometer 32,
weather cloudy.
Tuesday, 12-Wind S, force 1, thermometer 47,
weather clear-mercury frozen, first time this year.
Wednesday, 13-Calm, thermometers. 58-Adis's
47, weather clear.
Thursday, 14-Calm, thermometers 56-Adis's 42,
weather clear.
Friday, 15-Wind NNW. force 1, thermometers
57-Adis's 43, weather clear.
Saturday, 16.-Wind N W, force 1, theremometers
£6-Adis's 43, weather clear.
Sunday, 17-Wind S, force 2, theremometers 39-
Adis's 29, weather cloudy.
Monday, 18-Wind NNW, force 2, theremometers
31f -Adis's 21, weather clear.
Tuesday, 19-Wind N, force 5, thermometers
32k,-Adis's 20, weather clear.
Wednesday. 20-Wind N, force 1, thermometers
47-Adis's 37, weather clear.
Thursday, 21-Wind N, force 3, thermometers 49
-Adis's 39, weather clear.
Friday, 22-Wind N, force 5, thermometers 48-
Adis's 39, weather clear.
Saturday, 23-Wind N, force 3, thermometers 36
-Adis's 26, weather clear.
Sunday, 24-Wind N, force 2, thermometers 45-•
Adis's 34, weather clear.
Monday, 25-Wind S, force 2, thermometers 46-
Adis's 35, weather clear.
Tuesday, 26-Wind S, force 1, thermometers 50 -
Adis's 40, weather clear.
Wednesday, 27-Wind SE, force 1, thermometers
511-Adis's 401, weather clear.
Thursday, 28-Wind S, force 2, thermometers 46
-Adis's 36, weather clear.
Friday, 29-Wind SE, force 2, thermometers 461
-Adis's 38, weather clear.
Saturday, 30-Wind SE, force 9, thermometers 35
-Adis's 26, weather drift.
Sunday, 31-Calm, thermometers 38-Adis's 29,
weather clear.
Monday, Jan. 1-Wind S, force 8, thermometers
40-Adis's 301, weather drift. Temperature on the
lower deck as last month; crew employed building
observatories and clearing the ship of drift snow.
Tuesday, 2-Wind 5, force 8, thermometers 26-
Adis's 201, weather drift.
Wednesday, 3-Wind S, force 6, thermometers
26-Adis's 20k, weather drift.
Thursday. 4-Wind 5, force 1, thermometers 24-
Adis's 191, weather clear.
Friday, 5-Wind NNW, force 2, thermometers
30-Adis's 221, weather clear.
Saturday, 6-Wind NNW, force 3, thermometers
304-Adis's 22k, weather clear.
Sunday 7-Wind NNW, force 2, thermometers 24
-Adis's 19, weather clear.
Monday, 8-Wind NNW, force 2, thermcmeters
30-Adis's 201, weather clear.
Tuesday, 9-Wind S, force 4, thermometers 23-
Adis's 18k, weather clear.
Wednesday, 10-Wind NNW, force 2, thermo-
meters 41-Adis's 321, weather misty.
Thursday, 11-Wind NNW, force 2, thermome-
ters 49-Adis's 39, weather clear.
Friday, 12-Wind NW, force 1, thermometers
521-Adis's 41, weather clear:
Saturday, 13-Wind N, force 1, thermometers 46
-Adis's 371, weather clear.
Sunday, 14-Wind N, force 1, thermometers 4r-
Adis's 38, weather clear.
Monday, 15-Wind N, force 2, thermometers 43-
Adis's 33, weather clear.
Tuesday, 16-Wind N, force 9, thermometers 41
-Adis's 31, weather drift.
Wednesday, 17-Wind N, force 5, thermometers
341-Adis's 28, weather drift.
Thursday, 18-Wind N, force 2, thermometers
35-Adis's 28, weather clear.
Friday, 19-Wind N, force 2, thermometers 37f
-Adis's 301, weather clear.
Saturday, 20-Calm, theremometer 47/-Adis's
39, weather clear. From this date Adis's thermo-
meter will only be occasionally given at very low
temperature.
Sunday, 21-Wind S, force 5, thermometer 47.
Monday, 22-Wind S, force 3, thermometer 38,
weather clear.
Tuesday, 23-Calm, thermometer 461, weather
clear.

Wednesday, 24—Wind N, force 2, thermometer
43, weather clear.
Thursday, 25—Wind N, force 2, thermometer 43i,
weather clear.
Friday, 26—Wind SSE, force 3, thermometer 431,
weather clear.
Saturday, 27—Wind SSE, force 1, thermometer
34, weather clear.
Sunday, 28—Wind N, force 8, thermometer, 32i,
weather drift.
Monday, 29—Wind N, force 8, thermometer 30},
weather drift. -
Tuesday, 3U—Wind N, force 3, thermometer 41f.
weather clear.

Wednesday, 31—Wind NNW, force 1, therms.
meter 41k, weather clear.

Thursday, 29 —Wind ENE, fOrce 8, thermometer
llf, weather drift.
Friday, 30—Wind N, force 2, thermometer 10,
weather cloudy.
Saturday 31—Wind NNW, force 2, thermometer
20k, weather clear.--Erected a beacon on Cape
Clarence.
Sunday, April I—Wind E, force 11, thermometer
11, weather drift. From the 20th to the 27th of this
month crew dragging stones and gravel to ballast the
ships.
Monday, 2—Wind NW, force 1, thermometer 3f,
weather clear.
Tuesday, 3—Wind N, force 3, thermometer 14f,
weather cloudy.
Wednesday, 4—Wind NW, force 5, thermometer
16, weather drift.
Thursday, s—Wind N, force 1, thermometer 29,
weather clear.
Friday, 6---Wind N, force 1, thermometer, 32,
weather clear.

(To be continued.)

NAVA IN TELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTII, PRIDAY.—The Devastation steam-
sloop is to be considered as a steam-vessel of the first
division in the advanced squadron at this port.
We are sorry to state that Rear-Admiral Prescott,
superintendent of this dockyard, is not quite so well
as he was early in the week, having had a slight
return of rheu tnatism.
The Termagant steam-frigate is being fitted with a
new screw-propeller in dock.
The Sidon steam-frigate is taking in ballast along.
side the jetty, and will be tried next week.
The Terrible„ 21, steam-frigate, Captain James
Hope,
C. 8., in 'going into Hamoaze on Wednesday,
touched the gr eund at Wilderness Point, between
Devil's Point rtnd Mount Edgcumbe. It was dead
low water at thse time, but after remaining almost
stationary for a hew minutes, she, by the aid of her
engines, floated. off. The pilot in charge, who is
considered a very careful man, accounts for the acci-
dent by stating that the Terrible did not answer her
helm according to expectation. The Terrible, having
a diver on botkr d, a dress was sent off, when on pro-
ceeding under :her bottom, he found the false keel so
injured that it was determined to dock her before
sending her out on foreign service, and as this great
and important westernmost post does not possess a
dock capable of taking the Terrible in, the ship left
yesterday for t his port, to be docked' and repaired
with the utrnos t dispatch, in order that she may
return to Devonport, be aid advance, and proceed to
join Commodore :Martin's squadron at Lisbon. She
will be put on the Sidon dock, no other being large
enough to take tsar in with the gates shut. The
Penelope steam-fr igate has been put out of dock this
afternoon to make ~00m for her.

A poor fellow, of the name of John Langridge, a
sawyer, whilst atten. ling
.the circular saw yesterday,
got his hand so seriou 519 injured as to be obliged to
have it removed imme Ichately.

IN POI 'l' AND FITTING.
In Harbour—The Victory, Excellent, Illustrious,
Blenheim, Sprightly, Fire Queen, Portsmouth,
Fanny, and Echo tug..
In Dock—The Br3.tihnia, Fox, Dauntless, Victoria
and Albert, Fantome.. and Lily.
In the Basin—The. Princess Charlotte, Devastation,
Argus, Fairy, and Pte.
In the Steam-basi n— .The Ajax, Penelope, Urgent,
Blazer, Flamer, Pike,: and Asp.
Alongside the Jetty— —The Sidon.
Building—The Prim cess Royal, 90, the- Royal
Frederick, Royal Sore reign, and Prince of Wales,
120's; and the Furiou4 steam-sloop.

Captain Graves, of her Majesty'` surveying•vessel
Volage, has obtained leave of absence, and left Malta
yesterday by the Sultan steamer.
Captain Carey, 44th Regiment, has obtained a
three months' leave, and will leave to-day by the
Merlin, for Marseilles.
The India mails by the Medina arrived at half-past
11 last night, were delivered at 945 to-day, and
close at 10.

Her Majesty's steamer Growler, from Alexandria,
having on board the Princes Soliman and Reschid,
sons of the Emperor of Morocco, arrived yesterday,
and is performing quarantine. They have completed
their religious pilgrimage to Mecca, and will return
to Tangier shortly after obtaining pratique.
The news from Egypt and from India possesses no
feature of importance. The Medina going up was
two days in Aboukir-bay. The French boat is
damaged, and the Medina has her mails on board.

THE FIRE in COVEN TR Y-STREET.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The fire which broke out on Thursday night in the
premises belonging to Mr. E. 0. Creese, bootmaker,
No. 4, Coventry-street, Haymarket, reported in this
journal of yesterday, was attended with a far greater
destruction of property than wus at first believed.
Subjoined is a copy of Mr. Superintendent Braid-
wood's official return to the various fire offices,
forming the brigade, of the damage done :
"1850, January 2—Quarter-past 10 o'clock, P.M.,
called by strangers, police, and cabmen, to a fire at
Mr. Creese's, bootmaker, No. 4, Coventry-street,
flavmarket, which burnt down two timber buildings,
of three storeys high, 65 feet deep, and 40 feet wide,
belonging to Mr. Creese. The back pare of the
house, and the stock in the shop on ground floor, are
also very seriously damaged by fire and water. The
contents were insured in the Atlas Fire office, but it
i 3 unknown whether the buildings are insured or not.
" No. 3, Coventry-street—Mrs. Mary Taylor,
stationer; hack part of premhes very seriously
damaged by fire, and the contents by water and re-
moval. Insured in the Westminster Fire-office for
contents ; buildings, unknown at present.
"No. 5, ditto—Mr. Samuel Waters, tailor, back
windows demolished and damaged by water ; insur-
ance not known.
" No. 6, ditto—Mr. W. Reid, hosier. Similar
damage to the premises, and contents damaged by
water. Insurance unknown.
" No. 6, Rupert street—Mr. Thomas SneQzum,
builder. Back of workshops damaged by fire and
water. Stock in trade similarly damaged. Insured
for contents in the London fire-offices.
"No. 5, ditto—Mr. John Scales, poulterer. Build-
ing and contents damaged by water and removal. Not
insured.
" Ditto, ditto—Mr. Charles Edwards, tailor. Great
damage by removal, &c. Insured in the County
Fire. office.
"Ditto, ditto—Mr. William Tealick (private).
Similar damage. Insured in the County Fire office.
" No. 4, ditto—Mr. P. Runceman, bootmaker.
Back windo As destroyed. Insured for contents in the
Sun, and for the building in the London fire•offices.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION IN 1851.
(From last night's Gazette.)
Wstrretra.u., JAN. 3.—The Queen has been pleased
to issue the following Commission for the promotion
of the Exhibition of the 'Works of Industry of all
Nations, to be holden, in the year 1851, videlicet :
VICTORIA, R.
Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender
of the Faith; to our most dearly beloved consort, his
Royal Highness Francis Albert Augustus Charles
Emanuel Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, Knight of our Most Noble Order of the
Garter, and Field Marshal in our army—our right
trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and Council-
lor, Walter Francis Duke of Buccleuch and Queens-
berry, Knight of our Most Noble Order of the Gar-
ter—our right trusty and right well-beloved cousin
William Earl of Rosse, Knight of our Most Illus-
trious Order of St. Patrick—our right trusty and
right well-beloved cousins and Councillors Granville
George Earl Granville and Francis Earl of Elles-
mere—our right trusty and well-beloved Councillor
Edward Geoffrey Lord Stanley—our right trusty
and well beloved Councillors John Russell (corn-
monly called Lord John Russell), Sir Robert Peel,
Bart., Henry Labouchere, and William Ewart Glad-
stone—our trusty and well-beloved Sir Archibald
Galloway, Knight Commander of our Most Hon.
Order of the Bath, and Major-General in our army
in the East Indies, Chairman of the Court of Direc-
tors of the East India Company, or the Chairman of
the Court of Directors of the East India Company
for the time being—Sir Richard Westmacott, Knight
—Sir Charles Lyell, Knight, President of the Geo-
logical Society of London, or the President of the
Geological Society of London for the time being—
Thomas Baring, Esq., Charles Barry, Esq., Thomas
Bazeley, Esq., Richard Cobden, Esq., William Cu-
bitt, Esq., President of the Institution of Civil En-
gineers, or the President of the Institution of Civil
Engineers fur the time being—Charles Lock East-
lake, Esq., Thomas Field Gibson, Esq., John Gott,
Esq., Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq., Philip Pusey, Esq.,
and William Thompson, Esq., greeting.
Whereas the Society for the Promotion of Arts,
Manufactures, and Commerce, incorporated by our
Royal charter, of which our most dearly beloved con-
sort, the Prince Albert, is president, have of late years
instituted annual exhibitions of the works of British
art and industry, and have proposed to establish an
enlarged exhibition of the works of industry of all
nations, to be holden in London in the year 1851, at
which prizes and medals, to the value of at least
20,0001. sterling shall be awarded to the exhibitors of
the most meritorious works then brought forward;
and have invested in the names of our right trusty and
entirely beloved cousin Spencer Joshua Alwyne
Marquis of Northampton, our right trusty and right
well- beloved cousin and Councillor George William
Frederick Earl of Clarendon, Knight of our Moat
Noble Order of the Garter, our trusty and well-
beloved Sir John Peter Boileau, Bart., and James
Courthope Peache, Esq., the sum of 20,0001., to be
awarded in prizes and medals as aforesaid ; and have
appointed our trusty and well beloved Arthur
Kett Barclay, Esq., William Cotton, Esq Sir
John William Lubbock, Bart., Samuel Morton
Peto, Esq., and Baron Lionel de Rothschild,
to be the treasurers for all receipts arising from
donations, subscriptions, or any other source on behalf
of, or towards the said exhibition ; our trusty and
well-beloved Peter le Neve Foster, Joseph Payne,
and Thomas Wiukworth, Esquires, to be the treasurers
for payment of all executive expenses ; and our trusty
and well-beloved Henry Cole, Charles Wentworth
Dilke, jun., George Drew, Francis Fuller, and
Robert Stephenson, Esquires, with our trusty and
well-beloved Matthew Digby Wyatt, Esq., as their
secretary, to be an executive committee for carrying
the said exhibition into effect, under the directions of
our most dearly beloved Consort.
And whereas the said Society for the Promotion of
Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce have represented
unto us, that in carrying out the objects proposed by,
the said exhibition many questions may arise regard-
ing the introduction of productions into our kingdom
from our colonies and from foreign countries ; also
regarding the site for the said exhibition, and the best
anode of conducting the said exhibition; likewise
regarding the determination of the nature of the
prizes, and the means of securing the most impartial
distribution of them ; and have also besought us that
we would be graciously pleased to give our sanction
to this undertaking, in order that it may have the
confidence, not only of all classes of our subjects, but
of the subjects of foreign countries :
Now know ye, that we, considering the premises,
and earnestly desiring to promote the proposed exhi-
bition, which is calculated to be of great benefit to
arts, agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, and
reposing great trust and confidence in your fidelity,
discretion, and integrity, have authorized and ap-
pointed, and by these presents do authorize and appoint,
you our most dearly beloved consort, Francis Albert
Augustus Charles Emanuel Duke of Saxony, Prince
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, you Walter Francis
Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, William Earl
of Rosse, Granville George Earl Granville, Francis
Earl of Ellesmere, Edward Geoffrey Lord Stanley,
John Russell (commonly called Lord John Russell),
Sir Robert Peel, Henry Labouchere, William E wart
Gladstone, Sir Archibald Galloway, or the Chairman
of the Court of Directors of the East India Company
for the time being, Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir
Charles Lyell, or the President of the Geological
Society for the time being, Thomas Baring,: Charles
Barry, Thomas Bazley, Richard Cobden, William Cu-
bitt, or the President of the Institution of Civil Engi-
neers for the time being, Charles Lock Eastlake, Thomas
Field Gibson, John Gott, Samuel John Loyd, Philip
Pusey, and William Thompson, to make full and
diligent inquiry into the best mode by which the
productions of our colonies and of foreign countries
may be introduced into our kingdom ; as respects the
most suitable site for the exhibition; the general
conduct of the said exhibition ; and also into the
best mode of determining the nature of the prizes
and of securing the most impartial distribution of
them.

And to the end that our royal will and pleasure in
the said inquiry may be duly prosecuted, and with
expedition, we further, by these presents, will and
command, and do hereby give full power and autho-
rity to you, or any three or more of you, to nominate
and appoint such several persons of ability as you
may think fit to be local commissioners, in such parts
of our kingdom and in foreign parts, as you may
think fit, to aid you in the premises; which said
local commissioners, or any of them, shall and may
be removed by you, or any three or more of you,
from time to time, at your will and pleasure, full
power and authority being given to you, or any three
or more of you, to appoint others in their places
respectively.
And furthermore, we do by these presents
you, full
give
and grant to you, or any three or more of
power and authority to call before
you, or. anythree
ttqeurir eof the
of the truth of the premi6e,
informed
or more of you, all such persons as you shall judge
necessary by whom you may
be
end to
the
better
premises, and every part thereof, by all lawful ways
and means whatsoever.
And our further will and pleasure is, that for the
purpose of aiding you in the execution of these
premises, we hereby appoint our trusty and well_
beloved John Scott Russell and Stafford Henry
Northcote, Esquires, to be joint secretaries to this
our commission.

And for carrying into effect what you shall direct
to be done in respect of the said exhibition, we hereby
appoint tho said Henry Cole, Charles Wentworth
Dilke, jun., George Drew, Francis Fuller, and
Robert Stephenson, to be the executive committee in
the premises, and the said Matthew Digby Wyatt to
be secretary of the said executive committee.
And our further will and pleasure is that you, or
any three or more of you, when and so often as need