The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-30 00:00:00

THE

THE R'VENUE.
There is every reason to expect that the quarter':
revenue will show a very trifling decrease, if any, when
compared with the corresponding quarter of last year,
notwithstanding the reductions which the Chancellor
of the Exchequer was able to make in the last session.
The brick duties, 700,0004 a year, we re wholly abandoned
an yet wa find the Excise so prosperous, in the other
items, as scarcely to miss the total loss in this. The
buoyancy of the revenue of Excise is one of the mos,
convincing and conclusive proofs of the wide-spread pro-
sperity and occupation or the grea' mass of the people. The
Stamps, although greatly reduced, will not exhibit the
signs of that reduction in full in the present quarter,
since a great increase of business, which was kept back
for the mango, will probably show its effect upon the
present quarter, which, to its full extent, cannot be
hoped for again. The Customs fluctuate, but will show
wall in spite of the great reductions that have taken
place. These are the chief items which mark the state
of the country. The others will probably vary verb
little, and will be shown by the tabular returns
In the mean time the large amount of public
deposits exhibited in the weekly returns of the Bank of
England, amounting to the sum of nearly half a million
of increase weekly, shows that the debtor and creditor
account of the Chancellor of the Exchequer stands well,
and that his balance at the end of the financial year is more
likely to increase than to be diminished, notwithstanding
the taxes he has relaxed or reduced, and the sums that
arc in course of expenditure in liquidation of the public
debt.—Sunday Paper.

MAIL STATIONS: SOUTHAMPTON AND THE U.S. LINE
OF-BATTLE-SHIP PENNSYLVANIA. Great Efforts are
being made by the Mayor and leading gentlemen
of Southampton to promote its interests as a mail-
station. Memorials have been addressed to the Presi-
dent of the United States, requesting that Southampton
may be made the port of debarkation for the
United States" line-of-battle-ship Pennsylvania on
her arrival with the contributions of the West to the
Exposition of 1851. Negotiations have been opened
with the railway company to convey them free to tht
metropolis; and steam commanders are being moved to
publish testimonials to the value of Southampton as a
port for steamers of all burden. Our Liverpool readers
should reflect on these spirited and antagonistic exer-
tions.—Liverpool Albion.
ROYAL AUTILLERY WOOLWICH, DEC. 28.-13
fine young men, under die charge of a non-commissioned
officer, joined bead-quarters to-day from Scotland. having
been enli,ted by the recruiting party under Lieutenant
C. M. Raynes at Aberdeen.

Our latest accounts from London report that the,
recent movement on the London and North-Western Line is
now almost exploded. Upwards cf three hundred applica-
tions from engine. drivers, &c., have been received by the
Directors; and the infatuated course of the Employees is ex-
pected to meet with entire defeat.— Liver pool Albion.
IMPUDENT ATTEMPT AT ROLDEIEY.—on Monday
evening a lad went into the shop of Mr. Shepperley, silver-
smith, Long-row, and asked for a lead pencil. Mr. S., who
was engaged at the back part of the shop, replied that they
did sot sell them, and the boy went out. Previous to his
doing this, however a woman who was standing near the
entrance observed him take a watch from the work-board,
ar.d as he was coming out she shook her fist at him. He im-
mediately perceived that his trick was discovered, and,
without a minute's hesitation, dropped the watch, and then
struck the poor woman a violent blow, which knocked her
down. Some persons endeavoured to secure him, but, being
gifted with a nimble pair of heels, ha managed to escape ap-
preh€PlSiOn. Nottingham Journal.
AN AmrBIC.SN JUDGE.--" When I was travelling
to Massachusetts, seine twenty years ago," said a traveller,
" I had a seat with the driver, who, on stopping at the post-
office, saluted an ill-looking fellow on the step, with ' Good
morning, Judge Saunders; I hope you're well, sir?' After
leaving the office, I asked the driver if the man he spoke to
A cock-fight Jut wcia, gad be Yr .)
118 tidge,"
was really a judge? Certainly, sir, 'he replied.
We had

might be brought to the house. She was told
that they could not fetch him before morning.
When she returned there was a great change in
deceased, to whom she gave three pennyworth
of brandy, which he took and said, "It has warmed
me ; God bless you." In the middle of the night,
accompanied by her sister, she brought him a little
gruel ; and raining his head on her arm, put the basin
to his mouth, which, ravenous with hunger, he seized
between his teeth, and would have smashed it, had
she not taken it from him. She then said to him,
"you are dying, pray to God to forgive you." He
replied, " I have done so," and she then laid him on
his side, in which position she found him dead the
next morning. A few days before his death he crawled
to a room where a boy was eating his dinner, and
he said to the boy, "Johnny, Johnny, I am
so hungry." The boy immediately handed him his
dinner, which consisted of four slices of bread and
butter. But deceased eat only half a slice. On the
Monday before his death deceased came into her room
and fell down from hunger. His groans were ter-
rific. She raised him up. He said he came for food,
ho was EO hungry. She placed lin before the fire
and gave him a piece of bread.
CORONER—It is a most extraordinary thing that
the poor fellow should have been left to die so fright-
ful and so lingering a death in this wealthy metro-
polis.

- The CORONER. summed up at at great length, and
wits great minuteness. At the close of his charge the
room was cleared of strangers, and the jury, after
half an hour's deliberation, returned the following
verdict :—" John Becknell died from exhaustion,
caused by the want of the common necessaries of life.
And the jury beg to tell Mr. Mann that he is much
to blame for not having acted with promptness and
precision, and for not having seen performed what
should have been done for deceased ; and they hope
that in all future similar cases he will act with more
promptness, and immediately order admission to the
house. The jury further expect that Mr. Mann
will act on their suggestions."
CORONER—I fully concur in the verdict.
After the inquest the learned and worthy Coroner
endorsed the summonses of the several poor wit-
nesses who gave evidence, with a certificate of their
being proper objects for parochial relief.

TAKING A GENTLEMAN'S LUG-
GAGE TO IRELAND.
At the Chester County Court, on the 20th instant,
Mr. Bower, barrister-at-law, of Birkenhead, brought
an action against the Chester and Holyhead Railway
Company for compensation in damages for incon
venience and detention at Holyhead, in consequence
of the negligence of the servants of the defendants.
It appeared that the plaintiff, Mr. Bower, was an ex
tensive cotton•spinner at Manchester, and that he
brought the present action not for the sake of damages,
but on public grounds. Mr. Bower, with a friend
named Griffith, his wife, and a party of ladies, were
on a tour in North Wales in August last. On the
13th of August they booked themselves at Bangor b 3
the express train for Holyhead, and before starting
saw that their luggage was properly placed for transit.
When they arrived at • Holyhead, the plaintiff and
Mr. Griffith got out of the carriage to look after
their luggage, intending to proceed with it at once to
the hotel at Holyhead. A portion of the lug-
gage was on the platform, and the remainder
on the luggage van. Mr. Bower and Mr. Griffith
advanced to the van, to get the remainder of their
luggage, when Mr. Massingberd, the station master
at Holyhead, told them to stand out of the way, or " he
would hurt them," or " they would be hurt," as all
the luggage must go down to the pier. Mr. Bower
remonstrated, but ineffectually ; and the luggage was
taken to the pier. The plaintiff and Mr. Griffith fol-
lowed it, and when they got to the pier the luggage
had been stowed in the packet amidst a great
deal of other luggage. Mr. B )wer got on board
the packet, and endeavoured to find his own ; bu'
while doing so the landing stage was pulled away,
and the packet was set in motion, and Mr. Bower.
finding himself on his way to Ireland, got
on the paddle-box, and with same difficulty managed
to jump on to the pier, and save himself the journey.
Mr. Griffith and the plaintiff then went to the station.
where they saw Mr. Massingberd, with whom they
remonstrated on the impropriety of his conduct. He
told them, after some rudeness, that if they would
describe the luggage, he would send for it, and the)
should have it the next day. At six o'clock the
next evening the luggage was returned. Mr. Bower
and the parties had been much inconvenienced. Mr.
Bower had no change of linen, Mr. Griffith haw
to lie in bed while his shirt was washed, and
the ladies of the party had neither combs, brushes,
or anything else, in consequence of their luggage
having been taken away. Had the luggage not been
taken away, it was probable that the party might
have returned home the same night, as Holyhead was
soon found to be a very inconvenient place, and in-
stead of the sight of a fine open sea (as was expected)
there was nothing but a mud bank. For this deten-
tion, and the inconvenience consequent thereon, the laid his damages at 201. For the defence, 1.
was sworn by the witnesses that the express train on
the 13th August was from 40 to GO minutes late ; that
there were about 60 passengers, all of whom excep
plaintiff' aryl his party were going to Ireland, and
many having luggage there was necessarily much con-
fusion : that when the plaintiff asked for his luggage
out of the van it was so covered up that it would be
impossibki to remove it then without great delay ann
inconvenience, but that Mr. 'Bower feed been told b)
Mr. Massingberd that be should be conveyed to th.
pier by an omnibus free of charge, and himself ann
his luggage brought back (this Mr. Bower denied :)
that when Mr. Bower returned he was very abusive;
and threatened Mr. Massingberd that an action should
be brought, when the oaths of his eight witnesses
would put out of court his unsupported testimony ;
that Mr. Massingberd behaved most civilly, and that
the greatest diligence had been used in obtaining the
restoration of the lost luggage. A porter was called,
who deposed that he had received instructions to give
up a portmanteau at the pier to a gentleman who wa
to apply for it, but that no such application was made,
or it would have been given up. His Honour, in sum
ming up, said it was clear there had been negligence
on the part of the servants of the company; for the)
had no right to take the luggage to the steamer,
when it was only going to the station. The verdict
must be for the plaintiff, but the damages the jury
must assess themselves. Verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages 201.

ri - ii,flS-IaZGHT AND CORE COMPANIES.
Zt
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price,
16 Annum. Share.
),y-
IX. s. d. Z. s. d.
). 3ritish .... • • ........ 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Ditto Provincial , -
in IL 83. 20 0 0 20 0 0 17%
s I,ighton ............ 51. 20 0 0 - -
:) -amity of London ...... 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
1 . iontinentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
quitable- .......... Ns. 50 0050 0 0 - i'nperial ............ 31. 50 0050 0 0 76
11 "ndependent 6l. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
, . .ondon • ... .. .. .. .. _ 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Ditto - 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
it Do., Pal. Preference 61. 25 0 0 210 0 -
5 •heenix • ...... .., 4%1. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28%
1 ilateliff ..... .... 5l. ' 100 0090 0 0 -2, 7nited General ll. 50 00SO 0 0 15%
i Testminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 48
Ditto, Now -- - -12 s. 50 00100 0 I 9%
'1 &IST OP SCOTTISH COISP.S.NIZS' PRICES
Dividend Amount
e Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
I -- -- -- -- -
, X s. d. X s. d
I !dank of Scotland
tritish Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2(2
' 'aledonian Bank
• j'ity of Glasgow Bank it. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11N
lydesdale Bank -- •• .i% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 e 13%
:ommercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 175
astern Bank .... -• • 61. per cent.l 25 u 0 10 0 9/. is.
.'dinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 4%
oxehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. ,100 0 0 50 0 0 13
national Bank i% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15%
,Torthof Scotlandßank 41. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 /.1 Is.
lloyalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 133
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88%
Western Bank --• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 71%
Alliance Fire and Life 5%1.pr cent 10 0 0 10 ) 0 20%
British Guarantee
Jiledonian Fire Insur i 01. eel cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
3'ity of Glasgow Life 6/. per cant. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 17e
Joionial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 1/.125.
,Ainburgh Life astir 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 8 2e%
Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2%
/Me As of Scotland al. per cent. 10 0 0 1 00 i 2/. Os
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245.6 d
North British Insur. •• 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 26
Scottish Union Insrnce. 610. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 21s. 6d
standard Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 ' 11
United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10
.0 0 1 0 0 17s 6d
119/XSCELIaLNEOI(73.
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Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. 1
Price.
Annum. Share.
----- -_----- --_- _-_--- _
1
X. s. d. 4. s. d.
Assam Tea ••-•• .. . . - 20 0020 0 0 4% t
Suellen Slant.- 21. ss. 50 0 0 - 28 1
kastrallan Agriculturl 11. 100 0030 0 0 15%
Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 20%
tnglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20%
Ditto, Half Shares.. 10 0 " 5 h
British American Land - - 38 10 0 - b
Canada ... • ..... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 132 10 0 44 e
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - - n
Ditto ditto .... 61. per cent. I 106
City Navigation Bonds af per cent. - 96 P
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 211100 0 0 100 0 0 90
1 Equitable Reversioary 5 p.c. & bs. 5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 108 d,
Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 - 5054
at(
Gen.SteamNavigation 11. Se. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27%
Hudson's Bay.. .... - - Stock. - -
ilungerford ...... - -2/. ss. - 100 0 0 47 C'
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 - tE
New Zealand Company - 25 0025 0 0 - tb
Ditto, New ........ - 25 0012 10 0 Russell Institution • ... - - 26 5 0 --
al
Peninslr&Orient•Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 88 IC
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 101 at
Royal Mail Steam - -4/. p. share. 100 00160 0 0 74 Ad
South Australian .... • 11. per share. 25 0 0' 25 0 0 24
Van Diemen's Land.,, - 100 00129 0 0 - wl

INTREPIDITY OF VAN AMBURGH.—The tiger scene
described below occurred at Toronto a few days ago :—" An
affair occurred at our exhibition, on Tuesday last, of the
most intense, exciting, and terrific description, and which,
but for the intrepidity, daring, and presence of mind of
Van Amburgb, would certainly have resulted in the hor-
rible death of our old friend, Signor Hydralgo. The circum-
stances were as follow :—At nine o'clock Hydral, o went
into a cage, in which had been placed our largest panther,
the Bengal tiger, the African lioness, and the spotted
leopard, a cougar, and the hyena. The exhibition pro-
ceeded, and Hydralgo seemed to have the animals com-
pletely under his control, and the audience seemed to be
both delighted and interested at the daring of the ' tamer.'
The performance had progressed very nearly to its close
when, from some unaccountable cause, the tiger became
sulky, and refused to leap ; Hydralgo struck him with a
whip, which so enraged the furious beast, that break-
ing through all discipline, and with one bound and a yell of
fury that terrified the audience, he rushed upon him and
brought him to the floor of the cage. He could do nothing;
he had lost all control over the brute. Everything was in
confusion ; women fainted, others screamed in terror, child-
ren cried, and the men seemed paralysed. It would have
been all up with poor Hydralgo had not Van Amburgh, who
eras on the other side of the arena, rushed to the spot. In
an instant he was in the cage, and in less time than it takes
me to write it, he had the enraged animal under his feet in
perfect subjection, and released his friend from his perilous
situation, fortunately more frightened than hurt. Van Am-
burgh's presence of mind, his courage and intrepidity, are
deserving of all praise, which he received in three hearty
cheers from the audience. For the time it lasted, about two
or three minutes, it was the most exciting scene over wit-
nessed."—New York Paper.

BEYROUT, Nov. 19.—The Romano affair is
finally settled. Kiaja Bey and Said Pacha have been dis-
missed from the service, and the family of the murdered man
received 30,090 piastres.— Jewish Chronicle.