The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-21 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr. Warburton, President of the Geological Society, gave
his second entertainment on Wednesday to a numerous circle
of his scientific friends.

A supplement to the Gazette published on Wednesday con-
tains an account, pursuant to the 7th of Vic., c. 32, of the names
and addresses of the persons who compose the partnerships
of the Union Bank of London, of the London and County
Banking Company, of the London and Dublin Bank, and of
the Commercial Bank of London, together with the names of
the places where these banks carry on their business.
The City of Dublin and the British and Irish Steam Packet
Companies have resolved on constructing, for the trade be-
tween Dublin and London, a superior class of iron sailing
vessels, provided with subsidiary power on the principle of
the screw propeller... This resolution has been tbrmed to suit
the greatly increased demand of exporters and importers in
those cities, and at the towns on the English coast usually
touched at by vessels making the voyage from Dublin to
London.

The general Court of Governors of King's College Hospital
was held in the Board-room, on Wednesday, to receive the
report of the Managing Committee, and for the trans
action of other business. Mr. W. Fergusson was
called to the chair. The receipts for the past year,
ending December 31, were 4,011/. 7s. 5d., and the expen-
diture, 4,1361, 7s. kld. Although the receipts of the past
year exceeded by nearly 4001. those of 1843, the Committee
regretted that, for the first time they had been unable to
meet the yearly liabilities from their own resources. Up-
wards of 50,000 persons have been relieved since the esta-
blishment of the Hospital.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have com-
menced the erection of another monster chimney in Wool-
wich dockyard, for the purpose of a steam saw-mill. It
will it is said, exceed in height by ten feet, the present one,
which is, 220 feet._

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RAILROAD MAP—Mr. Wyld has punnsneu
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whole of the RA il ways rfavour of which the Boatd
these are great improv,-ments
have reported. Somoengefl
which, that by the Churnet
on the old lines ;
Valley, and the among
of the South-Eastern from
Hungerford bridge to Tunbridge, are conspicuous.
OPENING E
of THE CONSRVATIVE CLUB.--This
edifice was opened on Wednesday, and the event celebrated by
a grand banquet. f
aniscount Castlereagh M•
P • ~ one of the trustees,
tle chair, d was supported by the Duke of Buckingham,
oecupied
Marquis of Blandford, M.P., Lord Tenterden, Mr. D'israeli, M.P.,
and several other induential members of the club. Altogether about one
hundred and twenty sat down to dinner, and atnorigst the more gene-
ral of the company were observed, Colonel Hon. H. Lowther, M.P. ;
Quentin Dick, Esq., M.P.' Colonel Thomas Wood, M.P. ; Lieutenant-
Colonel Robinson, Sir F. Booth, Sir James Eyre, Major Grubble, Cap-
tain Cox, and coionelleonolly.
LADY JOHN RUSSBLL.—We regret to bear of the
continued indisposition of her Ladyship, who has within the last
week been compelled to keep her chamber. To inquiries of the
nobility, yesterday, the answer given was that her Ladyship was
Somewhat better.
ANOTHER CASE OF POISONING AT DORCHESTER.—
Another child murder by arsenic has been committed at Dorchester,
by a loose women named Warr, and the victim is her own illegiti-
mate child, only a few months old. The offence was committed in
December, and has only been jest brought to light. A coroner's jury
has been investigatieg the matter, but the inquiry had not concluded
on Wednesday.

PONTOP AND SOUTH SHIELDS
RAILWAY COMPANY.
The usual half-yearly general meeting of the Shareholders
in the Pontop and South Shields Railway was held yesterday,
in Guildhall-buildings, Mr. Robert Stephenson, Chairman of
the Board of Directors, in the chair.
The report stated that, notwithstanding the interruption.
of the general trade upon this line, for the space of four
months in the past year, arising from the strike of the
pitmen, the result of the year's traffic had proved to be fully
equal to that of 1843, and the Directors were much gratified
in finding that the anticipations which they entertained at
the last half-yearly meeting had been realised. The receipts
for the half-year, to the 31st December last, were 34,1581:
I Is. 10d., and the expenditure for the same period was
22,401/. 16s. 4d., leaving a balance of 11,756/. 15s. 6d.,
which sum was chargeable with an interest upon the Mort-
gage and Loan Debt, amounting to 5,290/. 17s. 3d., le,aving a
balance applicable to a dividend of 6,465/. 18s. 3d. The Di-
rectors of the Durham Junction Company had paid over to
this Company the sum of 35,3751., and the further sum of
18,000/. was received in Jan. last, being the proportion of the
purchase-money of the Durham Junction Railway for the
400 shares held by the late Stanhope and Tyne Com-
pany in that undertaking, and which formed part of
the assets assigned under the provisions of the Act
of Incorporation to the Pontop and South Shields Company.
It was proposed at once to write up this amount to the credit
of the share account of each proprietor of shares in this Cont.
pally, at the rate of 81. 10s. for each share. A further por-
tion of the Debenture Debt of the late Stanhope and Tyne
Company had been paid off, amounting to 5,252/. 1 Is. ad.
There now remained of the liabilities of that Company the sin
of 35,5001. only, of which 14,500/. will be due in June it
July this year, and the remainder in the years 1847 and
1849. To meet the payment of the 14,500 L, the Directors
proposed making a call of 1/. 10. s. a share, giving credit for
8/. 10s. a share, received of the Durham Junction Company.
and requiring payment in cash of 1/. 10s. only per
share, which would be amply sufficient to meet
the required payment. Arrangements were pending
with the Newcastle and Darlington Company, which, when
sufficiently matured would be submitted to the Proprietor);
and it was hoped that a considerable increase of revenue
might be looked for from the complete development of the
resources of that line. The remission of the duty on
coals for export might also be expected materially
to influence that portion of the trade upon the line whiah
depended upon foreign supply. The Directors closed their
report with congratulating the Proprietors upon the pros-
perous state of the undertaking, which was now placed on a
firm basis, affording a safe and certain return upon the capital
invested with every prospect of a considerable increase at no
distant period.
The report having been received and adopted, a dividend
of 30s. per share, being equal to 5/ per cent. per annum upon
the paid up capital, was declared, and order.c, to be paid im-
mediately.
Messrs. Grant and Wood were then re-elected Directors,
and a vote of thanks to the Chairman having been agreed to,
the meeting separated.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN PAR-
LIAMENT.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch)
Bill,—" for making a Railway to connect the Manchester and
Birmingham, and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Man-
chester Railways, near Guides Bridge, and for other purposes
connected with the said Manchester and Birmingham Rail-
way," presented, and read a first time.
York and Scarborough Railway Deviation Bill,—" for en•
abling the York and North Midland Railway Company to
alter the Line of the York and Scarborough -Railway, near
the city of York," presented, and read a first time.
Leeds and Bradford Railway Extension (Shipley to Colne)
Bill,—" for enabling the Leeds and Bradford Railway Com-
pany to make a Railway from Shipley to Colne, with a
Branch to Haworth," presented, and read a first time.
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Company," presented, and read a first time.
(Ardwick and Guide Bridge Branches) Bill,—" for amending'
Junction Railway, and for making Branches therefrom to
Ardwick and Guide Bridge," presented, and read a first time.
Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch and Old-
ham and Heywood Branches Extension) Bill, for amend-
ing the Acts relating to the Manchester and Leeds Railway,
and for making a Branch therefrom to Burnley, and for ex-
tending the Oldham and Heywood Branches," presented, and
read a first time.

Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways for
making certain Railways in the West Riding of the county
of York, to communicate with the Manchester and Leeds
Railway," presented, and read a first time.
Hull and Selby (Bridlington Branch) Railway,—Petition
for Bill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Lord
Hotham, Sir John Harmer, and Sir 'Walter James.
Kendal and Windermere Railway,—Petition for Bill re.
ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Alderman
Thompson Colonel Lowther, and Mr. Warburton.

•
Chester and Birkenhead Railway,—Petition for Bill re-
ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir Philip Eger.
ton, Mr. Tolemache, and Mr. Tatt.on Egerton. •
Cockermotith and Workington Railway,—Petition for Bill
reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Edward
Stanley, Mr. Aglionby, and Mr. Horsman.
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway,—Petition for Bill re-
ported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilson Pat-
ten and Mr. Charles Howard.

Whitby and Pickering Railway,—Petition for Bill re-
ported; Report referred to the Select Committee on Standing
Orders.

West Yorkshire Railway Bill,—" for making certain Lines
of Railway in the West Ridtng of the county of York, to be
called' The West Yorkshire Railway,' " presented, and read
a first time.

Richmond Railway Bill,—" for making a Railway front
Richmond, in the county of Surrey, to the South-Western
Railway at Battersea, in the same county, to be called "Thu
Richmond Railway,' " presented, and read a first time.
London and South-Western Railway (No. 1) (Metropoli •
tan Extension) Bill,—" to amend the Acts relating to the
London and South-Western Railway, and to authorise Ex-
tensions thereof from the Nine Elms Terminus to a point.
near to Waterloo and Hungerford Bridges, in the parish of
St. Mary, Lambeth, and to the Thames at Nine Elms,
in the parish of Battersea, all in the county of Surrey," pre-
sented, and read a first time.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE
DIVIDENDS D ECLAR I.D.
R. Lang, tallow chandler, Yorkshire—first Mill-bridge, orkshire—first dm.
of 3s. 2d. in the pound, Feb. 18, or any subsequent Tuesday,
at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds.
R. Chapman, innkeeper, Scorton, Yorkshire—first and final
div. of 3s. in the pound, Feb: 18, or any subsequent Tuesday,
at the Ace of Mr. Hope, LeedL_

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.

.
W. Perkins, upholsterer, Portsea, Marcji 12, at two—H.
Cleeve, cowkeeper, Rettendon, Essex, March 11, at twelve--
J. P. Davies, apothecary, Davies-street, Berkeley-square,
March 11, at half-past eleven—T. B. Hall, grocer, Coggeshall,
Essex, March 11, at half-past twelve—T. Benson, stationer,
North-place, Gray's Inn-road, March 11, at one—A. W inton,
D. Winton, and J. Webber, warehousemen, Wood-street,
Cheapside, March 14, at twelve.
In the Country.
G. Harriot, beer brewer, Ormskirk, Lancashire, March 13,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—T. Eskrigge,
cotton manufacturer, Warrington, March 11, at twelve, at the
Liverpool District Court—S. aed W. T. Clough, alkali ma-
nufacturers, Eccleston, Lancashire, March 11, at eleven, at
the Liverpool District Court—J. Drove, scrivener, Keyn-
sham, Somersetshire, March 14, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis-
trict Court—J. W. Green, ship builder, Dartmouth, March 14,
at one, at the Exeter District Court—C. S. and W. Hey-
wood, warehousemen, Manchester, March 14, at twelve, at
the Manchester District Court—M. Atkinson and J. Laid-
man, sen., bankers, Penritb, March 11, at half-past one, at
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Whitehead,
common brewer, Ainsworth, Lancashire, March 13, at twelve,
at the Manchester District Court—T. Worsley, hosier, Stock-
port, Cheshire, March 14, at eleven, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court.

CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
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W. Byers, woollen warehouseman,
.Skinner-street, March
11—J. Sedman, colour merchant, Queen-street, Cheapside,
March lI—C. Soul, grocer, Long-alley, Moorfields, March 11.
—I. Argent, victualler, Fleet-street, March 12—C. Maid-
stone, milliner, Cambridge, March 11-4. Coulson, 4nn-
keeper, Great Clacton, Essex, March 14—E. Scott, miller,
Hillborough, Norfolk, March 14—J. Lawrence, tobacconist,
Northampton, March 12—T. Rollings, wine merchant, In-
gram-court; Feuchurch-street, March 13—B. Perkins and S.
Woolltv, drapers, Stamford, March 11—J. .Michael, outfitter,
North hielels, March 13—B. Creigh, cartwright, Newcastle-
apon-T3 ne, March 13—J. Ward, engineer, Manchester,
March 13—W. Lutwyche, brass founder, Birmingham, March

11—A. Seed, licensed- victualler, Liverpool, Marchl2:—J. and
H. Colville, merchants, Liverpool, March 13—C. B. Rey-
nolds, tailor, Devizes, March 11—G. Harrold, merchant, Bir-
mingham, March 11—A. Lequeutre, miller, Chingford-mills,
Essex, March 11—R. Tucker, farrier, Dean-street, Westmin-
ster, March 11.