The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-23 00:00:00

THE QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS.

Among the Parliamentary papers printed on Saturday
was the following letter, addressed by the Governors of
the Bank to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the
14th ult., protesting against the practice, introduced by
the Government fur the first time a year ago, of providing
for the quarterly dividends while they are in course of
payment, instead of supplying the Bank with the full
amount before the period at which they fall due-:
"Bank of England, March 14.

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"Sir,—On the 12th of October last we felt it to be our
duty to call the attention of her hiajesty's*Government to
the departure from antecedent practice in paying the pub-
lic dividends, which, first introduced by the Treasury ip
April, 1854, had just then been repeated; and we ex-
pressed our reliance upon the. intervention of her Majesty's
Government to protect the Bank from any. injurious conse-.
quences which might result from proceedings.in which we
could not acquiesce. • -
The course against which we then remonstrated, of
paying to the Bank part, ouly of the dividends when due,
and-supplying from time to timesuch furthet pettionS as
wore expected to •be asked for by .the public,-Was, hew-
ever, again resorted. to in Tanuary last.
" your request We Leg now formally to place this
subject before you as the Finance Elinisfer'of the Crown,
and to suLtnit fur your consideration, with. especial .refer-
once to the approaching April dividends.
" Tliat_the loan acts, under which the whole of the ea--

isting debt .was contracted, rcqu'ro that the entire annui=
ties . bo paid on
,the.days appointed to the chief cashier of
the Bank; and that the said cashier shall, without delay,
par the sarbe accordingly: " - ' •
"In support of the views which we arc now expressing
on behalf of the Court of Pirectors, sre.bog to refer you to
the copy of the case suhmitted-to the standing counsel Of
the .Bank and Mr: Roundel' Palmer, together with their 1
opinion thereon.
" We venture to hope that her Majesty's Government
may admit the validity of, our objections to' the recent
change, by resuming in the provision of the April divi-
dends the practice which until last year had invariably
prevailed.

" We have, &c.,
" J. G. HUBBAND, Governor.
" T. ➢I. WEGUELIN, Deputy-Governor."

THE EMPEhOR OF THE FRENCH.

THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

Should the negotiations pending at Vienna fail to pro-
cure an honourable peace, the Emperor of the French
will proceed forthwith to the Crimea to superintend car
command the military operations there. The Empress
will accompany Napoleon 111.
The Emperor, Lord Palmerston, Sir John Burgoyne,
and other di,tinguished parties necessary to such a con-
ference, had confidential communications at Windsor
laßt week.

Doubtless the natural reluctance of the French Minis-
try to represent the Imperial authority in;,the absence of
the Emperor must render them anxious to retain hie
pre-ence and responsibility in France at the present
time, and it might be urged by them that the interests
of Europe may be more involved by the absence of 'Allis
Napoleon from Europe than even by a comparative corn-
promise with Russia ; hut the Emperor thinks other-
wise ! !—Morning Herald.

ROYAL, ITALIAN OPERA.—His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge honoured the performances at the
Royal Italian Opera with his r resence on Saturday even-
ing. Among the fashionable company attending the thea-
tre we remarked the Duchess of Montrose, the Duke of
Leeds, tne Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry,
the Earl Bruce, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl and
Countess of Mountcharles and Lady Cecilia Conyngham,
Viscount Sydney, Viscount Dungarvon, Viscount Ex-
mouth, VicountCranbourne, Lord Milford, Lord Suf-
field, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Louisa Mey-
rick and Miss Meyrick, Lady Mary Vyner and Miss Vy-
ner, Baron Marochetti, Lady Caroline Maxse and Miss
Maxse,-Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Chichester, Hon. Mrs. Cust,
Hon. F. Calthorpe, Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, Hon. John
Fortescue, Sir F. and Lady Thesiger, Sir William' de
Bathe, Sir F. Trench, Sir G. Armytage, Sir John Walsh,
Sir T. Hare, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Leopold
Redpath, Mr. J. W. Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley,
Col. Tyrrwhit, Col. Brownlow Knox, Major Pole,
Capt. Nicholson, Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., Mr.
Knightley, M.P., &c,
Thie Euphrates left Southampton yesterday with
nearly 300 Government emigrants for Sydney. The
Neptune has been chartered by the Emigration Com-
missioners to leave Southampton for Australia on the
4th of June next. .
ADMISSION OF THE PUBLIC TO GUILDHALL.—On Satur-
day the public were admitted to view the decorations in
Guildhall by ticket, and upwards of 10,000 persons
availed themselves of the privilege. The admission will
be continued to-day, when all respectable persons will
be admitted without a ticket.

DEPARTURE OF THE PREFECT OF THE SEINE AND THE
DEPUTATION FROM THE' MUNICIPAL COMMISSION OF
PARIS.--Yesterday these distinguished uisitors took
their their departure. They were accompanied to the t
South-
Eastern Railway terminus by the Lord Mayor and an.
General Purposes Committee of the Corporatthioenomot.
left by a special trait, at 8 a.m. for Folkestone,
mittee proceeding thither with them.
NEW METROPOLITAN of the deputa-
tion
the Prefect of the Seine and the memebrieri,
who,
dur-
from the Municipal.Commitshseion P !
guests ot the Lord
CATTLE MAW:MT.-011 SatUrdiky
ing the past week have been
new gCattle.rnar_
c,
by k t Coan-
Mr. IL L. a
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wereth
accompaniede ini
improvement com-
mittee), Deputy
Aitchison, Deputy ,
Holt, and Mr. T. i
Taylor
ba g Mayor,en- 5 epl da igd.
(chairman
—Yester-
ne ting the various departments of
IL Hall. The visitors spenttinuepewtearedfs
toif,eanmahrckuert,in ilia- 1
expressedfie • themselves highly gratified with cvery.thain,g-
they there witnessed.
Westminster-read,
n s t e ro-
rio tande,
ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHANS, LAMBETH.
Of the first book sf
day being the 92d anniversary of this Charity, his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury preached on behalf f
takingf u o dsinfotrliheischtaepxetl
theof tlh3ethAigaiputtne:,
'tuber a'l .unds, instead of ovv the
Corinthians and the 13th verasne.d
tliTetteir
awbiothuttiL7o largercbil children, rtei
number
e are 1, in
Asylumcreasing
in-
decreased. -The balance in hand • witted, have actually
funth are not forthcoming, the is so small that if further
to
sell out a' portio t
then committee will have again
„ n o funded
current expenses of the stock to meet - the
auOielited- by the high quarter, which b
have been greatly
cfosion - Of the'. sermon a
of provisions, At the con-
amounted to 2,-2/ 7 !I. a collection- was made, which
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