The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-02 00:00:00

lilt DISTRICT BANK.

Never, perhaps. in any one's.recollection did the public curiosity rise
to a higher pitch than on Wednesday in this town, from the circum-
stance of -a meeting of the Proprietors of the Bank taking place that
day, and to whom reports of the real state of the establishment was to
be made known. This curiosity, however, was not satisfied till a
Second Edition of. the Manchester Guardian appeared, about half-past
seven in the evening. On reading the proceedings, one opinion seemed
only to prevail, and that opinion was, that the body of Directors had
been guilty of the most culpable negligence, and reports have since
been rife by no means favourab!e to some of ,the Board. The only re-
deeming quality seems to be, that they were large shareholders, that
they never sold a Share, and that all of them, without exception, have
large cash balances with the Bank. The Shares have fallen from
201. 10s. to 121. 13s. or 121. 10s. .

The sales of damaged goods, saved from the wrecks of the American
vessels stranded in the late storm at Liverpool, brought such an unpre.
cedented number of buyers, as to cause extraordinary competition—and
a decided majority of lots, consisting of fustians, flue prints, and linens,
actually brought more money than their original cost.
Upwards of 45,000 persons have been to visit the Manchester
Mechanics' Exhibition since the 25th December, so that it is now pretty
certain that 1,5001. will be realised by exhibitions. alone, to which may
be added 4001. made for life admissions, making altogether about 2,0001.
This handsome sum will place the Institution on a healthy footing..

SPORTING INTELLIGENCi!..

HUNTING AP7IOINTMENTS,

Her Majesty's staghounds meet on Monday at Stoke Common;
Wednesday, at New Lodge; Friday, at Red Hill-11.
The Brighten harriers on Monday at Pateham ; Wednesday, at
the Race Course; Friday, at the Dyke-11.
The Brookside harriers on Monday at Newmarket Hill ; 'Thus-
day, aterelscornbe Tye—half-past 10. •
Inc East Sussex hounds on Monday at Stret t Green—qr. to 11.
Sir R. Sutton's hounds on Monday at the Eagle ; Tuesday, at
Kettletborpe ; Wednesday, at Faldingworth Grange ; Thursday, at
Langton-by-Wragby ; Saturday, at Harpswell-11.
The Duke of flutland's hounds on Monday at Gowerby ; Thurs-
day, at Belton Park—half-past 10.
Lord Yarborough's hounds on Monday at Ormsby Mill ; Wed-
nesday, at Fox Dales; Friday, at Herowry Lodge, Icianby-11.
• Mr. Mure's hounds on Monday at Bisby ; Thursday, at Bowrn-
bridge.7:-.half- past 10.
The Cheshire hounds on Monday at Arley ; Wednesday, at
Duddon Heath ; Thursday, at Duddon Heath ; Saturday, it Mar-
bury, IIC2X North ich—haF-past 10
..
' Sir T. Boughey's hounds on Monday at Bishop's Wood ; Wed-
nesday, at Chetwynd; Friday, at the Plough Inn, Weston Heath
-half-past 10.
Mr. S. Owen's hounds on Monday at PitChford Hall; Wednes-'
day, at The Wrekin • Friday, at The Wrekin—half-past 10.
The Monmouthshire hounds' on Monday at Talycoed Wood ;
Friday, at Skinchill-10.
The Herefordshire hounds on Monday at the 4th milestone on
the Abergavenny Road; Friday, at Bredwardine-10.
Mr. Candler's hounds on Monday at Grafton Mill ; Wednesday,
at Westwood Park ; Friday, at the Old Hills—half-past 10.
The Holderness hounds on Monday at Brandsburton Moor ;
Tuesday, at Catwick Mill; Thursday, at Withernwick; Saturday,
at Lund Village-11
Mr. Tudway's hounds on Monday at Farringdon ; Wednesday, at
High Ham • Friday, at Berkeley Lodge, Black Dog Woods.
Mr. Horlock's hounds on Monday at Neston Park ; Wednesday,
at Ford Gate ; Saturday, at the George Inn, Sandy Lane.
Mr. A. Smith's hounds on Monday at Oare Hill; Thursday, at
llal Solihull ; Friday, at
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Mondays—
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at Petham ; Friday, at SWeech Gate—half-past 10.
The Tickhani henn:lis on Monday at Rodersham Place; Thtirs-
day, at Doddington—half-past 10.

HORACE VERNON, OR LIFE IN THE WEST.—
This is oxie pf those novels that have of late become so popular,
in which, the author has made,bis Story the vehicle for intro.
clueing a variety of incidents, which, as well as the personages
concerned, have been rendered sufficiently notoricus in the
Fashionable World." 'Some of the facts are well wrought
out, but it is not difficult to discover that fiction is largely
mixed with truth, and that allusions arc made to individuals
who are classed with cbaracters far from dubious. The hero,
whose follies in pursuing the
and his family in ruin.
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The under-plots and sketches of character, are all well
sustained.