The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-26 00:00:00

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

1863.
The following is the House List of Governors and Direc-
tors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing

FOR GOVERNORS.
Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq., Governor.
Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq„ Deputy-Governor.
FOR DIRECTORS.

Thomas Baring, Esq. IThomson Hankey, Esq.
HenryWollaston Blake, Esq, ' John Benjamin Heath, Esq.
John William Birch, Esq. John Gellibrand Hubbard,
Travers Buxton, Esq. Esq.
Stephen Cave, Esq. Charles Frederick Huth,Esq.
EdwardHenryChapman,Esq Alfred Latham, Esq,
Robert Wigram Crawford, j George Lyall, Esq.
Esq. Thomas Mastorman, Esq.
William Cotton, Fsq. i Alexander Matheson, Esq.
Bonamy Dobree, Esq. James Morris: Esq.
Charles Pascoe Grenfell,Esq. I Sheffield Neave, Esq.
Henry Hucks Gibbs, Esq. George Warde Norman, Esq.
I John Saunders Gilliat, Esq, Clifford Wigram, Esq.
The Election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will
be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 7th April; and for
Directors on Wednesday, the Bth April, from ten o'clock
in the forenoon till four in the afternoon.

ADMIRAL WILKES AGAIN.—It is stated in the
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Wilkes within sight of the harbour of St. Thomas, whence
she was steaming on her way to Mexico, after having put
in to coal. She was ordered in charge of a prize crew by
Admiral Wilkes to Key West, for adjudication before the
Federal prize court at that station, although it is affirmed
that she had not a single contraband article in her cargo.
The case is to be submitted to Earl Russell, and the result
is regarded with great interest by the mercantile commu-
nity, since it is said that Admiral Wilkes is thus dealing
with all vessels en route to Matamoras. It is assumed that
the Peterhoff must be ultimately released, but an adjudica-
tion at Key West occupies about six months, and theta is
then an appeal to New York or Philadelphia. The avowed
policy of Admiral Wilkes is, it is said, to seize all vessels
under analogous circumstances, without any question of
right in the matter, since he can thus, owing to the delay
which must intervene before they can be released, prevent
the possibility of any supplies of goods reaching the Con-
federate States through Mexico. The value involved in
the ship and cargo in the present instance is about £70,000.
She had a British mail on board.

RAILWAY EXTENSION TO RAMSGATE.—The new
coast line to this popular watering-place (London,
Chatham, and Dover) will be opened in the autumn. The
station is now in course of erection on the sand, close to the
pier and harbour. The extension of railroad accommodation
L Society
to Ramsgate, in addition to the already existing South-
Eastern line, has induced the board of the Conservative
Land
to make its 47th purchase at Ramsgate
close
to the sea, being the first property it has acquired
in East Rent. The society has now land in 22 electoral
counties.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.--The second series of bal- ,
loon ascents for meteorolgical observations is to
commence immediately under the direction, as before, o
Mr. Glashier, F.R.S. The services of Mr. Coxwell, with
the mammoth balloon, which he constructed specially for
these high voyages, have been again retained, but the
starting-point has been altered, the ground of the Crystal
Palace at Sydenhara being fixed upon for this season's
ex-
periments. The weather being favourable the first ascent
took place about noon to-day.