The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

LIABILITIES.

Capital f. 67,900,000 00
Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 00
Reserve fund 10,000,000 00
Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,950 00
Reserve•immobiliere 4,000,000 00

Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 404,974,300 00
Ditto of the branch banks 17,214,850 00
Ditto t,l order (post-bills) ... 895,341 00
Account-current with Treasury creditor 33,852,756 74
Variou3 accounts culTent 80,595,374 '53
Ditto in branches 25,051,701 00

Bills payable at sight
Ditto at branches

... 5,172,300 00
... 867,592 00

Bills of the branch banks payable by
the Bank ... 6,334,358 94
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,639,099 00
Dividends payable ... 436,413 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 233,649 04
Discounts, interest, and expenses 855,790 74

Ditto branch banks 815,735 00
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 246,109 85
Ditto in branch banks .. ... 460,661 OA
Miscellaneous ... ... 108,715 00

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SWITZERLAND.

The Gazette de Berne speaks of a new collision on
the L'ombardian frontiers. Two allots were fired on
the night of the 26th from the side of Tessin on a de-
tachment of the Austrian troops. Two deserters are
supposed to have been the parties who fired. General
Haller has complained of this violation of neutrality.
The Federal Commissioner Sidler, after having ad-
vised the Cantonal Government to institute an in-
quiry as to this, replied in fitting terms to the com-
plaint. The Federal Council has approved what has
been done by the Federal Commissioner.

THE « DUE" WEST INDIA MAIL

PACKET.

There is some doubt and uncertainty as to when the
next West India mail will resch this country. When
the Tweed was wrecked on tho same spot at which the
Forth is reported to have been lost. the Avon arrived at
Southampton within four days after the time allowed
by the Post•office for her being due. This circum-
stance arose, however, from the Avon having been met
with at sea and her captain made acquainted with the
loss of the Tweed. As it is not very probable this will
be the case again there is not likely to be a West India
mail received here (if the Forth is wrecked, and no Go-
vernment steamer is sent home with the mail) until the
sth of March. It is worthy of notice, however, that
many very competent persons connected directly and
indirectly with the West India Company, entertain
some doubts as to the fact of the Forth having been
lost on the Alacranes. When the Teviot was at Nassau
on the 2d of January, a large ship had just been
wrecked on those reefs ; and in fact, the
wreckers of the Bahamas were actually engaged
on the wreck at that time. Now, it
.is more
than probable that the Forth was at Jamaica
ou the Bth of January, and, if so, she must
have been in the vicinity of the Alacranes immediately
after that date, unless she changed her route. It is not
at all improbable, therefore, that the large ship on the
Alacranes might have been mistaken for the Forth.
There cannot be a doubt that the Admiralty agent on
board the Forth decided on not going to the Mobile, on
account of her being so much behind time. Now the
mail
telegraphicp
aeketw
dispatch was
due
at Mobiletrom
thataboutplace
the very
t oCaptain
date of
the
Chappell. The rumour, therefore, of her loss, coupled
with her non-arrival at Mobile in duo course, might
have induced a belief at the atter place of the accuracy
of the report. The captain of the Forth wrote on the
6th January to his wife at Southampton, informing her
that he should arrive home about the Ist of March. In
tact, ho could not possibly, if everything even went
ewell,r
arrive home before. Until that period has elapsed
fore, there is some slight hope that the wreck, there-
fore, h
et the
Forth is not true. It appears that there is a species of
harbour at some part of the Alacranes where the
wreckers find shelter. These wreckers belong to New
Providence and the rest of the Bahamas. They have
been about the reefs ever since the wreck of the Tweed,
and at the time the Forth is said to have been lost were
busy, as has been already ady
ost hreelraet.ed, with the wreck of the
large ship that vas

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formation, and from the facts which have already
the required in-
astamount
trans-
pired there is every reason to believe that a
of the property taken from the up-mail will
dis-
covered. As soon as Poole's friends heard of the new
ll be
discoveries, they gave orders to Mr. Force, the auc.
tioneer, of Exeter, to sell the whole of the prisoner's
property. The auction was immediately called, v.hieli
commenced on Tuesday last and finished on Wednes-
day, owing to the large number of lots. Tho sale corn-
ineuced at eleven o'clock each day, and did not termi-
wite till late in Ow evening. The house is which Poole
live,' contained twenty rooms, all of which were most
superbly furnished. They auctioneer, in opening the
sale, truly remarked that the furniture was fit for the
mansion of any nobleman. The lots, which fetched a
very high price, consisted chiefly of plate and plated
goods, magnificent mahogany and rosewood sideboards.
cheffoniers, bedsteads, splendid feather beds, Brussels
and Turkey carpets, linen, china, &c. So great Wa4
the desire to witness the sale, that the catalogues, which
gave the right of admission, sold at high prices.—Exeter
Gazette.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

JIOUSE OF LORDS. Feb. 26.

Their Lordships assembled shortly atter Five o'clock.
Messengers from the Commons applied for leave for
the Earl of Glengall to appear before the Irish Fisheries
Committee.
The Marquis of SALISBURY presented several
petitions against the Scotch Marriages and Registration
Bills.
NORTH WALES RAILWAY.

On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLB the order for
the attendance of Messrs. Chadwick was enlarged for
three weeks, as we understood.
IRELAND REVENUE BILL.

On the motion of the Earl of GRANVILLE this Bill
was read a third time and passed.
HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND)

BILL.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the third read-
ing of this Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM again drew the attention of their
Lordships to the conduct of Burke, the juryman, on
the trial of Duffy, who having been sworn to give a true
vi rdict according to evidence, declared, before the evi-
dence had been heard, his intention not to convict,
cross-examined the witnesses in a partisan spirit, ap-
plauded in court, and when the jury were discharged ha-
rangued the mob on the victory they had given. It
should be remembered that he was accountable for his
conduct. The conduct of the counsel was also unparal-
leled. In the course of a somewhat long experience at
the bar, he had never heard of a Court being treated in
the manner which these Judges had been treated by the
counsel for the defence, who wished to fasten a quarrel
upon them. The conduct of the Court had been exem-
plary.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord CAMPBELL agreed with his Noble and Learned
Friend in expressinc, his indignation at the conduct of
the juryman, and he had no hesitation in saying that
any juryman who so misconducted himself was liable to
punishment in the same way as a judge who should so
misconduct himself would be also liable to punishment.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
SCOTCH MARRIAGES BILL.
Their Lordships, on the motion of Lord CAMPBELL,
went into Committee on this Bill. The various clauses
were agreed to, with some verbal alterations, and the
House resumed.
SCOTCH REGISTRATION BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee, and their Lord-
ships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 26.
The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'clock.

NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. CoNoLLY took the oaths and his seat for Donegal.
The Hon. MQmber was introduced by Sir Wm. Verner
and Mr. Stafford.
Mr. PRYSE PRYSE took the oaths and his seat for the
Cardigan boroughs. The Hon. Gentleman was intro-
duced by Lord Marcus Hill and Mr. Mostyn.
SECOND HEADINGS.

The following Billa were read a second time:—
Airdrie Police and Municipal.
Bedford Charity Act Amendment.
General Land Drainage and Improvement Company (In-
corporation and conferring of Powers).
Kondall Fell Act Amendment.
Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North-
Western Railway Companies (Transfer of Interest in the
Preston and Wyre Railway, ['arbour, and Dock, and regu-
lating the Management of the Undertaking).
Musselburgh Police and Improvement.
MONEY ORDER-OFFICE.

Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS presented a petition: signed
by Joh❑ Stanley, a clerk in the Money Order-office,
praying the House to grant inquiry into the alleged
abuses in that department of the General Post-office.
TILL IRISH POOR-LAW.

Sir WM. VERNER presented a petition from the
county of Armagh against the poor-law.
STAMP DUTIES ON NEWSPAPERS.

Sir T. BIRCH presented a petition from certgin
letter-press printers in Liverpool, praying the House to
remove the stamp duties on newspapers; also a petition
from inhabitants of Liverpool, praying for a removal of
the taxes on the social comforts of life.
MAL-ADMINISTRATION OF COLONIAL
AFFAIRS.

Mr. SCOTT presented petitions from the inhabitants
of certain electoral districts in New South Wales com-
plaining of the mal-administration of affairs in the co-
lony, and as being utterly at variacce with the prin•
ciples of the British constitution.
NAVIGATION-LAWS.

Sir J. JOIINSTONE presented a petition from cer-
tain shipowners, tradesmen, and artisans of Scarbo-
rough against the repeal of the navigation-laws.
SECEDING CLERGYMEN.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition
from the inhabitants of Rochdale, praying the House to
extend the provisions of the Act of Toleration
to clergymen seceding from the Established Church.
NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Lord BERNARD presented a petition from a place in
Ireland, against the system of national education in Ire-
land.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS BILL.
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY presented a petition f rom
the inhabitants of Thetford against the Turnpike Trusts
THE IRISH POOR-LAW.
Mr. MOORE presented a petition from certain land-
owners and ratepayers in the county of Down, in favour
of emigration and the employment of the Irish poor in
works of public utility, in preference to the poor-law.
THE WAR IN THE PUNJAUB.

Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON gave notice of his
intention to-morrow (this day) to move for a return of
the British troops, regular and irregular, ordered by
the Governor-G neral of India, or any subordinate
functionary, to take the field in the Punjaub, from the
18th of April to the 31st of December, 1848, showing
the number of guns, the number of regiments or
detachments of regiments, and the strength of each
regiment or detachment in officers and men ; also
for a return of the camp followers attached to,
and officially reported by, each regiment, de-
tachment, and field department of the troops
so employed; also for a return, showing the number of
combatants and non-combatants that were paid by the
Field Pay department, or subsisted by the Field Com-
missariat department, during each month of the above
period; also for a return of the number of native al-
lies, whether commanded by British officers or native
sirdars, that were in the field or maintained during the
same period.
IRISH POOR-LAW.

Mr. A. STAFFORD, seeing the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government in his place, wished to ask him
when it was his intention to bring in a Bill founded on
the resolution of the Irish Pour-law Committee for
raising a rate in aid.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he purposed moving for
a Committee of the whole House, to take into consider-
ation the first report of the Irish Poor-law Committee,
and he would fix that motion for Thursday next.