The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-07 00:00:00

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER

BANK.

A Meeting took place this day, but on account of the length of the
Debates in Parliament, we can only find room for the following abstract
of the Profit and Loss. To-morrow we will give the whole particular&
PROFIT AND LOSS.

Dr.
Payment of the Dividend now declared, of 51. per
cent. upon the paid-up Capital of 597,255/. for
one year £29,864 0 0
Balance of unappropriated profits 9,567 1I 2
•

£39,431 11 2

Balance of unappropriated Profits, De-.
eember 31, 1836 £7,027 0 6
By vote to the Directors at last Gene-
ral Meeting

£4,527 0
Profits of the year 1837, after paying all the current
expenses, and after making sufficient provision for
all bad and doubtful ddbts

£39,431 11 2

Balance brought down
Fund arising from Premium on Share"

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEA MARCH 6.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrived, and proceeded for

the River, the Amwell, Hesse, from Mauritius ; Fingalson, Primrose,
from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Ca'edonia, Bowden, from Taganrof ;
Britannia, Pyne, from Sligo; Patriot, Martin, from St Andrews, New
Brunswick ; James Cruickshank, and Matilda Luckie, Henneker, from
Demerara; Lord Nelson, Griffiths, from Newport to Rotterdam. Came
down from the River, and remain, the Arache, Fowler, fur Trieste;
William Rogers, Crawford, for Greenock; Littteworth, Graham, for
Bencoolen ; Effort, Orfcur, for Malta.
PORTSMOUTH, MA RCN 6. Wind N. W. to W., fresh breezes and
squally.—Arrived the Providence, Duke, from St. Michael's ; her
Majesty's ship Athol, from Cork. Passed by the Abel Gower, Render.
son, from Sydney; for London—sailed October 7. Sailed the Eleanor(
Sophea, Ginge, for Antwerp,

6.—Arrived off, the Auguste and Alaline, Havannah,

COWES, MARCO G.—Arrived the Ellen, Lyon, from St. Michael's.
WATERFORD, MARCH 4.—Arrived the Amy, Coverel, from the
Havanna ; Confidence, Angel, from Loudon; Regulator, Angel, ditto.
WIG:IT, Maim. G.—Arrived off, the Mercurius, Jessie, Batavia.
BRISTOL, Mellor G.—Arrived the William Barras, Norrie, from
Calcutta.

FALMOUTH, MARCH s.—Arrived the Niglv ingale Packet, from Vera
Cruz, .ailed Jan. 2; Haeatinah 6th ult. ; Liverpool (steamer), from
Gibraltar, left 20th ult. ; Cadiz, 21; Lisbon, 27.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH s.—Arrived off', the Duke of Norfolk, St. Kitts.

The Frederick, Binning, from St. Übe's, was assisted into Dundee,
dismasted, bound to Lisbon.

The Trevins, Green, of New Brunswick, was fallen in with 16th ult.,
in a disabled state, and four men put on board by the Nightingale Packet.
The Isabella, from Sligo to Gloucester, was on shore at Killala.
The Diligent, Hatton, from Maracaibo, put into Bermuda, with
cons.derable damage, having been on the rock, bound to Liverpool.
The Hypolite, Ferlay, from Halifax, put into Bermuda, leaky, and
mus discharge, bound to Demerara.

The Aurelia, Hutchinson, from Newcastle, lut into Bermuda, leAky,
aid must discharge, bound to Philadelphia.

DESTRUCTIVE GALE AT GIBRALTAR.

Intelligence has been received in the City this morning by the arrival
of the Mediterranean mail, that a severe and destructive gale had been
experienced on the shores of the island of Gibraltar on the morning of
the 11th and evening of the 12th ult. which had done much damage to
the shipping•

'The following is a list of the vessels which were driven ashore dur.
mg the storm :

Between the Watering-place and the Spanish Fort San Felipe.—
The Russian brig lately brought in by her Majesty's ship Orestes, and
sold by order of the Admiralty Court; the French brig Africaine,
Starafelli, with loss of foretopsail ; and the British bombard Claudine,
with logs of bowsprit.

Between the Watering-place and Landfort Bay.—The Spanish Po-
lacre brig Dolares, Cabanas master ; British brig Concordias, Blackalicr ;
Portuguese schooner Lea; Xoaquim ; Sardinian brigantine Silfo,
Satoria ; British ketch Maria, Navella ; Tuscan tartan, Madonna di
Martinio, Bossa; Sardinian bombard San Guiseppe, Deninciza ; Spanish
falucho San Lozano, Ara,gnes ; French brig Gustave, Demen ; Brit-
ish bark Three Brothers, Ferray.

Off the Spanish Race Course.—The American brig Hecla, Whiting,
master, and Temistocle, Focatta, are in 15 feet water, ()lithe old Mole-
Besides the foregoing, the American brigs l izz and Susan was
on shore off port St. Phillip on the 11th. The guards on the Neutral
Ground, Bay. side, Landsport, and Old Mole, were doubled, to afford as
much assistance as possible to the distressed mariners. The Captain of
the port was unremitting in his exertions during the storm. No lives
were reported to have been lost, though great anxiety had been enter-
tained for the safety of the line.of.battle ships and troop.ship Jupiter;
they had, however, rode out the gale.