The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-20 00:00:00

INISTERIAL REFLECTIONS ON
THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.

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Yes, the State-plays hour is passed,
And the curtain's fallen at last,
And, Heaven be thanked for all its mercies,
That my dreaded worst no worse is!
Still, despite Hume's doubtful face,
Lucky dog ! I keep my place ;
Still, despite Brougham's threatening sway,
Whose every lineament says "nay,"
I draw the cash on quarter-,:fay ;
Though I dread to think now soon
That day for me may 'pass its noon—
For brighter far tlian lovers' hey-day,
Dawns on me t:fie sun of pay-day,
And were't bat briefly to endure,
The shock would be my death, I'm sure I


do so sad and desponding as I, but three short weeks since ? Who so
blythe and exultant now ? I protest I scarcely know tnysel'."—Con-
greve's Double Dealer.

Heaven be thanked, thr: Session's closed !
And the House whe,-e oft I dozed,
While sleep-compelling Sibthorp prosed,
Rings no more through roof and rafter
To Peel's or Do-as sardonic laughter ;
Jr Bruen's broad, stentorian " Hear !"
Or Goulbura's vain attempt to cheer,
While dar,per-whiskered Bcn was speaking,
Or meledious Wynn was squeaking
His notions on some routine fact
As lively as a Turnpike Act—
Th At House, where Shaw, and Twiss, and others,
LAke a Christian band of brothers,
ao charitably closed my eyes
With their laudanum lullabies,
Looks forlorn and gloomy now,
As Sir Robert's phiz, I trove,
When he, together with the Duke,
And Sugden in his new peruque, •
Sounded from place a long retreat,
And looked his last at Downing street !

But }fold—a truce to thoughts of sadness--
flip, Lurra for hope and gladness
Shout ye subs., with rapture crazed,
" The Session's over, Heaven be praised !"
Wake the echos of the Parks,
And make the welkin ring, ye clerks,
With one loud roar of exultation
In honour of the prorogation
A'S for Brougham, if chance you spy him,
F-inap your fingers and defy him ;
An.d Hume, should he look fit to burst
V,trith anger, bid him do his worst ;
For well ye know, depite his pique,
For months he cannot vote nor speak—
Joints of Dan O'Connell's tail,
Each separate joint, I bid you hail !
Join with me in making jolly days
Of our present welcome holydays,
And daily toasting o'er your wine,
" The Whigs for ever !_nine times nine! !"

' A short time since, previoui to Sir Edward Sugden's acceptance of
the Irish Chancellorship, he ordered a fine new official peruque of the
Vig-Maker near Lincoln's Inn, expressly stipulating that it should be
Stich as should wear well and long ; but lo! before he had worn it a
Was
ear, or a single lock had got out of order, Sir Robert Peel's Ministry
dissolved, and the poor Chancellor's official wig was thrown aside—
a' We strongly suspect, for ever.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS IN FRANCE

, e progre'ss of joint-stock banking in France, where the
131..Ineiple has,
so lately come into operation as disconnected
11,/iittlb
_the
.04overnment, will be watched on. both sides the water
I;
,t; 4 na cural interest, for, according to its success, it is likely
ork important changes in the monetary and commercial
t?l`o_elr, of both countries. In proportion as paper money gets
,rorP, accredited, and therefore more abundant, commercial
~,,
~ Jita will be more extended and easy, and specie, yet corn-
anV Vatively the sole circulation of France, being less in
demand
cl more readily dispensed with, will be found to flow out
bn" rt become more largely an article of commerce and ex-
;'. Such a change might in some respects be an ad.
-,;4„ntge to this, if not to other countries, since France for the
t'lrNsea of internal circulation holds perhaps a larger propor-
i„m,of the precious metals, of silver at least, than any state
0-f, '.,l'.rope. At a late meeting of the Council of Delegates
,--i, Te shareholders an exposition of the situation and business
1,-:k!rte Lafitte bank in Paris for the last ten months, was ex-
-Iwted, the results of which appear to be satisfactory. The
t elieral movement of receipts and payments was, on the aye-
Oge per month, during the quarter commencing in October
:,-Ildlt°°o 16,0f500,00f. ; during the quarter from January,
—l,OO. ; duoring the quarter from April, 53,000,000 f. ;
a•d for the last month of July, the amount had increased
o
parta„,,l3:nv 68,000,000 f. In the discount branch, the de-
and indiomatcYre especially of a commercial character.
monthly avers its
of discounts its influence on commerce, the
; 00,e00f. discounts for the first quarter stated
thirdpparBt,ooo,ooof. ;
; for the second, 14,000,000 f. ; for the
The and for the month of July, 20,200,000. f.
most of the report which will, however, be regarded with
, , general cur' • is the f the issue and circu-
•ation of „ iosity,
ba_,, credit notes," as they are termed, being in effect
~,,' K.-ielotes bearing interest. During the last month the issue
r amounttb se had increased by 3,500,000 f., making the total
or about° circulation on the 31st of July nearly 13,000,000 f.,
orea
520,000/. Ouring the present month it has in-
• eased
bY 2 00 the prejudice
Which h , °,or.)of. more. Considering
tinie
of as so strealgly prevailed in France ever since the
eireah, • the ar.,ignats against every description of note
shouicition ~..
,„„ " will create snrprsse that this new bank
Ivith ti,"' well have succeeded in establishing its credit
'a Public as to be able to sustain a floating mass
to I) er
D Col
to that extent. Unless some heavy shocbk
v.: Llblic confidence should arise out of those number-
.aved"l,Pany speculations, of a miscellaneous character, which
1,41;01111111g the present and last year sprung up in France, of
%art i.s°bet persons entertain apprehensions, it is clear this
NordinT
circulation is susceptible of a much greater expansion,
tidoes, so many facilities in the way of specula-
; but •
gerion, it may be doubted whether it c.ould be supported
viva i 5, aeY monetary or commercial crisis, or even stir-
LAC'S effects. The number of accounts opened at the
lootti! Bank was also on the increase. For the last
'With ,12,115 of these were on the book, which, as compared
Pro6t'e month preceding, showed an excess of 130. The
faro 4
4 loss account for nine months presented a balance in
would- ` of the shareholders of
696,630 f. The management
itidtr: ~seern to be conducted with remarkable prudence, to
he, irom the fact stated that about 12,000 commercial
Pr r:
or other securities which passed through the bank, re-
eQ:euTe,nt'eg a total value of 1-10,000,000 f., no loss had been ili-
a,. • upon more than about 12 bills, amounting to 3,000 f.
l'o,:°°K, a part of which would hereafter be recovered.
ati. - 18 almost as extraordinary an instance of ca,-eful admini-
,nation Rs
thatt of the Bank of France in 1836, when upon
,alkliount 30,000,000 f. of bills discounted, one bill of 200 f.
Y was unpaid and lost.—Times.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE AT KENSINGTON.—
,1 Priday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, the nu-
Illverous persons passing along the high road near Kensington
f"'°re were alarmed by loud screams of "police," uttered in a
lale voice, and immediately afterwards a female of lady-
;l,o!he appearance, about thirtye years of age, rushed
house No. 8, Lower Gore, the residence of a Captain
i'iaker, and ran for shelter to the Hand and Flower public-
'louse close by, followed by two men of decent appearance,
who on overtaking her in the bar, laid hold of 'nor, usingvio-
lence and threatening language towards her. On the landlord
arid others inquiring the cause of the lady's (who turned out. to
be Mrs. Baker) distress of mind, she at the time cryingo-
lently, the men said they were sheriffs' officers, and had vio-
lently,
her for debt. They had, they said, been very violently
treated in the house, and spoke of pistols having been used,
And on being told that Mrs. Baker was a married lady, her
husband being at that moment in his house, and consequently
the could not be legally arrested, they said she had contracted
h4he debt, and therefore they had arrested her. A hackney-
eh then 4lrew up to the door, in which she was placed by
men, who got in after her, when the vehicle was driven
'afr towards town. The occurrence had occasioned much con-
versstion throughout the neighbourhood, and many singular
reports are in circulation on the subject. UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE AT IPSWICH.—The ap•
/P 9 •
41 or the Working Men's Association to the Operatives
of
1d SWICh, met with a cordial response on
Wednesday evening
st Several:
b. resolutions were passed, in conformity with the
napLeeetrsfueiontemplated by the meeting ; they were prefaced by
speeches, embodying the views of the respective
tLeakers. At the conclusion of the proceedings, enthusiastic
ilanialeerpseicrioeng,i,ven for 4, Universal Suffrage and the Birming-
At eleven o'clock the assembly broke up in
11147.4105 t orderly manner,
and in ten minutes afterwards sc,ra dozen persons were to be seen in the streets. arcely
u
b..ITE SHERIFF'S COURT FOR MIDDLESEX.—
iniritnnp, the past week workmen have been actively employed
As Proving and enlarging this Court in Red Lion-square.
legal e subject is not devoid of interest to the suitors and the
by Profession, and which the public will materially benefit
,I
..40 will briefly state the proposed alterations. The present
jrlet_"s' office, as far as the yard and the passage , Rill be thrown
Le" one, and form the new Court. The
present Court will
r,,,znverted into a retiring room for the jury, and a waiting
wili .)nor witnesses; and the room fronting Red Lion-square
I,,litit. used by the clerks. Some improvement has been log„;
the and, although it comes quite late enough, it will be thi('Bl, with satisfaction by all who have business to transact in
the'-'(-",*t. It is to be hoped this will act as a stimulant upon
13.:,cauthorities of the miserably dark and confined Court in
'ngball-street.
gong WARRANTS.—A senseless paragraph is
jestnZ the round of the provincial Press, expressive of her Ma-
amY,'s re to sign death warrants. Of the merciful
11, duenevolent disposition of our beloved Queen there can be
foin%bt ; but happily in no case will the task of ordering a
puiliv:k-ereature's death be cast on her ; the law dooms to
rust
euemre!it--the Sovereign's prerogative is to interpose in
tistr e'se uf 3' itS extension. mercy whenever any circumstance appears to