The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-19 00:00:00

VICTORIA PARK.

A Bill has been brought into the House of Com-
mons to authorise the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests to lay out all, or any part, of the money re-
ceived from the Duke of Sutherland for York House,
in the purchase of certain lands or hereditaments con-
taining about two hundred and ninety acres, with the
several houses and buildings thereto, situate in the
parishes of St. John, Hackney, St. Matthew, Bethnal-
green, and St. Mary, Stratford-le-Bow, or some or one
of them, bounded on or towards the south-cast by t'ae
Stour Navigation, otherwise Sir George Duckett's Canal;
on or towards the north-east by a lane or road called
" The Old Ford-lane, or Wick-lane ;" on or towards
the north by Hackney Wick ; on or towards the north-
west by Grove-street Lane, and Grove-street, Valen-
tine-corner, and by lands belonging to Sir John Cass's
Charity and Saint Thomas's Hospital ; on or towards
the west by lands late the property of Nathaniel Fenn,
John Scott and others, and by the Regent's Canal ; and
such lands and hereditaments when purchased, to be
conveyed and assured to her Majesty, her heirs and
successors, and when so conveyed, shall for ever there-
after be taken and be a Royal Park, by the name of
Victoria Park.

The Bill also provides that the Commissioners shall
have power to lease only one-fourth part of the Park,
for building dwelling-houses or ornamental buildings.
The sum paid by the late Duke of Sutherland for
York House was 72,000/.

SCOTCH BANKS.
The deputation from the bankers of. Scotland, appointed to
come to London pending the inquiry of the Committee
of the House of Commons on banking, have printed
a Report of their proceedings for distribution among
their constituents. The majority of their number arrived
before the 23d of April, and their first step was to obtain an
interview with the Chairman of the Committee, to learn
the course of proceeding and the points of examina-
tion. At first there was some little difficulty in getting
two witnesses examined, as the Chairman said that Mr.
Blair, of the Bank of Scotland had been examined already,
and that it was the intention to hear no more than two wit-
nesses from Scotland. The difficulty was, however, got over,
and there was no further obstacle to the appointment of Messrs.
Anderson and Kennedy. While in London the depritution
took every opportunity of making themselves acquainted with
the prevailing sentiments in this metropolis, and complain that
the operation of Scotch banking is but imperfectly under-
stood, while they express their anxiety at the favour found by
the project of " One Bank of Issue." This was the great
object against which they had to contend, and although
they are not at liberty to publish the evidence of their
witnesses, they have printed a written paper, which Mr.
Kennedy wished to read, upon the effects of over-
turning the present system of Scotch banking, but
which he was not allowed to do in consequence of a
resolution of the Committee not to receive evidence
in that shape. In this paper he observes that a question nut
to him, as to whether the loss of the profit derived by the
Scotch bankers from the use of their currency could not
easily be made up by a small deduction from the interest al-
lowed on deposits, seems to indicate that they form an exag
gerated opinion of the value of an unrestricted command of
their currency, and that a small per centage (say a quarter)
upon the amount of the deposit money would form the loss
sustained by an alteration. Mr. Kennedy argues that the
change would require 1 per cent. to be deducted from the
deposits, to the great injury of the depositors, and, going into
the history of banking in Scotland, contends that by the en-
couragement offered to the industrious classes to deposit their
savings, the country has been raised from poverty to comparative
opulence, and that the system having worked so well, it would be
utterly inexpedient to begin taxing deposits, to introduce a more
expensive system of banking. But the most important pt ot
the report is an expression of the satisfaction that tbe
deputation have derived from their temporary association, and
a recommendation that the connection thus formed may not be
allowed to expire when its immediate object is attained, but
that there may be an organised association for the establish-
ment of suabenhenareesfisgotucloiaaftttiiohonnes
wbtraiolornikisma be reenaldtolcyomtimfomermoanseidtrry be condu-
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pretty generally believed alining those who are ;ell acquainted
with the facilities far combination, as well as the disposition to
combine, which exist in Scotland. If such is the eas, and the
Committee of the House of Commons do no more than thee
have hitherto done, which seems at least probable,
the onl.l'
effect of its operations will have been to render the
advocates
of the present system stronger and more completely organised 1
than before, and to cause the prospects of a change to be more
remote than ever.— Times.

THE LATE LORD JAMES BERES,
FORD.

The following is a copy of a letter from Captain Sym-
mons, of the ship Tigris, to his 'Grace the Archbishop of
Armagh :

" Ship Tigris, May 13, 1841.
" My Lord Primate,--According to your Grace's de-
sire, I have the honour to forward the proceedings of the
inquest held on board my ship, on the 28th of April last,
upon the body of your Grace's nephew, the late Lord
James Beres ford.

" I beg leave to add, that during our long passage from
Ceylon, until the clay previous to his death, his Lordship
,ifuoyed good health and cheerful spirits ; but early on
the morning of the 27th he complained of an excruciat-
ing headache, and throughout the day it seemed to in-
crease, until it deprived him of reason, and led to the sad
catastrophe deplored by every individual on board, and
by no one more sincerely than by myself.
"It may perhaps be a melancholy consolation to your
Grace, and the other members of Lord James's family, to
know that the act which thus terminated his life cannot
be traced to any worldly cause whatever, but solely to a
fever on the brain, and consequent temporary bereave-
ment of reason, not to be accounted for ; and that his
Lordship's kindness of heart and amiable disposition had
won him the esteem of all his fellow-passengers.—l have
the honour to be, your Grace's most obedient humble
servant,
" JOHN SY3I.I.IONS,
Commander of the Ship Tigris.
-"
To his Grace the Archbishop of Armagh:"

The Dowager Duchess of Bedford with the
Lac.lies Georgians and Raehell Russell are still passing the
spring at Ramspte, but are shortly expected to return to town.
Lord' Henry Russell has been promoted from a Lieutenancy in
the Royal Navy toa Commander.

13, Great Marlborough-street.
THE HON. MRS. DAMER'S DIARY
OF HER TOUR IN
GREECE, TURKEY, EGYPT, and the HOLY LAND.
In 2 vols. small Bvo., with Illustrations,

Will be ready for Delivery on Saturday neat, May 22.
Orders received by all Booksellers.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

LADY BLESSINGTON'S NEW WORK.
Just ready, in 2 vols. Bvo.,
THE IDLER IN FRANCE
By the COUNTESS of BLESSINGTON.
Also, just published,
LADY BLESSINGTON'S .‘ IDLER IN ITALY."
Small Paper Edition, 3 vols., with Portraits.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
'DER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS
THIS EVENING. MAY 19,

Will be repeated the New Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled
LONDON ASSURANCE.

Sir Harcourt Courtly, Bart., Mr. W. Farren ; Max Hark-
away, Mr. Bartley ; Mr. Charles Courtly, Mr. Anderson ;
Mr. Adolphus Spanker, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Dazzle, Mr. C.
Mathews ; Mark Meddle, Mr. Harley ; Grace Harkaway,
Nradame Vestris ; Lady Gay Spanker, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs.
Pert, Mrs. Humbv.

Atter which will be repeated, the Grand Romantic Fairy Ex.

travaganza, entitled
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

Beauty, Madame Vestris ; The Beast, Mr. W. Harrison ;
John Quill, Mr. Harley; Drossalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar-
rygolda, Miss Grant ; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee.
To..merraw, The School for Scandal, with. Beauty and the
Beast.

i)oors to te opened at half-past Six—the performances to
commence at Seven o'Clock.

Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second
nireles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price,
23.; Gallery ls.
Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan
at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickcts
may be had upon application.
Private Boxes to be had so!ely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller,
,67. New Bond-street.

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