The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-26 00:00:00

Bullion

Decrease Private Deposits .
Notes withdrawn from Circula-
tion
Seven day and other Bills ...

THIRD MONETARY PUZZLE.

Given—The Balances of Receipts and Payspents of the
various accounts, comparing the Returns of Oetober3Oth
and November 13th, 1847, to find out the operations of
the Bank of England during the two weeks preceding
November 13th:—

RECEIPTS' BALANCES.
Public Deposits
Government Securities
Other Securities
Two Weeks' Profit of Ban Ling..

... 1,295,733
30,000
849,429
73,160

2,248,322

PAYMENTS, BALANCES.

Bullion ... ... ... ... 819,645
Decrease Private Deposits ... 599,271
Notes withdrawn from circulation 782,085
Seven day and other Bills ... 47,320

2,248,32

Ilfracombe, Nov. 21, 1847.

0 o o
D.

THE CURRENCY.
A numerous meeting of the factory hands of Broom-
ward Mill was held in the schoolhouse belonging to the
factory, upon Monday afternoon last, at half-past two
o'clock, for the purpose of taking into consideration their
condition, as experienced under the present depressed
state of the cotton trade, and in order also to petition
the Legislature to devise such steps as may be best
suited to relieve the suffering industry of the eoentry.
Mr. Mackinlay, manager of the mill, in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in introducing the business of the
meeting, briefly dwelt upon a few of the causes which
apparently operate in producing the present embarrass-
ments in the commercial interests of the country, and the
consequent evil effects which have ensued, and at the
present time do unhappily prevail in the manufacturing
districts, the existence of short time, with its many con-
comitant hardships, which the meeting, with many of the
factory operatives of the district, still have occasion to
deplore. After noticing the beneficial effect it might
tend to produce, were the operatives generally to lay
their case before Parliament, the meeting unanimously
resolved that the following petition be forthwith signed
by the workers, and that it be entrusted to the care of
Alexander llastie, Esq., M.P., for the city, for presenta-
tion to the House :
" Unto the Honourable the Commons of Great
Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled,
" The Petition of the undersigned Cotton Workmen
of Messrs. James Dunlop and Sons, Broomward
Mill, Glasgow
" Humbly showeth—!That your petitioners aro suffer-
ing severely from the present depression of trade._ andmust soon be reduced to a state of pauperism, and be
come a burden upon tke country, unless
. somonmdeputroavned-
ment takes place which will lead to an increased i
for their labour.
That, d
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fromyou
this cause continue to sutler
petitioners
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common with the gene-
rality hurairnigng almost
been the
working
of thisi m
whom are thrown out of em.
ploymen
o f
tt the trade,
altogether
;m eof
others are only employed half
portionably reduced.
time, or for a few hours a day, their earnings being pro_
That there being now an abundant supply- of food
in this country, and moderate prices of provisiems, while
there is reason, also, to expect a plentiful .uppl of
cotton from America, your petitioners f
onlytb a the
timprovementderangement i
no f
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trtandee inwh:cehY
assuYr. d
tmar-
ketha t pirte veisn t
s would
lead to their profitable and regular employment, aid
avert the serious calamity of having the
population of this country reduced industzious
to a state of extreme
poverty.
"May it, therefore, please your Honourable House to
take into your early consideration the present
condition of the cotton trade, and to adopt such
measures as may relieve the pressure on the
money market, restore confidence, and lead to 16
revival of trade.
" And your petitioners will ever pray."
North British Mail.

At a recent sitting of the Academy of Reims the
following instance was related of the power of ether:—
A carpenter trod on a nail, which entered his foot. The
wound was slight, and soon became cicatrised; but just
as he was nearly cured he was seized by the most violent
symptom of lock jaw, his limbs becoming stiff, his teeth
closed, and suffocation appearing imminent. A doctor,
seeing that none of the ordinary means afforded any re-
lief; determined to make the patient inhale ethos.. The
limbs then assumed their ordinary flexibility, but imme•
ciiately the inhalation ceased the attack returmed. It
was, however, observed that after each iv-halation the
gravity of the attack diminished; and at length, after
fifteen days' treatment, the patient was wared, and able
to walk a distance of two leagues to thaw' K the doctor.—
Galignani.