The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-30 00:00:00

BANKING DEPAZTXIIN T.

Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000
Rest .. . • • • 3,514,435
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) • . 4,766,294
Other deposits • • 8,580,509
Seven day and other
bills •••••• •• • • • • 947,013

Government seenri-

ties (including Dead

Weight Annuity) .. 10,899,107
Other securities 19,467 ,128
Notes ••••••. • • • • • • . 1,547 ,270
Gold and silver coin.. 447„.J 46

£32,361,351

£32,361,: 15,
M. MARSHALL, Chief Culler,
1847.

Dated the 28th day of October,

POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITS

THE HANSEATIC TOWNS.
(From the Court Circular.)
Postal conventions have been concluded between
Colonel Maberley on behalf of the General Post-
office, and Mr. Colquhoun on behalf of the Free
Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Ham.-
burgh, to the following purport :
POSTAG ES.—On letters to and from Hanseatic ports,
6d. per half-ounce (London and Hull being the official
packet ports) ; optional payment.
On letters passing through Hanseatic territories and
countries having postage reciprocity treaties with
Great Britain, and on letters delivered in Lubeck,
Bremen, and Hamburgh, for places within their terri-
tories respectively, in addition to the sea postages,
per half.ounce ; and so on in progression.
On newspapers and periodical works passing as
newspapers, from and to Great Britain, nil—if sent
by private ships, id. each ; to be in bands open at the
sides.

On periodical works not published daily, to be in
the language of the respective countries whence sent.
Up to two ounces Id., three ounces 6d., four ounces
Bd. Above eight ounces 2d. per ounce up to sixteen
ounces; to be sent in bands open at the sides.
On courses of exchange, prices current, and such
like papers circulating in each country—received
from the other, Id. each.
On letters addressed to persons in British colonies
and foreign countries, and in Lubeck, Bremen, and
Hamburgh respectively, passing in transitu through
Great Britain, the British rates of postage, in addi-
tion to the 6d. per half ounce. The colonial or
foreign rate to be calculated from or to the port of
departure of the packet.
On newspapers, prices current, courses of exchange,
or commercial lists, fur transit through Great Britain
and for sea conveyance, addressed to persons in the
British colonies and possessions, and to countries
beyond sea, or to persons in Lubeck, Bremen, or
Hamburgh, postage on newspapers, kd. each. On
prices current, &c., ld. each.
Prices current, courses of exchange, and com-
mercial lists to be in bands open at the sides, without
the names of the vendors, or any writing, figures, or
manual mark thereon.

RAILWAY TRAVELLING.
SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN MILES
WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR CONSECUTIVE
HOURS.

This apparently extraordinary performance was
accomplished, a few days since, by a passenger tra-
velling in the ordinary trains of the Great Western
Railway. The performance originated in a warm
discussion between two gentlemen, who differed very
widely in their opinions respecting certain asserted
advantages of the broad over the narrow gauge.
Among the illustrations of such alleged advantages it
was
stated that a person might travel upwards of 700
miles in 24 consecutive hours, by the ordinary trains
of the Great Western Company. This was denied,
and a wager was the consequence. The time-bill was
produced, when it was found that in order to win the
wager the 6.30 morning express train from Exeter
must arrive At Paddington two or three minutes under
its prescribed period of 4f hours, and the gentleman
who backed time therefore insisted on the wager being
fairly won. The task was forthwith commenced and
gone through, as follows :—Tlie gentleman betting
against time started from Exeter by the twelve
o'clock morning express from 'Exeter. which left
al. two minutes aster twelve o clock,
and arrived at Paddington at 31 minutes after
four o'clock. At half-past five o'clock he left
Paddington by the half-past five o'clock down
express train, and reached Swindon at five minutes
after seven o'clock. Here he waited till the arrival
of the train which leaves Exeter at 15 minutes after
3 in the afternoon, and at 44 minutes after 7 o'clock
he left Swindon, and proceeded as far as Maidenhead,
which station he reached at 26 minutes after 9 o'clock.
At 46 minutes after nine he left Maidenhead by the
mail train which starts from Paddington at Bb. 55m.,
and arrived at Exeter at 7 minutes after 4 next morn-
ing. After a detention of two hours and twenty-five
minutes at Exeter, he started by the half-past 6 ex-
press train which left that station at 6h. 32m., and
arrived at Paddington at 10h. 58m. He immediately
proceeded to the down station, caught the short train
to Maidenhead, which left the station at 1 minute
after 11 o'clock, and was at Maidenhead at 1 minute
past twelve o'clock, having travelled 713 miles in 23
hours 59 minutes.
The distances travelled are follow :
Started from Arrived at
H. M. H. M.
Exeter ... 12 2 ... Paddington 431 .. 1931-
Paddington 530 ... Swindon ... 7 5 77A
Swindon ... 7 44 ... Maidenhead 9 26 ... 55
Maidenhead 946 ... Exeter 4 7 171
Exeter .. 632 ... Paddington 10 58 ... 193;
Paddington 11 1 ... Maidenhead 12 1 ... 22i

Miles.

713

Of this time the traveller lost, while stopping for
the sh. 30m. afternoon express train, 59 minutes ; at
Swindon he lost 39 minutes; at Maidenhead 10 :mi-
nutes ; and at Exeter 2 hours 25 minutes—together,
4 hours 13 minutes, so that the actual travelling time
from terminus to terminus was 19 hours 46 minutes.
The average speed for the 24 hours is nearly 30 miles
per hour; and 36 miles per hour, deducting the 4
hours 13 minutes lost while waiting for the trains.

A PUGNACIOUS RARIIIT.--There is a black rabbit
on board of her Majesty's steamer the Firefly, belonging
to the principal engineer, which has defeated every ter.
rier staked against bun in single combat,--Inverness
Courier.