The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-10 00:00:00

Dated the Sth day of April, 1847.

NANKING DEPAITMEN T.

Proprietors' capital 14,553,000
Itest • 3,991,533
Public daposits (in-
oluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) 6,001,917
Dther deposits
Seven day and other

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 11,990,079
Other securities •• •• 19,627,116
Notes • • ••• • • 3,699,700
Gold and silver coin.. 691,770

blll3 ......... ....

960,294

£ 35,00'3,635

.£ 35,008,665
Chief Cashier.

Dated tht Bth day of April, 1847,

TEIE INDIA/18 or NEW BRENSWICIL—As a people
they are ever ready to attach them-elves to almost any
kind of religion, according to expected gain. Wherever
there is any show of pomp or ceremony they will
present themselves ; and their last friendly visitor
is always their idol, especially if he be lavish in
the distribution of presents. Iu all their rv.gotiations
there is little sincerity. The Indian naturally despises
the refinements of civilisation; he looks upon the forest
as hi, home, and even longs for ,vild adventure. Much
pain, have been taken to improve the condition of these
people. Youn, children have been taken, with their
parent?, end educated with much care. They have been
instructed in the arts and agriculture; but no sooner
were they liberated from their masters than they re-
turned to the haunts and habits of their forefathers, and
became the most depraved of sll their race. By asso-
ciating and labouring with ch.:, inhabitants of the pro-
vince they have advanced slowly in agriculture, and a
few families may be found who support themselves com-
fortably by their own exertions. But their intercourse
with the whites has al,Nays been the introduction to in•
temperance, disease, and idleness; and if we judge by the
rapid decline in their numbers since the country was
c lonistd, there is reason to tear that the day of their
arrival at an ordinary degree of civilisation will not kn..
pricele the day when the names of their races will bee
blotted from the page of American history.— Gesner's
New Brunswick.

CORN LADEN Suirs.---X return was on Thursday
issued, pursuant to an order of the House of Commons
(on motion of Mr. Wawn;, showing the number of ships
laden with foreign corn, entered inwards at the ports of
the United Kingdom, between the sth day of January,
1846, and the sth day of January, 1847; specifying the
kinkis and quantities of corn, the ports of landing, anti
the ports of discharge, and whether in ships of the
United Kingdom or any other nation, and to what nation
they belonged. This document is in continuation of the
l'aliamentary Paper 162 of Session 1846. The return
occupies nearly thirty pages of tabular statements, from
which, however, the following results appear :—The total
number of ships laden with foreign corn entered inwards
in the year 1846, at the ports of the United Kingdom,
was 4,697. Of these, 1,770 were ships of the United
Kingdom, 20 Russian, 62 Swedish, 1,022 Danish, 352
Prussian, 677 from the German States, 179 from Holland,
53 from France, 34 Italian, 53 Austrian vessels. 434
heloging to the United States, and 1 " unknown
(stranded)," &c. The following were the quantities
imported in British ships:—Wheat. 663,664 quarters;
barley, 70.865 quarters; oats, 321.266 quarters; beans
and peas, 249,599 quarters ; maize and buckwheat.
47,113 quarters; flour, 815,275 cwts.; oatmeal, 1,393
ewts.; Indian corn meal, 170 cwt.:. There were im-
ported in foreign ships-726,220 quarters of wheat; of
barley, 287.579 quarters; oats, 452.832 quarters; beans
and peas, 204 ill quarters; rye, 70 quarters; maize and
huekwheat, 73,765 quarters; flour, 1,936,783 cwts.; and
of Indian corn and meal, 2,165 cwts.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF
GUILDHALL BY FlRE.—Shortly before three o'clock yes-
terday morning, the utmost alarm was created in the
vicinity of the Guildhall, City, by one of the private
watchmen who are employed to watch the hall discover-
ing that the contents of the cellars were on fire. The
first intimation arose from observing a dense body of
smoke filling the hail. An alarm was instantly given,
when the whole of the watchmen proceeded to the en-
trance of the cellars, and on opening the door a fierce
fire was found raging. The engine which is kept on the
premises was instantly got to work, and the fire-plugs
having been opened, a plentiful supply of water was
obtained. In a short time there were engines in attend-
ance, and continued playing until the devouring element
gave way. Thecellars being filled with coals and faggots,
and the flooring that is laid down on the occasion of ban-
quet: and balls being stowed beneath, occasioned en im-
mense mass of inflammable property to be in the cellars.
Some thousands of faggots were destroyed, while several
tons of coil were reduced to cinders. The fire must
have been burning for several hours before the discovery
was made, and but for the flooring of the hail being
covered with stone, the building would have been de-
stroyed. An inquiry, it is understood, is to be instituted
by Mr. Payne, the coroner.
ROYAL SEA-I3ITEIING INFIRMARY, MARGATE.—On
Thursday a general quarterly court of the governors of
this institution, founded for the purpose of providing the
sick poor with the means of sea-bathing', was held at
the 1.0n,10n Coffee Ludgate-hill. Alderman
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previous meeting, the only im-
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the
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and that the infirmary would he open ,;(t) Year
;iv" 700 C.
year from the 12th of May.
then re-elected, and a vote of thanks haviti•n passed
&C"
were
to the chairman the meeting separated.
VIENNA, MARCH 30.—His Majesty the Emperor
has been graciously pleased to distinguish the cele-
brated Jenny Lind, by conferring upon her the title
of Singer to the Imperial Court.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANK it CFTC Y, April 9.
(Before Mr. Cothraissioner FONDLANQUE.)
IW RE WOOD.

This bankrupt, who had carried on business in Grace-
church-street as an ironmonger, came up this day for his
certificate, and was opposed on behalf of a creditor, Mr.
Hinton.

It appeared that he was first bankrupt in 1844, but
the fiat was supereded on his pa) iug 5.. in the poutd.
Since then he had speculated in houses, and wines, and
merchandise, in all which he had lost money. During
the last two years his losses bad heels 1.294!., and during
the same period his house expenses had been 1,000/., and
the trade expenses 900/. The present assets were little
more than sufficlent to pay the costs of working the fiat.
The official assignee said that the assignees were per-
fectly satisfied with the books and accounts of the bank-
rupt, and he had been even complimented by the
Learned Commissior es

His HONOUR said that the only complaint which ap-
peared to bear against the bankrupt wrts the excessive
expenditure over the profits, but the bankrupt had stated
that he only knew of one thing in which he had incurred
disproportionate expens,,, and that was in the education
of his children. His Honour said that item would cover
the exeess, and although it was one which xas the most
justifiable, yet traders must not injure their creditors to
educate their families. Under all the circumstances, he
thought the suspension of the certificate fur three months
would meet the justice of the case.—His Honour granted
protection. _ _

An application was made in this case under peculiar
circum:.tanceg ; it was for the costs of the former fiat to
be first paid out of the present estate, as in 1844 there
were no asset,:, but it was necessary f.br the Learned
Commissioner to give leave to move the Court of Review.

His HONOUR said he could not do so—h, did not see
why this court and its officers should not be paid before
any one else. lie had seen a paragraph in one of the
papers that this court was paid from the Treasury, but
it did not receive one shilling from that source, and was
the only court in the kingdom which did not.