The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-03 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-SLO

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PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK, e /4.1.4
packet, just atrived, brings Mr. George Riddlecombel „
Master of the flag-ship St. Vincent, with dispatches '°"facer
Commander-in-Chief at this port, from the senior 0 ill.
operating at the wreck of the Sphynx, and the wele°llo°
telligence that the Sphynx had been moved this tide 6
feet nearer deep water. She would, doubtless, have hee,llolili
off further, but one of the " camels" burst, and thef, the
were consequently compelled to leave off heaving. lin be
30 tons of coals now in her can be got out, and she es noa
further lightened 30 or 40 tons more, success is looked °Qt
as certain. Wind and weather continue favourable, altil°"'
the tide has not risen so high as had been anticipated. to
The Medea steam-sloop, Commander Mason, arrived 00(
morning, and came into harbour to fit for the reception
Sir H. Seymour, the newly-appointed Minister at Lisbon'

Mr. WALLACE'S NEW OPERA.—The libretto sod
been read in the green-room by the author, Mr. Beell'ssiar
the opera is now in daily rehearsal. The scene is in Bohe
and the subject has been taken from history.
Of
BANK OF ENGLAND.—Accounts of the amo—d in
all Exchequer-bills purchased by the Bank of Engleet of
1846, and of balances of sums issued for the parri„eis469
dividends due and not demanded, from the sth of APr',",
to the sth of January, 1847, have been presented to 'rb9lo
meet, pursuant to the Act. The amount of Exchequer hick
and other Government securities so purchased, or on 'cod
sums were advanced in the year 1847, altogether ofeetirged•
to 4,660,9191., all of which has been paid off and disohe'udoo
The gross total amount of the dividends due and %lig,
manded amounted, on the sth of April, 1846, to 1,10: the,
of which, 135,0231. remained in the hands of the BeeTtb of
remainder being advanced to Government; on the be
July, 1846, 1,093,5561., of which 100,0001. remained '1846
hands of the Bank ; on the 10th of October, ',ode
10,017,9801., of which 100,
000/. remained. in the
t .
VT
of the Bank ; and on the sth of January lab‘„'f U.-
1,088,8191., of which 170,8381. remained in the bane
Bank. 4. Of
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THE NATIONAL DEBT.—The annual itccoa. for
the reduction of the National Debt in the year ended the sums received and expended by the Commissions
the
ore•
of January, 1847, has been prepared and presented. ~T011e411.,
ditor side of the account exhibits a sum total of 3,e
arising from cash received at sundry times from the the
quer, and interest on stock, &c. The debtor side sue" ~1301.
following items :—vin., a sum of 9,700/ paid for 1';0
Reduced Annuities; 263,1021. for 273,849/.Consols; 689,t' sea
for 718,353/. Reduced ; 46,925/. for 49,2911. Old Solt" /
g AO2"
Stock; 149,6091. for 157,9001. New South Sea Stock for
15,6441. Tliree per Cent. Annuities (1726);
fur 4,000/. Three per Cent. Annuities (1751); 14,1"-001,
for Exchequer-bills. or
SURGICAL OPERATIONS UNDER THE
ETHER.—Yesterday afternoon two more operations were 850
cessfully performed in the large theatre of the Chering-crheer
Hospital, on patients while under the influence oAve
vapour. The first operation d b Mr. r•ii
was performe Y he lei
and con~isted
foot—a very painful process ; and in the second esee' a
Steghall, the house surgeon, extracted several teeth fro;
the
young man who had inhaled the ether. In both C3slt st
patients acknowledged that they had not felt the "1 e
pain during the operation.
Information
was yesterday' received by 'the P°
that, on the previous evening, some thieves obtained
and 2,400,0
by means of skeleton keys, into the house of Mr. Lethbridge
No. 3, Manor Cottage, Kennington-oval, and carried °of
quantity of plate, consisting of silver spoons and forks
..t
every description, a cameo brooch, a gold hair-brooch, !*,'
with pearls, a Geneva gold watch, a gold brequet chaintlT,
a gold seal and key attached, a morocco purse,
gold and silver moneys to a large amount, it "me/6a
other articled cif yaluablejowellery, and a quantity of
apparel, contin,