The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-22 00:00:00

BAN

NS.

From the London Gazette of Tuesday.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth
Victoria. .zap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank
Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and
Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur-
day, the 9th day of Oct., 1847:- Average
PRIVATE BANKS. Amount.
Abingdon Bank, Abingdon---Ii napp.,and Co 24,854
Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and C 0... 18,838
Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11,365
itylsham hank, Aylsham-R. and E. Copeman 5,356
Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford
and Hunt
Baldock Bank and Baldock and Bigglesvtade
Bank, Baldock-Wells. Regg, and Lindsell... 27,223
B Irnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-DTake and Co 15,692
Basingstoke and °dilly!". Bank, Basingstoke-
Cole, Seymour, and Co.
BedfOrd Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard
Bedford' and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford-
Trapp, Halfhead, and Co.
Bewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and
Crane
Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford
Bank, Bicester-Tubb, Wootten, and Co.
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoods,
Spooner, and Co 23,651
Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming-
ham-Lewis, Moilliett, and Co .... 36.286
Blandford Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak. 8,268
Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 70,830
Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co 13,593
Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-E. &J. Sealey 9,093
Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 34,220
Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and
Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 22,621
Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett,
Parrott, add Co .
Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market
Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co 75,046
EanEury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney 36,445
.Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 52,959
Bath. City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son
Bedfordshire Le. ghton Buzzard Bank, Leighton
Buzzard-Bassott and Grant
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and
Lloyds
Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H.
and A. Harris
Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 68,091
Bridportßank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry 25,360
Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West,
and Borrer
Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington-
Harding, Smith, and Co
Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-
J. Woriledge and Co.
Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms-
grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs,
and Co.
Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and
Sons
Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam-
bridge-Messrs, Forsters
Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and
Co
Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and
Sons
Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste
Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green,
and Co.
Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex
Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester
-Mills, Bawtree, and Co
Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co ......
Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood-
cock
City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co
Craven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co.
Christchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh,
and Co
Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co
Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon-
mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon
Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,
Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co.
Derby Bank, Derby-Messrs. Evans
Derby Bank, Derby-Smith and Co.
Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak
Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co 24,383
Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devize3-Hughes,
Locke, and Co
Dias Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincham, and Co
Doncaster Bank, Doncaster-Leatham, Tew,
and Co.
Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster-
Cook and Co.
Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-
on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse, &Co 75,150
Devonport Bank,, Devonport-Hodge and Nor-
man
Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank,
Dorchester-Williams and Co. -
Past Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster,
and Co.
East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower, Hutton,
and Co.
Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank,
Chelmsford-Walford, and Co.
Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co
Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk-
beck, and Co.
la'arringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far-
ringdon-Barnes and Medley
Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs. Knight
Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co
Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and
Keen
Grantham Bank, Grantham-Kewney and King
Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon...
Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0....
Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, hider,
and Co.
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford--
Matthews and Co.
Hertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware-
S. Adams and Co.
Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull
-Smith, Brothers, and Co.
Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting-
don-Rust and Veasey
Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co
Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead-
Smith, and Whittingstall ......
Honitor. Bank, Ifoniton-Flood and Co.
Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharples
and Co.
Herjord, Rossrand Archenfield Bank, and Ross
and P rchentield BA lk, Hereford-Morgan,
lfoskin3, and Co 23,300
Ipswich Bank, Ipmich-Bacon and Co.
Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk,
Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistlsy
:lank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-
Alexanders and Co
Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall,
and Mercer
Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-J l2 680
Davies and Co
Kiiighton Bank Knighton-J. Davies and Co 259.871
,46"
Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank,
Knaresborough-Terry and Co
Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson,
and Co.
Kettering Bank, Kettering-Ootth and Sons 8,950
Lane nd Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C
lfarv:y and Son
Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co 53,914
Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W.Williams, Brown,
and Ca.
Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and
Congleton Bank,Leek-Fowler,Gaunt, andel). 391
Lslntesser Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby 28.648
Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and C 0.... 37,637
Liehfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Green... 18,726
Lincoinj Bank, Lincoln-Smith and Co 102,093
L;aniovery Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando-
vezy-David Jones and Co. , 27,205
Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middle-
tons and Cradock
Lymington Bank, Lymington-C. and S. St.
Barbe . ........................... 4,5;42
Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis
-Gurneys and Co.
42,647
Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis-
Massey and Co.
Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brooklehurst
and Co 12,742
Manningtree Bank,Manningtree-Nunn and Co 7,055
Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts
Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl-
borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank,
and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tanner
and Pinckney 14,482
Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank
Marlborough-Ward Merriman, and Hillier 10,864
Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Jones and
......
. •••
Miners' Bank, Truro-Willy 8,625
ums and Co lB,BOO
Monmouthshire Agriculturaly_lis. and Commercial
Monmouth
and Co
Bank, Abergavenn,
Monmouth Old Bank
thstßank, Brecon 27,258
Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank,
and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,o'v
-Bromage and Snead...... Monmouth
Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, .... .e... ..
..
16,262
-W. Williams and Sons._ ....port
Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey; . . .. .. 2 6
uL 8:56:'51
Newark and Sleaford Dank, and Sleaford
an 4
Newark Bank, Newark-Handley, Peacock,
and Co.................................... 53916
Newbury:Bank, Newbury-Bunny and Slocock• 32,450
Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham.
mond, and Son ..................... 22545
Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Liss-Taylor and ,
Dy50n................................................. . 3,214
Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich-Harveys and
Hailsons
Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich-Gur-
neys and Co
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not-
tingham-Hart, Fellows, and Co 10,924
Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Cradulcock and

6,663

34,637

38,599

31,449

2,728

3,108

7,648

9,816

49,108

29,097

21,138
3 470

38,042
48,127

10,815
20,705
7 7,09 7

2.709
7,097

7,660
0,113

3,239

9,954

41,509

02,287

48,820

47,167
30,536

23,116

8,217
14.780
5,475

6,125
18,891
13,165
27,392

27,160

5,784

6,760

20,356

47,3.57
5,077

9,486
3,956

33,419

7,875

72,606

5,450

Co
Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and
Co 25,498
New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Heacy, Everett, and
Co
13,860
• •
Nottingilam Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co 30,711
Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os-
wastry—Croxon and Co 14,142
40x ford Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 11,561
Oxford 31d Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons,
and Thompson 25,145
01(1 Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge
Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridgc
Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge—
Beeebinz and 5642.....
U Clinch;i xfordshre Wit Bank Witney—Williams,
and ........................ . 10,227

9,0£0

most important report, relative to the intended inn'
,rovPments in thP City of Lnnclon. involvin7 an ex-
,
to be plinted, and a copy was ordered to be sent to
every member of the Court.

THE HOP DUTY.
We are indebted to the editor of the Maidstone
Journal for a copy of the following letter :
(corn.)
"Downing-street, Oct. 18, 1847.
"Bear Sir,—Since I had the honour of receiving
the deputation, requesting that I would postpone the
receipt of the second instalment of the hop duty of
the year 1846 beyond the ordinary period, I have
had an opportunity of consulting the officers of the
revenue departments, and of considering the case of
those parties who might claim a similar indulgence.
64 I regret to say, that upon full consideration of
all the circumstances, I do not feel that, with justice
to other parties, and without serious inconvenience to
the public service, I can accede to your request.
" I am very sorry to hear of the distress which you
represented as existing amongst the hop-growers in
Kent; but the time allowed by law for the payment
of the hop duty is already so much beyond that
usually allowed for the payment of duties, that it
has always been considered as having no claim for
further cxtenion.
"I am, dear Sir, very truly yours
" CHARLES WOOD.
" T. L. Holges, Esq., M.P.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 21.
STOCK EXCHAXGE.—The amount or business dote in the
Stock Exchange to-day has been small, but there is 'ag
improvement in prices, which have advanced considerably
on the heavier shares, and the market c'osed steadily at the
following prices. The sales are—Lancashire and Yorkshire
(late M. and L.), ;Fifths, s 4 dis.—London and North-
Western, Quarters, G. J., 36—Midland Stcck. 106—Ditto,
401. Shares, 40—Ditto, New Halves, 314 c. dis.—Dittet
Birmingham and Derby, 80—North Staffordshire, c.
Preston and Wyre, 32 c.—South-Eastern and Dover, 26 0.
—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds. 2/. 13s. 9d. c. dis.—York. Nevi;
castle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, '/ c. p.—Midland
Great Western (Irish),2o% c. dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 4% die'
MANCHESTER, Ourcinita 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting;
ham, and Boston, 38s. diq.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, an
Cheshire Junction, 6% dis.—Hull and Selby, Thirds, 2 1-10:
dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 1 dis.—London anci
North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarter
(C), 2is p —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 70
Ditto, Preference, !4 dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 5-16
Oldham Alliance, I%—South-Eastern and Dover, No. Sb
23% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 2,
dis.

LEEDS, OcronEß 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, Nevi
7 dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 325. n. dis. —Huddersfield and
Manchester, Thirds, 2 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (We"
Riding Union), 3% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 1914
Ditto, Preference, 355. s. dis.—North British, Thirds, Fit
dis.—North Staffordshire, 245. dis.—York, Newcastle, an"
Berwick, No. 2,6 s. 6d. dis.

HULL, OcronEn 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—A very temperate and judicious me'
morial from the merchants, &c., of this port to the Lords of
the Treasury, asking for prompt remedial measures to remedy
the present depression of commerce, is being numerously
signed. The answer of Ministers to the Liverpool deputation
gives little hope that this will produce any effect. The rise
in London ha• had its effect here, and holders of shares who
would gladly have sold at the lowest London rates are noW
asking the highest quotations. The sales are—Ambergater
Nottingham, and Boston, 265. Gd. dis:—North British?
Quarters, 20s. dis.—Ditto, Thirds, 14s. dis.—Ditto (Carlisle
Extension), ss. 6d. dis.—North Staffordshire 255. die."'"
North• Western, 51. Is. clis.—W est Riding, 655. Clis.
EDINBURGH, OCTOBER. 20.
STocK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 34—Dun'
dee and Perth, Quarters, 395. 6d.—Edinhurgh and Glasgoiff
95,, ex div.— Edinburgh and Northern, Newport. New, Beg..
7s. 6d. —Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 7s.—Great Northern,
40s. 6d. —North British, 224—Ditto, Quarters, 675. 6(1.--
L'itto, Thirds, Reg., 3s.—Shrewsbury and Chester (8 per
cent. guar.), 101. Share, 90.
_ _

GLASGOW, Ocroniu 20.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, NOW,
I ls. 6d.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 40s.—East Indian
Railway, 17s. 6d.--Edinburgh and Glasgow, Half Shares,
111/2 ex div.—Glagow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 941/.2--
Ditto, 401. Shares, 3734 —Ditto, Halves, No. I, 4%—Ditto,
Halves, No. 2, 7—Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 6cl'
—Great Northern, 445.—Manchester and Southampton, Pl'
—North British, Thirds, 255.

GLASGOW ATHEN2EUM.--We have been officbilli
informed that Charles Dickens, Esq. (Boz),
has kindly
consented to preside at the opening soiree of the Glasgow
Athenaatn, to be held in December. The buildings havebeen fitted up in so attractive and comfortable a sty!e
that the demand for tickets has, we understand, increase!:
with a rapidity which had. not been anticipated. and
which is likely to increase as the additional departments
of the institution are brought into operation, so tune°,
so that we fear even the City Hall will be barely sufficient
to
EaclicToEiaNnis(ltterailluth.—e mAebtnoubetrsfo.
rNoo r'
et lho cßritish
fri
yesterdayal
morning, a dreadful fire happened at the house of Mr.
Timms, a licensed victualler, Primrose-street, Bit•hops-
gate. The house is and has been a lodge of " Old
Friends" for some time, and at the proper hour the house
was cleared ; but at the time above stated a City police-
constable discovered an unusual smoke. Inspector
M'Lean, of the City constabulary, was near at the time,
and dispatched some spare men to the engine-statians,
when Messrs. Braidwood, Fogo, Connorton, and Gar-
wood, of the London Establishment, West of England,
and County Companies, attended ; but such was the
rapidity of the fire, notwithstanding this powerful assist-
ance, that the exertions of the firemen tended to little
advantage till the Old Friends' club-room, and others.
adjoining, were consumed. Through the exertions 01
the City, and also Metropolitan officers, several valuable
documents and papers were saved. Mr. Timms is
insured in the Licensed Victuallers' Office.
SHOCKING CATASTROPHE ON THE LEEDS AND
THIRSK RAILWAY.—An awful accident happened at the
viaduct over the river Wharfe, on Tuesday. This sal"
pendous piece of masonry was considered to be progress-
ing most admirably and safely, but on Tuesday, shocking
,
to relate, the seventh arch, which was over the river, and
nearly completed, fell in with a most tremendous crasb•
Several men were upon it at the time. James, youngest
son of William Verity, of Otley, had his brains dashed ,
out ; another young man, named Drake, was buried
beneath the ruins, and not likely to be got out for LOU'e
time ; another, we hear, is dreadfully injured ; and two
others very narrowly escaped with their lives, by cling'
mg gto a few remaining stones. The scene is describe'
to us as having been most awful, and the crashing of the
timber, and the falling of the stones from such en
immense height, was heard to a great distance.—Leeds
Times.