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

AFFAIRS OF LIVERPOOL,

LIVERPOOL, THURIDIY.—The following notice, issued
by the directors of the Royal Bank, has appeared to-day,
from which it is gratifying to deduce that the bank's
finances having assumed a much more favourable
appearance, they are enabled to set aside their previous
arrangements with the depositors, which extended the
time of repayment over several months, and have in con•
sequence adopted the terms specified as a permanent rule
for all depositors:—
" The directors of the Royal Bank of Liverpool feel-
ing assured of the confidence of the public in that et•ta
blishment, from the large amount of assents to the ori-
ginal proposition, think it would be more consistent, on
the re-opening of the Bank, to allow the deposits to
resume their usual character ; they, therefore, intend
to adopt that course, with the understanding, for the
future, that the following scale of notice be given on
the intended withdrawal of the respective amounts
mentioned:—

£5OO and under £l,OOO 7 days
1,000 f 9 ZOOO 14 days
2,000 ~,, 3,000 21 days
3,000 IP 4,000 28 days
4,000 fl 5,000 35 days
5,000 and upwards 42 days.
" Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be
allowed from the Ist October,lB47, to the 31st December,
1848. (Signed)

"JOHN NIGHFIELD, Chairman.
"Royal Bank, Nov. 24, 1847.

FUNERAL OF DE. DIEFFENEACIL—The funeral of
Dr. Dieffenbach, the celebrated German physician, took
place at Berlin on the 15th instant. Two bands of
music led the procession. On each aide of the hearse,
which was drawn by four horses and covered with
flowers, some of the staff medical officers walked, carry-
ing cushions with the different decorations of the de-
ceased. The chief mourners and clergy followed the
hearse, then came the rector and the lumbers of the
university. The carriages of the King and the Royal
Princes led the row of numerous carriages. At the
conclusion of the funeral service, a hymn was sung over
his grave by the Cathedral choir.
PRESSURB OF THE EXCISE-LAWS ON LITERATURE.
—An example of the effect of the Excise laws in check-
ing the efforts of those who desire to supply the hum•
bier classes with cheap and wholesome literature is
furnished by the Messrs. Chambers in the last number
of their Edinburgh Journal. The cheapest of their
publications has just been completed, and they affirm
that of 25,7661. spent in paper, 5,4311. was paid to
Government for duty. This sum exceeds, they say,
their own profit. On this the Messrs. Chambers pro-
ceed to remark:—" We leave the candid part of the
public to judge whether, even taking the work in its
lowest aspect as a mercantile enterprise, it be quite
right and proper that the Government—for such is the
fact—should reap a greater share of profit [that the
revenue should be benefited in a greater degree] than
those who hare undergone the whole of the risk and
toil."

A WOMAN SOLD BT RIR HUSBAND.—Not unfre-
quently a statement like the following, which we extract
trom a letter written by a friend in Dumfries, is to be
met with in the English newspapers ; but we are glad
to know the illegal, as well as shameless and unnatural
practice which it records, but seldom, if ever, disgraces
our own country. From this circumstance the case be-
fore us becomes the more note-worthy. The names of
the parties concerned are in our possession, but we give
only their initials :—" A merry company were lately
assembled in the house of a carter, named in
Dumfries, and having all been drinking freely, the gude-
man, to raise the wind,' proposed to sell his wife, the
worthy woman herself being at the moment under the
influence of drink, and having no objection. A man
named M—, one of the company, rejoiced greatly at
this proposal ; and on the carter having procured a
halter, which had many a time graced the neck of hie
gray • yaud,' and himself acting the part of auctioneer,
knocked down the bone of his bone and flesh of his
flesh,' to M-- for 2s. Somehow or other only 10} 1.
was forthcoming, but it was accepted, and the turnover
couple
tuamaeedtliilayt she thought more of M— than she
ever did of her own man for eighteen years. The happy
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WITHAAL—Tria EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.--
This company is now establishing a conveyance for
goods and parcels from the Witham station to Mahlon,
and the town of Witham and its neighbourhood,
through the medium of horses and vans of their own,
under the management of their own servants, which
they have already effected at all their other principal
stations on their lines. This system appears to hays
given satisfaction in other places, and we apprehend it
ail' ultimately (although it may effect for a time .oine
local interests) produce the same feeling aniongA the
inhabitants of Witham and Maldon, as the charge., it
appears, are to be on a very moderate slate, besides
which the delivery, no doubt, will be greatly expedited.
—Chelmsford Cleronicle.

THE DOUBLB RETUEII6.—The three places fur
which new writs will have to be moved are South Lan-
cashire, Stockport, and Kilkenny; the three Honour-
able Gentlemen chosen for two places—Mr. Villiers, Mr.
Cobden, and Mr. John O'Connell—having been elected
to sit for Wolverhampton, the 'West Riding of York.
shire, and Limerick. The new writs, however, cannot
be moved for until a fortnight has elapsed alter the as.
sembling of Parliament, lest petitions should be pre-
sented impeaching the election.