The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-20 00:00:00

lANXING

Prop-letora' capital.. 14,553,000
Rest 3,610,979
Public depob:ta (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-

vidend accounts).. 5,991,765
Other deposits •• • • 8,312,171
Seven day and other

884,015

433,351,930

£33,351,930
Dated the 18th day of NovembeM. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
November, 1547.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The Fire Queen steam
yacht is ordered to be fitted for port duty at this
station.

The Terrible, steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, is
ordered to have new masts and yards of increased
strength, to enable her to carry a heavier press of
canvass.
The Blenheim, transport, with the first division of
the 69th Regiment on board for Halifax, tailed this
morning._

The —Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant-commanding W. T,
Rivers, sailed last evening to resume her station off
Brighton.

The Camperdown, 104, was brought down from
her moorings this morning, to be a hulk for the offi-
cers and men at the ordinary during the fitting of the
Blenheim steam guard-ship for their reception.
The Princess Royal, transport, Lieutenant W. C.
Harris, agent, sailed to-day for Cork.
The Belleisle, troop-ship, Captain John Kingcome„
will embark military baggage to morrow; on Mon-
day the 69th Regiment will be put on board her.
In Harbour.—Victory, Excellent, Victoria and
Albert, Bellerophon, and Belleisle, Terrible, Oberon,
Lightning, Fairy, Myrtle, and, Echo, steamers;
11faria Somes, transport.
At Spithea3.—Asia.
In Dock.—Leander, Asia, Firefly, Sappho, Rifle-
man, Orestes, and

In the Basin.—Prince Regent, Retribution, and
Rocket.

Vind calm, weather thick and hazy, but fine.

THE FoG.—The metropolis was this morning en-
veloped in a dense folz. Tee gas has been bur lung all
day in the shops in the principal thoroughfares, and the
steamers on the river have, in some instances ceased to
ply, and in all have been unable to keep an) thing liko
their proper time. The railway trains, too, have been
in many instances delayed, and the orcnibuses, instead
of rattling en merrily as is their wont, now "drag their
slow lengths along like so many " wounded snakes.'
The fog, which is increasing in intensity as the evening
approaches, is accompanied by a temperature of the
most piercing chilliness.
THE IRISH PARTY.—The noblemen and gentle-
men connected with both Houses of Parliament, who
assembled during the last session at King-street, St.
James's, and were knoWn as the " Irish Party," pur-
pose again to associate together with the view of aiding
the Legislature in the adoption of some general mea-
sures of amelioration for the sister kingdom. Since the
last; meeting of the " party," its constitution has
undergone considerable change. and the name has been
altered to that of the " Irish National Council," by
which designation it will in future be known. The
body, as at present constituted, consists:of Repealers,
Federalists, and Whigs, and includes several Members
of the House of Commons rho have never before en-
joyed seats. Among the latter are Mr. Anstey
(Youghal), Mr. Blackall (Longford), Mr. Devereux
(Wexford borough), Mr. Fagan (Wexford county),
Mr. Fox (Longford), Mr. Green (Kilkenny), Mr.
Keatinge (Waterford), Mr.. Keogh (Athlone), Mr.
McTavish (Dundalk), Mr. Megan (Westmeath), The
O'Gorman Mahon (Ennis), Mr. Meagher (Waterford
city), Mr. Monsell (Limerick), Mr. Moore (Mayo),
Sir L. O'Brien (Clare), Mr. O'Flaherty (Galway bo-
rough), Mr. Reynolds (Dublin), Mr. Sadlier (Carlo,'
borough), Mr St. George (Galway), Mr. Scully (Tip-
peray), and Mr. Tenison (Leitrim). The first meeting
of the Irish Natonal Council will be held on Tuesday
next, at Palace yarti, Westminster. Mr. Henry Grat-
tan is to preside. It is stated that, should the Speech
from the Throne not recommend the adoption of prompt
measures of a comprehensive and remedial character
for Ireland, the Council will move an amendment to
the Address. The meeting has been convened for
eleven o'clock, and circulars have been issued request-
ing the attendance of Hon, Gentlemen.—post. .
PROSPERITY OF SEAHAM HARBOUR.—We learn
from authority that, one day last week, sixty-eight sail
of loaded vessels were dispatched to sea in one tide, at
Seaham Harbour. This was the largest number ever
yet known. Such are now the power and weans of tl la
port, which was in early days traduced by the appella-
tion
of Lord Londonderry's " duck-pond;" and
The
r
to it
harbour.haidr pa was predicted, could never beco3moeooo c
a
shipments are from 20,000,
month.—Durham Chronicle.
MYSTERIOITS AFFAIR.--On Thursday last, a large
bundle of linen, deeply saturated with blood, was found
in a field t near
and brought to the Police-
ha
office a
No clue
has yet been found to this
Leeds.Chapeltown,
mysterious discovery.—Leeds Mercury.
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.---Yesterday afternoon
the usual'meeting of the governors and committee of
the above charity was held in the board-room Portog 1. street, Lincoln's Inn. The report stated that there are
at present 118 in-patients, whilst the numbers.n of out-
,gooreoatplyooornsitchke
binavcreeabs:e.n
placed on the
braoasottikeasnbtos forvea rlre6e lief, ard near 1,200 have been' acdemjiattneuda:
in-patients. An increased number of poor married
women have been attended at their own homes during
their confinement (last year this class was nearly 500).
hSainvce establishment,peiatrsticipatedin its
i
b
in 1839, ne:r 100,000 persons
CONVOCATION OF THE
CONVOC ennLERGY.---A
efits.
the clergy took
COn Of
place yesterday in St. Paul'sOnvOCati
Cathedral.
The great doors at the west end of the catht dral were
thrown open soon
after eleven o'clock, and the Bishops
of Hereford and Rochester, the Dean
and Chapter of
St. Paul's, the advocates, proctors, and other officers of
Doctor's Commons, and a number o, f the clergy, walked
in procession up the centre aisle, preceded by the 'ver-
gers. The service was then read in Latin by the Bishop
of Hereford, and a Latin sermon was preached by 1)r.
Jelf, the Principal of King's College. Atter which the
procession was again tormed, and the Convocation again
quitted the cathedral.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.—Detachments of
in
14th Regiment stationed in Plymouth CitadFLi!
re b 2 n
daily instructed by the officers of Artillery,
in the use of
the 32-pounders, mounted on theramprtsaroc aiftsloiaab
tfoourt..
tress. Four additional powder-magazines
to be constructed there, and more casement barracks

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Da
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HOP OF YORK.—We
stand that the Queen wrote, with her own hand, uanledteitearr. E
n3e
of condolence to Miss Harcourt, the daughter of the late
Archbishop of this diocese, on the demise of that
ntebdisPphr°elate. It is said by those who have been
favoured with a sight of this interesting document, that
its sentiment and expression reflect the highest credit
upon the intellectual powers as well as the amiable
sensibilities of her Majesty's disposition.—Doncaster
Gazette,