The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-17 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The royal dinner party at Osborne on Thursday even-
ing included the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Caro-
Line Leveson Gower. _ _ .

Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert took
their accustomed early walk in the pleasure-grounds and
plantations of Osborne.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the
Princess Helena, rode out on ponies and took their usual

airings.
The Hon. Miss Murray, one of the Maids of Honour
in Waiting on her Majesty, left Osborne yesterday.
The Mayor of Manchester, Mr. Alderman Kay, and
Mr. Alderman Hopkins, a deputation from Manchester
to oppose the establishment of any Ecclesiastical Court
in connexion with the Bishopric of Manchester, accom-
panied by the Right lion. T. Milner Gibson, M.P., and
Mr. J. Brotherton, M.P., had an interview with Lord
John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
The Hon. F. Scott and Colonel M'Arthur had an
interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.

The Speaker of the House of Commons had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
➢Tr. Palmer, M.P., had an interview with the Right
Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the Office of the Commis-
sioners of Railways in Great George-street.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India
Colonies.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last niht's Gazette.)
In Account, pursuant to the Acct? th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 10th day of July, 1847.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
X.
Notes i55ued........ 23,304,805

Government debt . • 11,015,100
Other securities . • 2,984,900
Go-ld coin and bullion 7,905,963
Saver bunioa . • 1,398,842

£23,304,805

Dated the 15th day of July, lb

I X 23,304,805
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
17.
lEPARTMEN T.

BANKING Di

X.
Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000
Rest .... ... •••• • • • 3,551,551
Public dsposits (In-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Say-
ings-banks, and Di.

X.
Government securi-
ties (including Dead

Weight AnnUity) • 11,636,340
Other securities • • • • 18,747,037
Notes
Gold And silver Coin.. 781,570

viaend accounts).. 5,245,017
Other deposits ...... 9,305.323
Seven day and other
bills •• •• •• •• 841,386

£33,496,277

£33,496,277
MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 15th day ofJuly, 184'

PROPOSED STATUE IN LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS TO
THE MEMORY OF LORD RUSSELL. Yesterday morning
a preliminary meeting of gentlemen and influential rate-
payers was held in the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety
of erecting a monument to the memory of Lord Russell,
on the spot where he was beheaded in Lincoln's Inn-
Fields, on the 21st of July, 1683. Mr. J. R. Taylor
took the chair, and explained the object for which the
meeting was held. Several gentlemen having expressed
.their opinions upon the subject, a subscription of one
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line, of which the tete de poet will be the fortress
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kingdom of Poland, such as the Emperor Nicholas esta-
blished it at the last insurrection in 1830.
to be traversed by the line is generally flat, which will
allow of the works being rapidly completed at an ex-
pease of about 100,000 f. the English mile.
NEWFOUNDLAND PRODUCE.—The Vessel Dart
arrived in the river from Newfoundland, has brought, in
addition to a cargo of oil and other merchandise, the
large number of 18,194 seal skins ; and another vessel,
the Cynthia, arrived from the same place, besides a
cargo of oil, 17,000 of the same kind of skins. These
extensive importations of the seal skin from the British
North American provinces mentioned, amply iutietratev
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the tibundgnog of the creature in that district.,