The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-08 00:00:00

the contracting parties to the loan retired to form a
written document as to their desires in alteration of the
terms of the contract. They did so ; ad interim a busi
nes& like conversation was commenced by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, relative to the probable supplies of
grain, or flour, and provisions from abroad, especially
from the United States. Mr. Bates (an active and intel-
ligent partner in the firm of Baring, Brothers,) gave it
as his opinion, that for the present, at least, it could
hardly be erected that an abundance of produce would
be thrown in, though admitting that in the States there
were ample stocks. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
appeared not to understand this, when provisions gene-
relly, and " the staff of life" in particular, were so high
here. Mr. Bites immediately replied, in illustration,
that when an article at first cost was but ls., and the
charges upon it were 25., parties were not over ready to
enter upon speculations in consignments. In conversation
this point was raised as to the probable extent to which
the coffers of the Bank of England might be attacked, or
drained, to pay for flour, &c., imported. The Governor
and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, who
were seated on the right hand of Lord Jahn Russell.
were silent upon this point, although it was evident their
opinion was sought for, but privately the opinion was
partially expressed that the drain, if such the late ex-
ports of the precious metals can be called, had, for the
current year, at least, passed its zenith. These few re-
miniscences, emanating from most practical persons,
may fairly b, placed before our readers. The private
audience between the parties who retired having termi-
nated, a written document was placed in the hands of
the Chancellor, and read by him and Lord John Russell,
and the contract was signed by all hitt one party, who
left ere he had done so. A messenger was sent after
him, and he returned ; of course it could not be ima-
gined that he wanted to have first start for the City, and
communicate the result to parties anxious to learn the
news. Baron Rothschild and his three brothers were
the last to quit the audience chamber, a most interesting
conversation having been entered into with the Chan-
cellor, but of which, being held in the recess
of the window, and strictly private, it is not the
province of the writer of this article to indite a line.
Mutual compliments having passed between the two
heads of the Government, and of the wealthy firms of
the City present, the meeting was pronounced as closed,
and the parties separated.
As rapidly as possible the information of the actual
contract price was sent into the City (by-the-bye, the
terms were very closely guessed before), and the Stock
Exchange presented a degree of animation and excite-
ment which have been a stranger to it for many years
past. As much as 2} per cent. was offered and taken
for the scrip; but soon after the price receded, and as
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Money Market the scrip will be a pet for the next two or
.e months.—Observer.

DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—OIa Satur-
day morning, as Keys and Frost, keepers to the Rev. John
the
nbdl
otwh they
ee escaped
consequences
nejnucreys.wof The
Bramston Stane, of Forest Hall, High Ongar, were going
their rounds between two and three o'clock, they came
upon some poachers in the wood near Norton Hall, and
when within five or six yards of them the villains fired a
gun before a word had been spoken, but providentially the
shotand passed
had
not
obetween
Frost
et
11:
aedmedenth,
poachers then took to their heels, and the keepers gave
chase, when Frost came up with a man named Blowes, who
turned round upon him, whirling the butt-end of the gun,°
doubtless have proved fatal to him. He,
However, closed
with the fellow, whose companion stopped to rescue him,
when the other keeper came up and with the butt-end of his
gun
gun levelled the other poacher to the ground. The keepers
then secured them both. During the affray a bull dog
which Keys had with him seized Blowes near the eye, and
almost tore it out, and Keys in rescuing the dog was bitten
through the hand. The prisoners were taken on Saturday
by Superintendent Flood before the Ongar bench of magis-
trates, Henry Bullock, J. T. Wright, Capel Cure, and John
Bramston Stane, Esqrs., and the Rev. H. J. Earle, when the
above facts were sworn to by the keepers, and the prisoners,
John Page and Charles Bowes, both labourers of Fyfield,
were committed to take their trial on the charge of having
feloniously shot at Keys and Frost, with intent to murder
them. The men were both in work, and the police took
from Page a good silver watch, with 295. in silver, and from
Blowes 21s. 6d. The poacher's gun was fractured in three
places, and the keeper's gun was broken in half. At the
spot where the affray took place there was a pool
shot in of blood
the
,
as if a sheep had been killed, and Page was
thigh by the keeper, who fired after he had been shot at.—
Chelmsford Chronicle:.
THE DEFENCES or DOVER, DEAL, &c.—The
following is a return of the guns mounted at Dover, Deal.
and the adjoining fortresses:—Deal Castle, four 32-pound
guns, on common carriages ; Walmier
6-x Castle and Saluting
Battery, eight 36-pounder guns, aed s p
ounders, on com-
mon carriages; Sandown Castle, five 34-pounders, on com-
mon carriages; Dover Castle, four 12-pounder guns e
(on
brass), on common carriages; East Drive Bastion, two 32-
pounder guns, on traversing platforms; Shoulder of Mutton
Field, five 32-pounders, on traversing platforms; Moats,
Bulwark, three 32-pounder guns, on common carriages;
Guilford Battery, three 32-pounder guns, on traversing plat-
forms; Archclitl Fort, six 32-pounder guns, on traversing
platforms • ,
Citadel, two 12-pounder carronades, on common
carriages; Drop Redoubt, three 24-pounder guns, on travers-
ing platforms; six 12-pounder guns, on common carriages,
and one 8-inch mortar ; total for Deal, Dover, &c., 58 guns.—
Dover Telegraph.
The Rev. Dr. Cooke had an interview with Sir George
Grey on Saturday.
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