The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-22 00:00:00

BANKING DEPAILTMINT.

Propeetors' capital.. 14,553,000
stest • • • . • • . 3,720,447
Public deposits (in-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) .. 4,331,680
other deposits • • • . 10,676.188
Seven day and other
bi 115.... • • • . 002,976

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 11,203,253
Other securities • 15,254,936
Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 7,152,400
Gold and silver coin.. 576,602

£34,137,291

£34,181,291
3f. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1848.

Dated the 20th day of January,

INQUEST ON A SUPPOSED FOL-
LOWER OF WILLIAM THE THIRD.
On Sunday last a man named Appleton perceived
a human skull embedded in the clay near the shore of
the Mersey, between Seacombe and Liscard ; on fur-
ther examination he found it was a part of a skele-
ton, which he conveyed to the Seacombe Hotel. It
was inspected by different medical gentlemen, and
information having been given to the coroner, an
inquest was held on Monday. The skeleton was
produced in a hamper. The thigh bones were each
about one foot eight inches in length, indicating that
the deceased must have been a tall person. The
upper and lower arm bones were in proportion. The
vertebrae of the spinal column were produced, but
loose. The skull was nearly perfect in form. The
bones generally were quite blackened. The teeth
were perfect, of a good colour, and firm in the
sockets, showing that the deceased at the time of his
death was, in all probability, in the prime of man-
hood. There was no appearance of flesh adhering
to these remains. The body had been apparently
buried in a north and south position. Amongst the
bones found near the skull was a queue, or pig-tail,
very neatly plaited, and tied with black silk
ribbon. The hair was black and long. Close
to the skeleton were found, and also produced, por-
tions of wearing apparel, apparently silk front
facings of upper garments, or coats, rounded,
in the olden court style, from the lappel to the bot-
tom of the skirt, and each perforated with numerous
well worked button-holes. There might be about
twenty button-holes in each. No buttons or buckles
were, however, found, so far as we can learn ; other-
wise a date might possibly have bvn arrived at.
Some coins were, about a year ago, found near the
spot. These were guineas of the reign of Charles 11.
and nineteen of them were acknowledged to be found.
Some of them were sold at 38s. each. Some few
ancient copper coins have also been picked up in the
same locality. Various are the conjectures amongst
the gossips in the neighbourhood as to the identity
or
quality of the deceased—some conceiving that he was
one of the nobles in the retinue of William 111 .
when on his passage to Ireland, just before the battle
of the Boyne; and it will be rem embererl that
William embarked at " the Leasowes," near Illy lake.
Some of his retainers, it would appear, landed upon
and embarked from various points in the Wirral pe-
ninsula. The King himself, it is recorded, slept at
Wallasay, about 2I miles distant, on the eve of his
departure. This, however, as well as other specula-
tions as to the body, rests upon grounds too vague
and uncertain to be seriously tenable. The jury at
the inquest, returned the only verdict at which they
could arrive under the circumstances, to the effect,
that the remains were those of a man unknown, but
bow he came to his death there was no evidence to
show.

_ - -
HEARTLESS FRAUD.--It appears that a set of swind-
lers arc again actively employ ed in defrauding parties
in this country, who may have relations or friends
abroad. They usually represent themselves as lately
arrived, and as the bearers of letters and presents which
they state are detained at the Liverpool Custom-house
until the payment of the usual duties. It is their plan to
suggest a return to that port, to ruluntecr their services
for the release of the articles, end to obtain money if
possible for that purpose. It is almost needless to add.
that where they succeed their dupes never again hear
either of presents or money.

A MAN LOST for EIGHTY HOURS
IN A QUARRY.
'I he inhabitants of Lille have been for some days
thrown into commotion by a circumstance which has
occurred in the commune of Lezennes. A restaura-
teur, named Puv, had for some years rented a part
of some vast abandoned quarries which exist in that
parish, and had established there a number of mush-
room beds. He lately expressed an intention to rent
some further portion of the quarries, and on Monday
he set out to examine what parts would best suit his
purpose. Several hours having elapsed without any-
thing being seen of him, uneasiness began to be felt,
and at last five of the inhabitants, furnished with
lights, entered the excavations to search for him. As
these persons, in their turn, were several hours ab-
sent, the greatest consternation was excited ; but the
next morning they made their appearance sepa-
rately, having owed their safety to the precau-
tion of dropping bits of straw as they went along.
They all, it appeared, had lost their way in
the vault, and would have perished but for the
precaution which they had thought of. They were,
however, taken so exceedingly ill on their return as
to be obliged to go to bed, and one of them did not
recover for two days after. Nothing having been
discovered of M. Puy, two companies of the 63d
Regiment, a number of quarrymen, and other per-
sons, divided themselves into different parties, each
party going to explore a distinct section of the quar-
ries. Under the direction of some mining engineers,
the quarries were worked out by ropes into certain
great divisions, and arrangements were made for
minutely exploring every work and corner of each
division. Each party carried blazing torches, and
made as much noise as possible, in the hope of being
seen or heard by the missing man. Throughout the
night of the 11th, however, not the slightest trace of
him could be discovered. On the 12th the search was
li4pt up with renewed vigour, hut without success.
All the night on the 12th these kind-hearted bands
were occupied in their task, but disappointment again
awaited them. The whole of the 13th was spent in
the like manner, unfortunately with the like ill-suc-
cess. This night too wore away, and, in spite of all
the charitable efforts of the seekers, they could discover
nothing of the lost man. By this tirne their anxiety and
that of the public had become wrought up to the
highest pitch. On the morning of the 14th the
search was continued ; at half-past five on the evens
ing of that day one of the bands, directed by M.
Valtier, came to the spot where M. Puy was. As
soon as he saw them he seized hold of the person
nearest to him, and cried joyfully, " Saved ! saved ;"
lie then clasped the man in his arms, and thinking
it was his own servant, kissed him passionately,
exclaiming, "Is it you, Louis ? Is it you ?" M.
Puy was immediately conducted to the entrance to
the quarries. He was in good health, but suffered
dreadully from thirst. A little soup having beta
given to him he soon recovered, and walked to his
own house. M Puy states that he lost himself
when he had advanced to about 30 yards beyond his
own patch of ground, and that the farther he went
, the greater his embarrassment became. He walked
about for a long time, until he saw that his
lantern was about to go out, when, knowing that
in the dark he could not advance ten steps without
hurting himself, he chose an open place and sat
down. Though far from strong, M. Puy possesses
great moral courage, and having often been an invalid,
he thought that he could do without food for some
time, and that at the worst he would be found before
the lapse of three days. This belief gave him cou-
rage. On the morning of the 12th he found some
lucifer matches in his pockets, but the damp having
spoiled them, he placed them next to his skin, and
when they were sufficiently dry, he used one from
time to time to get a glimpse of light, which was a
relief to the terrible monotony and darkness. He
tried to go to sleep, but could not succeed. It ap-
pears, however, that he must have dreamed or had
hallucinations, for he says that he had frequently
heard a bell ring, and that when he cried out it im-
mediately ceased. On the morning of the 14th he
used his last match, and burnt up the remains of the
wick in his lantern. Thinking that all hope was now
at an end, he prayed fervently to God, and continued
on his knees soliciting mercy and pardon until he
heard the voice of his deliverers. At first his emo-
tion was so great that he could not speak, but he
soon recovered himself and accosted them in the man-
ner described. It is certain that his deliverers had
not followed the same path as he had, for they had in
several places to force their way through almost
impassable spots, whilst he had passed along large
galleries. The total number of hours during which
he was lost was eighty.—FrenchPaper.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JAN. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —There was not much business dons
to-day, the sales, as was the case yesterday, being principally
in the small shares of the Great Western Company. The
sales are—Great Western, Quarters, 2% p.—Ditto, New
IV. Shares, I,'B p.— Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth,
14►4 dis. _ _ _

LIVERPOOL, JAle. 21.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Birkhenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction (late C. and B. ), 5 per cent.
in 1847 and 1848, and 6 per cent. in 1849, 16 Eastern
Counties, 16—E,ist Lancashire, New, 33/4 dis.---Edinhurgh
and Glasgow, 44—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 321. Shares,
5,74 ,111.—llitto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 565. 3d.
dii,—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 5741 p.
Ditto, Firths, 9 p.—Midland, 114—Ditto, Halves, dis.—
Ditto, 401. Shares, 441/4—North British, New Quarters, par
—North Staffordshire, Ira p.—Sh. ewsbury, Oswestry, and
Cheshire, Wfi dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 3114—Ditto,
New, No. 4,1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N.
and B. Extension. No. 2), 2% p.
MANCHA:6'IER, JAN. 21.
STOCK Exciunor..—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lan-
cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 11-16 dis.—Ea'si Lanca-
shire, 211 A—Ditto, New Quarters, c. dis.—Laricashire and
Yorkshire (Preston and Wyre), Sixths,' WA—Leeds and
Thirsk, 1531—London and North-Western, 153—Ditto
(Manchester and Birmingham), 60 dis.— Manchester, Shef-
eld. and Lincolnshire, Preference, 1-16 p.—Ditto (Sheffield
and Lincolnshire, 5 dis.—North Staffordshire, 3-16—South-
Eastern and Dover, No. 1, 334 dis.—Ditto, No. 4,1% dis.—
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 2, 2%p.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 21.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—York and North
Midland,• 7E—Birmingham, Wolverhanipton, and Stour
Valley, T., dis. cum int.—North Staffordshire; p.—
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 214 dis. ex int.
YORK, JAN. 20.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are— Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 63. 9d.—Great Northern, VA—North Bri-
tish, Thirds, 43s.—Ditto, Quarters, 4%—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick (Original Newcastle and Berwick), 311A—
Ditto, Extension, No. 1, 19— Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 9%
York and North Midland (East and West Riding Exten-
sioa), 355.

AN AUTHOR IN DIFFICULTIES.—In a series of
papers entitled the Autobiography of a Working Man,
at-present in the course of publication in the Manchester
Examiner, we find the following curious statement
The writer had returned from Spain in 1837, after fight-
ing the battles of Queen Christina, with no other reward
in his pocket than a certificate of six months' arrears of
pay, which he offered first for 11., then for 10s., then for
55., end lastly for a quire of paper, on which to com-
menet, a Narrative of the British Legion in Spain. He
says:—" I got a suit of clothes made to appear in on
landing in bcotland; but was robbed of clothes and every
farthing of money before I got on board the ship. I
might have found friends and have got aselstance in
Glasgow. I would not, in the dirty regimentals I was
clothed in, go to any person who had before known me.
The person to whom I offered my certificate fur six
months' gratuity for a quire of writing paper and pen
and ink to begin to write my narrative of the Legion
would give nothing for the worthless certificate, but
made me a present of several. quires of writing paper. I
walked out of Glasgow, three or four miles up the Clyde,
got into a field of beans nearly ripe, crept out of sight to
the middle of the field, lay there three days apd nights,
writing the first chapter of my narrative and living on
the beans. I sent the farmer a copy of the work after-
wards as paymeut for what I had eaten." It is pleasant
to learn that the work thus commenced sold extensively,
and produced to the author a clear profit of 1004
A letter from Turin, in the Augsburg Gazelle,
states that the Russian Ambassador at Rome has at
length presented to the Pope the ratification of the
treaty for -the arrangement of the religious differences
between his Holiness snit the Emperor of Russia, with
an apagy for the delay which prevented the Pope from
announcing the fact in his last allocution. It appears
that, accoroing to this treaty, there are to be seven
Cathol.c dioceses in Russia and Poland, and that the
Bishops are not to he appointed without the approbation
of the Pope. The Roman Catholic clergy in Russia and
Poland are to be treated with respect, and there is to be
no obstacle thrown in the way of religious worship,.ac.
c9rding to the creed of the Roman Church.

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