The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-17 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ...... 26,541,200 Government debt 11,015,100
Other securities... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bul-
lion 11,006,127
Silverbullioa..... 1,535,073

£26,541,200 I £26,541,200
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 15th day of January, 1846.

BANKING DEPARTDIENT.

Proprietore9aPital,l4,ss3,ooo Government secu-
Rest
Public deposits (in. Dead Weight
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Annuity)
Other securities 15,273,096
f;otes 5,672,855
Gold :nd silver
coin 653,183

dend accounts) 5,191,017
Other deposits-10,656,207
Seven day and other
bills f1,020,503

£34,735,1811
M. MA:
Dated the 15th day of Janua

1 1-34,785,181
.RSHALL, Chief Cashier.
iry, 1846.

COLLISION ON TEE MIDLANDS RAILWAY.—A
very serious collision took place at the Chesterfield station
on Tuesday morning. As the down train from Derby to
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from the down line to the up one, was run. into withde rAttothisfearfult
violence by the passenger train from Derby, by which means
the engine of the latter was thrown off the line, and it was
almost a miracle that none of the passengers were either
killed or wounded. The whole of them, however, escaped
uninjured, and the only inconvenience they suffered was a
delay of two or three hours until the line could be again
cleared. By the collision the leading wheels of the passenger
engine were completely knocked from under her, one of the
tubes burst, the carriage steps were broken, and indeed the
engine was completely smashed, and lay embedded on the
down line a perfect wreck. The engine of the mineral train
was also damaged. A large number of labourers were im-
mediately set to work to clear the line of all impediments.
It is said that the reason the engine driver could not stop the
engine at the Chesterfield station was owing to the slippery
state of the rails.
RECIPE FOR TAKING PAINT OFF OAK PANEL-
LING.—Make a strong solution of American potash
(which can be bought at any colour shop, and resembles
burnt brick in appearance) ; mix this with sawdust, and
make a sort of paste, and spread it all over the paint,
which will become softened after a few hours, and is
esily removed by washing with cold water. If, after the
panelling, &c., 29 dry, it becomes cracked, apply a solu-
tion of hot size with a brush, which will bind it well
together, and make it better for varnishing, as well as
destroy the beetle which is often met with in old oak,
and is erroneously called the worm.—The Builder.
HOUSE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.--Wednesday
morning, on the return of Mr. Hardland to his residence, in
Seymour-street, Somers-town, from Brighton, he was unable
to gain admittance into his house, and, after waiting a con-
eideiable time, he at length effected an entrance by climbing
over the garden wall of the adjoining house, and with a lad-
der got in at the first floor window, when he discovered that
the female servant, Mary Halls, whom he had left in charge,
had absconded, aftecompletely stripping the place of every
portable article, including plate, wearing apparel, jewellery,
sec., and a valuable Turkey carpet that was in the drawing-
room. She had not been seen by any of the neighbours for
three days past.
ASSAULT ON LORD RINNOULL.—The Perthshire
Courier reports at length a trial in the Sheriff Criminal
Court, in which three farmers named John Dougall, Peter
Mitchell, and James Glass were convicted of an assault on
Lord Kinnoull, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county. The in-
dictment set forth, that one or other of the panels did, on the
afternoon or evening of the 19th of December last, seize
Thomas Hay, Earl of Kinnoull, by the collar of his coat, en
a part of the road leading from Perth to the 13ridge of Forte-
viot, and did violently drag him over a paling or fence from
a field on the road side, and did strike him a Severe blow
upon the neck behind the ear, when at or near the south
en-
tracice gate leading to Dupplin Castle, by ail which the said
Thomas Hay, Earl of Kinnoull, was severely bruised and in-
jured in his person ; and that all the panels were guilty
actors, or art and part, in said crime. It appeared from
hiS Lordship's evidence, that on the afternoon of the 19th
of Dec ember last he was riding towards the south lodge
of Dupplin Castle when one of the three defendants rode
against ham as they passed his Lordship on horseback. He
called tb em " drunken blackguards," when they turned
round, an( I, after some hostile parleying, they dragged him
from his horse and assaulted him in the manner stated in
the indict went. It did not appear that they knew who his
Lordship was, and when he mentioned his name they said
they did not believe him, and that they would take him and
see who he -was. The defendant Dougall was fined 104 and
the two others 61. each.

THE LEAGUE FUND. —A Glasgow paper announces
that the league fund in that city had reached 10,0661. 10s.
Of the sums subscribed, as stated by our contemporary, we
find that eight firms and individuals gave 500/. each, three
2501., three 200/., and the remainder was glade up in
smaller sums, from 31. and upwards to 1501.