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
Silver .. 1,535,073

£26,541,200 1
M. Ai

£26,541,200
lARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Lary, 1846.
PARTMENT.

Dated the 15th day of Jan,

BANKING DE
Proprietors' capita 1,14,553,000
Rest
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings-
banks, Commis-
sioners of National
Debt, and divi-
dend accounts) 5,191,017
Other deposits 10,6b6,207
Seven day andother
bills.

Government secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight
Annuity)
Other securities 15,273,096
Notes
Gold and silver
653,183
coin

£34,735,181
M. MA
Dated the 15th day of Janua

I £34,735,181
.RSHALL, Chief Cashier.
sry, 1846.

COLLISION ON THE MIDLANDS RAILWAY.—A
very serious collision took place at the Chesterfield station
on Tuesday morning. As the down train from Derby to
Leeds,' which is due at the Chesterfield station at seven
o'clock, A.m., arrived at'the station at Chesterfield, it was
corning with terrific speed, and was unable to stop. At this
moment a mineral train, which was crossing, in order to get
from the down line to the up one, was run into with fearful
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.
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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., is 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. llardland to his residence, in
Seymour-street, Somers-town, from Brighton, lie was unable
to gain admittance into his house, and, after waidng a con-
siderable time, he at length effecimd 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, after completely stripping tic place of every
portable article, Including plate, wearing apparel, jewellery,
&c., 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 KINNOULL.—The Perthshire
Courier reports at length a trial in the Sheriff Criminal
Court, in which three fanners 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, on
a part of the road leading from Perth to the Bridge 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-
trance 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 December last he was riding towards the south lodge
of Dupplin Castle when one of the three defendants rode
against him as they passed his Lordship on horseback. He
called them " drunken blackguards," when they turned
round, and, after some hostile parleying, they dragged him
from his horse and assaulted him in the manner stated in
the indictment. 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 6/. each.

TIIE 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 5001. each, three
250/., three 200/., and the remainder was made up in
smaller sums, from 31. and upwards to 150/,