The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-04 00:00:00

BANKER' S.

The present number contains more than an aver-
age quantity of useful information, not only for those
engaged in banking or commercial pursuits, but for
the general reader. The first paper refers to the
" proposed banking institute," which was, we believe,
first suggested by the editor of The Banker's Maga-
zine, and the importance of which will be fully ap-
preciated by the influential and intelligent body to
which it relates. It also gives an excellent notice of
the elaborate paper read by Mr. J. T. Danson before
the Statistical Society, respecting the amount of gold
and silver sent from America to Europe, from
1492 to 1804 and 1848, and two able articles,
one on " Currency and Californian Gold,"
and on the "Effect of a Reduction in the
Value of Gold on Existing Contracts," a question of
peculiar significance when the Californian and the
more recent Australian discoveries are taken into con-
sideration. There are also other matters which will
be found well worthy of perusal. Oa the whole the
present number will be found to be one of considerable
merit and great practical utility.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Sportsman, which is illustrated by two well-
executed engravings; the Farmer's Magazine, simi-
larly embellished ; the Ladies' Companion, with its
coloured plates of September fashions and several
pretty tales; and the two religious periodicals of op-
posite creeds and sentiments, the Church of England
Magazine and the Rambler, respectively maintain
their established character in the numbers issued on
the first of the present month.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, MONDAY, SEPT. 1.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
attended divine service yesterday, at the parish church
of Crathie.
The service was performed by the Rev. Mr. An-
derson.
The ladies and gentlemen of the suite were in at-
tendance.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness ♦isited the
Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Abergeldie.
TUESDAY.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by Prince Alfred, drove yesterday to
the Balloch 13huie.
The Countess of Desart and the Hon. Miss King
were in attendance on her Majesty.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.

M. Berenger, President a la Cour de Cassation, at
Paris, had an interview with Mr. Waddington yester -
day, at the Horne Office.
The Marquis of Lansdowne has left town for Mal-
vern.

BOUTON'S MORAIIALS.
HUNGERFORD-HALL.

M. Bouton, so long known for his artistic skill in
producing dioramas, has now exhibiting in the New
Hall erected at Hungerford, two splendid pictures—
one representing the magnificent Basilica of St. Mark,
Venice, the other the Town and Valley ,of Friburg,
in Switzerland. The illusion is certainly surprising,
and the effect of the work itself really beautiful. In
the interior of the cathedral the nave, the altar, ob-
jects of art, the pillars, and the vast windows, are
pourtrayed with great beauty ; and the grandeur of a
solemnity full of pomp, displays itself with great scenic
effect. The picture represents the church under two
distinct aspects—the first, the effect in the daylight ;
and in the second, the painter has selected for his sub-
ject the presentation of the Doge Sebastian Ziani after
his election. On this occasion the church is lit up by
the luminous cross—the use of which was reserved
for great and solemn occasions. The second repre-
sentation is the beautiful view of the Town and Valley
of Friburg. What travellers and tourists in Swit-
verland generally admire in Friburg is the boldness
of its mansions, suspended, as it were, from perpen-
dicular rocks, over the torrent of the Sann, or buried
in the various windings of the valleys. Those who
visit this delightful locality contemplate with admira-
tion the suspension bridge, extending from one moun-
tain to another, like a vast spider's web, soaring over
the churches, towers and other buildings, that rise up
on the brink of the torrent ; and certainly in the
diorama this scene is given with great effect. One
of the most remarkable features in the representation
is the imitation of a great fall of snow, which is
given with great accuracy. Altogether the diorama
is really worthy,of a visit, and will be found a charming
representation of the splendid church of St. Mark,
&c., at Venice, and of the town and beautiful valley of
Friburg.