The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-24 00:00:00

423,706,185 ) £23,706,185
M. MAR iIIALL. Mel Cashier.
Datel the 231 day of October, 1856.

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Proprietors' capital .. 14,53,000
Rest ................ 3,178,019
Put,lic deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 4,040,590
Other deposits 10,481,220
Seven Day and other
Bills •• •• •• •• •• ... 985,192

Government securities
(includg.DeadWeight
Annuity) .......... 11,103,896
Other securities...... 19,054.088
Notes ... ........ 2,550,740
Gold and silver coin.. 529,297

£33,238,021 ) £33,238,021
31. MARSHALL, Chief Oftettier.
Betel the 23d day of Octboer, 1856,

BANKRUPTS.
The Royal British Bank, South Sea House, Thread-
needle-street, Nov. 6 and Dec. 5, at eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Aldermanbury ;
J. and J. H. Linklater and Hackwood, Sise-lane, Buck-
lersb ury.

Charles Augustus Towsey, wine merchant, Henley-
upon-Thames, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson,
official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Berkeley, Lincolns-
inn-fields ; Samuel and Cooper, Henley-upon-Thames.
Thomas Raw, iron dealer, Tyson-street, Hingsland-road,
Nov. 4, and Dec. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, official assignee, Basiughall-street ; Linklater
and Hackwood, Sise-lane.
Thomas Foxley, grocer, Birmingham, Nov. 3 and 26,
at cloven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston,
official assigne, Birmingham ; Southall, Birmingham.
George }leery Sellers, merchant, Westbouine Park-
road, Paddington, Nov. 12, at one, and Dec. 15, at twelve,
at the Court of.Binkruntcy Nicholson, official assignee,
Basingliall-street ; Norris. Southampton-buildings.
John Vernon, iron ship builder, Low Walker, Northum-
berland, Nov. 3 and Doc. 3, at twelve, at the Newcastle..
upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New.
Castle-upon-Tyne ; Bell, Broderick, and Bell, .London ;
T. and W. Chater, Newcastle- upon-Tyuo.

Walter Lodge, cloth manufacturer, Fonnay•bridge,
near Huddersfield, Nov. 10, at twelve, and Dec. 8, at
eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assig-
nee, Leeds; Clough, Huddersfield ; Bond and Barwick,
Leeds.

Joseph Francis King, builder, Belle Vue Villas, Seven
Si6ters-road, Holloway, Nov. P 2, at half-past one, and
Dec. 15, at one, at the Cour'', of Bankruptcy. Pennell,
ofacill assignee, Guildhall-ehambers, Cox, Pinner's Hall,
Old Broad-street.

Octavius King and Alfred King, corn merchants, Dul-
lingham, Cambridge, Nov. 6, at half-past one, and Dec.ll,
at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official
assignee. Coleman-street-buildings; Laurance, Plows, and
Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers; Isaacson and Button, New-
market.
Thomas Speeding, rope manufacturer, Sunderland, Nov.
3, and Dec. 3, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, New-
castle-upon-Tyne; Fell, Sunderland; Browne, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne ; Rude, Bush, and Gaskell, Southampton-
buildings_ Chancery-lane.

euUBSE OF EXcHANGE.—This DAY.
amsterdarn.. .•••.. 11 6 Gibraltar
Ditto, throe months 11 18% Leghorn • •
Rotterdam .• 29 72%
.......... 11 18 Genoa •
......... „.. .4.5 90 Antwerp ..... . • 25 45 11 Ilan .• • • • --
Brussels .... • • ~ 25 45 'Venice—.
.......•• klamburgh 13 al Naples .... •• Altona ................ Palermo .............. 180
Paris ••• •• 25 37%1 Messina .. . 130
Ditto, time° months 25 8.:34 ! Lisbon .......... .• •• Marseilles ••.. 25 82S, Oporto _ ...........• •• Bourdeaux ........... Rio Janeiro ..... •••••••
Frankfort-on-Maine 120 Buenos Ayres.... •• •• ••
Berlin .• .............. New York,6o days' might
Vienna .......... •• .... 10 44 Philadelphia •• • . •• _ Trieste 10 45 PRICES OF BULLION, rELOII
Petersburg 37?., Foreign Gold in Ban 42 .° Madrid .........., .... 49 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0
Cadiz 49% arexiean DollarS •• •• 0 0
Barcelona •• •. •• New Dollars ...... (5 )
"like " in.er in bArs -

FIRE IN BARTHOLOMEW-OLOSE.—Late on Wednesday
night a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Trittlee,
patent mallet maker, Bartholomew-close. Before sufficient
time had elapsed for the arrival of the engines the flames
extended to the casting and finishingshops of Mr. Pavyer,
type-founder, containing a very large stock of Type of
various founts and other valuable property. Fortunately
there was a plentiful supplyof water, and the firemen were
enabled to confine the flames to the clump of premises in
which they originated. The principal sufferers are Mr.
Pavyer, whose loss will at the least amount to 700/., in-
dependently of the damage done to the building, lie was
partially insured in tho North of England office, Mr.
White, rimand block manufaclurer, has also sustained
considerable
premises of Mr. TritLles were de-
stroyed, and it is unknown whether he was insured. Mr.
King, bookbinder, sustained serione damage by
'ire ofli e dea. maT4hee
tu ' but lie was insured in the Kent Mu.
water ; in-
sured is the Kent Mutual Fire office. The stock of Mr.
Monroe, chemical colour maker, was severely damaged by
water; not insured. Mr. Levy, of No. 1, Halt-Moon-
passa4e, furniture injured by removal and water. Mr.
Pizne, cocoa-matting mann facturer, damage by water,
&,-_,. The two latter were insured in the West of England
office. The origin of the fire is unknown.
Turm ideatyh), their wonted w
THE END OF THE LONG VACATION.—The long vaca-
tion, whieu commenced on the 10th of August, termi-
otoot-emdoarreotiwvitt3h%e cAosmtrnhoon2dlaowf
onffiatoeesswill to-dayre
November falls on a Sunday this year, Michaelmas
Term will not commence until the following Monday.
There is a good deal of business before the courts. As
usual, a nutober of persons have given notic • e of their
intention to apply to be admitted attorneys of the oom•
moo law courts.