The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-20 00:00:00

ISSUE DIP.

Notes issued . 31,017,q75

X 31,017,675 I .£31,017,675
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 18th day of Fe')., 1858.

!BANKING DEPAIITMENT.

Proprietors' capital 14,571,000
(test ..... 3,819,411
Public deposits (in-
cluding' Ecchequer,
Commissio ers of
National Debt, Say-
Banks, and

Government securities

nclud :.Deadll7eigl7t
Annuity) .. • • ...... 9,157,999
Other Securities. 17,614,873
:Coves ..... 11,313,810
Gold an 1 Silver Coin.. 789,456

Divid nd Accounts) 4,556,9711
Other deposits ...... 15,753,238
Seven Day and other
Bills 882,5'3

£39,595,138
D:.ted the 18th day of Feb., 185!

£39,595,136
DI A.R+3IIALL, Chief Caihier.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
the Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made ie the week ending Feb.
16, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : s. d.
From the British Possessions in America 2B 81
Muscovado, the produce of the
Average of the aboie deszliptions.. .......... .... 23 84

271 E LATE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE TEE
F.R.ErNCII LJIPEROR.

In consequence of the rafttsal of Mr. Jardine, the Bow-
street magistrate, to accept bail in the c se of N. Simon
Bernard, Mr. Sleigh, the defendant's counsel, applied to
Mr. Justice Wightman yesterday afternoon, at judge's
chamb4ns to reverse his worship's decision.

_ . .
Mr. Bodkin, counsel for the Crown, attended to oppose
the application.
Mr. Sleigh, after reviewing the facts of the case as
already before the public, surd that it was almost the in-
variable practice 01.ma,gistrates to admit to bail in cases
where the offence charge' was simply one of misdemeanour.
No doubt, in the present instance, the worthy magistrate—
whose discretion he was the last man living to call in ques-
tion—had been influenced by the grave representations of
his learned friend the counsel for the prosecution, as to
the defendant's complicity with Orsini and others; but the
utter absence of any evidence, and the improbability really
of there being any evidence hereafter in support of such
a conjecture, were sufficient reasons, he contended, why
there should have boon no deviation from the ordinary
rules of the Court.
His Lordship said, it was quite unusual to make an ap-
plication of this sort while a case was under remand. The
first course would be to issue a certiorari for thedepositions,
and when they were before him it would be very properly
urged that they were incomplete.
Mr. &Akin.— -Exactly so. There never bail been an in-
stance of the kind. It was impossible for Mr. Sleigh to
know what character the charge might hereafter assume.
In the Custcm-house prosecutions a few years ago, where
the defendants were remanded from week to week fair a very
long period, similar applications were made to the judge
and invariably refused, it being the opinion of his lordship
that there ought to beno interference with the discretion of
the magistrate unless there had been any unreasonable de-
lay on the pirt of the prosecution. .There coul ba_none
charged in this instance, the defendint
apprehended on Sundaylsst.

Sir. Sleigh referred io the case of two prisoners named
De Salvi and Gower, who were charged with an attempt to
assassinate (and subsequently it proved to be murder) in
the Qteen's Bench Prison. In that case Gower was ad-
mitted to bail by the judge, pending the inquiry.
His Lordship—That was a very different matter. The
application on behalf of Gower was not opposed, but ap-
proved, by the prosecution. When the evidence is com-
plete and the defendant stands committed, I might enter-
tain theapplication, probably, it the magistrate still refuse
to allow bail.
Mr. Sleigh—But surely, your Lordship, if it would be
just to admit the defendant to bail then a fortiori it must
be still more so now that the charge against him is incom-
plete. There is every probability that this inquiry will
go on, by slow steps, from week to week, for a long perid.
His Lordship—Well, if that should be the case—if, for
example, the defendant should be again and again re-
manded, without reasonable
ground of there beng any
cat on
charge ultimately
established—you clan renew the appli-
Mr.- Sleigh—l understand then, that if the defendant is
remanded for another eight days, and still detained in
custody ; I may come to yon again. • His Lordship—Yes, you can do so.
Mer.
lik Boesdkin—Of course; Mr. Sleigh can come as often
as h. (A laugh.
Bernard will be brought np) -
day appointed at 3 o'clock, and, probably,
further re-',
minded another week. to Bow-street again on the