The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-14 00:00:00

LONDO N, MO N DAY.EVENING, SEP rEmB ER 14,
.1657.

BANK of ENGLAND, 10th SEPT., 1857.--
The Court of Directors of the Governor and Company of the
stank of England give Notice, That a GENti:RAL COURT will be
kelt at the Bank on THURSDAY next, the 17th instant, at Twelve
o'clock precisely, to consider of a Dividend. This will" also be one
,if the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter.
JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary.

arrived, at Callao on the 6th, and the Magicienne
sailed on the 7th for for Paita and Panama.
• During the month of July 69 ships, with an ag-
gregate tonnage of 47,369 tens register, loaded at
the Chincha Islands with guano—viz., 43 vessels
of 34,302 tons, for England ; 4 of 3,755 tons, for
the United States ; and 13 of 9,305 tons, for France.

CALIFORNIA.
Tho steam-ship Golden Age, from San Francisco
August 5, arrived at Panama August 19, with
about 500 passengers. There is but little news by
this arrival.
Several conflagrations had occurred during the
fortnight in the towns in the interior of the State.
On the 25th of July the town of St. Louis (Sierra
county) was almost entirely destroyed by fire. 00
the 22d of July a fire broke out at Michigan Bluffs
(Placer county), destroying 67 buildings.
- The adoption of the State Debt (declared illegal)
by popular vote at the coming el.jction seemed to
meet with little opposition.
Politics had been the all-absorbing topics in this
State. The American party had a set of candidates
in the field for all the State offices. It was as fol-
lows :—For Governor, G. W. Bowie, of Sacra-
mento ; Lieutenant-Governor, J. A. Raymond, of
Shasta ; Controller, G. W. Whitman, of Tuolumme ;
Attorney-General, J. B. M'Farland, of Nevada ;
Surveyor-General, L. B. Healy, of Santa Clara ;
State Printer, B. H. Monson, of San Francisco ;
Treasurer, J. C. Crandall, of Placer; Judge of
Supreme Court, H. Ralston, of Sacramento. •

fitting during the hurricane season. Yellow fever
had broken out on board, and she had lost five
hands. The master, Mr. Wise was the only aft-
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Her Majesty's ship Imaum, at Port Royal.
Her Majesty's ship Retribution arrived at Callao
on the 6th of August.
Her Majesty's ship Magicienne sailed on the 7th
of August for Panama.
The Atra'o spoke the following ships :--Sept.
10, 7 45 a.m., hailed- by the English bark Sarah
and Doro'hy, of Newcastle, static g she had :some
shipwrecked people onboard ; sent cutter to her,
and received on board the master, Gearge Thomp-
son, the first and second mates, and 10 passengers
belonging to the American ship Harkaway, of
Charleston, Sept. 10, 5 'p.m., in lat. 47 3 N., long.
22 42 W.., passed and exchanged- signals with
the English brig Euxine, steering to the eastward.
September 12, in lat. 49.30 N., long. 10.35 W.,
passed the English ship Anglo-Saxon, steering to
the X.E. September 13, 10 a.m., passed the
screw steamer Calcutta, steering E. -The following
vessels were spoken by the abovenamed ship Hark-
away:—August 26, 4 p.m., in lat. 42.12 N., long.
40.21 W., spoke the bark Tryphena, from Deme-
rara for London. August 28, 3 pan .in Itt. 45.31
N., long. 32.40 W., spoke thebtrk R slip Castle,
from Plymouth for Quebec, 15 days out ; als.) the
bark Henry Duncan, wishing to 133 I eport..:d..

PRIOX 4D. STAMPED 517 •]

of the shareholders are unwilling to avail them-
selves of it, and it is regarded as altogether doubt-
ful whether any very large amount will be obtained
from them to satisfy the creditors, who under the
bankruptcy have received Bs. in the pound, and
who, it is expected, will receive about is. more.

THE TIPPERARY BANK•
After passing through an amount of litigation
seldom surpassed, and which will absorb one-half
of the 'assets, the affairs of the Tipperary Bank
have now arrived at the stage when it is necessary
to call the claims .of creditors in, in order to ascer-
tain the amount for which the shareholders on the
list will be liable to contribute in discharge of the
immense amount of liability in which the bank was
involved by the defalcation of the late John
Sadleir.

Military IntewiEta-fj_4:
th 4 7th DrAgoorirCktixf(Mciiilsa
on Wednesday, Viaug-flAy-, —4
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of the large number of oopP.t S
is intended to concentrate at Chatham Garrison as.

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a reserve for the Indian regiments, the_anthoritt..s
have decided on forrdna the troops now attached
to the radian depot at the Provisional Battalion
into three battalions, each consisting of nite regi-
ments with its own 'staff, the whole being placed
under the command of CUI. W LI. Eden,- cotn-

mandant of -Chatham Garrison. As wan as the
necessary arrangements are completed the three
battalions will be formed, the following officers
being attached to the staff of each :-Ist battalion
Col. H. Jervis, Commandant ; Major A. Womb-
well, Major H. Jackson, Quartermaster, J.
Menzies, Paymaster W. Summerfield; and A. Mac-
lean, M.D., Battalion Surgeon. 2d Battalion—.
Lieut.-Col. R. N. Phillips, Commandant; Major H.
D. Ellis, Capt. and Adjutant R. Roney, Capt. E.
Griffiths, Paymaster, and Quartermaster W. M.
Kay. 3d Battalion—Lieut.-Colonel C. Elmhirst,
Commandant; Major D. a A, Darroch, Capt. C.
S. Naylor, Paymaster, and Quartermaster T. Wal-
ker. Each of the Indian depots will be formed
into two companies agreeably to the recent order
from the Horse Guards.
Upwards of 100 recruits arrivel at Chatham on
Saturday from the various recruiting districts for
the purpose of joining the several Indian regimenti
at the provisional battalion.
Recruiting for various regiments 'of the line is
actively proceeding in Bristol, and hitherto the re-
cruiting office s have been very successful.
On Thursday the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's screw steamer Jura steamed into Queens.
town harbour with nearly 1,300 soldiers on board.
The Jura arrived from Portsmouth, from which
garrison she brought the whole of the 30th Regi-
ment, about 900 men, under the command of CO.
Mauleverer, who had been previously stationed at
-Gibraltar. She had also on 136ard between 300 and
400 men of the 55th Regiment, stationed in the
Mediterranean. On Friday the whole of the troops
wt_.:c brought up to the gar: isc,n, and half of the 30:h
Regiment went to Dublia, where they are to be
stationed for the present. The men of the 55th will
wait in barracks until,the arrival of the Dutchman
by which the head-quarters of the regiment are ex-
pected daily, when their ultimate destination will
be known.

The Conqueror, screw, 101, Capt. Yelverton,
having bad her defects made good in Plymouth
Sound, sailed on Thursday for the Mediterranean,
-The crews of the screw corvette Pelorus, 21,
Capt. F. B. Seymour, and the despatch steam
vessel Mikawk, 4, Com. M‘DJugall, were paid ad-
vance of wages on Wednesthy, and the ships left
Plymouth on Thursday for the East Indies.
The steam sloop Buzzard, 6, Corn. F. Peel, was
mustered and inspected by Capt. Jerningham, -in
Plymouth Sound on Thursday, and the crew were
paid advance of wages on Friday.

STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne.
—THIS EVENING will be performed
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Mr. J. Kinloch and
Miss Harriet Gordon. -

Followed by BACHELOR'S BUTTONS. Miss M. A.
Vic' or and Mr. Clarke.
After which, the highly-successful and original burlesque,
written by Leicester Buckingham, entitled LA. TRAVIATA;
or, THE LADY CAMELEON. Miss Graven, Miss Victor,
Nr. P. Charles, Mr. G. Bolton, Mr. J. Howard, and Mr. J.
Clarke.
To conclude with THREE PAIR OF LOVERS.
Commence at Seven. Stalls. 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls.;
Gallery, 6d, ; Private Boxes, 11. ls.

Tat- OY AL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
P..) Lessees, Messrs. F. Robson and Emden.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama of
THE LIGHTHOUSE.
After which, the comedictta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE
Mrs, Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, sad Mr. G. Murray.
To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert
Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob-
son, Cooke, Danvers, die. ; Misses Swanborough, Thiriwall,
Ifughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont.
Commence at half-past Seven.

Vit 0Y AL SURREY THEATRE.
aIC Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswiek.
THIS EVENING, win be performed BIRD IN THE
II ND WORTH TWO IN THE BU Messrs. Shepherd,
W. fI. Eburne, B. Potter, Viriddicomb, Voltaire, W. Smith ;
Miss Chalmers, and Miss M. Ehurno.
After which, CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear.
Pollowed by OUR TRAVIATA..
To conclude with the Christy Minstrels.

CANTERBURY HALL, West mi nster-road.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
Ser-ei ions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS,
CHORUSES, GLEES :D UETS, &e., viz.: Mrs. Palmyre, Miss
E. Scott, lfiss Brunell, Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Leslie, and
Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, It. Grover, T. Far-
rant.. 3. Ton', J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An-
tonic), E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. Albyn ; Master Corni Messrs
Sr.ra. Collins, and E. Macknoy. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil
Hicks; hArmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F.
Jonglimans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap.
1)-.1•4, ec.. until twelve o'clock.—Signor PICO() will perform
at ha f-past Eight and half-past Ten, every Evening.