The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-01 00:00:00

coust.T---r4SISXONR•I3X.M.

The Speaker of the House of Commons is expected to com-
mence his Parliamentary dinners the third Saturday in this
month. The Right Hon. Gentleman came to town from his
seat in Hants on Tuesday.
The Duke of Montrose and Lord Ernest Bruce came to
town on Wednesday for the meeting of Parliament.
The Marquis of Salisbury, who has been visiting Mr. and
Lady Eleanor Balfour at Whittinghame House, near Dunbar,
has arrived in Arlington-street from the north.
Lord and Lady Stanley have issued cards for a grand
dinner party on Saturday next, to which most of the Foreign
Ministers are invited.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs. Howley have ar-
, rived for the season from Addington Palace, the archiepis-
copal residence, near Croydon.
IVIZSCELX.A.NEOUS.
The following is a list of the game killed during the last
week by a small party on a visit to the Hon. H. Wilson, at
Didlington Park :—On the two first ,days, pheasants, 279 ;
partridges, 13 ; hares, 225 ; rabbits, 216 ; woodcocks, 12 ;
snipes, teal, and other water-fowl, 29—total, 774. Three last
days, pheasants, 180 ; partridges, 21; hares, 177 ; rabbits,
178 ; woodcocks, 7 ; teal and other water-fowl, 52—total, 615.
Grand total, 1,389. The hunting Ameers of Sinde could not
beat this.

By a recent Order in Council, all the stills in New South

Wales have been suppressed, in 'consequence of the demora-
lising effects produced by ardent spirits on the population of
that colony. Government have in all instances awarded
compensation.

The Royal Santiago Mining Company held their half-
yearly general meeting on Wednesday, at the offices in Old
Broad-street, Mr. J. Robertson in the chair. The Report
announced that the quantity of copper ore received from the
mines during the past half-year had been 5,700 tons, pro-
ducing 49,656/. The total expenditure during the same
period had been 37,829/., leaving an available profit in hand
of 12,223/.

From the general election in July, 1841, to the month of
February, 1844, there have been 69 changes in the repre-
sentation, or more than one-tenth of the number of members
of the House of Commons. Of these, 23 have been unseated
on petition, 15 have died, and 26 have retired.
In consequence of a great number of convicts having'been
shipped off from her Majesty's Dock-yards, Woolwich, Chat-
ham, Portsmouth, &c., within these few days, the Lords of
the Admiralty have issued orders for a large number of la-
bourers to be entered fo do the work required ; but none are
admitted who cannot pass the test as to their strength.
Lancashire has become the most populous county in the
kingdom, and Middlesex, which a short time since stood at
the head in point of numbers, is now only rated third.
The earnings of the several railways in Great Britain, for
the last year, are calculated at 4,627,056/. The receipts for
the London and Birmingham line were the highest, amount-
ing to not less than 826,509/. The Great Western stands
next, the receipts being 701,363/.

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB I.—Wind N.W.
DEAL, JAN 31.—Wind A.DL, W.N.W., strong and
squally. P.M. W.N.W., fresh breeze.—Arrd. Robert
. Small, Slight, Calcutta ; Antigua packet, M‘Knight,
Ceylon ; Isabella Anna, Faircleugh, Sierra Leone ;
Margaret, Pridham, Demerara; Clara and Emma, Hud-
son, West Indies ; William, Mogadore. During last
night it blew heavily from W.N.W. to,N.W.; A.M., this
day, strong wind W.N.W., with heavy snow squalls;
P.M., N.W., more moderate; 7, p.m., W.N.W.,w.,
fresh.
Darling, and Chieftain, Cuba.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31.--Wind, N.W., squally.—
Arrd. Harbinger, Grangemouth for New York. Off,
Nayaden, Charleston, for Hainburgh.
SWANSEA', JAN. 30.—Arrd. &carried, .n, Audicochea ;
AIdermanFALMOUTH,N.
w. Il'
during ho
.TAX.in
the night and continues ; the shippingp s 3
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ID. llt has blown a violent gale
from
ride well.
BEDE, JAN. 31.—Some long deck-planks, painted
white under, and with composition or copper nails, sup-
posed from a steamer or a packet, apparently very fresh,
ofo
f bulwarks Milford,,
have been washed ashore here.
RYE, JAN. 31.—The Lainburn, of Hastings, in running
or this harbour, struck on a sunk bank, capsized, and it
is expected will become a wreck.
OFF BROADSTAIRS, JAN. 30.--Elizabeth, of South
Shields, America for London.
WECITEHAVEN, JAN. 29. —Ar r d . ' Sirius,
having Ra vbeenegnl a
in
th inst., off Wick-
gale.—Arrd.
Orleans ; Rob Roy,
) : Creaniore, Shapley,
Arnold, Mobile ; Shakspeare, Henderson, Charleston
Jefferson, Mason, Virginia.
Kate,eflooit-ClachvalStraltd icdwo:it:th°, wltri'htahertil JAN.oib Lark,as 312. 9;1 -Find,ult N'W
" a
Maceio ; Adrian, Davis, New
KINGSTOUN, JAN. 30.—Arrd. Demerara,Demerara.
CORK, JAN. 29._Arrd. John Dugdale, Singapore.
HARTLEPOOL, JAN. 31.—The Two Brothers, Trotter,
of Newcastle, ran on the rocks off the Heugh, yester-
day, but was got off, and in here, in a sinking state.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 31.-1 he Margaret, of Sunderland,
crew saved.—Mem.
The Margaret has since been towed into Harwich, with
loss of bowsprit, &c., and only one man on board, having
w,haseabiaanrgdoanred yesterday, off Blythe,
been fallen in with off the Humber.

TO IE SAVINGS'EDITOR
TI OP TILE SUN.
Stu—l quite agree with " A Manager" respecting the
cause of the increase in the deposits in the Savings' Banks.
lie says " That the increase in the amount of deposits is no
criterion, the description of the depositors can only be fairly
looked at." I shall be sorry if the interest be lowered, as it
is said that it is likely to be, when the Parliament meets, to
" make Acts to amend Acts," &c. &c. I amconvinced that
many persons have money in the Savings' Banks, who ought
not to have. Much of the amounts now in the Banks are not
Savings, but Legacies, and as the writer justly states, " the
money is vested in trustees for So-and-so." For one I hope
that the interest will not be lowered, but that a more strict
investigation should be made by the Managers of Savings,
and not, as they are new, Legacy Banks.-1 remain, respect-
fully. NOT A /MANAGER.

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Huddersfield, 1844.

STATISTICS or RAILWAYS.—Mr. Earle Langston,
broker, of Manchester, in an annual statement of calls and
traffic on the principal railways in Great Britain, makes it to
appear that the total of calls m 1843 was 1,456,5671. against
2,722,595/. in 1842,0 f traffic in 1843, 4,627,056/. against 4,036,741/. in 1841, and 7,491,390/. in
1840; the total
4,320,442/. in 1842, 3,714,515/. in 1841, and 2,481,303/. in
1840; the calls made in the course of the four years amount-
ing, collectively, to 15,707,3901., and the traffic to 15,143,316/.
The earnings of the several lines of which returns are fur-
nished, for the last year, and which comprise the above
amount of 4,627,0564 are thus specified :
Birmingham & Derb. £66,221 London and Croydon £15,572
Birmingham & Glou. 93,454 London and Greenw. 40,969
Birkenhead and Ches. 23,440 London and South W. 315,542
Eastern Counties 115,713 31 an., Bolton, & Bury 34,352
Edinburgh -and Glas 111,038 -Manchester and Bir. 144,557
Grand Junction
Glasg., Paisley, & Ayr 62,607111id1and Counties ... 133,777
Glasgow andGreenock 44,8711Newca.stle & Carlisle 72,311
Great Western 701,3631N0rth Midland
Great North of Engl. 71,257 North Union
Hull and Selby
Liverpool and blanch 2l9,733Preston and Wyre ... 13,631
London and Birmingh B26,so9'Sheffield and blanch. 23,125
London and Brighton 189,130 South Ea5tern......... 143,204
London and Blackw. 42,269:Y0rk and North Midl. 86,096
. A serious accident happened on Sunday morning
at the Paris station of the Orleans Railroad. The train with
merchandise, having attached to it a waggon for passengers,
which left Orleans on Saturday night, on arriving at about
nine o'clock at the terminus, got off the rails as it was en-
tering the station. The waggon, which contained seven
passengers, was overturned, and two of them were almost
instantaneously killed by the shock. ~,
expired at his resi-
dence OF AN OLD BOW-STREET OFFICER.--Yes-
terday matotrnheinrgoffeeottes,daßoy)w_lSsltrr.eeFrfancis Goodson, office.
donee attached to the court. His rapid decline was occa-
sioned by asthma, which closed his career, after a month's
confinement to his bed. He had been 21 years in the ser-
vice of Government, attached to Bow-street, and 15 years
court-keeper. He was the companion of lluthven, Ballard,
John James Smith, and the rest of the old Bow-street officers,
who now enjoy their pensions, after hard service ; and who,
mere shadows of their former selves, often visit the spot of
their former active associations.
BOULOGNE AND CALAIS.---The number Or persons
who passed too and from -France via Boulogne, in the week
ending January 25, was 624, and-via Calais 234. The num-
bers in the correspodding•weekmeAtiet year were—wliOulogne
409, Calais 180.

The Duke of Cambridge, while shooting in Colonel Wynd-
ham's preserves, on Saturday, stumbled against the stump
of a tree, and had rather a severe fall. His Royal Highness
returned to Petworth House immediately, but was able to
dine with the company, the only inconvenience resulting
from the accident being a stiffness of the shoulder.
The Earl of Aberdeen entertained the Count de St. Au-
laire, Baron E. Langsdorff, Sir Robert Peel, Prince Castelci-
cala, Sir James Graham, Count Kielmansegge, General
Sancho, M. Van de Weyer, Count de Tarnac, Baron de
Cetto, Viscount Canning, the Marquis de Lisboa, and a dis-
tinguished party, at dinner, on Tuesday evening, at Argyll
House.