The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

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Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets of
the Bank of England, from the 18th day of May, 1844,
to the 10th day of August, 1844, both inclusive, published
pursuant to the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV., cap. 98.
LIABILITIES. ASSETS.
Securities ...1:22,908,000
Deposits ......... ... 14,090,000 Bullion
Circulation .......g21,324,000

£35,414,000 I
11, Downing-street, Aug. 16, 1844.

£38,487,000

GAME.—(From a Hampshire Correspondent.)—
There has not been known for very many years past so
much game as has been already noticed in the different
districts of this sporting county. In the various walks
of the New Forest, more especially throughout the fir
plantations of Denny, Iron-hill, the Nodes, and Ashurst,
black game is most abundant, which circumstance may
be attributed to the very favourable state of the late
breeding season, as well as to the great profusion of
whortle• berries produced this year, upon which produc-
tions the young poults of the tetrao genus chiefly feed.
Hares and pheasants in the above royal preserve
are proportionably numerous. Should his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert make any stay in the Isle of Wight
this season, it is generally believed that it is his inten-
tion to make the New Forest the principal scene of his
sporting operations. In the more open and champaign
districts, particularly around Andover, the coveys ap-
pear remarkably strong, and probably partridges were
seldom known to have proved more numerous in these
parts than they are observed to be this year. The land-
rail (or, as the farmers style it in this quarter, the corn-
crake), which is a migratory summer visitant, is un-
usually plentiful at present, and a few coveys of quail
have been repeatedly of late trodden upon on the slopes
of the uplands. On the whole, the most encouraging
prospects are held out to the sportsman this season
throughout every part of this fine sporting county.
INTERESTING RELlC.—Arthe 'Conference of the
Wesleyan body, now sitting at Birmingham, the ex-
President, before quitting the chair, made an interest-
ing statement. He held in his hand a small pocket
Bible, which, with its case, had belonged to Mr. Wes-
ley, and which Mr. Wesley had been accustomed to use
in his field and out-door preaching. It was printed by
Deane, and was given by Mr. Wesley, in the year 1789,
to the late Rev. Henry Moore, who, in his will, be-
queathed it to the Methodist Conference, to be kept by
the President for the time being. It is supposed to be
the same Bible which the artist had before him when he
painted the likeness of the venerable founder Meth-
odism, kept in the Chapel-house, City-road. Some dif-
ference in the apparent size will be observable, but that
is attributahle to its having been rebound ; and this
became necessary in Mr. Wesley's lifetime, from the
frequent use which that devoted man made of it. It is
almost needless to say, that the Conference most cor-
dially accepted this interesting bequest.—Doncaster
Gazette.
MUSICAL TOURS.—The following will be found a
pretty correct sketch of the intended tours through the
provinces by various singers and instrumentalists :
Grisi, Favanti, Mario, and F. Lablache, will take the
midland and northern -counties, and they will also visit
Dublin. Persiani, Orsini, Salvi, Puzzi, and Fornasari,
will proceed westwards, taking Bath, &c., in their route;
they give two concerts at Cheltenham next week. Si-
vori, Miss Lucombe, Miss S. Flower, Mrs. C. Harper,
and Lavenu, are traversing Kent and Sussex, and they
will pay a visit to the eastern counties. De Meyer,
with the Misses Williams and Mr. Hayward will take
Manchester and that neighbourhood. Mr. John Parry
is engaged to sing at the Theatres Royal Bristol and
Liverpool, also at several of the principal towns of South
Wales ; he will join the Persiani party at Bath, on the
28th instant. Mr. Wilson goes east, west, north, and
south, and finds a welcome everywhere; he was so hoarse
at the Burns Festival that he could not sing a note. Mr.
11. Phillips starts this day, we believe, for America,
with a view of giving his vocal entertainments, which
cannot fail of pleasing Brother Jonathan.—Dramatic
and Musical Review.
THE EMPEROR OF Moitocco.—The present Em •
peror of Morocco was originally a merchant in Moga-
dore, and the previous Emperor bequeathed the crown
to him in preference to his son, who was a scapegrace.
That very son is now with Abd-el-Kader, and should the
Emperor not proclaim the " Hply War'' at once, Ahir:
el-Kader will preclairu this sou the rightful heir to the
throne, and will place him thpre. The Emperor is,
therefore? in a cleft stick, and h 44 no help is the ratitter