The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-16 00:00:00

Your obedient servant,

• " Remarks on Prevailing Errors Respecting Currency
and Banking," by Robert Cockburn, Esq. It is not intended
to assert that there is anything like unanimity amongst the
opponents of the Government scheme in their views of the
checks on mismanagement, or that all admit that any are
necessary. Probably many would prefer the Government plan
to the rule above propounded. It is only put as an example
of a check that might be created. The true question is,
is over issue the real evil ? If it is, the disease and cure have
been rightly apprehended, if it is not, it is an example of
straining at gnats and swallowing camels.

PROMISSORY NOTES.
The Banking Returns of the Circulation of Notes in
in England, Scotland, and Ireland, are for the four weeks
ending the 27th ult., and exhibit the following results:—

ENGLAND.
Bank of England, Now ........................£21,829,000
Last time . 20,842,000

Increase
Private Banks, Now
Last
time. 4,983,646

Increase.
Joint-Stock Banks, Now
Last time

311,593
3,752,867
3,502,363

Increase

250,504

SCOTLAND.
Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks,
Now
Last time

Increase

103,915

IRELAND.

. _
Bank of Ireland, Now 3,625,925
3,573,100 Last time

Increase 52,825
Private and Joint-Stock Banks, Last time 2,424,072
Now 2,357,446

Decrease

66,626

Bullion in Bank of England, Last time 16,322,000
Now 15,844,000

Decrease £478,000

_ • _
New instructions from the Admiralty, dated the
Ist instant, have been issued this week. They are nearly
the same as those of 1839, with this exception—the clause
is rescinded which authorises the captain of the guard ship to
take charge of the dockyard, and perform the duties of the
superintendent during the absence of that functionary. Those
duties will now temporarily devolve, on such occasions, upon
the master attendant, who must of necessity be better ac-
quainted with their routine than the Captain of the Ad-
miralty, whose regular employment is afloat. These new
g7n and i f
loaded loade il;
that a are
instructions enjoin that no ship or vessel of war, having
powder or live shell on board, beallowed to enter the har-
bour at any port, on any account, without the permission of
the Commander-in-Chief, or the senior officer, at such port.
salutes ; that, port-fires ere not
That when a salute is to be fireds,potnhgede
to be drawn, wormed, sponged, and reloaded ,that if un-
loaded,
ri
are
tenhdee
never
i-
ne are
fir et
roitnbogeb wormed,sueasleudt
eiisl, b 1
that
bfierleide,veeitthhaetr
awllitthhseafloamregaonidnegrsp,
precautions
wuitthi
hammers ; that although the gunner may hasii,e rilleasonbes antt
he is nevertheless to lay the guns onpserchave been taken,
possi-
bility of mischief, in the event of a shot or wad be' left '
so as to prevent the'possi-
any of the guns.—United Service Gazette, being la

P.A NISH DEFETZ ItEb DEBT.—The
kr/ ('.)M3IISSION ER:: beg to ItIVIOUIICC to the HOLDERS
of the above STOCK, that the tbflowing arc the Numbers of the
BONDS which were DRAWN at 31adrid on theist instant.
Orders have been given to prepare the New Active Stock, and the
EXclitsuge of the Bonds will be made by Messrs. Ardoin and Co. at
Varis, and Messrs. T. and-S. Ricardo and Co. in London.
7 - 4'EVENTII DRAWING .OF THE
,DEFERRED DEBT AT
3IADRID, MAY 1, 1844.
Bonds Amount of each Total
Series. Numbers.
Drawn. in Dollars. Dollars.
A • • •751 .... 2,254 a 3,004 ......200 .• .. 150,200
D • • 1,083 .• 9,572 a 10,834 .. • ... 400 .• .. 433,200
C • • 417 •• • • 2,086 a 2,502 . • ~... 100 . • 333,600
-I) • • 333 •• .. 1,670 a 2,002 . ,200 •• .. 399,600
E . 584 .. . . 585 a 1,163 /,400 • • 1,401,600
F .........3,085 a 3,598 ..., 4AOO .... 2,467,200

3,682 5,185,400
SPANISH DEFERRED DEBT.—Messrs. J. and S. Ricardo and
Co. beg to apprise the Holders of the Numbers of the Deferred Bonds
which hare been drawn as above-mentioned, that they will be ready
to exchange them as soon as they receive the New Active Bonds from
the Commissioners, of which due notice will be given.
Angel-court, Throgmorton-street, May 15, 1844.

THIRD SERIES OF' " TWO OLD MEN'S TALES."
Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo.,
THE TRIUMPHS OF TIME.
By the Author of " Two Old Men's Tales."
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

NEW SERIES OF LIFE IN SWEDEN.
On Thursday next, 2 vols, post Svc), with Portrait of the Author,
THE II - FAMILY : TRALINNAN
AXEL and ANNA ; and other Tales. By FREDERIKA
BREMER. Translated by MARY HOWITT.
By the same Author and Translator,

THE NEIGHBOURS. Third Edition, 2 vols. 18s.
THE HOME. Second Edition, 2 vols. 21s.
THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTERS. 3 vols. 31s. 6d.
A DIARY : with STRIFE and PEACE. 2 vols. 21s.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,

In 3 vols., post Bvo.,
MR. D'ISRAELFS " CONINGSBY ;
OR,
THE NEW GENERATION,"
IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES.
• Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

- -
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re—
spectfully intbrined that there will be an extra Night (not included
in the Subscription) THIS EVENING, May 16, when will be per-
formed Mozart's cht I dceuvre
IL DON GIOVANNI.
Donna Anna, Madame Grisi ; Donna Elvira, Mdlle. Favanti ;
Zerlina. Madame Persiani ; Don Giovanni, Sig. Fornasari ; Le-
pc/mil°, Sig. Lablache ; Masetto, Sig. F Lablache ; 11 Commas-
datore, Sig. Felice; and Don Ottavio, Sig. Mario.
To conclude with ALMA. Alma, Madame Cerito.
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-
Mike, Opera-colonnade.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. GIUBILEI.
TIliS EVENING, MAY 16,
Will be repeated A New Grand Opera, entitled THE BRIDES
OF VENICE. Count Aiberto, Mr. W. Harrison; Count Orio
Soranzo, Mr. tioirani; Nalima, Mrs. Alfred Shaw; Geraldo, Mdlle.
; Francesca, Miss Romer.
In the course of the Evening will be given UN CONCERT
MONSI'IIE. Conducted by Mr. J. Benedict.
To conclude with A DIVERTISSEMENT from the Grand Eal
Masque of ti USTAVL S.
Di ess Boxes 75., becond Frice 3s. 6d.; Upper Circles of Boxes Ss..
Second Price ds. • Pit 3s :second Price Qs.; Middle (fakery 25.,
Second Price Is.; 'Upper dallery Is., Second ?rice 6d.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER LESSEE.
THIS EN ENING, MA'? 16,
Will be revived the Comedy of A CURE FOR THE HEART.
ACHE. Old Rapid , Mr. W. Farren ; Young Rapid, Mr. Charles
Mathews; Vortex, ?,Ir. Strickland; Frank Oatland, Mr. Webster;
Ellen Vortex, Mrs Edwin Yarnold ; Miss Vortex, Mrs. W. Clifford;
Jessy Oatland, Miss,halia Bcni,ett.
Atter which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir
Charier Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonis
Leech, Mr Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia
Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby.
To be followed by a New, O, iginal, Occasional, and Local Extra.
vaganza, founded on Fact, entitled THE DRAMA AT HOME; or,
An Evening with Puff. Principal Characters by Mr. C. Matisews,
Mr. J. Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mrs, Glover, Miss P. Horton, and
Miss Lee.
To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery. 25.; Upper
Gallery, Is, Hatt.price—Boxesl3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at I-ialf.past Six, and the Performances
commeKce at Seven
Tickets and Places to bs had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box-
oitce, from Ten till Five. •

P INCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF M R. GILBERT AND MISS BA.LLIN.
THIS EVENING, MAY 16,
Will be presented Shakspeare's Play of AS YOU LIKE IT.
Jaques, Mr. Phelps ; Arnieos, Mr. Allen ; Orlando, Mr. Walter
Lacy ; Rosalind. Miss Emma Stanley; Audrey, Mrs. F. Matthews.
Herr Stautligl will sing " Oh, Ruddier th..n the Cherry "
After wh.ch, BOMBASTES FURIOSO.
To conclude with THE SOMNANHIU LIST ; or, The Village Phan_
tom ; Elvino, Mr. Hilbert; Amina, bliss Bailin.

THEATRE ROY L LYCEUMUS,
E. LATE ENGLISH OPERA-
(:HOnder the llanagernent of Mrs. KEELEY.
*4 Open Essame; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves," continues to
be nightly received' with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and
fashionable audinces
THIS EVENING, MAY 16,
Will be repeated an Original Comic Drama, entired THE
THREE WIVES OF •. A DRID. Princiral Characters by Messrs.
Keoley, Diddear F ...attliews, Emery, Wigan, Craven, Turner,
larliold, Miss Wooigar, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Miss Turner,
3lrs, W:gan, and }M.., hr cley.
After which, will. be pi oduced a new Comic Drama, called THE
LOVE BIRDS. Frincipal Characters by . Messrs. F. Mathews,
Young.", Mrs. W oathge, Mrs. Usher, Miss kaubrother, Miss Chaplin,
hiss Grove, and Miss i'ott seue.
To be followed by ni Apropos Bagatelle, called POLK AMANI A
Characters t„y Mr. E. Mar-hews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss
%Voolgar, and Mrs. celey.
To conclude with a I*' tut Burlesque Fairy Extravaganza, called
OPEN SESAME; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves. Cha-
racters by Mies Wtsilgrr, 14:4.s E. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss
Turner, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother,
and Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, lounge, Wigan,
Yarnold, and Chaplin.
PRICES OF A M I:1F I ON.—Balcony Foxes, 45.; Upper
Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ;
Upper Boxes, Is tid.; Pit, P. Private Boxes on the Balcony I ier
aiolding eight person?). 'I wry iluineas Private Boxes on the second
Pier (ho ding eight persons), une Guinea and a-Half. Private
BOxes on the Pit Fier (holding six persons), One Guinea.

ASTLEY'S ROY A 1 AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BArry.
Wand Attraction.
11115 e:%/ENING, MAY 16,
Will be repeated the Nova 'cal Spectacle of the INVASION OF
ENGLAND BY WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR; or, the Battle
of ILiatings. With all Ihe afiects of the Norman Conquest, Death
of Harold, &c.
Entire Change (,1 the Splendid Scenes of the Circle.
To conclude with tie Oriental Spectacle of THE SECRET
MINE; or, the H ndeos o! toe Ruby Cliffs.
The doors will open nightly at six o'clock, and the performances
commence at seven. Box-office opened daily from ten till four. The
private boxes have been recoLstructed and decorated with care and
splendour.
Acting and stagean t lager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.
On Monday, May :20, M. Plege will re-appear, for the last week of
his Engagement, and will take his Benefit on Friday, May 2.1.

DAVIDUE'S ROS'AI. SURREY THEAIItE.
THIS EVENTING, MAY 16,
Will be performed a Nev Drama, entitled HUGH, THE GIPSY.
Supported by Messrs. E. F. Saville, H. Hughes, IL Honner,
Vase, Mrs H. Vining, Miss 'lerrey, and Mrs. Lewis.
After wh.ch, Coleman's Comedy of JOHN BULL
To conclude with THE SCAPEGRACE OF PARIS. R..bin,
the Sea iegrace. Mrs. R. Honner.
To conclude with a New Piece for the Million, entitled LA POLKA,
Paces and Priv.ite Boxes to lie had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box..
°tee, from Eleven <o Four.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL
OPEN EVEItY EVENING.
V'Pith the asto.inding Wonders of the Extraordinary Being the
GREAT WIZARD OF 'I HE NORTH, and' the ARAB
BROTHERS, aged seven, nine, and twelve years of age, whose
Cus is Groupings, and Surprising Feats of Strength, are the theme
of general atinuration !
A I rick worth Knowing! How to fill a Theatre by Magic!
This is the Fourtn Season of the Great Delusionist in London!
He has coa.vetaid the I hirtieth Night of his present S-ason ! His
Miracles have ben witnessed by upwards of rive Hundred Thou-
sand Spectato s! :till his Magic Temple is nighly hononred with
rrusst brilliant and crowded auniences ; thus proving to the world the
ccli sing superiority of his unparalleled Entertainments He nightly
excites the astonishment of Hundreds, by his Scientific Experi.
menu ; the peculiar effect of which beggars description. His new
Drlusi ns, THE FLYING RINGS, and THE ENCHANTED)
HAT, are wonders which have no equal ! ! ! And, Novelty being
at present the rage, the GREAT WIZARD intends MAKING
A WITCH! Therefore, any Lady, desirous of appearing as the
Great Witch, in conjunction with the Great Wizard, is informed,
that the latter will be happy to initiate het in the Mysteries .t his
Art.—A Fr.nch, Herman, or Italian Lady would he preferred.
Boxes, 35.; Pit. Is. 6d.; Gallery, 6d. Reserved Seats, and
Private Boxes can be secured at the theatre, and of all the Agents.
Sscond Price at Nine o'clock.
Daors open at Half-past Seven—the Wizard appears at Eight.

EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY..
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
ONE SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU-
SEUM, the most magnificent and extensive Collection of Ilisto-
-ical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known- to-have beets formed
oy One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a
cost of GO,OOO guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in-
structive and Interesting manner, the most Important part of Euro-
pean history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and
LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., amt the EMPEROR
NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often,
during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of
Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their- .Ladies,
also many thousands of the Nobility and Public; and the Pro-
prietor has recently been able to increase, by several very foie
.pictures, &c., his previous almost incredible number and variety of
MSS., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other
curiosities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it
ought to be, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected it,
and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the. PUBLIC PRESS
have stated that it ought to be seen by every oke.. The price of admis-
sion is reduced to ONE SHILLING.
The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the "Egyptian
Hall," Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk. .

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 15.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 43 ; Highest, 73 ; Noon, 56.
BAELOSIETER, 30.4.—WLND, N.
NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is
umally placed opposite 30, and rain at 29.

WWI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning It minutes after 1 Evening ... 33 minutes after I.

~,, .
~,v.. ~
- - -
0 1 •
'le, 'b."... --- At. . 1 • ,
40,- . ie. ~. • (~, out ~,,,,, .
.......-_,/
-'. A ,:e, ,t— - -4° Ab. 4 . eo,
-,,,,,....,, -41104—., 7,—,
~,-74 A,- ' •
~, Ntit. ...- i• ,I'' , - 1,,,-,' N Milbi- 11 ','-'•,-*--:-'-''
-- -mi..- •:' ' 1 - '-• ~ ..-4,--",:. 4r • MOS f'..e.
~..;,',l' ' 'ROII l irttW.::
.A. ... 1E u ~ .^, *
V-4.....- ~,e,
. .......
_ .