The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

ENGLAND.

' Chartered,
Bank of Private Joint Stock Privateand
England. Banks. Banks. Joint Stock
Banks.

X I £ £ I £
19,411,000 4,238,180 2,763,302 2,457,604
June 24. Sept. 29. Sept. 29. April 1,

MAXIMUM.

Dank of
Ireland.

Privateaud
Joint Stock
Banks.

£ £
2,975,950 1,621,584
Sept. 29. Aug. 19.

Four weeks (1843) ending respectively as under :

£ £ £ £ £ £
21,108,001 5,024,716 3,315,318 1 3,166,9201 3,511,475 2,404,045
Feb. 4. Feb. 4. Nov. 11. Dec. 9. Nov. 11. Nov. 11.
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MINIMUM TOTAL OF £33,488,000 Ditto of Bullion
ABOVE AVERAGES. June 24,1843 Bank of England. 3 £10,933,000
MAXIMUM, DITTO. £36,985,028 Ditto. £14,638,000
Feb. 4;1843.

These very important accounts were called for by Mr.
Charles Wood ; and cannot fail to be of the utmost
utility in reference to the approaching discussions of
Parliament on the currency, and the renewal of the Bank
Charter.

MR. O'CONNELL.—We learn, on what we consider
good authority, that the Duke of Wellington is determined
that Mr. O'Connell shall not be sent to prison, believing that
the moral effect of a conviction will be sufficient, and that
punishment would be a useless piece of severity. If Mr.
O'Connell will only conduct himself with moderation and
ordinary propriety, we do not think that he will be sent to
gaol ; and we shall certainly be glad if matters take this turn.
—Northern Whig.
WHISKERS.—Of all things avoid a vulgar whisker.
This is of various kinds. A short, scrubby, indomitable
red whisker is a vulgar whisker ; a weak, fuzzy, white,
moth-eaten, mouldy whisker, is a vulgar whisker ; a twist-
ing, twining, serpentine, sentimental, cork-screw of a whis-
ker is a vulgar whisker; a big, black, bluff, brutal-looking
whisker is a vulgar whisker ; a mathematical, methodistical,
master-of-artistical diagram of a whisker is a vulgar whisker.
Whatever is not any of these—will do.—Dublin University
Magazine.
CURIOUS MANORIAL RIGHT.-At Ripley Castle, in
Yorkshire, the seat of Sir William Ingilby, there is in the
great staircase an elegant Venetian window, in the divisions
of which, on stained glass, are a series of escutcheons, dis-
playing the principal quarterings and intermarriages of the
Ingilby family since their settling at Ripley, during a course
of 430 years. In one of the chambers of the tower is the
following sentence, carved on the frieze of the wainscot :
" In the yeire of owre Ld. MDLV. was this howse buylded,
by Sir Wyllyam Ingilby, Knight, Philip and Marie reigning
that time." John Palliser, of Bristliwaite, formerly held his
lands of the manor of Ripley by the payment of a red rose at
Midsummer, and by carrying the boar's head to the landlord's
table all the twelve days of Christmas.

ANTIQUITY OP THE TROMBONR.—The trombone,
or sackbut, has the advantage of being the only instrument,
besides the voice and violin kind, wich has perfect com-
mand over its intonation, and is capable of executing correct
harmony in any succession of keys. For this reason it may
be assumed that the sackbut will some day enact a higher
role than at present. The instruments in actual use have
been fashioned after a specimen found in Hercultunum, and
presented by the King of Naples to George 111.
GUANO.—FIRST ARRIVAL FROM AFRICA.—We
have this morning seen a private letter from Liverpool, dated
February 20, in which is the following important information,
for all interested in agriculture :—" The first vessel from
Africa.with guano arrived here yesterday afternoon, the Leven-
side, with 400 tons, full cargo. She reports a great number of
vessels, some loaded,
some partially so, riding off the island,
and from the information which I have been able to receive,
we shall shortly have a very large quantity from that quarter.
The Levenside's cargo is on Glasgow account, and the captain
set off for Glasgow a few hours after arrival at this port."
We find from the Clyde Shipping List, that the Levenside
sailed from the Clyde on the 20th of September, having
cleared out for Valparaiso, and comes to Liverpool from the
island of Angia Pequena, coast of Africa. We mention this,
as it will be recollected that the vessels engaged in this spe-
culation were said to have sailed with sealed instructions,
which were not to be opened till they reached a certain lati-
tude.—Ayr Advertiser.

THE LATE ABDUCTION OF A YOUNG LADY.—There
appeared last week a paragraph respecting the-extraordinary
abduction of a young lady, named Jane Page, only 13 years
of age, by a young farmer of the name of George Gardener,
from a seminaryin High-street, Warwick. 50/. reward was
immediately offered for their apprehension, but the police
were unable to trace them out until last Saturday evening,
when they were discovered quartered at an inn in Douglas,
in the Isle of Man, having been away just a week, and cap-
tured full 250 miles from their native place. Gardener was
instantly taken into custody by the police, and, having been
conveyed to Stretton, near Warwick, he on Wednesday last
underwent an examination at the public office before Mr.
J. Fullerton, a county magistrate, the following being the
substance of the evidence, which will be found to be of a
very remarkable character :—The young lady is the daugh-
ter of a wealthy farmer at Stretton, and, upon her attain-
ing her 18th year, comes into possession: of a large estate.
The prisoner is also very respectable and wealthy, and, being
desirous of becoming a farmer, he was apprenticed to the
young lady's parent, so as to be instructed in the several
branches of agriculture. He was considered as one of the
family, and frequently had an opportunity of visiting the
young lady whilst at school, but owing to her very tender
age, not the least idea was entertained by their friends of an
intimacy existing. On last Saturday week the prisoner went
to the seminary, and informed the Misses Kimberley, the
proprietors, that he was instructed to convey Miss Page to
her parent's residence, as she was going to stay there a short
time with a few friends, and, under such circumstances, she
was easily parted with. The magistrate, in reviewing the
case, remarked that if the prisoner's defence-should be that
the young lady was a willing party it would not alter the
offence, as he had absconded with her at such a tender age
that she was considered not to know right from wrong. He
was then fully committed to take his trial at the next assizes
at Warwick, being liberated on two sureties of 300/. each, and
himself in a like sum.
Qux TAM ACTIONS.—On Thursday a return was
made to the House of Commons of the writs of summons is-
sued out of the Court of Exchequer during the last half year
of 1843. The writs amounted to 34 in number, endorsed with
the debt and penalties, and issued by Mr. James Thos. Rus-
sell, of 37, Percy-street, Bedford-square, against the follow-
ing parties, at the suit of Charles Henry Russell, the above
solicitor, and John Lewis :—Lord George Bentinck, the Earl
of Eglinton ; the others against George Anson, 11. Hill, John
Bowes, John Gully, Peter Clover, Henry Justice, William
Crockford, William Henry Gregory, John Greatrex, John
Bayley, Jonathan Peel, Charles Greville, and A. H. Bayley.
In the Bill, now before the House of Commons, it is provided
that in future, before an action can be brought to recover
penalties on games, the sanction of the Attorney-General
must first be obtained.
ELECTRO-LITHOTOMT.—It is said that a 'patent is
on the eve 'of being secured for the reduction of...calculi by
means of electrolytic action. The nature of the procesi and
the character of the apparatus are not yet known. It is
named Weller, who, on the night
affirmed that instantaneous relief will be afforded, and calculi
of the largest size brought away.
ininansiant, was knocked down by one of
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND SOUTH-,
, as he was foolishly tres-
passing RAlLWAY.—Between five and six o'clock yesterday
e'fhomas's Hospital, whither
ianaftteruSrtthe occurrence of the accident,
morning om
Sunday,ing t itehe youngiBth
the up-trains at full speed on the London and Southampton
Railway, iwsl
iwnaags yra,ecnmreooasNrs,
removed directly
deEixrNepvcietrllely,d
and has since remained. The particulars of this melancholy
event havo already appeared in The Sun. lie sustained a
frightful injury of the scalp, and his death is supposed to have
proceeded from affection of the brain consequent thereon.
An inquest will be held on the body this day.
PROMOTIONS IN THE ROYAL ARTILLERY.—III ad-
dition to the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel Darby, who
has recently returned to Woolwich on sick leave, from St.
Helena, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. W. ArbuthnOt, whose
routine of service placed him first for the command at that
station, has signified his intentiOn—to retire, and it is said
Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser will proceed to St. Helena. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Macbean, whose tour of service, placed him
first to relieve Lieutenant-Colonel Browne in the command
at Gibraltar, has also signified his intention of retiring, but
his successor has not yet been named. Lieutenant-Colonel
Whitty also retires, and the vacancies occasioned by the re-
tirement of the four Lieutenant-Colonels above named, will
be filled up in the month of April next by the promotions of
Major J. W. Wood, Major W. E. Jackson, Major G. Dum-
whose routine of duty gave him Lieutenant-Colonel Chesney,
thetraveller,
ford, and Mf‘jor Dalton, to be Lieutenant-Colonels. Four
Second Captains will consequently be promoted to be First
Captains ; and four, if not more, Lieutenants to be Captains,
as there are several of that rank about to retire on full-pay
inthe course
enterprising of April
the command of the Royal Artillery in China, has arrived at
next.
Hong-Kong, and assumed the command of that branch of
the service, and ranks as Brigadier-General. This gallant
officer, immediately on his arrival, ordered the commence-
ment of operations to ameliorate the unhealthy state of the
island, and has given instructions to drain the land, and
build hospitals on the north or most healthy side, and the
works were commenced at the date of the latest letters from
that quarter.