The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-11 00:00:00

ENGLAND.

Bank of England £21,839,000
Private Banks 5,295,239
Joint-Stock Banks... 3,752,867

SCOTLAND.
Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks 2,714,627

IRELAND.

Bank of Ireland 3,625,925
Private and Joint-Stock Banks

Total
Bullion in the Bank of England ...£15,844,000
HENRY L. WICKHAM.
Stamps and Taxes, May 10, 1844.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Right Hon. John Nichol], Judge Advocate-
General, had an audience of the Queen yesterday at
Buckingham Palace and submitted to her Majesty
the proceedings of some courts-martial.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the Royal Gardens. The Prince afterwards
rode out on horseback, attended by Gdonel Wylde,

Equerry in Waiting.
The Royal Family were taken their accustomed daily
airings yesterday in the Royal Gardens of Buckingham
Palace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Commissioners for pro
moting and encouraging the fine arts in the re-building
the Paace of Westminster.
His Royal Highness arrived at Gwydyt House, at-
tended by Colonel Wylde.
The Commissioners present were, the Duke of
Sutherland, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Colborne,
borne, Sir R. Peel, Sir Robert Harry :Inglis, Mr. Henry
Gaily Knight, M.P., Mr. Benjamin Hawes, M.P., Mr. H.
Hallam, Mr. George Vivian, Mr. Thomas Wyse, M.P.,
Lord Mahon, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay.
The meeting broke up at five o'clock, when his Royal
Highness Prince Albert. attended by Colonel Wylde,
returned to Buckingham Palace.
Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Devereux
have succeeded the Hon. Miss Stanley and the Hon.
Miss Hamilton as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to

the Queen.
The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes,
terday evening included the Earl of Liverpool, the Eat
and Countess of Morley, the Viscountess Hawarden
Lord and Lady Leveson, and Captain Francis Seymour.
A self-acting ventilator, for theatres, and other places
of public resort, intended to admit precisely such a quan-
tity of external air as will purify the internal atmos-
phere, and bring it down to a determined point, was sub-
mitted to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, by Mr.
Thomas Wroughton, Gwydyr House, yesterday.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by her
Ladies in Waiting, left Marlborough House in a carriage
and four yesterday forenoon, for her residence, Bushy
House, Bushy Park, where her Majesty dined, and in the
evening returned to town attended by her suite.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was
sufficiently recovered from her recent accident on Thurs-
day, to take an airing in a carriage.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in a
carriage and four on Thursday afternoon.
The Health of Towns Commission sat yesterday and
on Thursday, at G wydyr House, Whitehall. The Com-
missioners present were the Duke of Buccleuch, Sir
Henry de la Beche, Mr. R. A. Slaney, Dr. D. B. Reid,
Mr. J. R. Martin, and Mr. Smith, of Deanston.
The Committee of her Majesty's Privy Council on
Education, held a meeting yesterday at the Council
office. The Lords present were—the Lord Lieutenant,
Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, and Lord Gran-
ville Somerset.
A Deputation from the Canal interest, including Mr.
P. E. Townley, Mr. W. Beckett, M.P., Sir F. Head, Mr.
J. S. Stanhope, Mr. E. Buckley, M.P., Rear-Admiral
Dundas, M.P., Mr. W. Maude, Mr. J. Meadows, and
Mr. T. Wilson, had an interview with the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, yesterday, at the office of the Board
of Trade.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, had a
meeting yesterday afternoon, at the office in.Whitehall-
place. There were present, the Bishop of Rochester,
the Bishop of Salisbury, the Earl of Besborough, and
the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
Mr. Lamont had an interview with. Mr. Gladstone
yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
yesterday. The appeal, " Brownrigg v. Burdet," from
the Mauritius, was resumed. Mr. Romilly, Queen's
Counsel, was heard for the respondent, and Mr. Wigram,
Queen's Counsel, replied for the appellant. The Right
Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh, gave judgment on the part
of their Lordships—that there were not sufficient
grounds to disturb the judgment of the Court below ;
the appeal must therefore be dismissed with costs.
An appeal from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury,
" William Meddowcroft v. Harriet Huguenin," was
opened by Dr. Phillimore.
Dr, Addams was heard for the respondent.
The Court rose shortly before four o'clock, and ad-
journed the case for further hearing.
The Lords present were Lord Brougham, the Vice-
Chancellor Wigram, the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
The Marchioness of Hastings and family left Far-
rance's Hotel, Belgra,va-street yesterday, for Donington
Park, Leicestershire.

ABINGDON ELECTION.
RETIREMENT OF MR.
ANDIDATE. DUFFI LDE; MR. THESIGER
A. C
(From the Oxford Chronicle.)
The inhabitants of this place were greatly surprised on
Saturday morning by an address from Mr. Duffield resign-
ing the representation of the borough, and by an address
from Mr. Thesiger, soliciting the suffrages of the electors.
The borough was completely taken by surprise, and the day
appears to have been chosen as affording particular advan-
tage to the candidate, as there is no post to London on that
day, and the next day being Sunday, when no meetings, or
business arrangements could be made.
The principal agent of Mr. Duffield was engaged for Mr.
Thesiger, and was very early on foot ; retainers were also
offered to every professional man in, the place; mid taken
with one exception, in the case of a gentleman who was not
sufficiently• professional to accept an engagement to promote
a cause to which he was not favourable., ‘• Mr; Thesiger,
therefore, commenced his canvass, surrounded by a body of
retainers and followers sufficient to hunt down a constituency
of much greater magnitude than that of Abingdon.
The electors 'are about three hundred in numberrand may
be classed without any great inaccuracy as follows :
' One hundred Liberals, not of the most hearty and patriotic
.species. -
One hundred Conservatives, with no very settled princi-
ples or defined objects, but who think they know-on which
side their bread is buttered, and moreover are gregarious, and
do together whet. they are bidden.
One hundred loose fish, and dependents, on whose account