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

PROMISSORY NOTES.

- - (From Last Night's Gazette.)
An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis-
sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been
in circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing those
circulated by the. Bank of England, by Private Banks, and
by Joint-Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks
in Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks
in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the
Bank of England, during the four weeks ending the 27th day
of April, 1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth 'Vic-
toria, cap. 50

ENGLAND.
Bank of England £21,839,000
Privato Banks
Joint-Stock Banks '
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 Z15,844,000
HENRY L. WICKHAM.
Stamps and Taxes, May 10, 1844.

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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Courstkx.)
Mary Anne Joblins and Mary Pettigrew were then
placed at the bar, to answer an indictment charging
them with feloniously setting fire to a dwelling-house,
Charles Ayre being therein at the time.
Mr. PAYNE, who conducted the prosecution, was about
to open the case, when Mr. Justice Coltman inquired
whether any Learned Gentleman appeared on behalf of
the prisoners ?

Air. Homo( said he was instructed to defend the
prisoners.
Mr. Cnoucn immediately afterwards rose and said
that he had also bean instructed fur the defence.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN inquired of the latter Learned
Gentleman whether he appeared for both the prisoners.
Mr. CROUCII—I appear for both, my Lord.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN said that, under such circum-
stances, all that -could be done was to ask the prisoners
which of the two Learned Gentlemen they desired to de-
fend them.

The prisoners said they expected to be defended by
Mr. Wilkins. (This 'statement by the prisoners occa-
sioned another roar of laughter.)
Mr. WILKINs said he should wish to explain why he
did not appear on behalf of the prisoners. A day or
two ago a brief had been prepared by an attorney for
him (Mr. Wilkins), but owing to his absence the brief
was given to Mr. Crouch, and under these circumstances
he would not interfere. He felt, however, compelled to
complain of the disreputable conduct of many of the per-
sons who practised in that Court as attorneys. He went
on to say that the brief had been delivered to Mr. Ilorry
without the knowledge or sanction of the prisoners, and
it was high time that such proceedings wero put an
end to.

Sir P. LAURIE said that the Court of Aldermen bad
passed a resolution to correct the abuse complained of by
Nir. 'Wilkins.
Mr. liolinv said that Mr. Crouch had only been in-
structed on the previons day, whereas be had held a
brief for the prisoners since the commencement of the
session.

Sir P. LAURIE said the question was, by whom he had
been instructed? If., he would state the party's name,
orders should be given to the door-keepers to prevent
him from entering the Court in future, as they were de-
termined to put a stop to such practices.
Mr. Ilorry made no answer.
Mr. PAYNE made some further observations, but
The COURT said the discussion was altogether irregu-
lar, although, perhaps, it might be neeessary; and the
ordinary business of the session was then proceeded
with.

Henry Ha? ding, 23, was indicted for a robbery, ac-
companied with violence, upon George Hales.
Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that, on the evening of
the 24th of April, the prosecutor was at the Prince of
Wales public-house, in Stepney, and the prisoner, who
was also in the house, had an opportunity of seeing him
take out his purse, which contained a quantity of silver.
On his way home afterwards the prosecutor was way-
laid by the prisoner and another man, who knocked him
down and robbed him of two half-crowns and some other
money.
Mr. O'BRIEN addressed the jury on behalf of the pH-
ga g
Tlie jury
and
.
s o3nerri. ,returnedcal l called
a
witnesses,
verdict whoo a
ve him ood
character f
guilty,
Justice COLTMAN Sentenced the p isoner to be
but strongly
recommended the prisoner to mercy.
kept to hard labour for six calendar monihrs James Lemons, 21, a black man, was indicted for
felo-
niously cutting and 'wounding Jane Smith, with intent
to do her grievous bodily harm.
The jury found the . guilty of
prisoner
he was sentenced
to three months' hum.' isonment.

COURT-MARTIAL AT CHATMAM.—Yesterday the
Court-martial for the trial of Scrjeant-Major William Neel-
ance, of the 12th Lancers, for attempting to bribe Major
Meyer, of the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone, to make a favour-
able report of his qualifications for the post of riding-master
to his regiment, and fbr writing a letter to the Duke of Wel-
lington calculated to injure Major Meyer in the estimation of
the Commander-in-Chief, assembled for the fourth time,
when the case for the prosecution was closed. The President
then called on the prisoner to make his defence, when he re-
quested time to prepare his answer to the charges. The Court
gave the prisoner until Saturday next to make his defence.
CRIMINAL LUNATICS.—The Hon. and Gallant
Member for the city of Lincoln has moved for, and obtained,
a return of the number of criminal lunatics now under con-
finement, specifying the name, age,
and sex of each person,
the place of confinement, the nature of the offence committed,
and the period at which such confinement commenced. The
fallowing appear to be the results :—The number of criminal
lunatics at present immured within the various gaols of Great
113,, rhiot
na I,t
whilstamounts
labouring, altogether
we
et o
suppose,llB,
under "morbid dein%
'an, named
the crimes committed by
fired at
I°Bl Ba.avTinhge number
sions," comprise all sorts of offences, both against},.t:ahregirese4:,
rsaongiVut yinaginastndprmopaeinirtyin,gi,ncalsusdaiunlgts,mLrd. murder, anreso,:nil
viDavidscounDtav
Palmerston,i s,isc onld.
in consequencethe,
of criminal lunatics r.',Yer eordin°:%l in lunatic asylums in the
different counts of Euglkyni and Wales, amounts—in Bed-
ford to 3, in Chester to 11, in Cornwall to 8, in Devon to 6,
in Dorset to 2, in Durham to 6, in Gloucester to 10, in Haute
to 4, in Herts to 1, in Kent to 7, in Lancaster to 17, in
Leicester to 4, in the licensed asylums of this metropolis to
22, in Norfolk to 1, in Norwieli to 2, in Notts to 4, in Oxford
to 2, in Salop to 3, in Somerset to 4, in Stafford to 2,. in
Suffolk to 6, in Sussex to 1, in Warwick to 2, in Wilts to 8,
in Worcester to 3, in York (west riding) to 3, and in York
(east riding) to 2. The return does net give aq fartieular4
Niaecting I}"itic4.