The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-03 00:00:00

PROMISSO

Y 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 20th day
of July, 1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Vic-
toria, cap. 50 :

ENGLAND.
Bank of England £21,448,000
Private Banks
Joint-Stock 8ank5......... 3,340,326
SCOTLAND.
Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks 2,903,322
IRELAND.

Bank of Ireland 3,440,700
Private and Joint-Stock I3anks

Total
Bullion in the Bank of England .. £15,485,000
JOHN THORNTON.
Stamps and Taxes, Aug. 2, 1844.

Tll/1 AUCKLAND STEAMER AND LORD ELLEN-
BOROUGH.—The steamer Auckland will, we hear, leave
Bombay for Calcutta to-morrow or Thursday with the
view of conveying to Suez the late Governor-General,
and remain at Suez in the event of the New Governor-Ge •
neral arriving overland at that juncture. We have heard
on what we consider to be good authority, that direc-
tions were given to have the steamer in question in readi-
ness some days before the arrival here of the London
mail of the 6th of May; if so it is evident his Lordship
must have " smelt a rat," though in all probability it was
not expected to be so near. Under the circumstances of
the case we think some other vessel might have been
chosen for the sad office of conveying to Suez the ex-
Govarnor-General than the one enjoying the patronymic
—Auckland. We understand that one of the great gun,
taken at Hyderabad is to be sent in the Auckland, to be
placed in some conspicuous place in Calcutta.—Bombay
Courier.

CRICKET.—COUNTIES Or BERKS AND BUCES.—This
important match, which has created so much sensation in
the two counties mentioned, commenced on Thursday
in the Brocas, Eton ; the county of Bucks having on their
side Messrs. Hilly-er, Filch, and Drew, from the Marylebone
Club ; and Berks Messrs. Lillywhite, Dorrinton, and Martin.
gale, also from Lord's. The assemblage throughout the day
was great, and the play, which was unfortunately much in-
terrupted by frequent showers, commenced by Berks taking
the bat, the whole eleven being got down for thirty-one runs.
The odds were then three to one in favour of Buckingham-
shire, who commenced play with Hyde and Smith ; but the
same fatality befel this party, they having on the summing
of the score marked only forty-seven, when the wickets were
struck for the day. The game will be resumed at ten o'clock
this morning.

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.—Thursday morning
a fire broke out in a long range of buildings belonging to
Messrs. Norton and Son, wheelwrights and waggon-builders,
Grange-road, Bermondsey. The fire origins ted in the paint
warehouse, through the spontaneous ignition of a quantity of
lamp-black. There being a large supply of s pirits of turpen-
tine, and other equally inflammable articles there, the pro-
gress of the flames was rapid, and in the b rief space of ten
minutes the fire had broken through th e roof, and the
greatest fears were entertained for the safet y of the whole of
the surrounding buildings. Notwithstandii lg that there was
a good supply of water, the firemen could not prevent the
almost total demolition of that portion of tl se premises where
the flames commenced. About two hout:s previously a fire
broke out from the like cause, in a large s tac of tan standing
on the premises of Mr. Bottom, tan-dryer„ situate in the
Willow-walk, Bermondsey.

THE LATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN HOLBORN.—
Mr. Smith is progressing most satisfactorily, and all
dangerous symptoms have disapppeared although the
bullet has not as yet been extracted. 15n Wednesday,
it having been ascertained that it was located on the
right side of the spine, an attempt, with every hope of
success, was made to remove it, but in consequence of
the weak state of the patient the open
hors were com-
pelled to desist from persevering in the experiment for
the present.