The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-08 00:00:00

BANK DISCOUNT'S.

The individuals who made ervep.pliention lately th the Directors
of the Bank to lower the rate of demount, are not diatioursged by
the repulse they met with, but renew their representations on
every occasion that offers.. It is evident that as yet they have
made no impression in the Bank parlour, though the eircumatan-
ces which regulate the value of money, are nearly the same as
they were when the former reduction of the rate of. discount took
place. ,One objection to the measure.on the pa of the Directors
has been before stated—viz, that it would assist speculations in
the funds. But it is understood further, that there are other ob-
jections, which arise out of the experience obtained by the last
experiment of that nature. The Bank gained little by the altera-
tion, because the banketa, hill-brokers and other dealers, in mo-
ney, were compelled to a reductiOn below that of the Bank, in
order to find employment for their capital. They got the
good bills by it, and the others want to the Bank to take their
chance of acceptance. But the stimulus thus given to the (ire's-
rithaul Alm _value of Goveriumnt securities, and enabled
the Goverronent ,to.retlace the iuterest both
,on stock and Exche-
quer bills. Here the Bank sustained a private loss, as the debt
owed by Government was represented by txchequer bills, the
interest no which was lessened one fourth, and that reduction was
capable of being traced to that imprudent step, of which the Di-
, rectors had been guilty. To gratify the Ministers and the great
landed proprietota, they allowed an artificial rise to take place in
the value of eve), description of property, but by which, they,
as the Government bank, were sure to be, loser's. This. is the pa-
sition taken, we are led to believe, by the Directors themselves.
It may be good policy, for. a mere trading bank like that 9f Am-
sterdam, where no intimate, connection with the . Government
exists, to lower-its rats of discounts; but the case iii different,ftorri
the Baplt of Eogland, while it remains creditor to the; State fin. co
large an amount. Much mischief would have been spared to the
comnumity as well as loss to the Bank,. had this principle been
e' made manifest earlier.— Times.

SIX PERSONS NEARLY POISONED.

On Sunday afternoon, the five children, ,and maid-servant, of
Mr. Dick'', Bell-yard, Temple-bar, were all at once taken ill. A
suspicion arose, that their indisposition'originited from their hav-
ing eaten a plum-pie at dinner ; espenially, at neither Mr. or Mrs.
Dicke, who had not partaken of it, felt themselves indisposed.--
Mr. Jones, surgeon,. of Chancery-line. was instantly called in
and he declared that, from the ayniptorna of the .patients,, they
must have taken some strong poison. Ile discovered, upon ex-
amination, that there was something deleterious in the, crust of the
pye, and immediately applied the necessary medicines,, which, after
several lungs of dreadful suffering, were succet,sful. The servant
had purchased the flour from a chandler's-shop, kept by a person
named Ttirner, in Bell-yard. Mrs. Dicks herself made the crust
and pie. It is satisfactory to be enabled to state, that all the
children. end servant are expected to reviver. We should add,
that some of the fruit from which the pie was made had been eaten
by the family the preceding day without any ill effects..

A short time ago, at Walkley, near Sheffield, a
swarm of bees, which had taken flight 'ficim their a-
custoined habitation, began to surround the head and
neck of a girl who was pulling weeds in an adpining
arden. She, with a great deal of presence of mind,
suffered them peaceably to congregate on her, till the
upper part of her body was literally covered. By the
assistance of two persons, who were in the same
garden, the bees were safely re-hived, and the girl
escaped without a single sting.---Lineoln Mercury.
on Friday last 41 ballot was taken at the East India
House, fur the determination of the following ques-
tion, viz. f‘ That this Court confirm the resolution
of the Court of Directors of the sth of July, whereby
the commander and owners of the late ship Royal
George arc fully acquitted from imputation of neglect
Or 'Hi:leo-millet in respect to the loss of that ship." At
ix O'CIOLi4 the glasses were closed and delivered to the
crutilmerb, who reported the question to be decided
in the affirmative.

--
A Correspondent, wh t
osac
that he was inducedto become a 4ubsc6her to the Northern Rail
Road," "In "'mg the respectable names of George
Flibbert,•Esq., Pascoe Grenfell, Es+, L. Loyd, Esq.,
John Smith, Esq., and Francis Baring, Esq. along"
the Directors; wishes to inquire whether any thing
bets beats clone with respect to establishing the Com-
pany, sod, if not, suggests that the deposit paiaby the
subscribers should be returned to them.