The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-19 00:00:00

BANKING Dl

Proprietors' capital 14,653,000
Rest ........... 3,147,578
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings-
ban ks, Commis-
sioners ofNat lona!
Debt, and di vi-

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(lend accounts) 4,355,166
Other dep05it5......11,753022
Seven day andother ,
1AN..........., ...... 1,085,969

£34,894,735
M. MA
Datedthe 17th day of April,

MORTALITY IN THE MrritoPoLisThe number
deaths in the metropolis, during the week ending April
12, was 906, showing a decease of 44, as compared with
the previous week, and not Jess than 291, since the week
ending March 22, when the number was 1,197. The
deaths from bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma are still
considerably above the average, but those from consump-
tion are fewer. The number of •violent deaths is much
less than usual, being only 13—among whom are three
suicides, and six from burns and scalds. The deaths
from small- pox (16) occurred at the following ages :
three under 1 year ; two, 1 to 3 ; four, 3 to 5 ;
.two, 5
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to 10 ; one, 11; two, 15 to 20 ; and two, 20 to 30 years.

Mrs. Comfort Cornelius said she would not bare lost them
for a sovereign a I►iece. She saw the defendant on the Ist of
April with the pistol in his band.
The defendant denied that he had used a pistol. He ad-
mitted having told the lady that he had killed the cats; but
that was no reason why he should have done so. The com-
plainant came in a flame, and was so much exeited; and she
could not be surprised at it if so. as the cats had annoyed
him very much.
A female witness, a neighbour, deposed, that she bad
heard Mr. Banks say that he had shot the cats on the Ist of
April, and another the day previous.
The defendant said he was annoyed by five cats from one
house, and was not that a serious nuisance?
Mr. Grove told the defendant he was convicted on hit own
confession ; he should, therefore, in the present instance,
tine hint 55., and 9.5. costs; and, in default, commit him for one
week to the county gaol.
The money was paid immediately, and the parties retired,
apparently by no means pleased with the result.

SIR H. POTTINGER.
On 3londay the freedom of the city of Edinburgh was
conferred upon Sir Henry Pottinger.
After the LORD Pnovosr had addressed the gallant officer

in appropriate terms—
Sir H. MIFFING GP, said--I assure you I feel quite unable
to express the high sense I entertain of the honour which I '
receive by your enrolling me among the citizens of Edin-
burgh. l trust I need not assure you that I went out to
China with a full determination to act as I did at the moment
of victory. I had long made up my mind to feel that the
people of China were like ourselves, and like people in all
other parts of the world, open to kindness, good-will, and
persuasion.—(Loud applause.) Upon this p inciple I acted
throughout all my proceedings with China up to the last.
hour. It is very gratifying for me to find that I have not
only been successful in el that was left me to do by my
own Government, but I believe. I may say, without as-
suming too ' much, that I have left a very good impression
athong the Chinese, and that that impression•is not worn out.
As an instance of which 1 may mention, that within the last
fortnight or three weeks I have had letters from t.hina, in
which I am led to believe that everything referring to me is
the standard by which the Chinese iiovernment wish to con-
duct thentselves.—(Applause.) As a further proof -of the
good feeling and kind recollection that obtains there, I learn
that Paening, the Chief Commissioner, has sent me his pic-
ture, which is now on its way to England. I mention these
as proofii that what I did has not been forgotten. lam moss
happy to find that all my proceedings in China haw suc-
ceeded so welt, and that they have been honoured with your
approbation. I need not say more than express my thanks
for the honour you have done me. On all occasions I shah
recollect this event as one of the h3PPiest in lily life.—
(A pplause. )
Sir Henry then shook hands with the members of the town
council present, and withdrew amidst the repeated applause
of those present.—Scotsman.

THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.
CAMBRIDGE, Arnir, I7.—At the Senate held this day for
the election of librarian, the following requisition to the Vice-
Chancellor was circulated :
" To the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
" We, the undersigned members of the Senate, request you
will take the necessary steps for the adoption of a petitioa.
to the Senate against the Bill now under the consideration of
Parliament, for the endowment of the Roman Catholic Col-
lege of Maynooth.”
This requisition soon obtained a considerable number cf
signatures, amongst others those of the following :—G. E.
Corrie, Norrisian Professor of Divinity ; James Scholefield,
Regius Professor of Greek ; George Spence, LL.D., one of the
Caput ; James Hildyard, Fellow and Tutor of Christ's ; Roger
Huston, 8.D., Fellow and Tutor of Emanuel ; William Bates.
Fellow and Lecturer of Christ's ; Smith, Fellow and
Tutor of Caius ; and many others.
At eight o'clock the requisition was still in course of signa-
ture, and would, in all probability, be presented last night.
As it is understood that the whole of the Caput are in
favour of this step, it is generally believed that there will be
no opposition to a grace being submitted to the Senate, in
conformity with the terms of the requisition.
ELECTION or I.II3IIIRIAN.—At three o'clock yesterday,
when the Senate adjourned till half-past seven, the numbers
were :—For Mr. Power 275; for Mr. Smith, 199 ; majority
in favour of Mr. Power, 76. The voting was to close at ter'
o'clock last night.

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DEATU OF ADMIRAL SIR P. C. H. DURHAM.—
The navy has lost another of her brightest ornaments, in the
death of Admiral of the Red Sir Philip Durham, Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath,
which took place at Naples on the 2d instant, the venerable
alicer dying in the 83d year of his age. Sir Philip entered
the navy in 1777. He was midshipman of the Ldgar, 74,
Captain John Elliott, which ship formed part of Sir George
Rodney's fleet at the defeat and capture 'of the Spanish
Admiral Don Juan de hangars, and the relief ot
Gibraltar in 1780. He was afterwards acting lieutenant
and signal officer of the Victory, 104, flag-ship of Rear
Admiral Kempenfelt, and followed that gallant officer
on his removing into the Royal George. lie continued in
that ship until the fatal catastrophe which betel her at Spit-
head, August. 29,1782. Ire latterly commanded the Defence,
74, in which ship he took a most active part. in Sir Robert
Caldcr's action with the combined fleets of France and Spain,
on the 22d ofJuly, and at the ever memorable battle of
Trafalgar on the 21st of October, 1805. Subsequently be
hoisted a broad pendant as commodore commanding the third
division of the Mediterranean fleet, and was present at the
destruction of two French line-of-battle ships, near Frontignan,
Oct. 28,1809, He attained the rank of Rear-Admiral 31st
of July, 1810, and was employed in the North Sea in 1811.
His name appeared in the Loarkno Gazette in 1798 ; twice in
1805, and in 1814. He received both honorary and peen.
niary rewards, and had a medal granted to him for the Cattle
of Trafalgar. /le was made a Vice-Admiral on the 19th a-
, where he struck
August, 1819, and full Admiral on the 22d Of ;Ito ma-t-
-end on the 17th of November of that year, I,' was 'nominated -'
a G.C.B. The last service of this diiittr, i 1 gus ed officer was
that of Commander-in-Chief at riot:Bmonth
his flag, in November, 1839,
aver one o'clock
.., a.destructive fire broke out
-WALL. hday
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE iT WAPPING
----T
morning, shortly
in the Royal I:.%ak, 'Ws
Ferntse- licensed Pill ;.' '
n •••tt•all in the occupation
of Mr.
4 ..1 victualler. Ti • efilliped by' the back of thepremisesThe inmates fortunately
of nudity. So rapidly
(i. in safety, but in a state
Id the fire extend from floor to
door that in less than .
lan a quarter of an hour from the time ot
the outbreak the whole of the t eon ents. floors, and roof were
in flames; and the adjoining
and 'l'. Sarpas, mast anl i°ectiPieti
by
Messrs.
A.
d makers, and theVatermin s
Arms opposite. oe • cupte by Mr. Crawford,
we re in great
(hanger. _ln a very short time the •
engine from Shadwen:
and the brigade stations of Wellclo
Jeffery-square, and the West of En
irl-asztare. . Watling-street.
The water front the mains of the Past Louden
upon thes spot.
u works being
very plentifully A uppliod, copious streams • t streams were poured upon,
the blazing pile. but the tire could o
roof fell tn. Ilt- two o'clockthe tire n * stopped
till
the.
was so far subdued that
all danger of *its further extension was l'
at an end. Its
damage to the surrounding property was considerable,.'
ARti
the Royal Oak, with its contents, is entirely destroyed.
HUNGRRPORD SUSPENSIO 13 . Th
N RIDGE.-- ursday
were notices
that the opening of it wax postponed till the Ist May.
SUICIDE T n ROUGH BODILY AFFLICTION.—Thursday
evening Mr. W. Payne held an inquest at St. Bartholonieves
Hospital, on the bosiy of Thomas Abbott, aged fifty-eight,
a stone-mason. During the past three months the accessed
had suffered much front bodily disease, which bad prevented
him from following his usual employment. This preyed,
upon his mind. On Sunday morning last, about half-past
three o'clock, on his son entering his bed-room, he found
his father sitting on the bed side with a wound in his throat,
which he had inflicted with a razor. He was removed to the,
hospital. where he expired on Wednesday last Verdivta
"Temporary insanity.-
EARLY LUxtruEs.—Tbere was a profuse supply
of cherries on Thursday morning in Covent-
garden:market.
Strawberries, hot-house grapes, pine-apptee., and encumbers,
were also abundant.
The Hon. Sir James Parke, one of the judges at
our late assizes, made an prder upon the Lords of the:
Treasury for the has
payment. of 23guineas, as a reward to Mr.
Stephen English, for his services in detecting the perm
trators of the fires in this county.—lpsuieh Jounial. .