The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-19 00:00:00

DISTRICTS.

West-.-Kensington, St.*George
( Hanorer-square),Westmin-
ster,St. Martin in the Fields,

St. James
North—St. Mary-le-bone, St
- Pancras, Islington, Hackney 365,660 162 18 187
Central—Saint Giles and Saint

151 177

George, Strand, Clerkenwell,
Holborn, St. Luke, East Lon-
- don, West London, City of
London 373,806 188 213 208
East—Shoreditch,Whitechapel,
Bethnal Green, St. George
;n the East, Stepney, Poplar 392,49; 206 228 219
• South—St Saviour, St. Olave,
• ,6t, George( Southwark ),Ber-
, monthey, Newington, Lam-
_ beth, Camberwell, Rother-

h►tiaet Greenwich .............438,060 221 243 251

~ Total 1,870,727 912 1017 1042
It is stated that under the term Metropolis are ceniprised the
. 31e districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon.
don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of
Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality--
and the parishes of St. ntrylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington,
Fulham, Hammersmith. Chapelry),St. Luke (Ch elsea), Pad-
dington, St.. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard (Ftrom
ley),' St. Mary-le-bow, Camberwell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas
and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, as
enumerated in 1831, was 1,504,890; and in June 1841, was
1,570,727. The weekly average for 1838, 1839, 1840, and
1841, was obtained by 4ividing the deaths in the four years by
24k1, and the deaths in the four winters by 52.
TEMPERATURE IN VIE WEEK:s ENDING
Feb. 5. Feb. 12.
49° 52°
33 32
41 41
17, 1842.

Highest
Lowest
Daily Mean •••
General hegister Office, Feb.

PROMISSORY NOTES.

(F Last Niht's Gazette.
An Account of therom Average Aggregate Amount
of Promissory
Notes payable to Bearer on Demand which have been in
Circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing tho3e
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 Bank.;
in Ikeland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the
Bank of Englaud, during the Four Weeks ending the
elih -day of February, 1342, pursuant, to the Act of 4 and
5 Victoria, cap. 50.

YNGLA N

£17,402,000
5,531,524
.

Bank of England......,
Private Banks ........
Joint stock Banks...
SCOTLAND,
Chartered, Private, and Joint Stock
Banks . .

111. ELAND............ ... 2,922,882

flank of Ireland
Private n 1 Joint Stock Hanks 3,279,075
r.
2,534,039

Total

Bullion in the Bank of England .... 4:5,602,000
HENRY L. WICKIIAM
and Taxes, Feb. 18, 18.12.

LONDON AND BRIGHTON ItAILWAY.--TllO
earth has been cleared from both rails at the slip at New Cross, on
the Croydon Railway, for some days; but in order to facilitate the
removal of an additional quantity of earth, whieh the engineers
have determined on'semoving, the eastern line will be used for a
*ho:, Lime fur the " up," as well as the " down" trains. The
w the Brighton line is in excellent condition, and no
at Neiew jmilluls occurs in the whole line, with the exception of that

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. la
JOHNSTON AND CO. V. CHANDLIM.
This was an action to recover back 24,0001., alleged to: have
been advanced to the defendant by the plaintiffs, who are extensive
corn-dealers in Bush-lane, upon supposed assignment. of corn,
made by the defendant.
The case opened on behalf of the plaintiffs, was that they had en-
trusted the management of their business, in a great degree, to a
person named Burton, a clerk in their employment, who had de-
ceived them, and it turned out eventually that they had been de-
frauded out of 80,0001. It was alleged that the defendant received
advances to that amount, for which the plaintiffs received no value,
but it was not asserted that the defendant had any knowledge of
the frauds practised by Burton.
After the case had proceeded for some time, a consultation took
place between the parties, and a verdict was taken for the plaintiff
for 4004