The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-07 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

A Special General Court of Proprie.ors was held yesterday
at the Bank of England, far the purpose of considering Ad-
dresses to her Majesty and Prince Albert, on the providential
protection of her Majesty against the treasonable attempt
upon her life.
The Governor, Deputy-Governor, and Directors, entered
the Court-room at twelve o'clock ; and the minutes of the last
meeting having been read,
The GOVERNOR ( W. Cotton, Esq. ) stated that the Proprietors
had been summoned together that day in consequence of the
atrocious attempt that had been made on the life of the Queen.
He could not propose the Address to her Majesty without de-
ploring that, within the short space of two years the Proprietors
had been twice called upon to address her Majesty with respect
to atrocious attempts upon her life. In June, 1640, that Court had
assembled, for the purpose of congratulating Her Majesty on
her escape, by the merciful interposition of Divine Provi-
dence, from the hands of the assassin, and now they were called
upon again to express their attachment to the Queen, and their
abhorrence of the atrocious attempt which had been made upon her
life. With regard to the atrocious act, he would say no snore,
as the treasonable perpetrator of it would shortly be brought
to trial, but he could not help observing, that it was a most
lamentable fact, and a disgrace to Englishmen, that their
young and beloved Queen, whose every wish and thought
was to do all she could for the benefit of her people,
could not enjoy her hours of recreation, without the hand
of the assassin being held up against her.—( Hear.) It was
however, gratifying to find when such treasonable attempts
were made, that the people of England came forward as one
man tie express their horror and indignation at such attempts,
and to congratulate their beloved Queen on her providential
escape.—( Hear, hear.) If it was possible to do so, her Majesty
had endeared herself doubly to the nation by the heroic for-
titude she had adopted since the occurrence took place, and for
the firmness she had evinced.—(Loud cheers.) He was sure
every Proprietor would feel happy in supporting the Address
which he would move the adoption of without further com-
ment. The worthy Governor then moved the following
Address to her Majesty :
" To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty.
_ _

"May it please your Majesty— _
"We, the Governor and Company of the Bank of England,
in general Coup t assemble d, beg leave humbly to approach your
Majesty, and to express our deep abhorrence of the treasonable
and atrocious attempts against your Majesty's life.
" In common with all }our Majesty's loyal and devoted sub-
jects, we acknowledge, with sincere gratitude, the interposition
of Divine Providence in shielding from danger the sacral per-
son of your Majesty; and,• we heartily join in the fervent
prayer expressed by a grateful people, that your Majesty may,
by God's blessing, he preserved long to reign over this great
and favoured nai ion."

Mr. COOK E seconded the adoption of the Address, which was
unanimously agreed to, after a few observations froth Mr. Young
and Mi. Fielder.

The following Address to Prince Albert was also agreed to,
upon the motion of the Covsawoa, seconded by Air. Twix-
ING

" To his Royal Highness Field-Marshal Prince Albert of Saxe
Coburg and Gotha.
. _

" May it please your Royal Highness,—We, the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England, in General Court as-
sembled, respectfully approach your Royal Highness, and de-
sire to express our just abhorrence of the late treasonable and
atrocious attempts against the life of our revered Sovereign.
We acknowledge, with sincere gratitude, the good pro-
vidence of God in the preservation of our beloved Queen from
the danger to which her Majesty has been exposed.
" We congratulate your Royal Highness, and this highly-
favoured nation, on this signal blessing, and we desire to join
iri that prayer so universally expressed, that our gracious
Queen may long be preserved to promote the happiness and
welfare of a 'grateful people.",
On themetion of the GOVERNOR, seconded by Mr. Srucw,
the banker of Bristol, it was resolved—" That the Governor
and Deputy-Governor should communicate with Sir James
Graham for the purpose of ascertaining when it would be
the pleasure of her Majesty to receive the Address."
The Court then broke up.

STEAM NAVIGATION ON THE DANUBE has increased
very much during the last year. The number of passengers
carried in 1841 was 170,078, the amount of merchandise
513,575 quintaux, which is 44,783 more passengers than in
1840, and 144,943 more quintaux of merchandize. Only a few
years ago this great means of communication between the West
and East of Europe was wholly destitute of vessels, and we may
anticipate still more rapid advances, and more extraordinary
changes when the Rhine and the Maine shall be united to the
Danube and the Black Sea by the Louis Canal, which is
makieg in Bavaria. —lnspartiai (Smyrna Journal).
ROYAL .ASIATIC SOCIETY.—The ordinary meeting
was held on Saturday. The Right Hon. Lord Fitzgerald
and Vesci, President, in the chair. On the proposal of Sir
Alexander Johnson, seconded by Sir George :Staunton,
Baronet, M.P., his Highness the Rajah of Travancore ss as
elected an Honorary Member, on account of the great en.
couragement which he had given to science throuahota his
dominions, and particularly for his having employed
Brahmins to note down the variations of the pendulum. and
make other astronomical observations. Three interesting
papers were read from Captain Newbold, on the miner.l
resources of Southern India, one of which described the
rich aeriferous deposits coining down with the streams
from the Himala)ah mountains. Although extremely rich in
mineral resources, none of the mines had been worked to any
advantage hitherto, on account of the expense attending it, and
the comparative cheapness with which the metals may be ob-
tained from Europe. In connection with this subject, it was
stated by Professor Wilson, that a Cornish miner had recently'
been sent out to investigate the practicability and probable pi oht
of working them. Sir Thomas Baring, Bart., and David
Salomons,Esq., were proposed as members, and amongst the
company, which was numerous, were Sir George Staunton,
Bart., M.l'., Sir Alexander ohnstone, Sir E. Colebrookc,
Bart., General Sir Gore Ouseley, Sir H. Compton, the Right
Hon. Holt Mackenzie, and several other leading members.

Maxwell's " hector O'Halloran" is "reaping golden
pinions of all kinds of men," and his follower, Marc Antony
O'Toole, is improving vastly in favour of the ladies. The
scenes, in the number suit published, between this thorough-
bred Irishman and the widow O'Leary (landlady of a way-side
public-house), are among the most humourous and diverting
incidents ever imagined in comic romance ; and these are com-
bined with a "sicrimmage," in which it is difficult to pronounce
whether_ love, or what, in • Hibernian parlance, is called
"murder," predominate. For tun, and revelry, and rioting,
commend us to " Hector O'Halloran.