Miscellaneous.

The Standard announces the precise day of closing the session-

" We believe that we may state with certainty that the Queen will prorogue Parliament in person, on Thursday next, the 24th instant. Workmen ate now busily employed at the House of Lords, making the necessary and usual preparations for her Majesty's reception. Orders have been given for building a new state chair, to be placed on the throne by the side of her Majesty's, for the use of his Royal Highness Prince Albert."

Prince George of Cambridge took leave of the Queen yesterday, on his departure for Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on a visit to his sister and brother-in-law ; thence proceeding to assume the Governorship of the Ionian Islands. He sets out on Wednesday next. The papers of the morning contain a district order from Major-General Brotherton, com- manding in the North-eastern districts, commending the Prince's con- duct as Colonel, and especially his discretion during the disturbances last year.

In consequence of the late inquiry into the Customhouse frauds, steps have been taken regularly to ascertain the survival and solvency of the sureties for the subordinate officers.

Mr. Hall, the Chief Magistrate of Bow Street, returned to town on Monday, from Wales, and shortly afterwards proceeded to the Home Office to produce the evidence and the result of his inquiries to Sir James Graham.

The weather, with occasional summer-storms, brief and violent, has continued beautiful, and very propitious for the advancing harvest. The severest storm was about seven o'clock on Wednesday morning ; when rain fell so heavily as to convert some roads to running streams ; and the lowlands on the Surrey side of the Thames were flooded. Thunder- storms and partial floodings have also occurred in the Midland counties; and wheat has been beaten down. On the whole, however, the damage does not appear to be very serious or extensive. From Scotland and Ireland the reports are good. It is the same with the accounts in the French Journal de lAgriculture, and with those from other parts of the Continent. English trade brightens a little, and in Manchester they report reviving activity.

Lord and Lady John Russell are staying at Endsleigh, the Duke of Bedford's seat near Tavistock ; where they propose to remain some weeks.

The Morning Post records a strange "apparition in high life "-

" A curious circumstance occurred at the dinner given to the King of Hano- ver by the Duke of Wellington, on Saturday evening last. The soup and fish had only been removed, when the folding-doors were thrown open, and a lady, iu full dress, and wearing a profusion of diamonds, entered, and advanced to- wards the table, evidently with the intention of becoming one of the connives. There nes, however, no vacant place. The guests looked at the lady with the suspicion which her unexpected appearance was calculated to excite ; and the noble host having at a glance ascertained that she was not an acquaintance of his, deputed Lord Charles Wellesley to hand her from the salts a manger. The lady asserted that she was an invited guest—nay, more, that she had at- tended the concert lately given by his Grace. Her name she declared to be Angela; but it is statea that her real name is S . Report asserts her to. have been a miniature painter, who inherited a fortune some time back, and whose intellects are somewhat deranged. It appears, on inquiry, that this person did gain admittance at the Duke's concert the other evening."

LIABHATIES.

ASSETS.

Circulation 19,358,000 Securities £21,890,000 Deposits 11,218,000 Bullion 11,820,000

£30,576,000

£33,710,003 Quarterly average of the weekly liabilities and assets of the Bank of England, from the 20th May to the 12th August 1843—