The Press. — London, England, 1854-02-18 00:00:00

FEBRUARY 18, 1854. argtunent before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley. The plaintiff was a widow lady who had for years kept money in Messrs. Child's bank, of which the Countess of Jersey is a principal partner, and seems to have occasionally consulted the managers of the establishment on business subjects, investments, Jcc. In 1847 Mrs. Bishop, being possessed of certain Dutch bonds, was advised by a Mr. Wood, then a partner in the firm, to sell those bonds and invest th e m upon some etter security. He also repre sented that his son was in a good way of business, and, the bonds being sold, 5,0001. was accordingly lent to Mr. Wood, jun., on a promissory note for five years : Two payments of interest were male in respect of this note, but in July, 1849, Wood absconded and went to America, and it turned out that no investment had ever been made, but Wood had appropriated the 5,0001. to his own use. The present suit was instituted to make the firm liable for the 5,0001., upon the ground of such a recognition of the transaction by the firm, by the entries in the books, by the employment of their own broker, and the authority which Wood had to act for the firm generally by the firm, as to constitute a complete liability on their part. On the other hand, the defendants contended that the transac tion in question was out of the ordinary course of business, and did not render them liable for the default of Wood. The Vice-Chancellor expressed much sympathy for the plaintiff, who had suffered a severe loss, but WAS forced to give effect to his legal conviction that no liability for Wood's proceedings could be established against the other members of the banking firm. Judgment was, therefore, given for the defendant. LOUIS BkSSY, residing in Amwell-street, Penton ville, has been examined and remanded at Worship street Police Court for having forged a medical diploma. The forgery seems to have been connected with a series of attempts upon various insurance companies, and the prisoner had succeeded in getting his name inserted, with the distinctive letters of " M.D. of Edin., L.A.C.," into the " Medical Direc- tory. " THE ALLEGED FRAUDS ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, said to have been committed by Mr. Goalen, late chief officer in the audit department of the company, were investigated at Marylebone Police Court on Wednesday. The charges against the prisoner involve two sums of 2,1841. and 1,5011. respectively. Evidence was adduced to prove that such moneys had duly passed into his hands from other departments of the vast concern with which he was connected, and that they had never been pro perly accounted for. Prisoner was apprehended on the Ist day of the year at his own residence, near Haverstock-hill. He was committed for trial. Ax ITALIAN ORGAN-GRINDER, named Lancellotti, sued one Berni, a chocolate-maker, residing at King's cross, for 61. 10s., due, as he alleged, for wages, cal culated at the rate of 10s. per month, for practising his itinerant profession about the streets : Plaintiff stated that the defendant, being in Italy in the year 1850, engaged him to come over to England to play the organ in the streets, which he represented as a most lucrative calling. He complied, but having to travel the whole distance on foot endured the greatest privations, sleepingin sheds and outhouses, and not unfrequently in the open air. On reaching England he was duly initiated as to the course be was to pursue in levying contributions on the benevolent public. The plaintiff accord ingly commenced his operations, which eventually proved pretty successful, the proceeds arising from which the defendant took good care to secure to himself, while the plaintiff was most wretchedly fed and housed, there being no less than forty-three of hie unfortunate countrymen in one house, who slept three and sometimes four in a bed, every two of whom were compelled to subsist on two pound of bread with a quantity of water, into which a small portion of tea was infused to give it a colouring. Ifo wages were ever paid him, according to the understanding when he set out from Italy. The defence set up was that the speculation, as it was termed, was a partnership, the proceeds of which were to be equally di vided between them; and that the defendant had made several payments on the plaintiff's account, which he claimed by way of set off. This statementhaving been corroborated, his honour, after commenting with much severity on the conduct of such men as the defendant, who inveigled boys to this country, often deprived them of their bard earnings, and left them but too frequently in the most abject and destitute state to shift for themselves, thought a partnership had been established, which left him no alternative but to direct a verdict for the defend ant. CITY, Saturday, One o'clock. Consols, 911 # ; Mexican, 241 51; Spanish, 401 1; ditto Deferred, 191 ; Russian Five per Cents., 104 6; ditto Four-and a-half per Cents., 89 91; Exche quer Bills, 19 22 pm.; Birminghams, 104 4 ; Leeds, 66 ; Yorks, 23 ; North of France, 291 I ; Cale donian, 261 ; Strasburg, 281 1; Lyons, 221 ; Peruvian, 66 8. The Queen held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace this (Saturday) afternoon. Some excitement was occasioned last even in g • within the House of Commons by the painful cir ollimitenee of Mr. Brisco, M.P., having fallen down Wilbeassinbers' vestibule, in an apoplectic fit. For• Mr. Brady, the member for Leitrim, who is was at hand ; and by his care Mr. Brisco was slowly recovered, and then removed to his residence. THE PRESS. 155 Upwards of one-half of the Royal Sappers and Miners who only returned a few weeks. ago after their long service in the Kafir war at the Cape of Good Hope have volunteered for service in the companies under orders to proceed to the Medi terranean stations. 2,000 Minis rifles have been drawn for the Royal Artillery, and all the gunners ordered for foreign service are to be supplied with that arm. P, The 4th Regiment, now stationed at Edinburgh Castle, are under orders for Portsmouth at the be- ginning of next week. A number of recruits have been obtained in Edinburgh. At Southampton the greatest activity prevails. Already the Ripon, the Manilla, and the Orinoco, are nearly ready for troops. The Government has also resolved on chartering the Australasian Pacific Company's steamer Emu for the conveyance of troops to the East. The Ripon and Manilla will take one regiment, 1,133 strong, which will be thus divided, viz. ' the Ripon, 877, and the Manila, 236. The Orinoco will take out a whole regiment, 1,096 strong. There will be 32 officers and 11 horses to each regiment. All the arrangements for the transport of the troops to Malta are pushed forward with the utmost despatch. The Guards will embark first, then the regiments of the line in England and Scotland, and lastly those in Ireland. The announcement of the intention to send out a cavalry force is, for the present, premature, There will, however, be five squadrons of picked men, in all 500 sabres, included in the division, for staff and escort service. Besides Mr. Dunbar's ship, the Canterbury, the Government have chartered for the transport of stores to Malta the Orient, of 1,050, the Sir John Pollock, of 640, and the Georgiana, of 780 tons. For the transport of their heavy stores, horses, and munitions of war, the Government, from the tenders recently sent in, have selected the following ships for survey :—The Pyrenies, Resolute, Her Ma jesty, John Mastertnan, Palmerston, Alipore, Manger ton, City of Carlisle, Earl of Shaftesbury, St. Hilda, John Blake, and Countess of Loudon. It is understood that Lord Raglan refused the command of the British contingent for Turkey unless it were made up to the number of 20,000 men—anything short of this he considered ineffective. His opinion has been approved of, and six addi tional battalions were at once warned for active service. The Government, having advertised for tenders for the supply of 50,000 gallons of rum, five tenders were made on Thursday, and all were accepted, making in all 250,000 gallons. LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. TURKEY. _ Mehemet Pacha, formerly Ambassador in London, has been named Capudan Pacha, in the room of Riza Pacha, whose nomination to the post of Seras kier has been very well received by the public and the army. The new Seraskier has decided on turn ing 30,000 Bashi Bozouks, or irregulars, into regular troops, and on sending them to the army in Asia. He has also decided on admitting Christians into the service. Seven large English and four French steamers went into the Black Sea on the oth instant, convoy ing eight Turkish steamers and ten sailing -vessels, with 7,000 troops and ammunition, to Batoum. One English and one French steamer have gone to Varna. The attitude of Persia is again stated to be dis quieting. M. Khanikoff had returned to Tabriz from Teheran, where he had left his large staff of officers. Prince Dolgorouki seems to recover his old influence over the Shah. Advices from Bucharest revive the often-repeated rumour that Prince Gortschakoff is to be superseded as Russian Commander in the Principalities. Such reports are common of generals whose success ham not equalled expectation. This time his successor is stated to be the Crown Prince of Russia. r SECOND EDITION. SATURDAY EVENING. PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. THE ARMY. The following appointments have been fixed upon for the British contingent : Lord Raglan to command in chief. Aides-de- Camp, Colonel Somerset (Coldstreams), Lord Burg • hersh (ditto), and Captain Kingscote (Scots Fusi liers).. Divisional Commanders.—Lieut.• General Fergu son, C. 8., and ➢iajor-General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Brigadiers.—Sir Colin Campbell, Colonel Bentinck, and Colonel Airey. Adjutant-General.—Lieut.-Colonel Eyre, 73rd Re giment. Quartermaster-General.—Colonel Torrens. Deputy Adjutant-General.--Colonel Gordon. Deputy Quartermaster-General. Lieut.-Colonel Markham, 32nd Regiment, or LieuL-Colonel Mans field, 53rd Regiment, who has been sent for from Paris. Lieut.-Colonel Markham, at present on his jour ney overland to Bengal, has been telegraphed to return. In addition to the sixteen battalions of infantry now under orders for the East, three other corps, at, present stationed in the Mediterranean, have received commands to hold themselves in readiness for the banks of the Danube, namely, the 41st, 44th, and 49th Regiments. These nineteen battalions will muster very close upon 19,000 men. Coupling with these the Cavalry, Artillery, and Sappers and Miners, the British force will amount to more than 20,000 soldiers. It is stated that the entire force will be armed with the Millie rifle, and that the whole machinery of the training school at Hythe will be transported to Malta, in order to teach the troops the perfect use of that formidable weapon. The officers of the 2d battalion of Coldstream Guards, and the o.; cers of the Ist battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, partook on Thursday evening of a farewell banquet together at the London Tavern pre vious to their embarkation for the seat of war. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge occupied the chair, supported by Lieutenant-Generals Sir Edward Bowater and Sir Willoughby Cotton. The farewell banquet of the Grenadier Guards took place last night at the London Tavern, when Colonel Stanhope presided. Among the officers present were his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Hon. Colonel Cust, Lord Mandeville, Colonel Thornton, Colonel Wood, Colonel Lindsay, Colonel Golding, and Sir W. Davis. The 3rd battalion of Grenadier Guards, and the Ist battalion of the Scots Fusiliers, are to be in• spected by H.R.H. Prince Albert on Monday prior to their embarkation. The first regiment of the expedition to leave this country will probably be the 50th, which was to em bark at Kingstown (Dublin) yesterday, in the Cam bria, Cunard steam-ship. The 33rd Regiment will embark at the same port. Wednesday is fixed for the departure of the 28th Regiment from Liverpool, in the Niagara. On the same day the 3d battalion of Grenadier Guards and the Ist of the Coldstrsarns will embark at Southampton in the Ripon, the Orinoco, and the Manila. The Ist battalion of the Fusilier Guards will go out in H.M. screw troop-ship Simoom, from Portsmouth. The Vulcan will take out the 2nd battalion of the Rifle Brigade from the same port on the 24th. On Tuesday the inhabitants of the metropolis wit nessed a spectacle to which, for many years, they have been strangers, and which it is impossible they could see without emotion. Shortly after twelve o'clock the Ist battalion of Coldstream Guards marched out from St. George's Barracks, Trafalgar• square, en route for Chichester, preparatory to em barkation for the Mediterranen. Colonel Bentinck commanded the battalion, which as it passed along the Strand was enthusiastically cheered by f' bled multitude. The men appeared highest spirits, and marched cheerful]: familiar air of " The girl I left o'clock the 3rd battalion of the removed from the Tower to St. and they, too, in their passage at accompanied by crowds of people. inforced tram the other battalions $5O bayonets, and will be embarked The 28th Regiment of Foot • en route for Constantinople. attended their ton, and were Liverpool, for hinders, at Plymouth, for their departure. will convey them t' centrated at barkation at I 1 I i j ended tne battalion, wilier' 11.5 IL pelarscu rand was enthusiastically cheered by the assem- The commandant of the Turkish troops on the multitude. The men appeared to be in the frontier has received orders to take care that the ir- it spirits, and marched cheerfully along to the regular expeditions of the Arnauts across the river ar air of "The girl I left behind me." At two were put a stop to for the sake of the inhabitants of c the 3rd battalion of the Grenadier Guards the principalities. Troops continued to collect at ed from the Tower to St. George's Barracks ; Rustchuk. The greater part of the Turkish Dann- ley, too, in their passage along the streets, were bian flotilla has also arrived in that port. ipanied by crowds of people. They will be re- ed tram the other battalions of the regiment to Prince Alexander, the Hospodar of Servia, arrived iyonets and will be embarked at Gravesend. at Vienna on Wednesday, accompanied by his Mi• s 28th itegiment of Foot left Leeds on Monday nister of Foreign Affairs. rite for Constantinople. Immense excitement led their departure. The troops went to Pres- The Emperor of the French has forwarded a sum and were to embark on board the Niagara, at of 100,000 f. to the Prefect of Police for distribution pool, for their destination. The 93rd High- at the residences of artisans out of work and the rs, at Plymouth, are making every preparation needy families of the capital. teir departure. The Bulldog, it is rep orted, The ocean s q uadron is bleally aspeated at T on, onvey them to Malta. The Bflrd are being con- on board which are 1,600 audiuktltinalik of - •, sled at Templemore, preparatory to their em • the-line and the frigist. ZoopflOsortniag. Out Ltion at Cork, ' at that port. ' 4 •