The Press. — London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

SEPT. 1, 1855. CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION. TIM following document, prepared by the Treasury for applicants for a superannuation allowance, is referred to in one of our leading articles : PARTICULARS required by the Act of 4 and 5 Wm. IV., 0.'24, and the Treasury Minute, dated 21st June, 1831, to be furnished in reference to each Person recom mended fur a Superannuation Allowance. Name of Applicant, and Official Station, Note. when a recommended for Temporary Allowance Temporary Al- Superannuation. lowance Is in tended, the ap plicant should draw a line through the word " Superaunua• tion," or vice versa. Age Service, in Years and Months Actual Salary, if Three Years have i elapsed since last promotion ; but if not, then average Salary) for the last Three Years ri ths according to old ornew Scale —i.e., if appointed subsequent or prior to 4th August, 1829 i Deduction " My Lords consider themselves warranted in ordinary " cases to grant an allowance equal to about lths of the " sum authorised by the Act, but they will consider it their " duty to award a lower rate in cases where the services of " the parties or circumstances lead them to consider a less " sum will be proper: and my Lords will grant an allow " ante either at the highest amount, or at a rate between " fths and the whole amount authorised by the Act, act " cording to the merits of each case, whenever they appear " to entitle the party to more than the ordinary allowance." —Retract from Treasury Minute, dated 21st June, 1831. Cause of Retirement [with annexed Medical Certificate, if from infirmity of mind or body, and under sixty-five]. Dates of Commencement and Termination of the several Appointments held by Applicant, with their Emoluments, distinguishing Salary from other Allowances, and speci fying such Allowances. Whether holding any other Public Appointment, or receiv ing any Public Money, by Compensation, Half-pay, or otherwise. Absences during each of the last Ten Years .... Date of Cestuitiou cf Duty. Date of Caseation of Salary. Date of First Contribution to the Superannuation Fund. NUMBER OF DAYIi. YEAR. I 11lneqs. 'Othercauses 18 , 13 , :8 , 13 , 18 , 18 , 18 , 18 , 18 , 18 , Statement, according to the Superannuation Act, that the Applicant " has discharked his duties with diligence and fidelity, to the satisfaction of the Head Officer or Officers of his Department," to be signed by any two of such Head Officers, if there shall be more than one, or by such Head Officer, if there should be but one, together with such a statement as will exhibit the merit, and value, and labour of the services of the Person recommended, em- bracing as long a period of his public service as can be authentically stated," together with observations as to Special Services, Suspension, Reprimand, &c., with full particulars of any injuries received on duty, or other claims or matters for consideration. THE MARKED INSULT indirectly inflicted through the Prince of Satriano upon Mr. Fagan, of the British Embassy, has excited much attention, espe cially in diplomatic circles. Mr. Fagan, the First Attache to the Embassy, was commissioned by his Minister to request the interest of the Prince of Satriano, the Superintendent of Theatres, to procure a benefit for Signora Paressa, an English singer, at Naples. Mr. Fagan appears to have visited the prince in his box at the Teatro del Fondo, when the Minister of Police, who was in an opposite box at the time, commenced making the mcst menacing gesticulations to the prince, and on the following morning, sending for one of the prince's employes, peremptorily forbid the prince from holding com munication with Mr. Fagan, who was denominated a " birbanto assassin° ! " It will be impossible for our Government to overlook this circumstance, supposing that it has best correctly stated' THE PRESS. Nato AO Volta. THE prisoners in the case of Strahan, Paul, and Co., attended at Bow-street on Monday with their bail, and application was made by Mr. Lewis, solicitor fur the defence, to have the inquiry adjourned fur a month, both fur the convenience of the counsel engaged in the case and the gentlemen who appeared as bail, who were naturally anxious for a little recrea tion out of town at this season of the year. Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor for the prosecution, how ever, halving expressed a wish to have the prisoners finally examined and committed on the 12th of September, in time for the Old Bailey sessions of the then ensuing week, a further remand with that view was agreed to. It was understood that no progress would be made with the case until the day fixed fur the concluding examination. AN investigation into the recent collision in Dover Roads, between the Vivid, mail-steamer, and the Henry, of Yarmouth, has been proceeding at Dover, the examination of witnesses occupying several days. Ultimately the jury unanimously agreed to a verdict of manslaughter against John Watson, the captain of the Vivid; and William Kidham and Thomas May, the look-out men. The coroner said he would issue the committals in the ordinary course. The defen dants had previously retired. With reference to the speed of the Dover and Calais packets, it was stated that the rate specified in the Post-office contract was thirteen knots an hour. A DEPLORABLE CASE OF CHILD STARVING has undergone investigation by the police authorities of Liverpool. The parties implicated are a man named Aspinall and his wife, residing in Lawton street. The man is a clerk in one of the Liverpool departments of the London and North Western Railway. It appears that up to within a period of three years past they had behaved kindly to their children, nine in number; but latterly they have dissipated their means in habits of intoxication, and refused the children food. One of the public officers went to the house of the parties yesterday week, and was horror-stricken at what he witnessed. There was scarcely any furniture in the room in which the children were, and alongside the grate he saw some thing crouched near the wall, and on approaching it he found it was a child about four years old, in a state of nudity, and gathered up like a dog. Its hip bones were nearly protruding from the skin. It could neither walk nor stand. A child fifteen months old was also in a most emaciated condition and dying, while a third was likewise in a state of nudity. The eldest daughter stated that the youngest child, which was then dead, was required to be washed about three weeks ago, but the mother would not perform that duty, but requested one of the children to pump water on it, which she did, until it was cleansed. This was of frequent occurrence, and the result was that the child took cold, and having no food, became debilitated and died. The other child is not expected to live. An inquest was held, and Dr. Kemp gave it as his opinion that the child died from gross neglect and constant want of food. He added Oat he never saw a child so emaciated, the bones actually being all but through the skin. The man and wife inculpated each other as to their drunken habits and constant neglect of the children. The jury, however, returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against both parties, and steps were taken to provide properly for the other children. Two SPANIARDS, named Manuel de Cortazar and Miguel Masip, have been charged at the Guildhall Court with ootaining the sum of 1,1001. from Messrs. Murrietta and Co., of Old Broad-street, by means of a forged letter of credit. Messrs. Murrietta received a letter by post on the 13th of August from Valencia, purporting to be signed by Messrs. Carnana and Co., of that place, crediting Manuel Campo, Esq., in the sum of 1,0001.; and on the 18th Cortizar pre. sented himself at the prosecutor's office as the person named in the letter of credit. He called on the fol lowing morning, and from representations he made to them he induced them to give him a cheque for 1,1001. He changed thatfor 50101. notes, 119 51. notes, and 51. in gold. 100 of the 51. notes he changed for foreign money. The notes were immediately afterwards paid into the Bank of England, and suspicion having been excited by so many small notes being returned directly after they had been issued, inquiries were made, and the prisoners were taken into custody at the London Coffeehouse on the very evening they intended to depart for the Continent. Some proof as to the passports of the prisoners having been pro duced, they were remanded upon this charge until witnesses should have been obtained from Valencia. Another charge was also urged against the prisoners of having obtained by a similar fraud 7001. from M. Jose Ramon Yglesias, of Broad-court, Walbrook. The prisoners were remanded. The Birmingham testival appears likely to be the most prosperous ever known. Thursday's perform ance of the Messiah attrazted 2,507 persons to the Town-hall, and the amount realised was 2,808/. The performance was magnilloent, 835 FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. Tuesday, -lyrist 2S. BANKRUPTS.—Gtoaos Sur° BAYLEY, Crown-court, Phil pot:lane, City, commission a4eut—Joscru &hums,lly, Middlesex, Milimouger--Jona Wisk, Heath-villa , Bournemouth, UM, coal inerchant,—Euwiatu FIRKIN ELLIS, lleudon, and Royal Exchange-buildings, City, stockbroker—Titus. EDWARD SHALES, Brighton. linendraper SANUICL JRN/111108, Jun., Ouswell-street, Middlesex, carver and gilder—Minsky WALL, Piccadilly, Middlesex, saddler—Eu.la CuriAN, Newport, Mon mouth, cabinetmaker—EDWAßD RUDER ts, late of liulme , now of Stretford, Lancaster, licensed victualler. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Wu. Sum%T.R , Glugow builder—ALEX. MORTON, KIIMILMOC k, mitutifiteturer—Davto Werra. Leith, ship and comwireiuu sgeut. Friday, August 31. BANKRUPTS.—WILLIAM TAYLOR, Gloucester, hardware dea- Ier—ANDREW DEMPSTER, Liverpool, stone mason and builder— JOHN STRONG, jutir.„ Birkenhead, steam-boat owner-168.UL COWAN and MARK BRAHAM, Aldgate High•street., waterproof clothing manutaciurers-111ENJAMIN BURLINGTON NNALE and GEORIIE CHARLES LAWE, ChllluOry • lane, builders—J.o.)ms Buitout GOUGH, River•terrace, Islington, umber merchant—. WILLIAM MowrimEa, Morley, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturer— THullloB BANKS, Bradford, washing, wringing, and mangling ma chine maker—WlLLl►H CHARLES HOLLAND, Lincoln, grocer— THOMAS ADAMSON and HENRY HUNTER BELL, nUllindland, currier* and leather cutters. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—ALEXANDER CUMMING, 111. veruess-shire, lamer—June( BYAN, Nor Owasso*, innkeepers. MAJOR• (GENERAL SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY TORRES 8, the Queen's Military Commissioner to the Court of the Tuileries, expired at Paris yesterday week, after a brief illness. I'he deceased officer left Loudon in July to enter on his duties at the French Court, and up to the day of her Majesty's arrival in the French capital was, apparently, in his usual health. On that day he, with other distinguished subjects of her Majesty, was in attendance at the terminus of the railway, and was detained there much longer than expected, owing to the late arrival of the Queen. When he returned home he complained of spasms in the stomach, and immediate medical aid was called in. The gallant general then took to his bed, which he was destined never to leave. On Wednesday week Captain F. Torrens was telegraphed for to in stantly repair to Paris, owing to the critical state of his brother, and was with him at his dissolution. The deceased general was second son of the late Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.8., and Sarah, daughter of Colonel Patten, Governor of St. Helena. He was in his forty-sixth year. He was at an early age page to George IV., and, after receiving his education at Sandhurst, obtained his commission as ensign and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in April, 1825, and remained some years in that regi ment, in which he was adjutant from 1829 to 1838. Sir Arthur remained in the Guards until he ex changed into the 23rd Regiment (Royal Welsh Fusi liers), of which he obtained the command in 1841, and served with that gallant corps during the re bellion in Canada, and subsequently in the West Indies, where he rendered great services, so much so that be was offered the Lieutenant Governorship of St. Lucia, which he administered with great credit. In 1851 he retired from the command of the 23rd Regiment, and, in January, 1853, proceeded sith the C mmission to investigate the military economy of the armies of France, Austria, and Prussia. On his return he was appointed Deputy-Assistant-Quarter master-General at the Horse Guards, which office he held until he was appointed Brigaaier-General of the Fourth Division, commanded by Sir George Cath cart. He arrived at Varna just before the embarka tion for the Crimea, and was at Alma, and although his division was not actively engaged, he rendered particular service in the shipping of the sick and wounded after that sanguinary engagement, and afterwards had to perform a march of eleven hours to join t he main army under Lord Raglan before Sebastop ° l. At Balaklava he was at the bead of his brigade, and did good service that day in support of the cavalry, and, it will be recollected, his brigade recaptured two redoubts previously taken by the enemy. At the battle of Inkermann he had only just returned from the trenches, when he was called upon to attack the left flank of the enemy, which he did with complete success, under his gallant friend and leader, Sir George Cathcart. Just before that gallant general was struck down by his mortal wound, he loudly applauded the daring courage and bravery of the deceased by his encouraging remark, audible to all in the din of battle, " Nobly done, Torrens," and they were, indeed, almost the last words he uttered. Major• General Torrens, while charging with the 88th, received his severe wound at the same time Sir George was mortally wounded. In consequence of the severity of his wound, he returned to this country in December last, and on his recovery be was again placed on the staff as Deputy. Quarter master General, and about six weeks back was seat to Paris as Queen's Commissioner. The gallant officer was a godson of the late Duke of Wellington. At the recent chapter of the Order of the Bath he was nominated a Knight Commander of that mili tary order. The remains of the gallant officer were interred on Monday , last at Pans, its the cemetery of Pere la Chaise'