The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-26 00:00:00

NATAL 41'TD MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The following general orders, addressed to the army at home and abroad, have been issued from t he Horse Guards : .. His Royal Highness the General Commanding-ia- Chief directs that when officers of the regimental staff or of the civil departments are called upon to attend as mensbers of,oonrts-martial, courts of inquiry, and boards of investigation or survey, they shall sit and vote by seniority according to their relative rank, as set forth in pages 6 and 7of the Queen's Regulations' and Orders for the Army, except as presidents, which post will always be filled by the senior commanding officer.—By eoramand, " G. A. WETEMIALL, A.dintant.General." " The General Comnaading.in-Chief has directed a new form to be issued from the War Department, show ing in detail the correct mode of keeping the soldier's mord of service, one copy of which i s to be inserted in the regimental register for information and guidance. — By command, " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General." In consequence of the disclosures which have re salty taken place relative to the constant supply of boiled meats to the troops of the Line a return has been obtained of the description of food sup plied to the Chatham division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, which may be taken as a fair test for the whole of that corps. In the corps of Royal Marines attached to the Chatham division boiled meat is never, under any circumstances, given to the men. There are 63 rooms in the Marine-bar racks at Chatham, which are occupied on an ave rage of 12 men each. In every room there is a fry ingpan, gridiron, teakettle, caldron, &c., for the use of the men, besides the regular cooling appa ratus, the men in each room being allowed to have their food cooked for them iu any way they may desire. From the return furnished the following is an account of dinners for three days, which may lee taken as the average for a whole year :—Baked meat and potatoes, 47 dinners ; baked meats and boiled potatoes, 26 ; baked meat with pudding under, 4 ; Irish stew , 18 ; meat pudding o 3 ; meat pie, 29 (average weight of each at least 931 b.) ; fried meat, 7 ; pea soup, o . ; total, 63 rooms 8 dinners each, 189. In addition to the comfort and tastes of the men being consulted the above result is obtained at a somewhat cheaper rate to the Marines than, under the present system, is charged to the troops of the Line. The 41st depot, at Walmer, arrived at Ports mouth yesterday to embark for Jersey. Letters dated Bermuda, Jan. 29, have been re eeived at Plymouth. They state that Admiral Stewart's ship the Indus, 78, was appointed to sail for the West India route on the 20th, but was prevented by heavy weather. She would pro bably leave on the Ist Feb. Letters for her must now be addressed to Port Royal. The seamen of the Southampton 50, who have been attacked with scarlet fever have been removed to Melville Hospital, Chatham, the number of cases received at that establishment up to the pre sent time being seven. Owing to the prompt action of the authorities immediately the fever broke out among the crew it is hoped that no fresh cases will occur on board. The remainder of the seamen of the Southampton are very healthy. Her Majesty's ship St. Vincent, 101, Captain Byres, C. 8., struck the flag of Vice-Admiral Mar tin, as Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, on promotion, at sunset on Wednesday evening, and yesterday hoisted that (white at the wizen) of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Geo. Grey. The Melampus, old 42-gun sailing-frigate, Capt. L. G. Heath, C. 8., was towed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday from the Southampton water to turn over her officers and crew to the screw-frigate Arrogant on the let proximo. The Meander, 44, Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., was dismasted at Portsmouth yesterday, preparatory to being placed in ordinary, Capt. Scott and crew turning over to the screw block-ship Blenheim, 60. The quarterly meeting of the Portsmouth Royal Naval Club took place yesterday at the Portland, Southsea, Rear-Admiral G. H. Elliott in the chair. The dinner was attended by the chief officers in port. THE REINFORCEMENTS FOR INDIA. The following vessels have been taken up by the East India Company, and will take troops to the respective ports :-- Ships. Destination. Troops. Akbsr Calcutta... Company's Recruits "Vittoria Poiotiers Jason Indiana Drafts of Queen's Regiments. Linos& -.... )1 ••• II Antelope Saline (via Egypt) Bombay... /f T weedside Madras ... If Aberdeen Calcatta ... IP Captain R. P Anderson, 25th Bengal Native Infantry, who commanded one of the outposts during the whole of the siege of Luoknow, has : safely arrived in London. His interesting narra tive of the siege is now in Messrs. Thacker and ' Co.'s hands for publication, and is expected to be ready in time for the next mail steamer for India. CHANGES AND PROMOTIONS IN THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE, EAST INDIA 1101.70.—Sir J. C. Melvid, K.C.8., having resigned the service, Mr. J. D. Dickinson succeeds to the office of secretary ; Mr. J. C. Melvill, becoming deputy-secretary •nd Mr. I. Danvers assistant secretary ; Mr. A. R. Onslow let clerk, and clerk to the com mittee of bye-laws ; Mr. C, F. Shepherd, 2d clerk ; and Mr. R. Dickinson, 3d clerk. The clerks below Mr. R. Dickinson to be promoted 4 each one step in the office. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Sir H. Dsvinson, Puisne Judge at Madras, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay, vice Sir \Y. Yardley.—Thacker's Over and News. `10,... _4 --- DIABOLICAL MURDER IN THE HAYMARKET, AND ESCAPE OF THE MURDERER. Inspector Burnett, of the C division, mentioned to Mr. Bingham at the Marlborough-street Police court yesterday that a murder had been discovered in Arundel-place, Haymarket. The following particulars have been collected from reliable sources : On Tuesday night a foreigner accosted three French girls in the street, and after a short conver sation accompanied one of them, known as Madame l i Louise, to her lodgings, 8, Arundel-street, Hay market, a house kept for, and inhabited by, foreign prostitutes. They went to bed, and nothing more was heard of them until Wednesday morning, at ten o'clock, when the foreigner left the house, the servant letting him out and noticing nothing parti cular about him. In the course of the day, when dinner time came, and Madame Louise did not make her appearance, the keeper of the house and the lodgers began to have suspicions, and about 7 o'clock in the evening resolved to search the room, when they were horrified at finding Madame Louise dead and quite black in the face from strangulation, as there were finger marks on the throat, and indi cations of a violent struggle. Medical aid was im mediately procured, but the doctor pronounced that the woman had been dead for some hours. There was a small quantity of blood on the pillows. On examining the room it was discovered that nearly all the wearing apparel of the dead woman was missing ; also some pawnbrokers' duplicates and money. The black velvet cloak the deceased wore when she met the foreigner was also gone. As he earrings were torn from the ears of the deceased, t would seem that robbery was the motive of ti is barbarous murder. The deceased went by the name of Madame Louise. She was a Frenchwoman about 22 years of age . ; and when she came to E n g land about six o .r eight months ago, set up in the business of laundress in Little W in d m ill-street. Being encum bered w bitlay two children, she could not get a main tenance laundry work, and then she joined th a t numerous herd o f f ore i ni prostitutes who parade Regent-street and adjacent streets. On the even ingwhentothe deceasedhave went home with the foreigner she is known which can nowherevbeevr f orn a gold watch and chain, the C division, wa g "'ld. Inspector Park, of engaged throughout yesterday in the inquiry. The following description police the murderer has been sent round to every e s at f ation :___ 4i A Ger man, about 30 years of age fluently, t6or and stated in. high speaks German and French that his father was a captain in thetOnithboowtide dressed in a dark grey paletot coat,navy ; he was sleeves, grey trousers, and strong wellington Groom, the coroner's officer, has forwarded theislr, 5. ,, information CO Mr. Bedford ; but no day is yet filed for the inquest. Throughout wai, the entire day the foot the street densely crowded by idlers, pavement in force their way order to anxious to view of the cliam n h c' e i -e n i ,„' °u " was enacted ; b u t :-11-111c11 the fear t f o l ° t bt" a were kept on duty, and no °f the dFagdy ivis.on no the house was allowed one unconnected with to enter. It is somewhat extraordinary that none mates of the house heard any noise, arid; of the in_ hewed that after he had left the house: she al -t Was be " had gone to sleep again. , On information being given to the police at Vine street, which is within a very short distance of the place where e crime was committed, Inspec . for Park and Superintendent Hannant proceeded to the spot to endeavour to elucidate the mystery. In examination of the room was at once com menced, and a question was asked whether the de ceased was known to have had any property. it was elicited that though not in affluent eircum stances, the deceased was known to possess sonic) amount of money, a gold watch, which she alway 3 THEE SeN wore of an evening, and also a pair of very valuable ' earrings. None of this property could now be found, and it at once became apparent that the murder had been committed for the purpose of robbing the un fortunate woman ; and this the murderer had ac complished, and even took the earrings from her ears after he had perpetrated the diabolical deed. In addition to the property above mentioned seve ral duplicates, known to have been in possession of the deceased prior to the dreadful occurrence, were also missed. A description of the man who had accompa nied the deceased to the house on the previous night was then given to the police, who came to the conclusion that it corresponded in all essential particulars with that of a man who had been fre quently seen in the neighbourhood, an d this cir cumstance leads the police to imagine there will be very little difficulty in procuring his apprehension. He is described as being about 5 feet 7 inches in height, and about 30 years of age. H . e was dressed in a dark grey paletot, with very wide sleeves of foreign mark. The general belief is that he is a Ger man, although in a conversation he had on the pre vious night with Mde. Levi, the landlady of the house, he denied that he was, and in reply to a question from her said ho was an Italian, and that his father held an exalted position in the navy. Superintendent Hannant without delay took the most vigorous steps to effect the apprehension of the supposed murderer, and circulated a description of the articles which had been stolen from the de ceased. The watch bears the name of Vieyres, Pall mall, engraved on the inside case, and there are small stones round the verge. A full description of the man was also sent to the various railway sta tions and steam boat wharves, and as no person answering to it had been seen, it is believed he is secreted somewhere in the metropolis. At 12 o'clock last night the greatest possible ex citement prevailed in the Haymarket and neigh bourhood, consequent upon a report that the mur derer had been apprehended ; and in a few minutes afterwards a man closely guarded by six policemen, was taken to the Vine-street police station, followed by several hundreds of persons, many of whom ma nifested their horror at the commission of the tra gedy by hissing and hooting. The man was taken before Acting Inspector Webb, and the servant girl and other persons in the house where the crime was perpetrated, were summoned with a view to iden tify the person in custody. When they arrived, howeved, much to the disappointment of all present, they stated it was not the assassin. He was at once set at liberty, in a state of considerable agitation caused by the enormity of the accusation preferred against him. He was an Englishman, and was taken in the Haymarket. Last evening Mr. Tothill, the divisional surgeon, made an examination of the body of the murdered woman. He discovered marks round the neck as if her throat had been firmly grasped by her unna tural assailant in order to throttle her. He came to the conclusion that the unfortunate woman had been smothered with a pillow, and thus prevented from raising any outcry. In addition to the articles mentioned above the murderer took two silk dresses belonging to the deceased, and also an alpaca skirt and jacket, a white silk parasol, a cape with a hood attached, and various other articles of wearing, apparel. The servant girl remembers that when she saw the man leave the house he had a parcel with him. Before leaving he securely locked the door of the room, and took the key away with him. From the fact that the murderer was seen loiter ing about the neighbourhood for two or three nights previously the police are of opinion that he had been watching for a female having an exten sive display of jewellery, and that he induced the woman to take him home with the fixed determina tion of taking her life for the purpose of allowing him to commit the robbery. CENTRAL C.RDIEVAL COURT, Feb. 25, OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wigktman.) Henry Edward Legge, a young man of gentle manly appearance, surrendered to take his trial on an indictment which charged that he, being in the service of her Majesty as paymaster of the 2d Regt. of Royal West Surrey Militia, received in that ca pacity divers large sums of money on the public account, and that he unlawfully and feloniously embezzled a sum of 1,3001., portion of the monies so received. In other counts the prisoner was charged with unlawfully appropriating a large aura of money he had received on account of the public to his own use. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution, which was instituted by direction of the War Office ; Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Kerr, of the Northern Circuit, were specially retained for the defence. Several witnesses having been examined, The Jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was at once dis charged from custody. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton.) Joshua Valentine Hollingsworth, 34, cabinet maker, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with attempting to obtain money by falie pre tences from Wm. M'Kewan. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted, and Mr. Giffard defended. The prisoner bad, it appeared, attempted to open an account at the London and County Bank, by bringing, in cash, about 3001., and with it a num ber of acceptances, purporting to represent an amount exceeding his cash. Upon some inquiry being made about the bills it was found that the persons whose names and addresses were to them did not exist. The Court sentenced the prisoner to 18 months' imprisonment. George Walker, one of the store-keepers to the Eastern Counties Railway Company, pleaded guilty to having stolen a quantity of stores belonging to the company. The Court sentenced the prisoner to three years' penal servitude. Zachariah Pinson, 49, weaver, was indicted for the manslaughter of John Webber. Mr. Payne prosecuted. Both patties were, it appeared, the inmates of the East London Union poor-house at Homerton. The deceased, who was a very old man, was in a delicate state of health, and used at night in his sleep to make a considerable noise. The prisoner slept in the same ward, and upon the 18th Feb. deceased, annoying the prisoner by the noise which he made, the latter got up and turned him out of his bed, and turned the bed and bedstead over him. The result of ;this violence was that the old man died some few hours afterwards. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Francis Henry Laws, 37, locksmith, was indicted for the manslaughter of Charlotte, his wife. Mr. Salter prosecuted, and M r . Sleigh defended. The parties lived in Cartwright-street, West minster, and upon the 12th of last month, some words arising b_tween them, prisoner struck de ceased a blow upon the head with a tin saucepan, inflicting a slight wound, which resulted in erysi pelas, of which she some weeks after died. The medical evidence being somewhat uncertain upon the point, and it being proved that the de ceased was very much addicted to drinking, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Feb. 25. MANSION-HOUSE. —J ames Harling, a young man of very respectable connections, and of good education and address, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having embezzled several sums of money, the property of Messrs. Wales and Co., to whom he was clerk. The prisoner was also charged with the larceny of 100/. as a clerk. Mr. C. E. Smith, printer, 2, Devonshire-terrace, Victoria-road Park, said—l rent my house of Mrs. Bower, and I am in the habit of paying my rent to Mr. Wales, as her agent. On Jan. 19 last I sent to Mr. Wales's office the cheque produced for 12/., in payment of the quarter's rent, and I afterwards re ceived the receipt produced. My cheque has been returned to me as paid by bankers. Mr. S. Mecham, clerk to Mr. Begg, Corbet-court, Gracechurch-street, merchant, said—On Feb. 13 I paid to the prisoner, at our office, the sum of 121. 10s. and he gave me the receip t p roduced. dr. George R. Wales, 8, Great St. Helen's, sur veyor and estate agent, said—l have one partner. The prisoner has been in our employment about 11 years. His duty was to receive the rents of the various properties for which I acted as agent. It was my custom to give him receipts signed by my self aster they were filled up, and it was the pri soner's duty on receiving money to enter the amounts received in the book called the receiver's book, and t o p ay th e amoun t t o th e b an k er , and to account to me for th e b a l ance ever y S a turday night. The cheque produced for Stock," in the prisoner's . ceipt produced for of my belief, w by as h a ina n s i e r l r f e . gul ar pro 12/ is crossed "L. J. and handwriting, to the best that! know his writing. The re p proc eeding to . sum is in his writing. It lak, my b , anker means the London Joint-Stock give a receipt signed signed, by myself, rec ei p t and wag produced. for 121. 103. is instructions to receive thaßegiven ley me to him with money, the receiver's book, but ther e is I have examined of these sums in that book. n o entry of e i t h er The Lord Mayor—When did you discover th e defalcations ? Prosecutor —Yesterday morning I first discovered. ' it. Be had absented himself on Sattli day n',ght, ima gluing that I had gong (At to dallier ; 1 , 11 4 isutvins 116 - 14iiiN .T1 FRIDAY that the account was not made up as usual I re quested him yesterday morning to make it up. He then did so and there was a deficiency in the monies ho had received of 1001. I then asked him what amount of rents ho had received and not accounted for, and I wrote down from his dictation the above items of 121. and 121. 10s., and other sums to the amount of 1201. Ho acknowledged to me that he had received these rents. The Lord Mayor—What clo you believe to be the amount of the whole deficiency ? The Prosecutor—l am afraid that it is consider ' ably more than it appears to be at present, but I am really afraid to look further, for the collection is very large. I come forward upon this occasion, I assure your worship, with the greatest possible reluctance. It was subsequently mentioned to the Lord Mayor that the prisoner had been in the habit of playing at cards for considerable sums of money with young men of very respectable position in society, and that in one night he had lost upwards of 281. to a friend, with whom he had been in the habit of negotiating bills. The prisoner said he should reserve his defence. The Lord Mayor—The case is a most deplorable one. I am given to understand, prisoner, that your employer on the day you completed your ninth year in his service, greatly to his satisfaction, presented you with a very handsome watch in proof of the estimation in which he held you, and I can very well conceive with what pain he comes forward now to show how much he was mistaken in suppos• ing that you would never give him cause to regret the confidence he reposed in your integrity. It is impossible that any who has hoard what has taken place here to-day can attribute the offences which h tare been charged against the unfortunate prisoner to any cause but the dreadful vice of gambling. The prisoner was committed. CLERKEN WELL. Caroline Sedgeregreen, 23, a servant at a brothel, 6, Holborn-buildings, and Rose Smith, 17, a prostitute, were placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with stealing from the person of Jas. Matthews, 78, Myddelton street, Clerkenwell, a watchmaker, in Gray's-inn lane, a silver watch, of the value of 61. and 101. ss. in gold and silver monies, under the following circumstances : The complainant, a few evenings since, was wait ing in Holborn for his wife, when the two prisoners, as he stated, went up to him, and after having some conversation with them, he took them into a public-house and treated them with some refresh ment. After that he adjourned with the prisoners to a low brothel in Holborn-buildings, where he speedily became insensible, and was robbed of the whole of his property. On Wednesday he gave information to the police, and the prisoners were apprehended, but although a strict search was made, none of the property was found. The pro secutor stated that he had been drinking a little, but if the magistrate had any doubt, he had better give it to the prisoners. The prisoners, in defence, denied any knowledge of the prisoner or his property. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not think any jury would convict upon such evidence, and the pri soners would, therefore, be discharged ; but if any other evidence could be produced, they could be again apprehended. WORSHIP-STREET. —FRIGHTFUL ASSAULT. —Joseph Nixon, a malicious-looking, strong-built fellow, was charged with cutting and wounding Henry Cleasby. Complainant is a porter, and recognised at this court as a person who is frequently seen about the Bank, directing omnibus passengers as to the most fitting time to procure accommodation and secures them seats as they arrive seriatim. His manner is extraordinarily singular, and on this occasion con trasted strongly with his frightfully-disfigured, in jured, and bloody face, enveloped in bandages. He stated that on Wednesday afternoon he met the prisoner, whom he well knew as an associate of pickpockets, lurking about the Bank. Prisoner instantly dashed at him, with an oath, and struck him over the eye with some sharp instrument. Magistrate—Do you know the prisoner to be a thief ? Complainant—Do I ? Dont I ? Why, I often sees him about the busses, and I always says to him, " Now I'm not a going to have any of your little game here." That's the way I spoilt him, and this is the way he's spoilt me. Magistrate—Did you bleed much T Complainant—Did I ? I should think I did. I should not like to bleed so again. Look here. Magistrate—Pray don't tail off the bandage. The complainant had already laid the wound (a long and heavy cut near the temple) bare ; clearly it was of a most serious character ; and the ma gistrate ordered that, without waiting to give fur ther evidence, the injured man should be conveyed to the hospital in a cab. LAMBETH. —TIM 3LX- POLICEMAN. George Thurston, the ex-policeman, who has been in cus tody for tendayson charges of felony, was brought up for final examination. The case had been adjourned for the attendance of Mr. Robinson, a musicseller, 71, Wardour-street at whose shop the prisoner had sold, or said he had sold, a quantity of valuable music belonging to the prosecutor. At the last examination Mr. Wells, the prosecutor, and who is the leader at Drury-lane, complained of the discourteous and untradesmanlike manner in which he had boen treated by Mr. Robinson when he went to his shop to make inquiries about his lost music, and a sum mons was granted for Mr. Robinson's attendance. When called on Mr. Robinson declared that he had not purchased the music stated by Mr. Wells nor had he ever, to his knowledge, seen the prisoner before. The prisoner as positively declared he was the person to whom he had sold the stolen music, and the magistrate expressed it as his opinion that there could be no doubt of the fact. Mr. Robinson, however, was sworn, and on his oath confirmed his previous statement, while the prisoner as positively declared he was the pur chaser of the property. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the offences charged, and the magistrate having expressed his strongest reprobation of his conduct, sentenced him to six mouths' hard labour. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company have appointed Mr. Willcox, M.P., their chairman, Sir James Matheson having resigned. On Monday next the steamer Arabia is expected to arrive at Liverpool from New York with a large amount of gold. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—The annual court of this corporation was held yesterday in the board-room of " the hospital. The Rev. Dr. Jelf occupied the chair. The committee's 19th annual report stated the number of in-patients at 1,461, and the out-patients as 26,156 —total, 27,617. The average length of residence cf the patients in the:house was 27 dep.', and the average cost of each patient was 41. ss. The current income of the year 1857 was 5,5771. 4s. 6d., including a legacy of 5001. from Miss Macleod, and the expenditure was 6,851/. 163. 2d. The liabilities of the institution at the end of the year were 2,1731. 73. 7d., and the total amount of stock only 1,1761. 4s. 4d., showing a defi ciency upon the current account, 'which oo3as ons the committee considerable anxiety. But the matter which most presses upon the managers is the state of the old building and necessity of completing the new structure. The result of the subscription for this purpose inaugu rated at the great public meeting in Lincoln's-inn-hall, under the presidency of his Royal Highness the Duke of Combridge, was up to the date of she report 21,5791., and a further sum having since been announced, the amount required to complete the subscription is 17,3481., and on the raising of that sum now depends the comple tion of the works. The retirement of Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., from the treasurersh:p, on account of pressing public duties, was mentioned with regret, and the worthy alderman was cordially thanked for the munificent spirit with which he had helped to form and sustain the hospital. The nursing deportment, under the direction of the Lady Superintendent and Lady Sisters of St. John's•house, was tnentianed with warm commen dation, and stated to be gratefully appreciated by the sick poor admitted into the hospital. ALLEGED MISCONDUCT OF REGIMENTS IN INDIA Throue,h a private but authentic source we learn chat in military affairs in India there has lately been more diffi culty and commotion than have yet transpired in this country. At the same time that Sir Colin Campbell has been more or less exculpating Gino ral Windham for the disaster at Cawnpore, be has been dealing rigorously with some of those holding subordinate but important commands under that officer. It is now said that the 88th and 82d Regiments (Queen's) behaved very ill on the occasion of the attack by the Gwalior Contingent ; took to flight almost without a shot ; got into the town and cantonments, and set to plundering and drinking. Sir C. Campbell is reported to have put the colonels of both under arrest—hence, we presume, the announcement in Friday's Gaalte that Brevet-Colonel Robertson, of the 82d, has "resigned." The artillery force is pronounced to have also behaved ill, or to have been ill managed, on th e same occasion, and in consequeece Sir C. Campbell has summarily dis missed Gen. Dupuis, who was at the head of that force, and three other artillery officers near him in Veal coln• mand. The terms in which Sir Colin Campbell is under stood :to have performed this painful duty are reported to have been unusually energetio—that the officers im plicated did sot know their business ; that Woolwich practice won't do in India ; and that, as he is responsible to the country, and not merely to thelWar-office at home, he takes the liberty of recommending their return to England. A. Company's officer has been appointed to succeed Gen. Dupuis. These statements may have received some enlargement and adornment on their way trona India, but that the main facts are as alleged our information l eaves us no room to doubt. Sir C. Camb b. 11 , we believ e , has also expressed an opinion that but t o o t r , t2aeir he xicie:;cy of the artillery, and the misconduct regiments o of infantry abovenamed, General eqdl'l",4l w 44111 bit nld haye succeeded i n carry i ng out or d ers poration.-4olsressn, of Wednesday. E VEIN 'irIIBRIIARY 2, 1858 THW CHARGE AGAINST MR. ISAAC BUTT, M.P. (PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE. [The following appeared in our late edition of last evening The committee for investigating the charges in th• petition of Mr. Coffey against Mr. Isaac Butt re-assem bled this morning at 12 o'clock in No. 18, Committee room. Mr. Roebuck, in answer to a question put by the Chairman, said be proposed to-day to call Mr. James Coffey, one of the brothers of the last witness, and Mrs. Parr, the lady whose name was so frequently mentioned yesterday. To-morrow he should call Mr. Ternon Smith, :LP., Mr. Mangles, and Sir J. W. Hogg. Mr. Deasy having bean informed that the committee would sit on Saturday, said he should examine Mr. Butt on that day. Mrs. Parr, examined by Mr. Roebuck—l am married. My husband is, I believe, now in Hanwell, and I believe seriously ill. I should have gone to see him, but I thought it would seem as if I wished to avoid being examined if I was not present this morning. I know the brother of Mr. James Coffey, he introduced me to Mr. Edward. I know hie Highness Ali Moorad. I live in Bond-street, and I obtain my living by trafficking in opera boxes. Mr. Coffey used to obtain boxes for his highness, and I also executed several commissions for his highness. He used to come to my house, as also used Mr. Batt. The only time I heard anything relative to Ali Moorad, was one evening in an opera box, and my opinion was asked about the advi sability of the journey. I said I was not in a position to give any opinion. I was also present at a conversation that took place one evening at my house. Mr. Butt Paid, in the eveat of a certain despatch being obtained from the Board of Control, he should go to India and return a rich man. I am certain this conversation occurred in the month of July or the beginning of August, 1857. I never went to Paris at the will,' of Ali Moorad. I went there on my way to Germany to find a college at which I could place my children. I travelled to Paris by myself. While in Paris I resided in the same hotel as theAmeer, but in a different part. . fter stopping a few days in Paris the Ameer expressed a wish as I was going to Vienna that I should travel with him in order that the journey might be shortened by playing chess. When I arrived at 'Vienna I occupied apartments of my own in a hotel. The Ameer also resided at the same place. While in - Vienna I recollect several persons coming to see the Ameer. The Chamberlain of the King of Sweden called upon me in reference to the affairs of the Ameer. On returning to England I heard that a telegram had been sent to lir. T. Smith aspersing my character. I received a letter from Mr. V. Smith's eon, stating that nothing had been said about the telegram, and remarking, "If I can be of any service to you in this matter let me know." (The chairman and the members of the committee were of opinion that this sentence was in a different handwriting from the body of the letter.) I recollect a conversation taking place there between myself and Mr. Elliot. Mr. Coffey was present. I also recollect a conversation between Mr. Elliot and Mr. Coffey about India. I never heard Mr. Coffey say that on the arrival of the Ameer in India, he would join the strongest party if he got to Bombay during the insurreotion. I might have used that expression myself. I have also a recol lection of an interview with Sir Hamilton Seymour, during which Sir Hamilton Seymour told me that Mr. Butt had told hies that Mr. Coffey was a libeller, and that he was determined to hunt him down. I have never heard that I had been introduced as Mrs. Coffey until this moment. I had heard I had been spoken of in a telegraphic despatch as Mrs. Coffey, the Ameer having, it was said, come to the con clusion that the lady he had seen in Mr. Coffey's apart ment was his wife. I travelled by the same conveyance as the Ameer to Frankfort. We arrived there on a Sunday, and left the following Thursday. Ali Moorad never seemed annoyed at our stay in Vienna. He appeared 'vexed when Mr. Coffey wished to push on. He, in fact, wanted to remain. In the course of my journey to Vienna I wrote to Mr. Coffey, requesting tc see him, as I thought it was not right that he should go away with aspersions resting on him of which he was unoceut. Mr. Deasy--I shall not proceed into the cross-exami nation of the witness, but I request that Mirza Ali A.khbar, an agent of the Lmeer in England, should be called to translate two letters written is Persian by the A.meer, one datel from Paris and the other Trieste, during his outward journey to India. Meer Alt Akhbar then produced two letters, both of which he said were written by the Ameer to him. The first one read was dated from Paris. It complained of the great expenses of the hotel, which be said had already cost him 2,000 rupees. It directed that the money might be got from the ' Mercantile Bank. That the hotel bills would be transmitted to bim from Cairo, in order to ascertain whether that son of Satan (Coffey) who was detaining him had robbed him. The letter concluded by stating that " the bastard " would rob him on the road. Mr. Roebuck—How do youeouthenticate this letter Witness—By the envelope. Mr. Roebuck—But that is no proof that this letter (holding up the paper) came in this envelope. There is no seal or anything on the letter to prove its authenticity. Sir J. Graham —Do you know the Pereian characters of the Anseer Witness—l do. Sir J. Grabara—You have no doubt about it 1 Witness—None whatever. Mr. Bright—ls it not the custom. to affix a seal or to make the last mark on a letter 1 Witness—Not on letters. It is, on agreements. Mr. Sidney Herbert—You have rot read the whole of the latter. It is written on both. sides Witness--I did not observe it.. The room was then ordered, to be cleared. On the re-admission of the public the witness was then re-called and read the remaining p. irtion of the letter. The A.meer went on to say that it was of the utmost im nortance that he should reiseive the money, and that be would send it back 'letter was addressed iu tEthnregonuligshhh.ehaisrriave g d ent a s t . Born} ay Mr. Roebuck —Who addressed that letter / Witness—l don't knem. It was addressed to me by the Ameer through Vae Mercantile Bank as he did not know my address. The seal was the Amer's. The second letter was then read, it was to the follow ing effect : "Before this I sent you a letter from Paris, and in that letter I explained to you the circumstances of the bad devil,the villeny of this accursed Up to this day I have received no received o ve d i t through. n my However this is the circum stances conduct v; oe o fp f net thin, tbo l ar ppe place. arrival at Paris I told him to prepare to proceed to-morrow morning. He told use he was sick, and made many excuses. He kept me in Paris four or five days, and then we left Paris. In every stage he makes many excesses and pretences. At some places he kept me four or Eve days, and in another place he kept use six days, and all. for no benefit. I arrived at Trieste on the 21st. On my arrival ehe boat had started for Alexandria. Another boat may go in fifteen days. That is doubtful. I may g'o or I may not go. At other times he makes other excueiew, and tells me I must get my M inister, Ali Akhbar, to sen d me on to B om bay. At other times he tells rem the English Governmeat have ordered me to go to Scinde. Sometimes he tells me Mr. Butt is coming, and that I had better wait for him. There is no one here who understands my lan guage. This is the fount h day I have been at Trieste. You know that Mr. Vert son Smith has told me to go quick, but lam kept here like a prisoner. I am per fectly helpless. God knows for what purpose this son of Satan detains me." The translation of the time° letters, with the originals, wo w, after some converes tion, ordered to be sent to Mr. Prinsep, a director of the Ea.t India Company, in ore], r to ascertain if the witness had translated them correctly. In answer to Mr. Roebuck, the witness stated that he was not on the beat t ermr. with Mr. Coffey. This circumstance arose from the disrespectful way in which Mr. C , )ffey had treated flee Ameer. The first time he knew there were money transactions between Mr. Coffey and the Ameer was when the Anwar showed him an account ; and when he stoked Mr. Coffey for particulars, be gave the most unsatisfactory answers. Mrs. Parr, oross.examined by Mr. Deasy--I have sceu Mr. Butt five or six times—tour times in 1857 I have a perfect recollection of. It was at my own hou se. On the second occasion I was speaking to a gentleman in my drawing room when Mr. Butt, M.r. Irving, and Mr. Coffey entered. La cones quencu of that circumstance Mr. Batt received an invitation to that gentleman's house. The name of the gentleman I allude to is Sir Alexander Cockburn. Sir Alexander never expressed to me any opinion about the AlneeriB lo yalty. Mr. Coffey was on the same terms of intimacy with me as any other member of my family. He used to cal). at my house daily. It was very seldom he supped there. The Ameer used also to corns frequently to my house.. He wee in the habit of taking opera boxes from me. I remained in Frankfort three days. It was there I heord Mr. Coffey frequently urge the Ameer to go on. Mr. Coffey spoke in Hindostanee. What he said to the Ameer I did not understand, bat it was translated to me by an interpreter. Ido not think I should be much surprised if the Arneer com• plained of Mr. Coffey detaining him on his journey, as I had reason to believe that the Ameer was not sincere. His pantomime was perfect. He could - readily make persona understand him. I should doubt his sincerity to his agent. If the agent was the person I mean. I should think it was very likely he would deceive him—especially if it was Ali Mirza. I sent for Ali Mize on Thursday. last, and he called upon me relative to an opera-box, for which the Ameer was indebted. At that in terview he told me that Mr. Coffey had told such stories as to constantly keep him in hot water. My object in going to Sir H. Seymour was to relieve myself from the aspersion thrown upon ray character in connection with the charge of Mr. Coffey. I was anxious the ex posure should not take place. I have seen Mr. Roebuck twice. It was r coy own house mid once at his. I might kave moan him altogether about half.a-dozen times, but olways in reference to the petition. Mr. Deasy—You state that your name is Parr. Were you ever called by any other name Witness—Never except my huebaud'e and my own, namely, Parr and Ryan. Mr. Deasy—You do business in the name of Ryan and Co. ! Witness—Yes. • Mr. Deasy—Did you, or a friend of yours, ever threaten to publish a memoir with respect to any gentle man I Witness—Never. Mr. Deasy—Did you ever demand any money for withholding the publication. witness--Never. _ _ _ Mr. Deasy—Were you ever threatened with prosecu- tion, if you or .your friends entered on such a publication! Witness—fever. In regard to this matter, the witness explained that once she met a lai!y an a packet and was informed she was not a proper p• reon. This lady came to her house and read a long document, wlich she imprudently mentioned to a friend of her's, a member of Parliament and a member of the Government, who imprudently mentioned it again. She proceeded to say that a gentleman named Hawke had called upon her with regard to the paper alluded to, but she did not know that it was in reference to any threatened publica- tion. Mr. Hawke did not threaten a prosecution against her, and she did not know that he held out a threat of that descriptio% the lady referred to. The document was left for a long time with her. Her friend the member of Parliament took it away with her per mission, and showed it to a barrister in the Temple. The document was highly defamatory, bringing the names of some persons of the highest distinction in England in question. It detailed a series of conversations alleged to have taken place. She said she intended publishing it. In the document it was stated that she had paid a barrister 350 guineas as a fee to bring an acti,m in her behalf against a distinguished person for breach of promise of marriage, as it was on that gentleman's be half that that gentleman called. The witness went on to say that she could disprove the insinuations cast upon her, by the evidence of certain members of Parliament and other persona of distinction, and if the line of exa mination was persisted in she hoped she should be allowed to call them. (Laughter.) Cross-examination continued—l never saw Mr. Edwin James, Q C., on the subject of the publication. I know Mrs. Coffey. That lady recently called at my house to inquire whether Mr. Coffey was there. Mr. Coffey was staying there. Mr 4. Coffey cumtititted to ring the bell so violently that I was compelled to say to her that if she did not come up stairs I should be compelled to do something that was disagreeable. Mr. Deasy—l wish this cross-examination to close, in order to produce Mr. Hawke. Sir J. Graham—Did Mr. Butt ever mention to you his arrangement with the Ameer. Witness—He said when he came back from India he should be a wealthy man, and that when he bad finished this business of the Atneer s, he should get the business of other Indian princes, and thus obtain great wealth. He said he had used his influence in Parliament, and :tad been very successful in obtaining a compromise in favonr of Ali Moored from Mr. V. Smith. Sir J. Graham—Are you certain he mentioned Par lian3entary influence ? Witness—Quite sore. By Mr. Sergeant Kinglake—l know that Mr. Coffey had stated that if it was necessary he would detain the Ameer, but I have never heard him say that he would take him back to England if a hint was given. A banker's clerk proved the payment of certain cheques drawn by the Ameer, but could not say to whom the money was given. The committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock 4-morrow. TRIAL OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK DM ECTORS. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, GUILDHALL. (Sitting at Nisi Prius, before Lord Campbell and a Speoial Jury.) VIE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS. ELETINTEE DAT. Tlio following appeared in succeseive editions of The Sun 0 .- yesterday : The trial of the information against the directors and manager of the Royal British Bank for conspiring by false pretences to defraud the shareholders and cgs tomera and the public, was this day resumed. The same counsel appeared as before. Mr. E. James, Q.C., addressed the jury on the part of Mr. Eodaile. He said—lt devolved on him, 1%4 eounse for Mr, Esdaile, to addrese them on his I ehalf, with a view of directing their attention to the evidence of the prosecution, as applying to that gentleman's ease in contradistinotion to the other defendants, and to point out as he hoped satisfactorily that though Mr. Esdaile may have acted improvident, too credulous, and too sanguine, he had not acted criminally. That was the distinc tion he wished them to draw on a calm and impartial consideration of his case, and to say by their verdict that his conduct was dictated by a desire to retrieve the interests of the bank, and not of defrauding any one ; for until the last moment, when the ship went down, he was at the helm endeavouring to take her safe into port. Mr. Esdaile might have been wrong in some instances is the course he had suggested, bat he had never acted fraudulently or guilty. They Nero now arriving at that period when their verdicts would solve this great question, and when he asked them to step to soate extent between, he would not sty urine. Wally, the public indignation roused against these gentlemen whe were now sitting before them by the public journals in designating them as swindlers to the whole civilised world, and discriminate between a tlo sanguine, and it may be a careless dealing with the bank and criminality of conduct. It was incumbent on the prosecution to make out a clear case, and it was the wish of himself and his client to take a manly and straightforward course on this occasion. Mr. Ei della, however, had no desire to shelter him self behind the back of any director with whom he had been associated, but to take upon himself the responsi bility of his own acts. At the same time it was essen tial for them to consider when they were called upon to say whether any, and if so, who, were guilty, what part each had taken in the transactions which it is alleged shows conspiracy. Mr. Esdaile was a gentleman well known in the pity. He was in partnership with his father at the city saw-mills ; and his uncle wag, if not the founder of the London and Westminster Bank, an early originator and supporter of that thriving concern, Mr. Esdaile joined the Royal British Bank is 1849 on its first formation, and there could be no doub the bank suffered from a want of sufficient capi tal, a difficulty which probably they were aware had befallen the earliest days of some of our now most nourishing concerns in the kingdom. The London and Westminster Bank commenced their business with a paid np capital of 50.0001. ; the London Joint Stock Bank, 60,0001. ; the Union, 210,000/. ; and the London and County, 35,0001. ; but as they were established before the passing of Peel's act in 1844 they were liable to no restrictions, and could call up their capital as they required it. The Royal British Bank were unable, iu consequence of the above ant, to increase their capital beyond 100,000/. without obtaining a supplemental charter, so that the bank was trading from the time it opened in 1849 to 1855 upon a narrow and cramped capital whichparalysed its exertions, and made the struggle the more severe ; but a struggle was usual in young con cerns, and the millionaire of to-day had had to struggle against "lock-ups," and he doubted if there was a bank ing establishment or a large mercantile firm that had not had large debts and claims which it was absolutely essential that they should nurse, in the hope of re riev ing their position and removing a clog from their necks ; and he should like to know whether the London and Westminster Bank, if they had had a debt of 250,0001. "lock-ep," would have stated it in an abstract of the .balance-sheet. Mr. Ca , neron's p., cur, the learned counsel said, was omnipotent in the bank, and the fact had been most fully shown that the directors were his creatures and his tools, and that he was the man who pulled the strings of the puppets, Mr. Cameron, he had said, was omnipotent, and discounted bills at pleasure that never went before the directord, Ttie appointment of a finanee committee was a mere farce, and Mr. Cameron must have laughed in his sleeve at the prospect that whilst the finance committee was titting up stairs for the purpose of examining bills for discount he was discoanting bin and his friends' bills at his plea sure. He reminded the jury that the conspiracy was said to have been eommittesi in 1855 and 1856. At the early part of 1855, Mr. Cameron wee away from illnese, and in consequence of that Mr. Esdaile became general manager, when the Eret thing he did was to make a searching investigation int* the sinks of the bank, and what he and his brother directors did to retrieve its posi tion, and which induced Mr. Cameron and Mr. Bro ws to leave the bank, was brought against him to prove con spiracy. The learned gentleman referred to the kooks pis system of Scotch banking, which had the effect of mysti fying every one, and the instruction that Mr. Cameron gave to one of the clerks, not to supply information to any of the directors, and called upon the jury to discriminate between imprudent conduct and guilt. Mr. Esdaile had lost everything, and if he had had a crimi nal intent he would have no doubt protected himself. Mr. Slade, Q C., addressed the jury for Mr. Owen. The' learned counsel said that Mr. O wen, after 20 years babour as a humble tradesman, had acquired a competency, which he was induced, through Mr. Mullets, his private solicitor, to embark in the Royal Bri fish 'Bank, and the result was that Mr. Owen had been deceived. That gentleman when he took hie seat, at the board found hiat,elf surrounded by M.P.'s and me u of high standing in the commercial world, and cons idering the omnipotence of Mr. Cameron, it was not to. Tbe wondered at that Mr, Owen was in• diced with others to believe that the bank was in a sot- which 2,6001. was disputed, in addition to a further sum vent and flourishing condition. The learned gentleman of 5,000/. ; 35,000/. of that sum was a transfer of We t . then aealyeed the evidence, and tended that there we, ton'e, and there was a charge ot above 9,0001. contended interest and ce rumissiou on tne account. There not the shadow of evidence against his client to prove were ethos item:, in dispute, which :f decided that he conspired with any of tilt defendants. i n M r . Brewn'm f a vour, woul d materielly reduces Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., addressed the jury for Mr. his sieb to the hank. Acaotiling to Mr. Breen's Humphrey Brown. He said he could not conceal books, in 1853, he had a surplus of upwards of 22,0001. Mr. .Se oalled the t wits. for M from himself that his position was one of consi derable ICarver D on :—Mr. ymour thee MeDon 01l ald, owe• civ e: ingineer ' & c r. disadvantage, having none of those topics which his resided at. Dingwall, amt was in the commission of the . peace for the c write He v alet,' Mr Camere n's learned friends had so powerfully used to beget for their respectable clients the attention and to appeal to the estate at Dingwall at 12,542/. 10.. in 1857, for the sympathies of the jury, from their being in a position to old ne a rn n . acgeaexmrpnroeeftoshen ol e N at l a t wn hg i oiisve evidence . na l l i fe ß et a ii n me k e o ,c t ea. n Sc d o He t ' iLi s a n d t a l cl;wolmaaeyehsaubdpokranet t he o his represent them as having to the last no direct inter est in w the monetary transactions of the bank. He had at the highest character for honesty and integ rit y outset to admit that Mr. Brown had availed himself of Dr. Wishall also gave Mr. Cameron a character for the resouroee of the bank, and that he was a debtor to honour and integrity. the bank to a large extent. He was also painfully son- Mr. Lawrence called Mr. E. Bullan, who spoke in scions that there existed, not only in the jury box, but Thi s terms of Mr. M.Leod's honour and integrity. closed the ev idence for the defendants. elsewhere, a prejudice against his client, which, how - Toe Court adjourned at half-past 5 o'clock . ever, was not altogether unnatural, aid which Mr. Atherton will reply on the case for the Crown he could not complain of, because he had to-morrow morning, so that there is now every probes broueht it on himself, but what he did ask the jury was bility of the case being closed on Saturday night. to guard themselves against prejudices, that had been most unfairly raised against Mr. Brown. He could not believe from whatever source it arose, it would have the effect of preventing justice being done him by a fair and impartial investigation of hie case, and he was buoyed up with the hope that when these prejudices were pointed outand explained he should not find the approaches to their reason entirely closed against his client's answer. The learned gentleman then entered into the details of the evi dence relative to his transactions, and compared them with the date of his commercial transaction. which, he sa id, showed that the bank was at all t tees amply secured Mr. 11. lretvia had raised himself to a competency by hie industry and probity. He had received the hi. nest honours from the inhabitants of his native town, and ne joined the bank with the " modest fortune" of 20,0001 He denied that the prosecution had producers a tittle ot evideace to prove that Mr. Brow, ha't sesn Knot; i.he crime with which he was mirage Mr. Lawrence, on benalf 'ot Mr. M Leed, nex. dressed the jury. tie said that his client was ame , her of a very ancient Scotch family, and his father had for years represented in Parliament the county of Res,. Re was a young man, and moreover a barri ter, when he hewne connected with the Royal British Bank he was unacquainted with banking transaotiens, and his connection with the bank arose from hi marrying Mr. Cameron's daughter. When he joined the bank, its affairs were represented to him as being most flourishing, and seeing the batik surrounded with all the appliance• of affluence and solidity, he believed it ti be in a solvent state. The consequence was that, believing in the truthfulness of the assertions of the father of his newly wedded wife, he invested 6,009 i. in the bank, and tool, his seat at the board. It was the most absurd thing impale to charge Mr. 111.`Leod as being a conspirator, for to be a conspirator to defraud the members of the bank was to defraud himself. The learned gentleman referred to the evidence that had been adduced on the part of the prosecution to establish the charge of con spiracy to defraud, and contended it had entirely failed; its tendency, if not its proof, being that Mr. M`Leod had assiduously attended to the discharge of his duties for the general benefit of the shareholders and depositors in the Royal British Bank. Mr. D. Seymour then rose to address the jury on behalf of Mr. Cameron. He said they were now apps aching the last scene of this eventtul and extraordinary trial, and it would soon be their duty to pronounce, by their solemn verdict, whether the Crown had made out the charge that the several defendants combined together, and conspired together in an unholy league for the detestable object of publishing false statements and entrap the unwary, or whether it was not a case in which a distinction should be drawn between criminality and too sanguine hopes If every counsel who had addressed the jury had ex pressed their sensibility of the responsibility under which they were placed, and to ask from them their conside rate and calm indulgence, it was he (Mr. D. Seynaoiir) who had most cause to ask fur that indulgence. His was, indeed, a painful task, for he had to defend a man who, from the commencement of the bank to its stoppage had been the single object against whom every attack bad been made, and in whose single person was crowded together calumny and suspicion by those who, instead of confronting the evidence by fair argu ment, had, up to the last moment, attempted to vindicate themselves, and ffteot their deliverance by the sacrifice of his client. He complained of Sir F. Thesiger !same introduced in his opening statement charges against Mr Cameron of fraud that only existed in the learned gen tleman's brief, and which had produced a sensation in every one who heard it stated They would recollect how he spoke of that unhappy man (Mr. Brunton) having been induced by Mr. Cameron to withdraw his savings, and invest them in this bank, on the ground that it was as safe as the Bank of England, but where was Brunton, and why had he not been called} It was a point that was much dwelt on, and when he (Mr. D. Seymour) heard it that day for the first time, he confessed be trembled for the safety of his client, but the case was 0v...r now, at d this moving story had turned nut to be a nullity. There was something however in it, aed that wa-, , o show the jury how much care was necessary to draw a Oistinctim. between prejudice and proof. He bad also to complain of every counsel, from Sir F. Kelly (except Mr. S-rgertut Shee) downwards, having either by an open charge er by inuendo thrown the responsibility from the -nett id a of their respective clients to those of Mr. Cameron a. then referred to the course of banking that bad pursued, and iu reference to Mr. Cameron dieceuetle, tells, said that by the charter a discretienary ,;ewer was invested in the managing director to discount bids aft- r the finance committee had left, teed it would be a strange thing if a mana er could not do such a thing oa an emer gency after ihe committee bad ceased to sit. He denied that friendly relations were broken off between Mr. Cameron and the other directors at the time stated, and he quoted from a letter to show the friendly manner in which they addressed him up almost to the time of the stoppage of the bank, and in reference to Mr. Stapleton he said that up to the 12th of July, 1356, Mr. Cameron and Mr. Stapleton were on such friendly terms that the former introduced the latter to the ban quet given to the hero of Kars at the Reform Clue. The hank, the learned counsel said was not projected by Mr Cameron, but by Mr. M'Gregor and Mr. Mullens, at a time when Mr. Cameron wet carrying on his business as a Parliamentary agent in this country. The learned counsel then proceeded to examine minutely the evidence, and in conclusion said that Mr. Cameron's desire bad ever been to promote the advancement of the bank, and so disinterested was his conduct that he had three of his sons in the bank without salary. Mr. Cameron's account was stated at 36,0001., but the learned counsel reduced it to 23,0001., and said by calculation it ought to be reduced to 17,0001., out of which there should be de ducted 10,6001., for - which he had made himself respon sible in takin g up the shares of the bank. Such was Mr. Cameron's confidence in the stability of the bank that just before its stoppage he proposed to increase his stake in it, and it was not likely that a man of substance would have risked it in an insolvent concern, with a le..owledge of that fact. The learned counsel read cer tain portions of a correspondence in connection with the debts of the bank, which he said showed that Mr. Cameron was acting by the direction of the hoard in reference to them. It was impossible for Mr. Cameron to have published a balance-sheet and report without the consent of the directors, and he asked why the auditors had not been called who audited what had nee., termed the false balance-sheets. The following evidence seas then called for the dean dente : Sir llemander Matheson, examined by Mr. Bovill, said he was a member of the firm of Alexander Matheson, director of the British Bank of Eog:and, and &LP for the Inverness burghs. He was brother-in-law of the Hon. J. Stapleton, one of the defendants. He had known Mr. Cameron since 1839. Witness and his family possessed large property in Scotland. Mr. Cameron then was a most influential man in the county of Ross ; and the witness enumerated the offices, alreasty giverein the course of the trial, held by Mr. Cameron. He had met Mr. Cameron at the hou‘es of some of the best families in Scotland. In consequence of Mr Cameron's intimatiee to him, he recommended Mr. Stapleton, in June, 1855, to join the bank. Mr. Cameron at that time thou s t his joining would be desirable, because they wanted a west-end director. They test at wit ness's house to diunsr, and Mr. St ,pleton after wards became a director. He never doubted from his opinion of Mr. Cameron that his representa tions of the flourishing scat - of the bank were correct. He had the greatest c onfidence in him. Mr. Carneree t p i r , e o duce details. w n i ect i r e , e o e ,i ti v i ,d de a o t it. .. t u t e r emfortasle, ene express August, 1856, , Mr. Stapleton, sta lin g there was a run uonn the bank. w hich wade him ve r y unc could be induced to take shales in the heels its wea lth tug his belief that it some per-nn k ....w a ff a i rs would ue retri eved, and that pubhe ee„fie,uct, would be complet el y restored ; , he also asked me in th e cellar if, :s it e s unit ot his .itness s partners bad xemi ,ed the books and satisfied himself of the state of the flank and that there could be no risk in his taking shares, whether he would take them ; he added that he thought wit nese being a director would 'put all right. The letter did not reach him in due course of post, ot, the day of the bank's stoppage. Mr. Stapleton had not inueti *V ledge of commercial and mercantile matters ; he had known Mr. Stapleton since 1847, and during that time he had been a highly honourable roan. By Mr. Lawrence—He had the highest opinion of M'Leod for honour and integrity ; his father was Lord Lieutenant for Cromarty, and witness was one of his deputy.lieutenants. By Mr. D. Seymour—He lent, in 1843 or 1849, a client of Mr. Cameron's the sum of 16,0001. throneh Mr. Cameron. At that time he would have trusted Mr. Cameron money without a receipt. Mr. Slade called the following witnesses to character for Mr. Owen, viz.:—Mr. S. Morley, Mr J. Hoare, and Mr. Hitchcock, who spoke of his integrity and honour. Mr. Slade said that Mr. Justice Byles would have attended if it had been possible, and have given similar testimony to Mr. Owen's character. Mr. Kennedy called the following wangle on the part of Mr. H. Brown, viz., Mr. Bailey, formerly clerk to the defendant..—When he first entered his employ in 1853, he took the management of his silk mills. At that time the defendant was said to be possessed of 22,0001. worth of property, comprising silk mills, stock-in-trade, ships and freehold property ; and Mr. Tyler, accountant in the arbitration now pending be tween the defendant and the assignees, who stated the amount ()Wand by the aaaigneos was 03 , 0401. e eld, 0 SP►►RTIN(J I TELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. The incidents of apecn ati .n were neither aumerous nor important. For the Liverpool Steeplechase 7 to 1 WAS offered on the field, but anything over those odds would have been taken about Little Tom. Luigi: of the Shire mao:tainsii p sition , and Tow Moody, who had been reoentiy apin tgioyan , , and rufle to 14 to 1. Morgan Rattier, hove-er, was the animal mos , in demand. A 20 to 1 be was freely .upported, and at the close 16 to 1 was the highest oiler ageing' him 15 1 0 1 was taken to a bagatelle about fteac cry, 5 , 100 6 •ftr;, , , t.gat. a Tne Broker. iodov‘lo w ,even were taekc. ag..in , t the fielo :- Little Tow, R ight a tee , S ire, Lougi Baw it, Harry Lot requer, Treachery, Etnigt,nt, and Tow Moody. The banotcaps w op,riced upo , . with little nese. 15 to 1 vise , " *au, eu" ithou . .. Old Trick for t,ks Notthattiptonahire S 4k.e. - tht. becing on tie Two Thousand and Oe.-aker Cup aa too lioitted to i,quire comment. Not .ing whit, • vet wa done t-n the Dee by. LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP 4 ;,o 1 ag,, Ma.tio4 (.aKei.) LIVERPOOL STREILEDHASIE. 7 to 1 ag t 14,tt 'Tuft, (oaerea) 11 to 1 ag, , t Y,,ight of the Snore ( , aken) 14 t.. 1 miet Tow Moody (taken) 15 to 1. Treachery (taken and offered) 14 to 1 Xolgau Rattier (take.) 100 to 6 The Brewer (take 20 to 1) TWO THOUSAND. 12 to 1 apt Happy La. d (taken) OREsTER CUP. 15 to 1 ago! Adanno. (taken) 20 to 1 agat Blink Bonny (taken) 25 to 1 aget Botany (taken) 80 t. , 1 aget Meliksa (taken) 50 to 1 aget The Eladjt (taken) 50 to 1 aget Toffey (taken) YORK. SPRIN The Flying Datchman's H half, Forfe,t■ to be decl the highest weight accef will be raised to that, and Age st lb Fisherman 5 9 1 The Lamp a 8 13 Mary Vandermulin 5 8 4 Polmoodie 5 8 0 S rathnaver Et Hakim 4 7 10 Mongrel 4 7 10 Artillery Apathy Dulean:tars M. Dobler 4 7 0 Roea Bonheur Breeze Colcavy 6 6 12 Newington Bannockburn Country Marl ets LOUTH—Fn. 24. There was an active trade in grain to-day. but Pr i°ll were unaltered Wheat, 40. to 43a ; extra, 45a ; barley 32a to 35 0 ; °lb" 201 to 221 ; beano, 40a to 44a. ILVIRAGIS Pill IMPIRIAL WITAITIE. Wheat £2 0 3 6.12 th. Do. new Barley Oats 1 5 6 o.l3the. Beans Total Supply and Sales. so ld 1273 r 0 Wheat 1828 qrs sold 1429 qrs Barley 1361 qrs sold 1393 V I Oats 2246 qrs so ld $l6 VI Beans 434 qrs 0 MEETING. [andicap. One mile and a „trod by the 2d March. If pting be under fibt 121 b, it i the others in proportion. Age at lb Queen Bess Cult by Hernandez —Nye&lis 4 6 2 The Hadji Hegira Tunatall Maid Lord Stately 5 5 Dispute 8 6 8 Princeof Denmark 3 5 7 Night Ranger bloneytree Garnish ...... 5 Bradley I Greenwich Fair... 3 5 4 Julia Prow Miss Hultob 3 4 10 MANCHESTER—FEL 2L A slender attendance at market this morning, and with a limited demand for all descriptions both of wheat on" flour, at rates much the same as last week. Oats and 01 " . meal a languid sale, at previous rates. English beano la° material change. Egyptian beans and Indian corn Is Pe qr. dearer. BOSTON—FIB. 2t This d&y's market was pretty well attended,sad • flit , 6d t o business was done in good wheat at a decline et 1. per qr on last, week's prices. , ences :—Wheat, red, 38. tic! to 44. Od • now. —st° 7 4 white, 4:1, to 48s Od extra, 48s. Barley, 26. Od 341 0.1. Oat- 18s to 25a. Poss , 3't 42a 01. Beane, 37 Od to 41. Od per qr. GLASGOW—FRB. 24. Onr market this morninl w 45 fairly attended, but too" actions were of a retail character. Wheat and Maur arr rattier cheaper. Barley fir+l.l, an , t malt ng 3d t tid dearer!. Oats offered at ld per 451bs aud os.Lmeal at 6d per loidl.r money. Beaus realised previous rates. Peas ere ag per dearer, 25,tid made in retail lots. eon 21° Mae paid. EDINBURGH GRAIN. —Ti). 24. A largo supply of grain to-day. and *al" "e"di D g ii "avY, but prices up, with the exception of beans. Wheat, on the top, 9. eld up, and on the avere g Os 7d up. Barley, le Od up on the top, and up on the average. Oat. on the top WIN 9s Od 111 0 9 :, and on the average 0 .9 d up. Beane on the t " lid up, and on the average Os 4d down. DERBY SMITHFIELD._Fns. 23. 0 1 good supply of fat beasts to-day ; the demand Ir.r. active ; former prices were asked, and yet a few lots tros left unsold. Sheep was a full average supply, ! t bet prices. There w as a full average supply of fat pigs , sales o f ollat. Fat ()sive' plentiful. to The owing were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to , ---" oet mutton, 7d to lid ; lamb, —d to Od ; veal, 7 d tc ,:o. lb. ; pigs, 9e 6d to lls 3d per score ; rough fat, 6s 0 1 " ) ' ""fii per 141 b. ; hides, 4id to Gid per lb ; calf-skins, lid p3r lb. Medi' [AnyearisEmzwr.J—Fifty Thousand Cures without --, or rt°,lv— ths ta P s u _ bi D l 7l clue, by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food , : no t thgestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, ° oo4 bilious, and liver complaints, debility, cough, l' fr effs d consumption,orived considerable &c.—Cure at N fr o o . m 7 D l u , Ba of rry, dyspep siss, bare she Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies ; I A s ' . bica Food, and consider it due to yourselve s *n" STUA T to authorise the publication of these line B * DSCIES."—Cure No. 49,832—" Fifty Year s' toagony from dyspepsia, nervousness, astha, cOUgh, COU tl i . n, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and Y 0 7 ., lug, have been removed by Du Barry 'o elxcellent f , I . oi ls MARTA JOLLY, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." ,iO. the Dowager Countess of Castlestuart. Cure 52,612.- --- 1 1 vio trevor, County of Down, Ireland, 9th December, 18 5 in• Dowager Countess of Castlestuart feels induced, in, the eel , terost of suffering humanity, to state that Du Barry! e . ..f e di. lent Revalenta Arabica Food has cured her, after tul.: 0 1,1 rues tiad failed, of indigestion bile, great nerv" sue 7's the indescrisb.abol! irritability of many years' standing." This food desocursiederea confidence of all sufferers, and may be ncswered.--. a real blessing. Inquiries will be cheerfully labrated Pro. Supported by testimonials from the following re- 6 , .... e y: fessors of Chemistry: Dr. A. Ure; Dr. Shorland; Dr. l- u la es ' . o 3 ; Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess Of CO . . _ ,r Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurter ; Dr. tiesto 4; Major Gen. Thomas King. and many other respectaelelj;o sons, whose health has been restored by it, after all ',r mea ns of cure had faile d . Suitabl y packed with full Wil y ,. ; tions. In caniste rs, 11b. 2s. 9d. ; 21 . 4s. 6d ; 51b. ' r e 121 b. 22e. The 121 b canisters aro sent carriage free, 0 r t, eeipt of Post-office order Barry Du Barry, and "'f e ar' Regent-street, London. Important Caution against the_ ill ful dangers of spurious imitations ---The Vico-CbanaeZob, William Page Word granted an Injunction on the 1 01 oIA 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill, for imitating Barry's Revaleuta Arabica F00dt .................. .„,.... r2r 5ue 0 rim - -- park, th_e a Buowmi—On the 24th inst, at 13, Princes to ' • Of ig. —i z aotb - haeJt.htßh.Treoow2n3ed onlyEi 8 e cl its . , rip g o a f ill: 6 6.nt i_ 2 :: ii i ii i : Bu x ii e ll n E t L . L 2a — r O c n y t i h el e d 2 in 4 g th , oifnsat son. ' l4 of JossP l2 13 FI E : Iltioafsi4ill. yore s T flo wander iitrjKr_e H nFt . u. F Gto . G : Eu i l tin ingto f INGRAM —On the 23d inst., at Renwick, the will %opt. inst., " at the the Grange, church. johF u Y gg a i l e lim E g :q :b o o f tn MARRIAGES. o fill l n Ingrain, R.N.; o f • I ' .- ane, ____ i , BaarejnchhineyS,tanNrilt::Pl'; .P.l:l.°Pf th, 'll-1 BOT TER—On the 20th i D ns E t , k a T t li Co S iney 1 113°- ' h gic ial.°%. et a Lieut. Alex. Boyter, R..N. . sro • BARNSTON —On the 21th Dec.. at Cawnpore, 00 01 0 7 31, received on Nov. 16, at the attack at L uc the o f liarnston, 9th Light Infantry, eldest son o f o w H. Barnston, Esq., of Crewe Hall, is tbe c lob ° Chester, aged 31. ‘r ior - ode Fowden Haliburton, 78th Highlanders, Iron, HALIBURTON -On the sth Oct., at Lucknow, -" s' ' 0 , 0 013 10 received the previous day. : PP .$ Maud:Wl—On the 24th inst., at his chambers, 'II Inn, Charles Win. Maughani, B.A. Nor ; ° II 1 k PAGE --On the 22d inst., Charles Page, Esq. , 0f berlaud-park, Tottenham, aged 36. NW .' WATTS —On the 22d inst., at 1, Compton-terms puller, Brighton, the Rev. Oliver Watts, sge d u... --"" tr o :1 1.1 Convex : Printed and Published by t.llllll/0 0. , • " of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at 77:4 3: 4,4 ° ha t° 40 . 00 itz, Strand, in ;he Precinct of the Save'''. of Middlesex, Friday, February 28, 1858. Owd niafnethohfet 24th I. BIRT HS. , 1 2