The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-13 00:00:00

-ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.- EXTRA PERFORMANCE. This Evening, Saturday, Feb. 13—Last Night but THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. THIS EVENING, Feb. 13, will be repeated, for the 4th time in England, LA ZINGARI, being t'e Italian version of Bal!e'a Opera of The Bohemian Girl, by Madlles. Piccolomini and Sannier ; Signori Belletti, Violetta, and Ginglini. To conclude with the successful Divertissement, by M. Massot, entitled L'HYMENEE, by Madlles. Clavella, Mor laccbi, and. Pasquale. Prices :—Pit Stalls, l 2 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2/. 2s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 14 55.; three pair. 15s; gallery boxes, 103; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. T HEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new comic drama, A LUCKY HIT. After which, TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE. Followed by the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK HORNER. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with THE RIVALS. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Lsclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. &d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes ...............• 0 2 Upper Boxes ...... ......... 3 0 Upp er B o xes Pit 0 6 Gallery 1 0 Gallery R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Militia; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama, THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr, B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. With the Farce of THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER. Followed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit:ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India ? Messrs Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Nary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— THIS EVENING, Shakspero's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Charles Dillon. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH ROOKII, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolg-ar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. Sox-office open from 11 to 5 daily. STRAND THE AT RE. —lmmense Su cc ess. THIS EVENING, will be performed a comic drama, entitled FALSE CONCLUSIONS. After which, JOHN STREET, ADELPHI. Followed by the Latest Edition of THE LADY OF LYONS ; or, Twopenny Pride and Penny-tence, To conclude with a new and screaming Farce, entitled A WOMAN IN MY DUST HOLE. Boxes, 25.; Stalls, 3g.; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. Ha'f price at Nine. Commence at Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Crsswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed au original English Play, RIGHT AND WRONG. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Jolliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. CANTERBUR,Y HALL, Westminater-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow- I iz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of S :lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brulell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, Russell Grover, B".. Jones,' J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Anlonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard ; Messrs. W. T. CritchGeld and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BR ARAM will appear every Evening. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 53 min. aft. I—Even., 10 nfn aft. 2 To-Kowtow—Morn., 28 Min. aft.2—Even., 46 min. aft. 2 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 13. IHERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and during the night. 46 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.15—falling again. D, North-Easterly; light, with dull hazy weather. Rain in the night. 3 o'CLocK.—WIND, S.E., light, with heavy rain. 1 1 4 c„, LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1858. Last night Lord PALMERSTON introduced the promised bill for transferring from the East India Company to the Crown the government of her MAJESTY'S East Indian dominions. The Com- parry had already received notice to set their house in order, and to be prepared to surrender the anomalous functions which they had so long exer cised. But the details of the contemplated change were withheld ; we had to await the penalised .explanations of the Minister ; and although good guesses were made, or possibly information oozed out, as to the nature of the intended alterations, ; nothing could be known with certainty by the community at large, or even by the Leadenball. street Board. Everything is now revealed ; a clear and can• did statement has been made, and we can cora- pare the future Government of the Anglo Indian - Empire with that which is now in operation. The great experiment has been made in the most moderate manner. There will certainly be a vast improvement on the existing state of affairs. But the chief objections are rather for acts of omission than of CollllDia3lol3. It does not go far enough. Too much deference has been paid to the captious arguments put forward by the Company and their advocates, and the Premier has manifestly been trammelled by specious but untenable positions', which he has had sufficient firmness to capture by direct assault. It is not merely that the cumbrous machinery of the double governments will be got rid of, or that at last there will be full responsibility to the British Parliament for the control and manage ment of a ve, important portion of the British dominions, involving the welfare, happinesz., and prosperity of one hundred and fifty millions of our fellow-subjects. The prestige that will attend the name of the QUEEN of Great Britain will be as important amelioration. It must necessarily be far more respectable, and exercise far greater • political and moral influence with princes Exer - ening indpendent sway, or in a certsin degree in dependent, than that of a company, nominally incorporated for trading purposes, however respectable its directors and managers may be. Such persons would naturally feel jealous of the interference of men, their inferiors in rank and social position, while they would feel no degradation in submitting to the views and wishes of the SOVEREIGN of the United Kingdom, who would be enabled to bring the whole power and weight of her vast empire to support her demands. The alteration may, in that respect, be more apparent than real ; but we all know how much depends on appearances, and the weight and dignity of a name. It has been well said by a contemporary "that the Board of Con trol represents a fact, which is the dominion of the British Empire. The Court of Directors repre sents no actual power or living het. It is only a tradition, existing by sufferance." Surely, then, it is well that we should learn to call things by their right names, a=re' no longer be trammelled by obsolete, albeit respectable, "traditions." We have already demonstrated that neither the Directors nor Proprietors have any just cause of complaint against the proposed alteration. Their interest in the affairs of India is merely one of s. d. All they have to look to is the payment of the dividends guaranteed by the British nation until the time when they may be redeemed on terms already arranged and concluded. It is really monstrous that persons entitled to receive 630,0001. per annum. for a term of 15 or 16 years, and then a capital of 12,000,0001.—double their original investment—should also be enabled to interfere with the destinies of 150,000,000 of human beings, or 25 persons for every pound originally invested. All that the proprietors really lose is the possibalty of obtaining cadtt ships in return for their votes at the election of directors, and that is a demand which will scarcely be sustained or ventilated in Parliament. As to the provisions of the measure, they are very simple. The powers of the Directors are to cease and determine, and their functions are to be transferred to a President and Council of eight members, nominated by the Crown, for a limited term of eight years, and not entitled to sit in Parliament. Two are to be replaced every second year. There will thus be the pos sibility of obtaining the services of eligible men, and infusing new blood into the Council, while there would be a sufficient tenure of office to pre vent them from truckling to the Executive for the time being. The President and Secretary are alone eligible for seats in Parliament, and they will go in or out with the Government of the day. The decision of the President will be final in political matters, and properly so, inasmuch as he will be responsible to Parliament and the country for his conduct. But the members of the council will have power to record their protests against any measures which he may adopt contrary to their advice. In financial affairs, however, the President must obtain the assent of at least four of the Council before any outlay involving an increased expenditure should be decided on. A moiety of the patronage will be vested in the Go vernment and the remainder in the members of Council, so that the dreaded increase of patronage will be comparatively trifling. Writerships will, as at present, be given t 3 the successful candidates at competitive exminations. The local patronage will remain with the authorities in India. There can be no jealousy in this respect. Indeed, Lord PALMERSTON seems to have yielded too much to the outcry put forward, and thus forfeited the opportunity of improving the administration of justice in our Eastern Dominions. The revenues of India are to be applied solely to the purposes of the Indian Givernment, and although the Indian army will be transferred to the Crown, there will be no changes in the conditions on which it is embodied. The debate has been adjourned to Monday, but we cannot for a moment suppose that the louse will refuse to sanction a measure, the chief objec tion to which is its extreme moderation. In the good old times, before duelling had become obsolete, and men had ceased to hazard their lives in defence of their honour, it was uni versally considered that the same, or even more extended, publicity should be given to an apology than to the affront, for which it was demanded. It was in that respect, at least, a sound and whole • some practice —one that rendered the amende what it ought to be, complete and satisfactory. Were it otherwise many persons who heard of the iusult would know noshing of its redress, and would re main under the erroneous impression that the in jured party had patiently swallowed his leek, and submitted to the castigation previously adminis tered. One of the vexed questions in the arrange ment of these so•called affairs of honour was the nature and extent of the publicity that should be given to the explanation or apology, and it was almost invariably settled in the way above alluded to, viz., the same publicity to the act of reparation as had been given to the offence. The Emperor Lotus NAPOLEON does not, how ever, act on that sound principle. Although the truculent addresses of the French military bullies, designating Great Britain as a den of assassins, and demanding its invasion and eren its destruc tion, were published ostentatiously in the official journal, and thus recognised and adopted by the EMPEROR, although the objectionable despatch of Count WALEWSKI received similar publicity, the Moniteur has maintained a total and unbroken silence respecting that of the 6th of February, which contained the tardy and inadequate expres sion of Imperial regret for the improper and insulting publication. IThis omission is the more repr e he ns ibl e , inas much as no French journal would dare to publi s h i the despatch, and the (xl.ensive and almost daily I seizures of English neNi spapers would prevent any exFensive circulation of the explanations given at the British channel. The insolent sabreurs who penned these mendacious and outrage ous documents may therefore remain under the erroneous impression that their threats had inflnenead the Parliament, and people of Great Britain, and that they were still sanctioned and approved by the EMPEROR and his responsible ministers. The limited nature of the apology should therefore be known to every popular representative, before the bill for restrict ing and eventually subverting the right of sanc tuary to political exiles comes on for second reading in the House of Commons. The waverers who halted between two opinions and reserved the right of future action, should know how futile and inadequate was the apology offered, and the 256 absentees should be stimu lated to a better performance of their duty on the next division. The Ministerial measure, as we have already th w A as hi 7h h o .s ll 11 n i ec a e i s lt s li ar c y_ a r n ep d ea i t i e n d ea ly lle p d oin f t o e r d ; ° R ut s ' —tole pointed a Lor e d Chief ut,the JriutYsticen ef cr E im eg in la a n l d_ qu e e l s e t a i r o l n y s p existing law is amply sufficient r i t n an o punish any any conspiracy, either to murder , or to injure any persons, whether princes or private individuals, at home or abroad. If life be lost, the offender may be indicted as an accessory before the fact, and we have at this moment a large re ward offered f or th e apprehension. of an English who i s c h arged with a guilty knowledge of the offence against the EMPEROR. Should Mr. ALsoP be arrested, and there is every reason to suppose that such will speedily be the case, we shall have reason to know whether the existing law of the land is really so defective as has been stated, and whether it really requires alteration or modi fication. The alteration of the nature of the crime from misdemeanottr to felony, may be productive of results far more serious than at present supposed. On a charge of felony, any man may be apprehended without a warrant, his most secret papers may be ransacked, and amp l e bail may be refused for his appearance. We can p be e r e s s e s i ffi o n_ a easily e c r o c n i o c n e i v t h e i s w m h a a t y a b n e instrument m a de. It o w f i lot THE SON LONDON, SATURDAY VElkll NG, FEBRUARY 13, 1858 cient if any man utters strong opinions to justify his incarceration, although there may be no overt act to show that he had the slightest intention of car rying these views into execution. We are usually tolerant of opinion in this country, but hencefor ward it will no longer be so, and any political fugitive will be subjected, or at least liable, to such persecution as to make Great Britain no longer a haven of refuge, where he may earn a humble but honest livelihood, despite the denun ciations of his persecutors. Surely the chosen representatives of independent constituencies will hesitate before they give their sanction to so great an inroad on the once-prized British Constitution. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--The inclosed letter was sent to the Editor of the Times, but has not appeared. I request the favour of a place for it in the Sun. It is surely degradiug, the thanks of Parliament, to obtain them for any man, on the ground of services rendered by another ; and most degrading when, as in this case, they are made by implication, to convey a slur upon the man who really per formed the service so lauded. W. NAPIER, Lieutenant-General, Feb. 12, 1858. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—ln your report of the debate on the motion of thanks to the Indian army, Lord Panmure is stated to have said, " that Mr. Frere as Commissioner of Scinde had reconciled the people of that province to British rule, and by his prudence and firmness confirmed the conquest a the gallant Napier." This I qualify as a foul attempt to detract from Sir Charles Napier's reputation. The people of Sande were entirely reconciled to British rule— not only reconciled, but entirely attached to it under Sir Charles Napier's government, and by his " wisdom and prudence," long years before Mr. Frere had anything to do with the province. Mr. Frere is not the man to deny this, though Lord Panmure does so, and most foully, by implication. But how should Lord Panmure know anything about reconciling people by wisdom and prudence ? War. NAPIER, Lieut.-General. February 9, 1858. ROYAL VISIT TO THE ADELPHI THEATRE. Last night, her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and attended by the Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Lord Byron, and Major-General Buckley, honoured the Adelphi Theatre with her presence. The pieces selected for the occasion were, " The Drapery Question," " The Poor Strollers," and the " Spitalfields Weaver." The royal visitors arrived just prinrito the commencement of the second piece. Tile splendid acting of Mr. Webster and Madame Celeste frequently drew from the royal box unmistakeable marks of admiration, and the comicalities of Wright, of course highly pleased the Prince and Princess. Her Majesty, on quitting the theatre, ex pressed herself highly pleased witb the evening's enter tainment. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTIO Y. Mr. Pepper's new lecture on the "Great Solar Eclipses of 1858," is the last very notable addition to the manifold attractions of the Polytechnic Institution, It is one of the meet remarkable evidences of ability yet afforded, moreover, by this accomplished caterer for public instruction and entertainment. The Lecturer, after Explaining the principle of solar eclipse, in a manner the most lucid imaginable, because the most familiar and conversational, by means of visible representatives of Sun, and Earth, and Moon, ant& his auditors ocular demonstration of the fact that an eclipse of this kind is produced by the passage of our satellite in a right line between the globe and the great central lumi nary. Mr. Pepper next gives the clearest definition of the differences between partial, total, and annular eclipses, illustrating this portion of his discourse by some ex quisite representations of the glory of light, or corona, displayed after the disc of the sun has disappeared. In elucidation of Os° phenomena of the rose-coloured protuberances apparent round the edge of the eclipsed disc, reference is then made to the injurious hypothesis of M. Faye, according to whose theory, those mar vellous appearances are nothing more than optical illusions analogous to those producing the mirage and the fatn• morgana. • And, hereupon, no sooner is mention thus incidentally made of the mirage of the wilderness, than there appears before the audience a magnificent panoramic dissolving-view of the Arabian Desert, with the spectral islands, irrigated by imagi nary water—of which mention is made by every oriental traveller from remote times down to the "Eothen" of Kinglake, and the "Crescent and the Cross" of Eiiot Warburton. Finally, there is, towards the close of this really admirable Lecture, a superb delineation of the Norwegian coast, as witnessed during the Total Eclipse of the Sun in 1851, by the Astronomer Royal of Scotland—the whole et those splendid pictorial illustrations being effected by means of the same beautiful dissolving scenery so brig familiar to the frequenters of the Polytechnic. This astronomical Lecture by Mr. Pepper, is to be repeated, we are heartily glad to observe, twice every week during the ensuing season—namely, on Wednesdays and Fridays. Cordially do we commend it to the general public in words of unaffected said unstinted admiration. It cannot fail to enhance Mr. Pepper's individual repu tation ; and, while doing this, it reflects a new lustre upon the fame and popularity of the Polytechnic Institution. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen arrived at Clarence House, St. James's, the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, from Portsmouth. His Serene Highness Prices Viztor of Hohenlohe has left Howckin's Hotvl, St. Janaes's-street, f)r Ports mouth. His Excellency the Ambassador of France left Albert. gate House, yesterday morning, for Paris. PRESENT PROM PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM.—We have jii , t seen a massive gold snaff-box, presented to Mr. E. T. Way, superintendent of the South-Eastern Railway, at Dover, by Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and received by Mr. Way through the Prussian Ligation from the private secretary of his Royal Highness. The box is of the most elegant design and workmanship, b•it:g beautifully embossed on all sides, while upon the lid bunches of roses and f ,, rget-me-note encircle a ring. It is presented to Mr. Way as a token of his Royal Highness's sense of the promptitude and atten t on with which all matters have been arranged in Mr. Way's departtnent upon the different occasions his Royal Highness has passel through Dover. —Dover Chro) i INDIA MAlL'.—The following notices were issued from the General l'ost.office yesterday, viz. :—The next mail from Calcutta direct, Penang, Singapore, and China, via Marseilles, is due io London on the 13th inst. Tn o next mail from India via Bombay and Marseilles is dee London on the 19th inst. Mailo for the Mediter. ronean, Egypt, India, and Mauritius, via Marseilles, will be despatched on the evening of the 17th inst. No United States mail packet will leave Liverpool until the 3d proximo. DEATTI OF WOMBWELL'S ELEPHANT " CHUBBY."— HARTLEPOOL, Thursday.—Wombwell's No. 1 Collec tion arrived here yesterday for exhibition, and its arrival was unfortunately attended with a very serious loss to the proprietor by the death of the elephant commonly eared "Chubby." About three months ago a large turnenr weighing 41b. was rameT d nom his right side by Mr. Hyde, of Hull. The wound appears to have healed prematurely, for since that time the animal has never been well, and continued to lose flesh almost daily. When at Sunderland last week his right fore leg was fomented by a veterinary surgeon. Yesterday the collection travelled from Essington-lane to Hartlepool, a distance of about 15 miles ; " Chubby" and his fellow companion travelled under a covered van, and, as they were entering the town " Chubby" fell to the ground from ermustion. Great efforts were made to raise him, and large quantities of stimulaatl were given him. Bat all was of no avail, and after about two hours poor ‘. Chubby' breathed his last. His companion was taken out of the van, and walked through the streets to the mn,rk , t p!,e,. 7 - 13 then raised f rom ne crouni 00 to tue la'se floor of the van, and dragged into the town. He was about 20 years old, and weighed between 4 and 5 tone. ROSSINI AND THE ORGAN GRINDER.—The Courier de .Paris contains the following :—" On the 27th of last month RR Italian organ grinder stationed himself in the eDurt-yard of the house occupied by Rossini, at the corner farmed by the Boulevard and the Chaussde d'Artin, and began playing several airs from the repor toire of the great composer. He had played the serenade from the " Barbiere," and was about to repeat it when Rossini, accompanied by a friend, passed through the court-yard. Tho maestro felt in Lis pocket for a few sons, and while doing so ho inquired of the man if was aware whose music he was playing. Of course, I do,' replied the man, it is from our great Rossini." And the air you played before.' Also from Thresirri,' said the man, I should not thick of playing anything but Rossini in the senerade which I am now offering to him.' You offer a serenade to Roe sini ! and why ? ' irquired the composer. Be cause to-day is his birth day,' replied the man. Rossini, on hearing this reply, was deeply touched, and he turned to his campanien and said, This poor fellow is the only person that has remembered the date ; all my friends have forgotten it; even I myself had done so. t Believe career!tbe i v s B hp m ao voeer, man,' n e I o Avs moved dyd me thhaet moretr a the e a greatestrob andrew thetriumphsfr from attentionhis o p fu rmypurse whispered a pgyleo h anu ; :e n lrr :l ws r iw e ht d yhi: fr w an: a piece, and ;presented it to the organ n t iA tlthiniossrthricamel Idoloahnpkeir:yeasbiaihrdevaket: xayetri : 'Rossini ynaitgrvldle:r cut;ihr:la.alkehense,; the 3 greatest astonishment at his run wag after the retreac°s:iinhii r himself who has spoken to cried the Italian, and t k n h is e m s t e d r o o l Ihriebo but h e t e r mi had a of it is a medal which LATEST NEWS. INDIA, We have received from Trieste a telegram of the Calcutta mail, confirming the news already received via Cagliari. The following telegram, received at the India house, contains some few additional particulars : "MR. R. SIMEON, UNDER-SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, TO THE HON. THE SECRET COMMITTEE, EAST INDIA-HOUSE. " CALCUTTA, JAN. 9. _ _ " The Commander-in-Chief, having marched towards Futtyghur, was opposed by the rebels at the bridge over the lialee Nuddee ; he attacked and defeated them on the 2 , 1 of January with heavy loss, capturing seven guns, two of them 18- pounders. "Futtyghur was occupied without opposition on the 4th of January ; the enemy have now evacuated it, after their defeat on the 2d, taking with them three guns. The heavy guns were found in position. Much property belonging to the gun and clothing agencies has been saved. " A quantity of gold and silver plate and other property belonging to the Nana has been cap tured near Bithoor. " The insurgents at Puttia were attacked and dispersed by Colonel Seaton's column on the 17th of December. Twelve guns were captured, and 300 rebels. We lost one man only. " The enemy were also defeated at Mynpooree by Colonel Seaton's column on the 27th of De cember ; all their guns (six) taken, and 250 killed ; none reported killed on our side. gg Sir James Outram on the 22d of December attacked and dispersed the rebels, who had ap proached his camp in force. The loss on our side was trifling ; we captured four guns and several ammunition waggons. This defeat has dispirited the enemy and given confidence to the villagers, who are beginning to bring supplies into our camp. " Brigadier Campbell crossed the Ganges at Allababad, and on the sth of January attacked and defeated a rebel Nazim, near Secundra, killing 350 men. Our loss was one man killed, and one (gun ?). " The frontier Tubseels were attacked and some buildings burnt. " The defeat of the rebels at Secundra will restore tranquillity in this quarter. " Nothing new from Azimghur. " The Goruckpore rebels were attacked and de feated by Rowcroft's column on the 26th of De cember at Sohumpore, losing three guns and all their ammunition baggage, and one casualty on our side. " Brigadier-General M‘Gregor writes that Ma harajah Jung Bahadoor's force was at Pudravna. " On the Ist of January the rebels retired to Captan Gunge. " The Ghoorka army has been most orderly and well conducted, and the villagers flock to the camp in numbers with supplies. The force was expected to reach Goruckpore on the 6th of January. " Goruckpore was taken on the 6th by the forces under Maharajah Jung Bahadoor. The enemy had entrenched themselves strongly but made a feeble resistance. Seven guns were taken, and 200 men killed. Our loss was only two Ghoorkas killed, and seven wounded. " The country is very friendly, and supplies abundant. " Captain Osborne, with the troops of the Rewah Rajah, took the city of Myhere by storm on the 28th of December, capturing two guns. " The fort of Myhera was also taken on the 3d of January. "The direct route to Bombay has been re opened. "Nothing new from Indore. " The Maharajah of Gwalior has come to Agra on a visit. " The Dacca mutineers crossed the Teesta river and made way through dense jungles into Nepaul. "A Ghoorka regiment has been sent against them by Jung Bahadoor, and it is supposed they will fall back again to the Eastward. " Abryule is keeping a sharp look out for them. " The Chittagong mutineers are wandering about in the Eacher jungles ; many have been killed and captured by the Sylhet Light Infantry and the Korkies. " All quiet at Julpigoree. " A portion of the ladies and wounded of the Lucknow garrison arrived in CAlcutta on the 9th of January. "Trieste, Feb. 12, 9.15 a.m.' , "RAVEN. THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company have received the following despatch from Marseilles this (Saturday) morning "The steam-ship Enxine, with the India and China mails, arrived at Marseilles last evening. "The mails left for London at 10 p.m. SCHAMYL STILL UNCONQUERED. The Nord of Brussels reduces the report of Schamyl's submission to Russia to its proper pro portions. That chieftain is still unconquered, although a considerable portion of the plain of Tcbetchnia has been cleared by the Russian columns. Schamyl, accompanied by the moun taineers who still cling to his fortunes, bas retired to the mountain retreats beyond the above plain. [We doubted, very much the report when it firt.t arrived.] " A rumour of the resumption of diplomatic re lations between Austria and Sardinia," says a Vienna letter, " continues to gain ground, an d we learn that it is not without foundat i on. W e are assured that Baron de Bourqueney, the French Ambassador, now here, who is entrusted with the affairs of the Sardinian Legation, will shortly uu.ke overtures o n the subject to the Austrian Cabinet ; the S ar d inian Ministry hav i ng, t h roug h the French Minister at Turin, expressed a wish that he should do so." PARIS, SATURDAY, 10.5 A.M. The Moniteur contains an article which says exaggerated comments have been made on the new law, and declares the policy of Government is unchanged in its firmness and moderation. The new law is to be applied only to criminal con spirators, and thus guarantee order and stability. The Paris correspondent of the Tinzes (second edition) says :--- "There are still misgivings about the stability of certain of the Ministers—whether anything will come of it I cannot say. Marshal Vaillant and M. Walewski particularly were on the point of quitting the day before yesterday. We are now told it is al settled, yet in some quarters it is b e li eve d that the retirement of M. Billault h as rea ll y u nhinged the Cabinet. Marsl al Valiant th oug ht that one military man in the Council o f R egen cy was not enough. I doubt if h e h as c h ange d his opinion. M. Walewski was to make room for soul© one at the Foreign-office (M. Drouyn de Lhuys probably), and was to be made Grand Equerry. General Fleury, who, it appears, is First Equerry, thought the place, which is vacant since Mar shal St. Arnaud's death, was his by right. His friends said that if any one else was named he would ask for a command in Africa. Marshal Magnan's magnitude seems diminished by his not being in the Council of Re gency, though he commands the army of Paris—a most important post; and he is hardly delighted with the five great commands just created, and which throw him into the shade. M. Drouyn de Lhuys has, it is said, been offered the St. Petersburg Embassy ; some say he declined on the ground of his health not permitting him to leave France. In case of the Foreign Affairs being vacant, it would of course be better to be on the spot. On the other hand it is affirmed that M. Drouyn de Lhuys will after all accept the Russian Embassy. "The lame explanation about the careless ness," &c.,. of the editors of the Moniteur is, I per ceive, dropped as untenable ; there is, however, something still said about ' inadvertence,' owing to the mass of these addresses and the short time allowed for selection. This is not the fact. The publication of the addresses bears, on the contrary, all the marks of selection. There is no appearance of haste or confusion. They did not come in all in a heap, and they were not published the same day, but for several days, with an occasional inter val between them. The first might have passed unobserved, but not those that followed. So far from any inadvertence,' the addresses were regu larly classed in the Monitaur." FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The following telegraphic despatches have been received here : " TRIESTE, Feb. 11.—Accounts have been re ceived from Constantinople to the 6tb. Fuad Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will, it is said, represent Turkey in the conferences of Paris. Mr. Murray, the English Minister at Teheran, has re covered from his serious illness. Accounts from. Athens announce that, in consequence of the indis position of the King the fetes which were to have taken place at N au pli a were celebrated at Athens on the 6th. Their Majesties, on proceeding to the cathedral, were received with the loudest acclama tions." " DRESDEN, Feb. 12.—The Journal de Dresde publishes a telegraphic despatch which states that the Germanic Diet, yesterday, voted the proposi tion relative to Lauenbourg just as it was presented by the committee on the 14th ult." " BERNE, Feb. 11.—Baron do Krudener, the Russian Minister in Switz•irland, died yesterday evening of an attack of apoplexy." BOURSE, FEB. 12.—The following were the last quotaticns .4 per Cents 94 75 Do. end month 3 per Cent. ..... Do. end month 69 96 Bank Shires . 3025 Credit Mobilier Do. Acoount 96:5 RAIL' Orleans Credit Foncier Belgian 44 ••• --''.. Piedmontese (5) Roman BB3 Austrian Spanish Threes ... Home Debt 371 'AYS- Northern ... ... 0671 New Ditto BO5 Lyon and Mediteran. 872.3 New Ditto B4O Geneva Midi Western 690 Strasburg Grand Central . Sardinian Austrian rbirbf .7i;bttion SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clook. TRIAL OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK DI RECTORS —(This Day). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—CITY. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) The long-expected trial of the Royal British Bank Directors, for conspiracy and fraud to cheat the deposi tors and others of the bank, commenced this morning at the Queen's Bench, Guildhall. The public excitement was not so great as might have been expected. The ex terior of the hall presented its usual appearance, and the admirable arrangements for keeping order and free in gress and egress to the Court were not called an requisi tion. The interior of the hall commenced filling in a slow and regular manner, and at the commencement of the proceedings was not above three-parts filled. The body of the hall has undergone considerable alteration to facilitate the trial and give increased accommodation to all concerned. The benches allotted to the bar have been put further back so as to admit of tables being placed in the open space in front of the judge for the attorneys in the case, andfthe numerous voluminous documents and books required. Additional accommodation of a❑ excellent character was also provided for the press in front of the bench under the Associate. The city authorities are deserving of the highest praise for the facilities they have rendered the representatives of the press for the discharge of their arduous duties. The defendants are charged with conspiracyand fraud. There are three indictments. The first embraces the names of IL Brown, Esdaile, M'Cleod, Alderman Ken nedy, 0 sen, Stapleton, and H. J. Cameron. The second th© names of Stapelton, Esdaile, F. Vailliant, H. D. M'Cleod, Kennedy, and Cameron. The third the names of Esdaile, Browne, L. M. Vailliant, M'Cleod, Ken nedy, 0 wen, and Cameron. The indictments contain several counts varying the indictment. A t 10 o'clock Lord Campbell took his seat accompanied with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who took his seat on the immediate right of his lordship. Lord Campbell, hefore the special jury was called, expressed his earnest hope that whilst the trials were proceeding no comments would be made on them during 'heir progress. It was not fair to the jury, who were secluded from the public during the trial, and it was very important their minds should not be prejudiced one way or the other against the defendants. It would be indecorous in the court to make such comment, and as he looked upon the press as an enlargement of the public tribunal, it was equally so for them to do so. After the trial was over, all her Majesty's subjects might freely comment on what had been said and done in this Court. The jury, which consisted of the following gentlemen, were then called and sworn : John Lowe, Foreman. William Dimsdale Child. Jonathan Chapman. Thomas Paget. Henry William Ripley. • William Nesbitt. Augustus Toulmin. Beaumont Hankey. Henry Augustus Bevan. James Benjamin Harman. William Medland. George Hamilton Penney. Mr. H. Browne stated the nature of the information against the defendants. Sir F. Thesiger then rose to state the case to the jury, and in doing BO expressed his satisfaction at the delay that had taken place in the trials, which bad enabled the public mind to cool down to a state proper for a deliberate inquiry. This was tow no longer a singular case from what had since transpired, and they were now prepared to approach this inquiry with that calmness and attention which the importance and gravity of the case required, and with that impartiality which happily wee the charac terietic of the administratiou of oraninal justice in our courts of justice. The facts he should lay before them in, reference to this case would be both various and volu minous, but they would tend to the point, that of a charge of conspiracy to deceive the public. The bank commenced operations on 17th Nov., 1849, continued till 31 Sept., 1866, when an application was made for winding up in bankruptcy, which was now going on. It was proposed to start the bank with a capital of 500,0001., with liberty to increase it to one million; and there was a remarkable passage in the prospectus, and afterwards embodied in the charter, that the concerns of the bank should be wound up when it had lost one-fourth of its paid up capital. It was, however, found that a sufficient amount for starting the bank could no*, be raised, and the amount of capital was reduced to 250,0001., and afterwards 100,000/., but in neither case could they raise sufficient money on which to get the registration. The bank, however, became registered on false represen tation, cad when the charter was granted, the title of Royal British Bank was unhappily conceded, which, no doubt, had rendered the bank more attractive and im posing to the public. Mr. Cameron was; to be appointed manager with a salary of 1,2501. for the first year. 1,5001. for the second, and 2,0001. for the third, till the succeed ing seventh year. He was also to have an allowance for house rent, and a commissier of the profits of the bank. In the course of the appeals to the public, the direc:ore repeatedly iesued prospectuses to the public, addressed particularly to the middle and humbler classes, in which they accounted for the delay in opening the bank from being unable to get the premises completed, reminding the public that "though these steps were slow they were sure," that "certainly was to be preferred to speed,' and that "the oak was but an acorii." The pro moters were unable to 'else the 50,0001. eecessa--, to register the bank, and although th e y pa id ti the banker a pramissory note from Cameron for 4,3001. for shares, &c., never purchased, there were 7,402/. deficient when they made the representation that the money was paid up. The registration was com pleted, a charter was obtained, and the bank was opened with great solemnity. The terms of the charter were so stringent that one would hardly have considered men would have deviated from the straight path of duty, and from pretecting the intereets of the elteeholdere. He thought he should be able to prove that the transactions of the directors had been of a most imprudent and improper character—not, how ever, of a speculative but charges of impru dence and improper mismanagement, which had brought the bank into a state of helpless embarrassment, and insolvency of many of the shareholders, by various fraudulent and dishonest acts and representations cf the directors—by deluding the customers and the public into a belief that the bank was in a sound, stable, and flourishing condition, when, in fact, it was not so, to the ruin of many of the contributors. He should endeavour to lay the case before them under three points : first, to the condition of the capital, and the state and condition the bank was brought into by the mismanagement and misconduct of the defendants ; secondly, if they were aware of its condition at the time the representations were made ; and thirdly, whether with that knowledge they made false and frau dulent representation., and performed fraudulent acts for the purpose of concealing the true state of things, and in that manner had brought themselves within the range of a charge of conspiracy. The honourable and learned gentleman then proceeded to state the advances that bad been made to the direc tion. Mr. Macgregor's advances, who is now dead, were all lost. Gwynne's advances amounted to 137,0001, all of which had been lost except 7001., the advance to Mr. Mullens, the solicitor, who had died insolvent, amounted to 10,C00/., which was all lost. Cockram's advance amounted to 10,3001., out of which only 3,0001. had been recovered. The advance to Cameron amounted to 36,0001., 33,0001. of which had been lost to the bank, of that amount promissory notes to the extent of 10,6001. had been given by him for shares in the bank to prevent them being forced on the market, and the credit of the bank depreciated. In Feb., 1855, Mr. Cameron was taken ill and had to leave the bank for some time, and in his absence Mr. Esdaile took the management. Cameron's accounts were then trans ferred to " the green ledger" under seven different heads amounting to 27,0001., for which he had not given the slightest security, but before leaving the bank he was pressed to give security, and he handed over to the bank a mortgage on his estate called Dingwall, in Scotland, werth 6,0001., but which was at the time mortgaged to the Bank of Scotland for 3,0001 ,and it was from that estate 30001. had been recovered. He also assigned two debts, both of which had been decreed, and eleven life policies, three of which had lapsed, three had been B°4l, three had been assigned over to his son-in-law, and two had been pledged for the full amount before he handed them over. The next case was that of Humphrey Brown, which was of a remarkable character. Brown became a director in February, 1853, qualifying himself by giving promissory notes for the amount of the required shares, which now remain due. He at the same time opened a cash account by depositing 181. lit. Od.—(laughter)--on the same day borrowing of the bank, 2,0001., which within three months was increased to 9,0001., and for which he gave no security, though he had promised to do so. Having, however, to renew two bills deposited with the tank, he gave a bill of sale on a vessel called Helen Lindsay, and afterward', oa a further advance o! 5,000 Z., he deposited , a bill of sale on the Magdalena. In tee February following he mortgaged to Mr. Walton, then governor of the bank, two vessels, the Hero, and another. 10,0001. was advanced by Walton on bills of Brown, which were discounted by the bank ; and it appeared that Brown bought all his vessels out of advances fr the bank, and which he afterwards proposed as eceurity for other advances. 15,0001. was afterwards advanced to him. He gave the security of five ship, know as "the Gloster ships," to tee bank in this way : two of them to Mr. Walton for his advances through discounts of the bank, amounting to 44,0001., and for which he had made himself liable ; and the other three ships were 'assigned to the bank, two of which ships it was afterwards discovered had been previously mort gaged to the Gloucester Bank .for 10,0001. advanced to Brown, and he afterwards sold them. The advances made to Brown amounted in the whole to 75,0001., on which there had been a loss of 40,0001. There was also a regular transaction in reference to the Islington Cattle Market to the extent of 8,6001., the only solvent person in the concern being a Mr. Harrison, who left the country and wont to Boulogne, and being anxious to proceed against him, they indorsed the notes over to Friend's attorney at Boulogne, and the result was that he was enabled to recover the amount from Harrison, and the agent became liable to the Com pany to the extent of about 11,0001., both of which sums had been lost to the Beck. There were trans actions also with Mr. Oliver, of Liverpool, and when that person was paying only 2s. 61 in the pound, his debt was included on the balance sheet amongst the mots of the bank. In a transaction with a person named Tart, out of 39,0001. ad vanced, 23,0001. were lost. But the matter which pressed most heavily on the bank was the trans action with referenc3 to iron and coal mines in the north and in Glamorgeoshire, on the latter of which they advanced 48,0001. out of the 50,0001. paid up capital, and the losses in connection with these works amounted to 120,0001. In the balance-sheet of 1855 the director stated that out of 26,5011. bills discounted the doubtful bole amounted to 6,3721., whilst out of bills amounting to 112,8471. only 18,9741. were good, showing an actual deficit of 93,5401. Thelearnedgentlemanthen referred to dividends, which in some cases amounted to 6 per cent., the consequence of which was that they could not have been paid out of profits. The question therefore wee, were these circumstances known to the directors ? He thought he should have no difficulty in proving it, because he should be able to show that the affairs of the bank were divided under certain heads, and placed under the direction of different directors as members of the various committees. The learned gentleman then pro ceeded to enter into the details by which he should .establish his case, reading from documents and letters to ahem the knowledge of the directors of the separate acts charged to them, and the time they joined the bank, which will be better understood from the evidence. The all-important and most painful part of the inquiry re lated to the conduct of what he was compelled to call false misrepresentations which were made from time to time by all the directors who were defendants ore this record with respect to the actual state of the bank, and representing that instead of being helplessly insolvent it was in a flourishing condition, and who had been ' guilty of resorting to the deceptive means to entrap the public into connection with the bank, which their fidelity to society and their honest integrity to others should have not led them to do, The bank never was in a solvent state, and was started with a ridi culously small capital for the amount of business aimed a'. No profits had ever been made, and what dividends bad been paid must have been paid out of capital. In June, 1851, the bank was in that state, yet a supplemental charter was obtained for the raising of 200,0001. by new shave, when circulars were issued inviting the public to become shareholders, the object of which was to supply the vital capital, without which its existence would be at ah end. As it was undesirable abates should go into the market, it was arranged that as the directors could not deal with them, Cameron and iempson, solicitors to the bank should fl purchase or intercept them, the directors making advances from the ba n k to enable them to do so as required. The shares were not taken up, notwithstand ing their vaunting and flourishing them forth to the public by the circular they issued, and they were obliged to have recourse to their issue on several occasions. In these circulars they stated the bank had not been loss sucresoful than much elder banks, if a comparison were made of corresponding periods of their existence. Several persons were at last attracted by the statements put forth in their circulars, and went to the bank respecting them. One of them, Mr. Marcus, a respectable tradesman, went .o Tokenhouve-yard, where the bank was then carried on, and saw Mr. Esdaile, the deputy-governor, and on his asking him how it was they proposed to issue shares at par when the bank was so flourishing, and asked to be in formed about the state of the bank. Mr. Esdaile handed to him the balance-sheet of the previous half-year, in which it appeared there was a reserved fund of 12,5001., which the new shareholders were to anticipate at 5 premium. He said that the number of shareholders were limited, but that they wanted to increase the busi ness of the bank, which was in a most flourishing con dition, notwithstanding the prestige of the London and Westminster Bank, which he said it fairly rivalled, and he advised Mr. Marcus to lose no time in getting shares from the number of applications that were being made, or he would be disappointed. Mr. Marcus then became the purchase of 20 shares, and he had in consequence been ruined. Mr. Alderman Kennedy was present at the interview. , Alderman Kennedy called on a friend of his named Nicholl, and in February or March, 1855, an 1 asked him to take shares to qualify for a director, to which he replied that before doing so be should like to examine the accounts, but he was told he could not do that unless he became a shire. holder. Aldermau Kennedy presented Mr. Nicholl with one of the circulars, and that gentleman was induced to become a shareholder. On the 10th Sept., 1855, a new circular was issued, in which shareholders were offered participation in the bank on taking shares at par instead .of premium. Mr. Brunter, coachrnaker, who had the produce of his earnings in .the Charlotte• street savings'-bank, had been induced by the high rate of interest paid, to withdraw his money from the savings bank, and depot it in tee Loyal British Bank. He was there fore known to Cameron as such, we h o applied to him to take shares in the concern, wh ch was as safe as the Bank of England. He asked Mr. Cameron if more that 5m thereo / r . e . w would .1 wdb b ßea e rdrne u c obn a tteo l t ; enrbbdeleeomos taken ttibih.and han h c e e w o a f s told any rhseemrwemphmroel represented •f the earn hinisg'';hwa'rneiesh which his benefit of the reserved fund. Another per St s ei o .d n atf n ow a r med Cantriil was'induced to take 28 shares, which, it was stated by M'Cloud, belonged to a deceased shareholder, but were, in fact, the property of the bank, through flempston, who transferred them. About this tine, things began to a , eutne a strange aspect, and directors were withdrawing. On the 15th of January, 1856, Mr. Esdaile wrote a letter to Mr. Owen, deputy, relative to the state of the hank, in which he stated the. our highest policy was to prec=ut a bold front to th • public, whilst our weakest conduct wi'l be to dingle a embarked rtTkh h p e d e wpremium share, slightest chance rope of sand before them. We want courage, and, by Gods blessing—(hisses)—our difficulti es wid he co er Y come." The learned gentlemen then referred to the aalance—heet, wilicb, by the tel ins of the charter, was to be a fair and correct statement of the condition of the bank, and f.aid the mode of producing the lad bala a ce -beet was for the accountant to balance the ledger ie pencil with which the balances of the different depart tuents were transferred into a general balance -sheet. He then took one of the former printed balance-sheets and altered the roeulte he fvuzid there to the result of his 0 particular examination at the time, and that so altered was laid before the directors for their examination and approval, with a tabular statement of the liability and assets of the bank, and such a statement was , presented with the balance-sheet in January, 1856. In the gee(' rai ce-sn et t there eae r. sea merit advanced on loans, convertible securities at short periods, advances on cash credit accounts, and bills discounted, 986,2721. 11e. id., the whole of the assets representing 1,178,8121. The ex planations of the items so found in the balance-sheet, all the debts, good, bad, and indifferent, were enumerated amongst the assets of the bank, and the interest upon all these bad debts went to swell the item of assets, as well as the Islington and Cattle Markets' worthless bill for 8,000/, that were enumerated as convertible sectlris ties. The suspense account showed 46,2981., and that account was the receptacle of all the different items it was desirable to conceal ; amongst others all those tran sactions with reference to the purchase of shares in the name of Cameron andffempson, the ftrebasere of shares on account of the company. The money ad vanced to the Welsh - works was also inserted under this head, as well as the costs of innumerable actioea brought by and against them, and it was remarkable that the adjusting interest account contained not only the interest for bad debts, but the Welsh works were introduced as an asset of 17,7691. All the past due debts went toswell the assets, though in many instances they were marked by the directors in the books as "bad," " hopeless," and in one instance jocularly " let him be executed." (Laughter.) The gross balance for the year ending Dec., 1855, after making provision on account of bad debts, &c., was 25,320/. Bs. 3d. as originally pre pared ; the balance-sheet, after making such provision, was altered from "provision for," to " provision on account of " bad debts. What was the result of that critical change he was unable to state. The provision made for bad debts was only 3091. A dividend in Jan., 1856, was declared of 6 per cent. The hon. and learned gentleman then further traced the career of the bank, and several of the directors, with the con currence of the whole, in certain matters connected with the misrepresentations alleged against them, and in conclusion said that on the 3d September the bank closed with debts amounting to 700,0001., and assets of 300,0001., being a deficit of 400,0001. for the short period the bank had been in existence. By the acts of the directors wide-spread ruin had been scattered over the country. Houses had been brought to desolation, and families bad been plunged from affluence into poverty, and hard earnings, industriously collected by a long life of labour, had been entirely lost. Every one who had any connection with the bank had bad to rue the day on which they trusted to the assumed fidelity and truthfulness of the directors. (Applause.) Lord Campbell said such conduct was indecorous, and he hoped it would not be indulged in on either side. The learned gentleman, having concluded his address, called the following witnesses : Mr. H. Paddison deposed that he wag partner to the late Mr. Mullens, who died on the 11th December, 1853. In 1848 proceedings were taken for promoting ' a new bank, and in 1849 he saw some of the defendants in connection with it. ellr. Mullens took the whole management relative to the formation of the bank ; afterwards they acted as solicitors and secretaries to the bank, and witness attended the meetings and took minutes. On. the 26th of March, 1849, a memorial was presented to the Board of Trade (which was read in court) and the answer to it. The deed of constitution was dated July 2, 1849, which was recited in the charter. Previous to the charter granted in July, 1849, Kennedy, Cameron, Esdaile, an d O wen signed the deed of consti tution. He knew of the presentation of a petition for a supplemental charter, signed by Esdaile, Owen, and Cameron, on 29th October, 1854, and the greeting of the charter, dated Feb. 23, 1855. A supplemental deed was executed in accordance with it, dated 12th June, 1855. It was executed by a number of share holders. At the time of the original charter, Alderman Kennedy, Mr. Esdaile, and Mr. Owen were acting as directors, and Mr.- Cameron as general manager. Mr. Esdaile continued to act as director down to the close of the bask. Alderman Kennedy went out in January. 1850, and returned to the directory November, 1854, and continued so till the end. Mr. Owen went out February, 1854, and re turned February, 1855, as a director, con tinuing till February 1856. Cameron continued to act till July 22, 1856. Mr. Brown became a director is December, 1852, and continued so till July, 1856. Mr. M'Cloud became a director in Aug., 1853, and remained so until the bank closed. Mr. Stapleton became s director in July, 1855, and continued till the end. The certificate to the Board of Trade that the capital was paid up was dated November 16th, 1849, and signed by Mr. M`Gregor, governor ; Alderman Kennedy, deputy -governor ; Mr. Esdaile, Mr. Apsley Pellatt, Mr. Omen, Mr. Grogan, and other directors. In receipt of acknowledgment the oerti Scat°, dated 17th Nov. 1849, was received. On Noy.* 19, 1849, the bank was actually opened for business, and they carried on business as b an k ers t i ll they finally closed in 1856. At the commencement they only had one office in Tokenhouse-yard, afterwards they esta blished branch offices in different parts of London. The Strand and Lambeth branches, he believed, in 1850. The Islington in 1850-51, The Holborn branch the last established, in the end of 1855 or beginning 01 1856. There were six branches altogether in Los don. A. work on Scotch banking by Cameron Was read. It was a curious document, considered in connection with his position in this ease , but containing some excellent advice. The bank consisted of a governor, deputy-governor, e:ght directors, and a staff of officers in the bank, with auditors appointed at each half-yeas- The witness was then examined as to the entries in the minute book, and the part therespective defendants took in the management of the affairs of the bank, in count's' tion with the charge of conspiracy and fraud. At half-past 5 o'clock Sir F. Thesiger said that 1 20 , next proposed to enter on th e l arge d e bt s , to exhaust! them before taking anything else, and as he was MAO to enter on the case of the Welsh Mines, Lord Campbell said the Court had better be adjourns ( ' till Monday. Adjourned accordingly. LAW INTELLIGENCE, --(This Day.) VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Viet-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, Oa .Mr. Baron Bramwell.) MONETPENNT V. DERINA This cause was fully heard before Vice- . Chancellor Sir Wiliam Page Wood, and Mr. Baron Bramwell, and Mr. Baron Watson last term, and stood over for judge meet. The point in contention war,. whether the plaintiff had contracted a legal obligation to burden hie estates generally, and in particular his estates in the county of Kent in favour of the defendant. Mr. Baron Bramwell delivered, in writing, the joint - Opinions of himself and Mr. Baron Watson, this morn• ing, to t h e e ff ect that in point of law the plaintiff ha d not contracted a legal obligation to burden his re estates either i n general or particular. (Cumini'" l 3 g Digest, p. 4, Devises.) The Vice-Chancello r . Sir W. Page Wood, was of the same opinio n i n equ i ty. The case will afterwards be disposed of in accordance with the opinions delivered. THE WEATHER IN TILE EAST. - A letter from Constantinople of the 3d, in 111 ,, e „, Gazette du Midi , g i ves the following account of t"- severe state of the weather at that place : It is almost impossible for me to give you all idea of the extremit ies t o w hi c h th i s c i ty i s re duce by the snow, which night and day has been falling in such abu n d a n ce th a t it li es i n the streets to the depth of u p war d s ot six feet. I n th e outs kirts 0 the city, in p ar t s littl e f requented, it is atoll deeper, and i n t h e country there is no lon g°r any trace of a road, and the ravines which are e ° numerous in the neighbourhood of Constantinopl e ; are all filled up t o a l evel with the roads. "Ti cold is most i n t ense, and men, horses, and whole flocks of sheep h ave perished. Ail the o h spalo in the city are filled with poor people who have had their f ee t f ros tbitt en . C erta i n par ts bf heights of Pera have been for some days call' pletely unapproachable. The Sultan one def. left his palace to proceed to Yeni-Keuchk, below' Tcheragan,. but the 'lmperial carriage could TO proceed far on the road, and was compelled t c° return. The port of Constantinople has been froseo over for the last four or five days, with the excel ) " tion of a vary narrow channel in the centre. .t number of wild f ow l co n gregated together in this stream, and afforded some amlis.meut to sP °l l s ; med. Oee man i n hi s eagerness to get ho ld 0 e wild duck whi c h h e h a d kil led went on e°ll3 ice whi c h was ra th er weak, and, falling throughb; was drowned. To a dd t o t h ese horrors, to'd wolves have com e d own f rom the mountains, f! have approach e d th e ga t es of the city. So wi ng ; have these animal s b ecome from hunger that, s front of a cafe n ear th e art i llery barracks at Ffrerotf a horse was attacked and devoured by a Pg ° 7 by them. At Scutari a poor woman was killed others at only a short distance from a g uardhot l 4l and in th e country parts the most d re ams ravages have b een comm itt e d . Th e blocking u o f of the roads has prevented the usual suPrf, o f fuel from r eac hi ng t h e cap i ta l , and the Prl° clisrcoal has risen to one franc a pound. bich Ouan C a h an , a b oat l a d en w i th this article,2rwith Was moored off the quay, was so besiegeu_ st er customers that two persons f e ll into the - " ow and were drowned. A more th an ordinarkflipor. ti , y of snow h as a l so f a ll en this year in Asia I"d At Messi na it con ti nue d heavily for 32 hours , al it completely bulled the Greek convent of Ala was with the greatk st difficulty that a passage ‘ .tio ir be cut in order to release the monks fro:flosing perilous position. The operations for r e 'eros them were di rec t e d b y a Turkish officer of enginebuilt who had b een sen t on a m i ss i on to M es sina t ° . _ bu ilt a plan of th e t own , w hi c h i s a b ou t to be lv and fortified on a new system." • ikoli A The Conspiracy Bill of Lard Palmerston see n3 , l4ii ' to meet with. d e t erm i ne d res i stance in WestEnior „r :t the, public meeting is nail e d f or M onday even i ng yelp ;verso Freemasons' Tavern, t o w hi c h h ave b een i n vited %od influential gentlemen and all the members sv, h 7 tft 'tiott• a against thi s a tt empt to l egislate under fore i gn t — ei d in We hear of numerous meetings about to tolitm various part 3 o f th o country to pe ti t i on ngaiust lo