The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-24 00:00:00

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. indefinite position between the Whig and the Con servative sections of the Legislature, at the same time that they give the new Government a general but independent support. For many years the Con servatives themselves have not presented a more compact array. Since the election in March they have been continually receiving accessions, whilst the bold attitude assumed by their leaders has raised them in public estimation. Ominous rumours have been for some time in circulation, and those who watcked the tide of events had f orme d the con clusion that in their ranks alone are to be found ' the statesmen capable of rescuing England from the perils with which she i s surroun d e d. During the short session the weakn ess o f th e P a lmerston Admi nistration was rendered still more plainly apparent. We say this without any disrespect for the memb er for Tiverton, who justly enjoys a high reputat ion both for official capacity and his dexterity in the management of parties. For nearly half a century has Lord Palmerston taken a prominent part in public affairs, and as a leader of the House of Com mons, although he had many formidable rivals, he was for a long interval without any superior. Yet he was the Atlas upon whose shoulders the mini sterial experiment rested, and we question whether, at his advanced age, Lord Palmerston was equal to the overwhelming labours of his position. Such will not, however, be the case with the Con servative Administration. Lord Derby's name is indeed a tower of strength ; yet the noble earl will be supported and assisted in the direction of public affairs by colleagues of tried experience and ability. Even as far as the list at present extends, the ad vantages secured to th e coun t ry b y recent changes are evident at a glance. Lord Malmesbury re places Lord Clarendon as Foreign Secretary, and upon the salutary nature of this change we scarcely need expatiate. To the new Mi n i s t er th e public areindebted for the formation of that alliance with France, which though at first derided, afterwards became the sheet-anchor both of the Coalition and the Palmerston Cabinets. During Lord Malmes bury's short tenure of office our attitude towards foreign powers was of the most dignified character. Not a syllable was breathed of that Muscovite aggression which soon after burst upon Europe ; and, whilst our honour was maintained in this quar ter of the globe, our relations with the great re public beyond the Atlantic were placed upon a proper footing. Nor was this nobleman insensible to the advantages to be derived from the develop ment of our commerce with South America, and under his able direction a treaty was concluded by which many privileges were secured. At the Board of Control, Lord Ellenborough replaces Mr. Vernon Smith ; the former, one 'of the most prescient and diligent administrators of any country or period, and the latter, probably the most incompetent of public functiou..riPs that ever, in any part of the globe, aspired to that lofty vocation. Of Sir Frederick Thesiger's appointment to the Lord Chancellorship we refer more particularly in another article. It is the theme of every tongue ; and we do not believe that a single member of any party could be named who does not rejoice in the honours bestowed upon this distinguished member of the Senate and the bar, and at the same time admit that a more striking illustration of the right man in the right place could not by any possibility be afforded. Mr. Walpole, as Home Secretary, will prove more efficient than Sir George Grey ; d the same may be said of the substitution of Mr. Henley for Lord Stanley of Alderley at the Board of Trade. The onerous duties of the Secretaryship of War weighed heavily upon Lord Panmure, and General Peel will prove not only more vigorous, but also, we imagine, less devoted to red tape and routine. (From the Daily News.) Intrigue is busy, and at every corner fabulous tales salute theear. In the resignation of Saturday last, it is hardly now disguised that there was an arriere pansee. Lord Derby would not venture, it was supposed, to undertake the task of forming an Administration; and upon this delusion the dis comfited and dismissed tremblers at the nod of Louis Napoleon reposed till Sunday night. It then became generally known that the Conservative Chief had accepted the task confided to him ; but the hope remained that he might fail, and to secure its fulfilment no artifice of rumour was left unem ployed. As time wore on, however, and the hope died out, it hourly became harder to sustain droop. ing spirits and to invent new difficulties which might even for the moment look like real. A mas terpiece, in its way, of this kind of thing, was the ungracious perversion of an act in itself every way honourable and creditable on the part of Lord Derby's son. With a generous instinct of what was due to himself and to others under the circum stances, Lord Stanley, we believe, spontaneously waived all personal claims to consideration, and ad vised his father to seek Parliamentary strength in the formation of his Cabinet beyond the circle of his own family or connexion. Any lower office than that of Cabinet Minister the noble member for King's Lynn felt he ought to take, after having been offered a Secretaryship of State by the late Premier. But Lord Stanley also felt that the Whigs had made the imputation of family cabal in tolerably odious to the country ; and he wished to take the opportunity in his own person of showing that he and his friends were capable of acting in this report a worthier part. What, then, must be the state of desperation to which the claqueurs of Lord Palmerston are reduced when they could tor ture such an incident as this into the assertion that the offers of Lord Derby had been spurned by his own son i Equally reckless and absurd seems to have been the reliance placed upon the production of Lord Cowley's dastardly and disgraceful de spatch. The minority who voted in favour of M. Walewski's insolence being mutely borne were con. fidently assured that as soon as the contents of the document in question were known the tables would be turned, and the majority would feel that they had been in!the wrong. But we can truly say, that within our recollection no public letter of an English Minis ter, ether at home or abroad, h as ever been received by such an universal cry of shame and scorn. When Lord Clarendon telegraphed to the Englisham bassa dorat Paris for ale tter of credit, he ought to have filled up the draft himself ; he ought to have known that Lord . Cowley did not possess the intellect capable of aditoitly doing the dangerous work he asked hiw; and for the credit of the name of Wellesley, if not for the honour of the country, which was at stake, he ought to have spared him the ignominy o f se lf: immolation. If the un-English and unmanly paper laid upon the table on Monday night by Lord Cla rendon be not torn to pieces and flung into the dust by the Commons, the voice of the country, repudi ating its base and abject terms, will make itself heard in a manner not to be disregarded or mistaken. The conviction is forced upon all candid minds by the perusal of every craven sentence of Lord Cow ley's, that it was high time to make a thtrough change in our Foreign-office. Stupid and syco phantic as it is, no man in his senses would have written such a letter to Lord Clarendon at such a juncture if he did not feel it would have been ac ceptable. hat it was acceptable is proved by the fact of its uncalled-for production by the censured. Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Evidence of incapa city to comprehend the national will and character can no further go. And now but one resource remains—that of back stairs intrigue. Having failed to bully the nation into fear of the wrath of France, no pains will be spared to betray the Court into the fatal mistake of setting at nought the decision of the House of Com mons. Once before during the present reign a Mi nistry who had been left in a minority in Parlia ment were reinstated in office after another Cabinet had actually been formed. The infelicitous prece dent is nowrecurred toin anxious whispers, and what was done before, it is muttered, may safely be done again. For the sake of that which is far more precious than the temporary ascendency of any aristocratic party, or the passing or rejection of any measure, however intrinsically important, we sincerely hope that these insidioussuggestion s nay never be listened to in high places. Eighteen years have passed since Sir Robert Peel on presenting himself at the door of the royal closet found it unexpectedly closed against him. The Queen was then very young, and had not been very long upon the throne. Parties were at the time very evenly balanced. Though a majority of five on a Jamaica Bill had led to the resignation of Lord Melbourne, upon the general policy of the country at home and abroad he still could claim the approval of the House of Commons. Is a singularly doubtful case the youthful Monarch throw her sceptre into the trembling scale, and the Opposition leader, though surprised and chagrined, had the wisdom and generosity to acquiesce with out an audible murmur. It might, perhaps, be enough to say that in con stitutional practice a deviation such as we have referred to is all the less likely to happen now be cause it has happened before. A loyal and peace loving people are accustomed to look leniently upon the rare and casual exercise of power even when they disapprove of it ; but the same people are all the more apt to conceive and express resentment when the exception threatens to become a rule Apart, however, from all such considerations the cases.sought to be paralleled are widely different. The Ministry of Lord Melbourne was tripped up by a•vote upon a bill of which not one man in ten thousand of the population had ever heard, and about which not one in fifty thousand cared a jct. The Cabinet of Lord Palmerston has been driven from power amidst the exultation of the great body of the people, and by the votes not only of a consi derable mojority of the House of Commons, but by a majority containing nearly every man of Par liamentary talent, station, or experience, of every shade of opinion. It has been hooted off the stage, not for a blunder in a colonial bill, but for a de liberate and conscious abandonment of the first of administrative duties, that of maintaining the honour and independence of the nation when pub licly called in question. We do not say that the Austrianism of Lord Clarendon, the impotency of Mr. V. Smith, and the effrontery of Lord Clan ricarde, had not already alienated many of its sup porters. Neither do we deny that the tendency to exclusive aristocratic jobbing in every sphere of patronage, from the highest to the lowest, had con tributed to pave the way for the event which has at length occurred. But the immediate and specific cause of that event it is impossible to mistake, and any doubt as to the national judgment in the matter would be a fearful error. When the Parliaments of England contained but few representatives of the great towns ; when as yet the majority of those towns were not ; when popular education was a de bateable theory, and the daily and weekly press, as it now exists, had no place in the national being— when railway locomotion, and the power of concen trating tke sympathies of millions at any given mo ment by the touch of the electric wire, were unheard of and unknown—a feud between the Palace of St. James and the Palace of Westminster might be provoked with impunity. But times are altered now, and we should deeply grieve to think that any man of any party worthy of the name of a statesman should so betray the first duty imposed on him by his Privy Councillor's oath as to commit the Crown to a contest with the House of Commons. We care not, for our own part, who is Minister, or of what material the new Administration may be com posed. If Lord Derby cannot form a creditable or a competent Government, there are others unques tionably who can. But the Clarendon and Clanri (merle Cabinet can only now be reinstated by the will of the Court an d the people will understand, if that deplorabl e event should take place, by what means it has been accomplished. Mont th e Ar. ornmg Herald.) The ministerial crisis Dez by's arrangsoemraeunoli so that, ts a wil re l s°°ll be at an end. Lord progressing in a satisfac tory manner, a i t another column, we are enabled to publish t of the chief ap pointments in the new Cabinet. The na mes a ff ord 1 the surest guarantee of th e iabl , ! , mr th in e which the selection has been raufa e manner assistance of such gifted, energetic and experienced the Conservative leader Will direct I:olliaffairs with credit to himself and advantage to - • tthe state It was not on account a any defi ellc4tututih:eonwuriter of first-rate men to be found was Ine b iced. to ino,ilow,!rs, that the Prime Minister stone and some of te t he co-operation of Mr. Glad friends. Lord Derby's sole object was to collet 18 A dministration tbe broadest possiblect 12 118 therefore applied to Mr. bas is tad the upon ail : t er cl valuablea fter ae d'3 to Earl Grey, in order to enllsadrthe advanc e made with ser vices. In both instances the such delicacy and consideration for failed to produce the desired result, and LZ r i ri N tes ts immediately confined his attention to the rZ IS/ moure es available in the Conservative ranks. %- paying this graceful compliment to the Peelit e party, the Premier probably wished to show that the hour for the complete reconciliation between this brilliant group of political leaders, without fol lowers, and the great Conservative party, had ar rived. Differences that would justify a continued estrangement or even separation have all been removed, and 69 opportunit certainly seemed favourable for the consideration of an alli ance. that has long had a nominal if not an actual ealetence. The Peelitea may prefer occupying an 1 It will afford the public no small gratification to learn that the finances of the kingdom are once more placed under the able direction of Mr. Disraeli, whose short career of Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1852 displayed his wonderful aptitude for dealing with the difficult questions belonging to that depart ment. It must be confessed that Sir George Corne wall Lewis had been thrust into a position for which he was not in the least degree qualified. It is not our intention to insult the new Lord Privy Seal by instituting a comparison between his lord ship and the former occupant. The Earl of Hard wicke has already served the state in various capa cities, and brings not only strength but honour to any Administration. Lord Eglinton was the most popular Lord Lieutenant that ever held his state in the Castle of Dublin. Proceeding upon a sys tem diametrically opposed to that more recently pursued by Lord Carlisle, the noble earl did more to tranquillise Ireland, and to allay the fury of par ty strife, than any occupant of that office. To no cliques was the smallest favour shown, and the ex traordinary impetus given to the Conservative cause in the sister kingdom may be in a great measure traced to the benefits of Lord Eglinton's firm but im partial rule. The Irish people learned to respect a Minister above the petty cabala and factious struggles of the time, and in his noble conduct beheld an example which they felt they might imitate with advantage both to themselves and their country. The Board of Works loses Sir Benjamin Hall, and, as a compensation, receives Lord John Man ners. Everybody acquainted with the new Minister will allow that the accession of this scion of the illustrious house of Manners to the vacancy, is, in every respect, a gain for the public service. Sir Benjamin, with his pomposity and inflated notions of self, might make a good member for a Radical constituency ; but Lord John Manners's devotion to his duties render him a more useful servant of the public. Without any disparagement to Earl Granville, we may state that the Marquis of Salis bury will not be less popular or less efficient as President of the Council. The comparison might be carried further, but we believe that enough has been said to show that the new Conservative Ca binet contains not only some of the ablest states men of the day, but a more brilliant array of effi cient, experienced, and high-minded administrators than are to be found in any of the political parties into which public men are at present divided. Reputation, after all, has more to do with these matters than people are wont to imagine, and a Cabinet composed of men of honour and integrity will win its way in spite of factious opposition. In some of his appointments Lord Palmerston cer tainly committed himself, and we are now assured that this error materially accelerated his fall. Be that as it may, Ministers mist feel all the more comfortable and secure in not being put to the blush on account of their colleagues. The mem bers of the new Administration may challenge the world in this respect. The effect is already ap parent. Lord Derby has shown that his principal aim is to promote the best interests of the stag, and in order to do this in the best manner the noble earl has secured the co-operation of some of its most illustrious members. Signs of increas ing confidence appear on every side. Assur ances of support have already been received from quarters that the public would hardly anticipate. In fact, the conviction gains ground hourly that Lord Derby, at the head of a Conser vative Government, can alone restore the healthy tone of the constitution, and rescue the state from the numerous perils by which it is environed. The Conservative leader is clearly master of the situa tion. The new administration will commence its career with courage and confidence, and we feel assured that success will crown a course undertaken in this spirit. The best hopes as well as the was melt sympathy of all good citizens attend these distin guished statesmen, and from one end of the king dom to the other a reverent and an affectionate prayer will be uttered that the efforts of Lord Derby and his true-hearted colleagues may be blessed to the maintenance of England's honour, the advancement of England's glory and the de fence and the, dissemination of Christian principles throughout the whole world. sure, contributed to his overthrow. Throughout the country, in all ranks of society, and on both sides of both houses, it was felt as a public scandal —as an outrage on public feeling. It has been fol lowed by other appointments not less disgraceful, though less prominent, of which we shall probably hear more." c , Within the last few months, it is useless to deny it, there has been a diminution of Lord Pal merston's popularity." How happens it then that during these "last few months" the Times never made the discovery. What could have been the cause of its not having even seemed to suspect that there was any diminution in the Premier's popu larity ? It is all the more strange that the Times never before now told us a word of the fading popu larity of the Prime Minister, when it now coolly assures us that the fact of this fading popularity "is easy to account for." The way in which our contemporary does " account " for the diminished popularity of Lord Palmerston is certainly any thing but creditable to his lordship personally. It is by charginghim with " favouritism and jobbery." And then our contemporary proceeds to adduce illustrations and confirmations of the truth of the grave accusation. But the last charge is that to which we wish to call especial attention. It is that of having ap pointed the Marquis of Clanricarde to a seat in the Cabinet. We, of course, concur with the Times in regarding that appointment as the very worst which it would have been possible to make ; but then the difference between the leading journal and ourselves is this—that we at the time denounced it in the strongest language we could employ, and did not cease to do so until the very day on which the Palmerston Cabinet received the blow under which it has fallen ; whereas the Times by its silence seemed to acquiesce in the propriety of the appointment so long as Lord Palmerston was supposed to be in the plenitude of his power, and only turns round and de nounces the appointment and condemns the Minister who made it when that Minister is prostrate and powerless. There is something un-English in this. However much we may disapprove of the conduct of Lord Palmerston in reference to that appoint ment, and to other parts of his policy, there is something in thus striking a man when he is down, by those who heaped thei r ful some adulation on him when in all his glory, against which every generous feeling revolts, and from which every noble mind will turn away with abhorrence. We have been among the most uncompromising of Lord Paimerston's opponents in reference to the policy which his Government has pursued in its relations with the Ruler of France,—because, as the head of the Government, he was constitutionally responsible for that policy. Bat now that the noble lord is under a cloud, we deem it right to say that, morally, he has been less to blame than Lord Clarendon. We have the best reason for believing that, in our intercourse with the French Govern ment, Lord Palmerston has of late surrendered his own judgment and feelings too much to the Foreign Secretary. The truckling, ignoble, anti-English policy we have pursued in relation to Imperialism in France, has been inspired, unless we grievously err, incomparably more by the Foreign Secretary than by the Premier. If any doubt could pre viously have existed on that point, it must have been removed by Lord Cowley's despatch to Lord Clarendon, published in our paper of yesterday. The Foreign Secretary is obviously the party responsible for not having answered the insulting despatch of Count Walewski ; while the reasons which Lord Clarendon assigns for not having re plied to it, are the most puerile and feeble that could be imagined. A fear of offending the sus ceptibilities of the French Government, is the chief reason given by the Foreign Secretary for his silence. Did any consideration of that kind prevent Count Walewski from calumniating and assailing us ? Our silence, so far from making matters better, had a necessary tendency to make them worse. It was construed into a fear of France. It was inferred that we would submit with inglorious tameness to any indignities which the Imperial Government thought fit to put upen us. And accordingly we soon had a practical proof furnished us, that the Imperial Government flattered itself it might insult us with impunity, by the insolent menaces from French Colonels with which the pages of the illoniteur teemed for a succession of days. As the apology of Louis Napoleon has not yet found its way into the Moniteur, we have no means of knowing whether or not the swaggering Colonels who lately figured so prominently in the plenitude of their Bobadilism, in its columns, are aware that he has repudiated their braggadocio, and conse quently rebuked themselves. But the faot must before long transpire, that Louis Napoleon has thrown them overboard. There can ba no doubt as to the result. Their fierce animosity towards England will give place to a settled and sullen hatred of the man who has thus, in the face of Europe, affronted him. Conse quently, instead of his continuing master of the army, the army will become his master. He will be at its mercy ; and therefore it is probable that the very army which he has pe'ted and pampered, and on which his whole reliance has hitherto been placed, will become the instrument of his destruction. In the meantime, it is not unlikely that, with the view of propitiating his incensed army, Louis Napoleon will be prepared to do anything which he may suppo3e agreeaLle to it ; and as the inva sion of England is, of all things, that which would be most congenial to the tastes of the army, it behoves the Government and people of this country not to lose a moment in making every possible preparation for such a contit gency, HEALTH OP LONDON DURING TBE WEEK, (From, the Report of the Registrar General.) The deaths registered in London, which in the previous week were 1,195, rose in the week that ended last Saturday (Feb. 20th) to 1,275. In the ten years 1848-57 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,164, but, as the deaths of last week occurred in an increased population, they should be compared with the average, when the latter has been raised in proportion to the increase.--a correction which will give 1,280. The number of deaths actually returned agrees very closely with the number ob tained by calculation. By comparing the results of the last two weeks it will be seen that the deaths caused by zymotic diseases were successively 241 and 230, the cor recteda:loo, Inrdseticistteeuadtsieosanvraeol average ae diseases n3g3 r o s t 2 8 05 f 65 r 0 0 ;7 m , tt 2 hh O ee B s ea t N c: ef 2 rr ae s gm 7 e , average f or l as t wee k b e i ng 282 ; those caused b t , 11 , y l e o c c ‘ being 539 ; the deaths from " developmental" diseases were respectively 145 and 141, the aver age being 146 ; and " violent deaths were 45 and 25 in the two weeks, the average being 33. Hence it appears that the mortality from zymotic diseases has been nearly stationary during the fortnight, and that the same remarkholds with regard to those of the developmental class. The increase under two other heads arises from phthisis, which rose in the two weeks from 130 to 158 ; from convulsions, which rose from 34 to 43 ; from diseases of the brairs, which rose from 8 to 19 ; and from diseases of the heart, which rose from 39 to 53. The continuance of cold weather does not appear to have raised the mortality of bronchial disease within the period re ferred to, for, though the mean temperature of the last fortnight was only 34 deg., or about 4 deg. below the average, bronchitis was fatal in the two weeks in 193 and 191 cases ; pneumonia in 104 and 102. But the mortality of bronchitis is considerably --.._ greater than is usual at this time, for if the d ea th s (From, the Morning Advertiser.) did not exceed the average of corresponding weeks Whether or not Lord Palmerston will politically they would not be more than 137. The three oldest profit from the lesson he has just received, time persons returned were two women 90 years of only can tell. But if he do not personally learn age and a man 91. wisdom from it, he will be one of the dullest The deaths from measles declined from 57 to 34. scholars that ever occupied a seat in the school of Whooping-cough has carried off rather more than experience. If he fail to discern from what is 50 children in each of the last five weeks. Last week hourly transpiring, who are his real friends and who 39 deaths were referred to scarlatina, and chiefly are not, he is the only man among her Majesty's included under this head is an unusual number of subjects who does not make the distinction. Those cases in which the disease isreturned as " diptheria." who were his parasites on Thursday last, before he These last amount to 15, and are given in detail in sustained his fatal discomfiture, and while in the the netes. Four persons, of whom one was a man, full swing of Ministerial success, are his foes to-day. aged 46 years, died of measles between the Bth and With the loss of his power has gone their fidelity. 11th inst. inclusive, in the St. Pancras Workhouse. But, bad as that is, worse remains behind. Not Last week the births of 1,021 boys and 942 girls content with deserting him, now that his power —in all 1,963 children—were registered in London. and prestige are gone, some of those who, eight I n th e t en correspon di ng wee k s o f the years 1848- days ago, exhausted language in the fulsomeness of 57 the av erage num b er was 1,593. their adulation, now turn round and assail him in At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean terms of unmeasured abuse. height of the barometer in the week was 29.872 Take an instance in the case of the Times. Every inches. On Wednesday and Thursday the mean one knows how that journal has lately loaded Lord reading was above 30 inches. The highest reading Palmerston with its prais e . Wh a t sa id it yes t er - i n th e wee k occurre d on t h e former d ay, an d was day ? " Within," remarked our contemporary, 30.04 in. The mean temperature of the week was "the last few months there has been, it is useless 34 deg., which is 4.2 deg below the average of to deny it, pliant abroad, a dimunition of his popularity. This it the same g : . week in 43 years (as determined by is easy to account for. Lord Palmerston, trium- Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was great Minister, able to withstand the a s ' • to lead every public very ill-advised— ver y. The Premier , i to many of hia recent a • may indeed be men of successful alt and honoured . at home, a belo iv the average throughout the week, and on clfiosen almost moat repeat, has been I the lowest 24 clog. Friday. Tle mean daily Ina own ruin in respect range pgrinents. , but how is it that they piety e a t d L universally from the narrow cl e as en s clergy ? More than one of acv:iswe(ratoDtator, has not been the last three days the extent of depression was Bin Bish ops on of temperature in the good intentions his mili o tar meats has been exceptionable. But was the introduction of Lord Clanri maniniser influences which tend i 7 deg. or more. The highest point attained by the into favouritism and job- 1 thermometer in the shade was 47 deg. on Tuesday; aristocratic theYchaiPe?ettot- perature The carde into the r the fi r Cabinet. All the late Premier's friends agree in e e • thinking that this act, more than any pale; mos _ n_ wistut mew week was 12 . 7 deg. ; fereWednesda the range was 18 1. deg. The dtf anduacier betwe e nt the mean dew point temperature 7_ which mea n degree i?therature was 4.1 deg. The mean tem uth-eastali early all degerweeatoefr o h f the Thames was 38.9 deg. a u o ne or id a i l ty eaa o t f er t l he a . ir t w d a s 8 . 1. r in from " t n h ' e t of .ain-fall measured was 0.07 in., e a a 11,04: Sunday.hyafpo THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—Feb. 23. GUI LDEIAL L.—We reported a few days ago a charge preferred against a Spanish merchant, Mr. J. Bailey Davis, by a friend of his, Mr. Curtis, a civil engineer, of Great George-street, Westminster, for the abduction of a young girl, sand evidence was given of the intention of Mr. Davis to take the girl with him to Spain as his housekeeper; but from the testimony of the young lady herself, it appeared that she left her friends voluntarily to accompany Mr. Davis, with whom she had been litde more than a week. She most positively denied that she was under 17 years of age, and added that she had no wish to leave Mr. Davis. Alderman Copeland expressed a very strong opinion upon the conduct of the parties, and dismissed the case, when Mr. Curtis intimated his intention of appealing to the Foreign-office to prevent Mr. Davis getting a passport for the gi r l ; s i nce w hi c h Mr. Davis applied to Mr. Alderman Copeland for a recommendation to obtain a passport for himself and wife ; and on being interrogated, he said lie wanted the passport for the same young lady whom he had that day married, and h e p ro d uce d th e mar riage certificate in support of his statement. Alderman Copeland f-xpressed great pleasure upon hearing that the affair had terminated so hap pily, and with every . wishfor the comfort and pros perity of both, he willingly granted the certificate required to procure the pas s p or t s . Mr. Davis said it was his intention to marry the girl from the first, but he did not ch oose t o b e in terfered with by his friends, or to a ll ow th em t o meddle in his private affairs. WORSHIP-STREET. —A care-worn, middle aged woman, of respectable appearance, applied to Mr. D'Eyncourt for a protecting order against her husband under the Matrimonial C auses A c t. The applicant was in such agitation and nervous excitement thA she was unable for some time to state her grievances, but, with considerable diffi culty, three facts were elicited from her : Accord ing to her statement she had been married upwards of 20 years to a commercial traveller, and had given birth to 14 children, several of whom were now dependent upon, her for support. For many years she had been most cruelly treated by her husband, who had been in the habit of subjecting her to brutal personal violence, and depriving her of the common necessaries of life. Finding that it was neceioary to resort to some means of obtain ing an independent livelihood for herself and chil dren, she applied herself to the business of an em broiderer and artificial flower maker, by moans of which she would have been enabled to acquire a sufficient subsistence for her family but for the ra pacity of her husband, who deprived her on three occasions of the produce of her hard-earned labours, and. lel. ii :r c Ich time in a state of absolute desti tution. The last time she saw him was about 18 menthe since, when he returned home after a pro tracted absence, and remained a week with her, during which brief interval ho basely seduced a young girl who assisted her in her business, with whom he absconded in the night, taking with him the whole of her jewellery and every portable article of value which remained in her possession. She had since ascertained that he had proceeded to Scotland with his paramour, but having recently received credit;le information that he was about to return for the purp ose o f aga i n di spossess i ng h er of the prop er t y she had acquired during his last absence, she h a d b een advised b y her f r i en d s to apply at this court for protection under the act. After some observations from the landlord of the applicant, which went fully to corroborate her statement, M. r. D'Ey ncourt said that it was certa i nly a most painful case, and from the evidence he had heard he should certainly gran t th e c omplainant an imme diate order for the protection of her property. LAMBETH. —Yesterday a most distressing case ....-.•.. • was Lrought un d er the not i ce o f M r. Elli o t t. A young woman a d vance d i n pregnancy , an d accom panied by a little girl about three years of age, applied for some relief from the poor-box under these circumstances :—Her name was Flora Au gusta Nolin, and at one time her father carried on business at Ca m b r id ge as an opt i c i an . Aft er th e death of h er f ather she came to town w i th her mother, and th ey resided together near St. George's-road, S out h wark. N ear l y 5 years ago M. Chas. &Tiede, a French gentleman;was introduced to her mother, and soon after she (applic a nt) b e came acquaint e d with him. Their acquaintance was net of long duration before he commenced paying her at' entions, offered her marriage, was accepted by her, and a day fixed for their marriage. M. d'Hasle had always acknowledged that he lead been brought up in, and professed, the Roman catholic religion, but made no scruple of accompanying her (applicant) and her friends to the protestant place of worship, and their marriage was solemnised in the parish church of St. George the Martyr, by bans, on the 22d day of May., 1854. From that time until about September, 1856, they had lived very happily, but about that time the pupils to whom her husband had been a French teaoher hav ing fallen of, her husband and herself proceeded to Paris, where the applicant hada cousin in an influen tial position. After a little time her husband made an application to her cousin to procure him a pub lic situation, and her cousin promised to do so, but in the course of inquiries discovered that he was a catholic priest, and being so, his marriage, as re garded the laws of France was null and void. When taxed with the fact, Mr. d'Haslo did not deny, being a priest, but said he should seek the sanction of his bishop to get married, and he should, in case of such sanction, marry her (applicant) according to the prescribed order in France. For some cause or other, which he had not explained, he deserted her and her child for a period of nine months, for 't fhrepo onipsislhersipmso:sdet ol f il j P o P i enri joining g- herself which period she had every reason to believe he had spent in the monastery of La Trappe. In the interim the applicant Res kept at the house of her aunt in Paris, and at the end of the nine months she was joined by he h r ira hus t b o a E nd n , gl w an h d o , periled tvhaeiyledproonceheedredtoto accompany Scarborough, obtained a situation as teacher of languages at a public school. Two mthoantthhes haagdorehteilinehdustboaLnad without any previous notice of his intention, again deserted her, and she had no doubt, from letters she Trappehad received that order of monks. She stopped at Scarborough as long as she could, and had been compelled to dispose of almost n ab existl e e t o n assist her, so that she a e n n d rY p t a h y in h g e s r h av e ay. Unfortunately she had not a friend in Loudon, except h a er sna m al o l th p e i r t „ ta w nc h e o , was and therefore ge o ei b .od l r i e g h e te d ortsae t ll o lfy part tuo apparel she possessed, indeed everything but what kae tb,ilanndile exhibited pawnbrokers' them to ited she then appeared in, to provide necessar i es f or herself and child. The applicant, i n con fi rmat i on duplicates oof h ° r as , p ew oe s fromeltion the bench. She also handed Mr. Elli o tt f or hi s pe rusal some letters which she had re ceive d f rom h er heartless, hypocritical husband. Th e fi rst of these her dr letters read by the magistrate was without address or date, and commenced—" Poor Flora, I am now in Prance. I had gre it trouble to perform my journey, but still I succeeded." After giving the name of a notary through wh©m the can address him, the letter concludes--.'`Good bye, God bless you and my beloved child. Do not forget to have her brought up in the Catholic religion, as you pro mised me. Good bye. I hope God will lead us all to a good end.—Yours truly, C. D'HASLE." The next letter, which was dated the sth of January ran thus : "My dear Wife, —The troubles I see before us are more than I can bear, and I see no hope of ever being bet or. Thus it is no use to keep you in m i se ry any longer. I hope, my dear Flora, that your friends will take more notice of you by being without me. I return t o f o ll ow my own pro f ession . I n m y conscience I think I am right in doing so, and I leave you to the mercy of God. I hope that he will provide for you and my dear child Alice, as well as for the one I am sorry to say is coming, .and is mine. G oo d b ye. God bless you and my little dear child. You will never see nor hear from me any more.—Your very unhappy husband, " C. D'LlesLE." Mr: Elliott having asked the unhappy applicant several questions, wideh she answered in the most (Mr. Elliott) directed that sufficient should h e advanced to her from the poor boxsatisfactory man ner, he for present wants, and desired her to call on a future day. The poor woman seemed overwhelmed with gra titude, aud expressed her grateful thanks to the magistrate for his kindness. --- At a meeting of the General Steam Navigation Com pany yesterday the dividend was adopted of 14,. per sbars, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and the usual honua of 2s. Gd. per share was also declared. TnE COAST DE FENCES.—Cmsielera.ble activity now prevails at Woolwich Arsenal in the completion of as order given about two years since for the manufacture of ordnance for the coast defences. Since the Russian war, such trait additions have been made to the royal gun factories department, that with the aid of the power. ful machinery now in use, an almost unlimited supply of heavy guns can be produced at a short notice. Previous to the erection of the new foundries, a large number of guns were supplied by contracture, but the contract sys tem is to be entirely abolished. The large portion of marsh land at the east end of Woolwich Arsenal is now studded over with new buildings connected with the labozatory and gun foandry departments ; and the Royal Standard Foundry, for the casting of heavy ordnance, which was opened last week, is now in full operaiec. TLIE ATTEMPTED _ASSASSINATION OF THE FRENCH EMPERuR. EXAMINATION OF BERNARD AT BOW. STREET. [The following appeared in our late edition of last evening :—] This afternoon, at three o'clock, Simon Bernard, who stands charged with being concerned in the late at tempted assassination, was placed at the bar. Mr. Bodkin appeared, as before, on the part of the Treasury, and Mr. Sleigh defended Bernard. The first witness called was M. Estieu, who produced a dagger and the oil-cloth covering of the parcel sent by the prisoner to M. Oatre quin. The witness stated that he brought them from the Cour Imperial. Jean LeopoldFavre—l am Inspector of the French police. I was near the opera on the evening of the attack. I' saw ten men wounded and one killed. I heard three explosions. M. Outrequin—l am a commission agent in Paris. I deal in silks. I male the acquaintance of the prisoner in October, 1850. I first saw him in a cafe in Tichbonrne street. The prisoner spoke about some dye for silk. This was the commencement of the acquaintance. I was in London for about ten days. I saw him every day. I returned to Paris, and had some communication with the prisoner about the dye for the silks. I returned to England in March, 1357. I again saw the prisoner at the Cate Suisse ; he was always accompanied by a Frenchman. There was some conversation about a person named Hodge. I went to see Hodge. Eerly in December a letter was brought to me in Paris. I can't tell the date exactly. I don't know the handwriting. I have had correspondence with the prisoner. Mr. Bodkin—Do you believe that the letter is in the handwriting of the prisoner? Mr. Sleigh objected to the question. Mr. Bodkin—la whose handwriting do yon believe the letter to be ? Witness—All make me believe that it is the hand writing of the person who signed it, b u t I can't say. Mr. Bodkin—Who brought that letter to you ? Witness- 7 Mr. Thomas Allsop. Mr. Sleigh asked to see the letter before it was read. It was accordingly handed to him. Alter having perused it, the learned gentleman objected to the letter being read, as there was no proof of who wrote it. The Magistrate ruled. that the letter ought to be read. Mr. Sleigh still objected without he was allowed to cross-examine the witeess. Magi-trate—You have a right to do so. Mr. Sleigh—Very well.—Did you ever see the person write who signed this letter ? Witness—l have seen the person whose name is to that letter write, but I cannot positively say this is the prisoner's handwriting. I have never paid particuter attention to the handwriting of the prisoner and. I can not say whether he wrote it. Tho letter was then read, it was from Bernard, and dated the bearer (Allsop) was a friend of his visiting Paris and desired the witness to give him every attention it was in his power to do, to witness—slave you been lately to the French prison to see a person named Allsop ? Witness—l saw a person whom I knew as Allsop. Mr. Bodkin—ls that person detained under the name of Orsini ? Mr. Sleigh objected to the question: Ia answer to further questions the witne-s said—The officer of police who went with me was M: Estieu. M. Estieu was here recalled and said—l accompanied the witness to the French prison and pointod nut Orsini to him. The examinati.in of the witness was then proceeded with—l received another letter (produced), but I don't know when. I can't find out by the envelope, bur. it was after the letter just read. I believe it to he written by the prisoner because it is similar to the other. The letter was read, it related to " placing in con signment" some magnificent pistols (revolvers) in Paris. Examination proceeded—That was the first tune I heard anything about pistols from the prisoner. Another letter dated " Saturday, London," was here put into the witness fiat d. I believe this to be the same handwriting as the other. The letter was one from Bernard. It thanked the witness for the informetion about the pistols, and went to ask what sort of eatidkerchiefe would best sell in Paris. It also thanked him for the attention he had given his friend AMOR Another letter was subm.tted to witness. It announced tle,a , , two pistols had been sent as patterns. The witness then proceed ed received a parcel immediately after the letter artived. The oil-akin cover now shown to me is the same- that was on the box. It contained two canes, each havi eg a pistol and the neces sary apparatus. The boxes before me are like those I received. Tho person who I knee; as Allsop called on me the same day as the paoket arrived. He spoke about the pistols. Mr. Bodkin—What did be say ? Mr. Sleigh objected. The Magistrate overruled the objection. Witness—Allsop examined. the pistols after having asked me if I had received them. Allsop gave as a reason for coming that he vranted to know whether I bad received the pistols, bat I did not attach any im portance to the conversation. The next day Allsop called again and took away one of the boxes containing a pistol. I recollect being at home the Sunday before the attempt. Allsop called that day in the morning, and I accompanied him to a hotel in Paris. It was the Hotel de France et de Champagne, Rue Mont maitre. I did not go in. rlr. Bodkin—Did Allsop say anything about another person a friend of his who would buy a pistol ? Mr. Sleigh again objected, but the question was put. Witness—Allsop said that a friend of his, a German, would take one. I think he said his name was - Pierry. I left Allsop at the door of the hotel and returned home. I have seen the man Pierry since, but it was dark, so I can't recollect. It was at Allsop's lodgings at the Rue Montaba, but I can't remember the day : but , it was before I accompanied Allsop to the hotel. In the course of that Sunday I discovers I that the pistol bad been taken away. Allsop paid me the amount of the carriage ; 25f. 25 centimes for carriage. Mr. King was recalled, and recognised the seal of the South Eastern Railway Company on the oilskin cover. —That enables me to say that the parcel produced is the same as I received from. the prisoner. Cross-examined by Ma. Sleigh—l have had converse- tions with Frenchmen vben they have arrived at the office. I never had a conversation with the prisoner on any other occasion than the one I have alluded to. I am positive of it. Tire reason I spoke about it on the oay when he brought the parcel was because he asked me so particularly ab , .)ut the trains that I thought he was going back. • By — Mr: Bodkin.--I perfectly recollect that the parcel to which I have alluded WEI 4 not secure, and that I affixed the seal thereon. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—l don't know that the expression about going back " when the Emperor comas here" was a common one with - Frenchmen. I never beard it before. The prisoner he,:a handed a small plena of paiier to a person in court to give to the witness, Outruquin, but Mr. Durkin, the superintendent, took the paper, and before it was given he wished the magistrate to know the fact. The paper was not handed to the witness but was given to Mr. Sleigh, who said - the prisoner was un acquainted wiech the forms of the English Court. Madame Ontrequin said—l am the wife of the witness Outrequin. I know a person of the name of All-op. I first saw him at our house in Dec., 1857. I have also seen an Englishman there ; his name was Hodge. Allsop and he came together. Mr. Allsop brought a letter of recommendation to my husband. I only saw Hodge once, ; it was iu December. I have seen Allsop frequently - at our house since that time. He usually came alone. I recollect a parcel containing pistils arriving, and was present when it was opened. It was in a cover like the one produced. It contained two boxes, in each of which was a pistol. It also con tained a hit of coal, or pitch ; nothing was done with that. I think Mr. All-:op carried away one of the boxes of pistols. I was at home when Ailsop first came. I think it was in the month of December. Allsop r l came to our house.the Fame day the parcel arrived. He said nothing, but the boxes were shown to him. He did not say what he came for. Thcy spoke about pistols when Allsop said they had arrived at the house He said there was a German, a friend of hiB, who was to buy one. I did not hear him mention the name of the person. I recollect Ails p coming to the house on the Sunday before the attack on the Emperor. My husband went out with& laim. Whilst my husband was out some one came axed took away the other pistol. I never saw him before, and not knowing whether my husband had sent bins, I asked his name and address. Mr. Boilkiu—Srant name did he give ? Mr. Sleigh objected to the question. The Magistrate said the question ought to be answered. Witness—Ho gg.ve me a card. It had only " lintel do France" on it.. Ile said his name was Pierry, and he wrote that name k in my presence. By Mr, Sleigh--Some time after a person came to me, it was a lady 1. did not know. I have been take❑ by M. Estieu to tb e prison in Fiance, and there I saw the person I knew as Alsip, M. Estieu was here recall A—l pointed out to her Orsini. She recognised him immediately. M. Moronrl said—l live at No. 10, Rue Montmartre. A person named Allsop resided there. I have bi-en to the prison, and there saw the person I knew as Allsop. M. EstFteu here again stated that ho pointed out Orsini to the witness, who immediately recognised him as Allsop. \\TittleEts—The passport shown is the one I received from the person I knew as Allsop. It was dated Aug. 15, 1851, and I afterwards sent it for registry to the proper authorities. It was made oat in the name of Thornaßlsop, Mr. Bodkin said that this passport was originally granted to the real Thomas Allsop, for whose apprehen sion a reward has been offered, and that it was. the practice of Orsini to travel on the continent under the astiumel name of Allsop. By Mr. B , Jdkin—The person I knew as Allsop lodged with me up to the time ha was taken into custody by the police. On the evenioL of the attempt he left my house between 7 ar d 8. Ile had somebody with him, but I don't know who. I know his servant Gomez. Allsop returned about 9 o'clock in the evening, covered with blood. I got a washbasin and bathed his face. There was a wound on the temple. The police arrived between two and three the next morning, and took him into custody. Gomez was also taken into custody, The police also took possession of the passport. I recollect the names of two persons who used to visit Allsop prior to the at;,etept. One was named Pierry, the other De Silva. When I went to the French prison I did not see Silva. I have not seen him since. I recollect that Allsop kept a horse, Ire hired it about 24 days before the attempt, and occupied a stable adjoini: g the house. Mr. Bodkin—l do not intend to proceed further with the case to-lay, and as sevcral cf the witnesses are required in Paris for the trial which is to commence the day after to-morrow, a remand for a shorter time than eight days would not be of any use. On that occasion another part of this case will be opened. Mr. Sleigh then made a very forcible appeal to the makistrate to admit the prisoner to hail. Mr. B )(Min .tronglv objected to the application. Mr. Jaruine—l objected o❑ the first occa•iou to admit the prisoner to bail. I feel doubly justified now in refusing the application. The prisoner was ultimately remanded to this day week. TRIAL OF THE RoYAT, BANE DIBH;CTORS. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, GUILDHALL. (Sitting at Nisi Prius, betore Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS. NINTH DAY. [Th• following appeared in successive editions of The Sue of yesterday :---j The trial of the information against tho directors and manager of the Royal British Bank for conspiring by false pretences to defraud the shar-ihold , r4 and cus tomers and the public, was this day resumed. The same counsel appeared as before. Lord Campbell, on taking his seat ow the bench, an nounced that the prosecution would be deprived of the further assistance of Sir F. Thesiger. Tie candidly con fessed that he should have been well pleased to have had the assistance of that learned gendsman till the con clusion of the trial ; but, at the same time, he must express his satisfaction, which he felt assured was shared in by the bar and the country, on his elevation. (Ap plause.) Mr. Sergeant Balla,ntine said the bar concurred in congratulating the learned gentleman on his elevation, and the prosecution much regretted his loss in the com pletion of the trials. Mr. Crawford w as recalled, and said that during Cameron's absence from illness during January and May, 1855, Mr. Esdaile took the general management of the bank. Tne green ledger, general ledger, share lodger, and diary and bills hock were frequently before him, and they were also- before Mr. L. M. Valiant and Mr. Stapleton. Witness prepared the periodical balance sheet in the mode adopted when he joined the bank by his predecessor, in the course of their preparation he got o w, details in a tabular form of the assets and liabilities of the bank which were extracted from the nalance end ledger-hook. He held in his hand three proof impres sions of the balauce-sheet for the half-year ending Dec. 1855, but each is different. The first is a printed form filled in by witness in red ink of the balances in the books, and delivered to Mr. Cameron, the general manager ; after that, by Mr. Cameron's direction, he prepared a second balance-sheet, which was a printed balance-sheet, in Feb., 1855 ; in the first, the paid-up capital was called 137,0001., and the new shares were put in the inner column along with the deposits ; in the second form, the paid-up capital was raised to 150,0001., by aopiying that portion of the deposits for new shares that had been paid in full. When Mr. Cameron gave this direction to make the alterations, witness tuougnt he said the balance-sheet hail teen under the consideration of the board. The third balance-sheet contained the alterations in the second and some other trifling ones, and was the last he prepared previews to the final balance-sheet which was read to the shareholders at the meeting. Tue tabular sta , ement on which the final balance-sheet was based was pot in. The witness then detailed the amen*, of the suspense account, pest-due bills, &c., &c., inserted as assets, which have already been given. The balance-sheet was audited in his pre sence. He produced before the auditors statements of the assets and liabilities similar to 'those he bad spoken to. There was a difference in them to those he handed Mr. Cameron, The accounts were differently described. In the statement of assets, as first shown, the bill account was headed io the precise form in which they stood in the bank books, but in the copy before the auditors they were simple entitled bill account, No. 1, 2,3, and so on. The loan account was similarly named. Convertible securities being called loan account No. 1, and past-due loans, loan account No. 2. Mr. Cameron, with his own hand, altered the titles of the account before they went to the auditors. An alteration was first made, so early as 1853, in the statements produced for the auditors, and they continued to be made down to 1855. The auditing usually occupied three or four hours. In 1853, after the accounts had been altered, he said to Mr. Cameron, Mr. Page, one of the auditors, appeared to consider that he was entitled to s e e an the bills and securities of the bank. Mr. Cameron replied it was no portion of the duty of an auditor to go into those matters, or into the personal accounts. He aleso said Mr. Page mistook his duty, and were he to carry out his views, he should sit at the board-room table, go into all the transactions of the bank, and there, de die in diem, revise and comment on all the bank's transac tions. Such a duty would entirely take away the functions of the directors. If the auditors required to see anything in the books he showed it to them. He read -the accounts off to tl•e auditors. The balance sheet of 1855 contained in the assets all the proved bad debts, such as Welsh works, &c. In the ledger these accounts were ranged under different heads. The Welsh mines were ruled under the suspense account and convertible securities, cash credit account, adjusting interest account, amount ing in the gross to 108,0031. 2s. sd. up to December, 1855. Witness then detailed the manner in which the others were more or less spread over the above accounts. The Islington Cattle Market debt amounted to 8,600/. ; Mullens', 10,646/. 16 , . 3d. ; Brown's, 79,437/. 3s. ld. Oliver's, 14 1621. 4s e sd. ; Macgregor's, 7,369 i. Ba. 3 I. ; Blacker's, 4,518/. 2d. ; Gwynno's, 13,4151 19e. 11d. ; Cochrane's, 9,533/. 3s. 3d. ; Cameron's, 24,590/. ls, sd. (deducting 693/. Be. 10d., balance of his drawing account). By Mr. Sergeant Shea—Tho balance-,beet , was drawn out on the recogniwed principle of book-keeping. Toa accounts showed ;ippear in the balance-sheet as they ware i❑ the books. A debt, unless it was entirely hope. less, ought not to be written off, and, of course, it most come into the ba'anee-sheet in the character of an asset until that was done. By Sir F:Kelly —The reserve fund for meeting had debts was formed on a calculation of 5 per cent. on the not profits, and that was the moaning of the item 3071. for that purpose in the balance-sheet of Dec., 1855. No calculation or examination was then made of toe actual amount of had and doubtful debts, but there was in June, 1855. The balance eheets of June and Dec , 1855, did not include specific items of bad debts. On one occasion witness hazarded a remark to a director, when Mr.Carneron name to him and said "I understand you have been speaking to Mr. Cochrane. I think it exces ivo bad taste on your part, and any recurrence of it wilt meet with my most severe displeasure." By Mr. D. Seymour Witness became general manager after Mr. Cameron left, on 22d July, 1855. A balance-sheet of June, 1353, banded in, had corrections on it in Mr. MuOiro's handwriting. Up to August, 1356, he believed the bank would bt abie to dispose of their interest in the Welsh Works satisfact, rily, and be no substantial sufferer by it. It was Mr. Cameron's policy to keep up a bad debt fund. By Mr. Atherton—After June, 1855, no interest o , as computed on 42 0001. of bad debts included in the subsequent- balance.sheets or ass,t.. Out of 70,0001. odd, Mr. Brown's discounts 8,060/. 11s. 11d. was for current trade bills. During the last few days of the bank depce,its did not come in very fast, and it had sold out nearly all its stock. Mr. Williamson s tated that he was assistant -account ant of the bank. Mr. Crawford informed him on one occasion that it was Mr. Cameron's wish Mr. L. M. Valiant, a director, shoul d not be assisted in his exami nation of the books, and witness gave him as littl e assistance as possible in prosecutitig his inquiri es . (Laughter.) _ By Mr. Seymour —He did not know if it wa; state,' that Mr. Cameron's object was to prevent one director. .examining the account of another director. By Nlr. Atherton —Tile cast book showed on the cash credit side, incluling money tran4erred from one account to another. It !lood aR follows within a (lays of the stoppage :---27th August, 1856, 18,139/. 19. sd. ; 28th August, 117,092/. 183. 41. ; 29th August,. 75,9211. Os. 1,1, ; 80th August, 131,0241. 104. 7,1. ; let September, 1 57,672/. 19s. 4(1. ; 26 September, 109,4851. 183. 86. ;31 September, 56,9181. 8 11d. ; making a gro , s balanco of 665 2611. 17c, 41.; a balance a band then remained of 18,0391. s,is. 76. Mr. Duncan was called, and stated that the bank was never pressed fur money, and when the hank stopped there was a balance of 35,0001. in the till at the principal office, and a similar amount in the Bank of England. • Mr. Sergeant Ballantino then read a portion of Mr. 134dailo's affidavit before, the Vice-Chancellor, which applied to his knowledge of the state and condition of the bank; from its commencement to the time Gf its stop page• It stated that Mr. Esdaile was not aware the capital was not paid op when the charter was obtained, and his impression that the bank did not make, in a co.nmercial phrase, sufficient provision for bad debt'. The affidavit 'let out the different debts that had been the subject of investigation during 'the trial, and gave a detailed account of the transactions in reference to them, it also referred to the additional charter and the isue of new shares in consequence. It stated also the appointment of various committees of the board before whom, almost every day : questions arose relative to past-alue bills and loans ; i further sated the principle on which the balance-sheets were male up, a.,d the ,=•ystern • , t carried on, The ;tirectArs cong,nied to the is ue of r,ew share , , in the hope that by doing so they would it creaße the capital and prevent the run on the diareholders. The applica tion for issuing new shares did not arise from the want f money, but to r‘tren4then the bank and allow them to recover their lost position. He had no idea when the a pplication was made for a new charter He bad no knowledge of the 71-4 clan3e of the charter, making it nece.sary that the bank should stop when one-fourth of the capital was lost. He denied that he had been actuated by any sinist,r object, and his whole time anti attention had been devoted to furthering the success of the bank. Mr. Peter Brown was cllled, and proved what took place at a meeting of directors and shareholders, held on the Ist F,b., 1856. He took a report of the proceedings at the recirm.t of the direet3rsi, and he now produced an accurate abridged report of the meeting. It was handed in and read by the associate. The pur- port of it was that the directors of the bank represented the bank as being in a prosperous condition. Mr. GNtherer was recalled. He proved the certificate of application to the BoAr,i of Trade for the supplemental charter, on 15th January, 1856. The certificate stated that 100,000/. worth of new shares, of 1001. each, had befen itriz,cribed for ; that 50,0001 bad been paid up ; and that the sub,cribers hail (ccented the necessary deed. Witness then detailed the circumstances in con i,ection with the is-wing of cimular advtrtisements, &e., and the application for ~h ares in consequence. He Awed that theshares of the second issue were transferred to the third issue. Mi. Cra-vford was then examined at great length rela tive to the instructions he received from Cameron. to take necessary steps for the purchase of shares that were known to be going into tne market, to prevent which a broker vi as employed to purchase them (at the averag., price f 50/. par) is the name of Henry Empson, w4o,e account at the British Bank was debited with the amount. As uividende were due on these shares they were placed to the profit of the company. There were many transac , ions of this wort, amounting in the aggre gate to 9,0001. At the end of 1855, Empsou'rs private „ c , un t stood at 6,4031. 10s. That am itint was carried into die balance sheet as part of the assets of the bank mr. Saott (broker) ii-oved making the purchase by order of the Batik, for Mrl3~,.ryMunson. Mr. (Ire Adord, in answer to Sir F. Kelly.—On the fa,c- a fit Rupson's acc , unt wou.d show him to be the bone fide purcitasi.r and holder of the shares. Einpson applied t, the niiard for an indemnity, but Mr. Staple• ton reused anything of the sort. Tins was just before the failure of the hank. Evideaae way then given to the purchase of the shares by the t.auk in the 111:t+118 Ectipsor,. The ne2u, wit ens txatnintd was Mr. Th• , 1133i Dakin-- He , tated that be j )intd the directory alter the represen tations of Mr. Alderman Kennedy an old trend of his, who said the bark would become one of the leading institutions of the couotey. lle said the bank had one or two lock-ups" of capital, which bad retarded its progress, biat he thought so well of the bank that he had intro , luced Mr. Valiant, his brothel-4 -law. Witness paid 1,0001. for twenty shares and joined the board, but atter. , ar s that the bank were iron rnannfac turers, and other matters occurrinv, he resigned the direction and insisted rena,yrnenn of his money, which was done by direczion of Mr. Emdaile. By Mr. S , -r.4eaut Shee—H, ha,l the highest opinion of Ald,rinan Kennedy's int,grity ; such was his general character. Mr. W Nichoil, of Eccleston-square, merchant, was induced to become a sharebolderon the representation of Mr. Alderman Kennedy. He had 20 shares, fOr which be paid 1,0001., in 1855 ; from information he subse quently ontained he refused .o become a director. fa February following he sold his shares ; ten of them w ere fires sold in the market for 5001., and they were trans ferred to Mr. Empson. Later in the month be sold she remaining lOshares, which were also transferred to Empson for 5001. By kr. See—He first knew Aidarrnan Kennedy, in Bombay, in 1811 ; he under,,tiod Alderman Kennedy was the physician-general —h e always bore a high cha racter for integri,y and honour. By Mr. James—Witness was a director of the Lon. don and County Batik. He did not know if that bank commenced with a capital of 34,0001. After .owe further evidence of a similar character, the court adj 'timed at a quarter past five o'clock. The case for the pro.ecution is expected to finish early to-marrow morning. FEBRUARY 24, :LENS, Country tvlarKets. LIVERPOOL. FEB. 23. This morning there was an unusually small attendance of country buyers, and in the absence of all demand for wheat scarcely any change was male in quotations. Flour a very slow sale, and Tuesday's prices barely supported., Oats quiet, and m ea l i n more reques t . B arley dull, and beans lid to is dearer. Indian corn advanced is Perg r j but was difficult t o se !l a t th a t ; Bl ac k S ea 3 1s, mixed and yellow American 34s Gd; white 34s 6d. per 4801bs. LEEDS-Fls. 23. Several vessels having arrived from the coast there is $ good show of whe a t an d b ar l ey thi s morn ing. Wheat . slow sale, and prices not equal to the extreme rates of Fri• day by le per qr. B ar l e y a l so d u ll. B ea us steady. Other articles as before. Averages for the week : Wheat, 44s loild Oats, —d Peas, 41s Oid. Barley, 32s lld i Beaus, 38a 9 2 d l Rye, —s Od. NORWICH CATTLE—FED. 20. There was a tolerable show of store cattle to-day, an d some of the lots in superior condition. Only a limited business was done. Fat beasts, 7s to 7s Gd ; prime, 8s Od per atone ; being about saws as last week. sheep, _!ss to 48a per head, and good s t ole p i gs 20 3 to 2sis, Fat pork, 6s to 6s 6d ; prime, ~s Get per stone of 141bs. COURSE OF Kxcui .N P.. -YESTERDAY. aisterdaua • 11 15 Ditto, throe months 11 1714 Rotterdam .• •• 11 l 7 Antwerp ........, ...„ 25 35 arussels , • ~.. 25 35 aamburgh .• 13 5% Aittna • •• Parks. • . 25 10 Do. threo, months .. 25 35 25 37% Itourdcaax • • • ankfort-on-Nlaine 118 4 Berlin •• •• •.•• • • • • .... 10 33 f.rieste.. „ .• •• 10 34 retersburg ....• 35 48 • • .. 49K, P.mr,e'Jmn. Seville.. LOOAL SHARE MARK'!" LIVERPOOL-FRB. 23. -- • ---- ---- --- STOCK EXCHANGE—There was a fair amount otbusineitth the market o p en i ng fi rm , an d closing steady. Holyhead, 1 9a—Canadas, i—Eastern Counties, 12 9 16—East Lane tshire, 93i 4—Birkenhead stock, 72i --Berwicks, 24,} s—Midland, 10:)i—llovers, 24 :3—North British, 13i --Londons, ION —Leeds Northern, 26 4—Sheffields, 393 —Grand Trunks, 12i. itiRMINGHA t, F. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. —This markot was statiosary to, 1 ,1 1 ; Birmingham Firs Office limos 901—Midlands, Staffords, 3 d. LEEDS—FEB. 23. STOCK EXCLIANGE.—MidIand.s, dANCIIESTER, Fzu. 23. f e o rd o f iv a i i n r g b a u r s e inese doing in the the transactions: B L b o a :a rT t e :o rn : . F and rkEext S ct I%AdtNahyG to-day. A tt , —Midlands, 100—Bleb Lancashire 91 g—Dovera, .:2 —Shefaelds, Si. oref, I P• --Birkenhead, 72 s—Trunks, 12 15-16—Leeds, 954 -- North S's,ffor.ls, 31 d—Eastern Counties, 12 5-16. _ BIRTHS. CAMPBELL--On the 21st inst.., at Knipton Rectory; the lion. Mrs. A. Ca,opbull, of a daughter. DOYLE —On the 21st inst., at Clifton, the wifo of Sir F. Doyle, •Bart., of a son. RUSSELL—On the Ith inst., at 8, Eaton-place west, Lady Elizabeth Russell, of a son. TAYLOR--On the 22d iust., at 51, Cutnberlancl•streeP, Fly,le-park, the wiftt of Jahn Tayl;r,jun., Esq., of tVila 80113. MARRIAGES. MATHEWS—IIARTLEY— Oa the 20th inst , at St. Ma d thew's Denmark-hill, Davi,' G. -13 : - Mathews, Recon'' son of ' Henry enry A. Mathews, E s q ,of Denmark - bi ll, t° Susanna Hartley, o f Ch e l iLn h am. PURCELL — PbAseiI—Oa the 13th inst., at St. J 3111 81; Spanisii-place, Lyndsay Dillon Purcell, Esq., of mia-„ 0 Temple, barrister-at law, t o Mary ElizAbetit, Yo"ge d,nOltor of the late John Peter Esq., of g ertonP Surrey. 11,1010ril r• •••••••• •• ••• 29 85 Genoa ...... ..•• ...... 25 5734 ililan • Venice. ....,........ Naples ........ .. 4ls Palermo ..... ..... .„.. 123% Nlessina .............. 123% Lisbon .. ... ~...•• 51 3 s 'Oporto ........,....... 62 itio lanefro ..... .•••••• Buenos Ayres.... •..... New York,6o dayesight --"' Puiladelphia .... ...... --- PZICEiI OF BULLION, PE' 00 Foreign Gold In liars £3 1 7 Portugal Gold Coin .- 0 0 0 Mexican llogars ..., 0 0 0 New Dollars .... • 0 0 ° Silver HI bars .• .• '" n 0 0 DE AT II S. EMMETT -On the I.9th inst., Anne, the wife of 1 38 " Barnett, of 11.1\1:s Theatre. 1 101J'HELEY----On the 21st inst., at 11, Glocester-terra ce ' Rek , nt's lark, Thomas George Houseley, of the 'Cid % i - 111 , +sfa's, nut 21. SminIETT.On the 221 inst., at Hew - grove, near Margat 11,. M. Stnithett, E3(l. SNEYD— On the 21st inst , the Rev. Louis Sneyd, Warden of All Souls' College, Oxford, aged 70. SPINNEY—On the 21st inst., at Holland Cottage, eild sington, Robert Spinney, Esq., aged 41. 'agg'eAdllfTtnl'onths. tisE----On the 9th inst., at the British Legatiout WoDEHo adi d son of Lord and L __......... S l% t , . o(i P o e h t o e L i : s h e, ll r00mm00..........--- Prini"3 4:l+ l'aidighed by UURDO iro ol4" .„` of .N ck 112, ::.'itran.o, Printer, at 27a Sun alliee , I ' 4° ' 112, Strand, in the Precinct of taut Savoy, in the ° ` 4ll3ii. of Attititilesox, Wednesday, February 24, 1854. ~