The Sun. — London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

COUNT BAYN EV A L'S DESPATCH TO COUNT WALEW SKI. (Prom the Daily News.) The double-dealing Cabinet of the Tuileries, and its obsequious organs in the press, are in a sad pucker since we published Count Rayneval's de spatch to Count Walewski. The authenti c ity of the document they cannot deny ; but it was rather disagreeable to have such a proof of their duplicity dragged to light. They are trying to put the best face they can on the matter. Though the number of the Dairy _hews in which it appeared was seized, the Government journals in Paris have since re printed the translation of oar translation, which appeared in the Independance Beige. The Pays simply remarks, with a grimace and an affectation of indifference, that it contains a striking picture of the government of Pius IX. The Constitu tionnel has evinced less self-possession. In the early edition of that journal, which is thrown off for circulation in the provinces, we read, "We cannot warrant its precise accuracy as to the text," and " we publish it on account of the immense in terest of its contents in substance, the importance of the facts cited, and the opinions which it offers." But in the later edition of the Constitutionnel, thrown off for circulation in Paris, the following communique is substituted fer the remarks we have just quoted :—"A foreign journal has published a despatch &scribed to the Ambassador of France at Rome. Without seeking the means by which it obtained this document, we think we can affirm that the language and the sense of it have been greatly altered." The imputation conveyed in the last sentence is gratuitously false. The Govern ment of the coup d'etat may tamper with documents —may lend a helping hand to Russia by producing an inaccurate map of a district through which a frontier line has to be traced—but we have too math self-respect to have recourse to such prace ices. Our translation of Count Rayneval's despatch is as close as the different genius of the French aed English languages allows. It was impossible that the Independance Beige, in re-translating from our version, could hit upon the exact phrases employed in the original. The slight discrepancy thus occa sioned hag suggested to the embarrassed diplomatists of the Tuileries the bright idea of insinuating that the language and sense of the de , patch have been altered. To put an end to their cavils, we this day publish the original French t ex t. They have ac knowledged that our translation contains the sub stance of the despatch —we now give them every word and letter as it originally stood. They will owe us little thanks for this service, and still less for the comments and exposures of tl:e sophistry and falsehood of the despatch, from the pens of distinguished Italian publicists, which we append to it in the form of foot-notes. The despatch brands the French Government with duplicity in its condunt as regards the who'e of Italy, and with shameless treachery in its conduct as regards Sar dinia in par:icular. At the Conferences in Paris, in the month of April, 1856, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs pledged his Government to use its good offices wish the Italian Governments, in order to obtain altninistraive reforms, as a pre lude to the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Italy. It. is now apparent that in the month of May the French Government was moving heaven and earth to find an excuse for wriggling ou • of this pledge. The despatch of Count Rayneval is composed of two ingredients—abstract reasoning end statements of alleged facts. The abstract re t s ming had palpably been dictated to him before he loft Paris. No one can for a moment doubt the eource whence proceeds these idees Napoleoniennes. The attacks upon constitutional government., the advocacy of an "intelligent and paternal despo tism," the sophistical distinctions between races capable and races incapable of self-government, father themselves. They are the same cant which we have heard repeated by the propagandists of governments on the new Paris model in France, in Spain, and in Belgium. The alleged facts are taken implicitly from the reports of Cardinal Antonelli, fragmentary notices of which we were enabled to publish about the time that this precious despatch was being concocted. The eespatuh, in short, bears every mark of being written to order. Count Rayneval was supplied with a stock of ab stract arguments bees) be left Paris ; upon these he was instructed to engraft any statements that Cardinal Antonelli should make to him. A docu ment was thus to be prepared which might serve Count Walewski and his Imperial Master as an apoloey for breaking the promise to Italy solemnly gives at the Conferences in Paris. The fruits of this double-dealing are now apparent. A year has , elapsed since the French and English Governments pledged themselves under the eyes of Europe to use their good offices, with the Papal and other Italian sovereigns to obtain for the Italians more just and lenient Government, and the removal of foreign mercenaries from the Italian soil. From that day to this nothing has been done to fulfil the promise ; and it is now evident that- the French Cabinet has had recourse to a most disreputable subterfuge to escape from its fulfilment. Does not this at once suggest to every true Eng lishman the necessity of exacting from the Premier who boasts so loudly of his zeal for the honour and glory of England, and from all his colleagues who have to address constituencies at the present elec tion, some explanation of their connection with these disreputable proceedings ? They cannot deny that at the solicitation of France they have con sented to abstain from all action on the Italian ques tion for a whole year, at a time when prompt action was most requisite. The electors of Engl Intl ought to insist upon knowing whether this their unworthy compliance with the Government of the coup d'etat has been simply the, consequence of apathy and infir mity of purpose, or of guilty complicity. Were Lord Palmerston and his colleagues aware of the disre putable intrigue between the French and Roman Cabinets to concoct a libel on the Sardinian, and a glorification of the Papal Government, asan excuse for breaking faith with Italy and Sardinia ? Toe avowed inclination of the English Cabinet to enter into a closer and more cordial alliance with Aus tria, at the very time that Austria is addressing threatening notes to the Government at Turin, and withdrawing her Minister from that Court, is an ugly symptom. The weakness or the disloyalty— it matters not which—of the Elig'ish Cabinet has allowed the danger ,f revolutionary outbreaks, which hung over Italy at this time last year, to multiply tenfold. And now the language of the English Cabinet and of its organs in the press be trays a desire to find fault with Sardinia, and to invent excuses for Austria, at the moment when its ownneglect has added immeasurably to the dif ficulties of the position of Sardinia. Be it weak ness or be it perfidy in the English Ministers, their conduct towards Italy reflects di.grace on ti:e Eng lish nation. It endangers the tranquillity of Europe. And yet these are the men who appeal to the country for support on their foreign policy, and on their foreign policy exclusively.] THE CITIE'S CH_LVA-PEKIN. About 26 miles south of the great wall, in the northern part of the province of Petch?li, lies Pekin, the! Tartar capital of China. A high wall divides the:city into two parts, the City of the Court and the Chinese City ; the latter in the form of a paral lelogram, the former in that of a square. Both are inclosed with walls, and cover an area of 17 miles in circuit. The walls of the Court City are 40 feet in height and 20 in th'cliness, forming a rampart for horsemen to ride upon, for which purpose there is at intervals a gentle slope by which cavalry can ascend. Above the walls of the Mantehoo town rise towers, nine storeys high. At every interval of forty yards are small squire towers, awl larger ones at the angles, flanking the walls. Pekin, by the Chinese, is called Chun-thian-fou, which, being interpreted, means " City of t'Lle flrot order, obe dient to Heavcn." Though the — two towns cover sa large an area, it must be remembered that this is not taken up by If and streets as we find them in Europe. I f it we rathe population would be something enormous. But a great portion of this space is taken up by fields, cemeterifs, and gardens. The streets, again, very • are broad, and th e h ouses se y onl y nerall one storey high. The P opu l atiou has been estimated by different authorities at throe millions, two millions, and one million. Some have even placed it as low as si x or seven hundred thou sand. The streets are spaci:4l3 and laid out for the most part in straight lines, unpaved, ' but clean. The houses are low, built or brick, and tiled; the shops handsome, and the good.; 0041 y and ~,..i.. -c one. In the Couit City, on-Itilf th e area is oc - 1 .. pied by palace 3 pu blic; edific's, p ()wiler naigazi,,o4. -e - temples, and lakes, and by t e Im•)erial Pala ' Illgs' of a multitude of buil,'" which is composed a courts, and gar l e ns. It is r *thew a town th an pilace, and contain s re,i(lenees fo r every one i n the Emperor's servi, e, &an the highest offi:ers.of Stat e down_ to the poore , t mechanic.lt is a league i n circumfere.:ce ; and its gardens form a vast park, wAclt exec eds in beauty anal richnesi the most, gor geous descriptions of E isterri romance.. In addition to • the Tartar and Chinese towns, the latter of which is i0.; , 1 to be hut half inhabit . d, Pekin has twelve larg o suburbs, which of themselves form a c nsiderai le city • and the who'e stands in the Midst of a sandy, arid plain, destitute of all vt-getation. The he-it is oppre3-ive in summer, and the water is flazen from the middle of December till March. An army of 50,000 men is maintained within the walls ; and there is al o a holy of pAice whos,' princil al du' y is t , prevent fami us. The works of the East Kent Railway Company are iu an advanced state, and the line about to bo opened to Faverhato in Septeinber next. THE SUN, 'LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1857. TEA' R )1' AL B ITISH BANK. There was a meeting yesterday, at the Court of Bankruptcy, before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, for the further examination of Mr. Edward Esdaile, the late Governor of the Bank. Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees ; Mr. Yenning for Mr. Esdaile ; Mr. Ellis watched the case on behalf of the representatives of the late Mr. Chas. Walton. - Mr. Linklater, before proceeding with Mr. Es daile's examination, applied to the Commissioner for the appointment of a further dividend sating in this matter. He stated that there was now in hand sufficient to pay a further dividend of 2s. 6d., or at least 2s , in the pound. The assignees were very desirous that an early sitting should be appointed. Mr. Linklater then remarked that the general com promise wish the shareholders would, in all proba bility, be delayed in consequence of• Parliament having risen so unexpectedly, but that the assignees were proceeding with the composition, and it was all-important that the creditors who had not already done so should signify their acquiescence as soon as possible. The 17th of April next was accordingly appointed for the dividend sitting. Mr. Linklater said it was due to Mr. Paddison to state that be had no.hing to do with the securi ties taken from Mr. Walton, and those taken from Mr. H. Brown were taken with the perfect know ledge, on the part of the directors, of the irregu larity of such securities. The Commi.sioner—lt is not a common practice with bankers to take such securities. Mr. Yenning—Among merchants I am told it is exceedingly - common to do this thing upon honour. Mr. Linklater—" More honoured in the breach than in the observance." Mr. Linklater stated he had teen asked by Mr. Goddard, a professional man, a surgeon, to mention publicly that he is not the Mr. Goddard who be came bankrupt by having taken shares in the Roya' British Bank. Mr. Paddison stated, as to' Mr. H. Brown's securities, that he did advise the directors most ex plicitly about the consequence of the non-registra tion of the ships, pointing out that the consequence wool 1 be that, for want of registration, it would cerrainly be in the power of Mr. Humphrey Brown, if he thought proper and chose to do ie . ), either to sell or to mortgage the ships and to destroy the bank securities. Mr. Paddison further said, respecting the state ment he had made as to the discussion about clause 71, at the instance of Mr. Humphrey Brown, m March or April, 1855, that all the directors present at that meeting appeared to be opposed to Mr. Humphrey Brown's suggestion. Mr. Esdaile here said—With reference to my evi dence given at the last examination on the subject of Mr. Walton's account, I find that in consequence of Mr. Linklater having brought to my mind circum stances which showed that I knew the state of that account before I took the chair in February, 185, I was led to infer that 1 must'have had access to the green ledger before that date, contrary to my first impress'on ; butfromfacts of which Mr. Paddison h reminded me I believe I was right originally, and that I mu-t have come at a knowledge of that ac count from some other source, and not from that book (probably from Mr. Cameron's statement of it). As to the case of Mr. Frederick Clark, and the ad vice given by the Attorney-General, I wish to state that I am not aware that there was anything in that case which the bank would have been made to ex p so, except the fact that it had a serious lock-up of capital in a colliery in Wales, and this, I suppose, was the meaning of the Attorney-General in his advice to us. With respect to the general couduc of myself and my brother directors', which Mr. Linklater has so severely arraigned, it is only fair to state that, except those directors who were debt ors to the bank, and who were but four in number oat of 22, we had no personal interes sin carrying on the bank. For myself I swear I was actuated by a sincere desire to do the best for the sharehold ers. We were not taking money from the bank, but were labouring incessantly to retrieve its affairs. After I became governor, I was my self there almost daily and almost all day long ; and, if the attempt to carry on the bank should now appear absurd, it is surely due to us that the public should consider that the present state of af fairs was not present to our minds. The disasters which have occurred came upon us by degrees, and the large deficiency now shown by Mr. Coleman is to a considerable extent due to the loss which al ways attends realisation in bankruptcy. To the last we were led to suppose that there were m‘iny chances of extrication before us ; that the Welsh works would have been leased at. a royalty or taken up by a public company, so as to cover that outlay. The loss by Mr. Brown we did not suppose could be a heavy ono his oeouritips h av i ng b een va l ued at 00,0001. We were, moreover, in treaty with another banking establishment, which was not un willing to treat, with us on the footing of giving us a large capital sum for the good will of the business we had acquired at so small cost, subject of course to in vestigation. We also looked forward to strengthen ing the bank by additional capital and by more influ en t iald i rectors ; nor did we consider it improbable that under our altered circumstances and improved posi tion, some men of capital and enterprise might be in duced to ally themselves with the bank, who, with a knowledge of its burdens, would likewise appre ciate and be influenced by its capacity of profitable development. If our hopes in any of these respects had been realised the failure of the bank would have been averted. lam not anxious to show that we were right in the course we took. We may have been too often injudicious in our conduct under the difficulties of our position ; but I am most anxious that it should appear that our motives were correct, and that we bad no other aim than to do our best in the circumstances in which we were placed. It is in this way that the matters upon which Mr. Linklater has so strongly adverted are to be ex plained. When we presented the hal f-yearly account —when we declared dividends—whsn we called in or invited shareholders to join us with further capi tal, or did any of the other acts which have been censured, we were governed by the same motive. So long as the directors thought that the circum stances were not such as to warrant them in closing the bank, so long it was absolutely neces sary—as every man of business w.ll kuow—t I pay interest on the capital, and to uphold, as we enclea voured to do, the credit of the bank with the pub- Fe. I have been much pressed as to my opinion of the insolvency of the bank at different periods. I think it must be apparent to every, ody that up to August, 1854, when I took up 10 of the new shares, I could not have Many fear as to its stability and ultimaee success, and, atterwards, surely my con tinue! connection with it is the best evidence of the reliance I placed on the future. I joinel the bank in its earliest stage with upright intentions ; I have remained by it through its troubled career ; and I have sunk with it, thauk God, with clean hands—(hisses and other marks of disapprobation) —and a conscience which exon rates me from one act of intentional wrong. Mr. Linklater—Mr. Esdaile is welcome to the benfit of his explanation. Mr. Esdaile was then examined by Mr. Linklater as follows :—The promisory note fur 18,4571., da•ed the 28th of Jan., 1854, payable three months afrer date, produced, igned by Mesas. bl‘Lear Chandler, John Baring, J. C. Th ompson, an d Humphrey Brown, is signed by me. 1 and three of those persons were directors of the bauk. Ms. Chandler was the auditor. Mr. Thompson was the engineer of the Waudle Waterworks Company. That note was given for money borrowed by me and my co-directors, for the Wandle Waterworks Company, of the Royal Brieish Bank. Tiro note was repaid with interest. I think there is no balauca due u t on I can have no conception that there is upwards of 2,0001. due upon it. The Wandle Water works Company had started the thing, I think, in 1852. It niers!, have been that I and my co directors bor rowed in 1852 of the, Royal British Bank 15,655/. for the Wandle Waterworks Company. I was, in 1852, a dirt ctor 9f the Wandle Wat-rworks Com pany. The money borrowed of the Royal British Bank was for that company. It was upon ample security, and was repaid with interest. If lam to answer the question as to whether or not the Wandle Waterworks Company went to Parliamsnt in 1852 or 1853 fur au Act, I admit they did. The Bill was opposed. Mr. Yenning submitted that there was no reason why the afftirs of the Wandle Waterworks Com pany should be para tel before the pueiie. The Commissioner—Your anxiety gives the ap pearance that there is something in it. Mr. Linklater—Mr. Yenning is your brother in law, I believe, Mr. Esdaile ? Mr. Yenning—He is. Mr. Linklater—That may account in some mea sure for the interruption. Examination continued—l don t know how long that Note for 15,0001. remained unpaid. When it was tale nup it was paid with interest. lam not quite sure Whether a portion of th it did not r emaiu uP(1). the eccouut, and was i nc )r po ra t e d i n 18,( "://- in the pre4oue b 11. I presume that note was unpaid on Jan. 3, 1854. It was afterwards paid with in' erest,-and the bank ran no risk in that ad vance. I c annot answer the the only secu r it y the bankq h u l es fir / 5 , 655 1 . was my signal it re to tp ronlas advance of to whethe r the CrTae r Jtn theasc a lik f atancery for a return of the t e n i bill was thrown out. Tit e B auk received t ' o; i iy n e to security for the note for 18,0001 . I have not beene' ahsepßiitta3t-aolißritish Ba n k. connected w th 'any companies s ue at I know of chat Waterproof ll,t rßaripecrk pro duced Ti le Company. z_ duced without my I ma w l a e s u n s o e t o a f In t h e ef hy u e n nr cla aomf o et s hwe t authority. I was acqua i nted with the Royal Australian Gold Company. I was con nected with another company which was based upon that. The Royal Brit:sit Bank were their b tnkers, if it says so there. That company became defunct. The Wandle Waterworks Company also became de funct. I have heard of the Irish Peat Company, but I have hid nothing to do with it. I have not he trd until this time of the Home and Colonial Improve ment Company. Mr. Gwynn was a director of the Royal British Bank. Ido not know that he was a director of any other company. I believe that Mr. Cameron did at one time make a complaint that there were so many of these companies with which the Royal British Bank was connected. He never complained very much that the parlour of the bank was used by the directors of these com panies. I never had an account myself with the bank. My partner, Mr. Margrave, however, had a cash credit account with the Royal British Bank to the amount of 5,0001. The balance owing by Mr. Margrave to the amount of 4,0001. has been paid since the bankruptcy. . Mr. Linklater—l do not wish to mention the name now, but did you in Jan., 1854, obtain for a brother-in-law of yours a cash credit for 1,0001. Mr. Esdaile—Yes, I did. Mr. Venning—l may state, that brother-in-law is not myself. I have no doubt we shall have the family here ; but it is not me on this occasion. Mr. Esdaile here deta'led the circumstances con nected with that advance. Mr. Linklater—ln what amount did you find that Mr. Walton was indebted to the bank on the Ist cf February, 1855 I—lt was 46,6971., upon dis count account. Taking the discount and current accounts at that date there would be due from Walton to the bank upwards of 52,0001. The only se,:urity the bank held for that debt was the deposit of 52,0001. which was the mere deposit of the mort gage on the Helen Lindsay; the Hero, Magdalena, Ocean Wave, Hornet, James Gibb, and William Stevenson, and the commercial names attached to the bill, c ins Raving the discount account. I think it must have been that in the month of January, 1855, we learnt that there was considerable appre hension with reference to the security held by the bank from Mr. Walton in the shape of that com mercial paper. The letter produced from Charles Walton to Hugh Innes Cameron, the general ma nager of the Royal British Bank, is signed by Mr. Walton. Mr. Ellis objected to the reading sof the letter ; but The Commissioner overruled his objection. Mr. Linklater raad the letter, which was as fc lows : " Private. "Tulse-hill, Jan. 11, 1854. (Should be 1855.) Dear Sir,—l was much surprised to hear from lay son that you refused to di , couat buy bills for us. I beg to t-11 you el only that it is absolutely necessary that you should continue to discount such bills as we receive from per sons who owe us the money, not, only to prevent us stopping payment, but for th e s af e ty of the bank itself, which must tall if the governor and two of the directors fail, with whom will also stop six or seven other persons connected with the bank. You are not acting the part of a prudent man of business in thus stopping us in our energetic course of gradually liquidating and withdraw ing the bills from the bank, which cannot possibly be done without us having sufficient time to realise our assets. Perhaps you are not aware that we have already paid this month between 30,0001. and 40,0001. bills held by the bank, and between this and Monday shalt pay about 2,0001. more, thus gradually but continually les sening the amount of paper in the bank's heeds (I do not reckon what has been done for Mr. H. Brown, as the bank bolds the securities), but it must be a work of timee and cannot be done without the bank's assistance in the way of discounts; this is a positive fact; and if you ri k the safety of the bank by refusing to discount, let me know at once when we ourselves, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cochrane, and four othees, must stop payment; for what? Not forany anticipatod loss to the bank, but a refusal of a sistance to allow us time to realise. Jut before you commit this rash act, pray consider this, that you are po sitively benefiting, not injuring, the bank by discounting for us, as otherwise the bills must come back to the bank. 2dly, That you ran no additional risk whatever, but con trariwise; and that it was better for the bank to refuse discounts to o hers than us, which, if refused, will bring down tie bank with it. As far as we individually are colic rned, our liabilities are sale 1 and means ample; but we have got to bear on our shoulLers Mr. H. Brown, Mr. Cochrace, and otticri, until we can realise their property (excep. the secend), which is a dead loss to us, but none to the bank. We have to bear the whole of his losses ; every one else escapes; all of which we can arrange by necessary discounts. Our acceptances are small ;it is otheis owing us, and not us owing others; so all our bills are receivable, which we must assist the acceptors to pay. We only want lime, fur as the ships' freights are paid and other accouu s, so sha 1 we want less and less of the back's assistance; but this can only be done by having time a'• lowed,us to realise. Please recollect this, that in assisting us in the way of discount the bank runs no additional risk what e ver, and obtains a good return, we being wil ling to pay 6 per cent., as our large business can well afford ; but in retu,ing it rune the most imminent danger of stopping. When you know the fearful exposure and consequences that would ensue, as governor of the bank and a considerable proprietor. I feel a deep interest in its welfare, and du honestly beg of you to consider the fearful consequences to all coneerned if you refuse to as sist us in discounting (we want no loan), which you can do with safety and advantage to the bank, and it will not lose one penny by us, as we have plenty of assets. You hold Securities to a considerable amount in your bands. I write this in pain, so excuse all blunders. I will the moment I am able put everything straight with the bank, and merely let the bills be credited less dis counts as they are dune. I am gradually recovering, and now am able to get down to dinner ; and hope, by God's blessing, in a week to be able to come to town. Whatever may be arranged hereafter, you must discount such bills as they want to prevent a fearful catastrophe till I get to town. —Yours with much sincerity, "CHAS. WALTON. " Hugh Tunes Cameron, Esq., General Manager of the loyal British Bank." Examination continued—At the same time that .etter was written the large amount owing from the manager, Mr. Cameron, to the bank, must have bt en discovered. It appears there as a fact that during the absence of the general manager I dis couwttd for Mr. C. Walton his draught upon Mr. Cochrane for the 700/. on the 17th of March, 1855. It is C. Walton's discount account. That must be subject to explanation. I find two names in the book produced, one beginning with the initial G, the other' with the initial 8, two persons who were said to be much involved with Mr. Wa'ton at the time. After that time other discounts were made on bills accepted by the same parties to the amount of thousands. But that was upon Mr. Walton's declaration as to the bhip secu rities upon which be had granted advances to those parties. The bank parted with their own moneys on merely getting the bills together, with the secu rity of Mr. Walton's name. The balance upon the average on Mr. Waltou's discount account wi.h the hank in 1855 was between 20,0001. and 30,000/., but it was larger-40,0001, then 17, 000/. , then 16,0001., and finally it was extinguished. I have heard Mr. Cochrane 's name mentioned in Mr. Walton's letter, and I see that iu an early le ter in Doc. Mr. Walton alludes to Mr. Cochrane's difficulties. Mr. Coch rane musthave involved him very mu.. h. The Royal British Bank in that very month of Dec. granted a credit to Mr. Cochrane of 5,000/. upon the security of certain bonds at Liverpool. Mr. Cochrane was at. that time a dir,:u:or of the bank. 'There were four b nds given, amounting together to th a t sum. M r. Co3.?rane thereupon had liberty to draw upon the funds ('f the bank to the amount of 5,0001., a privi lege I have no doubt he soon availed himself of. The sureti , s to one of the bonds of 1,000/. were Kirk and Furness, of Liverpool. Ido not know when they fad, d. The deed of compositiori is dated very s , on afier the transaction. Mr. Oxley is one of the snretiei for anotlAr 1,000/. He failed about the same time. Wh n these two sureties had gone for .2,000/. we asked him to show us a statement of his account. He had no security to give us at that time. His account increased after I bee .me governor, on Feb. 1, 1855, from 5,0001. to 10,0001., upon the strength of certain credi s which he said were either in his hands or coming into his hands. I will say what they were if you will allow me. Mr. Linklater—lf you will do me the favour to reserve your explanation until I have put one or two questions with regard to the accnint I shall be obliged. I observe that on Feb. .5 the amount of 5,500/. is transferred from the drawing account to the discount account. Mr. Esdaile—l do not know. Just see whether you do not find that from Feb. 5, 1855, although Mr. Cochrane was in that hope less state that you have t us, the account gees on, and in June, 1855, while you are govefoor, the autount owing by •Mr. Cochrane upon that discount account was 11,231/. 7—Yes. (Sensation.) For that the bank had no security ? Mr. Esdaile—No tangible security. (Laughter.) But I have an explanation to make upon that. (Renewed lauBll' er.) Certoiuly ; and it so continued, and the amount now owing by Mr. Cochrane to the bank is some wh .re about 100,000/. ? Mr. Esdaile— Is it so much as that ? 10,4271. 2s. Bd. Mr. Esdaile—Whatever the books say, of course, I a'ltnit. Mr. Linklater—Now any explanation you like. Mr. Esdaile—At the time the 5,0001. bonds were given ho put a list before us of certain liabilities of his about to mature, and which those bonds would cover. At thattimethebank was impressed with the stleility of those names. (A laugh. ) The bank had no reason to doubt the stability of Messrs. Kirk and Furness, or Mr. Oxley ; but subsequent to that, when Cochrane's embarrassments became more ap parent, and' the pressure upon him became more severe, we called upon h'm to make a general state ment of his affairs m our hands, and ha eiowed us thit there were b:11s, acceptances of hie own, to the extent of 5,9001. maturing ; that he was under obligation to meet demands, part of which would be compromised to the extent of 1,5001. or more, and at that time there existed an over-draught upon the account—my memorandum states of 1,8001., —making together 9,2001., against which he placed these credits. You asked me why we let him go on. He said there were the proceeds of cargoes of wood in his brokers' hands to the amount of 5,995/. ; that there was due from the Halifax house with which he had commercial transactions 4,0001.; that he held shares in the bank, and other securi ties, together equal to 2,000/. ; that he had cash at this time at the London and Joint-Stock, and at our bank, 8001., in all, 16,3901., having actually given us a return of five large debts °wine to him from estates which had then become bankrupt, including Oxley's failure, and Kirk and Furness, together amounting to about 7,0001., the dividends upon which he reckoned to be quite equal to 2,2001., or thereabouts, and appearing in the schedule of cre dits to the extent of 18,527/. Besides that 18,000/. those 5,000/. of the Liverpool bonds were running, so that it did appear, unless there was some great fallacy in the figures, that the bank was covered with a very large margin —by 5,277/. The doubt ful figures which he reported to us in these credits were the 5,2901. given in as the balance of proceeds of the cargoes of wood. He said brokers had charged for interest upon advances and other charges, such as dockage expenses, which would very much impair that figure, but he said in his opinion there must be between 2,0001. and 3,000/. coming to him. That would still have left a large margin to cover those advances, and under those cir cumstances, not wishing to expose the bank to the unpleasantness of the failure, and the unnecessary failure, as we believed, of one of our numb er , the bank allowed him to act upon the account to a certain extent, always feeling that they had a mar gin of many thousands in their favour. If you ask me whether these securities were then of a tangible character, such as we could put our hands upon, I should say they were not, because the dividends on the bankrupt's estates were coming in to the extent of 2,000/. His dividend of the Halifax house had not been realised. His bank stock remained, and though now you may say we had no right to look upon it as a security, we did look upon it as a secu rity. That is my general answer to the question. How could I, in my position, see the account accru ing from the date I took the chair ? My answer is that we believed the bank was amply secured by the credits he showed in the statement of his affairs. Mr. Linklater—Why delude yourself with such language as "having security ?" Does it amount to more than this—that Mr. Cochrane represented himself to be a solvent men ? Mr. Esdaile—Yes, very farabove insolvent. They held among other securities a number of shares in the bank. (Laughter.) • The bank at that time began to experience inconvenience. This was in Sept., 1855. Their funds were becoming very short. They relaxed their discounts, but be was not aware whe ther the discounts to the directors were restricted. A letter was here produced from Mr. H. D. Ma cleod, an officer of the bank, as addressed to Mr. Cameron. It commenced, "Dear Mr. Manager," and acknowledged the receipt of a haunch of veni son, which had arrived safely. It also set for h that he could make up 25,000/., but that that was their last shot--(a laugh) -and that there was no pros pect of meeting their payments on the 13th. The manager was much wanted again at the helm. It appeared from the further examination of Mr. Esdaile that, notwithstanding the board bad con siderable apprehensions in Oct., 1855, of being able to go on, they issued a circular to the shareholders stating theiri intention of opening a branch in Hol born and adding 2,000 to the existing number , of shares. By issuing the shares they were endeavour ing to do all tney could to uphold the bank. (Laughter.) The last report to the shareholders was issued without a signature. Did not know who drew the report. He must have bad a hand in it. Mr. Cameron's absence from the general meeting on the Ist of August last was, no doubt, at the in stance of the board of directors. (Sensation.) He had written offering to come. The bank paid him his salary up to the Ist of Sept. 1856, and then let him go before the general meeting of the Ist of August. He never treated the green ledger as a mysterious book ; all he said was that he was not cognisant of it. He durst say he heard it stated that Cameron kept that book from the directors, and that he alone had the key, but he might have heard that statement made by Owen, and not con tradicted it. The book could not have been kept con cealed by Cameron, because it was open to obser vation. Would not like to swear that he did not know before he came to the chair that Cameron had a discount account at the bank. Mr. Cameron might have discounted. his own bills. . • Mr. Linklater—Did you allow him to keep the accoun's as he pleas .d Mr. Esdaile—He was the supreme executive of the bank. Mr. Linklafer—Supreme ! I thought you were the governor 1 Mr. Esdaile—l am talking as executive. Mr. Linklater—You do not mead to say he was there for use, and you for ornament 7 (Laughter.) Mr. Esdaile—lt was very much the case. (Re newed laughter.) On the 31st of May, 1856, a special court was held, when it was determined that Hugh fnnes Cameron be not continue 1 as general manager beyond the let of September, 1856." It would have been an awkward circum stance to mention in the report that he hack been " dismissed," and it will be found there that Ca meron had " resigned." In May, 1856, the Rev. J. H. Gossett, a shareholder, required the bank to find a purchaser for his shares, he being uneasy in consequence of a communicatiou from an unknown correspondent. The bank replied that he should put them in the hands of his brokers. Mr. Gossett did so. But being unable to find a purchaser, threat ened to call a meeting of shareholders and deposi tors. The directors gave directions that the shares should be purchased. That would be with the bank moneys. There was no entry in the books of this transaction. Ob, no. The broker was my bro ther-in-law, and I recommended him not to put in his name as the transferee of the shares. During the whole period of the bank's career a sum of only 4,0001. odd was carried to the bad debt fund, whereas the bad debts exceeded .150,000/., debts which were ascertained to be bad appeared, not withstanding, through subsequent half-yearly ac counts as assets. A report had been issued in which it was stated that " the contributions of innumerable small rills gradually swelling into a mighty head might be dif fused so as to fructify the surrounding space and be a blessing to the givers and receivers." This simile applied to the blessing to be derived from the Royal British Bank. (laughter.) The report concluded-- " That the benefits of the institution to the commu nity would as much exceed those of even savings -banks os did the gains of the good and faithful servant those of him who kept his pound laid up in a napkin." (Loud laughter.) On 'further examination Mr. Esdaile said—lt was true, most true, that the best principles were of n littlytl,e and were practically, intelli gently, on ; these were the ge ava f il ai unlessthfui ly they pro fessions of 1849. It was intended that the bank should a capital of 500,0001., b u t as with not respond they reduced th e the e commence i blc woud capital to 100,0001. They m a d e every e ff ort t o get public out the shares. The Parliamentary expenses were 9,006/., including 1,000/. paid to the directors. He (Mr. Esdaile) bad seen the bank through all its hopes and all its difficulties—the difficulties first and the hopes after. A Mr. Menzies was the se cretary of the bank at the commencement. He did not know then that he was at that time in Whitecross-street. Did not know of Mr. M'Gre gor's arrangement with the proprietor of the Hall of Commerce to give him 500/. if he got the bank to purchase the building. He remembered Menzies going to the North with Alderman Kennedy to look after shareholders ; they got plenty of pro mises ; the Newcastle people got their money back. A letter was read from Menzies to Mullens, the then solicito r o f th e b an k , d a t e d Burden's Hotel, Whitecro,ss-street, June 21, 1849, requesting Mul lens to oLtain his release, that he might be enabled to attend the next board meeting, and put all things riight. Mr. Lenklater here read a statement of the di rectors SE ,nt out to the world : "That theßoyal British Bank being incorporated by Royal charter, it possessed a privilege of doing local business 'equal to any bank except the Bank of England. The Loriis of her Illajesty's Privy Council of Trade had already approved of the deed of constitution by increa , ing the capital as the n a t uro o f th e b us i ness m i g h t re quire. (Sensation). Mc. Mendes was described as "John Menzies, Eq., Secretary," in the report. (Laughter.) • Mr. Job AVGregor is indebted to the bank about 7,040/. (Mark of disapprobation.) Mr. Ellis explained as to the discount account whif Mr. Walton, deceas'd, had kept at the bank, the.t was beneficial to the bank. It was a mistake thercefore to Fay that Mr. Walton was at any time inalebted in a sum of 43,0001. on that account. T': a bills discounted were all paid off. The letter h had written to Mr. Cameron was p; nnel on a sit & bed, Mr. Walton being then confined to tilt house under a severe attack of illness. His Honour said that it would be a very benefi cc al rule if direc!ora would not discount with their o ,vn banks. Mr. Linklater stated he bad concluded Mr. Es d wile's examination. It .was his intention to exa n tine Mr. Apsley Pellatt on Wednesday next . , and h e had prowitied to attend for that purpose. Owing to the extreme length to which Mr. Es examination proceeded yesterday, it has been found quite impossible to give more than the heads of the matters to which it relate I. The oJurt wa densly crowded throughout the day, and the case appeared to create great excitement. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRC I 7IT.—KINasroN, MARCH 25. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.) ELLIS V. THE SOUTIIjWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—March 24 BOW-STREET.—Catherine Smith, late a ser vant to Mr. Styles, oil and colourman of Tavistock street, Covent-garden, was charged with stealing a sovereign from the box of a lodger, Frederick Kelf, a waiter at the Tavistock Hotel. The prosecutor said that on Sunday last he placed five sovereigns in his box under the bed. At about four o'clock on the following day, having occasion to go to his box, he missed one of the sovereigns. The box had been forced. Mr. Styles said . that the prisoner, who had only been'in his service a few weeks, went out on Mon day, and returned at night very drunk. She was put to bed, and some time after a woman called and asked to see her, saying that prisoner's sister was very ill, and expressing great anxiety to bring her away to see the invalid. As the woman pressed the matter very urgently, he allowed the prisoner to be called, and sho went away. Considering the state she was in, he was not sorry that she was gone, as he apprehended some danger to the chil dren, who slept in her room. The next morning the prisoner did not return, but in the course of the day he heard of the prosecutor's loss, and also heard that she had changed a sovereign at the Salu tation public-house in Tavistock-street. Knowing that she had no money previouslyto that day, and, in fact, had borrowed a few shillings of him oa account about a week before, ho made inquiries and found that the whole story about the sister was a fabrication ; that the character by means of which she had got into h;s service was a false one, and that she had been discharged from her previous situa'ion for drunkenness and suspected theft. In the eveningvhe came to claim her box, and was given in charge. She then said she had not changed a sovereign. The prisoner said she was not guilty. She had no recollection of changing any sovereign at the Salutation, but she was very drunk, and it was quite possible that she might have changed one for the woman who was with her. Mr. Styles was misinformed as to • her character, which was genuine ; and she bad not been discharged from any situation for misconduct. Mr. Wickham, landlord of the Salutation, said that when the prisoner changed the sovereign she was treating the women who were with . her, and saying that it was her birthday, and she meant to enjoy herself. One of the women was about to take up the change, but the prisoner would not allow her. She asked him to wrap it in, paper, which he did, and she then put it in her pocket. She was remanded fur further inquiry. WORSHIP- STREET.—Joseph , Pye, 19, a young man of respectable exterior and manners, was charged with attempting to drown himself, by leaping from the Queen's-road-bridge of the Re gent's-canal, Dalston. M'Leod, 265 N, while on duty at two o'clock yesterday morning, was told that a mail had sprung from the bridge, which is nearly 20 feet high, and on arriving there found defendant in the water, from which he succeeded in extricating him in a senseless state. On recovery at the station-house he said, " This will kill me." Some of h's friends informed witness he had threatened and had at tempted suicide during the past week. Mr. D'Eyncourt—What can you say to this ? Defendant—l am sorry, sir ; but I have been troubled—disappointment in business and—and— Mr. D'Eync;Urt—And any love affair ? Defendant (sorrowfully)—Yes, sic—jealousy. Mr. D'Eyncourt—lt is fortunate that, at your age, it is not anything else, for nineteen is too young to be married. What are you ? Where do you live ? _ .Defendant--I am an artificial flower-maker, sir, and reside in Pearson-street, Kingsland-road. Mr. D'Eyncourt—You have expressed - a resolu tion to take your life, and I shall now remand you for a week. Inquiries were made outside the court for the young man's friends, but no one answered. WESTMINSTER - . l —Eliza Higgins, a woman about 25 years of age, was charged with desertion of her infant. Wm. Tiddersley, clachman to Count Batthyani, stated that he was in Hill-street, Knightsbridge, on his way home, at about half-past 11 on the pre vious night, when his attention was attracted Ly a noise something like the mewing of a cat. As there was, however, something peculiar about it he stopped and listened more attentively, whdn he thought the cry wag that of a child, and on look ing over a fence by the way-side, he saw an infant lying on the bricks, with nothing on but a night gown. Witness called a policeman, and the child was taken to St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea. the in fantA nurse asth from epriso th u e w er.B 7 . rk w h h o o w e identified hadleftfiie ion house with the child on Tuesday morning. Robert Wright polio° sergeant, 6 B, said that from information he received he apprehended the prisoner that thy in Queen's street, Chelsea. -She at first went into fits, and then threatened to cut her tbroat. Mr. Paynter having asked the constable to de scribe the place where the child was found, he re pliel that it was a place so protected that the pri soner could not have climbed over it to deposit the child on the brickwork wh-re it was found, but must have had much difficulty in lowering it there by its bedgown, which would account for the fact of the infant having a black 'eye, by, being struck against some hard substance. The prisoner, when token into custody, was told by him that it was for leaving her child in the place described. She ad.: got mitred r the fact. magistrate agistrate o r d ere d th e c hi ld, which ap tPbeerwpdorThouapsreecar!ons state, to be taken ba c k t o d remanded' the prisoner to see Low the child on. L ,AMBETH.—A gentleman asked Mr. Elliott's opinion on the following point. He had taken a season ticket for the Surrey Gardens. That day week the Music-hall was let to a society for the promotion of early closing, and applicant and others found that their se 'son tickets, which they pre rented at the ball, would not procure their admis sion. Applicant wished to know whether they would be justified in forcing their way into the hall Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins, were for the plaintiff; and Mr. E. James Q.C., and, Mr. Lush, appeared for the company. The plaintiff in this action is a farmer, occupy ing land adjacent to the Guildford and Godalming Railway, and the action was brought to recover the value of two colts that had strayed upon the line and were run over and killed by the train, in consequence, it was alleged, of the company not keeping a proper fence, in accordance with the pro visions of the Act of Parliament. An endeavour was made, on the part of the plaintiff, to show that at the place where the accident happened there was a public right of way for horses and pedestrians, but the case failed altogether as far as proving that it had been used by horses ; and, although it seemed to be made out pretty clearly that there was a footpath at the place in question, yet it ap peared that the company had put up a gate, and provided a lock and key for the use of the owner of the land, and that if this gate had been kept locked the accident could not have happened ; but it seemed that :the key had been lost, and that the gate had consequently not been properly secured. Mr. Justice Cresswell without calling upon Mr. James to:address:the jury, siid it appeared to him that the plaint.ff had not made out any negligence on the part of the railway company, and that, on the contrary, they really seemed to have done all that could be required of them for the prevention of accidents, and that the accident would not have occurred if the gate had been kept locked, as it ought to have been. The jury at once returned a verdict for the de fendants. MANSION-HOUSE.—In the case of Messrs. Hill and Brough, who were charged. with having appropriated the amounts of two bills which had been sent to them as agents by Mr. Harrison, Mr. Hobler appeared upon the part of the de fendants, and stated that his lordship having kindly allowed the matter of accusation to stand remanded, an opportunity had been afforded of making explanations which he was happy to say were consid-red by the complainant to be satisfac tory. His lordship would therefore, he hoped, as no further charge would 'be brought against his clients, discharge the recognisances of Messrs. Hill and Brough. Mr. Matthews, the solicitor for Mr. Harrison, intimated that his client was satisfied with the ex planations alluded to, and consented to the dis charge of the recognisances of the defendants. The Lord Mayor then discharged the recogni sances, and said the case was at an end. Several lads, most of whom were recognised as active and experienced thieves, were charged with having picked gentlemen's pockets of handkerchiefs, and were sentenced to d;fferent terms of imprison ment with hard labour. at . a concert which was anno unce d, an d f or w hi c h the building hal - Mr. Elliot consi ered tint the season tick - Ws gave admi , iidun f:nly to such entertauments as were given by the proprietors, and not .to those given by persmis who hired the hall, and recommended ap plicant not to force his way in without good advice. HAMMERSMITH.—DanieIBrown was charged with endeavouring to obtain 2/. by A Post-office order under false pretences. On Tuesday Mary Ann Webber, servant to a lady residing at Notting-hill, had to cash a Post• office order IT 2/. for her mistress. She put the order in her purse, and went to King's College Hospital, where she had to see -the surgeon. On coming out of the hospital she foun , l her purse gone. She gave information of her loss at the Notting-hill Post-office, where the order was payable. The next day the prisoner presented the order, and was taken into custody. Remanded for inquiries W be made at King's College Hospital. THE REAPOLITAI% ARMY. At Naples and Castellamare there are six foun dries for cannon, an arms factory, four armouries, of which two at Naples can contain 360,000 mus kets, man-of-war bui'ding-yards at Castellamare, and Hotel des Invalides , an asylum for the widows of officers, six military libraries containing 60,000 volumes and 9,000 maps, 14 establishments for ar tillery, and 9 for engineers. The kingdom is divided into two military governments, that of Naples having seven military divisions, while Sicily has only three. The troops are raised by conscrip tion, the levy each year being about 13,000 men; Sicily is not subject to the conscription. The length of service is from five to eight years, after which the so'diers enter the reserve. The general staff of the army is composed of lieutenant-generals, major-generals, and brigadier-generals. The quar termaster-general's department is taken from among regimental officers, who still remain on the strength of their regiments. The Gardes du Corps (cavalry) consist of gentlemen having officers' rank. The foot - guards are composed of non-commissioned officers of high character, who have served in the army for 12 years. The officers commanding these guards are general officers, and the remaining offi cers either belong to the staff or have the rank of captain. The only privilege the guards have is that of doing duty near the Royal family, and they re ceive a very s'ight incr-ase of pay. The royal guard is composed of grenadiers, light infantry, rifles, artillery, and marines. The nu merical strength of the army is as follows : pay corporal), 2 drummers, 8 elite (lance corporals), r 2 rank and file. Y There are no fl'ink comea.nies in the infantry regi ments, hut in each company there are ielit chosen pen Ike our lance corporate. Tnee men, 1 ke the st Ijeauto a d the grenadiera,wear the poi7nard sabre, a moot use le.is cumbersome piece of equipment, introduced into the French ar:ny by Marshal Soulk, and called by the French soldi ers " S ou l t ' s Folly." ' The equipment of the Sardinian army is very similar to that of the French, except that the infantry sailers do not wear epaulettes. Each officer has two epaulettes, the rank being known by a mark in the epaulette and on the top part of the shako. The epaulette, of field officers are bullion, the others fringe. From the above formation of infantry, the skeletons being so good, there would, in case of neces sity, be no difficulty with the battalion of 320 men to make them up to 1.000. . . Bersigliari; or Rifle., have 10 hatt3lions. The Staff-- 1 colonel, 1 I , eutenant-colonel, 10 mai ,rs, 5 paymasters, 2 supernumerary officers, 1 adjutant, 10 adjutants also, paymasters, 10 medical men, 1 chaplain, 15 non-commis sionedefficers or soldiers. Each battalion has 4 companies and a depot company. Each company 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 second lien tenant4, 1 quartermaster-serjeant, 12 corporals (one a bugler and another pay corporal), and the 76 men in• elude 4 buglers, therefore the strength of a battation'is 23 officers, 379 rank and file-402. Non-ooni- Staff Officers, missioned do. Total. 11;fle have l2 15 27 Ten battalions Depot 4077 There is a punishment battalion, composed of incorri gibles taken from other regiments. Staff officers, 6 ; officers, 12-18 ; and the men about 100, varying of course according as crime increases or diminishes. INFANTRY. 1 Battalion of Rifles 1,248 Artillery attached .. 160 4 Regiments of Swiss Infantry . . 5,528 13 Regiments of Neapolitans 1 Regiment of Rifles t 4 Regiments of Swiss 1 Battalion of Swiss Light Infantry ... 1,832 12 Battalions of Neapolitan Light Infantry 14,784 16 Provincial Companies 1,664 1 Regiment of Veterans 1 Company of Swiss Veterans 1 Depot of Invalides • 550 24 Companies of Foot Gendarmes ... . 1 Company of Pompiers To which add Reserve 55,247 48,000 95,956 CAVALRY. 1 Squadron Garde da Corps 2 Regiments of Hussars of the Guard 1966 1 Regiment of Royal Gendarmes 1 Regiment of Carabineers 3 Regiments of Dragoons 2,949 2 Regiments of Lancers 1 Regiment of Chasseurs 983 7,985 ARTILLERY. 2 Regiments of Foot Ar_tillery 1 Horse Battery 1 Foot Swiss Battery 1 Battalion of Train 1 Pontoon Brigade Court Guari Artillery 4,500 256 225 1,125 250 3,000 9,356 Engineers—Sappers Battalion workmen 1,125 1,125 2,250 Total Infantry 55,247) ~ Cavalry 7,985 I ~ Artillery 9,356 }- Total 122,830. „ Engineers 2,250 „ Reserve 48,000) The regiment of Neapolitan infantry consists of I battalions of 6 companies each in time of peace, and 7 in war. Each battalion has a company of grenadiers and one of voltigeurs attached to it. The regimental staff is 41 'in peace and 49 in war, of whom 10 are officers. Each company has 4 officers, 14 non-commissioned officers, 4 musicians, 1 ar mourer. Strength in peace, 104 ; in war, 154. !'he battalions of light infantry have a regimental staff of 5 officers and 8 non-commissioned. Each battalion has 8 companies in peace and 9 in war. A regiment of cavalry is composed of 4 squad rons in peace, and 5 in war, a n d h as a stiff of 10 officers and 17 stiff veterinary non-commissioned offi cers. Each squadron has 5 officers, 3 trumpeters, a master saddler ; 'the men varying from 150 to 190. At present a regiment of cavalry has about 930 troopers and 800 horses. The regiment of ar tillery has 4 battalions of 4 companies each. A bat tery consists of 8 guns. There are 2 companies to each battery, and 4 companies form a brigade, com manded by a Chef d'Escadron. • The stiff of an artillery regiment is composed of 34 officers and 6 noncommissioned. A company in war has 6 officers, 33 non-commissioned 3 trum peters—total, 225. A company of horse artillery 6 officers, 256 men, and 294 horses. Th e coast guard of 20 companies is composed of old soldiers. The field train has six companies of workmen and artificers. The Neapolitan artillery is formed after the French model, but latterly great improvements have been made. The engineers have two bat talions of six companies each. There are 24 com panies of gendarmerie, two of which are picked men ; and there is a squadron of chosen troopers. The regiment of veterans has the battalions, and th e provincial comp an i es whe To duty in Sicily have each 4 officers and 100 men. TILE ,iARDINIAN ARMY. The following is the actual strength and compo sition of the Sardinian army STAFF —1 marshal (not always filled up), 2 generals, 9 lieutenant generals, 28 major-generals. Royal Staff Corps consists of 33 officers, 4 ulonels, 3 lieutenant-colonel , , 7 majors, 19 captains. Garrison Staff.consists of distingui,hed retired officers add non-commissioned officers. Gardes du Corps—Employed on palace duty; chosen from oil, serjeauts, but rank as officers. - Palace Guar.is —Sentries at doors and passages ; cho sen from old solt;iers ; rank as serjeanti. Varabinieri—Gendartnerie Royal, upon the system of the French gensdartnes ; chosen from ail services in the army on account of their good character, and the force is composed of horse and foot. They do duty on what is called terra firma ; but Sesides these there is a light dragoon regiment of Sardinia. CARABINIERI-75 officers, 2,338 foot, 625 horse—total Dragoons of Sardinia, 44 officers, 1,084 horse—total 1,128 - 4,536 9 Regiments Cavalry, 315 officers; 5,400 horse... 5,715 20 Regiments Infantry, 1,580 officers, 25,520 foot-27.100 10 Battalions Rifles, 244 officers, 3,833 foot ... 4,077 41,423 CAVALRY—There are 4 Regiments of Lancers, with htlrnet, sabre, and musquetoon. There are 5 Regiments of Light Dragoons, shako (kepy), sabre, small carabine. • Each cavalry regiment consists of 35 officers, GOO men —total, 635. Each r,giment has four effective squadrons and a de , pot squadron. The staff of a regiment of cavalry consists of 1 com- mandant, 1 major, 3 officers for pay and clothing, one of whom must be a captain, 2 adjutants (one a cornet), 2 medics' men, 2 veterinary surgeons, 1 chaplain, 18 nor-commis-ioned officers. A squadron consists of I captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 cor nets, 1 quartermaster, 4 quattermaster sergeants, 11 sergeants (of wbom one is pay sergeant), 8 corporals, 4 trumpeters, 2 farriers, 1 sadder, 110 privates. Total, 5 officers, 141 troopers. INFANTBt—This ca'nsias of 20 regiments, forming 10 brigades, commanded by major-generals or colonels. These brigaries still retain their ancient names—Sardi nian grena-lier , , Savoy, Piedmont, Austa, Coni, La Reine, Casa, Pignerel, Savone, Acqui. Each regiment has 4 battalions of 4 companies each. Staff, 15 officers ;60 non-commissioned ...... .• -. 75 Battalion officer, , , 64; men, 1,216 ............... -....1,355 79 officers ; 1,216 men 1,355 Therefore each battalion consists of about 320. The regimental staff consists of 1 colonel, 1 lieuten ant-colour!, 4 majors, 2 adjutants (1 a lieutenant, the other ensign), 1 paymaster (either captain, lieutenant, or ensign), 1 quartermaster, 1 mustermaster, 1 ens i gn standard-bearer, surgeon, 2 assistants to each battalion, 2 sergeant-major., 1 drum-major, 4 pay sergeants, with 3 sort of quartermaster sergeants and 4 orderly -corporals attached to quartermaster's department, 1 band corp, rat bugler, I captain pioneers , master, 1 master tailor, 1 master shoemaker, an armourer, 18 b an d men, 8 buglers, 8 pioneers, 2 vivandiers. A company consists of 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 2 en signs, 1 sergeant-major, 4 sergeants, 9 corporals (one is' Country Markets. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET MARCR 24. Supplies of all kinds these last six days again large. Oat straw, from 7s 01 to lOs Od per kemple of 16 stones tron; wheat do., 6s Od to 8s 6d; barley do., 6s 01. to 8 1 Od. Hay from is to is. 3d. EDINBITRGFI MEAL—MA.non 24. There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, °sok weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 37s and- —s. • DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—MARCE 23. There were in the market to-day 31 bags of oatmeal, lof barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales ready. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. I Third. imperial Barleymeal, per ditt o -s Od —s Od A Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto —a Od —s Od v" AA Pot-barley, new, per ditto —s Od s Od DUBLIN, MARCH 24 Our corn market to-day was extremely dull, with a ge neral tendency t o l ower rates ; but the only quotal__l alteration we c a n re p or t in prices is in wheat, which w"' 6d to is cheaper th an on F r i day. Scarcely any thi n g dello in Indian corn, but a reduction would be submitted to t 4 induce business. „ White wheat, 31s 01 to 34s Od ; red ditto, 29s Od t° 3 .3 4. Od; ditto new, — s; barley, malting, 16s to 25s 6d ; grin" ing, 15s to 203 6d ; oats, old, lls to 13s; ditto, new,! , Od to 153 Od ; oatmeal, 13s to 14$ 6d; bore, new, 16s te, l Z 01; rapes, d, 30s Od to 325 Oct per brl ; bak,•rs' flour, • 6d to 25s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 31s 01 to 378 Od P” 480 lbs. COAL MARKI. Prices of Coals per ton at s d ' Stewart's Steam ... lB 0 a, d. Wallsend, &c. Kepler Grainge ... .... .. 18 $. South Hetton 18 6 C assop a v Riddell l6 6 Ha l to n Braddyll lB 0 -- ' . Ships at market... 8 I Bold. 8 %-31.titcH 25. ; the close of the market. Wa &c. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 25. g STOCK EXCHANGE. —The mar k e t i s steady, and la .2 about the same. Eastern Counties, 14--Midland, 131 j, —London and North W es t ern, 104 2 B — Caledonian, .3"1., —Lancashire and Yorkshi re , 1014 i — N orth B r i t i s h, f u 1-16—Manchester, Sheffi e ld, an d Li nco l n, 381 1- s°°i'd Eastern, 224 s —Great Western of Canada, 261—Gra Trunk of Canada, 13i 14 A—No r th E as t ern , Berwick 06 ; pital Stock, 211 Ditto, York, 34 —Lancashire AP: Yorkshire, (new 91. shares), 18 prem.—Dutch Rhenish' it prom. MANCHESTER, MARCH 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather improye a to-day, and prices were higher. East Lancashire, 991; Sheffielde, 38i I i—Ditto, 6/. Pref., prem.—Mid lsu d s 824 3 d.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 14—South Easter!! 224 x d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1014 2—Ditto s 3 1 " 9/. shares, it. pm. BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 25. • STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was doing an inactive business to-day. London and North Western, 1011 Crystal Palace, 21 Great Western, 67i 63 —Midlands, Sly 24—Birmingham Bank, 33—Birmingham Canals, 923 —Birmingham Old Union Mill, mt. LEEDS, MARCH 25. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The following was tho only quota• tion :—Midlands, 811 j. ATROCITIES OF NEAPOLITAN GAOLERS.—ACCOT4I to the correspo n d ence o f t h e Corriere Al ercantile, ° Genoa, the governor of the prison at Cefalu, in order !, 11 , deaden the cries of per sons un d er torture, has itnpnite" from Palermo an instrument for the purpose. It ° II• sists of an iron band round the head, with a band ov er the head, and a b an d o f i ron wire passing over the ears and round under the lower jaw, with another band unde r the ear round the back of the neck, keeping the ja ir i piece in its Owe. By the tightening of the wire ban the patient i s com p e ll e d to k eep his jaw firmly c l os e d . A. constable who bad fetched a doctor to one of the Pr tients whom he bad suppo se d t o b e d y i ng was severe!! punished for his hum s pity, a l t h ou g h the governor O f t he prison, under the i n j unc ti ons o f the doctor, per aittel the band to be removed from the prisoner in question. THE NEW CUSTOMS DUTIES AM—Yesterday th e „, New Customs Duti es A c t was pr i nted. Prom and af ter the sth April next th e d u t y on tea i s f i xed at ls. sd. P'; , lb. ;on sug a r, 18 s . 4d. per cwt. on candy, brown; white refined, 16s. ; on w hi te clayed sugar, 13s. 1 0 ' ," 7', on yellow Muscovado and brown clayed sugar, 12s. on yellow Muscovado and on molasses, ss. per cwt. F ur the year (sth Ap r il t o sth A pr i l, 1858). the duty i s n "- be 2d. the pou n d o n c h err i es dr i ed, comforts dry, oonlefi tionery, ginger pr eserve d, marmalade, plums preserve" in sugar , succades, includin g a d f ru it s an d vege table° The preserved in sugar, not o th erw i se enumerated. bounties and drawbacks are set forth. The act M me into operation on rece i v i ng t h e R oyal assent (the 21 inst.), and to be called " The Customs Duties Amen' . ment Act." 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Cure N o . 52,422 . —B r i dgehouse, Frim ley,April 1854 .—Thirty-three years diseased lungs, spitting of bloods liver derangement, deafness, singing in the ears, constipatio n, debility, shortness of breath and cough, have been removel by your Revalenta Arabica. My lun gs , li ver , s t omac h , h ea d an ears are all right, my hearing perfedt, and my recovery is a rait' vel to all my acquaintances.—James Roberts, wood merchant,: Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Uro ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram Lord Stuart de Deeies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle' stuart ; Major-Gen. Tholzuts King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. For further particulars respect• ing this invaluable food our readers are referred to Du Barry advertisement in another part of this paper. BIRTHS, OF A sox. On the 23d inst,, at Clapham-rise, Mrs. Henry Matthews. On the 24th inst., at Cambridge, the wife of H. J. Haii• [and, Esq., M.D. •F A DAUGHTER. On the 24th inst., at 4, Lowndes-street, Mrs. St. Leger Whitton - park, the w if e o f C har l es E Glyn. Marray,On the E 2 B 4 ci t . h inst., MARRIED. On the 2401 inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Fred. George Hankin, Esq., 15th Regt. the eldest son of Daniel Rankin, Esq., of Stanstead, Herts, to Lucy Adelioo, the youngest daughter of Beujarnin Travers, Esq., of Green street, Grosvenor-squ are. On the 21st inst., at the Pavilion Chapel, Brighton, Mr. o D f an A i r e c yj Nb'eallidhys,inocflaSiro, Es ho, to to n. Sophia, third daughter DIED. On the 24th lust , Edward Marlborough, Esq., of Cedar Cottage, Streatham -hill, aged 78. On the 25th inst., at the residence of his step-father, Sir John Easthope, Great Cumberland-place, Hyde-park, Lieut. R. C. Longley,B.H.A., the second son of Lady Easthope and the late Major Longley, B.A. On the 24th inst„ in Bryanston•street, Portman-square, Celia Henrietta, sixth daughter of the late George M. Turner, Esq., of the Stock Exchange, aged 50. On .the 24th inst., suddenly, at 16, Bloomfield-street, Fins bul y-circus, Stephen Clark Norris, aged 61. On the 23d inst., at Paris, Emma Rich, the wife of Lieut. Colonel Combo, On the 17th inst., at Paris, Sir John Konward Shaw, Bart., aged 74. On the 23d inst., C. A. Pierce, Esq., of 116, New Bond; street, aged 74. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No . 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the 'Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Thursday, March 26, 1857. 4