The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-25 00:00:00

ALDERMAN MECHI AND THE LATE UNITY

BANK.

Alderman Mechi writes to the Times:—" I con-
sider that I have more reason to complain than to be
eomplained of in the matter of the Unity Back sod its
sister institutions, which have caused me so much labour,
anxiety, and • lose of at least 27000/. When the bank was
only four months old, in September, 1856, the Royal British
Bank failed, ar.d many of our shareholders and depositors
were panic-stricken. To check that unreasonable panic
and its injurious consequencee, I, at the urgent re-
quest of the manager, purchased shares at their
real actual value for the sake of the bank, and not
for any purpose of my own. For this I received the thanks
of the directors, and approbation of the shareholders. I
little thought then that subseqaent mismanagement and
concealment would involve me in an annual heavy loss, and
that I should thus be punished for what I did disin-
terestedly to serve the bank in its time of peril. I always
had the confidence, and now I believe that I have the
sympathy, of the 3,000 to 4,000 shareholders of the Unity
inatitutioce, who knew that my main object has been their
welfare. I am not • speculator, for, with one trivial excep-
tion, I never in my life could be induced to hold a share or
directorship in any undertaking except the unfortunate
and troublesome Unities. lam quite sure that my reputa-
tion will in no way suffer with those who have known 028
from my youth. and have watched my 'tonne of action. I
am 63 years of age, and am content to fall back upon a
long life of conduct unternished in business or out of
businesc—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
".3. J. MECBI.

"4. Leadenbsll.street, Loudon, April 24.
" I could hare borrowed the money from any other bank
at the same rate on my securities. My instructions were to
treat my business amount the same as others, and I insisted
on a charge of commiasion being made when the account
was not in rands."

The Tribunal of Baden-Baden bas just given
judgment in a ease which had strongly excited public curio-
sity. It concerned some scandalous scenes which took plane
last autumn in the conversation-room. Many women of the
dent-monde firmed among the number of the accused, and
one of them, wbo had so far forgotten herself uto give a
police agent a blow in the face, hes been condemned by
default to three months' imprisonment. . ..

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Paris is described as full of strangers of all
nations, the hotels turning away people who appear to want
to pay most extravagant charges foe reminded moan-
modatioe.

THE IRISH REPRIECEITATITE PEERAGE.—The
election of a representative peer to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of the Earl of Desert has commenced. We
understand that two candidates are in the field—Viscount
Gort, representing the conservative interest ' • and the Earl
of Listowel, the whig interest. The lest ten elections have
r=doff without a contest, none having taken place since
Talbot de Malabidee unsuccessful contest with Lord
Bangor.—Dublin 'hoeing Mail.
' THE SUSSEX ARTILLERY CORPS AT THE EASTER
MONDAY RETIINE—The following announcement has just
been made public:—" Memorandum.—Lieutenant-Colonel
D'Albise has very great satisfaction in oonveyiug to the
officers, non-commissioned officers, and gunners composieg
the different corps of the Sussex Artillery Volunteer
Brigade his best thanks for the way in which all classes
exerted themselvee to maintain, on Monday, the credit
they have already earned as artillerymen, end further to
state that, at the close of the review, helms desired by Major-
General Sir R. Walpole to express his entire approbation
of the way the batteries were handled, the steadiness
with which the firing was maintained and the marching-past
was executed, as well as the quickness and alacrity the orders
were obeyed, by which the brigadiers Were enabled to carry
out the larger inseceuvres ordered by the major-general in
command. Lient.-Colonel D'Albisc trusts that the experience
gained on the 17th by the different corps will not be thrown
away, but that at each succeeding review he may receive from
his inspectors even a still fuller measure of praise than has
been heretofore merited by the Sussex Brigade. In making
these observations' the lieut..oolonel would be wanting is
his duty if be did net Weiler his hearty thanks to the Right
I Hon. the Earl of Chiebeeter, as well as to these gentlemen
and farmer, who pieced their noble teams at the disposal of
, the artillery, thus enabling them so effectively to bores the
' different batteries."