The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

mat does not 'bake of the indomitable Wrenn

H• had keg " wished to withdraw from the board (
be hod over sad OM •gain told them, " they snot
get mere men of business habits, as the board
was • lamentable exhibition." He had sacked
I'o,oool. of their money, and he was on
the whole not reluctant to subside int* viz.

tual retirement. Bat there was one mare little
minim of disoment which be contrived to effect with
his friend Caneeme. Ous of his mortgaged and re-
mortgaged ships wanted an outfit foe the East In-
dies, and on the 14th of June, more than three
menthe after his **count had been virtually closed,
he managed to borrow from CAMERON, without any
pretence of consideration, a further sum of 1,0201.
for that purpose. When the final crash came in
August he complains of a "very crude letter" having
bans written to him by the Bank solicitor for 75,000 i.,
when the reel sun he owed was actually not more
then 63,0001.
Beek, thee, is in brief the historyof Mr. lime Pirate
Burtne's account with the Royal British Bank. It
hew with a deposit of IN. 4e.: it aided with a debt
of 1111,0001. And this debt was virtu./ emsecured I
the ships which be reigned es protean' securities
wag, as such, 'sleeken. Having engaged to got
them registered, he openly and impudently
evaded his segegenent. " I undertook t• regken
them in the port of London, but I never did, and
sever men to de so." Many of the vessels thee
merged to the Bank had been previously mast-
gaged to their full value to 1/I"ALTos, the ism
governor, me his private account. On one, fra in-
stance, oared an seenrity to the Bank for an admen
of 16,0004 two mortgages for 10,0001. eerie
had previously been effected with Wovrost.
Well might 14r. BROWN decline to register thane
Teasels in the port of London. Again, he bed
engaged to insare them. He openly avows den he
never did so, and never meant to do so. CAltaott
eat of the fonds of the Beak depository, actually paid
away theorem& is inearing ships, weighing es a
security, for this man who wee then iabbleil to the
Bank between 60,0001. and 70,0001. One of the
ships was lost at sea, and Baowx with characteristic
impudence complains that the Bank had not insneed
her for mare—that is, that they had mat mant mesa
of the shareholders' money in keeping alin bb
worthless seenritiea But we damn poems
further the windings of this man's loamy.
and the barefaced impudence of his avowals.
He has built his own monument, and it is east im
brass. A grateful constituency, on the ands of
his late defeat at Tewkesbury, combined to present
him with a testimonial. Deserts like his have
national value, and should meet with a conrespond-
iog recognition. Inspired by this sentiment we have
offered him the humble tribute of our remarks.
Were the law of England what it ought to be, his
misdeeds might meet with a sterner retribution.

We believe we MIT date with couldrace that
Lord Pabiaenton by promised to take charge of a
bill to remove the dirbalities miler which our Jewish
fellow-eubjeete labour.

Sr C. Trevelyair Ins cared a Frit* in nescticie
with the Beth Apieelbuel Society, on " Cidor, la ils metel,
medal, GM ecescietkol elhete."