The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-21 00:00:00

COURT OF Qt NEN-8 BENCH.

S ttings at Nisi Prins.—(Before the Lord Chief Ju-tice
and a Special Jury.)
CAXPIIILL r. YLm.L PAOLA.
This was an action to recower commission at the rate of
five per oent. upon a loan of .500,000/., which the plaintiff
mid he had been to obtain for the defendant.
Mr. Joseph Brown, i 2. C., and Hr. Lanyon appeared
for the plaintiff : Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and, Mr. Murphy
for the defendant.

From the opeau;ig of counsel it appeared that the plain-
tiff, Mr. Forbes Campbell, of Dover-street,
was formerly amistent-manager of the Colonial Bank,
and had since occasionally acted as a financial agent, and
that the adlendaatwasMustapha Pacha, the brother of the
Viceroy of Egypt. In August, 1866, the defendant was
enjoying the pleasures of Baden, and the plaintiff hap-
pened to be there for the benefit of his health. Mr.
Campbell was introduced to the Pacha by Prince
Stirbey, the ex-Hospodar of Wallachia, and after a
short intimacy, the Pacha told him that he was desirous
of raising a loan of 800.0001. on security of his property
hi Egypt, which consisted of extensive estates, and was
represented to be worth 2,500.000/. sterling. and to yield
200,000 e a year. The Pacha wished to got the loan at
12 per cent., but in consequence of the commercial crisis
and the high rate of discount, Mr. Campbell despaired of
obtaining it at that rate. Further negotiations took
place between them at Paris, and ultimately an arrange-
ment was made to the effect that Mr. Campbell should
take steps to procure a loan of 500.0001., upon which
be was to receive 5 per cent. commission in one payment.
(in the 24th September Mr. Campbell wrote to the
Pasha, infesming him that he had concluded the loan at
15 per cent. interest, which was to be paid once a year.
Afterwards the interest was reduced to 12 per cent.
After some further correspondence the Pacha, on the
2nd December, wrote to Mr. Campbell, thanking him
for the zeal be had displayed in the matter, stating that
in consequence of his financial position having all at
once changed, he could altogether dispense with the sum
he had placed at his disposed, and asking him not to
carry out the transaction. The niche, having sold his
estates to his brother, the Viceroy, was in "on of
considerable funds. This caused Mr. Cam I the utmost
astonishment, and also embarrassment, as he had entered
into engagement' with several parties in connection with
the loan, and he claimed 2:,,000l for his commission, as if
the loan had been actually accepted. Ultimately the
Pasha disclaimed any liability in tke matter, and the
present action was brought. When the Sultan came to
England on a visit to her Majesty. Mustapha Pacha also
arrived here, and Mr. Campbell, being informed that he
was not in the suite of that sovereign, caused him to be
arrested at Claridge's Hotel, Piccadilly, with a view to
compelling him to five security for the amount of his
claim. The Pacha's solicitors immediately provided bail,
and the question of his arrest having come before the
Court of Queen's Bench, their lordships held, upon the
evidence produced, that he was a member of the sultan's
suite, andtherefore, by international law, privileged from
arrest. His arrest was consequently declared illegal.
Mr. Campbell, the plaintiff, was examined in support of
the above facts.
Case adjourned until next sittings inconsequence of the
absence of material witnesses.