The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-23 00:00:00

another Company. before the Court of Chancery
—the " Universal Provident.' Dr DANIELL, the
promoter, had been allotted 200 shares, at 51.
each, and afterwards the Directors passed a reso-
lution to divide 2,400 shares among themselves.
as a remuneration for their trouble, and the
management of the Company. Dr. DANIELL
sought to be relieved from payment of his 200
shares, but the Master of the Rolls thinks
otherwise, and the Doctor will be obliged to con-
tribute.

If anything can convince the Legislature of
the. commercial iniquities of modern Assurance
Companies, it is cases like those just alluded to.
We are convinced that instances of greater deter-
mination to fleece unconscious shareholders could
not be adduced, than that which has been brought
to light by Mr. JOHN POPE Cox, nor a more
barefaced tampering with the Company's funds
than Dr. DAN/ELL'S case. Mr. BEVAN of the
" General Deposit" earned for himself free
lodgings in the Old Bailey by his trafficking in
the monies of that Company. Before all is over
he will probably have followers. It cannot be
that society tolerates such malpractices as have
been perpetrated by the " Amazon," the "Deposit
and General," the "Universal Provident," and,
though last by no means least, the notorious
" Athenaeum."

THE ADDREi•S ON VIE QUgEN'S SPEEOH --It iS
rumoured at the clubs—but upon what authority
we are at present unable to state—that the Address
on the Queen's Speech on the opening of the new
Parliament wil be moved in the House of Com-
mons by Lord Althorp, M.P for South North-
amptonshire, and seconded by Mr. Weguelin,
M.P. for Southampton. In the House of Lords,
the Address will probably be moved by Viscount
Eversley.

DECIMAL CURRENCY.—The recent act passed by
the Canadian Parliament, relating to decimal cur-
rency, provides that after the 31st of December
next, pounds, shillings, -and pence, shall be super-
seded by dollars and cents. This change will be
equally welcome to the mercantile and business
communities of this coun'ry and Canada,
especially in the rendering of Custom House and
other accounts. It in fact completes the annexation
of the two countries, initiated by the Reciprocity
Treaty, giving most of the benefits of a bona fide
annexation, without its evils and perplexities. The
serious inconvenience arising from the different
modes of computing value, which have naturally
increased with the growth of trade, were the great
arguments employed in bringing about this change.
It is proposed also to reduce the British penny to
the value of the American cent. A great business
is carried on by Yankee speculators, it is said, who
buy up British pennies in the States, where they
pass for one cent only, and sell them by weight for
old copper, thus keeping them out of circulation,
and realising a profit of 20 per cent by the opera-
tion. Their large size also makes them cumbersome,
and by no means a desirable coin.—New York
Paper.

THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE DR.
BICKERSTETII.

The funeral of the above much esteemed gentleman took
place yesterday morning, at St. James Cemetery. Shortly
after nine o'clock, the funeral procession left the residence
of the decased, and at once proceeded to the cemetery;
where, notwithstanding the heavy rain that fell, a large
number of gentlemen had assembled. The cortege passed
through the streets in the folio wing order :

REV. DR. 1114 NEILE'S CADRIAGE
Rev. Dr. 111'Neile Mr. Batty.
FIRST COACH.

Archdeacon B:ciccrstc..h
Archdeacon .Flill

Bishop of Ri
Archdeacon Jones