Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-08 00:00:00

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

ARREST OF MR. OWEN AND OTHER DIRECTORS.

The offer of a reward of £2OO, for the apprehension of
Mr. Humphrey Brown, is the first public evidence which
has been afforded of the intention of the Government to
bring to justice the managers and directors of the late Royal
British Bank. For some time past most energetic measares
were in contemplation by the Government, but for obvious
reasons it was not deemed prudent to give publicity to the
course which was under consideration. On Tuesday last,
however, Bench warrants were issued by the Court of Queen's
Bench, on informations filed by the Attorney-General,
not merely for the apprehension of Mr. Humphrey Brown,
but for the late governor, the managers, and a number of
directors of the bank, several of whom have been already
arrested. In the case of Mr. Owen, the first director cap-
tured, bail was tendered, and by direction of Mr. Justice
Erle the prisoner was liberated on his own recognizance of
£4,000 and two sureties of £2,000 each. A similar bail
will, it is understood, be accepted in the case of the other
directors. •

Two or three of the persons implicated, at present in
Paris, are, if not already in the hands of the officers, at
least so completely under surveillance, that escape . is
altogether impossible. With respect to the late manager
of the bank, Mr. Cameron, there is reason to believe that,
if he has not already been, he will shortly be arrested,
at Paris, by the French police, on .a charge of travelling
with a false passport, and when that charge—is dis-
posed of, he will, of course, be available for the warrant
issued by the Queen's Bench. For some weeks
past every one of the persons connected with the bank,
and who were recently examined in the Court of Bank-
ruptcy, have been closely watched by Inspector Field
and his stall' of assistants, and every change of residence
and especially those made after the delivery of the very
strong opinion expressed by lir. Commissioner Holroyd,
have been very carefully noted and recorded. The prosecu-
tion will be conducted by the Attorney-General, assisted by
Mr. Edwin James, Q.O , and so great has been' the des-
patch in the preparation and getting up of the case, that
the :whole of the briefs, occupying many hundred pages
of printed matter, have for some days past been ready-
for delivery. The indictment will, it is understood, exceed
in length those of the famous Irish state trials. Messrs.
Linkhtter. and Hackwood, the able solicitors of the
assignees of the bank, will act as solicitors for the prose-
cution. There is reason to believe that _the activity and
zeal of Inspector Field will result in the apprehension of
the whole of the person; in the course of a very few days.
Several of his assistants are alre zdy on the Continent, and
it was rumoured late last night that a telepraphic despatch
had been received, stating that two captures had been
effected in Paris. The following is a copy of the placard
offering a reward for the apprehension of Mr.. Brown :
" Two HUNDRED POUNDS RElVARD.—Humphrey' Brown,
of No. 2, Little Smith-street, We Anainster, late M.P. for
Tewkesbury. A warrant for the apprehension of the said
Humphrey Brown having been issued by one of the
judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, upon an ex.officio
information filed by her Majesty's Attorney!General, and
it being supposed that the said Humphrey Brown is en-
deavouring to avoid arrest, a reward of X2OO will be paid
to any person giving such information as shall lead to the
apprehension of the said Humphrey Brown. Humphrey
Brown is about 50 years of age, of middle stature (about
five feet eight inches), rather stout, but not corpulent, bald,
with round face and small features, of sallow complexion;
with small whiskers and dark restless eyes. Dresses
generally in body-coat, and has a prompt and quick manner.
Information to be given to Inspector Field, Eldon
Chambers, Devereux-court, Temple ; or to Messrs. J. and
J. H. Linklater and Hackwood, 17, Size-lane, London,
the solicitors having the conduct of the prosecution."
While, as will be seen by the ab,ve advertisement, the
Government have commenced criminal proceedings against
the defaulting directors and managers of " the thing
miscalled a bank," the creditors and shareholders
of the concern will be glad to learn that the bill
brought in by the Attorney-General to facilitate the
winding-up of this much litigated affair will very shortly
be passed into law The bill stands for committee for
to-morrow, and, although some amendments have been
suggested, bearing on the case of the Tipperary Bank, it is
not probable that they will retard the progress of the
measure. Immediately on the passing of the act, the as •
signees already appointed will be, in the words of the bill,
" deemed, and taken to be, and they are hereby constituted
the representatives of the creditors for the purposes of the
act." Acting as representatives of the creditors, the present
assignees will have the power to compromise with the
shareholders, so as to bind all the creditors ; such com-
promise to be sanctione I, however, by the Commissioner
of Bankruptcy, or a Master in Chancery, according as
either of these courts may have jurisdiction in the
matter; and all actions brought by individual ereditors as
against alweholders will be stayed immediately on the ap-
pointment of the representative. As a large majority of
the creditors have already consented to accept a compromise
of 16s. or thereabouts in the pound, there is no doubt
that the proposition will be approved by the commissioners
in bankruptcy, after which the creditors may look forward
to very speedily receiving the remainder of their dividends.
Mr. Wyld, M.P., who has been most actively employed,
ever since the stoppage of the bank, in endeavouring to
effect a settlement of its affairs, convened last week a
meeting of the principal solicitors engaged on the
the part of the shareholders and some of the creditors,
and obtained their assent to the principles contained in
the bill, and it was understood that no opposition was to
be offered by, or through them, to the passing of the
measure.—Observer of Saturday.

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INFORMATION RESPECTING CA NADA .—The Canadian Government
has published an intereating pamphlet cn the resources of Canada,
and the rospects in store for the industrious of all classes who desire
to emigrate there. It has been gratuitously circulated throughout
the United Kingdom. together with the two lectures upon Canada,
delivered by Mr. Rollo Campbell of Montreal, in January last. Every
clergyman in Scotland has been supplied with a copy of both, together
with the particulars of the Grand Trunk-system of-Through Booking,
and a Map of Canada, upon which all the Railways and their connec-
tion with the United States are shown. These, and other documents,
continue to be issued gratuitously to all persons who apply for, them,
either personally or by letter, at the offices of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Company,- 21, Old Broad-street, London, E.C.
Tar; CALlPnalglat.r FEN. —The everlasting question of "is this
good pen" has been answerod by Mr. E. T. Hall, of South John
stre,t, who has snceeeded in ,reducing a metallic pen,- which he
designates, not inaptly, as above. There is hardly anything more
annoying than a bad pen—everyone knows the' misery. The pen
made by Mr. Hall, is fit for hand,to use (light or heavy), and
what is of the greatest value; it does not corrode, but will work with
equal facility in any ink. From experience of met,illic pens, we can
say that this ono, which is polished as gold, and will last nearly as
is the best one we have ever used.—Northern Timus.
box, containing six dozen pens, sent Ire, on receipt of 2s 6d in,
postare stamps. Agents wanted ler the country.--Adv.

Bros.—One of the greatest domestic s u;sanCe3, especially in the
spring and summer of the year, is the prevalence ef bugs. Many
means have been tried to prevent er exterminate them, but all
hitherto ineffectually. Cleanliness may check, but cannot eradicate
them. Mr. 11. Greer, late one of the Liverpool sanitary officials,
after intense study and deep research with many practical experi-
ments, in the usual pursuit of his official avecatiou, has et length
discovered the groat decide atum, " Greer's Pate Anti-Bug Latiou,"
is an unfailing exterminator of bugs, fleas, &c. It is clear, simple
in application, agreeable in smell, and perfectly innoxieue save to
insects. To be had at the Anti:Vermin Office, 4g, Browniew-hill
Liverpool, in bottles at Is. 2s. and 43 each.--Adet.
Emigrants to the UNITED STATES and Cateaua, by ta' ing the
Through Tickets of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, are convoyed
from their pert of landing to their destination in less than ONE
QUARTER. OF Tar Tier taken by Stoma Boats, and at about the same
rates of fares. Thus a passenger can reach Chicago from Quebec, a
distance of 1,007 miles, in less than 2i days, whereas by water it is
nearly double the distance and requires from 12 to 15 days, with five
or six changes of
Steam Boats, during all of which they are exposed
to the arts and machinations of designing persons, whose sole means
of livine is by their plunder. The Steam Beats, especially when
crowded, scarcely afford protecethe from the weather. Passmeers
with Through Tickets are allowed the same amount of luggage, free,.
as on board the ship, and it is convey( d from the Ship to the Railway,
Station without any charge whatever. The Agents of the Grand
Trunk Company will
give Meehanica' Avtizans, and Labourers, on
their arrival, the best information in respect to employ: ent, the
places at which it is to be had, and the rates of wages. Intending
Emigrants 3an have sent to them; free, a Tariff of passengerates ;
and all their enquiries with regard to the sailing of both steamers and
sailing ships, Scale of Dietary, &c., will b 3 immediately answered on
application, either personally or by letter, at the offices of the Grand
Trunk Company, 21, Old Broad-street, London.
CONVICTION OF A . RADESM N Co, FELON, .—At a petty sessions
'held at -Lawford's Gatehouse of Correttion, Bristol, on Thursday,
Mr. John Frowning, a respectable tradesman, who has carried on
business in that city as a painter and plasterer for the last thirty
years, was charged with stealing 9albs, of lead from the roof of a
house occupied by a Mrs. Clarke at Shirehampton. From the evi-
dence of the several witnesses it appeared that the prisoner had un-
dertaken a contract to repair the roofs of several houses at Shire-
hampton, and on Satnrday last, wanting a piece of lead about a foot
and a half long, he deliberately went to the roof of the house in
question, and which nearly adjoined those on which his workmen
were engaged, and cut the required qnantity from the gutter. The
inmates of the hoase, hearing an nausual noise on the roof, wont to
an attic window to see what was the matter, when they discovered
the prisoner in the act of rolling up the lead preparatory to taking it
away. Finding he was discovered, the prisoner begged them to say
nothing about the matter, and he would.replace the property. The
parties, however, refused to compromise the theft, and sent for a•
policeman, but in the meantime the prisoner had nailed the lead in its
former position. In his defence he said he was under the impression
that the house from which he took the lead belonged to the same
landlord as the houses which he Wes repeiring. Committed for three
moatha' imprison:n(4