The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

The CHAIRMAN moved their reception and adoption by
the shareholders, and was about to proceed, when
Mr. LYON called the attention of the meeting to the
fact that the accounts and books of the company
had not been taken forty-two days before the day of
meeting before the auditors according to the char-
ter. The accounts ought to have been ready
for the inspection of the shareholders 14 days before the
meeting ; but, on his going to the Palace, on the 2d
August, he found the accounts were not ready, and he
received uncourteous treatment from the official at that
place. He complained of the revenue-book not being
forthcoming, as it ought to have been, and characterised
the accounts as being in a bad state—(hear)- neither
showing the whole of the receipts nor payments of the
Company. (Hear, hear.) He thought a committee
should be appointed to investigate the accounts.
(Hear, hear.)

The CHAIRMAN interrupted Mr. Lyon, by reminding
him he was not in order. (Hear, and hisses.) The
proper mode was for him (the chairman) to make his
statement, and then Mr. Lyon, or any proprietor,
could address the meeting. (Hear, hear, and dis-
approbation.)

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

HOME CIRCUIT.-CROYDON.

(Before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Common Jury.)
WITHRINGTON AND OTHERS v. SIR W. JOLLIFFE-TH3

BANKRUPTCY of STRAHAN, PAUL, AND co.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover
the sum of 541., the amount of a cheque given by the
defendant to the plaintiff upon Strahan, Paul, and Co.
From the statement of the learned counsel for the
plaintiffs, it appeared that they were drapers, carrying
on business in Pall Mall, and Lady Jolliffe was a cus-
tomer to them, and had an accouat there, for the settle-
ment of which the cheque in question was given by Sir
W. Jolliffe. That cheque was paid by the plaintiffs
into their bankers, Messrs. Glyn and Co., the day after
it was given, there not being time to pay it in before.
On the cheque being presented by Glyn and Co., at
the Bank of Paul, Strahan, and Co., on the Monday,
the day of their stopping payment, it was dishonoured.
The only question in the case was whether the plaintiffs,
in delaying to pay in the cheque to their bankers or
the bank on which it -.vas drawn, had not been guilty of
such laches as would disentitle them to recover against
the defendant the amount of the cheque.
At the conclusion of the evidence,

Mr. Justice Cresswell held that a person receiving a
cheque from any party was bound to pay it into the
bankers upon whom it was drawn the day after receiv-
ing it. This course not having been adopted in the
present case, and sufficient diligence not having been
shown, he thought the jury were bound to find a ver-
dict for the defendant.

The jury, therefore, under the learned judge's direc-
ions, found a verdict for the defendant.

THE NEWLY-RAISED RUSSIAN MILITIA.

A letter from St. Petersburg of the 29th ult., in
the Constitutionnel, says :—" The reports from the
governors of several of the central provinces, as to '
the state of commerce and manufactures, are of so
disquieting a nature that the council of Ministers,
on the proposition of M. de Brok, the Minister of
Finance, has suggested to the Emperor several
measures, which have been considered suited to re-
medy the evil. Treaties of commerce with Prussia
and Austria are talked of as being in contemplation,
,in order to favour importation into Russia from
Germany, and also modifications in the customs'
system now in operation on the western frontiers.
The disarming of a part of the Austrian army is
regarded by this Government as a change in the
policy of the Cabinet of Vienna, and the Russian
statesmen entertain the hope of prolonging the
neutrality of Germany. The blockade has caused
an immense rise in the price of all kinds of produc-
tions, and there is more than one of our great per-
sonages who do not disdain to profit by this circum-
stance. M. de Nesselrode, for instance, is now de-
riving a considerable revenue from his numerous
establishments for breeding sheep; and there are
many other high functionaries who are also en-
gaged in undertakings, which are for a time fa-
voured by the blockade. Notwithstanding the less
threatening attitude of Austria, the Emperor of
Russia continues to push on the organisation of the
defensive forces of the empire, and reviews follow
each other in rapid succession, particularly of the
newly-raised militia, and everything is done to
excite the enthusiasm of these men. In an order of
the day, published the day after one of the reviews,
the Emperor, among other things, says—' Make
then avenging
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yourselves the true champions of Russia, since
we are called on to defend all that we hold most
lation of the soil of
sacred. Call to mind the militia of 1812, and their
the profanation
Russia. Let us prove to Europe, and to the whole
gloriouso
of
our
churches
co-operation
and i
world, that we are worthy of our ancestors, and
that no one can with impunity dare to offend us."

GRACEYIIL TRIBUTE.—On Mr. Justice Erie observing
the bust of the late Judge Talfourd erected opposite the
Bench in the Stafford Court, his lordship observed to the
jury :—" I never venture to offer remarks to a grand
jury which are not strictly connected with the duty
they have assembled to perform ; but on looking at the
image of the man I see before me, I may beg leave
to express my affectionate regard for his memory, aid
my cordial admiration for the spirit of enlightened hu-
manity with which he discharged his duties as a judge.
The memorial of so much worth appears to me a salu•
tary example to those who COMO after him."
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