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London, England, 1855-06-12 00:00:00

Capt. John Ford, marine superintendent General Screw-steam

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Shipping Co,npany, Southampton
Capt. Robert Ford, Battersea
Joseph Freeman, Esq., Artillery-place, Finsbury
Charles Frodeham, Esq., Strand.... .•. .. ........... • •
William Froude, Esq., C.E.,Dartington, Devon ••• • • 5 0
Messrs. Joseph Gee and Co., Hull 5 0
Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and , 0., Liverrool ... .
Lionel Gistorne, Esq., C.',.`,. Duke-street, Adelphi 1 0
Vice-A dmiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, K.C.8., Gover•
nor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich..... 1 1
Captain sir Richard Grant, Kt., R.N , 3, Connaught•place,

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William Green, Esq., R.N., harbour master, Lowestoft
Capt. E. I'. Halsted, R.N. (lion. Sec.), United Service Club,

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William Beare°, Esq., engineer, Lewisham . • ...... 10 10
Captain W. H. Henderson, R.N.. C. 8., Comptroller General
of the Coast Guard, Custom House.. • ........
Messrs. J. • . Hoby and Co., Renfrew 5"5
Captain James Hosken ..... ••• • •
Messrs. Howard, Ravenhill, and Co., engineers, Rotherhithe 25 0
E. Humphrys, Esq., late chief engineer LM. Dockyard,
Woolwich, Deptford
Messrs. Hunaphrys, Tennant, and Dykes, engineers, Deptford 50 0
Captain Thomas Jackson, the Baron Osy steam-ship
William Jackson, Esq., engineer, Leman•street 5 0
J tbez Jaurs, Esq., engineer, Blackfri ars .... ......... 2 2
W. S. Johnson, Esq., St. Martin's-lane.. 2 2
J. Hodgson Jones, h'sq., engineer, Poet's-corner, Westminster 1 I
Townsend Kirkwood, Esq., Liandilo, Carmarthen....,,,,„ 5 0
H. Reader Lack, Esq., Board of Trade
M'Gregor Laird, Esq., managing director of the African Mail
Company, Mincing-lane lOlOl 0
W. 13. Lambert, Esq., engineer, General Screw Steam-Ship-
ping Company, Southampton 5 A
James Laming, Esq., Maida-hill West . • ......
W. Langdon, Esq., engineer, London-street ••.. •
Thos. Lloyd, Esq., chief engineer of H.M. Navy, Somerset
House.. • ..... • •
James Luke, Esq., shipwright, 11.51. Dockyard, Portsmouth 10 0
C. Manby, Esq., C.E., secretary of the Inattitution of
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Messy. Martin, Samuelson, and Co., engineers, Hull 3 0
Captain B. R. Matthews, the Great Britain steam-ship .• • . 2 0
John Matthew, Esq., engineer, Greenwich......: 10 10
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T. W. Miller, Esq., engineer, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth 5 5
Messrs. Miller, Ravenhill, and Salkeld, engineers, Blackwell 100 0
G. Mills, Esq. •.
William Morgan, Esq., engineer, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-
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Messrs. G. Rennie and Co , engineers, Holland-street, Black-
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John Scott, EA., engineer and shipbuilder, Greenock . . •.. • • 25 0
Messrs. Seaward and Capel, engineers, Llmehouse
Joseph Sims, Esq., Birmingham........
Messrs. Sims and Muntz, Birmingham
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Commander Luke Smithett, R.N., H.M.S. Vivid .
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John M. Sunley, Esq , insurance broker, Corryhill .....
William Swann, b sq., Qaeen-street, Westminster .. •• •••• • •• 2 2
James Tilling, Esq., Hendon ..... • ........... •••
G. H. J. Walford, Esq., Serle-street. Lincoln's-inn. .•••• • • • • 5 0
Captain Frederick Warden, R.N., H.M.S. Ajax •5
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I Thomas Waterman, jun., Esq., shipbuilder, Blackwell lO 0
Messrs. James Witt and Co., engineers (per H. Wollaston
• Blake, Esq , Soho, Birmingham
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Joseph Whitworth, Esq., engineer, Manchever.... •••• • • • • 25 0
M. Wigram, Esq., shipbuilder, Blackwell .. ...... •••• • • • • 50 0
G. T. Wright, Eso., l.ympstone, Devon
Thomas Wright, Esq , engineer, George-yard, Lombard-st 2 2
Subscriptions are received by Messrs. Martin and Co.. 68, Lom-
bard-street, London; Messrs. Ransom and Co, 1, Pall Mall Fast,
London : J. Scott Russel, Esg , 37, Great George&
ininster (Honorary Secretary) : and by C. Manby,
George-street, Westminster ( Pressure*.
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Hon J. SCOTT RUSSELL,I !Ir.! e2ts, , IGVreesat .t.
37, Great George-street, Westminster, 185571 racy
Secretaries.

THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
of the NATIONAL OR PFIANT HOME will take place at the
STAR AND GARTER, Richmond Hill, on FRIDAY, June 22,
when

His Royal Highness the flake of CAMBRIDGE will preside.
STEWARDS.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Effingham.
The Right Hon. the E Irl of shaftesbary.
The Right Hon. Lord Bernars,
The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. David's.
The Right Hon. the Lord Dynevor.
The Right Hon. the Lord Justice Knight Bruce.
The Right Hoy. Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.
The Hon. F. Tollemache.
J. King King, Esq., M.P.
Col. Kingscote.
Major Pole.
The Rev. Thomas Ring, 3f.A.,
H. G. Bohn, Esq.
C. T. B. Aldis, Esq,, MD.
Charles J. Bevan, Esq.
Eg.A
W. Bridges. Esq. W. Lambert, Esq.
George Brocklebank, Esq. The Rev. J. W. Laughian, B.A.
S. Brooke. Esq. Thomas Lee, Esq.
The Rev. Joseph Brown, M.A. B. F. Leeks. Esq., F.L.S.
The Rev. R Burgh, Byam, M.A. The Rev. W. M. Lusignan, M.A.
Peter carthew, Esq. The Rev. C. Mackenzie, M.A.,
The Rev. Whitmore Carr, M.A. Prehendary of St. Paul's.
W. Carter, Esq. Rev. J. W. Markwell, M.A.
W. Chapman, Esq. W. Byam Martin. Esq.
The Rev. J. E. Cox, M.A., F.S.A. The Rev. 11. P. Measor, M.A.
H. Cremer, Esq. J. J. Mechi, Esq.
The Rev. G. Townshend Drif- W. Parkin, Esq.
Held, If A. . John Parson, Esq.
The Rev. H. Depuis, M.A. J. Compton Pott, Esq.
P. S. Edgewor h, Esq. J. D. Powles, Esq.
Gordon Forbes, Esq. The Rev. A. J. Ram, M.A.
W. Gilpin, Esq. Treasurer of W. Rogers, Esq.
Christ's Hospital. C. Sawbridge, Esq.
Ferdenand Grut, Esq. A. Scratchley, Esq.
J. E. Hadow, Esq. The Rev. J. L. Sergrove, LL.B.
The Rev. H. J. Hatch, M.A. J. G. Sheppard, Esq.
The Rev. J. 1). Hales, M.A. The Rev. Stewart Smythe, M.A.
H. rlarwood Harwood, Esq. The Rev. T. Spyers, D.D.
Robert Wm. Herring, Esq. The Rev. H. I. Symonds, LL.D.,
F.dw. Francis Herring, Esq. Chaplain to the Forces.
The Rev. W. Hinson, M.A. J. D. Troughton, Esq.
J. E. Hobson, Esq. The Rev. J. Twining, M.A.
Barnard Hodgson, Esq. Samuel Walker, Esq.
The Ven. Archdeacon Holberton, The Rev. R. Whittington, N.A.
3f.A. Arthur Wilcoxon, Esq.
St Pierre B. Hook, Esq. 'William Woods, Esq.
The Rev. Augustus G. How, M.A. C. D. Zetterquist, Esq.
The Rev. T. G. P. Hoagh, M.A.
The Committee earnestly appeal for help, that they may admit, if
possible, many of the orphans left at this time by the war and pest
lence.

All applications for the Stewardships (the number of which will
be limited) must be made before the 9th of June, addressed to the
Honorary Secretaries, National Orphan Rome, Ham-common, or to
the Rev. R. Whittington. M.A., Chapter House, St. Paul's
Churchyard, by whom every information respecting the Institution
will be given, as well as by the Rev. Joseph Brown, Rector of
Christchurch, Blackfriars-road.

Ten Guineas will give two life votes at all elections ; live guineas
one vote.

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NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Orders have arrived at Sheerness for the Geyser, 6
guns, paddle. wheel steam-sloop, Commander Roderick
Dew, to receive on board, in addition to her present
armament, one 42-pounder 10 feet 6 inches, 85 cwt.,
gun, to be used as a bow chaser between decks. During
the use of this gun the men will be entirely under cover
from the fire of an enemy. The Geyser is under sailing
orders. She is to take with her tho Hinds gun-boat,
Lord Edward Henry Cecil, Acting-Lieutenant, in com-
mand. The Hinde is armed with two 32-pounders of
56 cwt. on pivots—one forward, the other aft. She
also takes the mortar-vessels Blazer and Surly with her
direct to the Baltic.

The Glutton, floating-battery, now in thefitting-basin
at Sheerness, is Aill vely leaky. Up to noon yesterday
the water had risen in her to three inches over the flat
of her floors, fore and aft.

In addition to the offir2ers and men whose names and
number have previously been stated in the Times, the
following will embark o►► board the new large screw-
steamer Oneida (No, 222) at Liverpool on Thursday :
Two officers of the 4th Light Dragoons, 57 men, and
105 horses ; eight officers of the 4th Dragoon, 130 men,
and 177 horses.

The screw-steamer Sarah Sands is ready for sea at
Liverpool, where she will embark a number of men and
the following officers on the 14th inst. :—Lieutenant
Crocker, of the 77th (volunteer) ; Lieutenant Prescot,
of the 33d ; the Rev. George Sbiel ; the Hon. W. H.
Curzon, 17th Lancers ; Brevet-Major Marinin, 2d Royal
Dragoon Guards., • Colonel Lawrence, 17th Lancers ;
three officers of the 16th and 17th Lancers ; Lieutenant
Meares, of the 20th • Lieutenant Maskeylen ; Ensigns
Patrick '
son, Holmes, Edridge, and Nunn ; Lieutenant
Birton, 9th ; and Major Vesey, of the 46th.

A. detachment of artillery were expected at Liverpool
from Dublin yesterday evening.
The new Government transport screw steamer Assist-
ance, b'iilt by Mr. John Laird at Liverpool for the Ad-
miralty, is expected to take her departure thence for
the seat of war on or about the 15th inst., with the fol-
lowing officers and men, besides stores, on boatd :—Col.
Warner, of the 55th, and six other officers of the same
regiment, 402 men and 139 horses ; Dr. R. Modlin ;
Brevet-Major Sankey, of the 47th ; Dr. T. F. Watson,
Messrs. Farewell, Armstrong, Moore, Miri&ke, and
Campbell, for the commissariat depot, and assistant-
commissariat Midwood, for Constantinople.

The steamer Troubadour, 620 tons, and the sailing
vessel Lord Raglan are under survey at Liverpool, with
a view to their being chartered by Government for the
transport service.
On the Ist inst. a telegraphic message was received at
the Admiralty-office, Liverpool, from Constantinople,
stating that the new troopship Resolute had broken her
connecting-rod, and ordering one to be sent as soon as
possible. It speaks well for the energy of the officials at
that town, as well as of Mr. Laird, who furnished the
connecting rods, that two new ones were forwarded on
the following day.

Captain Newton, of the Royal Artillery, yesterday
embarked at Sheerness, on board the transport bark
Clarendon, of London, of 450 tons' register. Captain New-
ton proceeds in command of detachments from the various
companies, amounting to 150 men, including non-com-
missioned officers. The Clarendon has also on board a
detachment of the North Lancashire Militioa.n
thSehecoas
pro-
ceeds direct to Corti.
The Myrmidon, ft, iron paddle-wheel steam-viesstseell:anist
about
Maunsell,t of
obecothmemNisespiotnuende,alt2Po,orftosrmsoeruvtliiceby Lieutenant
of Africa station.

The steam•transport Earl of Aberdeen, No. 20, was
alongside the jetty at Portsmouth dockyard preparing
for the embarkation, yesterday, of 70 horses and 33 men
of the 13th Light Dragoons, now quartered temporarily
at Chichester, where they arrived yesterday from the
cavalry depot at Maidstono.

The Blck Prince, transport, 161, arrived at Spit-
head last night, with 114 sick and wounded from the
Crimea.
Another ship-of-war, of the largest dimensions, is
about to be laid down in the dockyard at Pembroke.
She is to carry 130 guns, and one pivot-pg.-tin, and is to:be
called the Howe, in the room of the ship of that name of
120 guns, broken up a few y ears since. The Lowe will
be several feet longer than the Duke of Wellington, and
in order to lay her down, one of the slips is to be
lengthened ; this is being rapidly effected, and when
completed her building will be immediately proceedod
with.

New barracks are to be erected in the immediate vi•
cinity of Hobbs' Point, and it is said that a contract for
huts to accommodate 1,000 men has been taken by the
Ordnance, such erection to be finished in two months, it
being the intention of Government to concentrate a large
Militia force at this point:-
The 66th depot, quartered at Hull and Scarborough,
under the command of Captain Dunbar, consisting of 11
officers, 11 sergeauts, 7 drummers, and 402 rank and

file, is to march to-morrow to London, to occupy the
Portrnan-street barracks.
A. detachment of the 6th Enniskillen Dragoons are
quartered in Exeter, where they have arrived from Can-
terbury. They will remain in Exeter only a short time
previous to their departure for Plymouth, on their way
to the seat of war.
The resignation of Lieutenant James M'Kie, of the
33d, gazetted on Tuesday, has taken place in conse-
quence of that young gentleman having been lamed by
an accident about this time twelvemonth, just previous
to joining his regiment, on his appointment, after pass-
ing the usual examination at Sandhurst. For some-
time hopes of h,is speedy recovery were entertained,
but they have not been realised, and he has been com-
pelled, most reluctantly, to relinquish, at any rate for
the. present, a profession in which the services of his
father, the late Major M'Eie, of the 3d Buffhad ob•
tained for him an honourable introduction.
Medals for Burmah will be presented to the officers
and soldiers of the 94th Foot who were engaged in the
late Burmese war previous to the departure of the regi-
ment for foreign service. There are scarcely 120 rank
and file at present with the regiment who are entitled
to the decoration, nearly 400 men having volunteered
into other regiments before the corps embarked for
England, and 300 entered for the 18th 13.0yal Irish on
that regiment prcceeding to the Crimea.

THE MILITIA.

The Royal Carmarthenshire Rifles are now stationed
at Llandilo, where they will remain ten days longer.
They have been supplied with cartridges, and are
making rapid progress in their drill and exercises. The
guardians of the Carmarthen Union have refused to give
out-door ten ef to the wives and children of the Militia,
except upon the condition that the men should contri-
bute 2s. per week to be deducted from the bounty due
to them at the termination of their 56 days' drill ; and
to this proposition the men have refused to agree. No
relief will therefore be granted, except as in-door
paupers,

The Brecon Rifles, now in Brecon, have been inspected
by Col. Sir J. Clete, C. 8., inspEcting field officer of the
South Wales district, who reported favourably of the
corps; and the depot of the 11th Foot has also been
inspected by the same officer. This regiment has re-
ceived a large number of volunteers from the Glamorgan
Militia.

The Rutland Regiment of Militia, under the command
of Captain the Hon. Henry Noel, assembled at Oakham,
on the sth inst., for 21 days' training ; after which, as it
is not the intention of the Government that it should be
embodied, it will be dismissed. The regiment wants
about 30 men to complete its establishment.
The North Devon Mounted Rifles have recently com-
pleted their eight days' permanent duty at Torrington.
The men appeared in excellent condition, and the result
of the inspection was very creditable to the gallant
colonel, Sir Trevor Wheeler, and the other officers.
A Militia armoury and storehouse are to be provided
by the county of Flint, and it is intended that they should
be enclosed within an acre of ground. The accommoda-
tion will embrace orderly and guard rooms, magazine,
and good apartments for the permanent staff, rooms being
provided for a sergeant-major and four sergeants. The
whale will be surrounded by a wall 9 feet in height. A
new Militia armoury and barracks are also to be erected
by the county of Carnarvon, the sum of 4,0001. being
applied by the county for the purpose ; and similar
buildings are to be provided by the county of Denbigh.
Yesterday having been appointed for the general in-
spection and review of the City of London Royal Regi-
ment of Militia, preparatory to their being placed on
permanent duty, the corps, mustering upwards of 500
bayonets, under the command 'of Colonel Wilson, alder-
man, were under arms in the Artillery-ground, Fins-
bury, at ten o'clock. The several compinies, having
been inspected by their respective captains, the men
formed line in double open order. At eleven o'clock
Lieutenant-Colonel Pipon, Deputy-Adjutant-General,
late of the 85th Light Infantry, arrived, and was re-
ceived by the troops with presented arms. The men,
who were in marching order, were, with their arms and
accoutrements, minutely inspected. The regiment,
having formed close order was put through several
evolutions, which were performed admirably.

STOPPAGE OF MESSRS. STRAHAN, PA UL,
AND CO'S. BANK.

'From the Morning Chronicle City Article..)
It was reported in the City on Saturday last, as early
as ten o'clock in the morning, that the banking firm of
Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co. were in difficulties, and
had placed their affairs in the hands of assignees. As
all cheques, drafts, and acceptances on, and drawn by,
them were duly honoured up to the latest hours of busi-
ness, it was supposed that the house would still go on.
'lt, however, appears that -the Moors were not re-openett
this morning, and cheques erawn upon them were re-
turned, marked "Cannot be paid." Later in the day
a petition in bankruptcy was opened by Mr. Commis-
sioner Fane against "William Straban, Sir John Dean
Paul, Bart., and Robert Makin Bates, of 217, Strand,
bankers ; and navy agents, of 41,Norfolk-street, Strand,
trading under the style of Halford and Co." Messrs.
Lawrance and Co., of Old Jewry, are the solicitors to '
the petitioning creditor. The amount of liabilities and
assets in the case cannot at present be ascertained with
any approximation to accuracy. Mr. Bell is the offi-
cial assignee. The suspension of this house will surprise
few persons acquainted with the facts to which we shall
very briefly allude, but to the generality of traders and
others the circumstance will necessarily create much
astonishment, It is necessary first to observe that there
is a very wide difference between the character and man-
ner of conducting the business of the private banking
establishments at the West-end and those in the City.
The former are merely banks of deposit so far as their
customers are concerned. They receive on deposit the
current unemployed capital of their clients, for which
they, like all other private banks, in contradistinc-
tion to the joint-stock banks, allow no interest, and
employ the sums so received in the purchase of stock, the
interest on which is their profit. They also lend money
at interest on title-deeds, plate, and other bona fide con-
vertible property consequently they require a large
private capital, and do a compact and safe description of
business. The City private bankers, in addition to the
above, discount the bills of their mercantile customer.?,
grant advances on warrants, &c., and make loans on
other tangible security. Such is a very brief outline of
the general character of the business of the private
banking establishments of the country. With reference
to the West-end houses, their customers are almost ex-
clusively confined to the nobility and wealthy com-
moners, who pride themselves upon keeping large
balances at their bankers. It is evident, therefore, that
•so long as a West-end banker confines himself to the
strict line of his business be can incur no risks, realizing
certain gains, and making few or no losses. The firm
of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co., however, have un-
fortunately become involved in railway speculations,
under circumstances to which we shall now allude. The
house some time back became connected with a firm
which undertook contracts for the construction of rail-
ways in Italy. The latter firm had previously failed in
the provinces, but soon afterwards recommenced busi-
ness with scarcely any capital. Their place of business
being at the west-end of London, they kept a banking
account at Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co's. Their
operations in time involved a loss to the latter of 1,5001.
In order to recover this small sum the house very un-
wisely, and unfortunately as it has turned nut, them-
selves " went in" very extensively into the Italian rail-
way contract business;• Various heavy bills were
drawn upon them from abroad, and finally in Lon-
don, until the "acceptances" of Messrs. Strahan,
Paul, and Co. were very freely current in the City. No
suspicion, however, of there, being any danger to the
house was entertained, as although they were " bor-
rowers of money"--an unusual thing for a West-end
banking house—it was believed that all was right, and
that their need of assistance foretold no serious result.
The circumstance of their bills being in the market for
discount occasionally caused surprise, and to our personal
knowledge led to many inquiries during► the last twelve
months, but a suspicion of anything being wrong about
the position of the house was of short duration. A variety
of incidents, now that the house has stopped payment,
are brought to recollection, to show the false position it
has been in for a long while past, but with the exception
of two or three very cautious persons the result had not
been foreseen. The firm of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and
Co. was one of the Westin London, having been founded
between 150 and 200 years ago. It has enjoyed a posi-
tion of great respectability and unbounded confidence,
supported by many of the highest and wealthiest mem-
bers of the aristocracy and commoners of the country, and
-the suspension will be a source of general regret. There
is a practical lesson of some moment to be gathered from'
this stoppage of one of the oldest and best private banks
of England. Its application is universal. Here is an
instance of how dangerous it is for a house—let it be in
what business it may—to step beyond the strict letter of
its functions, and how much more prudent it is to put
up with the first ascertained loss than to seek to cover it
by increased liability. The adoption of a similarly false
position has lately brought before public notice the name
of another of our most honoured monetary firms.

(Front the Times' City A rticle.)
The liabilities of the banking house of Messrs. Strahn
and Co., whose suspension was announced this morning,
are stated to be about 350,000/. Their cash assets are
small, but they have large debts due to them, upon
which the prospects of the ultimate dividend to their
creditors will mainly depend. One cause of their em-
barrassment is believed to have consisted in heavy ad-
vances having been made on shares of the Lucca and
Pistoja (Tuscan) Railway, a circumstance which was re-
ferred to in the Times of the 3d of March last as calcu-
lated to excite surprise. In the Court of Bankruptcy
to-day a petition was filed for an adjudication of bank-
ruptcy against the firm.

The suspension of Messrs. Radford and Co., navy
agents, has also been announced, in consequence of a
connexion with Messrs. Strahn and Co. Their liabilities
are stated to be small. This house, as well as that of
Messrs. Strahn, was a very old one.

CRYSTAL PALACE.--SHILLING DAY, June 11.—Admig-
sions on payment, 6,9fifi ; ditto by season Casts, 783;
total, 7,749.