The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

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HENRY ])UNBAR.—The publishers state that the
whole of the first edition of this new navel, by the
author of "Lady Andley's Secret," has been completely
exhausted on the first day of publication ; and that a second
edition is in the press, and will be ready on Alonday next,
Admirers of Miss l3raddon's prolific pen have much cause to
rejoice in her popularity, the growth of which is now made
moreiti
manifest than ever by the simultaneous issue of her
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in the French, German, and English languages.
i
It is understood thAt Mr. Mudie and the leading library
companies have taken unprecedentedly large numbers of
,6 Henry Dunbar," the public inquiry for early copies of
which has had no paralltl amongst recent works of fiction.

The motion was agreed to unanimously.
DIVISION OF THE LAMBETH DISTRICT.
Mr. Robert Taylor moved that it be referred to the build-
ing act and general purposes committee to consider the pro-
priety of dividing the districts now under charge of Messrs.
J. R. Taylor and Parsons.
Mr. Savage seconded the motion, and it was agreed to.
THE FIRE•ESCAFE BRIGADE.
It was resolved that the board should take the escape
brigade under their charge in connection with the fire
brigade, and recommending that the necessary provision be
made in the bill to be introduced into Parliament in relation
thereto.
The board then adjourned.

The Royal Victoria Friendly Society Again,

Mr John Lawrence, of the Triangle, Hackney, and Mr.
John Monk, of Leslie-street, Mile-end-road, were charged
before Mr. Cooke, at Worship-street Police-court, the
former on re-examination, for that they being, one the
managing secretary and treasurer, and the other being
secretary, treasurer, and trustee, of the Royal Victoria
Friendly Sick and Assurance Society, did unlawfully with-
hold the sum of £lB 10s from Margaret Forde, widow of
John Forde, that being the amount for which her husband
had insured his life in the said society.
Mr Bury Hutchinson, as before, appeared for the widow,
and Mr Nind, from Mr Abbott's offices, for the first. named
defendant.
Mr Hutchinson now said that since the last examination
he had put himself into communication with Mr Tidd
Pratt's office, and found that though an application had been
made to dissolve the Royal Victoria Society, its affairs had
been found in so unsatisfactory a state that the application
had been refused. This society, therefore, which had been
stated to have been dissolved, and to have merged into
another similar association subsequently established, called
the Prince of Wales, was, in fact, still in existence, and
both defendants liable for the claimant's demand. On the
31st of January, 1863, Mr Monk was appointed a trustee ,
and Messrs, Sadler and Hitchcock trustees also, and a
very curious fact in connection with Mr Monk was, that
an audited account or balance sheet of the affairs of the
society having been furnished on its behalf, Mr Monk
went down to Mr Tidd Pratt's office, and there told
them that it was a fradulent account, as it only repro -
sented about half of the members. Under the act govern-
lug such cases, where trustees had not received any money
on behalf of the society, they might not be liable, but those
persons who had received the money on behalf of the asso-
ciation were to be held to be trustees as far as the purposes
of the society were concerned. Now, he should be able to
show that Mr Monk had received money for the purposes of
the society, and that though he had not given new policies
on the Prince of Wales Society being started, he had given
out fresh cards which professed to be for the latter society,
but he contended that, the Victoria being now found to be a
still existent association, he and the other defendant were
liable to the complainant for its funds. It was clear to him
that the defendants had been concerned i n a conspiracy, for
Mr. Lawrence, when here on the last occasion, had acknow-
ledged that these societies were a swindle upon the public,
and that he knew them to be so. In July, 1533, it was cloa
that the society was utterly insolvent, Mr. Monk claiming
to be entitled to a large balance in his favour, and he con-
tended that the society being so carried on, while there were
no funds in existence, rendered the persons conducting it
manifestly guilty of a conspiracy. The case was not now
so properly before the court as it should be, in consequence
of the poverty of the claimant, ;but he could prove here-
after that this society had been deceiving from 3,000 to
5,000 of these poor people, and that whatever money Mr.
Monk had got hold of he had kept for his own private pur-
poses, and that Mr. Lawrence had done :the same. Mr.
Lawrence repudiated having anything to do with the so-
ciety, and referred him to Mr. Monk as the person answer-
able, while there were no arbitrators to settle this claim, as
they said the society was no longer in existence. Messrs.
Monk and Lawrence had received money on behalf of the
society, on their own showing, each, as it appeared, having
received about £6OO from the members, and that he consi-
dered amounted to a fraud, as he should show they had
never pl id the money over to the trustees. Mr. Lawrence
admitted there was no dispute about the money, but
whether the woman was not entitled to it from the asso-
ciation, and he said she was not.
Other evidence having been given,

Mr. Cooke said—l have not the least doubt you can re-
cover from the trustees. I have no doubt that Monk and
the other trustees are liable—are responsible for the whole
claim, and that all in office at the time of this woman's
husband's death aro responsible. The statement made is
that the society did not pretend to dissolve till the 21st of
November, and the woman's husband died on the 6th, when
there was a full force of officers of the society subsisting. I
shall dismiss the adjourned Summons against Mr. Lawrence,
adjourn the other for a fortnight, and you (Mr. Hutchinson)
can in the meantime consider what course you will pursue.
Mr. Hutchinson—A person in a much higher position
than myself may then take it up, for these poor people have
not money to do so.

The defendant hero said something, and Mr, Hutchinson
said—" Mr. Monk says that they will not get a copper from
him."

Mr, Monk—No, not anything from me, for I am not
liable.

Mr. Hutchinson—This is a parallel case to that which
ho Treasury took up against three persons before, what
hey got 18 months each.
The further hearing was then adjourned for a fortnight

Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments

in the Civil Service,

C. F. Retitled&
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EDUCATION-OFFlCE.—°*TilaleBeßrvevie.e Gazette')
has
been appointed an inspector of schools—and Mr G. AL
Morris, Mr E. Bishop, and Mr A. B. Brewer assistant
clerks.
INDIA-OFFICE.—Mr F. W. Groves has been appointed to
a clerkship in the Accountant-General's Department.
BOARD OF TRADE.—
grit. Denniford has been appointed
Dvet', New Forest.
TITHE COMMISSION: Mr
a temporary clerk in the It
of Seamen's. office.
OFFICE or Woons.--Mr C. Chapman has been ap-
pocinoterdyncloerk
it
J. C. Davies Las been appointed to a clerkship.
WAR-OFFicE.—Dr. W. L. Kellner has been appointed
a temporarY in the medical department.
tioN the
eto deputys ye
POST-oFFICE.—Mr J, D, Southam
has
been promoted
from the lower to the upper section of the first class, vico
ee
Mr W. Court, appointed book-k
from the second to per—Mr H. E. Lipsharn,
the first class—and Mr H. D,
from the third to the second class in the Receiver and Ac-
countant-General's-office.
OUSTOIsIs —/Ir E. A. West, clerk, third class, has been
promoted to be clerk, second class— Nlr T Grady, clerk,
fourth
class, to be clerk, third class—Mr C. G. Fry, clerk,
fifth class, to be clerk, fourth class—and Mr W.. 11. Sea-
tance, clerk, sixth class, to be clerk, fifth class, London
Docks.
INLAND REVENUE, EXCISE BRANca.—Mr E. J. Lan-
yon, officer, Dartmouth division, has been appointed to Lon •
don, east, first division—Mr Chapman, officer, Tiekhill divi-
sion, York collection, Dartmouth division—Mr A. Cr,,y,
dropped officer, Mina, fourth division, to Tickhill divisi
Mr G. Harman, ( ffiwr, Derby, second division, to be
dropped officer, Alloa, fourth divieion—Mr D. Beet, officer,
Shepton, first division, Bath collection, to Derby, second
division—Mr T. C. Manning, officer, Glasgow, seventh
division, to Shepton, first division---Mr J. S. Norris, officer
of Richmond, first ride, to bo officer of Richmond, second
ride, Ripon collection—Mr T. Heron, officer of Richmond,
second ride, to be officer of Richmond, first ride. Ireland,
—Appo7ntments.—Mr I', Dowling has been appointed a
transcribing clet k in the Registry of Deecls.office, Dublin—
and Mr E. D. Daly a clerk in the Metropolitan Police-
efau,

p, RD or.. WORKse MEEROP.; . .
The ordinary weekly meeting of the- Ma o 1 tir a
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4.
of Works was held yesterday, at their 40745.
Gardens; Mr. John Thwaites in the chair • "'"` LT
S The cash statement showed that the balano4in
hands of the treasurer were, en cue -rent accounts,
£162,079 12s. Bd.; on deposit accounts, £G, `1,300; and on
Government securities, £98,306 7s. 2d.
THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Mr, Dalton brought up the report of the Thames Em-
bankment committee, submitting the corres:)endence
between the chairman of the hoard and the Chance:4'or of
the Exchequer, on the subject of a Government guars mtee
for the re-payment of the loan for the Thames Emhttnk-
rnent works, north and south, and the new street to the
Mansion House ; together with copy of Treasury mthu3;el
on the arrangements for carrying out the proposition. on
certain terms. The report, stated that the hoard could. pet
raise money at less than per cent., uule:3s TR -
meat would guatantme the te-payment of the de'.-t, as they
did with the main drainage scheme, in which case th,'!3`
could get the loan at 31 per cent. The chairman of the
board represented to the Chg.nc,llor of the Exchcquer•
those facts, and ho recommended to the Lords of tto
Treasury to give the, gr.arentee provide:l the board would
introduce into any bill tar carrying out that object, a cower
to charge the rarer of the metropolis with any
which might arise in the funds 110 w appropriated by pu'iia-
meet to meet the charge. The right hon. g,.mtletuark also
suggested that the Government might advance the money'
out of the surplus moneys received from savings bank
and post-office savings banks at a rate of interest of al- per
cent. Tho Lords Commissioners of the Treasury had
intimated their concurrence in the suggestions made to
them by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. By this
arrangement they would be able to obtain the money ro-
quired for the execution of the embankment works and
the new street on much more reasonable terms than they
could have hoped to negotiate a loan in the money market,
and that a saving to the public to the extent of £18,600
per annum, or £334,103 in the whole, would be effected in
the payment of interest. The committee recommended
that the arrangement proposed by the Treasury be ap-
proved, and that the solicitor of the board be placed in com-
munication with the Crown solicitor in reference to the bill
to be introduced into Parliament for giving.-effect to the
same.

COALS.—The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S
COALS.
Direct from their own Collieries.
brarquis'. ..... .249. per ton. Double.. 203. per ton.
Top 235. ~ . lB5. ~
Deep 2ls. „
Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pots, Westbourne Park-mad, W., and i 7, South Wharf ,
Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
Best Cok. .......153. per ch‘ldron.
Terms cash.

JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent.
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Established 1837.
BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
1, Princes-street, Bank, London.
Empowered by. Special Act of Parliament, 4 Vict. cap. 9.
Every description of Life Assurance business transacted.
ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary.

THE MADRAS IRRIGATION and CANAL
COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVeN, That the TENTH ORDI-
Ic ARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLERS of
the MADRAS IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMPANY
will be held at the London Tavern, Bishops,zate-street, in
tne City of London, on SATURDAY, the zSth day of May,
instant, at 1 o'clock, precisely.
The transfer books of the Company will be closed from the
'Nth to the' ~Ith instant, both days inolufrive.—By order of the
Board of Directors.

JOHN WESTWOOD, Secretary.
27, canna-street, London, E.(;., 2d May, 1661.