The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

farce of putting on, for the purpose of taking off
the name of a noble marquis from a list of r ersons
liable for the expenses of winding up the great
fraud, on the pretence that his lordship only lent his
name to it as a director, whilst repudiating the
natural inference that he possessed some pecuniary
interest, at least, iuthe concern---and that this farce
has been played at an expense t the estate of some
hundreds of pounds probably— it is impossible to
restrain an indignant protest against such unseemly
trifling; for surely the force of mockery could no
further go, on au OCLYltilUll bu serious to the unhappy
sufferers. Then, with regard to that other decision
affecting Mrs. Davies, whose name also has been
ordered to be removed from the list of contribu-
tories, and the injunction which restrained her from
pursuing her judgment against the association to be
dissolved—what do the general depositors under-
stand to be the effect of that decision? Mrs. Davies,
if we are not mistaken, placed her money in the De-
posit Bank on a specisl agreement, at a fixed rate of
interest, portions of which deposit she was per-
mitted to draw out, without being required to com-
ply with the published conditions of the association
in respect of such withdrawal by giving six months'
notice of her intention. On these two grounds the
Lords Justices have held that Mrs. Davies was
neither a partner in the profits nor a member of
the association. Bat are the general depositors
included within that decision ? We believe not.
The bare possibility of such doubts, however, after
so much time has been wasted and so much expense
incurred, induces us to invite the attention of the
commercial public to the reality of the blot in in-
stitutions which can admit them. It is undeniable
that, in the present instance, additional calamity
has been thereby heaped upon those who were ex-
pecting speedy justice and certain retribution
against the nest of adventurers who had despoiled
them, alas ! only to find the latter escaping one after
another, mainly through the inefficiency of such
clumsy machinery. In the columns of a leading
contemporary we observe it asserted that the decision
of the Lords Justices in Mrs. Davies' case has con-
verted all the depositors—previously held by the
Master of the Rolls to be members—into creditors
of the association. For the reasons above assigned
we doubt the accuracy of our contemporary ; nor
are we helped by the Master of the Rolls, who has
recently signified his intention to cancel his previous
orders with regard to individual " contributories."
How, then, is this fresh point to be settled? Come
forth now, some affluent depositor, with pockets well
lined with superfluous cash, and resolved upon
securing justice against scheming knavery ; retain
forthwith some learned gentleman, deep as medireval
lore and legal horse-hair; let him be instructed by
some other gentleman deep in nothing save only
when pensively musing on " number one ;" and
together let them range these courts of equity, cul-
ling choicest variety of decisions from each for a
true solution of this riddle, so that your drooping
fellow-dupes, making up their minds gradually to
trouble themselves no more about a return of their
hard earned deposits, may compose themselves to
sleep—many of them, indeed, to those peaceful
slumbers, whence directors of noble or of gentle
blood can no more inveigle confiding victims, and
where weary clients are for ever at rest.

THE VOLUNTEERS,

GRAND VOLUNTEER DISPLAY IN THE
REGENT'S PARK.
A volunteer display, rivalling in extent and bra-
liancy any that have taken place in the Regent's
hitherto, with the exception of the field-day which
was held there about two years since, was carried
out with complete success on Saturday evening.
The season of the annual inspection of the various
metropolitan corps being near at hand has probably
with
induced renewed exertion on their part to
. the
credit the inspection of Colonel M
other inspecting officers ; and may
uarnber of volunteers
great measure, for the unusual The weather was not
‘Muardec°ouPanais, in a
in the park on Saturday.
b
desired," a strong wind
exactly " all that could
aecc.ompan.ied at intervals
ncling this, several thou-
sandsby rain blowing ; abllutt,heo
of whom •
accompanied the
of spectators, many
e march, assembled in the park.
corps on the
various The
first corps en the ground near Gloucester
Gate was the London Scottish Rifles. They were
accompanied by their brass band and bagpipes, and
e°LectinarierlibansEngta'aiehefo.theciarpgt.apllaagnot
was also
horseback. Next came the 46th Mid-
dlesex2Cr itwh9roeeetl rshol teenn undere(i tgNl Right
nt
rVto hhntHon.lhd t e Middlesex,
ei (late eosfmtihnestveri)etoßriiafl ens ;ifietela)e;
adadduldeseWx, Under the command of
the 19th Middlesex (Working Men's College) Rifles,
Lieut.-Uol.. Bathurst and Major Hughes ; the 4th
Tower Hamlets Rifles, and the 6th (North-East
London) under Colonel Morey. The London and
space, and the 19th Middlesex near Westminster took ground near the Zoological Gar-
dens, the North Middlesex near the centre of the
large open
•
Hal-
ford House. The 4th Tower Hamlets and 6th
(North-East London), who did not arrive till nearly
half-past seven o'clock, took up the ground vacated
by the London Scottish. The movements com-
menced about six o'clock by the last-named corps,
who, after a 'few preliminary movements in the
advanced stage of battalion drill, threw out skir-
mishers towards the enclosure, the skirmishers for
the most part consisting of the kilted company, the
supports being in the rear. All the movements
were steadily executed, but the members have yet
g near
a great deal to learn. The London and West min"
fi
ster also threw out a company for skirra. ite3.
t.e
was
the Zoological Gardens. A well Sustained
kept up for fully a quarter of an
range of
the skirmishers lay down out
onsed
to be di-
field guns, which were
s uppoPr t s rushed to the
rested at them, and the P
"seine volley and com-
pany and took their places. Some hfoutralbei:fter, which
and the corps shifted
the ornamental water,
r genced skirmishing (much to
PitasnpYofisirtiinong
where they again commenced
wild fowl, who evidently did not
of the
the dismay
nal disturbers), and formed Equarcs
like the nocturnal ttohetnhotobtple
of
to resist cavalry.
The 19th and the North
cowper's grounds to-day, with the other Middlc-
sex,me-
op which will be present at the field-day at
tLrordolitan corps, went through a variety of movc•
meats very
similar to those of the 46th Middle-
sex, in a very steady manner ; and judging from
their appearance, there is little doubt that they
will acquit themselves quite as steadily under Lord
Ranelagh to-day. The 4th and 6th Tower Ham-
lets, who will be inspected next Saturday, and
wilt also be present at the field-day, are entitled
to a similar meed of praise, their movements, con-
sisting principally
of those whit* have to be per-
formed at an inspection, being.
satisfactory manner. The various core
s theyl f tre_
ground shortly after nine o'clock,
whencers
and were
Iturned to their respective headq4arte
dismissed. executed ioes_tverhye