The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-04 00:00:00

THE LONDON AND COUNTY BANK.

The following important circular has been ad-
dressed to the proprietors of the London and County
Bank :
" I am instructed by the directors to communicate to you
their deep regret at the unfavourable issue of the two judi-
cial decisions, which have recently been given in relation to
the affairs of the late John Sadleir and the bank.
With respect to the Irish estates, the judgment of the
Irish Courts, both in the first instance and on appeal, were
so absolutely in favour of the bank that the directors relied
with every confidence on their leing sustained in the fur-
ther appeal made by Mr. Eyre to the House of Lords, and
their disappointment on the reversal of those judgments is
proportionately great. The amount herein involved is,
however, already provided for.

" The suit relating to the Chandos mortgage' has been
beard before Vice-Chancellor Wood, and, although the case
on the part of the bank was most ably argued by counsel,
the Vice-Chancellor has decided adversely to the rights of
the bank.
"Notwithstanding the high judicial character of Vice-
Chancellor Wood, the directors feel that, in a case of such
magnitude, they should not be justified in resting on any
decision short of the highest tribunal. It is, therefore, their
intention to appeal against the present decision to the
House of Lords ; the amount involved in this case, as the
shareholders have at their meetings been already informed,
is about £lOO,OOO.
" Although the amount of loss that may be thus incurred
is considerable, it is a source of gratification to the directors
that the reserved fund (£175,000) will enable them to
liquidate it, and still leave a large amount at its credit,
while the future dividends of the bank will not, they feel
assured, be affected, as the large sum in question has not
for a long time been productive of profit.
" The directors have the further satisfaction ~f feeling
that they have the prospect of being able, t. terminate the
anxious litigation which has so much occupied them during
the past six years,
as thereafrae no
vm of other cases
bank can be dis-
ases in which the
judgments already given in
turlged.—l am, dre.,
ic W. APKEwIN, General Manager."

SERIOUS AFFAIR NEAR SHEFFIELD.

SHEFFIELD, Wednesday Morning.
.. .

Rumours having been circ'ilated of the exhuma-
tion of bodies by the sexton of the Wardsend Ceme-
tery, near Sheffield, and of his having sold them for
the purposes of dissection, the attention of the
police has been directed to the circumstance.. On
examination they found a large number of bodes
in
an excavation in the cemetery, some of which were
mutilated.

Yesterday evenicg a mob went to the cemetery,
and, enraged at the sight of the bodies, broke into
a house formerly occupied by the sexton, and then
partly furnished for the use of the minister ; they
forcibly entered the place, broke the doors and win-
dows, destroyed the furniture, and tore the surplice
into rags. They then went to the sexton's house,
turned out his wife, who was alone, and set fire to
the premises. The house, with its contents, was
entirely destroyed. The damage exceeds £ooo.
No one, as yet, has been apprehended.
Sup-

IPREssIoN OF THEWEST•END BROTHELS.—
On Tup, A
-SU ay the
Sir Georg, Grey, authorities, acting on the suggestion of
of the infatnonsl,t;llse Home Secretary, for the suppression
teisiei:a the West-end, Commenced vigor •
out proceedings for
estarblextirpation, and the owners and
occupiers of those
squiashments in the vicinity of the
Haymarket, Leicester_
„re, Regent-street, Covent-gar-
den-market, and the Sthrao
failretcoeidved notice to shut them
utmost
io
up forthwith, and all w
rigour,
wills b e
Aa tl r
eoncead y ti
hn e-
uic t e d snd punished with the
whole of the infamous Ir,uses
; also those
Strand,
73 earhe Lyceum Theatre, are closed
Regelat-street,eainndKseinvger'sal
place Pall-mall, Queen's., treet,
Preparing to fol.
in L,sicester-square, and the others are all
love th,lir example,