The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-01 00:00:00

PYM V. L'CI:YER

His Lordship alsu give judgment in this case, in which
the question was, whether, according to the rules and prac-
tice of the Court, and the decision that had taken place,
a portion advanced to a child was an ademption of a le-
gacy. The Lord Chancellor, after going at c ,nsiderable
length into the authorities, stated his clear opinion to be,
that the portion was not an ademption of the legacy, and
decreed accordingly.
The Court then proceeded with the hearing of appeal
motions.

VICE-CHANCERY. - (THIS DAY.)

Motions of no public interest occupied Hi 3 Honour the
Vice-Chancellor the whole day.

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QUEEN'S .BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
This being the last day of Term, LIE! Court went
through the Bar, as it is technically termed, commencinF
with the Junior Counsel. Motions of course only were
taken ; and no case involving any point of law, or of pub-
lic interest, came before the Court.

THE CIRCUITS.
We understand that the quantity of business left
undispcsed of on the Western Circuit is a matter of
general complaint among suitors and legal practitioners.
This must arise either from too short a period being al-
lowed for the disposal of business at each assize town er
the unconscionable length to which the speeches of counsel
run. As the period for fixing the sittings is now approach-
ing, it would be well if the Judges would take this matter
into consideration, and reflect upn the great expense, in-
juitice, and delay, which results to the unfortunate suitors
from having their cases referred or postponed from one as-
sizes to another.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

(OLD COURT.)
The fourth session of the Central Criminal Court was
opened at ten o'clock this morning, with the usual forms,
by the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Marshall, the
Sheriff-, and the other authorities.
The Grand Jury having been sworn,
The REconnEn proceeded to address them on the state of
the Calendar, It would not, he said, be necessary that he
should detain them with many observations on the duties
they were called upon to perform. The calendar, it was
true, contained sorr.e charges of a serious character, but
there were none which offered any difficulties on points of
law, on which it would be necessary for him to advise
them. There was one charge of the murder of an illegi-
timate child by a very young woman ; and though
it might possibly be found hereafter that the in-
juries inflicted on the child resulted from other
causes them the wilful application of violence, still the
circumstances were of such a description that it appeared
to him that it would be their duty to find a true bill, in
order that the case might come under examination and
inquiry before a Petty Jury. 'There was a charge of
wounding, first with intent to inflict some grievous bodily
harm on the parties injured, and a second charge against
the same parties for wounding and assaulting the police,
in order to prevent their own apprehension. The case
was one which should go before the Judges; and if the
facts were proved, it would be found to be a very serious
one. The Learned Recorder having gone through a few
other cases of minor importance, allowed the Jury to retire,
No case of any interest afterwards came before the Court.

PROVINCIAL BANi. OF IRELAND.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—As there are some inaccuracies in the account
furnished to you by the reporter of the extraordinary
general meeting of the Proprietors of this Bank held
here on Thursday, the ?Bth inst., I am desired by the
Directors to hand you a corrected report of what took
place, and to request the favour of you to insert it in
your next publication.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JAMES MARSHALL, Secretary.
London, Jan. 30,1841.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Proprietors
of the above Bank was, on Thursday, held at their es-
tablishment in Broad-street, for the purpose of electing
a Director in the place of John Wright, Eq., who had
resigned.

O. FARRER, Esq., being called to the Chair,
The SECRETARY of the Bank read the advertise-
ments which convened the meeting, and which also
stated its objects.
The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, you have heard the
advertisement. We are now here assembled for the
purpose of electing a Director in the room of Mr. John
Wright, who has retired. There is but one candidate
to fill the situation ; I will, therefore, put his name to
the vote. "Is it your pleasure, Gentlemen, that Jr,mes
Helme, Esq., be elected a flrector ?" It was unani-
mously carried.
FREDERICK READ, Esq.—l believe I shall now be in
order if I refer to a subject which appears to affect the
character of this establishment. It arises from a letter
which, in common with the other Proprietors, I have
received from Mr. Baldwin, who has been a can:iidate
for the vacant Directorship, but who has now with-
drawn. Yet he may again become a candidate when
another vacancy takes place.—(hear, hear, hear.)

I have been struck with the manner in which that
letter is couched, and I wish to call the particular atten-
tion of the meeting to two points in it.—( Hear.)
The first applies to what may occur at a future elec-
tion, and reflects upon the mode in which elections are
conducted. Mr. B.'s statement implies, that any re-
commendation coming from the Board in favour of
a candidate, as being best qualified to fill the situa-
tion, will be sure to secure his election. I believe
we passed a resolution binding ourselves to support
the best qualified candidate. If that resolution is
proposed to be rescinded, I weuld oppose it with the
same warmth which I showed in its favour, when it was
first proposed to the Proprietors. The resolution re-
ferred to is as follows—" that in future elections it
would conduce to the good management of the Bank's
affairs, if a recommendation should be made by the
Directors to the Proprietors in favour of those candi-
dates whom, alter due inquiry, they shall find to he best
qualified to fill the situation."—( Hear, hear.) The
next question is one of more importance, which, with
your permission, I will read. The paragraph in the
letter to which I refer, and of which 1 most complain,
runs as follows :—" The manifest disposition of dis-
couraging Irish gentlemen who come forward on simi-
lar occasions, is a subject which has for some time
occupied the attention and attracted the notice of my
countrymen, and is worthy of your mature considera-
tion, for it has engendered a strong spirit of jealousy,
which, though slowly, is working deeply to the injury
of your establishment. It is a fact which cannot be
denied, that this feeling mainly gave rise to a power-
ful opposition bank—more powerful than wealthy,
on account of its national influence—the effects of
which have been severely felt on more than one oc-
casion. Tke best proof I can give of what I assert
is, that this was one of the chief arguments used by
the promoters of that Institution, when they applied
to me and other friends to co-operate with them in
forming the establishment." This has been sent forth
in a general circular, which I consider is calculated to
injure the present establishment ; an establishment
standing at present high in public estimation—(Hear,
hear, hear)—and upon which I should he sorry there
should be cast any imputation whatever. I therefore
rise on this occasion to give the Court of Directors an
opportunity to refute or explain what the worthy Pro-
prietor refers to in his circular ; and if he should be
present he will explain why he has cast upon the
Court of Directors a reflection which they do not
deserve.—(Cheers.) I have no knowledge of the
gentleman, but this I know, that the same number of
Irish gentlemen continue at our Board, or indeed
more than were there when we were first established
—(Hear, hear.) I believe the whole Board of Direc-
tors to have displayed so much zeal, ability, and cour-
tesy in the general management of our affairs, that they
do not merit the imputation that has been by such a
course attached to them.—(Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN—I am extremely sorry my friend,
Mr. Baldwin, is not present, which I presume he is not,
as I do not see him, and this will prevent my saying
many things which I should otherwise do.—( Hear,
hear.) From the way in which this question has been
asked, I shall feel it my duty to answer it. But ever
since this letter has been circulated we have felt our-
selves placed in a difficult situation, having to suffer
under a serious charge, which, if correct, we should not
deserve that which we have always received, the entire
confidence of the Proprietors.—(Hear.) If we had not
considered that a contest was about to take place, we
would have sought an earlier opportunity to rescue
ourselves from this charge ; but see felt that if we did
so, it might militate against .one of the candidates.--
(Cheers.) 1 cm thankful to Mr. Reed for giving me
an opportunity to speak to the question ; at the same
tiine, I am sorry that my friend Mr. Baldwin did not
first investigate the facts, which he might have learnt
upon both these points. I must think he Was la-
bouring under some misapprehension.—( Hear.) I will
not criticise his words, however hard they may appear
to bear on the Board of Directors, for we can throw
ourselves upon the Proprietors, who, I feel satisfied, will
not deprive us of their confidence.—(Hear, hear.) But
Mr. Baldwin is under a mistake when he states the
Court of Directors recommended a candidate to you.
Vet I will distinctly state, in answer to what appars
in that letter, that Lad your Directors felt that your