The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-05 00:00:00

Naval and :''Military Intelligence.

DEATH OF COMMANDER DAMAN.

Ws regret to annonnce the death of retir,d Comman-
der James Hartley Dathan (1841), which mournful
event took place at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr.
C. Ellis, of Bedford-street, Covent garden, on the 2,1
inst., at the advanced a;!e of 91. He was eon of an old
officer in the army, who, after 36 years of service, was
taken prisoner with General Matthews, at Hyderabad,
and was never more heard of. Commander Dathan was,
we believe, the oldest officer in her Majesty's service,
being 91 years of age. We extract the following ac-
count of his services from O'Byrne's "Naval Biogra-
phy :"
" This officer entered the navy Nov. 1, 1779, as cap-
tain's seivat,t, on board the Berwick, 74, Capt. Hon. K.
Stewart, in which ship he bailed for the West Indies. In
AuguA, 1780, he removed to the Sultan, 74, Capt, Alex.
Gardner, flag-ship subsequently of Sir E. Hughes, corn-
tuanderin-chief in the East Indies, where he appears to
have been wounded white participating in five sanguinary
actions, fought between Feb. 17, 1782, and June 20,
1783, with the French fleet under M. de Suffrein. After
an interval of five years he re-embarked May 29, 1790,
on board the Salisbury, 50, Captain W. Domett, bearing
the flag at Newfoundland of Vice-Admiral Millbanke.
In 1793 he proceeded to the Mediterranean in the Dia-
dem, 64, Captain Andrew Sutherland ; and on there
joining as midshipman the Berwick, 74, he was present
in that vessel, under Capt. Adam Littlejohn, who was
killed when she was taken, after a brave defence, by the
French fleet, March 7, 1795. On 14th of the same
month he chanced as a prisoner in the enemy's ship

" Tbe,Carlow branch of the Tipperary Bank, which
was open, though transacting no business, since it sus-
pended payment, was closed un Wednesday last, we
suppo-e by order of the directors. During" the week
notices of payment were served by the depositors, many
of whom appeared in a desponding state, the profits of
their industry being, for the present at least, rendered
totally unavailing. The stoppage of this bank has been
attended with great loss to the farmers and industrious
poor people who, on account of the interest allowed on
the deposits, lodged every shilling they possessed. in
its several branches, under the impression that their
lodgments Were as secure as if placed in the coffers of the
Bank of Ireland. Many beart-rending cases have come
to our knowledge during the week, but, in many in-
stances, the depositors retired satisfied with the explana-
tion of Mr. Vigors, the pro-manager. On Monday even-
ing a boatman, named Butler, from Leighlinbridge, who,
after years of patient toil, was enabled to lodge from his
savings a sum of 1001., to provide for the future support
of an aged parent, applied for the amount of his deposit.
He could not be persuaded that the cash was not forthcom-
ing, and, drawing a cord out of his pocket, he threatened
to hang himself on the spot unless be were paid. Advice
and remonstrance proving of no avail he was at length
removed by a'constable who was called in for that pur-
pose. A schoolmaster, of the same town, was a loser
to the amount of 2001., but he bore his misfortune with
great fortitude until his return home, when he announced
his losS, to the astonishment of his neighbours, who did
not believe him worth a shilling. The liability of this
branch to the depositors is not as yet known, but a hope
is entertained, at the wind up,' that assets will be
avail ails. Toe amount of current and over-due bills
in the Carlow' branch is variously estimated, but we
believe the amount to be very considerable, the greater
portion of which, it is supposed, will not be available.
At the wind-up' Ey the official assiguees appointed
under the act, the screw, we apprehend, will be applied
with vigour to many small traders in this town, who
during a long period were connected with the political
career of John Sadleir. We have reason to know that
much sympathy is felt for Mr. James Sadleir, who was,
up to the last moment of the existence of his unfortunate
brother, ignorant of the wicked career he bad pursued,
or of the enormous nature of the terrible speculations
he had been eugaged in. Mr. John Sadleir'a draughts
were paid by the Tipperary Bank up to a very recent
period without the slightest hesitation. Of course the
extent of those transactions will soon become known to
the' eisigneas, to the shareholders, the depositors, and
the public."
A statement which appeared in one of the Water-
ford papers, setting down the liabilities of the Tip-
perary Bank at 500,0001., is regarded by commercial
authorities as a random guess, and, like many
'other reports, a probable exaggeration. :The Waif
is thus alluded to in the weekly trade report of the
Freeman's Journal :

"If we were to havird what can only be a guess, we
should set down 300,000/. as nearer the amount of lia-
bilities, and are disposed to think that good assets to
the amount of at least 50,0001. will be found availsble
in the bank. Whether the deficiency which more or
less is sure to exist can be recovered from the share list
remains to be seen. Very little seems to be known of
the body of English shareholders, who are chiefly new
entrants, the entire number of-sbareholders having been.
only, we believe, 37 a year ago. The frequently flue-
teating character of the deposits and liabilities of a bank
makes it in most cases almost needless to look be,* be-
yond the present list, as it may be inferred that very
few of the present liabilities will attach to any share
holders who have gone out, especially if, as Are have
beard it stated, the deposit receipts were periodically
called in and new ones issued. It is to be hoped, how-
ever, that before another week elapses the painful sus-
pense which now hangs over the affairs of the bank may
he dispelled by some authoritative announcement: A
high legal opinion has been taken with respect to the
issue of new deposit receipts in cases in which the de-
posit was not actually withdrawn, and it is said to be
in favour of the depositor's claim on the outgoing share-
holders, as such a system might be contrived to cover
retiring shareholders."