The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOND'O'N, TtTESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1856.

trust are in process of settlement, and we trust that peace
may be preserved between Great Britain and A merica.
LA me Fay here to-day--what I know worry son of New
England, New York, and in an espec al manner the sons
of the mighty West will sustain me na saying—that we
witness the development and the prosperity of the Bri-
tish colonies in North America not only without jealousy,
but we witness It with pride and admiration. (Ch-ere.)
Go on, brethren, improve and develop all the mighty re-
sources of British America. Your prosperity is our pros-
perity. We are bound together by a thousand associa-
tions of blood and of kindred. We are connected together
by these mighty improvements whin we are met here
to-day to commemorate. We are bound together by a
treaty of reciprocity--(cheers)—mutually beneficial to
you and to us. We are beginning to understand each
other, to value each other, to be proud of each other's
prosperity and success ; and may God grant that the
eons of British America and the sons of the North Ame-
rican Republic may never meet again on •the banks of
the St. Lawrence, on river, on lake, or on land, in any
other way than that in which we are all met to-day—to
grasp each other's hands iu friendship, and to ail, to
enc ,urage each other in the development of the resources
of the North American continent. (Cueers.) Gentlemen,
I give you, in conclusion, this sentiment, " Prosperity
to the people of the Canadas, and success to their Go-
♦ernment." (Loud applause.) -
The " Provincial Administration" was proposed, and
responded to by Col. Tnexe, the Canadian premier.
In answer to "Our Guests," ex Governor KENT, of
Maine, responded, and briefly alluded to the great re-
sults which would follow from toe connection now esta-
blished, by means of railroads, between Canada and the
United States. He concluded by proposing " Canada—
what she has done, and what she is doing, is but an ear-
nest of what shii will do."

The next toast wa.,, "The Grand Trunk Railroad and
other Railroads of Canada," answered by Hon. John
Ross, Prsident of the Grand Trunk, and Mr. R )binson,
Mayor of Toronto.
To the toast of "Success ti Montreal," Mr. BROSS, of
the Chicago Democratic Press, reTonded. He illumtiated
by statistics that the natural outlet for the trade of the
great west was by the St. Lawrence.
The company now separated.

WRECK OF A STEAMER ON LAKE
SUPERIi)H.

THE LAW OF LIBEL.

QUEEN'S BENCH, DECEMBER I.
(Before a Cw.nnion Jury )
TOMMEY, SEN., V. CLEMENT AND OTHERS.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover compensa-
tion for an article published in the Observer, which he
alleged contain ed serious impu• atilns upon his character.
The defendants pleaded a justification.
The plaintiff conducted his own case in person, and
Mr. Knowles, and Mr. Clark appeared for the defendants.
It appeared that the plaintiff bad long been engaged in
litigation in the Dublin Chancery Courts, and all the de-
cisions being against him he appealed to the House of
Lords, and the judgment of their lordships having 43n
firmed the former decisions, he published a pamphlet which
he himself sold in the streets, imputing the charge
of conspiracy and treason to Lord Caw worth, Lord St.
Leonard's, the Right Hon. Francis Thackburne, ex-Chan
celior of Ireland ; the Right Hon. T. B. Smith, the
Master of the Rolls of Ireland ; and other officers of
state. When he was in the act of disposing of some of
these publications in Pall-mall; a gentleman, who gave
the name of Smith, but whom the plaintiff imagined to
be a nobleman, gave hits into custody, and ne wit+ taken
to Vine-street police-station. The inspector on duty,
however, dismissed the case; and, according to plaintiff's
statement, both the superintendent and the magistrate to
whom he applied on the following day refused to furnish
him with the name of hi; accuser. He then sent a let-
ter, stating the circumstances of his case, to the Daily
News, and that journal published this letter, as well as
an article commenting upon the proceedings before the
ruagi#trate, and making some severe animadversions
upon the conduct of the police in the matter. On the
following day, the 17th of August, in the present year,
the Observer published the alleged libel, which consis•ed
of an article written in answer to that in the Daily
News, and speaking of the plaintiff as an insane in,iivi-
dual, whose statement was "full of sound and fury,
signifying nothing"—as a person who went about the
streets of London to bellow out a libel, attacking the
character of all who were concerned in giving ju gment
in his different suits--and likewise as a person who exer-
cised a criminal calling in vending publications of such

a nature.
Lord Campbell inquired of the plaintiff whether he •
intended to justify the charge of conspiracy and treason
which he made in his pamphlet Against Lord Chancellor
Cranworth and the other high legal functionaries'?
The plaintiff said he asserted the truth of every word
in the pamphlet.
Mr. Knowles contended that the article in question
was only a fair and legitimate comment on a matter of
public importance, and contained nothing libellous
The son of the plaintiff, in the course of his examina-
tion, stated that 300 of the pamphlets had been sold in
one day. The price was 1.1., and as many as five editions,
of 1,000 copies each, had been dispise I of. The sale sens-
ibly tea off after the publication of the article in the
Observer, and had now ceased altogether. (Laughter.)
His father obtained a living by selling them.
Lori Campbell remarked that as the defendants had not
placed the plea of not guilty on the record, they were
bound to prove their plea of justificatic a, and the question
for the jury would be whether they had done so or not.
Mr Knowles said the defendants were in a position of
considerable difficulty, as they could not bring over from
Dublin all the witnesses necessary to disprove the charges
in the plaintiff's pamphlet ; but if the jury were obliged
to give the plaintiff a verdict, he trusted that as the
defendants had not been actuated by any animus against
him, they would be of opinion that the smallest possible
amount of damages would satisfy the justice of the case.
Tne plaintiff, in reply, read a long appeal to the jury
from a written document. .
Lord Campbell, in summing up, said that every one
must commiserate the unfortunate old gentleman who
had brought this action, when it was seen that those
who ought to give him good advice, and prevent him
from further exposing himself, seemed disposed to incite
him to doing further mischief. (During the trial the
plaintiff had been very actively assisted by his son.)
Tile plaintiff, whom they must suppose to be in his right
mind, appeared to labour under some strong delusion
as to the conduct of certain high legal functionaries,
both litre and in Ireland, and to have sold about the
streets of London a penny pamphlet accusing them of
conspiracy and treason. On the face of it that pamphlet
was a scandalous libel, and the police were perfectly
justified in taking him into custody. His lordship then
observed that, by putting simply a plea of justification
on the record, the defendants undertook to prove every-
thing they alleged in the article. They had cearty
proved the material part of it namely, that
the plaintiff was taken into custody for selling
this scandalous libel ; and the son of the plaintiff, who
seemed to be his prompter in more senses than one, ad-
mitted that the plaintiff was earning his livelihood by
Yelling the pamphlets, and that the sale had fallen off
since the article in question appeared. It was a sad
thing that a man should earn his bread by selling libels
of this grave nature in the public streets ; and the fact
of the sale falling off was rather a matter for rejoicing
than a ground for asking for damages ; but the other
allegations in the article were net proved, and with
respect to these.they must find a verdict for'the plaintiff ;
but he was inclined to think that merely nominal
damages would satisfy the justice of the case. If they
were of opinion that the newspaper acted with a malici-
ous motive towards the plaintiff, and that he really
suffered any damage by their improper conduct, they
would give compensation accordingly ; but if they
thought there was no malice whatever on the part of the
defendants and .that the plaintiff sustained no real injury,
they would only give a farthing damages.
The Jury almost immediately returned a verdict for
the plaintiff—Damages, one farthing.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.

The following is a list of the candidates who hays
pa-sed the late examinations for degrees in medicine :

M. D. EXAMINATION.
Medical Schools.
Blount, John Hillier
Carter, Henry Vandyke St. George's Hospital
Iliff, William Tiffin Guy's Elospital
Keyworth, John White St. Thomas's Hospital
Spack man, Frederic Robert Middlesex Hospital
M. B. EXAMINATION.
PASS EXAMINATION.

Andrew, Edwyn
Blake, James Gibbs, B.A University College
Brown, Thomas Edwin Barton Guy's Hospital
Clapton, Edward St. Thomas's Hospital
Dowling, Franois Joseph
Jones, Sydney
Mau&ley, Henry University College
Thorowgood, John Charles
Rice, James

BANK RETURNS.

An Account, pursuant to the Aot seventh and eighth
Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank
Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and
Wales, in. Circulation during the Week ending Satur-
day, the 15th day of November, 1856 :

Average
PRIVATE BANKS. Amount.
Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co 12,507
Ashford Bank, Ashford-,—.lemmitt and Pomfret 12,122
Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman --
Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 32,595
Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade
Bank, Baldock—Walls, Hogge, and Co 32,879
Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 10,254
Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke
21,125 Lamb, and Co.
Bedford Bank. Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons ---
Bawdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker,
and
Co
Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Orford
Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb 14,960
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham— -Attwooas,
Spooner, and Co 22,062
Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir
mingham—J. L. Monet and Sons 9,762
Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co 6,908
Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 69,804
Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 14,659
Bridgwater Bank, 'Bridgwater—J. and J. L
Sealey
Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co 33,986
Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and
Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy-
cott, and Co.
Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par-
rott, and Co
Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and
Stowmarket - Bank, Bury St. Edmunds—
Oakes, Bevan, and Co.
Banbury Bank, Banbury Gillet, Tawney,
and Co.
Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son 28,720
Bath City Bank, Bath -G. Moger and Son --
Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton
Buzzard—Bassett, Grant, and Co . 35,589
Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and
Lloyds
Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire H
A. and W. M. Harris and Co.
Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 62,742
Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West,
and Borrer
Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington—
Harding, Smith, and Co
Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds—
J. Worlledge
Cambridge Bank,-Cambridge—Mortlock & Co.
Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam-
bridge—Messrs. Fosters
Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and

Co
Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris

18,649

and Sons •
Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—La Coste and Son
Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round & Green
Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and
Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank,
Colchester—Mille, Bawtree, and Co
Cornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co
Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little & Woodcock
City Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co
Craven Bank, Settle—AlcOcks, Birkbecks, and
Co
Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co
Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon-
mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon
Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,
Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co
Derby Bank, Derby—W. and S. Evans & Co.
Derby Bank; Derby—Samuel Smith and Co
Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak
Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co
Devizes and Wiltshire Bank Devizes—Locke

and Co • . •
Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and C 0...
Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster
—Cooke and Co
Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton
on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse & Co
Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Co
Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsstshire Bank,
Dorchester—R. and H. Williams
East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Fos-
ter, and Co
East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower and Co
Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank
Chelmsford—Sparrow, Round, and Co
Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co
Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk
beck, and Co.
Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far-
ringdon—Barnes, Medley, and Co
Farnham Bank, Farnham -- Messrs Knight
Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co.
Godalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and
, Keen ....................... . ...................
Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon
Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co
Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder,
and Co.
Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford—,
Matthews and Co.
Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank,
Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co.
Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting-
don—Rust and Veaseys
Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and
Co.
Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin
Sharpies, and Co.
Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and
Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—
Morgan and Co
Ipswich Bank; Ipswich—Bacon and Co.
Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk,
Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley
Bank, and Wo idbridge Bank, Ipswich—
Alexander . and Co.
Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall,
and Co.
Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—
Davies and Co.
Knighton Bank, Knighton—Davies and Co
Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank,
Knaresborough--Harrigon and Co
Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson
and Co.
Kettering Bank, Kettering—J. C. Gotoh and
50n5............................................
Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—U
Harvey and Son. ............ ... ... .........
..... ...
Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett o
Leeds Union Bank, Leedom—
Brown and Co. .. ....... ——.. . ...... ....
and Kirby,
w
Leicester Bank, Lees. er—P
Lewis Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co
Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Greene
Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith, Ellison, anLd
lanCo:
Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and
dilo Bank, Llandovery—D. Jones and Co
Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle
ton and Cradock
Lymington Bank, Lymington—St. Barbe and
Co. .....................................
Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn
Regis—Gurneys and Co.
Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis—
Jarvis and Co
Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst

71,905

12,563

& 045
16,042

48,964

and Co.
Manningtree Bank, Manning,tree—Nunn and

Co.
Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts
Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl-
borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank,
and Hungerford. Bank, Marlborough—Tan-
ner and Co
Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and
Son
Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co
Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial
Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co
Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre-
con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old
Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank,
Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co
Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey and Riddell
Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and
Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock,
and Co
Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock
Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham-
mond, and Co
Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk
Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons...
Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur-
neys and Birkbeck
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not-
tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co
Nuneaton Bank, .Nuneaton—Craddock and Co
Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth—Harris
and Co.
New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co
Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Samuel Smith
and Co.
Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os
westry—Croxon and Co
Oxford Od Bank Oxford —Robinson, Parsons,
and. . . C 0....................................
Old Bank, Tunbridge, onbrier and Ton-
bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton-
bridge Wells and Sevenoakssßecehin
g Bank, Ton-
bridge—T. H. and S.
Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W.

30,09

23,642
2,670
18,029

35,450
45,102
7,545
20,899

74,25

9,377
10,003
3g,281

26,853

9,470
10,132

73,921

85,859
9,095

48,977

94,919
52,365

45,909
26;974

7,400
13,115
5,730

4,535
13,185
30,138

31,824

17;889

20,57

54,525

5,23:

31;52'

23,479
21,285

66,559

18,205

25,962

21,478

45,144

8,534

6,348
52,745

37,280
32,452
30,010

92,130

32,343

7,540

3,592

39,442

13,757

14,655

2,72 S

9,848
17,725

23, 682

16,354
26,473

50,550
20,305

23,068

43,205

94,806

10,793
8,209

19,159
8,559

30,610

12,097

32,495

12,087

Clinch and Co.
Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank
and Beverl'3y Bank, Hull—Pease and Co
Penzance Bank,' Penzance--Batten and Co,
Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter-
borough—D. Yorke and Co.
Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and
W.
Reading Bank, Reading—Sinsonds and Co
Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy,
and Co.
Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co
Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds,
and Co.
Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches-
ter—Day and Nicholson
Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons
Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son
Rye BAnk, Rya—R. C. Pomfret, & Co
Ross Old Bank
Heredf.,rdshire, Ross
Allaway and Macdougal
Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank. Saf-
fron Walden—Gibsons and Co

11,045

47,901
10,222

10,458

12,563
30,624

28.845
6,509

4,391

7,645
14,316
7,901
15,515

3,828

29,646