The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-19 00:00:00

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

[The following appeared in our late edition of yesterday.]
APPLICATION TO THE VICE CHANCELLOR.
Yts' erday afternoon Mr. Wyld, and several other gen-
tlemen, forming a deputation from the depositors in the
Royal British Bank, waited upon Vice-Chancellor Kin-
denley, at his Court in Lincoln's-inn, for the purpose o
presenting to him the fallowing memorial

"London, 18th November, 1856.
"To his Honour the Vice-Chancellor Kindersley. _
" Sir' —We the undersigned, being the Committee of
Depositors in the Royal British Bank, appointed at a gene-
ral public meeting, venture respectfully to bring to your
Honour's attention the destitute condition of a
large number of the depositors to whom an imme-
diate distribution of the available assets of the
Bank is of the most serious importance. The interests of so
many thousands of suffering creditors are involved that we
have no hesitation in requesting your honour to postpone
the consideration of the general or routine business of your
court in older that you may be enabled to pronounce
immediate judgment upon the questions before
you, the effect of which will be the speedy distribution of
the available assets.
" We do not pretend to express any opinion upon those
questions, but the committee are naturally anxious
that tho interests of those whom they represent,
and so many of whom are really in a state of
destitution, should for a time take precedence of ordinary
wha
business. The fearful consequences of delay and the mag-
nitude of the calamity which has befallen,
so many of the
industrious classes must plead our excuse for thus some-
Our s
tion.t irregularly trespassing upon your Hon ' 'atten-

'Vire have the honour to remain, sir,
" JOHN
R ICIIARDSON. " G ROBERTS. " JAMES WILD, Chairman.
" JAMES G. WAKLEY.
W.
BENJA
" GEO. JAS. KAIN.
"H. S. MIN FORSTER.
" PETER BROWN. GILLING.
Mresr. W a
"ALFRED FOLKES."
add yld pointed out in
short, but very effective,
s the state of misery, destitution, and sufferings
which the depositore
tinned postponement of were experienoing from the con-
urged that he would his Honour's judgment, and
which they desired to recpeive and act upon the memorial
resent.
memorial, which must co
The Vice-Chancellor said he could nut receive the
me through the ordinary chan-
nels of the court. In this case he could not pronounce a
rash and hasty judgment, but he would bring the pro-
ceedings to a close with as little delay as possible.
Mr. Wyld again urged upon the Vice-C'etncellor to
receive the memorial, which, however, he declined to
do, and the deputation then retired.
The fact of a non-professional advocacy of such a case
in a chancery court created much excitement upon the
legal gentlemen who were in attendance, a feeli i which
also seemed to be shared in by the bench. g

A. Berlin journal states that the youngest daughter of
the oelebiated composer Meyerbeer has just b-
trothed to the Baron de Korff, a lieutenant iu een be
te.
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A Court of Aldermen was held yesteriay.
The LORD MAYOR, on taking his seat, briefly expressed
his desire so to conduct himself in his new office as to give
satisfaction to that Court and the ettizins of London.

♦OTE OF THANK 3 TO THE LATE LORD MAYON.
Sir P. LAURIE then moved, and Alderman FARE-
BROTHER seconded, the following resolution :
" That the cordial thanks of the Court be presented
to the Right Hon. David Salomons, late Lord Mayor of
this City, for the courtesy and ability with which he has
presided over the deliberations of this: court ;" for the
efficient manner in which he has discharged the_ onerous
duties of chief 'magistrate in the administration of jus•
tice ; for the splendid hospitality which he has displayed,
and the ready liberality with which he has not only
assisted the charities of this metropolis, but aided in
alleviating the distresses of the friendly ally of this coun-
try ; and for the dignity with which he has sustained the•
importance of his office, and upheld the rights and pri-
vileges of this City, thereby securing to himself the good-
will and regard of an classes of his fellow citizens."
Alderman WIRE supported the resolution, and eulo-
gised the public conduct of the late Lord Mayor, as an
illustrious example to prove that there could be nothing
prejudicial to the Christianity of the country in admit-
ting our Jewish fellow subjects to all civil offices.
The motion was put and carried amid applause, and a
copy of the vote of thanks was ordered to be emblazoned,
framed, and glazed, and presented to the late Lord
Mayor.

LAW OFFICERS OF THE CITY.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY—My Lord Mayor, seeing that
the learned Recorder is not present, an unusual thing,
this being the first court in your mayoralty, I wish to
ask whether you have received any intimation from
that learned officer as to any appointment which I have
seen advested to in the public papers. It is reported that
Abe 'ear d& Recorder has been appointed to A high office.
I think it is an important matter.
Sit P. LAURIE—I rise to order. Ido not think it is
a proper question to put at all. The Recorder, I am
sure, would let us know immediately if he had accepted
office under the government.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY—I do not know that there is
any point of order involved in the question.
The LORD MATon —I have received no such commu-
nication. But I am perfectly well aware that a near
relative of the learned Recorder is exceedingly ill, to
which case doubtless his absence ;t4 to be attributed.
Mr. Alderman CARTER—I folly concur in the question
and in the observations' of my friend Mr. Alderman
Sidney, but I must now be permitted to ask why our
Common Sergeant is absent. It is usual when the Lord
Mayor takes his seat for the first time to find our table
graced by the presence of our principal officers.
The LORD MAYOR said that the Common Sergeant
had received his sanction to be absent. That learned
officer's name was included in the commission for hold-
ing the assizes—a high compliment which had bsen paid
to the corporation. (Seer.)

DEBTORS' PRISON, WRITECROSS STREET.
On the motion of Alderman CUBITT, the plan for the
improvement of the Debtors' Prison was approved and
referred back to the committee, with power to carry it
into effect, at an expense not exceeding 5,0001.

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THE CITY POLICE.
A long letter from Mr. D. W. Harvey, Chief Commis-
sionix (1 the City Police, was read, in which he set forth
that in several respects the police establishments were
not in a satisfactory condition, and made the following
specific suggestions :-
Ist. That the majority of our station-houses are most
inappropriate for the purposes of police, and their con-
fined and pestilential condition affects most severely the
health and comfort of the occupiers.
2d. The chief office is in every respect excepts its lo-
cality totally inadequate to the requirements of the ser
vice.

31. The Commissioner is not, and never bas been,
provided with a suitable residence for himself and family,
conformable with the resolution of the Court of Common
Council, while the allowance of 2001. paid as a substitute
has been and is withheld.

4. The effect of the unhealthy condition of the chief
office and the station-houses is established by a return
based upon the surgeon's report, which 1 have recently
made to the Police Committee, of the physically disabled
condition of a large number of our most experienced and
valuable officers and constables. This report gives the
names and condition of six inspectors, six sergeants, and
48 constables.

Mr. Harvey stated, moreover, in his letter, that 20
other officers and men are on an average upon the sick
list, and he referred also to the daily increasing vacancies
which arise partly from the severe nature and character
of our service, the heavy rent of lodging and the great
demand for men to supply the couaty plice force which
is now in progress of formation.
The chairman of the Gaol Committee, Alderman Cu.
bitt, and several other members, expressed their opinion
that there was some exaggeration in the statements of
the letter, which was referred to the Gaol Committee.
It was stated in the Guildhall in the course of the
morning that in the event of the appointment of the pre-
sent Recorder to the office of Solicitor-General, Mr.
Russell Gurney will be chosen Recorder, and Mr. Bod-
kin in all probability will succeed Mr. Gurney as Com-
mon Serjeant.