The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-20 00:00:00

JOHN SADLEIR'S ASSETS.

The Freeman, of this morning has a statement to the
effect that the Crown, on the memorial of creditors to
the extent of 250,0001., has agreed to appoint Mr. An-
thony Norris, of Bedford-row, London, and one of the
creditors, to be administrator for collecting in the assets
of the late John Sadleir. Mr. Norris has consented to
act under the authority of the Crown, and will lose no
time in realising for the benefit of the unhappy creditors
large sums stated to have been invested by the suicide
in various securities both at home and abroad. This
step will perhaps afford a solution to the prevailing
mystery with rePpect to the disposal by the deceased of
the gigantic funds realised in the course of his successful
career of fraud.

DUBLIN, MONDAY EVENING.
TIPPERARY BANK. -IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.

Mr. Murphy gave judgment this day on the applica-
tions made by Mr. Wilson Kennedy and Mr. V. Scully,
Q.C., MP., to be removed from the list of persons
liable to the liquidation of the liabilities of this concern.
The Master stated at considerable length Mr. Wilson
Kennedy's position in respect to the bank, his director-
ship, for which he was entitled to a salary of 5001.
a-year, and the importance and reeponsibility of the
duties attached to that office, which he had held to the
date of the transfer, and, after recapitulating the law
of equity at the bar, said that the case must be deter-
mined by the deed of co-partnership. His clear opinion
was that what was done by Mr. Kennedy was not what
he ought to have done, was not what he was justified in
doing, and he should therefore stand upon the list as a
contributory. Mr. V. Scully was differently circum-
stanced. He was placed on the list in the same posi-
tion as Mr. Kennedy, but with a much larger amount
of liability—namely, as a holder of 700 shares. Al-
though he (the Master) bad said there were features
which distinguished the two cases, yet really Mr.
Scully and Mr. Kennedy stood in the same posi-
tion. It appeared to him that Mr. Scully was held out
constructively to the public as a director of the bank,
yet getting no court of directors to meet and doing
everything to give validity to the transfer of his shares.
He must have had knowledge of the informality con-
nected with that transfer, and he was possessed of the
knowledge which prompted him to sell out. He (the
Master) apprehended, then, that Mr. Scully's applica-
tion could not be sustained in a court of justice. He
was the honest bona fide holder of the shares, and his
name must therefore remain on the list without qualifi-
cation. It is understood that this judgment will be ap-
pealed against to the Master of the Rolls.
CORK, MONDAY MORNING.

•DEEADFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIFE.
A dreadful accident occurred on board the Nimrod
steamer, from Liverpool, which arrived this morning at
5 o'clock at the Quay, Cork. As she was swinging
round an explosion was ueard on deck, and a dense
cloud of smoke was seen to issue from the engine-room,
where were found six men lying in various parts of the

room.
The, bodies presented a fearful appearance when
brought on deck. One was found dead, and the others
in a dying condition. Two died immediately. Three
more were removed to the North Infirmary, where they
soon after expired. The accident was caused by the
bursting of the boiler.

The Armide, frigate, left Brest on the 15th, with 1
convicts on board, for the penitentiary colony of
Cayenne.
The little town of Aix-ley-Bains, Savoy (says the
Courrier de Lyon), has lost by its own fault the disgrace-
ful establishments which made its fortune—the public
gaming-houses. From time immemorial it was quite the
fashion in the municipal assemblies of the place to de-
claim against the play which was permitted in the town.
In that way the profits of the crime were enjoyed as well
as the honours due to virtuous indignation ; for the Go-
vernment having always turned a deaf ear to all these
manifestations, the good people, of Aix firmly believed
that the gaming-houses were a necessary evil. But this
year Count de Cavour suddenly took at their word the
complaints of the troubled consciences of the town ; and
now, behold, all the dealers and hotel keepers, who grew
rich on the visitors who each year flocked there, are in
despair.
A few days since the wife of a small farmer, named
Letailleur, residing in the village of Montplaisir (Tarn),
died in consequence of having caught the glanders from
a mule baying that disease. She bad been endeavouring
to cure the animal by blowing snuff up its nostrils, and
it is supposed that sho must have herself taken a pinch
0 of miff without- having washed her hands clean after
'tending to the diScased animal, and thus caught the
infection. The authorities, on hearing of Ow fact
ordered the mule to be killed.—