The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-13 00:00:00

LA W INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 12.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Gonihurn.)
IN RE LEOPOLD REDPATH.-THE GREAT NORTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.

The bankrupt was a clerk In the employ of the Great
Northern Railway CAmpany, He forged its scrip to the
amou7.t of 220.0001. Hi> &lA, to oth,rs are about
5,0001. ; his as:ets litre rct.lized 30,0001., and an tx-
pFeted to realize a inrt;,er e,uta of about 5,000/, The
company recently sought to prove against the estate on
an'affidavit cor.taining a general allegation that all the
bankrupt's other debts had been satisfied by the company,
and that it was a creditor for a very large mu arising
from the bankrupt's forgeries and frauds. The learned
Commissioner thereupon intimated an opinion that a
pro -f could.not be admitted •n a general allegation of
fraud. He also intimated an opinion that the bankruptcy
debts baring been contracted by means of the appearance
of wealth which the company bad allowed their servant
to assume, there ou bt to be no bargaining or compouad-
lug with those creditors, but that they_ should be paid in
full.

Affidavits wore now put in setting forth that all the
other creditors, with one exception, as suggested by the
Court itself, had been paid 20g. in the pound, and also dis-
tinctly specifying scrip to the amount of 65,0001. which
had been traced to the bankrupt, and been had and
received for his u,e and benefit.

His Honour said the course now taken by the company
met his entire approval, and removed every legal objec-
tion to the admission of the proof tendered, The public
would not suffer to the extent of a single shilling by the
bankrupt's rgeries of the company's scrip to the amount
of 220,000/., and the bankrupt's creditors would bo
sinplarly exempt from loss. Is was honourable to the
company that it had now voluntarily- offered to guarantee
the payment of 20s. in the pound to any creditor of Red-
path who might hereafter substaatiate a claim against
his estatee, and, be must repeat, its conduct in the matter
met his ent It c approval._ _

Proof admitted accordingly. The company will thus
obtain restitution to the alpount of some 25,000 or
30,0001. for its losses of 200,000/. by its clerk's frauds
and forgeries.

(Before Mr, C)mmitsioner Holroyd.)
IN IL B. W. A. SLEIGH.)
The bankrupt, Col. Sleigh, was the proprietor of the
British Army Dispatch and the Daily Telfgraph news-
papers. His certificate was recently suspended with a
refusal of protection for a limited period.
Mr. Murrough now applied for a re-hearing. The
application was grounded chit fly on the non-admission as
evidence of a letter written by Major Walker, the op-
posing creditor. Au affidavit of the bankrupt was put
in, to the effect that he bad been unable at the time of
the bearing to procure this and other documentary evi-
dence from Scotland which had a material bearing on
the case, and that a portion of the statements of Major
Walker was untrue.
The Commissioner said the omission to give evidence
arose from the laches of the parties then advising the
bankrupt, and that he could not come to the conclusion
that the evidence given by Major Walker was untrue.
Application refuted accordingly.

VIE DREADFUL COLISION IN TIJAC
IRISH CHANNEL.

We yesterday briefly announced, by a telegraphic de-
spatch, a shocking catastrophe, which bad befallen the
ship Leander, by being run down by the North America
screw steam-ship, between Tuskar and Holyhead. One
of the survivors of the ill-fated ship, Mr. Jaynes Kerr, a
passenger, gives the following eta ement of the loss :
The Leander, American sbip (900 tons), sailed from
Liverpool for New Orleans, at nine o'clock on Tuesday
morning, with a fine S.E. breeze, having on board the
captain, his wife and son, one passenger, two mates,
steward, cook, and 14 seamen. She was in light trim,
having 800 tons salt, and 150 tons ballast on board.
Made point Lynam at three o'clock, Skerries at five,
Holyhead at eix, having run all this time sight andnine
knots an hour, with a fresh breeze, and all plain sail set.
All went on well until one or two a.m. on Thursday,ni
when I was awoke by a terrible crash of timber,el and
and
the first impression was that the ship
had
lightning. I arose, and tied on my ben
s truck
_
by
tried to open the state-room door,
fast. I heard the mate's voice say,
"Run to the passsn-
but it was jammed
'
gers' room I" and immediately he and the captain s eon
burst open the dear, and
the mate broke the window,
Going forward
and got out. I followed him that way.
deck, with a slightly raised
to the cabin, which is on_ _
I found the captain's wife,
walk round three sides of it,
son, and k second mate. I then new we sere run
into, and cut two-
thirds through the deck, just abaft
the main rigging, starboard, on the lee side. The ca
tamp
• 's wife exclaimed, "The ship is sinking, Oh
save me somebody." It was too true, and while she
spoke the ship settled fast in the water. I went aft
again to the binnacle. A man rushed past me, put
the wheel down, and jumped overboard. I took one
look forward, and saw the waves rise on every side,
and then pour in like a cataract. Then I was carried
far down in the ship, and came up to struggle with
the waves with the others in like circumstances. The
time of these cocurrences must he counted in seconds,
as not more than five minutes elapsed from the first
shock until the ship went down. The steamer that
ran us down was a short way off, and in about 20
minutes I was picked up. She turned out to be the
North American, from Portland for Liverpool. When
all saved were mustered we numbered 12, viz., the
captain and his son, mate, steward, 000 k, six men, and
myself. The captain's wife, second mate, and eight
men being lost. We had every kindness shown us on
board the steamer, and the passengers raised money
enough to give the mate 51., and eight of the crew 11.
each. how the accident happened I know not, nor
who was to blame. The names of the survivors who
were picked by the s' earner's boats were Capt. Curtis,
Elijah Batehelder, first mate ; James Noyes, steward ;
James Davies, steward ; George Wood, Chas. Childs,
Edward Phillips, Oliver Mason, Wm. H Deems, Peter
M'Arcy, seamen ; Oliver Quimby, boy, and Irie.lC err,
Meager. Alm Curtis and nine seamen drowned.

G E.A.T 14e`S-TR RN,
.17.4seterday* the forty-fW,II helf-Yee,le resetng She
Bhareholde're in teie.eeepenv veies held Paddiejfirn;
The ad v er tiernent coevereine
the lime F. Ponseeby pt std;iig
aisrereei.iug.haiing been
read,
The CHATIMAN inforesed tire eneetinie the etory
r,cently citculaled as to the discovery: ref frairds.fit tte
0 enpeny and toe apprehensimi of ais offeeder, was
entirely without foundation. Ile then proceeded to make
some remarks upon the-report of the directors:, which
has already appeared ins our columns, In the act plate,
he made reference to the late commercial distreee,t
the
wed
g
irae!terhrainifyteoatrh, ecosntgartaetunifattehjetrPanY'd arfaucea ahaictiodor upon.
the
satisfactory state of their affairs. A wish`' had
.beou
expressed by the proprietors that four geetlemcn-4
of cettimereial habits and prectical eiperienee
added to the board of ,leectors, feud he. was now ebie -
to state that the directors were now ready - tale
redeem the pledge wbi- .ey had given by ,addinur
to the deectioe, in addition to the gentleman whose
mime had previou-ly been mentioned, the names of S.
Baker, R. 13rown, and Mr. Beaming.. Tee total estimate
of exeen.es for the year was exceeded by 9,000/., though
in respect_ to the purcha-e of laud the estimate was under
the inaik. The direCtors had succeeded in makiug re-
dumtoce in the number of trains, and thereby an addi-
tional profit upon every passenger would be received.
It. was hoped that a still fnither rednetien would result
from the c mipletion of an arrangement now pending
with the London and North-Western Railway Company.
Further reductions in the expenditure would bo made
by ditoiMshing the number of persons employed, by a
voluntary giving Up by Mr. Satmlers, the secretary, of
20 per cent. of his salary, and by no renseneratiorebeing
given to the directors for their service e during -the
last few years. (Hear, hoar.) With regard to
the relations of this company with other- ocrns-
Paeiese, amicable arrangements had been Made, arid
were now being negotiated. Ile expressed the readiness
of the hoar to continue the policy of retrenchment, and
to use their beet endeavours to advance the interests of
the eonspß by. In conchision, he moved the adoption of
the report.
The Rey. Mr. NICHOLSON secondei the motion.
Mr. MILES, M.P., congratulated the company on the
speech which they had heard from the chairman, and
recommended the proprietors to place cnnfidence in the
board and make them an allowance of 2,500/. per annum.
After considerable discussion the report was adopted,
as also the proposition of Mr. Miles.
A dividend at the rate of 1 per cent. for the half-year
was declared, the retiring directors were re-elected, and
after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting
separated.

RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIA.

MINT.

Yesterday the following applications for new railways •
were declared to have complied with the standing orders
of both houses of parliament :
Limerick and Castleconnel Railway.—For a railway
from the terminus of the Limerick and Castleconnel
Railway to Kil!aloe, at a cost of 37,0001.
South Eastern Railway and Mid-Kent Railway.—
authorise the leasing of the Mid-Kent Railway (Brom-
ley to St. Mary Cray) to the South Eastern.
Chester and 11013 head Railway,—Fur arrangements
between Chester and Holyhead, and London and North
Western, and power to Chester and Holyhead to raise
200,0001. by preference shares.
Merthyr Junction Railway.—At an estimated cost of
80,000/.

Ely -Valley Railway.—For Mwyndy braneb.
Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway.—For sale or lease
to Furness Railway, and power to raise 150,000/. by
new shared.

Taft Va.!e Railway.
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway.
Westminster Improvements (appointment of mans-
gers), Landaff Markets, Hove Improvement, Madras
Irrigation and Canal, Brimspid Harbour, Tees Consez-
rancv, Yar Bride-=, Gorbals Property and Liabilities.

CONVOCATION.

The two 'retiree of the Convocation of the clergy of
the previece of Canterbury assembled again yesterday.
In the Upper House, among other petitions presented,
was ono by the Bishop of London, from a large body of
clergy and laity, who prayed that house to take steps to
bring the clergy and laity into more intimate co-opera-
two with each other, for the general benefit 'of the
church, by the revival of rurideoonal synods throughout
the provinct,. The bishop, without committing hiinself
tai any particular mode of action, spoke strongly of the •
de,irability of effecting the co-operation of the laity with
the clergy, The Archbishop of Canterbury said he
might mention that synodical meetings, sea as those
prayed for in the petitions, had taken place more than
once in the most important part of his diocese—namely,
Kent. To.,se meetings had been conducted very service-
ably, Vie persoos who bail met the clergy being the
ceurcheardens of the different parishes, but not un-
mixed with others. In Kent a great number of the
gentry were churchwardens in their respective pa-
rishes, and it was not, therefore, necessary that the
laity bh mid be selected merely from the church-
wardens. The general plsn was for the archdeacon
to select a certain number of clergymen as the cle-
!kill Part of the assembly, and, they, with the laymen;
formed themselves into a synod. They bad consi-
dered matters of great importance, and the meetings had
been reported to himas being of a most harmonious and
cordial character, giving promise of usefulness. These
nieetinge took place every six months. Their lordships
afti:rwards agreed to a report in favour of the adoption
of a system of recognised resignation of their benefices
by incumbents who are MI longer able to give their full
energies to the work of the ministry, and to whom
pensions should be assigned from their benefices for their
natural lives. To effect this a thorough and careful ra-
vis:on of the various enactments relating to simony
would bo needed. The Prolocutor of the Lower House
having been again summoned, Cony, cation was forma'ly
prorogued by a schedule read by Mr. Hart Dyke, her
Majesty's proctor, until August next.—ln the Lower
House no business of importance was transacted. A
proposal to establish theological colleges, separate from
the universities in connection with cathedrals, was
negative&

WEEKLY STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH
S iuthanipton, Feb. 11,—The opening of the additional
line of steamers established by the Peninsular and Orien.
tal Company, winch, alternating with the boats of the
4,„11 and 20th of the month, gives a weekly communica•
tion with our East Indian po,sessions, was inaugurated
to-day by the despatch of the Ripon, Captain Powell, for
Malta, Gibraltar, and Alrxandria. She carries out a
heavy mail for Bombay, 34 passengers (among whom are
Colonel Anderson, Captain Williams, Rev. W. Eames,
a very full cargo, and 404 boxes of specie for Bom-
bay, value 132,7241., of which 5,0001. is in bar geld and
the remainder is in silver. The Ripon also conveys to
A h xandria, en route to India, 230 men of the 92d High-
landers, with the oMeers enumerated in The Sun a few
days since. The troops arrived here by train at 4 p.m.
yesterday, and were marched directly on board the
Ripon, where everything was in snob readiness for their
reception that within an hour of their embarkation they
were all comfortably located, and partaking of a sub•
stantial meal prepared for them.

. .
FIRES IN TOE METROPOLIS.—Laht night (Friday) a
fire happened in the premises - belonging to ,Mr. Smith,
the proprietor of the Richmond House day and boarding
academy, situate in Richmond-terrace, Caledoniaa-road,
lelington. The discovery was made by one of the
neighbours, whose attention was called to the building
by smoke pouring forth from the lower part. He at
once gave an alarm, and sent off for the engines. In
!he course of a few minutes the engines attended and
the fire was eventually subdued, but not until the
house was completely gutted. The total loss is
roughly estimated at over 1,0001., and owing to the
ab ence of the occupiers it could not be ascertained wbe.
Cher they were insured or not, and no information could
be gleaned as to the origin of the fire. As the
West of England firemen were returning with their
engine from the above fire, they were called to another
at No. 12, White Hart-court, Long-lane, Smithfield. A
man named Riley, who lived in the house, buried hie
%land-office, forced
.ostsratneohloNefebttep:dl_mrsooo:
much
licepth.r:otilynienAetvnic
wife a fortnight ago, and having no one to fake care of
his home he left the place in the charge of two children.
By some mean• oue of the children set his clothes on
dsEou
also
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out
attendedu
SIGHT et
into fi
Crispin-street,
Aeir
Ntsmoke,
hspp premises
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fire, and some of the neighbours rushed in and brought
the child out, betas:
ttheernabrllyi‘bauironfedthtehaatrheme
ewna,sHobolwigeeldl
to be removed to the hospital. During the excitement
which prevailed the neighbours locked the other child in
oApo thetineto:he:
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,oeovirtmr
oh
fire,e,
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West
child
broke
alued
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Tattoo, sailcloth maker, sack merchant, &c, inngljn'
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street, Piccadilly.
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