The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-05 00:00:00

THE WESTERN BANK.-GLASGOW, OCt. 4

The liquidators and committee of the Western Bank held a
Meeting this afternoon, and resolved to make a call of £lOO
per share in addition to the call of £25 already made and
partially paid. The necessily for this call arises from the
affairs of Macdonald, Monteith, Pattison, and Wallace
having turned out much worse than anticipated, and from
the large sums consumed in paying interest. The call is
payable on the Ist of November.

MURDER IN CORNWALL.—On Wednesday last a
sailor, named William Price, was committed by the coroner
of Falmouth (Mr. Pender) to take his trial for the wilful
murder of Hero Ackerman, a German sailor, and five other
sailors were committed for trial as accessories. A girl
named Amelia Pearce was at a beer-shop called 'the Coach
and Horses at Falmouth, on the 25th ult. The girl was in
company of the deceased and a comrade, both belonging to
the Hanoverian brig Leopold. Some dispute arose between
the Germans and a sailor belonging to the Jane Lowden,
from Quebec. The latter called five other sailors to his
assistance, and the party attacked the Germans in the road,
and the deceased was thrown, kicked, and stabbed, so that
he died almost immediately.
TILE HARTLEY BEQUEST.—NearIy ten years ago
a gentleman named Hartley died, and bequeathed, by will,
upwards of £lOO,OOO to the corporation of Southampton: to
be expended in measures to promote the intellectual im-
provement of the inhabitants of that town. The will was
disputed by distant and dubious relatives of the testator,
and litigation has been going on up to the present time in
the Court of Chancery. It has ended in a compromise, at
the recommendation of the counsel engaged on both sides,
and the litigants have withdrawn their claims for £22,500,
thus leaving about £78,000 for the corporation • out of that
sum, however, the law costs have to be deducted, amount-
ing to nearly £35,000, and the legacy duty, amounting to
nearly £4,500, so that all that remains to carry out the dying
wish of the testator is £39,780. Much indignation is felt in
Southampton that after the reform of the Curt of Chan-
cery litigation can last so long there, and its expenses be so
enormous. The cost of taxing, that is'reducing, the law
chargers wadi nearly 41,000,

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. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
itaihrays. iraid. Leasing Closing i Business
Co.'s. Price. Done.
Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W
Buckinghamshire lOO Ln &N. W 99 100
Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledonin 103 105
Colchester, Stour Val all E.11.&E C 16 18
E.l.lneolashire,...6p.c 100 Gt. North. 143 145
E 'Union ,H arwichShs all E.Counts. 4 4;
Do. Woodbridge . 100 . . ....
Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra.
. 100 Caledonin
Do. New lOO Do. ....
Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West.
Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br
Hull and Selby
Do. 4 Shares all Do. —
Do. i Shares all Do. —
London&Greenwich
Do. Preference
Lon.,Tilby.&Sontend. 100 Peto &Co 95 97
Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. —
Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk
Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. —
Manc.,Buxtn. & 3latk all LN W&M 2i 21
Midsb.& Redcr, g.(ip.c all Stk.& Dar
Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland . 96 98
Newmarkt.,BuryEx 5. 5.6. E.Counts. f i p
guaranteed 5 p. c.
Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do.
-Do. do. 6 per cent. . all Do. —
Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. —
L&N W
Preston and Wyre. 1 all & Lyk. )
Do. 4 Shareq A. 'all Do. 1—
Roystn,Hiteh.,& Shep 100 Ct. North. 140 142
Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 18 11 t 1,•.• n.& Y 1
S. hrowsbry& Hereford all T Braisey 9 9i
_qouth Staffordshire .. all 31•Cle m . 10 101
nadl l e:o' r age' rOs ept. .C.. all Stk.& Dar
NWT) serail tsa
laolol Do..
West 9O 92
Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9
DOCKS.
Share Docks. I Paid Closing 1 Business
''' Price. Docks.
Stock Commer dal lOO
) Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pref-Min lop I
Stock East and West India lOO
1 Stock London lOO
- Stock St. Katharine lOO _
3 StOCICISOUthaIngtOn
Stock Victoria .............. : 100 101 103 102
P 20 iD9 NOW up.s.twAl.4ou- 16 14 3I i