The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.
The Right Hon. Richard Wilson Greene, ex-
Baron of the Court of Exchequer, died on Saturday,
at his residence, Stephen's-green, in the 70th year
of his age. He was the eldest son of Sir Jonas
Greene, formerly Recorder of Dublin. Called to the
bar in 1814. his talents and industry gradually won
for him the highest distinctions in his profession.
Under the Government of Sir Robert Peel he was
made First Sergeant. He was Solicitor-General
when the present Master of the Rolls filled the office
of Attorney-General, and in 1844 ho was engaged
in the State prosecutions when the law officers of
the Crown had to contend with the most formid-
able bar ever mustered in the Dublin courts. O'Con-
nell used to say that his opinions had " the sterling
ring of legal power." In times of great political
excitement he enjoyed the respect of,all parties, not
only for his judicial qualities, but for his personal
worth. He was elevated to the Bench by Lord
Derby's Government in 1852. During the whole
period from that time till his retirement about two
months ago he suffered intensely from a pailful
malady. This however was not the cause of his
death, which resulted from gastric fever, with which
he was attacked about a fortnight since. His con-
duct as a judge gave universal satisfaction. Only a
1 few days since the members of the bar presented,
through their chairman, an address to the late
Baron, expressing their admiration of his character
as a judge, and their esteem and regard for him
as a man.
There is a strong desire felt by the mercantile
classes in this country that there should be uni-
formity in the Bankruptcy laws here and in Eng-
land, and accordingly much satisfaction is felt at
the announcement that the Chief Secretary is to
bring in a bill immediately after Easter for the
further amendment of the Irish Bankruptcy Law,
so as to assimilate it to the new law about tobe passed
for England. The merchants of Belfast and Cork ars
anxious to have a provincial Court of Bankruptcy
in each of those cities, which would no doubt be a
great public convenience. Some idea may be
formed of the amount of business done in the Irish
Bankruptcy Court from the following tabular
statement .which has appeared in the Daily ix'
press:—
Number of returns of bankruptcy and for arrange- io
meat r.. • • • • • • • o •• • . 2'
Number of sittings of the Court in Bankruptcy 19°° U
40
Number of petitions of insolvency
993
Number of sittings of the Court in Insolvency

BEFORE THE CHIEF REGISTRAR.
Number of sittings held •• .. •• •• 224
Number of bills of costs taxed (amounting to „40
£10,131 7s. 5d., and containing 26,173 items) .. '''
Number of accounts of official as,iguees vouched ,49
(amounting to (£121,171 16s. 6d.) ~ „, .. "

BEFORE TILE CHIEF CLERK IN INSOLVENCY.
Number of sittings held 139
Number of bills of costs taxed (amounting t.0.£1,7jA
and containing 6,714 items) 110
Number of assignees' accounts vouched . • • • 71
An important case was decided in Cork on Sa'
turday night in an action against the Cork and
Passage Railway, when Miss emma Johnson ob-
tained damages for injuries sustained on the line,
to the amount of £1,250, and costs. Mr. White-
side was engaged specially as her counsel, and had
another ovation at the conclusion of the trial.
The Hibernia, which was to have sailed from
Galway on the 26th inst., and which was obliged to
put into Cork, owing to the damages she had sus-
tained on her way to the station, has been lyino•
Ln
Cork harbour since Tuesday. The Constit;tion
say-F, << She is going into the Messrs. Brown's dock
fors,
survey. The Columbia is announced to take tilt,
place of the Hibernia."