The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-19 00:00:00

6UMIIONED

This morning several mere shareholders were sum.
oned, but the cases were heard in a private room.

THE CLAIMS OF NEW SHAREHOLDERS TO PROVE ON THE

GROUND OF FRAUD.

His Honour proceeded to hear claims to prove r.nde
by several shareholders under the supplemental charter.

Mr. Mellish appeared for the claimants, and said th4t
he now proposed to proceed with a new case.

His Honour said tiler() was one left unfinished on the
last occasion.

Mr. Mellish said he was not prepared to go on Ng ith
that at present, and thought it more convenient to go on
with a new case.

His Honour asked if that was abandoned ?

Mr. Mellish replied in the negative, and said that the
two cases were so inucti alike in the general featieres
that he should not trouble the Court with any address,
but call Mr. Marsh to state his own case.
Mr. Marsh then stated that he was a paymaster in
the Royal Navy, and during 1851 and 1852 he was in.
duced, in consequence of seeing several notices in. the
newspapers, holding out advantages to shareholders to
call at the offices of the bank in Tokenhouse-yard, and
there he saw Mr. Cameron, the general manager,, and
he (Mr. Marsh) told him he was anxious to invest a
sum of money, not as a speculation, but as a per.
manent investment for the benefit of his children,
and Cameron said he could not select a better in.
vestment. Witness subsequently called again at
the Bank, and there he saw Mr. Paddison, who pro.
duced the charter, and particularly drew his attention
to the 71st section, and said he could not possibly lose
more than one-fourth. (The 71st section provides that
the directors shall be compelled to call a meeting of
shareholders, and leave it to them to determine whether
the affair shall be wound up.) He at the same time
stated that there was a reserve fund of some thousands.
In March, 1853, he forwarded 800/. as a deposit upon
20 shares, for which he had got a receipt. He then
proceeded to state that he went to the Baltic in the
Hogue, when a general power of attorney was sent out
for him to sign, authorising Mr. Cameron to sign the
supplemental charter for him, and in return he received
the certificates for the deposits.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.
IN RE LEOPOLD REDPATII.
This bankrupt was described as a dealer in shares, of
Chester-terrace, Hyde-park, and was sentenced to trans-
portation for life a few days since. This was the day
appointed for the last examination, and the bankrupt
was brought up in the custody of the Governor of New-
gate, and was accommodated in a private room.
Proofs were being received, and it is most likely that
the bankrupt will not be examined.
The examination was adjourned, no accounts having
been filed,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CAUTION TO TAILORS.—IIinDENT ROBBEBY.—John
York, a dealer in wadding, was brought before Mr.
Beadon, charged with stealing two coats, value 3!., the
property of Messrs. Cowling and Lawrence, tailors, 63,
Maddox-street, Regent-street.
Alexander Allei, foreman to the prosecutors, stated
that on Saturday evening he was engaged at the rear of
the shop when the prisoner entered the place and asked
if he wanted any wadding. Witness looked up and saw
the prisoner, who had a large bag in his hand and a
bundle of wadding strung across his shoulder, but before
he could give him any answer he (prisoner) immediately
left the shop. This excited his susp►cions, and he fol-
lowed him and brought him back. He then searched
the prisoner's bag, and at the bottom, under several
bundles of wadding, he found the two coats produced
belonging to his employers. Oa the theft being die•
•overed, the prisoner said he knew nothing at all about
the coats ; they must have tumbled into his bag by
accident. A policeman was then sent for, and the
prisoner given into custody.
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The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge.
Mr. Beadon said the prisoner had been guilty of 0011
of the most impudent robberies he ever heard of, and
committed him to the House of Correction for three
months.

A. batch of women of the lowest description were
ehargei with breaking the windows at St. Martin's
workhouse, where they had applitd to be admitted as
casual paupers on the previous night, but in consequence
of all the wards being full they were rejected. They
became dreadfully abusive, and eventually broke 200
panes of glass. They were then taken up. Committed
for a month each. On leaving the Court they assailed
the magistrate with the most frightful language ima-
ginable.