The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

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joint assistance of my friends, Mr. Linklater and Mr.
Field, who undertook the management of the details
elsewhere, and the result is to place the shareholders in
a position of temporary and comparative safety • but it
would be a most ungrateful return if the shareholders
do not take advantage of the opportunity afforded them,
and contribute for the general compromise. Many I
repiesent who have returned in consequence of this Act
having passed will use their beat exertions to carry it
out. The amount is very large, 170,0001., bat Ido be-
lievelhat if shareholders knew the vital importance to
themselves in carrying out this compromise the amount
might be subscribed. My friend has alluded to the
conduct of the assignees. I can only say that they have
well and zealously discharged their duties. The pro-
ceedings which have been referred to have been taken
independently of this Court.
Mr. LINKLATICIL—With reference to the liability of
the new shareholders, I may observe that before the
assignees proceeded with the examination of the direc-
tors, or made public the circumstances connected witbk
the failure of the "Royal British Bank," they had thi
consent of almost all the new shareholders, abandoning
any claim against the estate. Tne question of the
liability of the new shareholders to the creditors has been
solemnly decided. by the Court of Queen's Bench, Ex-
chequer, and Common Pleas, and there can be no ques-
tion that they are liable to the creditors of the bank,
although, as between themselves and the of I share-
holders, they may not be liable to contribute on the
grJund of fraud ; even that question is appealed in the
Court of Chancery.
Tne COMMISSIONEEL—I am in great hopes that that
Act of Parliament will be found a beneficial measure,
and that a general compromise may be effected, so as to
finally wind up the affairs of this most unfortunate bank.
The meeting was then adjourned for two months.

MONTREAL.

The Montreal Argus publishes the following ac-
count of an event which has been more briefly re-
ported by telegraph
" On Thursday evening an affair took place in the
St. Ann's Suburbs, which terminated in the death
of a man named Dempsey. It seems that, for some
time, a picquet of two or three officers has nightly
gone the rounds of that ward with police, in search
of soldiers absent from roll-call in the evening. On
Thursday evening Lieut. Tryan was despatched on
that duty, and applied to the chief of police, Capt.
Hays, to supply him with a few men to enable him
to search such• houses as he might believe har-
boured deserters from the regiment. This Capt.
Hays did not feel authorised to grant, and Lieut.
Tryan then wished him good night, and said he
would go by himself. While in Griffintown he saw
come out of a tavern two men, each carrying a bun-
dle, whom he overheard speaking of going to the
United States. Lieut. Tryan accosted them, and
charged them with being deserters. This brought
on disturbance. The men struck Lieut. Tryan,
who declared himself an officer on duty, and armed,
threatening that if attacked he would fire in self-
defence. To show himself in earnest, hs fired one
barrel of a revolver in the air, declaring that the
piece was loaded. Being attacked and down, he
fired twice, and the balls passed through the body
of Dempsey, one of his assailants, a man aged about
24 years, who died in a very short time after re-
ceiving the wound. The police came up to the
scene of conflict, and saved Lieut. Tryan from in-
evitable destruction, as the crowd was both-numo-
rous and furious. He surrendered himself to the
police, by whom he was taken into custody, and is
so retained awaiting the verdict of the coroner's jury,
which assembled yesterday afternoon at the New
Court house. Such, so far as we have been able to
gather them, the particulars of an affray, which has
created much regret throughout the city. In the
pretent state of the inquiry we forbear all comment
on the case."
An inqu,st on the body of Dempsey was pro-
cceeding at the date of the steamer's departure.
From the evidence already taken, we take that
of two of the most important witnesses :
" Mary Parkyn, wife of Robert Bishop, sworn
—I reside in Murray-street, Griffintown. I have
resided in Montreal about 28 years. On Thursday
night 1 heard some people talking loudly about two
streets from where I live. It appeered to come from
the far end of Gabriel-street. I thought that
the cause of the loud talking was that a man who
keeps a tavern there had put out a person who was
unwilling to go. When I heard the noise, I was
standing on the gallery at the back of my house.
I saw the flash of a pistol and heard the report.
Immediately after I heard a great hallooing, talk-
ing loudly, and a great rushing at the end of Mr.
Larkin's wood-yard, as if persons were running a't. r
the report of the past 1 I heard a person say, 'Go
away,' three times. He spoke louder every time,
and I thought the person who spoke was au edu-
cated one. I said so to my daughter at the time.
I shut my back dcor and went to the front
door, and I looked up towards Mr. Lerkin's corner.
I saw three or four men running. I never saw any
run so fast. They were coming towards my
house. Oue man, and he was the first, was three
or four yards iu front of another. I closed my
door just as be passed, and I did not recognise how
he was dressed. I went to the window and saw the
rest of the men pa s. I di I not recognise any of
them. Did not hear one word from them as they
passed. Remained at the window for some time.
After they passed my house, I heard some of them
say 'Kill him ! kill him.' Did not see any weapons
in their hands, or see them throw any stones. I
then heard two shots fired immediately after each
other. The man that was shot just walked past
the step of my door. He had laid down there on
his side. I opened the door a little, and beard
him say I'm done' several times. Saw a number
of persons gather round him, raise him up, and take
him to the neat lot to me, and lay him there.
The party I first saw running down the street ap-
peared as if running for his life. This occurrence
took place between 11 and 12 o'clock at night.
" John Bailey—Am foreman on the Victoria-
bridge. Reside in Murray-street, Griffintown ;
have resided there for the last sixteen years. I was
at home on Thursday night, the 3d inst. About
half-past 12 o'clock that night I heard a noise ; I
thought about the corner of Eleanor and Gabriel-
streets. I heard a person in a commanding voice
demand his cap. He appeared to be an educated
person, above the common perseus of that neigh-
bourhood. I heard the other party say, Go on
about your own business ; that will do—that will
do.' After that I heard a noiee as of persons run-
ning towards Murray-street. I heard very loud
talking, and I calls d to my wife to throw me my
troust.rs, as I thought there was going to be a row
in the street. While I was putting my
trousers on, the door bs‘ing partly open, I heard- a
31.10 strike against my fence. Immediately after t
heard two pistol shots, and on looking out then I
saw a man rise and fall three times on the side
walk as he was advancing. I sax a man who I
thought had fired the shots run across the street
under a gallery, and continue back again to Gabriel-
str et. The person I saw fall I recognised to be
John Dempsey, the deseesecl. The person who ran
across the road I heard say to tie party who was
pressing on him. Don't make an attack on me.'
Teiss Aas before the stone was thrown. There were
four or five persons pressing him, crying out, r Go
into him,' Pin him,' as I under stood it. I could
not recognise the Party who fired the shots, as I did
not look at him particularly. I went up to deceased
and opened his clothes to see if he was bleeding—
finding no blood I turned him over to sea if the ball
had passed out behind. I did not hear the deceased
speak, and did not follow him after the arrival of
tee doctor. I knew Dempsey about months age
es a teamster in the employ of the Grand Trunk
Railway contractors. He appeared to be a quiet
man.
" By a Jurer—The person shot was among the
parties who were pursuing the m to who fired. They
were all near to the man who fired the pistol. The
person pursuel told them not to attack him, as he
hal the means of defending bim3elf, and wculd use
them.' The cause of the firing was on account of
the stone being throe nat him. Were it done to
m I would have acted in the acme manner. I wes
standing on my gallery when the two shots were
fired, about three or tour yards from the person
firing. The two shots I heard fired were in the di-
rection of the assailants."

THE S-UN, LONBON,_ THURSDAY EVENING SEPIEWBER 24, 1857

seized in Holywell-3trest, and also that it was an
obscene paper.
Mr. Mace, the chief usher, stated that several
copit s of Paul Pry which had been seized were pro-
duced by Mr. Durkin on the day previous.
Mr. Roche said that the two numbers of Paul
Pry for which the publisher was imprisoned were
never issued. When it was found that they con-
tained objectionable matter, they were destroyed.
The magistrate, Mr. Henry, said that he saw no
miitatements to correct. Mt. Jardine would have
to decide at the next hearing whether the books
were obscene or not, which might be somewhat dif-
ficult.
. The editor then withdrew.

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Frederick Har-
ding was charged with obtaining two sovereigns
from George Brown, by false pretences.
George Brown, a boy in the service of Mr.
Clarke, butcher, Hungerford-market, said that on
Thursday morning his master gave him two sove-.
reigns to go out and " back a horse" with. He
welA to the Haymarket, ant seeing the defendant,
asked him the price of the horse he was desired to
back. The defendant said the odds were 7to 2,
and then catching hold of his hand, took from him
the two sovereigns, saying, " That will do ; I'll pay
in the morning if the horse, wins." He went back
to his master, and told him he had made the bet.
His master asked him for the name of the person.
He said he did not know it. His master sent him
back to ask the name. He saw the defendant, and
the defendant told him his name was Rogers. He
returned to his master, who told him to go and
get the money back. He went, but defendant said,
" It's all right ; I'll pay i❑ the morning." The
horse had since won, but his master had not re-
ceived the money.
The defendant said he booked the bet in the
name of Rogers, but did not say his own name was
Rogers. He called witnesses to prove it, but the
magistrate was dissatisfied with their testimony.
On the defendant stating that if he had time
allowed he could produce a witness who could
prove this point, the magistrate remanded the case,
and allowed him to go ac large on bail.

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