The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-12 00:00:00

ESGAIR MWYN 31INLYG COMPANY.

Yesterday a special general meeting of the eharehol.
ders was held at the offices of the company, Tenchurch..
street ; Mr. G. Helmore in the chair. .
The CHAIRMAN said the object of the meeting was to
make certain alterations in the deed of settlement, so
that they might be enabled to raise additional capital to
pay off the I:abilities and carry on the undertaking. •
Mr. CHAPPLE, the solicitor, read a series of resolutions
altering the constitution of the company, and empower-
ing the directors to issue 4,000 shares of 21. each, pay-
able by instalments.
Mr. SANGSTER wished to know whether they could not
come under the Limited Liability Act 1
Mr. CHAPPLE replied they could not without dissolving
the present company and firmieg a new one, as, after r:ue
consideration by the board, the company was registered
under the aot alluded to, without limiting the liability,
which would hale injured their credit.
Mr. W. MOR(AN suggested that the first instalment
of the preference shares should be ss.
The CHAIRMAN, in answer to questions, said the board
only intended in the first instance to issue 2,000 shares,
to bear interest at the rate of 201. per cent., but it was
go into any details until atter the second
and a programme
the next meeting they
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by an ,
Indenture dated the 13th day of April, 1837,
JOHN DANCE, of Fairford, in the county of Gloucester,
grocer and bacon factor, bath a,:signed and made over all his
real and personal estates and effects subject to any
existing mortgages, charges, liens, claims, or encum-
brances 'thereon, to WILLIAM CARNE, the younger,
of Birbury, in the said county Oaf Gloucester,
yeoman, and Alexander Iles of Fairford aforesaid, yooman,
in trust for the benefit of such Creditors of the said
John Dance, as shall execute the said Indenture within
two calendar months from the sale thereof, or signify
their consent thereto by notice in wiiti, g deliTered to
the said Trustees, or ou e of them, within such specified
period. And notice is hereby also given, that the said inden-
ture was executed by the said John Dance, in the presence of
George Frederick Newmarch, of Cirencester, in the County
of Gloucester, Solicitor, on the said 13th day of
Anril, 1857, and was also executed by the
said William Game and Alexander Iles, in th•
presence of the said George Frederick Newmarch, by whom
the aforesaid several executions of the said indenture are
attested, and the said indenture new lies at the office
of Messrs. Sewell, Newmarch, and Francis, solicitors,
Cirencester, for execution by the creditors of the said John
Dance.--Dated this 4th day of Way, 1857.

SAWELL, NEWMARCH, & FRANCIS,
Solicitors, Cirencester.

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
First appearance of Madame ALBONI.
REICHARDT, BELLETTI, VIOLET PI, BENE VENTANO.
THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), May 12,
IL BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA.
Rosina, Madame Alboni.
Ballet—LA ESMERALDA.
L•a Esmeralda, Mdlle. Pocchini.
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For particulars see bills.
A limited number of boxes in the Half Circle Tier have
been specially reserved for the public, and may be had on ap-
plication at the Box-office at the Theatre Colonnade, Hay-
market.
Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Last appearance of Madllo. Pocchini.
PICCOLOMINI, GIUGLINI, BELLETTI, VIOLEPTI,
On THURSDAY EVENING, May 14, an Extra Night.
LUCIA. DI LAMMERMOOR.
Lucia, Piccolmini ; Edgard°, Sig. Giuglini.
After which,

ESMER ‘LDA.

La Esmeralda, Madlle. Pocehini (her last appearance.)

For particulars, see bills.
A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been
specially reserved for the public, and may be had on applica-
tion at the Box-office, at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket.
Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each.

_g_/ THE
BOUFFES PARISIENS-St. JAMES'S
THEATRE. - FIRST REPRESENTA-
TION, WEDNESDAY, May 20.-1. 31'SIEU LANDRY,
Operette, 1 Acte.--2. LES DEUX AVEUGLES, Bouffon,
nerie, Musicale, 1 Acts. Musique de Offenbach.-3. BA-TA-
CLAN, Chinoiserie Musicale, 1 Acte. Musique de Offenbach.
Principal Characters by Messrs. Pradeau, Guyot, Gerpre, and
Leonce ; Mesdlles. Dalmont, Marechal, Belnoir, and Mace—
their first appearance in this country. The Orchestra of the
The, tre des Bouffes will ace 'mpany these Representations-i
under the direction of the popular composer, M. Offenbach—
To commence at half-past 8 o'clock.—This Engagement being
limited to one month, Performances will be given Every Even-
ing.—Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mit-
chell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THIS EVENING will be performed
Shakespere's tragedy of
KING RICHARD THE SECOND.
King Richard 11,, Mr. C. Kean ; Queen, Mrs. C. Kean,
Preceded by a new Farce, in one act, called
AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOUSE IS 1113 CASTLE.

THEATRE ROYAL, Et A.YMARKET.
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES OF ADMISSION.
THIS EVENING (May 11) to commence at Seven o'clock,
with THE EVIL GENIUS Tom llipstone, Mr. Buckstone.
After which, the auccessfu' Classical Love Story, un-
der the Apple-lation of A "'AL A.NTA ; or, The Three Golden
Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M.
Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan.
To conclude with BOX AND COX.
In future the prices will be:
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), Gs. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d.
Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
Upper Boxes ... 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0
Pit .
Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI.
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.

THIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original
drama (second time). entitled JOSEPH CHAVIGNY ; or,
Under the Thumb, Ben. Webster, Paul Bedford, Madame
Celeste, dm.
Followed by a new Farce, called FEARFUL TRAGEDY
IN THE SEVEN DIALS.

To concinde with the new and original domestic sketch,
entitled WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright,
Mr, Paul Bedford, kc.

11110YAL SURREY THEATRE,
A, Lessees, Messrs• Shepherd and Creswiek.
THIS EVENING will be performed MATHILDE.
After which, THE THREE WONDERS OF PEKIN.
To conclude with 102 ; or, The Veteran and his Progeny,
Mr. Widdicomb,

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING will he performed a new drama,
called DADDY HARDACRE. Mr. Robson, Stc.
To conclude with YOUNG AND HANDSOME. Messrs
Robson, G. Murray, Grc.
Commence at half-past Seven.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Last Five Nights of the present successful Entertainments.
On Saturday the theatre will be closed for a Grand Re-
hearsal of Verdi's far-famed Open of IL TROVATORE ; or
The Gipsy's Vengeance, which will be produced on Monday
next, with Equestrian Illustrations, and supported by the
FIRST OPERATIC ARTISTES OF THE DAY.
On Friday, May 15, the Annual Complimentary Benefit of
Mr. William Cooke, and his daughter, Miss Kate Cooke, un-
der the distinguished patronage of the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayer and Lady Mayoress.
THIS EVENING, and following nights, the performance
will commence with the Grand Military Spectacle, entitled
THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS; or, The Battle of Constantine.
To be followed by a matchless routine of SCENES IN
THE ARENA, in which Miss Kate Cooke will appear.
To conclude with a Risible Farce.

Commence at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper
B )sea, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 11., no charge for booking ;
Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6(1.
Box•orrlce opan from Els-ren till Four. Stage Manager,
Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jnn.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glees,- Duets, dtc., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Miss Brnnell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr. J.
Caulfield, Heir F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S.
Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Cori. Senor Antonio M.
de Solla, and E. L. Mime ; Masters Bennett and Corri;
Meyers. Sam Cowell, Sam Collins, and E. Mackney.
Pianofort,, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, .J. Caulfield, jun.;
iirector, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre-
cisely. Suppers, Sm., until twelve o'clock.

NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

T DAT —Morn. 39 min. aft. 3—Kcening 55 min. aft. 3
ro-Moßsow—Morn. 13 min. aft. 4—Evening 28 mtn. att. 4

THE WEATHER-8117N OFFICE, MAY 12.
THRHMONEYER, IN THIS SHADE.
67 —highest singe noon yesterday.
51 -lowest this morning and during the night.
66 —this day at noon.

BABO3fETER, 30.01—rising rapidly.!
WIND, S. W.; light, with fine warm weather. A thun-
der storm passed over London yesterday afternoon, and
heavy rain fell in the northwestern parts.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1857.

The responsibilities of the Home Secretary are
already immense. Yet her MAJESTY'S Govern•

ment are actually now demanding of Parliament
that those responsibilitiesshall be at once increased,
and that they shall be increased, moreover, enor-
mously ! Such literally after all will be, must
necessarily be, the result of the Transportation and
Penal Servitude Bill—read a second time last
night in the House of Commons—passing through
that additional stage of its legislative growth into
an Enactment not simply pro forma, but as the
sequel to an animated discul36on.
The principal persons who took part in this
Debate, including amongst their number the Right
Hon. the Home Secretary himself, his predecessor
in office, on the side of the Opposition, the hon.
and learned gentleman the Member for Sheffield,
the right hon. gentleman the Member for Leeds,the noble lord the Member for King's Lynn, and
divers other representatives already distinguished
amour, law reformers and practical philanthropists..

humanity and of prudence. It has long bees
felt that in our treatment of Criminals, we have
perversely and blindly rushed from one Extreme
to the Other ! That in doing away with the
old cruel, sanguinary system, which not so very
long ago, in simple truth, rendered the assizes
—not " once" in a way, but permanently and sys-
tematically—Bloody Assizes : that in putting a
stop to the wholesale hanging, drawing, and
quartering, t) branding, gibbeting, and disem-
bowelling, we ran stupidly. and obdurately into
the opposite extravagance ! Dandling and cod-
dling, cherishing and nurturing Crime and Cri-
minals ! And doing this, observe! so entirely
con amore, that at last some of the more incorrigi-
ble reprobates in the community preferred, and
with no little show of reason, admission
into the Gaol rather than admission into the Union
—the walls of a Convict Prison to those of a
Parish Workhouse. Simultaneously with which
blunder on our parts came the ultimate refusal—
and, be it said, the obviously reasonable refusal—
of our Colonies to be polluted into the moral sinks
of the empire by means of the old, worn-out, used-
up, thread-bare scheme of transportation to penal
settlements.

Transportation being abruptly closed—our cri-
minals having, in consequence, rapidly and conti-
nuously increased upon our hands—and all this
occurring at the very time when ultra-lenity was
taking the place of ul tra-severity—tohat have been,
rather should we say, what have not been, the
consequences ? Why, we all know but too well
the terrible character and the appalling magnitude
of those consequences. We all know that such
have been the results of our Modern System in the
Criminal branch of our jurisprudence—that evils
have flourished and multiplied by reason of it, in
this country, in the middle of this latter half of
the 19th century—evils that are a scandal to our
generation ! Two phrases will be sufficient of them-
selves to "point the moral and adorn the tale" of
this strange, new version of a union never dreamt
of by the Roman, when he talked in the old
days of knitting together the suaviter in modo
and the fortiter in. re ! Those two all-sufficient
phrases being—need we add ?—" The Garotte,"
and the " Ticket-of-leave ! " The fortiter in re,
being so translated, by our Ruffians-Let-Loose, as
the fitting sequel to the sauviter in modo of a weak-
minded and maudlin Legislation ! The conse-
quences of all this becoming, at laLt, so dreadful
that the Parliamentary Frankenstein has at length
found it absolutely necessary to bind the hands,
to fetter the limbs, to paralyse the desperate and
destructive energies of the Monster that Parlia-
mentary Frankenstein had himself, in au evil mo-
ment, created ! The only question yet remaining
unsolved in the matter, being, we repeat, How
this might be accomplished the most effectually ?
A problem, so difficult of solution, however, that
it is set aside for after consideration ! The new
Ministerial measure relating to the subject, was
read a second time last evening, the Bill referring to
the twin topics of Transportation and Penal Servi-
tude : meaning, after all, as previously intimated,
the submission of the whole difficulty to the wis-
dom and discretion of Her MAJESTY'S Secretary
in the Home Department. Whether this evasion
of the difficulty be really judicious under the cir-
cumstances, remains yet to be decided. If it
signifies anything, it signifies simply this—the
transference of an enormous responsibility from
the Legislature to the Home Secretary.

Did anyone remark among the foreign news
yesterday, the astounding piece of intelligence
received by telegraphic despatch from Buda, dated
the sth instant? The reply of the EmPriatoß of
Austria to the congratulatory address of the Bar-
: gomaster of Pesth ! What was that reply ? Let
us repeat it—" I am perfectly convinced of your
loyalty, and am pleased to hear the expression of
it from your lips." After a short pause (the
telegraphic despatch adds), his MAJESTY
(evidently not a very ready speaker),
continued—" The EMPRESS, who has long
wished to see this beautiful city, is certainly
as much pleased with it as I an." Really ?
Wonderful ! As DOMINIE SAMPSON would have
said—"Pro-di-gious !" As Baillie NICHOL JARTIE
would have remarked—" Ma conscience !" As
one of the Turnkeys observes in Mr. CHARLES
REAM'S clever matter-of-fact romance, Never too
Late to Mend —" Well, I'm blessed ! Well, I'm
blowed !" . . . The EMPRESS, who has long wished
to see that beautiful city of Pesth, is as much
pleased with it as he is ! Why, what more than
this can Hungary want, in reason Here surely is
a balm for all her sufferings ! Here is a solace
for all her afflictions a healing ointment for
all her wounds ! After this—M. Louis Kos-
SIITH can certainly have nothing more to say !
His task is surely accomplished—his hopes are,
without doubt, entirely realised ! The spouse of
the Red Emperor is very much pleased indeed—
the Hungarians are told this by the lips of
FRANCIS JOSEPH himself, who adds that her
MAJESTY entirely concurs with him (her august
and imperial husband) in. considering the
city of Pesth beautiful. So —we dare
say NERO, while fiddling on the Capitol,
thought Rome looked very pretty in truth
under the rosy light of the conflagration !
Really this imperial tour of the Austrian EMPEROR
through his Hungarian dominions, gives promise
of proving a very appropriate sequel to his tour
through his fair Italian possessions. And there
don't we all of us remember how he won the
hearts of the more impressionable among the
Lombards by an amnesty so very memo-
rable because so very magnanimous ? The mag-
nanimity of the thing being just equivalent
to that of a man who knocks another down,
and then picks him up again. 0 those
HAPSBURGS ! We don't wonder in the least that
KOSSUTH thinks of them as he does think of them,
as the world knows he thinks of them. We only
marvel that the Thoughts of KOSSUTH are not
the Actions of the Hungarians.

The Lord Chancellor has again introduced the
Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill, having struck
out the clause to which Lord CAMPBELL took excep.
tion at its introduction in February last, and
which, as the Ncble and Learned Lord declared,
would empower a husband and wife to separate
by mutual consent; or, in other words, to obtain
a divorce for all practical purposes save that of
marrying again ! It is to be regretted that Lord
BROUGHAM, who has taken such an active and
creditable part in exposing the wrongs to which
married women are subject, was not present. We
trust, however, that Noble and Learned Lord
may be enabled again t) give the public
the benefit of his inestimable services on
this interesting and important subject, until
the flagrant grievances of English wives are
thoroughly and completely removed, and they are
ensured the entire control and administration of

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"immediate" . heir property, whether arising from legacies or
The imperative necessity of some
and "resolute" change in the Criminal Code of gifts, er from their own industry.
this country has been for a considerable time past, We cannot wonder that au intelligeat French-
we believe, universally recognised. The only ! woman should have described England, as " a
question remaining to be solved in the matter' barbarous country," when she found herself
being, in point of fact—What that Change Ought I stripped by a worthless husband of her
To Be ! What it ought to be—due regard being ' own earnings. It i., indeed, a hardship of
the worst description, sufficient to conver t
had all the while to considerations at once f

into hatred the love that a woman might
otherwise bear to her partner for life. What
can be more vexatious than to see the produce of
her own labour, by which she could maintain
her children in comfort and happiness, ruth-
lessly seized and squandered by one for whom,
with all his faults, she still retains lingering feel-
ings of affection ? She may feel disposed to
cling to him through good report and through
evil report—to welcome him when the world
frowns and turns its back—but that feeling
will be promoted, rather than checked, by
knowing that she can retain the m'aans of doing so
efficiently ! that what she realises by her own
exertions, should be employed as she thinks pro-
per, and not be liable for the consequences either
of his profligacy or his folly. Yes, his folly, for
that should be as strenuously guarded against as
deliberate crime. Men may incur debts either
through their own extravagance, or becoming
bound for others, and the aggrieved woman's
property will be seized for their liquidation, and
she and her children may be driven from the
home which she had herself formed, and of which
she was the main, if not the sole, prop and sup-
port.

G. C. LEWIS to say_ that he has hitherto dealt.with
the important question in a more libe.;:al and
enlightened spirit than any of his. predecessors,
and we give b',.• ni credit for suppos-
ingtha aytmhe
will
renfeteeno
_favour, by short-sighted
gad io frictions, to impair the beneficial
character
hisP-...;uggestions.
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There Are however two points which require
im:nediate attention. It appears that there was in
November, 1855, an ascertained deficiency of more
than 5,200,000/. If the entire assets wore realised
—and the liabilities provided for, this large sum
must be defrayed by the tax-paying community.
It is highly discreditable to the Government that
such an untoward state of affairs should be per-
mitted to continue. If the accounts of any private
establishment showed a loss of more than 15 per
cent. of the original capital, stringent inquiries
would take place as to the errors of management,
that had produced such disastrous consequences.
The conduct of the Directors would be subjected
to severe criticism ; and the Government should
not set so bad an example as to go on, in the face
of a large ascertained deficiency. The proper
course would be to make such provisions as would
leave an ample fund to meet every possible de-
mand, although the depositors had drawn the full
sums to which they were respectively entitled.
But the great evil, and that which has mainly
occasioned the loss of the five millions, is the irre-
sponsible control exercised by different financial
ministers who buy and sell stock or Exchequer
Bills without reference to the interests of savings
banks. It is, in fact, a gigantic fraud used for
stock-jobbing purposes ; and it is not right or
proper that any individual should be entrusted
with such enormous power. Besides, the absolute
control over 35,000,0001. sterling should not be
vested in any servant of the Crown. It is highly
unconstitutional that it should be so, and in the
event (which GOD forbid) of any collision between
the SOVEREIGN and the people, it might be used in
a manner very detrimental to the liberties of the
subject. These are matters that require stringent
investigation before a select committee. There is
no reason, however, that the present measure,
which is good so far as it goes, should not be
forthwith carried through Parliament, while the
other points above referred to may properly be
postponed for future and efficient legislation.

It is not necessary to cite specific instances of
this nature. They are, alas ! too painfully
notorious, and must be familiar to every person of
ordinary experience. They fall, too, chiefly on
the middle and humble classes, who have not had
elaborate settlements drawn out before their union.
Woman was intended to be the helpmate, not the
slave, of man. It should be, to all intents and
purposes, a real bona file partnership into which
she enters, not a contract that renders her merely
an upper servant, without the power of
retaining property, save through the in-
tervention of trustees. That the state of
the law on this all-important subject re-
quires immediate alteration, is admitted on every
side. No one has the hardihood to deny that
proposition. It is also generally considered that
the best change would be to place a wife, where
there has been no bona fide settlement of her pro-
perty, to all intuits and purposes, in the position
of a femme sole, so that what has been bequeathed
or given to her, as well as her own earnings,
may be absolutely under her own control—free
from the debts, control, or interference of her
husband, or of any person claiming under or
through him. It would also be well, as Lord
BROUGHAM proposed, to afford a speedy remedy
by " the interposition of a court, to which her
access is rendered easy, and which may ex3rcise a
summary jurisdiction, at all events to the extent of
keeping the disputed property safe, until the
ownership could be fairly decided.

So far as to the rights of property, which, if she
possessed it, should carry with it the duty of pro-
viding for her offspring, and guaranteeing the
husband against any debts which she might think
proper to contract, either before or after marriage.
But there are other matters which must also be
considered. Events ntay unhappily occur which
would render it impossible that the parties should
ever afterwards live together in amity. The re-
dress in such cases should not be exclusively given
to the man, nor should it be placed at so high a
price that none but the wealthy could aspire to it.
Why should a woman be irrevocably bound to a
heartless wretch, who treats her habitually with
brutal cruelty We are aware that the question
of divorce is one of a peculiarly delicate nature,
but there should be reciprocity, so that either
party might apply for relief, and that the cost of
the remedy should be suited to their position
and means, so that there may not practically
be one law for the rich and another for
the poor in England. What Lord CRAN-
WORTM proposes will not achieve this desideratum,
It will, therefore, be necessary that the subject
should be maturely and attentively considered in
all its details, and that the opinion of a Select
Committee should be obtained thereon. It will
be seen that the questions relating to property,
and to divorce or separation, are totrlly distinct,
and they should be treated of in different bills,
and not jumbled or confounded together.

The formal resolution essential to the introduc-
tion of a bill for the regulation of Savings Banks
throughout the entire kingdom, was last night
carried unanimously in the House of Commons,
on the motion of the Chancellor of the Erchequer.
The Right Hon. Gentleman explained the trifling
modificatiOns from the measure which he intro-
duced in February, and which may be regarded
as improvements. The chief one relates to the
amount of deposits, which, by the bill of last ses-
sion, was fixed at £lOO. Sir G. C. LEWIS has
yielded to the representations of numerous trustees
and managers in various parts of the kingdom,

and consented that it should remain at £2OO, as

at present. The only other relates to the mode
in which the prices. of the different investments
shall be ascertained. It was proposed in February
that the average for the preceding quarter should
be taken. It is now intended to take it at the
price of the day, on which the investment was
actually made, manifestly producing greater accu-
racy in the accounts. To our humble judg-
meet, however, it seems that the best way of any
would be to ascertain the sums actually paid or
received, without looking to averages of either
quarters, months, or days, under which system
there could be no possibility of error.

The great feature, however, of the bill is, that
it gives a real, bona fide national guarantee for
the money actually paid into these institutions,
and not merely for what was actually transferred
to the hands of the Government. It was shown

m too many instances that this was completely

illusory. The unfortunate depositors were made
dependent on the integrity of those over whose
appointment they had no control, while the

trustees who appointed the defaulters avoided any
description of responsibility. This system, which
occasioned many well-founded complaints, and
which deprived many widows and orphans of the
means provided by the providence of husbands
and fathers, was virtually a fraud of the worst
description. It was neither more nor less
than obtaining money under false pretences !
inducing the parties to believe that they had pub-
lic security while there was really no such thing.
The natural result has followed on the exposures
that have arisen, and the amount of the deposits
have been reduced. Up to 1841 there had, for
several years, been a steady augmentation amount-
ing to nearly 2,000,000/. per annum. Since

,hat period there has been a falling off of more

than 7,500,000/., and the working classes would
hare been altogether deprived of the benefits
arising from what, under a better system, would
be really valuable establishments. It was, there-
fore, indispensable that something should bo done
to place matters on a more satisfactory footing,
and that, Sir G. C. LEWIS proposes to do, so
far as the safety of the depositors is concerned
Assuming so large a liability, it is, of course,
necessary that adequate means should be adopted
to preserve more efficient control over the dif—
ferent banks, rAnd to prevent the possibility of
frauds. This is a delicate subject, requiring very
nice handling. We cannot as yet say whether

the provisions are such as to prevent its satisfac-
tory working. It is, however, but justice to. Sir

DEATH OF ADMIRAL LORD RADSTOCK.

It is with great regret that we announce the death
of Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Radstock,
C.B. His lordship had attended, as was his cus-
tom, at the Council of King's College on Friday
last, and personally assisted the distribution of
the prizes to the meritorious students. On Satur-
day morning he felt unwell, and afterwards became
seriously ill, and on Sunday he gradually sank
away, departing this life at an early hour yesterday
(Monday) morning, at his London residence, 26,
Portland-place. The deceased fiord was the eldest
son of the first Baron Radstock, who was the
younger brother of George, fourth Earl of Wal-
degrave, and who, in consequence of a very
important victory over the Spanish fleet off
Cape Lagos, was created an Irish peer under
the title of Baron Radstock. At an early age
the subject of this notice entered the royal
navy, and displayed great zeal and courage
in that gallant service. He was the most distin-
guished in his services off the coasts of Italy, and
took an important part in the destruction of the
French batteries at the mouth of the Rhone, in
1812. He was in later years made a Companion
of the Bath, and appointed naval aide-de-camp to
her Majesty. His unostentatious charity, and ac-
tive exertions in many of the leading societies and
benevolent institutions of the metropolis, will long
be remembered. He is succeeded in his title by
his only son, the Hon. Granville Augustus Walde-
grave, born in 1833. He leaves a widow, daughter
of the late John Puget, of Totteride-park • one
daughter married to Captain William Beauchamp
Proctor, of Langley-park, in Norfolk ; and owe
daughter unmarried.