The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

OBITUARY FOR 1857.

Death has been more than ordinarily busy among
the titled orders during the year which has this day
come to a close. The obituary for 1857 contains the
names of no less than 22 members of the peerage of
the United Kingdom. The list is as follows :—The
Dukes of Rutland and Marlborough, the Marquis
of Ely, the Earls of Buchan, Amherst, Castlestuart,
Ellesmere, Mornington, Fife, Fitzhardinge, Fitz-
william, Harewood, and Spencer; Viscounts Do wne,
Liscuore, and Strangford ; the Bshops of Cork,
Cloyne, and Ross ; and Lords Alvanley, Douglas,
Milford, Radstock, and Thurlow. Of these the
peerages of Lords Alvanley, Douglas, and Milford
hare become extinct, as also has the English barony
of the late Earl of Fife. During the same period the
following members of the btronetage have paid the
debt of nature :—Sir Hugh R. Hoare, Sir Edmund
Filtner, Sir Rog. Barlow, General Sir J. A. D.
Agnew-Wallace, Sir G. L. Philipps, Sir Compton
Doraville, Sir J. R. Rowley, Sir J. Kenuard
Shaw, the Reverend Sir R. Fleming, Sir C. W.
Taylor, Sir G. W. Denys, Sir E. Haggerston, Sir
Norman R. Leslie (killed in the Indian mutiny),
Sir Orford Gordon, Sir T. 13. Lennard, Sir B. H.
Bromley, Sir C. Dodsworth, Sir W. G. lVfilitian, Sir
J. A. Boyd, Sir G o. Parker (killed in India), Sir
Corm M. Clarke, Sir Digby Mackworth, Sir 0. P.
Shakerley, Sir C. H. Rich, Sir Robert Price, Sir C.
Wolsoley, Sir J. Boswell, Sir Theophilus St.
Geor•2e, Sir Geo. Cayley, Sir F. G. Foster, and Sir
A. Dixie. Out of the above 31 baronetcies only
the titles of Price and Boswell have become extinct.
The list of Knights Batchelors and Knights of the
Bath who have died during the year 1857 in-
cludes the names of Sir E. H. Alderson (Baron of
the Exchequer), Sir Nicholas Thorn, Sir John
Owen, Sir G. W. Anderson, Sir R. J. Hare-Clarges,
Sir J. Macdonald (of Glengarry), Sir W. Lloyd,
Sir G. Magrath, Sir Wra L. berries, Sir J. Eyre,
Sir Robt, Carswell, Sir C. B. Egerton, Sir Hugh
Pigot, Sir John Bent, general Sir H. W. Bernard,
Sir Henry M. Lawrence, G, n. Sir H. M. Wheeler,
Sir W. H. Dillon, Sir J. Doveton, Sir G. H. Ber-
keley, Sir A. Clarke, Sir T. Le Breton, and Sir F.
Deaufort—in all 23. Among the other notables
who have died during the past year we ought to
mention her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou-
cester, the Princess Lie Ten, General Cavaignac,
Viscountess Keith, Mr. Morrison, the
Mr. James Coppock, Mr. J. Wilson CI oker, Bishop
Bioenfield, Generals Neill and Nicholson, Eugene
Sue, Dr. Dick, the Rev. Mr. Gorham, Canon
Townsend, the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, ond the fol-
lowing members of the House of Commons :—Mr.
G. F. Muntz, M. p. for Birmingham ; Mr. D.
Saunders Davies, for Carmarthenshire ; Mr. A
Stafford, for Northamptonshire • Mr. J. Platt, for
Oldham ; Mr. A. Hastie, for Paisley ; Mr. Robt.
Hall, for Leeds ; Major G. D. Warburton, for
Harwich ; Mr. Charles Ilindley, for Ashton-under-
Lyne ; and Mr. R. C. Hildyard, for Whitehaven.

THE LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING

co RP OR d TIuN.

Yesterday, the first meeting under the winding-
up of the affairs of this unf ,rtunate undettaking,
was held at the chambers of Vice Chancellor Wood,
before Mr. Liman, the chief clerk. The first sub-
ject brought under consideration was the amount
of security to be taken from C. J. F. Stuart, of
Threadneedle-street, and Mr. John Ball, the official
managers appointed to investigate and wind up the
affairs of the bank, in respect of all monies that
might come into their hands in the winding-up of
the estate.

The Chief Clerk inquired what was the amount
of security given by Mr. Harding, the official
manager of the Royal British Bank, at he winding-
up of that estate ?
Mr. Argles, who appeared as a solicitor for a
large number of shareholders in the London and
Eastern Bank, replied 20,0001.
Mr. Peachey (of the firm of Oliverson, Lavie,
and Peachey, solicitors to the London and Eastern
Bank and to the official managers) said they pro-
posed to give security to the extent of 11,0001. in
each case, making a total guarantee of 22,0001. on
behalf of Messrs. Stuart and Ball.

Mr. Stuart and Mr. Ball having both expressed
their readiness to give security in this amount it
was agreed that they should enter into recogui-
zsnces to thAt amount.

The Chief Clerk—Now that official managers are
appointed,the next step will be the appointment of
a creditors' represen'ative.
Mr. Argles—Yes, under the new act, to proteot
the interests of the creditors.

The Chief Clerk—And the next step will be the
settlement of the list of the shareholders in respect
of the liabilitiPs of the bank.
Mr. Peachey—T he list will be brought in shortly.
The Chief Clerk—ls there any property, or are
there any assets to be realised under this estate ?
Mr. Stuart—There is the Branksea Castle estate,
which belonged to Col. Waugh, and which is vested
in Mr. Arbuthnot, a trustee on behalf of tho bank.
The Cbief Clerk—At what amount do you esti-
mate the value of that estate ?
Mr. Stuart—l estimate it at the sum of 20,0001.,
but the amount to be realised would depend ou the
time and manner in which it would be sold.
Mr. Argles inquired whether the money paid
upon recent calls made by the London and Eastern
Bank was received by Mr. Stuart, as the interim
manager ?

Mr: Stuart—No ; they were received by the
bank itself, and not by me.
The meeting then adjourned.

The terms of the loan proposed to be-raised by the
Norwegian Government to assist the mercantile estab-
lishments in that country affected by the failures in
Hamburg and England aro understood to have been
arranged with Messrs. Baring and Co. The lean sill
be email, but its precise amount has not yet been axed,

ri) rIT ISbttion

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cl&ck.

THE CALCUTTA MAIL.

THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.

The Bengal flurkaru, of Nov. 24, after refer•
ring to the relief of Luckoow, says

" The accounts which have reached us of this
event are very meagre, consisting of nothing but
brief Government despatches. The loss is de
scribed as being very heavy, but the numbers
have not yet been returned, except as far as the
officers are concerned, and these are not so great
as had been expected. Our force was principally
strong in artillery and infantry, and there must
have been a great deal of close fighting and work
for the bayonet. Since the 1 tst message was re-
ceived, telegraphic communication, which was re-
established between Cawnpore and Alumbagh, has
been cut off. Whether the wires have been de-
stroyed or not, we are not aware, but two signal-
lers, who seem strangely enough to have been with-
out an escort, have been found murdered, which
is quite sufficient to account for the absence of
communication. News, howtvar, is hourly ex-
pected, and before the mail leaves, we hope to be
able to communicate to our readers that the ladies
and children of the garrison have been removed.
" The Pachete Rajah has been arrested under
circumstances of strong suspicion, which seem jus-
tified by the fact that his house at Kossipore,
near Rogoonathpore, was found to be fortified,
surrounded by a trench, and to contain a number
of warlike stores.

"The 32d mutineers have been pursued by
Major English and Captain Rattray, but the
greater part of them have got clear off, and will
probably cause some trouble yet. The Gwalior
mutineers are at Calpeo, where they seem to want
an object.
"In Central India there have been various
affairs' with the mutineers. The most serious is
the mutiny of the Kotah contingent at Kotah,
and the murder of Major Burton and his two
sons, as well as Dr. Solder and Mr. Saville.
Major Burton had arrived at the presidency only
a few days previously. He had no great reputa-
tion as a political, but he was much respected by
his friends, by whom his loss will be deeply felt.
" North-West is tolerably quiet ; but our gar-
risons generally are not very strong, and the rein-
forcements which are arriving almost daily in Cal-
cutta will be highly welcome in many places.
Delhi is one of the few places where we have a
giant's strength, and there we are using it like
dwarfs. It is stated upon what we know to be
good authority, that the King is treated with a
degree of consideration and respect which fallen
rascallity—even of Royal rank—never obtained
before, and that he bears his honours with oriental
moderation, merely intimating to British officers,
by playful hints, that they must not keep their
hats on in his presence, and so forth. Fu: titer, that
his son, aged 19, who was notshot with his brothers
on account of his youth, rides about the city on
an elephant, with. two British officers behind
him, to do him honour. Further, that there are
a number of leaders kept in confinement—it is to
be presumed of a similarly mild character—
against whom no measures have been taken. No-
body seems to know at present who is
to blame for this state of things, but
Mr. Colvin's proclamation is mentioned as the
impediment to justice. We believe, however,
that the Government at Calcutta were unaware of
these proceedings, and were as much surprised as
the rest of us. How far the possibility of their
being surprised in such a matter adds to their
dignity, is another question.

" Tne Legislative Course 1 have pw_sed an act
upon the subject of foreigners in India. Fu-
reigners must, for the future, have licenses to re-
main in this country, and to travel st sting their
objects, &c. It is supposed that the presence of
persons supposed to be Rossians, with the muti-
neers at Delhi and elsewhere, and the intrigues of
General d'Orgoui, otherwise M. Girodon, have
led to this measure, which is no douLt a very
proper one, and by no means disrespectful to
foreigners, since it will not subject them to such
strict surveilance as foreigners are subjected to
nearly all over the Continent.

" The despatch of the Court of Directors in-
definitely postponing the Blick Act was brought
before the Legislative Council on Saturday. The
supporters of the act did not say a word in its
favour, and the dispatch was quietly referred to
the committee upon the new code. This proceed-
ing has given great satisfaction to t'ie European
community, who look upon it as an indication of
what is to come.

" The Government have published a resolution
detailing the plan of compensation which they
have decided upon for persons who have lost pro-
perty by the mutinies. It is very unsatisfactory,
especially as regards the largest proportion of the
military, and all of the non-official classes. The
largest proportion of officers, are of course subal-
terns, and these are are very hardly treated.
Every subaltern, immediately after the mutiny of
his regiment, lost his company allowance—one, or
even more companies, as the case may be—and
this loss extending over several months, is not
taken into account in any way. Officers in civil
employ were permitted to draw their allowances
up to the Ist of October, and many of them were
able to regain their appointment before that time,
and so have suffered no loss at all. This ine-
quality is unjust in the Extreme.

" Far those out of the service, however, we fear
there is no change, exceptth rough interference from
home. The plan of Government is utterly inade-
quate to meet the losses of the non-official class,
and their losses are the largest of all. Many of
these persons have lost several lam of rupees, and
if utterly ruined, and unable to sot themselves up
in business in any way, they stand a chance of
getting two thousand."