The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

THE JEWISH DISABILITIES.

Mr. ANDERToN moved "That this Court do again pe•
tition both Jousts of Parliament that the Jews and all
her Majesty's British-born subjects may have extended
to them the right of civil and religious liberty., and be
qualified to hod all civil offices in any of her dominions
without any test of their religious opinions."
Mr. Deputy LOTT seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimowly, and the petitions to both Houses of
Parliament were agreed to.
Several motions for returns relative to the offices of the
corporation, the cost of the construction of the prison at
Holloway, and the annual atnount cif the income and ex-
penditure of the corporation were agreed to, and the
Court adjaurned.

THE QUEEN'S SPBECLE TO THE LADIES.

( Front Punch )

Members of Parliament and Peers of the Reelm being
about to be instructed how they are to spend their even-
ings for the next three months, her mo t gracious Ma-
jesty has heel pleased to direct that a companion. speech
might be prepared for her, in which she should apprise
their wives and daughters how to get rid of the nights
while consorts and papas are prosiug or sleeping for the
good of the nation. Mr. Punch has been favoured with
a copy of the Queen's Speech to the Ladies, and is in-
formed that in the event of her Majesty's absence at the
opening of the session, it will be delivered by the Lord
Chamberlain, who, as the peer most conversant with the
topics ref. rrcd to in the a ldress, will folsw the Lord
Chancellor, a peer not supposed to be very conversant
with any topic at all.
"My Ladies and Gills,—lt gives me great pleasure
to announce to you that besides the usual number of
balls, soirees, dancing-teas, at homes, and other desciip-
tions of parties with saltatory and matrimonial objects, a
great variety of public amusements will be offered to
you during the season.
"At the opera-house which bears my name, you will
hear a very deli.ghtful recruit from the ranks of the
church. Signor Giuglini, a tenor of an admirable cbarae-
ter. That fascinating little personage, Mademoiselle
Picoolornini, is again present with all her enchantments,
and Mr. Lumley, whose talent for discovering the stars
of the ballet rivals the skill cf Airy or Arago in ransack.
ing the firmament, has introduced t yOu a most c'earm-
ing danseuse, Mademoiselle Pochini, whose achieve-
ments leave nothing to be desired except that she would
perform them over again.
"I regret to state that -the vulgar selfishness of ce:•
tain dogs-in-the-manger, ordinarily known as Renters,
has excluded Mr. Gye's operatic company from Drury-
lane Theatre, but it may be heard in great force at the
pretty Lyceum, where my illustrious Sister, the Queen
of Song, r.igns in superb health and unflagging vigour,
supporte-1 by the illustrious Mario, Count di Candis,
and by that consummate tragedian, Signor Roneoni.
"My meritorious Baldwin Bucketone, at the Hay-
market Theatre, c ffers to such of you as possess an un-
vitiated taste for the drama a series of plays of an in-
teresting character, with highly entertaining farces, as
also a burlesque, in which my English is quaintly dealt
with by the ingenious Frank Talfourd, ard in which
you will see spirited acting and elegant appointments.
"I specially charge and command each and every of
you, a: you value your Queen's good opinion, to visit
31r. Wigan's theatre in Wych.street, f,r the purpose of
behol hug Mr. Rebson's performance as the " Miser."
Such extraordinary acting has not, I am informed by
eniversal voice, been witnessed since, the days of Mr.
Edmund Kean, who, I am further informed, neve,g dis-
played genius surpa sing that evinced by Mr. Ribson
in this character. You need not be ashamed of the
tears he will elicit, as they will result from an exercise
of the highest art, and as you will find the entire audi-
ence affected in common with yourselves.
"Mr. Charles Kean has placed upon the stage of my
daughter's theatre a spectacle in which the life of a liye-
gone age is reproduced before you with extraordinary
fidelity and splendour, and you will have the additioral
advantage of hearing, in the course of the spectacle,
several era -selected peisages from a noble tragedy by
Thou wig find that Mr.
NIL.
ANNt-ilLaemASdhtaikpshpieaTr.
heeatre, y
Benjamin Webster continues to present a series of most
effective dramas, constructed upon that principle of in-
tense interest which may be regarde.l as the element of
legitimacy at his establishment; and it is with great
pleasure that I announce to you, that this distinguished
actor, who can ill be spared from the stage (at present
not rich in artists), re-appears in a character of import.
ance, in which you will not fail to see him.
" My trusty Mr. Mitchell is about to re-open the St.
James's Theatre with a celebrated company of artists
from the capital of my valued ally, the Emperor.of the
French. A series of choice operetta, to be c, nducted by
the composer to t:e Tueatie des Beuffes, M. Offenbach,
will be given, and the list comprises some exceedingly
charming works.
" I could wish that you would all take an opportunity
of visiting the only theatre where the works of Mr.
Willtain Shakspeare are given as plays. I allude to the
house under the management of Mr. Samuel Phelps, at
Islirgton. The distance is trifling to those who, like
yourselves, possess the means of vehicular conveyance,
and you will he amply rewarded in Witnessing exceed-
ingly fine acting by Mr. Phelps, and a careful, intelligent
and judicious performance by his exoe lent company.
" I should deplore your omitting to delight the yr:zinger
branches of your family by indulging them with an occa—
sional visit to Astley's Amphitheatre, where the eques-
triau performances, under the direction of Mr. Cooke,
are as extraordinary as ever, with the addition, as in the
exploits of Miss E. Cooke and others, of ,a gracefulness
which commends itself to the cultivated eye.
" Having thus indicated to you, my ladies and girls,
how you may pleasantly dispose of the time while my
lords and gentlemen are attending t) the business which
I have marked out for them, it only remains for me to
express my certainty. that amusement, however delight-
ful, will never engross the British female, to the neglect
of her more eleva.ed and serious occupations, and with
this hint to wish you a series of exceedingly pleasant
evenings."

NO MORE.

No more, no more—at those brief words
How many a tear will start,
How many sad, but thrilling chords,
That deeply touch the heart ;
How many a scene of fond delight
That time will ne'er restore,
Like those sweet voices of the night,
Brigllt, beauteous, but7-no more.

No more, no more—that lute unstrung
Again it brings to mind,
Swett songs that were as sweetly sung,
Still in my heart enshrined ;
Too well that broken lute recalls
The pleasant sounds of yore,
As on the heart its echo falls,
And seems to breathe—no more.

No more, no more—when lips we loved
Are sealed in cold decay,
When faithful hearts, that friendship proVed,
Long since have passed away ;
Who has not felt the thrilling sound,
Deep in his bosom's core,
Nor sighed for all the sadness fuuud
In those brief words—no more 1
J. E. CARPENTER.

There is still an absence of gold withdrawals from the
Bank. The 200,000/. brought by the Anglesey from
Australia has not yet been delivered, but is expected
to-day, when a portion, if not the whol., will be taken
for exportation. A large sum may now be considered
due from Australia, and if it should soon arrive much
of it would probably be taken to the Bank.
LINCOLN'S-INN.—April 30.—The uncle rmentioned gen-
tlemen were this day called to the degree of Barrister-at-
Law by the Hon. Society of Linooln's-inn—viz. Edwd.
Wood Stock, Esq. (S C.L., Cambridge), Chailes Seale
Hayne, Esq., Wiltshire Stanton Austin, Esq., (8.A.,
Oxford), George Edward Mart; n, Esq., (M.A., Oxford),
George William Mounsey, Esq. (A.A., Cambridge),
William Samuel Fyler, Esq., Augustus Granville Ste.
piston, jun., Esq., Newton Reginald Smart, EN. (8.A.,
Oxford), Charles William Bardewell, Esq., B A., Ox-
ford), Charles Foyle Randolph, Esq. (BA., Cambridge),
Francis. Meade Eastment, Esq., James Albert Leaf,
Esq. (8.A., Cambridael, Edward Winslow, jun., Esq.,
and Win. Wollastan Kerslake, EQq.
MIDDLE TEMPLE, April 30. —The under Mentioned
gentlemen were this day called to the degree of the Outer I
Bar by the Hon. Society of the Middle Temple :—Theo-
dore Jervis, Esq., St, John's College, Oxford ; Francis
Guthrie, Esq., BA., London University; and. Edward
William James Tinney, Esq., of New-court, Temple.
INNER TEMPLE, April N.—The undermentioned
gentlemen were this day called to the -bar by the Hon.
Society of the Inner Temple :—Messrs. Chalks Thomas
Smith, ; Francis Stafford Pipe Wolferstan, B.A. ;
Gilmore Evans, B.A. ; Albert De Rutzen, B.A. ;
Thomas Grey Fullerton, M.A. ; Jules Augustin Virgile
Naz ; Thomas Henry Griffith ; William Morris Beau-
fort,

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, THURSDAY 111"RNING.
TIPPERAY BANS LITIGATION.

The following is an abstract of the Judgement
given by the Lord Chancellor yesterday, by whiei
Mr. Vincent Scully is released (for the present at
leas.) from his liability to be placed in the list ref
contributories to the Tipperary Bank. It is said
that two eminent members of the English Chan-
cery bar have given a strong opinion in favour of
the judgments previously pronounced by the Chan-
cellor in the cs: es of Messrs. Hone and Sterling,
both of whom shared t%e good fortune of Mr.
Scully by the erasure of their names from ihe dis-
mal list of contributories. When the case was
called on,--
"The Chancellor said, that it came before him as an
appeal from the decision of his Honour, who had affirm-
ed the ruling of Master Murphy, so far as it went, to
held the appellant, Mr. Vincent Scully, a contributory
to the Tipperary Bank. It was contended, on the part
of Mr. Scully, that he was not lial•le, in point of law,
to be placed upon the list of contributors, ina<much as
he had legally transferred his shares, and his name was
removed from the list as the owner of the shares ho had
previously held, and the name of Mr. Keatinge subeti-
toted ; and if that were the entire of the case he (the
Chancellor) could not fur a moment hesitate to exonerate
Mr. Scully from liability; but there was more in the case
which it would be necessary for him shortly to refer to.
Upon the part of the official manager it was contended
that there never was, in fact, a bona fide and valid
transfer of the shares in question to Mr. Keatinge ; and
that, supposing there had been a transfer, it was a trans-
action of such a nature as still left Mr. Scully in the
paeition of the legal owner, and therefore lialele as a
contributory. In the first place, as regarded the trans-
fer of the shares, if Mr. Scully was an ordinary share-
holder, who had no other connexion with the bank but
that of a shareholder, and that he had transferred his
shares, as stated, and got his name removed, and that of
the trausferree inserted in his place, he (the Chancellor)
thought that it would be clear that his legal liablity bad
ceased; but it was said that be stood in a different po ition
from an ordinary shareholder, having been a director of
the bsnk for several years, and never having divested
himself of the character cf director, so as to free
him from the position of a trustee. Now, there was no
doubt but that Mr. Scully ' was a director, but it was
equally clear that he was not one of the original direr-
toots. He was elected about the year 184&at the annual
meeting. of the bank, which took piece shortly after the
death of another gentleman named Scully, and be re-
mai, ed a director for some years, and one of the ques-
tions was when, if ever, did he cease to be a director ?
The 80th section of the deed of the company provided
that no director, excepting the managing or honorary
directors, should hold his appointment beyond the next
annual meeting unless re-elected ; so that Mr. Scully
was only director for a year after his first appoint-
ment ; and to make bite a director afterwards
he should have been re-sleeted at each annual meeting ;
but that was not dens, for it appears that he was never
re-elected at any meeting subsequent' to his original
election, although it was also equally clear that., with-
out going through the form of re election, he allowed
his name to be put forward as a director on subsequent
occasions, and down to the period when he became
alarmed as to the safety of the bank. He was first ap-
pointed a director in February, 1848, and in the year
1854 he wrote to Mr. James Sadleir, declining to be a
director thereafter; and even if elected after that it
would -not, in his (the Chancellor's) opinion, be a valid
election. Upon this evidence the Master of the Rells
overruled the Master, and held that Mr. Scully was
not to be considered a director after the meeting held
subsequent to the date of this I tter, and he (the Chan-
cellor) agreed with his Honour upon that part of the
cue- The question then came round to the transfer to
Mr. Keatinge, and whether there was anything in that
transaction from which Mr Scully should be et 11
coneidererras Halle ; and that depended on the con-
struction of the instrun eat executed on the occasion
of the transfer. The instrument in quo tien was
an agreement to sell the shares to Mr. Sadleir for
11,0001., to be paid in tie year 1857. Toe trans-
fer was made to Mr. Keatinge, and it was said that
that gentleman was only a trustee for Mr. Scully, and
that,l therefore, Mr. Scully was responsiVe ; but the
terms of the instrument were altogether the other way,
and showed that Mr. Keating° was the tru‘tee of Mr.
Sadleir, and not of the appellant. Taking that to be
the true state of the case, Mr. Scully could not have re-
called those shares, and up( n being paid the purchase
money Mr. Sadleir had a right to a transfer of the
shares to himself, and to the dividends, &s. There was
nothing in the deed, from -beginning to end, to show
any privacy between the bank and any person but
the proprietor of shares appearing in the books ; and if
the rights of proprietors could not be transferred he (-he
Chancellor) did not think the liabilities could be trans-
ferre I. The question was, whether upon the terms of
the deed it was competent to place on the lint of centii-
butories 50 persons who transferred -certain shares,
and pass by the party holding the shares ? That
was a proposition which he (the Chance 1 sr) did
not find affirmed by any case ; on the contrary, the
authorities were all the other way.. Toe contraot-
between Messrs. Scully and Sadleir was not made with
the company, and there was no privity bet 'nen Mr.
Scully and the company to the effect that be was to re-
ceive the dividends; and therefore he. (-he Chancellor)
did not see his way to hold the appellant liable as a con-
tributory, solely because he might have a lien on them.
For then reasons he (the Caancell <r) did not consider
that Mr. Scully's name shoe], I be retained on the list of
contributories, and he would, therefore, vary the cr.:hard
the Court below, and direct it to be struck off."