Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-02
GREAT FRAUD.CAsE IN ENGLAND.

From re London Tunes, 10Th March
Johu - Heir national calamity. II i not often
that individual rises position Of such infamous
ety but the ruth is that the whole story of his
frauds j. beginning shape and form, that the
prosperity whole province has received shock
from hi- proceedings He has forged tledeed- OF estates
he la, forged private acceptances and securities and 10y
his couneIon With the Tppeiary Bank he has contyed
ssinde the population Of the south of Ireland to an
which Is already stated a,+0oooCl and which i'll
probably reach the full proportion OF the halimiion-
Again.t TIL. result Is be of S5,ooOl
and course whatever may be recovered by the process
of selling up iunocen, shareholders Thi- il after ALL but
to shin burden from the shoulders Of the many to the
shoulder. Of tie lew and it Il can be done with
reasonable degree OF success IL j. scarcely be expected
that .he creditors will regain anything than small
percentage OF their los. On Tuesday OF last week the
brought before the Master OF the Rolls in Dublin
Oh a motion that tue cOparinershp shOul be dissolved
aud affairs be wound up in conformity with the proyi-
sions OF the Windiugup Act, On this OCCASION ia dey-
.ug his Judgement the Master OF the Rolls stated the
position Of affairs To be ioOWs-"The late John
"Sadcir permitted by his brother the sole director
"and manager OF the bauk, 10 draw hi,
the extent y! 2JuuJu. without the knowledge consent
"or pryiiy Of 4 single other cou.bgtory creditor 30
tar this Court has heard or kOSs The liabilities OF
the Bank altogether iu round numbers, 4DOOOOi; it
twas OF the most hopeless insolvency the In;
"of February last and the assets not pretended be
more. in round numbers. than 3j,UOp This being 50
m ne beginning OF February circular issued with
the object OF pesC.dns the deluded, deirauded and un-
fortunate contributors only that The ippcrafy Joint.
stock Bank in thoroughly solvent and satisfactory
state but that il actually in condition to pay bonus
Of per psd up capital OF lUUyUOt, and that
after the payment OF the bonus surplus would remain
The story appears be ptiable than ut
first supposed that the social position Of the majority
Of the sufferers has been more clearly asccftnned. We
hear small iAucrs traders clerks assistants pOlceOf.
fccrs &c who have lost their little accunualions from
she thrift Of many year, The provisions for families is
gon0the fund vhlch had been provided for the support
of declining life in many instances is gone TOP
As read To- local Journal, 'the deluded victims
left peuue, hopeless aud in the most affecting despair
This all very terrible aud the when the pecu-
liar circumstances Of Ireland taken into consideration
To- portion OF the empire the aggregate mass Of
wealth + great thsf If two three thousand persons
suddenly reduced from ag0uc . poverty, the chan.
are that in the majority OF instances the victims Til
find opportunity Of gaining the means Of subsistence
without undergoing the humiliation Of public pauper-n.
IN reland-in the south Of LELAND it otherwise. Lite
there hard struggle indeed aud few the chances OF
recovery 70 those VINO have been iOi.cd in lie game
lei 4 surprising fact that should be h. tue power Of
any man swnde his fellow subjects TO the OF
million sterling aud yet this SUN will probably fall short
u she reality when the full extent oJohn Sidle fraud.
ha- been ascertained What with the Tipperary Bank
what with the fOrgeres Of private accepiauces-Shat
with the frauds arising from the forgery OF title deeds Ire.
land alone will stand sufferer for tho larger portion Of
the The railway aud Bank accounts IN London will
complete the tale There Is no instance In history far
recollection eJtCuds which serve parallel
10 this gigantic fraud for IN the Of Law the Scotch
advenafer represented rather the Regent the Govern
nent Of France than himself Much the thing may
b. aid Of the heroes OF the South Sea Bubble aud the
railway MAINS n our mss. All the world mad.
aud headed -afpefs amed Che madness u
the names Of various companies Which knosn to be
made Of such stuff dreams are made OF. Oar fore
fathers and the present generation, too upon these
OCCASION I'll mad together and the inevitable
sequspc>s followed when he cra.htme The case,
however Of John sadleir--and from what We see,
We fear must be said Of James rsd,elr al3o-fests
upon a vefv different foundation We are not all rush.
Ing down 10 Brokers alley Capel Court not
looking gr o. per cent. aid uuquesuOnabo security
We no on tho contrary busy with troublesome aud
pensivo ear. We scaping together pence, rather
than hskng pounds for the sake Of n0rdnts gin. The
present period for the majority Of = gshmen, is ono
economy not Of specul atom In the midst VI a
ton however Of III thrift, Of ali of circum-prct
ION kuavc slips into the camp and sWindle hs
ioios sst,ccts out Of the enormous sun Of l,nUVpA
sterling The rieto.v 0f John Sidldret rsthcf ~
Of John sud Jfnrs Sidcir-is curious enough when cO.
tra.trd wfh ihcir performances Ihry not n The po
-uOp Ol gamblers who have thrown heavy ,tske UPON
ti, tabl and Dst b. Their father present hv g.
small tuit-it.iner 100 the South OF roland. frOn such
an origin. respectable enough dpubt John Sldi-ir
startsl Boo H., AID coutuscd swallow up million Of
money before he put end ~ hi. existence iilmp-
tiei Ho,t TH' career Of John Stdl.ir after biz dopI
IRON t~ f4itn rooiioq. euuugh' Pf0viIcq
attorney aud then attorney in DlDiu political intIgucr
Parliamentary agent member Of Parliament Lood Of s.,
Trea-u.y. railway chaiintu snd bank hrcg@Or--sucl
we're step. lii career until he concluded IL spec
) ulstOr swuditr and suicide.
Tins nleoos history msy not earnestly iru't, prove
sitboui rcct Il j. Impossible 20 be- n,fcd ~ with
ciety iu Lpudri,j the provincial cfpitts IL spps1r.
nor behind VS. Bro tiHeaprct aithoufb coming pair
fl, ,ssre oi tie rrk~ d 10 guuit 'p'rulitJu. o.,
mcu whO engage 10 ts uiS tunut, career never seen "a