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      9 T Ord Paiimerston Has Carried His Gove...

      their pledges in resisting the attempts of Sir Georgk Grey to induce them to put up with the compromise measure offered by him . Of course , the subject is far from decided ; but . it has . advanced so far safely on the right path as to give hope of its speedy arrival at the goal . Another measure promising to be of great public utility is Lord Brougham ' s pair of bills for effecting various chauges in the jurisdiction in cases of bankruptcy . The reform is intended to do awray

      many of the inconveniences of the present system , and will transfer to the County Cdurts of eleven districts the bankruptcy business which is now inconveniently brought to London . It will also abolish useless distinctions between ' bankrupts' and 'insolvents / but -will enable the judges to distinguish between persons brought before them through fraudulent trading , recklessness , or misfortune . The Lord Chancellor admires the reform , but dubitates over the bills—he would and lie would not !

      The news from India brought by the Bombay mail is again of the most satisfactory character . Everywhere our engagements with the mutineers have been successful , and a slow but powerful concentration of our forces is taking place . Sir James Outram with- lus 4000 men had twice driven off the enemy from Aliimbagh , with loss of men and guns , and almost without casualty on his side . Sir Colin Campbell had also twice defeated the enemy ; in the "first engagement , on the 24 th of December , seizing a quantity of treasure at Bhitoor . Reinforcements are pushed on as rapidly' as possible to all the principal points , —into the Punjab , through Scinde ; and Sir John Lawrence ' s forces were in a

      fair way to be strengthened by between 3000 and 4000 men . He had provided horses at Lahore to mount the cavalry on its arrival . In all directions the country is settling down into tranquillity . A touching incident of the troubles in India was the arrival at Calcutta , on the 9 th of January , of the fugitives from Lucknow ; they were received on shore from the Madras steamer , ' under a royal salute , and amid the cheers of a concourse of their fellow-countrymen and countrywomen .

      Operations in Cluna have commenced in earnest with the capture of Canton by the allied French and English forces . The bombardment was opened on the 28 th of December , and on the following day the place was assaulted with three columns , and all the commanding points of the fortifications captured , with very trifling loss . The mail leaves us still uninformed as to subsequent operations . We are still left in a state of suspense as to the position of the two engineers implicated , in the affair of the Cagliari . The trial ot the Sapri prisoners has been brought to a stand by the refusal of

      Watt , one ot the two Englishmen , to attend . The inference drawn from this , strange refusal is , that the poor fellow has become insane * and a commission lias Ijccn appointed to examine into the state of his mind . The investigations of this commission have established the fact that Watt did , shortly after he vrtiS lirst confined , attompt to cut his throat ; and the evidence of his fellow "prisoners makes it clear that he is altogether a changed man . Watt , according to the latest accounts , lias beon sent to the English Hospital at Naples , and is to bo in tho keeping of the British Consul . So much for British protection of British subjects .

      Of the news from America , that which refers to Kansas is the most notable . President Buchanan has attempted to oxtrioatc that country from politioal anarchy and civil war , and tlio course which he has adopted is porlmps the only ono which offers any chuueo of finding u solution of the difficulty . Ho has out the Gordiau knot ; and , by forcing the territory to staled by tho constitution wh ' ioh it has adopted , ho gives it constitutional moans for right iugutspltUccQfdingtQ the \ yillo ) L Uab rniiiority of

      its people . Tho proceedings of tho antagonistic puri'iutt had put them without the palo of constitutional redress j Mr . Buchanan hns brought thorn back , to tho position which they had abandoned . Tho iiirowoll dinnor given to Dr . LivnsasTONii on Saturday Just was marked'by grout ; enthusiasm on tho part of all present ; the Bishop of Oxford and tho Duke of Argyll admirably improved tho qccusipn , and , tho groat traveller apnonrod full of hope and ( Joniidoucc in tho results of iiis coming labours .

      Everything that could be done to help him fairly on his way hae been done . He has been appointed British Consul in the Portuguese possessions in Africa , which will secure him many advantages in the way of authoritative assistance from the representatives of the Portuguese Government . He is also provided with an able party of assistants , scientific and artistic . At no distant day , then , we may , with tolerable safety , hope to have it settled whether or not the interior of Africa is really openable to us to trade with and to civilize . The ftoyal British Bank trial drags its slow length along , a marvel of legal development . It is almost as if the lawyers resolved to pall the appetite for such inquiries by surfeit .

      170 T H E Le Ad Ejr. [No. 413, February ...

      170 T H E LE AD EJR . [ No . 413 , February 20 , 1885 ^

      Trial, Of The Botai* British Bank Direct...

      TRIAL , OF THE BOTAI * BRITISH BANK DIRECTORS . The Court of Queen ' s Bench has been occupied during the whele of the present week by the trial , before Lord Campbell and a special jury , of the Royal British Hank directors—Humphrey Brown , Esdaile , M'Cleod , Kennedy , Owen , Stapleton , Cameron , F . Vaillant and L . M . Vaillant—on various charges of fraud . Sir Frederick Thesiger , Mr . Atherton , Mr . Serjeant Ballantine , Mr . "Welsby , and Mr . Joseph Brown conduct the prosecution , the attorneys for which aTe Messrs . Linklater and Go-The following gentlemen represent the defendants : — For Mr . Brown : Mr . Huddlestone , Mr . Kennedy , and Mr . Bell . For Mr . Esdaile : Mr . Edwin -James and Mr . Aspland . For Mr . Kennedy : Mr . Serjeant Shee and Mr . D . D . Keane . For Mr . Owen : Mr . Slade and Mr . Kingdon . For Mr . Stapleton Sir F . Kelly , Mr . Bovill , and Mr . Coleridge . For Mr . Cameron : Mr . Digby Seymour . Mr . M'Cleod -was not represented by counsel . His solicitors are Messrs . Cardale and Co . The trial' commenced last Saturday , and is not yet completed . Our readers are already in possession of all the facts of this remarkable case , so that we may spare them the trouble of wading through the floods of evidence poured out during the last six ,, or seven day * . we maj ' , however , briefly recapitulate ' the main-facts . The bank was chartered ia November , 1849 , and Alderman Kennedy , Messrs . Esdaile , Owen , and Cameron , were among the original proprietors . The amount of capital , after various reductions , Tiva 3 fixed at 100 , 0 Q 0 Z ., only half of which was to be paid up . Cameron was to be appointed manager , with a salary of 1250 ? . for the first year , 1500 Z . for the second , 2000 J . for the third and succeeding years , till the seventh , with the allowance for house-rent , and a commission for certain business , to be

      afterwards determined on upon the profits of the establishment ; and , for the purpose of raising the capital , Cameron agreed to purchase fifty shares , -which he paid by a promissory note for 4300 ? ., and that , with other promissory notes , actually left a deficiency of 7402 J . Notwithstanding this , Alderman Kennedy and Owen signed the certificate to the Board of Trade that the capital was paid up , and under that fraudulent representation the charter was obtained on the 17 th of Nov ., 1842 . Reckless advances of money were made to the persons connected with tho bank , especially to Mr . Cameron and Mr . Humphrey Brown ; and most of these sums were lost to the concern . In February , 1855 , Cameron was taken ill . Mr . Esdaile took the management , and it wns found that Cameron ' s accounts wore transferred to what was called tho ' green ledger , ' under seven different heads , and amounted to 27 , 000 ? ., for which he had not given tho slightest security . Cameron ' s debt increased until

      it amounted to 36 , 000 / ., and only 8000 / . have been recovered , 33 , 000 / . being utterly lost to tho bank . Humphrey Brown had several Inrgo advances , and gave as security a mortgage of threo vcssols which ho had previously mortgaged to ft Mr . Walton , concealing this fact from tho directors . Tho ultimate loss to tho bank by those proceedings waa 40 , 000 / . Several improvident advances of money woro mado to various undertakings ; and at last , to prop up the b « nk , persons woro Induced to bocomo shareholders when tho directors knew that the concern was in a bankrupt condition . Several of thoso persons have boon ruined . In January , I 860 , Mr . Esdailo wroto to Mr . Owen , rolativo to tho retirement of directors , obaorvlngs— " Our highest polioy is to present a bold front to the public , whilst our woakest conduct is to danglo a ropo of sand boforo thorn . Wo want courage and cooIhosb , and by God's blessing our difficulties will bo overcome . " In September , 185 « , the bank stopped .

      Arrest Oi? A Trench Refugee. Mj^Isionjgj...

      ARREST OI ? A TRENCH REFUGEE . Mj ^ isioNjgjoijijAKnj a French roftigco , rosiding in P « rk-BlredEJTBayswator , whofcTIio hns 6 anTou * "lii 8 ~ living- > ns ^ ateivchor of languages , wns arrostod at his housu on Sunday , and was charged tho following day , before Mr . Jardino at Uow-atrcot , with being concerned in thorecent attompt to assassinate the Emperor and . Empress of tlio French . From tho evidence brought forward , it appeared that on tho 2 nd of January llornarri wont to to tho hooking ofnuo of tho SoHth-En « tom Hallway Company , In tlio Rogont Circus , Piccadilly , uud dopoaitod thoro , I'm transmission to Paris , a paoltngo UUo a squaro box , with a

      projection on the top , and covered with a rough material like canvas . This wns directed to " M . Outrequin , 277 Sue St . Denis , Paris . " Mr . King , the clerk , asked M . Bernard to declare the contents and value of this parcel * in accordance with the ordinary custom ; and he said it contained two revolvers , value 121 1 and some samples of pitch , of no value . Mr . King requested him to put his declaration into writing ; to which he answered , " I think I had better not do that : my name is known in France as a pi'oscrit , and it might cause the detention of the packet . " The suggestion -was not insisted ou , as Mr . King had known M . Bernard for some years . In reply

      to a question as to whether he was about to return to France , the refugee answered , " No , but I will go to France when that other one comes back hero , " at the same time making a significant gesture by pointing over bis shoulder . Mr . King remarked that that would be a long while , and M . Bernard replied , "Wait a little ; you . shall soon see . " He also made some allusion to " your good ally . ** This , as -we have said , occurred on the 2 nd of January : twelve days later—namely , on the 14 th the attempt was made in the Rue Lepelletier . On hearing of this catastrophe , Mr . King communicated with'the French Ambassador .

      The arrest of M . Bernard was effected by detective officer Frederick Williamson and police-constable Tinnicci , an Englishman of Italian descent and a good linguist . . The refugee made no resistance , but asked to be allowed to go up into his bedroom , in order to make some change in his dress . This was refused , and 31 . Bernard was conveyed to "Scotland-yard . A revolver and an American ' knuckle-duster' were afterwards found by the police in the bedroom . On the way to the police-office , M . Bernard asked the detective officer why he did not let him go up-stairs , and whether he was frightened . Williamson replied that he was bound to be eautious . M , Bernard then rejoined , " You had no occasion to be frightened ; you are Englishmen . If you had been Frenchmen , I would have killed you . " After the reception of this evidence on Monday , the accused was remanded , and bail was refused .

      Naval And Military. Shipwrecks.—A Large ...

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . Shipwrecks . —A large ship was wrecked off Youahal harbour during a heavy gale last week , and was soon beating helplessly on the bar . There was a tremendous sea * at the time ; but the life-boat men went out , and , after encountering great peril , succeeded in bringing- off the crew . Two other vessels have been -wrecked on the same coast ; but the crews in both cases were saved . — The Pacific Steam Navigation Company ' s isteamor Valdivia , at seven a . m . on the 11 th of December , struck , during a thick fog , on a rock at Duas Point , fifteen miles south of Llico ^ The ship ^ at once commenced to till rapidly , and the passengers and crew were immediately landed . In less than two hours she went to pkvus . The accident -was attributed to deviation of the compasses , the ship being built of iron .

      Collision ix the Channel . —Tho Leander , a uue ship of nine hundred tons , ' while , on its passage Auiii Liverpool to New Orleans , came into collision , on the morning of Thursday week , off Holyhead , with the North America steamer , ' from Portland to Liverpool . The catastrophe occurred between one and two o ' clock A . M ., and the shock vas so terrific that the Lcniuler wns cut two-thirds through tho deck , just abaft the mnin rigging , starboard , on tho loo side . The vessel iiiuncdiutely began to sink , and all hands were soon struggling in tho water . In aboiit five minutes after tho collision , the Leander wont down , and the captain ' s wifo and nine seamen were drowned . The other persons on boardtwelve in number—• were picked up .

      Chatham Gauiusou . —Inconsequence of the crowdul state of Chatham garrison , caused by tho largo influx of volunteers and recruits for tho purpose of joining- tho various Indian depots , tho authorities have decided on reducing tho strength of tho garrison by tlio witlulr . i . uil of nearly 2000 troops . Tuoors for India . —The screw steam tranx | irt Hydaspcs , 2200 tons burdon , which sailed from Wtwlwioh on tho 18 th of September , with tho troop . ) of Ifoyal Horse Artillery and two fiald butteries lioyal AriilK-O ' i . making a total of 607 tnen ( nnd which wns repord'l to have boon lost at soa ) , arrived at Calcutta on the ; Iutfi of December , after a pleasant and prooporouei vnyjitfo . Tiiiii DrsTitKHSici ) > v " ivics ani- > Ciiim ) iu : n okSoi . wi ' i if-—A public meeting of ofllcors nnd ganlleimm comic ¦• . ¦¦! with Chatham Garrison and Kochowter , took place in i ' " ' latter city on Tuesday , Cor tlio purpose of or ^ 'i "''''' - ' ll local association forfoho relief of tho uive « mnl children of sokliora on foroign service . Tho ineeliiiM v . im nttonded by a lnvgo number of ofHcent hclongin ,, ' to Chatham Garrison , nnd was provided over by tliu Mnyi . . Atv-tlifl-oloao t wtt .., uoufliUci'ublu- < iuimY . ua-Coll . u < - ; t' - l | l '" ; '" _ sciipMoiiH . Tni'j Royal STANi > . \ rti ) Ikon Gun Focndiiv , ivecir . lv erected in Woolwich Arsenal , commenced opcrntioiH "ii . Friday wook in an experimental form , undor tin 1 1 " ^ 1 V " tig . Ulon of Lieutouiuit-Colonol Wlhnol , If A ., Niiihiiiitondont of that ilopartinont . Soino guna wvvo « -nr-1 , mull after boing planed nnd borod , they will bo mihjVcloiUo Homo oxtraordinnry proofs , In ordor ( o ildoi'minc I " contemplated advantages of tho ouUblbliinonl M ' chock ou tho contract manufacturers .

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 20, 1858, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20021858/page/2/