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At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs....
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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK (From t...
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NAVAL AND MILITARY NEWS. Aldershott.—Tho...
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MISCELLANEO Us-Flowekt Festivities at St...
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The Failure Ow Messrs. Stlvahan , Paul, ...
fnqttlry ; aftd- ' the ' -public are at once startled , scanda lised , and entertained , at finding the representatives of an old-established firm figuring before the bar at Bow-street . . Oil Wednesday , Mr . John Meakin Bates , the third partner in the fallen firm , was placed before Mr . Jkrdine , to answer tlie charge of having , in conjunction with Messrs . Strahan and Paul , unlawfully negotiated or otherwise disposed of certain deeds or securities of the value of 22 , 000 £ , which had been entrusted to them for safe keeping by Dr . Griffiths . Mr . Bates was apprehended on Tuesday evening in Norfolk-street , Strand ; after which the officers proceeded by the Brighton railway to Nutfield , near Keigate , the country residence of Sir John Dean Paul .
They found Sir John at home , and succeeded in serving the warrant upon him ; but , it being too late to return to London the same night , they allowed their prisoner to go to bed , and , sitting up all night themselves , within view © f Sir John's room , arranged to accompany him to London by an early train the next morning . Accordingly , they conducted the prisoner , on Wednesday morning , from his residence at Nutfield to the Reigate Station , a distance of a few miles , arriving at the latter barely in time to save the train . Tickets were procured hurriedly for the three , and , according to the statements of the warrant officers , the train was actually in motion when Sir John took his seat in a second-class carriage . The constables were in the act of following him into the same carriage when a railway porter pulled them back , exclaiming , " The train is in motion , and you can't get in . " The officers replied ,
" "We are police-constables . He is our prisoner , and we must accompany him . Resist us at your peril . " To thi 3 the porters merely rejoined that they were only carrying out their orders , " to prevent any one entering a carriage while the train was in motion ; " and , having closed the carriage door against the officers , the train went off without them . The constables state that they immediately represented the facts to the superintendent and showed him their authority , but he refused to " signal" the train to stop , although consenting to send a telegraphic message to the London station . This was done by desire of the officers , who proceeded to town by the next up-train , which reached London-bridge only ten minutes after the one they had missed . On inquiry , however , of the stationmaster at London-bridge if their prisoner had been detained , he replied that he did not know Sir John Paul by sight , and , of course , therefore , had taken no steps in the matter .
Mr . Bates was remanded "Until Friday , and in the meanwhile was removed to the House of Detention . The above proceedings were taken under the 7 th and 8 th of George IV ., chap . 29 , sect . 49 , and any person convicted of unlawfully disposing of securities 13 liable , according to the words of the act , " to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years nor less than seven years , or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three years , and , if a male , to he once , twice , or thrice publicly or privately whipped ( if the Court should think fit ) in addition to such imprisonment . "
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At A Meeting Of The Creditors Of Messrs....
At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs . Strahan and Co ., on Tuesday , at which between fifty and sjjety persons were present , chiefly belonging to the legal profession , Mr . . Lawrence , the representative of the petitioning creditor , stated that , through the run on the Friday and Saturday , the funds of the establishment had been diminished between 22 , 000 / . and 24 , 000 / . ; and , notwithstanding their promptitude with the petition , the sheriff ' s officer entered on behnlf of the Crown , and secured 2000 / ., the
remainder of the available cash , besides which it was necessary to give him an undertaking to pay 700 / . or 800 / - additional , to prevent him seizing the books and closing the promises altogether . An important question would arise as to the source ot' the hints which may have induced many to withdraw or reduce their balances ; and , if it could bo clearly proved that any intimation had been given , the Court would interpose its power and order restitution . At the close of the proceedings , it was agreed to support Messrs . Uarwis , Montagu Tathiun , and Appleyard , as assignees . Another meeting of creditors of the bankruptcy was held on Wednesday at the office of Mr . Brandon , solicitor , Essex-street , Strand . On this occasion , several cases wero referred to , showing that , while
some favoured creditors had received pnvato notice tf the approaching ; collapse in time to draw out , others were allowed to pay in money within a few minutes of the stoppage being declared . Ono nobleman received tho liint the day before , and managed to Bftye 5 , 000 / . The solicitors of tho neighbourhood , together with their clients , arc groat suflbrcrs ; and ifcha meeting expressed its determination to sift the ft $ ure of the bankruptcy with respect to no other feolmga than those of tho injured creditors . „ Mr , William Strahan was apprehended on Wod jiflsjjfty evening nt the residence of a friend in the neighbourhood of Grosvenor-sriuare , and on Thursday appeared at Itow- street . Tho Kev . John Griffith , D . D ., to whom tho property belonged ,
haying given evidettcey Mr . Ballantine , for the ficcused , stated that it had been the full intention- ' of Mr . Strahan to surrender himself , but that he was -captured before he could do so . He was remanded until Friday . On Thursday night , Sir John Dean Paul surrendered himself at Bow-street . He stated that he had had no intention to elude the poli ce officers , and that he thought they were following in another train . The three prisoners were brought up for examination yesterday , when Mr . Bodkin , on behalf of Dr . Griffith , eaid .-
—" With respect to Strahan , he ( Mr . Bodkin ) should prove that , in the hope—vain as it turned out to beto arrest the progress of these proceedings , he saw Dr . Griffith after the warrant was taken out at that Court , and a conversation then took place , the object of which , on the part of Mr . Strahan , was to influence Dr . Griffith to abandon the prosecution . In the course of that conversation , Mr . Strahan voluntarily made a statement which was conclusive , morally speaking , as to the charge against the house . He stated that , about six weeks ago , those securities having been kept in some private place , Sir J . D . Paul and himself abstracted them and conveyed them to Overend , Gurney , and Co ., or to some other house , where money was obtained , and 100 , 000 ? . securities lodged by different parties were there lodged as security for loans . But , of course , that statement , being made in Sir . J . D . Paul ' s absence , could not be made legal evidence against him . "
Dr . Griffith having stated these facts in his evidence , the prisoners were remanded till Wednesday , when it is thought they -will be merely placed at the bar as a matter of form .
Health Of London During The Week (From T...
HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK ( From the Registrar-GeneraVs Weekly Return . * ) In the week that ended on Saturday , the deaths of 999 persons—viz ., 529 males and 470 females , were registered in London . In the corresponding weeks of ten years , 1845-54 , the average number was 915 ; and if , for the purpose of comparison , this be raised in proportion to increase of population , it becomes 1006- The number of deaths returned last week is , therefore , rather less than the estimated number—a more favourable result than the bills of mortality have for some time disclosed .
Last week , the deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory organs ( exclusive of phthisis and hooping-cough ) declined to 132 , which is nearly the same as the corrected average of corresponding weeks . During the first quarter of this year , the deaths from this class of diseases were , on an average , to those from all causes , in the proportion of 1 to 4 . Last week they were as 1 to 7 . During the same quarter , the deaths from the zymotic class of diseases were to the whole number as 1 to 5 ; last week , when 207 died from zymotic complaints , they
were in the proportion nearly of 1 to 4 . Of those 207 deaths , 27 are due to small-pox , 18 to measles , 45 to scarlatina , 26 to hooping-cough , 10 to croup , 1 to thrush , 17 to diarrhoea , 1 to dysentery , 2 to cholera , 2 to influenza , 1 to purpura , 1 to infantile fever , 33 to typhus , 5 to puerperal fever , 1 to rheumatic fever , 12 to erysipelas , and 5 to syphilis . Four deaths from fever occurred in the sub-district of Hoxton New-town ; 6 from scarlatina in Woolwich . One person died of disease caused by intemperance , besides 2 who were suffocated in a state of intoxication . One person died from want .
Last week , the births of 718 boys and 75 G girls , in all 1474 children , wero registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1 . 845-54 , tho average number was 1345 .
Naval And Military News. Aldershott.—Tho...
NAVAL AND MILITARY NEWS . Aldershott . —Tho < Jueen paid a private visit to tho Camp at Alderahott on Saturday . The Hospitals at Fort Pitt and St . Mary ' s Barracks , Chathan * , wero on Tuesday viaited by tho Queen and Prince Albert . About 520 wounded and invalided soldiers were present at tho former hospital , and 270 nt the latter . Loud Eustack Ciccn .. —It will bo recollected that when , some six or seven weeks ago , Mr . Layard adverted to Lord Eustace Cecil ' s promotion as an instance of mere aristocraticul birth obtaining with ease what is denied to merit and service , Colonel Lindsay declared in tho House of Commons that hia lordship ' s promotion without purchase into tho Guards , was on account of his anxious desire to eoo active Bervico ; that ho had returned hastily from India to join the 88 th , which was on its way to tho Crimea , and that lie had previous ^ exchanged into tho 43 rd , to take a shnro in tho Kaffir war . Colonol Lindsay further asserted that Lord Strnfford , who made tho selection , had tteurcely any personal knowledge of Lord Salisbury , tho father of Lord Eustaco Cecil , and that signal merit alono had been his guide . A correspondent of tho Times , writing under tho signature of "An Engliahniun , " yointod out at tho time that thc » o assertions wore not correct -, and Colonol Lindsay himself on Monday night , ufter a silence of aovorol weeks , admitted that Lord Euataco did not oxchnngo into tho 40 rd ut all in order to engage in tho Kallir war , nnd that he returned from Iudin aftor a sojourn thoro of a very
fe" * f -months ; not out of ftny'desire to go to the Crimea , but because of a liver complaint from which he is suffering . The " Englishman , " again writing to the Times , adds to this , that he is credibly assured , though he is not prepared to prove it , " that Lord Strafford , so far from being a comparative stranger to Lord Salisbury , has long been on terms of the most friendly intercourse with that nobleman . " Colonel Lindsay now declares that he only gave the facts on the authority of others , without himself vouching for their authenticity ; but no such disclaimer appears in published reports of his speech , and we have , at any rate , a right to ask whether such vague hearsay justified Colonel Lindsay in joining in the currish howl against Mr . Layard for a rashness of statement of which he was himself at that moment guilty in a very gross degree . The Abmt Wobks Corps . —The Government have
established an Army Works Corps . This body is 1000 strong at present , but will probably be increased if found to answer the objects for which it has been formed . There are 800 " navvies , " organised into gangs of 25 , 70 carpenters and smiths , and 65 artificers , including La that term shoemakers , tailors , harnessmakers , barbers , and other special crafts . The staff consists of a chief officer , Mr . Doyne , who is a civil engineer of high promise ; a superintendent of works , Mr . Pope , who has participated in some of the most remarkable
undertakings that have been executed in this country ; six assistant-superintendents , all tried men ; a superintendent of stores and commissariat supplies , a secretary , paymaster , ' chaplain , two surgeons , and a dresser ; an assistant-storekeeper , five clerks , eleven foremen , and two gangers . The organisation of this corps is entirely the work of Sir Joseph Paxton , who has given his lime , skill , and trouble gratuitously . Lord Panmure inspected the men at Sydenham on Wednesday , and expressed himself satisfied with the result .
Miscellaneo Us-Flowekt Festivities At St...
MISCELLANEO Us-Flowekt Festivities at St . Barnabas , Pimlico . —We read in . the Morning Post : — " The anniversary of the dedication of the Church of St . Barnabas , Pimlico , was recently celebrated by an entertainment in the schoolroom adjoining the church . " About four hundred of the poorer parishioners were supplied with an abundant dinner , by the subscriptions of the more wealthy , ¦ who also attended , and participated in the festivity . The schoolroom was tastefully decorated with garlands of flowers , evergreens , and coloured scrolls , containing texts from Scripture . In the centre of the principal table , an enormous plum-pudding was displayed , over which xras erected the model of a temple , surmounted by a figure of
St . Barnabas , the patron saint of the church and college . A portrait of the R « v . Mr . Bennett , suspended in this portion of the room , was crowned with a chaplet of white flowers . In the church adjoining , the screen , the pulpit front , and other portions of the furniture , were decora tod with fresh flowers and green boughs . The Cross formed a prominent object in these pious adornments , and over the screen was inscribed , in letters formed of red carnations , on a white ground of pink blossoms , the words , ' Comfort ye , my people . ' " The Chair was taken by Mr . Liddell , who , on proposing the health of Mr . lSennett , said that that was " the toast of the day . " Tlien Mr . Beresford Hope made what on the whole can only be designated as a funny speech , nnd was greeted with
as much laughter as though he had been a member of Parliament " in his place . " He concluded by proposing the health of Mr . Liddell , who , in reply , made a brief polemical discourse , in which he said that he was " no advocate for any extravagances in religion ; " that hia sect , so far from leading men to Rome , had led them /)•«»« it ; and that , though they are not Roman Catholics , they are not ashamed of the name of " Catholic" without tlie " Roman , " because they are members of the universal church . After that , tho Rev . Mr . Skinner took that festive occasion for publicly thanking the congregation for tho earnest prayera which they had offered up for him travellerho
during his late illness j and , having been a , said ho had come to tho " solemn conviction" that " there is nothing like St . Barnabas . " " Nothin / r like leather . This was followed by another comic . speech from the funny man , Mr . Hope , in reply to M * health being drunk ; and , shortly afterw « nl . s the company ported . There is a degree of charitublu consideration lor tho poor , and of industrious labouring for their improvement , on tho part of the Pusoyitcs , which is much to their credit but those showy vagaries , in wlil .-h tonst-c niiluiitf « combined with indelicate parading * of the devotional napi . rations of tho heart , and with sectarian vnuntings , move in us no other feeling than that of contempt . who has lately
A Nmw Fmns Escavb . —A gentleman , been engaged in carrying on sonic , successful experiments with a now projectile of his invention has . shown ua a firo-csoapo of novel construction . Ho describes it a » euitablo to every house , nnd so contrived that even ngod people or delicate females may preservo not only tlicir lives but also much of their mo . it valuable property , nt whatever time , or however suddenly , fire may brook . out in their roaidoncos . Tho superiority of tin * now fireescape over others which have nt various times been brought before the public , i « onid to consist in tho porfcet oaao and aocurity with which tho very old or very young may use it—the privacy in which people ru <» y
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Leader (1850-1860), June 23, 1855, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_23061855/page/9/
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