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T « e $ &oyal Bbitish Bank . —A meeting for the puxpose of making a call was held last Saturday in "Vice-Chancellor Kindersley's chambers . It appeared that the debts of the company are 554 , 0 D 0 ? ., and that the assets are computed to realize 280 , 000 ? ., with a doubtful item of 40 , 000 J . in respect of the Cefh Iron Works in South Wales , in . which no certainty coald be placed . The official manager proposed to make a call of 75 ? . per share upon the shareholders already settled -upon , the list , and representing 1507 shares , -which call it was estimated would produce about 100 , OOOZ . —A call to the amount specified was subsequently made .- —An examination in bankruptcy of a number of shareholders "who refttse to pat : the call of 50 J . a share took place on Monday . The
original paid-up capital of the bank was 50 , 000 ? .: tils was afterwards doubled . It is now contended by many ¦ who were induced to subscribe the second 50 , 0001 . that they were influenced by false representations amounting to fraud , and that therefore they have in fact a claim on . the bank , instead of there being any rightful claim on them . One of the shareholders observed : " A call of Ibl . per share has been made by the official manager , a call of & 0 / . has been made by the official assignee in . bankruptcy , and a call of 50 ? . was made by the directors of the bank just after its stoppage . He was so confounded that he did not know what course he ought to take , wJiich call ought to be paid , or to whom Tie ought
to pay it . Another said he had been told by the solicitor for the official manager that , if he paid the call of 50 £ to . the Court of Bankruptcy , he would compel Mm to pay it again . The proceedings were adjourned . —At the Court of Bankruptcy , on Tuesday , a petition to annul the bankruptcy against the Royal British Bank was presented on behalf of Mr . Humphrey Brown , M . P . The petition is to he heard on the 21 st inst . —An application by ., « , Boiioitor , made before Mr . Commissioner Holroyd , for an order upon the assignees to allow him ( the solicitor ) to peruse the deed of settlement of the company , in order to ascertain who was the attesting witness to the signature of a persoa alleged to be a shareholder , was met by a refusal to give the permission sought for .
Alleged Deportation of French Outcasts . —A man named Emile Trieste , stating himself to be an Italian merchant , was charged before Mr . D'Eyncourt with having been found in the rear of a house , apparently -with a dishonest purpose . He denied this imputation , and said that he had been a merchant of Lyons , but tnat , having fallen inta difficulties , he had been expatriated in common with numerous others in the same condition , and that he had 1 > een wandering about for a month , perfectly destitute . Mr . D'Eyncourt remarked that tne attention of the Government ought to be directed to the case , if the allegatioas were true ; and he discharged the accused .
ExTRAORDKTARr Phenomenon . — During tha occultation which occurred on Friday week ( say the daily papers ) , the entire disc of Jupiter was projected , by some extraordinary refraction , on to the obscure surface of the moon , which was distinguishable at the time ; the planet was again visible on the luminous portion of the moon before its real exit . This phenomenon , which was noted by Dr . OForster on the Continent , was ascribed by him to an extraordinary terrestrial refraction
but by other observers was referred to a lunar atmosphere . . The effect was beautiful , and more satisfactory than the projection of Aldebaran on to the disc of the moon which the late Mr . Stephen Leo communicated to the Royal Society , and which he asoribeel to " differential refraction . " There will be another ocoultation of a star in Leo on the 5 th of March , to which the attention of astronomers will be directed , for the phenomenon bears closely on the disputed question of an atmosphere about the moon .
The KEpnESENTATiON of "West Kent . —The vacancy caused in the representation of West Kent will bring Sir Walter Riddell into the field , as a Conservative candidate . The Tories of West Kent say they have the greatest confidence in Ilia success . But the Liberal party , let us observe , have shown great activity in the registration courtB since tlieir defeat in 1852 . Nothing , off oor ase , will be done till after the funeral of Sir E . Filmer , the deceased member ; but in the meantime both parties are prepariag for an earnest and vigorous contest . The Liberal party will Ceel the loss of the prestige of Mr . Hodges name . Mr . Hodge was defeated in 1852 toy a decisive majority . The Liberal candidate now in the fold is Mr . C . Martin , of Leeds Castle . Ho is understood to adopt the Liberal programme in every rospeot , except vote by ballot . —Morning Star .
Mr . ( Duisoan M'Laren ani > the " Scotsman " Jsbwspapmr . —Mr . M'Laren has handed over the 4007 recovered by him in tlie action against the Scotsman to the governors of Horiot ' s Hospital , to bo applied by them to the founding of an annual prize for good conduct , in connexion with the out-door Heriot schools . GlMffmD Examiner . [ It should here be mentioned that the fine was paid by subscriptions among the supporters of -the Scotsman . ' ] Alt > erwan FAttKBitOTHEie Is eo seriously indisposed that but alight hopes are entertained of hia recovery . — Mk Baron Alderson is also very ill .
Mr . 6 ai / t and ran London ani > Noktii-Wkstekn Raii / way Company . —The dismissal b y tho London and JNorth-Western Railway Company of their goods manager at Manchester , Mr . Salt , has induced that gentleman to issue a pamphlet in self-defence . From this it
appears that , although Mr .-Salt was for several years regarded as a model railway official—though he haft frequently received praise from kiga . quarters , and had been complimented for doing -work that " required the energies of three men " - —he discovered , about last September ( and even then only on the information of some of his subordinates ) , that he was under the surveillance of the company ' s private police , his house being watched , and all his movements noted . He also learnt that public rumour charged him . with bein-g a delinquent "to the ¦ exi - tent of 34 , 000 / . On the 11 th-of ¦ September . Mr . Sitper ^ intendent Beresford proceeded to affix seals tipon certain parts of the premises under Mr . Salt's control . Mr . Salt demanded an explanation ; a committee of three directors was appointed ; ^ nd'at the second meeting a draught of
a minute was read , recommending his ¦ dismissal . At the same time , he -was informed that if he would resign the minute should be withdrawn . Mr . Salt refused , and demanded an inquiry into his oonduct by tibiru partaes ( he states that he has reason to believe tbat the directors were aotmg upon some private and anonymous infonna- tion ); but his demand was refused , and on the 14 th . of Octpber ne received an intimation that Iris services were dispensed with . He 'endeavoured to ascertain . the oarose of his dismissal ; but the directors " saw no reason-for acceding to his request . " Hcthen wrote to the secretary and the general manager for a testimonial to Iris dharacter . This also waB refused ; and on the 9 th of December Captain Huish informed Mt . Salt that the Marquis of Chandos . considered It " Tmaecessary to add anything to the minutes of tbe boaTd . "
TirECBY 8 TAXPALA 0 EP 0 TTLTKY'SHO Wi- —Forthe fllSt three days of the present wee&the visitors at theCrystal Palace have had an opportunity of vie-wing a large collection of live poultry , Tabbits , &c . 1270 separate pens of animals , each pen generally containing three specimens , were set up in the south-wing , on tlie visitors' route from the railway terminus to the inner parts cf the building . The exhibition , to which , several fashionable persons contributed , was under the personal superinten dence of Mr . William Houghton , who has groaitly interested himself in the rearing of poultry . The appearance and condition of the birds gave great satisfaction to the connoisseurs who attended . *'
The Cabe of Aitcni > EA . co : sj DEjasow . —Mr . H . Hill , in the Court of Queen's Bench on Monday , moved for a rule calling upon the judge of the Court of Appeal 'for tbe province of Canterbury , Sir J . Dodson , to show cause why a mandamus should not issne directing him to admit the libel of appeal from the decision of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the case of Archdeacon Denisori , , and to proceed to hear and determine such appeal . A rule nisi was granted . Swynfen v . Swynfbkt . —Judgment in this case was given by Mr . Justice Crowder in th « Court of Common Pleas on Monday . The plaintiff , Mrs . Swynfen , claimed an estate , worth about 60 , 000 / . ; but at the trial her counsel ( Sir Frederick Thesiger ) had compromised the
case , as she said , without her sanction and against her wish , and she refused to carry out the terms of the compromise . An application -was made for an attachment to compel her to carry out the arrangement , and the rule was now discharged , but without costs . The bench were of opinion that no special authority was given to Sir Frederick Thesiger to act as he did , and conceived that precedent was in favour of discharging the rule . "By so doing , " said Mr . Justice Crowder , " we shall not preclude the defendant from endeavouring to establish the validity of the agreement in a court of law or equity , from whose judgment an appeal will lie to the highest tribunal . I would only add , that I deaire that I
may not bo supposed , from anything I have said , to consider the plaintiff ' s couusel did not exercise a sound discretion for the benefit of his client , or that the agreement was not more advantageous to her than the continuance of a doubtful conflict , in which defeat would have been the loss of every thing ; but still , I think she was entitled , if so- mindod , to -have the issue , which the Master of the Rolls had sent for trial , disposed of by the verdict of a jury . " The bench considered that the imputations against Sit Frederick Thesiger ' s character made by Mr . Kennedy ( one of th « counsel ) simply told against him who uttered them . The intemperance of Mr . Kennedy ' s language was severely reprobated .
A Doubtful Stohy op Assault . —Considerable discussion has been excited in the neighbourhood of Croxton , Cambridgeshire , by a story put forth by a girl , named Susan Fox , living in service at Meadow Farm , who asserts that , as she was crossing Abbotsloy-rood , an elderly man suddenly darted upon her , mid demanded lier money . On her saying she had none , and calling out to -a friend who was a litle way off , tho man mode an attempt to cut her throat with a knife , which cut tho
skin but slightly . A cart was then heard approaching , and the man made off . A hue and cry , headed by a police superintendent , scoured tho neighbouring country on hearing of tho alleged outrage , but with no effect . Medical men differ aa to whether the scratch on her throat-was inflicted by the girl hereolf or not . It appears that ehe had a arnall pair of Bciesors in her pocket at the time ; and tho scratch ia »« ch aa mSglit liavo been indicted by that instrument , lij some it is suggested that tho girl invented tho etory in order to avoid a return to her situation . Englishmen in Slaver . * at the Island ov Fok-MOSA . —A letter recoived by tho ( secretary of tho
Liverpool t-TndorwTiteis ' Association relates » remarkable story . In 1 $ 46 , the Kelpie , 'opium dipper , -was lexst » ij » the'China seas , aw 3 all lier c * ew and Jpassenfeers were supposed to be drowned . Intelligence was Ilately received from China th « t tbe ring of one « f tine passengers had been , offered ior sale ut < J « nton . inquiries -wepfe instituted , which led to . the discovery that the orew and passengers had not been drowned , but that they are now in a state of slavery on the Island of Formosa . Settomd at Last . —The celebrated oause , " Salkelel , Clerk , u . the 'Parish of Crosby-amon-Easa , "' 'has been
brought to A conclusion , havung lasted twenty-two year * , and gone through the wherle -of our courts of law and equity . The smt was for greea tithes . There was an intention of appealing to the House of Lords against a decision , in favour of the parish 'g iven by the late Lord Chancellor Oottenhatn ^ but , 'set a ( meeting 'erf * the owners of property , held at High Crosby , it "was teaolved that Lord Ckfttenham ' s decision should he accepted as fiiiaj . The company tihea partook of refreshment , and " The Memory of- 'Lord Chancellor Cofctenham" was drunk in respectful
silence-SWaMAKESE TBTJEGRAPfi COK « HE r&RSl&St GULP . — It is with much satisfaction we arB enabled to state that the Court of Directors have given their sanction to the construction of tlie submarine telegraph , aflong the ^ PsrfiiamGrulf . The portion of the line between England and the East Indies will be constructed toy the East India Company , under the superintendence of Sir WU . ^ iliam O'Shaugbjaessy , while -that passing through the Euphrates Valley will be laid down by tae company Taeartngthat name , and the remainder—namely , betwoea Corfa and Antioch—is to be completed by the Mediterranean Company , with the assistance < of Mr . Breto . — Grindlay ' s Home News jar India .
JteE . —The old mansion on iRicbnaond-geeen , known as Hope House , and devoted for eeveral . yeare to -a school for the education of daughters of naval officers , was destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning . The liouse having recently been purchased by the promotere of the new Cavalry College , a number of workmen had been acbvvely employed in order that it might be opened for business on the 1 st of February . Thefiie was -discovered about half-past five in the morning , but , as little water could be obtained for nearly two hours , no portion of the mansion could be saved . It is supposed that the fee must have occurred from the carelessness of the work men ia leaving charcoal fires burning without any person to attend them . Vhe mansion and premises are insured in tbe Sun and Phoenix Fire-offices .
Louis Kossuth will deliver , at the Eree Trade Hall , Manchester , on Saturday , the 24 th iast ^ a lecture on " The Political State of Continental Europe . " He was requested to do so by the "working classes of the town . Tjue Norfolk Rabbit Cask . —A memorial has been sent to the Home Secretary , praying for inquiry into the conduct of Lord Hastings and the Holt magistrates with reference to the " Great Norfolk Rabbit Case . " It is understood that the magistrates have received an official communication oa the subject , bat its terms have not transpired . The late Mb . Coixetcp and the Game Laws . —We
recently announced ( says a weekly contenaporarj- ) the decease of Mr . John Collett , the late M . P . for Atblonc , well known for his opposition to tbe game laws . He has , we hear , bequeathed to trustees 5000 £ , the interest upon which , during seven years , is to be expended in paying ^ the" fines of offenders . against the game laws . The law yr ' Hl probably interfere to bar this evidently illegal bequest ; but in that case it reverts to his widow , who will doubtless act upon the benevolent and wellmeant intentions of the testator , to soften the rigour of our game laws . Mr . Collett has left 1000 / ., free from legacy duty , to the Liverpool Financial Reform Association .
The Woolwich Artisans and the Ballot . —A densely crowded meeting was held on "Wednesday evening at the Ratepayers ' -hall , Woolwich , at which many hundreds of artisans , employed at the Arsenal and Dockyard , were present . Mr . Holland ( a draughtsman at the Doclyard ) , in an able address , urged upon the electors to support no candidate opposed to the Ballot . ( Cries of " We must have it . " ) He concluded by proposing a resolution , pledging the meeting not to support any candidate who would not vote for tho ballot and an extension of the suffrage . The motion was carried by acclamation . A resolution , was also unanimously carried to the effect , " That General Codrington , being opposed to these 'principles , waa unfit to represent that borough . "
WATimrORD AND MlLFORD POSTAL COMMUNICATION . —Tho Irish mails are to be conveyed across tho Chaunol by the Neyland and Waterforcl steamers , for which purpose arrangements aro being entered into by tho Post-office authorities . In tlie firBt instance , tho conveyance will be thr « o times a week . Thia arrangement will effect the sa-ving of considerable time ii » the interchange of correspondence between the south of England and the south of Ireland . Tho present Admiralty Pier at Hobb ' s Point will ouco more be used for the embarkation of tho paBBengers and the mail * . At KTeyland terminus the works me progression well ; the double line of rails is being laid down from Ilavorfordwest , and . the shipping convenU ) ne « 8 axo Imiiig carried out to meet the great trafHc which is bo rapidly developing itself in tho haven .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 17, 1857, page 58, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2176/page/10/
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