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ores . From this order the official manager of the appealed to the Vice-Chancellor , who affirmed his ion with costs , and hence the present appeal , which .. ords Justices dismissed . ith reference to the recent examinations in bank-: y in connexion with the Royal British Bank , Mr . ilestone , counsel for Mr . John Stapleton , M . P ., has d before Mr . Commissioner Holroyd that , upon i- called upon to sign the depositions of his examina-Mr . Stap leton expressed a wish to attach a short mation of some of the answers he had given . Mr . later read the statement , which in substance was as vs : " He proposed that Mr . Matheson should take s . All that he ( Mr . Stapleton ) had received from
tank in respect of his duties as a director was 80 ? and that was irrespective of the dividend which he ¦ eceived on his shaves . Since the bankruptcy , he jaid 2500 ? . towards satisfying the liabilities of the , " The Commissioner said there could be no objec-; o the explanation being put-on the proceedings , rule for the Master to review his taxation of an aty ' s bill of costs , came before the Court of Queeu ' s h on Monday . The defendant was the well-known h Smith Wooller , who was tried for murder , and tted . The attorney who had conducted his clea gentleman named Marshall , then sent in his imountiug to 1097 / ., and Mr . Wooller took steps ds having the bill taxed . The master taxed off a
portion of the bill , and the chief portion so taxed slated to a charge made by the attorney for an sis of the evidence . The Master made an . allowat a certain rate per folio ; but the attorney now ed a review of that taxation on the ground that he itled to be remunerated , not according to tlie length document , but in proportion to the time and skill j'ed in its preparation . Lord Campbell entirely : l with this view ; but as it appeared that the at-. ' had accepted payment of the bill as . taxed , the thought he was precluded from making the prelpplication . The rule was therefore discharged , ithout costs . action has been brought bv a Miss Bell , a
goverf the St . John ' s National Infant School , Walhamagainst Miss Parker , another governess at the establishment . The latter lady wrote certain i accusing Miss Bell of cruelty to the children and erwise misconducting herself as a governess . It lleged that Miss Parker had a spite against Miss but this was denied by her counsel . The jury i verdict for the plaintiff ; damages , 10 / . dividend meeting in the case of the bankrupt and : t W . J . Robson was held in the Court of Bankf on Tuesday , Some discussion took place touche respective rights of the Crystal Palace Company ie . other creditors to the bankrupt ' s assets—About It was arranged that after the payment of
exi the assets shall be equally divided betweenj . be comind the assignees . The question also arose whether mpany intended to settle with certain parties who claims against the estate in respect to shares of they are the holders . The bankrupt , it was alinstructed Mr . Clement to buy shares which the my would not recognise , as they did not appear in ) ooks . No information was given on this point , the Court of Queen ' s Bench on Tuesday , Mr . Edwin i applied for a rule , calling upon Mr . James Dare , rinter and publisher of the Western Mercury and % l Somerset Herald , to show cause why a criminal tation should not bo filed against him for publish , libel in that journal upon Mr . Joseph Stringfield ,
; eon , practising at Weston-super-Maro , where ho ome offices . It appeared that the question of snp-; the town with music became a subject of debate j the inhabitants . Two bands wore proposed , but mfortunately led to 'anything but harmony . Mr . field took " an active part with a large section i townspeople in procuring what was called a in band , and Mr . Dare , who seemed to have had levolont feelings towards Mr . Stringfiold , in conso-) of his having aued him for a bill for medical atico , joined with anothor portion of the inhabitants
blishing ' the town band . ' This stato of things a good deal of warm discussion in the town , n the 19 th of May lust , Mr . Dare thought to insert what ho was euro their lordships think was a most scandalous libel , affecting ivato character of Mr . Stringfield . It imputed n most inhuman conduct towards his father . rtiolo containing the libel , after giving the names vornl of the inhabitants , said : — " In giving urcgoing lists , wo lmvo no idou that tho mibu will dotor Mr . Joseph Stringnold from imrsuing cicnl course—we beliovo him lost to nil tho
faelhich should animata a good citi / . on , but va have that tho fow whom ho might lmvo deceived into ting hta nnti-HOcial and pernicious proceedings riously nslc themselves whethor tho prosperity of n is moro likely to bo advanced by tho steady pxi of tho gontlomon whoso nnmos appear above , or wild follies of Mr . Joseph Stringflold . " This was 3 d by an allogory beginning : '' It wns a cold , dn , y of November , 1854 , when an old mnn , who Uloiitly soon bolter days , was observed to be aping tho door of a prettily Bituateil house in tho if Wostwator , which lion upon tho coast in ono of stem counties . Tho weary traveller had trudged
on that and the preceding day upwards of thirty miles from the chief city of the county , where he had formerly carried on a respectable business , but was now greatly reduced in circumstances—even to destitution . With tottering steps the old man reached the door , and , with a trembling hand , lifted the knocker . " The narrative then went on to say that the old man had an interview with the owner of the house , and then " came forth , with tears fast flowing down his wrinkled cheeks ,. whilst
the younger of the two , in' a towering passion ^ w . as harshly bidding him . at once to leave the premises , and never again dare approach his presence . The old man made two or three attempts to speak , but convulsive sobs checked his utterance ; at length he said , in half-broken accents , ' Then your poor old father must perish of want . ' ' Starve and be d— ' was the impious response , and the next moment the door of theyounger man ' s house of plenty had reached its fastenings . ' But God temperebh the wind for the shorn lamb . ' As the old man wandered
the streets of Westwater , he was recognised by an acquaintance—one who had known him ere adversity had set in—and who now gave him that much needed assistance which his own flesh and blood denied him . In a day or two the old man again reached the city , from whence he had wandered with a father ' s hope , and where he is now comfortably lodged in one of those asylums which the benevolent , of times gone by had founded for decayed citizens . The son ' s curse , however , still rings in the old man ' s ears , and never does he retire to his humble pallet before on his knees imploring his Maker to change the heart of his unnatural son . " The affidavits showed that this picture of the son ' s conduct was intended to apply to Mr . Stringfield , and the learned
counsel characterized the article as one of the most wicked libels which had ever been published . The whole story was entirely fictitious , and he had the affidavit of the father , who stated that he had never been at Westonsuper-Marc , which was evidently the place described in the libel as Westwater . Mr . Stringfield also stated that he contributed to the support of both bis father and mother ; and it seemed that his father , who had been a tradesman at Bath , had seen better clays , but was now an inmate of a charity in that town , where , however , he only received a portion of what was necessary for his maintenance . —Lord Campbell : " The father denies positively that such an interview with , his son ever took place ? " —Mr . E . James : " Most distinctly . "—Lord Campbell : " Take a rule . "
A bill for the divorce of Mr . and Mrs . Alexander Campbell , for adultery on the part of the latter , is now before the House of Lords . The facts have been argued this week , and the deliberations are adjourned . The wearisome case of Campbell v . Corley came be ^ fore the Lords Justices of Appeal on Thursday , when the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner decided that Mr . Corley must be declared entitled to the whole of the dividends as from the death of his wife . With respect to the costs , it was decreed that the 12 , 500 / . stock , in which Mr . Corley takes a life interest , is reduced by the full amount of all the costs in ' Corley v . Lord Stafford , ' that Mr . Campbell will take the whole of bis mother's personal estate , and Mr . Corley will pay all the costs of the suit of ' Campbell v . Corley , ' excepting 10 / .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —The Queen ' s birthday was celebrated on Tuesday , when an inspection of the Household troops by the Duke of Cambridge ( accompanied by Prince Leiningen and several officers of distinction ) took place at ten o ' clock on the parade in St . James ' s Park . Several official dinners were given in the e vening by the nobility and gentry . At Woolwich , Chatham , and Aldershot , the troops were also inspected ; and at Portsmouth , Sboovness , Plymouth , Devonport , and Stonehouse , tho ships we re dressed out with flags , royal salutes were fired , and tho soldiers were paraded . Tho illuminations in London at night wore of tho usual character . Her Majesty attained her thirty-eighth year lust Sunday .
Tins PniN'CK of Wales in a Coal Pit . —The Prince of Wales , who has recently been visiting tho Lake district , paid a visit somo days ago to Hougliton pit , tho property of tho Earl of Durham , near NoweflUtlo . Accompanied by his suite , ho descended tho sliaft in a coal tub , and remained below about an hour nncl a half . Tins Duke ov Cambuiucik has hired , for a term of years , Glevering-hall , Suffolk , tho property of Mr . Andrew Aroedoukno , lato high sheriff of fcho county . Gluttony Utilised . — At tho conclusion of tho lato fat cattle-show at Poissy , nonr l ' ariy , a duly-constituted 'jury' was ontortainod at u dinner where portions of tho various prize animals were served up , in onlor that tho broods of tho
learned loaders might decide to what ro-Hpaclivo beasts tho palm of gastronomic Bii | ioriority wns duo . On each dish tho jurors on mo to a division , tho votes being tukon by ahow of hands ; and tlia voting for or against a particular joint or soup sometimes rnn nock and nock . In tho course of this critical fonst , tho doughty trenchermen , thus devotedly alulllng UjouisoIvoh for the good of science , disposed of eight specimens of soup , ditto of mutton , thirteen of roast beef , and an un-Mpuuiiiod numbor of roast pork . Qf ouch of tlieso but a small portion was tasted and tested ; but between tho trial courses thoro woro rol ' rouhlng interludes of fish , fowl , ttwectbroiulrt , asparagus , and so forth ? nncl the wholu was wound up will * frulta and piistry . The
heroism of the knife and fork was perhaps never carried further . The Crops . —The accounts from all parts of the country concur in stating that the recent rains , combined with , a warm air , and alternating with sunshine * have done immense good to the young wheats , and indeed to all the crops . Vegetation , which was unusually backward until the last few weeks , has taken a sudden and remarkably rapid start forward ; and the open ) country now presents every appearance of the richest summer verdure .
The Duty on Currants . —A deputation consisting of Messrs . C . W . Martin , M . P ., J . Whatman , M . P ., II . W . Wickham , M . P ., — Ridley , M . P ., D . NicholL M . P ., J . Ewart , M . P ., and other Members of Parliament , together with several gentlemen connected with the currant trade , waited on . the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Downing-street last Saturday , in order to urge a reduction of the duty on currants . Mr . Crawford , M . P ., opened the subject , and said they wished to show the inequality existing between the duty upon currants and the duty upon raisins . A circumstance had occurred which gave additional weight to their armaments . A new tariff conies into force next month in
the United States , which will reduce tlie duty on currants from , forty per cent , ad valorem to eight per cent . This will place us at a disadvantage . In former times , currants were a luxury ; but now they are a ne * - cessary of life . The Chancellor of the Exchequer : " How can they be considered a necessary of life ? " ' ' Mb . Crawford : " When meat is dear , the working classes mix them with their bread . That practice particularly prevails in the northern districts . " After some further conversation , the Chancellor of the Exchequer said he could not undertake , during the present session , to make any alteration in the rate of duty . The Nawab of Surat . —Some further correspondence between Meer Jafer AIL Khan and the Directors of the East India Company , respecting the property of the late Nawab of Surat , was published last Saturday , by order of the House of Commons . It refers exclusively to
arrangements respecting the Nawab s private property , and to proposals made by him with a view to a settlement of the question . Jafer Ali , on the 30 th of last March , wrote a letter accepting the proposal of the Court of Directors to fix the sum of 1 , 50 , 000 rupees a year as a life pension for the family and descendants of the late Nawab , to raise the pension of the two widows from . 14 , 400 to 20 , 000 rupees each , to continue the pensions of the servants and dependents of the late Nawab , and to divide the balance , 1 , 00 , 000 rupees ( 10 , 000 / . ) , equally between himself ( Jafer Ali ) and his two daughters for life . Jafer Ali , however , accepts this proposal of necessity , " worn out , as he is , in the uneq « Ril and protracted struggle to obtain justice at the hands of the British Government . "—Times .
Monster Blast at Holyheau . —This magnificent operation took place with complete success on Thursday week , when , with an aggregate charge of 21 , 0001 b . of powder , a section of Holyhead mountain , amounting in measurement to 160 , 000 tons of the hardest quartz rock , was dislodged . The Lundhill Colliery Explosion . —The inquest on the one hundred and eighty-nine sufferers by this explosion was brought to a close on Friday week , when after an elaborate summing up , by Mr . Badger , the coroner , of the eleven days' evidence , the jury returned the 'following verdict : —" The jury are of opinion that Abraham Turner , Thomas Grey , and others , met with their deaths from the effects consequent upon an
explosion of carburetted hydrogen gas in the Lundhill coal mine , on tho 19 th day of February last , but the immediate cause of such explosion there is not any conclusive or sufficient evidence to show . The jury cannot come to tho conclusion that it was criminally negligent , but accidental ; they , however , must condemn tho laxity of tho discipline and the non-observance of tho rules allowed by tho manager and his deputies at the Lundhill mine . Tho jury also bog to add that they fully concur in the remarks made Ivy Mr . Wood , Mr . Elliott , and Mb . Woodhouso , that an improved Bystem of ventilation and a bettor subdivision thereof is requisite to bo adopted , especially whore day and night shifts are worked ; they also approve generally the remarks of those gontlomon in reference to safoty lamps , and other valuable suggestions made by thorn in their evidence yesterday . Tho
jury are also glad that , although tho subject of the education of tho working miners waa not alluded to by the before-mentioned gentlemen , yet that omission has been remedied in tho able charge of tho coroner , and tlie jury cannot too forcibly recommend that every practical effort should bo rosortod to to raise tho minors to a higher moral and mental condition than is now unhappily too prevalent . Tho jury also bog to report their admiration , and approval of tho horoio conduct of Messrs . Wobfltor , Maddison and others , in their arduous and dangerous efforts to recover tho bodies . Tho jury cannot closo their remarks on thin awfully disastrous accident without ox pressing their deep and hourtfolt sympathy for tho bereaved snfferere . They are of opinion that the proprietors of tho colliory woro not cognisant of tho luxttiy of the conduct of their undorviewor , doputiua , and woric"" rlin Lonn ' s Division List .-TIio Lordu havo , within tho last fow days , consented lor the / l « -t ti . no to . p I »»»«* their division lists . Previously to thin , however , HfltB
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M ^ y SO , 1857 . ] * THE LEADER . 515
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Leader (1850-1860), May 30, 1857, page 515, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2195/page/11/
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