The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1871, Page 4

THE PRINCE OF WALES. History of the Fever te the 2d of December. The Party at Lord Londesborongh’s and Consequences of the Visit. Lord Chesterfield’s Death and That of Blegg, the Groom. ‘Whitlows on the Hand Render the Prince’s System Irritable. Scarborough Lodge, Its Situation and Sanitary Arrangements. HOW THE PARTY SLEPT AND BOARDED. The Prince’s Condition on the Nineteenth Day. Queen Victoria at Sandringham and an Affecting Incident. By the European mail of the 2d of Decomber at this port we are enabled to continue our résumé of the progress of the Prince of Wales’ illness from a moment dating about nine aays alter its inception tothe later period in the present month. The ex- hibtt is given in detail of that which was published im the HERALD on the 12th of December. Professional Review of the Origin and Daily Progress of the Malady—Lord Chester. ficld’s Sickness and Death. ‘The British Medical Journal of November 30 pub- Ushed the following technical professional explana- tion of the inception of tne (ever, its class and character and its ravagea in the person of the Earl of Ohesterfield:— Since the publication of our statement last week that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was guilering (rom a suarp attack of enteric or typhoid ied the daily buileting of his physicians have in- jicated very clearly and succinctly the progress of the malady, which has been in ail respects regular in Ite manfiestauons; and, although deserving of the appellation which it received from the first as a sharp attack, tne progress of the malady has been thus far favorable and free from complications. As gil medical men are aware, the ordinary poriod of Apcuhation of typhoid fever'is from twelve to iour- teen days, This is bine to variations and irregu- larities; but that is the accepted standard o1 the best authorities, Hence, when it was announced that, on the evening of the 14th ult., His Royal High- ness first presented the signs which indicate the on- Bet of the lever, the minds of medical men naturaiy reverted to the autecedent history of the patient at that interval of time. Enteric fever, 1t is known, 18 the result of the inalation of the miasm of decom- posing auimai matter, either in the form of aerial emanations, such as sewer gas, or of local pollution of the drinking water by inultration of such mat- ters, and, whenever we meet with a case of enteric fever, we always look to the local circumstances under which the patient was placed at a date cor- foeroeine. tothat of the ordinary commencement of the period of incubation. Thus, then, it was at once remarked that the dates corresponded with those of the Prince’s visit to Lord Londesborough at his seatatScarborougn. In connection with this visit certain medical circum- stances were ulso reported on good authority. Thus, te party at Lord Londesborough’s included their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Colonel Bilis, the Countess of Macclesfield, Duke of Beaufort, Duchess of Manchester, Lady Cecilia Bingham, Lord Carrington, the Eari oi Chestertleid and Mr, Baldwin. Nearly a! cluding especially Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Duke of Keau- fort, Lady Cecilia Bingham, the Duchess of Man- chester, Lady Londesborough and Colonel Fills, are known to have been suffermg duiing the visit with mptoms of constitutional disturvance. These Symptoms passed off rapidiy, except in the insiance of Lady Londesvorongh. who, it 18 stated, Was mdco indisposed for ten days afterwards. Four days after the date on which His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales sickened with enteric fever, Lora Chesterfield, who had been one of the party at Scarborough, was also attacked. Lord Chesterfield had been on @ visit after leaving Scarborongh, and was seized alter reaching home at Bretby Park, Burton-on-Trent. ‘hese series of events tuken together afforded, and sttil afford, a Birong presumption in favor of the correctness of the local etiology which the best informed persons Were disposea to assign as the probable expiana- tion of the attack, But still further investigation Gevelops some important iacts which will weigh Against this strong presumption. In the first place, Lord Londesborough states that the water supply of his house 1s that of the town of Scarsborough, and that it is pure and excellent. The sewers nad been yarposely examined aad thorougbly fushed, and a ‘urncock was kept on the premises during the visit tor this rpose. Morcover—and this ts the Strongest fact im this group of considerations—four chudren hay en stayiug in the house for some months and e been, and still are, in excellent health, It has also been stated that there ts no ty- gee fever at Scarsborough and that Lord Ches- rfield was not staying in the same house. There were, however, & few deaths irom enteric (typhoid) fever registered at Scarvorough during the last quarter—nine-deaths from fever in all; abd two deaths of young children were regis- tered from tne same fever in the middle of Novem- oo From want of space for the whole party Lord Chesterfield slept in an adjoining house, but of course passed his ume wiih the party and joined them at meais, Little importance, thicrefore, at- taches to either of these statemenisy But a circum. stance of great importance, belonging to another order of events, 18 the fact that since the Prince fell til one of the grooms. av the Sandringham stables, Who did not attend His Roya! Highness tw Scarvor:, ough, has sickened with the sane disease. More? over, at (lus moment it is Known tat typhoid fever is prevailing in many parts of England. Of course there will be nodeiay In institutiug the fullest in- quiry into every possible source of origin and con- tagion) of fever both at Scarborougl and at San- dringhim, The actual history of the two cas viz., of that of Its Royal litghness and Lora Ches- terfeid, during the period which 1s usually that of incubation, yor to be as iollow: His Koya! iighness the Prince returned to London of typhoid, On Saturday, November 4, in good heaith, or at least Without ay appreciable disturba’ He went down to Sandringham on Monday morning. From ‘this period Uli Whe folowing Monday, the Lith, there ‘was noting to remark until laie in the alternoon ol that day, when, op returning from shooung tn the neigiborhvod, he complained of chilliness, shivering, headache and depression. On the follo Ing day, @ whiliow appeared ou the foreigner of his right hand, ‘This was seen and attended to by Dr, John Lowe, of King’s Lynn, the medical atiendant of the household at Sandringham; it did not prevent His Royal Highness from carrying out his intention of going on a visit to Lord Carington at Gayhurst that afternoon, On Wednesday the whitlow was more painful, ana Mi Oscar Clayton, extra Surgeon in Ordinary to His Royal Highness, was summoned from town, and re- maiued in attendance on the Prince at Gayhurst unul Friday, when the Prince returned to town. The whitiow, and one woich had threatened on the other hand, were promptly cured, ‘The Prince on Friday attended whe French play. Meantime, how- ever, With a yiew to the strengthening of his gen- eral health, and to meet the indications afforded by the local tifammation of the a carejul dietary and f suitable bad been enjoined and ob- Roya) Highvess. He returned on Saturday to Savdripgiam, and was seen on Sunday by Dr. Lowe. On Monday Dr. Lowe found that feprile symptoms were palpavie, and in the evening M Oscar Clayton was telegraphed for, Arriviag on Tuesday morning be found that the symptoms were bow characteristic of {yphoid. lever, and announced this as the diagnosis. Sir Wilkam Jenner being at the moment ip Scotland, in attendance on Her Majesty, Mr. Clayton telegraphed to London for Dr. Gull. Her Majesty was at the game time informed of the nature of (be Prince's ili: . The symptoms developed according 10 the usual course of the d base at this stage; and On the afternoon of the next day (Wednesday), the 22d of November, Dr. Guil arrived from London and coincided in thé diagnosis * treatment, Sir Willian Jenner arrived ured: nd from this siage they jointly took oharge of the case. The course oi the discase since that time has been ed in the bulletins. It has now reached its jueteenth day. Uf course, in @ fever such ag phola fever, {here is Do question of critical daya. (t must ran its course, Which, a8 we intimated, 18 ulariy marked Case, jess than twenty: , sod in @ rather severe ati ~~ Wile, # not at all likely to be MF, term of twenty-eight days. Happy the patient in whom these take a favorabi ; ce ot be ong. ly and Bev CR no teral ‘complications, 5K lta ack Was ntly more ela of His Royal Hig it com att it, He bas been attended by Kirmingbem, and at 6 Ume wher tne symptoms RAG a scrious Marchison was catled in consultation irom te . ‘The prelimi. | nary symptoms resembied those of the Prince aud perry — formation aR anlans eg W progressit ail respects fav: le f course 1 will not be tet out of consideration that the chars wsturbance of health of the vart- ous members of the party at Scarporough, their sub- sequent dispersion and the onset of enteric fever in two of ita members, at different paris of England, within four days of each other, may belong to the chapter of surprising accidents. ‘‘yphoid sever is essentiaily local; it is a fever ol the country as much as of the to it is even the tever of the | country, and it 1s especially an autumcal fever—the fail fever of Amertcan writers, Lfere, (hen, are all a scattered elements tor a remarkable coivci- ence. 3 It 18 usually, however, possible to trace out and to remove the causes of ‘ehold, and hence the im- portance of acompiete investigation such as will | now be set on foot, ‘The London Lancet of the same day wrote on the same subject, taking in the case of tue Prince's groom, who was sick also, in the following words:— ‘We rejoice to be able to announce that His Itoyal Highness the Prince of Wales is waking satistactory progress towards convalescence, To-day (Friday) 18 | the nineteenth «day of the disease, and nv untoward coucomitants show theliscives, @ circumstance wnich in itseif is most reassuring. We must caution the public against accepung many of the statements which have been marie relative to the cause of the mal: in the case of His Royal Highvess, since the source of the typhoia ‘ever is still Obscure. It wus imagined that His Royal Higuness might have contracted the disease when visiting near Svarvo- Tough, but this is doubtiul. Since iis Koyal Ligh- ness fell ill, one of the grouma at the Sandringham stables who aid not attend His Royal Higaness to Scarborough has sickened with the same disease, and it 48 notorious what typhoid i prevalling in many parts of England. Of course there will be@ searchu inquiry instituted imo every possibie source of the contagion. ‘The early symptoms oi 1n- @sposition were in I1is Koyal Highness’ case, as we stated previously, accomp.mied by slignt inflam - mation at the base of the unger-natl. ‘Ihe counec- tcp Of this with the incubation of the typhoid may be accidental, but should be noted. it was early suspected by Mr, Vlayton and Dr. Lowe ihat there was more iu tie feverish symptoms than | could be accounted for by the state of the finger, | and we thing the eariy recognition of the typhoid by | these gentlemen Was a most Lmportant circumstance, | and one for which they deserve no little credit, Un Monday, November 13, His Royal Highness was chilly afier a day’s shooting; ne nad not, indeed, feit well on leaving home in the morning, but there was | noth! noticeable to create suspicion of typhoid | fever for tour days atterwards, ‘hen it was that headache became & prominent sympvom, with other indications of typhoid, and particularly a high tem- perature of the body. Uy to the present time the course of the illness has been characteristic of a rather severe attack of typhotd fever. Everything has most happily conspired tn the Prince's case to a favorable issue. We lay great stress on the fact Uthat the disease was so accurately diagnosed at its earliest period, for it lea to tho adoptioa of a proper line of treatment at the very outset of the malady, in itself a most important point. We need uot add how complete ts the confidence which *he profession reposes in the medical attendants of His Royal High- ness, including, as they do, the bighest English authority on the subject of typnold iever—Sir Wil- liam Jenner. ‘: Condit! of ihe Patient on the Nineteenth Day—Prince Aiberv’s Case and its Moment of TerminationDanger to the Thirticth Day. The London Standard of December 1, speaking of the tnen existing condition of the Prince of Wales, the hopes which were entertained of his recovery and the fever of the late Prince Albert, said:— Two days since we led our readers to suppose that there were good grounds for believing, note withstanding the existence of serious symptoms of disease in the case of His Royal Highness, that the typhoid fever was devoid of real alarming charac- ters, and was running its course in an uncompil- | ined tary appliances of ing pinges wilt recall corroborating these state) breagdown happens. offensive to the senses it nausea, sickuess or wea Immediately fol- tows; the whole household is stricken down, There the evil, suci as it ts, ends, I cannot recall one in- stance of such tilness ending in typhoid or other allied fever. These cases are of dally occurrence yet ean afirm that duriug twomy seare praeics Wenty years’ pracuice im Scarborough | have noe Miwenty uses of typhoid fever, Iam, sir, your ooedient servant, » GEORGE P. DALG, F. KR. U.S Fa ooner House, SCARBOROUGH, Nov. 30, BEYORT ON THE GANITABY ARRANGEMENTS AT TUE LODGP, SCARLOROUGH, THE PROPERTY OF THE RIGHT TON, LORD LoS DESBOROUGE, We hive carefully examined the drains and cesspoots at the above sodge, voch inside and outside the building, having had them opened tor the p We find that the drains from the several water closets and sinks are in perfect con- dition. The all to the main sewer fa very gregt. and the drain pipes from the closets and sinka are tly free from matter; in fact, from the nature of their consiriction Bo deposit of any sort cam remain in, them, Tbe efinvium conuection aie that can be and we are ‘opinion that 00 cll cau pase through them. We bnve also exam: the drains outside, taking surface water and water trom Toois, and find they are nut connected with any water closet Grains. As they are property trapped before entering sewer drains no foul gases could be generated in them. ‘We have also examined the sinks, &e., In the culinary de- partment, and find that the saultary arrangemenis are as Compicte as possible, “y . STEWART & BURY, Arobitects, No, 7 Albion pides, Scarborough, J. B. CARROLL, Olerk’of Works, Grimaton, Tadcaster. WILLIAM PEACOCK, Contractor, ‘Scarborough. offensi Nov. 30, Death of Lord Chesterfiold. The London News of December 2 reported the death of Lord Chesterfeld tn the following words:— Woe regret to have to announce that the Earl of Chesterficid, who nad been sudering from typhoid fever for the last lew days, died at tour o'clock yes terday morning, at his seat, Bretby Hail, Burion-on- Trent. The noble earl was one of the distinguished visitors who assembled at Scarborough on tie ovca- | Blon of the late visit of the Prince aud Princess of Wales to that town. Philip Ceoll Arthur Stapnope, seventh Earl of Okesterfeld, was born in 1831, en- tered the anny in 1849, Was appointed lieuten- Ant ia the Blues 18)danu rewred 1555, He was M. P. for South Notts froin 1860 to 1868, His loraship’s illness had from tae first assumed a very severe torm, and 10 consequence of the churacter of the symptoms so cariy as the end of the first week Dr. Murchisoa was summoned from London on Suaday jast in consultation with Dr. Evans, of Kirmingham, and Mr. Lowe, of Burton, returaiag next morntug. The symptoms subsequently took @ more favoravie course, and the patient appeared to be progressing satisfactoruy until Thursday evening, wheo Byil- cope set in, which, aiter some hours, terminated fatally, Death of Charles Blegg, the Prince’s Giroom. The London News of the same day reported this second fatallty from the fever thus:— Information of the death of Charles Blegg, the groom, who We yesierday stated was lying ill from typhoid fever at Sandringham, was received by his friends in London yesterday. A telegram reached the parents of Blogg on Thursday announcing his critical condition; but, a8 we understand, they only arrived at Sandringham tn time to see him breathe his last. Blegg had been in a delicate staie of health for some, and on bis return from the recent visit made by the Prince and i’rincess of Wales to Bcot- land, whitner_ he accompanied them, he became very unwell. He 13 said to have been @ greatfavorite | with both the Prince and Princess, and tovariably accompanied the latter In her pouy rides and as out ricer. It will be some satisiaction to his {rieuds to know that he receive: during his last filness the same medical treatment as his royal master. The Whitlow on the Prince’s Hand. Speaking of this painful premonition of sickness in the Prince 16 13 said:-— November 5 a whitiow appeared on the forefinger cated, and, thereiore, on the whole, in a sausiac- tory manner. We ean how state that our proguos- | {ications have been amply fulfilled. ‘The Prince is better, To-day, moreover, is tne nineteenth day | of disease, and the advent of convalescence must | be near at hand, for we may expect that atthe be- | ginning of the week the lever lisell will have practi- | cally subsided. It may, perhaps, be recollected that | the late Prince Consort succumbed to the disease on the twenty-first day irom the seizure—viz., the 14in | of December, 1861, No doubt the public inind is | aisquieted in regara to the Prince of Waies from the | remembrance of the sad termination which beiell the case of his illustrious father, aud a fear lest a | similar course ay now be run. But then on this | ground there is no room for anxieiy; there is no | analogy between the two cases. There were most | serioas symptoms in the case of the late Prince Consort at a period of the disease that in the | instance of the Prince of Wales 1s marked by nothing but signs of a diminutton in the intensity of the malady aud a freedom from complications such as iead the physician tothe formation of a grave prognosis. A contemporary has by the aid of a httle imaginative ingenuity, and evidently also an appeal to a well-known text book on fevers, pre- sented to the Aged & somewhat elaborate descrip. | tion of typhoid fever in such @ way a8 to lead its | readers to imagine that the account 13 « more or Jess accurate portraiture of the Prince of Wales’ case. We c&in only say that this has veen entirely misieading, tor while it has given undue promi- nence to particular symptoms it has omitted special | points of importance, and erred as to the source of | the mischiet. We mav add that in estimating the character of His Royai Highness’ attack of typhoid fever—which has been a severe one—or in judging | of the prognosis of the case, the syinptoms must | not be dealt with individually. Taken collectively they, as we have before stated, present favorable Indications. We cannot but attribute the favorable course Which tie disease has hitherto taken in part to the concurrence of several fortunate circumstances, In | the first place, at the eariiest period of the attack the nature of the disease was accurately made out. The attack of whitiow, from which the Prince suf- fered, May or may not have had something to do | With the operation of the poison ot the typhoid | fever upon the system; probably its occurrence was acoincidence. But be that.as it may, the Prince’s medical attendants—Mr. Oscar Clayton, tn tne first instance, and Dr. Lowe, subsequently, on seeing the Prince—seem to have Suspected from the na- ture of the febrile disturbance that there was some- thing in the background, and with most creditable acumen fever was suspected, and was made out at the earliest ible moment when it could ve recognized. Now the prescription of a proper regi- men of diet, repose and medicine at the outset of typhoid fever Has a value which canuot be over. rated. If, when a patient is altacked by typhoid fever, the nature ofthe malady be overlooked, and certain active measures and medicines be adoptea which would very likely be the case if typhoid fever were unrecognized. no little harm sometimes ma: be done, The correct diagnosis of the Prince's ill- ness at the earliest stage has been so much in favor Of the illustrious patient, while it unquestionably reflects great credit upon His Royal Highnass’s Medical attendants at the time, Subsequentiy the Prince bas had the advantage of Dr. Guil’s most ac- curate Judgment and the experience of Sir Wiliam Jenner, who is pre-eminently the authority on ty- phoid fever, In estimatiug the danger of complications which may artse up lo he thirtieth day even, we are still greauly consoled by the present state of His Royal Highness, ‘hore is no sign of danger from exhaus- tion, nor {rom internal complication in the chest or other part, according to the bulletins and our own injormation. A relapse, It 13 crue, is oiteu the result of imprudence duriug convalescence; nut we are too well aware of the enormons importance which modern physicians atiach to the minute manage- ment oi cases during convalescence to jear any seri- ous cofsequences on this score. On oll potnt: of bis right baud. Tiis was seen and attended to by Dr. Joho Low, of King’s Lyna, the medical at- tendant of the household at Sandringham; uw aid not p.event His Royal Highvess irom carrying out his intention of going on a visit to Lord Carring- ton, at Gaylnrst, that afternoon. On Wednesday the whitiow was more pain ul; and Mr. Oscar Ulay- ton, extra-surgeon in ordinary to His Royal High- ness, Was suiumoned trom town, and remained in attendance on the Prince at Gaylurst unill Friday, when the Prince returned to town. The whitlow, and oue wlich had threatened on the other naud, were promptly cured. The Prince on Friday attended the play. Mean- ume, however, wlil a view to the strengihening or his general healtn and to mect the indicaiions adorded by the tocal inflammation of the foger, a careiul dietary and a suitavle tonic treatmént had been eajoined aud observed by His Royal High- ness. He returned on Saturday to Sandringham, and ‘wus seen on Sunday by Dr. Lowe, The Chances of Infection to Wis Family. A London journal of the 1st inst. referred to this then alarming view of the case in«gpe foliowing worda:— Some apprehension arises with regard to the pos- silifty oi the fever being couveyed to those at present about the Prince, Naturally, the thoughts of our readers advert to Her Majesty touching this point, Anxious a3 the Queen inust have been to visit the Prince, the question of aanger to herself trom infection vould not out have beeu eatertamed. But we may at once say that typhoid fever 8 vo be considered, for all practical purposes, the most rare occurrence in persons over fifty years of age. Her Majesty, indeed, may be regarded as pro tected ‘against the disease, which 13 not, moreover, infectious or contagious but to a very limited degree. It the Jeast contagious of the several ‘fevers.’ It was periectly right, how- ever, that the royal children should be removed, for vo them the danger, though not great, was yet real. We sincerely hope that the lamentable occurrence Which bas prostrated the heir apparent upon a sick bed at Sandringham will not be lost upon the public. Typhotd fever 1s a disease which 1s, if not avso- lutely, at least in the vast majority of cases, pre- ventibie; yet we permit the conditions which gen- erate the pest to operate more or less un- checked throughout the country. It is perfectly true that the disease exists chiefly fn rural laces and iu the alleys and lanes of most of our large towns, but it also prevails within the walls of royal dweiling places. The cchWitions of its pro- duction consist in the pollution of air and water by decomposing sewage matter. Unlike typhus fever, which 13 the accompaniment of overcrowding and poverty, br fluds its way to the palace as Well as to the hovel, in the tace of the best hygienic measures, if only there be pollution of the drinking water. Any one who is interested in the question should study the reports which have been made on this subject during the last ten or tweive years in the annual reports of Mr. Simon, the medical of. cer of the Local Government Board, and he will not fail to find an accumulated mass of evi- Gence on bis subject which is simply over- whelming in proof of the proposition above enun- ciated. For the moment oar thoughts turn to Sand- Tingham, aud we hope that, good as the drainage arrangements may be supposed to ba, and well as they have hitherto worked, not a stone will be left unturned to discover and unearth all possibio sources of fouling of the water supply. Meanwhile Lord Londesborough will, no doubt, clear up any doubt that remains in regard to the oxistence of typhoid fever producing causes at bis seat. The more recent facts which have come to our knowledge lead us to infer that Sandringham, and not Scar- borough, originated the Prince’s malady. Of course we do not iorget that the introduction Of the fever poison to Sandringham may have led to the spread of the disease there. Whatever may be then, we are at the present moment relleved of | anxiety from a consideration of the condition of | Tis Koyal Highness, Londesborough Lodge—Its Situation nnd San. itary Arrai jents—Where Did the Princes Contract the Disense To THR EpitoR or THE LONDON STANDARD:— Sir—Some remarks appeared in the London Times vi he 29th ipst., n the form of an appendix to the bulletins of that day, alleging that the seeds of the disease from which His Royal Highness tne Prince of Wales is suffering were contracted at Scarborougo during his recent visit to Lord Londes- borough. These statements call for rome notice from those who are interested in the inquiry. As the medical atiendant of Lord Lonuesborough, and from my personal acquaintance with Londes- borough Lodge and its sanitary appilances, J am avle to supply you with valuable and [ trust re- liable information bearing upon the guestion which bas beep raed. I know how earnest and deep 1s the interest feit by all classes im the illness whicn has so suddenly stricken down “the hope of the na- tion,” and how willingly your readers will listen to any statements which may throw light upon the ob- scure origin of this terrible disease. Londesborough Lodge is about one hundred and thirty feet above tne level of the sea, and the grounds slope towards the beach at au angle of about forty. tive degrees, In Its immediate neighborhood are a few Villas—Belvoir Terrace and The Crescent. During my long residence at Scarborough J have not at tended one case of KJ ee ed fever within this area, nor have [ ever heard of one having occurred. Tne drainage 1s perfect, and has been, at Lord Londervor- ough’s request, this day thoroughiy examined by competent authorities, and I beg to apperd their certificates, ‘The water used by Ais Royal Highness for drinking purposes wae the celebraied “Bristol water;’ the ordinary house supply from the ‘town’s water,’ brought from springs of pure water four miles above the town, and abundant fer all domestic ai sanitary purposes. This aot possibly bi come contaminated from sewerage or other impuri- ties, There is not bow snd never was apout the premises any permanent stagnation of animal or vegetable refuse which might jew typhoid fever. The fact'that this locality has been so \e larly free from zy motic fever, and also that Lord and Lady Londesborough with their young family and lrousehold occupied this house for upwards of two months before tne visit of the royal party, without having @ case of serious illness, are confirmatory evidence of the absence of such sources of mischief “tis auf some members of the distinguished party a fom diarrhees, and this might possi- be due to nsive eMuvia escaping into tne Uns ig innocent. ured iy house; but I con! ‘a8 Comp! petsoe jold fever. It produces fa own, a iy dissimilar to those Origine. ing from the ot! nave tendency 0 aritt oN eae as the truth of the matter a searching inqutry is clearly and immediately needed, The pubic do not forget that other members or the royal family may be at Uns moment exposed to the chances of infection, The London Zancet of December 1 said:— As the public may be anxtous to know what risk Her Majesty runs in visiung the Prince of Wales, we may add it 1s siiaply ni auder the circumstances, Typhoid fever is contagious in @ very subor- dinute degree, and it 1s infinitely rare alter ity years oi age. Her Majesty's short stay at Sandring- ham therefore exposes her practically to no risk whatever, His Wife's Birthday. ALynn (England) correspondent, writing on the Ast of December, in the evening, si This, tt will be remembered, 1s the birthday of the Princess of Wales, and in honor of the occasion the flags have neen foisted as usual upon the church steeple and on the public bulidiags, as well as on some of the private houses of Lyon, and tne charch bella are ringing at internais, The bonfires, how- ever, remain unlighted, and tue expressions of joy aud congratulation which are common on these oc- casions are hushed by the generai feeling of anxiety Which pervades all classes, Although (he Queen has gone to Windsor to-day, I bave reason to believe us she may return to Sandringham in @ short ime. The Prince’s Neighbors Alarmed. The same writer, dating in Lynn, again on tne 1st inst., reported the state of feeling which existed among the more immediate neighbors of the Prince outside the gates of Sandringham thus:— The alarmn which was created by the early bul- Jetin to-day has been a good deal relieved by the information received in the course of the day, and by tne later bulletin published this alternoon, There is nodount that the Prince passed avery bad night, and that for ® certain time the gravest DT gee were entertained py his attendants, ‘ne cause of this alarm Was, as wellas 1 can as- certain, somé oppression or congestion of stomach; aud from this the Prince ultimately tained relief by vomiting. From that tme he be- came easier, and at noon to-day was so mach im- proved that his medical attendants were able to give the Queen such reassuring accounts of bis con- tion as to permit her returning to Windsor, The Lynn letter adds:— Her Majesty drove to the Wolferton Seas by Boueies he Knouys. eae rd or and appeared, if sunvhs her y Bwarbriek, the the Superintendent of the Great Eastern Railway, | who accompanied the royal crain to London. Oddly enough, at the time the royal train was starting there were standing on a siding a couple of trucks contal the Devon ox, pigs and sheep which are to be exinbited at the cal show in the Prince’s name. FIGHTING FOR A MISER’S GOLD. A Texnn After Lochy Ostrom’s Money—Hoe Shows a Letter from the Maiden Miser—Is This a Fut Up Jov?® PoucuxKgersig, Dec, 13, 1871. Last winter, after a hard fight between the alleged heirs of Lochy Ostrom, Poughkeepsie’s maiden miser, Surrogate Fowler granted letters of adminis- tration to Jemima McKibbin, Since then another heir has turned up, and his proof has carried fear and consternatiop into the renks of the present hotders of Lochy's gold, He gives his name as A, 0, Davenport and his residence keimont, Gonzales county, Texas, His main proof is the following letter, Written by Lochy to him:— POUGHKEEPSIE, N. ¥,, Sept, 2, 1867. Ms, A. C, Davanronts— Bay * MY Dean NeEraew—It ts with pleasure I embrace the opportunity to write to you by your cousin Willi and I was glad (o hear from im, Hi ie that you ‘ou by arried aain and That your wife is art, Give love to-ner, T'was in Lopes you would have come to ace me, romised me. Oh, 1 should have been so glad if you ‘our cousin informs me that you was true to yous country. God forbid that one Of my sister's sons should prove iraitor to bis country, But I had almost given OU UD XB dead, for 1 had not got a letter from you since or Telore the war for's long tine, 0 you know I was glad when your cousin Davenport called to see me. He wanied-me to home with him, aad ff I bac not been so old I should fee you and your good to come. But you must ne and bring your wife. I ‘send you & present py your cousia. It 18 a little to help you, and the breastpin I'send to your wife; but if you will come and see me I will give you something worth while. But, my dear nephew, I still say to you that 1 intend ali I have tor you at my deyth, and 1/40 dntovm your cousin Davenport. 1 told ‘all my properiy was yours at my death; that 1 intend you to have it ail, ag you at nly one I wish to hase as my poor dei ster’s son. I don’t tell some people what Tintend to do, but 1 know. I dou’t let them know that I have a nephew, or that you are li ‘There is some people thinks they have got Aunt Kachel’s property at her death, bui they will be disappointed, as 11 ntend to see that it is nixed right before I die, asl intend to give it all to you and to your ‘“ister’s child. I was sorry to bear of Mar- (eee death. Your cousin tells me she has left one child ving and it ignamed Rachel, after me. This isa good old family name. Do come and see me. I will have it all made right; it shan’t cost you anything to come and go home, as T will make it all up to I send $1W to you. It is ali I have at hi and your cousin cannot wait. But when you come I will time to look up something more for you. Do not tail to come, for [am old, and I wish to ree you detore I leave this world, My dear boy, if you should not come and see me betore I die there are persons wno will cheat you out of whut I leave if they can, but I will see that {eta allright, for itis for you and Mar'aret, your sister's chiid, T want you to have it, 80 keep this letter, as I yead it to your cousin Davenport, an told him how I will do, and what I’ want No person knows that you aré living, as Mr. Wil- the only one here who knows you are and knows ow are living, and he has been moved from were some tif jeen and is in Texas, as you Inform me 80, T shall not Lily tiem by telling tem now what I intended to do. It js uone of their business to know. The luw will give you my property as my nearest relation, as I nave no other nephew in the world living that I’ know of, so tne only way to keep you out of my property ts by will from me and I know I will never give one to any person but you, and to youl give all Ihave. ‘ibis I tell to your cousin, and if you cannot read this letter he ean tell you what mean and want. Give my love to your wife and Margaret, Oh, F would be ‘so glad to see you all. Come soon or write. Do not forget your Aunt el, the sister of your po mother. ay 1 could have seen her before her death. must come to @ close as your cousin can’: wait longer, so goodby; come and sec me. “Your aunt, RACHEL OSTROM. To Mr. A. OC. DAVENPORT. The above remarkable letter has opened the entire Lochy Vatrom case anew, though 1 1s not in legal torm yet if its identity can be proven 1t will be received as her last will and testament. Many lawyers believe it to be a nice “put up” job. If 80, 1t has thus far been splenaidly executed. A com- mission has alreaay peen sent to Texas, to prove, if possible, its authenticity, and all of the would-be heirs are standing on tiptoe, awaiting the result, 5 is Tag Governor Raudolph’s Respite Moves Him To Say, ©thank God For Tint!” As stated in yesterday’s HEeRaLp the chief actor in the Newark tragedy of last July on first nearing the news of his respite manifested not the slightest concern, but bore himseif with the same semblance Of stoical Indifference which characterized his man- ner during the tria!. This carelessness it now appears Was owing to his unbelief, About five o'clock the same evening Kev. Simeon Seigfried, his spiritual adviser, revarned irom Trenton, bearing the official document. On his appearing at une cell of the con- demned the latter looked up with a countenance fuliof anxiety and a frame that tairly TREABLED AS HE ASKED, “48 itso” “It is,” said the clergyman. ank God for that :’ exclaimed Botts, as the cloud on his counienance passed away and gave place to an expression 1 unmistakable joy and gladness. , The murderer was profuse tn his praises of Governor Randolph, Mr. seigiried and the sympa- theuc people who bad helped the wretched criminal to this new lease olf lile. As belore stated the length of the reprieve surprised every one. It brings the execution over ivto the term of Governor Parker, Whose inauguration takes place on te 16th of Januar 4 GOOD DEAL OF DISCUSSION has arisen on the subject of the Governor's action, No one objecis to the respite; but there is a strong feeling thgt the Governor has not treated the incoming Govervor squarely by mmpos- ing on the latter the signing of Botts's death war- rant. In this connection, in justice to Governor Ranaoiph, 1t ought to be stated that it is understood by those 12 communication with him that before ro- uring from the gubernatorial chair he will have all the papers prepared aud executed, should the COURT OF PARDONS, & special session of which will be held on an early day, not interfere with the the sentence, and thus relieve Governor Parker in the matter. In New Jersey the pardoning power is vested in the Court of Pardons and notin the Governor. His duty is merely clerical in character, In the meanume @ very strong elfort 1s making to duce the Court to commute the sentence to Fal eames for life. ‘The following 18 the full text of the respite:— THE OTATE OF NEW JERSEY—THRODORE F. RANDOLPH, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. To Our Sax OF OUR CoUNTY OF Essrx—GRERn 1NG:— Know ye, that for divers reasons, me thereunto moving, I have granied and do hereby grant a reprieve unto George Bouts, now under sentence of death by rexson of @ convic. tion of murder {n the first degree heretofore had in the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery in and for your said county, and I do hereby order and direct that you Suspend the execution of said sentence until Friday, the 26.b day of January next ensuing, or until you are thereto com- manded by my warrant to you directed and delivered to you according to law. Hereof fall not, Given under my hand and the great seal of the State of New Jersey, this 12th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1871, and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-sixth, By the Governor. THEO, B. F, RANDOLPH. Henny C. Kevezy, Secretary of State, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE PATERSON. Loss $200,000-—Two Hundred Thrown Out of Employment. A disastrous fire broke out in the Franklin Mill, in Mill street, Paterson, N, about twelve o’clock on Tuesday night, The flames started from some unknown cause in the lower portion of tne building, occupled by Messrs, Harrel & Hayes, manulacturers of steam fire engines. Owing to the absence of an alarm bell and evory- thing else about system in the Paterson Fire Department, there was a lapse of over half an hour before the engines got to work, and the fire, which atthe start might bave been easily extinguished, had enveloped the whole building. The entire Franklin Mill was destroyea, together with the Hope (cotton) Mill, adjoming. The Franklin Mull, owned by the Franklin Manufacturing Company, was @ series of buildings, ouilt of brick, and ex. tending, in wings and additions, over an area 200 by 100 leet. The contignous buildings being of brick and the raceway running both in front and rear of the burn- ing vuildings prevented a spread of the flames any larther. The principal buliding was occupied by various Manufacturing establishments, in which 200 hanas were employea. ‘Ihe total loss, as near as can be estimated, is about $200,000, on which there Was an insurance of @ little over $100,000, as Lol. lows: Buudings of Frankin Manoufacturin; Qompany, lost $30,000; fuly insured. Harrel & Hayes, steam fire engine builders, iost $60,000, on which there was an insurance of $20,000, some finished steam engines Were destroyed, among which was one just completed tor Owego, N.Y. The Van Riper Manulacturing Company, machinists, sus- tained @ loss of $8,000; insurance, Cate Smythe & Pennington, file cutters, lost 9,000; Insurance, 000, A. & G icLain, mosquito netting wlacturers, $60,000; insurance, $80,001 & Co., towel manutacturers, lost $5,000; In- surance, $2,000. 0. Kohilioas & Co., loom manufac- turers, lost $7,000; insurance, $1,400, William Inglis, shoelace manulacturer, lost $4,500; insur. ance, $3,000, Daniel Brown, bobbin turner, lost $400; no insurance, William Gedney, silk guide Manufacturer, lost $1,000; no insurance. J, Tatter- gall & Co., roller coverer, lost $600; no insurance, Bachman & Co,, manulacturers of silk shawls, lost $600; fully insured. the above were located in the Franklin Mill, The damage to tne Hope Mill—owned and 01 occupied b; "fon Oakman as @ cotton factory—was Persons mi Holt 6, on Which there was $4,000 insurance, aig wes the largest fire that bas occurred in Paterson for @ long Ume, and its eifects Mpon te gtibougi al tne waMeFers, have made arrangements 10 resume Dusiaess Immediarely and pendtone om bull will be erected tn 1! lace of the build ed. The companies in which the above losses are insured oar MAUDIIN MURDERER, . THE CRUNBLING BANKS. The Rottenness of National Banks Demonstrated, Creat Excitement in Financial Cireles—Vears of a General Panic—Business Men Alarmed and Cautious. TWO MORE BANKS SUSPENDED. Condition of the Ocean, Eighth National and Union Square Banks—The Comptroller of the Currency at Work—Suspicious Action of the United States Officers. Following close upon the recent panic among the depositors of several savings banks comes the collapse of three national banks and an excitement well calculated to alarm business men generally. THE VERY QUESTIONABLE RELATIONS existing be:ween Mr, Collender, the United States Examiner, and the Ocean Bank, and the suspicion that other banks may have made loans of large amounts to him upon insufiiclent security, such as the stock of the Portage Canal Company 1s repre- sented to be, has added to the excitement to such an extent that grave fears are enter- tained in business circles that we are on the eve of financial panio likely to assume much greater Proportions, and work serious disasters to the trade of the city and country. The prompt action of Mr. Hurlburt, the Comptroller of the Currency, in re- pairing here from Washington and relieving Mr. Colender, whose relations with the institutions still continue to be looked upon with suspicion, nas alarmed bank officials Whose insttuttons have been RUN IN A LOOSH MANNER, and they are quite uneasy as to his action in the pretulses, Yesterday he appointed receivers for two banks that until witbin @ day or two had a large credit and stood quite well ou ’vhange, and it is rumored that be contemplates @ general over- hauling of them all before his return to the capital. ‘The excitement yesterday was more particularly contined to business men about Washington Mar- ket, who are creditors of the Ocean, and uptown depositors who reside near or do business with the Union Square and Eighth National banks, Still the situation was canvassed on Wall street, and many shrewd financiers shook their heads ominously and remarked that these failures were merely the gusta of wind that preceded the storm. The Ocean Bank—Statement of Its Affairs. ‘The ugly revelations relative to the Ocean Bank and its suspension created great excitement among its creditors yesterday, and tho prem- fses were besieged alt day by o crowd of persons anxious to hear the latest facts. From early morning untu late in the afternoon the direc- tors and the receiver (Mr. Davies) were employed 1n overhauling the securities, with a view of getting at an approximate idea of its fnancial condition. About half-past two o’clock they completed a super ficial examination, and are satisfied that the bank is IN A MUCH BETTER CONDITION than the public, who observeil that the stock had Jailen in the market to twenty cents on the dollar, believed. Mr. Davis, the recotver, gives the following as what he believes to be the actual condition of the institution placed in his custody, although, as the examination Was a hurried one, some sight imac- curacies may be found on @ more critical super- vision:— LIABILITIES. $625,184 Due to banks.... Due to mdividuais, Total deposits. Certified checks, Total Mabilities.......-0eeesseeee eevee ASSETS. LOanS...+s.0000+ Bilis discounted Margin iu bounds deposited to secure circu- TAHON....00. vere ee Bonds and stocks... Bonds and mortgages. Real estate.. Furniture and fixtures Total assets Liabilities... Assets OVEF Mabilittes.........seeree++ 5 It will be seen trom the avove statement that the circulation has not been inciuded in the jiabilities; buta reference to the last report shows it to be $796,300, which 1s fully covered by deposits of bonds with the Comptroller of the Uurrency. Ninety per cent of these deposits, under the law, 1s forfeited to the governinent if itredeems the circulauon, and the balance—$79, 680, or ten per cent - comes back to the bank and becomes an asset. The impression entertained by many not familiar with commercial transactions that deposits are made at Washington to secure individual depositors is erroncous. These deposits are merely to cover circulation. ir. Davies is very sanguine of the ability of the bank in time to meet all its obligations, without loss to the stockholders or depositors, and tiuaks each Of the latter's claims 1s worth ONE HUNDRED CENTS UPON THE DOLLAB. He also expressed nis contidence in the genuineness of all the items given as the assets. He was ques- tioned as to the transactions mr. Uollender, the United States bank examiner, had with the bank, but on this point he was not so positive. He could not tell the amount of loans made to Mr. Collender, but replied that he would be in a position todo so this allernoon, He was, however, certain that all the loans made were fully covered by first mortgage bonds of THE PORTAGE CANAL COMPANY, an institution chartered by the State of Michigan. Mr. Davies expressed his belief that these mort- gages were worth all that had been loaned upon them; butin this other commercial men do not agree with him. Several gentiemen informed the re- porter that the Portage Canal Company's bouds are notnegotiable upon the market at any price and not considered good securities, although Mr. Frothing- ham, the President of the company, and other oficers of it are responsible gentlemen. Mr. Collender was not to be found yesterday, and of course nts expla. nation of the transaction could not be obtained. Much dissatisfaction bas been stown and com- ment made at the appointment by the Compirolier, who is a brother-in-law of Mr. Coilender, of Mr. Da- vies as the receiver, who was for somo time, if not up to the time of the suspension, one of the counsel the bank, This was on the part ef de- positors, who do not for a moment doubt unat Mr, Davies will give a faithful account of his stew- ardship, but who fear that the bank officers have induced this action to over up some of ITS ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. One gentleman suggested that the depositors had the right to apply to the State Courts for tne ap- poimtment of arecelver; but as this 1s a national bank this view of the case 1s @ very questionable one. Mr. Davies reports that the bank will resume bust- 33, The Union Square National Gone Down—A Receiver Appointed, Notwithstanding the rumors of Tuesday chat the Union Square National Bank was affected by the demise of the Ocean its credit remained unimpaired until yesterday. On Tuesday evening the direc- tors arranged with the Shoe and Leather National Bank to attend to its clearances and amply secured them for thts accommodation, They opened the bank yesterday as usual, and PAID DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, on all checks made upon them, until half-past two in the afternoon, when Mr. Hurlburt, Comptroller of the Currency, without a word of warning, entered, and, taking pogsession, appointed as receiver a re- tired merchant, Mr. Benjamin F. Beekman. A reportor of the HERALD had an interview with the directory of the institution later in the day, and they aeciare their ability to pay every cent due des positors and expect to have a large balance to dis. tribute among the stockholders, They attribute ‘their difficulties to 4 BREACH OF COMMERCIAL FAITH on the part of the Shoe and Leather Bank, who, after entering on Tuesday night into an agreement to become their Clearing House agent, yesterday morning withdrew from thelr compact without notifying them, and they first learned of its action from the East River National Bank. Up to filteen minutes past three o'clock yesterday afternoon the Shoe and Leather Bank had not notified them of their breach of contract, novwith- ecw ‘the Union square Bank had deposited with em ONZ HUNDRED AND TBN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO COVER CLEARANCKS, “It 1s @ remarkable course to pursue,” paid one of the directors, ‘and had any other bank in the city— even tite Onemical—beon treated as we have been treated by the Shoe and Leather, it would have suc- Cumbed and been forced togo under, ‘Tne truth 1s, the Shoe and Leather was “panicked,” and we are -the victims of 16, Binos the present of direct. ors entered upon their duties last depositg sen alge oe (eats a be amet Clearing House are #0 arbitrary and 1,299,210 | } followt | es—Deposits, — $404,400; b , the tariff so expensive that we to clear tal. "Wg sir, fa the inst threo, ie 3 have paid a last vee days we have puld out over our counters to depositors over va LINE OF HALP A MILLION deposits. We ald out to-day $55,000, and were sull paying dollar for dollar, and cola have kept is Up Had not the Comptroller, to our ulter astontsh- ment, stepped in, and we had to stop. ‘The prompt ness with whica we how carefully the bate ni hesers foment ana'y, question i any other pank in the “ PAY OUT $30),000 IN TEREe ore As I have aiready said, the Shoe and Leather Bank’ caused our diliculty. They have not yet notified of their breach of tae coi but they nouted other banks. If they had acted with any decency we would have poe every dollar, Gusiomers of other banks Who have to-day deposited checks with their respective banks can legally hold the latver for credit to the amouut of such checks, and the panks cae can hold Sie. SDs: one, Leather Bank m them, can discontinue an agency without giving twenty-four hours’ notice. THE DIRECTORS OF THE UNION SQUARB BANK fi Thomas 1, Read, Simon Sneth Statement of their assets and liabilities ready for wei bec, but they have no intention of resuming The Eighth National Suspends Payment—A Receiver Appointed—What the Officers Say. The Eigkth National Bank suspended payment yesterday, and the fact created no small amount of excitement among depositors and others who had an interest in the bank, It was generally suspected that once the suspension had become bruited about @ “run” on the insiituiion would be the natural re- sult, but such did not turm out to be the case. A HERALD reporter pald a visit to the bank during the afternoon, Just.as the directors Were holding a meeting. Everything seemed to be im coniusion, and the excitement among the clerks Was really amusing, although every one of them aid his best to appear calm and collected. The reporter expected to find a crowd of people at the doors clamoring for their money, but there were nota half-dozen persons in the vestibule, and not one of them was a depositor. The President (Mr. Union Adams) appeared to be very downcast over the event, and had little to say, and referred ail inquiries to the Cashier, Mr, Hadson. ‘The latter the HBRALD reporter encountered after the meeting o! the directors, “You have suspended payment, I understand?!” said the reporter, “We have,’’ said Mr. Hudson; “and Iam very sorry for it.” “What is the cause?” “Well, when you talk about cause, I don’t exactly, know what to say; for we are as strong and ae sound to-day as we ever were, We were taken by surprise, and there was no belp for it.” “How 2 “Why, in this way. smoothly when THE NOTIOR WAS SERVED upon us Without a moment's warning, we todo?” “What notice?” “A notice from the Butchers and Drovers’ Bank berths us that they could not accommodate us after ee “Had the Clearmg House anything to do with itr? “ Nothing, jor ute reason that the Butchers and Drovers’ redeemed for us;_s0 we had no direct con nection with the Clearing House,”’ “ Why did your ‘redeemers’ act In this way?” “Well, I dare say they got fearful that there was ‘vo be # general crush all round, or something of thas Kind. You see the Ucean Bank affair gave them & 8care, aud tiey caine to the conclusion, under Bil the circumstances, that the best thing they could do wouid be to loox out for themselves aud not Fesponsipilities for any other bank. “Was there no other cause for their action?” “None that 1 know of. We are as sound to-day a8 we ever Were. Everything will be right in a few bey but of course there will be a great deal of ela). “WILL DEPOSITORS SUFFER AT ALL{? ‘ot to the extent of a soiltary cent.” Lat 1s the bunh’s indebtedness to depositors?” “] couldn't give you the exact statement. Thas ‘will be given 1 a iew days, but it is but a hte ov@ three hundrea thousand dollars.” “And what ure your assets?” “They are quite suiicient to meet all require ments. No deoositor has anything to lear.” “Has u receiver beeu appointed 7”? “Yes; Mr. Aibert Mapa, He was formerly: come” necied with the Jreasury Department in Washing> ton. ut “What was the last statement of the bank ?”* “On Saturday the statement made showed the assets—Legal lenders, $155,900, Liabille : circulaion, $250,000 584,40 ‘This ended the conversation with Mr, Hudson, an@ the reporter at once wended ius way tO the Butchers: and Drovers’ Bank. There be found very littie sate isfaction for"his journey. Onc of the oillcials simpiy slated:—"In view of the discrust ana ‘ERAL UNKASINESS IN COMMBRCIAL CIRCLES: caused by the Ocean Bank aifuir, we deemed it pest bo ae further 10 accommodate the Eignth Na- yonal. - “in other words, you were anxious to paddle your OWN canoe through the impending storm?” “Exactly.” Learning that the Police Commissioners had A LARGE DEPOSIT With the Eighth National, the reporter called Police Neadquariers to find out whether they f auywise anxious, Mr. Manierre was the oniy Commissioner get-at able. “Have the Commissioners & largo depoalt in, bank” was the reporter's question, after he hi intormed the Commissioner that he had neard the bang had suspended payment, “Taey have not,” sald Mr. Manterre, “Most of their money is at the Tenth National. The banks where we are to draw against warrants of the , Comptroller are designated by the Oompere eee » and as we draw checks inst the ex amounts put to our credit, and as, owing to the recent troubles in the Compirolier’s depart- ment, we have not had much to draw against, we have noi inuch in the higuth National.” “What is the amount??? ‘it is very small. I can’t state the exact figures,” ‘What is your opinion of the bank?” “We have always considered it good, Mr. Adams, the President, 18 a man In whom everybody i contidences 80 arethe cashier and the other ofivers.” “The bank oMicers say the Butchers and Drovers? ‘ung tue whole trouble on them.” cana ‘So it would seem. I understand they were i such a hurry avout it that one of the officials of the Butchers and’ Drovers’ Bavk took @ carriage #8 three o'clock this mornmg and drove way upto Yonkers to Mr. Adams’ residence to serve the nowee on him. Thus matters stand with the bank. In a day or two the receiver will make his report. Everything was “going on What are To the Depositors of the Occan National Bank. * A committee of the depositors of the aboye bank give notice that @ preliminary meeting of the de- positors will De heid at tweive o'clock M. to-day (Thursday), at the oiice of Messrs, Lockwood & Everett, 51 Murray street, for the purpose of mutual, consultation aud protection, > “The grave rumors respecting the management of the bank, and the fact (hat the present receiver, Mr, Davis, is au attorney of the bank and a creditor to the amount of $5,000, aud therefore is an unit per- son for tho trust, should ensure the attendance of every depositor.”” ‘The notice 1s signed by the following gentlemens— Wm. H. H, Childs, 73 Maiden lane; Lockwood & Everett, 51 Murray street; Peter Hagan, 412 Washe ington atreet. CANADA. Antagonism in the Ontario Legislature Over the Lieutenant Governor's Address=—The Opposition Inclined to Reject It. TORONTO, Ontario, Dec, 18, 1871. The debate in the Ontario Legislature on the ad- dress in reply to the Lieutenant Governor's speech occupied Monday and Tuesday, and will be com tinued to-day. On & motion, coming from the gov- ernment side, for adjournment last evening, the governmont was defeated by a vote of 83 to 85, It is questionable whether the government will able to carry the address, Mr. Blake, the leader the opposition, having moved an amendment, There ls a good deal of excitement; the House ie crowded every evening; the division is very close, THEPT OF CLOTHING BEING SENT TO THB CHIOAGO SUFFERERS, On the 16th of October, while a train belonging to the Hudson Kiver Railroad, laden with clothinganad provisions for the relief of the Chicago suferers, ‘Was standing on the track at Thirty-second street, Wilitam 8, Harris and John Quinn, two young thieves, got into one of the wagons and stole a large quantity of the clothing and several pairs of blanke ets, which they sold to Anne McGinty, residing im West, 1 -third street. They wore arrested om and were committed at Jefferson Mar Mra. McGinty was arrested also, an@ bail to answer, “ INCREASED TAXATION IN TENNESSEE. NASHVILLE, Dec. 18, 1871. The Legislature has enacted a law fixing the rave Of taxation at forty cents on $100 worth of propertys 4nd has subjected many things to taxation hitherto untaxed. The revenue raisea under the new 1a - : debt will State, 1eav! provided fone