The other case is that of Mr. Whitaker Wright, the promoter and guiding spirit of the "Globe" companies whose failure recently brought ruin to thousands and a measure of disgrace on the head of the Marquess of Dufferin in the last fow months of his life. Immense pressure has been Lg ori ae the Attorney-General to induce him to order a public prosecution of Mr. Whitaker Wright, but it has been unavailing, Sir Robert Finlay de-cloting that in the present state of the law there was no likelihood of obtaining a conviction. He admitted that this proved the law to be in a very unsatisfac~ tory condition, and proposed to bring in a bill to amend it. Meanwhile, however, an application was made to Mr. Justice Buckley in the Chancery Division for an order to prosecute, and after some delays he delivered judgment on Tuesday declaring that a prima facie ease of fraud had been made out against Mr. Whitaker Wright and authorising a prosecution. Then it was found that Wright had left the country. A warrant has been issued, and a dozen city detectives have been sent out to scour the world for him. Whether they will find him remains to be seen, but the chances are in their favour. He is man of rather remarkable personality, and it will probably not be difficult to trace him, and as there is now hardly a country in the world, with any pretensions to civilisation with which we have not an extradition treaty, there will be we may be confident no difficulty in getting him hack when once he is traced. The Attorney~ General still refuses to undertake a public prosecution, but he has promised to assist The private prosecution by taking care that no pains are spared to secure Mr. Wright's arrest and return:
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