The Express. — London, England, 1866-11-24 00:00:00

I I I • t I. pt , . ~~ j" I E i i ,~ i ti~ , Llit 112 nheim and Mr. Lorna Webb, on behalf of Mr. Oppe other erediters of the company, whose admitted claims assn anted to nearly 800,0001., appbed for leave to serve Betio, of motion for Monday next upon the liquidators, sailing upon them to distribute without delay the funds in their hands, that all events, some portion of them. The Vise-Chancellor did not see how it was possible that be could entertain such an application. What was the irremediable mischief which would result from a post ponement of the motion till the seal in the ordinary way ? Mr. Webb said it was important, considering the enor mous sum in hand, and the large amount of the claims, that • division should be made as early as partible. He was instructed that there was now in the hands of the liquidators about 1,200,0001., of which 700,0001. repre sented general assets, and about 500,0C31. money received is vespect of calls. As to the 700,0001., there could be no question, and that amount, therefore, ought to be dis tributed. The Vice-Chancellor asked why notice had not been given for yesterday. Mr. Webb explained that the creditors bad hoped that the two motions brought before the court yesterday would have been disposed of on that day, and he believed the liquidators were perfectly prepared, if the decision had been against the shareholders, to have divided the money at once. The Vice-Chancellor understood that the 700,0001. could net have been affected in any way by the decision. Mr. Roxburgh (who appeared for the official liquidators) believed it was in contemplation to pay • dividend with the greatest possible expedition. The Vice Chancellor had node reason to suppose that there would be any =necessary lay in the division and no doutt, if there was no question as to the 700,0001., the liquidators would distribute it at the proper time. He should not be justified in acceding to the present applica tion, but mast leave the applicants to give the ordinary COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Nov. 23. Sttings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice, and Justices Mellor and Shee). Lord Cranborne, Secretary of State for India, took the oath of allegiance, this morning. _ . otc.r.G.s.r r. CHETWYNT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a draper at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, against the defendant, who resides at Longdon-hall, Staffordshire, against whom pro ceedings were taken some time since in the Divorce Court, to recover 24/. 13s. l Id. for goods supplied to Mrs. Chet wynd before the separation consequent on the proceedings in that court. The a Alen was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at Guildhall, when the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. Subsequently a rule was moved for and obtained oallmg upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and entered for the de. fondant, or for a new trial on the ground that the ver diet was apinit evidence. The goods were supplied before the separation. Mra. Chetwynd having a separate allow ance and settlement of her own, it was urged at the trial on behalf of the defendant that he was not liable for everything ordered by his wife, but that it must be necessaries only suitable to the wife's position in life. The jury found that the articles supplied by the plaintiff were necessaries suitable to her position, and that at the time they were ordered she bad not a sufficient supply. They also found that Mrs. Chet wynd had not a sufficient allowance with which to meet her wants, and that she had not been prohibited from *Aging her husband's credit. Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Mr. Oppenheim showed cause spinet the rule, which had been obtained on leave re served relative to Mrs. Chetwd's allowance, and her pro- hibition to pledge her husband ' s credit. The learned counsel contended there was no evidence in the finding of the jury to warrant the rule being made absolute on the leave reserved. Mr. Edward James, Q.C., and Mr. Griffite, in support of the rule, cont,ndeil there was evidence of prohibition to pledge the husband's credit. The Lord Chief Justice said there was no evidence of a positive prohibition, but only that he scolded her for her extravagance, and that if she continued to incur such debts he would not pay them. There was a great deal of remonstrance on his part against her extravagance. He could not find feult with the finding of the jury, that there was no prohibition against pledging the husband's coedit. There was, however, afterwa rds , when they got en such had terms. Mr. Griffits said that notwithstanding the finding of the jury, he should contend that this was entirely a ques tion of agency, requiring evidence of proof. There was no implication in law arising in a matter of this kind. Mr. Justice Mellor asked if the learned counsel meant to say that a wife had no authority to pledge her husband's credit from marriage or cohabitation. Mr. Griftits said there must be agency proved, where a wife lived with her husband. When she bad to leave him the law then clothed her with authority to pledge her husband's credit for necessaries. The Lord Chief Justice said this was one of those cases where the law said there should be a legal agency. Mr. James then urged that the verdict was against evidence. There was no other agency in law between hus band and wife than in any other case of agency. There was nothing so vague and unworthy a test as to what are necessaries. The court discharged the rule. It was unnecessary to consider the question of prohibition as raised for the defendant, because the finding of the jury put that ques tion of law out of the case. There was evidence hi th ways, and they might have found the language used by the busband was a prohibition, hut that it did not happen before 1864, just before she left her home. That was for the jury, and they found that the husband did not pro hibit her, and he was not dissatisfied with that finding, and that the articles supplied were necesearies. Rule discharged. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Nov. 23. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) ItE W. COOKS. The bankrupt was described as a commission agent, of Asylum-road, Peckham, and publisher, of Craven-street, Strand. It appeared that he bad brought out a publica tion called The Charing-rruss Railway Guide. Ho owes to imsecured creditors 5,486/. No assets. Mr. Aldridge, representing the official assignee, asked for additional accounts in explanation of the large deficiency. Mr. Reel. for the bankrupt, stated that the publication which be bad brought out was a kind of guide to all the places of amusement in London. It was published monthly. and he h.ul incurred a Large expense in col lecting the necessa? y information and bringing out guides applicable to each of the principal railway-stations. All his debts had been incurred in bringing out thaw publicat - An adjournment was ordered for notice to be given to all the creditor, above 301. ... time, and the same remark applied ury to the e;idem._ sary to identify these various partels as being the pro of the prosecutors, and stolen from their premises at sundry times during the month of June and the latter end of August last. The proof of identity was fully made out by the testimony of several of the employee in the service of Messrs. Dent, Allcroft, and Co. Mr. Ilibton then addressed the jury on the part of the prisoner Duck, and Mr. Digby Sey mour, Q.C., on the part of the prisoner Taylor. A host of witnesses of the highest respectability, in cluding members of first-rate wholesale City firms, were called, and gave the prisoner Taylor the highest possible character for periods varying from nine to 32 years. Witnesses in favour of the prisoaer Duck were also examined, and gave him a first-rate character as a honest, industrious, and well-conducted man. The Common Serjeant summe d up the whole of the evidence with extreme care and minuteness. The jury retired precisely at six o'clock, and at a quarter to ninethey returned into court, and said that there was no chance of agreeing upon a verdict with regard to either of the prisoners. The Common Serjeant inquired if he could assist them 1 in any way, or whether ther e was any portion of the evi- deuce that they desired to be repeated to them? The foreman replied that they were perfectly well ac quainted with all the facts, but there war a strong diver sity of opinion among the jury as to whether the evidence was sufficient to support the charge of feloniously receiv ing the property, and he did not think there was any chance of their agreeing upon a verdict. The Common Serjeant said that, under these circum stances, be could not render them any assistance, and they must retire and continue their deliberations. The jury accordingly again went to their room, and at twenty minutes past 10 they again came into court, and upon their stating that there was no chance of their agree ing they were discharged. This concluded the business of the session, and the court adjourned to Monday, Dec. 17. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) William Hopkinson, a well-dressed man of gentlemanly bearing and exterior, surrendered in discharge of his bail to answer an indictment charging him with wilful aed corrupt perjury in an a ffi davit sworn by him before Mr. Samuel Heywood Hopwood, a commissioner for taking affidavits in the Court of Exchequer at Westminster. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Metcalfe, with whom was Mr. Starling, appeared on the part of the prosecutor. Mr. Warner Sleigh defended the prisoner. From the opening statement of Mr. Metcalfe, it ap peared that the prosecutor was a Mr. Sears, a grocer and tea dealer, residing m Market-terrace, Victoria-park, and that the prisoner had been in his service as assistant 7 or 8 years, but had gone into business for himaell about two years back. It seemed that early in the present year the prisoner fell into difficulties, and on the 27th March he bad prepared& deed of composition with his creditors, under the provi sions of the Bankruptcy Act of 1862; and in order that the deed might be registered in the Court of Bankruptcy it was necessary that the prisoner should file an account of the names and addressee of his creditors, and the sums re spectively due to each of them, as well as an affidavit, sworn to by the prisoner, declaring that the account was true. This he did, and he also swore that the assenting parties to the deed amounted to three-fourths in value of the whole body. Now, in this account there was no mention of a debt of 611. due and owing to the prosecutor, Mr. Sears, still less for 10/. more for goods obtained by the prisoner from him on the very day the composition deed purported to have been executed. In this account the debts were stated to amount to 1,600/., and this with the affidavit was lodged in the Register of Bankruptcy office on the 13th April. Be tween the 27th March and the 13th April the prosecutor was not in the least degree aware that the prisoner contemplated takieg, still less had actually taken proceedings in the Court of Bankruptcy to relieve himself from his liabilities; so far from it that he culled on the Ist April on the pri soner at his house, and found him in bed suffering from an injury to one of his legs. He had a conversation with him as to his liabilities, and the prisoner mentioned a list of his creditors whose debts, including that to the prosecutor, a mounted only to about 4 00 /., which the pris oner declared was the whole amount of his debts, and on this the prose cutor observed that if he would act as a man of honour he (prosecutor) would act towards him as a friend, and not as a creditor. But this was not all, for in the deed of com position subsequently executed and filed the debts were set forth as amounting to 1,2031., including debts alleged to be due to the prisoner's father in-law and two other persons, which debts were declared to be wholy fictitious. From the deed as well as the account the prosecutor's name was omitted, and in consequence neither in the deed nor the account did the alleged assenting creditors amount to threo-fourths in value of the whole. The affidavit on which perjury was assigned was manifestly false, and the prisoner most have sworn it with a full knowledge that it was so. But this would be placed beyond all doubt by a letter which would be put in evidence, addressed by the prisoner to the prosecutor, in which the former declared that be bad omitted the prosecutor's name as a creditor, and declaring that he would see him honourably paid. Formal proof of the registration of the documents and the affidavrt having been proved by Mr. Francis Ross, a clerk in the office of the Registrar in Bankr u p tc y , and the swearing of the affidavit by the prisoner proved by Mr. Samuel H. Hopwood, of Chancery-lane, the commissioner, the prosecutor detailed on oath the facts enumerated b; Mr. Metcalfe in his opening. Mr. Warner Sleigh addressed an ingenious speech to the jury in defence of the prisoner. Mr. Commissioner Kerr, instead of summing up the evi dence, told the jury that if they believed the prisoner had written the letter admitting the fact of the commission of the offence, and of which there could be no doubt, it would be the duty of the jury to find the prisoner guilty. The ry found the prisoner Cha ff y. Mr. Metcalfe intimated to the court that since these pro ceedings the prisoner had thrown himself into the Court of Bankruptcy, and the examination there of the prisoner was appointed for the sth December next, when a full examination and analyzation of the composition deed would take 'dice, when it would be found, he believed, that many of the creditors were pretended names of men who had no claim whatever on the prisoner. Mr. Commisaioner Kerr said he should defer sentence until the next session, and in the interim he hoped that some of those who had lent their names to the fraud would be caught and made amenable to justice ; for he considered them even worse than the man who framed the deed. Sentence was then deferred, and the prisoner removed in custody from the bar. had - pi. a ware that the entry of 8601 . as a loan was repudiated by Messrs. Capper, but he did not think that he ever said any thing to the defendant upon the subject. He omitted to make any charge for interest for the previous sum of 4,0001., because he supposed some one told him to do so, and he thought it must either have been Mr. Wilkinson or Mr. Hill who told him. This witness did not appear to give his evidence very willingly, and the Lord Mayor him upon various points before answers could be obtained from him. He ultimately said that be bad no recollection of either Mr. Hill or Mr. Wilkinson having given him such directions as those he referred to. Mr. Richard Spyer produced the agreement upon which the defendant was appointed manager to the company, and it appeared that his salary was originally 3,000/., which was increased to 5,000/., and after that his salary was to depend upon the amount of dividend that was paid to the shareholders. Evidence was then given that the 4,0001. cheque that was represented to have been paid as a loan to Rieman and Co., had been paid in to the Agra and Masterman's Rank to the credit of the company, and this closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Poland then said this was all the evidence he pro posed to adduce in support of the present charge, and he asked that the defendant should be committed upon it. On a future day he intended to bring forward a second charge against the defendant. Mr. Sleigh said he supposed his lordship would feel bound to send the matter before a jury, anti be would, therefore, only state, on behalf of the defendant, that on a future occasion be should be prepared with evidence to show that the defendant had not misappropriated a single farthing of the money of the company ; on the contrary, he might state that the company paid him a large sum for the business belonging to him which he transferred to them, and he invested the whole of it in the shares of the com pany, and never sold a single share, and the affair had been a total loss to him. He then asked that the defendant might be admitted to the same bail as that upon which he had now surrendered. Mr. Poland said he felt called upon to say that he was instructed that the statement that had been just made by his learned friend with regard to the shares was not the fact. It was not true that the defendant had lost all he possessed through his connexion with the company. The Lord Mayor said that as the case for the prosecu tion was now complete, it became his duty to state the course he intended to take in the matter. The defendant was charged with having appropriated two cheques, one for 4,0001. and the other for 81101., the property of the com pany of which he was the acting manager, to his own use, and it appeared to him that this charge had been completely established by the evidence that had been brought for ward. It appeared that the defendant had purchased a quantity of shares of Messrs. Capper and Co. on his own account, and that he had paid for those shares with cheques belonging to the company, and although there had been an endeavour made to treat the transaction as a loan, it appeared to him that this was entirely a sham, and there was not a scintilla of evidence to show that it really was a loan, and that the fact was that the company's money had been taken to pa y for the private transactions of the defenda nt. To his mind, there fore, the charge was clearly established, and he must com mit the defenant for triaL With regard to the question of bail, be h a d considered it carefully in his own mind, and the conclusion he had arrived at was that he ought not to take bail. Mr. Sleigh earnestly urged the Lord Mayor to reconsider his decision. He observed that the only object sought for was that defendant should appear and take his trial, and he was under very heavy sureties, and there was no ground for doubting that he would surrender. He reminded his lordship that in the first instance his learned friend had consented that bail should be taken, and he appealed to him to support his present application. Mr. Poland said be did not think he ought to have been appealed to in this manner, and he would onlyobserve that the case was now in a very different position to what it was when he first preferred the charge. The charge, as it appeared to him, was now fully established, and he must leave the matter entirely in the hands of the court. The Lord Mayor said• that, as he had before stated, be considered the charge to be established by the evidence, and it was one of a very serious character. The offence was that of defrauding the company of nearly 5,000/. ; and although in law it was only what was called a misde meanour, the defendant, if he was convicted, would be liable to very severe punishment. He therefore felt him self compelled to adhere to his original resolution not to accept bail. Mr. Sleigh then intimated that he should apply to the learned judge to admit the defendant to bail. It ap peared, however. that this could not be done until the defendant was fully committed for trial and the deposi tions read over and signed by the witnesses, and it was therefore arranged that the defendant should be brought up again on Monday, in order that the necessary legal forms might be gone through to enable an application to be made to a learned judge. The defendant in the meantime stands committed, and when the examination was concluded lie was conveyed to Newgate by Serjeant Moss, the detective officer by whom he was originally taken into custody. OVEREND, GURNEY, AND CO. (LIMITED; fAZSTTE. PURTHU TATTIOOLAZI TO TT 101 01 Tan OHS asauns&a. auffrouLfressaur.l ANKIIITPTS. Lincoln's-inn-fields, attorney, to auras lard-street, Tioeadtlly, timber dealer, Jotter Cooeita, Chase-side, Southgate, and Cale donian-road, si lver unith, Dec. 10, at 11. Frederldrstreet, WILLIAM Milts, sen., Queen-street, Hammersmith, farmer, Dec. 12, at IL Gloaire MUDGE, Anthill-road, Bow, accountant, Dec. 10, at it Lewis Sottisn+, Upper East Smithfield, outfitter, Dec. 10, at 14 ROBERT OXDORROW, Henry-street, Old-street, coach painter, Dec. 10, at 12. DANIEL DAVID SMITH, Sidney-street, Mile End-gate, provision dealer, Dec. 10, at 1. R O BERT ROBINSON, Tongham. Surrey, labourer, Dec. 10, et 1 . WILLIAM PARSONS, W0014110E4 Hants, builder, Dec. 5, at 1. RICHARD BaIISTOCE FRENCH, Longstock, Hants, manager of a printing office, Dec. 5, at 2. WILLIAM HoPEINSON, Marketplace, Bromley.by-Bow, grocers assistant, Dec. 5, at L R I CHARD LILLYWILITE, Caledonian-street, Dec. dairyman, Dec. 5, at 2. JAMES ROBINSON, Rochester-place, Kentish-town. wheelwright. Dec. 10, at 11. GEORGE BAKER, Tuftonst., Westminster, cab driver, Dec. 10 , at 1 . EDWARD Tonteart,Great Tower-etreet,City,teabrokeeDec.4,attl. Moses Moses, Houudstch,j general deader, Dec. 4,, at 11. EDMUND FRANEY, Mountstreet, Gralvenor-aquare, tellor'saadat ant, Dec. 4, at 12. SARAH JARVIS, Great Safford , Beds , grocer. Dec. 4, at 12. JAMES RUTTE WILLI!, Little Pleasant-row, Walwurth, journey man printer, R Dec. 4, at 12. JEAN ROTH, Barbican, hatter's foreman, Dec. 4. at 12. THollAs GREEN, High-road,lJpper (lepton, bricklayer,Dee.4. atl2. FREDERICK YEATHERSToNIL Hertfunl-road, Kingsland, sawyer, Dec. 4, at 1. JOSEPH CHARLES EDWARDS, Boston, Lincolnshire, rector of Ingoldmells, Dec. 4 7 at 1. WILLIAM HARVEY. Norwich, publican, Dee. 12, at 1. ROBERT BROWN ToRRANcE, Brighton, tea dealer, Dec. 12, at 1. WILLIAM SHARP Queen-street, Brampton, and Basinghallstreet, photogr_aphic dealer, Dec. 10, at 1. DANIEL HENRY LEWIS BELLE, Princes.raial, grocer, Dec. 10, at 1. JAMES DUNDAS DtILNE, Loughton, Essex, staff commander In the royal navy. Dec. 10, at I. WILLIAM DENBY THOMPSON, Gloucester-street, Cambridge-heath, chair manufacturer, Dec. 10, at 2. CHARLES WILLIAM FrTZNAURICZ LIME, Greenwich, commer clel traveller, Dec. 10, at 2. SAMUEL ISHERWOOD, Chorlton-upon-lledlock and Manchester, commission agent, Dec. 4, at 11. EDWARD CLARKE, Manchester, Innkeeper, Dee. 6, at 12. 1011 N SCOTT, North Shield., contractor, Dec. 5, at 12. DAVID DUNN, Great LrilEeld, Yorksh, Innkeeper. Dec. 4, at 11. RICHARD LINCOLN, Hartlepool, late Innkeeppeer, Dec. 8, at 1. Waxiest BROWN, Shrewsbury, draper's eadstant, Dec. 8, at IL Janes BOTTOMLET, sen., Ashton-under-Lyne, greengrocer, Nov. 22, at 12. JOHN CLamers, Chlllington, Devonshire, Dec. 6. ROBERT WATLING, East Dereham, Norfolk, labourer, Dec.?, at 11. JAMES Cteenzaux, Britton, Norfolk, baker. Dec. 7, at 3 FRANCIS WILLIAM BISHOP, Colchester, merchant's clerk, Dec. 8, at 114. WILLIAM HALL, Leicester, Dec. 8, at 10. WILLIAM Silas, Ednaston, Derbyshire, butcher, Dec. 20, at IL GEORGE THACKER, Brownhilla, Staffordshire, Ironmonger, Dec. 7, at 10. 'Mouse PERKINS, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, beer house keeper, Dec. 17, at 12. PETER CoVINOTON, Larcndon, Bucka, blacksmith, Dec. 5, at 4. WILLIAM HARRIMAN SWAIN, Sunderland, chemist, Dec. 12, at 2. HENRY SALERLD, suuderlttnd, shipsmith, Dec. 12, at S. GEORGE ROBERT GRIFFITH, Newtown, llootgomeryshire, draper, Dec. 7, at 11. ARTHUR CoNINGSBY FARMER, Southwick, Bowe, chemist, Dec. 6, at 11. GEoRGE CHARLES FRENCH, Sheerness, plumber, Dec. 5, at 11. JOHN DAVIS, Quatford, eihropah., victualler, Dec. 31, at 12. Jolts HARPLET, Guisbrough, Yorkshire, blacksmith, Dec. 4, atlo. WILLIAM Are issue, Kendal, blacksmith, Dec. 4 , at 11 . R O BERT RoDERTS, llangadwaladr,Anglesey,victruiller,Dec. 6, at ll. PETER BRADSHAW, Everton, beerhouse keeper, Dec. 5, at 3. SAMUEL BARBER, jun., Bristol, beer retailer, Dec. 7, at 12. JONAS GLANTZ, Bristol, dealer In jewellery, Dec. 7, at 12. THOMAS REEVES, Horneld, Gloucestersh. builder, Dec. 7, at 12. GEORGE FARES, Blediow. Bucks, wheelwright, Dec. 6, at 11. THOMAS BoRELEY, Blackhurti,grocer's assistant, Dec. 6, at 11. ROBERT CUMBERLAND, Nottingham, dealer in tobacco,Jan.2,stll. ARTHUR CONVOY. Manchester, cap maker, Dec. 4, at 94. M sitar MINDELSoIIN, Manchester, dealer in woollen cloths, Dec. 4, at WILLIAM HANDS, Oainsborough, boot maker, Dec. 4, at 10. THOMAS SIMPSON HARTLEY, Scarborough, Dec. 6 at 10. WILLIAM ECCLES, Silelfiel4l , pocket-knife maker, Dec. a, at I. RICHARD WATSoN, Darficlil, Yorkshire, publkan, Dec. 8, stn. WILLIAM WILLS, Montacute, Somertietah., labourer, Dec. 8, MIL THOMAS DANDLES, Wolverhampton, batty collier, Dec. 7, at It COLIN RITCHIE, Richmond-terrace, Claphaneroai, commercial clerk, Dee. 10, at 2. JAMES RICHARD COOPER, 1111111 p-terrace. Harrow-road, white smith, Dec. 12, at 1. ISAAC GRAY, Ross, Herefordshire, linen draper, Dec. 7, at 12. JOHN CLARKE, Nechells, near Birmiuginuu, factor, Dec. 7, at 12. SARAH ANN EATON, Tamworth, MAI water meant., Dec. 3, at It JOHN SANDERS and MART Semmes, Sibsob, Leicestershire, grocers. Ike. 3, at 12. THOMAS Su rri NAy Lee,Wednesbnry,coal merchant,Dec.3, et 12. NATHANIEL WALL and JAMES BOOKER, Birmingham, gold chain makers, Dec. 10, at 12. WILLIAM FELTON, Mountford Bridge, near Shrewsbury, farmer. Dec. 10, at 12. THOMAS EVANS, Braracote, Notts, farmer, Dec. 4, at 11. THOMAS WILLIAM ALLEN, Rath, tailor, Dec.s, at 11. WILLIAM floontiev, Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire, lessee of turn pike tolls, Dee. 5, at 11. JOHN FIELPEN, Canteen Mill, near Todmorden, cotton manufac turer, Dec. 10, at 11. RALPH SLATER, Coates, Yorkshire, cotton mina., Dec. 6, at 11. .I..NERif FREEMAN, ('heater, coinmisalon agent. Dec. 12. at 11. WILLIAM RoBINSON yoNTEK.Everton,dealer in wines, Dec.l2, at 11. ARTHUR ARBUTHNOT, Dolgelly, gentleman, Dec. 5, at 12. Jolla 11KNslIALL, Over and Wharton, Cheshire, coal dealer, Dec. 14. at 11. EDWARD FELLows, Liverpool, merchant, Dec. 12, at 11. ANDREW TIAMOss, Birkenhead, grocer, Dec. 5, at 11. SOCRATES LAZARY, Salford, genentl merchant, Dec. 11, at 11. WILLIAM WooDWARD, Sankey Bridge, near Warrington, Lanca shire, soap maker, Dec. 5, at 11. GEORGE. LEEct, Preston, Dec. 11, at 11. THOMAS NoltalS, Dealtheml, Lancashire, manufacturing chemist, Dec. 6, at 11. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Nov. 21. THom As POTTER, Sevenoaks, builder. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. CHARLES CARTER, Swan-lune, Upper Thamosstreet, and Lod- Ilaekney, agent for the sale of agricultural imple ni..ts—lst dividend of 2s. NW., N0v.28, and subsequent Wed nesday, at Parkyius . , Ibminghallatreet. DKoIiCE LAWILLNCI WRIGHT, sire lane, Bucklersbury, and Nortlounploil, warehouseman—lit dividend of 25.. Nov. 28, and subsequent Wednesday, at l'arkyns', liasingttall-street. JosEP ToM,cIIIT/.. Liverpool, commission agent-2nd dividend of .11,1., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. BAlmEit CitockEit, Liverpool, ship store dealers—let divi dend of 2s. Od., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool Dourer SToNE, Liverpool, funeral furnisher-2nd dividend of Ujd , any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. THoIIAs WILLIAMs. Ilniolenven, Mold, late lank manager-2nd di% blend of :as. A 1,. any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. Ebw IN LATHAN, Liverpsail. comintimion agent—lst dividend of MI., any Wednesday, at Turner's. Liverpool. AI,FREP LUMIL Liverpool, pawnbroker--And dividend of 611, any Wednesday. at TurnerS, Liverpool. Jou N II ANeoeli, childer Thornton, ilieshire, butcher—lnd di vidend of Ls ., any Wednesday, at Turner's, Liverpool. DANIEL JoNEs, Llanllytin, writing elate manufacturer-Ist dividend of is., any Wmlneaday, at Turner's, Liverpool DIVIDENDS. - - - Dee. 8. J. W. Day, Nether iloyland. Yorkshire, coal owner— Dec. 4. J. lil'Coskrie, Liverpool, victualler—Dee 11. R. J. Sorhy, Mime, Lancashire, registrar of births and deaths—Dec. 10. W. LoiWon, Norfolk. harness maker—Doc. 7. C. English, Liverpool, boot maker—liev. 7. J. Newman, Liverpool, restau rant proprietor- Dee. 7. T. Moore, Everton. Lancashire, grocer— live. 7. I. cosulivli. Liverpool, private boarding-house keeper— Dec. 7. T. Dolton, Liverpool, ale merchant—Dec. 17. W. Ewer, Little Love•lane, lierrnotidser. merchant—Dec. 13. T. Edge, Great Peter-street and Vincent-square, Westminster, gas meter manufacturer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. . . . Mary Swarbrick, I. Noma. and W. swarbrick, Liverpool, wine merchants-S. Ills, G. Bareley, and S. lllinm, Jun.. Penzance, merchants, so far as regards S. Higgs, Jun.-G. L. Stelling. sen., and K. I. Stelling, Jun., Albert-cottages, James'agrove„ Peck ham, birdcage makers-J. Procter and S. Procter, ,Leeds, manu facturers- 11. Parslow and H. S. Bowtell, Liverpool, forwarding agents-A. lieldsend and S. B. Greenwood, bbeitield, commis shin agents-W. Mallisitt, T. liabbott, and J. Mabbott, Man chester and Liverpool. insurance agents-R. Ilaward and G. Nlessent. I pawieh, wmillen drapers-F. Oen. O. B. DAM, and B. J. Dein, Giunley, liusliands laniworth, and Welliam Lodge, Leices tershire, farmers-J. Brunii and A. (3.llerzfeld, Rathbone-place, oxford-street, Importers of foreign goods-J. Peacock and T. Peacock. Denton, Lancashire, hat manufacturers-J. Tanner and M. J. Edwards, Newington-causeway, surgeons-J. Thack. wray and S. niackwrity, Leeds, stiinentiniona-4'. Higginbotham, W. L. NPChire. and W. M `Owe, Manchester, silk merchants, so far no regards C. 11 , gginisdliarli-T. L Wailers and S. Simpson, Buralem. :Aafforkkhil e. mercers--D. Colnaglii and A. .WKay, I's l mall East, printseilens-I. Vickers and T. 'Dudley, Fkilton, pawnbrokers-J. Thomas, Mary Rees, and Anne chemical nianuhictitrers-J. Thorpe and J. E. Hodgson, Manchester, amallware manufacturers-B. Lee and A. Holdsworth,Sliejil?y, near Hudde afield. hawkers-H. Si. Stone and J. Sharp, liristoi, brewers-B. J. Shaw and T. Broad bent. Almonilbury, Yorkshire, engineers -W. Palllster and R. Prand, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, builders-J. B. Buckstone and W. J. Wilde, Bradf..rch theatre managers-D. Anderson and W. Trait!, Upper I:act Smithileld, chemists-W. Blenkarn, W. Hol land, and If. Townann. Reighley, Yorkshire, sewing machine mannfacturers-E. 11. Wsdge, W. Lewis, and H. C. Salmon, Cliapelizod, Dublin. flax spinners. SCOTCH SEQUE3THATIONS. WILLTAII Gr.sr, ARCM/IMA , IiBAY, JAMEY GRAY, and 'Mona, Gass% Hort, Lanarkshire, malleable iron manufacturers, Nur. :30, at the Fatulty hall, Glasgow. Jon: Loelibuie, Wrote, farmer, Dec. 1, at the Gordon Arms Hotel, ).lgtn. To.DEMT l'At L nod JAMES 3TURRAY, allUßlnw, paint manufac turers, Nov. 27. at the Faculty Hall, Glasgow. MARY ANN BRYCE or Ditrit ,Mrs.), St. Andrew's, Nor. 27, at the Royal Hotel, St. Andrew's. A A L N E D x R i E :n i r . : s SCo m :: . BLeuirntht,i:anoced.r., watchmaker, .29 k , er at No th v a 287: Lyon 1 Hotel, Leith. and Turnbull's Booms, Edinburgh. FALL OF A PUBLIC HOURS IN 31LANCHESTIB.— About 10 o'clock yesterday morning a new building at the corner of Bridgewater-street and Deansgate gave way, and in a few minutes the whole structure was nothing more than a heap of bricks and timber. The old Navigation Inn formerly stood on the site, but when the property changed hands, a few months since, it was determined to rebuild the premises. The work was proceeding rapidly, and 17 men were employed this morning on the premises. When the ride wall showed symptoms of giving way, the workmen who were outside speedily got clear of the premises, but three men who were inside were linable to get out before the building gave way. Within half an hour, however, they were all rescued ; two were apparently not much hurt, but the third man, a slater, named John Cope, had his leg fractured, and it was necessary to take him to the Royal Infirmary. Only a part of the front wall of the house was left standing, and it was expected that that would not remain up throughout the day. The cause is attributed to the weather having prevented the proper " meeting" of the reorter. THE EXPAIRESS, ....S.ATURDAY EVgNINQ, ...INTOYVYIBER 24, . Isla intelligence. pleased, and ini,.ht even bare offered them to the prosecn- The Assittent Jud remove ordered him to be takes into Escombe and IAWSOII down te September, 1865, but he had PROM LAST XL Son thentselves if he had been so minded. custody, and he was dto the cells Woe, been unable to find a complete account. lie 'only found -- The tracing the stolen goods from the shop of Taylor. by The prosecutor was called, and said he believed the bop , the one produced, with a memorandum pinned to it, that [NAM= 01 SOLICITORS AND EQL ITY COURTS.—Nov. 23. the hrrid, of Niner, to various hosiers and others, in iliffe- had been set on to do this act by some one in the court a certain amount of intermit had been charged in error. ORTAINZD AT THZ omrD (Before Vies-Clumeellor Sir R. T. Eindersley.) rent parts oft he town, to whom Nicer had sold the gloves, where he lived, and who owed him a spite. Mr. Edward Luppnem, formerly clerk in the service of 000 ST OF DASISOPTCrT. in quantities' varying from one dozen to three or four The Assistant Judge commented upon the prisoner's the Joint Stock Amount Company, proved that it was his BA N) in OVZSZSD 00131ST, AID co. (Lamm). doses, occupied the court and j avery considerable conduct In the strongest terms, and sentenced him to im- duty to make out a correct interest amount with all the ALixANDig CitAyyzu, Uncol and annlied to the ve evidence priaonuient for two years. customers. He made out the one for Messrs. Capper that der Dec. 10, at 11. had been reduced but it was not completed. e was LUDO asomm, Msepherdet - bv Dec.lo, at IL CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Before the Common Serjeant.) Simon Deck, a respectable looking young man, and henry Taylor. who surrendered to take his trial, were jointly charged with stealing and receiving a large quantity of gloves, the property of 3les.rs. Dent, Allcroft, and Co., wholesale glove dealers, in Wood-street, Cheap aide. me, Gifted, Q.C., was specially retained, with Mr. Poland and Mr. Grain, to conduct the prosecution ; Digby Seymour, Q.C., also specially retained, with Mr. F. H. Lewis, appeared for the prisoner Taylor, and Mr. Ribton appeared for the prisoner Duck. This case created a good deal of interest on account of the circumstances connected with the alleged onence and the respectability and position of the prisoner Taylor, who carries on an ext,nsi , e Imsiness as a glover anti hosier in St. Andrew's-stress, St. Ones's. It appeared that on the 16th of -Lino, the 3rd of August, and the 22nd of June, the prosecutors hail a large consignment of gloves sent to them from their works at Worcester, and the whole of these parcels, the contents being in value about TOf., were stolen or lost, but whether they were abstracted while in the charge of the railway company, or from the van while being convey ed to the warehouse in Wood-street, was never ascertained. Shortly after the last parcel of gloves had been lost the prosecutors discovered that a par son named 'Nine..., who was in the habit of selling goods to hosiers and persons engs,. ea in that description of trade, had disposed of gloves of the sante description as those which were lost, anal from facts that came to their know ledge they placed the case in the hands of detective officers of the City police, and from the inquiries they made they proceeded to the shop of the prisoner Taylor, and inquired whether he had sold some gloves recently to a person named Nincr. The latter was with them at the time, and Taylor appeared to have at once admitted that he had done so, and, on being further questioned, he said that he had purchased a " job lot " of gloves of a person whom he hail krown two or three months, at a public house iu Long-acre, and that he had paid IW. for them, and be produced an invoice and receipt for that amount signed in the name of Turnbull. The officers went again eft the following day to the shop of the prisoner, and at that time they found the other man, Duck, there, and Taylor said that he was the person from whom he bad pur chased the "job lot." Duck then stated that he had bought the gloves of n person with whom he was casually asquainted, at the Sun puhlic-honse,inLincoln's-inn•fields, and that he wanted 10 1 . fir them, and said that if be sold them for him he would give him lf. for his trouble, and he sold them to Mr. Taylor, and received the amount of 1/. that was to have been paid him. He was asked to account fey signing the name of Turnbull to the receipt, and he did so by stating that the man from whom he purchased the gloves had the rheumatism, and could not use his hand, and be therefore signed his name to the receipt. These were the principal facts of the case, and it was admitted that enormous quantities of gloves were sold by auction every week, from his bankrupt's stocks and otherwise; land it also appeared that when the prisoner Taylor gave the gloves to Hiner to dispose of, it was done quite openly, and that he was at liberty to sell then wherever be THE POLICE COURTS. GREENWICH. Mr. Andrew F. WRitehte, of Oxford-villa, High-road, Lewisham, appeared before litr. Train, at the instance of the South Eastern Railway Company, charged with smok ing tobacco at the Lewisham station of the North Kent Railway, and also with assaulting Peter Evans, a porter, and using threatening language towards Robert Barden, booking clerk, in the service of the company. Mr. Brown, from the law o ffi ce of the E'onth Eastern Railway Company, attended to conduct the case. Mr. Nelson, muter at the Lewisham station, said that at a little after eleven o'clock on the morning of Saturday, the 10th Met., be was on the station platform, talking to a passenger, there being some ladies close by in conver sation with • gentleman. The defendant then came up close to witness, and having lighted his pipe, commenced puffing smoke about. Witness told defendant he could not be allowed to smoke at the station, and defendant denied witness's authority to prevent him smoking, and said he should continue to smoke as long as he chose. Witness then told him to leave the station, but he refused to do so, and witness ejected him. In doing so the defendant struck at him, but witness avoided the blow, and with the assistance of a porter he was at last put outside. The porter was struck in the mouth by defendant, and • few minutes afterwards defendant returned to the station and made use of threatening language, when he was again ejected. Mr. Traill imposed the full penalty of 40s. and costs, and required defendant to find two sureties in 251. each, for his good behaviour for three months. There were only two charges arising out of the boat race, one being an attempt to commit a robbery at Putney sta tion during the rush of people, and another for gambling with cards in a public thoroughfare at Barnes. Remanded. THE CHARGE AGAINST THE DIRECTOR OF THE JOINT STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY. At the Mansion-house, yesterday, Mr. James Freeling Wilkinson, the late managing director of the Joint Stock Discount Company, was brought before the Lord Mayor (Alderman Gabriel) for further exami nation upon the charge of unlawfully appropriating funds belonging to the company, to the amount of 4,84)0/., to his own use. The inquiry appeared to excite very great interest in commercial circles, on account of the high por;tion that bad been previously held by the defendant, and the court was crowded by gentlemen connected with mercantile and banking operations in the City of London during the pro- cet l l.. Mr. r. P o land again appeared for the prosecution on behalf of Mr. Harding, the official liquidator of the Joint Stock Discount Company, by whose direction, acting under the authority of the Court of Chancery, is wax instituted; and Mr. Sleigh appeared for the defendant. The following additional evidence was adduced : Mr. White said he was one of the directors of the Joint Stock Discount Company, and Mr. Wilkinson was the managing director of the company. He had formerly been a discount broker, and the company was partially formed for the purpose of purchasing his business. It was his duty to attend every day at the offices of the company, and also to inquire into the nature of the securities that were offered for loans. The witness then identified the signa ture to the cheque for 4,0001. as being that of the prisoner, and said that by the counterfoil in the cheque-book it appeared to have been made payable to Messrs. Capper and Co. The entry in the cashbook on the same day, August 16, was " Capper, &court, and Co.—lent 4,0001." This transaction was also entered as a loan in other books Of the company. In answer to a question put by Mr. Sleigh, the witness stated that none of these entries were in the handwriting of the prisoner. Mr. White went on to say that in the cheque-book there was an entry on the 28th of August of a cheque for 8601., having been drawn in favour of Messrs. Capper, Eacourt, and Co., and it was described in the books like the former as " loan," and with the figure 2 added to it. This cheque was signed by the defendant as the managing director, and by witness as director the regular rules of the company requiring that the Cheques should be so signed. Mr. Poland asked the witness whether he was aware that either of those cheques was to be used by Mr. Wil kinson for his own private purposes. Mr. Sleigh objected to the question, but it was allowed to be put, and the witness replied, " Certainly not." Mr. White then stated that upon examining the coun terfoils of the cheque-book he found an entry on the 18th of September of 4,000/., and then a date the 16th August, 1865, and the words " Capper, Escourt, and Co., loan re paid, lent to Klemen and Co." There was also an entry in the same book of another sum of 4,0001., and the cheque referring is it was signed by the defendant. The entry in the cash-book relating to this entry bore the words " Capper, Escourt, and Co. " scratched out, and then the words " P. Klemen," so as to make it appear thr t the money had been repaid by Capper and Co., and then reloaned to Klemm and Co. The Lord Mayor asked the witness if he could state in whose handwriting the word " repaid" was. Mr. White replied ho believed it was the handwriting of the cashier, Mr. Sutton. The Lord Mayor put some further questions to the wit ness with reference to some entries that appeared in the cash book, and be said he was unable to give any further explanation than he had done. He had nothing to du with the books of the company. The Lord Mayor observed that he should have thought that the director of a company like this would have been well acquainted with the contents of the books, and the system upon which they were kept. Mr. White proceeded to say that the cheque for 4,0007., which was treated as a loan to Klemen and Co., was in the defendant's handwriting, and he hail no reason for thinking otherwise than that the 4,000/. was a loan to Klemen and Co. He bad not the least idea that it was to be used for the defendant's own private purposes. Klemen and Co. were customers of the company, and he believed that they were indebted to them a very large sum of money, but he could not say whether it was so much as 100,000/. No authority was given to Mr. Wilkinson at the board meet ings immediately following the dates of the cheques for 4,000/. and 8601. to use them for his own private purposes. Mr. Sleigh objected to its being assumed that the de fendant had used the cheques for his own private pur poses, and said that at the proper time he should show that he had done nothing of the sort. Mr. White then said that in the early part of the trans actions of the company it was necessary that many of than should be carried out in Mr. 1% ilkinson's name, because they referred to his former business. When the accounts between Mr. Wilkinson and the company hail been adjusted, it was understood that this course should be no longer adopted, but he was not aware that any special communication was made to Mr. Wilkinson in re ference to the matter. Mr. Sleigh said that he should not cross-examine Mr. White at present. Mr. Robert Hill deposed that he was formerly assistant manager to the Joint Stock Discount Company, and he re membered filling up the counterfoil to the cheque for 860/., which represented that it was a loan to Capper and Co., and he said that in the ordinary course of things he should have received the information limn Mr. Wilkinson. He bad nothing whatever to do, personally, with the granting of loans by the company. Cross-examined —Although he had no general authority to make terms n behalf of the company, be had done so on some occasions for small amounts only. He might base made loans while the defendant was out of town, but he did not remember any such transaction. The witness was then cross-examined at considerable length with regard to the handwriting of some of the entries in the books, and he said he believed it was either that of Mr. Sherar or Mr. Sutton, cashiers of the company, but they wrote so much alike that he could hardly distinguish one from the other. He also stated that Mr. Sutton was believed to have left this country and gone to Queensland, and he did not know where Mr. Sherar was to be found, and he had not seen hint for more than a year. Mr. Kleman's account was then sent for, and it appeared that he was indebted to the company in a sum of 188,344/., and the witness stated that he did not know where he was gone to. In answer to questions put by the Lord Mayor, the wit ness Raid that 'Messrs. Sherar and Sutton had only one cash book, and they were both responsible for any error that occurred. They were the only parties who paid the money into the bankers. The Lord Mayor (to the witness)—Then supposing there should be a deficiency of 2,000/. in the amount that was paid into the hankers on a particular day, who would be responsible? The witness said he was unable to state who would be responsible for the deficiency. In answer to a question by Mr. Sleigh, the witness said that there was no check against the gentlemen referred to except the entries in the books. The Lord Mayor—But you say that they wrote so much alike that you could not tell the handwriting of one from that of the other. Mr. John Chemmette, clerk to Messrs. Capper, Eacombe, and Lawson, proved that an interest account was sent in up to the end of June, 1865, upon loans to that date. Another account was sent in in September, and he found it con tained a charge for interest upon two sums of 4.0001. and 860/. He consulted Mr. Capper, and took it back to the office of the Joint Stock Discount Company as being incor rect, and be pointed out the error, and left the account with one of the clerks. It was never sent back in an amended form. Cross-examined—Witness was aware that Mr. Wilkin son was the manager of the company, but he never said anything to him on the 'object of the account. Mr. Edward L. Biden, the managing clerk to Mr. Harding, the o ffi cial liquidator of the company, proved that all the books were under his control, and be bad made diligent search for a cheque for 4,0001., dated the 16th of August, 1865, but was unable to find it. He bad also starched for an interest aosonnt with Hews. Capper, TO THE EDITOR OF THE ESPRESS. -...... _ Sin,—You have in your impression of the 29th ult. given full publicity to a charge against our client, M. Van der Hoeven, of writing* letter to Mr. Adrian E. Hope, "demanding money with menaces and without reasonable cause." But you have omitted to notice that on Thursday last our client was acluitted of this charge of felony, the prosecution not thinking tit to offer evidence in support of the indictment. To a second indictment founded on the same letter, charging our client with challenging the pro secutor, to a duel. M. Van der Hoeven pleaded guilty, and was immediately released on finding bail in VW/. to keep the peace for six months. M. Van der Hoeven is anxious that his acquittal should be made is public as the charge brought against him, and we trust that ) will find room for this in your neat impression. —Yours, obediently, 'MATTHEWS, SON, and BARTLETT. 2, Arthur-street West, Nov. 23. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Itefore Mr. Bodkin, Assistant Judge.) I i Joxrph Pm , in. a sullen -looking bov, whose age was stated to be 1 but he looked comd - ,!eriaily older, was indicted 1 for maliciously torturing. wounding, maiming, and slaying a horse, the property of William Homy Palmer. Mr. Sleigh and Mr. It. Harris. instructed by the secre toy of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, conducted the prosectltion. The secretary and Mr. Love, chief officer to the society, watched the case ; and Mr. Montagu Willi mis defended the prisoner. The particulars of this shocking affair were published some time ago. awl it may be remembered that the pri soner was charged with Laviug forced a stick into the body of the horse and lighted paper under its tail. The animal showed symptoms of great agony for a few minutes and then died. Mr. (berry, a veterinary surgeon, who made a postmor tem examination of the hnrse, said he found frightful in ternal injuries. The belly and bladder were brokeu, and the intestines gorged with coagulated blood, besides other injuries in themselves sufficient to account for death. In other respects the horse was sound and healthy, its death being solely brought about by the monstrous treatment it heal een subjected to. Mr. Montagu Williams addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and contended that the evidence hail failed to bring bonne so serious a charge to the prisoner. He should call the boy Healey, who was in company with the prisoner when the alleged injuries were inflicted, and who would give Lis version of the transaction. Battlty was theu examined, and denied altogether that anything was done to the horse, and that if any person had been looking at them through the cracks in the woodwork of the stable, as one of the witnesses (a girl) alleged, he must have seen her. The door was not fastened. Mr. Harris, in reply, said it was almost impossible that so young a girl as Elisabeth Lammer could have invented such a tale. The Assistant Judge, in summing op the evidence, said it appeared to him to be utterly incimpreheneihle on the part of the magistrate (Mr. Mansfield) why he should not have sent Henley for trial, for he appeared to be quite cognisant of what was going on, and be could not under stand why be should have been allowed to go at large, instead being placed in the dock with the other prisoner. The jury deliberated for a few minute*, and returned a verdict of Guilty, and said they believed the boy Bartley , canto to the court with the deliberate intention of stating f • what was not taw& TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS. explain in your issue to-morrow that Mr. Howell, in his affidavit, has fallen into an error is placing my name amongst a list of concerns which he swears, " Of his own knowledge were then (previous to Ist August, 160) being or had been wound up either in bank ruptcy or under arrangement." I beg to say the statement so sworn to is untrue, and I am sorry ' his own know ledge" should have deceived him. Mr. Gurney, in his affirmation, states the fact that the accounts appearing in my name were, " Railway accounts actually belonging to the firm, but under care of Mr. J. E. C. Koch." lam a creditor on and not a debtor to the estate of Overend, Gurney, and Co.—l am, &c., J. E. C. KOCH. 1, Threadneedle-street, London, E.C., Nov. 23. WIFE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SU ICIDE. —A month or two ago an unhappy scene shifter murdered his wife in Birmingham by cutting her throat ; and yesterday morning another wife murder was committed. The mur derer in this instance is a journeyman engraver, named John Hampton, who resided with his wife in Nurnery terrace, Hunter's-lane. The two have lived very unhap pily together for a long time—the husband having grounds fee- suspecting his wife's fidelity. Their bickerings have been so frequent as to excite the attention of neighbours. A short time ago the woman attempted to commit snicide by poison, but a doctor was called in, and she recovered. The husband at that time showed the utmost solicitude for her recovery ; his jealousy, however, was so great that he consulted Dr. Poncia, their medical attendant, on the subject, and was advised by him to shake off all such feel ings. On Thursday night they had a quarrel before going to bed. Yesterday morning the eldest son was awakened about seven o'clock by the report of a gun ; going into his father's bedroom, he found him lying by the window ; there was a wound in his left aide produced by a cannon. Assistance was procured, and then his wife was found dead in bed, she having been strangled. He now lies in the hospital in a dangerous state. THE MURDER IN NOTT INGHAAISHIRE. —The ad journed inquest was resumed yesterday upon the body of Mr. Henry Raynor, who was found, as it is supposed, murdered on the lines of the Midland Rrilway last Satur day evening. The police have been making every exertion since the adjournment of the inquest to discover the watch and hat of the murdered man, but as yet without success. The supposed murderer (Watson) and his wife (who has also been apprehended on suspicion) have up to the pre sent time held a respectable position in Carlton. There is a good deal of mystery about the affair. Soule further evi dence—which, however, did not throw much additional light upon the matter—was taken, and the inquiry was again adjourned. A MINING COMPANY'S DIFFICULTIES. —At the half-yearly meeting of the Caldbeck Fells Consolidated Copper Mining Company (Limited), held at Wigton. Cum berland, on Wednesday, the chairman (Sir Hobert Brisco, Bart.) stated that the directors had no report to present, because their secretary (Mr. Powning) had absconded. On the 7th of November, Laving received a cheque for 30V., which they expected was paid into their credit at the bank, they signed cheques in payment of several accounts. Those cheques were returned dishonoured, the cheque for 305/. not having been paid into the bank. The directors had not yet examined the accounts, but they feared there were other irregularities and defalcations. As to the financial position of the company, he said the receipts for ore last month were SOO/. ; this month, nearly 900!. Their bank book showed their assets were nil, except 21. or 3/., and there was a month's pay due to the men. He expected • tender for some ore, and bad a bill for about 900!. payable three months after the delivery of some ore ; and perhaps about 3,000/. due for arrears of calls. Their expenses were about 9001. a-month. —Mr. Brockbank, of Carlisle, asked how it was their prospectus said the mine was then making 2,000/. a year, whereas this company had not sold 2,006/. worth of ore in three years? Mr. Banks, of Wigton, said the 2,0001. a year was likely made by " picking the eyes." Mi. Davis, of London, said be was a shareholder in three mining companies, which would suffer by Mr. Downing, the secretary. The chairman moved for a committee of investigation to examine into the company's affairs and report. Dr. Cowan, of Lanham, near Edinburgh, one of the largest shareholders, urged that the committee should inquire as to whether any " promotion money" was paid when the company was formed. He had heard as much as 10,000/. was so paid. A committee was appointed, the secretary was dismissed, and the meeting adjourned. CRYSTAL PA.LACI. 02111 88/LUNG DAY. FRIDAY, Nov. 23.—Admindons on payment, 494 ; ditto by meson tickets, 748. Total MARKET& suG.im_BuisTOL, Nov. 23.—me - ategiand vod, and • steady btudness has been don e et fart:, Refined cells freely, and the bet .er sorts are 3d, t o cwt. dearer. TALLOW.—FurnsT EVlClllllo.—Them aricet cessiy. and quotatioos are as follows :—Spot, snd ill th e 445.; D0c.,445. ; Jan. to March, 445. tki.,•ellasoi.„,i, sellers ; October to December, 455. 6d, o,l7.Zitt, 445. to ad. No sheep offering. South America" sir , 45a. 6cl. • yellow, 445. to 445. 6d. • town ta w ~_l l 3d. net :ash. Cocoanut oil firm ; ' Coohin, 60 8 , 'II 6d. • Ceylon, 495. to 495. 6d. ; Sydney, es s , i t . : mixed kind and fine. Palm oil, fino Lem ttt 44 5 , 6g, ; palm at oil, 42a. to 43e. 001TON.—LrvinrooL, Nov. 23.—Cotta he s h it in fair demand throughout the week, and heihs continue to offer their stocks rather freel ti vrt has been steady, and closes with i neuse a about last week's quotations. For Bea Island th e ` been a moderate demand, which has been freely and prices of the common and medium qualities arlo ld. lower. American is in general rnreet, and - Z last week's rates. In Branl the business has be s iir fair extent, but the market being freely supply', h ; week's quotations are barely supported. / is in increased demand, and has A sa 7 8 4 Id. per lb. In Smyrna id. per ib has been paid, particularly for the new crop. 1i k 7.7 tinned pressure to realise East India kept the rabinleit.. low during the greater part of the week, but with crease of business during the last two days r a il : not only recovered, but in some instances an dearer. Speculators have taken diming the week bales ; exporters, 14.030 bales ; and the truis, etA i bales. We have had a good demand todey. Led &h i and rather dearer market. The sales are 15,000 lug J w h ic h fl m i ddling, r d 6 Uplands, r . (1 .7; f or m f c dng e IP: Mobile,,quotations. 11n5 s p eculation d ; F air ddln g a r e a Th1 1 4 : 11 111 1 ill.; COTTON GOODS. —ldarrcirmrrel, Nov. 9ty,_l 4 Tuesday there has been a considerable amount cd barn a done in shipping yarns at low prices. The delßati tinues to-da , and any spinner willing to sell at th e m u of Tuesday is able to do so, but not at an Mama b e market closes better than for some time pest, b e e attempt to advance prices on the part of span checks business, but seems at once to meet with opposition from all classes of buyers. Home trade le .„ are stronger, and prices have advanced shout the quotations of Tuesday. No doubt that mu in their desire to beat down prices more effectua l I" abstained from purchasing so long that they bars tak e been compelled to supply wants necessary to keep looms going . and hence sellers have reaped • little sho e out of the slight reaction of the market. A full nit business has been done in these yarns. Cloths ale hi t than an Tuesday. Since that day there km beta am buying by several of the larger mercantile homes, tempi no doubt by the very low prices sellerewere village,* Shirting , in fact had touched about 1841. per lb., N e u doubt a good business could be done where thee mama freely accepted. To-day, however, an advance Wm p ally been asked of about 3 d. per piece, and the adru s , trilling as it seems, has been sufficient to cheek him CORN.—CHILLMSTORD, Nov. 23.—The viatbar become unsettled, damp, and foggy, which mast dole condition of all corn. There was a fair show el Meat market to-day. Farmers commenced by sakiagraken prices ; they succeeded in establishing an &dew e d I L to 3e. per qr. on the week; red, 425. to 66L ; whits, f a to 70s. Barley a large supply, and best mss shells same ; secondary rather easier, 42a. to 575. ; admit Beans ls. dearer. Average, wheat, 2,276 on, al; barley, 2,269 qrs., 495. 7d. Lrwoomr, Nov. 23.—We have had a large sem d wheat offering to-day, and prices ruled IL to k poet higher. Barley a dull trade, at last week's prima fflea, red, 80s. to 625. ; white, to 695. Barley, 36L Is It Gas, 265. to 335. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.—There was a good atteadasoi our market to-day, and wheat met with a fair derail the extreme rates of Tuesday. Flour steady. Breralt per qr. dearer. Oats Id. per bushel dearer. !aka ea in good demand, and prices Is. higher than last rmit Wsnarinto, Nov. 23.—Wheat is 2a higher ems Friday last, but trade is not active. Foreign buisyla Beane and oats rather dearer. Average for weenie Nov. 19 :—Wbea., 178 qrs., at 60s. 1 ; barisy,l2,l 375. ; oats, 178, at ••• 4441. COALS.—LotmoN, Nov. 23.—H017we1l Psis, Ihtl; Lambert's West Hartley, 17s. 9d. ' • SA est Hartley,ll.ll, Wylam, 17s. 9d. ; Walls End Braddylls Hettos,2lalL, Walls End Hetton, 235. ; Walls End Hake l 20s. 6d.—Shipa at market, 24 ; sold, 23. TRAFFIC RETIIRNB. - - RAILWAYS Mks Par Yee- TOO IR ova, engem doodles, 111. Week ending Sept. 10. E 1. II 1 East Italian 11214 10,534 16,795 37,11 /40 Week ending Nov. 11. Onot Central of Belgium 1 , 537 6,614 7.11 :111 Loodon,Thbury,d:Southend 906 373 1,181 131 Pembroke and Tenby 47 - Week ending Kos . 18. 81000010 r 5Bll 11,105 21,811 stBl IA METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKIL-1110 TIIII meeting of the board was held yesterday; fit Ns Thwaites in the chair. The chief busbies to Aida board addressed itself was the consideration of s mod relative to the water supply of the eastern dithigii metropolis. The memorial complained of the grit and the quality of the water supplied by the Ilost Issis Water Company, which was polluted with genets alarming extent, and it was stated that whetters WIWI was supplied there was an increase in the sholoira rate. The memorial proposed that a bill plied? hp. fielded to parliament to compel the East Looks Wit Company to improve the purity of their PTO prayed the board to use its influence to effect Step* of such a bill through parliament. It was sdimitteile the East London Water Company had applied feriae powers, but it was contended that they were issil6ist Dlr. Newton moved that the memorial be r eftxreiti wor ks committee, which was seoondedjby sasi weed __ to. THE ATRATO. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.—Th Atrato was released from quarantine this morn* o f she left the Motherbank at half-past 11, and ardwil dock at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The passesr , j u t diately landed, and every facility was afforded th. the Custom-house authorities for their leaving the no as soon as possible. The vessel was elan quarantine. THE INTENDED COURTS OF LAW.—A plago# has been going through the newspapers relative is s Ot posed intended acquisition of the block of peek: 6 l l Z between Hof ell-street and the Strand, and Danes and B. Mary's churches, for th e purposes(' de dk li law oonrta. We are enabled, however, to say distil erroneous. However desirable such an acquimitietsrf% such an arrangement has never been discussed tyy slot missioners. The erection of a temporary Madam( i 1" garden of New-square, Lincoln's-inn, in which Ms o i peting designs are to be exhibited, has been oussoarde Builder. There were two deaths from disrrhces bald from cholera registered in London on Thursday. [Advertisement.] —HOLLOWAY'S OINTRIFI MLA —The Anchor of Hope.—if there he one deocrildool human knowledge superior to all other. It la the inv.wiaar means of preserving or reaaining health. wanting ninc l • Is a mockery. death a relief. Holloware t win me dka~ b.. ply this great desideratum. In sit diseases they se do bemuse they purify the blood, from which ever! Prnr.,,,, • body must inevitably he renewed. The Ointment. hf lion, relaxes, penetrates, and tin.o exerts its Malian/c o l some influence on the skin and ninlerbing organ'. nin the stomach. lungs. liver. and Wm.) s, con heed and invigorated. especially if Holloway's Fills be eimalumw"" taken to aid In the work of purhicuiou and Mewls"- „------- BIRTHS, DIARRIAGES, AND DSOS BIRTHS. ANDEBSON.—Novernher 21, at 11 1 ii.house, Coshed.* 1.004 Mrs. R. Anderson, of a daughter. 0 BURTON.—Nuveuibtr 21, at lturrageron d . r ilundlit wife of Dr. R. G. Burton, of a daughter. BRANDRAM.—November 21, at Stokes Bel, fu , 3. the wife of 8. Brandrani, Eat., of a son. OLDYIELD. —November 2 1 , at the Towerhouse. A FAA " 1"1 Newbury the wife of the Rev. G. BSt.aOldmnheld, of ion will:Airiest —November 22 at o re t 'llls. CO 5< wood, the wife of 11. W. Win.ishurst, E. 0., of it .100 0 • WELLY.—Novemher 21, at Cottag•.grove, 11 wife of Mr. F. S. Wells, of a daui,liter. MARRIAGES. Alice ALLRUSEN—EDEN.—November .2, :.t St. Georlit'l P il t ir square, by the Rev. H. ilowarth,llenry C., sou of i, s ost T e d Ng., Elswiek-hall, Newca stle-on . T y ne, to the Late 'l'. Eden, EN., Pebworth. Oluucestershire._, .k BUTTCLIEFE—LEACIL - November 21, at Salem 0041;:d ford, Yorkshire, by the Rev. J. 0. WAIL J W- S utdi t 4014 Manningham, to Mercy. daughter of J. Lego. W.. Bank. v eil! BWAIN—PASES.—Novemher 21, at St. Oiles's CsJ l ..7kkp the Rev. R. P. Hutchinson. O. B. F. Swain, R.N.. to . "" Cannon, daughter of Captain fasts, R.N. DEATHS. ii , 4 1 CULLINGFORD.—Norember 21, Ernest stirs~ ....,0 M. Cullingfued, Esq., of Yerabridue-villas, Itnt iATI , a lig ILkLlNe..—November 21, at Brighton. N. 3v 'gm. ea. to PE HOST.—November 22, at Canouhtuy-patt4(loo. wife of T. L Ffungst, Estb. aged 47. music (OW WlLLlAMS.—November 21, Mrs. C. B. Wo - - ,.0. house, De Reanvoirsquare, N. WADl:lR.—November 22, at l'etera amia" o „G:rsl 27o .11:2shine, Lady Waugh, the wile of kW Waugh, 'P.n.s.. aged 40. 0. 4 WHlTX—November 21, at Victotia.road. 1103°"/' daughter of the late Lieut.-CoL T. White. Printed sad Published by WilizAX Ja e W A 60" Lombard-Wek he lbe City al Wee", w wielle Oak* Loistberd4treet, In the Precinct e 1 &Ammo" Noma= 14. I