The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1867. TdE 1.1(N)D.4. MEL ct;!..‘s t .t 1W AND:. TE.tmEt: FALOIN, AND }soh. Having been detained at the i:n..ndelaw pail Friday lay fog. the of the screw ham London.lei ry tea- delayed for a day, and COr.4t eteutly did not lease tilasgow till a quarter•past a un Saturday priming. sailitig from Greenock the s.me a.: :erne :.. All went well till after passing the light on tle Mull of Cantyre, abreast of which was at sir. o'clock, but before the vessel had made Itath . ..o she emountered u severe hurricane cf snow, becoming ate clack induced the master, Captaita to seek the shelt..i of the l'antvre laud. After la at:!:„ about he *event h aura, and white going deal slew, about two 'Moe:, on :Sunday morning the vessels stem struck a rock, or the *here, anal stuck fast. At once the captain ordered the engines to be teverseil at full speed. in order, if possilile, to get her off that lock, that be might run her into a small creek witch he had just dim:overeat at banal. The vessel, however. did no; move ; mud after having turned off sa .00 t.e engineer came on dock. Altnest imam aliatily a wave lifted the sewed old, and before the engines cot Id be set ou the want drifted her off the laud. anal she hail so far eettled down at the bows—where her injury heal lwen received—that her screw was out of the water, anal of course useless. :Seeing the state of :natters, tile vesse: ding the land anal rapidly sinking. the captain gate orders to Juan tits. boats, of which there were soimietat to Lave saved ail uu board. This seems to have been alone. anal it is supposed that all the boats were swampsel. bar the c-apt at avers that he believes all on board perisheai but fleas, who wet, saved along with hihiselt in the 1f..1c05.... t. The ac.muut of the eaareivere• dew 'pa• is to tli • caret thit the second mate and Urie were alone in the lifeierat, whieh seemed to have been staved in, a nd was half full of water; anal although a number of those in the ve.eael were urged to enter it, they declined probably le hag i:,laulatat of the buoyant character of it lifeboat -am that e the second mate calleal out to tl.e captain to take I as chaaoe with them, Mr. 11 , 14011 in. has *ass e t laitig then in a hopelessly ;inking con dition. :Nile glllt :ur ohms a mile fries the laud, awl then went down. Ita the lifeboat there were three oars at first, het soon after starting one of 111,11 wale !.eat. II /West:, owing to the hurricane, and the extreme cold at the time, the men were soon unable to du :myth:mg to control the boat, anal she was allowed to drift betute the wind. daylight broke they w e r e qu it e out of Mght of laud, au-I Mel given themselves up for lost. After midday, however, hope revived within them as th-y approached the Island of Islay; but they were now in au benumbed a condition, and the was-es were said retaking so high. that it was extremely doubtful, even if they .lid make the Mull of Oa, Island of Islay, wiled.. r they would not be driven to piece. on the beach. Happily, unknown to the alien in the boat, two string anal gal. last young men of the name of Campbell, residing on the Kilalalton estate, who chanced to be los.sa.ng out towards the sea, descri al the boat, and well kiwis hag the dangers of the coast, at once in the most heroic manner determine) to risk their lives in the attempt to save them. Accordingly, they hurriedly launched a beat, arid with a strong pull were not long in reaching the lifeboat. Seeing that the anon ou board were quite prostrated, h, f ac t unable to help themselves to the least extent, they fastened a line to the lifeboat, awl towed it into a sate. harbour. The captain and the other' were instantly lilted oat of the boat anal kindly tended at a farm near, until they were so flute-covered as to be removed to I'ort Ellen, *.hoot six miles distant, where Mr. :Mott, factor to Mr..luht. !h.nisay, of Kildalton, and others, lid all that kinaluess and cousideietion could suggest fur their mew. The place, as ilea:. 3, con be ascertained, where the vessel took the ground w as hetween the headland of Cantyre Kral Matra- banish It ay, so daft the distance the lifeboat aau,t have drifted was ga/ miles. The perils of such a pass...g., harricaue of Know in an open boat can be imag.a.el, not told. 10:1 board the Falcon there is known to have been a crew of 2.: hands, including taptain Hudson, but the I. anther of the pmotit.;ers caneot be so readily ascertained. Th.-mutter says be believes there were between 40 an• I :y one of whom a cabin passenger (Mr. M'Fialatte, r.• tuokeeper at Londonderry) ; but it Is to be hoped this imosh. r is an over-estimate, as the owners of the erste'. Messrs. MacConuell and Laird—inform us that only I I pas •••Llitrl went on beard at Glasgow and tive at GIA-CLUZei, leaking together 10. They, however, mention that thane were usually a few to go on board without haling tirst paid their fare, No that the passengers may be set down as at l ai d 20, which, with the crew, makes a loos of so fewer than 4't li% ea by this melancholy occurrence. Whether blame is attachable to any one it is not our province to decide. The whole cireunistaucee will doubtless be the subject of a strict and impartial inquiry. The Falcon was 261 tons, 100 hone-power, and w.e, built by the ht.? Mr. Archtl. Denny, of Dutnbarram, ass ye..r: ago. She was certainly u favourite vessel. tied for swish. neer and regularity was everything that could be desired. She was built in waiter-tight compartments, and was con sidered a strong vessel. Mr. Hudson is a Mali in the prime of life, and of great experience as a comoutteler of steam vessels. He was for several years captain of the Mary J. Ile, plying between Stornoway and (Amgow, sun commanded the screw steamer laleman beftee jni 4:ng the Falcon. He us highly respected by former and ttreaent employers. Of those who have perished with the Falcon there is mo 4 n sibility of getting a list, but the crew are all known. first mate, is well known in the Highland trade, has.,. hen fur several years in the emplovment of Messrs. D. 1-1 a telt eson on, i Go., and Mr. Ram say.of liit.lalton. Many of the hands leave widows and families to lament their loss. The ragular engineer, Lang, was not with the vessel on this voyage. having been in ill health recently. Th e intEo , l:6lits of Cautyre and Carupheltown— although so near the scene of the wreck—aa we learn by telgraph front oar own correspondent, knew nothing of it until M. ramsay, who was the time to send notice to Glasgow of the occ u t rent*, sent thew intelligence. There in too good ground for cherishing the fear that the wreck. of the Falcon and the Neanthes are not the only disaster, which have befallen Scotch shipping, but that the Itea of the steamship Sicilia, of Glasgow, must be added to the number. Thin steamer, which plies between Bordeaux and Glasgow, touched, on its way from the former to the latter port, at Milton', Wales, for • supply of coals, and resumed its voyage last Friday. With the exception of the tele,:ram stating that the Sicilia had left Milford, the agents, Meson.. Hutchison and Brown, of Maxwell-street, Glasgow, have heard nothing whatever about her. Captain Young, of the Athanasian, a ship of the Lame line, has !reported that he must have passed Milford about twelve hours after the sicilia had left, and that he encountered is scare gale off the Isle of Man. The Messrs. Hutchison and Brown at first thought the Sicilia might have been striven away Rr the west, have sought shelter amongst the islands in the neighbourhood of the Mull of Cantyre, and beau heard of at Islay ; but hitherto they Lave lees appointed in receiving news of any kind from that quarter, unless it be that the report yesterday a' out the lose of the Falcon also bore that another vessel, whose name is -inknown, had foundered near the mine place. If they do not hear of the Sicilia to-day, they will be forced to the conclusion that the ship and all the hands on hoard have been Iced. She had a crew of 21 all told, omit was °commuted by Captain Cooper, a moat experience .1 and skilful seaman. Her cargo consisted of dour and dye stuffs, such ss porcine and rosin. She was of 1,(0.0 tone burthen. strongly built, and otherwise well furnushol for meeting the voyage in the winter season between the south of :ranee and Glanow. It should be stated. it is not unusual for vessels of this line. on their horacwani voyags., to call in at Milford for coals. The Sicilia and cargo were rirtially insured, but no insurance was effected on the freight. WINDSOR, Wr.nnesnay. Since yesterday the Thames between Staines, Windsor. Eton, C•ewer. and Maidenhead has been gradually rising as the water comes down from the upper country. The swell:et stream has greatly increased in volume, and the water has cotumenced to encroach upon the meadows and low-lying pastuter on its banks. The water is already °umlauting to work into the boathouses on the Eton side of the :jeer, while a considerable portion of the brocis ix under water, which has been driven over part of the fields by a south-westerly wind. There is a good deal of water out. at Clewer, near the vicinity of the new rue stand lately erected fur the Windsor races on the Ray meadow-. Staiees moor is partly flooded, and the ditches and water sours, . round Wrsyshury are overflowing. On the Great Western line, between 'West Drayton and LanideY, there is also a good deal of water out, which of course will be much increased by the heavy shower, of this afternoon. READING, Wain:apse. The thaw which on Sunday and Monday succeeded the severe frost and the heavy rain, especially that which fell throughout the whole of - Monday night, have swollen the rivers to so great en extent that tractsof land in this county are inundated. The Thames has overflown its banks. :mil the meadows on either side of the Great Western Railway are entirely covered with water, and therefore communication between many of the country places teas been seriously interrupted. The Kennett and Avon l'anal has Ise laid under water the pustureand other Lind on buth sides of els stream for a distance of 30 miles, and in some plats a the flood, agitated by a brisk wind, has the appe..rance of a sea. Some portions of the Reeks and Hants line arc almost under water. The meadows abutting the river Loddon are al.o inundated, and from either the Great Western, South Western, or South Eastern Railways the country for miles presents a very cheerless prospect. I SOUTHAMPTON, WIEDIMIDAT. The barometer is down to :NA The weather still con tinues most boisterous. It has been blowing very hard here all day from the S.S.W. The mail steamer Ger mania, which ought to have left here for New York to. day, has not yet arrived from Hamburg. It Is scarcely expected that the Brasil mail steamer Rhone will put to sea to-night. She will most probably lie in Yarmouth Roads until daylight to-morrow. The ship ashore at Black Gang, in the Isle of Wight, is the Johanna, bound from Hamburg to the West Indies. The captain and two of the hands belonging to her are said to be drowned. The Hants /wkly.:vital of to-day says :—" The south lower window of the Needles Lighthouse, owing to the heavy ground sea running to such a fearful extent on Saturday last, was broken in, and caused serious alarm to the light keep::. At two ;.ftcr noon to:lowing. in its great fury made a min- I reach over e..e platform; of ,I :re's hasirc r1)13 CH Mann t..;• I ••• i!..mediatcly on hearing the sad intelliienee to tLe rue:4 to get emutuunication. At the same time the Tot •. 11,y krret went through the mountainous ....rf and up sae tub which the lighthothemeu avi.: to lea. (utter for the Trinity Houae, informing the ,o:p9;ation of the ditaater, and the prediCament in which 17t. i t m•. 1)f the exact amount of damage t to the I,l:.:*oling we are at present unable to give A 1. , atatement in consequence of the heavy sea." M.: .!amao has been done to the pier at Veutnor, in of Wight. by the weather of the Lot few days. :;nTTINI;iLt I, IYEONEADAY AFTEHNOI.X. Tue ; ;•Id wi:ich took place on Sunday and Mon .y m,tl a large body of water to farce itself into the Tre:.t. the Saar, the Llerwent, and other rivers of Notts., Leis......7..gahire. and Derbyshire, which oveelowed their !Api,lity unknown for a number of years past. In at eaczedingiy .port time thousands of acres in these c Kant re entirely submerged. The water has entered ts.. l —r: of haves in the lower parts of Nottinghaii., and • c.litualtie+ are alre.uly reported. SOlll4 cattle are :•.;..rt• '. to have been drowned near Nottingham, and the • , .1f t....ttle ate now engaged in boats striving to sate tLeir pi,perty. In the meadows near the town a good .r.age has bean done. At twelve o'clock to-slay t! v.. • .rs had already reached the height of the great en.)l 1357, awl they were still rising. The whole of the rattly of the Trent is one vast lake, and the injury will be .lone to vegetation is sure to be great. At three sae:ack tl.is afternoon the water was within two feet of tlAt of pall, which was the greatest flood that bed ocz . .rrel is these counties for a great number of year/. LIVERPOC/L, Wei,Ne,ria v. T list of disasters to shipping during the late heavy .to: oitinues to add to the (canal catalogue of tuariue .ii .asters which have occurred during the pie-t fee Tee !ii,ght of last Saturday and the morning of Sam iley will i•ing be remembered in the annals of shipwrecks. P., Lap, the Bonet of Trade, on looking over the hat of and the fearful loss of life, will ag.i.ia raise the st..: s:gna:s. which are now, we believe. commuui• eat-.t " privately" only to the navy. Surely the met chal.t semi:, em ' glandsholiki receive as much considers tiai. as thet of the navy. The list of disasters reported r t - , lay is the total loss of the Mary Polt, near Drog heda ; the foundering of the Helen, of St. Johu's, N. 11., off sancta: the wreck of the James Hughes, off Cardiff ; the Ai (King of the Bethesda, bound from Bruges to Leith, bear Yarmouth ; the stranding of the Undine, sear Wex fort : atil the sinking of the Capella, off Dundaik. Th.- Ceh.sti il Marie, from Ardrossan for Santee, Ls he .1. totally wrecked in the vicinity of Mill hay. an.l regret to state that it is feared the crew have periiheil. The ship Zilla, bound from the River Plate to the Mersey. has been compelled to put into Llandwyn in a very leaky condition, baying been much dam 4 ;eil daring the recent gale. The ship Huntley Castle, which was being towed to Greenock from the Mersey, had to liavc her mast% cut away, in order to save the ship. A largr vessel has gone down off Strangford Pier, and all on board have been drowned. The ship was apparently out win' brand, and as none of the cargo, ship's furniture, n ir any of the bodies of the crew have been washed ashore, the name feel destination of the ship are at present un lit:own. The Cornish Lass, bound from Smyrna to Lou don, has been totally wrecked near the island of Andreas, end we regret to state that the captain and two of the crew h:tre I ,cr,.imsrned. The greater portion of the stern of a vessel. on which was painted " Lady Ann Kerr, Dublin." has he as picked up in the Channel, and there is no doubt that this lea rem:unit of the eessel that was observed to have gone down off the Briggs a few days since. The crewel this vessi.l. too. we :alert to say, have shared the fate of the illfated Besides the above list of disasters, a large wintber of vessels have beeu compelled to run into many of the We'eh and Irish ports for shelter, but not one of so far as we kern, has escaped damage. The un .ler vrriters will he heavy sufferers by the late storm. The ship Penruim, which sailed for Wilmington on the Ist De ciffith,r. put hack here to-day much strained, and with one n.ar. I. , st overboard. The ship Taymouth Castle, bound from 4 i:ftiqow to Singapore, went ashore yesterday morn ing on Tow Point. county Antrim, and became a total white. The crew are supposed to be safe. The latest news from Tow Point, is to the effect that all of the crew of the ship Tay - mouth Castle base been drowned. M. 7. ALDEP.MAN SALOMONS, M.P., AND BIS CO4 STITUENk3. Last tight the electors and non-electors of Greeimich. in comp:bun= with an invitation from Mr. Alderman Salomona, one of the members for the borough, met that gentleman in the Lecture-hall for the purpose of hearing his iminiona on public affairs. Dr. Putty la °mu pie.i the chair. Mr. Aldermen Buono:re, after wee pref a tory re mark.. alloded to the distress existing amongst the ship building operatives in Deptford and Greenwich, and the hope that in a short time a renewal of capital would be applied to the branch of commerce with which that class was connected. Referring to the questions which, in his opinion, were most likely to occupy the attention of parliament next PC044011. the hon. member said they were aware of the cool nem which had existed between this country and America with regard to the Alabama claims, and expressed his be lief that there was a strong desire on this aide of the Atlantic to oat the question settled in a satisfactory manner. The interests of England were bound up in the welfare of America, and there was manifestly everything to gain by the mainte nance of a good understanding with the people of the United States. The depredations of the Alabama had greatly irritated the Americans, and now that our go ve:tinent had acquiesced in the proposal for the settle ment of the claims by arbitration, he hoped that the acrimony of our American neighbours would subside. Touching the subject of reform, the hon. member said that he voted last session for the bill brought in by Earl ' Russell and Mr. Gladstone, though he considered it was a mistake on their part to introduce a bill on the subject into a new parliament, without having first tested the temp. r of the house, and ascertained what amount of sup port they were likely to receive from both parties. He had been told by several gentlemen of posi tion that the present government would not briug in a reform bill next session, but he was de cidelly of opinion that a bill which would be acceptable to the country would be introduced into parliament. Whether the bill would be a tory or a whig bill would be determined by public opinion, and he did not believe the public meetin d s which had been and were being held would in the sli,;htest degree intimidate the government of the day. With regard to the question of the equalisation of poor rates. winch he considered to be one of great import ance. he thought it an injustice that in London the rich distnets alion:4 pay less rates than the poor and he was consequently in favour of a general rate throughout the metropolis. Replying to a question on the subject of cur rency reform from al elector, the hon. member said he was in favour of what he called a "hard currency," by which be meant a currency in gold and silver. At present no less a sum than fifteen million., in bank notes win in circulation in the country, and when, from whatever e.0.m., a panie was created, every person endea voured to convert those notes into gold. The result of that was that the money which was required for the ordi. nary transactions of commerce was taken by the people to their own homes, arid thus the difficulties attending a mo netary crisis were produced. Such was the case in May last, when all the cotomeroe of the country would have been brought to a standstill if it had not been for the action taken by the government in sanctioning an over issue of notes by the Bank of England. The great qua* tion was hew to devise something in lieu of orninary bank notes, audit they could do that they would be far cleverer than he was, and cleverer, too, than the House of Cow. WOOL On the motion of Mr. BELL, meonde.l by Mr. vote of confidence in the bon. member was unanimously adopted by the meeting, and the proceedings tcrinuiatcd. MINNA/MELIA' QUARTERLY MENTING —Tito Usual meetings of the ironmasters of South Staffordshire and East W urcestershire district for the current quarter coon tuenead at Wolverhampton yesterday. An hour or two before the trade met a meeting of the thin malnourters of tine Wolverhampton district was held, at which it was resolved that the colliers engaged in that branch shall have notices on Saturday of a reduction of :id. a day in their wages scale, that being in proportion to the notices given of redactions in the various departments of the iron trade. The attendance at the ironmasters' meeting was small, and with regard to business it was all but a blank. liveithing connected with the trade is un settled, pending the course which the men may take in reference to the reductions. As to the condition of the trade, we may state as a fact beyond all deed that the orders in are not sufficient to keep the works on more than half time. and there is not much prospect that those held over for the Birmingham meting will be sufficient to produce any great change in that resp..ct. There is a good deal of misapprehension amongst parties who are indirectly interested in the trade, mercliats and °then, in reference to the proportion of low falling spot the men on the 10 per cent. reduction in their wages. as compared with that to be borne by the masters. The price of finished icon is lowered 20e. per ton; the reduction so far as relates to the men on mill and forge work is is. la per ton only; that is a very close and e - .act calculation ; but taking into account the additional advantage which the masters may obtain by the reduction in the wages of the thin coal colliers as noticed above, the loss to them may probably be brought down, to say, Ils. per ton. As an illustration of the depressed state of the trade, it may be mentioned that there are already under sellers upon the reduced " list " price to the amount of s. tkl, per ton. Du BARRY'S DILICIOIIII RBIFILLENTA ABABICA Fo st, cures dyspepsia, Indigestion, co asthma, consumption, debility, cone!, a ion, Mantas, palpita ugh, tion, nervous, bilious, User, and stonoL.. oniplaints. Cure No. 68,413.—" Boma, July luri—The health of the Holy Father to excellent, es= . ll4 since, abandoning 311 other remedies, he has oonnned entirely to Do Barry's Food, and his Holiness came praise this en-silent fool too :dahly."—Oasettedu Mid/ Du harry and No 77, lig,cutvArest, London, W. In Ms, at le. led.; M., Is. Yd. Ulna. SM. thus.. MM-4Adrinivomillt TRIAL OF THE NAYAOING DIRECTOR OF THE JOINT STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY. After our report left the Central Criminal Court yesterday, the following evidence was adduced for. the prosecution Mr. Wm. Lawson deposed that he carried on business as a stockbroker under the firm of Capper, &comb, and Law son, and he was acquainted with the defendant. The firm lia,l been in the habit of buying and selling shares for bile. The defendant was the managing director of the Joint Stook Discount Company (Limited). The transac tions between them began in the year 1564, and from time to time the defendant made payments on these accounts. In August, 1865, witness bad purchased 520 shares in the Joint Stock Discount Company for the defendant, and 377 of these shares were delivered on the 16th August, and the amount due from the defendant on this day was 5,015 W,, but the amount due for the 377 shares was about 4,0001. On the day mentioned witness sent Mr. Ramsay, one of his clerics, to the defendant for a cheque for 4,0001. on aco,unt. The clerk returned without the cheque, when witness went himself to the office of the company, saw the defendant, and asked him for the cheque for 4,0001. The defendant said he could not pay the money that afternoon, as he had to get it from another person. He proposed to giro a cheque of the Joint Stock Discount Company for 4,000/., and mid he would repay it when he got the money from a third party, but the 4,0001. was to be treated as a loan to their tirm, with the understanding that no interest was to be charged upon it. Witness then delivered the 377 shares to the defendant, and told him that he would deliver the rest as soon as he got them. Later in the day witness sent his clerk to the defendant again, and he brought him back a cheque for 4,0001., which he paid into his bankers, the Agra and Masterman's Hank. The transfer for the shares was made out in the name of Mr. Megaw by the direction of the defendant. On the' ith of August, witness delivered the remaining shares to the defendant, and the transfer was again made out in the name of Mr. Megaw. l'pon this second occasion he re ceived a cheque of the Joint Stock Discount Company for WU. as the balance of his account with the defendant. The cheque for MO , . was put in. It was signed by the defendant as managing director, acid by Mr. Henry White, one of the directors of the Joint Stock Discount Com pany. Mr. Lawson went on to say that he gave the defendant credit in his books for I). th the accounts, and he stated positively that neither of the sums were loans, and be gave no security and pant no interest for these sums. He also said that he did not on the 19th of September, or upon nay other day repay the sum of 4,0001., and no such transac. Con having reference to a loan ever took place between him and the defendant or the company. Cross-examined—There was a sum of l3df. due upon the shares an dividend and he gave the defendant credit for the amount. All he knew was that the defendant told him occanionally to buy shares, but he did not say who these shares were for, hut he understood they were pur chased for the private aceonnt of the defendant. Shares were occasionally carried over from account to amount, and the defendant paid him the amount of any difference that might exist upon balance against him. He was unable to say whether .WO shares had not been carried over for the defendant for several months before August, 1805. The price of the 520 shares was 4.:i27f. los., and he was sure this amount was not paid on the _.:th of July. Some money was owing to their firm from the defendant on this date, but he was unable to state the exact amount. He did not see the defendant on the lath of August until after he had sent his clerk to hint for a cheque, and he came back without one. No one wan present but himself and Mr. Wilkinson at the time the conversation he had referred to relative to the cheque took place, and he had never had any conversa tion with him afterwards about it. Their firm received notice from the official liquidator that they were indebted 84MI. to the .Joint Stock Discount Company, and the ac count was sent back, and he had not the slightest notion when it was that the claim was made. lie never told the defendant that such a claim had been made upon him. Their firm bad loans from time to time from the corn , yttny, but they always paid interest. Upon some coca sions their firm had borrowed so much as 7,000/. or 8,000/. from the company, but interest snit) always paid upon such loans, and in every instance stocks or shares were deposited with the company as security. He always understood that the business of the Joint Stock Discount Company was immense, and that their transac tions announced to hundreds of thousands of pounds in a da ne-examined—Although the whole of the 720 shares 1 were notin witness's possession on the Pith of August, con , tracts had been made for the purchase, and the defendant was aware of this fact, and the prices at which the shares had been purchased. Mr. Coleridge said that the defendant denied ever having received any such contracts, and he asked Mr. Lawson whe t ther the defendant had not applied to him for the names of the vendors of these 520 shares? Mr. Lawson replied that an application of this description bad been made by Mr. Holt, the defendant's attorney, bat the information was not supplied. In further re-examination Mr. Lawson said he bad no doubt whatever that the contracts for those shares were sent to the defendant at the time the transaction took place, and he never on any occasion made a complaint that he had not received these contracts. Mr. G. C. Capper, one of the partners of the last witness, deposed that he was aware that the firm had dealings with the defendant in shr.re transactions, but he hat no know ledge of having borrowed 4.000/. from the Joint Stock Disoouot Company on the 16th of August, 1806, or at any other period, and he was also entirely ignorant of the borrowing of the further sum of 8601. on the Nth of August. Ile also stated that no security was given for such loans as those referred to. neither was any interest paid upon them. He said that in October. 1865, he received an account from the Joint Stock Discount Company of the balance supposed to be due, and this included a sum of 860/. for a supposed loan. His attention was called to this item, and the account was sent back to the office of the company, and he never saw it again. Mr. E. lieden, the clerk to the official liquidator, wee here called, and he stated that all the papers of the company were in his charge, and he produced the account referred to, in which the claim for 8601. appeared to be objected to by Ur. Capper on the ground that no such loan had been received by their firm. Mr. Coleridge objected that this was no evidence against the &tenant. Mr. Baron l'igott thought the evidence was admissible, as showing that the company had made a claim upon Monica. Capper for a loan of 86W., and that the claim was afterwards abandoned. Mr. Capper was then cross-examined. He said that he was the principal of the firm. and all the business that was done in the office he was acquainted with. When he was instructed to purchase shares for a client he did so of a jobber or of another broker, and he Lad no means of wing whether the *Mires were in the possession of the person who sold them. Large sums of money were some. times required on the settling-day to pay differences, hut witness had never been compelled to effect loans for the firm to enable them to settle the account. He saw the defendant very frequently, but he never received a cheque from hint; at least he did nut remember ever having done so. - • -- --- --- Mr. John Ramsay, clerk to Megan. Capper, Rscomb, and lawaon, proved that he went to the office a the Joint Stock Discount Company on the 10th of August, and banded over 377 shares of the company to Mr. Hill. the arid:wit manager. He asked for • cheque for 4,010., but did nut obtain it, and he went to the office • second time, and received a cheque for 4,0001., which be psi.' in to the Agru and Masternian's Bank on account of Messrs. Capper. Cross-examined—These were the only two occasions on which be went to the Joint Stock Discount office, and ho saw Mr. Hill, the assistant manager, each time. Some witnesses were then examined, to trace the 4,000/. cheque to the Agra Bank. The document itself, it ap peared, had been lost, and as the Joint Stock Discount Company and Messrs. Capper and Co. both banked at the Agra Bank, no money, of course, changed hands, but the company were merely debited, and Messrs. Capper cre dited, with the amount. The cancelled 4,0001. cheque was returned in ordinary course to the company. The bank cheque book belonging to theJointStock Dis count Company was then put in, and just before the date cf the 17th August, 1863, there appeared to be the counter foil of a cheque for 4,0001. in favour of Messrs. Capper, Esoomb, and Lawson. Evidence was then adduced to show that another cheque for 860 f. of the Joint Stock Discount Company was put in to the account of Messrs. Capper, under similar circum stances, at Agin and Masterman's Bank on the 28th of August. This cheque was produced, and it appear e d t o be signed by the defendant and Mr. White, one of the directors of the Joint Stock Discount Company. Mr. Henry White deposed that he was a merchant, carrying on business in Bishopagate-street, and he was a director of the Joint Stock Discount Company from the period of its establishment, in 1863. The defendant was managing director of the company all that time. He had formerly been a bill broker, and the company was partly formed upon the basis of purchasing the business that he was carrying on. It was the custom of the company for the cheques to be signed by one director and the managing director, and in the absence of the latter his assistant, Mr. Hill, would sign for him. Each director took a rota of one week for the purpose of signing cheques. Mr. Wilkinson had entire power to grant loans and to accept of securities for them, and in ordinary transactions the directors knew nothing whatever of the nature of the securities that were taken for loans that were granted. If any ex raordinary application was made for a loan the matter would be sub mitted to the board of directors, and they would have to decide upon it. He saw by the register of cheques that on the 16th of August, 1865, there was an entry " Lent-loan, Capper and Co., 4,000 i. ; " but this catty wag not in the handwriting of the defendant. Mr. Gilfard contended that although this entry was not in the handwriting of the defendant he had the entire management and control over the books, and was respon sible for every entry that was contained in them. 31r. Coleridge objected to the evidence being received against the defendant, and Baron Pigott expressed his opinion that as the matter then stood the evidence was in admissible. Mr. White then went on to say that the book in which this entry appeared was generally on the table in the board-room, but the defendant would have no more control over it than any of the other directors. At the weekly meeting of the board the attention of the directors wee generally directed to the Waimea that had been done during the week. and to the amount of the balances at the bankers on the previous day. If a loan of 4,000/. had been granted during the week. the fact would not be spe cially brought to the notice of the directors, but en entry of the fact would appear in the books, and the directors would have the opportunity of seeing it. The first intima tion the directors would have that such a loan had been granted would be from the cheque for the amount being brought to their notice. Tho defendant had the entire control and management of the business, but be had never seen him examine the book in question. Mr. White then proceeded to say that his attention was never called by the defendant to any transaction relating to a loan of 4,0001. to Messrs. Capper on the 16th of August, or a loan of MO/. on the 28th of August. He also said that he was utterly ignorant of the circumstances connected with the drawing of a cheque for 4,00.1/. on the 19th of Sept.. and knew nothing of such a cheque having been paid into the bankers to the credit of their own company. In cross-examination Mr. White said that there were a great many clerks in the office, each of whom bad a particular duty to perform, and neither witness nor the defendant ever interfered with them, except upon special occasions. The transactions of the company were very numerous and large, and during the year would amount in the aggregate to hundreds of millions of money. There was very great strain upon the powers of the managing director, and he occasionally asked for assistance to enable him to get through his business. The defendant was originally himself • bill broker, and his business was purchased by the company, and his judgment war always referred to as to whether advances should made. The Joint Stock Discount Company started with a paid-up capital of 800,0001., and at times they were in a position of di ffi culty, but they tided over those difficulties until the final smash. Mr. Klernan had many large transactions with the company, and be appeared to owe them 180,0001. at the time the company stopped. He believed that at the present time Mr. Klemm was not here, but somewhere else. (A laugh.) One of the clerks was employed as an accountant for the company, and he had the control of the system of book-keeping adopted by the company. Re-examined—He was unable to say at what period this gentleman was appointed, but he believed it was about two years before the company stopped. He had nothing to do with the correctness of the entries that were made in the books. Mr. Negev, the manager of the Merchants' Bank, proved that he made advances to Mr. Klatnan upon the security of the 1, shares in the Joint Stook Discount Company that were sold to the defendant. He also proved that he had been in the habit of advancing large sums of money to this person upon the security of shares that he deposited with him. Mr. Lupnow, who was formerly a cashier in the Joint Stock Discount Company, was then called to prove that he discovered the apparent loan of 8601. to Messrs. Capper, and that he made up an account embodying that amount, which was sent to those gentlemen. He subsequently wrote the word " repaid " against this item, but be could not say from whom he received instructions to write this word, but the only persons who could have given him such instructions were Mr. Sutton or Mr. Hill, who were the two clerks between him and Mr. Wilkinson, the defendant. He said that he (lid not remember ever having received any specific instructions from the defendant himself in refer ence to this transaction, but he should not have written the word " repaid " if some one had not authorised him to do so, but Ise could not say who it was that gave him such authority. This witness did not appear to give his evidence very willingly, and, by the permission of the learned judge, Mr. &Ward was permitted to treat him as a hostile wit ness, and to put the different questions to him in the form of a cross•examination. At the close of his evidence the trial wee adjourned, and the defendant was allowed to go out upon the same bail as that to which he had surrendered. HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OP THE CHEST, VICTORIA-PARK. The annual general court of the governors of this institution was held yesterday at the London Tavern; Mr. J. D. A.u.citorr, V.P., in the chair. The following report was presented:—" In their last report referenosmaa made to the opening of the new Albert wing, and the cmunittee have now the pleasure to state that not only have the benefits dispensed by the hospital been considerably greater than during soy former period, but that the in creased accommodation thus afforded has very appreciably promoted the comfort of all the inmates. The medical report shows that the in-patients under treatment have amounted to 641, or W' more than the return for the previous year. Of the cases discharged, 580 have been more or less materially relieved, and 61 hive died. The total number of in-patients under treatment since the wards were opened in 1855 is 4,549. The number of out patients admitted during the year as new cases is 14,335, showing the large increase of 2,448 over those of the pre vious year. The weekly attendance has averaged 1,238, or 255 more than the year before. The entire number of outpatients that have received gratuitous advice and medicine since the foundation of the institution amounts to 127,645. Although the patients have, as heretofore, for the most part resided iu the surrounding districts, yet a considerable number of cases have been received from other localities, embracing the more distant parts of the king dom. The receipts include—Donations, 3,2811. sa. 64.; annual subscriptions, 2,435/. 15a.; bequests, 3,60 J/. ls. 3d.• collections after sermons, 1651. Ills. 74.; and incidentals, 4:11. 4s. 34.; making, with • balance of 658/. 12s. 3d., at the commencement of the year, • total McGee* of 10,453/. 14s. 10d. There has been paid on account of the new wing, including furniture, 783/.1•11d.; and fur current espeness 7,3771. Is. 2d.; making &total expenditure of 8,160L35.1 it.; and leaving therefore • balance at the bankers of 6931. lls. 9d.; together with a further sum of 1,600/. which now stands as • claim against the estate of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited). The larger balance than usual remaining to the credit of the institution is, it will be seen, due to the receipts from bequests having been ex. ceptionally . much greater during the last year ; but against this there ts a sum of 1,2.50/. that has yet to be paid to the crown for the purchare of the freehold of the hospital : and it must be borne in mind that, while the expenditure for the ensuing yearcannot be estimated at less than 7,3001., the income from •nnual subscriptions, on which alone re liance can be placed, does but amount to 2,435/. so that great exertions will be necessary to make up thi s large deficiency. The report was adopted. Mr. Henry Tucker was elected treasurer, and other officers ap pointed for the ensuing year. It was announced that Earl Grosvenor, M.P., had consented to preside at the anniver sary festival, to be held in March. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Before Mr. Justi:e Shee.) bEItIOU CHARGE OF MOWN. After our report left yesterday, Mr. Ribton summed up the evidence at great length in the case of Bicknell, and Mr. Metcalfe having replied on the whole of the case generally. Mr. Justice Shoe addressed the jury, and went through the evidence with great clearness and perspicuity. The jury retired, and after an absence of upwards of three quarters of an hour returned into court with a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Justice Shee expressed his entire concurrence in the verdict, and sentenced the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for the term of ten years. (Before the Common Serjeant.) THZ MOCK ACCTION CASE. Theodore Lerine end Charles Woad were indicted for conspiracy and by false pretences defrattiling one Charles BUT° W of the sum of 81. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Montagu Williams appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Oppenbeim defended Levine end Mr. Healey appeared for Wood. The evidence adduoed on the part of the prosecution disclosed chat the prosecutor, who resides in Hertford shire, was attracted by what appeared to him to be a sale by auction in a shop situate - No. 43, Ludgate-Lill. He entered the shop, when he found the prisoner Levine officiating as auctioneer, and the prisoner Wood with another man and two females were in the shop, apparently bidding for the different lots which were put up. Amongst these was • tea service alleged to be of the best electro plate, gold lined, which was knocked down to the prose cutor for 71. He denied the purchase, but the two prisoners insisted that be had bid, and that he was the purchaser. In like manner a liqueur stand was put up, and knocked down to the prosecutor for If. 25., and he was compelled to take this article, paying the prisoners the tit. 25., for which be obtained the receipt produced. The learned counsel for the prisoners took a technical objection, and relied upon the decision of the superior courts in a similar case, that of " the Queen r. Bryen," in which it had been held that under a similar state of facts an indictment was untenable. The Common Serjeant, after a long argument between counsel on both sides, ruled in favour of the objection, and directed the jury to acquit the prisoners. A verdict of .Not Ouat was consequently recorded, and both the prisoners were di scharged. Robert Care , described.ss a shoemaker, was indicted for unlawfully, aliciously, and feloniously setting fire to his dwelling house with intent to defraud. Mr. Sleigh, Mr. M. Williams, and Mr. Sharpe appeared to prosecute. The prisoner was not defended by counseL The prisoner was a shoemaker living at Fulham, and bad insured the contents of his dwelling, which were worth about '251., for the sum of 2001. in the Scottish and Mercantile Insurance Office. In December last a fire broke out on his premises, and an after search of them it was discovered that a large quantity of paraffin oil and other combustibles had been scattered about, leaving ample indications that the house had been wilful), set on fire. The defence attempted to be set up by the pri soner was that some evil disposed person had thrown squibs into his house, and that thus the fire had originated. The jury, after a deliberation of half an hour, found the prisoner Guilty. The Common Set-joint sentenced him to be kept in penal servitude for the term of ten years. Jaws Anis lloksy, Si, law writer, who had pleaded Guilty to an indictment charging paint with forgery and fraud, was brought up for judgment. Mr. Poland, for the prosecution, informed the court that the prisoner had been in the service of Mr. H. done, • solicitor, of New-inn, and had been entrusted with some writs to got sealed in the proper office of the Court of Queen's Bench. He ohtained the seal on one writ, and while the ink was wet he obtained an impres sion on another writ, and this was one of ten similar for genes he had committed, thereby obtaining for himself J.. for each surreptitious writ thus sealed. The Common Serjerint sentenced the prisoner to twelve months' hard labour in the House of Correction. ------- THE POLICE COURT& - - - - - T8.A.7710 RETI7RNB. Mlles Paw Mee. Total, To6sl, DAMMAM open. augers. audio.. 1811 128/1. Week eliding I let. 29. It Great Indian Penn:mule 7B4j 8,031 10,244 18,271 31,601 Week ending Nov. 10. Bornlay,lB,4XentralL 306 3,813 1,821 6,715 10,330 Week ending Nor. 24. Bahlaand San Francisco 761 187 Week ending Dec. 30. Belgian Eastern Junction. 26e 126 Week ending Jan. 4 . Belfast and N. Counties 991 979 Limerick and Biala Limerick and Foynes Londonderry & Coleraine Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 165 Waterford and Limerick Week ending Jan. 5. Pembroke and Tenby Week ending Jan. Li. Cornwall Great Kastern Great Northern Great Western 1311 25,46 , 1 213,6,3 67.103 62.:40 La _gin and yorkehlre 403 17,6( 8 24.362 44,030 44,709 London, Chatham, et Dover & Met. Ex. & Branches . 130 6.765 1,101 6,866 2,7311 Metro. En. of 1.. C. & D l3l 1,691 181 1,772 2,300 •ICent Cud Branch Laudon .1 North Western 1314 46,420 60,801 107,221 106,226 London and South Western - 13,851 6,829 10,780 - Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 246 0,185 111,407 17,596 17,832 blanchester,Soutlattnetiou, anti Altrinehma - 1,030 305 1.425 1,020 Midland 869 14,876 73,189 38.064 41,165 North Staffordshire; BAC ) 268 - - 6.250 7.666 South Devon 793 799 320 348 18u7. nob , . 1,923 1,826 131 167 101 84 273 228 284 380 1,448 1,232 .sr • Of the receipts for both weeks the London, Chatham, and Dover Hallway Company are entitled to retain 60 per cent for working the Dupe : . . . there are only four working (lays tins year, as against live in last year. COLONIAL LEGAL APPOINTMENTS PROM THE Scorn' BAIL —lt has been a frequent subjecrof complaint for some years that the Scotch bar has suffered injustice in the matter of colonial appointments. An advocate is entitled, equally with an English barrister, to practise at a colonial bar, and a kind of preference has been claimed, and to some extent conceded, in favour of Scotch lawyers, in regard to colonies such as the Cape of Good Hope, where the prevailing law is based on the civil law— o t e rs i tem of jurisprudence of which English barristers coat know nothing, but which is the subject of the earliest studies of the Scotch advocate. Formerly, Scotch lawyers held ap pointments in the Bahamas, St. Lucia, the Cape, Ceylon, the lonian Islands; and Sir John Peter Grant was a judge at Bombay, and afterwards at Calcutta. But of late years these and similar appointments, with the exception of the chief justieehip and proeureur- generalship of the Mauritius, have all been fi lled up from the ranks of the English bar. Lord Advocate Patton deserves credit for the effort which, during his abort tenure of office, he has made to protect the interests of Scotland in this matter. We understand that, in conse quence of his representations to the Coloniabofilos, four such appointments have been given to members of the Scottish bar. Some time ago Mr. W. A. Parker was garetted to the office of chief magistrate of the Gold Coast ; and a similar appointment at Gambia is about to be made in favour of Mr. D. P. Chalmers. We are also informed that Mr. Francis William Clark, younger, of Ulva, and Mr. Patrick Blair have been offered district judgeships in Jamaica. The salaries of the latter sppointinents are 7001. a year, with a prospective rise to 9001., and the chance of promotion to the high office of chief justice of the island.—Scotantan. MANSION-HOUSE. Just as the Lord Mayor was about to leave the bench, horid Allan, a young man of respectable ap pearance, was brought up in the custody of detective officers Brett and Foulger, and charged before the Lord Mayor with embezzling 'several large sums of money received by him for and on account of Messrs. Bell and Black, of Bow-lane, f'heapside, his marten. Mr. Thomsa Beard appeared for the prosecution, and stated that the prosecutors were wholesale wax match manufacturers, carrying on their business at No. 15, Bow lane, (Movable, and the prisoner had been in their service as town traveller on salaryland commission for seven or eight years, hie duties being to take orders. sell goods, re ceive monies, and to account for what he received at the close of each day. He remained in the service up to the Lith November last, when he, together with a person named Holroyd, who had held the situation of m clerk to the firm, absconded from the employ ment. This gave rise to inquiries, resulting in an examination of the book', when it was discovered that the defalcations in which both the prisoner and Holroyd had been concerned amounted in round numbers to about 1,: - .013/. Warrants for their apprehension were applied for, and granted at this court, but they eluded the police and avoided apprehension until the prev ious evening, when the prisoner now at the bar was taken into custody at South end. At the time of the capture another man, believed to be Holroyd, was with him, but he contrived to make his escape, in consequence of Mr. Bell, one of the prosecutors, who is very short-sighted, being unable to identify him in the dark. The local police were, however, on the alert, and he (Mr. Beard) believed he would be in custody on the day to which the present prisoner might be remanded. To justify that remand be should prove two cases of em bezzlement by the prisoner. The embezzlement of two rums of 21. 3s. 11d., and of lf. Yom. lid., were proved by Mr. Brace, by Mr. Gooch, an d by Mr.Be ll,the prosecutor. Detective officer Brett proved the capture of the prisoner at 9 o'clock the previous night at Southend, and when told the charge the prisoner said, " I have been expecting this." He was then taken into custody and brought up to Lon don that morning. . . . On the appli;tion of Dlr. Beard the prisoner was re manded for a week. Wafter Merlon Jearrtt, • young man of gentlemanly bearing and exterior, wan }nought up iu custody by detec tive officer Smart, and charged with embezzling divers noon of money received by him on account of Weems. Allen, Murray, and Co., the wholesale tea merchants, of Billiter•square. Mr. Crook, of the firm of Rooks Renwick, and Crook, solicitors, of 10, Eastcheap, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. Woutner, jun., appeared for the prisoner. The prisoner had been in the service of the firm as clerk and traveller on salary and commission for some years, and on the 19th December last he addressed a letter to them enclosing a list of sums he had received and not ac counted for and praying for the merciful consideration of the fi rm. It transpired that the prosecuton held a bond for 1001 . given by the prisoner's father, and a gentleman Denied Reynolds was security for the prisoner's honesty. In cross-examination of Mr. Howell, a clerk in the ser vice of the prosecutors, Mr. Wontner, jun., elimted that from the 19th December up to that morning the prisoner had remained at large, and during that time negotiations had been going on for a settlement of the matter, and • letter signed by Mr. Allen, the head of the firm, esta blished that fact. _ _ Mr. M outner, jun. on this objected that there was an end of the criminal charge by this attempt to compromise. The Lord Mayor said it wu clear to his mind that there had been an attempt to make a civil matter of the cue, and that being so he could not deal criminally with it. The prisoner must be discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Bentinck, M.P., and Mr. P. Doyle attended at the court to learn the decision of Mr. Tyrwhitt on their appli cation for a summons against the vestry of St. George, Hanover-square, for neglecting to remove the snow in their parish. Mr. Tyrwhitt said be was sorry the two gentlemen had been at the trouble of co gto the court with books for the purpose of su • their application for a sum mons, as he conside they ad mainly been induced to do so through a letter which had recently appeared in the Times. Magistrates were not such Dogberries as they were supposed to be. and being also barristers, and provided with legal books were generally pretty well acquainted with the law and with acts of parliament of all sorts. Mr. Tyrwhitt then said—l havo attentively considered the Local Management Act, is and 19 Vic., cap. 120, sec tions 125 and *.C.34, with 25 and 26 Vic., rap. 102,sec. 65, and in passing I may observe on the letter cited on the last occasion by Mr. Bentinck from the Tintu of the 4th inst., , that a Person dativg from Lincoln's Inn, and terming th e authonties " local Dogberries," has overlooked the fact that section 2:14 is repealed by the 25 and 26 Vic., cap. 102, sec. 105. I merely mention this to show how these letters are sometimes concocted. However, the question for the magistrate is whether he has summary Jurisdic tion to inflict a penalty on the vestry of St. George for sot sweeping the streets in their parish during the late snow. It is well settled that without express words inflicting a penalty and making it recoverable before a magistrate, he has no such power, and I hod no such words. Section 125 of the Local Management Act is the only section bearing on the subject ; it requires the vestry to appoint and employ a sufficient number of persons, or to contract with any company or perven for such sweeping, but no penalty is attached on the vestry for not so doing, but a penalty of 5/. is inflicted on the scavenger who after such contract shall fail properly to perform the work. Supposing the vestry not to have employed a sufficient number of persons to sweep the streets, or not to have contracted for doing that work, the teniedy against the vestry would be by indictment for disobedience of the statute, or, had the snow lasted, by mandamus. It may be that the legislature was content with requiring vestries to employ scavengers, and took it for granted that they would do so ; but with that the magistrate has nothing to do. I am, therefore, of opinion that I should do wrong in issuing a summons against the vestry. Mr. Bentinck wished to assure the magistrate that bringing books to the court it was from no feeling of 4,1 respe. '. He was himself a barrister, and his bringing the books to the court was for the ,purd d i assisting the court, and he could assure the that in wining forward he was not influenced by the Idl er to which reference had been made, as he wa., use, that the writer was in error. His only view in c ote . sag forward was that the public 9uestioa might be relay Ho quite agreed with the decision just given, and yr, ' pleased to hod that the ratepayers had no remedy the vestry, as the legislature must be looked to b eg session to provide a remedy. Mr. Doyle said it was not the contractor who bad fused to send out the horses, as reported on the tire 4 . plication, but the surveyor, who declined to r e ed wk. out on account of the inclemency of the weather. H. wished to make an assertion, that it might be contrsdiri.l if wrong, that the vestry had made no application to Conservators of the Thames for permission to shoot snow into the river, that being the practice in Russi a , , more especially wished to make the assertion, as be kart that in the neighbourhood of Gray's-inn-lane carte v,. seen bringing quantities of snow, which were shot into ti. man-holes in the street, ind if the snow could nut Ln, the sewers it surely could not injure the Thames. He aware dirt could not be shot there, but with mow matter was different The two gentlemen, having thanked the magiat rak retired. George Stephenson, • servant out of place, 'irk ; Mason's•yani, Duke-street, St. James's,was charged Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing three 5/. Rank note, au shirt, the property of John Ward, • servant, ludgm, the same house. The prosecutor said that he lodged in Mason's-yard, the prisoner occupied the next room. On Thursday L be placed a t./. note along with two others which ai t his pocket-book, and be put the pocket-book into his , - man tea u , leaving it unlocked, and on going on Tuesaq • take out aid. note he missed the three notes. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prosecutor what caused hin, suspect the prisoner! The prosecutor said that the prisoner had been lai with the rheumatics for a fortnight, and had notbecno:: the house during that time, and had been borrowing tr.,c, having none of his own ; but on Friday last he he was going into the City to cash a cheque for 91., went out. On hie return he paid for his board and led; • Thinking the prisoner's conduct very suspicions he O u t polioe-constable on the previous day, and then asked th e p miner to let him search his room, and on doing so founds. drawer a shirt belonging to him, and which had been tali' off the top of the clothes in the portmanteau from Id a . the notes bad been taken. The prisoner said he km nothing of the shirt, and that be had not placed it wh, it was found. The prisoner said that he received t cheque from Mr. Baring, and that he cashed it at (Ass in Lombard-street ; but he (prosecutor) had ascertain. that no such cheque had been cashed at that bank, when the prisoner was searched nearly 131. was kwt upon him. Sergeant Stevens, 24 C, said that on taking the prinr into custody, he said he received the cheque for 9/. fro: Mr. Haring, of Berkeley.square, and that he changed it .. Glyn's hank, in Lombard-street. On searching the prl goner, who denied putting the shirt where it was found the drawer of a washstand), he found upon him • gold and 11.. in silver. On making inquiries at Boring's he was informed that the prisoner was a semi: to Mr. Baring some time ego, that no such cheque hi been given for six months, and that Mr. Baring banked , Farquhar's. Subsequen tly the prisoner said that he 1.1 not cash the cheque at Glyn's, but at Farquhar's. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was an excessively suspicion. n and it was made more so by the story the prisoner L. told about the cheque. He world remind the prism:lei. WORSHIP STREET. El i:a Arnold and El izabeils Gibbons, two cg r vvL, ass charged with having property in their paewi on maw: ably supposed to have been stolen. Police-constable CA H said—Shortly after 5 o'clock ii: morning I was on duty in Nicol-street, Bethnal-green, .:. saw a cab stop. Both the prisoners were in it. I 'to,. • back. Arnold got out with a bundle (produced), s j placed it in a doorway. Neither of them could give t 4 any account of it, so I took them and the bundle, is t..i cab, to the station-house. The cabman is here. 714 bundle contains five sheets, live pairs of boots, lain dresses, and • great variety of that kind of property. t The driver (badge 14,65 ) said—At five o'clock tl i morning I was on the stand near the Eagle Tavern, is City-rood, when Arnold called me to the pavement a:. engaged me to go first to River-terrace, near the Angel. Islington, and then proceed to Church-street, Whiteclultl At the first-named place elm stopped tue, went roust to corner, and returned with the bundle produced and b other girl. I then drove them to the other place, wht the constable speaks of. I know nothing of eitber r sooner. Mr. Ellison—Do either of you wish to say anything! Gibbons—l don't. Arnold—Two men gave me the bundle to carry. hut I don't know who they are. They were to meet us at Chun. street, but did not. The constable received certain instructions, and the; were remanded. MARKETS. TALLOW.—WEDIMIDAY EVECIWG.—The market rutto-day. Spot, 442.9 d. ; January to March, 442. 45a. • Apnl to June, 45 2 . ; October to Dacca, 452. ed.to 451.9 d. dua l COTTON.—lavintrooL, JAIL 9.—Steady market wt oat change in prices. Estimated sales to-day 10,(00 lit'A including 3,000 speculation and export. 3,000 Anicrui: 14d. to 17d. ; 200 Pernatn, &a., 15!"1. to 151 d. • 200 Eic and Bahia, 13d. to 13).d. • 500 Egyptian, 141 d. to 5,000 Surat, 84d. to 131 d. • Madras, 10A to I__. Bengal, Mode, go., 81d. to 1101.1.; 290 Derv, to I. Fair Dhollerah, 121 d.; fair Oottirownttee, 121 d.; I- Broach, 120.; fair Bengal, 8f d.; fair Egyptian, 171 fair Pentium ltd.; middling Bowed', 15d. ; nu ' Orleans, 151 d. CORN.—BoaroN, JAN. 9.—We have a moderate soli. el wheat. The market was firm at last week's no There was a better demand for spring corn, and dry sanq. were taken off at Is. advance. Red wheat, Ms. to 4.. I white, 66e. Beans, 43a. to 476.; white, 245. to 298. GLAAGOW, JAN. 9.—At this day's market wheat met slow sale at an advance of 6d. per boll fur fine qua': which, as well as a rise of Is. per sack for tiv.7 was firmly maintained. Oats brought 6d. per boll, oatmeal Is. per load over previous rates. Fine barky •L dearer. Beans and peas dull, cheaper to sell. Indian c. was in good request at 228. lid. per 281.11b5. for America mixed. CATTLE—SOUTHALL, JAN. 9.—Trade was fair te.1.0. and everything was sold. Mutton made from 4s. i tie. 4d. ; pork, 3a. to is. per atone of nibs.. nuking theeda COALS.—Loinmis, JAN. 9—Davison's West Hard:, 175.; Lambert's West Hartley, IGs. Gd.: Northuo,ho land Main, 15s. ; West Hartley, IGs. 94. ; Walls Emil: • dell, 20s. 3d. ; Walls End Draddyll's Hatton, Ylw Walls End Haswell, 225. 64 ; Walls End Hatton, 22t... 1 Walls End Helton Lyons, 20s. 3d. ; Walls End Item Helton, 20s. 9d. ; Will. End South Helton, 2!5. : End Hartlepool, 225. ; Walls End East Hartlepool, 2:- 3d.—Shlps at market, 10; sold, 7. 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COWlE—January e, at Manor Hill, Bfritenhead, the silt Allred 11. Cowie. Esq., of a ann. GOLIWINCH.--January 7, at Hillingdon, the wife of H. R. finch, Esq., of a out HitUdsON.—Jaimary It. at Maismore.pmee, p fte k...,, a ,t. Peckham, the wife of It. F. 111.htson, Ke.q. , of a daughter JOHN.—Jaunary 7, at Latiwtovrue.road, Croydon, the site E. John, Esq., of a daughter. JONES. —Jauthiry 3, at Stroudgreen, Iloruacy, the wife ^ l O B. Jones, of a son. WlLLlAMS.—January 7, at lierringstoue, near Dorelittter, th Hon. Mrs. Williams, of a son. MARRIAGES. BENNETT—HAWKSH AW. --January 3, at the parith chunk Lynchtnere, I the Rev. W. 11. Puree. captain B. Philp (late 6th t , to &lithe, tigturbter of J. Ilauttluoi Esq, of Hollycomh. HARRISON—DAIgtLISIL—January t. at lit. th' Hamlet, Algituttb, by the Rev. J. Harrison. the Rev. I I , Harrison, R. A.. I:entitle and talus College. Candelas , . Jane. daughter of the late J. Dalglish, Ent., of Aighurto , verpool. JACKSON-BCol7.—January 8, at the Metropolitin Talon by the Rev. C. H. Mpulgeon, the Rev. J. Jealous(, 04 oaks, Kent. to Walla, daagbter of Mr. J. Scott, of the road, Loudon. DEATHS. EVEXETT.—Tanaary S. at Erlth, Edwin Alfred, son a"• Everett, Eaq , ag.'.l El. GEE —January 7, at Upper Tooting, Ramey, Charlotte Cor'a , WHIM, widow of the late W. (i.e. Eau.. aged Au . GOODIUDGE.—January 7, at Bellaire Cottage, Hampateal. Goodridge, Hm.. aged SO. HASTRIDGE —December 30, at 1, Ilighintry.park South, 1 ::°' wife of Mr. William Hartrldge, aged 64 KlDD.—January 7, at Hamtnersmilh, W. Skid, aged tit., P 111141113. —January 7, at Egingham.hill, Dorking, Mary, the •..e of Major It. Phi RlCHARD6.—Jannary 7, at Clarandonvoad, Kensington. 031.• rialto, UM wife of U. 11k:bards. 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