The Express. — London, England, 1861-12-19 00:00:00

C0N5111,427Y1 LIZD 00C1127. ~ • utoof unrolling of ti i. computiv, adjournol 'eal the =IL. is eeweetperece, as state,i to the circular tw the theeehellem, "et ta• sejteetillable sad fespnee dweted eteethielef the Rev. Hr. Worthisgtos, io his mks woe ew =my the aabo..l nweliug at lbs .fliess of the. aumilte7. by the mtaaluciam of tewly.crwated share, meths* twisty fear L.nu, of the meeting," was bell )e.ter all. 111 the barer moth. Exeter hall. The chair was taken Vaaamali Laatt.t,.m. Nibu an eupvotted upou the eaaemiat uthere, luseetre, Ullooel Kowa. I.l'. Hoe. and Hee. W. C. Talbot, Hue. B. Heartat. H. W. l ucre, EN.. T. Kona Holmes. Esq., Henry Pewee& Ley., K. Wieetaa'aty, the Rail of Raft. \'w. mat Babies, J. fleushasa, Ea +. J. Spells& Mei., H. N. Yowler, Esq., B. D. Soot* , Esq., Itev..l. W. reevldis. Hobart Steve; EN., J. Lewis, Esq., C. E. Lima. hag., C. Levu. 1.q., Augusta* Palk, Eel. S. W. Jeserae. Fag.. ("Wale Hodworth. Robert Duui. DakEKI, .t. It. Novell, Eati Henry Hill, Eel., Ileary Howe, ▪ l'attersua, Eel., C. J. looted, Esq., D. Pawle Hee, Rey. I:. 11. Fielding. !Lev. C. Smalley, W. 11. Lanitlibi, ▪ Kwv. T. H. tardy. H. G. [1.7, Earl. E. S. Harding, He.. W. G. tie...MOM, sad W. AstlXry, The tetereet attaehio„: to the procreate's arum' Dom the sharp+ made agatuat the board by the Rey. Dr. Worthieg• tee at lb.' Ineetimg Norfulk•etreet tilled the Lady of the hall wito shareholders. The CII.IIkMAN said the executive committee had drawn up • simnel report, I,ivia7 • distinct denial to Dr. Werth leg ion's aatertseas, and, is addities to this, a special deelaratioo bid been dwelt_ up by the auditors verifyiug the &mete of the society, the balsam at the bankers, and all the deeds nod socuntWis in the stress-room of the society. (Cheers.) Without further preface, be would read the report, and he prepseed ither that to call upon lir. Worthington to make any statement be might think necessary. The ouble lord Sham proceeded to lead the report, as foie : "Wore proceeding to notice the :barges themselves, the directors wish that it should be distinctly uuderdiad that Use whole responsibility of the management of the affairs of the society rest.. with them, and nut with the 0450 erS; and upon the err:l.-dire hoard, and nut upon any individual, must the oimseemences of their acts be chargeth The secu memos of the Iwo , . Dr. Wurthiugtou are, that the moon el in user tux counter In nut paid unto the society's kers. but into the risuretary's prorate account; and that W secretory takes .1,01111/. per week, 111.4 . 0 or had places Uses amount to his private credit; nod that the affair* of the society are conducted ia • most scandalous warmer in respect to pecuniary matters. To the ant stateinivot the hand give the want unquoli• Ilea deutal. (Cheers) Not one farthing paid over the eeuirter or received on behalf rat the Conservative Laud klorretv has been appropriated as alleged by the Rev. Dr. Wortliiiiitue, but lb* satire amount so received has been paal Italy into the society's beakers ; which fact le proved by the .ally cash book and the bankers peas-books. To the rensinius allegations the auewer of the hoard is equally direct, tl.at these are in vita, and in intention false. At the weekly meeting of the draw° committee on Yondaviu • report is prepared for the information of the general bearri.showurg the amount requited to he drawn for by them ea Tuesday molar rule V., ou account of withdrawals and ether I,l•lVLlMl4 , luthAmeary to be made during the easing weak. A cheque is convequently drawn by the board fug the whole ailiouut of the withdrawals on share and deposit account. and handed to the secretary to divide into several stualler amounts to pay the with. dismal warrant ea they are preneeted over the counter. or enswed to be remitted to shareholders, the niajority of time residing ia the country. It was therefore found that s anew account with the secretary, who keeps an micount at Messes. Twining's, was desirable their local position ena ble. the nen to give cash for the venous same required at any sweet daring the week, thus rein the wieweity of keep* large auras of mosey in the till. of the offices The seesaw amount so draws by the hoard, and headed to the eseretary ua manses aecessat, during the year ending the nth September, loci, was at the rate of Dn. se. 9.1. per wok. Of thie aunt aa avenge balance of 147/. his. NE1111•01 is the secretary's node two days after, and the swoop unmet reseisiang nosh se the seventh day was W. ; cod it occurred en eight orieriess only bu ng the year that an balms at all remained is head. Dareov cr. this system sae isle operative in the jeer and was uneeissomely adopted by • beard at which the Rev. Dr. Wortluaglon ne prawn The board have thinght it sownwary, is sonespissee d the relenses wade bon u ilev. Dr. IS wampum to the Doak of Dsposit—we as nafouaded as it was has, and walignast —to sink to the auditors sheen by the shareholders the ached title deals of the various Mans bonnie; to the snap and every security nil by the,, and they also gave le thew genlewea the nowiary authority to enable thaw he aorartais the actual animista el the wean el the society at the beakers ; sod le thew they have aft the teak of ro ping to the elitrehonn whether or sot the haloes,- sheet, of which every member bs received a copy. is true and faithful. And hero the hoard would gladly ter minate their obeyer to the charges of the Rev. DL Worthington, hut that they feel it doe to themselves sod km the therseler of the sentary, from whom ample annoy Y Whew, sod of VllOllll the board one and all aunt thes his Weep* mud hewn are ninipoichald•-- (loud eftweer—that they &end pee • else to the motives by wink their reuse has hen sellundad. At as early • period el ths aintesee of the essisey se lbw* Irrit, • romantics yes pissed on the rimers pining a vote of the emend alarili es the Sec Dr. Werthindes, for what the board iswthind as ass el the greaten isepropricty in the props. piing at a asieshinine swam Ain might have been the moan the men sense injury he • gentleinao largely cos. men with the esehan. la Nowiether of the wan year • sties was awn by a ironer that the Rev. Dr. Worn. bons noun be mended from the hoard, which meths Wadi bin home swish bat hr the seseinnelos of the Ibn wain ef the enonielse he • nether ilinnor an a MoenNber, U 64, the our of the beard d uL i Cre ann. mob by the bee. Dr. Worth. =us be sibet seri& seasennedatiou Dann with the inatins. enstney to Me wages. 31 sin appeared that the Dn. Dr. Worthispes bed been is thehelit of bee swing messy bow webs, abort and dins ei the nosion, sad hi dinuessred cheques have bass bawl* to the An At length it was discovered that Ow Rs. De. Worthington beieg still • member of the bun, wee wirealattag labs aunts to the discredit of the nein, awl is the isseth el April Last Le was informed Ilse WI nether dinners refused .0 sit longer at the beard with him. The Rev. Dr. Werthriestim beteg thee Valid WM ill nip hie nth left the direction, holding out thorn nab Yon renenn Is the prawn nut astounded nessalles• It the Roc. It,. Werthingtos was after. in bi ersemest net the aeorests el the enciety are sawn sad Ili bode with, he weld hardly have allowed non ✓uche, lee tire esparale quartwlv wenap d Did. metier sad lbstrannew to hew phased within ening • warmly. learMrly 4e the directive call opus the &horse holders to dead thew and the !ley. Its. Wee- Ihnigme, ribs whom meet red the trspowithility of an net island to gratify private malice at the expense of the ism neje credit," Tile was the envie of the hosed, and be now milled upon 14. Worthington to nate any obserantienn he might desire to Pass Wore the meeting. The 1t.,. Dr. WORTVINIami, in the first plans, gains his fest lanqualified detail to the statement that be had ever red at say time whatever that foods obtained in the race sure disposed of by the secretary. But when his complaint nos rousted in this wilful manner, he was compelled to n ewt to r dolman of as neplenant eaten. and therefore • the in•possibility of verification of those proceeding. of sr he complained be Lad Leen eouipeiled to Me • WI Chaenery apart the directon. (Oh, oh.) Only the ease day they beard from the oomilittee that the sums pled to the secretary were of the most insiimilitaat dein* Men pooohle, but fact now oune out that every cheque that war drawn by the society, save those for canine, passed through the secretary's bankers—a most improper trap anion lot sanctioned by any other society. That was his het statement, in which be was confirmed by the admission of the committee, and could be warmed also Ly the late issibier of the society. Theca was • gentleman present who maid tell the shareholders that woman at Morn. Harries sod Co., which every week had been esurosime, had peened through Mews. Twining's hands. What humane had they that, 7 The directors could not slower that question, but tiny should in eluinoery. (ot, ob.) As to the paltry eleteesente against hie own personal character. one of tie charges sraina boo au that :to had calumniated • pintas mar largely cotrected with the eensiy. Tbe facts of the ems wet' , these : be feared that that person wan in • slate sf issolvenc,-, sal that proved se tar to Le the case that he von ohlii,ed I. submit to • lons upon his account, and the sistement of that feet constituted the calumny referred to. As to the statement of the report *boat disboniound mosques, Ire Tinier had a disliononeed Lill in his life ; Is. at th • time when the deposit account wee lose,' he bold hoot • tradesman tarot fide bills, and those were du osanied by ll...misty is the regular way, and were paid. a. waled L., Leen wrong is that trameiction but he onsli have .I. , tie the same thing at Lis owe bankers'. Ile as veil kuown that he was ..ppond to tin committre on • variety of rewinds. He did rM bkr the I illfillAge used is the coninuttee, and had often bed oneariers to reprove it. Many of his manures lead bees ollisesive to them no doubt, but whatever be bud dose be elsould du again under similar circumstance.. Now, when la &covered the 'Salem upon which the se:retary was pros ending be laid the matter before the onmmittee, sled the eleirman en that occasion expensed his i••norance of any sub pnotin as that of paying the mosey "the society into Ilbs bode of the 'secretary's private basket. ; hut the awe boy me eompr:!ed to admit the fact, and offered to resign oonowaseoce. and Mr. Holmes had expreased au objection to be mounts of the society being mixed up with the mouninry's mishits bills. (laughter, and "Oh, oh.") The conninise aftetwaed• mile • ' protons that that practise elheinid he relinjuiehod • it never was ndin•quidissi. ion as • MO the anger el that abominable 'tern, the seem menunt holes oneoccarin bees ovredes em gh r . the ostieMer, be as vonation with him, heil acs Meinnoi le the strewn terms the innhod is pranks o f rirsimiquie to the secretary's beakers, and he alimahl e sek Mr. Meath is conilrea him in that nalsoniga Tllea illreelore WWII ad me of banana, they wale as. Weed ba asomeale, and nal above one or two of be mowing hum sad osinbe ennaktooo. It Wed be mind nisi Isease bad bun surnainod by the noololy bola illognenne made of oendnolins Winne, of daambef il eary .4 law II woo repdreg. On ma one bei bed am* lb* boob. kr soma' woke foe the sake d.nel man ononaa of UK. and it ow ears mai obiniaL ens if alined son not laid on domml. and &dm dun the. the secretary's private account stood augmented and Hie s kitty's banking account diminished, mid the ioterest ups that amount was 100. It wee hopeless to expect (nen the dirsctors an amendment of the system, and it was moat diaagrewahle that he should have to go to • court of equity to oompel them to do as all other societies were doing for the protection of their funds. If a committee of J.i.stelloldrts were appoiuted to investigate this matter, to see that fair interest was charged to the weretary for all an Ir. ; he loot thus used. and to put ► stop altogether to inch a system. t►en he should not oontmue the bill. Li.:ahteri His only ol.ject was tn make the nonagenieut of the society keep their accounts in a proper and etEcient Manlier. The 4:intimate said the fleancial system of this society had been the anxious care of the directors fur upwards of nine years. Everybody must know that a land society was a new feature, sad that it was only by experience that they could get the machinery for carrying on a business of this kind into anything like shape. But in every busi. nes', whatever securities were provided, the system must come to one of trust somewhere. The only safeguard was that security should be mien from die person trusted, and that had less done in the case of this society. Dr. Worth ' ingtisi wished to make the shareholders believe that hundreds and thousands of pounds had been paid over to the private account of the secretary. That was false. il'it,rl.) Dr. Worthington had also stated that mt was not until recently that he was aware of the mode iu which these funds were applied ; but eight years ego they had been reminded by their accountant of the defects in the si atmn then in force of paying chequer, suggesting the ape team of suspense cheques bow in force, and not only was Dr. Worthington present when the resolution for the adop tion of that system was passed, but he bad seer it acted upon hundreds of times. sod he (the chairma now held in his hand 25 cheques made payable to Dr. Worthington through the private account of Mr. Gruneisen. (Loud cheers.) Dr. Worthington had stated that when he wee commuted with the board he had been at times the oely member attending the finance committee, and on am such occasion that gentleman bad bad the bed taste to draw a cheque for :SY. for himself, which was afterwards refused. (Cheers, and "(lb. oh.") The source of Dr. Worthington's informatics' respecting the cheques crowed to Messrs. Tin tuag's was a Mr. Moore, who bad bees a clerk in the sinks of Messrs. Herring, but bad been dismissed, and who, in giving the information, had broken his oath to his em ployers. The chairman then proceeded to refer to the pro cerdings at the meeting in Norfolk-street, coodeuming the irregular course taken on that marks by Dr. Worthington sod his friends, sal expressing his sarpries that a clergyman, from whom they might have expected a good exempts, or iu whom at least they might have looked for cone of the milk of human kindness, should have suddenly made serious charges against the board with a packed meeting to support him, without having previous) made his sources of complaint known to those he a Dr. Worthington, he said, had never come to him to my that this system was an error. WORTHINUTOY-1 did, repeatedly. The CHAIICIAN. —Dr. Wot dangles, I tell you that you are uttering • deliberate falsehood . (Load clieen.) Dr. Worthington's object, long before this charge against the secretary had been alluded to, had been to disparage the society, and the coneeTience was that no member would sit at the board with him ; but in leaving the direction be bad by the accusations he bad put forward endeavoured to leave his sting behind him. It was wholly untrue, as stated by Dr. Worthington. thatothe secretory bad offered to resign ; but Mr. tiruneisen did say that, being uuwell, he should bare sent in his resignation, but that on considera tion he thought he should be showing oowardioe not to meet the attack of his enemy. No doubt the effect of the meeting in Norfolk-street must have been to injure the society, but he believed the ultimate result would be to place them in a better position than they had before held, from the fact that • gentUmaa bad been eight or nine rm * is the society watching every trammel= to find • hut spot, but without success. (Cheers.) Dr. WorrinsGrox reiterated his statement that Mr. Cruneisen did tender his resignation. A SHASIEHOLDIS inked whether it was true that Dr. Worthington drew a cheque for himself in the deems of say other director. Dr. WORTHINGTON—I could not do it. No dupe is payable unless signed by three director. Mr. Lents expressed his oondderoe is the board, though in his °pinkie they had made a mistake in including in their reply to the charges brought against them a personal Utah emu their accuser. Mr. A. C. /doom denied that be bad violated any honourable understanding with his emp:oyers in giving in formation respecting chejues paid scram their counter, and in this %sew be was convinced that Menne. Henna would bear him out. He denied altogether the truth of the state ment that he wee dismissed from Mews. Harries' servies Mr. Marius did not look with much hues to the way in which the supine* account wu carried on, and expressed his belief that when the system bemuse knows the peat makiriL i fthe shareholders would he found to be opposed to it. " Hear, hear," " No, leo.") Mr. had known Mr. brassiere for upwards of 30 years, mid a man more trustworthy meld soh, he wee son need, be found aeywbers. H. proposed a imisisties to the effect " that this muting bomber limed the reif the esecutin committee It the Censenative land sad the two supplementary reports of the auditors - fos . leash year eliding the 30th esplismber, 1•111. use of epinien that the exueetions made by the Rev. Dr. Worth ington are unfounded and malicious; the Allilllol6llll Washy express their reatiaaed ceeddesee In the beard sled the °Steers of the society, and coma*er the coodect of the Nev. Dr. Worthington ae writing the severest eansure, end entirely' approve of the course pawned by the wow tics sonsnottee is requiring his redressed from the board." Mr. Merril me, from what he bed heard that day, enter- Weed the tallest °madame in the mesepseent, and only regrettsd that Dr. Worthington had shore seek an animus episst his late colleagues. He wee inclined to support the resolution just moved, the word " meracieus" being emitted. With a vise to avoid a recurrence et such mershiesis as {bees which had been made *genet the eseneary, be sag. petted that a certain sum should be placed =the bankers se • nampmee secant from which the secretary should draw as he required. Mr. itoes wee willing to omit the word " malicious" from kis rimolutem. Cabo* KNOX dseiredsd the system is opsratioe, and The CirAllman aid the may substitute which could be provided was to have a deposit accostat at a beaker's in the snreediate aeiahliourhood, but the cheques would still bare to be *sod I,e At secretary, and there would, therefore, be may so minimiser gained. After some farther discussioe the renolatioe was adopted with only three iiisesetients. The ciAIRNIAN mowed the adoptiom of the report. Calomel Knot, in secooding the motion, congratulated the s►ereholdars epos the prosperity of the society. The IaiMION was earned unanimously ; and votes of thanks having ►ees awarded to the auditors sad to the chairman. the merstlmg separated. NORTE LONDON PRIMENTITT AND REPOR MAroar martruittom. Yesterday the meeting which was to have taken place at the Mansion-house in aid of the funds of this excellent institution, was post tall the 12th of February, in ocasegasore of the Jrth of his Royal High ness the Prism Comort. The Loau Moron. in announcing the fact, said • con ferrer+ heal takes place with regard to the holding of the meeting. and it was decided that under the depressing DIMS which bad bees assounced to the public dating the week it would not be expedient to undertake any beim= of gnat importance. (Hear, hear.) It was felt that the wet* was Balled as a social question of the greeted impositions, taut under the circumstances to which he referred it was determined not to go into the bushier that day. By the 12th of Febru.iry it was hoped that the gloom which now bun over them would have peened away, sod he shaded thee be happy to devote his time glad the Haosion•hoese to forward the object of the meeting. (Hear, bear.) Lord HMV( said he omen/ red is the view expesamed by the Lord Mayor that ender the gloom of the whir be referred, and also the aspect of public affairs, it was &M -esh's to postpone the meeting. This was sow the Gals ia stitution left for the reformation of adults. and &orifice the object of the ag was most important, but under the cinnuist.mais hebegged leave to move that it be adjourned. The motion was adopted. The names of these mead ea the platform were, Medi& tiros to the Lord Mayor sad Lend ifseay, Mr. W. Gledstamo, Bev. H. Duvis, 1t... J. H. Homey, Yr. Payee, Mr. W. J. Maxwell, Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., Mr. & Near, Mr. Cam, M.P., Mr. R. N. Fowler, Mr. W. Cotton, Lalvtala Jaddia, and the Ker. Mr. Poyub. _ _ A sum of 701 Y. has been 'drab' subscribed I. al of the feeds of the institution, beeideseauslsubscriptiona moues toy to KW. THE WIXDHAN CARA After our report left yesterday, Mr. Edgeworth Hamas. undo" whose care Mi. Wind ham ',Replaced in 1/459 by Vios-Chaocollor Wood, gave • very similar account to that v" by UN previou• wituaroo, as to the demeanour and habits of the alleged lunatic. Is the course of the der the examinatiou was interrupted by • discussion, Introduced by the Mader, as to the msaeing of the order of the Lords Justiosa, authorising Mrs. Wiod barn (the wife) to appear by conseel—whether it intended that the counsel repreeentisg Mrs. Windham should have the full powers of an advocate is areas-ezionining the witnesses of the other side—ealbass evideoce, and eddreming the Jury. the time of the order merely that " Mrs. Windham have leave to appear by commel al the inquiry ; the order is the IMO of Lady Sophia (Mr. Windham's mother) directs that she be allowed to appear and adduce evidence. After emmesi bed been heard ea both sides, the Mater said he ',sell voile to lb* Lords Judiese to amerlain what they =et Mr. Coleridge protested mioet • private ens. SO the meaning of as official older. sad reserved to Mims/ the right to make a formal application to the Lauds Juilkes, Phould he think it to de so, cm behalf id Mrs Windham. Later la the the Mister read a letter from the Lords Justin's ia sneerer to his eeemanniestion, to the elect that Mn. Windham's soused Wee to be allowed to erees-mulse Me Mimeos el the petitioner, to call evidence of Me own, to Wines the jury, sod to perform all the functioned seemesi et him disoreakm. Ab The inquiry wad again sdjossussi ti-day et eines et THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY tab) inttlitarnct. EQUITY6OI7ITB7.—De.e. 18. (Dam Our Ilwitgr of the itas.) TO NATKIIAL Lord George Paget was examined by Mr. ituiliurgh. His lordship said be was introduced to Mr. Morrison by the late Hoe. Henry Fitzroy. Mr. Morrison asked him to be come a director of the society. lie did so, and was ita chairman for some time in 1852 sod 1863. The transactions in question took place eight years ago ; since that period his meld had been occupied with other matters, so that upon some smaller things his memory was not he said very doz. A Mr. Macartly was the promoter of the society, and an be was leaving England for Australia, he wished to convert into money an annuity and policy he held from the society. The board declined to porcine" them, and upon the advice of Mr. Morrison, who cone to him ou the matter, his lordship purchased the policy and annuity for 600 f. He was then a holder of capital stock for 1,500 f., for every shilling of which he bad paid. Including the money for the policy, be had paid 2,1001. He UMW had any loan from the association. He regularly attended the board meetings, and paid particular attention to the affairs of the society. Everything was dime, he firmly believed, on "the square." While he was chairman, a resolution was passed that no investment of monies of the society should be made in the shares of any company not guaranteed by the English government, and that not more thao 1,0001. should be ad ennead on personal security. He 'wither was, nor had he ever acted as • director of any of the companies with which the society had involved itself. The most strict inquiries were made se to the position of parties to whom loans were made, and in this, as in other matters requiring caution, their solicitor, Mr. Horn, was always consulted. He could not remember that any balanie sheet was produced before cheques were signed for the pay. meat of dividends, but the directors were always informed by Mr. Morrison, as they believed truly, that the affairs of the society properly admitted the proposed payments. There were men of business at the board, by whom from time to time and regularly everything was scrutinised. He bad not the retroteat notion that anything was wrong, and Morrison always gave reasons which appeared sufficient for any steps approved by the board. For his own satisfaMion on one occasion Mr. Morrison handed him a statement, which his lordship produced, of the financial business of the period, showing • balance to the good in all the amounts. The principal branch was the life business, which he thought was then good. The account committee met once • fort night to examine the books, and all the investments at that date ware sanctioned by the solicitor. In 1853 the policy and annuity purchased from the promoter were surrendered to the society in coosideratim of 3,0001. capital stock of the company. This transaction was con sidered by the board to be for the benefit of the society, and uit concerned himself his lordship said he left it to the other members of the board to determine. The board wished to convert the policy aad annuity into capital stock. He was abroad in 1814 and 1856 in the Crimea, from which he returned in July, 1836. During his absence he bad beard of the scheme of the society in reference to working with a French company, of which he disapproved. On his return be wrote the following letters to Mr. Morrison : "22, Albernarle-strest, July 30, 1856. " Sir,--I have the honour to inform you that it is not my intention to offer myself for re-election to the office of chairman and director of the National Assurance and In vestment Association at the general nesting of the com pany, which will be held in the spring of next year for the re-election of the officers of the company, and I beg you will inform the board of directors of thin-1 have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, " (Sifted) Gnome noir. "The Managing Director of the National Assures:wand Investment Amociation, Pallmell Est." " 22, Albemarle-street, July 30, 1850. " Sir,—ln requesting you to lay before the hard of directors of the National Assurance and Investment AM°. cation my announcement that I shall not offer myself for reelection to the post of director and chairman at the general meeting to be held in the spring of next year, I avail myself of the opportunity to state the grounds on which I have felt myself compelled to take a step that I do with so much regret. I joined the emaciation some years ago, having the greatest faith is the soundness of its principles, and from • conviction of the integrity and high character of the directors. I have in no way changed my opinions in these respects, on the contrary, the greater the knowledge that I have acquired of its work ing from • somewhat close attendance to the duties of my *Mee, the more have I been strengthened in ray conviction of its soundness, while the intimate relations which I have held with my co-directors during a period of some years has added to the respect in which I have held those gentlemen ; bat it is within their 'mewled(' that during the hat two years I have been inevitably precluded from taking a pert in their deliberations in cousequeeme of my absence in the Crimes, and that daring that time a step has been taken by the board to which I was not • party, god on which I should ham given an adverse vote had I been consulted. This is the ansociation of the company with a French company called ' L'lmperiale.' Into the merits of that ilecisios it is not in my province to enter, further than to say that I have no grounds for tenni( in question the ad visability of that step. But inasmuch as my name for originally joining the associatim was, that by • dime atten tion to its business I could coannand a strict au of its proceedings, and whereas I consider that I should not have the same amount of centred over the business brught in by the French company with which the 'NatWest? is now associated, and as I weak" not conned to share in the responsibilities of a concern over width I could not exercise that amount of control which I think is incumbent on • director, I hays cows so tbs minatioa that I have announced. 1 will only add that I consider that a director of Duch a company as the National would be hardly acting fairly by the company were be on light grounds to withdraw from its direction, and that a dif ference of opinion with the board on a matter of detail or of small importance would hardly justify him in such a step, but that the decision of the board in this matter, though it may and probably will be to great advantage, yet involves such an important departure from the principles ou the strength of which I joined it, that I should not feel myself justified in continuing on lb. direction, from which 1 should never have separated but from this new enterprise. It was my intention at one to resign my mat at the board en my ' return home, se melee the arcumatimese newly brought into existence it was sot my intention farther to take part in its proceedings, bet I feel that my object will be squallgained, and that I shall perhaps be acting MOM is ape mice with the wishes of the board in taking the stop I now do, of eatememag that it is not my intention I. offer myself for re-deetion next year.—l have the boater to be, Or, your obedient servant, igatoed) " Grows PAC "This Masaging Director. National Assurance and TS. Investment Association." "leak of Depadt, National Ainuraoce and Inveatineet Assuciatioe,ll-mali Fast, Aug. 5, 1856. "My Lord,-1 have the honour to acknowledge receipt of year lordship's letters of the 30th ult., which shall be Mid before the board on Thursday seat. Agreeably to yew lordship's request I enclose copies of both lettere.— I have the honour to be, my lord, ha. " Pr= Mosszeos, kasegiag Director. " The Right Hon. Lard George Paget, KY., C. 8." The following wee irebeeqesativ seat by Mr. Matirtees to Lord G. et,:—"Copy of imaintsca passed at the ordi nary gmimd meta. of proprietors of the National Assur ance and laveetealet Association, held on Thursday the 28th day of May, 1857 The board of management bin of opinion that it would be for the interest of the essosia- Non that no further capita.' stock of t h e emaciation be issued and the stock already issued should be redeemed, and having remenusended the seine for the consideration of ties mans ben present at a meeting specially convened for that par pose, it is resolved as follows—That from henceforth so further capitol stock be issued, as provided for by the deed of settlement of the 9th December, 1831. That the capital stock already issued be redeemed upon such terms and sub ject to such condition aa the board of management may be enabled to effect, and for that purpose that the board of management be, and they are hereby empowered and authorised to enter into arrangements with the capital stock for the purpose of redeeming the capital stack upon such terms and subject to such cooditiose as they slaJ be enabled to effect, and as they may consider most bmaiaial for the interest. of the amoctation. —Missed), nen.'" When his lordship retired in 1858 he did not wish to 00111. Lions to hold capital stock is aaoepasy of which he was not a director. There were so few holdws that he could only sell his stock to the compaoy, who offered 2,1001. for it DOG or 1857. In May, 1857, Mr. Oadqpii, a relative of his lordship, saw Mr. Morrison en the subject, and Mr. Merriam then made or renewed this offer. His lordship did sot accept it, ea he thought it worth much more. He might have accepted it at any time down to 1880. Ho did accept it in November of that year, as be was about to be married, and wished to settle the affair. During all this time be believed that the company was is a prosperene °militias, and that the stock was of mesh greater values Till Mr. Harding's report he always isonsidered that he had not received the fair vales for it. He accepted the offer in November. The transfer was sent to him oo the Ist of January following, and be then executed it. The deposit stock receipts were scut to him later. Mr. Garth and Mr. Riley appeared for and examined Lord G. Paget at the coachmen of Mr. Roxburgh's questions. Mr. C. Swaoston, Mr. Faber. Mr. Hobhonea, red other learned counsel ►eld watehing briefs for peraeb In terested in this unhappy concern. Major Adair was ex amined in Lis Jimmies private room, owing to his halms state of health. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Due. Sittiop at Nit Prim at Guildhall.—(Be(aer Lord Mkt Jodie Osokbara and a Speoishlary.) 111:91811 v. 00DpUlf. This was sa adios far smolt sad fake kapriemment, for the wrongful 'seraglios al essisin goods bakeigiug to the and also for ware. The defondant pleaded not sulky ; esooodly that be bad rasaooable aied probable oases to bife►e that the plaided bad committed & felony. and ha paid W. into court. Mr. flegleant Shige sad Mr. Byres were counwl for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Poland oesdaMed the defame. iou ltar bowleg ',ideate on both ides, the case woo ad rsoiL DEATH Or TIM MIMI 00111101 T, The Lord Chief Justice pun *odes tart this road would sot sit es Monday ask tM day appointed for the humid EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1861. of the Prince Consort, out of respect for the memory of his royal bi4hoess. He stated that be would have no objec tion to sit on Tuesday and try a ease, if that could be done with the consent of the peel COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Doc. 18. (ffefcre the Judge Ordinary.) WATSON (BART.) V. WATSON AND wmusrson. This part-heard case was resumed to-day. Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., examined • number of wit imams in support of the respondent's recriminatory pleas ; it was proved that Sir Charles had had &shop with low women at his own residence (Wratting Park), at Cam bridge at Newmarket, at Bury, at Reach, and at other playas as well as in London. The identification, which was de fective in the cases swan to on Saturday, wee now made Pod- Messrs. O'Malley and Macaulay then summed up their respective cares ; aid Mr. layee replied. Sir C. Croswell, at gre at, proceeded to recapitu late the evidence on both e du_ly of the jury, in awarding damages was not to punish Mr. Wilkinson. If it was, and the ch arge against that gentleman were true, the transaction in which he had been concerned would be of • very dark character. He was a married man, and be could not make the respondent the only reparation which • seducer could offer his victim, namely, in the event of a divorce being granted, give her once more the position of a wife. She must therefore be thrown unprotected and die graoed upon her relations or in the world. There was nothing, therefore, to be said for a person guilty of such misconduct. This, however, was what the jury had not to consider. They were to determine what compensation Sir Charles lit Moon ought to receive, not what amount of fine Mr. Wilkinson ought to pay. The question of damages necessarily depended on the value the petitioner himself placed upon that which be had lost ; and the jury would consider what value a man placed on his wife if his conduct was what bad been described. In con clusion be (the judge) trusted that the verdict would be band wpm a manly consideration of the facts that had raspy been proved, and without reference to consequences, which were entirely for the court to deal with... The jury, alter i brief ceese/tation, found all the parties guilty of adultery, cad armed the thumps at 401., the &moist claimed hay* beta 10,00 W. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIROUIT.—YoRz, Dec. 18. (Before Yr. Justice Wightrass.) ItURDIR OF A GAIILIMPZIL AT OTLEY James Waller, 34, was charged with the wilful murder of William Smith ow the fith November lest. Mr. C. Foster, Mr. Hannah, and the Hon. F. S. Wortley prosecuted ; Mr. Meade and Mr. V. Blackburn defended the prisoner. The some of the crime with which the prisoner was charged was celled Low Springs, an obscure nook at the bottom of Bandon Moor, near Biogley and also Otley. The deceased was about 32 years of age, and held the situation of head gamekeeper to T. Hornell, of Hawksworth The prisoner resided in the neighbourhood, and was noted as • daring poacher, the deceased having been the means on one occasion of getting him convicted for the offence. The prisoner was very bitter against the deceased for this act, and had stated that he would thick no more of shooting him than he would a rabbit. He had se raped the vigilance of the murdered man and hie ambulant, several times, but on the Monday evening (the night before the morning when deceased was shot) an arrarigemeat was made between the deceased and a gamewatcher named Fawcett, that early in the morning they should meet Dear the prisoner's house. Smith did not make kis a at the usual time, and while he was being awai Fawcett, thelatter heard shots fired near the spot where he was standing, and shortly after he saw the head of the prisoner over a wall a little distance off. The deceased, it appeared, after parting with Fawcett, had gone his usual rounds, and was in the fields near where he bad promised to meet him, when he heard the report of a gun in Hawksworth Springs, and on going in that direction saw a man whom he knew to be the prisoner. He followed Waller end got within fifteen yards of him, when he was only about 150 yards from his (the poacher's) own residence. The prisoner here suddenly turned round and fired at the deceased, hitting him in the body. about 60 shots entering. The deceased then turned round, when the prisoner took aim and fired a second time, the shot entenng Smith's hand. Just at this ft meat • warp-dream named Batley was pee ving the place, when his attention was arrested by hearing the shots Si ad, and shortly after he beard some dismal groins, and directly after a pergola cried out, " Oh, Waller ; oh, Wel. le-." Batley, feeling certain that some one had been shot, went and milled his father, and they and two other peruse went to the place indicated, when they found the deceased on the ground oirefully triarded marta his dog, which was trying to pull his s cost over his head. Waller was sees to leave the scene of the murder, and while the pereose above moitiosisd were standing round Smith, Wslar joined them, and looked quietly on the mart be bed shot. The deceased stated to times about his that it was Weller who had shot him. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to death, without any hope of mercy. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Exisria, Dzo. 18. (Before Ur. Jostles Williams.) Wilburn Lanydos, a miler, waa charged with an liana tural offence at Upottrey, andantes/re of death was recorded against him. Sarah Sheppard, an elderly woman, of &Ackland, war noniron, was charged with the wilful murder of Mary Ann Ashton, her daughter, and the infant child of the latter, on the - 88th of October. Mr. Carter sod Mr. Here prosecuted ; and Kr. oau &- fowled the prisoner. It appeared from the evidsoos that the deseased, Miry Ann Ashton, was the daughter of the prisoner_ by • former • and that on its being reported that she was anecdoteby her present husband, the prisoner said to Ann Bolles, the wife of a labourer, that no cos should ethos wear her daughter mail she was dead, if it were tree that she was in the family way. To soother wither she wee alleged to have said that if her daughter was in the family way by her husked she would run a " a pick" into her. These threats were made some time before Ashton's confinement. Oa the 26th of October the prisoner called at the shogt . d Mr. Simko, chemist, of }Joan li na, ed asked is Starke for a pennyworth of smelling melte. and inquired it she could give her anything for her daughter who bad bees confined that day. Mrs. Starke, having elicited that the prisoner had left her daughter for mos hours, made a remark upon it, to which the primmer replied that she had left her In charge of a midwife sud two women. It was stated, however, th at the midwife, Grace Monteith, was not called until the following morning, the '47th of October, when she found the poor young woman dead sad her biby as well. Death must have happened several hears previous, as th e midwife could not, from the rirrl of the body, the elf the clothes. It was also alleged that no women were idled in to attend the de ceased. -- Tel - ien yr proceedlog Mrs oar correepondent's parcel loft at ball pant No Oink. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Wort Mr. Justice Keitheir.) . . _ John Ford, 59, carpenter, was charged with feloniously forging and uttering an order for 201., with intent to de fraud William Glass. Mr. Metcalfe conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh watched the are on behalf of the Bankers' Association. The circumstances under which this charge was preferred swiss.: the prisoner were somewhat peculiar. 1 t appeared thrill the prosecutor and the prisoner both resided in the city ot Bath, and were on iutimate terms. In the month of March last the prosecutor had some claim in reference to property which he was desirous of enforcing. and be cousulted the prisoner as to the beat course io be adopted, sad he offered to recommend him to a solicitor iu London who would bring an action for him. They accordingly maze to London, and the prisoner took the prosecutor to the Mhos of Mr. Todd. atoliciter, No. 75, Newrcate-street, and that gentleman unc'ertook to emery oe the action, and it was that the prosecutor should send him a remittance o ar f T 2 on account of his costa After this arrangement bad been completed the prosecutor and the prisoner returned to Beth, and the prosecutor inquired of the latter the exact Address of Mr. Todd, and he told him that the name was not " Todd," but " Toad," and Aat his address was No. 95, Newgatemtreet, instead of 75. The prosecutor shortly after this paid in 201. to the South Welcomed West of England Bank at Bath, and sent a letter of advice to the address stated by the prisoner, giving au intimation of the fact, and that the money ought be received at Mews. Glyn sad Co.'s, in Lon don. • The case on the part of the prosecution was that, by means of the false mine and address given by the pri soner. be succeeded in getting hold of the letter containing the advice of the remittance, and was the, enabled to get the money at Meagre Glyn's, epos an order signed in the name of William Toad. sod it was proved that one of the notes that formed part of the 20f. was afterwards found in the possession of the prisoner, and it appeared that he obtained change for it at one of the lank' in Bath in the beginning of April. It also anpesred that when the charge was made against the prisoner he produced a letter purporting to be signed by the prosecutor, in which he authorised the prismsr to receive the money at Messrs. Glyn's, and a receipt for N., also purporting to be signed by the prosecutor, which he represented was part of the money he so received. Both of these documents, it appeared, were impounded by order et the Lord Mayor, before whom the prisoner was examined, and they were sow brought forward as evidence in support of the charge of forgery that was roads against the prisoner. Mr. Glass, the prosecutor, who described himself as a millwright, was called to prove the facts se above nareated ; and in answer to numerous questions put by the primmer, it appeared that they had been engaged on several occasions in loan transactions, and that the prisoner had taken a very active part in connexion with the legal pro- mediap which the prosecutor was interested, and that be had give') him money for the purpose of paying and sub. posastait witnesses, and other matters of that character. TM prisoner also put a number of questions with a view to show that the prosecutor had authorised him to' ' receive the money at Mean. Glya's, in order that be might pay some legal sapiens that bad been Mourned, but he swore positively that be never gave the prisoner any such authority, and else smarted that the letter and the receipt referred to ware forgeriee, In the mem al the case some letters written by the prosecutor were put in, in one of which, addressed to Mr. Todd, he observed upon the absurdity of his sending 201. to London, and then autho rising the prisoner to go up from Bath to receive it and bring him back a portion of the amount. Mr. Todd, the gentleman whose name was alleged to have been forged, and who, it appeared, had acted in the examination before the Lord Mayor as the attorney for the prisoner, was called to prove the fact of the forgery, and also that he had never given authority to the prisoner, or any other person, to sign his name to such an instrument. In answer to questions put by the prisoner, however, he stated that the prosecutor admitted in his presence, and that of Mr. Hughes, a super intendent of the Bath police, that the signature@ to the letter end the receipt for 5/. were his genuine signaturee. He at the name time said that he did not mention this fact while the prisoner was under examination, but he accounted for this by stating that he considered the Lord Mayor bad rade up his mind to send the case for trial, and that he would not take upon himself to decide whether or not • forgery had been committed. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, persisted in asserting that he had the authority of the prosecutor to receive the money and to sign the name of Mr. Todd for that purpose, and he declared that be gave 5/. of the amount to the prosecutor and expended a portion of the re mainder in subpoenaing witnesses for the purposea of the trial, which was expected shortly to come on. John Ford, the son of the prisoner, was called as a wit ness on his behalf ; and he swore positively that the pro secutor signed the receipt for 5/. in his presence on the 16th of August. The learned Judge haring summed up, The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Edward ArLaren, 18, • respectable-looking young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a post letter contain ing two half *oven:lgoe, the property of the Postmaster-- General. _ _ Mr. S sigh, who appeared for the prisoner, said that this was a most distressing case, the unhappy young man at the bar being the son of a person who had been employed for twenty-six years by the Post-office, and in whom the great en confidence was planed by the superior officers of that establishment. He had been brought up and educated most carefully, and his friends and everyone who knew him were unable in any way to account for his having committed such an offence. A great number of witnesses were in attendance who would speak to the prisoner's character, and he had evinced his contrition by pleading guilty of his own accord, and be said he trusted that coder all the circumstances his lordship would feel himself justified in refraining from pain , Mg a sentence of penal servitude upon the prisoner. Mr. Metcalfe, who appeared for the prosecution, said that what his learned friend had stated with regard to the prisoner was substantially correct, and be would only add that be had been employed for some months as au awl. liary letter carrier, and that in cousequemoe of complaints of loos of letters containing valuable property, a test letter, as it was termed, was made up, in WhiCil were placed two half sovereigns, and one of these half sovereigns was very shortly afterwards found in the possession of the prisoner. Several highly respectable witnesses were then examined, who gave the prisoner an excellent character for morality and general good conduct. Mr. Justice Keatiog said he would read the depositions and consider what sentence ought to be pronounced upon the prisoner. NEW COURT. (Before the Raeo(der.) Charles Merhange, 24, clerk, • Guinan, pleaded puny to several i•dictar•te, charging hint with stealing • huge quantity of opera-glares, the property of LeopoldWlel, hie muter. H. Lewis, who appeared for the prosecution, said that the prisoner bad given information which had enabled the prosecutor to obtaus posemsion of a considerable portion of the property that had been stolen, and ea this account, and also hanog regard to the youth of the prisoner, he was instructed by the prosecutor strongly to recommend him to the merciful consideration of the court. The learned counsel also applied that a large quantity of opera.glaases that were in the possession of Sergeant Tanner, of the detective police, and which, so doubt, had been stolen from the prosecutor, should be restored to him. . _ Some Objectina was made to this being done by one of the persons who had purchased the property from the pri soner, but eventually the court made an order that the whole of the property should be given up. Mr. Lewin then asked the court to direct that the ex pense that had been incurred in seeding Tanner, the officer, to apprehend the prisoner at Malta, might be allowed. The Recorder granted the application. Georgic il'Gregor, 34, draper. pleaded guilty to several indictments charging him with obtaining goods by means of false pretences. Mr. fleet, who had been instructed to defend the prisoner, stated to the court that the prisoner was a native of Dur ham, and had held • respectable position there, but had toms to London in September last, and had fallen in with bad associates, who bad picked up "this young man from*the country," and bad initiated him into the art of obtaining goods by false pretence. The learned counsel handed up to the court • letter from ► gentleman who was willing to procure for the prisoner and his family a passage to Australia. Mr. Metcalfe, who appeared for the prosecution, called Charles Baker, one of the City detectives, who deposed that he had been on the look out for the prisoner for some time, and that he had been connected with a gang of persons who had systematically defrauded the public by obtaining goods upon false references to each other. The o ffi cer said he had a bane! full of goods for which he could not find owner'. He hail, however, leareed that the prisoner and his companions had given Orders for extensive supplies of pork pies and geese for their Christina, festivities. The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to nine months' im prisonment with hard labour. THIRD COURT. The Common Serpent presided in this court during the day. and was occupied in trying the prisoners charged with passing counterfeit coin. The learned gentleman was Mai. laity occupied the whole of yesterday in the New Court. The list of this class of offenders, considering the short period that has elapsed since the last session, is an unusually heavy one, them being no fewer than 24 pawns so charged out of a calendar containing 89 names. In nearly all the cow Is which previous meekness were proved the Common &risme peened sentences of penal servitude, and told the convicts that the judges, owing to the increase in this class of offenders, had given imperative orders, except in very special cases, that this coarse should be pursued. The only case to which it is nexesery to sdvert is that of • man named Reid, and • worms named Dane, who cohabited with him, who were indicted for coining. The case was folly giver last week in the police reports, and it is therefore enough to lay that the 'prisoner was ac quitted, and the male prisoner, Bead, whn was proved to have already served six yeses panaliperntude for a similar offence, and bad received • ve was conviMed and sentenced to fi fteen years' penal servitude. THE POLICE COURT& GUILDHALL Mary hfamaifty, aged 62, was charged with being COD. ceroed with four other women in stealing from the person of John Grime, a hay deale r , of Hatfield, two 501. Bank of England notes, three 101. tam, a cheque for 1001., a cheque for N., and 41. is gold. The prosecutor said—l live at Park-street, Hatfield, in Hertfordshire. Last night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, I was at the bottom of Holborn hill, and on turning up Plum Tree-court I saw the prisoner and four girls. They imme diately laid hold of me, and held me tight, while one of them put her hand into my trousers pocket and pulled my purse out. I called out for the police, and they all ran into • house close by. I waited outside for the police, thinking they could not get away, but there was a thoroughfare through the house. Shortly afterwards the prmoner mane out of the house and set down upon • handbarrow,: as if nothing had occurred. I bad in my pane two MC notes, three 101. notes, a cheque for NO/. on the Hitchin Bank, &cheque for Si. on the St. Albans Bank, three sovereigns, sod two ball-sovereigns. Them might have been more cold in my purse. I first saw the prisoner about 4 o'ckick in the afternooo about a mile from Holborn-hill. I was in a public-house, ;ind she came in and I treated her to half a pint of beer. I remained in the public-bouse for some time, and when I came out I saw the prisoner waiting outside, and she followed me about all the evening until I was eventually robbed. I hail been driokiog, but, I knew what I was about, and never took out my purse to pay foranything. Alderman Dekio—Have you stopped payment of the cheques? Prosecutor—l have, sir. The amount I have lost is up. wards of 2401. Pavitt, an Aker, said—The numbers of all the notes are known, sir, and hare been stopped, as well as the cheques. Alderman Dakin—Hare you any idea who the other females ere! Parisi—Yes, sir, and I dare say we shall be able to find them all. Alderman Dakin— Very well; then I will remand the prisoner for a few days. Remanded accordingly. MARLBOROIJOH.STREET. Jane Clarke was charged with creating a disturbance at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. Frederick Gress, the beadle, said that on the previous afternoon the defendant, who had been &asking, walked into the middle aisle of the church and created •disturbenee, and be was told by one of the curates to remove her. She mid she was " if she would go, and that she had as anueb right to be there as he had." She was an old visitor to the church, and was well known as a nuisance. She was is the habit of siting at the bottom of the church aid :ea posing her arms to mite sympathy. Primers—Oh deer, Pm shacked! eilturehy Green a mid she mead the most dreadf u l lingugs la the rd. Prisoner said she used to go to church when it pros perity, but had not bean far twelve months. Mr. Tyrwhitt said be supposed she only went whoa she was drunk. She would go to pal for • mouth in Mont et paying the utmost bas the law allowed. Great iamnvenience hes been felt of late by person bowing bestows at the noun by . early as h our beteg lost each moning beton the bushier commences. MARYLEBONE. The three prisociera, --- fijautsius;; neorve SettYS led Sarah Collett , charged with 'robbery and attempt to m urder, committed upon Mn. Green, of Fulham-place, Paddiecton, were again placed at the bar, and ionic Klight additional evidence having been given, they were committed fur trial at the Central Criminal ootut. CLERKENTWELL. - - - Mr. Ablett, aolieitor, applied to Mr. Barker fox a sum mons under the Libel Act, under the following circum stances:— Thu applicant stated that for Rome data past he had been very much annoyed by a man of the name of Robinson having posted on the walls libellous handbills of which the following is a copy Absconded, from 25, Colleges►reet, Camden•town, Ablett, the well•known county court soli citor. Whoever will give such information as to cause his apprehension, to T. Robinson, 15, Church-way, Euston road, shall be handsomely rewarded." Robinson also abused him, threatened to strike him and otherwise bim. Under these circumstances he Mato apply for a sum moss for publishing a libel. Mr. Barker said the cue was one of great difficulty and trouble, and although he would not refuse the summons, he thought Mr. Ablett had better take time to consider the m►tter. Ili.Ablett said he should like a summons for the threat ening and abusive language. As he went in fear he took a constable with him to take down the libellous bill, and Robinson then said that had it not been for the presence of the constable he would break his (the applicant's) head. Mr. Barker granted the summons for the abusive and threatening language. SOUTHWARK. Mary Green and 6411;;;i1WTiconaoti, two stylishly dressed young women, well known to the police, were brought up in custody of Dennis Scannell, 177 If, charged with picking pockets at the r►ilway terminus, London bridge. flausnell, a detective oftker, specially employed at the South Fastern terminus, London-bridge, mid that he was on duty inside the terminus on Tuesday morning, when be saw the prisonen on the platform just as a trill was about to start. Their conduct excited his suspicion, and he watched them, and they left the station. About eight o'clock in the evening as the mail train was getting ready he saw them on the platform again, and he watched them go in and out of the various waiting rooms, and they re turned to the platform. fie distinctly saw Green lift up a lady's dress, covered by her companion, and then be took them into custody. Unfortunately the train started, so that he was unable to ascertain whether the lady was robbed or not. Mr. Edwin, who appeared for the priaoners, contended that the °Meer mud be mistaken, es his clients were re epeetable females, but they declined to give their real ad- Scannell informed his worship that they were practised thieves, and if remanded he should be able to God something more about them. As for Green, be knew her to be a com panion of thieves. The magistrate resnanded them until Saturday. THE CASE OP PORGERY ON THE BANK OP ENGLAND. Henry Wells Young, a solicitor, carrying on business at No. 14, Gray's-innugnare, who was brought up last week is custody of Michael Hayden, • detective, upon a warrant signed by the Lord Ilayer, charged with having forged and uttered two powers of attorney to transfer cer tain stock to the amount of nearly 6,000/., with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, was brought up yesterday for goal examination. The primmer, after reoeiving the usual caution, said he would mauve his defence „ und was committed for trial upon each separate charge. MARKETS. TALLOW.—WZDNICIMAT EVIWING.—The market was quiet at the following rata :-13pot, 51s. 6d. ; all the month, 51a. ; 1860 Y.C., 51a. ; Jan. to March, 51s. 6d. to 51a. Od ; March, 52a. Ed. to 52§. 6d. ; April to June, 52a. Damp** hat evading, 549 cask, ; arrival., 1,372 make. 001TON.-13rmtro01., Duo. 18.—We hare bad a better market to-day, with a far amount of bunions done at the full quotations of Friday last. The salmi are 10,000 bales, including 8,780 Amencan, at 80. to 13d. l,OOO Surat, at 60. to ; 220 Egyptian, at Hid. to 1 2 1 d, of which 6,000 are for speculation and export. The weeYs import is 1,833 bales. HIDES AND LEATHER.—There is no change in the Lather trade since onr last week's report. The amount of business has rather decreased, which is usual at this meson of the year. The supply of (rah goods at Leedenhan on Tuesday was small, and piece were unaltered. Good crop hides, and russet shoe middlings, and shoe butts were the articles most in request. Bosrog„ Dom I&—A small supply of wheat at this market ; the trade ruled firm, and in some cases Is. more was given for floe samples. Red, 61s. to 645. ; white, 635. to 665. There was very little passing in spring corn, and prices is all arm were in favour of the buyers. Beans, 41s. to 445. ; barley, 31s. to 345. ; oats, 21s. to 225. per 11 stet's. Brocaros-on-Tun, DEC. Is.—Thore are no snivel, of grain ooastwise to report for the past week ; from abroad a oouile of small cargoes of wheat are reported. To this days market there wu a small supply of wheat from the growers, for which the extreme prices of last Wedoeulay were exceeded. Barley and oat& met a dull sale. Beans and peas unalteroi Imports during the past week Wheat, foreign, 1,210 qrs. OATI'LE.-15011TIALL, Dec. 18.-Trade was brisk to day, and nearly everything was sold out. Beef made from 3e. ed. to 3s. 4d. ; muttoo, 4s. 6d. to 3a. 6d. ; veal. 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. ; pork, 3s. 4d. to ss. Od. per stone of 811:e. sinking the offal. COWL-Lompoc Dec. 18.-Bell'A Primrose, ; Bowers West Hartley, 15s. Gd. ; Carr'n Hartley, 151. 6d.; Cragheed Steam, 14s. ; Davison's West Hartley, 15s. 6d. ; Hastiogs Hartley, 15s. 3d. ; Howell, les. •, Lambert's West Hartley, I.le. • Tantleld Moor, 13s. ; Tanbeld Moor Bates, 14s. ; Walker Primrose, 134. rid.; West Hart ley, 15s. 6d. ; West Riding Hartley, 14s. Gd. ; Wylam, Ka; M all. End Acorn Close, lb.. 6d. ; Walls Kid Eden, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Barton, 15s. Ild. ; Walls End Rid. ' dell, IGe. ; Walls End Durham, 15s. ; Walls End Fria wellgam, les. 6,1. ; Walls End Hatton ' 17s. 9e. • Walls End Kepier Grange, 16s. 3d. • ' Walls Lad Rumors 'Hatton. 16a. 6d. ; Walls End South Helton, 17a. IM. • Walls End Stewart's, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End TUSeild, 16s. 3d. ; Walla End Clump, 17 s. ; Wal/a End Camden, 16.. ltd. ; Walls Eod Hartlepool, 17.. 3d. ; Walls End Haugh Hall, 16.. Gd.; Walls Fad Honwiek, 15s. ; Walls End Kelloe, 16.,. 9d. ; Walls End North Hartlepool. 14.. Gd. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, Ns. 3d. ; Walls End South Kelloe, 17a • Walls End Monday, 14a. 9d. ; Walls End Trimdoa Thos:aley, 15s. 6d. • Walls End Whitworth, UM. ; Carway and Du ff ryn Ant hracite. 21s. Gd. ; Camay and Darya Malting, 240.-Ships at market, 174 ; sold, 138. Parties about to make Christmas presents are strongly reccienmeguled to visit the extensive Show-rooms of tesars. Perkins and Giotto, gS, Oxford - street, who have by far Wyatt stock In London of photographic album.: dreasii4- begs, dressing-cues, from one to twenty guineas writing desks, despatch-boxes work-boxes stationery cabinets, In ..31c and walnut : book-slides, blotti-books, envelope - eases, reti cules : carriage-bags : Inkstands of every shape and Material: tea-caddies, postage-wales, scrap-books, tans, superhly.mounted articles for the writing-table ; family and pocket Bibles, PrAY o b.:mks, and Church Utilities, in plain and hithly ornamented bindings, from the largest to the smallest sited type. lu fact. at this Establishment au Immense variety of useful and el, cxst articles especially adapted for presemetion can be seen to suit every taste and packet.—(Advertisement.) BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. I/WK.—December 17, at L;;;;l:i;.; . errace, Noll the ails of J. Reck Rep.. of a daughter. !BARER.—Dece mber It, at the Grove, Blackheath, the wife T. Fraser, Rep., of a son. FlLYRlL—December IL at Mariborongh-hillgardens, St. John wood, the wife of W. Fryer, Esq., of a daneter. oATls3.—December 13, at Laaadowne-place, Brighton, the sire of G. 0401, Eau, of a daughter. LEVlTA.—December 15, at Newstead House, WhalleFrure'r , Manchester, the wife of E. Levitt, ?eq., of a son. POlL—December 14, at Worthing, Susses, the wile of E. T. roe. Esq., of a soli. RAMSl.Y.—December IS, at St. Mlchaetehill, Bristol, the sdh of Mr. J. Ramsey. of a daughter. MJIMRI AGFA. AMBLER—PRARSON.—December It, at Trinity Church, Ram' ley, by the Rev. J. Dugan, Charles, son of 51r. J. R. Ane , i4. of Fresh" to Christiana, daughter of the late Mr. 6. Yearam. of Darnley. suaros—DALLAS.—December 10, at St. George's, Ranoree quire. Sir C. Burton, Dart., of Follarton, Carlow, to Ucarriro 1re , 17, daughter of the late D. H. Gallas, Faq. JONMS—WHlleFlN.—December 14, at St. Botolph, 8i1h01.` 044 Mt C. Jones, of lime-streetequare, City. to Frances, &maid.' of Mr. G. Wigan, of High-street, Whltechapri. MILLIGAN—BELL—December 16, at Trinity Prrsb)t. Choral% Princes-park, Liverpool. by the Rev. G. Johusbel , M A.. Mr. J. Milligan, of Auchenealm. Kirkcudbright. I . Barbara, daughter of Mr. J. Bell, of Perk-street, Elverissr. WI LtiON—FIA LL—Deeember 15. at St. George's, Nell :e. In shire, by the Rev. W. Milner. M.A., Mr. C. Wilson, to Fee l. _ Sarah, daughter of Kr. W. Mall, of Market Weighted% r''" . shire. YOUNO—AVIRY.—December 15, at Christ Church. N"I N Shields, by the Rev. Mr. Hicks, Charles Octm las. son of de late T. Young. Pap., to Emily, daughter of the late G. ,t , ed. Iraq., both of North Shields. BASKFORD.—December I DEATHS. 4, Mr, J. Subtotal, of St Gorr''' . road, Newington, seed 68, BURIITALL.—December 17, Elisabeth. elf, of Mr. L E. Mal, of Hanover-street, Long-acre aged 47. COL—Docembee it, Mary, wit* of Mr. S. Cos, of flretr 4M4 Prrrainharil. aced 73, o FORTRl. L7m —Deoe .D.b.rAnn niber iwti. l4 44. th r e o. l:e i v a . th :.. TlH..Fteos,tehr,ii.R,cet.l '4 _Wed IL 5 GRZY.s—Desembsr IL at Steward Peel. Northuuthrr.""' Grey, Req.. aged It. MOVE—December 14, Mr. J. bolt, of Manchester. age , ! HUM.—December 14, at Berkeley-square. Bristol, Mans, 'or' of R. Munk Esq., aged 85. !shied sod Published by Waubu Unto BAIA , . of , `"• t :', Leinbeideto lb. r . City of I,ndon, Prtuter. ? . 1 laienorG•wonti to the Precinct of Whitchis f ' DSCZIIIIIIi 11. 1861. asml Nis M M . Mr "L r i e lIL 1 itii