The Sun. — London, England, 1862-08-15 00:00:00

TILE NAM'. The Lords of the Admiralty proceeded yesterday from Hamoaze to Stonehonse, where they inspected the Royal Marines. The Controller of the Navy, accompanied by Admiral Superintendent Sir Thos. Pasley, transacted business on board the yacht-Os borne, and then went to the frigate Liffey, which is being coppered in No. 1 dock at the Devonp ort Dockyard. A lieutenant in the Prussian navy was at the Devonport Dockyard yesterday, and will be there again to-day. It is supposed his visit is in connexion with the proposed purchase by his Go vernment of some ships in the British navy. After landing on Wednesday fromtheir yacht the Osborne, and visiting the new jetty, constructed with iron piles at Devonport Dockyard, his Grace the Duke of Somerset and the other Lords of the Admiralty proceeded to inspect the progress making on the only ship in course of building in that arsenal, viz., the Ocean, which is sufficiently advanced and would have been launched at the time originally designed, October, but for a deficiency of iron beams. It ap pears that the three sister ships building at Ports mouth, Chatham, and Pembroke, require, like the Ocean, 46 beams each, but as there was a delay in the supply from the foundry, the authorities pru dently determined not to postpone the launching of the ships through this delay, In consequence of this the Ocean has received 11 only, eight of which are fitted. She may, however, be launched in No vember. Workmen are caulking her bottom, and the launching frame is in progress. The fitting of the iron beams, the funnel hatches, store rooms, and other iron work is done by shipwrights. They cut the carlines with their cold chisels and saws, and fit and rivet the iron knees. Much of this work was formerly done by blacksmiths only. The stem is to be plated with three-inch iron; the mast will be stepped in the hold with iron heels, open so that the screw shaft can pass through them. The Ocean was, like the others, designed originally to carry 101 guns. She will now have but 34 in all —viz., on the main deck 24 68-pounders, and eight Armstrong 110-pounders, and on the upper deck only two pivot Armstrongs of 1101 b. ; the ports of this deck will be closed. She will also have for boat service two Armstrong 201 b., one of 121 b., and another of 91b., besides a brass 6-pounder. Their lordships went on board the Ocean, and from her proceeded to the Robust, 101, which belongs to the same class as the Donegal, St. Jean D'Acre, and Conqueror; she is nearly planked. If iron plated, she must be cut in two, like the Ocean. After inspecting the Robust the members of the Board visited slip No. 2, now vacant, and, returning by the same route, went to the chain-cable store and South Smithery, and then to the office of the Ad miral Superintendent. After a short stay at the office, their lordships, while the men were at dinner, visited the new dock forming on the site of the ori ginal docks, Nos. 2 and 3, one of which was inside the other. Five-sixths of the work of the new dock is completed, and the whole may be finished by December. It will be fit for the reception of ships of the Warrior class, or larger, being 437 ft. over all, with a floor about 290 ft. long. The depth from coping to till is 10ft. ; the sides are very steep; if they fell off a large portion of the yard would be sacrificed. Outside this dock, and communicating with gates, there will be a lock 28ft. long, having a caisson facing Hamoaze. For this work the Go vernment supply the Portland stone, which they send from the island. The contractors, Messrs. J. and A. Kitt, supply the granite, which is obtained from the Haytor Granite Company. Mr. Hopper, clerk of the works, superintends the operations for the Admiralty. Their lordships next visited the screw steam corvette Rattlesnake, 21, which is alongside the jetty, fitting with a poop and fore castle, to carry the flag of the new Commodore on the West Coast of Africa. The only ships on the stocks in the Devonport dockyard, besides the Ocean and Robust, are later, 36, just in frame, which is scarcely strong enough to bear iron-plating ; and the Bittern, 4. There is some talk of adapting one or both of these ships to Mr. Reed's plan. In No. 1 dock is the screw steam frigate Liffey, 51, Capt. G. W. Preedy, C. 8., recently returned from the North American station ; she has lost the two forepieces of her false keel, which were probably carried away the last time she entered Halifax har bour. Her copper is removed for fresh caulking. The repairs will be completed about the 28th inst. After a short visit to the town of Devonport the Duke of Somerset, Vice-Admiral Sir W. F. Grey, Admiral Eden, Mr. Whitbread, Lord Clarence Paget, Capt. Moore, Admiral Robinson, Mr. Richards, and Col. Greene, returned to the arsenal, and, embarking in the Admiral's yacht, proceeded to Keyham steam-yard, where they were received by Commander Biddlecombe, Mr. Townsend, and the other officers. They went first to the proposed site for seamen's barracks. Tenders for construct ing the buildings are in the hands of the authorities. After a short consultation in the Admiral's-office, their lordships next examined the progress of Mr. Drew's contract for lengthening No. 1, or the Queen's dock, 100 feet, so as to receive the Warrior. The work was commenced early in June, and is progressing satisfactorily. The granite forming the elliptical head of the dock has been nearly all removed, and the hard slate rock has been cut down to near the level of the broad alter. Steps will be formed in the rock, and the cost of worked granite will for the present be postponed. The new head will be more circular than the one removing. The next duty consisted in inspecting Mr. Hubbard's contract for lengthening the sea entrance sufficiently to float ships of the Warrior class. His work is confined to carrying the depth of the lock (37ft.) into the basin by a tronc 100 ft. long, so as to ex tend the deep water from, say, 250 ft. to 350 ft. part of the bow end of the stonework of the lock h as been removed, and some progress has been made in excavating the basin to the length and depth required. The basin has an area of 8 acres, and the bottom is covered with silt and rubble to a dept of 12 in c h es, more or less ; this will, of course, be removed, Before the basin was emptied several vessels requiring repairs, which would probably occupl as much tim e as the contract work, were placed in the docks. N o-1 has an iron caisson and the paddlewheel steamer g td No. 2, the paddle wheel steamer Valorous; and No. 3 iron , the paddle wheel steamer Triton. So me interest attaches to this vessel in consequence of the employment of rau these gement which shipwrights on the ironwork, an. Arran has given satisfaction ; 12of Inferior t‘olltr sovmolun teers, were set to work. pen tors in the ready shop but appliances of the smith s ''r superior to them the best ' they are said to hae e in their knowledge ot mode of handling a ship, meth, Swifter progress in unrivetting the plates by sbo ri n gl off from the sides of the dock to have somethi eg solid to strike against. When fixing plates, a n d ; the use of a forge is necessary for butt pieces, taper ing, LS:c ,it is done by the smiths. Where the cold chisel can do it they perform the work theruselve!. In some of the Triton's old plates the pure iron ;s said to be no thicker than an ordinary shee t of e paper. On each side of dock No. 2 substantia l tramways have been fixed, with travelling steam cranes, for the purpose of iron plating the Ocean, now nearly ready for launching in the Devonport yard. In the great covered quadrangle furnaces and machinery for forming the plates are construct ing ; they were examined most minutely by their lordships before their departure. The Duke of Somerset dined in the evening with Port-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, at Government-house, Mount Wise, whence his grace proceeded with his col leagues to St. George's-hall, Stonehouse, to patro nise a ball in aid of the British Orphan Female School. When coming down Channel from Port land the Osborne a short paid visit to Dartmouth. Besides the Lords of the Admiralty, the yacht took to Plymouth some members of the Defence Commis- Fiore and the Secretary to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Commander-in-Chief of the land forces. The - S ecretary of State for War, Sir G. C. Lewis ; General Stree s h aro, Inspector. General of Royal Mari nes ' • Drum , Mr- Drummond and the Lord Chan cellor, Lord Wes tbur y , are 'also at Plymouth. The Board of Admiralty ha s full • . approved the model of an improved armour-plated-copula vessel, invented by Mr. Turn er, master shi pwright, at Woolwich Dockyard, and one of these vessels Is or dered to be constructed.. The.iron Cupola, fixed instead of moveable, 200 ft. long, 50 ft, broad, and 10 ft deep. Guns will be placed round the vessel from fore to aft, and will be able to sweep the water at such a depression that no gun vessel can approach. She will be fitted with a ram, 3 ft. under the surface of the wafer,'B ft. long, and her rudder, tiller, and propeller will be under the water. The ship will carry 23 guns, and her dimensions will be as follows :-330 ft. long, 64 ft. broad, 25 ft. draught, and 8,700 tons displacement. The Shannon, 34, screw, Capt. Oliver J. Jones, steamed into Portsmouth Harbour from Spithead yesterday to receive her Admiralty pattern screw, and fill up provisions and stores for foreign service. The Ironsides convict ship, Capt. Vault, arrived at Spithead from London yesterday, to embark con victs for Gibralter. The Isabella sailing transport sailed from Spit head yesterday with detachments of troops for Ceylon. The following appointments have been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieuts—Edward Jones, John Henry Taylor, George Tickell ; , to be Hon. Lieut.—Robert Deas ; to be Sub.-Lieut.— Frederick De Carteret. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Thomas Lewis, in the Ranger, promoted to acting chief-engineer; Fredk. T. Fitz maurice, assist.-paymaster, to the Cumberland ; Henry E. Kitchen, assist.-paymaster, to the Sup ply ; and E. A. M. Chaffers , assist. - paymaster , to I the Fisgard, as supernumerary. 7HE ARMY. A portion of the sth Lancers will occupy North ampton as well as Norwich and Ipswich Barracks. Three troops will be stationed at Norwich, three at Ipswich, and the remainder at Northampton. Some dismounted men and a few of the men's wives and children have already arrived at Norwich, but the bulk of the regiment will not come on to the th ree towns named for some little time , they hav ing stopped at Aldershot for the present. The regi ment will succeed the sth Dragoon Guards at Nor wich, Ipswich, and Northampton, it being now the rule to divide a cavalry regiment among those towns. INTERES7ING MARRIAGE IN BBIGHTay, (From the Brighton Gazette.) This morning a marriage is to be performed at the parish church, Brighton, to unite a lady and gentleman of colour, whose previous history gives to the ceremony a peculiar interest, chiefly to those who have been so long and so deeply interested in the African race, and who have watched the pro gress of civilisation caused by the influence of Chris tianity on the negro ; and the ceremony will also tell our brethren on the other side of the Atlantic that British ladies and gentlemen consider it a pleasure and a privilege to do honour to those of the African race who have proved themselves capable of appreciating the advantage of a liberal education. The lady, supposed to be an African chieftain's daughter, was presented, when about the age of five years, to the late Captain Fredk. Forbes, RN., who officially visited the King of Dahomey with a view to aid the suppression of the slave trade in the in terior of Africa, and in his book giving an account of the mission he thus describes the little girl :—" I have only to add a few particulars about my extra ordinary present, 'the African child.' In a former portion of these journals I have mentioned the Okea don war ; one of the captives of this dreadful slave hunt was this interesting girl. It is usual to reserve the best born for the high behests of royalty, and the immolation on the tombs of the deceased nobi lity. For one of these ends she had been detained at court for two years, proving, by her not having been sold to the slavedealers, that she was of a good family. So extraordinary a present would have been at least aburden, had I not the conviction that, in consideration of the nature of the service I had performed, the Government would consider her as the property of the Crown. To refuse would have been to sign her death-warrant, which, probably, would have been carried into execution forthwith. Immediately on arriving I applied through the Secretary of the Admiralty, and received for answer that her Majesty was graciously pleased to arrange for the education and subsequent fate of the child. Of her own history she has only a confused idea. Her parents were decapitated; her brothers and sisters, she knows not what their fate might have been. For her age, supposed to be eight years, she is a perfect genius ; she now speaks English well, and has a great talent for music. She has won the affections, with but few exceptions, of all who have known her, by her docile and amiable conduct, which nothing can exceed. She is far in advance of any white child of her age in aptness of learning, and strength of mind and affection ; and with her, being an excellent specimen of the negro race, might be tested the capability of the intellect of the black ; it being generally and erroneously supposed that after a certain age the intellect becomes im paired, and the pursuit of knowledge impossible— that though the negro child may be clever, the adult I will be dull and stupid. Her head is considered so excellent a phrenological specimen, and illustrating such high intellect, that M. Pistrucci, the medallist to the Mint, has undertaken to take a bust of her, intending to present a cast to the author. Her mind has received a moral and religious impression, and she was baptised, according to the rites of the pro testant church, Sarah Forbes Bonetta." Her Most Gracious Majesty has provided the means for com pleting the education of Miss Sarah Forbes Bonetta, whose knowledge and accomplishments make her an ornament for any society, and prove most satisfac torily that the African mind is capable of the high est intellectual attainments. Her Majesty has taken A great interest in her marriage, and given it her full sanction. At the same time she has, besides presents from the royal family, herself provided the whole of the outfit, &c. Mr. James Davis, the bridegroom, was originally a slave, taken by one of our cruisers, and educated in the schools of the Church Missionary Society at Sierra Leone, and showing himself to possess great talents, and capa- ble of profiting by education, was with the sanction of the Admiralty placed in an official capacity upon one of her Majesty's ships, under the care of Capt. Coote, R.N., and proved himself so useful and will ing as to gain the good wishes and opinions of both 1 officers and men. He afterwards commenced trading on his own account, and is now a pros perous and influential merchant, at Lagos, employ ing upwards of 100 of his fellow countrymen, and trying to improve their moral and intellectual status. The ceremony is to be performed by the Bishop of Sierra Leone and the Rev. H. Venn • and Mrs. Thompson has most kindly lent the garden at West hill Lodge for the wedding breakfast. We under 6tand there will be a large wedding party, incluaing tou_t 20 Africans. The bride will be attended by colou b r idesmaids, of whom four will be ladies of the Itsa„. ll 9P be t h e i la n i d among the guests who are invited will of Sierra Leone, the Rev. the Vicar, Brass, g oao e t tin Elliott, Babington, Faithful, Vidal], Forbes, c al 4 4 e, arid Captain Forbes, Captain G. has been for Bo u rrx Coote, &c. Miss Forbes Bonetta at B r ighton, 5i 1 ,,Z . ,3723 .. ars residing with Miss Welsh, Q uee n to superi n iZr having been selected by the a nd her i ro ntiucompletion of her educa n t a the c .„....,o society. I t ion SERI morning, POACHIPto Av" 7 7- 7- morning, 0 , 41 C NEAR NOTTINGHAM. on Wedn esday . oat l e , light, a serious encounter with. poa, 0 clock, in broad day iddletiin at ly 11 " 1, took lr th on utcm, p ce on e preserves of Lord l s il one of his lord s h i ,z ' , tear Nottingham, At the time stated lordshi p ,$ kt tare o watching, and came in can I,h© l i v , i h th e ke l eper apers was out trchers aotned with guns, beating for g sistance of another man and th,en,_ attempted I,;',, l 'ed , the as now ever was ,-.,trtire the ."-. r , a a gang. A desperate resistance one of the poachers struck the keeper's assistant a vi 1„1, , and knocitel,-, blow on the head with the butt of ills g un keeper Were then violen - t ‘ i r y ' \ down. The 'assistant and the attacked, and, after having severely beaten. them, tie poachers got clear away. The Mall h av e not yet been ap. i pursuit of pretended, but the police are actively engaged 11 thpro. This is the fourth poaching affray that has rec e n tl y occurred in Notts. t . 4.• nal Pis' [AnvEnTisEmENT.l Helloway'sPills..-i: mica° ~.; orders.—Who would e well must see that every organ "': the body does its duty fully and fairly, which everyone Ma) certainly Insure by occasionally resorting to these pills, or by taking a course of them , aceording to the printed direc tions folded round each box. stomach, er, bowels are all reached by their purifrilnivgankiddcnoeryrse,.c and powers, and any departure from their natural action is strenuously resisted, - and order and regularity enforced. Health may always be procured by attentive obedience to Holloway's directions, an,d by Wing his me di c i n e a s ad vised by thew. All obstructions will by fr this means. be reraoved, the - blood will be puriaW, and its free and fault less circulation established. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1801. ASSIZE IN7WLLIGENC'E. HOME CIRCUIT.—GUILDFORD, Aug. 14. Before Mr. Baron Bramwell and a Common Jury.) HAND V. SMITH. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Pearce were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Garth and Mr. Inderwick for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action was an attorney in Coleman-street, and ho brought it against the de fendant in order to recover damages for a breach of agreement that he had made relative to the hire of some apartments in Regent-street. The declaration allegei that the defendant had agreed to let the plaintiff the apartments in ques tion in his house in Regent-street, for a period of three years, and to provide him with proper attend ance, and also the use of a bath-room, and that he had neglected to do so. From the evidence of the plaintiff, it appeared that in the beginning of 1860 he made an arrange ment to occupy certain apartments in a house of which the defendant was the lessee, in Regent street, and in which house he himself al so lived, and he furnished the apartments and provided a bath-room. Before the arrangement wa s completed he represented that he told the defendant that a lady was in the habit of visiting him, and di h . e wished to know whether this would ma ke any fference ; and the defendant, according to his statement; e el o t ro, have a n v d e plaintiff' g ene e n re pliedwasa w th i a d t ow he er wa a e should not offer t g he . lady , visited plaintiff any objection. 'Everythi s nd him therefore se . n l fga seemedba were on friendly terms; but it seemed that in 1861 cwoimthfoourttaabnlyy foobrjseocmtioentibmeein made and the parties the defendant married, and left the house in Regent street, and a young lady named Kent took posses sion of that portion of the house he had before lived in. From this time, according to plaintiff's evidence, he was s ubject to all sorts of annoyance, his bath room wa s furnished as a sitti ng room , an d he was una ble to use it, and it appeared that upon one oc casion when he attempted to force his way into this bath-room, two policemen were sent for by Miss Kent, and he was given in charge. It was also al leged that upon one occasion a lump of fat was found stuck upon a wineglass that was sent up for his use, and that when friends came to visit him no one answered the door, and the present action was brought to recover damages for these alleged breaches of the agreement that had been entered into by the defendant. The Plaintiff, upon being cross-examined by Mr. Garth, said he was quite sure he told the defendant that ladies were in the habit of visiting him, and that he made no objection. A lady used to come occasionally and stay with him all night, and Miss Kent objected to bring the lady's breakfast in the morning, and said she was only bound to provide him with it, and objected to his being visited by the lady he referred to. Some evidence was then given relating to the plaintiff being deprived of the use of his bath-room, and also to show that some gentlemen who had called to see him had rung the bell two or three times, and it was not answered, and they were obliged to go away. Mr. Garth, in addressing the jury for the defen dant, said he was surprised that a jury should have been troubled to decide a case like this, which he could not help describing as one of the most trum pery character, and which ought never to have been brought into a court of justice. He said he should prove that the defendant never sanctioned the pro ceeding referred to by the defendant, and when he had let a portion of the house to Miss Kent, who was a most respectable young lady, she would not, of course, submit to such conduct, and she was per fectly justified in refusing to wait upon the person in question, and he contended that this was no breach of the defendant's agreement. The defendant was then called as a witness, and he denied that the conversation mentioned by the plaintiff, relating to the visits of the lady in ques tion, at all events in the sense represented by him, ever took place ; and Miss Kent also stated that upon the plaintiff saying that he was occasionally visited by a lady, she distinctly asked him the ques tion, whether the lady was such a one as he should introduce to his own children ? And he replied " Certainly." Other evidence was also given to show that the plaintiff was always attended to pro perly, and that the only objection that was made was to wait upon the lady,whose presence wascom plained of. Baron Bramwell, in summing up,said it appeared to him that such a case as this might have been very well arranged without being brought into a court of justice, but as it was before them they must deal with it, and the jury must decide the amount of damage the plaintiff had sustained. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages £5. (Before Mr. Baron Martin and . a Special Jury.) THOMPSON AND ANOTHER V. BUCHANAN AN ANOTHER. This was an action to recover £6O for demurrage upon a vessel called the Nueva Engracia. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Garth were for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Horace Lloyd were for the defendants. The plaintiffs in this action are ship-brokers, carrying on business in Leadenhall-street, and the defendants are engineers in Bucklersbury, and they have extensive works at Aberdeen. It ap peared that in the spring . of the year they were shipping a quantity of machinery to Manilla, and a Spanish vessel, called the Nueva Engracia, was en gaged for that purpose, and a portion of the ma chinery was placed on board ; but it seemed there was some delay in the final completion of the work, and it was intimated the vessel could not be de tained beyond the 4th of May, and as the defend ants were very anxious that the machinery should be sent out in the present season, negotiations took place between the plaintiffs, who were the agents for the vessel, and the defendants, and ultimately fixing certain rates to the vessel were detained anbe paid agree f m er en d t em was urr degraew if n up a fter the 28th of April. Eventually, it appeared that the vessel sailed without the machinery, and the defendants then resisted the payment of the claim for demurrage, upon the ground that the agreement had not been acted up to, and that the vessel had sailed three days before the period had expired; and they also commenced legal proceedings against the plaintiffs for the loss they had sustained by reason of the machinery not being shipped. The agreement that was the basis of the undertaking between the parties was merely written on a piece of paper in pencil, and the defence that was set up to the pre sent action was that this paper had been altered ; and there was a good deal of severe cross-exami nation of both the defendants upon this point, the plaintiffs, of course, speaking most positively to the fact that the paper was in the precise condition in which they received it. Mr. Bovill, when the defendant's case was nearly completed, held a consultation with Mr. Hawkins and the parties in the action, and he shortly after wards addressed his lordship, and said he believed that both parties were now satisfied that there had been some mistake, and that some other paper had been copied instead of the original agreement, and this had led to the misunderstanding. It had, there fore, been arranged that all imputations should be withdrawn on both sides—that all further litigation in reference to the transaction should cease, and the defendants would consent to a verdict for the amount claimed. Mr. Baron Martin said it was a very satisfactory termination of the case; and the jury then re turned a verdict for the plaintiff. • POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Aug. 8. the prisoner of taking it. He replied, " Yes ; it is with him for having taken it, aad he replied, " The girl had it, and if I had not taken it from her hand You would have lost it." Witness told him that iztio4body could have taken it but himself, and de , lit 4 at twe Portion of the chain (which had been broken gold ,:ring) and the appendages, consisting of about thes e , b i3 ll ( , ) d W e( BOW-STREET.—ALLEGED i ll n E im E e T ai .— ate A r L e L tu E l G .n E . D R H o e n t ß h E e ß n 'Y g l a N v A e C it A u ß p . , —Aaron Hughes, a man of very respectable appear anus., was charged before Mr. Hull with stealing a gold watch, chain, and appendages, valued at £24, the property of Mr. Geo. Henry Garret, proprietor of the Bull and Gate tavern, Kentish Town. Mr. G. Lewis appeared for the defendant. The prosecutor stated that after spending the evening at the Woolwich-gardens, he proceeded in a cab from the Shoreditch Station to Holborn, where he stopped to have a glass of brandy and soda-water, at about two o'clock in the morning, leaving his cab at the door. The prisoner entered the tavern shortly afterwards, and they got into conversation and drank together for about an hour. The prisoner said he lived in Clarendon-square, and would avail himself of witness's cab to ride as far as the Euston-road with him. They got into the cab together and during the journey witness missed his gold watch, which he remembered to have seen just before getting into the can. He at once accused all right. I have got it." Witness expostulated which I,:s,:ing, keys, a guinea, portion of declared that he knew nothing at all Th e pr i so ,4ued very highly—were still missing. : statement, , i lr l finding ti:at he persisted in the and afterwards ea gave the risoner into custody,, ' other part of the 4, 4 4 police -constable take the, pocket of the p t i, 4 ou :ld the appendages from, the 1 In c ross-examinatio n , ‘ , 71 . 4 t t the police-station. ' drunk. He had bee n dr r i ls, denied that be was of brandy and soda.. 4: a cons'derable him in the least. :Li it had not didh a l i 'b o b et, t but l lie e s aci a ffu t i c o n t teid i v tY i t h a female saw his watch and chain quite oafs aftert% might have fallen asleep in the cab during the ride' with the prisoner to the Euston-road. Police-constable Burgess, 83 E, corroborated the evidence. The prisoner expressed his willingness to be searched. Both the prosecutor and prisoner had been drinking, but neither of them could be said to be drunk. Mr. Lewis, for the defence, said his client was a having a house in an appointment of highly ccolna rsiednedro r an e b s .l p seci e iu c m t a a rp b eo l , r e at an g nd e c n eh t i l on e tianhnge , Post-office service. He had to accompany the trains carrying the mail bags and assist in sorting the letters; and this would account for his being out so late, When the prose cutor complained of losing his watch the prisoner he declares that he did not appendages were in his pocket. know w y d must tihteoh n e t have ahien nasaedr and dropped in as they sat side by side in the cab. Prisoner—He was fast asleep when the cab got to Euston-road. Mr. Hall—That fact will hardly help you. It rather shows the opportunity which was afforded you of taking thelaropertv. Prisoner—But I might have got out of the cab without his knowing it. lam as innocent as an unborn child. I have been eight years in the Post-office service. Mr. Hall said the case was a very clear one. Although both parties had been drinking, the con stable said they both knew what they were about. The case must certainly go for trial. Mr. Lewis hoped bail would be accepted, Mr. Hall—No, Mr. Lewis. You know what has been said about bail lately. You can apply to the judge. Mr. Lewis—Can he have the money found upon him ? In answer to the magistrate the prosecutor said he lost a sovereign and three half sovereigns, and it appeared that a sovereign and two half sovereigns were found on the prisoner : but the prosecutor did not wish to press this against him, consequently the money was given to the prisoner. MARLBOROUGH-STREET..--REFRESHMEN T HOUSES.—Abraham Belasco, the keeper of a re freshment-house, 6, Panton•street, was put to the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, having been apprehended on a warrant, charged with unlawfully permitting prostitutes to assemble in his house. Mr. Edward Lewis was for the defendant. Inspector Walker, C division, said about 12 o'clock at night, about a fortnight back, he visited the defendant's house, and found 16 prostitutes and 10 men there. Mr. Tyrwhitt inquired how the inspector knew the women were prostitutes? The Inspector said he had seen them all walking the streets and frequenting brothels. He called the attention of the defendant to the women, and he said they were waiting for their suppers. He visited the house several times afterwards, up to 3 o'clock; and found women and men there. Some of the women were there when he made his first visit. He pointed out this circumstance to the defendant, who said he did not think the women were those he had seen when he first came, but they should leave di rectly. There was no drunkenness or disorder in the house at any period of the visits. There was a person stationed outside, who gave notice of the approach of the police by ringing a bell. This of course gave time to clear away evidence of disorder or drunkenness, if any existed. All the women were well dressed. Mr. Edward Lewis said there was a second case against the defendant; if it was taken one address on his part would suffice. Inspector Draper, C division, proved that he visited the house on a subsequent occasion, and found a number of prostitutes there. He spoke to the defendant, who said those who had not ordered refreshments should go. He went again the same night, and found nine prostitutes and nine men, but he could not say if any of the women were in the house on his first visit. The women were having either coffee or lemonade. He spoke to the defen dant, who said all the women had ordered some thing. He paid a third visit, and found eight pro stitutes in the room, but could not say if they were there before. Spoke to the defendant again about having prostitutes in his house, and he replied "We are just going to close." The house was not closed until past four o'clock. Every time he visited the house he heard a bell ring, in order to give notice of his approach. The men, as well as the women, were taking refreshments. Police-constable 307 A, to a question by Mr. Lewis, said he had seen nearly 100 prostitutes come out of the. Argyll Rooms within an hoar, some ac companied by gentlemen. Mr. E. Lewis would start by saying that when the act was framed it was never contemplated that convictions should take place in cases similar to those now before the Court. It was true that the Court of Queen's Bench had affirmed decisions of the magistrate at this court, but the cases on which the appeals had been founded were different, for in the appeal case of Hannant and Belasco it was proved there were more than 100 prostitutes as sembled in the house and none taking refreshment, while in this case not more than 22 were present, and all were taking refreshment. In the second ap peal case, Hannant and Barton, there were about 90 prostitutes collected, some of whom were there for a considerable time. Mr. Tyrwhitt—There is another case, which states that a magistrate might or might not con vict, according to his discretion. Had that case been upset ? Mr. Lewis—lt had not. The case referred to was the Liverpool case, in which the magistrate, Mr. Mansfield, had refused to convict, in which refusal he was supported by Mr. Justice Erle and Lord Campbell, who held that a keeper of a refreshment house ought not to be convicted merely because he served prostitutes with refreshment. If it was not shown that the women were there for purposes of prostitution, it was in the discretion of the magi strate to convict or not, as he might think fit. The whole question had been repeatedly argued at that court, and magistrates—among them the present sitting magistrate—had refused to convict. Mr. Tyrwhitt said, in the case sent by Mr. Knox to the Queen's Bench, the question put to the judges was th is—Was it right to convict on the evidence before him? The judges answered in the affirmative. In the other case where the magistrate had refused to convict, the question put was this—Was the ma gistrate bound to convict ? Tne judges held that he was not, it was a matter for the magistrate's discre tion. But all cases must rest on their own merits. He should look over the evidence with great care, and see how far the cases recently before the Queen's Bench bore on the cases before him. As far as dancing houses were concerned, there could be very little doubt that women resorted to them to practice their avocation, but, in the case of refreshment houses, women might certainly go there for mere purposes ;of refreshment. There was a distinction here which might fairly be pleaded, though cer tainly both places could be equally used for immc ral purposes, and he did not see that the question of numbers made much difference. He would give the whole matter careful consideration, and make up his mind how far the two cases of appeal were to operate on his final decision. The defendant then entered into sureties to ap pear next week. WESTMINSTER.—RIOT AND OUTRAGES BY THE POLICE.—Police-constables S. Brundle, 195 B, and George Sinnett,26o B, were charged with being drunk, and committing a series of outrages. William Turner, of 5, Ebury Farm-row, Pimlico, whose head was enveloped in a bandage, said—At half past eight on Wednesday night I was going into Prince's-row, Pimlico, where 1 saw a mob and the two defendants. Brundle came up to me and showed fight, when I told him to go home like a Complain good man. Mr. Arnold—What do you mean by showin g fight ? doubled. Mr, Arn o ld—W ere th e defendants in un iform ? ant—llc came up to m e with his fists Complain an t —Th e y were, but not o n dut y , as they had not hi ng round their wrists. Mr. Arn o ld—W as th ere a ny disturbanc e? Compl a i nan t—N o n e b u t what they cau sed them selves before this. Mr. Arnold—What next occurred ? Complainant—Brundle drew his truncheon and hit me a violent blow on the head, which rendered me senseless. I was taken to the hoSpital and had my wound dressed. Mr. Arnold— W ere y o u doing an ything at the time he str uc k y ou ? Complainant—Nothing. Mr. Arnold—Did lie say anything to you before he struck y ou ? GilnPlainant—Not a word ; he was hitting ri g ht and left at a ll a b out hi m . Mr. Arnold —He said nothing . to you ? C 9 tnplainant--Nothing that 1 could un derstand as spoken to me. He was using bad language. In cross• examination by Mr. Smyth witne ss said he ,did not knew down by anybod y . Did no t see a nything throw n at defendants. w Nether Brundle had been k nocked Heard one of the defendants say to the other, " Let's have a row." A h l a r. d A a r ny dispute with the police. I was nold—Brundle was very drun k. I police court before to-day. I saw •an- L other policeman there. I think he was the ne el v l3 7 e e y r r in a police man on duty. He was trying to get the two de fendants away. I was quite sober. Mary Ann noun, of 9, Clifford's - row , Pimlico, after detailing a conversation she h ad with Mrs. Ball, her landlady, said—We wer e standing in Clifford's-row, when the defendant s came close , to us, and Brundle took hold of ray la ndlad y and hugged her in a very indecent manner. She re sisted, and would not allow him to cuddle her. She lifted her hand and smacked him. He then let go of her, and kicked her two or three times, calling her bad names. The people cried " Shame," and I said " You're a vagabond, to treat a woman like that." He took hold of me, and chucked me on the other side of the road. I fell on the ground ;he made a kick at me, but I happened to roll over at the moment and did not get much hurt by it. I tried to get up, but he pushed me down again ; a crowd collected and I got away. He then went to last witness and struck him with his truncheon. Mr. Arnold—Did the defendant Sinnett do any thing? Complainant—He laid hold of Mrs. Ball. De fendants quite staggered, they were so tipsy. Brundle was like a madman. Mr. Arnold —Was there a great disturbance ? Complainant — There was a great riot; Brundle was striking at every one. In cross-examination complainant said—l saw no one Rinsing the police. The people were run ning away from them. Brundle was knocking every one down, men, women, and children. He was acting like a man out of his senses. By Mr. Arnold—l do not know either of the de fendants. I never had a dispute of any kind with them. I would not come here, especially in my present state, to tell a falsehood against any man. I am in the family way and near my confinement. Francis Brandon, 40, Queen-street, Chelsea, la bourer—l was standing at my street door last night, talking to some friends, when Sinnett came up and struck me a violent blow with his fist in the face. Mr. Arnold—Was he in uniform at the time ? Complainant—He was. Mr. Arnold—Did he say anything to you before he struck you ? Complainant—Not a word. Mr. Arnold—Was there a crowd? Complainant—Yes, 400 or 500 people. Mr. Arnold—He struck you in the face you say ? Complainant—Yes, a violent blow right across he nose. Mr. Arnold—Had you seen him before ? Complainant—Yes, five or ten minutes before. Mr. Arnold—What was he doing then ? Complaivant—Running about like a madman. Mr. Arnold—Had you said anything to him pre vious to his strikinc , you ? Complainant—Nothin g whatever. Nothing in defendants' favour was elicited in cross-examination. Witness said people were flying in all directions to get out of the constables' way, and the mob were crying out " Shame." The im proper conduct spoken of was going on for a quar ter of an hour. There were several other witnesses to be exa mined, and as the time had arrived for the rising of the Court, Mr. Arnold said it would be necessary to adjourn the further investigation of the case. He then in quired the condition of the defendants when brought to the station. Inspector Howard said they were both drunk. In answer to further inquiry, Brundle had been in the force fifteen months and Sinnett three months. Mr. Arnold remanded them till Tuesday, and said he would take sureties iu £2O each for their appearance. They were locked up. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA OVERLAND TRANSIT COMPANY. Mr. James Henson, the secretary to the British Columbia Overland Transit Company, of 6, Cop thall-court, Throgmorton•street, was summoned be fore Alderman Finnis, at the Guildhall, yesterday, to answer a charge of obtaining a sum of £42, by means of false representations, with intent to de fraud Mr. Henry Isaac Colling wood. Mr. Philbrick, instructed by Messrs. Prichard and Collette, the solicitors to the company, con- ducted the defence. Mr. Harris said—l appear to-day on behalf o Mr. Collingwood only, but there are in reality 33 persons in all preferring similar complaints, mad in order to arrive at the precise nature of the charge it will be necessary to give a brief history of the matter, commencing in the early part of April last. In that month advertisements made their appearance in the public papers, holding forth that the British Columbia Overland Transit Com pany was an established fact ; that a board of di rectors, bankers, brokers, and officers had been appointed ; and that the arrangements for carrying out the company's object, which was that of con veying passengers by a short route to British Co lumbia, via Canada, in six weeks, for £42 were nearly completed, and that no application for a pas sage would be received after the 17th May. Ships were advertised for to meet the requirements of the company, and considerable discussion arose among newspaper correspondents with regard to the practicability of the undertaking ; but it was ultimately stated that the secretary's explanation had shown that the journey could be accomplished, the result of which was that my client, Mr. Col lingwood, and 32 other gentlemen took passage for Canada, thence to be forwarded to their destination in British Columbia. The impracticability of the scheme has been mooted in Parliament, and what seems most extraordinary is that the company have been noticed in the money article of the Times, of May 23, to the following effect : " Various communications have been received ex pressing doubts whether a project which has been published by a British Columbia Overland Transit Company, for the conveyance of passengers to the gold fields of British Columbia across Canada to the Rocky Mountains in five weeks, may not result in severe disappointment and suffering to the parties who may be tempted to engage in it, and a complaint has been made in the Scotsman that the scheme has been widely advertised in the North in a manner that may entice many emigrants, without the names of any responsible persons being given, either as pro jectors or directors. ' This is a case,' it is observed, in which there is a special need to know under whose encouragement and responsibility the affair is undertaken and recommended.' On that point, however, there has in London, at all events, been no reserve, the company, when it was introduced on the 4th of April last, with a proposed capital of half a million, and power to increase it to a million, having presented the following list:—Board of Directors. —The Hon. F. H. Fitzhardin ge Berkeley, M.p., Victoria-square, Director City Insurance Company ; Frederick Mangles, Esq., Gresham. house, Oid Broad-street; Edward Loder, Esq., 23, Laurence I'ountney-lane, and 19, St. George's street, Westminster, Director Colonisation Assur ance Corporation; Thomas Southgate, Esq. (South gate and Mitchell), Yates -street, Victoria, Vancou ver's Island ; H. Edgecumbe Nicholls, Esq., Sum merseat, Bootle, Liverpool ; Henry Penton Jadis, Esq., Board of Trade ; Robert Green, Esq. (R. Green and Co.), 24, Mortimer -street, Cavendish square' and Milton Lodge, Notting-hill ;S. Gam bots, Esq., Yates -street, Victori a , Vancouver's Island ; D. Brodie Campbell, Esq., Bury-street, St. James's; Samuel Starkey, Esq., New Broad-street, E.C., and Denmark-hill ; Alex. Thurburn, Esq., Penge, Surrey, Director of South Wales Railway Company; Edward Langley, Esq. (Langley Bra thers), Yates-street, Victoria, Vancouver's Island; Fredk. Carden Walker, Esq:, 33, St. James's-square, Pall-mall; N. J. Fenner, Esq. (firm of N. J. Fen ner, Millwall), Crooms-hill, Blackheath; Charles Barnard, Esq., Margaretting, Essex, Secretary, James Henson, Esq. The whole of those correspond with the list in the prospectus. and if such a paper as the 'limes could be so imposed upon, could it be wondered at that Mr. Collingwood and his fellow-passengers were deceived. On the 17th of May the payment of the passage money was completed, and it is upon the receipt then given by the defendant that I rely to establish a charge of false pretences. On the 29th of May the passengers proceeded to Glasgow, and thence by steamer to Quebec, and all went well until they reac'aed St. Paul's, where they were to have met an emigrant escort train, for the purposes of commenc ing the overland transit portion of the journey. They found, however, that no provision was made by the company of any kind whatever, either to for ward them to British Columbia, to send them home again, or even to supply their ne cess iti es w hil e de tained at St. Paul's. The conse q uence was that seve ral who had th e m eans returned, and others who had not were left encamped under c anvas out in the wilds some miles from ' St. Paul's in a most deplorable condition. The company's agent in Canada had no funds, and the firm who could have forwarded the party to George Town and Rod River d e clined to acc e p t the company's drafts. Under these circumstances Mr. Collingwood was deputed a nd furnished wit h fellow powers of a ttorney from his Passengers to return and seek redress for the nen-performance of the contract by the company ; hut on arriving in this country he found the offices shut up, and the company gone, no one knew where. He then applied to the solicitors, and ascertained that their names and those of many of the directors had been used without their authority. It was, however, due to Mr. Mangles to state that on find ing his name had been used, he at once repudiated, in the most public manner, all connexion with the compa ny . On the other hand, a member of Parlia ment, when the subject was discussed in the House of Common s , om i t t e d to disavow the position as signed him in the company's advertisements and prospectuses. The c ompany was originally held forth as one o f limited lia bil ity, but it afterwards dropped the word a limited," and has never even been registered. The word " company" has also been omitted in the name On the receipt ; but that 1 shalt show is only part of the trick by which these gentlemen have been defrauded, for although theY t •te have proceeded as far as St. Paul's not more than such communications had been eatabliatta, and stilt one-third of the pa ssage m oney has been expended. existed, and that they intended the passen gers to Mr. Henry Isaac Collins wood said—ln the month proceed by them w ithout calculatin g u p on a failure of April last I called at 6, Copthali-court, for a at St. Paul's. He c onsidered the char g e against his prospectus, bat the One I then obtained had the client most absurd, as he should be able to show name of Mr. Mangles as a forumdirectr. The secretary that he never received a sixpence beyond.his salary. gave it to me and asked me y name and ad- Mr, Harris said if that could be proved he would dress, which I gave him. I wanted a passage from withdraw the charge at once. St. Paul's, because I wished to go to Canada my Alderman Finnissuggested that they should show own way, but he said they, could only take me if the money was paid into a bank, by whom it was direct from England. I called again on the last drawn out, and that would probably relieve the Saturday in April and paid a deposit of £2O by a defendant. cheque of a friend on the London and Westminster Mr. Harris said he would be satisfied with that Bank, and on May 17 I paid the balance of £22, proof. and the defendant gave me this receipt:— After some conference and much hesitation be " British Columbia Overland Transit. tween Mr. Philbrick, Mr. Coliette, and the defens " Receipt for Passage. dant, the former gentleman announced that the "Offices, 6, Copthall-court, Thrognaorton- money received by the defendant was handed over street, E.C., May 17, 1862. to the manager, and that the said manager was Col. " Received of Mr. H. I. Collingwood the sum of Sleigh. £42 for a second-class passage * from England to Alderman Finnis said it was a very serious mat- Canada, to sail in May, and from th e nce to British ter for the gentlemen who had been defrauded, for Columbia by the Emigrant Escort Train. it was quite clear a fraud had been committed, and " £42." (Signet) "J. HENsoN , Sec. it was the magistrate's duty to ascertain by whom, Witness—l objected to the words " second class," and to deal with the offender accordingly. because I believed I had paid for a first class pas- At this stage the case was adjourned for g e week, sage. I received two circulars from the company and the defendant admitted to bail in his own re in April, one dated the 11th, stating that the dis- cognisances in £lOO. tinction of classes would be abolished, and £5 extra charged for saloon berths ; that the company only provided provisions to Montreal ; that game and fish abounded on the journey ; and that waggons wou!cl accompany the train with provisions, which the passengers would be allowed to purchase at cost price. The other circular, dated April 28, announced that the company had received letters 4 from their agents at Fort Garry, Red River Settle ment, stating that steam communication had been opened for 200 miles above St. Paul's, and that a steamer was then ready to run on the Red River a distance of 180 miles, which would reduce the land transit by 380 miles, and save five days in the journey to British Columbia. I left London on the 29th of May for Glasgow, with about 30 other pas sengers, and sailed on the 31st in the screw steamer the United Kingdom. We arrived at Quebec on the 17th or 18th of June, and travelled by railway and boat to St. Paul's, in Minnesota, in the United States, which we reached about the 27th of June, and found that no provision whatever had been made to forward us on our journey to British Columbia, either in the way of waggons, provisions, or the promised emigrant escort train. The com pany's agent from Toronto was there, and he said he had no money to provide conveyance for us. There were not even lodgings provided for us, and after a week's stay I came away with powers of attorney to act on behalf of my fellow passengers. I arrived in England on the 20th of July, and on proceeding to the company's officesl found the name which was on the side of the door had been painted out, and the company's offices removed. I could not at that time trace where the company had gone. I left my fellow passengers camped out under canvas, where they were thrown en their own re sources entirely for everything they expected to have been provided by the company. Cross-examined—The company performed their contract as far as St. Paul's without any cause of complaint. We were to have gone on from St. Paul's by means of four-horse spring waggons, ac companied by a numerous escort. There was a firm in St. Paul's of the name of Burbank and Co., who have stages running to George Town, on the Red River, but they refused to accept the agent's drafts on the company in payment of our passage by their conveyances. Captain Shrapnel', the bar ra.ckmaster of Quebec, was then communicated with by telegraph, and he directed the agents to draw on him at 60 days sight, but Burbank and Co. re fused to accept such drafts. There is, I believe, one steamer on the Red River plying between George Town and Fort Garry, once a-week. It belongs to Burbank and Co. I paid my money on the faith of the prospectus, that it was a limited liability company, and that all the arrangements, as adver tised, either had been or would be made. I have no doubt I read the words, "limited—to be incor porated," in the prospectus. I have not made any application to the gentlemen named in the pro spectus for the return of my money since I have come back_ I have left the matter entirely in the hands of my solicitor. Re-examined—Messrs. Prichard and Collette are the solicitors to this company, and Mr. Collette is here to-day. Mr. Collette—l do not represent the company in any way in this matter. Witness—The agent, Mr. Hime, told me that the company promised to give him a cash credit on the Bank of British North America, but that they had failed to do so. Mr. Philbrick here read a long correspondence that had ensued between the solicitors on the sub ject of compensation, in some of which Mr. Harris stipulated that his clients should be placed in the same position as they were before taking their pas sage by the company's transit, and that they should also receive payment for the loss of time, &c., nearly all of which was acceded to in some of the letters from Messrs. Collette and Prichard, and from their general tenor the magistrate was favourably im pressed with regard to the bona fides of the com pany, but the concluding letter' negatived all the good intentions of making compensation, as will be seen by the following, which is a copy : " British Columbia, &c., Company, " 57, Lincoln's-inn-fields, Aug. 8, 1862. " Dear Sir,—Some of the gentlemen whose names appeared in the prospectus of this company have attended the meeting to-day, an I others h:tve written. They repudiate the authority of the promoter and manager of the company, under whose instructions we have written to you, and whom we have consi dered duly authorised to communicate to us on be half of the company. Those who were present also disclaim our letter to you of the 31st ult. They each intend to employ their own solicitors in the matter. We are therefore under the necessity of requesting you to consider our letters as with drawn, and while we truly sympathise with the position of your clients, we regret that it is out of our power to render them any further assistance in the matter. When our names were used in the prospectus we were assured that every gentleman whose name appears in it had given his written consent to act as director, which appears to be now denied. We are not aware that any trading had taken place until the present claim had been made "We are, Sir, yours truly, " PRICHARD AND COLLETE. THE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED 8111CIDE IN THE CITY-ROAD. Yesterday morning Mr. J. Humphreys, the coro ner for the eastern district of Middlesex, resumed the inquiry at the Queen's Head Tavern, Pitfield street, Hoxton, into the cause of the death of Chas. Coole, aged 15 months, the infant son of Mr. Mark Coole, of 18, Brunswick-place, City-road, cabinet maker, who was murdered by his mother, Adelaide Coole, cutting its throat with a carving knife, and afterwards attempting to destroy her own life, on the afternoon of Thursday week. The unfortunate lady, Mrs. Coole, although in custody of the police, owing to the severe injuries she inflicted on herself, and the danger that would be attendant on her removal, had been permitted to remain confined to her bed in her own house, under the care of her medical attendant, Mr. John F. Rogers, and up to the present time she is in such a state as to prevent her removal. Mr. Inspector Webster, of the N division, attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the Crown. Mr. Thos. W. Rogers, jun., solicitor, of 70, Fen church-street, attended on the part of Mrs. Coole. On the reassembling of the jury, Mr. John Frederick Rogers was recalled, and, in answer to questions put by the Coroner, said he had been in constant attendance on Mrs. Coole since the unfortunate occurrence. He had visited her that morning, and found her in such a state that it would be highly dangerous to remove her. She was wholly unfit and unable to attend, and he was of opinion it would be at least a week before she would be able to do so. The Coroner said bat being the case, it would be better to at once adjourn the case for another week, as was desirable the accused should have an op portunity of being present and hearing the evidence against her. The jury acquiesced in the suggestion. The Coroner asked the officer if he had any fur ther material evidence, and was informed there was not any. The Coroner then, addressing Mr. Inspector Web ster, said, if Mrs. Cole was in a fit state to be re moved, he must bring her before the jury at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning. Inspector Webster said as soon as she was in a ft state to be removed he should take her before the magistrate at the police-court, but he did not know what he should do about bringing her to that court. The Coroner—Let us understand each other, so that there is no mistake, and thereby prevent a great deal of trouble and inconvenience, and avoid the necessity of any application to the Secretary of State. You will bring the prisoner here, if she is 111 a fit state to be removed, at 10 o'clock on Thursday next, and I will undertake that you shall be allowed o remove her in time for examination at the police- court. Inspector Webster said he would comply with the wish of the coroner as far as he was concerned. The inquiry was accordingly adjourned to Thurs day next at 10 o'clock. COUN2.RI Mil S ~ ~• BIRMINGHAM—AUG. 14. There was a short supply of English wheat to-day, which realised nearly last week's rates. Foreign rather lower. Beans, peas, and oats firm. Barley tending down wards. " H. Harris, Esq." Mr. Thomas Beddall, of Finchinfield, Essex, was then called to prove the payment of the passage money for two of his brothers, and said—While at the office I saw the defendant and three or four clerks, \who appeared to be very busy. I saw a person who seemed to take an active part in the business. .(khat person I believe was Colonel Sleigh. Mr. Harris proposed to call a witness to prove that the route laid down was utterly impracticable. Alderman Finnis said he could not go into that question, as 20 witnesses would prove it was not a practicable route, and a similar number would prove the contrary. Mr. Larratt Wm. Smith, a barrister from Canada, said—l know Mr. Hime. He brought me the ori ginal letter from the company asking him to be come their agent. I advised him to have nothing to do with it unless the money were deposited in the bank. I am solicitor to the Bank of British North America, and therefore know that no funds have been paid in there for Mr. Hime, who has never even been paid for his own services by the company. _ _ Mr. Charles Hastings Collette said—l decline to say who authorised me to write the letter of the 31st of July (according to Mr. Harrison's demands). Cross-examined—lt was not the defendant. Mr. James Elms—l was one of the passengers who went out with Mr. Collingwood, I have heard his statement to-day, and I adopt every word of it as correct. I left St. Paul's about 16 days after Mr. Collingwood, and up to that time not one of the gentlemen who went out had received a single sixpence of subsistence money from the company, or been provided for in any way by the company. I have come back at my own expense. Alderman Finnis—Have the other passengers the means of returning? Witness—No, sir; they are totally uuprovided for. Alderman Finnis said this case had now lasted so many hours that it was very desirable it should be adjourned to enable him to proceed with the other business of the court. Mr. Philbrick called the magistrate's attention to the fact, that nothing was stated of there being a company at all, beyond the iuteution of incorpo rating. one, and any promise to do a thing i_o aw tt_ future could not—such was the principle o h f e l corn be made a false pretence. It was clear pang was not a sham, for these partiestheht distance sent as Pr as St. Paul's, two-thirds ofth en occurred of the whole journey, and a failurete of the country in consequence of the disturbed during the war. There was no timethat th el e reeei defendantreceived t h e anticipated p e ssa . hl s°t o a n e l anti failureden ri ce d at do n u t s:l t : t h e :l., a e n o d m e p o a u n t y d had, he was mereiy not be held criminally ion, it Was not likely the responsible for the :v s .l a iy la H ri a e d d s n e o r t.the , acts of the co i t h o s P ti a t - ua d t been a genuine of her Majesty's forces in offer e to become responsible for the ner I Quarter- Canada would fulfilment of the company's contracts as had been d The company, in their advertisements and prove • c etuses, did not m a s te r-ig ol out that the conveyances openprosP andd bywater and * " Including provisions to Montreal ; 501 b. of luggage allowed to each passenger from 6t. Paul's. - MANCHESTER-AuG. 14. Scarcely any English wheat offering. Choice American maintained the currencies of this day week, but secondary and inferior wheat was ld to 2d per 1001bs lower. Flour held for former prices, with a moderate demand. Oats 1d per 451bs, and oatmeal 6d per load dearer. Egyptian beans barely held for late rates. Indian corn the turn higher. PLYMOUTH—AUG. 12. White, 58s to 60s; red, 56s to as per qr; French, GOS to 62s ; American, 52s to 56s ; Spanish, —s to —s ; Rus sian 60s to 625. Barley at previous rates -34 s to 38s p er, qr for malting ; grinding, 2 7s to 29 s ; oats, 24 s to 278 ; and beans, --s to —s ; flour, 42s to 42s 6d. EDINBURGH GRAIN—Au a. 13. A good supply of country wheat to-day, which sold at fully the prices of this day week. Barley scarce. Wheat on the top Is 6d up .. .average is Od up. Barley on the top 3s Od down ..... ..average 3s 4d up. Oats on the top Os 6d up average Os 9d up. Beans on the top 45 4d down average is Od down• - - TotaF Supply and Sales. Wheat ... 672 qrs Sold 581 qrs 8ar1ey........ 21 qrs Sold 2 1 qrs Oats 24.13 qrs Sold 358 qrs Beans 26 qrs Sold 14 qrs Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 48s Od ; extras, 46s Od i households, 38s 6d ; shop, 36s 6d. CORK—AwI. 13. The following were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, —s Od to —s Od ; white, 2280 d to —s Od; barley 1 0 6d to —s Od ; oats, 12s 3d to 158 Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD—AUG. 12. A short show of fat beasts to-day ; the best quality We e scarce and in demand, while inferior had a heavy sal e ' The supply of sheep and lambs not over large, or in re" quest. A good supply of fat pigs. Fat and store calve° were scarce, and sold at late rates. Beet bid to 7d Veal 6d to 6d Mutton ... 6/d to 7cl: Pork Lamb Bd to 8f d Rough fat, 4s 6d per atone , Hides, 3d to 44d ; calf skins, 6d to 6d. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton....... Aug. , 1 0 : via Marseilles .. Aug. I, Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Sept. Sept. 13 ; 0 , China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Aug. ,',, via Marseilles ...Aug. ''' Falkland Islands .. Sept. . Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. ,12: -- via Marseilles Aug. i• India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Aug. 14 ' 2 3 ' via Marseilles Aug. o. Lisbon Sept. , 4. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. ' 1 • via Marseilles Aug. n, N ew f oun dl an d ...'• Oporto and Vigo . Aug. A , U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet .... Aug. 15 by U.S. packet.... i s, by Canadian packet. Aug. 10. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Aug s Bahamas, via New York ' Aug. Fo, Mexico Aug• All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I Aug , 1 31 California, and British Columbia.. BIRTHS. ~,eICE HENNIKER. —On the 12th inst., at New ton Hall, PP- c 0,04 the wile of Sir Brydges Henniker, Bart., of a sell heir. o a f KINLocR.—On the 14th inst ,at Ha mlet-roa d , Nervt° mA G the wife of Charles It inloch, Esq., of a son. 0 / TURTON.—On the 11th inst., a t Eilvin g to n Hall, Tillr the Lady Cecilia Turton, of a son. 'r 0f l' WARD —On the 13th inst. , at Maidenh ead, the 104 A. Ward, Esq., of u s on. Olt BERKELEY--BERB.--On git th IA O E 12t S h .. ploal inst., at ti Devon, the Rev. Sackville Hamilt on Berkeley, third o idest of General S. 11. Berkeley, to Frances Ann Julia, e' of daughter of the late Montague Baker Bere, H park, EFE:ErddreEibnKapadding oenH 11 VisilT; iiapEm:t Y. H e rr ick, street, Hyde -park-gardens. Sophia, the err 1 s'of 1-Ic3kt,hEinsqs.t., youngest al3 S u t eg . all ; hp 7 ooo f p lt : H. Christie,Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, and of o'3'.--- D. BoD EN. _ On the 12th insE ATHS D e rby' Edmiston Lodge, shire, Henry Boden, Esq . aged >7O r 5 . 1., 'WM' A. HUSTWICK.—On the 10th inst., at Scarborougi', or' Hustwick, of Soham, Cambridgeshire, O licit°r ' 23. KELHAM,—On the 10th inst., Robert 11:. i elliarj3t 61:1.' of Bleasby Hall, Nottinghamshire, aged 7 4. . 1 Arl drOW JOHNSON.—On the 14th inst., at Stamford -1111-, Johnson, Esq., aged 69. A. n C l* SPOTTISWOODE.—On the 12th inst., an Istlkarathi3r;goon Andrew Spottiswoode, lately Comraandthg de, Esq., Guards, only surviving son of John of Spottiswoode, Berwickshire. ~ TaYl ° e r i TAYLOIL.—On the 10th in at Weymouth, Devon' ag Esq., Paymaster R.N., late of Creditoni 81. ____ rLl lsr ' - --- -- -- N Ciiii LONDON: Printed and Published by JON .K 0.11% i of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 'l4l Svi'l Office 21., t y o 'l2 the - u °l " . -- Strand, in the Precinct of the, Savoy, 1 .- liiicidlesez.-riclay, August 15, 1 862 . Spottiswoo :, ` ~~~~,.