The Sun. — London, England, 1862-11-01 00:00:00

7HE NAVY. .:" Her Majesty's paddle yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt. G. H. Seymour, C. 8., has filled up with coal at Portsmouth, and will sail thence about the 10th November for Antwerp, to embark the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and, it is also expected, the Princess Alexandra of Denmark, with her parents, on a visit to the Queen at Osborne. The yacht will leave Ant werp on her return to England on the 13th November, and will proceed either direct to Osborne or to the Thames, according to the state of the weather. Last Monday the yacht made from the Downs to Spithead, against a heavy gale and head sea, in eight hours and a quarter. It is believed that no other steamship could accomplish the same feat under similar circumstances. Yesterday Rear-Admiral S. Robinson, the Con-- troller of the Navy, visited Chatham Dockyard, and was occupied some time in the transaction of official business. During his visit to the dockyard Admiral Robinson proceeded to the factory and dock in which the iron steam frigate Achilles, 6,000 tons, is under construction, for the purpose of inspecting progress. He also inspected the armour-plated steam frigate Royal Oak, 3,700 tons, in the adjoining dock. Rear-Admiral John Kingcome was yesterday ap pointed Commander-in-Chief on the Pacific station, in the room of Vice-Admiral Sir T. Maitland, K.C.8., whose period of service is about to expire. The paddlewheel steamer Vixen, 1,054 tons, 280- horse power, in Chatham harbour, is ordered to be sold out of the service, a notific ation having been received at the dockyard that sealed tenders for her purchase will be received at the Admiralty on Tuesday next, at 1 o'clock. She is to be sold with her boilers, engines, fittings, and all her spare gear, the latter lying at Woolwich. A careful survey of the vessel has been made by the officials of Chatham Dockyard, and a confidential report of her value forwarded to the Admiralty. The Vixen was built not many years since, and is sister ship to the Virago, Dragon, Fury, and some other paddlewheel steamers of that class. The screw steamship Trafalgar, Capt. Dixon, from the Downs, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wednes day afternoon, and exchanged salutes with the flag ship Royal Adelaide. The canvas of the Trafalgar has been much damaged by the late severe weather. The lighter Devon, T. Jennings master, from Woolwich, with iron plates for the Ocean, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday night. She lost a main sail in the passage, and was compelled to put into Dartmouth. The screw steamsloop Perseus, 17, Commander Kingston, left Plymouth on Thursday for Australia, via the Cape of Good Hope and China. The screw steam corvette Barossa, 21, Captain Dowell, having had defects made good, was appoin ted to leave Plymouth Sound yesterday for the Cape of Good Hope, East Indies, and China. The trial of the machinery of the paddlewheel steam frigate Leopard, 18, Capt. C. T. Leekie, on Thursday at Plymouth, not having given satisfac tion, she returned to Hamoaze, and resumed her berth alongside the hulk Bellona. The second trial of the engines of the screw steam frigate Phcebe, 51, Capt. T. A. Fortescue, at Ply mouth, which took place on Thursday, having shown that they were still defective, she returned to her berth off Keyham steamyard. The screw steam frigate Galatea, 26, Capt. R. Maguire, left Plymouth Sound on Thursday after noon for Bermuda and the West India station. The Revenge, 86, screw, Capt. Charles Fellowes, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral R. Smart, K.H., and the Defence, 16, iron ram, Capt. A. Phillimore, sailed from Spithead at daylight yesterday morn ing for Lisbon and Gibraltar. The Revenge entered Plymouth Sound yesterday afternoon. In con sequence of the extensive damage sustained by the Vigilant, 4, screw steam gunvessel, 200- horse power, Commander Lord Elphinstone, when on shore on the Gunfleet Sands during the recent gales, instructions have been received at Sheerness that she is to be put out of commission as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made. The Lil 3, 4, screw steam gunvessel, 200-horse power, Master in charge T. D. Switzer, will be placed in the basin in Sheerness yard for immediate commission for service in the East Indies in place of the Vigilant. The Fox, screw storeship, 200-horse power, Com mander Thomas C. Pullen, was taken out of Sheer ness basin on Thursday last, where she had been discharging the iron masts belonging to the Cale donian, 50, iron-cased screw ship, 800-horse power, which will shortly arrive at Sheerness to be fitted for the steam reserve. Previous to leaving the basin, the Fox shipped the boilers belonging to the Curaeoa, 31, screw steam frigate, 350-horse power, at Portsmouth. She then proceed to Woolwich to take in mAchinery for the western ports. It is reported that Mr. Moody, recently appointed master ship wr ight at Deptford Dockyard, will be removed to Sheerness, in the place of the late master shipwright, Mr. Loyalty Peek, deceased ; that Mr. Ladd, late master shipwright at Malta, will be ap pointed to Deptford, vice Moody ; and that Mr. W. B. Robinson, late assistant master shipwright at Sheerness, will shortly take up his appointment as master shipwright at Malta Dockyard, vice Ladd. Mr. Ebenezer Wood, acting assistant master ship wright at Sheerness Dockyard, has . !men confirmed assistant master shipwright, and it Ls expected will be removed to Portsmouth. Tl 2 e following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Sub.-Lieut. James R. Marsden to the Nile ; Robert J. C. Grant, master, to the Cumberland, for the Py lades ; John T. Moore, assist.-surg., confirmed to the Brisk ; Charles Bod dington, confirmed as second class assist-engineer in the St. George. Arthur Frealonger has been nominated to a naval cadetship. 71 - 1 E ARMY. Hi Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as General Commanding in Chief, held a levee yester day aftervoon at the Horse Guards. There was a full attendance of officers. The pummel drills of the Ist division of the Depot Brigade Royal Artillery having terminated, and the annual allowance of practice ammunition, from the 100-pounder Armstrongs, 68-pounder, 32-pounder, And other smooth-bore guns and howitzers, ex pended, directions have been issued by Col. W. R. Nedham, commanding the Royal Artillery in the Chatham district, for the officers and men of the d;vision to be marched into the open eountry once ovary week, the march on every occasion to occupy front two hours and a-half to three hours. During the ti n , e t h e R oya l A r tillery are on the line of march, l'ie men are to be exercised in ra p idl y throwing out and recalling advanced and rear guards of - varyi ng strengths, which is also to be practised at the halt while advantage is to be taken of any open, pound to execute such deployment s and formatio ns a the nature of the ground may suggest. The offic er not perfectly acquainted of Royal Artillery who are ea with the mode of making r econnaissance s an d r -n every e Por upon ground have been i ns tructed, a occasi on be exercised in of marching out, to this im p ortant branch of military science. in comin of to the 7th The troops belon ging Brigade Roya. A r tillery, aYnter, C.B , already detailed in the 2, ( i 301, p escorted to the Royal Arsena l 8 1 were yester d ay the General commanding, Bi;itP.ier, Woolwich, by y Staff, accompanied by the full regi m en talle?ardDacres, and were conveyed to Gravesend in n band, and Bustler, for embarkation on board th e steamvessel t-oopship Adventure, Commander Let hbridg e, iron steam Port Royal, Jamaica. Before leathbvidgiAre' for wich the vessel was supplied with 550 13 tons•• 001- a From Port Royal she w i ll proceed to of Lucia, and embark troops of the Line, calling €, S y t e . at Barbadoes, proceeding th ence to Demer ara , times ed, Sierra Leone, Sze., as already &lime_ Trinid Teed, and performing a voyage of about 3,000 miles j le f or e her return to England. It is stated by the shipwright department officers at Woolwich that no vesse l ever sailed from England in a better condition from so extensive a voyage than the Ad. venture. --..... A THE PRINCE OF WALES'S MAJORITY.-- - COM mittee of nearly one hundred gentlemen has been formed in Southampton for the purpose of making arrangements for celebrating the coming of age of his Roy al Hi g hness the rum of Wales by a grand all. 711 E ALLEGED PROFLIGACY IN lIIE BEIHNAL-GREEN WOREHO US The investigation into the accusatio s against Theobald Meyrick, the master of the workhouse, was resumed yesterday before R. B. C ne, Esq., the poor-law inspector, and a board of g rdians. This was a second case against the defendant, brought by Sarah Moss, a girl, it was stated, of somewhat weak intellect, who when she first entered the workhouse was admitted as sane, but has since been placed in the lunatic ward. Mr. Lewis was present on behalf of the defen dant, and Mr. Angell for the prosecution. The Chairman said when he was present before it was stated that certain monetary temptations had been held out to Sarah Skinner, for her to forego her accusation against Mr. Meyrick, but the man who, it was said, was the party who had tendered the money was not f o rthcoming, although he had issued a summons for h is a pp ion, a conse quently he had not sent in his report, but as he was then. given to understand that there was a chance of the summons being served, he should still refrain from sending in his report till the man was forthcoming. Sarah Moss, the complainant, said she was 19 years old, and was passed from Beth na l- green Workhouse to the City of London Union about 18 months ago. She subsequently returned about six months ago, when she left and went to Bow-road Union. When in Bethnal-green Workhouse she was in the infirmary with ulcerated throat. Was in the infirmary about six weeks. After she left the infir- mary was set to work in the house. Was well treated, but had to complain of the master, Mr. Meyrick. Hales, the porter, wen t an d f etc h e d h er ou t o f the receiving ward to go and see the master, and took her to the office, where he left her. This happened when she first entered the house. IV hen she was alone in the office the master asked her to pull up her elothes. He told her also to undo her frock, and she did. He then put his hand on her breast. She then left the office. She complained to Mr. Bristow of what had happened. Did not say any thing to the nmtron, but told some of the girls. Pomroy was the name of one of them she told, but could not remember the names of any of the others. Went out of the workhouse the day after this hap pened, and stayed at home all day, and returned to the workhouse the following Wednesday. When she returned Mr. Hales went for her and conducted her to the presence of the master, and left her alone with the master, who then asked her to take an oath denying what she had been saying. She said she could not deny what she had said. He then said he would send her about her business. She then left his office, and told some of the girls what the master had said to her. Some time after this she was alone, cleaning some carpets outside the master's offices, when he asked her if she would take hold of a dog's tail, putting his dog on a table. She always conducted herself very modestly, but did not always use modest language. By Mr. Lewis—Was admitted into the house on Sept. 7, 1861, and remained till the Bth of March, during which time she was punished by the master for using bad language. Was also punished a se cond time, not for using bad language, but for tell ing the girls what the master had said. The next time she was confined for six hours for insubordi nation. She was allowed bread and water all that day. On the 27th of May she was confined for 10 hours—not for using bad language, but for telling the girls what the master had said to her. By the Chairman—Did not remember being shut up on the 10th of May with other girls. Did not remember a girl named Leonard. Had been before the guardians before in this room. Did not say anything to them of what had happened. By Mr.Lewis—Never said that her mother turned her in the street at night. Her mother never said she (complainant) would swear anything. When she was admitted her mother was asked to see the board. The master had told her what her mother had said about her. Her mother had said she was not right in her mind. Did not remember being at the master's office at any time with her mother and Mrs. Pomroy. Never told the master that her mother had locked her out all night. Was quite sure she was never in the master's office with her mother and Mrs. Pomroy. Her mother told her she must get her living the best way she could. Was positive she had never said her mother had turned her out the streets at night. Did know Maria Northburn. Had said to her out of a joke that she had met two chaps, who gave her some gin and ale. Could not say why she had told that falsehood in joke. It was quite true she was in the park, but not with two chaps—not at 11 o'clock, but in the afternoon. Had told the truth when she gave her statement against the master. She did not tell all the truth to her mother. She did not like to do so. Mrs. Moss, mother of previous witness, lived at 5, Albert-place, Bethnal-green. She recollected her daughter entering Bethnal-green Workhouse. Had seen the master three times, each time in his office. The master sent for her and said he had done so to satisfy her that he had never put the reported ques tions to her daughter. He said he had had her in before Mr. Bristow, and she had denied every word she had previously said. She then asked to see her daughter, but the master said she could not see her, it was too late. She had received a letter from him, stating he wanted to see her at once. He said her daughter wanted to come out, and asked witness to take her out. Witness, however, said she could not afford to do so. By Mr. Lewis—Never chastised her daughter for being out with men. Had never had occasion to do so. Would not swear that she had not said her daughter had been out with men. Never heard of her daughter going into the Park and meeting two men. Her daughter had never told her so. Had never told her daughter she might get her liv ing the best way she could. She was sure that Mrs. Pomroy was present with her and her daughter in the master's office. Had told her daughter she could not afford to keep her, and that the house was the best place for her. Forgot if she said when in Mr. Meyrick's presence her daughter was not. right in her mind, and that no one could believe anything she said. Had said her daughter was an untidy girl. Her daughter was a little unweak in her mind, but knew right from wrong. Remember positively that she never told the master her daughter was weak in her mind. Did not say in the presence of Hales, the porter, to the master, not to let her out again as she was not right in her mind. Mr. Onion took down her statement in writing, but gave her nothing for her trouble—was quite sure of that. Mr. Onion went to witness and she not to him. Her daughter never told her she had turned her into the streets and locked the doors. Her daughter oc casionally told untruths. Had been married 21 years. By the Chairman—Had told the whole truth on this occasion, although she had said she occasionally told untruths. Stephen Moss, father of complainant, said he was a tailor, and remembered receiving a letter from Mr. Meyrick on the 21st of May. By Mr. Lewis—Remembered the date of the letter so accurately because he took particular no tice. He had a good memory. The letter said, 46 Madame, I want to see you as soon as possible, concer ning your daughter, Sarah Moss." That was all the letter contained to the best of his memory. His daughter was discharged from the house three a f te r the date of the letter. W ou ld swear that the letter was dated the 21st May. Was not sure whether h is dau g hter was not at home on the 19th of May swear that h e h a d a rece i ved a letter containing the above contents. He be lieved what his daughter had said, but did not co mplain. Could not say te why master'sh e did m n j o s not o n a complain. uetiug uponheard of h one occasion. He never mention e d to any on t h e master had seen misconducted him- thehimself onlyselfto his daughter. that Redeughter, Could not recollect if he recoect ion ha firstd seen u e hthat before.mo id not recollect r ' p enned down any his occas wife's upon whicn Mr. Oni on statement. Here the witness was severely cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, and he ultimately admitted that he had seen Mr. Onion four times previously, thus con victing himself of perjury_ lie was at once ordered to leave the witness-box. Hales, a porter, was next called. Er; mined by Mr. Lewis—Remembered the m other of the gr' ir. Moss saying she wished her daughter to be kept in the house, fur she was not quite right. H er daughter was about at night, and she was afraid she get herself into trouble_ The master had told would the girl what her mother had said. Susan Pomroy, an inmate of the workhouse, and superintendent of the cleaners, said she had beard the mother ask the master not to let the girl out, as she was constantly running after men, and she was [earful of her getting into trouble. By Mr. Lewis—Heard the mother say the girl wee not right i n h er h ea d. She was constantly being hers paanvie been herself shed. Witness did not believe the girl could h right in h er h ee d o r she would never con duct immoral but a s s tn il i e d By the Chairni P an—Di did. Her conversation was not d consider her a malicious girl, b at thought her sense. con duct arose from want of By M r . the girl ' Angell—Had told the not to be right. Had master she believed soon after the girl told the master this the matron several enteredtimthe house, and had told the matron and Masteresw.h No one was present but girl stopped out lateat • when the mother said the night. Had frequently re ported the girl, and each ti me s h e told the luast er she believed the girl was not right. Mr. Buncombe , medical officer- of the City U n i on Workhouse, was called for th e Purpose of reportin g upon the mind of complainant. He considered - e they could not rely on her oath. Her conversation WWI THE SUN LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 18621. wild and irrational. Her illness of Oct. 6th was said to have been caused by the fact of the matron incit ing some of the women to turn her out of the yard. Owing to her weak state he ordered that she should do no work in the house. Was of opinion that she was labouring under an incip . ent brain disease. Mrs. Saunders,the matron of the City of London Union, was next called. She knew the complain ant. She remembered the girl's admission into the union in 1862. She had suggested the propriety of plaaing her in the imbecile ward. Had never heard the cause of her illness. By Mr. Angell—The girl had been very trouble some, very violent in her conduct at times, and would not work. Never heard of the girl being disgusting in her conversation. By Mr. Lewis—Witness would be afraid to place any reliance upon any report the girl might make considering her state of mind. Could not remember if the girl had ever been punished for telling wilful and deliberate falsehoods. Had never heard the girl swear, but had heard that she had. _ _ Mr. Meyrick said he was master of the work house, and had been so for several years. He was then interrogated upon the several points alleged against him, on each of which he denied his guilt. After the commissioners of lunacy had visited the house the girl was removed to the City of London Union. By Mr. Lewis—He never wrote any letter to Mrs. Moss on any day. The daughter charged her mother with turning her into the streets, at night, and telling her to get her living the best way she could. He said he could not admit her into the house except so ordered by the surgeon, or as a lunatic. He had had to punish her from time to time, and he considered her more wicked than in sane. Never told the mother she could not see the daughter. Never placed any restraint upon the mother seeing her daughter. Had never sent any letter out of the house at all in connection with the girl. _ . . - By the Chairman—There never was any inquiry by Mr. Bristow concerning the girl. It is the prac tice of the district committee to go round the house every week. No more evidence was adduced, and Mr. Angell and Mr. Lewis were heard for their respective clients. The Chairman said that he regretted much that Mr. Meyrick should be kept in suspense in regard to the result of the investigation, but the evidence taken was so voluminous that he was afraid it would be still some days before the report to the Poor-law Board would be ready. The proceedings then terminated. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—Oct. 31. OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) THE MURDER IN THE CITY. (Continued from the Sun of yesterday.) The following is the conclusion of this extraor dinary case. Mr. Ribton occupied nearly three hours in the delivery of his address, and when he had concluded the jury retired to take some refreshment. The following evidence was then adduced for the defence : George Davis said—l live at No. 23, Harp-alley, Farringdon-street, and am a porter at Baker's chop house, Change-alley. The prisoner used to sweep the chimneys at that place, and he came for this purpose on Monday morning, the 15th September. He came at four o'clock and did not go away until half-past five. - John Graham, porter to Messrs. Pursell, confec tioners, of Cornhill, proved that the prisoner came to their house at half-past five and stopped a few minutes and then left. By the Court—The prisoner came regularly every Monday to see to the chimneys. None required sweeping on this morning. Robert W. Flanders, porter at a chop-house in Finch-lane, proved that the prisoner was at that house at a quarter to six o'clock on the morning of the alleged murder, and left at five-and-twenty minutes past. This was his regular time for com ing to clean the chimneys. Mr. W. Cathie, the manager of Reed's chop house, in Pope's Head-alley, proved that the priso ner came there at five-and-twenty minutes to seven on the same morning, and left at twenty minutes to By Mr. Poland—lt generally took the prisoner about an hour to sweep all the flues. Mr. Ribton said he had other witnesses, who would prove that on the Saturday the prisoner was at the places where the witnesses for the prosecu tion represented that they had seen him on the Monday, and that they had made a mistake in the day. The Lord Chief Baron said he considered that evidence of the character suggested was not at all material to the inquiry. The lad James Gardner, who had been examined on the previous day, was recalled by permission of the Court, and Mr. Ribton asked him whether he had heard the girl Humbler at any time say any thing relating to the offensive letters and valentines that had been sent to the deceased. He replied that he had not heard her say any thing in reference to the subject. Mr. Poland then proceeded to address the jury in reply upon the whole case. He said that his learned friend was incorrect in stating that those who conducted the prosecution had any doubt as to whether the charge of murder should be pressed against the prisoner or the young woman Humbler, and he had carefully abstained in his opening ad dress from stating that there was any evidence to support the charge against the latter, and he was very glad that his lordship had afforded him an op portunity of placing her in the witness-box, instead of merely having her deposition read, because this afforded an opportunity for his learned friend to cross-examine her, and to discover whether or not she was the witness of truth. The learned counsel then proceeded to remark upon the evidence for the prosecution, and said it appeared to him that it entirely disproved the supposition that the death arose from an act of suicide, and that the medical testimony and the fact that one of the fingers of the deceased was actually cut to the bone, evidently in the act of grasping the blade of the knife to defend herself from the attack that was being made upon her, were quite conclu sive upon this point. He then referred to the other suggestion for the defence, that the murder was committed by the girl Humbler, and urged that it was monstrous to suppose that a young girl, 19 years of age, should have lifted the unhappy de ceased out of her bed, and placed her on the floor, and committed this dreadful crime, and that every circumstance in the case also tended to negative such a suggestion. In conclusion, he said that those who conducted the prosecution had felt it their duty to lay before the jury the whole of the circumstances of this most remarkable case. He admitted that it was incumbent upon them to prove, not only that the case was not one of suicide, but of murder; but also that the murder was committed by the pri soner ; and it appeared to him that the whole of the evidence tended to induce that impression, and that impression only, and he felt satisfied that if the jury should be of the same opinion, they would not be deterred from doing their duty by any consequences that might result from it. The Lord Chief Baron then proceeded to sum up. He said that the prisoner was charged originally with the young woman Elizabeth Humbler with the commission of this crime, but on looking at the depositions it occurred to him that the two prisoners could not be properly tried together, and that if such a course was adopted it was one that was likely to produce discredit and mischief to the administration of justice. The speech that had been made by Mr. Ribton that day satisfied him that he was correct in this opinion, for it the two prisoners had been jointly tried, the result would have been that each of the learned counsel would have endeavoured to show that this crime had been committed by the unfortunate prisoner whom the other defended. As the counsel for the prosecution had also intimated his intention not to press the charge against the female prisoner, and that his object was merely to give in evidence cer tain statements that had been made by her tending to criminate the other prisoner, he felt that this was not a course that should be taken, and Mr. Baron Martin and the Recorder, whom he had consulted upon the point, concurred with him in that opinion ; and he therefore suggested that what should be done Was t o withdraw the charge against the female pri soner, and call her as a witness, so that she might be cross-examined. The counsel for the prosecu tion had adopted this suggestion, and the whole case was now before them. It was undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary description, and the evi dence and the whole of the circumstances con nected with it would demand their most seri- 1 on the morning of the 15th Sep temberous e onsider t a h l a i t on. There was no doubt, in the first place, violence, and the first question they to her death by decide was, whether this violence this unhappy woman, Mrs. Gardner,. came would have to f come to aontahcet conclusion wilful ne o eio o m t u h r a d t e r e , i n w h ich suicide, t he bodythat arise whether it had been question would then the more important satisfactorily established wast and if they committed,shoulsduicciodmde person by whom that murder the murderhe result l t b been jury to the med:cal then called the attention of that the prisoner was the ar was found, and he said it was certa i nly evidence and to the condition able circumstance, if it were a case of was room, and no blood should have spurted about the lower part of the person of the deceased. The learned that there also should have been none on the lower page went on to comment upon other portions of tcamulmyiattreedm. the evidence, and, in reference to that which had been given by Sergeant Mobbs as to the pri soner having pointed out to him certain marks of blood upon the wall, the shutters and the window blind, which marks he was certain were not there two or three days before, and his having stated that the girl Humbler had opened the shutters where the bloody mark was, on the Monday morning, he asked them whether the inference that must naturally be drawn from this conduct was not that the prisoner was endeavouring to fix the crime of murder upon the girl. His lordship concluded by stating that if positive evidence were required in cases of this de'. scription a conviction would rarely or never take place, but the duty of the jury was to look calmly and dis passionately at the evidence, and if that evidence left no fair and reasonable doubt upon their minds, and that the whole of it tended to but one result, this was all that was necessary, and no more could be expected. They were of course aware that they owed a duty to the accused, but they should not at the same time forget their duty to the public. The jury retired at half-past four o'clock to deli berate upon their verdict. At six o'clock they returned into ccurt, and the foreman of the jury gave the verdict of guilty, but he said, at the same time, that they were desirous of recommending the prisoner to mercy, on the ground that they believed that after the prisoner and his wife went up to bed on the Sunday night they had a quarrel about the girl Humbler, and that the act was committed in a fit of anger. Mr. Hemp, the Deputy Clerk of Arraigns, then inquired or the prisoner, in the usual form, whether he had anything to say why judgment of death should not be passed upon him. The prisoner, who, during the whole tithe the learned Judge was summing up, stood leaning upon bthi :eyes front tu therneddo, as dock, with his hands clasped and though engaged in prayer, upturned, immediately addressed the Court in a firm, clear voice, and said,—" I can safely declare upon my word and honour that I am as innocent of my wife's death as an unborn babe, or of knowing anything about it. Any man who could destroy the life of his wife with his own flesh and blood in her body, hanging is too good for him. I swear before God that I am innocent of this crime ; it is not in my instinct to do such a thing. I could not do it for the world. There is a greater judge than your lordship who knows all ; I fear him more than any earthly judge, and I thank God I have not got this crime to answer for." The Lord Chief Baron, having put on the black cap, proceeded to pass sentence upon the prisoner. He said that he had been convicted of the crime of wilful murder upon the person of his wife on the 15th of September. That she bad died by an act of violence the evidence did not leave the smallest doubt, and the proposition that she did not destroy herself appeared to him to be almost as clearly esta blished. It also scarcely required the assistance and aid of medical skill to be enabled to form the conclusion, that after the act of violence had been committed the body had been placed in an artificial position so as to create a belief that the deceased had destroyed herself. He entertained no doubt, from the evidence, that the murder must have been committed either on the Sunday night or the Mon day morning, and it appeared equally clear that the deed must have been done by himself, or the young woman Humbler. Some of the observations that had been made by the learned counsel who had de fended him so ably were undoubtedly entitled to attention, particularly when he urged the absence of a motive for the commission of the crime. It certainly was difficult to ascribe any motive either for the act of sucide, or the commission of murder, but at the same time it was certainly equally diffi cult for any one to come to the opinion that upon the evidence the jury had not arrived at a right conclusion. They had accompanied their verdict with a recommendation to mercy, and they assigned as a reason for the recommendation their belief that it was probable that after he and his wife had re tired to their bedroom on the Sunday night, a quarrel or disagreement took place between them on account of the girl Humbler, and that the act might have been committed in the course of that quarrel. With respect to this girl he thought he might say, without hesitation, so far as the alle gation that she was concerned in the murder, there was no case against her upon which any jury would have been warranted in finding her guilty. He (the learned judge) had therefore felt it his duty to protect him from what must have been the conse quence if they had been jointly tried, namely, that in addition to the direct evidence against him, he would have been seriously prejudiced by the counsel for the young woman Humbler, charging him with the murder as he would in all probability have been compelled to do, and showing that he alone was the person who committed it, in order to save her from the chance of being convicted. The learned judge then said he would take care that the recommenda tion to mercy was forwarded to the only quarter where any effect could be given to it, but, taking into consideration the nature of the crime, he did not feel himself justified in holding out any expec tation that it would have effect. He then passed the awful sentence of death upon the prisoner in the usual terms. The prisoner, when the learned judge had con cluded, again addressed him, an d sa id " M y l or d, I man who was guilty of such a removed from th e b ar , st ill protest crime l oughtd\ayssaastyhtihtsheant any to have no mercy ." ing his innocence. solicitor of Bucklersbury, said be was in attendance forthe purpose of applying for a summons against the prisoner for perjury, but that bearing the doubt raised as to which Commercial -road was meant in the address on the bill, he had volunteered his evi dence to the effect that there was no George-street in the Commercial-road, Lambeth. Mr. Benham having previously produced the bills for the purpose of comparison, and for the in formation of the court, said that was the whole of the case for this prosecution. Mr. Holt, for the defence, submitted that this was a charge trumped up for other purposes than that of furthering the ends of justice, and that the Court would never have heard of it if the prisoner had not become a bankrupt. The whole case rested upon the belief only of two witnesses with regard to handwriting, which he contended was insufficient to support such a serious charge as forgery. He maintained that there was not a tittle of evidence to show that any forgery had been committed, and he therefore asked the Court to discharge his client. Alderman Hale said it should be remembered that the evidence of the belief in the handwriting did not come from the party to whom the bill was given. In his opinion it was a clear case, and he was pre pared to deal with it in the usual way. Mr. Holt thereupon asked for a remand, and ap plied to the alderman to order that the prisoner should be sent back to Whitecross-street Prison in the interim. Alderman Hale said the case was already com plete, but he saw no objection to the application. The prisoner would, however, be remanded to New gate in the ordinary course. He could not depart from the rule of the Court. THE LONDON RIFLES.—Mr. Humphreys, of the firm of Humphreys and Morgan, of Giltspur-cham bers, Newgate-street, attended before Mr. Alderman Hole, accompanied by the Secretary to the London Rifle Brigade, and applied, by direction of the com manding officer, for summonses against certain members of the corps who were in arrears with their subscriptions. A number of defaulters were named, but sum monses were issued against only 13 of them, in the hope that those not proceeded against immediately would appreciate such forbearance and liquidate all arrears without having to pass through the ordeal, and consequent degradation of appearing publicly in a police-court. BOW-STREET.--A man of gentlemanly appear ance, who said his name was Henry Bellair, was charged with uttering several cheques, alleged to be forged. Mr. Phipps, of High Holborn, saddler, stated that on Thursday afternoon the prisoner called at his shop and ordered certain goods, stating that he was an officer i❑ the Royal Artillery. Amongst the articles which he selected were a saddle, two bridles, stirrup-leathers, &c. The bill amounted to £lO 18s. 6d. The prisoner then drew a cheque for £ll and requested witness to give him the difference (is. 6d.), which he did. Witness produced the cheque, which was drawn on Cox and Co., army agents, Craig's court, Charing-cross, and signed " Henry Beliair." The articles were to be sent to the prisoner at the address, " Henry Bellair, Lieu tenant Royal Artillery, Plines, South Camp, Alder shot." Witness handed the prisoner the ls. 6d. " change," being the difference between the amount of the cheque and the price of the goods. The pri soner went away. Witness thought it advisable, before sendicg the goods, to ascertain if the cheque were 'genuine. A messenger was therefore de spatched to Cox's, and returned with information that the so-called " Lieutenant Bellair" was 'not known there. Witness mentioned the occurrence to a neighbour, also a tradesman in Holborn. In the course of the evening the prisoner attempted to pass off a similar cheque upon the tr adesrden re ferred to, who at once sent for witness, and the pri soner was given into custody. At the station the prisoner said he lived at Heavi tree, near Exeter, and was a lieutenant in the Queen's County Constabulary, having been trans- , ferred to that force from the Royal Artillery. The prisoner was remanded for further examina tion, on this charge, and several others of a simi lar character. CLERK ENWELL.—SHOCKING INHUMANITY TO A HORSE.--IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT A FINE. —John Denny, aged 19, who described himself as a carman, of 29, Tower-street, St. Martin's-lane, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt, at the in stance of Mr. W. Love, the chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with the following scandalous treatment to a horse, in St. Pancras : Hasemer and Jenkins, two officers engaged by the Royal Society, stated that on Thursday morn ing they were passing through Hunter-street, when they saw the defendant beating a horse with a heavy whip in a most cruel manner. The • roads were heavy, and in addition to a large van, the poor animal had to draw a ton of coals, besides some other things. Finding that the horse could not get along with the load, and that the prisoner kept up a continual flogging of the unfortunate animal, they went up to him and found the horse in a very weak state. It had a disease in one of the hoofs, and every time it endeavoured to pull the load, one of the hoofs that was cracked opened and caused the animal much pain. The hind parts of the horse had dropped from weakn. ss, and it was quite used up and unfit for work. The effects of the prisoner's violence were plainly visible, there being several weals along the body. When they took the prisoner into custody he said he was not aware that he was doing harm. He had to work hard himself, and having purchased the horse to work, it must do so, or it was of no use to him. On the way to the station he offered the constables a bribe to let him go. The prisoner, who treated the matter as a joke, several times laughing when the evidence was given, said he had been to the Great Northern for a ton of coals, and he thought the horse was well able to draw the load. Certainly the roads were a little heavy, but the horse had drawn a similar load be fore and he ought to be able to do so again. The horse was old and looked poor, but that was its na ture, and it was as willing as willing could be. D'Eyncourt said that cases of this sort seemed to be on the increase, and he had had seve ral brought under his notice of late by the officers of the society. This was a very bad case, and as he had found that fining the defendants was of no avail, he should see what imprisonment would do. He should send the prisoner to the House of Cor rection with hard labour for 14 days, and if ever he was brought again before him for a similar of fence, and it was proved, he might depend on it that he would be more sharply dealt with. The prisoner, who seemed rather surprised at the decision, pretended to cry as he was being removed. 7ILF SUSPECTED MURDER A 7 SADDLE- WORTH. The inquest on the body of James Farrand, a woollen weaver, aged 55 years, residing at Saddleworth, and sup posed to have been murdered, was opened on Thursday at the Tame Valley Hotel, Dukinfield.—Samuel Farrand, a son of the deceased, stated that h i s father left his work at Heybottom's, Saddleworth, about half-past 3 o'clock on Sa turday afternoon, and said ho would go to James Wood's beerhouse to have a pint of ale. He then had on his coat And a low-crowned hat, but he did not know whether he had any money.--William Lithgoe, one of the officers in the Cheshire constabulary, deposed that on Tuesday morning he found the body in the river Tame, at Dukinfield. De ceased was without shoes, coat, neckerchief, and hat, and there was no money in the pockets. Both of the toes of the stockings were worn out, and the feet were bare.—James Wood, beerseller, Primrose Bank, Saddleworth, said the deceased came to his house, and remained there until about half-past 11 o'clock that night, when he left. James But terworth, Samuel Heys, James Winterbottom, Jas. Burnes and Thomas Robinson left with him. James Bradbury came to the house just before they left. He was the worse for liquor but did not stay five minutes, as witness put him out of the house. There was no quarrelling between the parties. When deceased left the house he was dressed in a black cloth coat, and had his hat and shoes on. James Butterworth, Samuel Heys, and James Winterbottom would have to go over the bridge at Greenfield Brook with deceased, which brook is about 350 yards from the river Tame, the river being distant from witness's house 20 or 25 yards. The deceased lived from 300 to 400 yards from wit ness's house. The bridge is a stone bridge, the battlements of which are about a yard high from the road. The witness then fully described the locality, and added that the distance from his house to where the body was found would be about six miles. Did not hear any quarrelling when the deceased and the others left the house. The deceased was not much intoxicated ;ho was capable of walking home. After wit ness had closed his door he heard a few words between Bradbury and Farrand. Bradbury said "I cannot tell the reason why Jemmie o' Bobies has turned me out." Far ' ' rand (deceased) replied "Thou sees thou hast come too late." Bradbury would have to go in an opposite direction to that which deceased would take. In answer to Mr. Shaw, solicitor, who appeared to watch the case on behalf of Brad bury, who is a whipper-in for the hunt at Saddleworth, and who is in custody on suspicion, the witness showed that the deceased might have got into the river before he reached the bridge mentioned. Mr. John Brierley, surgeon, Du kinfield, said—Yesterday I made a post-mortem examina tion of the body of the deceased. There were nine distinct wounds on the scalp. One was a lacerated wound of the forehead, just above the nose , containin g s c oagulated hpaeillandfront i t blood. It was an i nc i se d wound, triangular in in length, t Penetrated to the bone. It was about two in and half an i n ch in breadth. The edges f the wound were inverted, and underneath the coagulated blood there was some filth. There was no injury to the bone. The next wound was a lacerated wound one the r i g ht side of the fore head. It penetrated to the bone, which wasbar.e. It w a a l s o also fi lled with dirt, and the w o un d was inverted V left side of the forehead there was a clean out of about two inches in length, which penetrated to the bone, and the sides of the wounds were inverted. There were four distinct cut wounds, two on each side of the crown of the head. All these penetrated to the bone. There were two more cut wounds at the back of the heasl, both of which penetrated to the bone, and the sides of the wounds were inverted. Those were all the injuries on the head. There was no fracture of the skull. The back part of each hand and the right knee were extensively abrased. The left knee was slightly abrased. The upper part of both feet and toes were also ex tensively abrased. The left toe nail was partially denuded. There was also an extensive abrasion on the back of the left shoulder blade. The }main was perfectly healthy. The back part of the mouth contained about two table spoonsful of river sand of a light colour. There was no congestion of the lungs. They were inflated with air to a consider able extent, and were perfectly healthy. The bronchial tubes contained no water nor any other fluid. Each arm from the elbow to the wrist had several bruises, and the nose was much scratched. The wound en the forehead, above the nose, is one of a dangerous character, and, in my opinion, would be sufficient to deprive the deceased of sensation and motion, if given when alive. The coroner here said it would be desirable to adjourn the inquest; and he intimated it was not at present desir able to ask Mr. Brierley any more questions. Mr. Brierley said there were no symptoms to indicate drowning. The inquiry was then adjourned till Thursday next, and, meanwhile, the locality where the supposed murder took place will be visited by the coroner, Mr. Brierley, Mr. Little, and others, Branbury was conveyed back to Sad dleworth in custody of the police. SPOR7ING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET RACES -FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 60 sous, Bretby Stakes Course (6 furlongs.) 5 subs Lord Stamford's Tisiphone (Edwards) 1 Mr. Bignell's Dutch Sam (Rogers) 2 Mr. Newland's Palmerin (Challoner) 3 Mr. Fuller's Walpole.... (D. Hughes) 4 Betting-2 to lon Tiaiphone and 4to 1 apt Dutch Sam. Dutch Sam, with the favourite and Palmerin at his quar ters, made play into the Abingdon Mile-bottom, where Tisiphone headed him, and won easily by two lengths ; the same between the second and third. Walpole beaten off. Match, 100 sous, h ft. Last half of Ab.M. Lord Uxbridge's Mountain Buck, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 1 Mr. R. Ten Breeck's Vaulter, Bst (Fordham) 2 Betting-10 to 3on Mountain Buck, who made all the running, and won in a canter by 15 lengths. Match, 50 sovs, Bst 81b each. Last half of Ab M. Admiral Rons's Nebula, 2 yrs, Bst 81b (Rogers) 1 Lord Glasgow's Coalition filly, 2 yrs, Bst 81b.. (Aldcroft) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Nebula, who made all the running, and won, with hands down, by three lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, for 2-yr- olds; T.Y.C. 6 subs. Mr. Hawksley's Airedale, 7st 71b (H. Taylor) 1 Mt. Crawfurd's Lady Harriet colt, 7st (E. Martin) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Oakapple, 7st 121 b. (Bullock) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Airedale and 7to 2 agst Oakapple. The Lady Harriet colt, lying in the centre, made play with Oakapple on the lower side and the favourite on the whip hand to within 200 or 300 yards of home, when Mr. Crawfurd's colt exhibiting temper was headed by Airedale, who won in a canter by three lengths ; three parts of a length between the second and third. Mr. Crawfurd made an objection to the winner on the ground of being improperly described in the Calender, , but after investigation by the stewards the objection was overruled. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, 5 ft (to go to the second), for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 19 subs, 8 of whom declared. Lord Stamford's Blackcock, 3 yrs, Est 91b (T. French) 1 Mr. Greville's Camperdown, 4 yrs, Est 91b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Samuel's Twilight, 6 yrs, 9st (F. Adams) 3 The following also ran ;—Dictator, Ace of Clubs, Coper nicus, Conqueror, Miss Livingstone, Lapidist, Lopcatcher, and Miss Vivian. Betting-3 to 1 agst Blackcock, 100 to 15 each agst Miss Vivian and Twilight, 7 to 1 agst Conqueror, 8 to 1 agst Camperdown, and 10 to 1 apt any other. Lopcatcher, in company with Camperdown, Blackcock, Dictator, and Twilight lying up, came on with the running, followed on the lower side by Lapidist, Copernicus, Ace of Clubs, and Miss Vivian, to half-way in the cords, where Lopcatcher dropped back and the lead was taken by the favourite, closely pressed by Camperdown and Twilight, who hung considerably in the early part of the race, the three finishing a close race home, Blackcock winning in the last stride by a head; two lengths between the second and third ; Miss Vivian was fourth, Lepcatcher fifth, and Con queror sixth, Sweepstakes of 500 sous each, 200 ft ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b. T.Y.C. 4 subs. Lord Stamford's Onesander, Bst 101 b.. (Edwards) w.o. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 21b ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 101 b; 5-yr-olds and upwards, 9st lib; the win- ner to be sold for 400 sous ; first half of Ab. M. 6 subs. Mr. Naylor's Fravola, 5 yrs, 9st llb (Cballoner) 1 Mr. Thelluson's Hesper, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 2 Captain Lamb's King of the Forest, aged, 9st 11b (Edwards) 3 Mr. Bowles's Hetty, 5 yrs, 9st llb . . . Lord Chesterfield's Black Lily, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b.. (Rogers) 5 Betting-2 to Icn Hesper, and 4to 1 agst Fravola. . _ After two or three failures, the lot left the post nearly in a line, in which order they ran for half the distance, when Fravola drew slightly in front, followed by the favourite, the former winning cleverly at last by a length ; two lengths between the second and third, a bad fourth. Sweepstakes of 10 soya each ; 2_yr-olds, 7st 31b ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 101 b ; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs ; first half of Ab.M. 8 subs. Mr. W. Bevill's Lady Abbess, 2 yrs, 7st 31b .... (Drew) 1 Lord Chesterfield ns Carmel', 3 yrs, Bst 101 b .. (Rogers) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Merry Hart, 2 yrs, 7st 31b . _ . . ... (Midgeley) 3 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Dolphin, 2 yrs, 7st 31b.... (Daley) 4 Mr. Trowson's Tarragona, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Nightingale) 5 Lord Exeter's Diligence, 2 yrs, 7st 31b (Tweed) 6 Betting—Even on Merry Hart, 3 to 1 agst Lady Abbess, and 100 to 8 agst Canwell. Dolphin jumped away with the running, which he carried on for the first hundred yards, when Lady Abbess rushed to the front, and came on with a lead of two or three lengths in advance of Canwell, who was closely followed by the favourite. Lady Abbess retained her lead to the end, and won cleverly by a length, a neck separating the second and third ; Dolphin was fourth, close up. The winner was claimed. The Nursery Stakes, a free handl ap of 25 sovs each; for 2. yr-olds. D.M. l 5 subs. Count F. de Lagrange's Valentine, 7st .61b (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Watt's Newmarket, 7st 31b, carried 7st 51b (J Snowden) 2 Lord Stamford's Barchettina, Bst 21b (Edwards) 3 The following also ran :—Bohemia, Battery, Witch of Endor, Harvest Moon, Falcon, Colleen Rhue, Westminster, Miss Whip filly, Airedale, The Reserve, and Hyperrenestra. Betting-5 to 2 agst Valentine, 3to 1 agst Airedale, 4to 1 agst Newmarket, and 8 to 1 agst B archettina. After one slight failure the lot got away nearly in a line, but after running a few strides, Newmarket, on the far side, obtained a slight lead, followed by Valentine, Airedale, the Miss Whip filly, and Barchettina, lying in the centre, and Colleen Rhue and Battery on the lower side. In this way they ran into the bottom, where Valentine drew slightly in advance of Newmarket, closely followed by the favourite and Barchettina. Halfway in the cords the favourite was beaten, and Barchettina took his place and joined the leaders, but Grimshaw shook them off without an effort, and won very easily by two lengths. Barchettina finished a bad third ; Airedale was fourth, the Miss Whip filly fifth, Hypermnestra sixth, Witch of Endor seventh, and Falcon next, the last two were Bohemia and The Reserve. Match-300 sous, h ft, Bst 101 b each. D.M., 7 furlongs 210 yards. Sir J. Hawley's Argonaut (Wens) 1 Lord Glasgow's Minie (Aideroft) 2 Betting-2 to lon Argonaut. The pair lay together for the first half mile; when the favourite came away and won in a canter by eight lengths. The Nursery Stakes (a free handicap), of 25 BOVS each, for _ _ _ 2-yr-olds. D.M. 15 subs. Mr. G. Bryan's Port Royal, 7st 71b (T. French) 1 Baron Rothschild's Giraffe colt, 7st 91b (Challotier) 2 Mr. R. Boyce's Fantail, 7st 21b (Midgley) 3 The following also ran --golden Pledge, Erin-go-bragh, Turcos, Melandra, Dirt Cheap, Herdsman, Sister to Her Highness, Lucretia, True Heart, and Fletton. Betting—Even on Port Royal, 6 to 1 agst Golden Pledge, 7 to 1 agst Dirt Cheap, 8 to 1 agst Erin-go-bragh, 10 to 1 agst the Giraffe colt, and 12 to 1 agat Lucretia. With little or no loss of time the lot were got together and despatched from the post nearly in line, but widely spread across the course; but, after running a few strides, Golden Pledge, in company with Fantail and the Giraffe colt, drew slightly in advance, followed by the favourite, lying wide on the lower side ; the others headed by Turcos, Lucretia, and Fletton, being some lengths tli g o t w h an s c in es. th sh e To i a r .vwya r )i e c ar l. . They ran thus into the bottom, where Fort Royal drew for ward, and half-way in the cords Golden Pledge gave way, leaving Fantail in possession of the load, but who was almost immediately passed by the Giraffe colt and the favou rite, between whom a close and severe struggle ensued ; the latter, running the longest, got up in the last stride, and won by a head ; four lengths between the second and third ; Golden Pledge was fourth, close up ; Fletton fiith, Sister to Her Highness sixth, Turcos seventh, a n d Erin. go;biorangaill Selling Plate, of 50 soya, for 2-yr-olds and up mrw.arAdssh; w w o e rt ig h h ,s t for An a ti g d e o , t w o, ith 2 y selling rB 6 Mr. Payne's Perquisite, 2 2 yr y s r , s 6 , 8 t bat 8 1 1 a b a ( 6 : 1 0 b ; GO(VrsiohraPirstienlecyl 2 s ßelle Y k h , E trelda, l ir low ig i i zg L a a l d so y r E an ve : i; colt, Mr. Beaumont's Devotee, of 6l (l or 5° 8 ) ( i G re . t and I a A g l a e i to ; Knight of the Bath, Annette, ih e following Hilly B Betting-2 t in Grove,g-2 and Knight of the Bath, 7 All to ticlote, 5 to 1 each agat Alecto Hilly After G r a o v l o e n , g a n d d e 1 a l y 2 to at l the agst Istrelda. agst Devotee, 8 to 1 ags t pact order, the three placed byE post placedbei t n h g ey in cam fr e on a t w t a h y ro i u n gh c o o u rn t - , Autidoto w three parts of a length ; BIRTHS. the 30th ult., at Wellesbour ne Hall,W B s r i ; wife of Ca ptain Hen r y B at h ur st, c• B A swo T i l n l e k. U s ß h l rTe. he 14 t Z;il ußy. oad , On the 31st u l t., at St. John's-park-r q. -- iitiveistock-hill, the wife of William H. Bradbury, of a son. DicxENs.— On the 31st ult., at 46, Gloucester-road, B' e : gent's-park, Mrs. Charles Dickens, jun., of a da u g hter . . _ rerw e ell 11°CSauIntEerlandA- _ . MARRIAGES. ~,, 3 Mrs Wm. John Honey, to Clarissa M me ' Moss, granddaughter of the late Charles Crawley, °' - - W s L qua E r Y ::: w t o h r e th 3 . oth nit., at St. Georg.rip .i: Henry Hudson, Esq., HUDSON--- USHERWOOD.—O n the 30th ult at St. J° ll/fg ' Paddington,Leeds, to Harriet Hannah, daughter of the late It °b Usherwood, Esq., Bagdale, Whitby. DEATHS. v ra nCa CAREW.—On the 28th ult., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, ' - ,„,,c1, Francis Carew, Esq., formerly of Waterford, Ire` aged 72. of "Gipton LOdgere/ b. e ec ENGLEREART.—On the 29th ult. v , at his residenc e, .-- x i, Holme, Tunbridge- we ll s , J. C . Dillman Englehea Esq., aged 79. Thos. FOSTER.—On the 28th ult., at Crow-hill, Mansfield, Foster, aged 85. HALL.—On the 27th ult., at Commercial-road Eat Mr° J. Hall, aged 76. Liicx.—Ort the 30th ult., at Surbiton,'SurreY,He nr Y k, Esq Luck. Esq., aged 20, s i xt h son of the late Frederick Luc of Blackheath, Kent. So l A an h d p s . , w -o ea nt in he eo 2 n 9 , H thi an na t t s: . Henry hisat E res e i nn de e n s c s e, s T c h ar e d, W L„, i ...... °d : aged 79. - - LONDON : Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN,' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No. 112,.. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County ei Idzodleaaa.—Saturday, November 1, 1862. POLICE IN7 ELLIGENCE.—Oct. 31. _ - GUILDHALL — SERIOUS CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST A BANKRUPT. —Edward Braundbeck, lately carrying on business as a dealer in sewing machines, at 27, Walbrook, was brought up on a habeas from Whitecross-street Prison, and charged bill of exchan ge f or £ lB 15s. 6d., with before Alderman Hale with f e l on i ous l y f org i ng an d uttering a defraud Messrs Pitt, sewing -machine ma nufacturers, of Cleckheaton, in Yorkshire. Mr. Benham conducted the prosecution, and said the prisoner had been doing business with his clients, and in June last had incarred a debt with them to the amount of £5O. Early in July he called upon them at Cleckheaton, and expressed a desire to extend his credit with them, which they declined, and at the same time offered to let him have further goods if he was prepared to reduce his account, upon which he gave them two bill s o f exchange, one for £lB 15s. 6d., and the other for £l6 10s., upon the faith of which securi ties they allowed him to have other goods, to the amount of about £3O, and up to the present time their claim against him amounted to about £llO. The bill for £16105., although perfectly worthless, he would say nothing about, but the £lB bill, was the one open which the charge of forgery was al leged. That bill was drawn by the prisoner, and purported to be accepted by a firm of the name of "W. Peters and C 0.," of 25, George-street, Com ruereial-read, Landon. He would, however, show that Commercial-road East was intended, and that not only was there no such number as 25 in the George-street indicated, but no such person as Peters and Co. had ever carried on business or re sided at any house in that street. The handwriting of the drawer and acceptor was identically the , same, and he would call witnesses who would state that bo.h were in the handwriting of the prisoner, and that he admitted that Peters and Co. were alto gether a myth. If he proved these facts to the satis faction of the Court, he would ask that the prisoner should be committed to take his trial for forgery. 1 Mr. Joseph Pitt, in partnership with his brothers, said—l saw the prisoner at Cleckheaton about the 7th July last. Me said he wanted some more ma chines ; but, as he owed us about £4B, I asked him he had. two bills for £l6 'Nand £lB 15s. 6d, which what he proposed doing about his account. He said he said were good bills. He also said he knew the acceptors of the bills, and that they were as good as the Bank of England. After 'his he endorsed the bill ' to us ; but neither of them were paid when due. Ups ) the faith of those bills being genuine we al lowed him to have goods to the amount of £3O. I asked the prisoner in what direction the Commer cial-road was, and he told me down Whitechapel I way. I went there and found George street, but no 25. I went to 24, and made diligent inquiries elsewhere, but could not ascertain anything of " W. Peters and Co. ;" no such person being known in that street. I have commenced proceedings against the prisoner in one of the superior courts, but this bail is not included in that suit. The prisoner was taken on a capias, and is now in Whitecross-street Prison on my suit against him. I know he has re cently become a bankrupt. The bill fell due on the 4th of October; but having paid it away I could not commence these proceedings until it was returned to me, and this is the reason I did not preter this charge earlier. Herbert Wilkinson was ealled merely to prove that to the best of his belief; from his knowledge of the prisoner's handwriting, the acceptance to the bill produced had been written by the prisoner. James Christmas, formerly in the prisoner's em ploy corroberated the last witness on the ques tion of the acceptance being in the prisoner's hand writing, and add e d t h a t about the latter part of August he was asking the prisoner what means he had of meeting certain claims, and went through his bill-book, with hi m . While stating which bills would and whi c h woul d not b e paid, he came upon the one i n question and and that he s hould h ave to a nd remarked that " W. Peters and Co." Were nobody, pay that bi ll himself. He thought not hi ng o f i t ' at rr u the h time, deemi ng it an accommodation bill. A omas Lay, p r i nc i pa l war der at the Whitecross istreet Prison, proved that the prisoner was brought there on the 4th of October, and had remained in the custody of the sheriffs ever since. Mr. Geo. Hall, managing clerk to Mr. Bartley, a Devotee was a bad third. The winner was claimed bl Mr. G. Payne. Handicap Plate of 100 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. D.I. Two miles 117 yards. Mr. Saxon's Bally EdrooLd, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b ..(Midgley) 1 Mr. Savile's Conundru m , 4 yrs, sst 91b.. (J. Grimahaw) 2 Lord Wilton's West End, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Cowley,Yorliminster, Q.E.D., Haddington, Minerva, and Palmerin. Betting-5 to 4 (at first 3to 1) agst Bally Edmond, 6 to 1 each Conundrum and West End, 100 to 15 agst Cow ley, and 7 to 1 agst Haddington. In consequence of the increasing darkness, it was with difficulty we could distinguish the colours, but, as we make out, Bally Edmond, in company with Conundrum, at his girths, made play to the cords, where Bally Edmond drew away, and won in a canter by two lengths; West End finished a bad third. MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. (From the Racing Calender.) A general meeting of the J. ckey Club was held at New market on Wednesday, Oct. 29, present--Lord Coventry, Admiral Rous, Mr. Alexander, acting for Lord Ports mouth, stewards ; Mr. Barne, Count Batthyany, Duke of Beaufort, Mr. Batson, Lord Chesterfield, Mr. Craven, Sir H. Des Vceux, Lord Glasgow, Mr. Greville, Sir Joseph Hawley, Mr. Payne, General Peel, Mr. Savile, Lord Stam ford, Lord Stradbroke, Lord Strathmore, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Wilton, Lord Winchilsea. Admiral Rous laid before the meeting a letter he had re ceived from Viscount Daru, on the subject of the day fixed for running the Great Paris Prize. The letter having been read, it was resolved that it should be published in the Racing Calender with Admiral Rous's answer. Lord Stamford brought forward his motion on the subject of the starter, which was seconded by Count Batthyany, but the stewards having informed the meeting that they in tended to appoint Mr. M'George's son to start for the Spring Meeting, 1863, Lord Stamford withdrew his mo tion. Lord Winchilsea having called the attention of the meet ing to a letter in the Morning Post of October the 20th, signed " Argus," in which the Tarragona case was pre judged in an offensive manner, It was moved by Lord Stradbroke, and seconded by Mr. Greville, " That the meeting was of opinion that it was not expedient to take notice of anonymous writers in public prints." On a division, the numbers were— For Lord Stradbroke's motion lO Against it It was then moved by Lord Winchilsea, and seconded by Admiral Rous—" That a letter be written by Mr. Wea therby to Mr. Willes, a gentleman writing under the signa ture of ' Argus' in the Morning Post, requiring him to make an apology for certain offensive expressions used by him in the Morning Post of October the 20th, affecting the charac ter of the Jockey Club." This was carried on a division, the numbers being— For the motion l3 Against it The meeting then adjourned till Friday after the races. When the members of the Jockey Club engaged in the investigation of the Tarragona case re-assembled on Mon day in the Houghton Meeting to consider their judgment, Admiral Rous informed them that, owing to particular cir. cumstances, he thought it would be better that he shculd not take way further part in the proceedings, and the other members having unanimously assented, he withdrew. The members then proceeded with the consideration of the evidence, and agreed on the following decision " The Stewards of the Jockey Club having noticed the extraordinary expression of public feeling just before and during the match between Tarragona and Michel Grove, when Tarragona's jockey was loudly hooted, considered it would be their duty to investigate the cause of such a de monstration; they were glad to find that Colonel Burnaby and Captain Annesley also desired such an inquiry, and the Stewards, feeling it might be difficult and painful, begged the assistance of three other members of the Jockey Club• The assigned causes of the demonstration were that a false bet had been made, and that Tarragona had been pulled by her jockey. " The Committee, having duly considered the evidence given by the witnesses who appeared before them, and the written statements sent to them by Colonel Burnaby and Captain Annesley, are of opinion that it is not proved that Colonel Burnaby intended that Tarragona should be pulled in her match with Michel Grove, or that he made a ficti tious bet with Captain Annesley. " C. A VEXANDER, " BEAUFORT. for Lord Portsmouth. " GLASGOW. p .c COVENTRY. " STRAD EZNE.' THE WHIP. It will be remembered that this ancient Turf trophy, for which the most distinguished thorough breds have contended in former times, was chal lenged for at the First October Meeting by Sir Joseph Hawley and Lord William Powlett. The race between Asteroid, 5 yrs, lOst, and Tim Whiffler, 4 yrs, lost, over the Beacon Course (4 miles 1 fur. 173 yards, for the Whip and 200 sovs each, is appointed for the Thursday in the First Spring Meeting, Iti63, Should Asteroid and Tiu Whiffler keep well, their antagonism will create an interest scarcely inferior to the last memorable struggle for the Whip in 1853, when Kingston and Teddington contended for the recognised Championship of the English Turf• Since then, Promised Land and Special License have con tested the same trophy, when the last-mentioned won, and Mr. Merry became the holder. COUNTRY /WA kil.k.A AS. 10- LIVERPOOL—OcT. 31. We had only a small attendance to-day, and wheat 9'o a very slow trade. Flour scarce, and generally 6d per bar' rel advance. Indian corn unchanged. Beans were the turn dearer. WAKEFIELD—Ocr. 31. Wheat, at our market to-day, was rather dearer than oil Friday last, but not in extensive demand. Fine barley 10 higher. Beans, oats, and shelling held for late prices. Averages for the Week : Wheat 1,565 qrs., at . 53s 41d 8ar1ey......... 380 .. 33s ltd Peas .... 6 Oats Rye — —s Od Beans STAMFORD—OcT. 31. New wheat, 52a to 54s red, 46s to 50s per 36 stone• Barley, 30s to 40s per qr. Oats, 22s to 308 per 24 stone• Beans, 40s to 42s per qr. EXETER—OcT. 31. Wheat, white 6s Od to 7s 3d I 8ar1ey........ 3 s 9d to 4 8 41 Ditto red .6s Od to 6s 3d 1 Oats .. ..... 2s 60 to 2s 1 0 ' Flour, fine, 38s to 39s ; seconds, 37s to —s per sack. CATTLE. Fat beef, p sc., 10s0d to 10s6d Ewes, per lb .... 6d to 6 1 id Perk carcases, 8s 6d to 9s 6d i Wethers, d 0..., 6}d to 7.cl Lamb, p 1b....... 72d t o 8d Fat calves, d0...51d to 61 - , 5 • Rough fat, 31c1 per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR—OcT. 31. There is no new feature to notice. Everything is WI fiat, and a further reduction in prices must ' p submitted t° before buyers will cperate freely. Refiners' produce—sale' light and prices unremunerative. Rlll2l--importerB ar e asking higher prices, which checked sales. COAL 1N! (Prices of Coal per Ton a• .ARKET. the oboe of the market. End. S HBH o ere u autdtg h odhny H ulIW, 18 6 Caseop A1 tt° }1 n ett0.n.........: 1 : 9 7 :6 South Kelloe.. ............ Kelloe 11 9 99 v oao Hartlepool. • •••.. 19 9 South Hartlepool...... 18 .Trimdon Hartlepool ..19 v„ Trimdon Thoraley.... 18 Hedley 17 Wharnelifle lB 3 Stewart s l9 s 3 ' Tunstall ........ 18 Caradoe ........... , 107; sold, 103. s. d. Buddle's West Hartley 17 3 Wylam ..16 6 West Wylam 15 9 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracito 21 6 Eden Main .. . ..18 0 Holywell 16 9 Lambert's West Hart ley 17 0 Byass's Bebside West Hartley ...17 3 North Pelton Ga 5..... 14 3 Carr's Hartley 17 3 Davison's West Hart- _ ley 17 ,3 Tardield Moor Butes 15 0 Ships at marke