The Sun. — London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. Yesterday thelong-pending dispute between this Company and the local authorities of Paddington was brought to an amicable adjustment at a meet ing of the vestry of that parish ; the Rev. Archi bald Boyle, the rector, in the chair. A communi cation was received from the secretary of the company stating officially that, in order to settle the dispute, the directors would submit to an assessment of the line and property of the Great 'Western Company in the parish of Paddington at £20,000 per annum. _ _ Mr. PRICE mond that the proposal be accepted, and that the assessment of the property of the Great Western Company in the parish of Padding ton be fixed at £20,000, which he considered just and equitable. The motion having been seconded, The resolution assessing the Great Western Rail way Company at £20,000 per annum was carried, ,with but three dissentients. CORK AND KINSALE JUNCTION. The first ordinary meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Gracechurch-street ; Sir C. Roney in the chair. Mr. WOOD, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the contract works for the entire line had been let to Messrs. Trowsdale and Son, of Stockton, upon sa ti s f ac t ory t erms , severa l competi tive tenders having been received by the Board ; the total sum for completing the 10 miles of rail -way ready to run the engines . and carri ages upon it was £ 41,491, or £ 4,107 per mile, which amount had been inserted in the contract deed, and for the due performance of which sufficient security had been accepted. The Board of Trade had required the company to substitute several stone bridges in lien of the level crossings originally intended on the line. This addition to the original estimate would amount to between £3,000 and £4,000, but the cost thereof was included in the above contract tram of £11,491, and, although the effect in the first instance would be to increase the cost of the line, the annual charge attendant on the watching and maintenance of such level crossings would be dis penned with, and at the same time a much greater degree of safety would be insured in working the line. The necessary bond, guaranteeing to the Crown the due completion of the railway, was being engrossed, and would shortly be executed, by which the Parliamentary deposit of £3,296 would be released for the purposes of the company. An independent empany, with limited liability, had been formed for the purpose of erecting a large hotel and floating baths at the harbour of Kinsale, and both uedertakings were to be finished on the opening of the railway. The directors considered that such projects when completed must conduce to the traffic of the railway. In reference to the traffic prospects of the line the Board refer with pleasure to the continued increase of receipts on the Cork and Bandon Railway, which had now reached the sum of from £lB to £2O per mile per week, and considering the various elements of traffic that could be developed on the Kinsale junction line, including pleasure and tourist traffic, the directors hoped they were not too sanguine in anticipating a similar mileage traffic on their line. Taking into account the cheap cost of the railway and the favourable working arrangements made with the Cork and Bandon Railway Compaiiy for providing rolling stock and, working the traffic for 30 per cent. of the gross receipts, the dividend prospects of the line must be considered satisfactory by the shareholders. The capital account showed that £10,354 had been received to the 15th of October, and £3,867 ex pended, leaving a balance of £6,487, including £3,269 in the hands of the Accountant-General. The report of the engineer stated that a consider able portion of the land had been delivered to the contractors, and that they had actively commenced the works thereon. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that it went so fully into the affairs of the company that he had only to congratulate them on the position to which they had arrived. The works were being carried on so as to secure the opening of the railway at the earliest possible period. Their position on the whole was extremely satisfactory, and the excellent arrangemdnts made with the Cork and Bandon Railway would insure them 70 per cent. of the receipts, the l a tt er com pany having agreed to find rolling stock, and work the line at 30 per cent. of the receipts. Mr. T. WINKWORTH seconded the motion for the adoption of the report, and it was carried. On the motion of Mr. MACKILETH, seconded by Tar. CORRY, the sum of £350 was voted to the di rectors for past services, and £250 per annum, to commence from the Ist inst. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said they would never have been in the position of proposing such a resolution if it had not been for the success ful exertions of their indefatigable secretary, Mr. Wood. He proposed that the silary of the secre tary be £3OO per annum, including the accountant's duties and an office clerk. Mr. SEDGWICK seconded the motion, and it was tarried. Mr. H. TENNANT and Mr. C. BELL were elected auditors, the remuneration being £lO per annum for each auditor. It was then agreed that the half-yearly meetings of the company should in future be held on the third Wednesday of February and August in each year, and a rote of thanks to the chairman con claded the proceedings. NORWEGIAN TRUNK. The report of the directors of this company for the year ending the 31st of August last states that the accounts show an increase on the receipts over those of 1858 of £2,574, and of £657 in 1857. The results have enabled the Board, after payment of 5 per cent. to the preference shareholders, to declare a dividend of 21 per cent. on the non-preference ;stock, carrying a balance of £2,000 to the reserve fund, which now amounts to about £6,600. The Eve years during which, according to the original contract, the British contractors were bound to up hold and guarantee the solidity of the line having expired on the 31st of August last, the railway was at that date formally delivered over by the con tractors to the company. The English directors con eider it due to Mr. S. B. Shaw, the manager, on his ratixement, to acknowledge that to his zealous exer • tions during the past five years the company were mainly indebted for the rapid but sound develop. ment of the resources of the umlertaking, and for its unusual immunity from casualties. They also acknowledge the valuable services of Mr. Fcrgur non during the same period, who filled the offices of resident engineer and locomotive superintendent. The report shows that some differences of opinion exist between the English and Norwegian directors with respect to the payment of the preference dividend, and other matters. The capital account allowed that £450,000 had been received and ex pended. The revenue account for the year ending the 31st of August last shows that the receipts amounted to £40,178, and the expenses to £21,233, leaving a balance of £18,945. OUDE. The directors state in their report that the Sec retary of State for India in Council had passed the accounts of the company, and allowed the past ex penditure to form part of the capital to be guaran teed, as well as the future expenditure necessarily to be incurred in the survey of the country under the direction of the Governor-General of India. A staff of engineers had therefore been despatched by the board to India, to survey the several lines of communication in Oude. The engineers would reach their destination in time to commence their surveys by the Ist of November. The result of those surveys, with the plans and sections, would, it was expected, be received in England about May next, 'when the views of the Government of India would %lac) be ascertained as to the construction of the The proposed amalgamation with the Central 'Jude Railway Company could not be carried out. The directors were, however, informed that the holders of a considerable number of shares in the Central Onde Company had evinced a desire to become shareholders in the company, and the direc tors deemed it desirable for the interests of the undertaking to recommend to the shareholders the adoption of the following arrangements :-Ist, That the holders of shares in the Central Oude Railway Company should, as far as pfacticable, be admitted as shareholders in the Oude Railway Company, on payment of a deposit of ss. per share. 2. That the election as directors of General Sim, Mr. G. Norton, and Captatp Johnston, who have b een provisionally app o i n t ed by the b oard, in the room of Mr. J. Stewart, Mr. A. Henderson, and Sir J. I,oain, be confirmed ; and, 3, that Mr. Stewart, Mr. Henderson, and Sir J. Login be elected auditors of the company. The capital account- showed that £11,358 had been received, and £5,044 expended, leaving a balance of £6,314. 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He stated that he had been a volunteer canvasser for Mr. Charlssworth, but he denied having offered a bribe or used any threats to may voter to induce him to vote for Charlesworth. Like all the Conservative agents who have yet appeared in the witness-box, he contradicted point blank the evidence of the witnesses who have implicated them in corrupt proceedings. He acknowledged having endeavoured to persuade a voter named Moxon to go away on the polling-day, but when pressed as to whether he had offered the money to go away, his memory suddenly failed him, and he was unable to swear that he had offered it, or that he had not. _ , Mr, Sergeant Pigott—l trust that a gentleman in your position will set a good example to your side. I may say for myself that I never met with anything so grievous as the exhibition which has been made by some of the witnesses on the Conser vative side. They can remember everything im material about a transaction—the mere fringe of a matter, as one may say—but the moment they are asked whether they have paid money or offered money they can recollect n o thi ng distinctly, and they won't swear to anything one way or the other. It would be much better to speak the truth Straight off; it makes very little difference to the purposes of this inquiry now ; but we are all very much pained at the attempt to keep the truth back from us. People talk about the spread of education doing good, but if education will not teach people to speak the truth in a witness-box, I can't see what use it is, except to make them wiser scamps. Mr. Tomlinson—Well, I won't undertake to say whether I did offer him any inducement or not. I may have said something about its being made worth his while to go away. Samuel Gifford voted for Leatham, for which he had £lO in money and £lO in goods. Alfred Ash and Boston came to fetch him to vote,, but his wife would not let him go until the money was put down. Ash then took off his watch and offered to leave it with Mrs. Gifford until the cash and goods were put into the house. They were obliged to comply with this condition, and then he voted. Previous to this Joe Brear had given him. £3O to vote for Charlesworth. Eliza Gifford, daughter of the last witness, cor roborated her father's evidence with regard to the offer of the watch. Mrs. Gifford also gave the same evidence. Mr. A. Ash was recalled, and gave a positive denial to the story of the watch. George Craddock was next called, and contra dicted flatly the evidence of Bairstow, who, on a former day, had sworn that the witness offered him £5O to vote for Charlesworth, and that he had been discharged from his situation after voting for Leatham. He characterised the story of the man and his wife as a" pack of lies." Mr. Craddock also denied the statement of a witness named Wain wright that he had endeavoured to induce him to vote for Charlesworth by offers of increased custom. The witness was subjected to a severe cross-exami nation, but he gave his evidence in such a stupid and prevaricating manner that the Commissioners threatened to commit him. Nothing, however fl rwas got out of him. Mr. Thomas Field Gilbert was next called—He . said, lam an election and Parliamentary agent. I came down to this town at the last election to assist Mr. Wainwright in conducting the election on be half of Mr. Leatham. Mr. Wyatt, the Parliamen tary agent, asked me to come down, telling me that it would involve considerable hard work, and would last several weeks. He did not intimate in any way, either directly or indirectly, that it would be necessary to resort to illegal practices ; and it was only after I got to Wakefield that I learned that bribery would be necessary. My terms were £3 3s. a-day and all expenses. I saw Mr. Wainwright immediately after my arrival. Nothing passed be tween me and Mr. Wainwright about bribery at our first interview ; and it was not until the middle of the month of April that it became apparent that bribery was going on. I heard within a week of my arrival that there was likely to be a good deal of bribery on the other side. I think it was Sharp ley told me that. I did not speak to Mr. Wain wright about this until I came to have the real condition of the borough before me. It was not till a fortnight before the electiou that I had the state of the borough before me. I had a list pre pared of the number of voters on both sides whom no sort of influence could touch; then a list of doubtful and unpledged persons who might be ex pected to be influenced in some way or other, either legitimately or otherwise ; then a list of the neutrals. These are the three classes into which we electioneering agents generally divide the canvassing books. Sharpley also handed me in a long list of persons who were bribable on both sides, and the number was so great that I said, " Really, Sharpley, you must have made a mistake ; Wakefield can't be so corrupt as this." (Laughter.) I should think there were at least 200 on the list. I don't know where that list is —lost, I should think. I conversed with other persons besides Sharpley on the subject ; and, though some thought that Sharpley had formed an extravagant estimate, yet the result was that I came to the opinion that if the election was to be won it must be by something more than the ordinary and legal means. I then said to Mr. Wainwright—" 1 want to know whether I am to be absolute director of this contest, and. whether I am to be at liberty to use all the means which I may think necessary for winning it." Wainwright took a day to make up' his mind, and then he said the matter would be left entirely in my hands. Of course I did not say what means I should have to use, but he could per fectly understand what I meant. This was about the 16th of April. I then said, "If my plan is to be carried out, the first thing required wid be some money." To which he replied he had no doubt some ould come. When I got down to Wakefield' I found to my great disgust that the town was in vaded by a host of what are called "watchers." There were droves of them about the streets, and no one could go out without being followed by a lot, watching where he went and what he did. The system was a very foolish one. I suppose it object was partly to intimidate voters and partly to pre vent voters being carried away. It would have been a good job if a lot of them had been carried away. (Laughter.) I received about £2OO from Mr. Wainwright to pay the expenses of these men before the conversation of which I have spoken ; and after that conversation I received £2,000 through Messrs. Overend and Gurney, in three separate parcels. The parcels were laid on my table by somebody, I can't say by whom—and I opened them. There was generally a letter of advice with each packet—here they are. (The letters were handed in.) I made no entry of the amounts I received, partly because I thought the letters were sufficient evidence, and partly be cause, the transactions being of an illegal charac ter, I was not likely to be so minute in my memoranda. Since the election I have had £375 from Mr. Wainwright. After I had received the money I was put in communication with a number of persons whose names I have put down on this list. (The names were Sharpley, Armstrong, Beverley, and Co., who have already made their appearance before the Commissioners.) To all these men I gave money to buy voters ;—there is a list, so far as I can recollect, of the voters who were so bought. I made a list at the time, though I don't know where it is, of the amount paid to each ; but the evidence which I have read 'in the papers on this point is for the most part correct. The largest sum I ever sent was £5O. I remember £96 being sent, but that was for two votes. lam certain of that. The price ran from £lO to £5O. Generally it was on the other of £25. The general way in which the bargains ran was this; Sharpley, or some other agent, would get a voter to promise for £l5 ; then, a day or two after, the voter would send word that he could net vote for Mr. Leatham for that sum,—the most he could do would be to stand neutral, and for that he must have something more. Later on he would ease his conscience by offering to vote for Leatham for an additional sum; and, after all, sometimes he would both keep what we had given him and vote for the other side. (Laughter.) The total amount spent in bribery on Mr. Leatham's side, as far as I know, was between £l,BOO and £1,900. That is all which passed through my hands, and I have no knowledge of any other sums. I believe, in fact, that no other money but that was spent on Mr. Leatham's side in bribery. During the election I received a letter from some man, who has since gone to America, offering to vote for Leatham for £l5O. (Laughter.) I showed the letter to Mr. Wainwright, and he put it in the fire at once. It was entirely Mr. Wain wright's doing that I went by the name of Field. I had no wish at all to pass under an alias, nor to conceal my presence in the town. Mr. Wainwright said he did'nt want the other side to know that he had a regular electioneering agent assisting him. I saw and talked frequently with Mr. Leatham during the electi on , b u t not hi ng passed between us about -- bribery. I have no reason to believe that he knew anything of what was going on, ex cept that as I was in receipt of a large sum of money it was for the gentleman who was finding it to judge what it was for. I generally kept the money in my pocket, and took it' out as it was wanted foreach person. I never kept it in a drawer, and never put it in envelopes r.lirected to particular voters. I never handed money to any voter perso nally. The whole sum wl.tich passed through my hands was £2,792 12s. Pad., of *which from £l,BOO to £1,900 was for bribery, and the rest general ex penseo, X adlltnCed mysiif.about XlBO from my own LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1869 pocket for the general expenses. I have never re- ' ceived anything for my services. I was employed here 57 days, and, exclusive of money out of pocket, my claim is pretty nearly £2OO. Mr. Wainwright came to me not very lbng after the election and raked for an account, and I said I was perfectly ready to go into accounts, but my advice to him was, if he expected to be examined before the com mittee the less he knew the better. I am aware, from reading Mr. Leatham's evidence in the papers, that he says £2,500 came down from Overend and Gurney's ; but £2,000 is all that I ever received, and I think there must be some mistake. All the money which I paid out for bribes was before the election, so that if any of the bribes were delayed it was in the hands of the under agents. I never heard Mr. Wainwright mention any sum as the limit placed on him by his principal. That is an unmitigated lie of Godfrey Noble's. Parties en gaged in electioneering matters in London now, When they meet with any lie bigger than another call it a " Noble." (Laughter.) Noble's state ment, too, that he saw notes and gold in my pos session is another lie. The first time I saw him was in the presence of the hon. member for Hudders field, Mr. E. A. Leatham ; and when he went away I said to Wainwright, " I don't know what ground you have for confidence in that man, but in my mind lie is not to be trusted—l think him a scoun drel." I was therefore particularly cautious not to do anything before him. Hinchliffe, too, is another ofithe same stamp. He says I gave him £7O, but the fact is I gave £9O, and much of the money which I gave him for voters did not reach their hands. He lies, too, in saying that I authorised him to keep the £2O given to Wainwright if he could get it back. I gave him no such authority. Mr. Willes—Do you know whether there was any person on the other side engaged in a similar way to yourself ? Mr. Gilbert—l was told frequently of a myste rious stranger being at work on the other side, but I don't know who he was, nor have I any suspi cion. I know there were very experienced tacti cians at work on the other side, and the only won der to me is, seeing the high prices paid on the other side, that we succeeded at all. I wish to say in conclusion, with reference to the insinuations of dishonesty which have been thrown out, that they do not apply to me at all. Apart from my love of truth and honesty, it is my intention to be honest to ttiy employers. I came to Wake field with an unsullied reputation as a Parliamen tary agent; and but for some few acquaintances I have made here, I regret deeply that I ever set my foot in it. I have never been engaged in bribery before, except, perhaps, what I may call legitimate bribery. I have been engaged in many county contests, and I have known villages in which the inhabitants have been split into different parties— Liberals and Conservatives. The Conservatives have been taken care of by the clergyman or the landlord, but there has been nobody to look after the Liberals, and I have felt it quite legitimate to find them a good breakfast and give them half a crown for their day's wages. That is the only kind of bribery I have ever been engaged in before this Wakefield affair. Mr. Joseph Brear, maltster (one of the Conserva tive agents, and to judge from the evidence of for mer witnesses, their chief bribery agent), was next called. He .said—l canvassed for Mr. Charles worth at the last election. I suppoEe you have heard, gentlemen, that I did a little of the " amia ble" during the election? (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Pigott—Well, such a suspicion has been breathed against you. Mr. Brear—So, to save you trouble, I have drawn up a list, as far as I can recollect, of those to whom I " tipped the ready" during the election. I gave Robert Beaumont £25 ; Alexander Brady, £3O; Charles Brady, £3O; William Cass, £3O; Mi chael Cox, £25; E. Owen, £5O; Benjamin John son, £2O ; George Perkins, either £35 or £4O ; J. H. Steed, £2O; William Warrener, £35; William Wells, £4O ; Gifford, £3O; Joseph Briggs, £l5; William Newsom, £l5 ; J. Beaumont, £2O or £25 ; Mr. Williamson, £l5; Mrs. Dunhill, £lO. I also gave Archibald Crowther £2OO to deal out among his friends; George Moore, £35; " a man un known," £530. (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Pigott—What name did he go by? _ _ Mr. Brear—l never heard his name. Mr. Thos. Alder brought him down to my house one evening in the election week. He sat down, and we had some talk about the election, from which I came to the conclusion that he was one of the right sort. I met him next morning, when he told me he could secure about a dozen voters, and I gave him £250. The next dayl met him again and gave him another £250. I did not make many offers that were not successful. I did certainly offer money to other people, but it was mostly " chaff." They got more chaff than money, did that lot. (Laughter.) For instance, one day I met a man in the street who drives an omnibus to Leeds. He was struggling along with two bony horses, and I asked him how he meant to vote. He said ho was going against us, and I said, " What a fool you must be ; I'm in a position to buy you four gray horses, new sets of harness, and a bran new omnibus"—(laughter)— but he drove on and would have nothing to guy to me. I went, too, into the house of a man named Mitchell, a customer of mine, who is a voter. I sat down and called for a glass of beer, and seeing a clock hanging up against the wall, I said, " What a pretty clock that is." " Yes," said Mitchell, but is a rare bad 'un. " Oh," said I, "I can soon cure it ; it wants greasing—£2s a wheel would soon cure it." (Laughtei.) L must say, however, it was more fun than anything else. I don't think he would have taken a shilling from either party. He is as decent a man as any in the town. The witness was under examination when our parcel left. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Oct. 18. MANSION-HOUSE.—Geo. Archer was brought up, on remand, charged with assaulting Thomas Aldiss with a red-hot poker. Aldiss on the first occasion was unable to attend, and he now appeared in court with his head tightly bandaged, and his left eye, or so much as could be seen of it, frightfully contused. He said—l live at No. 8, Sweet Apple-court, Bishopsgate-street, du the first floor, and the prisoner lives in the same house, on the ground floor. On the even ing of Saturday week, about seven o'clock, I went home to get a cup of tea, and there was something that did not quite please me. I had a few words with my . wife, and she went dow ns t a i rs . W e ll, as I was sitting there, quietly eating my rasher of bacon and drinking my cup of tea, I heard the prisoner abusing my old woman with the most disgusting language, so I went down directly to see what was the matter. He was ;standing at his door in his shirt, and I said, "What d'ye mean by using that language to my wife ?" Without a word he sprung at me, laid hold of me by the coil it and neck-tie, and with a great jork he pulled me down two stairs, and threw me on the floor, and tried to pull me into his rocm. As I said before, he was naked, in bis shirt, and as he was pulling me along I laid hold,of the tail of his shirt to help myself up, and I believe I wrenched his shirt into two or three pieces. When we got into his room the shirt gave way entirely, and down I went flat on the floor, with him on the top of me. Ho tried to bite me by the ear, but I stopped that, for I managed to get my thumb into his mouth. I pushed it chuck down his throat, and gagged him, so—(suiting the action to the word). He got away from me, however, but before I could get up he laid hold of me by the throat. I halloed " Mulder" as well as I could, and a policeman came and knocked his knuckles with his staff, upon which he got up, ran to the fire, pulled out the poker, and struck at me with it. The first blow missed me, but the second struck me on the head, and I do not recollect any more about it. I cannot say whether the poker was red hot or not, as it was all done so quickly I had not time to notice, but I know he took it from the fire. When I came to myself it was Sunday afternoon, and I was at the hospital, with only one eye to look out of. I thought I was done for. I can see a little now ; but I have to go back to the hospital when I leave here, as the doctor is afraid of erysipelas. Barrett, 644, said ho was called to Sweet Apple c'ourt, and found Aldiss on the Boor, with the prisoner clutching his throat. Witness struck him on the knuckles, upon which he seized the red-hot n e poker ee a from avoided e d the y stooping, p i and ng struckan and th e a pbolokwer,wihnisctheawdiot of hitting his head, struck the panel of the door, and broke it into three pieces, which " fizzed" from the heat of the poker. Witness ran out for further assistance, and when he got back, found the pri soner still naked at No. 8, but Aldiss had been re moved to a house opposite. GUILDRALa... FORGERY AND FRAUD.—CAIT TION TO TRADESMEN.-Sir 'nes Duke, one of the directors on duty at the London Joint„g±ock Bank, attended yesterday for the purpose of drawing h.. 4.- tention to a new system of forgery and fraud which was being carried on to a very considerable extent at the West-end, with a view to caution the public and put them on their guard against such nefarious practices. The system which the directors were so anxious to check was one very much calculated to deceive, and the mode of operation was that of ob taining a bank cheque-book in the name of some customer of the bank, and filling up the cheques for small amounts of £5 or £6 each, which they pre sented at various newspaper offices in payment for one or two insertions of advertisements cut from any newspaper, and as the cheques were signed with names of persons well known to the public, no difficulty was experienced in obtaining change for the cheques in cash. In the present instance a cheque-book containing 100 cheques was obtained of the London Joint-Stock Bank, upon a forged order, only a short time ago; and in ono day as many as four cheques, which had been passed in that manner, had been presented at the bank for payment, not one of the persons whose names were forged to the cheques being customers of that bank. One cheque was signed in the name of " Edwin Smith and Co.;" another in that of " Savory and Co.;" and doubtless the remaining 96 blank cheques .would be filled in with the names of other persons equally well known. He (Sir James Duke) and his brother directors, however, considered that the most effective means of preventing the circulation of these cheques was that of publicity, and they trusted that this exposure would have its effect among that class of persons most likely to be victimised. Mr. Alderman Copeland, who was also present, said it was really extraordinary with what perse verance certain systems of fraud were carried on. It was only last year he was very successful in breaking up a very extensive gang of swindlers, whose principal trade was in potatoes. He thought he had effectually put an end to the potato fraud but he was mistaken, as the following letter, ad dressed to his bailiff at Stoke-upon-Trent, would show : 24, Manchester-street,Kincross, London, W.C., OctOber 4, 1859. Dear Sir,—We have heard you have a quantity of pota toes for sale, if so, please forward us a sack with lowest price and quantity. Should the quality, &c., suit, we are buyers. Let the sack be an average sample, for which we will remit you a receipt —We are, sir, yours respectfully, Mr. J. Palby. ARTHUR `HITTER and Co. Mr. Alderman Copeland said, on receipt of that letter he wrote for references, but the only answer he received was that cash would be paid for the potatoes on delivery, no notice whatever being taken about the question of references. He there fore sent his clerk to the address in the letter, and he there found several persons regaling themselves over their pipes, with brandy and water, and he had no doubt dividing the plunder obtained from other parties. Had he not made these inquiries he should probably have had to tell a different tale, and reckoned himself among the potato victims. SOUTHWARK.—EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ABDUCTION AND SEDUCTION OF A YOUNG GIRL. — THE PROCURESS AND HER VlCTlMS.—Elizabeth Hunt, a middle-aged female, the keeper of a brothel in Cole-street, Dover-road, Newington, and Mary Vedler, a young woman, about 18, residing in the same house, were brought before Mr. Burcham, on a warrant, by Fensum, 227 M, one of the warrant Officers of this court, charged under the Bishop of Oxford's and Lord Shaftesbury's Act with unlaw fully procuring Sarah Young, a young girl, 17 years of age, to have carnal knowledge with men. The complainant, a pretty and modest-looking young girl, the daughter of honest and industrious parents, at Dockhead, in a very clear manner stated that she knew Vedler 18 months ago, she having at that time lived nearly opposite their house, She met her on Tuesday evening, the 11th inst., near the post-office, Dockhead, when Vedler asked her where she worked. Witness replied at Mr. Doudo's, in Bridge-street, Southwark-bridge. Vedler then or ranged to meet her on the Thursday evening. She did so, when they walked down Cheapside, Thames street, over London-bridge, to Maze-pond-street, Bermondsey. Vedler then spoke to a female, and they walked to Union-street, where she spoke to a gentleman, who accompanied them to Snowfields, but witness did not hear their conversation. They then went to the house of Mrs. Hunt, in Cole street, and had some beer together in the parlour. Witness, findinn , it was past ten o'clock (her time to get home), asked to go, but Mrs. Hunt told her "No." She was to remain there and sleep with two girls for that night. She then said again that she should like to go home, when Mary Vedler laughed at her, and said they would both go home the next msrning. Mr. Burcham asked whether she knew where Vedler lived ? Witness replied that she did not, but she told her that she lived near Queen Elizabeth's School, Dock head. Witness did not know where she was; there fore she consented to stop. At h a lf- cas t 12 Vedler went to bed, and witness went to bed with two girls at two o'clock. She then had an opinion that it was a bad house, but she could not leave the house, as a young girl stoodwat the door and prevented her. Mrs. Hunt did not then offer any obstruction. At 10 o'clock that morning she got up with the other girls, when Vedler wanted to drag her into a room where there was a gentleman, but she did nit go. She had some of her clothes on, but her bonnet, shawl, and boots could not be found. Witness again told Vedler to let her go home, when she requested her to stay a little while. She kept her waiting all that day, as she did not know where she was. In the evening, Vedler told her she should not go, and she was kept in by the prisoners and another girl. Vedler put her bonnet and shawl away, and she was kept without food until seven o'clock in the evening, when Mrs. Hunt told her she would give her some coffee and bread and butter, which she must pay her for when she got some money. Vedler then too her to a coffee-shop at the corner of the street. Mr. Burcham asked why she did not leave her then, as she had an opportunity of doing so ? , She replied that Vedler had hold of her, and prevented her, and when they returned to Mrs. Hunt's, she pushed her into the house and fol: lowed her. As soon as they got in witness told Mrs. Hunt that she wanted to go home, when she said that she must stop all night. Mary Vedler then wanted her to send for her clothes. She did not do that, but about nine o'clock she went out, accompanied by the latter prisoner, and, in passing along the street, two gentlemen came up and spoke to Vcdler. One of them said he would come at half-past 11 to Mrs. Hunt's. They then returned to Cole-street, and at the time the gentlemen came. One of them asked her how long she had been away from home. She told him only the previous night. Mr. Burcham asked her whether she did not tell him she wanted to go home ? Witness replied that she did, but he said she should sleep with him. She told him she should not, and commenced crying. She had pulled her boots, stockings, and bonnet and shawl qff, as. they were wet, and when sho again asked to go home she found that they were locked up in a room. She did not know who locked them in, but in a little while a girl came to her with a light, and called her up stairs to go to bed. Feeling sick and extremely tired, she followed her into a bedroom, believing that she was going to sleep with other girls. How ever, as she was undressing herself, a gentleman came into the room, and then she became so ill that she was glad to get into bed. The gentleman fol lowed her, and then she became unconscious, and did not wake until 10 o'clock in the morning. The gentleman was with her, and she ascertained that h' had ruined her. He told her not to cry, he would see her in the evening, and make it all right and give her some mom y. Mr. Burcham asked her what was the cause of her sickness ? She replied that a tumbler containing about half a pint of beer was brought to her, and handed her by the gentleman. As soon as she drank it sho became sick, and unable to stand or sit. Witness, as soon as she dressed herself, went down stairs and saw the prisoners. Vedler laughed at her as soon as she told her what had occurred, and they re mained together all that day, as she did not know where the was. In the evening they went to her sister's, who was in service near St. Paul's Church, Bermondsey, but did not tell her what had occurred, as she was afraid of Vedler. They remained to gether all Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and then her father found her. Mr. Burcham asked whether more than one man had been free with her? Complainant replied, in a crying voice—Oh yes, sir, two others. She here fainted away, and was compelled to be carried out of court by her father and mother, as sisted by the officers. The prisoners were also re moved. Nelson Baker said, he lived in Sweet Apple court, and was standing at the corner on th , i even ing in question, when a mob of children came run ning towards him crying " Murder," but he took no notice of that, as it was generally the case there ; but when a second mob of children ran down the court with the same cry, he went to s©e what was the matter, and found the prisoner, on the top of Aldiss. When the prisoner struck about him with the red-hot poker, witness thought it time to get out of the way, and ran from the house with the policeman. Finding, however, that the prisoner did not follow them, he went back and peeved into the room, where he saw Aldiss lying on the floor insensible, and bleeding profusely from the head. Fearing the prisoner might follow up the blow and kill his victim outright, he rushed into the room, and taking Aldiss by the collar, dragged him into the opposite house. The prisoner was again remanded for m4Ol Shortly before five o'clock the prisoners were again put to the dock, when Complainant, in answer to Mr. Burcha'n, said that Vedler introduced her into another house on Sunday night, where she was familiar with a se cond man, and on Monday night with the third. Mr. Burcham said there did not appear anything in that to implicate Hunt. Did she wish to ask any questions? Iluut deiliecl. having kept her in her house. When she game she told, her her mother was dead, evidence, but with an intimation that he would be and she had a strict father, who would be at her if committed for trial. I she went home. She accordingly let her stop. Mr. Burcham asked the girl whether such was the case ? She replied that it was not. She wanted her to stay and introduce men to her. Mary Vedler said something about furnished apartments, but she dia not. Hunt declared that although she kept a brothel she had no wish to allow the complainant to stop in her house. She did all she could to persuade her to leave. On Saturday and Sunday nights she came home tipsy, when she prevented men going with her. Mr. Burcham asked complainant if she gave Mrs. Hunt any money ? She replied that she gave her two sixpences for her lodgings. Mrs. Hunt said that was all she received, and if the case was adjourned she should be able to prove all she had stated. Mr. Burcham accordingly remanded them until Friday, accepting bail for their appearance. WORSHIP-STREET.—WATCH ROBBERIES. — John Osborne, 20, was charged before Mr. D'Eyn court with stealing a silver watch from the person. Mr. David Bryant and his wife were passing along Whitechapel, towards their residence in Mile end New Town, on the night of the 10th instant, when prisoner, whom they both distinctly noticed, sprang forward from George-street, snatched the guard of Mr. Bryant's watch, possessed himself of the latter by snapping its ring in the usual man ner, and then ran off. Four men endeavoured to prevent pursuit, but subsequently the prisoner was taken into custody at a notorious house in Keate street, Spitalfields, playing at cards with a woman, by Billings, 103 H. The property was not found. Holland, 155 H, said he knew the prisoner as a companion of the Whitechapel thieves, and had had him in custody. The prisoner, who declared his innocence, was fully committed for trial at the Middlesex Sessions. Denis Fleming, a powerful, thick-set, determined looking fellow, was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, on the 14th inst. Mr. George Thomas, of 26, Alma-terrace, New North-road, identified the property, but said that having been intoxicated at the time it was stolen. he knew nothing about it. Mr. D'Eyncourt observed that if Mr. Thomas had been charged with drunkenness, as he ought to have been, he would assuredly have fined him, inebriation being an incentive and temptation to poeket picking. Joseph Creswell, a compositor, proved having, at one o'clock on the morning of the robbery, seen prosecutor with a female in a cab. She called for a quartern of " Old Tom," which she induced him to drink. He became insensible, and having fallen to the bottom of the cab, was subsequently removed into the publichouse. Prisoner assisted in this, and took the opportunity of purloining the gentleman's watch from his waistcoat pocket. Witness per ceived the theft, and grasping the valuable watch through the trousers of the prisoner as it lay snugly in one of his pockets, held it, despite the determined resistance of the rogue, until a police constable arrived. Austin, 241 N, deposed that he found last wit ness struggling with the prisoner, and with his assistance, got him into the publichouse, where, having thrown prisoner on the fldor, the watch was taken from him. Creswell subsequently picked up a gold chain and gave it to him. Mr. D'Eyncourt complimented the compositor on his display of courage against crime, and sent the accused to the Middlesex Sessions for trial. CLERKENWELL. MURDEROUS ASSAULT UPON THE POLICE.—SERIOUS ILLNESS OF Two CONSTABLES.—A rough-looking fellow, who gave the name of Francis Alpine, described as a stoker, having no fixed residence, was charged before Mr. Corrie with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting police-constables Cole, 350 S, Wilson, 432 S, Tay lor, 219 N, and Older, 418 5, at Edward-street, King's-cross, and Mary Ann Shaw, Caroline Shaw, Ellen Greenwood, and Bridget Shea, prostitutes, were charged with:throwing stones and inciting the mob against the constables, and Richard Williams was charged with attempting to rescue Alpine and Shea from custody. Acting-Inspector Mulvany, 8 S, said that two constables were so ill-used that they were unable to attend. lie then handed in the following certificate: — Police Station, Somers Town, Oct. 18, 1859. These certify that police-constables James Taylor, 219 N, and Abraham Cole, 350 S, have each received severe scalp wounds, which have disabled them from duty. JAMES SMELLIE, Surgeon, &c. The prisoner Alpine was so violent that it was found necessary to have the handcuffs on him while in the box, and while at the station he made use of very disgusting language, and. kicked and struck at every person who came in his way. From the evidence, it appeared that this morning about half-past one the prisoners, who had been at tending a raffle for the " benefit of a friend"—that is, to procure money to obtain legal assistance for a thief who is in custody, were in Edward-street, King's-cross, making a great disturbance. Police constables Cole and Wilson went to the spot and asked the prisoner Alpine to go away. This he re fused to do, but caught hold of Cole, struck him, and threw him down. Wilson attempted to assist his brother constable, when Alpine struck him a violent blow on the face and threw him down. While they were on the ground Alpine kicked both constables and very much hurt them. Other constables then arrived, and Alpine kicked and struck at them. When Wilson was assisting his brother officer, Shea laid hold of him, pulled him back, and the prisoner got away. The pri soner was followed, and when again apprehended Williams endeavoured to pull him away, all the other prisoners threw stones and brickbats, and it was with the greatest difficulty that the prisoners could be got to the station. In answer to Mr. Corrie, Sergeant Mulvany said that both constables, who were not in attendance, had very severe wounds. The prisoner Alpine was a thief and a very bad character. The prisoner Alpine said he was ill-used by the police, and the other prisoners said it was no use making any defence. Mr. Corrie remanded the prisoner Alpino for a week, sentenced the whole of the female prisoners to one month's hard labour in the House of Correc tion, and ordered Williams to pay a fine of 205., or in default of payment 14 days' imprisonment. MARYLEBONE.—TIIE ROBBERIES OF PLATE, &C., FROM COFFINS.—AIfred Grantham, Charles Grantham, Charles Grantham, the elder, Francis Edinborough, labo urers , an d Thomas Mead, a marine store shopkeeper, carrying on business in the North Wharf-road, Paddington, were again placed at the baf before Mr. Broughton, the first four charged with stealing plates and portions of lead from coffins in the vaults of St. Mary's Church, Paddington, and the latter as a receiver of the pro perty with a guilty knowledge. Mr. Herring attended, as upon former occasions, for all but Mead, who was defended by Mr. Lewis, jun. The particulars of what previously transpired have already appeared , a nd it will be remembered that a remand took place in consequence f Ser geant Potter and Doble of the D division stating that fresh evidence would be adduced, more espe cially against Mead. Mr: Fuller, solicitor to the vestry of the parish, was as before present on the part of the prosecution. The whole of the evidence was read over by Mr. Phillips, the chief clerk, And the prisoners, all of whom with the exception of Mead, were allowed to put in bail if they could procure it, 24 hours' notice thereof being required, were committed for trial. Other charges were brought against Mead, but they were not snbstantiatcd. They related to iron, sacks, &c., found on his premises, and which the police ha reason to believe had been stolen, when he was taken into custody. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—AbsoIom King, between 60 and '7O years of age, was charged with having attempted to drown himself. The evidence went to show that on Saturday last, between 12 and 1 o'clock, Mr. Hammond, professor of music, residing at 33, Beaumont-street, Maryle bone, while passing over York -gate-bridge, Regent's Park, was informed that a man had just thrown himself into the canal. He rushed to the spot, and plunging into the water, succeeded, after some dif ficulty, in extricating the prisoner and getting him on to the bank. He was for some time in a state of unconsciousness, and was conveyed on a stretcher to Mary lebone Workhouse. He was sinking when fortunately rescued by Mr. Hammond. Mr. Broughton addressed the prisoner in a most kind and feeling manner, and His answer to the charge was, that dist ress caused him to do what he had done. Mr. Broughton sent him to the House of Deten tion for a week, where he would have the advice and admonition of the chaplain. and the magistrate properly lauded Mr. Hammonds conduct. WOOLWICH. GROSS MISCONDUCT OF A POLICE CONSTABLE.—SamueI Miles; a police con stable, 484 of the R division, was placed at the bar before Mr. Traill, by order of the Commissioners of Metropolitan Police, charged with violation of his duty by apprehending David Watson upon a false charge. Mr. Mallalieu, superintendent of the R division of police, attended to watch the proceedings ; and thn :prisoner, who has recently left the Brighton police force, was undefended. D. Watson, a shipwright, residing at Charlton vale, deposed—About 12 o'clock on the night of Saturday, the Ist inst., he was proceeding down Trinity-street, when he saw th e prisoner in advance/ walking in company with two females and a young f man named Mott. He did not interfere with the parties, but the prisoner turned a light in his face, and repeatedly told him to go home. Witness re plied that he was a ratepayer, and had a right to walk where he thought proper, and moreover that he was proceeding towards his own home. The females shortly afterwards left, and the prisoner then crossed the road and attacked witness in a savage manner, knocking off his hat and kicking him. Witness did not resist, and the prisoner said, " I shall take you into custody for assaulting me, and using indecent language to the females." The young man William Mott then came up, and he appealed to him as a witness, but the prisoner said, " It's of no use, as he did not see the assault." The prisoner then apprehended witness and took him to the station-house, where the charge was booked. William Mott corroborated the evidence of the last witness, and stated that he accompanied the parties to the station-house, and his bail was ac cepted for Watson. Mary Ann Marshall and Sarah Wood, residing at West-street, Charlton, gave evidence to the effect, that on the night in question they met the witness Mott, and all three accompanied the prisoner round his beat. They saw the witness Watson, whom they knew,and the prisoner said," Is he a spy upon me.?" After leaving the prisoner they returned home and went to bed, and the prisoner subse quently knocked at their door, and asked for some water to think, which was given him, and he then said that he had locked Watson up for committing an assault upon himself and the females. They re plied, " How could you tell such a falsehood ?" Mr. Traill said in this case the prisoner had in his evidence given against the witness Watson, committed deliberate perjury, and he wished to know if the police commissioners intended to indict him upon this charge. Mr. Superintendent Mallalicu replied that he was instrueted to charge the prisoner with a violation of duty. Mr. Traill—This is certainly a bad case, and the prisoner deserves to be sent for trial on a more seri ous charge. He begins, in the first place, by ne glecting his duty ; he then apprehends a respectable man upon a false charge ; but the worst part of it is, that when he appears against that man, ho swears not only to an assault never committed, but that he had not seen the females on the night in question. I shall not impose a fine, but commit the prisoner for one month's imprisonment. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT HOLYROOD PALACE, OCT. 15. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the Right Hon. John Melville, Lord Provost of Edinburgh. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, OCT. 18. Ist Regimentof Dragoon Guards—James Greatorex, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Crewe, promoted. 18th Light Dragoons—Captain John Peyton, from the 13th Foot, to be Captain, paying the difference between infantry and cavalry, vice Jones, who exchanges, receiv ing the same ; Harold Esdale Malet, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Stopford, appointed to the Bth Light Dragoons. 6th Regiment of Foot—Staff-Surgeon Alex. Peile Cahill, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Bindon, appointed to the Staff. 9th Foot—Herbert Witherstone Mynors Baskerville, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Eccles, promoted. 10th Foot—Lieutenant George William Graham to be Captain, by purchase, vice Aldersey, who retires ; Ensign Charles James Barnett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Graham. 13th Foot—Captain Alfred Stowell Jones, from the , 18th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Peyton, who ex changes. 14th Foot—William Thornhill Blois, Gent., to be Ensign without purchase, vice Jervis, appointed to the 33d F oo t ; Thomas Charles Watson, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase. 15th Foot —Ensign Robert Algeo Mostyn to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Gibson, who retires. 16th Foot—Major George John Peacocks to be Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Cockell, who retires; Captain Charles Rowley Platt to be Major, by purchase, vice Peacocke . ; Lieutenant Arthur Platt to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Rowley Platt; En sign Charles Tempest Sheringham to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arthur Platt. 27th F oot —B reve t-Lieutenant-Colonel John Ward, from half-pay, Unattached, to be Major, vice Stapylton, pro moted; Brevet-Major Richard Freer to be Major, by purchase, vice Ward, who retires; Lieutenant William Henry Gresson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Freer. 30th Foot—Captain William Deedes, from the Rifle Bri gade, to be Captain, vice Wood, who exchanges. 60th Foot—Captain Jam es Fraser to be Major, without purchase, vice Yonge, who retires upon full pay ; Aubrey Yore O'Brien, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gubbins, promoted. 75th Foot—Captain George Black, from half-pay, Staff Corps, to be Captain, vice Brevet -Major Dawson, who exchanges ; Lieutenant Charles Melville Pym to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Black, who retires Ensign Denzil Hammill to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pym. 79th Foot—Lieutenant Albert Newby Clay to be Instruc tor of Musketry, vice Walker, who has been taken on the strength of the Depot. 80th Foot—Captain Hamilton Charles Smith to be Major, by purchase, vice Studdert, who retires; Lieutenant Robert homes Maxwell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Smith; Ensign Joseph Bramley Ridout to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Maxwell, 86th Foot—Ensign John Wells to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Knipe, promoted. 96th Foot—William Yates Foot, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reid, promoted. • Rifle Brigade—Captain Henry Wood, from the 30th Feet, to be Captain, vice Deedes, who exchanges. Cape Mounted Rifles —Arthur Hales, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brabant, promoted. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant John Yates, from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon Henry Vereker Bindon, from the 6th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Cahill, appointed to the 6th Foot. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. Deputy Commissary-General William Isaac Greig. hav ing been placed upon the Retired List, and being eligible from length of service and meritorious conduct, to be pro moted to the honorary rank of Commissary-General. Commissariat Clerk Robert Dalrymple Ross, having completed the required service as Acting Deputy Assistant Commissary-General on the Western Coast of Africa, to be confirmed in the rank of Deputy Assistant -Commissary - General. BREVET. Major-General Sir James Hope" Grant, K.C.8., to have the local rank of Lieutenant-General in China. Major Wjlliam James Yonge, retired full-pay 60th Foot, to be Lieutenant • Colonel in the Army, the rank being hono rary only. Captain George Black, 75th Foot, to bo Major in the arm C y, aptain Maxwell Lepper, 86th Foot, to be Major in tho Army. P a y mas ter George Bartley , half-pay 54th Foot, having completed in all a service of 30 years, 25 of which as Pay master, to have the honorary rank of Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place in her Ma jesty's Indian Military Forceo, 8., consequent on .0 the death of General Sir Robert Henry Cunliffe, BK. Bengal Infantry', Sept. 10, 1859; Lieutenant-General James Morse, Bombay Infantry, Sept. 20, 1859 : Lieutenant -General Alexander Lindsay, C. 8., Bengal Artillery, to be iieneral. Major-General ipsoph Harris, Bengal Infantry, to be Licutenant-General. Major-General John Tulloch, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, to be Lieutenant-General. Colonel Thomas David Carpenter, Madras Infantry, to be Major-General. Colonel Thomas Alexander Augustus Munsey, Madras Cavalry, to be Major-General. The under mentioned Officers of her Majesty's Indian iiMitary Forces, retired on full-pay, to have a step of hono rary cank as follows, viz. : To be Major-Generals—Colonel Henry Templar, Bengal Infantry ; Colonel Astley George Francis John Young husband, Bengal Inthntry. s n Henry n i rt E T e n h j o a m m a i To be Colonels-- - Lieut. - Colonel Wm. Robert Dunmore Bengal l l E l n n : l, n n e tl e y rs ; ; Sa Sulli van, Madraa Cavalry. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. 4th Company of Essex Rifle Volunteers—Oetavius Ed ward Coope, Esq., to be Captain, Ist Company of Northumberland Artillery Volunteers-- Wm. Lindsey Emerson, Esq., M.D., to be Honorary Sur geon. 3d Company of Staffordshire . Rifle Volunteers—Septimus Bourne, Gent" to be Lieutenant; John. Dirampek, Gent., to be Ensign. Cambridgeshire Militia—Ensign Wm. Frederick Dennis to be Lieutenant. 6th Company of Lancashire Rifle Volunteers—Edward Stanley Heywood, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; Fenton Mangnall, Gent., to be Ensign. 12th Company of Lanca shire Rifle Volunteers—William Henry Goodair, Esq., to be Captain; Thomas Goodair, Gent., to be Lieutenant; Robert Lamb Ascroft, Gent., to be Ensign. 4th or Duke of Lancaster's own Light Infantry Regi ment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Lieutenant J. Joseph Westenra Smith, to be Captain, vice John Henry Gorden, resigned; Ensign William Sheffield Betham to be Lieute nant, vice John Josepl4W - ostenra Smith, promoted ; En sign Charles Ring to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Vowell, resigned. Artillery Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Cap tain Henry Thomas Fyers to be Major, vice George Hall, resigned; George Wood, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice John Gregory, resigned. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, Oct. 17. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen and marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distribution of the tonnage bounty awarded for the Name Unknown, captured on the 18th Sept., 1857, by. her Majesty's ship Sappho, will commence on Monday, the 24th Oct., 1859, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the "Accountant- General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house." Agents and other persons holding prize orders, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may lie legally entitled to claim the share of any salvor, are requested to present the same at this office. Any person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue within thetni ted Kingdom, is required tnintimate the sam3 by letter to be addressed " On Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London "—in which letter his own place of re sidence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of sal vage money. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes : Flag share £252 3 8 I Commander 598 19 0 Third class l7B 13 8 Fourth class Filth class „ t , 63 16 3 Sixth class .... £57 S 8 Seventh class.... :38 5 9 Eighth class .... 19 2 11 Ninth class ...... 12 15 3 Tenth class „ , 6 7 7 BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Thomas Stephen Carties, cheesemonger, York-street, Westminster. BANKRUPTS. Francis William Bishop, navy agent, Surrey-street, Strand, to surrender, Nov. 4, at twelve, and Dec. 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. _ Robert Reynolds Fifmei., butcher, Cheltenham, Nov. 3 and Dec. 6, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Samuel Clabrough, broker, Kingston-upon-Hull, Nov. 2 and 30, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Joseph Neumann, boot and shoe maker, Birmingham, Oct 31 and Nov. 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. ' George James, butcher, Hanley, Staffordshire, Oct. 26 and Nov. 14, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. David Williams Bishop and John Fox Farbridge, East India merchants, Cornhill, Nov. lat half-past 12, and Dec. 6 at 12, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Richard Bevan, wine merchant, Liverpool, Oct. 28 and Nov. 17, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. John heron Radford, lace maker, Nottingham, Nov. 8, and 29, at half-past eleven, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Thomas Morris, joiner, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, Nov. 8 and 29, at half-past eleven, at the Shirehall, Nottingham. James Crow, upholsterer, New Park-road, Brixton, Oct. 26, and Nov. 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Jeremiah Cranfield, cooper, Colchester, Oct 27, at eleven, and Dec. 6, at one, at the Co ur t o f B an k rup t cy. _ _ _ SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James White Adams, solicitor, Portobello, county of Edinburgh. _ Duncan M'Laren, grocer, Glasgow. COUNTRY MA.RKB72. LIVERPOOL—OcT. 18. We had a fair attendance of millers and dealers at our corn exchange this morning, but they were not much in clined to do business. Wheat was little dealt in, and, though previous prices were generally asked, the turn was certainly in buyers' favour. Flour had a slow sale at the rates of last market. The business in Indian corn was con fined'to retail requirements, without change in value. Oats sluggish ; oatmeal in fair request at rather more money. Beans advanced 6d to la per qr., and barley Id per 601 be. Peas without alteration. 1 The market was very slot throughout. BRISTOL—OcT. 18. At our market to-day them was a fair attendance of the trade, - and more inquiry for wheat, at fully is per qr. more money. Good grinding barley 6d dearer. Oats 111 fair demand at last week's prices. SHEFFIELD—OcT. 18. The show of wheat was rather small, but the trade was pretty buoyant. Fine samples sold moderately well at last week's quotations, and in some instances at a trifling ad vance ; for inferior qualities little demand. Old oats un changed, and new declined is per qr. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial b_.shels...l6B Od to 17. 6d White 71 97 ...188 Od to 23s Od New red ) 1 . . .16s Od to 17e 6d New white ...188 Od to 19s 04 Beans ":16;6ii;20;0d ---- I 77 77 .•............‘'....' - Peas, per qr 44s Od to 5 - 5 Od Grinding barley, per qr 3380 d to 3.5 s Od Malting ditto, „ 3Bs Od to 4050 i Oats // 24s Od to 325 Od Millers' prices for flour—ls 6d, la Bd, and is 10d per 141 b. LEEDS-OCT. 18. -- --- We are liberally supplied with wheat, which meets S slow sale ; but we make no alteration from the quotations of Friday last. Fine heavy barley in request, inferior de scriptions almost unsaleable. Beans and other articles un altered. Arrivals this week : Wheat 2,851 qrs. Barley Oats Rapeseed Beans Linseed 638 Flour Averagemfartheive6k: Wheat 4,355 qrs., at 44s 81d 77 Peas ..• • Beans 92 „ 42s .4id huiey........1,600 ” - 373 4d Oats 149 n 223 6d Rye 9 , .-8 Od -- NEWCASTLE-Om. 18. We had a tolerably good supply of wheat to-day, which met a fair demand, at fully the currencies of last market day. Malting barley as high in price. Oats unchanged In value. Beans scarce, at late rates. Wheat .40s to 46s Oats.... 24s to 28 4 White do .44s to 52s Beans ..42s to:4Be Barley .36s to 42s Peas ....—s to -tea NORWICH CATTLE—OcT. 15. A tolerable supply of store cattle to clay, comprising Scot* shorthorns, Devons, and Irish. A fair attendance, mad sul active business done. Scots, 4s 6d to 5s ; shorthorns, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; Irish, 30 6d to 4s 6d ; Devons, 4s Gd to 5s (estimated weight when fat). Fat beasts dull, 8s Od to 8s Gd per stone, without a clear • ADM Sheep—The pens were tolerably well filled. The best sheep in demand at 38s to 40s per head. Fat sheep, g o to ,8s 6d per stone. Pigs—A good supply. Store pigs 30s to 358; fat pork, 7s Od to 7s 6d per stone. FO_R_EIGN MAIL RACKET LIST. In the following table E signifies that letters are despatched by evening mails from London, and II by morning mails._ Next DE STRIATION s. Despatch' Port of Mail of Mails. Despatch. due. ..._,----- Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton N0v.12, M Southamp. Nov. 1 0 Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Havana via New York Oct. 28,E Liverpool.. Oct. 2 7 Canada, &c. (by Canada. pckt ) Oct. —, E Liverpool.. O c t. 19 Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena Nov 5, E Devonport Nov. 1 China, Penang, and Singa pore, via Southampton Oct. 20, E Southamp. Oct 19 Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 20, 31 Southamp. Oct. 1 9 Honduras and Blewfields India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 20, X Southamp. Oct. 1 9 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Oct. 27, M Southamp. Oct. 2 5 Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands Nov. 9, M Southamp. Nov. 5 Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto O ct. 27, M Southamp. Oct. 2 1 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 19 Mexico and Havana ........ Nov. 2, 11 Southa m p. Nov. 1 .. 2_o : 3 E I Southamp. Oct. 19 Newfoundland ............. Oct. 21, E Galway United States and British N. A D i n' t t e o r I ( bay ( ü b . y s ß . r v it a i c s k h e p o ack . et . ) Oct. oct. 2 1 1 6, E E s L o iv tl e th rp a o m o p l Oct. 27 West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Ten eriffe ........ Oct. 24, E Liverpool Nov. 9 West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, &c... Oct. —, M Southamp. Nov. 1 [ADYERTISEMENT.]—ErPs's (Horaceopathic Chemist) COCOA. —This esteemed preparation is sold by the prin cipal grocers at Is. 6d. per lb., in 11b., alb. , and ilb• packets. Each packet is labelled " James Epps Homo , ' pathic chemist, London." [ADVERTISEMENT.].—We have read with much pleasur! Du Barry's Report on the cure of Indigestion (Dyspepsia/I Flatulency, Constipati on , Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Debilio without medicine, by Du sarry's Food. The following, are a few extract s w hi c h appear to merit the attention 0: many :—Cure No. 47,121.—Mi 5s Eli za b eth Jacobs, 0 1 Nazing Vicarage, Waltham -cross, Herts : a cure of es; treme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits; and nervous . fancies. Cure No. 48,314.—Mi5s Elizabeth Yeo man, Gateacre near Liverpool : a cure of ten years' dyspepsia and all the horrors of nervous irritability. Cure No. 54,812.—Mi5s Virginia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medical advisers had abandoned all hopes , of re covery. Cure No. 51,514.—8ar0n de Polentz, P re f ec t of Langenau, of many years' horrible sufferings of th e nerves, and of an obstinate liver complaint, for whi ch the erman spas had been tried in vain for year% Cure No. 48,721.—G enera l Baron d e Zaluskowski, (/ many years fearful disorders of the digestive functions. En tins, at Is. 6d. ; 11b., 3s. ; 21b., 65. 9d. ; 511 L, 125.; 1211)., 265. The 101 b. and 121 b. tins carriage free, on receipt of peat' office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London! Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly ' - Abbis, 6 0, Gracechnrch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 63, and 150, Oxford street ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 49 and 60, Bishopsgate street ; 85, Tottenham-court-road. Also at Dublin, Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Rabies and Co.; at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew; at Manchester, Sharp W I Scott ; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and Co. ; at South" ampton, Randall and Son. BIRTH a. CHICHESTER.—On the 26th Aug., at Campbellpore, gait Indies, the Hon. Mrs. Algernon Chichester, of a son. PALMER.—On the 17th inst., at 6, Portland .place, Lady Laura Palmer, of a son. PLUMMER.—On the 18th inst., at 45, Albemarle• street, Mrs. Scott Plummer, of Sunderland Hall, Selkirkshiret of a son. T Y RRELL. —On the 17th inst., the wife of Walter Tyrrell, Esq., of St. Helen's-place, of a daughter. M,A RRIACIES. BEDINGFIELD—CLAVERING.-011 the 17th inst., at the Bavarian Chapel, War w i c k- s t ree t, H enr y, o ld es t s on o; Sir Henry Bedingfiald, Bart., of Oiburgh, to Aug,usta , only child of Edward Clavering, Esq., of Callaly Castle, Northumberland. PARKE — IIILLIAni).—On the 15th inst., at the parish church, Chelmsford, Henry B. Parke, Esq., of Norfolk square, Hyde-park, to Eliza Maria, eldest daughtor of De. Hilliard, of Chelmsford, Essex. DEATHS. BArter.Ar.—On the al ult. at Buzar Central India, Mai"' Robert Campbell Barclay, of the 68th Regt. 8.N.1., aged 35. BOARDMAN.—On the 15th inst., at Prospect-hill, Smedler' lane, Manchester, John Boardman, Esq., formerly Alder man of that city, aged 76. BURGHERSII.—On the 16th inst., at his seat, Apethorpet Northamptonshire, the Earl of Westmoreland, aged 7 8 . GRAVES. —On the 15th inst., suddenly, Mr. Francis Gravelit of Haverstock-hill, and 6, Fall-mall, aged 56. LEVERETT.-0/i the 15th inst., at Saffron Walden, jelaa Leverett, aged 66. MARLING.—On the 16th inst., at Dudhridge House, near Stroud, Wm. Marling, Esq., aged 83. TOWERS.—On the 13th inst., at Catloage, Inverness-shires Major-General Towers, formerly of the 7th Hussars, aged 63. LONDON : Printed and Published by MIJRDO YOUNG , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Stin Office, No. 1 12 1 Strand, in th© Precinct of the Savoy, ita the county °' Middlesex, Wednesday, October 19, 1859.