The Sun. — London, England, 1858-11-11 00:00:00

ROYAL COMMISSION. ; p.S7 ARMY - STORES, AND CLOTHING. The Royal Commissioners continued their inquiry yesterday at Woolwich Arsenal. Mr. Rolt, in respect of whom a statement had been made during the progress of the inquiry which created an impression that he offered for sale to Government a quantity of Dantzic firs which were not in his possession at the time the offer was made, came before the commissioners to explain the trans action, and to remove from the minds of the com missioners and the public the impression which had been created. Mr. Bolt read his letter of the 3d of April, offering 150 loads of Dantzie fir to Govern ment at •£4 ss. per load. When that offer was made the timber was lying in the Commercial Docks. ' On the 14th of April a letter was received from the War Department, stating " that timber of that dekription was not at present required by the department." He therefore found another channel through Which that timber was disposed of. The timber was therefore in the market at the time it was offered ; it was not inspected by the Govern ment, and it was therefore sold to somebody else. When he saw the statement and the comments which had been made upon it he felt acutely on the point, and thought it right to remove the censure which had been cast on his commercial honour and activity. Mr. Turner said that he was chiefly responsible for the remarks which had been made, but those remarks were founded on certain premises, for the accuracy of which he was in no way responsible. Mr. Bolt said he quite concurred in the justice of the'remarks made by Mr. Turner, if the facts were trite; I?tit the facts being untrue, the remarks were unjust. With regard to Mr. Sim, he must in justice him of any imputation whatever in this malter, because Mr. Sim told him last night that he - had fallen into a gross error in what he said, as - he would communicate to the commissioners by lett&. Mr. Sim was not in the country at the time, and he did not receive any order to buy tim ber till the 24th of April ; he inspected it on the 29th, aiid on the 10th of May he bought it. In reply to Mr, Selfe, Mr. Rolt said that the offer was made on the 3d of April. On the 14th the refusal of the Govern ment to accept was received, and on the 18th he disposed ofit ; it was cut up for ships' decks, and was sold all round for £4 10s. per load. It was offered to the Government as it lay ; they might have taken 100 loads of the 150 at £4 ss. It would not have damaged the remainder. It was very excellent timber—Crown Zabboladowski. Made an offer of timber of the same description to the Government ton the 6th of May, which he " ex pected" ex the Condor. Mr. Turner—Your offer to Government of 480 loads of timber which you " expected" must be taken as a proof that when you offered the former timber, and requested an inspection of it , you had it on hand ? Mr. Rolt—lt would depend on various circum stances whether the Government could be as well served •by buying through brokers or through competition. He unquestionably approved of the principle of competition. The broker acted for buyer and seller. It might be desirable for the buyer to have a broker of his own, but in the timber trade it would be difficult to accomplish such a thing. Mr. Dolan, an army clothing contractor, requested that a letter which he had addressed to the Com missioners might be read. They, however, objected to the reading of the letter. Mr. Dolan then stated, in reply to questions, that his house had been in the habit of making allowances to the quartermasters, and were still in the habit of making them. • The allowance was not fixed, but in accord ance with the services rendered. It was generally never more than 5 per cent., and all round it was about 21 per cent. on the necessaries sold. Did not consider that this was in contravention of the regulations issued. The practice prevailed for many years, and there was a necessity for it. The necessity arose from the fact that the goods sent out for the regiment, though inspected and passed, might be returned to the contractors, and therefore it was considered right that the quartermasters should have an allowance for the care of the goads. [A good deal of discussion here arose as to the incidence of the liability in case of the loss of regimental necessaries which had been sent out by the contractors, and passed by the regimental committee and commanding officer. Mr. Dolan considered that the property of goods which were not actually issued to the soldiers was in the hands of the clothiers. Mr. Selfe expressed his opinion that under the regulations no answer could be given to an action, by a clothier, for the price of goods -which he delivered, and which had been inspected and passed by the regimental committee.] -W hen he (Mr. Dolan) refused to answer the ques tion put to him on Saturday it was not from any desire to conceal the truth, but he wished to con sider the matter with others before he gave an answer. Mr. Selfe said it would have been much better if the answer had been given on Saturday, because the refusal to answer led persons to suspect that there was more in the matter than appeared to be the ease. Mr. Gordon gave some evidence with regard to the practice followed in the issuing of regimental stores.: He did not think that the practice of giving douceurs to the quartermasters could affect the soldiers in any way ; but if the circumstances were known to the commanding officer. he did not know that he could do, otherwise than place the quartermaster under aritcst. It was against the Mutiny Act and the regulations. It was part of the quartermaster's regimental duty to take charge of the stores. They got no stores from the French in the Crimea, except in one instance to a small ex tent. They supplied much more than they received. Mr. Bischoff, of the firm of Hibbert and Co., gave evidence pretty much of the same character as Mr. Dolan's, with respect to the douceurs given to the quartermasters. They were given for services actually performed, and never, as far as he could trace, as a fee or reward for the purpose of pro curing business. There was £37,500 owing to them from several regiments in India, and when the money was paid in it was usual to allow the quartermaster something. lie did not think it was more than one per cent. in their establishment. The witness handed in a paper, in which he im pugned the data on irliich Mr. Grant founded his calculations respecting the clothing of the Arillerv, as manufactured in the Woolwich establishment. He was prepared to supply the Artillery, with clothing at Mr. Grant's prices, and to fit the men, the ordinary facilities for measuring being allowed. Mr. Turner read a paper which he had received from Mr. Gordon, showing the number of cars, carts, and waggons sold in 1853, and the number remaining in store at the present time. It ap peared from this statement that the number of Irish cars for sick men sold by auction was 30, at an average price of £5 each ; 165 remained in store. Army work Cars, 29 sold by auction, price .£2 18s. ; - none left in store. siacadam's bo age cars, 4-52 sold at £2 6s. •, remaining in store, 906. Hospital carts, nine sold at £ 3 10s. ,• remaining in store, none, &e. The total number sold was 1,325, and 2,999 remained in store.- There was only one offer of purchase by private contract, and that was the offer of Mr. Dray of Swan-lane who proposed to buy 500 of the wag gons which he supplied at £3510x., and which sold by public auction at an average of £6 55., at. £5 155., and 1,000 of the land transport carts at £4. The reply of Mr. Morris, the deputy storekeeper, to that offer was, that he considered it better to wait till they knew what might be realised at future sales. Capt a i n Clerk said that 400 waggons had been £Upplied at £35 lOs., and 500 forage carts at £ 2l 10s. A ; 452 h a d b een sold at £2 6s. In addition to the 400 145 at wag ere was another e-mtract for the lil, carriage-300 waggons were made by Cross ,of Beverley, £42, and 400 at £43 £ 4O 3 00 atl 10s. ; and 2bo at £43 10s.—in all 1, 9 00: The se waggons were made under great pressure and in a price. e ry short time, which, of course, increased the Lord Raglan,he supply was ordered on the requisition of gave the original order but Col. M‘Murdo The weight was limited to cwt., but they h \ e v y e ; l e y really 91 cwt. They were found too light. wei ef h e i . t as strong as could be consistent with the Those which were sold . had been much used and were greatly deterior ated.: Those now in store were quite unfit for war purposes. They might be useful for market gar deners. Mr. Turner said the total loss which the public sustained on these waggons was £lOO,OOO. Capt. Clerk observed that they had b een much I used, and at the time they were ordered it was not a question of money, but whether there wer e t o b e means for the conveyance and use of the troop s . The Commissioners then adjourned the inquiry till Wednesday next. [A.Tiviarrisr.mENT.]—Rarey's Horse and Cattle Improv ing Food is equally adapted to improve the stamina of ill conditioned Horses, Cows, Bullocks, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs; It causes no extra expense, as it con tains far more and better nourishment than its cost of lid. per fee sup plies:ln' corn and hay; hence ensures an actual saving in th 6 keep. But its principal advantages are a great improve ment in. the digestive functions, the stamina., and general condition of horses enabling them to perforin far more labour without getting distressed. It imparts new vigour to sick, debilitated, or old apparently worn-out horses, and it putssapidlv the finest flesh on cattle generally, and im projed the milk in cows, as it enables them to extract the c a n ne r nourishment out of everything they feed on. Rarey Co., 7 Regent's Quadrant, Piccadilly, London. Packed in t 7 iiis of about 90 feeds, lls.;'in casks of about 450 feeds, 50 8. ; of about.l,ooo -feeds, £5, being about lid. per feed. THE FAULT IN THE ATLANTIC CABLE. To THE DIRECTORS OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Gentlemen,—l have to acknowledge the re ceipt of a letter from your secretary, dated 27th ult., declining to grant me permission to test the Atlantic cable, and conveying the directors' re fusal to entertain any proposal which, after that testing, I might be prepared to make for the re opening and maintenance of communication with Newfoundland. While awaiting this reply at Va lentia, I endeavoured to serve the interests of the company by careful experimental research upon a faulty piece of your cable (raised some weeks since from the harbour), with the special object of ascer taining the possibility, or otherwise, of accurately detecting, the character of a fault, as well as the distance at which it might exist. The results of this examination, which I now lay before you, are decisive, corroborating in every respect the opinion which I have already given, that the system of testing hitherto confidently relied upon, is to the last degree fallacious and inconclusive. I have been able to imitate and reproduce at plea sure on this short length (less than two miles) every phase through which the Atlantic cable itself has been said to pass, the fault having been consecu: tively arranged by me, as apparently existing at 600, 500, 400, 300, and lastly at 280 and 240 miles distance, and subsequently at shorter and interme diate lengths. These phases were not produced either by adding to length, but simply by altering the degree or amount of the fault already existing, while the length of the cable aswell as the position of the fault in all instances remained the same. It is therefore, manifestly impossible, by any multiplied appeals to such a mode of testing to dis tinguish between a great fault at a considerable distance, and a smaller fault, near at hand, or, in fact, to ascertain at all with certainty the distance, at which a fault exists, unless the degree or amount of such fault be already accurately known—given the distance; the amount of fault may be ascer tained ; given the amount of fault, the distance may be determined. As, however, in the present condi tion of the Atlantic cable both are unknown, and the indications required of each are identical in character and inseparable from each other, it fol lows that by no nicety in the application of such tests can theSe two points be separately examined and determined with accuracy. With such a source of error underlying all the electrical opinions which have beeu relied upon, the unequivocal demonstrations which I have ob tained induce me, in justice to the enterprise, at once to impeach the validity of the accepted deci sion upon the state of the cable. Bearing upon this subject, I here recal to mind an incident of which the directors are perhaps unaware, wherein one of the gentlemen recently employed by them (Mr. C. F. Varley), in simple reliance doubtless upon such tests, caused search to be made about 70 miles out at sea upon a cable for a fault or injury which was subsequently found to be en shore. Another case has, indeed, very re cently occurred, in which, unless I am misin formed, the difficulty experienced in ascertaining electrically the position of a fault in a cable of very limited length, was only removed by the mecha nical operation of underrunning. I will not enlarge upon the loss of capital and of public confidence certain to result from a too im plicit reliance upon a system so open to error, and yet upon the unshaken belief in which the very existence of our enterprise has been for a long time, and is at this moment, suspended. I have felt constrained to bring this matter thus prominently forward because an error in judgment adopted and acted upon blindly, may thus decide adversely, and at the same time wrongly and irre trievably, a question involving, to a great extent, the interests of two nations, and the loss, or other wise, of half a million of money. The probabilities are vastly against any approach to accurate determination of the distance of the fault in such a manner; while, irrespective of my own testing and observations, which lead to an opposite opinion, the common sense arguments, hitherto apparently overlooked, are wholly in favour of the fault being close at hand. I will briefly enumerate these :- Ist. The cable has been long exposed to danger upon a coast; for which its delicate structure is known to be utterly unfitted ; we, therefore, have a right to expect injury. 2d. The entire interruption which has occurred from injury no less than three times in as many months, to another length of cable identical in struc ture—originally a part of our own—similarly situ ated in the harbour, and connecting the island with the mainland, does itself most strongly confirm this expectation. 3rd. The last portion of the cable laid out by the Agamemnon was believed to be less perfect than the rest, and it was hoped that it might not have been used at all ; in fact, it would not have been but for the large amount lost upon the previous trip. 4th. A considerable degree of fault was found to exist in that part of the Atlantic cable within the harbour which was cut out, and on its removal and replacement by fresh cable, the signals from New foundland were so manifestly improved for a time, that the subsequent receipt of messages was the very best and quickest work performed by the cable. Lastly. No accident is known to have occurred during the ptiyino• out at the distance of 280 miles, sufficient to lay bare the conductor for two inches, as is now inferred to be the case. Having thus given my reasons for dissent from the received opinion upon the present state of the Atlantic cable, on the ground of its beinc , based upon insufficient, and what now prove to be tin ' sound electrical data, no less than opposed to all the arguments which common sense adduces, I may add that my confidence will be in no way shaken should the present tardy and feeble effort with reference to the shore end prove a failure. I regard the means employed as inadequateto the end to be attained. I turn now with pleasure to recount to the direc tors an incident which I have gleaned since my ar rival at Valentin, and which, I doubt not, they will learn with equal gratification. Shortly after the repairs had been effected, to which allusion has al ready been made, and when the cable was in its most perfect working order, the superintendent at Newfoundland, when all the official messages of the day had been worked off; gave permission in order.to keep the clerks employed, for exchange of conversa tional intercourse between Newfoundland and Valer tia for a time. Freed thus from fear of any respca sibility attaching to errors from carelessness or haste, the clerks on duty manipulated., at a higher speed than had ever before been attained ; New foundland using my instrument, and induction coils for transmission, while Valentin received the signals on Thomson's galvanometer, and recorded by finger-key upon the paper ; the station clock marked the time upon the paper, in hours, half hours, and quarters, as well as minutes, so that there can be no error in the computation of speed. I have carefully examined the record then made ; the signals are perfect, and the rate at which for a length of time that conversation was kept up in words at full length, was such (if that speed alone could be maintained, and I am confident that it can even be increased), as would enable the directors, after the payment of all working expenses, to de clare a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum upon the present capital ; while laying aside, within 12 months, a reserve of £50,000. This computation is made for the six working days only, allowing a margin of four hours per diem for unavoidable delays and interruptions. These facts and these figures, together with the calculations upon which they are based, I am pre pared at any time to submit and to substantiate before the directors and shareholders, and this is the condition to which I still believe the cable ad mits of being again safely and easily restored 'at an early day .--I am, gentlemen, your obedient ser vant, E. 0. WILDMAN WHITEHOUSE, Late Electrican to the Atlantic Telegraph Company. London, Nov. 8. The Senzaine Religiezise announces that the Prince Lucien Bonaparte, who is in holy orders, _is occupy ing himself actively in re-establishing the order of St. Bernard in France. FIRE IN FLEET-STREET.—Yesterday morning, between four and five o'clock, a fire broke out in the range of premises belonging to Mr. Paul Jerrard, publisher, situate at the corner of Red Lion-court, Fleet-street. The discovery was made by the police on duty observing smoke issuing from the workshop in Ited Lion-court, who imme diately raised an alarm, when the inmates with difficulty effected their escape. The engines of the Fire Brigade ar rived in quick succession. An abundant supply of water was procured, and the firemen, under the direction of Mr. Braid %ood, had th e eng i nes set to work. The flames continued to • spr ea d, an d i n th e course o f a quar t er o f an h our aft er the outbreak the whole of the rooms in the extensive pre mises becam e enveloped in fire. At the same time the heated n ng housess mo ke m a - n a s thed pourin inmates through were compelledthe walls t oof rushth e a n ida into the street , ' or their night-dresses, carrying in their arms churlcould lay their tny c hildr enportable article of furniture they, to inuninen'tn a s an t , T o o r n. kei T t h t e o ex posedfithreolinremn.,oraklt,hbouutgNtilileso engaged the back N i N n - alll e m. Mr. Br a id woo d th en went ll in with a no i se lik e a c l ap o f thunder, newly buryin g Inspector i Harding, and finding round to Crane-court vi , h no danger, directed the attention the firemen to the sur rounding buildings, but the fire was not extinguished until print .ndf r o,) u ne b tr- l tsil ish ree er t , ; y i r r e . the premises of Mr. Paul errand '' , floors,d, third, oiii in ; to Mr . . C. burnt out. Mr. G. Charles, tailor, Gordon, publisher, the the occupation of Mr T. E gleton bbooolkoboignidoegr and 13, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street, Mitchell, advertising agent; No. 14, Mr. W. H. Brewer, printer; Mr. Maddick, printer, Crane-court, Fleet-street, all sustained more or less damage by fire and water. The losq will fall upon the Unity, Sun, County, and other fire offices, EVET tritl'iG, NOVEMBER 11, 1858. THE -SUN,- LONDON, THURSDAY THE CASE OF MR. OLIVER. COMMITTAL FOR FRAUD AND FORGERY. William Lemon Oliver, described as a stock broker, who stands committed to take his trial on the charge of misappropriating money and securi ties to the value of £5,000, was afiain brought up before Mr. Alderman Cubitt, at Guildhall, charged with appropriating and converting to his own use 1,000 £1 shares of the North British Australian Company, and 100 £5 shares of the Crystal Palace Company, entrusted to him by Mr. Robert Swan, an independent gentleman, of Northumberland, for safe custody. - Mr. Henry James, the counsel for the prosecution, said—The prosecutor, Mr. IL Swan, is a gentleman of independent property, residing in Northumber land, and he and the prisoner have been on the most friendly terms. You will find that he delivered a box containing a number of shares and other secu rities to the prisoner to deposit at the London and County Bank, and that a new lock was placed on the box for greater security at the prisoner's sugges tion. But on the 2d Aug. last the prisoner wrote to Mr. Swan as follows : " 4, Austinfriars, Aug. 2, 1858, London, B.C. "My dear old Robert,—l shall, I think, leave off calling_ you old,' for it seems to me that you are getting more juve nile and lively daily. Yet still there is a charm in the name of ' old Bob,' or rather Auld Robert.' As to good friend Shaw. Now, Bob, do you think me such an old fool a s to say a word or to volunteer a sentence relative to bristle? with such a man as the Irish magnate ? No, mon, no not such a jackass as that ; but yet the hint you give is wise and right, and so I shall be on my guard if he calls. We are fully expecting to hear from Caro. Our little home is now all clear for her, and we are anxiously expecting her visit. Bertha has laid out no end of trips for her, and I expect London will be ransacked to give the dear old gal pleasure. I enclose you a cheque for £lO, as also a blank transfer, and what I want you to do with this is just this. I can, if you like, lend your 1,000 N. B. A for three months to a first-class Man, who is anxious to get on the direction of the company. For the accommodation he will pay you £2O down, and deposit with you£l,ooo value Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln stock, and 250 Submarine Telegraph shares, value £350 at the lowest, enga'ing, too, to pay you all dividends declared or declarable within the three months and to retottn to you free of all expense the shares at the period named, that is, three months. He has deposited with me the 141. and S. stock and the Telegraphs, aulawei's your reply. New, as the election comes off at the board meeting, Wedne sday noon, if you agree to this (I think it •is an easy way of getting a £2O note), send up your keys, and just say, Mr. M'Kewan, please deliver to Mr. Oliver my deed box.—Yours, &e., R. S.' I will then get the shares, deposit inyour box his agreement and • the other things--that is the M. and S. and Tele graphs—and return you the key by return. I could do it elsewhere, but I offer it to you. Let me hear by return. Peacock elects you to go on, but I have screwed out of him for two months longer 10 per cent. Trusting to see you very soon, I hope about Friday or so, believe me ever, with our united regards and devotion, your faithful and attached Colley, " HOLD HOLIVER." My client, Mr. Swan, accordingly sent up the key, and, the box was delivered to the prisoner, • but I will satisfy you that no t w ithstanding his sending for the key the prisoner, as far back as January, had possessed himself of the box deposited at the London and County Bank, and without Mr. Swan's knowledge he pledged 500 of the North British Australian shares for £3OO, and the other 500 shares in the same company for another £3OO in July following. I will prove that none of those shares were deposited as proposed for election pur poses, and that the prisoner, since he has been in custody, has admitted having a second key to the box which held the securities, showily , that the letter I have justread was merely intendato blind the prose cutor with regard to the fact of the shares having been dealt with at an earlier date. These are the leading facts of the first charge ;, but as there are several cases involving more serious charges, I will just state the course I intend to pursue. I pro pose proving the transfer of the shares in Jan. nary and July—the first 500 to a person named Barry, and the second 500 to the London and. County Bank. This transfer really bears the pro secutor's signature, but it will be found that Mr. Swan signed several blank transfers for another purpose, and it is one of those which the prisoner has turned to account in the present transaction. I will also show that the signature of the attesting witness is a forgery. But I have even a more sub stantial charge of forgery against the prisoner in the case of 100 Crystal Palace shares, which he ab stracted from the same box ; and effecting the trans fer he has signed the prosecutor's name, and the signature in that instance was attested by a lad named Pickering, who was in the prisoner's employ. Alderman Cubitt--Does any one appear to de fend the prisoner? Mr. Richardson—l attend for him. Mr. Robt. Swan said—l have lately been residing at Paris, but as I heard that the prisoner was in custody, I came to London. My usual place of residence is at Alnwick, in Northumberland. I employed the prisoner as my broker previous to the 2d of August last, when I received the letter which has been read. Mr. James----Did you, in consequence of that letter, send up the key to the prisoner ? Mr. Swan—No ; for my key was in my port manteau at No. 24, Northumberland-street, Strand; but I wrote to him, telling him to go to Chubb's, the maker (as I thought) of the lock, and get the box open. Mr. James—But how was he to get the box from the London and County Bank? Mr. Swan—l sent him up a written authority, directed to the manager of the bank, for the de livery of the box to the prisoner. I was not aware that the prisoner had .a duplicate key to my box. Mr. James—Was there a lock on the box when you first brought it up from Northumberland ? Mr. Swan—There was ; but the prisoner said it was a common one, and that it was not safe to have such valuable property under such a lock. That was in November or December last, and I told him to get a new lock put on. He did so, and gave me the key produced. At that. time I had in the box 1,000 North British Australian shares. They were £1 shares, but I bought - them at 12s. 9d. per share. I had also 100 Crystal Palace shares, which were in the box, and I saw them there intact at the same time. I never gave him any authority to pledge any North British Australian shares in the London and County Bank, nor any shares whatever either in January last or at any other time. I saw the prisoner in Newgate on the Ist of the present month, and asked him what had become of my North British Australian shares, and he said they were all right, and would be returned at his office. I had reminded him that the three months would be up on the 3d. I saw him again on the 2d of this month in Newgate, and said to him, " Now, be honest with me in this affair." What I really said was, " Now, be candid with me," for I very much doubted his honesty, " and tell me exactly the position I stand in with regard to everything vou have in , hand of mine." He then said the North British Australian shares would not be forthcoming. He did not say where they were on that occasion, but he afterwards told me they were in the London and County Bank, and that I could get them back for £6OO. Alderman Cubit .t—ls there such a company as the • North British Australian ? Mr. Swan—lt is the North British Australasian, but it is commonly called Australian. I first became acquainted with the prisoner four or five years ago, and he commenced to act as my broker about the same time, or almost immediately after. I remem ber sendit , up to the prisoner in June, 1855, the transfer of some Manchester and Sheffield shares. Mr. James—Do you recollect sending at that or any other time more documents than the one transfer ? • Mr. Swan—l think I can, but I cannot fix the date. On the occasion I refer to, I sent up, signed, three transfers in blank. I believe that w.as pre vious to the 2d August last. Mr. James—When the prisoner required you to sign those transfers in blank did he state for what purpose he wanted them ? Mr. Swan—l am quite clear as to what he said. It was merely that they were the transfers of some shares about to be sold. Mr. James—Did he tell you that all three trans fers were required for one set of shares ? Mr. Swan—l understood they were. I was in London for about a fortnight prior to the 2d of August, and saw the prisoner nearly every day. Alderman Cubitt—Do I understand you that before going into Northumberland you saw the prisoner every day for a fortnight, and that that was some time previous, and not immediately pre ceding the 2d of August? Mr. Swan—That is precisely what I mean. He never communicated to ins prior to that date that he had transferred any of the North British Aus tralian shares. Mr. James—Where were you when the pri soner's letter of the . 2d of August reached you ? Mr. Swan—l was at Alnwick, in Northumber land, and I returned him the following answer the next day : " Alnwick, 3d August, 1858. "My dear old Cromwellian,--I beg to acknowledge cheque value £lO, and return docuMents signed, so as you may carry into effect what is proposed in yours of the 2d inst. I have not the key of the deed-box, therefore just take it to Chubb's, where you were kind enough to buy the lock, and, sans dente, they will be able to open it for you. Take out what is wanted, and they can lock it, as I have the key in my portmanteau at Mrs. Brooks's. I purpose leaving here on Saturday morning in time fon the steamer at one p.m., from N. Castle, being with you, I trust, early on Monday morning, quite in time to meet Caro on her arrival at the railway station. lam sure she will be de lighted with her reception and Bertha's kindness and atten tion, which I am certain she will ever have a lively and grateful recollection of, for she hai in her bosom Etna's never-dying flame. (The ould dog still has a spark of poetry in him.) Advise me to-morrow that this has enabled you to put everything as you wished, and, with love to Bertha, believe me always the truthful, :k.,lr. S? " Senior Dog, BOB." Mr. J ames —Wh y did you t e ll him to go to Chubb's to get the bo x over! Swan—Because I was Under the impression that Chubb's. I understood Ny t a, h s e e a ll :.Ch ck t ul a )b's lock, but I e ever st Lid so. .-------- the pri h So i n m er th b a o t ui t cani‘niro.t James—Didpositis-ely say y . ,rve ) :receive a blank t o s ign t n for the transfer of the' itC 6l O . shares North British Australian ? Mr. Swan—l did. ct came with. the letter of 2d August, and I returned it sift -fled , the following day, witnessed by Dr. Heeley, o. f Ainwick. Mr. James--When you saw tlit e prisoner in New gate, did he say the North Britis' n. Australian shares . saw him in Newgate would be returned as so on as ' iii ey had b een u se d for the purpose ment ioned in 1 Lis letter to y ou ? three months would expire on the 3d Nov., and Et` died him, if the shares I I‘ l r. reminded Swan —The w a n would be forthcoming, and b is reply was, that they would be delivered at his o ffi ce b y_ the p art y who — h T im he that fit rs time the I had borrowed them. Mr. James—Did he say a nything about those shares when you saw him aga in next day ? Mr. Swan—Yes, sir ; he sai 'd they were at the London and County Bank. . Mr. James—State to the CA nut under what cir cumstances he said they were , deposited there. Mr. Swan—He said. they• were pledged, and could not be redeemed for less than £6OO ; but he did not mention. the name of Barry as having any of those shares. Mr. James—Took at the laook produced, and say if that transfer is signed by you. [ Mr. Swan—l can say mo st positively that the signature is not mj' handwr i ting. Mr. James—Did you ever place that signature t to the transfer of tlio,.se 500 North British Austra lian shares ? - James—Your sig,na:,ture purports to be Mr. Swan—Never, sir. attestedNi.Caroline Bourn. Now, tell me if that Mr. Swan—l know her han d writing , but that is attestation by not her signature. is in her handwriting ? Mr. James—That transfer is dated in January last. Nov, do you know where Caroline Bourn was at that time ? Mr. Swan—Yes, she was at Paris. I never knew her witness any transfer of mine. I positively , say that no transfer of these shares was ever signed by me. The transfer of 500 shares in the same com pany, dated 2d August, also bears my own signa ture, and puryorts to be attested by Caroline Bourn ; but it is not in her handwriting, neither did I sign the transfer of those share's. Mr. James—Are you able to say if these two transfers which bear your signature are the same whish you signed in blank at the prisoner's request for the transfer of the Manchester and Sheffield stock some time ago ? Mr. Swan- 4 believe so. _ Mr. JO,lllCS—Can you give an approximate time when you signed the three blank transfers ? Alderman Cubitt—Was it three months, twelve months, or twc,. years ago ? Mr. Swan—lii October, 1857, there were some Scottish Australian investments sold, and I had to sign a transfer of 500, and, as far as I can recollect, it was at that tine that I signed several transfers, being under the iinpression that they were neces sary. Caroline Boorn was in Paris in August, and I was in Northumberland. Mr. James—Did tics prisoner, in the months of January or August, In;nd over to you any notice from Mr. Budge, the Swetary to the North British Australian Company, statbg that your shares had been transferred ? Mr. Swan—No, sir, never. Mr. Budge said—l am secre tar y to the North British Australian Company, 27, New Broad-street. I produce the register of shareholders. Previous to the 18th January last Mr. Swan's name appeared in our books as the holder of I,oooof our shares. Mr. James—What were the numbers Mr. Budge—Nos. 156,735 to 157,434, Nos. 115,204 to 115,403, and Nos. 177,206 to 177,305. Mr. James—Now, on or about the 19th of January did you receive notice of the transfer of these shares ? Mr. Budge—l did, sir. On the 16th of January last the transfer deed for 500 shares from Mr. Swan to Mr. Barry of the Stock Exchange. Mr. James—Which numbers were those ? Mr. Budge—They were 156,735 to 157,434. The date of the transfer is the 15th of January, and those shares were duly transferred in our books to Mr. Barry. Mr. James—Did you send any notice to Mr. Swan.before making the transfer in your books ? Mr. Budge—l did, sir. I sent the notice ad dressed to "Mr. Swan, care of W. L. Oliver, 4, Austinfriars," hat being the prosecutor's registered address. Alderman Cubitt—That being his registered address then, you knew of no other which wsuld be safe to direct such documents to with safety ? Mr. Budge—Certainly not, sir. Mr. James—l proposed to prove service of a notice on the prisoner to produce the notice of transfer. Mr. Richardson—We admit the service. Mr. James—ln criminal matters everything must be proved. The notice was accordingly proved by a clerk to the solicitors for the prosecution. Mr. James—Did you receive any other deed of transfer relating to other shares? Mr. Budge—Yes, sir. On the 26th of July a transfer deed of 500 shares North British Austra lian was lodged at our office. The date of that transfer is the 23d of July, from " Robert Swan, 4, Austinfriars, to Wm. M'Kewan and James Grey, of 21, Lombard-street." The numbers of those 500 shares are 157, 235 to 157,431, 115,204 to 115 , 403 , and 177,206 to 177,305. I s ent a notice to Mr. Swan M'Kewan and Grey , of the London and County Bank. of those that t sh ra a n r s e f s e r in a stohe book to the nam e s o f , and I afterwards trans ferred Mr. John Hill, a stockbroker, of the firm of Sims and Hill, of 3, Bartholomew-lane, said the prisoner was not a member of the Stock Exchange. Mr. James—Had you had any dealings with the prisoner in the month of January or previous ? Mr. Hill—l had, sir. On the 12th of January last we sold for him 500 North British Australian shares, to Mr. Barry, a member of the Stock . Ex change. I received from the prisoner the deed of transfer, and t'ie shares were transferred from the name of Robert Swan to that of Horace Barry. The numbers of the shares sold to Barry were 156,135, to 157,234. M r . J. G re y, chief accountant at the London and County Bank, said, it is my duty to know what securities are at our bank for safe custody. Mr. James—Was any box deposited there belong ing to Mr. Swan ? Mr. Grey—There was, sir. It was deposited by the prisoner, and, to the best of my recollection, it had the name of Swan upon it. It was no part of my duty to become acquainted with the contents of the box. Mr. James—Did your bank advance a sum of £6OO on some North British Australian shares in July last ? Mr. Grey—Yes, sir. On the 3d of that month the prisoner deposited 1,000 shares of that com pany, and I have the certificates of them here. The numbers are 157,235 to 167,431, 115,204 to 115,204 to 115,403, and 177,206 to 177,305, making 500 shares. Mr. Martin (Chief Clerk)— But how many shares in all did you advance the £6OO upon ? Mr. Grey-1,000, sir. I received the transfer and certificate from the prisoner, and;l delivered them to the secretary or the company. Caroline Bourn sait_l reside at 4, Rue de la Corderie, St. Honore, ?aril. The signature to the deed of transfer datedthe 15th of January is not my handwriting. I sever witnessed any such document as that. Mr. James—Look k the- transfer of the 23d of July and tell me if that i s your signature. Caroline Bourn—lt is not. On the 16th of Jan. and the 23d of July I was in Paris. Prisoner —M ay 1 2b, allowed to look at that transfer ? Mr. Roe, the summchin— g officer, was here about to hand the book for tie prisoner to inspect, when Mr. Budge, the secrettry of the company, rushed forward and snatched th e b oo k from Mr. lt oe, ' fear ful of trusting such an important document within the prisoner's reach lest he should destry it. Henry Smith, a cicsk in the employ of Messrs. Chubb, of St. Paul's-cturchyard, said—l have exa mined the box produced. The lock was never made at our house. Mr. James—ls it a %patent lock ? Henry: Smith—lt ip a common lock made to re semble in appearance Bramah's tpa ent. It is an ordinary lock, and mi g ht be opened by a common key. Er. James—Does it or forced ? appear to have been picked Henry Smith—No, air. Alderman Cubitt—lf it is a common lock that could be opened with an ordinary key, I presume you would not be abl e t o t e ll w hether it had been opened by a picklock or key, as there would be no marks of violence upon it. Henry ,Smith---That is so, sir. • Alderman Cubitt---Then, I apprehend the box might have been opened without•torce ? Henry - Smith—Certainly, sir. Mr. George John Graham said—l am the official assignee appointed under the prisoner's bankruptcy. I produce the box in question. I received it from the messenger in bankruptcy. Policeman 112 said—l apprehended the prisoner on the 26th Oct. on another charge, and I took pos session of a bunch of nine keys,, which I gave to Mr. Stubbs, one of the messengers of 'the Bank-. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(Nov. 10.) ruptcy Court. I unlocked the box produced with one of those keys. Mr. Thomas Edward Stubbs said—l am messen ger in the Court of Bankruptcy. I received nine keys from the officer, which I now produce. _ _ Mr. Swan recalled—l saw these shares safe about this time last year. I never gave the pri soner any authority to remove them or deal with them in any way whatever prior to the 3d of August last. Mr. James—That, sir, is the whole of the evi dence in the first case, with the exception of the lad Pickering, whose signature purports to attest the transfer of 500 o 2 the North British Australian shares, and I am given to understand that he will be forthcoming at the trial. I will therefore now proceed with the graver charge of forgery. Mr. Wm. Henry Dawson said—l am transfer clerk to the Crystal Palace Company. I produce the deed of transfer of 100 Crystal Palace shares, dated 18th of October last, and the transfer ap pears to have been made from Robert Swan to Mr. Amelam, of 12, Copthall-court. I sent a notice of the transfer to Mr. Swan, at 4, Austinfriars, to the care of the prisoner. In pursuance of the transfer I have registered Mr. Casartelli as the holder of these shares. Charles Witten, of 38, Throgmorton-street, said -I am not a stockbroker; I am a stock dealer. Mr. James—Did you in October last purchase any Crystal Palace shares of the prisoner ? Mr. Witten—lt was on the 6th of that month I purchased 100 shares for £156, and he delivered to me the transfer produced. The signature of Robert Swan was then attached to that transfer; with the attestation of James Pickering. I afterwards sold them, and delivered the transfer to Mr. Amelam. Mr. Frederick Amelam said—l carry on business as a stockbroker at 12, Copthall-court. On the 18th of October last I received from Mr. Witten 100 Crystal Palace shares. I was acting for Mr. Frank Casartelli, and this transfer was the docu ment I received. Mr. James—ls it now in the same state as when you first received it? Mr. Amelam—Yes, sir, with the exception of the name of Casartelli being upon it. After Mr. Cas artelli had signed it I Li-warded it to the office of the company. Mr. James—Let Mr. Swan stand up. Did you have 100 Crystal Palace shares on the 18th of October last ? Mr. Swan—l had the certificates of them in this box, and, to the best of my recollection, I saw them safe about this time last year. I am perfectly certain I never gave the prisoner any authority to sell them, because they were worth £3 in the market some time back, and the prisoner said I had better have sold them, and I agreed with him ; but as I had allowed the opportunity to slip, I told him I would hold on to them now, in the expectation of getting a dividend on them. I never authorized him to sell them or to sign my name to any transfer of them. The signature, " Robt. Swan," to this transfer is not in my handwriting, nor is it written by my authority. He never informed me he had transferred these shares. Mr. James—Where were you on the 18th of October, 1858? Mr. Swan—l was at Paris. James Pickering, who purports to be the attesting witness to the signature of that transfer, was, I believe, the prisoner's clerk. Mr. James—Now, when you saw the prisoner in Newgate, did you ask him about these shares ? Mr. Swan—l did, sir ; and he said they were in the box, but on examining the contents of the box I found they were not there. Mr. Richardson—Did you place the shares in the box yourself ? Mr. Swan—l did, sir. Mr. Richardson—Did you see them in the box at any time after you delivered them to the prisoner ? Mr. Swan—l did; for the box had been opened in my presence since the prisoner first had it in his possession..l opened the box for a particular pur pose, namely, to get at my will, but as soon as I got what I wanted I took no heed of anything else. Mr. Richardson—Was the box as full then as when you first delivered it to the prisoner ? Mr. Swan—lt was not, for I noticed that the North British Australian shares had been taken out, and I asked him where they were, and he said 'they were lent.for a purpose. Mr. Richardson—When you saw him in New gate did you not say if he would tellyou everything you would forgive him and not prosecute him ? Mr. Swan—Never in my life, for I had made up my mind for the worst. I asked him to tell me everything, as it would do him neither good nor harm, but it was more likely it might do him good. Mr. James—When did you first give the box into the prisoner's possession ? At any time, I mean ? Mr. Swan—About two years ago ; but the new lock was put on it by the prisoner about the end of last year. The lock was changed in his office, and the box was then deposited at the London and County Bank. Mr. James—Had the box ever been deposited at that bank before the new lock was put on? Mr. Swan—Oh yes, sir, and I have here the ori ginal deposit note. The shares were first deposited in the box two years >ago, and the . prisoner placed the box at the bank, under my directions. Mr. James—Whed did you take your will out of the box ? Mr. Swan—Somewhere , about the Ist or 3d of September last, and I went to Paris on the 4th. That was the time the prisener told me the North British Australian shares were deposited according to his letter of the 2d of August. Mr. James—There is some writing at the bottom of the order for the delivery of the box from the bank,—was that, there when you sent the order to the prisoner ? - Mr. Swan—lt was not, sir. Mr. Richardson—Did you not give the prisoner a general authority to receive dividends ? Mr. Swan—To receive dividends, but not to transfer shares without my authority. Mr. Richardson—Rad he any written, authority to receive the dividends ? Mr. Swan—Oh, yes, .in letters which I wrote to him, and the different companies, authorizing them to pay him, but no mention was made of transfers in that authority. _ Mr. Grey, recalled.—The order produced was pre sented at the bank by the prisoner or his clerk, and the box delivered to him, and the order has been in our possession ever since. Mr. James—ls the.name, on that order, of Wil liam Lemon Oliver the signature of the prisoner? Mr. Grey—l think it is the prisoner's hand- writing. Cross-examined—The box was not opened at the bank, and no one had access to it there. Alderman Cubitt—But if Oliver had gone to the bank with the key of the box, would he have been allowed to take anything out ? Mr. Grey—l only know the box as receiving it from Oliver. Alderman Cubitt—Then he would, of course, have access to it without an order. Mr. James—l now ask you, sir, to commit the prisoner for trial for appropriating and converting to his own use, in violation of good faith, the 1,000 North British Australian shares and the 100 Crystal Palace shares, and also upon the more serious charge of forgery. Alderman Cubitt—With regard to the Crystal Palace shares will that not be a stealing ? It ap pears to me that the fact of the box being deposited at the bank for safe custody, and the prisoner's getting it away and abstracting the shares without Mr. Swan's knowledge or authority, would consti tute the offence of stealing. Mr. James—The box hasto a certain extent been entrusted to the prisoner, and my clients were rather afraid it might be termed a constructive possession, but at the same time I am quite pre pared to adopt your view of the offence and to ask that the prisoner be committed for the larceny. Alderman Cubitt—l can only deem it a stealing of the shares because the prosecutor did not even know that the prisoner had a second key, and he gave him no authority to dispose of the shares. And I also think that if it is a larceny in the one case it must be a larceny in the other, relating to the 1,000 North British Australian , shares. Mr. James—Then I will ask you to commit the prisoner on the two charges of larceny as well as that of forgery. Alderman Cubitt—l am about to commit you for trial, prisoner, but before doing so, it is my duty to caution you. You are not bound to say anything, but whatever you do say will be taken down in writing and given in evidence against you on your trial. Prisoner—l have the belief, sir, that if lam re manded and have access to various documents to which 1 am now denied access, that I shall be able, at any rate, to refute the raver charge, if not the other one. Deliberately I say it, I did not steal the North British Australian shares. Alderman Cubitt—Whcre are those documents? Prisoner—ln the Bankruptcy Court. Mr. James—Every opportunity shall be afforded the prisoner's solicitor to inspect every document connected with this case, but my clients object to allowixg the prisoner the absolute possession of any of them. Prisoner —I do not want it. Alderman Cubitt—No good can arise from a re mand, as you will have every facility in Newgate to prepare to meet the charges against you. You •therefore stand committed for trial upon a charge of forgery and two charges of larceny. The prisoner was then remoyed. MANSION-HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor, upon taking his scat, said that it was his intention during his year of office to sit punctually at 12 o'clock daily for the despatch of business that might be brought before him. Alfred Bury was charged with having attempted to stab William Hart, a porter, living at 30, Anglesea-street, Waterloo New Town. The prosecutor said—Yesterday evening, between 5 and 6 o'clock, I was in Aldgate, helping a man to get a horse up that had fallen down, when the prisoner ordered me to get out of the way. I told him I knew better how to get the horse up than he did, upon which he said to me, " I've something which, if it don't get the horse up, will get you down." He had an open clasp knife in his hand, and immediately struck me in the face with the back part of it. He was about to strike me with it again, when somebody in the crowd gave him a blow on the arm and prevented his cutting my face open. I struggled with him, and endeavoured to get the knife out of his hand, and it was taken from him by a gentleman standing by. An officer then came up, and the prisoner was taken into custody. W. Davy, a cabinet-maker, living at 52, Hoxton square, corroborated the evidence of the prosecutor ; and, in reply to the Lord Mayor, said that the pri soner did not take out the knife for the purpose of cutting the horse's harness, but of injuring the pro secutor. The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said—l was in the crowd, when somebody called out, " Who's got a knife ?" I expected they wanted to cut the trace, and said, "Here's a knife ;" and added, " I've got a good city dagger." I never intended to injure the prosecutor. I was on my road to the Pavilion Theatre to see the new piece, and, thinking of the amusement I was about to experience, I held out the knife in a theatrical way, and not at all with a view of wantonly or maliciously hurting the prosecutor. Police-constable Nicholson, 594, said that the prisoner was the worse for liquor when he took him into custody. Prisoner—l had had some beer with my dinner, and swallowed a glass of hot rum and water in the afternoon, but I wag not drunk. _ _ The Lord Mayor fined the prisoner .£4, and sen tenced him to be imprisoned for a month in &Allah. Prisoner—ls there any appeal against that?' The Lord Mayor—No. Joseph Thornton, a desperate- looking . fellow,79 , s charged with the ouble offence of having rescued a thief from the custody of Mr. Raven, a gentle man living at . 3, Green-lane, Camberwell, and of having also attempted to rob him. The prosecutor said—Yesterday afternoon I was in Cheapside, where I saw the prisoner. I observed a man steal a gentleman's watch, which he dropped when I held him until I was surrounded by a num ber of men, among whom was the prisoner, who called out, "He hasn't got your watch. That man escaped." I was knocked down, and when I re gained- my feet the prisoner came up to me and put both his hands i rto my waistcoat pockets. I seized him, and, with the assistance of a friend, held him until an officer came up. As I was holding him one man bit my thumb and another bit the calf of my leg. I had 4s. or ss. taken from my pocket in the scuffle. It was through the violence of the prisoner and those who were acting with him that I lost my hold of the man who stole the watch. Mr. W. Robertson, a gentleman living at 83, Victoria-road, Lower Islington, said—l was with Mr. Raven, and saw a swarthy man make a snatch at the breast of Mr. Hester, a witness in court. I saw the man take the watch. Mr. Hester seized that man, when he dropped the watch, and Mr. Hester picked it up. I kept my hold of the thief, when I was attacked by several men, who knocked my hat over my eyes, and somebody bit my hand. I let go my hold to recover my sight, when Mr. Raven seized that man and I seized him again. The prisoner jostled us, and called out, " Let him go, he has not your watch ;" and we were jostled from Queen-street to the Poultry. Mr Raven and 'I continued to bold the man till the prisoner and a number of his companions threw us down, and the man who had stolen the watch got away on his hands and kne:s. I heard Mr. Raven say to the prisoner, " You have robbed me, and I'll keep you till a policeman comes up." I collared him also, and said, " I'll hold you, my boy ; you don't get away if the other has." He made use of a threat, which I did not distinctly hear, but it was tantamount to threatening to stab Mr. Raven. The prisoner jostled and pushed us about in the crowd, and did all he could to favour the escape of the man who stole the watch. Mr. W. Hester—l live at 23, Newton-street, Hoxton. I was in Cheapside yesterday when the procession pas§stok Suddenly I found myself sur rounded by :M of the lowest possible descrip tion. At, a Dttectlieerted signal a general bonnet ing and hustling Look place. I had two coats but toned over my gold watch, which was in my waist coat pocket. I was pushing my way through the crowd, when I found that a swarthy man had his hand under my coat. I struck him, and he jerked the watch under the feet of the crowd. I let go the man and recovered my watch, but in doing this I lost sight of the man who had stole it. I have a distinct recollection of the appearance of such a man as the prisoner, but I should hardly like to swear that he was the man who stole my watch. He was bonneting most assiduously . ;he seemed to have as much business on his hands as possible. (A laugh.) T. Smart, constable, 411, said that at the time in question he saw a great many men, who commenced bonneting every well-dressed person in the crowd. He took the prisoner to the station-house, but found nothing about him. The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was fully committed for trial on both charges. John Rowland was charged with stealing a watch from the pocket of Mr. William Buley, a tailor, living at Tonbridge. - The prosecutor said that about 12 o'clock yester day he was in Cannon-street, when he wa3 stopped by the crowd. The prisoner suddenly came near him, and tore his watch from the guard and ran off with it. He caught hold of the prisoner and ac cused him of having robbed him. At that moment four or five men rushed between the prosecutor and the prisoner, and the litter escaped. He was pur sued by the prosecutor, and, upon being seized a second time, was observed to puthis hand towards that of a companion, who had done everything he could to facilitate his escape. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was fully committed for trial. WESTMINSTER.—AIfred Kruse, alias Lowe, alias Smith, and many other names, and William Talby, were brought up for re-examination. The first-named prisoner has undergone many examinations charged with obtaining, by conspir ing with others, a great number of houses, from which source he has obtained money by underletting them as apartments or exacting large sums of money from the owners to give up possession of them. To these charges was added on the last occasion a case of robbery, in breaking into the store-room of Miss M'Lean, and carrying off property to th e value of £450. The second prisoner, who was suspected to have been implicated with him in obtaining pos session of the houses, was apprehended two or three days ago. Mr. Marshall, barrister, as before, attended for the prosecution, and called William John Milnes, a postman, whose evidence (before detailed) went no further than to show that Talby was employed by the other prisoner to collect the rent, and resided in one of the houses Snlith had got possession of. Talby , declared that he knew nothing of the other prisoner's proceedings. Smith gave him 2s. per week and a room to live in to do little repairs to the houses and collect the rents. Mr. Cumming, inspector of the B division, hay ing stated that he was not in a condition to carry the case any further against Talby, Mr. Paynter consented to let him go at large upon entering into his recognizances to appear again on the day of the other prisoner's re-exami nation. A gentlenian named Bruton said that two years ago the prisoner obtained possession of a house be longing to him by false addresses and false refe rences. He had been convicted under the name of Magnay, and had had 18 months' imprisonment. Prisoner said it was false. A policeman stood forward and said that he was the officer who had the custody of him on the occasion in question, for obtaining unlawful possession of a number of houses and stealing a ton weight of lead from the roof of one of them. Mr. Paynter asked whether he was convicted of obtaining the houses or the theft of the lead ? The officer replied, the latter. Prisoner—l was not, , your worship. It's false ; I hadn't 18 months' imprisonment. Policeman—l saw him tried and: eard him sen tenced. Prisoner—lt was quashed, your worship, by Lord Campbell. Policeman—Nonsense, you served your time. He was also convicted, your worship, of putting off a false check upon the British Bank, where he had no effects, and received six month.' imprisonment Air. Poynter said he thought there was amply sufficient proved against the prisoner, whom he should remand un til th a t d a y (Th urs day) week. WORSHIP-STREET.—James Brown and Wm. Tee, two respectably-dressed men, the first, de scribing himself as an artist whose works are well known to the public, and the second as having been engaged in .a, large commercial estahlishment in the city for 'lB years, were charged with dis orderly conduct in a place of public entertainment, and assaulting the police in the execution of their duty, and the last-named defendant was also charged with rescuing a prisoner from custody. Sergeant Townshend said he was on duty in the pit of the Britannia Theatre at 9 on the preceding evening, when a serious disturbance arose from some of the audience obstinately persisting in standing upon the seats. The two defendants were on seats, and so was a woman, whom witness touched and asked to sit down, but a man behinl her, who was apparently intoxicated and claimed 4er as his wife, interfered, used most offensive language, and con ducted himself so badly that the audince called on the witness to turn him out, and it *as therefore imperative to remove him. The . defendant Tee, who was also intoxicated, declared that the man should notbe removed, and struck the witness with his fist upon the arm, in consequence of which the man escaped, others in the pit pressed upon witness, kicks were dealt at him, and another officer was likewise injured. The officers of the place at last came to their assistance, and Tee was secured, to gether with Brown, who was perfectly sober. Sergeant Heath went to the help of Townshend on hearing of the disturbance, and saw him struck by Tee. Witness at the same time received two severe blows from a fist, one in the chest and the other on the back of the head, and on turning round to see who had dealt them found Brown standing near him, and Brown was at once pointed out by another officer ES the person who had done so. Sergeant Bowler deposed to its being a scene of very great confusion, and seeing Brown deliberately strike Heath. Tee was both intoxicated and violent. Tee denied the whole of this. He was not in: toxicated, unless tea, ham, and eggs, which, were all he had had, could make him so. His character was well knoWn to be totally different from violent, and, though he might certainly have raised his hand to the officer, it was done gently, and to de precate the violence of the latter, who was dragging the other man away. The conduct of the officers was brutal; they knocked the people about like beasts. Brown declared he had never raised his hand at all ; the evidence of the police was the grossest per jury ; he had never heard anything like it. Mr. IYEyncourt thought, after allegations like these, that the inspector on duty at the station had better be examined. InSideaor WebSler', therefore was so, and declared that, fiough B r iown was sober, Tee was so tipsy he could not take batfor him until some hours after he had been brought there. Mr. D'Eyncourt, whatever the defendants might assert, could only go by the evidence adduced before him. He had known all three officers for a long period as quiet, inoffensive, and forbearing men, and the inspector, who deposed to Tee's inebric ty, was wholly disinterested, and could have no moth re for speaking falsely. The most serious assaults brought before him arose from this thoughtless interference with tke police while discharging very ; arduous and trying duties ; and, though he regretted having to inflict fines upon two persons of apparent respec tability for such conduct, it was imperative that he should do so, and each defendant w' , ould therefore pay a penalty of 505., Or in default go to prison for eight days. Brown repeated that he had really never heard such extraordinary misstatements and gross per jury in his life ; and Tee asked whether he had no appeal. Mr. D'Eyncourt told him .that.he might lay the whole facts before the Home Secretary if he thought proper ; but both paid the penalties -without saying whether they would do so. COUNTRY MARKETS. HULL--Nov. 9. At the market to-day there was a fair sutpply of English wheat, which sold readily at the extreme _rates of this day se'nnight. Foreign held too high to meet - the views of the buyers. Beans moved off steadily, and late prices were fully supported. Beans and peas met a slow sale, but were not quotably lower. Oats dull and rather cheaper. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr .. 44s Od to 48s Od Old red New white .. „ New red. .... „ Dantzic, Konb., &c. old white 50s Od to 53s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French 46s Od to 47s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red St. Petersburg and Riga, old Ms Oct to 41s Oct Barley.... English malting 32s Od to 36s Oct Grinding 29s Od to 31s Od Seal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 3os Od to 33s Oct Grinding 27s Od to 29s Od Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st is Oid to is hi Friesland and Dutch is Ifd to is 2d Swedish and Danish Osllid to is ict Beans ....English, old, per qr 47s Od to 49s Od New pigeon 42s Od to 438 Od New tick. 4ls Od to 42s Od Egyptian 37s Od to 388 Od Peas Foreign breakers Grinding 3BB Od to 40s Oct Tares ....Winter Bss Oct to 90s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding . 48s Od to 52s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 5 oto £9 7 6 Foreign Rape cakes 6 2 6to 6 5 0 Bones NEWARK—Nov. 10. There was a fair, supply of wheat from the farmers to day, and transactions were limited at an advance of is per qr. Not much doing in other sorts. White wheat, new, iGs to 48s Barley, grinding.. 28s to 323 Red do. 4os to 42s Oats, old, —s to —3 Old white 4os to 46s New do 24s to 323 Red do.. 38s to 40s I Beans. 44s to 48 i Barley, malting:— .403 to 42. s Malt.. 6Bs to 725 GLASGOW—Nov. 8. Wheat sold in retail at a reduction of 6d per 2101bs since this day week. Flour very scarce, and choice lots dearer ; secondary descriptions unsaleable. Barley dull, at a re duction of 3d to 6d per 1401bs. Beans 20s to 20s 6d per 2601bs for Wexford. Peas unchanged. Trade inactive in oats, at former prices. Oatmeal depressed, at a reduction of 6d per 2401b5. BELFAST—Noy. 8. We quote no alteration in the value of wheat, but the trade continues in a lifeless state. Fine barleys maintain their value, other sorts quite unsaleable. Oats and beans in favour of the buyer. DUBLIN—Nov. 9. We have to report a small supply of wheat at market, and prices ruled about the same as last Friday. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Wheat, white 22 6 to 24 6 l Do., new ..... 11 6to 13 0 Do., red 2l 6to 22 6 Bere ll 6to 12 6 Do., new .... 21 6to 24 6 Rapeseed Barley Oats Do., black ll oto 12 0 Indian corn .. 27 oto 30 0 COAL MART (Prices of Coal per Ton w ET—Nov. 10. the close of the market.) Walls End. s. d. North Percy Hartley l4 6 Tanfield Moor 13 3 Tanfield Moor Butes l3 3 Wylam l6 0 Nixon's Merthyr . 2l 0 Powell' Duffryn Steam 21 0 Tyne Main. 13 0 Holywell 16 0 Earsden Hartley 16 0 Howard's`. Hartley 16 0 Nixon's Duifryn 21 0 s. d. Cassop Hetton ' 19 9 Framwellgate 18 0 Kelloe lB 9 South Kelloe lB 9 Acorn Close lB 0 Gosforth l7 0 Eden 18 0 Heugh Hall 18 0 Whitworth 15 0 Lambton l9 3 South Hartlepool 18 0 Hunwiek 15 0 Kepier Grange l9 0 Russell's Hetton 18 3 Stewart's 19 6 34—sold, 56. Walls End. Eden Main 17 9 Tees Harton...... • 17 0 Evenwood .. 16 0 Debnont l7 0' Ships at 'nark, BIRTHS. FALCONER.—On the Bth inst.. at Now Lodge, St. Leonard's Forest, Horsham, the Hon. Mrs. Keith Falconer, of a daughter. HANDLEY.—On the 9th inst., at 45, Oxford-terrace, Hyde park, the lady of Captain Henry Ed wards Handley, late of the Scots Greys, of a daughter. POWELL.—On the 10th inst., at Hampstead, the wife of David Powell,, Esq., of a son. • SANDFORD.—On the Bth inst., at Compton Castle, the wife of S. W. Sandford, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. GOODWYN—KENT.—Onthe 29th Sept.last, at St. Michael's Church, Port Royal Mountains, Jamaica, Lieut.-Colonel Julius Goodwyn, C. 8., 41st (Welch) Regiment, to Eu phemia, youngest daughter of Capt. Henry Kent, R.N., Stipendiary Magistrate. MOORE—`'YELLER.—On the 9th inst., at the parish church of Bow, 'Middlesex, Mr. John Moore, the second son of Henry Moore, Esq., of Windsor, to Sarah, daughter of the late Captain John Weller. DEATHS. • BROCKMAN.—On the sth inst., at Becehborough, Kent, Edward Drake Brockman, Esq., late member for the borough of Hythe, aged 65. CLoNmELL,--On the Bth inst., at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, the Dowager Countess of Clonmel. CROOM.—On the 9th inst., at.Tredegar-square, Bow, Mr. Joseph Worth Croom, formerly of Bouverie-street, Fleet street. DYMES. - -On the 9th inst., Ott 84, Marylebone-road„Mr. J. Dyrnes, aged 55. KING.—On the 9th inst., atliroodside, Stone, Kent, Anne, eldest surviving daughter of the Yen. Archdeacon King, abed 27. VIDEON.—On the Bth inst., Mr, George Videon, of Claren don-place, Maida-hill.. Witic.issoN,On the 4th inst., at Thornham, Middleton, near Manchester, the Rev. Robert Lowther Wilkinson, M.A., aged 31. lOND3N : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, 'Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex ) Thuxsday,_Noyeinbefll, 1858. .- •