The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-01 00:00:00

REMOVAL OF THE CHARTIST PRISONERS TO NEtVGATE. At a quarter past four o'clock yesterday afternoon the Chartist prisoners committed for trial, at Bow street, were removed to Newgate. For nearly an hour before the time of their removal the police prevented all except the most respectably attired persons from passing along, the street. Nearly AO constables were occupied in discharging this duty. In passing along our reporter stood for a few moments in the midst of the solitude created in Bow-street, for trade and traffic were for more than an hour all but suspended opposite the court, taking, however, the precaution to place himself in a doorway—whilst in this position an impertinent officer, named Inspector Dodd, an unfit person to hold such an office, ordered him in the most uncourteons terms to "be off." He told him that he was connected with the press and was there as a reporter. " I don't care," replied this impertinent officer, " you must be off." Mr. Dodd seemed desirous of getting up a row instead of wishing to quell it if one had arisen. /Fe never saw so unnecessary and useless an attempt at display; the misguided and silly men were thereby endowed with a notoriety of which their power, whether for good or evil, rendered them unworthy. Many of the police wore cutlasses. The prisoners were placed, after much delay, and much ceremony, and mg& parade, in three police vans, and each was fol lowed by two mounted police. They were driven ra pidly off to Newgate. At either end of the street seve ral hundreds of people had congregated, who gave no utterance to feelings, f any kind as the vans passed. - ELECTION COMMITTEE. HORSHAM. PICRERM having summed up on behalf of the sitting Member, The Attorney-General was called on the side of the petitioners. He said he had only been twice to Horsham. The first time was on the 29th of May, 1847, when he stayed at the Nunnery. Having a bad foot, he borrowed Mr. Edwin James, the barrister's, pony chaise, and drove into llol'sham. On that occasion, while talking to Mr. Medwin, he was joined by Mr. Edwin James, who intro &teed Mr. Padwick to him. Mr. James said, " Mr. Attorney-General, this is Mr. Padwick; he is a man of very great influenee in Horsham, and hitherto he has been acting for Mr. Hurst, but he is now unfortunately against us." He (the Attorney-General) said to Mr. Padwick, "I am sorry you have changed your side;" wheremon Mr. Padwi c k replied, "It can't b e helpar sir; I am acting for Mr. Fitzgerald, but upon another occasion I shall have no objection to hold a retainer for your aon." To which ho (the At torney-General) added, " I dare say I shall give you a breathing; I am always lucky at elections." This closed the evidence of the petitioners to prove the agency of Mr. Padwick. Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., then replied upon the whole case, after which the Committee deferred their decision till to-morrow. FRANCE. Beyond the intelligence given in another column, we are now enabled to explain a few more particulars respecting the negotiation of peace in Lombardy. The Central German Power sent, about a fortnight back, plenipotentiaries into Lombardy to effect an understand ing between them. The o v ertures made to King CHARLES ALBERT were well received, and on the 23d inst. D.T. RADICE presented. to the Lieutenant of the German Empire his credentials appointing him representative of Xing CHARLES ALBERT at Frankfort. Thus the latter Monarch was the first who officially recognised the Arch duke JOHN as Lieutenant of the German Empire. It is on this more friendly feeling between Austria and Sar dinia that the former bases her hopes of concluding peace without foreign interference ; but Baron WESSEMBERG declared to Lord PONSONBY and M. DE REIZET that if, at tfib expiration of the armistice of the 9th instant, peaty were not concluded, Austria would have recourse to the good offers of England and France. The news of the intervention of the Central German Power will of eourse interfere with the admission of M. BAUMER as representative of the German Confederation at Paris. The French Government raises some difficulties against receiving hiln officially, und er th e p l ea t h at, except the King of SARDINIA, no forei g n G overnment h as off i cially recognised the new German Central' Power, and that before she does so France wishes to consult the British Cabinet. The Marquis of Bloom, Minister of the Interior of Tuscany, is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of St. James's ; the papers had therefore erro neously attributed his departure from Italy to an extra ordinary mission to France and England. It appears that amongst the insurgents transported to Belle Isle is an individual who had been appointed a sub-prefect U. SENARD, the Minister of the Interior. General LE no, appointed Envoy Extraordinary from the French Republic to the Court of St. Peters burgh, embarked at Ili ‘re on Saturday last for Brittany, Where he is about to pass a few days to arrange some private business, previous to his departure on his mission. We are rejoiced, for a thousand reasons, to observe the fowing announcement in the Bien Publique, proclaim lag a fact which must solace the wounded heart of LA iIkI:ITINS in the midst of ungrateful calumnies : " M. de Lamartine has been elected a member of the Council-General of the Saone et Loire by the two Can tons, north and south, of Macon. This double nomina tion will occasion a new election; an inconvenience which the elee.tors did not hesitate to incur when they wished to give to M. Lama r ti ne , now out o f power, the same testimony of esteem and confidence that they had given to him in other times." HYDROPHOBIA.—SUPERSTITION.—A circumstance which, his feared, may be attended with fearful results. occurred a few days since, near the village of Marloes. A dog, supposed to be in a ra bid s t ate , it was ascer tains i had a short time since bitten several animals, and among others an ass, the property of a peasant in the neighbourhood, who thought nothing further of the matter, until the occurrence in question, and the ass was as usual allowed the free liberty of a roadside pasture. Unfortunately a poor woman and her son, a youth of some nine or ten years old, had to pass through this road, when the ass rushed at the boy, and the mother interfer ing, the infuriated animal turned all his rage on her, la cerated her in a most fearful manner, and ultimately fasten el on her arm with the tenacity of a bull-dog. Rer cHllltk soon brought a neighbouring farmer and his servants to the spot, when the utmost exertions were I obliged to be put in requisition to loosen the animal's hold, and a walking stick with a large iron patten at taCEed to the end of it, had to be forced into his mouth, and his jaws wrenched open, before the unfortunate sufferer could he released from her dangerous position. She was founorto have been seriously injured, but was able to walk to her residence; and so strong a hold has the genius of superstition among the peasantry of the neighbourhood, that on the following morning she was lrelped on her way to the churchyard of St. Edrin's, to 'eat the grass, which, it is believed, has the peculiar property of being an antidote to hydrophobia.— Car marthen Journal. MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 10 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 3Z 175. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.40; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 35, it follows that gold is 0.20 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 433 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.9; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.81, it follows that gold ri - 0.35 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. PARISIAN STATISTICS.—There are at present 25,000 apartments to be let in Paris, chiefly those of which the rent varies from 1,500 to 2,000 f. (601. to 80/.) There are thirty-five new houses finished on the Boulevard Beaumarchais, and they contain but thirty-five lodgers —that is, one on an average per house. As a proof of the depreciation of the value of house property in Paris, it is sufficient to mention that a house in the Rue de Beep produeing 3,000 f. (1201. a year) was lately offered for sale at the upset price of 35,000 f. (1,4000, but could find no purchaser. BasErrr OF A BREEZE.—The other day a cau tious old farmer was about to select a day for adver tising the ronp of his grain. " I wish," said he to the auctioneer, " that we may have a good breeze at the roup." "A good breeze !" said the auctioneer, "what connexion has the breeze wi' the roup ?" " Nair than ye imagine," replied the other. " When grain's wavin' wi' a good breeze, it looks a heap thicker—they see the same heads twa-three times!"—Ayr Advertiser. __ COLLISION ON TH E P RESTON AND L ANCASTER RAILWAY.—The inquest arising out of this disaster was resumed on Wednesday, when, after the production of additional evidence, the Coroner briefly addressed the juEy, regretting his inability to wade through the .. 3`:s of evidence that had been given at that late . abr. There were only two questions for their consideration. If they believed that the deceased's death was caused by accident, then it would be justifiable or excusable homicide; but if by want of proper cau tion or with a felonious intent, then it amounted to manslaughter. With much of the evidence that had been given the jai/ had nothing to do, but had only to in quire when, how, and by what means the deceased had met her death. The jury retired, taking with them the voltiminous evidence. After they had been absent about an hour, the Coroner, with his clerk, packed up his papers, and suddenly left the inquest-room without say m7! Word . I n a few minutes after Wright, the sum surMtle anotfirr, mad e hi s appearance, an d to t h e great that the coroner cour t, die of every person in announced give their verdi ct gone keine, and that the jury would was _ w. some other time. This announce menturies of ~ *l'4 not t i shouts of derisive laughter, and Wagstaff said, return the verdict at once?" Mr. to inform the perha pspublic, the jury would have the kindness that inquiry, when the w '° had taken great interest in ' turn the verdict? Wri g h ta• i vould be in a condition to re- I I waited upon the jury, and on his return said, " The• c ve their ver time I dict ad on 'Wednesday we e k at tenjuorilwieck give their verdict on 'Wednesday week at ten o' cl ock, o which ll, journ this Court."—(cries of " L.' s laughter.) all a f arce !" and - Colarrrar. OF Pima IRISH REAPER S FOR THE MVRDOR GE AN ENGLISH LABouRER. Sr.ui. Court -hou s e : ' o s f , THIIRSDAW EVENING. —This d ay, at the this town, Dennis Sw een y, Thomas Sween y , M ichael Sweeny, and Thomas Madd am , were broughtiaeorethoef bench of magistrates, ch arge d w i t h the wilful murder Edward Swaine. The particulars have already appeared. Ate days since the prisoners were arrested in Lincoln shire, principally in consequence of the admissions they made to other reapers. On one occasion they were heard to state, " That they had served three -- Eng lishmen out at St. Alban's, and they did not know whe the/ they left them dead or no." The witnesses spoke positively to the four risoners being in the attack on the deceased and the:k glish. The magistrates deter mined on committing four prisoners for trial on the capital charge , . and id. e course of the afternoon they were removed to the ertford County Gaol for trial at the etteiag iVi - izel sR THE SIT ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 30. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) VAN CASTEEL V. LOOKER AND OTHERS. This was an action of trover. Sir John Jervis, Mr. Watson, Mr. Atherton, and Mr. J. Hend rson for the plaintiff; Mr. Martin, Mr. Crompon, and Mr. Comic for the defendants. In this case the plaintiff, who is a merchant at Rot terdam, sought to recover from the defendants, who are the assignees of the estate of Barton, Irlam, and Hig ginson, 11,0001., the value of the cargo of coffee by the ship Vigilant, of which the plaintiff held the bills of lading, but which had been taken possession of on her arrival at Liverpool by the messenger under the bank ruptcy. It appeared from the statement of the Attorney- General, that in the year 1847 the plaintiff was in the habit of corresponding with a gentleman of the name of Rabez at Liverpool. A Mr. Lyons, in the course of November of that year, intimated to Mr. Rsbez that he was about to receive a cargo of coffee fit for the foreign market, and expressed a wish to enter into a correspondence with his principal at Rotterdam for the disposal of it. The result was an introduction to Mr. Van Casteel; and finally Mr. Lyons, on the 16th of November, enclosed the bills of lading of the Vigilant from Rio to Van Casteeland Co. for 5,090 bags of coffee, and Van Casteel and Co. remitted advances on the faith of these bills of lading to the amount of 5,5071. on the 19th, 26th, and 30th of that month. Some time after Van Casteel and Company received a communication from Mr. Rabez, that, from certain dis closures that had taken place respecting the affairs of Barton, Irlam, and Co., some doubts were thrown on the validity of their security. This was the first intimation to Van Casteel and Co. of there being anything unusual in the mode in which Mr. Lyons had become possessed of the bills of lading. It appeared that Barton and Co., Mr. Higginson being the chief surviving partner, had for many years carried on a very large business in Liverpool, and had an account with the Royal Bank, by which ad vacces had been made to them to a very large amount. Mr. Lyons had had several dealings with the firm. He was a partner in a house at Bahia—Lyons and Benn —as well as in an establishment at Rio, of Lyons and Schwinde. In 1847 the Vigilant was sent to Rio to receive a cargo of coffee from Lyons and Schwinde. She was freighted with coal, with a view to pay a portion of her expenses. The transactions between Lyons and Schwinde and Barton and Co. were not in a current ac count, but each transaction was kept separate and balanced by itself. Some time before there had been a very extensive order for sugar given to Lyons and Schwinde, to the amount, indeed, of 80,000 L, and it was then arranged between the parties that the bills of lading should stand as security for the payment of the bills drawn on account of such cargo. That arrangement was continued in the present instance. The bills of lading, signed by the captain, made the coffee deliverable, not to Barton and Co., but " to order or assigns," and the vessel was to go to Cork to get directions as to her further destination. The bills of lading were forwarded to Bar. ton and Co. by her Majesty's ship Racer, with an invoice, and letters were sent to Mr. Lyons from Lyons and Schwinde, advising him of this, and drawing on him to the amount of 9,0001., to be placed to the account of the coffee per Vigilant. It coming to the ears of Mr. Lyons that there was some difficulty with the Royal Bank, and there being in course of arrival a very large quantity of produce for which he was under acceptances, he became anxious to get the general arrangement between him and Mr. Higginson carried out in the present instance, and he accordingly wrote to Mr. Higginson, expressing his anxiety, and requesting the bills of lading to be so transferred as to be available to meet the bills drawn upon Mr. Lyons on account of the cargo. Mr. Lyons had no fear at that time of the ultimate solvency of Mr. Higginson, who was possessed of property which had cost him upwards of 900,0001., and his note was couched in such terms as would not be likely to wound the feelings of Mi.. Higginson. Mr. Higginson, who at that time was in London, wrote in reply, saying that the little matter of business referred to did not require any observation until he could see Mr. Lyons at Hylton, where Mr. Hig ginson had a shooting-box, and asking Mr. Lyons to meet him there and have a day or two's shooting, when the matter could be arranged. Accordingly, on the 9th of October Mr. Lyons arranged with Mr. Higginson at Hyllton that the bills of lading should be placed in Mr. Haynes Higginson's hands to meet the bills drawn upon Mr. Lyons against the cargo. Mr. Higginson was not in Liverpool until the 16th of October, and on that day a letter was written by him, directing Mr. Haynes Higginson to hold the bills of lading of the Vigilant, when they should arrive, to meet the bills on account of Mr. Lyons. On the 18th of October the Royal Bank found the Bank of England would not assist them through their difficulties, and were obliged to stop pay ment; and on the 21st of October, a notice under the late Act was served on Messrs. Barton and Co., requiring security for the amount of their debt, with a view in case of their neglecting to do so, to drive them into the Ga zelle. No notice was taken of this for the twenty-one days, and, in consequence, on the 11th of November, the act of bankruptcy on the part of Barton and Co. was complete and a fiat issued. On the 12th of November the bills of lading of the Vigilant arrived, and were trans ferred to Lyons pursuant to the former arrangement, and by him sent to Van Casteel, as before stated. Under these circumstances it was urged upon the jury by the Attorney• General, in a long and argumentative address, that there was no absolute delivery of the goods to Barton and Co. by the putting them on board their ship Vigilant at Bahia, and that at all events there was no fradulent preference by Mr. Higginson in assigning the bills of lading, but a mere following out of the for mer arrangement with Lyons at the importunity of the latter. The evidence of the captain, taken on the former trial, was then read, from which it appeared the goods had been put on board the Vigilant at Rio under bills of lading, as described by the Attorney-General, "deliver able to order or assigns, he or they paying freight free," the Vigilant being the property of Barton and Co. Mr. Rabez was then called. He stated that he was a commission agent at Liverpool, and acted on commission for Van Casteel and Co. Obtained consignments for them of cargoes to Holland. Knew Mr. Lyons. He was partner iu the house of Lyons , Schwinde, and C o ., at Rio. Witn ess ' s a tt en ti on was first called to some Bread coffee in the latter half of October. Suggested Rotterdam as a place where it might be disposed of. Mr. MARTIN said he would admit that, so far as Mr. Rabes and Mr. Van Casteel were concerned, there was no imputation on the bona fides of the transaction. His LORDSHIP said, that this would probably do away with the necessity of further examination into the trans action between Mr. Rabes and Mr. Van Casteel; and it was further admitted that the bills alleged to have been sent by way of advance by Van Casteel were so sent and duly honoured. The witness produced the bill of lading in which the cargo was described as shipped by Lyons, Schwinde, and Co., on board the good ship Vigilant, bound for Cork, any market, " deliverable to order or assigns, he or they paying freight free" A letter, dated the 16th of November, from Mr. Lyons to Van Casteel and Co., was then read, inelosing the bill of lading, and requesting an advance in the usual way. The answer of the 19th of November was then put in. Mr. Rabez examined—He stated that Lyons first mentioned this matter about the 16th of October. Did not receive the bill of lading from Lyons. Could not say when he heard that Barton, Irlam, and Co., were insolvent. Heard of the Royal Bank stopping. Under stood about the same time that Barton and Co. were likely to stop. Believed there was a clerk sent to Cork to stop the Vigilant. Had no consultation with Lyons on the subject. Learned of the transactions between Lyons and Barton and Co., on reading the examination in the Bankruptcy Court on the 28th of December. That was before witness heard of the clerk being sent to Cork. Saw the name of the Vigilant on the slate in the news-room on her arrival. Went to Mr. Lyons on seeing it. It was after seeing him that the notice was served on the captain. Arthur Wentworth Lyons stated that he was a mer chant at Liverpool. Has a house at Bahia in connexion with Mr. Benn. In January, 1847, established a house in connexion with Mr. Schwinde, at Bahia. Has had extensive dealings with Barton and Co. Began to deal with that house in 1845. On a very extensive order being given in 1847 for about 80,000/. worth of sugar, an arrangement was made that the bills of lading should invariably be held at witness's disposal to meet the bills of exchange. It was then proposed to put in a letter from Barton, Irlam, and Higginson, to the house at Rio, in confirma tion of this statement, dated January 20, 1847. On the objection of Mr. MARTIN, it was postponed till after the cross-examination. Examination resumed—About the time of the large order on Lyons and Bonn, orders were sent to Lyons and Schwinde for coffee. Lyons and Schwinde valued on witness for the amount of the order in each case. Barton and Co. sometimes sent their own ships, sometimes ships on freight. In this case the bills were drawn with the ad dition, " which place to account of coffees per Vigilant." They amounted to 9,5001. altogether. The ship took out coal. An Rio coffees are adapted only for the continental market. About the end of September witness became uneasy about the firm of Barton and Co. Lyons, Schwinde, and Co. bad at that time several cargoes afloat —about 60,0001. worth. Mr. Parsons was the manager of the house of Barton and Co. Mentioned the alarm to him. Mr. Higginson was then out of town. Witness wrote to him. Received an answer. Cross-examined—Had been examined twice on this matter. Did not say anything about this letter. Wa s not aware at that time he had it in his possession. It came in an envelope. Was aware after the examination in bankruptcy that Mr. Higginson and the assignees were on very hostile terms. Letter put in, dated the sth of October. It invited Mr. Lyons down to Hyllton, in Staffordshire, to have a day's shooting and arrange the matter. Examination resumed—The substance of the letter written by the witness was, that in consequence of the awkwardness of the time he wished to hold the cargoes which were a bo u t t o arr i ve as secur ity f o r the bills, pur suant to the former arrangement, and hoped that Mr. Harrison w ou ld no t cons id er hi m i mportuna t e in so doing. Mr. Higgiuson had a shooting box at Hyllton. Witness had never gone to shoot with him before. Went on the Bth of October. Mr. Higginson was not there. H e arr i ve d on t h e 9t h . Di d not men tion it to him that day. Went out shooting with several other friends. Mr. Parsons was there. In the evening saw Mr. Higginson alone. He introduced the subject. He said he was sorry such reports had been spread. He wondered the directors of the bank could not keep their own counsel. He alluded to the note which witness had sent, and addressing himself to Mr. Parsons desired that the bills of lading for the cargoes about to arrive should be placed at witness' s di sposal to meet the bills. Wit nem soaked him to do so . There had been a discussion about about the arrangement which had been previously made. Mr. Parsons was not there when the matter first began. Mr. Haynes Higginson examined—Was a merchant at Bombay Was in Liverpool in the latter part of 1847. Was here as agent for the house at Born bay. Went down to the office of Barton and Co. on the 16th of October, and received the notes produced. They were handed to him by Mr. Higginson, the bankrupt. He had not been in Liverpool from the Bth to the 16th. On the 11th witness accompanied Mr. Lyons and Parsons to Wolverhampton. It was then intimated by Mr. Lyons that such a document would be placed in his hands, Cross-examined—Was examined on this matter be fore. Received remuneration for any spare time he might devote to the business of Barton and Co.-6001. a year. Saw the letter now produced on Mr. Higgin son's desk. Did not see him read it. There was another document written on the same occasion, which has since been destroyed. It was nearly in the same form, except that it related to other cargoes. There was a third document. They were all signed at the same time. No one was present when they were signed but Par sons. Mr. Higginson asked if he bad prepared those letters for Lyons? He said he was just going to do so. Parsons drew them up himself. The bills of lading of the Lancaster were then handed over. They had come to hand. On the 23d of October witness handed to Mr. Higginson the bills of lading then in hand, viz., the Alecto and the Lancaster, to send to Mr. Lyons. The business was continued after that. Up to Saturday, the 15th of November, Mr. Higginson expected the Bank would have enabled him to go on. Re-examined—Advanced Mr. Higginson 6,0001. in the month of October. Mr. Higginson had a great deal of property, which would have been worth, if realised at an advantage, 800,0001. Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury at length for the de fence, contending that the delivery of the coffee on board the Vigilant, at Bahia, was an absolute delivery to Barton and Co., and that the assignment of the bills of lading was a fraudulent preference on the part of Mr. Higginson. The following witnesses were called:— Mr. Parsons, managing clerk to Barton and Co., was called—He stated he had been in their service about tbree years. In 1847 their account with the bank was in arrear. In the latter end of that year a resolution was received from the directors of the bank. It was destroyed early in November, before the fiat, by the order of Mr. Higginson. Other resolutions were re ceived; they were all destroyed in the same way, ex cept one relating to Mr. Haynes Higginson's guarantee. That was destroyed by hiciself.—(The resolutions were read from the bank books.) They were first, of the month of August, declining to honour Barton and Co.'s draughts unless the 35,000/. already promised were paid in to their account. The second was of the beginning of September, resolving that the list of acceptances for the month should be returned unless some satisfactory arrangement was come to. On the 23d of September there was a further resolution to the same effect, stating that as no provision had been made for the payment of the balance due on the August ac count, immediate application should be made to Mr. Haynes Higginson, or his guarantee. Mr. Higginson was a good deal out of Liverpool at this time • witness conducted the business. W ent on t h e Bt h of October to Hyllton. On the evening of the 9th some conversation took place between Mr. Lyons and Mr. Higginson. Mr. Higginson began, " Well, Mr. Lyons, the directors of the b ink cannot keep their secrete." Mr. Lyons said, "So it seems," or something to that effect. Mr. Hig ginson then went on to say that the bills of lading would be set apart to meet the bills, and that Mr. Haynes Hig ginson would hold them. Came back to Liverpool on the morning of the 11th. A letter came for Mr. Higginson from the bank on the morning of the 15th. It was marked " private." It was placed on his desk. He came in the course of :the:day ancl`,,read it. (The letter was read; it was from Mr. Highfield, a director of the bank, requiring Immediate arrangements to be made for the payment of the August account, payment of the ship bills, and reduction of the balance, and intimating the intention of the Directors to take hostile pro ceedings if this was not done.) Mr. Higginson then gave directions to witness to write letters to Mr. Haynes ,Higginson, requiring him t o h o ld t h e bi ll of lading of four vessels for Mr. Lyons and two for a Mr. Mennilove. The bills of lading of four of the vessels which had arrived were handed over to Mr. Haynes Higginson. Mr. Higginson left Liverpool by the express train. On Monday, the 18th, the Royal Bank stopped payment. Barton and Co. stopped on the 23d. All the merchandise then possessed by him on the 16th was pledged. The liabilities of the house are about 800,0001. Witness was present on the 23d, when the bill of lading of the Alice came. Mr. Higginson got from Mr. Haynes Higginson one of the letters written on the 16th, enclos ing the bills of lading for the Alecto and Lancaster, and sent it, with that of the BAlice, to Mr. Lyons. These fe b w i 1 l d a o y f s lading before t o h f e t is e s hu Vigilant ne s r fiat, hived a advance ,v an andeien letters, given to Mr. H a y nes Hi gginson, were not i November, copied. was c r a o l s s s o . e h x a a n im d i e n d e d o e r T t h o e M b r a . n L k y o w n a s s . Th a e to the house to the amount of 120,0004 The account did not increase from January, 1847, to August. Knew of the order that was sent to Bahia for sugar. Heard- Mr. Higginson from time to time refer to an arrange. ment that the bills of lading and cargo should be held for the draughts against them. Before the Bth of Oc tober, Mr. Lyons had communicated to witness his unea siness respecting the account. Draughts to a large amount were then running against Mr. Lyons for car goes. Some arrived, and some not. Was present on the 9th, when the conversation between Mr. Lyons and Mr. Higginson began. Could not recollect anything being said by Mr. Lyons about carrying out their previous arrangement. The money raised by pledging the property in Liverpool was paid into the bank. The amount due from persons in Barbadoes is about 200,000/. There is property at Bombay to the amount of about 25,0001; in ;the Mauritius, 20,000/.; at Bar b idoes, about 10,000/. The ships and freights about 60,0001. Tho estimated value of shares at the time of stopping was 50,0001. The estates in Barbadoes would be worth 20,000/. The value of tha assets at the time of the stoppage would be 400,0001. or 500,0001. at the then depreciated value. When an offer of composition was made to the bank of 10s. there was a reasonable prospect of carrying it out. If it had been accepted the house could have gone on. The bank continued to receive the acceptances of the house up to the 16th of October. Re-examined—The bank made no advances after August. The acceptances becoming duo were met by supplies paid in by the company to meet them. Recol lects something being said about burning Mr. Highfields letter. That was not the day it came. Mr. Wyse, clerk to Messrs. Barton and Co., deposed to the correctness of the list of acceptances becoming due monthly, during September, October, November, December, and January. They were in each mouth about 60,000/. Mr. J. Highfield, a director of the bank, entered on office in July, 1847. Wrote the letter in question on the 14th of October. On the 15th went up to London to have an interview with the Bank of England. Saw Mr. Higginson on the 16th. He said he had received the letter. Witness asked if ho had answered it. He said it required no answer. Cross -examined —Had gone up to the Bank of England in expectation of advances to allow them to go on. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL addressed the jury in reply, and His LonnsurP summed up with great care and minuteness, leaving finally three questions to the jury:— First, was the delivery of the cargo on board the Vigi lant an absolute delivery to Barton and Co.? second, was the agreement between Lyons and Higginson to appro priate the cargo to meet the bills a fraudulent prefer itre.he ence? third, was the agreement bet ween them for the deposit of the bills of lading, by way o f p l edge, or as giving a power of sale to Lyons? The jury, after about an hour's consulati on , returned affirmativea n answer andthe firsttiithe third and consequently second questions in became material. Verdict for the defendants accordingly. On Wednesday last a singular effect of lightning occurred at Moulton, about three o'clock in the afternoon. A flash struck a shock of oats in a field belonging to Mr. Woods, consumed one sheaf, completely thrashed another, and moved a third to a great distance. On examining the place afterwards it was found that the electric fluid had entered the earth in three distinct place'. —B ury and Norwich Post. LONDON, Saw Mr. Higginson again on the 16th. Witness had been every day at the counting-house in the interval. There was a letter there written, but not signed. Mr. Higginson was not there ; he came after wards. Witness saw the letter now produced; it was given to Mr. Haynes Higginson. Spoke to Mr. Rabez in October about the cargo of the Vigilant. Thinks it was after the letter was handed over on the 16th. Witness was entitled to commission on sales made on account of the house at Rio. Witness first heard of the Royal Bank being in difficulties on the 18th October. Knows Mr. Gardner, a merchant in Manchester: The bill of lading arrived Nov. 12. Tho bills of exchange about the same time. Sent a person to Cork about the 20th or end of November, to meet the vessel and give her her destination to Rotterdam. Sent the bill of lading about the 16th of November. On the 23d of November sent a notice to the assignees. On the 2d of December sent a notice to the captain. The bills were presented and not accepted. Witness accepted one pay able to Carruthers and Co. Applied the advance from Van Casteel and Co. in taking up the bills. Cross-examined—Witness is not sure whether he saw Higginson on Saturday, Oct. 16. Saw the document produced, unsigned at that time. It was on Mr. Parsons' desk. Did not see any documents but the two. Does not think any one was present but witness and Parsons. Got possession of the bills of lading of the Altcto, the Alice, and the Lancaster on the 23d of October. They were brought by a clerk of Mr. Higginson. They were not in an envelope. The Alecto had gone to London. Sent the Alice to Antwerp. Witness paid no freight to Mr. Higginson for these ships. Made no provision for the expenses at Antwerp. Suggested that the vessel should be bottomried for her expenses. Does not know whether the assignees ever got possession of the Alice. Hopes to get credit for the value of the cargo at Ant werp. The Lancaster went to Hamburgh. The value of the four cargoes was about 40,0001. Is not aware that lie ever mentioned in the Court of Bankruptcy any thing about the arrangement of January, 1847, that the cargoes were to be held to meet the bills The conver sation of the 16th_took place aft e r dinner ; it was in the drawing-room. Re-examined—The proceeds of the several cargoes ,were applied in payment of the bills. Witness is still a creditor of Messrs. Barton and Co., to the amount of at least 16,0001. The letter from Mr. Higginson of the 4th of June was then put in, giving an order to Lyons, Schwinde, and Co., for the coffees in question. Also the letter placed in the hands of Mr. Haynes Higginson, directing him to hold the bills of lading of the Vigilant to meet the bills drawn against the cargo until those bills were paid. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. John Dixon was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having stolen a truss of vestings, value 151. 19s. 6d., from one of Chaplin and Horne's vans. As Thomas King, a porter at the Camden town Sta tion, was taking two Trusses on Tuesday morning from that place to Noble-street, in the city, he had occasion to stop in Love-lane to deliver some property. While he was so occupied, he saw the trusses safe, but, on going into Noble-street, he saw his mate, who attended to see that all was right, collar the prisoner, who was in possession of one of the trus ses . I t appeared that the prisoner had dexterously whipped the truss off to his shoulder, walked a few yards by the side of the van, and then cut down Lillypot-lane. That, upon seeing it was all up with him, he coolly put down the truss, wiped his forehead, and said " I'm warm, mate," as if he and his pursuer belonged to the same house. The truss was in voiced to Mr. Nash, of No. 41, Noble-street, and con tained fifty-six yards of vestings, composed of woollen and silk vestings. The prisoner said that, as he was going along the street, a man, who appeared to be very tired, threw down the truss, and begged that he would be good enough to carry it a little way, which he did, but it was so heavy that he was obliged to drop it, and the moment he did so, he felt somebody collar him, but he couldn't tell why. at Committed for trial. John Stevenson was charged with having stolen a number of books in Birchin-lane. The prisoner, a man of most wretched appearance, went up to a board on which books were exposed for sale, and deliberately swept off as many as seventeen books, and began to stow them in his pockets. Upon being taken hold of by a person who witnessed the robbery, the prisoner coolly handed two of the books to the shopman, said they were all he had, and requested to be allowed to depart. Upon being taken into the shop, however, and finding that the search wouldlbe strict, he delivered up all the rest of the property, and then he submitted that as he had made complete restitu tion, he ought to be allowed to take his leave. The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner what he had to say to the charge of so wholesale a robbery ? The pri soner said he had a wife and children in a state of de plorable poverty, and he could not bear to see them in want.— Committed for trial. A young fellow, named John S'mith, was charged with having stolen a pad of herrings. He was well known as an idle vagabond about Billingsgate, and the evidence was as clear as possible against him. Upon being convicted, the prisoner said to the Lord Mayor :—" Please you, my Lord, it's enough for you to reprimand me this time ; I deserve to be reprimanded, and I am sure that will prevent me from doing anything of the kind again." The LORD MAYOR.—Yes; I'll reprimand you with imprisonment and hard labour for six weeks. The prisoner --My Lord, a reprimand is better. I beg your Lordship will be so good as to give me a severe reprimand; I deserve that.—(A laugh.) The LORD MAYOR.—You shall have a repremand of the six weeks, hard labour and low diet.—Committed. Ellen Gorman, a young woman, who appeared at the bar covered with a black veil and without a bonnet, was charged with having beaten a policeman. The defendant it appeared had, at a very late hour, disturbed the neighbourhood of Creechurchslane, by coarsely abusing the inmates of a low house there, in which she complained of having been ill-treated, and the policeman went up to expostulate with her. The moment he opened his mouth he received a blow on the ear which staggered him, and to his astonishment he found that it came from the young woman, who imme diately squared up to him and pitched into him with a rapidity and force he never saw exceeded by a man. Alderman GIBBS—And without provocation? The policeman—l did not give her the slightest. I merely requested her to go home and she fetched me a crack in the ear that has made my head ache ever since. I never in my life had a harder blow from a man. Alderman GIBBS—What have you to say, young wo man ? The defendant—Oh, then, I don't know why I whopped the policeman. I'm sorry for it. It's the fellow I was with before I saw him I ought to have walloped well. The policeman said the girl tore her bonnet to pieces just before she turned ,out to fight him, and h e never beheld anything so violent, man, woman, or child. Committed to Bridewell. MARY LEBONE. Shortly before the closing of the Court, William Bell, a constable (No. 245) in the service of the Great Western Railway Company, was brought before Mr. Broughton, to answer the following charge, preferred against him by Mr. Burton, one of the superintendents of the said company's police. Complainant stated that, a short time ago, defendant was guilty of neglect, for which he (complainant) had felt it his duty to take him before the board. At their meeting yesterday afternoon, Lord Barrington in the chair, the facts of the case were made known, and a fine of ss. was inflicted. Defendant, upon hearing the deter mination which had been come to, made some very in sulting observations to the directors, whom he threatened to report in another quarter, and declared that he would not pay the penalty. Complainant, acting upon the di rections given, ordered him out of the room, upon which he (defendant) told him he had made a false charge, and gave him a violent blow on the head with his fist, at the same time alleging that he had reported him without cause upon a former occasion. By order of the Board he was given into custody, and when handed over to the care of Sergeant Stambourg, 449, be gave complainant two more severe blows. The serjeant alluded to said that defendant told him he had many times made an oath that he would give com plainant a thrashing some time or other, and had also observed that he would not mind paying his fare to go down to Bristol and shoot him. Mr. Collard, the police superintendent at the Padding. ton station, deposed to having heard defendant say, while on the way with him in a cab to this Court, he would serve complainant in the same way again if he could, although he might get three months for so doing. Mr. BROUGHTON made some well-timed remarks upon the flagrant nature of the case, and observed, that if he could come to the conclusion that the words relating to the shooting were uttered deliberately and with the in tention of carrying the threat into execution, he should certainly feel himself bound, in addition to inflicting a fine for the assault proved, to hold the defendant to bail in a heavy amount as security for the keeping the peace towards complainant for two years. The complainant said he had no wish to press the charge as to the threat to shoot which had been held out, but he considered himself to have been most shame fully ill-used by defendant, whose conduct had been ruf fianly in the extreme. The defendant having denied any intention whatever in n f tthherepaetnennlitnygnofras.h; in default o f payment two monthsooting complainant, was convicted imprisonment in the House of Correction. He was then removed by Mitchell, the gaoler, and locked up. Mr. Broughton received from J. Sykes, whose letter was dated from Brighton, the second half of a lot. Batik note, for the benefit of the distressed persons named Parry. WORSHIP-STREET. A young man, named William R o bi nson, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, on a chare of cutting and•wouading a man named Osborne Atterbugry, whereby his life had been seriously endangered. It appeared from the evidence, that as the 'com plainant w as p ass i ng through L ong -alley, Shoreditch,on of Wednesday personsWeerdnesda nnight, he o b serve d a se creati ng a di sturbance, ltahregee mob bing of disorderly and actively engaged in demolishing the windows of a house, which appeared to be the subject of disputed possession. On expressing hi s disapp roval of such law less proceedings, the prisoners brother and several other men immediately set upon him, and he was endeavour ing to defend himself as well as he could, when the pri soner came behind him with a clasp-knife in his hand, which he deliberately opened, and plunged it into his back. He fell to the ground from the force of the blow, but was raised by some of the bystanders, who conveyed him to the London Hospital, where he had been confined ever since. The complainant's evidence was corroborated by two witnesses, who positively identified the prisoner as the person who inflicted the injury. Mr. Peter Gowland, the house-surgeon of the London Hospital, deposed that u p on examining the com plainant he found he had received a dangerous incised wound, about an inch in length and two inches deep, which had evidently been inflicted with a knife or other sharp instrument, and bad it penetrated a little more forward it must have entered the lungs, and in all proba bility proved fatal. When called upon for his defence, the prisoner posi tively denied that he had a knife about him at the time, or that he assaulted or in any way interfered with the complainant. Mr. A RNOLD said that it was a very serious and ag gravated case, a n d or d ere d t h e pr i soner to b o fully com mitted t o N ewgate for triaL Mr. Pet er Pi gee, the owner of extensive household pro perty at H ackney, was summoned at the instance of the parish authorities for having suffered a nuisance danger ous to the public health, to exist upon his premises. The nuisance complained of consisted of a stagnant pool in the centre of a cluster of houses, inhabited by Journeymen weavers, and other occupants in humble cir cumstances, belonging to 'the defendant, and the cess pools of which, with various other noxious impurities, were constantly discharged into it, and vitiated the at mosphere to such a dangerous extent, that two medical gentlemen who had been attending numerous ifever cases in the neighbourhood, deemed it their duty to inspect the place, and furnish spontaneous certificates for insti tuting a prosecution. In reply to the charge the defendant fully admitted the existence of the nuisance, and said that he had taken active steps to fill up the pool, w hi c h h e ex pected to ac complish in the course o f ten days. Mr. ARNOLD said that he would only consent to the delay on :the express understanding that the cause of complaint should be entirely suppressed within the time stated, and ‘ordered the summons to be suspended for that purpose. THAMES. SINGULAR CASE OF AFFILIATION.—THE TWIN CHILDREN.—Y ester d ay, Tobias J'urdona, a dark Portu guese Jew, summoned as Tobias M oses, w hi c h h e sa id was his fath er ' s name, appeared before Mr. Ballantine, to answer a c h arge o f refusing to support two illegiti mate children, twins, of which ho was alleged to be the father. Mary HenessQy, a Mr. Pelh am appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Daniells, clerk t o M r . Si dney, solic i tor, for t h e d e f en d ant. young Irishwoman, presented the twin babes b e f ore the Court. They were of very dark complexion, an d b ore an extraordinary resemblance to the defendant. _ _ . Mr. Pelham at once asked• Mr. Daniells if he meant to dispute the paternit y ; the children wero the image FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849. of the Jew, although the mother was an Irishwoman. Mr. Daniells was instructed the defendant was not the father, and the case was proceeded with. It appeared from the evidence of the complainant that she was in the service of a Mr. and Mrs. Hylbrurn, Dutch bitter manufacturers, in Church -street, Spital fields. The defendant lived in the same house, and was brother-in-law to her mistress. An intercourse com menced about fourteen months ago between her and the defendant, and the result was the birth of twin boys. They were born in St. George's workhouse, on Palm Sunday, and were afterwards baptised in the names of Tobias Moses and John Moses. She always understood defendant's name was Tobias Moses. He gave her some rum, which quite overpowered her, and effected her ruin, and he was the father of the children. He gave her is. 6d. at a public-house in the Whitechapelroad, and treated her with somerum, after the birth of the children, and he subsequently called at her lodgings and gave her another shilling. He promised to call again, but failed to do so, and she was now in great distress. The prisoner underwent a long and searching cross-examination from Mr. Daniells, and it was insinuated that an Irishman, named Dan Crawley, was the father of the children. She admitted that Dan Crawley was her sweetheart, and had courted her, but she had not seen him for some time before she went to her situation, or since. She also admitted that when her mistress dis covered that she was in the family way, she told her the father was dead ; but she did so at the instigation of the defendant, who promised to provide for her if she de ceived her mistress. Ellen Hennessey, an elderly Irishwoman, no relation to the complainant, gave corroborative evidence as to the receipt of the money, which she saw the Jew give to the complainant, and also saw him kiss one of the chil dren. Mr. Daniells contended the corroborative proof was not sufficient, and that the money was given to the com plainant from motives of charity. Mr. Pelham, in reply, said the complainant had stood the test of a severe cross-examination, and the best cor roboration was the dark complexion of the children, and their extraordinary resemblance to the Portuguese Jew. The complainant raised the infants above her head at the desire of Mr. Pelham, who appealed to the whole court whether they were not like the father in com plexion and features. Mr. Daniells said the babes were very dark; but the complexion of one was much lighter than the other. Mr. Pelham—Do you mean to say ,there are two fathers to the twins?—(Laughter.) Mr. Daniells—l don't know that.—(Much laughter.) Mr. Pelham would appeal to the magistrate as to the physiognomy of the children; but Mr. BALLANTINE said he was no judge of physiog nomy, and must decline doing so. He would only judge of the evidence, and he was of opinion the young woman's evidence had been confirmed in some material particu lars, and that Pardona was the father of the twins. He should make two orders, one for the support of Tobias Moses, at the rate of 2s. per week, and a second order for the like amount as regarded John Moses; in all 4s. per week, and the costs. MORE POISONINGS BY ARSENIC. THORPE, ESSEX, Atm. 30.—A horrible system of poisoning in this part of the county, termed the Ten dring Hundred, was the subject of a lengthened inves tigation yesterday at the Tendring village school-room, before Mr. W. Codd, the coroner for North Essex, and a jury. The parish of Wix, where the woman Mary May re sided, who was executed at Chelmsford Gaol a few weeks since for poisoning her brother for burial fess, is in this district, and since the wretched creature's death the police authorities have received such information as to leave little doubt that similar atrocious acts have been committed in the surrounding villages, viz., Bradfield, Ramsey, Dovercourt, and Tendring ; husbands being in every case the victims. The wife of the deceased Thomas Ham, now Mrs. Southgate, who two or three months after his death was married to a farmer of that 'tame, was brought into the inquest room by the Governor of Colchester gaol, in whose custody she has been for several days past. She was very respectably attired, rather good looking, and during the investigation frequently exchanged smiles with her husband. The deceased was 28 years of age at the time of his death; she appears to be much younger. Mary Simons, widow, of Tendring, the first witness called, said the deceased was a blacksmith, living at Ten dring, and he died on the 27th of April, 1847, and was buried in Tendring churchyard on the following Sunday. The body which had been taken up she knew to be his. She assisted in laying him out, and she observed blood to issue from his mouth. Mrs. Ham, the prisoner, said he had ruptured a blood-vessel; he was ruptured, and was a sickly man. Phoebe Read said, I lived in the service of the de ceased for two years and a half. His health was good up to within two months of his death, when he ceased work ing as a blacksmith in consequence of ill health. On the Sunday before his death he complained of pains in his body and sickness. He had eaten no dinner, but about nine o'clock he had had some tea and toast. He did not leave his bed that morning. In the course of the morning he had a glass of wine, and about half an hour afterwards the retching increased. About half-past twelve o'clock Mrs. Ham made him some gruel, and gave it to me to take up to him. She made it in a saucepan with some " grits," and put ginger, sugar, and gin in it. While it was boiling I was away for about twenty minutes, and on coming back he had poured it into a basin. I took it up to him, but he said be was so sick he could not take it. Between one and two o'clock he had a glass of brandy in consequence of being so sick. He was not sick before he had the gruel. On the following morning (Monday) he was very sick, and complained of a burn ing in his throat. He asked me to go to Mr. Manthorpe, the surgeon, as he felt a great deal worse. Mrs. Ham told him she was going to Thorpe, and she would call upon him. I, therefore, did not go. Mrs. Ham re turned about one o'clock, and she stated that Mr. Man thorpe would come as soon as he could. He not having come by four o'clock deceased asked me to go for him. I went, and Mr. Manthorpe expressed some surprise about his state, as Mrs. Ham had informed him in the morning that he was better. He came directly to him. Deceased's sickness continued, and about five o'clock he called me and desired me to go again for the doctor. I did so, and on returning saw Mrs. Ham crying. She said, " Phcabe, you won't have to go for the doctor any more, for your master is dead." She added, that he died about five minutes after I left. By the CORONER—Mrs. Ham slept with me nearly every night, as she said she could not bear him. Three or four hours after he had expired she said, " Well, poor fellow, he's gone, and I'm glad of it, for we never lived happy together. I never liked him, and I wish he'd died before." Two or three days before deceased was buried she remarked, " Now I shall have that young man that I love." What he threw up was of a yellow and greenish colour, streaked with blood. The CORONER—D o you know whether there was any arsenic in the house at the period of his death ? Witness—There was ,sir ; and.,Mrs. Ham thought of getting more to kill the rats and mice in the house. About a week before he: died she told me never to say anything: about their fighting and, quarrelling, and she would behave well to me. The CORONER—Are you awsre of Mrs. Ham ever absenting herself from borne? Witness—Frequently while the deceased was living, sometimes as long as a fortnight at a time. On one oc casion he asked her why she left her home? and she said, " I called to see my Johnny, and had a cup of tea with him." She meant John Southgate, her present husband. Before and after the deceased was unwell I have heard her say to him, " I like Johnny's little finger better than the whole of your body." On another occasion she remarked "that she would marry Johnny as soon as possible after her husband's death, the next day if she could." He replied, " I don't think you will have the chance." She said, "Oh, I am sure to have him." He said, " You must stop, Madam, and get rid of me first." She said, " I can have him, and will have him ; and so if you don't die soon I'll kill you."—(Sensation.) I have heard her say that she would poiien him. May, who was executed at Chelmsford two or three weeks ago, sometimes visited the prisoner. On the day after the deceased was buried, w M i r. th s he l r f . ay ln ca t m he e c t o o ur M se rs, o f ll c a o m n s ers h a , t ) i u o s n e I a h n e d ard di A n i e r d s. , May remark to the prisoner, " Well, it's a good job Tommy is dead." Mrs. Ham replied, " Yes, it is a good job, for he was a nasty little blackguard, and there was no going near him." Mr. D. L. Manthorpe. surgeon, said, he first at tended the deceased in March, 1847, for an affection of the digestive organs. On the evening of the 26th of April he was sent for to see him, and found him in a state of great exhaustion. He complained of his throat and a difficulty in swallowing. Did not remember his complaining of sickness. Supposed he had rupt ure d a bl oo d vesse l. W as sen t f or t o see hi m the next m orn in g , w h en h e f oun d him d e ad. Si nce t h e body had bee n exhum e d h a d ma d e a p os t mor t em exami nation. Found the viscera less decomposed than could hails been expected. On the right side found an inguinal hernia, containing the omentum only. Mr. Alfred Swaine Taylor, Professor of Chemistry at Guy's Hospital, was then sworn and examined. ir e detected the presence of arsenic with particles of glass and sand, a somewhat unusual circumstance. From the stomach and contents he collected 15 grains of arsenic, which was quite enough to poison five full grown persons. He had no doubt that the deceased died from the effects of arsenic. Mrs. Mary Hans, the mother of the deceased, said, she saw her son on the Sunday previous to his death. He complained of great sickness and retched a great deal. She asked his wife to let her know how he was on the lived mis erably tllowing ogether.morning. She did not do so. They heard didn't prisoner threaten would k i s h h i m e . Jane Harvey had beard Mrs. Ham say if her husband Charlotte Elvish, a married woman, spoke of having Mr. f vtieilnspectoreryrivmi important rnßaison,aunrtd facts a o r t the st ee Ina constabularyive tcommunicated o other force, would poison her hus band. CoronerthaMt The proceedings were then adjourned. has displayed much tact and zeal in the case, as also in cases of' poisoning., which, in order that the ends of to suspectedwt h ls e o justice may not be defeated, we decline publishing for the present. We may state that the particulars, if true, develop a most, diabolical system. The disinterment of the bodies will no doubt be immediately ordered. The woman Southgate was conveyed back to Col chester Gaol to await the close of the coroner's inquiry. The Observer was the Sunday journal alluded to by Mr. Disraeli, on Wednesday, in the House of Cora- Mons. Mr. John Thornton, Deputy. Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview yesterday with the Chan cellor of the &chequer' RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH WALES. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the above company was held yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee house; Mr. W. Chadwick in the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. Marriner) read the report, which announced that the dissolution Bill prosecuted by this company in Parliament had not been successful. The opposition in the Lords had determined them not to proceed further with the Bill in the present session. A bill in Chancery had been filed by Mr. Jackson, the con• tractor, against the company for 4,0001. The time for the compulsory purchase of lands having expired, the directors recommended the total abandonment of the line. The directors recommended an early division of the remaining funds of the company, and expressed their readi ness to di v id e the same, with the sanction of the proprietors. The aceounts show a balance in hand of 21,077/. The report was adopted. A special meeting was then held, at which it was re solved that the directors be empowered to wind up the affairs of the company, and, after making due provision for their liabilities, to divide the assets among the share holders. It was also resolved, that the costs incurred by one of the direkors in an action of libel, arising out of a report of the proceedings of one of the meetings of the company, be defrayed out of the general funds of the company. The meeting then broke up. BLACKBURN, BOLTON, AND WEST YORK SHIRE. BLACKBURN, THURSDAY.—The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company w as h e ld this day. W. H. Hornley, Esq., chairman of the board of di rectors, presided. The SECRETARY read the report, whi c h congratulated the shareholders on the opening of that portion of their line which completes the cominunication between the towns of Blackburn and Manchester. The works on the line between Blackburn and Clitheroe had made con siderable progress, but in order to prosecute them with greater vigour than could be done by waiting for the periodical payment of calls, it was proposed to borrow a sum of money, under the powers of one of the Acts of Parliament relating to this railway. The statement of accounts showed that the receipts were, for the half year, 2,0961. 6s. I d., and the expenditure 1,095/ I Is. 10d., leaving a profit of 9981. 14s. 3d., and a nett balance of profit, since the opening of the line to Darwen in De cember last, of 1,9971. 4s. 101 The report was adopted. The directors were authorised to borrow on bond, under the Act of Parliament, any sum rot exceeding 200,000/. Alter some general routine business, the meeting broke up. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER. The half -yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at the Royal Hotel, Chester ; W. Ormsby Gore, Esq., in the chair. The report stated that—" To complete the works of the line foe opening throughout to Shrewsbury and to Oswestry, including stations along the line, and the two general stations at Chester and Shrewsbury, and to pro vide sufficient plant for working the present and pro spective traffic, there is still required, as nearly as can be estimated, a sum of not less than 261,4431. To meet this sum the company have provided, at the date of this re port, 44,9451.; the arrears amounted to 37,119/. ; and the loans to be effected under the powers of their Act to 122,0221.; the remainder, amounting to 57,3571. requires to be made up by further calls on the old stocks of the company. The directors have accordingly resolved to make an equalising call, payable on Friday, the 3d of November, of 11. 15s. on the 201. shares ; o f 11. on the North Wales Mineral Shares of 26/. 13s. 4d.; and of 10s. on the 131. 6s. Bd. shares, amounting together to 49,3751. And in case loans are not ob tained soon afterwards, they have resolved to make a further call, payable on Friday, the sth day of January, of 1/ on the 261. 13s. 4d. shares ; of 15s. on the 20/. shares ; and of 10s. on the 13/. Gs. Bd. shares ; amount ing together to 34,0001. They have also considered it their duty to place the arrear list in the hands of the company s solicitor, with instructions to recover or for feit the shares in arrear." The resolution having been carried unanimous'y, The CHAIRMAN moved that 6.7501. be appropriated to the payment of a dividend on 216,0004, at the rate of on 161. paid, and ss. on 8/, paid. This was also carried unanimously. It was further agreed that the number of directors be reduced to twelve, and their remuneration from 800/. to 600/. per annum. Sir R. Jenkins, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. W. Wardell, were re-elected directors, and Mr. Hill an auditor, of the com pany. 'he thanks of the shareholders were then unani mously voted to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD. A meeting of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Company also took place at the same hotel, Mr. Ormsby core in COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY RAILWAY. The ort:inary half -yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Colchester; Mr. T. L. Ewen in the chair. Mr. GEORGE BAWTREE, the secretary, read the report, which stated, that daring the past half-year the works between Marks, 'fey, and Sudbury Nava proceeded with rapidity, and there is every reason to believe that this portion of the line will be ready for opening during the present year. The most important point to which the directors have to request attention is the question of leasing the line to the Eastern Union Company. The existing agreement between the companies, dated June 8, 1847, the directors believe to be, and are advised to regard as, already conclusive on both companies; but some doubt on this point was raised by the body of the shareholders of the Eastern Union Railway Company, by whom the agreement was deemed ob jectionable on account of the large amount of capital over which the Eastern Union Company's guaran tee of interest would be required to extend. Nego tiations have resulted in an arrangement for a provi sional agreement, by which the amount of capital to be guaranteed by the Eastarn Union Company would be considerably diminished, and the extent of your liability consequently lessened. The Eastern Union board hav ing been requested by some of their shareholders to give longer time for the consideratio❑ of this question, they felt it necessary to postpone their intended meeting to the 9th of October next, then to take place at Radley's Hotel, London. The directors of this company therefore propose to hold their special meeting in like manner, and to adjourn it till the 17th of October next, when it will be seen what'course the shareholders of the Eastern Union Company desire to pursue. It is a source of regret to the directors that owing to these circumstances they are not now fully at liberty to explain to the share holders the particulars of the provisional arrangement, which, up to so late a period, they had every reason to hope and believe would have bee n submitted for consideration this day. The di rectors express a hope that, in the meantime, the adoption of the newly projected arrange ment by the Eastern Union Company will put an end to all possibility of dispute between the com panies. Any other course would only leave the parties open to the enforcement of their respective rights and liabilities under the existing agreement, and the direc tors cannot but feel that an expensive and long pro tracted litigation would be alike undesirable for both companies, and the directors assure the proprietors that their unceasing efforts will be employed to bring the ar rangements to an amicable conclusion. The receipts from all sources had been 108,105/, the disbursements, 103,5531., leaving a balance of 4,552/. The engineer's report stated that the Hythe Branch continued in excellent condition, while the cost of ma nagensent was very moderate. The earthworks on the Sudbury line are drawing near to a close. Upon con siderable portions of the line the permanent road has been laid and ballasted, and those portions which are unfinished are in course of rapid completion. The con tractor has now engaged upon the works nearly 500 workmen, 70 horses, and a powerful locomotive engine to ballast the line, and expedite its completion, which will be effected early i❑ December, when it may be opened for public traffic. The CHAIRMAN said, that since the last meeting the attention of the directors had been unceasingly directed to the subject of leasing to the Eastern Union Railway, which formed the principal topic of the report. A SHAREHOLDER here inquired what was at present the amount of calls unpaid. Mr. HAWKINS (one of the auditors) said, about 11 per cent. upon the whole amount. The per tentage was less than it was at the last meeting. Mr. GOODHAY inquired what had been the amount of payments since June. Mr. BAWTREE replied, between 2,000/. and 3,0001. A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Walton (Mayor of Colchester), Mr. Delf, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Wayland, and other gentlemen joined. Eventually the report was accepted. The meeting was then made special, to consider the leasing of the line to the Eastern Union Company, but no business was done, and the meeting adjourned to Monday, October 17. A vote:of thanks to the Chairm an and the directors closed the proceedings. FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION. PRESTON, Aua. 30.—The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the Town-ball Preston, at noon to-day; Mr. T. B. Addison in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in submitting the report to the meet ing, alluded to tile disappointment which the shareholders must feel at the rejection of their application to Parlia ment for their Burnley branch. There was, however, no reason to be disheartened, and they would persevere in their efforts to carry out their object. The report stated that " during the past half-year considerable pro• gress has been made in completing the first contract, which extends from the Mandland Station to Grim sargh, and effects a junction between our Longridge line and that of the Preston and Wyre. This is the most expensive part of our works in proportion to its length, but it was desirable that it should be first proceeded with, to avoid the necessity of purchasing lands and buildings at an increased price, and because this contract is essential to the whole of our undertaking, and is im• mediately productive of revenue by making our Long ridge line more efficient. In the meantime the resolution of your directors to suspend for the present all works beyond the first contract, if approved of by the meeting, will relieve the shareholders from any further calls than will be required for discharging our engagements in reference to that contract and for our current expenses." On the motion of the Rev. Mr. "MALEY, the report was simply received, and the directors requested to in vite the assistance of several gentlemen mentioned, in considering the subjects mentioned in it, and to report to a future general meeting. In reply to questions put by Capt. Evans, he said he had never had occasion to inflict any heavier punishment On those breaking the rule, than by stopping their water for a day. The poor passengers took straw on board to sleep on. These straw beds were not confined to one deck ; the beds were on tiers, one above another. The CORONER asked this witness if he had not lost All by this catastrophe. He replied in the affirmative. The Coroner then explained that his object in putting .the question was to remark on the gallant conduct of this witness, who had jumped into the boat, not to save him self, bat to preserve the lives of those who were already in it. Captain Evans spoke to the same purpose, and ex pressed his - intention of speaking to the Mayor, with a view of ha;ing Mr. Bragdon's case considered. The proceedings were again adjourned. CHARGE AGAINST TWO PILOTS OF ROBBING THE PASSENGERS AND CREW OF THE OCEAN MONARCH. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.—This morning much excite ment was experienced in the police -court, in consequence of its being reported that two men belonging to the pilot Queen, of Chester, were in custody on a charge of rob bing the sufferers by the Ocean Monarch. In the course of the morning Themas Beaten and John Bennion, the two pilots, were brought before Mr. Rushton. A gentleman, who gave his name as Henry P o well, and described himself as having been a second cabin passenger, came forward, but he was so weak from the effects of his sufferings as to be almost inaudible. The purport of his statement was that, in the confusion on board the Ocean Monarch he jumped into the water and gained a boat. The boat drifted away, and, ultiasatelY...l he was taken on b oar d the pilot Queen, of Chester. It appeared to him that this vessel might have been of ser vice in rendering assistance to the people on board the wreck, hut the crew directed their attention to picking up the floating rigging-. He and others stripped off their wet clothes and got into the berths. Subsequently they ordered the men to put them aboard an Irish vessel, but previous to :his witness saw a man glide into a boat into which a trunk belonging to the Ocean Monarch had been placed. The man Bethel', too, took a silver watch from him, but this was not, strictly speaking, a felony, as he (witness) was going off with a blanket' be longing to the pilot's crew, which Bithell atteropeed to force from hi m . B e i ng w i thout under clothing of' any consequence, he handed the watch to the man. But the most serious part of the charge was this, namely, that a respectable young man, one of the passengess by the Ocean Monarch, was left naked on board the pilot boat. It was said that he had offered the men a sovereign to let him get on board the Irish vessel, but by some means they contrived to retain him. He was reported to have a large sum of money about him, and from that time to the present nothing whatever has been heard of him. The trunk and the watch were recovered by B a t es and Tuck, two active officers of the Liverpool police. The trunk was found in Bennion's house. It had been broken open and rifled of its contents. The watch was found at a pawnbroker's shop at Ilulywell, where it had been pledged by Bennion's wife. Adam Jones, a seaman be longing to the unfortunate Ocean Monarch, identified the trunk, and stated that several articles of clothing bad been taken out of it. John Foulkes, a boy belonging to the Welsh pilot boat, made the following statement:—He said Beunion and he took the trunk to the house of the former on the Dee bank, and that the young man who was left in their boat was put on board the Taliesen, bound for Liverpool, by Bithell and him, and that Bithell received ten sbil hngs as a reward. Here a young man, residing at 11, Paisley-street, stepped forward, and stated to t h e magistrate that he was acquainted with Joseph Searle (the young man who is the subject of inquiry), and that no tidings had as yet been heard of him, though great pains had been taken to discover what had become of him. He confirmed the surmises relative to his having a large sum of money on his person. The head-constable then applied for a remand, and the two prisoners were accordingly remanded. On the , 28t a dau h ult. fent TB.s. J. Hooper, , at Guildford -street. R usse ll- squar e, 3111.' of ghter. On the 29th ult., at the Grove, Woodford, Mrs. W. Sykes, of a daughter. On the ft9th ult., at Grove-place, Brixton, the wife o f Mr. R. E. Simpson, of a son. On the *.:9th ult., at Lansdowne-villas, Fulham-road, Mrs' W. Hawksworth, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 31st , William Thornborrow, Esq., of Trinity square, Southwark, to Miss Ann Hope, of Brandon-ball , Norfolk. On the 29th ult., at St. James's, Norlands, Notting-hill' Edmund W. Wingrove, Esq., of Calcutta, to Isabella, only child of George Walker, Esq., of Royal-crescent, Notting hill, and the Stock Exchange. On the 30th ult., at St. James's, Piccadilly, the Rev. G. G. Harter, M.A., rector of Cranfield, Bedfordshire, to Eliza beth Jessy, only child of the Rev. J. Beard, M.A., of Oxford.. terrace, Hyde -park. On the 30th ult., at St. Peter's Church, Eaton-square, A, G. Holmes, of Great James -street. Bedford-row, to Julia., s'cond d aug ht er of the late J. W. Cundy, E sq. , f orme rly o f the Stock Exchange. DIED. On the 23d ult., at Hastings, aged 51, Mary, the wife of Mr. Mansell, auctioneer. On the 24th ult., Stephen Pitt, Esq., Cricket-MalherbYs Somerset, and of Kensington. On the 28th ult., at Vanvres, Paris, John Webb, Esq., of Raskelf, Yorkshire, and Worlabye, Lincolnshire. On the 29th ult., at Rayleigh-house, Brixton, the Rev. W. H. Springet, aged 61. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 1 12, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the *Mgr e t Illiddleaex, Friday, September 1, 1840. the chair, at which the directors' report was'unanin 2oll 4 adopted. SLIGO AND SHANNON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was to had taken place at the offices, Old Broad-street, yesterday but a sufficient num b er of shareholde rs did not attend t o form a qu orum . A s h ort report of the directors w as laid on the table, which stated that at the last half-yearly meeting, held i n F e b ruary, i t had been resolved that operations in the construction of the line should be post poned for twelve months; and that since that me eting the directors had seen nothing to induce - them to mewl' mend an alteration of the determination then come to. EXETER AND CREDITON. The half-yearly meeting of this company been held y es t er d ay at the London Tavern, but on ly three shareh o ld ers h av i ng attended no business W O transacted. was to have THE OCEAN MONARCH. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. —lt would be unnecessary? make any comment on the following letter, received by Admiral GrenfQll from the Prince de Joinville:— _ "Claremont, Aug. 28. "Admiral,—Excuse me for so frequently troubling you, but I seek by every means to be useful to the us' fortunate people you have rescued. I have made from memory a little drawing representing the fearful acct' dent of which we were witnesses. Presuming that 11 gives a tolerable idea of that horrible scene, I thought it might be agreeable to Madame Grentell to make a lot' tery of it for the benefit of the caterers. 'Tis but trifle, but you will excuse it in favour of the intention• Again a thousand remembrances. "F D'ORLEANS." This sketch, an exceedingly graphic one, was exhi bited in the Exchange-rooms to-day, and in the course of two hours 400 tickets at ss. apiece were disposed of. This lottery, an unlimited one, will be closed on Satur day next. The following case of alleged inhumanity was beard before Mr. R us ht on at t h e police court to-day:— John Beni son and Thomas Bethel!, t w o Dee pilots, were placed in th e d oc k, c h arged with robbing several of the pa ssengers o f the Ocean Monarch packet-sh ip , burnt in the Cha nne l on Th ursday last. There w as also strong suspicion of a graver nature. From the . evidence adduced it appeared that the Pilot Queen et Chester (on board o f w hi c h t h e pr i soners were) Picked up some of the crew and passengers; of the ill-fated yes" sel. The prisoners demanded a shilling apiece from all those they picked up. The pri soner Benison att em p te d to pull a blanket from tee shoulders of a second-cabin passenger named Powell, who to retain possession of it gave, him up his watch. A trunk, which h a d b een f ound floating, was taken to Benison's hous e , D ee -b an k , and on the visit of Detective officers from Li ver p oo l i t was found that it bad b ee s broken open, and var i ous art i c l es of wearing appar el taken out. The trunk belonged to a seamen of the Ocean Monarch. Amongst the passengers taken 0 0 board the pil o t b oa t was a young moan with a consi derable sum of money upon him. Be was kept ell, board when the oth ers l e f t , an d remains unaccoun t e d for. A boy named Folkes, belonging to the pilot-boat. stated that he was put on board the Elyl steamer for Liverpool, but the statement was not looked upon as satisfactory, and the prisoners have been remanded till the necessary inquiries can be made. The contributions now amount to 2,1001. ADJOURNED INQUEST. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.—The inquest on the bodieg of five of the persons lost in the Ocean Monarch, was resumed this morning, the coroner having adjourned it on Wednesday, owing to the circumstance of Car tain Murdoch having to attend before the coroner of Cheshire, who on that day held an inquest on bodies washed ashore at Hoylake. Jotham Bradgon, first mate of the Ocean Monarch, was called up for examination. The greater portion of his statement was a repetition of the evidence which we have already published. Se escaped with twelve others in a boat; another person was picked up. Eight of these were passengers, and, the remainder b e l onge d to the crew. He considere d that this boat would have been lost had he not jumped into her, on account of the great rush made to it. And he was of opinion no more could have been saved by her, it requiring all their efforts to keep her clear of water. They were taken in tow by the Prince 0 ' Wales steamer. Afterwards witness returned to the assistance of the persons on board the wreck. The csP' tain behaved as collectedly as could be expected under the circumstances; all his efforts were directed to the preservation of the ship. Witness was of opinion,. that had they thought of it in time, the long boat might have been saved from destruction, but all hands being engaged in suppressing the fire, the boat was destroyed before the loss could be prevented. This witness testified to the noble behaviour of Jerome, and said that after he ge t on board not a single life was lost, and that if other seamen had acted with similar judgment and courage, many more lives might have been saved. He confirmed the report that there were spirits aboard. He had sent a cask of brandy and a keg of whisky on board the day before, and these were stowed in the store room, the place where the fire first broke out. It would require a light to get anything out of the store-room on account of it being dark. , .! , 1 P. , ~,,,,_ , t