The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-26 00:00:00

Cossack yidettes are down on the road where it approaches the gorge formed by the Mackenzie ! plateau, or Akyar, and the rocky eminence of Mangup Besides the read which runs through the defile formed by the Mackenzie ridge and the rock of Mangup Kaleh there are two roads which lead up from the Tchouliou valley to the Mackenzie pla teau. The one to the right branches off from the Aitodor road, and runs up on the last projecting spur of the ridge ; the other leads up through a break in the steep cliff, and seems the better of the two ; both are occupied and fortified by the Rus sians, but only on the first do there seem to be guns. The inhabitants of the villages seem to be well enough satisfied with the change from Cossacks to French and Sardinian soldiers, only, as may be _naturally supposed, they are iu a great fright lest the Russians should again return ; their questions, therefore, about an advance of the allied troops, which so closely touches their very existence, are numerous, and their complaints about the ill treatment which they had to suffer from the Cos sacks great. They try as best they can to make a precarious livelihood by bringing up to the French and Sardinian camps whatever they have left— fruits' eggs, fowls, and sheep. Although the ground all round is considerably broken up, what ever can be cultivat( d seems very good, and is, as they say; more than sufficient to feed the popula tion ; but they have had no harvest this year, having been prevented from sowing by the ser vices which they had to perform, and then by the final loss of their cattle ; so they are obliged to bring grain and flour from the villages on the banks of the Upper Belbek, which have not suf fered so much, as they supply not only these vil lages, but likewise those in the valley of Baidar, where you continually meet natives bringing back provisions. Those of the valleys of Baidar and Varnoutlsa have hit on another means of subsistence. They carry wood to Balaklava in their arabas, and bring back what they want from there. The business is not unprofitable, as they get for an araba load from 7s. to Os. Thus you see, instead of the Crimea supplying us with provisions, we have to supply the inhabitants. By thisTecent move the French have come close to the Russian positions at Albat and Airgul— there, if at all, the Russians must make their stand. According to the accounts one hears, the Russians have 13 infantry divisions opposite to our lines— one which guards the fortifications ou the north plateau, and two at the first Inkermau lighthouse, whose camp can be plainly seen with the naked eye ; two others distributed on the Mackenzie ridge . ; and eight which guard the series of plateaux from ikshi-Serai down to Aitodor, and the river courses fig the Belbek, Katcha, and Alma. As long as we had not advanced to the Upper Belbek there was a kind of neutral ground between us and the Rus sians, but now we close upon them. Fot Sala, which is now in the possession of the French, is only nine miles from Bakshi-Serai. The French position, which opens so much new ground and allows a better look into the interior than any other held before by the Allies since they marched down from the Alma, has become, not withstanding the distance, a point of attraction to roving English officers, to ;the great disgust of French commandants, who cannot understand that there are fools enough to ride 40 or 50 miles to get a view of the country. Three officers of the United States army have arrived in the camp—Major Delafield, United States Engineers ; Major Murdochie, 'United States Artillery ; and Captain McClellan, United States Cavalry. Major-General Windham has taken the command of the Fourth Division, hitherto under the command of General Pentinck. The weather is much more unsettled than it was last year about this time • it is only to be hoped that higher up in the Black Sea it is less so, or else the expedition will have to encounter other diffi culties besides the Russians. No news has as yet arrived of the expedition. The Turkish troops are beginning to embark more rapidly. Some Tunisian cavalry has arrived at Batoum. Omer Pacha himself is at Souchum Kaleh. THE PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS. The Siecle, of yesterday, remarks in the follow ing terms on the result of the elections : " The elections appear less favourable to the Prussian government than simple figures would cause it to be believed. As far as the elected depu ties can be classified, thus far, 60 belong to the ex treme right, 150 to 'the Ministerial party, and 120 to the different fractions of the opposition, The right Las neither gained nor lost in these elections ; the left ap pears to have lost 20 votes, and the ministerial party to have gained 30. This increase of ministerialists cannot occasion surprise, when the means employed by the government to influence the elections are known. It must not be forgotten, besides, that many of these minis terial elections are defeats for the extreme right. The opposition is still so compact that it must be counted with. When the bureaucracy shall desire to go too far, the right will not be sorry to find in the sup port of the left the means of causing its projects to fail—and, at the same time, a great number of the ministerial party will oppose in common with the left the attempts of the feudal reactionist. It is trite that in this way the part played by the opposition in the approaching session will be a purely passive one, but it is the only one which the present state of things permits : for seeing the Charter me naced by the selfishness of the nobility and the ill will of the bureaucracy, the friends of liberty must resign themselves for the moment to maintaining the Charter such as it is, in spite of its defects. On the whole the Prussian Government cannot deceive itself as to the result of the elections. Ignoring none of the causes to which it is indebted for the election of 150 functionaries, it will have turned its attention to that of the 120 independent deputies. The elections of Berlin must have particularly struck the Ministry : out of nine deputies elected, seven belong to the left, and what is still more serious, Count Schwerin, formerly President of the Chamber, was elected four times at Berlin, in spite of the direct opposition of the prefect. At Berlin also M. de.Manteuffel was de feated in three districts by candidates of the left ; in another district the Minister of the Interior, M. de Westphalen, was set aside, owing to the exces sive zeal .of a police agent, and in a third the same minister was defeated by. M. de Pallow, one of the chiefs of the opposition. The political opinions of the elected and the-defeat of the ministers show clearly that Berlin has desired to condemn the policy of the Government, even at the risk of losing the little Royal favour it has possessed since the eventh of 1848 and 1849." INTERMENTS AT ST. MARY'S, HAG- GERSTONE. LIKE T 1 .}L'J ,tl.. AND COMBIERCISIL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o' Cm ca. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed tamely, but with more steadiness than on Wed nesday. Prices were a point in the buyer's favour in "middling" American, but without change in . other descriptions. The sales were G,OOO to 7,000 bales (1,000 for export), comprising 400 Pernam and Maranham, at sid. to Gld. ; 500 Egyptian, at Sid. to 71d.; and 500 Surat, at 31d. to 42d. per lb. Imports for the week 25,000 bales. The Railway Share Market has been steady, at a slight advance. A quieter tone has pervaded the Colonial Produce Markets this week, and for most staples rather lower prices have been submitted to by the importers. ' Sugar, however, must be men tioned as an exception, a fair demand having existed for home consumption, and on British Plantation and some descriptions of Foreign an advance of Gd. to is. per cwt. has been esta blished. Grocery kinds of Madras also have been fully ls. per cwt. dearer, and refined brown lumps have found buyers at 55s Coffee, both Plantation and Native, has ruled rather in favour of purchasers. Tea has been steady though quiet, and rice heavy, notwith standing the improvement in corn. Spices have been at easier rates, and for saltpetre the inquiry has been limited. Of rum a Government contract has been taken, and this has constituted the chief business in the article. Hemp and flax have not varied particularly, but P.Y.C. tallow on the spot has risen to 635. Gd. per cwt. Wool at public sale has gone at the decline noticed at the commence ment of the series. The result of the indigo auc tions has already been given under this head. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report more acti vity during the past week in the market for American Securities, a reduction of prices having brought forward purchasers both for State securities and railroad bonds. The following aro the quota tions : TO THE EDITOR Or THE SUN. SlR—The inhabitants of this district are much indebted to you for your able exposition of the proceedings of the churchwardens of this church, in your paper of the 23d inst., and thereby causing Sir George Grey's attention to their doings ; but I fear, unless he acts immediately, they will continue to make hay while the sun shines. I have reason to believe they consider their tenure of power is drawing near—in fact, to be awaiting Sir George's final mandate " to close up." Nous verons. You shall have the number of burials on next Sunday. —Your obedt. servant, • R. GOVERNMENT FOLLY. TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN. SlR,—The recent foolish law regarding the transmis sion of newspapers is already manifest. Parties attach the penny stamp on unstamped newspapers, concluding they go free ; whereas, if they happen to exceed the specified weight, are " surcharged" pretty heavy, and, consequently, are refused by those whom addressed, and sent to the "Dead-letter" office, where they are " need up !" This piece of newspaper folly is on a par with the florin and threepenny-bits, the coining of which opened a wide door to the dishonest, inasmuch as a receiver, in most instances, takes them for half-crown and four pence, and the roguish payer reaps the benefit of this Government oversight, or mistake, or folly, or whatever you please to call it. October 25, 1855. Quiz. Mr. V. Houlten, the newly-appointed chief secretary to the government of Malta, in place of Mr. Henry Lushington, deceased, has arrived in-that island. The Leipzic Gazette publishes the following letter from . Danmark, under date of October 17 :—" A good deal is said here about the arrival of two members of the Eng lish parliament, Sir Watkin W. Wynn and Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who have come direct from London with the view of ascertaining the state of the negotiations between Denmark on the one hand, and North America, as also Prussia, on the other, respecting the Sound Dues. These gentlemen appear to attach a decisive importance to the resolutions which Prussia will take in this affair. It is also said these gentlemen have been sent by a great Lon don banking-house, deeply interested in the loans for which Denmark has given •by way of security, the pro uce of the Sound toll." ITALIAN THEATRES.—The Spener'scheZeitung contains an interesting article on the statistics of the Italian stage, according to which the total number of Italian theatres amounts to 117. Of these, 95 are in Italy (via., in Lom bardy, 2 8 in 20 towns ; in Sardi n i a , 20 i n 17 . towns ; in Naples and Sicily, 9 in 6 towns ; in the Papal States, 16 in 1 1 t o wns ; in Tuscany, 16 in 8 towns ; in Lucca, 1 ; in Parma, 2 ; in Modena, 2 ; in Corsica, 1 ; and the re maining 22 are scattered over the globe. Of these latter we find 6 in Spain and Portugal (at Mad r id a l one th ere are 5), 6 in Greece, Turkey, and the lonian Islands, 3 in Rusia, 1 in England (London), 1 in France (Paris), 1 in Denmark (Copenhagen), 1 in Holland (Amsterdam), 1 in Germany (Vienna), 1 in Africa (Algiers), 1 i (Rio Janeiro). It needs scarcely be mentioned that by far the greatest part of these theatres are exclusively dedicated to operatic performances. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cent. 1867-1865...105 107 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 108 STATE SECURITIES. California 7 per Cent. Bolds Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 45 47 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 18 20 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 823 83i South . Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds ( Darin g's) 1858-1868... 97 98 South Carolina 5 per Cent. Bonds (Palmer's) 1866... 83 90 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 83 85 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1836... 86 88 CITY SECURITIES. Boston 5 per Cent. Bonds (Divers) ... 90 92 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 80 82 Pittsburgh 6 per Cent. Stock 1869-1883... 76 78 .1870... 80 81 ... 92 93 . ...100 102 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible' V v 1875... 72 74 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 73 75 Michigan Central Sp. Cent., no Mort. _lB6o_ 90 92 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 91 Now York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... 81 83 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage 1867...100 102 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d 31oi gage 1883... 83 85 N. York and Brie 7 p. Cent. Convertible.:lB62... 75 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster lino. Bonds), not convertible 185'9... 95 97 Ditto ditto 1864... 93 95 Pennsylvania Central 6 p. Cent., Convert 1860... 89 91 On the Paris Bourse yesterday there was a fur ther advance in the 3 per Cent. Rentes of 35c. for time transactions, and 25c. for money bargains. Although nothing of importance occurred in the ordinary business of the day stocks maintained a general firmness. It is mentioned on good autho rity that the Bank of France will shortly issue notes of 25f. and 50f. value, which are expected to relieve the metallic currency. By recent accounts from Vienna we are led to understand that the National State Bank is likely to make payments in coin of the precious metals at some early date. It would appear from this that the late influx of gold and silver into Austria is be ginning to show itself in resuscitating the metallic currency of the country, which has almost lain dor mant since the revolutionary era of 1848. At present the coinage in circulation is limited to copper and single and double kreutzer pieces, of the value of one-third and two-thirds of a penny English, and a six kreutzer silver alloyed coin, the size of a six pence, and valued about twopence. The total value of this currency is under 1,5001. ster ling to about 3,000,0001. of paper circu lation, according to recent accounts. What may be the value and denomination of the pro mised new gold and silver coins we are not yet informed, and it is so long since the Austrians have heard the chink of their own money that they have almost forgotten what the old coinage was like. Throughout yesterday there was a comparatively easy money market, and no difficulty was expe rienced in obtaining advances on first-class com mercial paper. The English Stock'Market is again under the unfavourable influence of the rumours current with respect to a probable disagreement between this country and the - United States, but the quota tions are at present too firm to be much affected. Money just now has more effect than politics, and really the statements above referred to are so pre mature that it is surprising that much importance should be attached to them. Consols for money have been 87i to 88, 1 ,-, but for account they have continued at about 88 to and they are•now steady at that price. Exchequer Bills are supported at 2s. discount to 3s. premium. The Now 3 per Cents. are 871 ; to 88k, and the Reduced 87k, #. In Foreign Bonds there is an absence of any thing like activity, and the fluctuations are gene rally unimportant. Turkish Bonds 79g to and the New Scrip 2Z. to 22 discount, in both cases a decided improvement, compared with the closing prices of yesterday. Sardinian Bonds are heavy again, being 83. The Russian 4 per Cents. are marked 86i, which is about / below the prices ob tained on Tuesday. Peruvian Bonds are 72. Equador 451, and Chilian 99. Railway Shares generally are at rather a lower range, but the decline does not in most cases exceed Great Western of Canada are heavy, and foreign lines are merely nominal. United Mexican Mining Shares have risen about 10s., and Union of Australia Bank 10s. to 11. Canada Laud have dropped to 139. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCci , . BrO7PI Ow Official List.) . . ini,inesh done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B7i 3 per Cent. Console Annuities BB 7k 8i Nev 3 per Cont. Annuities Annuities, Expire sth Jan.,' 1860 -16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 3 11-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16t 3-16 Clonsols ;or Account B9 rchequer Bills, 2i 2d. £lOOO £5OO 3 p 2 d ...... 3 p 2 d E /whet - 17 , 1er Bonds 1858 , ' 31 per Cent 98i Ditto 1859, ~ 9Bl PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOC K Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent.. gclnador Bonds P e ruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent.,..... 4s Ditto for the Account 72 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cont., Con. 1811 Ditto 4 per Cent. ................. Ditto for the account ............. Russian Bonds, 4 4 per Cent Sar di n i a n Bonds, 5 per Cent. ........ 83' Tnrkhh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto for the Account Ditto New Scrip, 4 pe r Cen t. Dividends on the above payable in Genoee lIALP-AST TWO. Consols ........................................ 88 Ditto for Vl3 ccount BB POST-OFFICE BLUNDERS. —A considerable fund i s likely to be raised by the Post-office department, from the pecuniary penalties imposed on the Post -office officials for blunders committed by them in the discharge of their dutioq. THE GRAPF., CROP IN PORTUGAL —The Peninsular packet Madrid brought some deplorable accounts of the feure of grope crop iu P.,,rtnpi. In nononquerice of this failure the price of the commonest wines has risen so high that the poor have been deprived of their ordinary beverage, THE, SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY Ir,VENING, OCTOBER , 26 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. (lilting Priato i yesterday. Ale. berth; .. Audio. Nottng. Bost. and Ear,tn. Junet fast. & Ballymena fuming. Wolverh F'.i.;tour Valley ..... . Lancsl... Cleshiro Junet Do. Chedi: dr. Birk., £5O and 4:',•25 Cons. Do., ,Z2O Rl:7th &,Tynsoriginal . £25 (issd. at .-E:451 Briotel and, Exeter... Ca1ed0nian............,. 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Half Shares Newcastle & Nwpt.Aberg. & Ilrfd Newry & Enniskiller Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrovor Norfolk Nortlin.Coonties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. >o., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastorn—Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Zurek Do. Leeds Do. York North London.. N .S‘S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Wostrn. Juno Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Or, Wore.. & Wolv •L'ortsmouth o'Aish Central ScottishMidlaud. 100 100 7 100 100 100 9 all all 7i}iro!isliiro Union youth Devon Loath Eastern ionth Wales -1. Vrksh. 4 Riv. Dnn Do • :Raines,Wok. &Wok 'tockton 1¢ Darlia iteAton f, Fiartlepl raff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 l'hainos liay. P.& R. Ulverstono di Lancs Vale of Neath Waterfd Sr. Kilkenny • Waterford&Limoriek Went Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B 'West London. 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Do. Now 5 per cent. Do, Extensions...... Great Luxembourg Constituted. SharoF Do. Obligations rit.Western of Canad; shares ... Do: New.., Do. _Ms., payable's7 with option till '55. Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dci. do., '73, without option Fbinillton IcToronto Do. 6 per cent. 'Lake Cont. Bask Lierro and Turnhout Lyons and Genova Lyons (St Meditorran Vadras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege ( with interest) Do. (ex inters st)..— Northern of Frame. D 0.201. Shs. N. 20/. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy. B. & Ams.Shs NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds !Paris and Orleans Paris and Ronen ParisOaen & Cherbrg a Do Rome and Frascati, Rouen and Havre Royal Danish , Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Menne Do. 5i p. cent. Pre; Scinde all D 0... all southern of Frxince 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A). 0.2 West Flanders all Do 5i per 0. Prof 16 Western of France all D 0........ Zeeland JOINT-STOI A nstrahsin Bank of London liri. Col. Bk.& Ln. C 3ritish N. 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This morning being the ono appointed for the trial of theit-2priqoners who stand charged with a series of offences arising out of the failure of the bank carried on ruder their names the court was (lamely crowded, and the greatest interest seemed to be manifested as to the result of the proceedings. At a few minutes after 10, the learned judges having taken their seats, the prisoners were called upon to sur render. Slr John Dean Paul waa the first to enter the dock, followed by Strahan and Bates, and took his position in the centre, with Strahan upon his right and the other prisoner upon his left. As usual upon these occasions there was a very large attendance of the members of the bar, the proceedings promising to prove of the greatest interest to them, in consequence of the array of legal talent engaged in the case, and the prevailing opinion that the result would turn upon a point of law. The Attorney-General, Mr. Bodkir, and Mr. Poland were for the prosecution ; Sir F. Thesiger and lir. Ballantine appeared for the prisoner Strahan ; Mr. Sr r geant Byles and Mr. Hawkins for Sir John Dean Paul ; and Mr. James and Mr. Parry for Bates. Mr. Straight having called upon the defendants, Sir John Dean Paul, Robert Baker Bates, and William Strahan, to plead to an indictment charging them with misde meanour, Sir F. Thesigcr rose and said that be had an applica tion to make upon the part of his client, which also would apply to the other defendants, and that was that they might be allowed to plead a double plea, under the provisions of 7& 8 Geo. IV., cap. 29, sec. 49 and 52, which provided that no banker, broker, factor, or other agent shall be liable to any conviction by any evidence whatever in consequence of any compulsory process of any court of law or equity, if he shall have disclosed the same in any examination or deposition before any com missioner of bankruptcy. After a brief discussion, the judges decided against the appeal, and the prisoners pleaded not guilty. The Clerk of the Arraigns was then about to give the prisoners in charge to the jury, when The Attorney-General said he had an application to make that the trial might be allowed to stand over for a short time in consequence of the absence of a material witness, who was coming up from Tunbridge Wells, and had not arrived, and he (the Attorney-General) held a letter which stated that the witness had been compelled to take medicine under advice. Mr. Baron Alderson paid they would wait a reason able time, and inquired if a messenger bad been sent to the station ? The Attorney-General said there had. The Court then waited until just 11 o'clock, when, the witness not having arrived, Mr. Baron Alderson said the Court could not wait any longer, and then a discus sion arose about adjourning the case, and Mr. Baron Alderson directed that the witness should be called upon his recognisances and they estreated. Alexander Beattie, the witness, was then called in the usual way, and not answering, another discussion arose as to when the trial was to be taken, and considerable excitement prevailed, and just as it was at its height Mr. Beattie arrived. Mr. Baron Alderson said that he should direct the recognisances to remain estreated. The indictment against the prisoners were then read, and it charged the three prisoners with having received from John Griffith in 1851, and at subsequent times, certain bonds amounting in value to 5,000/., and that they did without due authority, make away with and negotiate them. They were also indicted for conspiracy to defraud. The Attorney-General then rose and said that he was called upon to perform now a most painful duty, in con sequence of the position of the prisoners whom they had to try. The defendants carried on the business of bank ers, and their tronsactions were of a very extensive cha racter, and from the position which they held, the very highest confidence was placed in them by their customers. Amongst them was the prosecutor in the present case, Dr. Griffiths, when the firm was known as that of Snow and Paul, and had continued a customer through the changes which brought the other defendants into the firm, and had continued so down to the time of the transaction giving rise to these proceedings. Dr. Griffiths had empowered the defendants to purchase some foreign securities (Danish Bonds), bearing 5 per cent. interest, and to these securities he should confine his attention. In 1850 Dr. Griffiths gave to the defendants 2,0001. to so invest, and in the following year 1,0001. more to invest in these securities, and subsequently other sums, making altogether 5,000/. The defendants bought these securities for the prosecutor, who imagined that they were safe in the bands of the defendants. The learned counsel then went on to detail the particulars of the purchase of the stock. The de fendants subsequently became embarrassed, and it was then that they had recourse to the dangerous and guilty practice of selling and raising money upon their customers' securities. Sir John Dean Paul then applied to a Mr. Beattie, who is secretary to an insur ance company, to negotiate a loan from his office upon some of those securities, but Mr. Beattie told him that the company did not lend money upon such property, and then Sir John Paul employed him to negotiate the sale of the stock which belonged to the defendant, and the stock was sold through% broker, and The amount realised:passed to the account of Sir John Deal Paul, and, so far as he was concerned, his fault was very clear ; but now for the part taken by the other defendants in the transaction. When the defondant s became bankrupt, Dr. Griffiths,who had property in their hands to the amount of 12,0001., waited upon the official assignee and snbsequently saw the other defendants, from whom he requested to see the books containing the necessary accounts of his property, and he then learnt that there was •not any relating to them. Strahan subsequently saw Dr. Griffiths, and then admitted that his securities were sold, and begged that he would not take any criminal proceedings against them ; but Dr. Griffiths said that he could not listen to any such proposition, having a public duty to perform. They had heard that the psi- Boners would meet the present charge by a defence that they had made certain disclosures before the Court of Baukrtiptcy, which would absolve them from the consequences of this prosecution ; but he (the Attorney-General) was in a position to show that such statements did not allude to the stock forming the subject of the present indictments, for that had been sold and other securities bought to replace them. These securities had also been subsequently sold, and the disclosures made in the proceedings before the Commissioner in Bankruptcy had reference to those se curities, and not to those originally purchased for Dr. Griffiths. Dr. Griffiths called—l am one of the canons of Rochei ter. I keist an aocount since 1830 with the defendant, at that time it was teen Paul and Paul, it was afterwards changed to the present title in 1850. They bought, at my request, 2,000/. in Danish 3 per cent. bonds, and was debited in my pass-book upon the following February. I entrusted them to purchase a further amount of 1,0001. in the same stock, and was debited with this also, and a further sum of 2,0001., making in the whole 5,0001. I do not think I ever saw or • made any particular inquiry about these bonds. I remember Mr. Bates saying that they were quite secure and safe in their custody. In April, 1855, I asked Bates particularly about the Danish bonds, and he said that they had received the dividend on the bonds, but the dividends upon some gas shares had not been carried to my account. The dividends upon the bonds were regularly carried to my account down to March. I never gave any authority, either directly or indirectly, to dispose of any of my shares, or in any way convert them to their use. The total amount of my securities and property in their hands at the time time of the failure was 22,0001. I did not ask for them or to see them, but I had con versation with Mr. Bates relative to these and other securities they held of mine. I transacted business solely with Mr. Bates, and I have bad conversations with him since the purchase of these securities. He said they were quite secure, and would take charge of them. With reference to the Danish bonds, I had a conversation with Mr. Bates and Mr. Strahan on the 28th of April. I went to the bank on other business, and in the course of conversation I said, " You have received my dividend on the 5,00 0 Danish bonds, but you have not received my interest on the g as shares (ieferring to my pass book). Stra han said Yes, we have this morning received the interest on gas shares, but not yet put them to you r scowl "Yes; they Bates went out of the room, and returne d, saying, have been received, and put t o y our account. The dividends on the Danish stock have regularly been car ried to my account in nay Pass -book from the time of their purchase up to _ March , 1855. I . n ever gave authority, direc tl y or indirectly, to either of the prisoners to sell, negotiate, transfer, pledge, or in any way convert these bonds to their own use ; they 10 4. 10 4i all all all all 741 i I 23 2i ad 7i all all all all i fall PM 107 A 7 100 71 x d 139 pm x d Were only to keep them is Pal . ° custody, and receive the dividerd. • By Mr. Bodkin—Your balance, I suppose, was :.)1. ways large ? 'Witness—More than was prudent, I eunrrse. I was in L.ndon at the. time of the prisoner's stoppage. I pat this sum into the hands of my solicitor. War rants were issued from Bow -street for the prisoner's apprebensian after that application. Sfrahain called on sae where I was staying in Lower BcrUe;-•strs'et. Two f r i en ds of Strahan had previously called on ma, one of whom I saw. Strahan's first observation was to this effect. He was surprised to hear that I should have obtained no information at the bark respecting my secu rities, for he and his partners were there constantly to give whatever information might be required. (This L be have was in reference to the conversation I had had with his friend.) He said they were day and night snaking up their accounts, and that if I proceeded with the legal measures I had commenced it would be very detrimental to the creditors at large, and particularly to myself, for the securities bad been so disposed of that there was no possi . rile chance of my recovering anything of them, whereas, if I abstained from these proceedings, there was a good prospect of soy having them replaced, as both he and Sir John Paul had great expectation of receiving money hereafter, by which these securities of mine might be restored to me; and, indeed, he added that tiler had prepared notes of hand for me in ease I Eh .uld haane called at the bank. He then proceeded to say that my vecurities had been taken by. Sir John Paul to toe eity and placed in the hands of eitker. Overeud or Bur nand ; I could not recollect which. He said Sir John Paul. was not alone to blame ; that he was equally to Ulnae and equally responsible, inasmuch as it was done with his (Strahan's) full knowledge and consent. "In deed," said he, " I gave them to him," and immediately- added, " I assure you it was the first dishonest act of my life. I never before defrauded any man of Gd." I asked him when:this happened, and he repliod about 6 weeks ago, and that the securities so dispr Dyed of amounted to nearly 100,000/. (meaning the securities of mine as well as others), but yours is by far the largest amount belonging to any one individual. I asked. .hina if some of my securities had been disapproved of by Messrs. Peppercorn ? He answered, he believed some eI them might have been. I also asked him if my ,pecial: securities were kept in my box that I had provided for that purpose, of which they had one key and I the other. He replied, "N,,, they were not, but that they were kept with other securities of a ennilar nature in a parcel tied up by thems.elves, with icy name affixed to them. I think he said they were kept in a strong room ; he then urged upon me the inipelicy of my proceedings, saying, many others simi larly si:tuated as myself had been very kind to them, and begged that I would abandon the proceedings ; he said he knew the warrants were issued at that time. Mr. Bates was in custody, Sir John Paul had ei4caped, and there was a warrant out for Strahan's ap prehension. I told him I was not actuated by any vindictive feelings, but that I had a duty to discharge to society, and could not stay the pro ceedings, _ . Cross-examined by Sir F. Thesiger—l never saw these Danish bonds at any time. I cannot say if they are securities that pass from hand to hand without assigr: merits. The dividends were payable in March and Sep• tember, to the best of my belief. I have a correct state ment of the conversation between myself and Mr. Straban. By Mr. Serjeant Byles—l did not suppose anything about the securities being kept in the box. By :dr. Edwin James—The gas shares were not in the prisoners' custody ; they only received the divi dend,s. By the Attorney-General—The gas shares world re quire my signature before they could be transferred. LI; Mr. Charles Peppercorn examined by Mr. Poland—l am a stock and sharebroker, carrying on business at 2, Royal Exc.'lange-buildings. I was in the habit of making purchases fo.r the prisoners, and called on them for orders from time to time. On 2d February, 1850, I made a purchase of 5 pe r cent. Danish Bonds by the request of the prisoners to amount of 2,0001. for Dr. Griffiths ; the order book produced in which the entries of the pur chases are made belongs to the prisoners, and when filled up is returned to them ; the bonds were marked 378, 460, 459, 457, and 458. Mr. John Hill, stock-broker, examined by Attorney- General—l purchased stock for the prisoners ; the orders were generally given on slips of paper ; on the 15th of April, ISSO, I purchased 1,000 Danish five per cents, by their order; it was one bond, No. 87. I think the order is in the handwriting of Mr. Bates. On 10th April, 1851, I received another order from them to purchase 2,000 Danish five per cents. They were purchased and delivered on the 16th April : two were for 4001. each, and numbered 426 and 573 ; two for 3001., and num bered 693 and 794 ; and six for 1001., numbers 657, 659 to 663 inclusive, They were all duly delivered on the 16th April. Cross-examined by Xr. Sergeant Byles—l am unable to state without referent,.` to my books whether I re purchased for the prisoners in June, 1854, any of these Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds. Mr. Sergeant Byles said it wou►.d be necessary forhim to ascertain the fact, and requested him to send for the books. Mr. John Allen examined by Mr. BOkin—l was clerk in the prisoner's bank. It was Strahau, Sir J. Paul's father, the present Sir John Paul, and Bates. Sir John Paul died about three years since. No other alteration had been made in the firm. Before Sir John Paul's death the securities were kept in tin boxes in the strong room. The prisoners had access to the books of the bank. It was part of my duty to cut off the cou pons from the Danish bonds as the dividends becAme due. I made a list of them and gave them to a clerk to take into the city and receive the amount. In Septem ber, 1551, I did it. Messrs. Hambro and Company were the London agents fur the Danish stock (the book produced contains the list, and the coupons are numbered 426, 573, 793, and 794 ; in another list the coupons were number G 57, 659, 660, 661, 662, and 663, and they were in the possession of the prisoners at that time ; I should say Sept , 1853, was the last time these Danish Bonds had the Coupons cut from them. By Serjeant Byles—No other person but Dr. Griffiths had Danish Ci,per cent. bonds at the bank. Mr. Alexander Beattie, examined by the Attorney- General—l am one of the Directors of the National Life Assurance Company, I am very intimate with Sir John Paul ; at the end of 1853 Sir J. Paul asked the company to advance him 20,0001. on foreign securities, I replied the company did not advance money on such : , ecuritieF, and suggested introducing him to the Stock Exchange for a loan. He came to me a second time. I told him it would be difficult to get money then in consequence of the war, and suggested his selling the foreign securities. Sir John gave him a list of the secu rities, and I asked Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite, my brokers, to manage the matter for him. I received two cheques from them in consequence—one for 4,7931.155., the other for 7,4871. 10s. lam unable to say for what particular stock the cheques were given. At the request of Sir John Paul, who wanted notes. I kept the two cheques, and gave him a cheque on my banker for the two sums put together, 12,2811. ss. One of the two cheques was dated 14th March, and the cheque for the whole amount the 16th March. Mr. John Robert Gibson, examined by Mr. Bodkin —I am a member of the Stock Exchange, formerly clerk to Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite. Ou 15th March, 1854, to the best of my belief, I saw Mr. Beattie at his office. He gave me some Danish 5 per cent. bonds to the amount of 5,000 Danish 5 per cent. and 10,000 Danish 3 per cent. The latter were 1,000 No. 87 ; 7 of 400 No. 378, 573, 426, and 457 to 460 in inclusive. Of the former the number corresponded with those already given. The bonds were sold through Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite. The check ior 4,7931. 15s. was drawn for the Danish 5 per Danish bonds. I cannot Fay to whom t he bonds were _— dl Mr. Joseph Howell, examine d b y Mr. Fo I d I was I find clerk to Messrs. Foster and Co. in March, 1854. On the 15th and 16th March I delivered the _bonds in c l u es . tion to Messrs. Rothschild and Mekssrs. book. them entered in the " jobbers stoc Mr. Wm. L. Snudden, exainined by Mr. Bodkin—l ' am a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith. j produce Danish 5 per cent. b on d s 6t h o f March, theirs. --four of 10 0 /. , numbers y 659, 660, 661, an d 66 2, which they hold for Mr. Josep y custo mera tlie 1 Skes, They were d e p osited with them oti 1854. I have received the dividend on th em f rom t h at time,fand ca rried it to Mr. S y kes' account. Mr. Isaac Braithwaite examined by the Attorney- General --1 am a p ar tner in th e h ouse o f Foster and Braithwaite. The checks produced referred to by Mr. Beattie are in my handwriting ; although the checks are dated on the 14 th Marcb, by a reference to the counter foils of my check-book that must be an error. Tho 15th is the right date. Mr. Alfred Tindal() was under examination when we went to press. ST. MARTIN'S TIALL.—On Wednesday evening Mr. flullah commenced a new series of concerts with Men delssohn's magnificent oratorio St. Paul, in which Miss C. Novelle, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Winn sustained the principal solo parts. With the abilities of the two first named artistes the London public are well acquainted, but not so with Mr. Winn. This gentleman made his debut on this occasion, and created a very favourable impression. Ho !possesses a baritone voice of great sweetness and compass, and, judging from the ability he displayed on Wednesday, we have no doubt but that in a very short time he will take his position amongst the first of our English singers. lIEVIMARKET RACE3.---(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 501. PLATE. A.P. Porno r.e Jeif 2 Sx ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Orsou Flacrow Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. NURSERY STAKES, IST CLASS. 4 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) 7 to 1 aget Dresser (taken) 8 to 1 agst Shelah (taken) 8 to 1 agst Staffordshire Man (taken) 9 to 1 aget Maid of Mill (taken) 9 to 1 agst Manganese (taken) 10 to 1 agst Tug o' War (taken) 2D CLASS.—No betting. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up today the supply of English wheat was limited, and the show of samples was trifling. For most kinds we hail only a moderate inquiry, yet Monday's prices were supported. Rather over 2,400 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand. The demand was wholly confined to retail quan tities, at full quotations. There was a steady business doing in floating cargoes, at full prices. The barley trade ruled heavy, at Monday's curronoy. The malt trade was far from active, at late rates. Good sound oats were firm, but not dearer. Inferior parcels met a slow inquiry. Beans, peas, and flour were steady, and the quotations were well supported. Wheat. 1,710 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. L Barley. I Malt. 690 1,199 Oats. row. 70 740 8,190 4150 sks 7,330 I —bits llnglish .. Irish ... i . Foreign I 2,410 i METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was but mode• rate ; the trade, however, was excessively heavy, at barely Monday's decline in the quotations. We were scantily supplied with sheep, which moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. The general quality of the stock was interior. The number of calves was comparatively small ; yet the veal trade was very dull, at a decline of 2d per Blbs. Pigs were a slow sale, on former terms. Mulch cows were heavy, at from 141. to 191. each, including their mail calf. Per 811N.4 to sink tho offals. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Second quality....a 8 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 410 Inferior Sheep 4 3 61 Second quality ...3 8 4 2 { Prime erse.-wlled.4 4 4 8; s. d. a. d. ;,PrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 6 • 4 2 )Primp small do 4 4 410 Large hogs Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Snelling calves 23 0 30 0 Quarter old pigs 22 0 29 0 TOTAL BOPP!, T. Beasts ...... .... 1,010 Sheep 4,000 Calves .............. .... 404 Pigs 420 FORLIGN SUPPLY. Beasts •• .. Sheel4 .. • • • • •• .. • • • • ...... 1,6 1 f0 Caltres..• •• ...... ......•• 34C1 NEWGA TB AND We had a very d trado I drooping. _ . _ LEADENHALL. )-day, and prices were rather I bar Slbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beof, inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 Do., prime largo .3 10 4 0 De., do. small 4 2 4 4 Fork, large :3 10 4 4 9. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling. 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal 3 6 4 6 Pork, small 4 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. As most of the hr owors are now well in stock, and as the supply of hops is extensive, our market is heavy, and prices have a downs ra:rd tendency. The duty is still called 300,0001. Sussex pockets, 31. 15s to 4/. 14s ; Weald of Bents, 31.105. to 4/. 15s ; Mid and East Keats, 41. to 51. 121; Farnhams, 41. 4.1 to 5/. 12s. per cwt. COLONIAL. TlA.—The salea went off slowly, and only 7,000 packages sold out of :8,300 without change in price. Com mon congou at Bid t SUGAit.—There hr n been a brisk market this week, Ana West India, for refi Ming purposes, has advanced filly ed per cwt. Mauritius t lack, 37s to 38s 6d, low to fine brown 39s to 43s 6d, low to , ood middling grocery sold at 448 to 46s 6d, and grainy 4; Is Gd to 495. Havannah, low heavy to good middling grey- 45s to 46s Gd. Porto Rico, low to good heavy grey and ys .Ilow sold at 45s to 478 6d, and good and fine grocery 49s to 51s 6d per cwt. Middling and good soft Benares went at aei - 8 Gd to 48d, and middling and good to yellow Mauritius kit id 46s 6d to 47s 6d. Cuba has been sold at higher prices„ low heavy to good bright grocery 45s 6d to 48s 6d, mid tiling to good soft yellowy 45a 6d to 48s Gd, duty 15s, and fine yellow 49s 6d, duty 17s per cwt. Cassipore was taken An, publicly, at 47s 6d to 50a. The Refined market is agai n dearer, and few brown goods to be had under 565 per cwt. COFFEE.—The marko d has been very quiet, and very few buyers. Good ordi nary Native Ceylon 48s 6d to 495. Plantation Ceylon sol d at steady prices, 30 bags washed Rio taken in at 60s for middling. RicE.—Bengal rats or cheaper, good middling realised 15s 6d to 16s per cwt ; , good middling to good bold white sold at 16s 6d per cwt SALTPETRE.--Ptradi na has been lower, ordinary 3611 b sold at 28s per cwt. PIMENTO is firm, s ,nd middling stalky to good mid dling went at sid to 5,i d per lb. SPlCES.—Ginger—Oa dinary small to good middling bold Jamaica, 45s to Si. 13s ; good and fine bold, Cl. 18 to Si. 15s per cwt. Africa n was taken in at 24s 6tl to 255. being above the value. Pepper—Penang middling clean greyish sid per lb, Sir ep ;spore long pepper 388 per cwt. 2 cases 4 bags wild, auto- is ge were taken in at is 2d to 2s. 19 bags damaged Bom, a Ly cloves were taken in at Sad to Na per lb. TALLOW.—The mar' ket is firmer, and P.Y.C. on the spot is 63s to 63s 3d la cwt, and 61.8 3d to 61s 6d per owt for the spring months. Rum.—Market has I *ten firm, but little business doing. Pale and brown leewards 2s 8d to 2s 9d per proof gallon. GREEN FRIIIT.—A r soderato demand exists for all kinds. The high price of now E;panish nuts renders the trade cau tious in taking stock. A portion of two cargoes, offered at public sale by lieelir 41 and Hunt, and a few barrels were taken at '2B to 3s per i .arrel under the opening price, and may now bo quoted at 48s. Barcelona advanced to 40s. Two cargoes old Sinymi , still on hand, and a shilling per barrel advance is asked. The stock of lemons is light. The exportation of chestnuts. is prohibited from France, in order that they may be retairal 3d as an article of food. LLOYD'S SF LIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDoN, Oct. 26.- —Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; fresh gale and squally. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 2 s.—Wind W. S.W., blowing. hard— Arrived—Aminna Hol land, from Bergen, for Rio Janeiro ; American Eagle, Lon don, for New York; Mary Ann, London, for Calcutta; ; Lord Raglan, London, for Ado laide, S.A. Off the p. srt—American Congress, from New York. CowEs, Oct. 25.-1 clod S.W.—Arrived—Prins Oscar, from Akyab ; Alfred E till, Callao. PLYMOUTH, Oct. :LO I—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—ln diana OA), from Soutt , arepton, for the Crimea. Sailed — George Marshall, for A ustralia. FALMOUTH, Oct. `4l i.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrivad—Pe• tronella, from Akyah 3, Athlone, from Liverpool, for Ade laide, S.A. (PER E G ECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived.—Thomas (s.), from Leith. Bailed,— er Sylph (s.), ,for Dublin; Reap, Cork. L IVERP OOL, Friday Morning. Wind W. Off.—Lotuss Con pte vor, and Alarm, from Bombay ; Romulus. QUZZNSTOWN, Oct. 24. Wind W.N.W . from s yra ; Ooeanica, ;Mauritius ; A. Arrived.—.hine g f . for Hambur g ; Lord D al h ousi e Malta. Margaret, Rio JizzanTeierro: DIIBLIX, Oct. 25. Wind y S.W. b (r .....charles Rich. ard, from S yra . Ar sunsAßlNl ANL` BRITISH T RLEGRAPH.) GRA VESEND, F r id ay, 9 . 40 a.m. • ; tide, quarter flood, very strong, n riv ß e.. With a s.dw. rain. Arrived'—Panther (a.), from Bo.nlogne. DEAL, Friday, 9.35 a.m. Wind, S.W. by W. ; a gale. The Investigator is about being supplied with an anchor and chain, to replace othors lost during the night. The ships are riding very heavily, the greater part with two anchors down. A French gun-boat has /rat back and anchored—name unknown. VESSELS SPOKEN Wrri. The Prince Edward, from Belize, for London, Oat. 1, in lat. 35 N, long. 74 W. The New World, from New York, for Liverpool, Oct. 3, in lat. 41 N, long. 71 W. The steam-transports Nos. 208 and 212, Oct. 15, in the Gut of Gibraltar. The William and Jane, from London, for New Zealand ; Sept. 1, in lat. 3N, long. 22 W. The Sea Witch, from London, for China, Sept. 9, in lat. 8 N, long. 23 W. 9fortnhellaLcauls. Sept. 10, in lat. The Bengal, from London, for Calcutta, 9 N, long. 24 W. The St. Anne, of Nantes, froinviesGt,ibsiealptt.arl, ritius; and a d Reunion, Sept. 15, in lat. 13 N, long 25 W. The ship Sandbach, steering N, long. 31 W. The Louis XIV., from Ca lcutta, for Dunkirk, Se pt. 30 , in lat. 36 N, long. 37 W. The C am pb e lteum Castle , Oct. 12, in le .t. 46 IT, l ong . O W. .---------.--- _—_,—......... pm= ALBERT AND TEE HUDDERSFIELD MECHANIC!! INSTITUTE. —The following letter has been received by !I , l li e v se c retary of the Huddersfield Mechani cs ' I ns tit u ti on : dsor Castle, Oct. 20 . —Sir,--I have received the commands of his Royal Highness the Prince to inform you, in reply to your letter of th e 13 t h i nst., t h at hi s Royal h ighness has read W i t h sincere pleasure the ac count therein contained of the successful operation of the Huddersfield Mechanics' Institution. His Royal Highness agrees with you that the case is an exceptional one in respect to the amount of instruction afforded and the number of recipients of it. His Royal Highness would be very glad to hear of very many similar : 8 00: easees. I am commanded to forward to you the ai , l i cl iv a cheque for 25/., which his Royal Highness t• be given in one or more prizes (at tha.:Ll: tion). as the managing committee &a z Y: x9 J O, am; &Q., C. 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