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

t r• • • I„,„rf:b.: ou SUN OFFICE, Seven, o' Clock,. tiT RACES.—(This Day.) FIRST-CLASS NURSERY STAKES. Shelah Manganese Queen's Head 13 ran. Won by a head. SECOND-CLASS NURSERY STAKES. Secret Byrsa . , Pembdw 13 ran. Won by two lengths. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Gamekeeper Ladybird • Nine ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Persia Eloquence Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOPS. ntormus Unexpected Twelve ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Wel ham Para Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Affghan Flageolet SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS Plumpton Maid Bailiff NAVAL INTrJ.TJGENCE.—(This Day. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty this day : LIEUTENANTF. William Vicary to the Penelope. John Forster to the Victory (for disposal). CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. Before Mr. Justice Willis, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Baron Martin.) THE TRIAL OF SIR. JOHN DEAN PAUL, STRAHAN, AND BATES. This morning being the one appointed for the trial of these prisoners who stand charged with a series of offences arising out of the failure of the bank carried on under their names the court was densely 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 calied upon to sur render. Sir John Dean Paul was 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. 410 usual upon these occasions there was a very large attigitlance of the members of the bar, the proceedings priotniSing 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 Attorciey-General, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Poland were for the prosecution ; Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prisoner Strahan ; Mr. Si 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 Straban, to plead to an indictment charging them with misde meanour, Sir F. Thesiger rose and said that he 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 & S 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 its 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 said 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 recnnisances to remain estreated. The indictment against the prisoners was then read, and it Charged the three prisoners with having received from,John Griffiths in 1851, and at subsequent times, certain bonds amounting in value to 5,0001., 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 I 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 transactions were of a very extensive cha racter, and from the position which they held the very highest confidence was placed in them bytheir customer,. Amongst them was the prosecutor in the present case, Dr. Griffiths, when the firm was known as that of S now and Paul, and bad 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 p ro ceedings. Dr. 'Griffiths hdd empowered the 'Gdefendants to purchase some f ore i gn secur i t i es (Danish Bonds), bearing 5 pte 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 1,000 1. more to inv es t i n these secur i t i es, an d subsequently other sums, maki ng altogether 5,000/. Th e defendants _ bought these secu r iti es f or the prosecutor, w h o i m agined 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 garde 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 a 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 defendants became bankrupt, Dr. Griffiths,who had property in their hands to the amount of 10,0001., waited upon the official assignee, and subsequently saw the other defendants, from whom he requested to see the .. b° 4 B 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 ; bnt Dr. Griffiths said that he could not listen to any such public proposition, having a d.uty to perform. Th ey bad heard that the pri soners would meet the present charge by a defence that : they had made certain disclosures before the Court of J3ankruptcy, 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 allud e to the stock forming the subject of the present indictments, for that bad been sold and other securities bought to replace hero. These securities had also been 4ubiequently 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 D. riffiths. Dr. Griffiths called—l am one of the canons of Roche s ,er. I kept an account since 1830 with the defendants, at that time it was then Paul and Paul, it was afterwards changed to the present title in 1850. I They bought, at my request, 2,000/, in Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds, and was debited in mypass-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 safes 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 bad 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 of the failure was 22,0001. I did not ask for them or to see them, but I had con. I 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 5,000 Danish Bonds, but you have not received my interest on the gas shares (referring to my pass book). Strahan said "Yes; we have this morning received the interest on your gas shares, but not yet put them to your account." Bates went out of the room, and returned, saying, " Yes; they have been received, and put to your account." The dividends on the Danish stock have regularly been car ried to my account in my pass-book from the time of their purchase up to March, 1855. I never gave authority, directly or indirectly, to either of the prisoners to sell, negotiate, transfer, pledge, or in any way convert these bonds to their own use ; they were only to keep them in safe custody, and receive the dividend. By Mr. Bodkin—Your balance, I suppose, was al ways large ? Witness—More than was prudent, I suppose. I was in London at the time of the prisoner's stoppage. I put this sum into the hands of my solicitor. War rants were issued from Bow-street for the prisoner's apprehension after that application. Strahan called on me where I was staying in Lower Berkley-street. Two friends of Strahan had previously called on me, 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 bank respecting my secu rities, for he and his partners were there constantly to give whatever information might be required. (This I be lieve was in reference to the conversation I had had with his friend.) He said they were day and night making 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 had been so disposed of that there was no possible chance of my recovering anything of them, whereas, if I abstained from these pioceedings, there was a good prospect of my 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 they bad prepared notes of band for me in case I should have called at the bank. He then proceeded to say that my securities had been taken by Sir John Paul to the city and placed in the hands of either Overend or Bur nand ; I could not recollect which. He said Sir John Paul was not alone to blame ; that he was equally to blame and equally responsible, inasmuch as it was done with his (Strahan's) full knowledge and consent. "Indeed," 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 6d." I asked him when this happened, and he replied about 6 weeks ago, and that the securities so disposed of amounted to nearly 100,0001. (meaning the securities of mine as well as others), but yours is by fu the largest amount belonging to any one individual. I asked him if some of my securities had been disposed of by Messrs. Peppercorn f He answered; he believed some of them might have been. I also asked him if my special 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, "No, they were not, but that they were kept with other securities of a similar nature in a parcel tied up by themselves, with my name affixed to them. I think he said they were kept in a strong room ; he then urged upon me the impolicy of my proceedings, saying, many others simi larly situated as myself had been very kind to them, and begged that I would abandon the proceedings ; he said lie knew the warrants were issued at that time. Mr. Bates was in custody, Sir John Paul had escaped, 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 assign ments. 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. Strahan. By Mr. Serjeant Byles—l did not suppose anything about the securities being kept in the box. By Mr. Edwin James—The gas shares were not in the prisoners' custody ; they only received the divi dends. By the Attorney-General—The gas shares world re quire my signature before they could be transferred. Mr. Charles Peppercorn examined by Mr. Poland—l am a stock and sharebroker, carrying on business at 2, Royal Exchange-buildings. I was in the habit of making purchases for the prisoners, and called on them for orders from time to time. On id February, 1850, I made a purchase of 5 per cent. Danish Bonds by the request of the prisoners to the 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, 1850, 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 cants. 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 Mr. Sergeant Byles—l am unable to state without reference 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 would be necessary forhim to ascertain the fact, and requested him to send for the books. Mr. John Allen examined by Mr. Bodkin—l was clerk in the prisoner's bank. It was Strahan, 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 roem. The prisoners bad access to the books of the bank. It was part of my duty to cut off the cou pons f rom 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, 1851, I did it. Messrs. Ilarnbro and Company were the London agents for the Danish stock (the book produced contains the list, and the Coupons are numbered 426, 573, 793, and 794 ; in another list the Co - upons w ere num b ers 657, 659, 660, 661, 662, and 663, ; and they were in the p ossess i on o f the prisoners at that t ime I should say Sept., 1853, was the last time these I knish Bonds had the Coupons cut from them. By Serjeant Byles—No other person but Dr. Griffiths h id Danish 5 per Cent. B on d s a t th e b an k. G Mr.t:neratlelxaanuideornßeeoaftttihee, Directors of the examined by the NationalA tt L or ne i y f A, tsurance Company. I am very intimate with Sir Jo bn Paul ; at the end of 1853 Sir J. Paul asked the cot 2:nany to advance him 20,000/. on foreign securities. I rc F lied the company did not advance money on such securities, and suggested introducing him to the Stock Exck ange for a loan. He came to me a second time. I t old him it would be difficult to get money then in cot ,sequence of the war, and suggested his selling the fore ign securities. Sir John gave me a list of the seen ritie. s, and I asked Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite, my brok, Ira, to manage the matter for him. I received two THE SUI LONDON, FRIDA/ EVEN p4ro,, OCTOBER 26 1855 cheques from them in consequence—one for 4,7931. 155., no evidence against Strahan that he was privy to the &Ala the other for 7,4871. 10s. lam unable to say for what of them. The learned gentleman then entered at sonae particular stock the cheques were given. At the request length into the conversation between Strahan. and Dr. of Sir John Paul, who v.anted notes, I kept the two Griffiths, and Mr. Bell, contending that the evteence cheves, and gave him a cheque on my banker for the showed that the only knowledge Strahan had was of the two sums put together, 12,2811. ss. One of the two disposal in April of the repurchased Danish stock to cheques was dated 14th March, and the cheque ft r the Overend and nd not to the sale of the stock ly: Sir whole amount the 16 th M arch. I John D. Paul in C0.,'1854. He relied with great confidence Mr. John Robert Gibson,. examined by Mr. Bodkin i on the section of the act in the 7 and 8 George IV., rela -I am a member of the Stock Exchange, formerly ' tive to the diolosures of bankrupts before c mmissioners clerk to Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite. On 15th in • bankruptcy, rende r i n g his client not criminally March, 185 4 , to the best of my belief , I saw Mr. I liable for the act complained of, and which provided a Beattie at his office. He gave me some Danish 5 per remedy for the person aggrieved, inasmuch as it allowed Cent. Bonds to the amount of 5,000 Danish 5 per cent, him to come in and prove with the other creditors. The and 10,000 Danish 3 per cent. The latter were 1,000, disclosure made by Strahan at the Bankruptcy Court No. 87; 7 of 400, No. 378, 573, 426, and 457 to 460 in- ' was most full and ample, so far as he was concerned, and inclusive. Of the former the number corresponded the act in question made no difference with re with those already given. The bonds were sold through i gard to whether it was a v ol un t ary or com p ulsor y dis- Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite. The check" for I closure. He asked them to closely consider what the 4,7931. 15s. was drawn for the Danish 5 per Cent. charge really was against the prisoners, and to narrowly Bonds. The other check was for the 3 per Cent. Danish watch the evidence by which it was sought to connect Bonds. I cannot say to whom the bonds were sold. Strahan with it, and then he should have no fear for the Mr. Joseph Howell, examined by Mr. Poland—l was result clerk to Messrs. Foster and Co. in March, 1854. On Mr. Sergeant Byles, in a speech of short duration, the 15th and 16th March I delivered the bonds in ques- after adverting to the part the press had taken in pre tion to Messrs. Rothschild and Messrs. Cohen. I find judging the public mind against his client on account of them entered in the " jobbers stock book." his charities and religious principles, addressed himself Mr. Wm. L. Snudden, examined by Mr. Bodkin—l almost entirely to the learned Judges upon the law of am a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Smith, the case under the act enabling him to make disclosures Payne, and Smith. I produce Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds as to the state of his affairs before the Commissioners —four of 1001., numbers 659, 660, 661, and 662, which in Bankruptcy, and the question was, was that disci°. they hold for Mr. Joseph Sykes, a customer of theirs. sure such a complete one as to absolve the prisoner from They were deposited with them on the 16th March, the consequences of his previous act. The learned coun -1854. I have received the dividend on them from that sel then adverted to the character of those disclosures, time, and carried it to Mr. Sykes' account. which he said were of the fullest character. Mr. Isaac Braithwaite examined by the ,Attorney- Mr. Edwin James, upon the behalt of Bates, denied General-1 am a partner in the house of Foster and that he had any knowledge of the act of his other partner. Braithwaite. The checks produced referred to by Mr. What he wished to show was, that even if he had Beattie are in my handwriting ; although the checks are ever gone to Dr. Griffiths' box he would have seen those dated on the 14th March, by a reference to the counter- bonds, and that would account for the conversation foils of my check-book that must be an error. The 15 t h which' took place with reference to this transaction. is the right date. Dr. Griffiths was regularly paid his dividends up to the Mr. Alfred Tindale examined by Mr. Poland—l am moment of the disclosures made by Sir John Dean clerk to Mr. Joseph Symonds, and received on the 4th Paul and Mr. Strahan. There was no evidence to show September, 1854, the interest on two Danish Five per that be had any knowledge that the securities were Cent. Bonds, Nos. 458 and 793. The Coupons were re- not safe in the custody of the firm. ceived from a person at Copenhagen. Interest was re- At the conclusion of the speech of the learned ceived for the same bonds on 3d March, 1855. gentleman, Mr. M'Kenzie, clerk to Messrs. Overend, Gurney, Mr. Baron Alderson said, let the case now stand un and Co.—On let September, 1854, received the divi- til ten o'clock to-morrow morning. dend on Coupon No. 87 ;he also received dividends in The case was then adjourned. April, 1855, on Coupons Nos. 426 and 457. Messrs. Bates was admitted to bail, but the other two were Overend and Gurney received the Coupons from their not bailed, and will remain in Newgate all night. correspondents at Copenhagen. Mr. Thomas Clarke examined by Mr. Poland — l am _ clerk to Messrs. Westernholts, 26, Mark-lane. He re ceived the dividends on Coupons Nos. 378, 459, 460, and 573, for a correspondent in Hamburgh, in March, 1855. Mr. Hamburgh examined by Mr. Bodkin—l am one of the firm alluded to. The Danish 5 per cent. loan was negotiated by me. The bonds produced were issued by me. The Coupons bear the same letter and number as the bond. Of the same loan bonds of one number only were issued. - By Mr. Baron Alderson—l think it would be impos sible for a bond of 1001., and sine of 2001., of the same loan, to bear the same number. By Sir F. Thesiger—The time when the dividend becomes due is marked on each coupon. Mr. W. Bell, official assignee to the bankrupts, ex amined by the Attorney-General—l recollect an appli cation from Dr. Griffith's solicitor on 16th June, after the bankruptcy of the prisoners. In consequence of that I saw Mr. Strahan, and also Mr. Bates. I asked Strahan what had become of Dr. Griffiths' securities. He said they were sold or pawned, and would not be forth coming. I had asked in the course of that week, in the presence of Mr. Strahan and Mr. Bates, if there was no security book kept. They looked at each other, but said nothing. No such book had been found.l Cress-examined by Sir F. Thesiger—l am not speak ing with great certainty with regard to the conversation with Mr. Strahan. My note to the solicitor for th© prosecution, written at the time, will show what it was. By the Attorney-General—No Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds came into my possession. By Mr. Hawkins—l identify the proceedings of the Court of Bankruptcy in the case of Strahan, Paul, and Co., now produced. The Attorney-General objected to any cross-examina tion of the witness on, that point, and the learned c,unsel (Mr. Hawkins) did not press it, but reserved to himself the right of again calling Mr. Bell for the defence. Mr. Lowden, clerk to Messrs. Fearon and Co., had searched for their securities. He called at the Banking house on 24th June, and there saw Bates, to the best of my recollecion. There were two gentlemen sitting with him at a table in an inner room of the Banking-house. I produced a list of Dr. Griffiths' securities in his hand writing, and told him Dr. Griffiths was anxious about him. I read the list containing 5,000 Danish Bonds. He said he could not say anything about them in particular, but that if there were any they were in the hands of the official assisnee. By Mr. James—l believe the person I saw at the hank was Mr. Bates. lam not positive, because I did not take special notice of the person. It might have been Mr. Bates's son. Mr. Hill recalled and examined by Mr. Serjeant Byles—On Ist June, 1354, I purchased 5,000 Danish 5 per Cent. Bonds for the prisoners. There were seven 1.001. bowls, Nos. 2,006, 5,289, 5,290, 2,556, 1,166, 1,607, 735 ; 1 bond for 5001., No. 355 ; 1 bond for 3001., No. 935 ; another for 5001., No. 378 ; there were 30 1001. bonds besides No. 5,373, 5,370 ; 66 run from 985 to 1,000, both inclusive ; then ten bonds running from 1,084 to 1,093 ; one bond 1,164, and another 1,165 ; they were paid for by them and delivered. This was the case for the prosecution. Sir F. Thesiger asked their lordships whether there was sufficient evidence against Strahan for him to au- Iress the jury on his behalf ? The indictment against him was in respect of certain bonds which were num bered and sold by Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite in Marcb, 1844, but there was not the slightest proof that Strahan had anything whatever to do with that transac tion, nor was there any evidence against Strahan in respect if that charge, except the conversation stated by Dr. Griffiths, which referred, not to this transaction, but to i, transaction which he said had occurred six weeks be fore the time of that conversation. That statement did mat apply to the bonds in question, which were bonds sold in March, 1854. With the exception of the state went made by Mr. Bell, the official assignee, that on the 16th June Strahan said the securities of Dr. Griffiths sere either pawned or sold, there was nothing whatever to affect Strahan with the slightest knowledge of that transaction which took place through Sir John Paul and the money paid over to him. Mr. Baron Alderson said he thought there was evi dence against Strahan for the second counsel to address the jdry, but he should riot pronounce an opinion of its value. After the bonds had been disposed of Strahan said they had got them still. Sir F. Thesiger—There were Danish bonds re-pur chased by the prisoners in June, 1854, and no conversa tions took place until this year. The prisoners had no rther Danish bonds than those belonging to Dr. GI-if iths, and he received the dividends on these bonds till 1854, when they were sold by Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite, who re-purchased Danish bonds to the ex ',eat of 5,0001., on which Dr. Griffiths had received the dividends since their purchase. Mr. Baron Alderson said he considered that was a question for the jury. These re-purchased bonds did not appear in Dr. Griffiths' pass-book. Mr. James asked if that opinion would apply also to Bates. Mr. Baron Alderson Yes, but rather stronger against him. The Attorney-General—Why were coupons purchased if Dr. Griffiths' securities had not been sold ? Sir F. Thesiger then addressed the jury for the pri soner Strahan, under, he said, feelings of pain and anxiety leeper than he had ever experienced, and it was not the ess in consequence of observations which bad been made by their lordships in reply to the application he had felt it a duty to make to them on behalf of Strahan. The Attorney-General, with that feeling of forbearance in prysecutions that invariably characterised him, had in formed them that the gentlemen at the bar had for many years maintained a high position in society, and a cha• ratter for the highest honour and integrity. He (Sir F. Thesiger) could not forget the position in which his 1 client, Mr. Strahan, was placed. Possessed of wealth snd station, and respected by numerous friends, and surrounded by an affectionatefamily.'When he (Sir F. rhesiger) contrasted that former position of his with his ippearance before them that day, he confessed he felt Himself almost disabled for the task he was called on to perform. That alone did not create embarrassment in his mind, because in addressing himself to the defence of that gentleman he could not be insensible to the fact that for weeks and weeks there had appeared in the newspapers articles in which the conduct of these gen tlemen had been strongly argued, and every prejudice excited against them in the public mind. It was the boast of England that any person accused of an offence was to be recorded as innocent until the fatal verdict of guilty had been pronounced against him ; and yet these gentlemen bad now for many months been brought to the bar of public opinion, and they appeared before them con demned by that voice, and they were to be supposed capa ble of forming an impartial judgment on the case which has been brought before them. Juries were generally warned to dismiss entirely from their minds all they had heard before they entered the jury-box ; but it was utterly impossible, wh en once an id ea had gained possession of the behalf human mind, to do so, and every effort made to dis missA ter itob only tended to fix it more firmly there. his situated, andof thatthathey thewexoupledcteddettehranatijnuesttihcee from them on e ient or guilt of M r . sing erv s cl Strahan h b e y y thew o would d e e n x e p e e ctth that t f ha similarly be en that day produced m ,. he felt certain that whatever hasty impressions an impartial review ee prisoner,ight theyhave been formed by them against the m s o t m ra tt n todeny that, in the month would . be removed by was not there for one the circumstances. He bank, agree to the applying of of April, 1855, M r , mo ment of pressure on the considering thislmcpars custo!ners of the bank, did unhappily, in a certain securities, deposited by necessities justify of the bank s ee that of misappropriating for the purpose of relieving the act improper ho e e. , at that pressing moment, nor to but to warn you from letting that hav y e an e the property of . onthof March, 1854 chargellue nce aognain y s o t u iih r iisna m cu i n n so d towm in ewras c i n the in and he prayed their particular attention to the evidence' to see it '.here was any evidence whatever that convicted Mr. Strahan vs ith that particular act. The first ques tion they would have to decide was whether there was that proof which the law required that Strahan was privy to the act of the selling of the securities in question by Messrs. Foster and Braithwaite in March, 1854. They would recollect that the sale was managed by Sir John Paul, who received the money for them, and he entered the receipt of the money in the bank books after he received it, but that would be LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evening.) WINDSOR CASTLE, OCT. 19. This day had audience of her Majesty ; Monsieur Mu surus' Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Sultan, to deliver a letter from his Sovereign ; and the Count de Lavradio, to deliver his new credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty Don Pedro V., King of Portugal and the Algarves, and also to deliver other letters from his Sove reign : to which- audiences they wore respectively intro duced by the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., her Majesty's Se eretary of State for Foreign Affairs. WAR-DEPARTMENT, OCT. 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of General La Marmara, Command inc,-in-Chief his Sardini a n Majesty's Forces in the Crimea , to be an Honorary Member of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the Most Honour able Order of the Bath. DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Hugh Peter Mur ray Aynsley and John Spiers, Esquires, to be Members of the Legislative Council of Trinidad ; Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hope Graham to be a Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong ; and W. H. Prinder, Esq., to be Police Magistrate for the district of Abaco, in the Ba hamas. _ WHITEHALL, OCT. 25. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, nominating and appoint ing the Right. Hon. Lord Monteagle, of Brandon, the Right Hon. Lord Overstone, and John Gellibrand Hub bard, Esq., to be her 'Majesty's Commissioners for con sidering how far it may be practicable and advisable to in troduce the principal of decimal division into the coinage of the United Kingdom. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 25. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Santo Domingo, reporting the damage which the lighthouse at the bastion of San Jose suffered during a hurricane, in consequence of which the lighting thereof has been discontinued, and ves sels released from the payment of light dues until further notice. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 257 The flight Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Stockholm, enclosing copy of a translation of a Proclamation of the Swedish Board of Admiralty, announcing the discovery of a shoal iu the Baltic, off the coast of the island of Oland ; a copy of which is herewith subjoined. (Copy.) _ _ (Translation.) The Royal Swedish Admiralty Board hereby report, for the information of mariners, that a shoal has been dis covered, the shallowest point of which is 16 feet deep, N. 13 deg. 45 in. E. (corrected compass) 7i latitudinal mi nutes' distance from the Northern Lighthouse of Oland. The bottom of the shoal consists orstone, in level strata, with abrupt edges. The shallowest part (16 feet), about 100 ells (a Swedish ell is about 2 English feet) long, forms the northern edge of the shoal, from which it stretches itself S. 20 deg. for 4 cable lengths about 3,4, and 5 fathoms' depth, after which the depth increases with a series of regular shelves, but on the N. N.E., N. and S.W. sides the depth increases abruptly, and the bottOm can hardly be found on those sides. From the above shoal Oland Northern Lighthouse lies S. 261 deg. W. Jungfruns Western Point, S. 53 deg. W. Huno Bote, N. 62 deg. W. upon the compass. Stockholm, October 5, 1855. WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 26. ogo no su _ vice J o h n P erc y S m ith, pro moted 6th Regiment of Drag o on Guards 'Cornet C. W. Bruce Guards. to be Lieutenant, by pu rcha se , vice Wardlaw, promoted. 10th Light Dragoons — Lieutenant John Rawlinson Cult6htbheiraLt Light t2 b Adjutant,d e D D r a r g a oTr 0 op_ Serjeant-Maj or Edwin Cowtan to be Cornet, without purchase, vice J. Dynon, promoted ' - Cornet Edwin Cowtan t o b e Adj u t an t, v i ce Patrick Dynon, promoted. Royal E n gineers—Brevet-Colonel Thomas Budgen to be Colonel, vice Yule, retired on full-pay. Coldstream Guards—Ensign Norman Burnand, from the 50th Foot, to be Ensigtt and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Baillie, who retires. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign the Honourable Lionel Edward Massey, from the 8M Foot, to be Ensign and Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Tottenham, promoted. lot Regiment of Foot—Ensign St. George Gray, from the 36th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice McGuire, promoted. The Christian names of Ensign Kelly are William Charles Fleetwood. The promotion of Ensign J. W. B. Thomas to a Lieu tenantcy, without purchase, as stated in the Gazette of 2d October, 1855, has been cancelled. 4th Foot —Ensign Martin S. Sharp, from the 76th Foot, to be Ensign without purchase. 7th Foot—To be Lieutenants, by purchase—Ensign F. B. Cole, vice Lord R. H. Browne, promoted ; Ensign A. N. Montgomery, vice Honourable C. Browne, promoted. 14th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Augustus Burton, from the Northumberland Militia, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Mansergh. 15th Foot—Lieutenant F. P. Hopkins to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet - Lieutenant -Colonel Hon. Francis Colborne, promoted to the Substantive Rank of Major, under the Royal Warrant of fith October, 1851 ; Ensign Thomas E. Dickson to be Lieuterant, without purc h ase , vice Hopkins; Lieutenant Douglas Howard Aytoun, from the Fife Militia Artillery, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dickson. 19th Foot—Lieutenant D. M. Farrington, from the 98th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Grimston, who retires ; Ensign Walter William Young to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bayley, promoted ; Lieutenant Thomas Dennis Hew, from the Royal London Regiment of Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Young. 20th Foot—Thomas H. Hoblyn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Carden, promoted. 24th Foot —Ensign R. C. Streatfield to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arnitt, who retires. 25th Foot—Lieutenant T. E. Blomfield to be Captain without purchase, vice Breve t - Lieutenant - Colonel W. d E. Napier, promoted to the Substantive Rank of Major, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854 ; Ensign G. 0. Lewis, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Blomfield. To be Ensigns without purchase—Ensign Henry B. Eyre, from 58th Foot ; Lieutenant H er b er t Augustus VoNles, from th e Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia, vice Lewis. 30th Foot—Ensign R. H. Neville to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hobbs, promoted ; Edward Wal lace Joy, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Neville. 33c1 Food B r evet-Lieutenant - Colonel George V. Mundy, C.B. to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without pur chase, vice Gough, deceased ; Captain John E. Col- Hugs to be Major, without purchase, vice Mandy ; Captain and Brevet-Major Edward W. Donovan to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Erskine, whose Brevet rank has been converted into Sub stantive rank under the Royal warrant, Oct. 6, 1854. To be Captains, without purchase—Lieutenant B. M. Ken rick, vice Collings ; Lieutenant E. B. Prescott, vice Do novan. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign Richard Statham, vice Kenrick ; Ensign G. A. Elliott, vice Statham, whose promotion, • 16th Oct. 18 is to be cancelled; Ensign A. R. W. Thislethwayte, vice Prescott. To be Ensign, without purchase—Richard Thomas Bookey Browne, vice Statham. 34th Foot—Brevet Lieutenant -Colonel A. C. Good enough to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Nicholas R. Brown, who retires upon full pay ; Brevet-Major John Gwilt to be Major, without pur chase, vice Goodenough ; Lieutenant A. T. L. Chapman to be Captain, without purchase, _vice Gwilt. apt, 37th Foot —Brevet•Colonel William Bragge, from h& pay Unattached, to be Major, vice Brev©t Lie utenant . Colonel G. W. Francklyn, promote d, without purchase, to an Unattached Lieutenant-Colonelcy ; Brevet-Ma j or J . 0 . Lewis to be Major, by purchase, vic® Brevet-Col one l Bragge, who retires; Lieutenant Charles Luxmoore to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lewis ; Ensign and Adjutant Richard Bunn to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Ensign Benzsin Reece to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lux. moore. 39th Foot—Lieutenant T. W. Bennett to be Adjutant, vice Phillipps, promoted. 43d Foot—William Livesay, Gent., to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Glover, prom oted. 46th Foot—Lieutenant G. H. Knapp to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hesketh, who retires ; Ensign George Mor land to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Knapp. 47th Foot—Lieutenant Jasper Lucas to be Captain, withmt purchase, vice Rooke, deceased ; Ensign G. W, Davern to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lucas ; Lieutenant John James Scott, from the Renfrew Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Davern. sth Foot—James Francis Morton. Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieut. Twysden, promoted. 58th Foot—Ensign H. Hingston to be Lieutenant , by purchase, vice G. H. Wynyard, promoted ; Lieut. Bartie b.lacla,ron, from the Berwick and Haddingtoa Militia Ar. finery, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Eyre, appoint ed to the 25th Foot: _ _ 60th Foot—Ensign G. K. Shaw to be Lieutenant, by pm - chase, vice Hannam, who has retired. 60th Foot—Ensi. n G. K. Shaw to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ham - am, who has retired. To be Lieute nants, without purchase—Ensigns G. S'zchelio, E. C. Allen, B. B. Forsyth, and C. Ashburnhatn. To be En signs, without purchase.--Lieut. John Malcolm Sewell, from the King's Own Light infantry Militia, vica Stale lin ; Lieut. Soseph. Wig„ from the King's Own Light Infantry Militia, vice Alen. 63d Foot—Ensign G. R. Byron to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vise Wyberg, promoted. 76th Foot—Lieut. Charles H. Newbatt, from the Lei cester Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sharp, appointed to the 4th Foot. 82J Foot—Allan Win. Stewart, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Massey, appointed to the Scots Fusilier Guards. 88th Foot—Lieutenant C. W. A. T. Kenny to be Cap tain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major J. H. Burke, whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant, Oct. 6, 1854 ; Ensign John Irwin to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Kenny ; Ensign H. G. Moore to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Birch, whose promotion, by purchase, on Aug. 31, is to be cancelled. To be Ensigns. without pur chase—Serjeant Edward Cape, vice Irwin ; James Bu chanan Whitla, Gent. 90th Foot—For Lieut. P. A. L. Phipps to be Captain, without purchase, vice Vaughan, killed in action, and Ensign J. Barr to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Phipps, promoted ; read, Lieut. P. A. L. Phipps to be Captain, without purchase, vice Vaughan, died of his wounds, and Ensign J. Barr to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Phipps, promoted. 92d Foot—William Augustus Basevi, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Hon. A. Annesley, appointed to the Grenadier Guards. 95th Foot—Ensign James G. Johnson to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; William Henry Sowdon, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Johnson. Ist West India Regiment—Ensign and Adjutant Thomas Edmunds to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Miller, appointed to the 48th Foot. 2d West India Regiment—Michael John Macnamara, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Surman pro moted. _ . 3d West India Regiment—George Stow Beet, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Beazley, promoted ; Assistant-Surgeon O'Connor D'Arcey, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon. TURKISH CONTINGENT. —To be Assistant-Surgeons — James Mackay, Gent., James Anderson, Gent., James Lang, Gent. To be Acting Assistant-Surgeons—Martin Fanchil, Gent., James Martin. Gent. J. A. Maclean, Gent., to be attached to the Irregular Cavalry ; George F. Hire, Gent., to be attached to the Irregular Cavalry. BRITISH GERMAN LEGION. Ist Jager Corps—To be Captains—Louis Lentz, Franz Nischke, Julius Hussarchewsky, Adolph Knorr, Carl Haake, Count Stanislaus Grabowsky, Carl von Trutzschler, Charles Thomas Dumaresq, Fredrich Koniger, Gustav von Gerber. To be Lieutenants—Theodor Risler (Staff), Fried rich Hesse, Thomas Stuhr, Otto Burchardt, Carl Goebel, Augustus Walter Lewis (Adjutant), Friedrich von Langen, Wilhelm Wenfzelinann Friedrich Horbi ng , J u li us Brugge mann. To be Ensigns—Richard Naylor, Octavius Braun, Count Ernst do Lousada, Baron Friedrich von An, Louis Kerber, Carl von Blucher, Franz Zischka, and William Brandt. To be Paymaster—Francis Warren, Esq. To be Adjutant—Lieutenant Augustus W. Lewis. To be Quar termaster- George Burden, Gent. To be Surgeon—Frie drich Keitel, Esq. To be Assistant-Surgeons—Bern hard Krause and Wilhelm Brinck. Ist Light Infantry Regiment—To be Captains—Evans Crompton, Louis von Diazelsky, Lorentz Noodt, Julius Mansfield, Ed ward Valentine, Rudolph von Neviadowsky, Baron Louis von Ginestous, Baron Palle von Rosencrantz, Baron Johann Defin, Gustav Adolph Wranckel. To be Lieutenants—Louis Plaumann, Siegfried Tobias (Adju tant), Carl von Bromsen, Adolph Bliesener, Hermann Schwenke, Eugen von Skopnick, Julius Wursten, Stanislaus von Grabowsky, Ed. von Misani, Ferd. To be Ensigns—Johann Peterson, Hermann von Bromsen, Charles Power, William Weir, William Jones, George Banda, Heinrich von Holleben, Francis Valentine, Robert Bertram, David Brauns. To be Paymaster—John Hunt, Esq. To bo Adjutant—Lieutenant S. Tobias. To be Quar terinaster—George Elliot, Gent.— To be Surgeon—Fabian Samoje. To be Assistant-gurgeons—Heiurich Kost, Frie drick Phillips. UNATTACHED.—Brevet - Lieut. Colonel George Erskine, Major 335 Foot, to have hi e s Brevet Rank converted into Substantive Rank, undeeth-e Royal Warrant of 6th Oc tober, 1851. The promotion of Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. E. Napier, late of 251 h Foot, to bear date 235 October, in lieu of the 13tri instant, as previously stated. STAFF.—To be PurveyorS to the Forces—Edward Mor ris, Gent., James Holmes, Gent., John L'Estrange Lenny Buchanan, Gent. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon Thomas Parr, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice O'Leary, appoint° to the CBth Foot; Acting Assistant-Surgeon John George Faught to be Assistant- Surgeon. To be Acting Assistant-Surgeons —William Henry Jenkins, Gent.; Patrick And. MWermott, Gent. ; Thomas Norton Hoysted, Gent. ; John Thomson, Gent. ; Thomas Butler Power O'Brien, Geut. ; Henry William Hubbard, Gent. ; James Lyon, Gent. ; Francis Hyde For shall, Gent. ; Nicholas Ffolliott, Gant. BREVET. _ _ Colonel Patrick Yule, placed on retired full-pay of the Royal Engineers, to be Major-General, the rank being honorary only. The appointment of Mr. H. Diaper to the local rank of Second Class Surgeon with the Army in the East has been cancelled. Colonel Edward Hay, of the East India Company's Ser vice to be Major-General. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the East India Company's Army, consequent on the death of General Hugh Stacey Osborno, Bombay Infantry, on 15th September, 1855:—Lieutenant-General James .Ahmuty, Bengal Artillery, to be General -, Major-General Samuel Swinhoe, Bengal Infantry, to be Lieutenant General ; Colonel William Prescott, Madras Infantry, to be Major- General. The undermentioned Officers of the East India Com pany's Service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows : TO BE COLONELS. Lieutenant-Colonel William S. Pinang, Bengal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Harry Burrard Dalzell, Bengal Artillery. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major William Charles Hicks, Bengal Infantry. Major John Richard Abbott, Bengal Infantry. Major Francis George John Lascelles, Madras Ligh Cavalry. TO BE MAJORS. Captain Hugh John Houston, Bengal Infantry. CONIMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LI EUTENANT. County Palatine of Lancaster—Rear-Admiral Wilson Braddyll Bigland to be Deputy Lieutenant. Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery —Henry Day, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Nagle, whose commission has been cancelled. Royal Sherwood Foresters, or Nottinghamshire Regi ment of Militia—Edward Wood Taylor, Gent., to be Ensign. Ist Rifle Regiment Royal Cornwall Rangers—Lieute nant Carthew to be Captain, vice Messenger, promoted; Thomas Goodriche Wilson, Gent., to be Ensign. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia — Lieutenant Edward Eden Elliot to be Captain, vice Jen nings, displaced. East York Regiment of Militia—William Henry Deane, Geut., to be Ensign, vice Richardson, promoted ; Fre derick Caldwell Hamilton Parks, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Nicholson, promoted. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeal - al in the Gazette of Tuesday the 16th October instant.] 4oyal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Ensign Field ing Trimmer to be Lieutenant, vice Saul, who retires. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday the 20th day of Jct., 1855. MIME DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .. 2 1,C82.230 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,984,9r0 Gold coin and bullion 11,692,230 Silver bu11i0n........ £24,682,230 .. MARSHALL, Chief Cas hier. :pARTMENT. Government securities (includg.Dead Weight Annuity) 10,635,359 Other securities...... 18,789 512 Notes • • .......... 4,310,485 Gold and silver coin .. 5 ►7,977 424,632,230 Dated the 25th day of Oct., 185 BANKING DE ' Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest . ..... 3,1G1,093 Public deposit f (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 3,825,021 Other deposits ...... 11,764,080 Seven Day and other ;Alla ........ 980,139 £34,203,333 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 25th day of Oct., 1855. £34,283,333 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Oct.t. 23, 1855. exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the British Possessions in America 3os. 6d. If Mauritius CI ff East Indies 24s. 106(i. The average price of the three foregoing descriptions of Sugar, computed as above, is 30s. lid. per cwt. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Thomas, newspaper proprietor, Catherine-street, Strand, to surrender, Nov. 6, at two, and Dec. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Bassinghall-street ; Linklaters and Hack wood, Size-lane. Ralph Richardson, builder, Caterham, Nov. 14 and Dec. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Price, Moorgate-street. Samuel Jones, draper and grocer, Houndsditch, Nov. 13, at twelve, and Dec. 5, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Shuttleworth, Gray's-inn-square; Redfern and Sons, Leek. Charles Clayton, iron founder, Wolverhampton, Nov. 8 and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bit tleston, official assignee, Birmiughatn ; Fowler, Wolver hampton ; C. and It Wright, Birmingham. David Pratt, thimble manufacturer, Birmingham, Nov. 10, and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Webb, Birming ham. Charles Moore, carpenter, Rochester-road, Nov. 13 at half-past eleven, and Dec. sat eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Holt, Chatham place, Blackfriars. John Bowerman, grocer and Berlin wool dealer, Tiver ton, N o v. 5 and Dec. 6, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Tucker, Tiver ton ; Stogdon, Exeter. Walter Moss, grocer, Ripley, Derbyshire, Nov. 6 an d t. 7, at ten, at the Nottingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Motteram and Knight, Bir mingham. William Lloyd, butcher, Newton in the Willows, Lan cashire, Nov. 8 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpoo l Dis trict rt. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Yates, j un ~ Liverpool. John Nicholson, surgeon and boarding-house keeper, West Derby, Nov. 9 and 30, at eleven o'clock, at the Liverpool Court of Bankruptcy. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Stockley, Thompson and Wrigley . , Liverpool. Arthur Greenhill, baker, Harrow-on -the-Hill, Nov. 6, at eleven, and Dec. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Jarvis, Chancery-lane. William Edwards, ale and porter merchant, Cross-street, Finsbury, Nov. 1, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official nisi gnee, 20, Basinghall-street ; Norton, New-street, s hopgate. George Ridge and Thomas Jackson, stationers, Sheffield, York, Nov. 11 and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield; Smith and Son, Sheffield. Christopher Becket, brewer, Manchester, Nov. 8 and Dec. 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Livett, Man chester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Findlay Johnstone, shipowner, Glasgow. James Leitch Lang, writer, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tats DAY. Amsterdam ............ 11 18 1 4 Gibraltar ...... •••• • • • • Ditto, three months .. 12 IA Leghorn .. •• • • .... • • 30 20 Rotterdam ............ 12 1 4 Genoa ..... • • ...... 25 80 Antwerp .•••.•• • • • 25 6'2 Milan ••••.•••• • • • • • • • Brussels 25 62% Venice...". • • .• Hamburgh ••.••••• •• • • 13 10% Naples •. • • ..... •• 44 Altona .. •••••••• • • • • • • ••••• Palermo ••••••• • • • • • • • 132 Paris 25 37% Messina Ditto, three months .. 25 80 Lisbon ...... • • 53 Marseilles ••••••••• • • • • 25 80 Oporto ••••••••• • .• • • •• 53% Bourdeaux • • ........ Rio Janeiro ....... ••• • • Fiankfort-on Maine .... 120% Buenos Ayres.. •••• • • • • Berlin New York, 60 days' sight 11 30 Philadelphia ... Trieste • • • • •••••• •• •• •• 11 32 PRICES OF BIILLICN, PER OZ. Petersburg ............ 34 Foreign Gold in Bars $3 17 9 Madrid Cadiz ........ • • ..... 50.,.fi Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona .• •• •••• • • •• New Dollars 0 0 0 Seville .. • • •• ..........• Silver in bars .... .. 0 0 0 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Country Markets. DERBY SMITHFIELD.—Ocr. 23. A full attendance of buyers, and well supplied with fat boAsts. Prices unaltered. The sheep pens well filled; but a fiat demand. A good supply of fat and store pigs. Fat calves more plentiful. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6d to 60 ; mutton, 66d to 7d ; lamb, Id to 7 d ; veal, 7d tc 76 t per lb. ; pigs, lOs Od to Its 3d per score ; rough fat, Gs 0 , per 141 b. ; hides, 3id to 4id per lb ; call skins, t.. 41 per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—OcT. 21. We had a large supply of grain to-day, and Whoa was rather easier. B.rley, oats, and beans rather dearer. New wheat, top, 4e up, and en the average 6s 5d up. Old wheat, top, 6s up—ou the average is ld down. Barley, top, 6d up —average, is ld up. Oats on the top is 4d up —average, 6d up. Beans on the top is up —average, 4s 4d up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat Do. new Barley Oats Beans £4 6 6 9-12ths. 2 0 0 0-12ths. 2 4 2 2-12ths. 1. 15 10 8-12th. 2 16 0 0-12ths. BOSTON—OcT. 24. A moderate supply of wheat, at last week's rates, with a slow sale. No material change in spring corn. Prices :—Wheat, red, 67s Od to 83s Od ; white, 83s Od to 854 Od extra, 87s Od. Barley, 30s Od to 388 Od. Oats, 20s to 325. Beans, 50s Od to 54s Od. Peas, 48s Od to 53s per qr. RAILWAY/. Aberdeen....... Ambg. Nottng. Bust. and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymens. Birming. Wolvell 6 Stour Valley ...... Birkeihd. Lancet. & Cheshire Junet. DO. Chesh. & Birk.,l £5O and £25 Cons. Do., Z 20... Rlyth St Tyne origins,' £25 (lead. at £45) Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Cann. and Cal digaL Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B thieff Junction Duolin&BelfastJunc , Dun. P. dt j r , c , Do. N , w ...... East AL glian Eastern Counties.. East. ; . Tnion, A. St i De., B. Stove Do., New A. East Kent bast Lancashire Edinburgh (St Glasgov, Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth & Dundee Forth & Clyde Rn Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. west •• Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk.. Irish South-Eastern ' Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds IDo. New Thirds rLs.n cash. an dYork IDo., Wst. aiding Un. Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt Loudon & Black wal' Lend. Bright &S.Cst. Lond. and N. Wostu. Do. rifths Do.lo/.1611.,M&8 0 Do. Eighths. London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Ludinlrry& Coleraine Lneindrr7. & Ennlsk. Manch.Stief.& Do. 1 Shares, No. l Do., Man. & Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland Do. liirmng. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoin' and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Corroties Un North British North Dovon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwiel , Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. ?arch Co. Leeds Do. York North London .&S.Wstrn.,Harni - stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western. N. & S. Westrn. June , Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester........ Ox, Wore.. & Wolv 'orteniouth S o Aish Central Scottish Midland... Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales Yrksh. do Ely. Dun Do 4taines, Wok. &Wok tockton & Darli Aockton & Arrtlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 rhames Hay. P.& lt • trlyerstone & Lanes Vale of Noath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerwk West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A . I Do. B • 1 West London. Virimbledn & Croydon (Closing Prices this dap, 23 - 24 3i - 4 ... 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Indian Poninsuli guar. 5 per cent. 1 Do. New 5 per cent 2 Do. Extensions..., L 3 Great LuxembourL Constituted Shares ill Do. Obligations . ill Gt. Western of Canad Shares - 5i Do. New...... 611 Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 al Do. do., '62, p. 6 ill Do. do., 76, p. ' 5 60 11 Dc,. do., '73, without option n aamilton & Toronto 111 Do. 6 per cent. 7 Lake Const. & Basle '1 Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Madras Do. N e w Maria Antonia Do. do. Now Namur & Liero (Ritl interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D o .20/. She Do. 207. 3 p. c Bde (fmy. B. & Ams. She. NorwegianTrankPre' Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ....... Paris and Orleans Paris and R0u0n..... ParisCaen & Cherbrg. D 0... Rome and Frascati dollen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations 3ambre and Monte Do. 5A p. cent. Pref 3cindO Do iontleru of Franco 3t. Andrew's and Quebec (A). Vest Flanders Do 5 per C. Pref Western of France D 0... ... . ........... 4ealand ............. 100 100 14i 7 100 47i 100 3( I 17. al' all all 3 all all 10 xl 40 1 a 20 11 5 20 11 18 , 4 18 al at al 20 1: 20 al 20 l' 20 1 1 100 a] 25 I r,i 100 1 7( 100 1 al 20 11 6 5 ! 20 t 204 al WO a] 20 l' 20 a] Z 0 1 1 20 I !O al 20 I 11 31. i a 11 - I al 20 0.: &11 20 all 20 all 10 al 20 11 40 al 20 al 20 al 20 11 20 al 20 al 20 11 m O. 10 al 20 11 20 al 20 al ustness dons this day. 741 4 18 96 i 5f 5 i 92 la 63 i a i 364 6S i 8 19 4 20 6 7 i - 7i 24 2id 4 2 d I- I i - 4 - is 351 36} 94 10ap 21/ 221 i— i 1 9i 14i 15); 70 72 88 PO 3 5 51 - par -- ip 4 - 4j 21 - 3 221 - 231 li - lip 99 - 101 112 - 116 113 - 116 103 105 22i - 23 11U - 115 d "i -- 6p. 191 - 19./ 2 - 3 4/ - 5,1 4i - 5 31 -34 i 11/ - 12 . ••• ••• 7i - 44,E - 441 43 - 45 ... '• Pt() 26 21 2 lid 8 8§ ... - ••• i f ..- 1 p pin .N ... - - 3i - 4 ... - 11 30 - 31 1 19 - 20 23 21. zd Ti NEWARK—Oar. 24. A plentiful supply of grain to-day, and a full attendance. Wheat and barley a heavy sale, at is per qr. advance. Wheat, white 86s to 90s, red 82s to 84s; barley, malting 40s to 445, grinding 36s to 38s; oats, 24st. 34s to 375, 22st, 32s to 31s ; beans, 54s to 58s ; malt, 70s to 72s ; peas, 48s to 508; tares, 100 s to 105 s per qr. UABORNE MAILS. (14 signifies that the mails are sent from the General root-colas by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day when niaite Ll From what Wean COUNTRIES in General Post- Port . due •n Office, London.* Dispatched. England ---.. America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday ... • Liverpool ~. America. *by United Sts. packet) ..........N , •• •• • • Liverpool .. Oct. 29 America (by U. States packet) ..........N •• •• •• ••• • • Southampton Australia (via South-, ampton) ..........M ..........• Southampton Aug. 14 Ditto (via Marseilles) N; Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N1 •• ..... •••• ... ( Uncertain Africa (West Coast)..N 23 d of the month.. Plymouth .. Nov. 6 , 4 17 t. h t h & o 2 f 0 t t i , h of m Alexandria.......... N 8 , 9 , 24 , & 3 0 of tn. Dover .... . A u l a e h x a a m n dri a s a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ::1 B f •;.tot: Southampton! emon7 l Southam Belgium .......... ..Npaii.Y. • • • • • • • • • • • Dover ...... LDaily Brazil ..............51 9 th of the month.. southampto.. Nov. 16 Ayres ........M ( 9 th of the month.. South am r to,. Nov. la Various port- Uncertain B C u ap en e °B of Good Hope .. N Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verds ......N 9th of no month Southampton , Nov. 15 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ...• • • ........N Chanzel Isles ... ......• N, Mon • , Wed•Arrld• Southampton Tu.Th.? at M'24 & 17th of month Southampton, Cons China ta .. nti .. . nople N Once a month.... nth.... 1 4th & 20th of mon. Southampto n lliov. 4 .... .. 8,13, I 8,23,&zs of m ( Twice daily •..... Dover ...... Twig daily Egypt (see India) Constantinople u ont. of Europa m . . it . . .. N F r ance .. M & N'Twice dai1y...... Dover ...... Tw1m0.... Gibraltar .......... M I 4, 7,17, 20,27 dm. Southampton Oct. 25 Greece (see India) 1 Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of mon. Southampton Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Friday ILondon ..... Elavannah ..........M,2nd of the month Southampton Nov. 1 Holland ..,.........M Daily ...... ...... Dover .......10a1.• Honduras ...... .... M 17th of the month.,Southanipton 16thofmon India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon.lPlymouth • • Nov. 20 India (via Marseilles)M.9th&2sth of month Dover ......I lonian Isles (see India)(7, 17, & 27 of mon ;D0ver...... Ireland ........M & NiTNVICe daily .... .. !Holyhead ~.ITwlesiall. Lisbon.... • • ........M ,7 , 9, 17, & 27 of m. , Southampton O c t. 26 Madeira ............M , 9th of the month Southampton Nov. 15 Madeira .. ..........N 123 d of month .... Liverpool... Malta (see India) Malta . . 1 8, 18, & 28 of mon. D over ...... N ev. 4 Mauritius (seolndia) Mauritius ..........Nll4th of the Month ofin . Southampton. Dover.. ... l Mexico 4.. •• •••••• ••M 2 nd of the month.. Southampton N o v. 1 Naples ........N bthlsth2sthormon.lDover ...... Papal Ne s wGr ta an te a s da .. ............M Nl 2 ,t t h & m i t 7 h t 2 h s o th f month o Now Zea1and..........ty private ai.iP .. Various ports uncertain Peninsula .... ...... lil / thl7 th 27 thoflnon. ( Southampton Peru .......... •• •• M'id & 27th of mon .ISouthampton , Port Natal ..........N iiy private ship... Various ports Dneertai,. Sicily ..............N sthlsth2sthormon, Dover ...... rmcany ............N sthlstl,2sthormon. Dover .. Venezuela ..........M Id & 17th ohnonth Southampton I &16 mon Van Diemen's lefand (see Australia) ........ •• West Indies ... ....M Id& 17th of month 13onthampten l l &16 mon !Southampton' i l 1 & 16 mon When any of these dates tall on a Sunday, the mails will in de spatched on the following day, with the exceptien of the India (via Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be despatched 11. e preceding day. SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been steady to-day, and prices slightly improved. South Eastern, 174—Caledonian, 29j ex div.—East Lancashire, 17—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 74j i—London and North. 3 Western, 92—Midland, 631 14 31 4 l —Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Chester (late C. and B. 271. halves), 18 1 1 —Blackburn Six per Cent., 161. MANCHESTER, OCT. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a quiet Imam to-day and little or no change in prices. Leeds, 74—Midlands, G3i—Dovers, 17i—London and North Western, 92—Shef field Pref., 12g. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 25. STOCK BXOHANGE.—The market has been more active to-day, with a slight advance" in prices, and closed firm. Great Western, Birmingham and Stour Valleys Guaran teed stock, was done at 53. DUBLIN, OCT. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Three per Cent. Consols, 871 — Ditto, for Account, November 15, 871 !—New Three per Cent. Stock, 881 88—Ditto, for Account, Nov. 15, 88 Mining Co. of Ireland (71. paid), 13i a—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 13—Great Souther& and Western, Four per Cent. Pref. (101. paid), Ba—Midland fat. Western and EL Canal, (501. paid), 48a —Bank Stock, 224. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. THURSDAY, October 25. Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich W Overcast. Lothbury. Boston S.S.W Cloudy. Great Grimsby... S W Fine—Cloudy. Gainsborough .... S Fine. Amsterdam Cambridge S.W Cloudy—Cold. Yarmouth W. S.W. Cloudy. Lowestoft Poole S.W Unsettled. Southampton...... S. Portsmouth N.W Unsettled. Cowes .. Cloudy. Manchester S.W Rain. . Whitehaven S.W Rain. Stoke-on-Trent.... S.W. Very cloudy. Sheffield S.E. Carlisle w.5.w..... Windy—Rain. Maryport.. S. Windy—Rain. Lancaster S.S.W Rain. Derby S.S.W. Rain. Nottingham Leamington N.W. Unsettled —Cold. Shrewsbury S.W Cloudy. Brighton S.W Cold. Ipswich S.W Fine. Harwich W . Clear—Cold. Holyhead Dublin 5.W.......... Rain. Liverpool Bristol S. W Cloudy. • Haverfordwest ... S.W.Rain. Cardiff S.W Cloudy. Plymouth Exeter.... N.W Cloudy. Gloucester N.W Fine. Swansea W S.W Cloudy. York Scarborough Sunderland S. Darlington S.. Windy. Whitby Hu11.... S. W Fine—Windy. Berwick S.W Very windy. Edinburgh W Cold—Rain—Windy. Dundee Aberdeen S.E. Unsettled. Glasgow S.S W Rain. Newcastle Perth Tonbridge Strood . , N.W......... Partially cloudy. BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 25th i ns t., a t 7 , W arw i c k Vill as , K ens i ngton, Mrs. Willett. On the 25th i ns t., at 56, Upper Berkeley-street, Port. man-square, Mrs. Geo. J. Circuitt. OP A DAIIGHTEB. • On the 24th inst., at 6, Oxford-square, Uyde.pa r k , M rs Reynolds.On the 25th inst., at 20, Grosvenor-place, Mr. Dawson, widow of the late Captain Dawson, R.E. MARRIED, On the 24th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly, the Rev. John Hamilton Bond, of Romansleigh, in the county of Devon, to Rosa Jane, youngest daughter of John Carlon, Esq., of Kilburn, Middlesex. On the 23th lust., at the parish church of St. Thomas, Portsmouth, William, second son of J. M. Morris, Esq., of Clapton, Middl esex, t o Alice, youngest daughter of the late Wm. Harrison, Esq., of Portsmouth. DIED, On the 24th inst., at 38, Moore-street, Chelsea, Captain Patrick Robertson Trinafour, R.M., aged 75. On the 24th inst., at Brighton, John William, eldest son of Mr. John Henry Benbow, of 69, Russell-square, Lon don. --- On the 23d inst., at Montpellier, Franco, Win. Brown, Esq., of 1, Stratton-street, Piccadilly, and of Holly Lodge, Highgate, aged 57. On the 23 d inst., the Rev. James Sherard Coleman, M.A., forty-seven years rector of Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire. On the 23 , 1 inst., at Willesden-green, John Finch Wyatt, Esq., aged 34. On the 17th inst., at the Rectory, Melbury Osmond, Dorset, the Rev. John Jenkins Matthews. 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