The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-27 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET! SHARE fahRHETS—This day. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK Only £20,000 in gold was taken into th© Bank yesterday. The Syria has arrived from Alexandria with £14,877. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1864. 1863. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton .. 20,431 19,925 Midland 47,756 42,595 South Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire... 34,592 34,474 Bristol and Exeter North •Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,134 17,714 Great Eastern These returns, when compared with those of the same period of last year, are of a very favourable character. On the Great Western there is an in crease of £6,588 ; on the North Western, of £6,578 ; on the South Western, of £2,434; on the Brighton, of £509 ; on the Midland, of £5,161; on the South Eastern, of £2,545 ; on the Great Northern, of £3,940; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £118; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £255; on the North Eastern, of £3,071; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £420; and on the Great Eastern, of £1,131. At a meeting held to-day of the creditors of Mr John Catto, paper stainer and importer of French paper, a balance-sheet, prepared by the accountants Messrs Quilter, Ball, and Co., showed that the liabilities amounted to £36,558 is sd, and the assets to £22,820 Os 9d, leaving a deficiency of £13.738 Os Bd. It was resolved to wind up the state under inspection. Two o,CLocx. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 64f. 75c. Rather firm. An additional improvement, since the close of the market last evening, has taken place this morning in the English Funds. Concurrently with this advance there has also been some active buying in the other departments of the house, and although much of the speculation in foreign stocks may be Owing to special causes, it is, nevertheless, satisfac tory to find that the general tendency of all quotations is once more in the ascendant. Consols for money are 891 and for the account 89',4 1. The Now Zhrees and Reduced Annuities are 87Z ; Annuities, 1885, 141 ; March Exchequer Bills, 93 to 63 dis, ; India 5 per Cents,, 105 A; and Enfaced 5 per Cents., 100 f t. A general decided improvement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is much more active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71; do. Consolides, 501 2 ; Mexican, 261 ; do. New, 258 ; Greek, 221 1 ; Spanish Passive, 311 ; do. Certificates, 141 ; Portuguese, 46Z ; and the Confederate Loan, 64 65. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been rather active, but principally connected with the half-monthly settlement. Prices in most ins stances are buoyant. Caledonian have improved £2 108., Metropolitan and Midland each £2, Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire each 11 10s, and Great Eastern, North Western, and South Eastern each £l. • The Foreign and Colonial lines show little ani mation, although quotations are well maintained. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dealt in to II moderate extent, at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Nov 12 B 9g i a 1 3 por Cent. Reduced B7i a 1 New 3 per Cent. B7l a A 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs l4* Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1903 — March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent. 6 dis Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank England Sac, 51 per Ct. Do Account ......•••• — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 214 Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888............ Do Certificates Do Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. Do 41 pei Cent. Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent Do 5 por Cent., Jan. 1872 lOOl I Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1806 Do 13onds.E1,000 — Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent ........ 96 Do 4f per Cent., 1852-58-60 - Do 11863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per; Cent Do Account.... - Chilian 6 per Cent. — Do 4} per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Danish 3 per Cont., 1825 Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do, Provisonal;Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 961 Do, Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds ti'reek 5 per Cent. l 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coupons — Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. .. Do 1839 and 1859 , . Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) IS:lexica/1 3 per Cent! Do Account ' 261 Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die Ditto Scrip, £33 paid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die x d Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent. — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Peruvian 41 per Cent Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 por Cent., 1853 — Do Account • • Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7,'9, '60,62,'3.. 46i I Do Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4f per Cent., 1850 .. Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 8 8 7 i I 61 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £55 paid Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account 311 Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded lit k Do Account l4h a Swedish, 4 per Cent .. Do Scrip, £6O paid — p Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ...... r .... Do Account ........................ Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds.. Do 1863.... Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — .... Do 1863 Scrip, £lO paid Venezuela 3 per Cvut. - Do Account — 1)0 6 per Cent., 1b62 no Account Do 6 per Cent,, IS6I Dividends on the above payable in Loudon Austrian, 5 per Cent„ Ex. 10 Florins. ._ l -selgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — ii ateh 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do 4 per Cent. Certificates French Itentes, 2 per Cent t tAlian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Do Account veruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Piednionteso, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money.. B9i a Do Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market continues to improve in tone and price. Bales, 10,000 bales or more. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUXS. ilallways. and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter • ;orr; and Bandou Cornwall 1)0 A A_ gets no div Do. B tillCpc.pan.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian et GreatNorthot Scotland Great. Northern Do A stook Do 13 do Gt. S. awl W. of Ireland I Great IVestern,Original, Po Str Val aim. stock Do. South Wales'.... Do. West Mid. —Oxtord Do Newport Do Hereford, Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall' Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sor.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares... getropolitan Midland Do Birming. & Derby laid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares 311c1 Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwior. Do, G.N.E. purohast Do Leeds Do York Do Do. Stook. & Darling. Do do 1855-58 Do do 18 3&.61 North London Do New ....... Do New, 1804. North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Soot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welolipool Shropshire Union ' South Devon South Eastern Staines,Wok.,andWok Taft Vale- . Do C Vale of Neath • Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Harazit 1 BRITISH P {ailway Itlantlo & St Lawreno4 3om.,llaroda,t.Cent In Gu. s_per cent...—. Do. E. Shares.. duilalo and Laxviluroi Preferunoe 3ufralo,brantAGodrici p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187 00. do. July 1, 187 Jo. do. June 1, 18: Thutta.e2S.l4.:astn. 7apeTown Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf tOastn. Bengal gu. a p. :last Indian. e-u. sp. c Do. do. J Ext.... rand Trunk of Cauail Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist fret. Bonds Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pi ef. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred l 3 t.lndial'enln.gma. s p.c Do. Gus. 6 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. 41 per cent - - it. W. of Canada Shrae, Do. New .. Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5f p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Aladres guar., 5 p. o. Do. If p. o. Extensioi De. 44 Do. Fifth Extension. ilelb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds & Hobson's Bay. Newßrunswick t Cant', Class A and 8.. S. po Ist pt bcp- Soinde Jo. Delhi a 1)0. d 0........... Do. Punjaub Do. ludua.St. Flow) tn. Paid.) Closing. Business Price. done. 82 64 1251 161 51 51 31 33 16 17 81 86 105 107 43i ,14i 61 7i 1g94 1304 142, /44 129 13/ 81 91 75/ 76} 54 55 39 42 93 lot 114 1141 66 67 103 105 37 39 1151 116 95 87 64i 65i I'2l )13 i3l 113. 103 105 62 63 21 t 5 108 IC9 85 CO 95 V 6 125 130 351 381 9 10 71 81 p 118 123 1 11 p 76 77 101 11} 131 138 56 58 35 47 84 84 8 9 155 160 34 44 p 98 100 32 31 ISSESSIONS. Closing Price. 51 56 100 [Ol i dis pr 4i 5 7 8 93 100 91 03 100} 101 100 101 10 20 83 92 67 70 50 61 63 65 55 67 51 53 46 50 2S 30 26 1001 101 d pr id r 99 100 9 9} 11& 11 , 00 02 77 81 d 100 101 93 05 88 00 ,8 CO 6 80 83 99 1.00 98/ 99/ 4d par 98/ 110.} 95 97 Paid. Mare I 3.14. Thar' stock stook 20 stook 10 stook Btook stock stock soi !Oa stock stook stock 20 stock stool stock stock COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 Do. do. 1883 100 &Jul; 1877-81 Ico 94 96 96 Do. Mp. o. Feb. .0 Aug 100 01 94 Do. 6p. o. Mar. Sep, 100 91 9* 1/0.5 p. o. Jan.&July. 10C 80 85 82 Do. 5 inscribed stock 100 78 81 'ape G.Hope, 8 p 0,187: 100 104 106 Do.Ap Oct.& 180.1 100 104 106 Do. 1891 100 1( 5 107 - Do. Jan. & July. 1891 100 107 100 :cylon, N0v.1863, 6 p 100 108 105 Do. 1878, do. 100 1, 9 112 ilauritiuS 6 p.cent.lB73 'OO 102 105 Do. 1878 100 104 107 Do. 1882 100 106 108 r. tiatal Gov. 6 per Cant 100 102 104 N.13.G0v. 6 p.a. J 100 03 96 S.W. Gov. 5 p 0.,181;1 100 97 99 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to 187 t 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 &upwd. 100 94 98 yew Zealand 6 p cent 100 100 104 100 iova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 96 93 071 Queensland Gcv. Bp. a 100 100 102 100/ li 3. Aus G v. 6 p.e.l( 68- 100 Do. 118 &upwardi 100 105 107 Via.GoV. 6 pa. Ja.&Jul) 100 Do. 10 6 p.a. An.&Otst.. 100 tloll 1054 1051 4f BRITISH MINES. 2 r;ambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 Chiverton 3 5i 61 uialord Amalgamated_ .9 81 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 580 600 Drakewalis . • .• East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 55 60 East Caradon ..... 3.14.ee 23 24 .oast Carn Brea 3.4.0 61 74 East Grenville 2.7.0. 71 if 101 10 East Lovell E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. 8.13.; 41 41 Gam &St.Aubyn(G wen 60, 6 8 4 Great Laxey, Um...: all 154 161 161 Great South Tolgus l7s 2 —x, Wheal Vor , (lielston 40 .34 35 334 41 4 78. F. 54 61 !lerod's-Foot. ..... 8.13 87 39 I lingston Downs 4.18.1 4 41 ‘largaret (Uny Lelanl 1 , 1 7 9 Ilarke Valley.. rtynclv Iron Oro (Lim. 21 11 IC. NatigileS.• 19 24 6 New Setun 214 80 70 north Downs 3 11 North Roskear.. . . .... Basset(lllo4an 3.1(..6 11 2 Forth Wheal Crafty Prosper United 7.1.0. 33 3 ;Tovi denoe(UnyLelnt 6.7 36 33 iouth Caradon(St.Cleer 11 0.20 540 3.Wheal Fran. allog,au 18.15.0 33 36 Stray Park fin Croft 9 )5 16 West Basset (Illogan) l4 8 9 W Cr radon (Liskeard 9 5 6 West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Basset (Megan 5/ 90 93 Wheal Buller(ltedrutli, 10 12 14 VVhealLudeott Wheal Mary Ann gen , 8 15 17 Wheal Beton 584 200 205 Wheal Trelawney (Lls., 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 I PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 554 6 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 891 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 99 Northern and Eastern 5 per cent., 52 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco slim.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 Great Luxembourg, 101. Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 8i San I'aulo (lim.),fgua. 7 per cent., 13} FOREIGN MINDBf St. John del Rey (11m.), 30i l BANKS. &Blanco (lim.), 313 30& Ditto, new, 3u Anglo Austrian, Bank of London. 151 Bank of Queensland (11m), 174 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 32 3 City, 110 i Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10:pm., of which 10 is pd ,27 Hindustan, China, and Japan (11m.), Ditto, new, 18 Imperial Bank (lira.). 29 Imperial Ottoman, 15k London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County, 7of London and South African, 20} London and South-Western, lira., 211 London and 11 estminster, u 3 Mercantile and Exchange, lira., 8 if Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 17 National Bank, Ditto, new, eol New Zealand Bank Corporation, lira., 1 South E,stern, lira., Union of Australia, MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, lira., 8! City of London Real Property, um., 11 Crystal Palace, 32i Egyptian Corn. and Trading, um., 42 Electric Telegraph, IC4i 3 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, lim., 61: Joint Stock Discount, Ern., Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lim., 31 National Dii•count Company, lim., 121 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, b 2 Royal Mail Steam, t 3 1. Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 61 Universal Marine, Insurance, lim., al MAN v. IToRsE,—On Monday a one mile race took place on Wimbledon Common between two grooms, for £5 aside, the one to run on foot and the other to ride a horse. The course was a quarter of a mile of road, and although the horse was the swifter of the two, it was unable to tutu so rapidly as its opp meat, who won by fourteen yards. 761 6 i 115} 15 i 951 0 1121 134 1081 i 83j 4 Business don, 1001 704 2 10(i l all ail all all all all 100 (100 100 2 ' 1 , 0 100 LONDON, THURS_DAY EMAINC, OCTOBER 27, 1864. THE IURDER OF MR BRIGGS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This DAY. THE TRIAL OF HULLER. The trial of Muller having been fixed for this morning, the Central Criminal Court was crowded in every part. The public were admitted shortly after nine o'clock, and in a very few minutes, althJngh the Sheriffs had made such extra arrangements as the limits of the court would admit, every available space was filled by what might be termed a rather fashionable company, many elegantly-dressed ladies being amongst the spectators. The prosecution was conducted by the Solicitor-General, Sergeant Ballantine, Mr Hannan, Mr Beasley, and Mr Giffard. The prisoner was defended by Sergeant Parry, Mr Bosley, and Mr Metcalf . . The Lord Mayor, Aldermen Waterlow, Sir F. G. Moon, and Allen, the Sheriffs, J. A. Roebuck, Esq., my., and sir George Bowyer, M.P., occupied seats on the bench. Precisely at 10 o'clock the Chief Baron Pollock and Baron Martin entered the court and took their seats on the bench, and immediately afterwards The prisoner, Franz Muller, was placed in the deck. He looked rather pale and careworn, but he maintained the same self-possession which has marked his conduct throughout the whole of the proceedings in which ho has previously appeared. Tho Clerk of the Arraigns said—Franz Muller, you are indicted that you, with wilful malice aforethought and felony, killed and murdered Thomas Briggs. How say you ; are you guilty or not guilty ? Muller (in a faint voice)—l em not guilty. Sergeant Parry—My lord, the prisoner waives his right to be tried by a mixed jury, and he elects to be tried by a jury of 12 Englishmen. Tho names of the jury who had assembled in the box having been called over, Sergeant Parry—The prisoner, I believe, is entitled to have a jury selected from the whole panel of GO, instead of as was about to be done from a selected panel of 14. The Chief Baron—That is so, and I se© no reason why it should not be done. The Clerk of the Arraigns then commenced reading the names of the jurors, and after some delay, occasioned by the learned counsel exercising his right of caallenge, the jury was finally empanelled and sworn, The Clerk of the Arraigns said—Gentlemen, the prisoner, Franz Muller, is indicted for that ho did feloniously, wil fully, and with malice aforethought, kill and murder Thomas Briggs, and it is your duty to say whether he is guilty or not guilty. The Solicitor-General said it now became his duty to place before them the circumstances of a most extraordinary murder, and to inform them of the nature of the evidence ho proposed to lay before them, in order to show that the mur der was committed by the prisoner at the bar. The case had caused extraordinary and painful excitement, it had been canvassed by nearly every newspaper in the kingdom, and, he might say, in every house some person had formed an opinion. lie must implore them to discard from their minds everything they might have read connected with the matter, and if any ono of them had formed an opinion or felt a predisposition against the prisoner, he, on the part of tho Crown, called upon them to cast such opinions away, and to try the prisoner on the evidence he should lay before them, and on the evidence alone. It gave him tho greatest satisfaction that the prisoner had been enabled to avail himself of the eminent abilities of his learned friend, because it would be a satisfaction to know that the prisoner's interest would be most carefully and minutely watched. It now would be his duty to give them a plain and simple statement of the facts to be proved ie evidence. The deceased, Mr Thomas Briggs, was one of the chief clerks in the house of Messrs Roberts and Co., and was greatly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. Ho had a house in Clapton-square, in the neighbour hood of the Hackney Wick Station of the North London Railway,and was in the habit of often travelling on that line. On the evening of the 9th of July the deceased gentleman was on his way home, after having dined with a relative of his named Buchanan, and he arrived at the Fenchurch. street station in time for starting with the quarter to 10 train, The train was late on that evening, and it did not start until just before 10 o'clock, and he was rcoognised by a gentleman when the train stopped, who, as he was passing the carriage, wished him good night, The train then started, and it appeared that within one-third of the dis tance between the Bow and the Hackney Wick stations, which would have occupied but 3 reinuies to traverse, the body of the deceased gentleman was found lying upon the railway. Upon the arrival of the train at the Hackney Wick station the state of the carriage in which the deceased had been sitting at once attracted attention. There was blood nearly all over it, and tho outside handle was also bloody, and directions wore at once given that it should be locked up, and shortly afterwards it was examined minutely, The result of this examination was, that in addition to the marks of blood, it was found that the stick of the deceased gentleman and a bag also belonging to him were found in the carriage, and also a hat which did not belong to him. Upon the body of the deceased, which was found at a dis tance of not more than seven hundred yards from the Bow station, being examined by medical men, it was discovered that it bore several marks of violence. One of these, which was upon the head, might, according to the medical testi mony, have been occasioned by his head coming in contact with a stone when ho fell from the railway carriage; but there were other serious injuries, which, according to the evidence of the medical gentlemen, could not have been occasioned in this manner, but were caused by blows from some blunt instrument. Ho should produce before them a stick belonging to the murdered gentleman, which it would be seen was covered with blood, but whether that was the instrument with which the wounds were inflicted they would havo to say. The unfortunate gentleman was not dead when he was discovered, but he was perfectly insensible, and lee remained in that condition for about 24 hours, when ho died without being able to give any caplet nation of the circumstances under which the fatal injuries were received, but he apprehended there would be no doubt that his death was occasioned by violence from some person or other in the railway carriage. He should state that it was ascertained that a watch, a chain, and two seals which the deceased was known to have had in his possession on the night he lost his life were missing, but he did not appear to have been robbed of anything else, and a ring of consider able value which was upon one of his fingers, and several sovereigns that were in his pocket, were found to be safe. The facts disclosed left no doubt that the transaction in the railway carriage was a most hurried one, and was com mitted by one person, because had it been accomplished by a gang the pockets of the deceased would most certainly have been rifled, and that all that occurred could not have occupied a longer period than a minute and a half at most, and the astonishment was that it had been accomplished in so short a time. These being the facts connected with the murder, the next ques tion was, what was the evidence upon which it was sought to substantiate the charge against the prisoner P It appeared that the prisoner, Muller, was a German, and that ho had resided in this country, and was by trade a tailor. Shortly before the 9th of July it seemed that he had announced his intention of leaving this country and going to America, and that ho had given notice to the landlady of the house el here ho was lodging of that intention. It appeared that he was at home some part of the day on the nth of July, but he went out towards the evening, and he was not seen any more that night, and although his landlady sat up for him until 11 o'clock at night, nothing was deen of him until the following morning, which was Sunday. About half past eight o'clock on the Sunday morning the prisoner appeared to have been first seen, and ho remained at home the whole of that day, passing some portion of the time in his own lodging and the rest with his landlady. On the Monday morning the prisoner left his lodging, and the first that was seen of him was his making his appearance at the shop of a jeweller, named Death, in Cheapside, and he then produced the chain, the seals, and the key that had undoubtedly been stolen from the deceased, and asked the value of the articles. He was informed that they were worth £3 103, and was asked whether ho wished to have anything in exchange, and he selected a chain of the value of £3 ss, and for the remaining 5s he took a ring, and the transaction was thus brought to a conclusion. The chain disposed of by the prisoner would be clearly identified as the property of Mr Briggs, and would be proved to have been in his possession at the time he met his death, and this was the first portion of the evidence against him. The next point of evidence was the hat found in the railway carriage ; it bore the name of H. W alker, Crawford-street, blarylebone, the lining of which was very peculiar. He had no doubt he should be able by undoubted testimony to show that the hat found in the railway carriage was that belonging to Muller. It appeared that several months before this transaction a e prisoner had asked a friend to purchase ono like his for him. This hat, it appeared, bearing the name of Walker and Co., Rlarylebonce was purchased by Mathews at a cost of 4s 6d, and was given to Muller. This witness would also state that the hat found in the railway carriage was the one ho purchased for Muller, and this testimony would be to some extent confirmed by the fact that a hat box was discovered at the prisoner's lodging. If the hat found in the carriage was not that of Muller, whose was it ? That would be a question for his learned friend to answer. That there was a change in the het worn by prisoner between the Saturday night when the murder was committed, and the Monday, there did not seem to be any doubt, for on the last mentioned day one ci the prisoner's fricnrs roomed to hove noticed the fact, and fo have remarked that ho had got a new hat, and that he Was vele , extravagant in hats; to which the prisoner replied that he had smashed his old hat and bought a new one. Tho witness asked him how much he gave for it, and he replied 14s Gel, upon which the other observed that the hat looked much more like a guinea hat than a fourteen end sixpenny one. The fur ther evidence against the prisoner would be, that on the Thursday after the murder had been committed the prisoner left this conntry and prceceded to America. The prisoner was pursued and taken into custody at New York, on board the vessel on which he had sailed from this coun try, and it was then proved that ho was in possession of another hat, which it would be proved was the hat of Mr Briggs, and which he was wearing at the time the murder was committed, and the name of Diganco was found inside. At first it would seem there was some doubt whether the hat t o which he alluded was 1 he hat of the deceased. Mr Briggs's son expressed his opinion that although it resembled his father's hat it was shorter in the crown. It was subsequently ascertained, however, that a piece had been cut out round the rim of the hat, and that it had been joined, not as a hatter would have done it, but by being sewed with great neatness; and the hatter who made the hat would Drove that it was Mr Briggs's hat, and there would be no doubt that it was the one he was wearing on the night of the murder. There was one very peculiar circumstance about Mr Briggs's hat ; it was made by Mr Digance, and the hat found on prisoner born that person's name. He should call before them the person who actually made the hat, and he would state some circumstance which led him to put some silver paper inside, portions of which, although the greater part had been torn away, etill remained. The name of Mr Briggs was also placed insEe, but they would have to say whether they were of opinion, that during the voyage to America, Muller did net cut away that portion of the article in effecting the alteration that had been made. When on the box of the prisoner being searched on board the vessel the watch that was stolen from the deceased on the night of the murder was discovered, and when he was asked how he became possessed of it, he replied that he had purchased it two years before. There was also missing a portion of the clothing of the prisoner, which would have to bo ac counted for. Though he had now stated as shortly as possible the facts of this ease, and although the evidence was what was called circumstantial, yet, when the circum stances he related were taken into consideration, he thought they gave evidence of the most remarkable kind. If they, after hearing the whole of the evidence, had any doubt, of course they would give the prisoner the benefit of it ; but if, on the contrary, it led them to a firm belief that, the prisoner, ,was the guilty person they would, he felt con scious, give a verdict in accordance with the oath they had taken. The following witnesses were then called : Mr David Buchanan (examined by Sergeant Ballantine) 1 23,Nelson-squre,Peckh cm , said—My wife is the niece of the late Mr Briggs. On the 9th July Air Briggs dined with us. He remained at our house about three hours and a half, and left at half-past 8. I went with him to the Nelson omnibus in the Old Kent-road, which runs to King William street, City. Mr Briggs was in good health and spirits when he left me. I know that he carried a plain gold watch, which I am sure he had with him on the evening in question, as I saw him look at it. He wore it hanging from his waist coat. The chain had a seal and two keys attached. I had noticed that many months ago. Mr Briggs had a black bag with when he left me. The bag produced is similar to the one. I know the walking stick produced; it belonged to Mr Briggs. On the Sunday morning, in con sequence of something I heard, I went up to Clapton • square. I saw Mr Briggs there. Ile was then alive. It was eleven o'clock in the forenoon. I did not remain till he died. I left about nine in the evening. By Sergeant Parry—Mr Briggs was purely sober and self-collected when I left My wif e i s h er e. She was not examined before the coroner. I don't know whether Mr. Briggs had more than ono hat. I should think he had. Ele was a gentleman well off, and lived in reasonable style. The omnibus I have spoken of goes along the Old Kent road and through King William -street. I walked with him to the place of starting. I never heard that throats had been held out by any person against the deceased. Mrs Buchanan—l am a relative of the late Mr Briggs recollect his being at our house on the 9th of J uly. When he loft he was perfectly sober. By Sergeant Parry—l was not examined before the coroner, because my evidence Was not considered important. I have not heard threats personally, but I have so through third parties, Sergeant Parry—Were they uttered bye person to whom he had refused to lend money ? Sergeant Ballantine objecte! to the question by Sergeant Parry, who did not persist. Thomas Fishbourn—l am ticket collector at the North London Railway. I knew the late Mr Briggs by sight, He was in the habit of travelling by the railway with which I am connected. I saw him on the it h of July, He presented his ticket in the usual way about a quarter to 10. lie spoke to me, and I marked his ticket. I heard of his death about 12 the next day. By Sergeant Parry—We look at and "nip" all tickets before the passengers enter the carriages. Mr Harry Vernez (examined by Mr Giffard)—l am a clerk in the employ of Messrs Robarts and Co. On Satur day, the 9th of July lest, I went to the Hackney station of the North London Railway, about 10 o'clock in the evening. I was in company with a Mr Jones, a clerk in the same em ployment. I took a first-class ticket to Highbury. Upon the arrival of the train from Fenchurch-street I went to a first-class carriage. I myself opened the door of the car riage. It was empty. Mr Jones and I entered it. I sat on the right hand side—my face would be to the engine, and about the centre of the carriage. Before the train started Mr Jones called my attention to something, which I saw was blood. I called a guard, a light was brought, and we all left the carriage. I then saw a hat, stick, and black bag. The guard locked up the carriage, leaving thc articles I have mentioned in it, I got into another carriage. Sergeant Parry—l have no questions to put to you, sir. Mr Sidney Jones, examined by Mr Besley—l live at No. 10, Barnsbury-park, Islington, and am a clerk in the bank of Messrs Robarts. Oa the 9th cf July I was with Vernez at the North London Railway. I had a ticket for a first class carriage. Verncz opened the door and we got in. On entering the carriage I saw a black bag on the seat near the door. 1 took it up and placed it on the opposite side. By Sergeant Parry—l was very well acquainted with Mr Briggs. I had known him for about four years. Benjamin Haines, examined by the Solicitor-General— I was guard of the train just referred to. My attention, on arriving at Hackney, was called to the state of the carriage. I got my light and examined it. On the near side cushion (that nearest the engine) and the quarter lights there was blood. After I had examined the seat I looked underneath, and found a hat. That now placed in my hands is very like it. I also found a stick and black bag. I locked up the carriage with those articles inside. Mr Greenwood is the superintendent. When the carriage arrived at Chalk farm it was examined by Mr Greenwood, locked up, and taken to Bow, where it now remains. It has never been used since. By Sergeant Parry--I did notice blood on the floor. It was principally on tho cushion. It was in a liqu'd state when I saw it. Th ere was a large s p o t on th e w i n d ow glass, about the size o f a crown p i ece , from which blood was trickling down. We left Fenchurch-street at 9 50, and Hackney at 10 15. We left Bow station one minute past 10. 1 have not measured the distance between the Bow and Hackney station. lam certain I did not see Mr Briggs at the Bow station. We stayed at Hackney about four minutes. It would take three minutes and a half to go the distance between Bow and Hackney Wick. By the Solicitor-General—l also saw blood on the oppo site cushion and the handle of the offside door. Examined by Sergeant Ballantine—William Timms, a guard on the North London Railway, said—l travelled with a train of empty carriages from Hackney Wick station on the night of the 9th of July. We left the Victoria-park station about 26 minutes past 10. In passing the Canal.. bridge my attention was directed to something in the road by the engine driver, Mr Briggs was lying between the up and down line, with his head towards Hackney. I put on the break and stopped the train. The driver went to wards that which we had seen, and I followed him. When we came up to it we found that it was the body of a man. He was at once taken to the Mitford Castle public-house, and I took the carriages on to the station. I then returned to the Mitford Castle. A female servant in about two hours came and identified the body as that of Mr Briggs. I re mained with the gentleman the whole of the night, and left about half-past five in the morning. By Sergeant Parry—lt took four or five of us to carry the body to the publichouse, but several other persons were around—about a dozen I should think altogether. By Chief Baron—The man was lying on his back be • tween the up and down line, with his head towards Hackney. Alfred Makin—l was the engine driver of the train of which the last witness was guard. We were going to Fenchurch-street. While on the journey my attention was called to something lying on the line. I called the attention of the last witness to the circumstances I stopped the engine, and we went back. I did not assist in carrying the body. I remained with the train. After the body was carried away I saw nothing more of it. The fireman re mained with me. By Sergeant Parry—Where the body was found the rails ran on an embankment about eight or ni ne yar d s hi g h. Police-constable Ilugan said—l was on duty near the embankment on the evening of the 9th of July, I heard a cry, and went towards it. I saw a number of persons carrying the body of a man. 1 accompanied them to the Mitford Arms. I saw his condition and sent for a surgeon. I searched the body and found four sovereigns, some keys in left, hand trousers pocket, and in the breast pocket I found a florin and the half of a first-class return ticket. In the right hand trousers pocket I found lOs in silver and some more keys. I round a diamond ring on his finger. The shirt was bloody, and there was a black stud in it. Mr Francis Toulmin, examined by Sergeant Ballantine —I reside at Lower Clapton, and lam a surgeon. I was the medical attendant of the late Mr Briggs. He was, I believe, in his 70th year. I was called to him on Sunday morning, 10th of July, between two and three o'clock, He was then lying at the Mitford pUblic-house. He was re moved under my supainteudence from there to his own house between six and eight o'clock in the morning. I saw him again at his own house at:nino. I saw him repeatedly during the day on which he died. He expired about a quarter to 11 on Sunday night. It was a hopeless case from the first. Nothing could be done. I afterwards made a post mortem examination of the body on. the 12th, Mr Brereton and other men were present, On the left ear was a jagged wound which divided the cartlidge. Anterior to that was a deep wound nearer the eyebrow, which penetrated to the bone, but which was subsequently found not to have entered the cavity of the cranium. On his scalp were several incised wounds, most of them about throe quarters of an inch in length. One, on the crown of the head, was 3in, in length. On removing the scalp the skull was found to be extensively fractured, the fissures extending from before to behind. The temporal bone was driven in and comminuted. The wounds on the crown of the head, I should say, were caused by a blunt instrument, and with considerable violence. There were four or five wounds, so the instrument must have been used freely. There was no wound about the head which could be attributed to a sharp instrument. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—The wounds on the temple might have been occasioned by a fall. Mr Brigs was about sft Sin in height, and about 12 stones in weight. Mr Alfred Brereton cross-examined by the Solicitor- General—l am a surgeon, residing at Old Ford. I saw the late Mr Briggs. There were wounds about the head, the one on the left ear had caused great swelling. A portion of the blows I attributed to blunt instruments used with violence. I attended the whole night until I was relieved by Mr Tomlin. On Sunday morning I examined the car riage, and found blood had spurted upon the inner pannels of the door, the iron step, and the wooden rail that runs at the side of the carriage, and also on the hind wheel. I did not see any on the door handle. I found the link of a gold chain in the carriage and gave it to the porter. Mr Cooper—l am a member of the Royal College of Sur geons. I was called in about an hour after the body was discovered. I have been examined before :the Coroner. I was present at the post mortem. I saw the wounds spoken to by the previous witness. I saw the skull was fractured. I think the wounds at the top of the head were caused by a blunt instrument, but the wound over the ear, I should say, was caused by falling upon a stone. The Court here adjourned for refreshment.- On the reassembling of the Court, Mr George Greenwood, station-master at Chalk Farm, said on Saturday, the 9th of July, the witness Haines drew my attention to the state of a first class carriage. I took from it a hat, bag, and walking-stick (produced). I locked them up till the next morning, when I gave them into the custody of Lambert, the police °facer. By Serjeant Parry—l found the hat about 10.30 at night• lam sure I locked it up in my own room. I gave it to Lambert on the Sunday morning. It has been torn about since I first saw it. When I picked it up it seemed as if it had been pushed down hard on the head, and the lining pulled off with it. Police-constable Lambert said Stationmaster Greenwood handed me a hat, stick, and black bag. I took them to Mr Briggs' house at Clapton- square, when they were partly identified as belonging to the deceased. Mr Briggs, junior, said he did not know anything of the hat, as it was not his father's. Inspector Kerressey, inspector of the 1 division of police. I I produce a hat, stick, and bag. I received them from Lambert. The hat I handed to Inspector Tanner on the 11th July. Tho stick and bag I have had ever since. On Sunday morning, the 10th of July, I went to the Bow Station, and in a shed there I saw a railway carriage, No. G 9. The handle of the offside door (going to Hackney) was bloody. I found blood on the cushion, en the window inside, and some blood on tho outside, I then went to No 5, Clapton-square, and saw Mr Briggs. I examined his hands carefully to ascertain whether there were marks of blood thereon. I found none. I noticed a hook on Mr Briggs's waistcoat, which was taken off by Mr Briggs, jun., and delivered to me. It was fastened to tlie third button-hole, I now produce it. I also produce the gold chain, with a swivel, seal, and two keys, which I re ceived from Mr Death. I aho produce a small "jump" ring, which I received from Sergeant Prescott. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—l went to New York on the 22d of July, in consequence of directions from Sir IL Mayne. I had up to that time been making inquiries relative to this case. I kn)w a person named Thomas Lea. I have heard that he was examined before the coroner. Sergeant Parry—ln the course of the inquiry that - you have made in the case have you not heard that Mr Briggs was seen alive at the Bow Station and two persons in the carriage with him ? The Chief Baron—Don't answer that question• Sergeant Parry—l believe the question is perfectly rele vant, and therefore ought to be answered, The Uhief Baron thought the answering of that questicn would let in a flood of hearsay evidence, and therefore it ought not to be answered. Cross-examination continued—The first reward of £2OO was offered on the 11th of July. After that the North London Railway offered another £lOO. Tho placards were extensively posted through London. lam sure the handle of the railway carriage was bloody. I found no marks of that kind on Mr Briggs's hand. Dr Lotheby (examined by the Solicitor-General) —I am professor of chemistry at the London Hospital. I made a particular inspection of the railway carriage (No. 69) on Thursday, July 26, at Bow. I observed blood on the cushion. From experiments I have made lamin a posi tion to say it was human blood. The most blood was in the middle of the cushion, and also on the glass of the window of the carriage. The blood was " living" when it went on the windows. There were various marks of blood about the carriage, There were spots of blood outside the door as well as on the floor of the carriago. I can detect blood on the stick now put into my hand. The blood is on the lower part of the stick, It begins about six inches from the top. There is none on the top or knob of the stick. Ey Sergeant Parry—l cxarnihed the carriage on the 26th of July, and the carriage and stick I examined on the 6th of October. The Chief Baron—Does it require a microscope to see the blood ? Witness—No, my lord. Sergeant Parry—You have examined it very carefully, I suppose. Witness —Yes, very. Mr John Death, jeweller, of 55, Chespside, examined by Sergeant Ballantine—On the morning of Monday, the 11th of July last, about ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came into my shop and offered a second-hand chain for sale. The chain produced (Mr Briggs's chain) was handed•by me to my brother for him to set a value on it, as the prisoner wished to exchange it for another. I went and put it on the scale to weigh it, and as I did so the pri soner turned round to see me do it. After weighing it and closely examining it to judge of its quality, I told him I should give £3 10s. for it. He accepted the ()Mr, and he then asked to be shown some new articles. I showed him a variety of chains, and the one nearest to the value of the chain offered was £3 15s. I cannot recollect the exact words he used, but he declined to pay the ss. I looked over the stock and found a chain, value £3 55, of which the prisoner approved. It was then put into a paper box, and I made a parcel and delivered it to the prisoner, The box had my name and address on it. 1 asked him what ho would take for the ss, and he replied " A finger ring," I showed him a small second hand signet ring, with a white cornelian stone. He tried it on, it fitted him, and he retained it on his finger. Sergeant Ballantine—Look at the "jump" ring. Do you believe it once belonged to Mr Briggs' chain ? Witness—There must have been a ring of that descrip tion on the chain. Examination oontinned—l gave certain information to Inspector Kerressey, and I afterwards went to New York The ring the prisoner had had a whits cornelian stone in it, with a head engraved on it. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—lt is a very common thing to exchange a chain. I had never seen the prisoner in my shop before. My brother and myself are constantly in the shop, I cannot say which of us is there the most frequent. . Sergeant Parry—Did not the prisoner call at your shop in November last to have a link put to a chain, for which he paid is. 63. ? Witness—l cannot say ; I don't know th a t h e did . ___ The Chief Baron—l think, to prevent mistake, we had better °ill Mr Briggs':chain No, 1; the chain had of Mr Death No. 2; and the chain pawned by the prisoner No, 3. Sergeant Parry—Very well, my lord. Now did you not, in November last, put a link on No. 3 chain l' Witness—l cannot say. Sergeant Parry—Can you judge of your own work in such a case? Witness—No, I cannot. Sergeant Parry—Look at the link that has bees broken. Witness—l can't remember the chain at all. Re-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Until the morn ing I have referred to I never saw the prisoner. Ellen Blyth, of 19, Park-terrace, Old Ford, said—My husband is a messenger. I know the prisoner. He lodged at our house, and had done so for about seven weeks, end ing the 14th of July. On Saturday, the 9th of July, the prisoner had not returned home when we went to bed at 11 o'clock. He had a latch key with him. I saw him the next morning between eight and nine is the kitchen. He slept upstairs in the first floor back. I heard him come down before I saw him in the kitchen. On Sunday, the 10th, he remained in doors all day. He went out in the evening about six. On Monday, the 11th, ho went out about eight in the morning, and returned before eight and nine in the evening. On that day ho showed me a gold Albert chain, the chain numbered 2 is similar to it. ;When the prisoner came to live in our house he brought a hat-box with the name of Walker on it. I found it atter he had left. I gave it to the police. Cross-exatuined by Sergeant Parry—There was nothing in his manner on the Sunday dithrent to his usual manner. I have known him for 12 months, and I have always found him to be a gentle inoffensive young luau. lle took his meals with us as usual on Sunday, My husband was with us when we went out on the Sunday. My husband was not examined before the magistrate. He has not been examined at all. The prisoner wore the same dress on the Sunday he did on the Saturday. I cannot recollect how he was dressed when he went out on. Monday the 11th. The coat now put into my hand is the one ho wore on the Saturday s Sunday, and Monday. lam sure the trousers he wore on the Sunday were the same as he had on on the Saturday. Ha wore a slipper on the Saturday when he went out—of ttat lam positive. I gave that t , liprer, together with tb . ., h at box, to Inspector Tiddy. I don't know that when ' L ie went out on Monday he was going to the docks. I kr, e w he was going to America a fortnight previous to the - 14th of July. Ho told me he was going by the Victories. He did not give me his address in New York, The re,soner is about 23 years of age. The last thing I washeli. fur the prisoner was six new shirts. Re-examined by the Solicitor General—The prizoncr walked with us on tho Sunday evening from six till nine. George Blyth, examined by Mr Giffard—l am the hus band of the last witness. The prisoner used to leave home with me when ho first lodged with us. We used to go out at half-past 7to a quarter to 8. Daring the last week of his continuing with us I left him at home every morning. On Sunday, the 10th July, the - prisoner accompanied me mad my wife in a walk to Victoria Park. On Monday evening I did not 503 the prisoner when I returned home. He did not come in till between 8 and 9 o'clock. When he returned Haifa was with him. I noticed a gold chain he had on. It was a different one to that which he had pre viously worn. Cross-examined by Mr Metcalfe—l believe he hurt his foot by a cart going over it. Ho wore the slipper on the morning of Sunday. We walked during the whole of the time we were out on Sunday. He wore the same things on the Sunday that he did on the Saturday. I can't say how ho was dressed on Monday, The coat now before me is the one the prisoner wore when I last saw him. He was always looked upon as a quiet, well conducted young man. I never knew him to get into any disturbance. He told me ho was going to America about a fortnight before he sailed. Elizabeth Sarah Repsch, examined by the Solicitor. General—l reside at 12i Jewry-street, Aldgate. My hus band is a tailor. I have known the prisoner for nearly two years. He formerly worked for a friend of my husband. I saw him on the 9th of July last. His own watch and chain I knew was then in pledge. I first saw him in the morning about 12 o'clock. He remained with us all the afternoon, and last recollect seeing him at our house about half-past 7. I knew he had met with an accident. I saw him with a slipper on, I went out and left the prisoner there with John Haifa. Ile left one of his slippers at our house. I returned home about half-past 8, and Muller had gone. I next saw him on Monday morning between 10 and 11. He then wore light trousers—on the Saturday he had dark ones on. When he came in he sat down on the shopboard, and produced a chain from his waistcoat pocket. Chain No. 2 I believe to be the same. He said he had bought it in the docks, and had given £3 lOs for it, Ho also showed me a ring with a white cornelian stone, which he said he had also bought. He had the ring on his finger, and said he had given 7s 6d fur it. I noticed he had a different hat on than usually worn by him. Ho had his old hat on on the Saturday when I saw him. I remarked to him that he was extravagant in having a new hat, when ho said his old one was smashed, and he had thrown it in the dust-hole. My husband asked him what he paid for it, and he replied 14s. 63. My husband said " Why that looks more like a guinea hat.'! Muller's former hat was very different from it. It had a merino rim and was lined with blue and brown-stripped lining The lining was so peculiar that I frequently was induced to look at it. I have seen him place letters underneath the lining. ..[The hat found in the railway carriage was then shown to the witness, and she said to the best of her belief it was the one she had seen the prisoner wear.] Prisoner said Mathews had made him a present of the hat. This was either in November or December of the previous year. I never saw him wear any other, He brought the hat on the first occasion. I saw it in a box similar to that now produced. Oa Saturday, July 9, the prisoner, to the best of my belief, wore the old hat (the one found in the carriage). I know the prisoner had a single-breasted overcoat, with a velvet collar. I don't think he wore that on the 9111 July. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—The prisoner wore the slipper th 3 whole of the Saturday, but I cannot say whether ho left with it on or not. Prisoner was fond of finery, and was partial about showing things, I can't say he was fond of romancing. He told us he had told Mrs Blythe that Messrs. Hodgkinson were going to sen I him to America. I don't know the colour of the lining of my husband's hat. Ihid a right, I suppose, to move Muller's hat if it was in my way at home. That weuld enable me to sec the colour of the lining, The hat was constantly in my hand. I know Haifa. He has been in the habit of coming to our house, I don't know the colour of the lining of his hat. I cannot say whether I looked inside Mullet's hat 30 or 40 times. I may have done so. I know a person named John Methews. I did not see him until after he came from New York, lam positive I did not see him before he went. I recollect the prisoner refusing to lend me Se. I don't think he said he could not lend it be cause he was going to buy a hat. Indeed he could not say so, because he gave me the money. I said he did not lend me the money in the first instance, because you put your questions to me so rapidly. Ho never lent but one sum of money. I don't expect to get any of the reward. Re-examined by the Solicitor -General—lie had not the same hat on on Monday, the 11th, to that I saw him in on the Saturday. I recollect repaying the 5s I borrowed of the prisoner. Ho said nothing about buying a hat. This occurred after ho had shown me the hat he got from Mathews. I have lent prisoner small sums of money, which he has repaid. I don't think he borrowed anything during the last week I saw him in London. When Muller first showed me the hat I said " What a peculiar lining." I have noticed him once place letters in his hat. I pledged a coat for Muller to enable him to pay his passage to America. He asked me to pawn it, I did it on Wednesday the 13th. I pledged it at 131, Minories, I got 68 on it. I gave it to Muller. Godfrey Ferdinand Repsch said—l saw the prisoner at my house on Saturday the St.h of July. He then wore a morning coat and dark trousers. I know he had another pair of trousers, new ones, but I never saw them after the 9th of July. I recollect the prisoner coming to my house on the following Monday. He then wore a new hat. I said, " You've got a new hat." Prisoner said he had had the hat a couple of months. I told him it was a very good hat. I asked him what it cost, and he told me 14s 6d, and said it was a good hat and worth a guinea. Ho said he had worn it but two or three times on Sunday. He took a watch and chain out of his coat pocket. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—l have seen him wear the clothes I saw him in on Saturday before that day. I said, when I was first questioned about the clothes the prisoner wore on the Saturday --I said they were a mixture of black, brown, and every colour, and very old. I did not ask him to come to our house early on Mon day morning to cut out some work. I know he was going to America. I gave him leave to work up his clothes at at my house on that account. Everybody who knew the prisoner know he was going to America. I have known Matthews fur some time, but I had not seen him for a long time. The first time I saw him was at the inquest at Hackney after he had given the information. I know that two months previous to his departure for New York he bought some new clothes. Re-examined by the Solicitor-General—.l never noticed the change of hat until the Monday morning. The trousers put into my hand are the dark trousers I have mentioned. I don't know that they were left behind by the prisoner when he went to America. John Haffa-1 have known the prisoner about 14 months. I recollect the 9th of July. I was at Mr Repsch's on that day. I recollect the prisoner being there. He left in the evening between 7 and 8, saying ho was going to see his sister. Previous to his departure from England I lent prisoner 12s, on the Wednesday. He gave me a duplicate of a gold chain as security. The Chief Baron—What chain is that—], 2, or 3 ? Counsel—No. 2, my lord. Witness continued—l afterwards got a ticket of a coat from Mr Repsch, which I got out of pawn two days be fore the prisoner returned from America. I sent it to Scotland-yard for him to wear on his arrival in London. I was perfectly awato he was going to America. I knew he was home. I have seen him in possession of money, both gold and silver, previous to the 9th of July. I can't say how much, but I believe it was to pay his pas sage. Daring the time I have known the prisoner he has always borne the character of a kind young man. I have heard him say his sweetheart's name was Eldred, and that she lived at Camberwell. When he went out on Monday I saw him go out in a slipper. I assisted him to the utmost of my ability to make up his passage money. I never asked him how be had spent the money I had seen in his possession. He did not say that he had bought a watch and chain with the money. I will not say he did not say so, but I ean't recollect. Mr Robert Death—l am the brother of Mr John Death. I recollect the prisoner coming into our shop on Monday, the 11th. I don't think I ever saw him before. Sergeant Parry—Aro you sure ? Witness—To the best of my recollection, I never saw him till that day. Sergeant Parry—Look at the chain No. 3, There is a link broken. Have you ever seen that before ? Witness—No, I never saw the chain before. There is something so peculiar about it, that if I had I should have been certain to remember it. It appears to have been mended. Such a repair would be sent to a job bing jeweller; ls. 61. would have been about the price. Prisoner worn dark clothes when I saw him, although my first impression was that ha wore light trousers. The person who does our jobbing repairs resides in Bartholomew-square. Tho chains are generally sent to the makers for repair. The trial was at this point adjourned until to-morrow morning. Bank of England Return,.—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Sth N cap. 32, f",)r thJ week ending on Wednesday, the 26tla day ut Oct. 1864: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. iN °tee 11,5 Government Debt £11,015,1(.0 Other Securities .. 3,634,90 u Gold Coin Bullion 124:6,155 Silver Bullion £:7,036,15:1 £27,056,155 i 11A—N111:1G 1) IPrOlAsiCloll4' Capi tal c 11,553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in.- eluding Exchc , quer, savings' banks, Comnits missiouers 01 IN; a tioual Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 3.723,510 Other Deposits 13,697,777 Seven Day and ether Bills ti6s,Slo , EPARTZIENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead VV eightAn- nuity) - 75.9,410,451 Other Securities 19,767,497 Notes Gold and Silver 739,851 Coin Z 6,015,062 £36016002 W. MILLER, Chief cashier. Oct. 27, 16G1. SECOND EDITION. t:',UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES—Tnis DAY. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) SWEEPSTAKES OF 1)0 SUS'S. Ossian - 1 Reserve 2 __ Four ran. SUBSCRIPTION HANDICAP. Giant _ 1 Farce SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Ethel .... Kildare Twelve • ran, FREE HANDICAP OF 100 SOPS. Master Richard....... Baragah 2 ..................... Five ran, OPTIONAL SELLING STAKES. Silverlock Nimrod ..... . Nine ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Giraffe filly .............. 1 Koenig .... 2 Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES (T WO AND THREE YR-OLDS). Wild Thyme Lady Caroline Seven ran. FREE HANDICAP. Olivia Dr Syntax .. •• 2 Pearl Diver Eight ran, SWEEPSTAKES (TWO YEAR OLDS). Godmersham Tring 2 ___ Five ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 15 SOVS. Coup d'E tat 1 Old Orange Girl 2 Almaok 3 Eight ran. MATCH—Sister to Drake beat Bradamante. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day. THAMES. AILTRDEROI'S ASSAULT.—A GERMAN SAVAGE.—•GotIub Rahlbraer, a tall, strong fellow, about 25 years of age, a hawker and bird-fancier, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with assaulting Mr William Knipple, the landlord of the Flying Horse public• house in Lambeth-street, White chapel. Mr Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and said that both parties were Germans. The prisoner had been in the practice of frequenting the Flying Horse, and making a disturbance there. Yesterday (Wednesday) evening the prisoner was in front of the bar making a noise. Mrs linipple requested him to leave the house, which ho refused to do, and made use of the most foul and horrible language towards her. Mr Knipple. who was in the cellar, was called up, and told the prisoner to leave the house. The prisoner became quiet, and Mr Knipple left him and went into the cellar again. The pri soner renewed his off,nsive conduct, and the landlord again left the cellar and ordered him to go out of the house. He refused to do so, and insulted the landlord and his wife in a very gross manner. Mr linipple laid hold of the prisoner to put him out. A scat?. ensued, and the prisoner seized the complainant's right hand between his teeth and bit the thumb and the first finger severely. He then seized the landlord's left hand and bit the thumb. The landlord was severely injured, and had been under medical treatment. He (Mr Young) submitted that the prisoner ought to be severely punished for this outrage. The complainant and other witnesses deposed to the ass sault and to most disgusting conduct on the part of the prisoner. Mr Partridge said the prisoner had conducted himself in a very improper manner, and that the assault was a very cowardly one. He could not characterise the outrage too strongly. It was unmanly, disgraceful, and dastardly. The prisoner's own witness said this was not the first time he had acted in a similar manner. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two calendar months. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, Oct. 27.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with rain during the night. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Mar garet, from London. SWAWPEA, Oct. 2G.—Wind S,E.—Sailed—Dodo, for Rio Janeiro. BRIXIIAM, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Refuge, from Nassau. YARMOUTH, Oct, 26.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—James C. Bell, for Matanzas. Tnoox, Oct. 27.—Wind IsT .W. — A.rrived—Sailor's Bride, from Belfast. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind 8-E.—Arrived—Bengal, from London for Hong Kong—Maria Fredericka, iron Monte Video. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGBAPII,) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 26.—Wanderer, from Dautsic--Christiana, rom Groningen—Eigen, from Cronstadt. Arrived, Oct. 27.—Ambassador, from W)borg—King Oscar, from Sundswall—Perseverance, from Medemb:ik— Babel's, from Bruges. National Reform Union, A public meeting in connection with this union was hold in the Assembly loom at the Free Trade Hall last evening —Mr G. WILSON in the Chair. There was a numerous attendance. The CHAIRMAN in opening the proceedings, said they oharged the House of Commons with not having fulfilled the pledge which had been given to the country on the question of parliamentary reform. He was not aware when Parliament would dissolve --some people said a dissolution was expected to take place very shortly—but he could not think that the House of Commons would dissolve without making an effort to give effect to the engagements it had entered into. He trusted that it would show it had not out lived its honour, and that it would take some step to pre. vent the historian having to record of it that it was born at a period of great promise, that during the first two years of its existence it exhibited great strength and vitality, and that towards the end of its days it showed physical weak ness, and died when the sands of life had run out, leaving• the object of its life unaccomplished,and bequeathing to us, instead of a noble inheritance of regained rights, a legacy of disappointed hopes. (Applause,) Mr Alderman HEYWOOD moved a resolution urging upon all reformers the importance of combined action in demanding an extensive measure of reform, and of esta blishing branches in connection with the association. He implored those persons who had the opportunity and possessed the desire to aid the movement to use their boa endeavours in order to provide such machinery that at the next election they might be prepared to make a better se• lection of men than those who now occupied the benches in the House of Commons. Mr J. W. MELLort, of Oldham, in secondin the resolu tion, said that Whigs and Tories alike had promised feform, but they had dene little or nothing towards that object, Messrs R. Cooper and J. B. Torr having been heard in support of the resolution, Mr S. POPE said that meeting was held for the purpom of banding themselves together, not only for mutual enthu-• siasm and action, but also to purge their own ranks from the rottenness that had crept into them. (Applause.) They owed the defeat of the Reform Bill of 1560 not to their opponents only, but to the treachery and supineness of those who pretended to be their friends. The effect of Mr Glud stone's speech had not entirely subsided, and it was now acknowledged by the administration of the country that' the true principle on which the extension of political power must rest was that the exercise of that power was the right of every man. (Applause.) Reformers de manded that right. It would be a mistake to propose a compromise. There was an election coming, and t.he question then for reformers to answer would be--Were theyr to be deluded by fair promises, or were they to secure, at all events, some representation of their principles in Par liament. He was not sure that it was necessary that the real radical reform party in the house of Commons should be in the majority; a minority under th• 3 present aspect of the question could make it imperative upon the Govera ment to listen to the demands of the people. It would be fax more important it they were to band themselves together for the sake of securing adequate support to the indepen dent men, such as the member for Birmingham, who sit below the gangway. What was the meaning of the itp preaching dissolution? It was that the Government and the house had no principle, had nothing upon which to ap peal to the country bat the personal popularity of the most" unprincipled statesman that ever ruled, (Applause.) Had Lord Palmerston done anything for the Liberal party? Bo had demoralised it. (Hear, ilea.) lie (Ur Pope) lzir d that the Radicals w o uld h ave no terms with the W•lm'g . whatever. 1 here were no politicians so absolutely danger ous and fatal to political returin as the Whigs. iA-PPlau" Alderman GOLDSI3I- said tha t w h a t the people bad gaine d they had gained b y t h e i r own efforts. The Whigs on l y helped them throuLh they could thereby serve their w selfish interests. A vote of thanks having been accorded to the chairman, .he proceedings terminated. Messrs. Coutts and Co• have received £5OO for the National Life-boat Institution, from a friend, by L hands of L,