The Sun. — London, England, 1863-07-24 00:00:00

D TN B 1/11 GT-1 (11-Anceql ires), frnm Irortrrifp wha- f, Tower. - Saloon. 20s ; fore cabin, 15s ; deck (so'dlers and sailors on y).„744 rid; return tickets (twat-table for a month), 30s and 2's d. The chea,est and qu ckest sea route by the s;) end d new ST sl AMSHIPS of the LON'I , ON any P , D!NBUI:GrH SHIPPING COMPANY, sailing; eve y Wednesday and s atu - day, ar , 0 morning. A.,ply at the Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; or at Irongate-wharf. THE ORIENTAL 'HOTELS COMPANY (Limited). Inenrporated under the 'om Allies' Act, 1812, by which Vie Liability of • ach Shar e h o ld er i s s t r i c tl y li m t e d to th e amoun t of his S area. Capital .£ 5',0(10 in 25,0 1 0 Shares of £lO each. (With power to iy , cr?,.s~ to floe Afillii n Stirling.) First Issue 12,500 Shares, wher of portion wi Ibe reserved for •ndia. Denosit wr Share on , pplie-ktion, and £1 on allotment. rape tto exceed £2 per sAha , e, with an interval of nut less three months between t ach call. DIRECTORS. Sir John Peter Grant, K.C. B , Chairman, late Lieutenant- Governor o Bengal. Colon*, Andnr.on, C. 8., Director of the Eastern Bengal Rail- W.Y C.'ompany. George ConstAboe, Esq., irm of Henders , n and Co. stable, Cann n- treer, Si Fr, ie , ick Currie Bart. Member of the Council of India Colonel French, Chairman of the B mbay rnd Baroda Rail way Company. Colonel Holland, Director of the Agra and United Service Bank. John i tewart, Esq., Director of the Marine Insurance Com- parry. . , John Robert Thomson, Esq., Chairman of the London and South African Bank. James Henry Young, Esq.. tate of the Bengal Civil Service. Just published, price 7s. 6d., cloth Bvo., MEMOR A A IB L , O E N I+ D : O V N E. I. N .H r y S s i N A TE LIFFI OF In Three Pans. ue Brothers, 1, Amen Corner. and all the Libraries. AUDITORS T. R. Walker, Esq , 21. Hanover-square, and A Shareholder, to be ele^,ted t the First General Meeting. BANKERS IN LONDON. The Ana and United Service Bank (Limit?d), 27, Cannon- strt et, E.C. The London and County Bank, H•nover-square, W. BANKERS IN INDIA. The Agra and lint ed SGrvioe Bank (Limited). SOLICITORS. Messrs. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin- riars, E.C. BROKER. Francis Burnand, Esq., 78, Lombard-street, and 13 and 14, County-ch imbers, Cornhill, E.C. SECRETARY (pro tem.) acdonald Yates, Esq. Temporary Offices :-35, Cannon-street, E.C., and 5. Parlia ment-street, Westminster. The defiol , ncy o Hotel accomm triation in India, China, and other places itt the East to which Eu opeans now resort in large and annually increasing numbers, is a subject of general compl int ; and it is evident that the development tne means of transi by ocean and river steamers, and by railways, which has been in rapid progress now for some years, must imperfectly fulfil all is important objects, so far as European interc urse with the East is conc ria , d, until this want is adequately supplied. In England, and on the ntinent of Europe, it is now an asce tattled fact that the joint-stock system may most suc cessfully be appl ed to the establishment of Hotels of the first class. If this be so where good private Hotels before existed in large numbers, there seems no reason to doub , that an F qual degree of commercial success is attainable by the application of cap tal, upon the same system. to the same object, in countries where, thou:Th the demand is great anf increasing, it may almost be said that good private Hotels do not exist. In Calcutta a jo'at-stack company has lately puriliased and undertaken the management of an Hote , and the pro spects of the enter rise, as a commercial speculation, may be ante red from the very high prem urn at which their sl•ares are quoted in the Calcutta market, see "Times" .lu y 17, the " Fnglishman's Weekly Mail" of June 8,1861, and "Allen's Indian Mail," 11Z., £ 5 paid, preset value, £424 ex div., equal to 70 per cent. premi .at, and the payment of a divid,nd of In per cent. for the hell-year ending - 30th Apr I last, equal to 20 per cent. per annum. Bombay offers a wide field for the establishment of an Hotel of a firs class chara , ter. The early completion of vast lines of railway converzinir in the island of Bombay. and the more frequent steam communica tion between that pert and Europe which will FOOll talc place, must very mu. h increase the demand for such accom modation. TI e same may be sa dof Madras. It is under thane circumstances that the Oriental Hotels Compariy Limited , is established, in the co fi ent b-lief that the I.pplication of European capi'al to India in this form civil not be less profitable than useful. It is proposed, in the first instanc-, to supply the u - ge t requirements of 13 tabav and Point de Gall,. There are equally important places which will naturally envie:: the ea' ly attent.on of the Company, such for example as Maras. Singapore, and Kurrachee; not to speak of many very important rail ay stations in the in tenor of India, where there art now no Hotels a , all, and where, at a comparatively small outlay, there is a large field ior profitab e ()pet ations. The laraerer , ss of the Comp-ny's otels will afford all the convenirn , es of the best European Hotels, a apted to the clim te, and to he h bits of those for whom they a , e in -en.ed ; whilst, in even the smallest class, the health and c Infort of th- 1 , mates will br carefully studied. It is intended oc nst tote lotiar •ommittc es of management in ach Presidency here Hotels MAN be established. In the event of two- hirdr of the first iP•sue of shares not beino . subscribed for. no a lottn , nt will take place, and . he de osita w 11 b returned to the subs Tib re, withuut deduc tion. It is proposed to pay to shareholders 5 per cent, inter at upon the capital at paid up, ntil the first dividend Is de clared. Prospectuses and forms of pplication for shares may be had t,n application to the Bankers, the Bro er, or tne Secre tary. _ FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHIRES. To be retained by the Bankers. THE ORIENTAL HO _ ELS COMPANY (Limited). To the Directors of the Oriental Hotels Company (Limited). G ntlemen, Traving paid to the Bankers of the above named C.mp ny the sum of £ I hereby request that you will allot m.• s h ares in the said Con pany ; and I agree to ac..ept such shares, or any a ..aller number that may be allotted to me, and to b_come a Mem , er of' the Company, an.t I authorise you lo . lace my name on the Regist r of Member% in respect of the shares to be allotted to me, and I agree to be bound by all !he conditi us and regulations con taine in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, in manner provided by " The Companies Act, 18i2." I undertake to pay the balance (if any of the Deposit of £2 per share on the shares allotted to me within ten days after notice of allotment, and in default thereof, 1 authorise you to cancel the allotment, and I agr, e that the Deposit paid shall be forfeite to the Company. Dattd this day ,188'. Name in full ... Firm (if any) Pusiness or Profes ion Place of Business Residence SHAKESPEARE. A T a MEETING, h e ld on Monday, the 13 . h inst., at 4, St Martin's-place, His Grace the DUKE of MANeIik.ST ER in the Chair, an Amalgamation of the NatNasha espeare Tercentenary Monument Cummittee with the on tional re Committee was completed. is pr o posed that the 'I bree Hundr. dth Birthday of Shakespeare shall be commemorated under the highest sane ti n, with tne aid of all classes of the Poet's ountrymen and admirer,. on the 23d of a pril 18f4, by laying the first stone of a Monument in a conspicuous part of London. The ational Shakspeare C mmittee have undertaken to invite the Patronage of he:. Majesty, the Pres dency of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the co-operation of Corporate Bodies, Special Committees, and eminent men of all ranks and professions. Communications sh ul be addressed to W HEPWOR H DIXON, Esq. General Secretaries, J. 0. HAL LIWELL, Esq. 4, S. Martin s-place. Sir CHAS. NICHOL ON , Bart. Sir R. MACDW,NELL, C.B. Colonial Secretaries. J. ST RLI G COYNE, Esq. Dramatic Secre'aries, G. LINNZUS BANK S, E sq 28, King-stre• t,Covent garden 1:1; OYAL DRAM A.TIC COLLEGE. GRAND FETE AND FANCY FAIR. CRYSTAL PALACE. SATURDAY, 25th, a d MONDAY, 27th July, 1863. The Council have the honour to announce that they have made arrangements with th Directors of the C r Y B" P I Psl.ce for the A • NUAL FETE and FANCY FAIR inAID of the FUND of the ORAMATI COLLEGE, tor the above dates THE FANCY FAIR, AIRY PO,T-OFFICE, WEit , ,ELS OF FORTUNE, &c. &c will be presided over by the leading ladies and gentlemen of the profession, who have kindly tendered their service. The OPENING of the FAIR by Proclamation —The Herald, Mr. R. Romer. A Thrilling Melo-Drama of the Good Old Bartlemy Fair Times, by CIRuJAreO, M. M.C.. Illustrated by the Real Player. (Metropolitan embers of the Profession), at RICHARDSON'S THEATRICAL SHOW, entitled, BA KBADI ZULO V t, NAGLO ROSO, The Demon of the Castle Het2hts : or, The Brother's Revenge. With double cast. B-tr First Cast. Second C as t . badazulo Vanagloroso Mr. J. L. oole .. Mr R. Thorne Bobo di. Nacimiento Mr J. G Shore .. Mr. 'outar Sevuldoro Amor so Mr. F. Olivier Lagrimosa - Mr. T. Thorne , Bartlemy Ghosts. fo d Difonta Priunera unta c s'«gund • M r. J . S e f ton .... Mr. Paulo Det unta Tercera T Dr esses by Mr S. M a y, o f Bow-street ; scenery by Mr. T. Thompson ; music by Mr.B Isaacson ; general manager, Nel- Th so eaLtreee, Esq . • 1 stabs manager, Mr. R. Phillips, Ade phi PARADE. Parad e 1r..... Master, Brook e s ; Clo . Nyn,Mr,?.l4H!:r 7 Lezlireq° Wm t ily u , te l;n 2 ti s he rs Eati leraamly. .j . Johnstone, the Astouti,l• WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE. --- 'ne Collection of Trained Performing Wild Animals Van Am}, Vil xr ---l irg, Mr. J. Robins; principal keeper, Mr. Addi -; , u.r. Le Harr, Bro. hers Warne. l'he Brothers Tanners ~, ,g 8 and Monkeys. Brass Band by Isa Avon. Gorilla, Mr. 'il ar fin 1 (the original man in nkey). The Parade will be under the direction of the celebrated Mr. W. H. Payne and Family, The GIPSY TENT, by MISS Agnes Burdett, assisted by Mr. Pulleyn. -- TEMPLE OF THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS, thel7fhle ladies may see their future bnsban Hi and g•Pntlemen totare wives, by Cousen German, from bsengen. V47°I.CDERFUL LIVING CURIOSITY—A TORTOISESHELL TOM CAT. WRITE LILIES of the PRA IRIE AIN M , with ENT the celebrated NitGRO ENTER F. MY Lord, 11,., e1C. ASMD THE GREEN. Clon, Mr. C. ti `-'' J. Sznith ; My Lad Mr. R. Romer ; R. Stephenson. ' y, The P.A.ut_y_,N,„ .„,„7--- united with the catio:V.,,r-- x- TEPIINIC INSTITUTION prietors, Messrs. T o AT AL MADAME TIS-SO'S.—Pro- IlluAons• -Mechanical 1.-- and t'ut. BEDFORD —Startling Dissolvinz View 4, ALL lite size —The Diving . elle - by Professor TOOL ~ t very qu rter of an hour, writtUlt— ' BLANCHARD, W. Baoun g a „, - ; „V Messrs. Bvaori, E. L. the entire, One ;‘hillin g . ' "'" LlAL LlDAY.—Admission tr, ZADVEL'S CRYSTAL Z-171 an d LIFE superior to the Gui r d — ,7 l 4ANCE of DEATH" Paul's. ---s 'all or the Bail of St. Wonderf-1 Generosity.—Each r , art .Biieepteritg this exhibi tion will bepresented with a lull turned) of Mr. J. L T9ole, as Ar,cenn' .zure (elogantly cos wo. th more th to the price of admiission, the G ipsy Queen - SL,NOR LOGRENIA'S T Rou p R ot ,s Maps and ICE, ' X RFORMING The ROYAL PUNCH and JUDY, by m r. ~... Q. Riv e rs, of th e Olympic Theatre. The BAND of the CRY , TAL PALACE CO3rp -• For numerous other etractions and arrange ra , gramme, see future announcem• nts. 4tB of pro- A.dmission, on Satrirday, 2s. 0d ; children,' s. ; on 3t,„.. 18 . Change can be had at the Fan c y Fair, clos e to th e W a r s , ~,,:rickets of admission to the Palace may be had of Mr. Ansun, at the office of the Colleze. 20, Tavistoek_ a 4reet . '°Ve nt 4 gar.ien j Mr. Sams, Royal Library 1. St. Jam es ' s : Street ; mr. 3lithell, 33, old Band-str. - et ; Messrs. I Rail wBe, and Co., Clleap-ide ' Book 8:al s. Great vi• f s e t i e t r h i ; QtA ,Wl.tations on te lwe at the ( rystal Palace vv, 2, Exeter Fla 1, Stanfi e t and the usual agents. J w. ANSON, beoretay. CARD PLATES ENGRAVED. Any "attern 50 BEST CA It DS. Print d from Plate PEAL “OROCCO WARD C USES 1,000 BUSINE - S ENVEL O PES, gummed 3s. NEWSPAPER ENVELOPE -,, , 4 doz. 6d. F. ARNOLD, Manufacturing Stationer, 86, Fleet-street, E.C. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unf &ling in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from th e most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d., 4 s. Bd., 108. , 'd., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs. £1 10s. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Grav's-inn•road. In the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUt CLEUCIT, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the fJr mality of vovertiors let 'era. It is entirely dev , ,red to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and isn m o a w y b ole s r u e n f e r e n d mi-nitude that , with adequate support, it capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of th• casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 600 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow -creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than :4,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly hoard feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to r dmit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mae ennui, 14:sq. Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.: Glyn and Cu. ; .1 ones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Blame, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend. Gurney, and ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Ballled and Co., Liverpool i.nd at In Hospital. STA;SFORD 8. SMITE, .seoretary. N O . 22.175 IN ow ready, royal Bvo., with Map and 50 Illustrations, TRAVELS ON HOMER AIM IN MANTCHU TA RTARY : Being A Summer's Ride beyond THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. By GEORGE FLEMING. "A more intert•sting book of travels has not been published for some time past than this of Mr. Fleming's. A new world has, in fact, been openea up by the adventurous epirit of the traveller."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. On July 27, will be published, in 3 vols. post Svo., 711 HE CREAM OF A LIFE; OR. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A MAN OF TIIE WORLD. A Novel. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. EA —VACkNOIES for MIDSHIPMEN and APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm. Premium mod rate. Al o apprenti .es Without premium.— Apply to SIMNIONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East cheap, E.C. Third k Mears and Stewards wanted. PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Passeneers by Rail, Road, or Water, and others suffering from loss or injury to th'mselves or pro erty, should apply for redress and c mpensat on at the above Offices ; established to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad vantageous terms. Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed to "The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply. T" 0 XFOR D, e, OXFORD STREET. Wiil be performed Selections from the following Operas : LA CTRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and MASANItLLO. supnorted by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ell son, Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Finish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. J.nghmans. Drew Dean's Fiute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Euerene, W. Randall, J. lint , henson, ant the mai vellnus ARTHUR and BERTRAND. i he HALL h , s been newly Decorated ar d Ventilated, and is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS n A LLERY. The Last Week of the Marvellous ARTP UR and BERT H AN' the 'lwo Fren h Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S bur'esque Drama, arranged , xpressly for him. SAM COLLINS, with new Songs UNSWOR U, the ^elebrated , tump Orator. EUGENE, and TAYLOR. GRAND SELECTIONS fr m OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATA S. Principal Attic tes Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Skrnor Pernardi. and Si nor Tivoli. EVERY EVE' ING will be pmclum•d, with all the ne'v PTICAL EFFECTS, and by permission of J. H. Pepper, Esq., THE GHOST, Medium, Mr. A. Silvester. ROYAL AT,HAMBRA PALACE. - The RPARELIS, EVERY EVENING duri-g the Week ROVAL ALTTAMi3RA PATAeR The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVE lIY EVENING, at Ten o'clock. ROY VI , AT HAMRRA PALACE.—Riomor and Signori FRANCESCO in a Grand Divertissement and Pas Deux- Operatic Selections from " Ernani " and " T ucia de Lammermoor. ' Alias M'Gregor. Mr. Laurence Albert, Signor Georg ni, Mr. Vernon Rigby, (to. irc. Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers. MR. T. CARRICK he to stinnunee to hi.. Artist Friends and the Public, that h;s Photovraphie stab ishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes ne Visite, 10 for ins. 6d; 21 for X 1 Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Pholograptio base in his former styles. MAR FIRES ONYX i'ALGERTE Thousand objects made from this beautiful marble, and compreher ding every variety of work of decorative art, including clocks, candelabri, vases, gue 'dons, inkstands, tazze, card trays, jard nieres, pnrte-bouquets, lamps, ring stands, &c., a•e now being exhibit. d in the Ony • Salon at Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and Co.'s, 6,7, 9, Regent-street. ESTABLISHED 1833. B OWDEN'S ',RAT GINER BEE it, iE n R glass or atone bottl .a, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, - otass, Se'tzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W C. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACHINE for hand, horse, or steam Power, are the most simple and elficiant extant.—Ful: particulars and prices obtained of the makers, E. Page and Co Laurence Pountney place, Laurence Pountney-hill, Ca .non-street, E.C., whe. they may be seen in operation daily. SPECTACLES. —The Patent Newly-invented Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the maj^tity of the Nobility, includinz Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary re ief to weak, di and defective vision.—S. and B SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. MONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a Private Gentleman • upon FITIOTITUR F 1 (without removal`. Leasehold an Freehold Property, or Reversi,s, clze , in sums from £2O to £.soo.—Mr. Howard, 18, Queen street, Cheapside. TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country).—A GENTLEMAN is willing to MAKE A DVANCES of CAS 11, without delay, to resneotable person (mal •or tern ale), on their own security. The utmost secrecy can be relied on.—Apelv (ii by letter enc'ose tour stamps) to •V'., 11 r. Robertson s, Accountant, 40. K•ne London-bridge, E.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants. ym MED T ATE CASH ADVANCES —Persona A. requiring Capital, repayable by instalments, to enable them to increase or cnmmencs business, or for any other pu nose, can readily brain Advances on application at the 01E es of the ST. GEORGE ADVANCE FUND AS,O CIAT ONS, 11-, Pall-ma 1, S W. Prospectus and forms sent free. E. H. GILBART, Manager. HOWELL, JAMES. and CO., regretfully announce that, in accordance with their custom at this season of the year, t ev will OFFER T HIS DAT, and during the month. their STOCK of FANCY SILKS, LIGHT DRESS FABRICS. LACES, RIBBONS, LINGERIE, EMBROE ERY, itc., at a VERY LARGE REDUCTION IN PRI,JE. fl., J.. and CO., will offer, at the same time, a quantity _of 'll FRENCH SILKS. princioaliv MOIRE A T1Q1."4, ma a va r i e ty of beautiful ORGANDI M 4LINS, w hi c h they have recently purchased at about one-half the value. IRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, V- , nd Dining-room, consisting of a new and e..egant assort ment V ASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks. Ink tands, eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, dro., in Italian, A labas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. 'mported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT. Mine r•slogist to her vfkiesty, 149, Stand. W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS. INFRA LS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly scilitate he interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON HOLOGY, nd GEOLOGY. at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 100 guineas • ach. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. iALOG Y is Riven by Mr. TENNANP, at 149, Strand, W.C. ANEVER FAILING REMEDI.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS. pre.- ..red without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. ,ott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who offer from bilious +nd aver complaiuts, indigestion, wind. puma, giddiness, izziness of the eyes, dm For habitual ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier t the blood, they ire truly excellent; mild in their opera ion and grateful to he stomach, they create appe lie, pro motet digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. 4old by W. Lambert, 8, King William - street, haring-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square !Teen package, with " William Lambert." engraved on the stamp. • -- 1 ,-;r---,- - - --- 4 / , / , 2 ' // 911,-,17- -- , '"-e---t_•• - i yr 4)... . N, 44 ,44., ..- - , ` „oar ,- 4: 45. 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'' , .k, ~ • 411 J r.„. , • l. t , ~„ . . _____ ...... e tly ez eeat of Government of t c te spai Co e n h ic $1 ; : c04!:‘ ,-o\. twill ;flan 01. , xplain the rig4f . 0 z /4.,4,,‘ c"` ' ''' - ' 4441- igi adr 71 ,,...P. , "!.e , •1: go 1. 523 ''',.•- e Vi, zpßorr. d . - & - -;:e--- /* 4 e - is -possi C' ep on_ m fed ay era_ b • t a Oh ;my.- The aeompena in g inmitt to Mr. Meson wince action on the part of the It - is - possible-that -this -et cured in England, but it is doe 26 months of patient endurance, Mr. Davis is not justified in demanding that British Consuls resid ing in the Confederacy shall ammoniate only with the Home Government, and no longer with the Minister accredited to •au alien enemy. Iu con sonance with this policy, Mr. Cridland, who lately succeeded Mr. Magee as Acting British Consul at Mobile, and exhibited au authority from Lord Lyons as his title to act at Mobile, has been forbid den by the Confederate Government so to act, and has been requested, "in order to avoid misconstruc tion," to select at this moment some place as his En residence other than th e St a t e o f Al a b ama . It is obviously the d es i gn o f th e C on f e d era t e G overnmen t that Great Britain sh a ll h ence f orwar d h ave no f res h Consuls in th e C on f e d erate S tates w h o d er i ve t h e i r authority from W as hi ngton , an d are f or bidd en , ex cept, ep g t a asud must were, make underup h p e r r ot m es i t n , d to to sh fo o rg w e r o es m pe a c n t y o o r f courtesy to the d e f ac t o aut h or i t i es o f Ri chmon d . her Consular functionaries in S ecessia, or to derive for her future Consuls here power to act from the only authority which exercises sway in Secessia— in other words, from Pr • esident Davis. The incon venience to which British subjects in Richmond Mr, might, in th e a b sence of M o started ego for Washin g t on two days. Moore, wh be exposed will be mitigated through the a ' gene . T of Mr. Gustavus Myers —a gentleman of high cha. racter and standing in this • city, universally esteemed in the Governm en t departments, who has consented to act as adviser to British subjects, and to stand to them in aometeing of the relation of an amicus curice. There is little reason to doubt that in all cases where British subjects possess legitimate claims to exemption Mr. Myres will be enabled to see them righted. The greatest disposition has hitherto been shown by the War Department here, since Mr. Moore's exequatur was revoked, to act honourably and uprightly in its dealings with foreigners. Before this letter is read by the English public the outlines of General Lee's intended campaign will probably have disclosed themselves to the Fede rals, and, although anxiety cannot fail to be felt whenever General Lee ceases to act on the defen sive, I have such confidence in the matured wisdom of his plans, and in the valour and discipline of his troops, that it is hard to say whether in the words of the Duke of Wellington, it is not " reasonable to expect such ,an army to go anywhere, or do any thing." The conversation of Mr. Vallandigham since his entry into Dixie is full of interest, as reported by those who have spoken with him. He seems after his arrest to have had but one fear—that President Lincoln would extend clemency to him and set him at liberty again. As matters stand, no one knows better than Mr. Vallandigham that he is master of the situation. He has been made, virtually, by Mr. Lincoln's persecution, Governor elect of Ohio. How, if he should find his way into Canada, should thence enter Ohio, and dare Mr. Lincoln to arrest him again ? Is there not in the North any vision keen enough to pierce far into the future and to foresee that in ostracising Mr. Vallandigham President Lincoln has, perhaps, insured that martyr's succes sion to the Presidential chair ? Before the candi dates of next year shall rise into public view the claims of General Butler or General M'Ciellan will have faded into obscurity. Will not the claims of Mr. Vallandigham grow brighter and stronger, and so much the more as ye see the day approach. ing ? P. tA)Nin)N, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 24, 1863 THE ROI7PELL FORGERIES. SEVENTH DAY. CHELMSFORD, July 23. (Before Mr. Baron Channell and a Special Jury.) ROUPELL AND ANOTHER V. HOWS AND ANOTHER. The trial was resumed yesterday morning. William Rou pell was against present, in charge of the warders of Pen tonvi!le Prison. Mr Serjeant Shee, Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. J. Brown, and the Hon. Mr. Thesiger, appeared for the plaintiffs. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Garth were for the defendants. Mr. Bovill, who had only concluded his observations re lating to the handwriting on Wednesday at the adjournment of the Court, resumed his summing up of the case for the defendants. He said that he should now make some remarks in reference to the attestation to the deed of gift, and to the evidence with regard to the signatures of the attesting wit nesses Dove and Truman. His learned friena had, in the most emphatic manner, declared that he would prove that the signatures of those witnesses were forgeries; but, to his utter confusion, when W m. Roupell was called into the witness box, he distinctly stated that both those signatures were genuine signs ures, and this had compelled the plain tiffs to resort to an altogether new theory, and the result was, as it appeared to him, to involve the case for the plain tiffs in the utmost confusion and difficulty. What they en deavoured to show was that Wm. Roupell had deeeived the witnesses, and induced them to believe that they were merely attesting the signature of Wm. Roupell, but the fact turned out to be that Mr. Edwin Whitaker, as appeared by the deed itself, had himself attested the signature of Wm. Roupell, and the story of Wm. Roupell was clearly false, and only put forward to deceive the jury. Then as to the date of the supposed attestation, ii was clear that it could not have been done in the summer or autumn of 1856, be cause it was clear that long before that period the deed fully executed had been placed in the hands of Mr. Whitaker. is security for the money that had been advanced. He then referred to the evidence of Mr. Beek, who, he said, was one of the most eminent microscopists of the day, and said that his statement that the name of Roupell must have been written first, and that a portion of the signature of the witness Truman was actually written over a portion of it, completely negatived the story told by William Roupell as to the circumstances under which the deed was signed. It Truman had never attested any deed for Richard Roupell, why did he not say so at once, and why should he say that he would look over his memoranda, or his diary ? He said o Mr. Covinton, when he was questioned by that gentleman, that he did not remember having attested such a deed ; and they would recollect that the other witness, Dove, said that it his name appeared as the attesting witness to the deed, he mu-t have seen it executed by the old gentleman, These witnesses' minds had been biased by the reports that had be n circulated relative to the forgeries that had been com ted by William Roupell, and he could not help sk ing that every attempt had been made to bias the public mind, not only by reports in the newspapers, but even by intro ductions, to the reports of the proceedings, which had no• thing to do with the case,and ought never to have appeared ; and the result very probably was that both Dove and Tru • man might have believed that William Roupell had been guilty of forgery; but he submitted that the only reason able conclusion that could be come to was, that these wit nesses really had attested the deed, and that they saw it executed by Richard Roupell, although, as seven years had elapsed, they might have forgotten the circumstances. He gave William Roupell credit for being a most expert forger, capable of committing any trend or deception, and this being so, what difficulty would he have had in inducing his father to sign any deed that he presented to him. His father was very fond of him, he was proud of him—placed great confidence in him, and what would have been easier than for him to have presented a deed to his father, and tell him that it was a lease or some other investment which he would have been required to sign. The plaintiff, were bound to make out satisfactorily that the signature of Richard Palmer Roupell to the deed was a forgery, and yet their counsel did not dare to ask the question of Mr.Surridge, the intimate friend of the deceased, and the in tended executor. Then, with regard to Mr. Clark, another intended executor, and an old friend of the deceased, the plaintiffs' counsel ought to have called him as a wit ness, but they did not dare to do it, and he was obliged to call him, and he stated the signature was, in his opinion, a genuine one. A other important witness, Mr. Stevens, one of the executors appointed by the codicil, was not called as a witness, and the reason was obvious, that it was known that if he had been, he would also have said that the signa ture to the deed was genuine. The same observation would apply to Mr. King and Mr. Sharp, who had executed many wills for the deceased, and were wed acquainted with his handwriting. for the plaintiffs' counsel did not dare to ask either of these gentlemen whether this signature was genuine or not. Anotherimportant witness who might have been called was Mrs. Roupell, who must have been perfectly well acquainted with her husband's handwriting, and who was proved to have been in court, and yet the plaintiffs did not dare to call her as a witness to inform the jury whether the signature to the deed was genuine or not. If witnesses such as these would not venture to say that this signature was a forgery, why should the jury be called to say so on their oaths ? he plaintiffs sought to deprive the defendants of property which they Ind bought and paid for, and upon which probably their very existence depended, and they were bound to make out their case in the clearest possible manner, and he submitted that they had entirely failed to do so. What was the description of evidence that had been brought forward by the defendants ? There was Mr. Dudley, the old family solicitor, who acted as such for a great many years, who must have been perfectly well acquainted with the handwri ing of the deceased, and he said in the most distinct and emphatic manner, that the signature to the deed was the genuine handwriting of Richard Palmer Roupell. (Sergeant Shee here made a slight ejaculation.) No wonder his learned friend groaned at the evidence to which he had just alluded. (Laughter.) Besides the evi dence of this gentleman, there was the testimony of the engrever to the Bank of England, the Inspector of Stamps at he General Post-office, the witnesses from the Alliance Fire office, the Lambeth Waterworks and the London Joint-Stock Bank ; and they all stated most unhesitatingly that the signature was genuine. These witnesses were all men of eminence—men of high position —men whose re spectability was undoubted ; they had no interest whatever in the result of this trial; they were not in the slightest de gree connected with the defendants; the allegation of forgery had been dinned in their ears for the last twelve months ; and yet this was the evidence they had given upon the sub j••ct of this important signature. The whole of the witnesses to whom he bad just directed their attention ought to have been called by the plaintiffs, but they did not care to call them ; and this fact he considered was worthy the consider ation of the jury. If this had been an ordinary case of test ing the validity of the acceptance to a bill of exchange, and they had heard the evidence of the bankers' clerks, would they not have said at once that the signature was genuine, and that the bill must be paid ; and they would not give the slightest effect to evidence such as that which had been given by the experts and the other witnesses who had been ex amined on the part of the plaintiffs. He reminded them that the security of the whole property in the kiegdom depended upon the vital.ty of solemn instruments such as the deed that was now in question ; and if they were to give effect to such a case as was sought to be set up by the plaintiffs, no one would be safe The jury would remember that although the avowed object of the present action was to obtain pos session of this small estate, yet there was no doubt that the real object was to regain possession of the whole of the property that had been squandered by Mr. William Rou pell. He then went on to say, Why was not Sarah Rou pell called as a witness? Why was there a settled deter mination not to call her ? Wae there some secret that would make William Roupell quiet in the box where he was now seated, and cause him to be carried out of court? Why he was allowed to be in court he did not know, nor why he should be permitted to be in constant communication and passing notes to the solicitors who were acting for his brother. It might be that there were secrets which the family wished to conceal, but with regard to the letter of instruc tions to prepare the deed of gift, he submitted that the fact of Wm. Roupell retaining possession of the document, showed that he knew it was genuine, and that he kept it in order to show that he had a title to the property. Although Sarah Roupell was placed in the witness-box by the com pulsion of his lordship, the plaintiffs' counsel did not dare to ask her whether the signature to the letter was genuine or not. He said that whichever way they turned they were met by falsehood and fraud—they were to rely on the evi dence of a man who admitted that in the presence of the dead body of his father he stole his will, and then wanted to make them believe he kept it in his packet a whole week without reading it. If they wanted to confirm him why not have called his mother, who was with him the whole time. They knew they could net do so, and therefore the mother was not examined. and he contended that the whole story was a fabrication with a view to get back the property and restore the ruined fortunes of the family. 'Wm. Roupell ac tually attempted to make them believe that he kept the ori ginal will for six years, and that he did not destroy it until just before he left England, when, during that period he was a member of Parliament. an officer in a rifle corps, and constantly attending public meetings. It was idle to sup pose that he could have done as he had represented." The learned counsel then proceeded at considerable length to comment upon the other points in favour of the defendants, e the had ca s ebefore rested entirely alludedto, upon nd the h e concludedagreat many by y say ing that evidence of William Roupell, wh o was a man, upon his own showing, utterly unworthy of credit. It might be w asked, what motive had Wm, Roupell to come forward and confess himself guilty of fraud or forgery ; but it was clear that he had every motive, for it was not disputed that he had forged the two leases, and this forgery meet have been discovezed, and then he confessed himself guilty of t hese additional crimes He was under sentence of penal ser vitude for life. He could not have additional punishment. A few yer rs ago he would have been hanged ; and although he did not complain of the alteration of the law, still he did think it was a pity that he should be in a position to come forward and give evidence that would have the effect of de priving the defendants and a good many other persons of property to which they were justly and legally entitled. At the close of the address of the learned counsel the Court adjourned for a short period. Sergeant Shee then proceeded to address the jury, and to reply upon the whole case in a speech of great power and eloquence. He said that a week having now nearly elapsed since he had laid before them the facts of the case, and stated what he considered t) be the proper view to be taken of it, and his learned friend having twice addressed them at very great length since that period, it would be as well per haps for him to state again what was the real question at issue between these parties. The plaintiff claimed the pro perty as heir-at-law of his father, Richard Palmer houpell; he was admitted to be heir-at-law, and he was entitled to recover, unless the defendants made out that the deed of gift under which they claimed to be entitled to the property was a genuine instrument. It did not matter which side commenced the inquiry, the real question was whether the defendants had made out that the deed of gift of January, 1856, was a genuine deed, and if he had failed in doing that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. His learned friend had attempted to throw dirt upon the plaintiff, his family, and those who conducted the prosecution, and he complained of the course that had been adopted by him of suggesting that the action was the action of Messrs. Linklater, the solicitors for the plaintiffs, and not the actin of Mr. Richard Roupell. He then went on to explain that all the proceed ings that had been taken with regard to the actions against the tenants had been taken with the sanction of himself and his leaned friends, and he was surprised that his learned friend should have spoken of the Messrs. Linklater as he had done, and charged them with suppressing the truth. The Foreman of the Jury interposed, and said it was quite unnecessary for the learned sergeant to say a single word in vindication of the character of Messrs. Linklater, as they were well aware of their high position and respectability. Sergeant Shee went on to say that Messrs. Linklater having ascertained that the defendants claimed to be entitled to the property in question upon a deed of gift, obtained the necessary authority to examine that deed, and they procured the assistance of Mr. Thompson, a man of the most respect able position, the cashier for a great number of years in Messrs. Glyn's bank, who was well acquainted with the h indwriting of the deceased, and upon his positive state ment that the signature was not genuine they felt themselves compelled to institute further inquiries, the result of which was that they were compelled to come to the conclusion that the signature was not genuine, and he hoped to induce the jury to come to the same conclusion. The real question for the jury was the simple one—Did they, or did they not, be lieve that the signature to this deed of gitt was gm nine or not ? The result would not depend upon the question of handwriting—did not depend upon how certain tides were made, but it depended upon other and far more important questions. The plaintiffs' counsel had called W. Roupell, as they were bound to do. His learned friend had said, " Why not call all the other members of the family ?" His learned friend had been loud enough about conspiracy as it was. What would he have said if ad the family had been called to support the case ? They could not avoid calling William houpell. But the facts he stated were otherwise attested He had committed a great crime, no doubt, and be was suffering a severe penalty for his crime. His learned friend said, indeed, that he was not to be believed. What, not if confirmed ? Not if repentant ? How did his learned friend know that William Roupell during the six years which had elapsed since his crimes had not sincerely re pented of them ? Even in cases of murder men were con victed upon the testimony of accomplices if cenfirmed. How did his learned friend know that William Roupell was not like one of those as to whom it was written that there is more joy in Heaven over the sinner who repenteth than over ninety and nine just men who have needed no repen tance ? He was sorry that his learned friend should have tormented that poor unhappy wretch, with his penal ser vitude and his prison dress. Poor man—he was no longer master of his actions or his dress. He wore such dress as was provided for him, and he came there in obedience to the law, between two men, his gaolers. He was allowed to kiss the sacred book and be sworn upon it as a witness, and ha was, at least, as much entitled to credit as the witnesses upon whose testimony, if confirmed, murderers were hung. No doubt he had broken the command " Thou shall not steal," and society could not forgive his offence, and exacted the severe penalty. But there were other and worse offences than forgery and fraud, which were not deemed to deptive a man of credit as a witness. Let the jury be cautious, and let them, above all, be charitable, and not hastily discard the evidence of a man merely because he had been convicted of crime. But the case did not rest on the testimony of this poor, unhappy man William Roupell. (A loud burst of applause greeted this part of the speech.) All or most of the material facts were proved without his evidence. That the receipt given to his father was only for the deeds of one farm, not of both; that the leases were forged ; that the object was to raise money on the estate; that the attesting witnesses never saw old Roupell sign any deed, and that, therefore, the attesta tions were false ; that the old man remained in possession and received the rents and dealt with the property as owner down to his death ; that Longman declined the transaction on account of the father not being applied to for his con currence,— these ware the broad material facts of the case, all proved without the evidence of William Roupell, and would be better proved if he were dead, on account of the prejudice excited against him. It was proved that the old man would not even part with the title deeds of this pro perty without obtaining areceipt for them, that he continued to exercise ownersh p over the property down to the last moment of his existence, and that William Roupell was unable to raise money upon the property from Mr. Long man because he could not get his father to join in the secu rity, and Mr, Longman insisted upon it. He then pro ceeded to argue that the whole of the proceedings of Wra. Roupell at this time showed that he was determined to carry out the great fraud which he ultimately succeeded in effecting. As to the probability that old Roupell would have given this estate to his son William, he reminded them that he had never done one act of generosity to any member of his family during his lifetime—that he only allowed his wife £2OO a year to keep the establishment at Brixton ; and that he only gave William Roupell the sor riest possible pittance to subsist upon, and he argued that it was quite contrary to reason and common sense to sup pose that the old man should have given his son an estate of the value of £12,t;00. He then proceeded to argue that it e as plain that the old roan had only surrendered the copyhold portion of the farm for the purpose of " doing," as he termed it, the lord of the manor, and that he had not the slightest intention of giving him entire control over the property. He then referred to the evidence of the witnesses Haws and Springham that old Roupell had told them that he had given these farms to his son, and they would have a lawyer for their landlord, and said it appeared to him even if such a stab ment had been made by .him that it would not bear the interpretation that was put upon it by his learned friend, and that the facts of not having received the rents and profits down to the very period of his death, and his having confirmed the will of 1850, which made a totally different disposition of the pro perty, were conclusive as to the fact that he had no such in tention. He contended that the theory of his learned friend, that William Roupell had confessed himself guilty of the crimes of forging the will and the deed of gift in order to escape from the consequences of having forged the leases, was quite inconsistent with the facts, and that if this deed of gitt was a genuine instrument, he could have much more easily escaped from the difficulty in which he was placed by confeesing that the leases were forged, bat stating that the deed of gift was a genuine instrument, and giving his con sent to the property being sold, and by tiles means repaying the mortgagees the money that had been advanced by them. He was anxious to meet all the points that had been ad • vanced by his learned friend, and he admitted that he had stated incorrectly that he should be able to prove that the signatures of Truman and Dove were forged, and the ex planation he had to give of this fact was that the solicitors for the plaintiffs had not the opportunity of communicating with Wm, Roupell so fully as they would have done but for his position as a prisoner, and therefore he had been misin structed upon this point. The real question, however, was, whether this deed was a forgery, and both the, witnesses to whom he referred swore positively that they never attested the signature of Richard Palmer Roupell to any instrument whatever, and this deed, therefore, must have been a for • gery. The learned sergeant then proceeded to comment upon the letter of instructions that was sent to Mr. Whitaker to prepare the deed of gift. Now, unless Whitaker were a man totally devoid of principle, and willing to conspire with a young spendthrift not yet out of hie articles in order to defraud his father, he would not prepare the deed of gift without some instructions from his father. No man of business not ready to be the accomplice in a fraud would have done so. Accordingly, Wm. Roupell prepared and provided the letter of instructions, dated the Bth January, 1856, and purporting to be signed by his father. He did not quite understand what his learned friend said about that letter. Was it genuine, or was it not PO ? Which did his learned friend mean ? If genuine, why try to frighten Sarah Roupell out of her wits ? (Laughter.) Why did he cross-examine her so severely ? His learned friend was usually so good-tempered and so polite to the ladies. Why play " bogie to that poor young lady ? (Great laughter.) If the letter was genuine, why did she come to say the very thing his learned friend said he desired ? Yet she was cross-examined in the most hostile and severe manner. Atter all, she came to pro% e what his friend said he desired —that it was a genuine letter; but it was plain upon the tact) of it that it was not so. The defendants' counsel had not ventured to ask one of their witnesses whether the let ter was genuine. Yes, they asked one, who said he thought it was. Mr. Bovill—And one of yours said it was not. Mr. Sergeant Shea —Well, well, be it so; but, as to their own witnesses, they only ventured to ask one of them the question. Upon tha face of it it was forgery. It could not have been written by the testator. How did it run? " A.pen-house, Brixton-hill, Jan. 8, 1856. "Dear Sir,—My son has mentioned to me that it is con , sidered desirable for conveyances from one member of the family to another to be drawn up by disinterested witnesses, and therefore I beg that your will attend to this matter for us, and prepare the conveyance to my son of the two farms at Havering-atte-bower, in Essex, called Bolens and Herds. The forms of leases I have already given to him.—l am, dear sir, yours truly, " R. P. ROUPELL. " Thomas Whittaker, Esq." It described the farms as the memorandum in the book did —as at Havering. That was the very error the old man had committed in the memorandum, It was a mistake he could never have made. There was the very same error which he himself had corrected. There could not be a clearer proof that he had not written the letter. The farms were not at Havering, but at Great Warley. But there was far more in the letter to show that it was a forgery. The testator was a careful man of property, and personally visited the farms and saw the tenants, received the rents, and made allowances for repairs. Now, on Jan. 8, 1856, he could not have written the words with which the letter concluded :—" The forms of leases I have already given to him." Thore forms were the forms of the forged leases. The old leases were still running, and had years to run. Those words could not have been written by the father ; they must have been written to impose upon Whitaker. They must have been written by Wm. Roupell, who was then concocting the forgery of the leases. The " forms of leases" there referred to were the very forms fraudulently caused to be prepared by William Roupell. The old man knew nothing about them. But the very day before that letter was written William Roupell had got the re-copied draughts from the law stationer. Apart, therefore, from the daughter's testimony, it was plainly impossible that the setter could have been written by the old man, or with his knowledge; and the habit of the old man was to write every thing himself. The body of every receipt was in his hand writing. It was increnible that he should have had this letter written. As to Sarah Roupell not being called before the learned judge suggested it, it was to expose her to a pain ful ordeal, What would have been more painful than for a young woman of five-and-twenty to be brought into court, almost touching, as she passed along, her brother, a con victed felon, and to have to give evidence to convict him of forging his father's handwriting ? He avowed that he felt a great desire to spare her, if possible, that painful ordeal. But when the learned judge suggestsd it, he felt that he had no alternative but to call her. And he was anxious, more over, that his learned friend should call Whitaker. His learned friend knew very well that he should never call Whitaker. Why, who was Whitaker ? He was the man who touched the money the defendants had lost. He had actually had a mortgage prepared and ready to be executed. He was liable to the bank for the £12,000, and got the money from the mortgagees to pay himself off. And his learned friend pretended to think that he should call Whitaker I His friend called Whitaker. William Roupell's attorney; but William Roupell was not his (Sergeant Shee's) client. Mr. Whit aker had ac' ually received the most gagees' money, and yet the mortgagees' counsel did not dare to call him. They called his brother Edwin Whitaker, who knew nothing about it. Whitaker was William Roupell's attorney, and had been in communication with the mortgagees, who would not call him. Young Roupell had fallen into the hands of Watts, and Watts had introduced him to Whitaker; and Watts, by Whitaker, or through the instrumentality of Whitaker, had plundered and betrayed him; and there he stood, a doomed and miserable man! Wretched man that he was, he was an object of compassion after all I.—from his earliest age, brought up without the influence of healthtul paternal example, and falling, while a bay, into the hands of a man like Watts I If they had dared to call Whitaker, it would have been elicited from him that he had seen this letter of authority written by Sarah Roupell, and signed by her brother in her father's name. She had been called, and his learned friend had striven in vain to break her down. If she had net spoken truth, Mr. Whitaker could have been called to contradict her. If that was not the letter which had been shown to him what was the letter? Did he prepare a transfer of the old man's property without any instructions from him ? If not, where was the letter ? The idea of his learned friend suggesting that he should call Whitaker. Who had held these very deeds but Whitaker ? Who passed them off to the mortgagees but Whitaker? Was it not his interest to say that they were genuine, yet they durst not call him to say so I They knew that he would have had to admit that letter. They knew they must not call him, although all his interest was to sustain the genuineness of the deeds he had passed to the mortgagees. They took the deeds from him and dust not call him I So much for that part of the case. If the leases were forgeries, how could it be doubted that the deed was forged ? It was clear that it had been prepared under the authority of a forged letter. Whitaker knew that Longman had declined the transaction without the father's concurrence, and then he palmed it off upon the defendants, the mortgagees, He now came to the will of the 2d Sep tember, 1856. Did the jury know whether his friend meant to say that it was genuine or not? Mr. Bovill—Whichever you like. Mr. Sergeant Shee—Well, then, I say it is a forgery. His learned friend seemed not to understand why it was introduced. It was not merely to prove a title as devisee. The important point to be shown was the destruction of the will of 1850 ; and, as part of the transaction, it was neces eery to prove the substitution of the other. The evidence about the will of 1850 was important in this way. It showed that in 1850 the testator had made a will carefully disposing of all his property, which he confirmed so lately as the 30th of August, 1856, a few days before his death. This was alter the deed of gift, which was dated in January, 1856, and it confirmed the disposition of this estate made by that will of MO, which was to Richard, the plaintiff. The motive for destruction of that will by William Roupell was that it would disclose his forgery of the deeds relating to that estate. When his father died he had the certainty that the fraud in the leases would be discovered if the estate were given to Richard. Executors with z egard to fraud and forgery could not forgive. They would have been compelled to prosecute the forger. He saw from the will of 1850 that the property was not left to him. Mr. Bovill—He swore that he had not read it. Mr. Sergeant Shee--That he had not read it fully or corn pletely, but he looked at it. He saw fast enough that it was not left to him. If the will stood he would have to account to the executors. If he only destroyed the will he would have to account to his brother as the legitimate son and heir. Re must, therefore, substitute another will so dis posing of the property that there would be no probability of his being called to account. He could not devise it to him self, as there must be two witnesses, and he had only one betides himself, and a witness cannot be devisee. There fore, he devised the whole to his mother, and made her and himself executors. Doing that ha only required one wit ness, for he could be a witness himself. He had unbounded influence over his mother, and was certain to be free from control. She took no part in the management of the pro perty, and the will answered his object. He thus con trived to emancipate himself from all control, and with the assistance of Watts and Whitaker he very soon made away with the whole of the property. He had an old man as the other witness, then tottering to his grave, and "dead men tell no tales." Such was the scheme about the will. All this showed that at the time of his father's death he was oppressed and alarmed by some imminent peril, to escape which he shrunk from no crime and no guilt. That was the motive of the will, and after his father's death, he soon, by the aid of Whitaker and Watts, got rid of all t the property. Such was the history. The learned Sergeant entered into an elaborate statement o f t he numerous particulars in which the evidence of William Roupell was confirmed by that of other witnesses. "W hat did the jury think was the worth of evidence as to handwriting in such a case ? At one time the evidence of experts was thought of en b great importance. But that was when j ur i es were not allowed to judge of handwriting by comparison. Th at was by comparing comparing it with hand writingnow altered by Act of' Parliament, and j ur i es could now j disputedto be handwriting ae. were far better able genuine. to judge in that way than by evid ence o f experts. And now it did not matter what the o pi n i ons of other persons who spoke of handwriting. udge of admitted Mr. Bovill—lt was your evidence in the first instance. Mr. Sergeant Sb.ee--We did ca ll — some, no doubt; but we did not rely upon the evidence, and, as my learned friend said, we did not ask the question of most of them. We asked it of a few, just to lead my learned friend astray, and send him into a labyrinth from which we knew he would never escape. (Great laughter.) But we merely showed that there was a certain general habit of handwriting which this sig nature departed from. Of course, handwriting would vary with little casual circumstances of ink or pen. Mr. Bovill interrupted to say something• oy cL fo a r ug a h l t i e tt r l . e ) (Great laughter,) The ex- Mr. Sergeant Shee—Now do, my dear friend, be quiet. p v e e e r te d d iet th in e You have been up, lam sure, four-fifths of the time in one decide e s c t i o d e show the the case, usual how ohvaebrit on way or another (Laughter.) N N w th e d r o c 1 i e f n t j . while the pleasure of li p ete co n r in: .. writing. Instead of which his learned friend Mr. Hawkins perts had been so far useful h H tt e d d g id ot , u o p t t a o sk " cthheaff;ry mere handwriting, but on the great facts and circumstances of the case. In this great . case . the country jury to decide the issue as .. it it were one raised between old Sergeant forcibly appealed to the jury for the e tr x Roupell and his son William. In conclusion, the learned favour of his clients. At the Bitting of the Court this morning Baron Channell will proceed to sum up the case to the jury, PRICE' STAMPED ....sd. THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) RICHMOND, June 15. The long and protracted agony of suspense which clusters about Vicksburg knows neither stint nor stay. Gen. Pemberton, with n force variously esti mated between 12,000 and 18,000 men, and which is probably between those two figures, still holds gallantly out, and if his supply of munitions of war and provisions were like the widow's cruse there is little doubt that he could Maintain his ground for ever in a fortress which in strength ranks next to Quebec among the strongholds of this Continent. General Grant, with about 100,000 men, closes in the defences of Vicksburg by means of a cordon which stretches like an arc of a semi circle from the Mississippi above the town to the Mississippi below it. It is not possible to ascertain here whether the Federals still hold either Haines' or Snyder's Bluff, or whether their communication with the Yazoo is kept up (as I believe it to be) through a little stream called the Chickasaw Bayou, and along a shorter line than that which intervenes between Snyder's Bluff and Vicksburg. From General Johnstone I cannot say that the accounts are cheering. There is a general impression that he is despondent beyond expres sion—one of the very worst qualities which a soldier can possess, and which was always regarded by Napoleon as fatal to success. I regret to be unable to conceal the fact that between General Johnstone and the War Department in Richmond there is not such harmony and kindness of feeling as are at this moment deeply desirable. It is stated by General Johnstone's friends that he is called upon with not more than 35,000 men to burst the rear of General Grant's army, 100,000 strong, in a position which is scarcely less fortified and susceptible of defence than Vicksburg itself. Your readers will remember that I have again and again stated that, by reason of the natural form of the ground, turned to advantage as it has been by admirable military engineering, Vicksburg is wellnigh impregnable. Very much the same may be said about an army taking up its posi tion on any of the lines of tumbled hills which stretch in the rear of Vicksburg from the Yazoo down to the mouth of the Big Black River. By dili gent use of the spade, in which the Federals every where excel, a position may any where in this broken country be selec:ed and rendered almost impreg nable within 24 hours. Unquestionably, an army acting on the defensive in this region possesses enor mous advantages. It will be patent, therefore, that while, in spite of his vastly inferior numbers, Gen. Pemberton possesses great advantages as against Gen. Grant, and has little to fear beyond famine or exhaustion of ammunition, the same advantages multiplied by possession of much greater wealth of numbers, are wielded by Gen. Grant as against Gen. Johnstone. The fact is that in this district of country 30,000 men can anywhere sit down, with their flank resting on a navigable river, and make themselves secure by vigorously plying the spade against 100,000 men. Here it would seem that the case is reversed ; that about 30,000 men are called on to attack about 100,000, with all the advantages of position on the side of the stronger number. It is argued by the detractors of General John stone that the position of affairs before Vicksburg is very much the result of his lathes in not assisting General Pemberton while the latter was fighting the disastrous battles at Baker's Creek and on the Big Black River, about the 15th and 17th of May. It is stated that the disparity of numbers between the two antagonists was in these battles vastly less than it has ever been at any subsequent period ; and that if General Johnstone had during the first of the two battles fallen on the Yankee rear, with even 5,000 men, he could not have failed to insure their disastrous defeat, nor can his total inactivity from early in May, when he first appeared upon the scene of action in Mississippi, up to the present time, be favourably accounted for, according to the lights which we possess in Richmond. As matters now stand, he has given his enemy time to make every conceivable disposition and preparation, with a view to securing their rear. It is known that ►he ground where lately was fought the battle of the Big Black River is now strongly held by the Federals, under General Osterhaus, and that General Johnstone cannot advance along this, the shortest route to Vicksburg, without fighting a battle which cannot fail to cost him dear. It is also known that the country between the position of General Osterhaus and the lines of Genera! Grant is about the most difficult of approach through which an aggressive army could be called on to ad vance. Steep pitches of hills, broken bridges over innumerable gullies, acres of felled timb er , op p ose almost insurmountable obstacles, and, to crown all, these natural difficulties will be fully turned to ac count by the Western men under General Grant, —hunters of the upper valley of the Mississippi, who have in all the desperate battles of the West acquitted themselves in a fashion very different from that of the New Englanders and "Dutch men" who fight for the Union in Virginia, and are ma ny of them the sweepings of the kennels of New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. It will be seen, then, that the prospects of General John stone have only become more and more unpromising in proportion as he has deferred action from week to week. It is possible that General Johnstone may be so much strengthened by the addi tion of troops drawn either from Gen. Bragg or from elsewhere as to be enabled to drive Gen. Osterhaus before him, or to turn his position, and to fall with something like an equality of Strength upon Gen. Grant's rear. Of this solution of the difficulty I en tertain no sanguine expectation. There appears to me no such pressing demand for troops anywhere else at this moment at Vicksburg. But, with faint concert or harmony of action existing between Gen. Johnstone and Richmond, I am apprehensive that the great energy required -in massing silently and swiftly such a body of troops under Johnstone will be conspicuous for its absence. Rumours of mys terious movements on the part of Gen. Kirby Smith are rife; but we know so little of his actual where abouts that I am unable to give any heed to them, The situation at Port Hudson is the situation at Vicksburg in diamond edition, except that at Port Hudson the Federal General (Banks) has no G en . Johnstone acting in his rear. The Confederates at Port Hudson under General Gardner stand savagely at bay behind formidable works, and are likely to defy General Banks until failing supplies 0: f a il, ing ammunition bring them to terms. The two citadels may be regarded as two cherries upon one stalk. The fate of one will probably be the fate of the other. That such a disaster as the bisection of the Confederacy by Federal possession of the entire length of the Mississippi is probably the gravest which has befallen the rebels since the commence ment of the war, not excepting the fall of New Orleans, cannot for a moment be denied. But in one thing the Federals will be greatly disap pointed. They must change the hearts of every man, woman, and child for a length of 800 miles along the Mississippi's course before they can re establish trade, emanating from St. Louis, Cin cinnati, and Louisville as its fountain heads, with the residents along the mighty river's banks. " Hope deferred maketh the heart sick." Many an homily from this text, if Vicksburg falls, will the Federal preachers find themselves called on to ex pound, if they seek to improve the occasion as they have hitherto improved that furnished to them by the war. It will be found if Vicksburg and Port Hudson fall that the disaster will greatly pro long the war, but will be far from irremediable. In my last letter, in which I detailed the circum stances accompanying the revocation of the exequa tur of Mr. Moore, her Majesty's Consul at Rich mond, I mentioned that henceforward it is the de termination of the President and the Confederate Government that no communication shall be per mitted between British consuls resident in the Confederacy and Lord Lyons, the Minister accre- ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER. An inquiry was concluded yesterday morning by Mr. W. J. Payne, deputy coroner for the city of London and Southwark, at Guy's Hospital, respecting the death of William Hayles, aged 35, who was alleged to have been killed under circum stances of great brutality. Mrs. Caroline Jones, wife of a clerk, said that on last Friday fortnight, about two o'clock in the afternoon, she saw near London-bridge a dray driving right across a Green wich omnibus, in order to get on its own side of the way. They were both just under the new railway bridge near the Wellington clock, and were going in the direction of St. George's Church, Borough. The back of the dray touched one of the omnibus horses, witness believed, but it did no damage. The omnibus driver then turned his vehicle out of its course in order to fix the dray against a lamp-post. He then cut the drayhorse with his whip fearfully about the breast, covering it with blood and wheals. There were two draymen on the dray, and the driver of the omnibus struck savagely at one of them, and cut him dreadfully and nearly took his eye out. Deceased then jumped off the dray and caught hold . of the omnibus horses' heads. The omnibus man made his horses rear up, and then lashed them for wards. Deceased was of course thrown down, and the omnibus went over him. The dray would also have gone over him, but that witness rushed for ward and pulled him out of the way by the leg. The omnibus man attempted to drive off, but was stopped by several persons. When deceased was under the omnibus a person on the roof said, " You —, you got on the omnibus on purpose to be run over !" Witness caused him to be removed to the hospital, where he died. The omnibus had been driven with such force a ga inst the dray as t o smas h the spokes of the wheels of the latter. Charles Brooks gave similar evidence. Witness remon strated with the driv er of the omnibus fo r hi s using against the tw o d raymen his whip Witness replied, " It i s mos t c ie,n r wr u s e uh l c t a y ht a i i ns manner, u t a s tni o yoner, but he only l aug h e d and said, unchristian, and if you mere down here I would punch your head. Mr. G. T. Dunbar, 38, Lime street,said that he was sitting on the box by the driver. The draymen had asked the latter to go on, bat he was told to go on himself. The omnibus driver "only flicked his whip" to prevent the dray crushing his horses. He did not strike deceased—his whip was not long enough. Deceased gave a flying leap at the side of the omnibus to attack the driver, and fell under the m heels. The driver pulled up directly. No one spoke on the omnibus but a person who called the driver " a hound." Witness did not know why the driver was called "a -- hound." Witness would have used his whip under similar circumstances. The medical evidence proved that deceased died from the injuries received, and that there were marks from the cuts of a whip on his person. After very conflicting evidence, John Bokes, driver of Wheatley's Greenwich omnibus 6,543, denied having struck deceased. He only switched his whip at him. The dray nearly knocked the omnibus over the curb. He did not see how deceased was killed. The Coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against John Bokes, for killing and slaying Wm. Hayles." The accused was then committed to Newgate, but it was understood that substantial bail would be tendered and accepted during the forenoon. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN'S VISIT TO Aus- TRALIA.—A letter from Sydney says :—" Play goers are much pleased at the prospect of having Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean among us. As part of the puff preliminary,' the following extracts from a letter from Mr. Kean have been published in a circular asking for subscriptions :- 4 To G. Coppin, Esq.—Sir, I will perform (my party, besides myself, consisting of Mrs. Kean, Miss Chapmen, and Mr. George Everett) one hundred and twenty (120) nights, to be disposed of as you think advisable, during the period I have named (five months), for which I will accept your bond for the certain sum of eight thousand five hundred pounds (£8,500 sterling). You will understand that my short visit to Australia will be the only one that we can ever make previous to our final retirement from the British stage. Pray hear in mind that the engagement in Australia cannot, by any possibility, be prolonged beyond the time I have mentioned ! After closing the Princess's I made a nine months' tour through the provinces, acting (160) one hundred and sixty nights, and my share of the proceeds amounted to ten thousand pounds (£10,000). Each season since has given me over eight thousand pounds (£8,000). Very truly yours—CHARLES KEAN.' 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