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• THE S 4 TN, LONDON, WEDNES DAY EVENING OCTOBER 8 5 1 7. ....., 21 , .......... _ MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Oct. 20. cotton dresses, and other articles, value 101., th e , premien 1..r0;m the Bench that there was not the i i . e a d th t e hr T ou o liIIPOSTURE AND ITS VICTIMS. and 11. for your day's wages. You gave the women PRICES OF SIIARES. P of the prosecutor and the servants in his slightest lin; putation upon his character. ----0.........._ a glass a-piece out of the 3/. 17s. 6d.—a 4d. glass. ear employ, had been taken away. Upon the discovery Mr. Brous 3hton—Whom do you first call ? Prisoner—l do not wish to ask any more ques- Prom, the Official List. (Before Mr. Bliss, Q.C. ) of the robbery the matter was at once put into the Mr. Herri mg—l'll first put iu the box, sir, a A case exhibiting the heartless manner in which g d h mo il r l d - placedeii bencch°llolin- Eons. Wm. Cavanagh, 42, jeweller, was indicted for hands of the police, and from information they highly-respe :ctable tradesman. t d h e e h ee was poor are heardpl plundered before Upon this evidence the prisoner was remanded. rUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING having stolen a gold ring, the property of Thomas received they went to the house of the prisoner, George P. rice was then sworn.LONDON, TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 1857. Wm. Eady and another, his masters. He pleaded who lived in the neighbourhood, and there found Mr. Herring—Where do you reside, and what Friday last. A man named Howorth, residing at CANALS. —Leeds Mercury. Guilty, the whole of the stolen property. The prisoner are you ? Hollingwood, near Oldham, a beer- lle se rby trade - - - / LORD CECIL GORDON'S INSOLVENCY. Ti Names of —, Dividend A ,. Names of 13 Dividend Mr. Pare prosecuted ; Mr. F. H. Lewis ap- said he bought it of a man whom he did not know, Witness—l live at Llanvetherire. had persuaded a number of poor people - that he .— see .____ Companies. A per P-- Companies. a per Price. but had frequently seen him at market at Old Ford. Mr. Herrin You are a grocer and a butoher, clu i c , 4 Annum. pared for the prisoner. The day he named as that on which he had bought are you not 1 d get rid of their property out of Chancery" At ce Annum. CO the Taunton County Court, on Monday, the Hers in e more readily and upon better terms than the law- z x The prosecutors are manufacturing jewellers them was previous to the commission of the rob- Witness—l am, sir. Hon. Cecil James Gordon, ers and by means of this fiction commoely called Lord Ashtn &Oldl. 93 7t. p. et. 4I 0 it Pe e ak Forest. 78 Cl. Os. Red Lion-street, Clerken.well, and the prisoner was bery. Mr. Herring —Have you known the prison er long? Y / . was extrict ng i Cecil Gordon, wbos9 former petition for hear . • . ing B Lrming am h 40 4/: gem t's • 30 17s money from their pockets. The police having as- • Coventry.. • • 100 11/. ;Rochdale ... 35 4/. 80 in their service. The case against him was that he The jury found the prisoner guilty, and Witness—l have. certained that there were grounds for a was dismissed ' on Septsnaber 7, on a legal t hec ne prosecution, Derby .. —• • 100 61. 15s. IStfird &Wor, ,40 281 Ir. Herring--What is he ? stole a. ring from a drawer in which a fellow-work- Mr. Creasy sentenced him to hard labour for six 11 , .. procured a warrant for Howcroft's apprehension, lis and who had remained • • ca y, in prison, was heard GrandJunetn 100 21. pr. et. Stoarbridge.. 1 45 121. 10s. ' Witness—He is a farmer. on another petition. His lordship was opposed by 6,,,.p, r _ Severn and} man kept his work, and sold it at a refiner's shop months.and on Wednesday went to hit residence and ;a p- =1 U n i o n 100 2 6 1/. 16s. fn Jerusalem -passage for Bs. 6d. The prisoner was With respect to the case of W. Smith, mentioned Mr. Herring—How long have on of Wtnes kbout five ' above, at a subsequent part of the day the wife i - years. y known him ? prehendtd him on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. They P a number of creditors rssident at Bath. The debts Wye Rail. Kennt & Avr. 40 6s. 6 1 ,4 Warwick & 7 on the schedule lule were 2,639/., ancl the insolvency Leeds &Livri• 'OO 251. 490 Bining. j 1 00 2L apprehended near his own house, 36, Augustus- • Mr. Herring—What • • et once proceeded to Leicester .. •• 00 Cl. iWarwick & i the prisoner complained to the Court that she had opinion have you formed of search the house and found a large quantity of was attribute Ito the non-payment of about 2,0001. Leicstr &Ntb 83 I/. 55. 13 Napton.. j 100 21. 10 street, Cumberland-market, by Tyler, detective paid a solicitor, Mr. John Pater, of 33, Argyle- his character ? rent to Lady Gordon, as wills, pedigrees, and other documents, b longing to officer hire G division. Rea as intoxicated when square, a sum of money for the purpose of obtain- Witness—His character is • in every respect un- several families, who had employed him to get Ireland, to the diminution of gifts from friends, Macclesfield. 100 21. 108. Bunnin g . 178 10s. 16% xceptionable. Neath ...... 100 161. ; Wilts & Brki 7s. Od. taken i custody, and saihe knew nothing of ing counsel to defend her husband, but he had not e . their money out of Chancery. The whole of the and to having a family of nine to support and ed.u- Oxford...—. 100 104ss the ring. appeared at the trial, and the prisoner was conse -7ls 1 7 Mr. Herring—Has he held 4revir rin.ristii 2 any public office in documents, with the prisoner. were iirriii rili t 4,, I cats. - - --- --- _ Mr. Bliss said it was a very bad case, and sen tenced him to s.(z months' hard labour. Eliza Holden, 20, pleaded Guilty of stealing in the dwelling-house of Eliza Harding, her mistress, two 51. notes, two sovereigns, a pencil case, &c., her property and nvmey. Mr. Bliss sentenc qd her to nine months' hard labour. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and Mr. Creasy sentenced him to hard labour for six months. With respect to the case of W. Smith, mentioned above, at a subsequent part of the day the wife of the prisoner complained to the Court that she had paid a solicitor, Mr. John Pater, of 33, Argyle square, a sum of money for the purpose of obtain ing counsel to defend her husband, but he had not appeared at the trial, and the prisoner was conse quently undefended. Mr. Pater, who was in court, protested g' upon the honour of a gentleman" that he hadbeen taken by surprise, and wished the case to be re-heard. Mr. Creasy, thepresiding judge, told him not to talk to him about the " honour of a gentleman," or he should have to say something he might not wish to hear, for it was quite clear that he had taken the woman's money, and yet the man had been tried without counsel. Mr. Pater then wished to address the jury, but Mr. Creasy imperatively ordered him to quit the court, or he would commit him, and instructed the prisoner's wife to put the case into the hands of the county solicitor. pression from the Bench that there was not the slightest au; putation upon his character. Mr. Brous 3hton—Whom do you first call ? Mr. Herri ing—l'll first put iu the box, sir, a highly-respe :ctable tradesman. George P. rice was then sworn. Mr. Herring—Where do you reside, and what are you ? Witness—l live at Llanvetherire. Mr. Herring—You are a grocer and a butcher, are you not ? Witness—l am, sir. Mr. Herring —Have you known the prisoner long Witness—l have. Mr. Herring--What is he ? Witness—He as a farmer. Mr. Herring—How long have you known him ? Witness—About five years. Mr. .Herring—What opinion have you formed of his character ? Witness—His character is in every respect un exceptionable. Mr. Herring—Has he held any public office in your parish ? Witness—Yes, air, that of a road surveyor. Mr. Herring —Any other ? Witness—At this time, sir, he is a collector of land and assessed taxes. Mr. Herring—Now, as to his moral character what do you say ? Witness--I never knew a stain cast upon it. He constantly attends with his family at the parish church, and a more respectable and well-conducted man does not, I believe, exist. In reply to further questions the witness said—l called upon the prisoner at his house on the 2d of this month, at eleven in the morning, and on the next day, the 3d, between eight and ten. I saw the prisoner going along with a number of sheep to a field called the " Hentland" (on the very morn ing the robbery, as alleged, took place), and I spoke to him. Prior to my going into business I was gardener to the Yen. Archdeacon Williams, now Dean of Llandaff. The defendant is a wealthy man, and has a very extensive stock. Mr. Broughton—When did you first know of the prisoner being in custody ? Witness—Yesterday morning, sir, between five and six o'clock. A case exhibiting the heartless manner in which the poor are plundered through ill-placed confi dence was heard before the Todmorden bench on Friday last. A man named Howorth, residing at Hollingwood, near Oldham, a beerse]ler by trade, had persuaded a number of poor people - that he could "get rid of their property out of Chancery" more readily and upon better terms than the law yers, and by means of this fiction was extracting money from their pockets. The police having as certained that there were grounds for a prosecution, procured a warrant for Howcroft's apprehension, and on Wednesday went to his residence and Ap prehendt d him on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. They a once proceeded to search the house and found a large quantity of wills, pedigrees, and other documents, b longing to several families, who had employed him to get their money out of Chancery. The whole of the documents, with the prisoner, were brought to Todmorden in the evening. He was taken before A. Ormerod, Eq., and remanded till Friday, when he was again brought before the same magistrate, and further remanded till Monday, and aeauitted to bail, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 501. each. We give the evidence below : Ann Cunliffe—l am a single woman, residing at Hanging-dirch, in Langfield, near Todmorden. I am 57 years old. I have known the prisoner, John River Burdett Howcroft, three years will be next WhitsunCd .. I first becani acquainted with him by going to his house at Ilellingwood, near Old ham. It was in consequenc e of a message that I re ceived which caused me to go over to see Howcroft. When I went I told Howcroft who I was and why I had come. I told Howcroft that I had heard he had a will concerning the Wycoller Estate, and that it (the estate) belong e d t o the Ounlides of Todmorden. He said he hal one, and he read it to me. The will said, as he seed it : " Henry Cunliffe, of Colne Waterside, Bools worth, Edge of Framden, Wycoller Hall and Estates, Marsden and Bromley, belong to Cun liffes, and no other name but Cunliffes shall have that property." I asked Howcroft how much I must give him for his advice. He did not charge anythin g „ but said I must give him what! h a d a m i n d. 1 gave him 2s. When I gave him the 2s. he said, "If you bring me another 94. I can get you Wycoller for that." I said I would bring the 9s. I came home and told my brother James, who is since dead. In about a fortnight after I had paid the 9s. there came a letter by post to my brother James, from Howcroft, saying he wanted Gs. Bd. for open ing the County Borough Court. I saved up 10s. ' and went off t o see H owcro ft. B e f ore thi s 1 had paid the 9s. to Howcroft, at his own house. This was in about a month after I first saw him. I told him I had brought the 93., which, with the 2s. previously p a id , would make 11s. to get Wy coller with. H e sa i d he cou ld get it . H e sa id he was working under the government, and was doing as well as he could to get poor people their money for a little. He then said he should be down at Todmorden on a stated Friday morning, by the first train, and would want to see my brot ler. It was on a subsequent °cession when I paid him the 6s. Sd. I paid this oldis own house about a fortnight after the 93. I him I had come to bring him the Gs. Bd. to open the County Borough Court with. He said it was right. He then told me about my brother meeting him at the Queen, in Todmorden. 1 an d my b rot h er J ames met How crofti at the Queen, in Todmorden, on the Friday after I paid the 6;. Bd. That was the time which Howcroft had fixed. When I got to the Queen Hotel I found my brother and Howcroft together. My brother was poorly and unable to raise much money, and asked Howcroft how much more he would want to eetWycoller with. Howcroft said, " It will take 31. to get the estate with, but you had better bring your Cousins in, as they would join at the property, and they might as well join at the expense to help toget it." We gave him no money that day. He said he could get Us the property, and many a time since then he has fixed from time to time that he would get us the property, and those days have now passed. Howcroft said the second time I went to hi; house, when I paid him 94., that besides the estates there was in money 70,3001. lls. 3d., and that we should have to go to draw it. He said the money telonged to the Cunliffes, and was left to the people who left the estate, with the sub sequent interest of the property. Alter the inter view at the Qteeri we set about and saw our cousins, as Howcroft had recommended, and had a meeting. Abut three weeks before Todmorden fa'r, in -September, 1856, I went over again to 11ov/croft's house. He told me to get the names of our cousins and all their children on to paper, so that the children could get the money if aught happened their parents before the money came, and for the names to be sent to him. We did this, and sent the names. He said he should want a shilling a piece for enrolling tire names—a shilling for every name, whether children or parents. We met Howcroft at the Queen, at Todmorden fair. It was arringed that the other cousins should pay him as far as we had paid, and then go en altogether. We reckoned up that my three sisters and myself had paid, with our expenses, lls. each. On that day V. 17s. 61. was paid to Howcroft for enrolling the names, and a sovereign for his day's work, so that we paid him 31. 17s. Gd. on that day. He said that he 0010:1 gat us the money in the following month. At this interview he made the money a good deal more than be had told rue at his house. He then said it amounted to 200,3691. 14s. Bd. He said. he could get it us is. the next month of Octo ber. u s we slinald have to go to L on d on , two Ty party, l and that an aunt of ours , who , would have t o go w ith ns , out rie of at toldvßeackburnand that he (Howcroft) wou ld go w i t h us. My three sisters and myself mthat day paid 2 5 ., w hi c h would mike 133., and t a i s equa ll ed t h e amount, and was part of the 31.17 8 . 6d. Si nce t h en I have many a time met Howcr o ft a t th e Q ueen. I bevel net paid him any more s i nce ; I h ave not b een able. The next time I sa w him was at Ports mou th ; he did not require any m oney f rom any b ody that day. Ido not recollect wh a t I sa id t o hi m, or h e said to me on that clay. This was ab ou t th e ti me he should have brought th e money, an d we went expecting to have drawn it. Th e nex t t i me I saw lived e him was at the Queen, about November, as well as I can recollect. He always told us that he would get us the money. He fixed one day after another, but always something turned up that the money had not come. Sometime; he said the money had not come because the war had prevented it. Oa the Ist of January, 1856, he came to the Queen ; I met him, and three of my brothers, and three sisters, and some of our cousins. Howcroft was present. It was arranged that four of us should go to Wakefidd on the 14th of February, to receive the cheques for the money ; two of them were to receive the cheques, and two to see that they did right. I saw 10s. paid to Howcroft, which was half-a-crown a piece for the four names being set down. The names were set down on a paper which Howcroft had. We offered him 155., but he returned 55., saying he would only have 103. When the names were set down at the Queen, the figures re staining the larger sum were put down on the corker of the paper that we signed on, and we had some words about the amounts, and I a..ked how it was that it 'WAS more thin what ho had told me at Oldhun ?" H 3 said, "It is the Irish estates that ma-le the difference." I should n ;t la eve pa'd Howcroft any of the money, except from the statements that he made to me from time t a time that fiere were the estates and money be longing to us, and that he could get them for us, and except he had read the will. On one occasion, while we met at the Queen, my cousin, John Cun liffe, said to Howcroft he would like to see the wil. Howcroft answered, " Faithless Thoma s , cannot you b e li eve me ? Y o u must come and look if you cannot believe." John asked Hoe 6 e)ft how much he woul 1 charge. Hower. ft said, gi I w ill let you l oo k at i t for 21. ; but if you will come to my house and bring something with l 1 yoo, I will let you look at it for 1-7ss." He brought the will next time lie came to the Queen. H e dues , the will down on the to l°, and left it with us. He left th e room, and when tie returned they gave it him back. Chomas Barker was one who read the will. John Canliffe, Thomas Barker, 'William Law, and John Greenwood were the four wino paid 2s. Gd. each, who were celled the committee-wen for going to Wakefield to draw the cheques. The will, as read at the Queen by Thomas Barker, was not the s im e as the will which Howcroft had read to ma at his house. It appeared from the insolvent's statement that he had lived some years at Brussel, and previously at Mooresfort, in Ireland. He left Brussels owing about 3001., and admitted that before he left he hal not the means of paying. Ho was arrested at Bath, and his friends paid the money. His agent, Mr. Coady, gave him a list of the debts. In 1851 be went to Scotland, and from that period he had had no property of his own. He married in 1841 Miss Moore, of Mooresfort, and he lived for some years with his father-in-law, who made him an allowance. His father-in-law died in 1849 without a will, and his property was shared. He believed that his wife should have received about 2,0001., as stated in the schedule. His wife had 5,0001. under her father's settlement, and had received about 2,3001. His wife left England at the end Gf July last, and was now residing at Paris. He had not d e t erm i ne d on taking the benefit of the act when his wife left England. His wife took no jewellery with her, and her departure was, as he knew his creditors would come down on him, to avoid his wife and his children seeing him dis graced. He was first arrested on the 16th July, at the Racket Court, in Bath, and he went to Mr. Hall, a solicitor, who went into the room with the officer, and he was soon afterwards liberated. He went to prison on the Ist August, and bad since remained in confinement. He had disposed of E3OlllO articles of clothe, (h. His debts were up wards of 2,0001., and he had no property. The opposition to his lordstip's discharge was on several grounds—contract:int, debts without expectation of p ayment, obtaining forbearance, and disposing of property. At the conclusion of the examination the judge declared Lord Gordon entitled to the benefit of the act, and ordered him to be discharged forthwith. Name of Company. Berlin .. • • East London Do. 4 per C ent. Pref. Do. 5 per Cent. Pref. Grand Junction ...... Several similar cases came before the Court. Caroline Deane was in dieted fur stealing a watch from the person of James Crisp. The prosecutor, who lives at No. 8, Wareham street, Hoxton, was in the c =pay of the prisoner, a girl of the town, at a coffee-Maop in Wenlock-road, and from something which th'e landlady told him he missed his watch, which vas found in the pri sonsi's possession. She alleged . that he had given it to her instead of money, and that was the defence now set up. The jury acquitted her. John Williams, 24, was indictea for obtaining goods by false pretences. There were three charges against him. _ _ Do. New •• •••• Kent—. .. .......... 51. per cnt. 64. per cnt. 41. per cent. 5/. per cent. 41. per cnt. Amount of Share. Lambeth .......... SI. per cnt. New River Company.. Southwark & Vauxhall West Middlesex .. Do. Do, s. d. 10 0 0 Stock. 25 0 0 2.5 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Name of Company. ,4r. per cent. BRIDG: Dividend per Annum. 100 0 0 61 0 0 5 1 8 Amount of Share. flungerford.... •• Southwark ...... . Ditto New of 7% p.c. Waterloo ..... .... • • • • Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall X s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 lOs per eent.l U. 12s. Od. 11. Rs. Od. 28s. Mr. Platt prosecuted ; Mr. Poland appeared for the prisoner. Tt.e mode of plunder adopted by the prisoner was this :—He would go to a tradesman's shop and order goods to ba sent to the residence of some Mr. Herring—Did you start immediately for London ? Name of Company DOCKS, Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. person who he had ascertained was a customer, then intercept the errandboy why was sent with the articles, and obtain possession of them by saying he was going back to fetch them, as tbere had been delay in the delivery, the goods being wanted for immediate use. Tile jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to nine months' hard labour. 'Witness—l did, and arrived in London last night at six. Commercial .......... 151. pr cent. X s. d. Stock. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. 3tock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Paid. X s. d. 100 all - By Mr. Grange—l came up at the instigation of Mrs. Probert, the prisoner's wife, to whom the telegraphic message had been sent. I had not re ceived any message from Mr. Herring. The next witness was Henry Evans, wbo said— I have been in the employ of the prisoner since the sth of June last. Do. Preference East and West India.. Grand Surry D. & Canal Do. Load Notes .. . Do. 5 per cent. Pref. London ... St. Katharine ........ Southampton Victoria ••••••• • •• • • Ditto New .. 61. pr cent. 41. per cent. Win. Grant and Mary Grant, husband and wife, werd indic,ed for stealing a cash-box and 261. in gold and silver, the property and money of E. C. Battey, proprietor of the Duke of Cambridge beer shop at Hounslow. Mr. Herring—Do you recollect the evening of the sth inst.? Witness—l do, sir ;on that day I made cyder for my master, and at 9 in the evening my master sat down to smoke hispipe. He said to me, "Henry, will you have a pint of cyder ?" and I said, "Yes, sir, if you please." Mr. Herriog—Did you see him the next morn ing ? Witness—l did, at 9 o'clock. Mr. Broughton—How do you know the time you have sworn to ? THE LATE BRUTAL MURDER AT 51. pr cent. 4541. per cnt. 4 per cent. 51. Os per c. [T AND CO] Mr. Atkinson prosecuted, and Mr. Payne ap peared for the prisoners. The male prisoner belonged to the South Middle ileX Militia, and one night he and his wife slept at the prosecutor's house. A cash-box was stolen from a bedroom, and there was suspicion that the prisoners, or one of them, had something to do with it, but the evidence did not amount to sufficient pro , f, and they were acquitted. Mr. Payne remarked that as the male prisoner wore a Crimean medal it was the more unlikely that he would commit such a theft, and as he was a volunteer for India it would be much better that he should be acquitted and sent to use his muscle and sinew against the miscreant Sepoys than shut up for uo good at all in a prison. (Before Mr. Creasy.) Robert Baker, 44, was indicted for unlawfully and indecently assaulting Eliza Winterfiood, with intent, &c. ME RTilf.R. FINAL EXXMINATIOTN AND COMMITTAL OF THE MURDERERS. The four prisoners charged with the wilful mur der of Cornelius Donoghue, viz., Ellen Burke, Jno. Burke, Johanna Brien, and Timothy M‘Guddy, alias Sullivah, were brought this day (Monday) before the stipendiary magistrate, Mr. J. C. Fow ler, to undergo a final examination on that charge. Great excitement prevailed amongst the crowd as sembled in and around the court, and the prisoners, on being removed to the railway station at the clus 3 of the inquiry, were followed by a mob, who hooted and yelled a t th em w ith muc h evident angry fee'ing. The evidence received was very voluminous. Jerry Donovan deposed to having seen the de ceased beae en near Bun ke's door, and to haying heard Ellen Burke encourage the others by saying "Kill the -." Dr. Evan Davis deposed to having been called to visit the deceased oa the night of the murder. He was dead. Had made a post-mortem examina tion on the body, and, on opening the head, found extensive effusion on the brain. The effusion was the result of violence to !he head, upon which, ex ternally, were the marks of severe contusions. Witness had no doubt that death was caused by the effusion, as the brain was otherwise healthy. Ellen Keally deposed that, ou the Sunday night of the murder, she had occasion to pass Quarry lane, when she heard a woman say to a man whom sire knew to be the deceased Donoghue, "You are a-- thundering liar." She also said that he was older than she was, to which deceased re plied, "Not much, if it comes to that." Witness went on her business. As she returned she saw some persons near the Burkes' door, and heard a gqod deal of conversation, amongst which he heard Burke, who was iu a gal rage, say that ho would kick deceased over the he id. Mary Wh lan deposed that at 11 o'clock on the Sunday night in question she was going to bed, when she heard screams. She went out into the street opposite Richard Millipleint's house, and saw a crowd of people assembled. On going to wards them she saw the deceased Donoghue stretched on his back on the ground, with his head resting on Betsy Ilegan's lap. Saw Timothy M‘Guddy or Sullivan give him three kicks on the side. He said to Johanna Brien, "Come away now ; the -is killed." She said, "No ; the thing is not killed," aryl then she took up a stone, and struck him on the head. Ellen Burke said, "Kill the --." John Burke then went on with a stone, and was about to throw it, when witness screamed out and said, "The man is killed." All four of the prisoners then ran a way together. Mary M'Donald deposed that she had known the deceased, and also knew the prisoners Ellen Burke said, ?'' Sh e house. Donogh ue, the deceased, was standing at his own door, an d there and Johanna Brien. About six w,e,elkdaogno,tshkenomwet them on the road near her ; were two men going along who was intoxicated an d ultlhyeyou are tosay th -- killed." Johanna o u sih a ot r asw r na e ini l Ie DonoghuenBEh s l oa le ui d u (;i Ilkev r ey k h e ata ()tr sasebe you can kill a man;" to which Eden replied, "If I don't, I shall get some one who w ill d o it . I should like to dance in his blood." Mary M'Donald, a daughter of the last witness, deceased, d a , cld C re o s r s n e i d ule th , a w t ho sh i e lad kn b e e w en tl i i )a e y i leer for saved or eight months. The prisoner Ellen Burke was also after him, an d h a d threatened to get him killed, and that s h e ( w i tness) should never addresses to s enjoy hi m . Sh e h a d often said that ; she said it d D e o p n e o s g e last about seven weeks ago, in a field near her (wit ness's) mother's house. Several other w it nesses were called, who spoke to having seen John Burke and Johanna Brien strike deceased on the head with stones. All the prisoners appeared to be acting in concert, but Sullivan was not shown to have been present until somewhat late iu the affray, although he ran away with the others. Mr. Superintendent Wrenn, of the Merthyr con stabulary,. deposed to having apprehended the..two female prisoners at one o'clock the same night. When he t o ld them the charge against them they denied having been away from their own doors that "'g et . The male prisoners were sought for, but could not ba found, at their 1 , dgings. They were arrested on th e f o ll ow i ng morning its o th er h ouses by police-constabl es Williams and. Dunlop. The magistrate said he had carefully examined the evidence, and considered that it made out a charge of wilful murder against John Burke, Ellen Burke, and Johanna Brien, and he should commit them to the County Gaol to await their tr'al en that chirp. With resp ct to Sullivan!, the evi dence showe 1 that the violence committed by him was after the fatal injury, and there was no proof of his having been concerned in the first pant of the transaction. He was therefore discharged. The other prisoners were then committed for trial on the capital charge. British rrovinclal •• •• Brighton •• •• •• •• •••• City of London ...... Equitable.... •• .. •• .. European .... .•• • .. great Central ........ Imperial .•• ........ Dividend per Annum. 71. per cent. 51. per cent. 21. per cent. 21. 61. per cent. 81. per cent . 101. per cent. COMP. Amount of Share. s. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 'l5O 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 • Stock 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 Ditto New Witness—l know it well, sir ; I know when the Fast day was, and that it was on the 7th. lam certain it was three days before that. Caroline Lloyd said —I have been in the service of Mr. Probert (the prisoner) since the last Monday in July._ Mr. - Herring—During that time, up to last Wed nesday, have you seen your master at home ? Witness—Yes ; he has slept in the house every night, and I have seen him after he got up the next morning. Paid. Mr. Broughton—When did you first hear of your master being charged ? Witness—Not till (he message came by telegraph to my mistress. Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution. This case was prosecuted by Mr. Vann, vestry clerk of Shoreditch, under the direction of the authorities of that parish, the offence with which the prisoner was charged having been committed in their workhouse. The prisoner was a pauper in ma4 e, and was occasionally employed as a watch man. It appeared that the prosecutrix, a girl about 12 years of age, whose parents live in Char lotte-row, Angel-alley, Bishopsgate, committed a petty theft and ran away, and, being too frightened to go home, she wandered a b ou t th e s t ree t s un til she was taken by a policeman to Shoreditch Work house for the night. The prisoner opened the gate and the policeman left her in his charge ; he took her to a dark place and committed the offence imputed to him, after which he conducted her to a ward and left her with a nurse. She (11c1 not then complain of what had occurred, because she said the prisoner had threatened to flog her if she did, but on being taken home next morn ing, she immediately told her mother, and on being taken back to the workhouse she singled the pri soner out from seven other men. Ditto Debentures.. D o. Continental Ist Cap. Do. Do. 2d Cap. Do. Do. 3d Cap. Do. Do. 4th Cap. Indepenent .•• Undo!? Parl. Preferen. Phonic. •• •• •• ••• •• Ratcliff • • • • • •• •• •• Surrey Consumers .... United General ...... Westminster Chartered Ditto, New .... • • •• Western A. ... Ditto B .... 31. ss. 4/. 15s. 41. 10s. 61. per cent. 5% per cut . 5/. 8/. per cent. l6s Od per sh, 7 per cent. Mr. Grange—When did your master leave home to come to London ? Name of Company. Albion ...• ....•• Alliano,e Brit. and For. FRANCE COMPANIES. Witness—Last Wednesday. A letter from the rector of the parish in which the prisoner dwells was handel to the worthy magistrate. It was highly f i evourable with regard to the character of the accused ; in fact, a better testimonial as to moral worth and respectable stand ing could not have been given to any one. Mr. Grange, for the prosecution, sa id, th a t lie really could not hold out, nor would he attempt to do so, against the evidence in favour of the prisoner which had been adduced. There was no vindic tive feeling in connection with the prisoner beinc , charged, and he would not have been taken to the station-house if the servant girl had not spoken positively as to his identity. ' Mr. Herring, in an able address, contended that an alibi had been clearly made out, and that his client was entitled to an honourable acquital. Mr. Broughton, after many remarks upon the case, came to the conclusion that an alibi had been clearly and sat'sfactorily ectablidied, and ho should therefore discharge the prisoner. Mr. Stradth, from whom the valuable property had been stolen, now said that from what he had heird while in court he was convinced that the person accused was innocent ; Lis servant gave him into custody herself, being quite satisfied at the period of her doing so that she could not be mis takes ; he (Mr. Stradth) had been threatened with an action, but he could not imagine how any action could be brought against him, inasmuch as his servant gave the accused in charge herself, being quite sure at the time she did so that she was acting perfectly right. Mr. Herring—With regard to the threatened action you speak of, you will very likely find that the intimation you have received thereof will turn out to be no joke. Mr. Probert with a number of his most respect able friends then left the court. Ditto Marino ithenxiim • • .• • • • • • • Atlas .. irgus Life Mash Commercial .. Church of England City of London .. •• .. Clericl•Med.& Gen. Life County • • • • •..• • • • • • • Crown .............. Eagle .. Equity and Law...... European Life Family Endowment •• General-- •• uliobe Gresham Life Do guardian ............ Imperial Fire... •• Imperial Life . Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire .......... • Legal and General Life London Do. The jury found him guilty, and Mr. Creasy sentenced him to ten months' hard lab.iur. It was a very proper case for the parish to prosecute._ i'rederiek Knock, 23, sailor, was indicted for un lawfully and maliciously assaulting and wounding Charles Smith. Dividend per , Annuni. 71. per c. 71. I 4s. 6d. p.c. & bs. 15s. Od. & be 41. per cent. 71. 10s. 71. 10s. 51. 5 pr et.& bs. 11. per share 18s. 53. 5 1 4 per cent. 41. per cent. 6 per cent. si.per cent. 51. per cent 121. per cent. 14s. 51. p. et. &bs. 2s & 2s bons 21i. per sh. 4s. per share) London & Prov. Law Sfarine... • • .... • • • • Med. Invlid& Gen. Life Minerva .... •• . • Monarch .. •• • • • New Equitable Pelican ...• ••••• •• •• Phcenix Professional Life .• • • .. Provident Life 18s. & bs. 04 per cent 51. per cent. 51. per cent. per cent Mr. Honey prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prisoner. Z a. d. Paid. X e. d. Stock. 100 - 0 0 100 0 0 6 0 0 Stock. The prosecutor was a sailor, and a dispute arose between him and the prisoner and two cf the mates. The prisoner applied a peculiar epithet to the pro secutor's wife, and they had a fight. While they were preparing for a second round the prisoner ran up to the prosecutor and stabbed him in the arm and ran away. The jury found him guilty, and Mr. Creasy sentenced him to four months' hard labour. William Smith, 31, was indicted for unlawfully alatulting and beating John Hewett. Mr. Sleigh prJsecuted. The prosecutor stated that he lived at 84, Drum mond-street, St. P ancras, an d was an officer of the Bloomsbury County Court. On the 17th inst., ab ut half-past 10 o'clock in the evening, he went to 21, Brill•row, Somers-town, to serve the pri sm er with a judgment summons. He went to a room on the first floor occupied by the prisoner, kn eked, and the prisoner opened the door. He told him that he bad to serve him with a judgment summons at the suit of Paine, and gave him the document. The prisoner said he did not owe the money, and that he had a good mind to throw him down stairs. He told him not to do that, as he was only doing that which was his duty ; but as he turned to descand the staircase the prisoner pushed him from behind and he fell down 13 stairs, injur ing his head and back. He had been unable to resume his duty in consequence, and could now walk but at the rate of one mile an hour, whereas before he was injured he could walk from four to five. The prisoner said he did not do it wilfully. The jury found him guilty, ani Mr. Creasy sentenced him to six months' hard lab )ur. Ellen Ward, 20, was indicted for stealing four sovereigns, the monies of Josephine Hammett, and book and other articles, the property of Henry and Eliza Jane Atterbury. Mr. Sleigh (instructed by Messrs. Mullen) ap peared for the prosecution. Josephine Hammett, of No. 2, Caroline-street, Bedford-square, sta.ed that she had the care of a house belonging to Mr. Atterbury, of No. 14, Pem broke-terrace, Caledonian-road, where the prisoner was employed as a servant. A gentleman also lodged there, but he only slept there occasionally. His bedroom was on the ground floor, and no one but the gentleman, herself, and the prisoner had access to the rooms. On Saturday, the 12th of September, the witness missed four sovereigns from a drawer in her room, which had been seen safe a short time before. On the night of the 12th of September she west out for about two hours. Jane Att?rbury said she had engaged the pi i su er as ser van t to her brother, as she reprisented that IShe wanted to get int) a place, as she had not much money and co ild not afford to pay for a lodging. ! - 10 said that her mistress was out of town, or she ( k)uld have produced a good character, and, in con sequenc:e, she was taken into the service without a character. thEdward Silverlock, of No. 3, Norfolk-place, emer-road, 131 ngton, linendraper, proved that on vening of the 12th of September the prisoner came to his shod and purchas.:d articles to the amount of 3i. It was farther proved that on the prisoner being searched at th e station housi some stolen articles he were found secreted on - The jury im me di ately fo r u p rid er t e l on. the prisoner guilty. Mr. Sleigh sa'd there was another indictment against the prisoner for stealiogone sovereign, 41 - 7,c , the property of Miss Atterbury, but he said he should not proceed with it. Mr. Creasy said the sovereigns might have been taken at the same time as the aricles named in the first indictmenr, and th refore he should treat ibis as a first offence, as he found nn other conviction against her in the return before him. He then sentenced her to imprisonment and 'laid labour for three months. Augustus Kinlan, 30, hawker, was indicted f or 'dealing two b e d s an d ot her articles, value 101., th e property of Joseph Muskett Yetts and others. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor is a solicitor, residing at Homerton, and he is also the owner of a furnished cottage adjacent to his houce in which hi s servants slePt. On the night of the 9th inst., a t about ten o'clock, on the servants going to their apartments as usual for the )114ht, they found that two feather beds, three LAMBETH—Mrs. Susaa Humby was further examined before Mr. Elliott ou a charge of passing three notes, two for 501. and one for 101., well knowing the same to be forged. On the former examination only one charge was known against the prisoner, and that was for pass ing a 10/.-note to Mr. Toby, boot and shoe manu facturer, in Wellington-street, London-bridge, and by the evidence it appeared that the prisoner gave a❑ order to the prosecutor for boots and shoes amounting to 101. 45., requesting them to be sent to a house in Cambridge-terrace, Wandsworth•road, where she said she was about to open a shop, and on the goods being delivered gave a forged 10/, note in payment. Yesterday in addition it was proved in evidence that the prisoner gave an order at a draper's shop in King William-street, London-bridge, for goods amounting to 5/. 7s. 3 , 3 d., and on their being sent to Cambridge-terrace, she gave a Si. forged note in payment, and in a day or two afterwards it was found that the house was deserted, and that, in fact, it had been merely taken for the purpose of receiv ing the goods and passing off the forged notes. A third charge was preferred against the prisoner by Mr. Turner, landlord of the Globe publichouse, Regent-street; Lambeth-walk, who deposal that on Thursday week the prisoner came to his house and asked him for change for a W.-note, which she handed to him. On looking at it he said he thought it was a bad one, but the prisoner assured him that it was not, as her father had received it at Somerset house. The prisoner at that time was a stranger to him, but shesaid she was the daughter of Mr. Finch, who lived at No. 5, Gray's-place, in the neighbour hood, and that her f ather and family had dealt at the house fir years. On this representation he said he should give her the change, and told her to write her name and address at the back. She said she could not write, but requested him (Mr. Turner) to do so, and after marking it with the prisoner's name and address he gave her change. He subsequently passed it to his brewer, and it was returned stamped " Forgery." The witness added that after the note was returned he and found that the prisoner's father le she sated, and he (the f a the r ) h a d am'csakidndeed vi nw ' u le l d uh g ieti e t ci e having sent his daughter with the note, but said he did not think at the time that it was a forgery. The father also offered to return the Si. provided witness did not appea r aga i nst daughter, but witness felt it to be his duty to at tend. Mr. Joseph Bumsted, inspector of bank notes at the Bank of England, pronounced all the three notes produced to be firgerie., and expressed it as his opinion that they Were all of the same manufac ture. Th e prisoner was committed for trial on each of the three charges, but it was represented that she answered the de=cription 6fa person who, in connec ti in with a man named Stvphtns, had p Lased seve ral other not.,s of a similar detcription, she was re manded until Monday next. LUDICROUS INCIDENTS IN TIME OF DANGER —When the steamer Isaac Newton bloke soma tart of her rna c'iinery, the lamentable disaster to the C.ntral America was so fresh in the minds of the pasheugers that it, ack ad much to the excitement and alarm. The Troy Buclyet a tys :—" One gentleman wag so overcome with fear that he plunged headlong out of his state -roost window into the water. Accdter, a hypochondriacal &d &Pow from Rochester, New York, awoke at the first crash, seix -d his carpet bag, and bounced out of his rcom ; with a whoop of despair he ran aft, and gra ling four 1:f e servers, placed two of them around hts carpet bag and the others on each arm. Thus accoutred he sauntered back with head erect and with a pleasant, self-reliant expreesior. It was not until his attention was directed to his light garment that he shot back again to his state room."—New York Paper. Cross-examined by Howeroft—l was about five times at Howeroft.'s house. I came once on a rainy day. I should have had to walk all the way back Lut for you ; you a.Ace.l me if I was for walk aud I said I had paid you all my money except a, and that I should walk to Littleboiongl i , and you asked your wife to pay my fsre. She gavo me Is , and you gave me 40. paid him 93. on that day. Question—Did you ever pay me anything at all ? Answer—Yes, I did . I gave you ls : more th at day than I expected, and it was for reading the will. I do not recollect the day of the month when you read the will. You never gave me half-a - crown at your house on a wet day. I never received a re ceipt or note for any money I paid you. I never received any bill at the Queen, showing the days of the months at the meeting. We sawmed up ti .e 15s. amongst us to go back to Wakefield. Y ou gave the s s . b ack to John Cunliffe, and he did not give it back to me. I had not subscribed any- thing towards the 155., nor was the ss. paid back to me. I do not know how the Gd. in the 2/. 7s. Gd. was got at; but it was for enrolling the names, rA DYE ITIFIEMENT. I— SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPECTACLES-- POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —S, and B. Solomons, opticians, 39. Atbemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable ant ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countena . _tee three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the 'waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, an all sizes, with increasing powers itcc.,rdin;dy. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a-half mile distant. 'Whey answer every pur pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invah•able for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp, Perspective, and Rica-c,urse Glasses, with wonderful Powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. 'l7: great advantage do lved from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre_ served and strengtkened a L d ver y ago ] persons are enab led to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses of a much less t uagnif: lug power—and the e they do not require the frequent changes to d gerous effects of further powerful assistance. P eison_ can be suited at the moil remote part of the worldlysend ing one of the glakses out of their spectaciesin a letter, and stating the dist .nee from the eye they c an read small put with it, and those who have not made. Organic use of spectacles b y ' stating their age. Deafness.—Now Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerfu l, newly-invent d instrument for dearness, en tirely different from all o th rs, surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or probably can, be produced. Being of the same colour as the ski n, i s not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at churchand at public assculbl'es; the ui lPicaeaut sensation of singing noises in the ears is entire: ,Y removed, and it a ff or d s all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39. A 1199 marle-street, Piccadilly,—Opposite the York Hotel, W. Rock Life.. •• •• .. •• .. Royal Exchange ...... Sun Fire ........ ...... - 5/ p. ct. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 12% per c. 7s. 8 p. c & bs "1% p. c & bs Ditto Life United Zingdom Universal Life a. Victoria Life it. 14s: 41. & bonus. 5/. & bonus. 51. & Lonus. 50 - 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 Paid. Amount of Share. s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 g) 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. X 5. d. all 150 0 0 all 20 0 0 ►OO 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 'OO 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 G 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. Price 12 10 G 'lOO 0 0 42 15 0 41 0 0 43 10 0 41 0 0 all 52 0 0 16 0 0 all 10 0 0 4 0 0 Paid. 101% Price. Z a. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 o all 4 0 0 Price. Price, Price. 47 5 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 2 10 0 13 0 0 2 10 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 5 lli 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 7 8 4 280 GAS-LIG Name of Company. WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. 20 0 0 [OO 0 0 BANKS. POLICB INTELLIGENCE. —Oct. 20. GUILDHALL.—John Williams, an emaciated and miserable-looking man, about 30 years of age, was charged with stealing a set of letter scales and weights, three coats, and other articles, the pro perty of Mr. B. Muggeridge, from 27, St. Andrew's hill ; also with stealing 141 b. of loaf sugar and 91b. of coffee, the property of Messrs. Copestake and Co. ; and a silk mantle and other articles, the pro perty of Isabella Holloway, from 28, St. Andrew's hill. The prisoner was further charged with bur glariously breaking out of the last-named premises on the night of Thursday the 15th inst. Policeman 64 E said, in consequence of infor mation, he went to a house in George-street, St. Giles's, and found the prisoner in the kitchen with several other persons. The prisoner had all the property mentioned in the charge by his side with the exception of one of the coats, which he had on, and a number of small articles concealed in the pockets of the coat. Ho accounted for the clothing by saying he bought it in Petticoat-lane, and the scales he said he brought from California, where he had used them for weighing gold. The prisoner had ' ‘ a skeleton key in his possession when taken into custody. William Collis, foreman to Messrs. H. and E. Muggeridge, of St. Andrew's-hill, said he locked up the premises on the night of Thursday, the 15th inst., and when he ca ne in the morning he found the doors outside all safe, but his own desk had been broken open and several of the articles pro duced taken from it. The counting-house, com municating by an open window, had also been visited, and the coats and other property belonging to Mr. Benjamin Muggeridge taken away. In the yard was a ladder against the wall leading into the window of the adjoining premises of Messrs. Cope stake and Co., from which place the coffee and sugar had been taken. It further appeared that some person must have been concealed during the day, and the back part of the premises being open facilitated the operations of the thieves, who were, however, obliged to go out by the front door to get clear off with their booty. Nearly the whole of the property was identified, and the prisoner was remanded for further inquiry. BOW-STREET.—George Berrington, D.D., formerly a clergyman of the Church of England, but now a ticket-of-leave man, was brought up on a warrant issued a few days ago by Mr. Hall, to be recommitted for the remainder of the term of his orginal sentence. That sentence was passed at Lewes on the Ist of j December, 1852, when Berrington was condemned to seven years transportation. At that time he bad acquired considerable notoriety for the extent and ingenuity of his frauds. The offence of which he was convicted was that of obtaining a sum of ' 201. by false pretences from a young lady named Richardson, who had been attracted to apply to him for an engagement as governess by an adver tisement in which he described himself as a " clergyman about to proceed to Australia in his own vessel." He engaged her at a liberal salary, and obtained the 201. from her on the pretence of laying it out to advantage. Of course the ship, the intended voyage the salary, and the investment were equally fictitious, and the handsomely furnished villa in which appli cants were received (at Rottingdean, near Brighton,' had been furnished upon credit, without the slight est intention of paymen t. After serving three years and four months, nearly half the term of his sen tence, he obtained his ticket of leave in April, 1856. Lastly, it was ascertained that he was living by victimising tradesmen, but had taken care not to render himself liable to criminal proceedings. This, however, was sufficient to justify the revoca tion of his license and the issue of the warrant for his apprehension. The constables invested with the warrant (Gymer, 54 F, and Mason, 25 S) first sought him at a villa at Holloway, where Barring tin bad for some time been residing, but found that he had suddenly disappeared, as the tradesmen with whom he had run in debt were beginning to open their eyes to his true character, and were be coming troublesome. He had left in possession his son and daughter, who, of course refused to give any clue to his whereabouts. The officers then resorted to the following ruse .—They sent to the house one of the lath of the Electric Telegraph Company in his uniform. The messenger pretended that he had a telegraphic despatch for the Rev. Dr. Berrington, which must be delivered at once, and into his own hands. So earnestly did be press the matter that the prisoner's son was at last induced to take the boy to his father. The officers followed at a distance, and thus discovered the piiso er's retreat in Mabledon-terrace, Burton-crescent. They found him enjoying his pipe, and with a bottle of gin by his side. A lady was in the room, in her night-dress, and expressed herself much shocked at the intrusion of the constables. Ber rington admitted his identity, and suffered himself to be taken without resistanc.). On the question being put by the magistrate whether the prisoner had anything to say why he should not be recommitted, His counsel, Mr. Sturgeon, s aid it was impossible for him to show cause, as he wa not aware on what grounds he was recommitted. it was not stated in the warrant. Mr. Hall said it was not necessary. The license, however, did set forth the several grounds on which it might it Le revoked, so that the holder was fully warned of the consequences of any breach of the conditions on which it was granted. At all events he (Mr. Hall) could not entertain any question as to the grounds of recommitment, as he had but one duty to perform, and no option. The prisoner must be committed for the remainder of his term. With respect to the recent seizures in Holywell street, it will be remembered that Mr. Jardikie gave judgment on the 13th inst. that certain of the books, Arm., were obscene, and ordered them to be destroyed, subject to a delay of seven days in case of appeal, and also subject to the discretion of the Government as t 3 retaining any portion of them to he produced in evidence in any future proceedings. The period of seven days expired yesterday, one only of the def•ndanti having given notice of appeal. This wai James Thornhill, of 53, Ile y well-street, who now tendered the required bail. Ti e sureties, Win. Palmer, of West-street, Martin's-lane, stereotype founder, and Thomas Clark, of the Crooked Billet, in Wych-street, were bound in 501. each, and the appellant in 1001. MARYLEBONE.—The court was crowded to eICC3B in consequence of a report which appeared in our paper of yesteriay of the examination of Mr. John Probert, a wealthy farmer at Llanfelly, Aber gavenny, who, on the previous day, was charged with hiving been concerned with another in stealing property to the amount of 1001. from the shop of Stradth, jeweller, Arc , carrying on business in London-street, Paddington. _ Mr. Grange . atteuded, as before, for the prosecu tion ; and Mr. Herring f r the accused. It will to remembered t tat the robbery took plAte oil the 3d inst. Mr. Herring addressed the magistrate at some length and with much ability with regard to the peculiar facts in connection wit t i the case, and sa'd that as soon as possible after his client was given in charge a tel egraph i c communication was made to his wife, informing her that her husband was in oust Kly, on a charg e of robbery, and requiring her to send up to London instanter such persons as would be able to prove beyond a doubt that he (prisoner) could not have any knowledge of, or participation in, the ab s t raction of the jewellery and watches said to have been s t o l en on t h e d ay allud e d t o —the 3d instant. The persons wh o would no doubt clearly establish a n alibi had ar rived w i th " hot spee J," and he was pos i tive that upon the mag i s t ra t e hearing their evid ence h e would have n o hesitation in coming to a conclu sion that the case was one o f m i s taken identity, and that the prisoner would be discharged with an ex- Paid. Nam° of Company. Bank of Egypt Bank of London British North American Ch Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch, City • . Colonial .• • Commercial of London. Eng. Scot. & Aust. Ch. Loud. (Aar. Bk. of Aus. Do. New „ ....... London and County .. Lon & EaStn Bnkg. C. London Joint-Stock ... Londri And Westrninstr rat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto. New „. TINT-STOCK Dividend per Arintim. 10/. per cent, Amount of Share. Ditto ditto N'ationf.l Bank • • N e w oath Wales .. • • Oriental Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New..... lonian.. • • • • • .. . South Australia • • • • Union of Australia.... — Ditto Union of Hamburg.... Union of L0nd0n...... Unity Mutual •• •• Western Bank Or Londn, 51. per cent. 9 per cent. 41. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. p. C . . & bs. 41. per cent. 5/. per cent. le/. per cent. 61. per cent. 28 per cent. 181. per cent. 16pc.&bs 61. per cent. 20'. per cent. RH. per cent. 31. p. ct.&bs. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 10/. per cent. 11/. per cent. per cent. s. d. 40 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 A 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 X s. d. all 18 15 0 50 0 0 all 6 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 all 15 0 o I 50 0 0 100 0 01 100 0 0 20 . 6 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 22 10 0 II 1 5 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Price. 26 I LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- -- - X s. d. X a. d. Cank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 C 0 100 0 0 193/0s British Linen Company 81. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 21e /Os Caledonian Bank ..... Si. per cent 10 0 0 2 10 031 17s City of Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 131 Ps Clydesdale Bank .... 53„1. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 12s C mtnercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 2401 0 Eastern 8ark........ 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 141 Os Edinli. & Glasgow.... 3341. p cent. .5 0 5 0 0 41 19s National Bank ...... 634 per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 193/ Os North of Scotland Bank 5/.per cent 20 0 0 210 05/ lOs Royal Bank of Bcotl. .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1311 s Union Bank of Scot. .. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 103/ 0 Western. Bank •• .. .... V. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 59/ Os Alliance Fire and Lice.. 836 /. pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17112 s British Guarantee ... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 11 lls Caledonian Fire Insur. 10t.per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 34/10s City of Glasgow Lite.. Si. per cont. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/ 2s Colonial Life ......... 51. per Cent. 50 0 0 3 0 06/ 12s Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 281 7s Eng. & Scot, Law Life 61.,,nr cent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 41 Cs Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/.percent. 40 0 0 3 0 0 61 15s Nationa' Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 4 0 21 Os North British Insur... 71. per coat. 200 0 0 20 0 0 371 Os Northern Assurance Co. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/ 14s Scottish Provincial .... - 50 0 0 2 0 021 19s Scottish Union Insrnc. 7341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 00 11 15, Standard Life .• ••.. •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 261 Os MISCELLANEOUS. - - , Dividend Amount Paid. Price. Name of Company, per of Annum. • Shar e ' £ Acadian Charcoal Iron ••- African Steam Ship .. .. 10 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 2 aci dO. - Assam Jeri •... • • .... 61. rer cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - - 25 0 0 ' 19 0 0 - Australian Arriculturi - Auction Mart........ IA /per cen t 50 0 0 00 0 0 25 - Australian Trust •• .. 81. pr cent • 110 0 0 a 0 0 1l - Australian Royal Mail - 10 0 0 all 50 0 0 40 0 0 Anglo-Mexicnn Mint.. 11. - British American 6 i • percent cent 100 0 0 32 10 0 123 100100 0 0 0 0 Canada ... ••••-- " •• et Stock 100 0 0 Bonds Stock Stk Ditto, 5 per cent lads •P 5/ er cent. Stock 100 0 - 5/.lple.rlcoes.nt . s 5 : per pe c c e e nt. Stock 100 0 0 0 -- .. e • • • Do. 5 per cent c B iit o . DAte. 6 per 4 6 1 / . . p p e e r r c e e ei n it t .. Ditto, G p C.-. 2/. per cent. 5 0 0 Crystal Palace Ditto, 6 p C. bdsbcis 11887764 Ditto Preference 7l pr. cent. 5 0 0 • 5 0 0 - Crys. Palace of France - 4 0 0 a ll - 3 1 / / City Navigation Bonds 2 . per cent - - - giectric relearan h Ene.& Aus. Cop. Smelt - 50 0 all - - E ng .&lris. Mag. T. Co. - Equitable Reversionry 3/ per cent. 100 0 all 0 ( 0 ) 1)0 0 0 - Date New - Gen. i: el ers. & Invest 5l. p c and 11 (00 0 0 00 o 0 Gen. T. Sc. Col. (Lim.) - r (l. o e i r t i d .S oi t l ep e r n Na o v inb ig n a i tio u r i 10/. per - 25 0 0 all - et• & 15 0 0 14 0 0 24% s 12 1. per cent 4 0 0 all • 3 % Hudson's Bay 5/ . 21 7 .1 •6 , c int. ,00 St1 0 St oc k - Hungerford ........ all ...'.; Lon. Ne. &Na. Mauso. 10 0 0 all 3% London - Reversionary 5/, per cent. 15 0 1 all - ilea. & S. Am er i can - 10 0 0 all •% Nat. Discount Comp.. - 25 0 0 50 0 314 N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. Si. per cent. - 100 0 0 - Nor. Bri. Australasian Gd. 10 0 all % North of Europe, Stn. RI. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 - Price's Patent Cand. Co - 29 0 all 0 Peel River.LaiidticAlin. - 5 0 '0 a 2 Pen. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent ' 5O 0 0 all - 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto New •• .. •• .. - all - 1 0 0 20 0 0 - Ditto New •••. • • • • 41/21. pr ceis-t. 130 0 6C 0 0 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4% 1. pr cent 100 0 0 4i, p. sham 100 0 58 i Royal Mail Steam.... 1% ' Scottish Aus. Invest. all 1.5/. per cent. 1 0 0 all South Australian Lead 71. per cent. 25 0 0 - ' Trust and Loan Comp. l 3 ~ pr cent. 20 0 0 50 0 5 Vat Diemen's Land • • 10s. 100 0 0 28 10 0 91.6 Gov. 6 per cent. k. ._ ft. uis. 6 per cent. - 4 - ..... IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING. MEETING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS. The Freeman of this morning chronicles the arrival in Dublin of 11 Roman Catholic prelates, who, along with further reinforcements from the provinces, are to meet at the Metropolitan Presby tery to-day " for the consideration of several mat ters of importance." ENCVMBERED ESTATES COURT. On Saturday the e,tates of Mr. W. H. Rogers were put up for sale in the City of Cork by order of the Commissioners. The property, consisting of the demesne lands of Lots, Lotamere, &c., situate amid some of the most beautiful scenery on the banks of the Lee, produced 23,625/. five lots only were disposed of, the amount realised by their sale being sufficient to discharge all the encumbrances on the estate. The Lew petitions in the Encum bered Court embrace property to the extent of about 11,0001. per annum. The Earl of Kenmore is a petitioner for the sale of his estates in Carlow, Kil kenny, and the Queen's County. The gross rent is estimated at 4,0001. a-year and the encumbrances are set down at 110,0001. MR. SMITH O'BRIEN. Mr. O'Brien has addressed a letter to Mr. John Francis Maguire, M.P., enclosing a subscription towards the fund worthily set on foot for the erec tion of a monument in memory of the late Father Mathew. Small as the opportunity was, the ex chieftain of Young Ireland has something to say to attract the attention of his admirers, and accord ingly the "flunkeyism " of his countrymen (the phrase is the Cork Examiner's) furnishes a theme for bitter censure : " I confess (he writes) that it pains and humi liates me to perceive the readiness with which my countrymen award honorary distinction to the re presentatives of English dominion in this country wfliout considering whether by their • personal merits or by their connection, past or future, with this country they can rightfully claim a title to couple their names with the institutions and memo rials of Ireland. I was amused by finding in a Cork newspaper which reached me lately an illustration of this tendency in the name given to a building appropriated to the insane, which is called The Eglinton Lunatic Asylum.' " Now, though lam not jealous of the association of names which I find in this particular case, I protest against the practice which has hitherto prevailed of leaving unhonoured the memory of the most illustrious children of cur own soil, while we bestow compliments, often empty because undcperved, upon every delegate who may be sent for a time to administer among us the do minion of England. Impressed with these feelings, I have recently witnessed with much satisfaction the erection of a statue at Limerick to the memory of O'Connell, which will, I trust, be soon followed by the construction of a memorial in honour of Patrick Sarstield." Country Markets. LIVERPOOL—OeT. 20. The business transacted was only of moderate extent. Fine qualities of wheat scarce, but at full prices, and Id to 2d per 701bs less money for inferior qualities. Good flour maintained its value. Barley, beans, and peas in fair request, and maintained their value. Oats and oatmeal more inquired for at Friday's decline. Indian corn in good request for feeding at 37s 9d per qr for prime Galata and Odessa, and 38s 3d to 38s bd for mixed and yellow American, and 42s to 43s for prime white. HULL— 00T. 20. For the time of the year supplies of English wheat are well kept up, and markets generally are dull ; fine wheat is and inferior 2s lower. Foreign excemively dull and neglected. Barley if very fine meets fair sale, while grind ing qualities are dull. Beans in demand, especially dry new. Linseed cakes easier at IC/. 15s. Wheat, English red, 48s to 54s ; white 56s to 60s; oats, . 29s to 32s ; barley, 42s to 46s ; Indian corn, 39s 1 • linseed cakes, Hull, 11/ Os to l —s Od; ditto, foreign, 81 15s to 10110 s ; rape cakes, 6/ 5s Od to 61 lOs ; guano, el. to 151. ; bones, 140 s Od.; flour, —s to --s; tares, —s to —s. LEEDS—OCT. 20. There was a large show of wheat, with a slow trade, and little disposition to buy, except at 2s decline from Friday. Barley a slow sale. Beans down. Oats and other articles as before. Average prices of grain —Wheat, 56s 9d ; barley, 445 11d; oats, 26s Bid ; beans, 47s _Bd ; peas, 45s sid ; rye, ---s. Od. NEWCASTLE—OoT. 20 Finest wheat in limited supply, and is to 2s per qr. less money than on Saturday. Flour Is p er sack lower. Barley dull sale at is decline: Oats in demand, at full prices. COURSE OF EXCHANGX—YzsrERDAY. Am5terdam............ 11 16% Gibraltar .• .. .. •• •• • • - Ditto, three months .. 12 Leghorn .. • • •••• • • •• • • 30 30 Rotterdam ••...••• .• •• 19 Genoa Antwerp •• •• •• •• " .• •• 25 57% :khan ...• •• •• •• ... , o• •• - 3russelS •• •• •• •• •• • . •• 25 57% V en ice.. •• •• •••• •• ... - aamburgh •• •• •• •• ..• • 13 10% Naples •• •• ...•.., 42% A Ilona •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Paris a s •• • • • •• 25 . 35 ' Messina •• • . Do. three months .... 25 85 Lisbon .. Marseilles ............ 25 90 Oporto .............. •• 52% BOUraealLlE •• •• •• •• •• ••• ... ltio Janeiro ..... . • • •• •• •-• Frankfort-on-Maine .... 119% Buenos Ayre5.......... Berlin .. •... •• •• •• •... • • New York,6o days'sight -- Vienna ...• •• .• • • • • • • •• 10 45 Philadelphia • • ~,. ...... frieste•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 10 45 PILIOES ON BULLION, PEI oz: Petersburg ............ 35% Foreign Gold In Bars E 3 17 9 s .ladrld .........., .... 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. (1 0 0 Cadiz ................. 49% Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 Barcelona ............ .. New Dollars .... 0 0 0 5evi11e.......... LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been good to-day, but only a limited business done. Londod awl South Western, 90—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 93k - Eastern Counties, 11.1.3. 11 --Midland, 81 0 4 § —Great West ern o f Canada, 18.3.9. ex div. London and North-Westerns, 954 i—Dutch Rhenish, 4 —Grand Trunks, 10 4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 38 k-- Noi th British, 11i—South East ern , 19— Great restern of Canada, New, 20 d. MANCHESTER, OCT. 20. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The market is exceedingly active to-day, with better prices. Londons, 95 c.- Sheffields, 384—Midland, 80 ,I—Eastern Cou n ti es , 10 I—L ee d s , 93i ,Dovers, 18i---East Anglian, 44—East Lancashire, 90 — Grand Trunk of Canada, 108—Blackburn, 74—Great Northern, 238. LEEDS, OCT. 20. STOCK EXORANGE.—The market rather inactive, and the quotations about the same. North Eastern, Yorks, 395—Midlands, 82} i—North Westerns, Preference, 14k Craven Moors, ss. 9d.—North British, it 13-16.—Eastern Counties, 10 11-16 —North Eastern, Berwicks, 221- - foyers, 18g. ERAILWAY TRAFFIC .RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTEILN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re• turn for the week ending Oct. 17, 1857 £23,898 1$ 7 Corresponding week last year PO 22,886 1 3 Decrease in 1857 LO. DON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY."' Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 17, 1857 £16,509 11 7 corresponding week last year Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 292,633 3 3 Fatal of the half-year to this date, 1856 296,930 14 7 CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY,--Traffio return for the week ending Oct. 17, 1857 • £335 17 6 Corresponding week last year SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT WOOLWlCH.—Yesterday morn• ing a man named James Spicer, employed as a carman to a contractor for Government works in the Royal Arsenal, met with an accident from the effects of which it is feared he will not recover. It appears that he was engaged iu attending a ♦ehicle heavily laden, which was proceeding upon a temporary line of iron rails, when by some mians he slipped down upon the railway, and the waggon passed over both his legs, which were broken. , The sufferer was immediately conveyed to the hospital, where it was found that amputation was necessary. He is not expected to survive. BIRTHS. OF ♦ SON, On the 19th inst., at Camden-place, t h B ath,if t , i f e C w a i p f t e s i o n !' Captain Clarke, 93d Highlandrrs. e On the 18th inst., at Wor th, Kent, H. Boys, R.N. • • OF A Ir;GIITER, On the 19th inst., at Flo°ley Cottage, Red-hill, the lady of W. R. Richardson, Esq. On the 18th inst., at Acton, Middlesex, the wife of lit Bailey Lingham, Esq. - MARRIED. Co the 20th i ns t ., a t th e par i s h c h urc h , H ornsey, Josep h Phillips Stearns, Esq., of the Stock Exchange, eldest son of Joseph Stearns, Esq., of the Stock Exchange, and Dul wich-common, to glizabeth Martha, eldest daughter of the late Joseph Paice Mason, Esq., of Mincing-lane, and Champion-park, Camberwell ; and, at the same time and place, Thos. Lynn Bristowe, Esq., of the Stock Exchange, third son of John Syer Bristowe, Esq., of Camberwell, to Frances Ellen, second daughter of the abovementioned J. P. Mason, Esq. DIED. On the 19th inst., at King's Lynn, Lewis Weston Jeri- Edward T a tt on , th e i n f ant son of the Uu On the 18th inst., at Bath, Mr. H enr y Philli ps, o f 15, Thomas i m ag a le s hd a iB n it t s l . tS oph a F rances P, : k onharn. Can.nhury-street, Islington, late of :30, Budge•row, city, aged 56. On toe 17th inst., at Twickenham, Mr. Thomas Bowyer, aged 69. On the 17th inst., Mr. John Scott Whiting, of Warwick Lodge, West Ha_:krey. On the 18th inst., Mr. Wm. Westbrook, of Great Mar low, Bucks, aged 67. Ou the 18th inst., at the Terrace, Putney, George Lee, Esq., aged 55. On the 18th inst., at 4, llontpelier-crescent, Brighton, Samuel 11 aller, Esq , late of Cuckiield. On the 15th inst Edward John Harington, Esq , the sec, 11,1 son of the late Sir Edward John Harington, Bart.. aged 63. Lo,it , oti : ilinta,l and Published by MURDO YOUN' . 1 --- 1 of No. 112, Strand, Piinter, at The Sun Office, Nc. 91.6 112, Strand, in tlo Precinct, of the .?&IV4, in the county /...., ...... of blidd!osex, Wednesday, October 21, MI.