The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

THE CASE OS DE SALMI. The course that was arm by the legal advisers of the - prisoner, upon his being brought up to take his trial last week at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Mr. Robertson in the Queen's Bench Prison, appears to have been quite unex pected on the part of the prosecution, and the case from this fact, and the other peculiar circumstances connected with it, appears to excite a great deal of interest. There can be no difficulty now in stating that there is no doubt that the motive fur the coin mission of the desperate act, which has placed the prisoner in his present position, was a feeling of re venge against the deceased in c.msequence of his haviria repudiated a debt due to De Salvi, and which it is said involved the whole of his savings , during the period he was in service, and amounting to between eight and nine hundred pounds. The prisoner must, however, still have considerable means, or else have very powerful friends to assist him in his defence, aathe fees paid to Mr. Edwin James, the leading counsel, who attended on his behalf the last two sessions, amounted altoge ther to one hundred and sixty guineas, and Ser geant Parry was also pa'd special fees to a large amount, a third counsel, Mr. M`Mahon, being also retained on his behalf. The public is aware that, the prisoner baying been acquitted, at the August session of the Central Criminal Court, upon that count of the indictment which charged him with feloniously wounding the deceased with intent to murder him, and convicted upon the minor charge of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and thereupon sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude, at the late sessions, upon the prisoner being arraigned for wilful murder, a plea of autre fois acquit Iwas recorded fur the prisoner. This plea being of a very novel character, it may be as well to state it in the following terms : "The said Antonio de Salvi in his own proper per son cometh into court here, and having heard the said indictment read, saith that our lady the Queen ought not further to prosecute against him so much of said indictment as charged him with having, of his malice aforethought, murdered the said Robert Henderson Robertson, because he saith that here tofore, to wit, at the general session of the delivery of the Queen's gaol of Newpte, holden for the ju risdiction of the Central Criminal Bourt, at Justice ball, in the Old Bailey, in the suburbs of the City of London, on Monday August 17, 1857, before Sir Samuel Martin, Kt., one of the barons of our said lady the Queen of her Court of Exchequer ; Sir Richard B. Crowder, Kt., one of the justices of our said lady the Queen of her Court of Common Pleas, and others, their fellows, justices of our said lady the Queen, assigned to deliver the said gaol of New gate of the prisoners therein being, he, the said Antonio de Salvi, was in due form of law indicted, arraigned, and tried upon a certain indictment which charged himbythe name of Antonio de Salvi, fur that he on July 8,1857, in the county of Sur rey and within the jurisdiction of the said court, unlawfully and feloniously did stab, cut, and wound one Robert Henderson Robertson, with intent thereby then and there, feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, to kill and murder the s tid. Robert Hendr rson Robertson, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided ; and tnat he, the said Antonio de Salvi, further slith that upon the trial of the said indictment he was lawfully acquitted ofthesaidoffencetherein charged as aforesaid, as by the record in that behalf more fully and at length appears. And he further saith that he is the same person as the said Antonio de Sal vi iu the said last-mentioned indictment named and not another and different person, and, that the said Robert H. Robertson in the same indictment named is the same identical person as is named in the indictment to which he, the said Antonio de Salvi, is now here pleading, and not another and different person, and that the cause of the death, and of the said supposed killing and murdering of the said Robert Henderson, was certain stabs, cuts, and wound, for the inflicting of whiCh, with intent to murder the said R.H.Robertson,he, the said Antonio De Salvi was indicted, tried, and acquitted as afore said ; and not any other stabs, cuts, and wounds, or stab, cut, or wound whats)ever, and not any other came or injury whatsover. And this he, the, said Antonio De Salvi, is ready to verify. Wherefore he prays judgment, and that by the court here he may be dismissed and discharged of so much of the present indictment as ch3rges him with having of his malice aforethought murdered the said Robert Henderson Robertson ; and as to the murder and felony of which he, the said An tonio De Salwi, now stands indicted, be saith that he is not guilty thereof, and of this he puts himself upon the country." It is understood that on the part of the Crown a demurrer will be entered to this plea, the effect of which proceeding is that the facts stated in the plea are admitted ; but it will be contended that they do not make out that the prisoner was ever pl .cr d in jeopardy upon the charge of is ilful murder, and that consequently the plea of autretois acquit cannot be supported. This will be argued on the first day of the judges taking their seats at the Cen tral Criminal Court next ses-ion ; and if the point should be decided against the prisoner, he will at once be tried upon the charge of murder. The opinion in legal circles is, that the fact of a man having been tried and acquitted of wounding with intent to murder, is 110 answer to a charge of mur der where the wounded pers , ,n afterwards dies, and it is believed that the only object of the course taken'on behalf of the prisoner is that the jury may have formally brought before them the facts that the prieouer has been already triea and convicted of an offence arising out of the same transaction, and sentenced to a very severe punishment, in the hope that it may operate on their minds, and induce them to return a verdict that will not affect the life of the unhappy prisoner. THE MURDER IN LEIGH WOODS, CLIFTON. IDENTIFICATION OF THE BODY. The efforts of the police with 8. -- view to clear up the mystery in which this murder has been veiled. , have at length met with some success. The iden tity of the murdered woman has been established beyond doule. The murdered woman is proved to have been a Woman of about 30 years of age, whose histery for a fey years past has thus been timed. She for- Merly lived as cook in the family of the Hon. Mrs. Hutchinson, at Dorset-house, Clifton, and upon the breaking up of her esteblishmens by that lady with a view to her removal to lee!and, she went to live in the service of a lady named Cave, at Down end, Gloucestershire. Subssquently she was in the service of Mrs. Weston,.of River-street, Bath, and upon the death of that lady and the breaking of her eat tblishment she went to reside as head cook in the family of the Bev. Mr. Bythesea, of Fresh ford, near Bath, where she lived till within a corn- paratively few hours of her murder. She bad given Mr. Bythesea notice of her intention to leave for the purpose of getting married to a young man who had kept her company, and she had informed her fellow-servants that the name of that young man was Beate. Beale, who was a Bath man, had been also living iu service, and there is reason for believing that the deceased remitted him a sum of money to somewhere in the neighbourhood of Northampton, for the purpose of paying his expenses down to Bath. At about 4 o'clock on Wednesday, the 9th iTISt. (t he body was discovered murdered on Friday, the 11th inst.), Beale arrived at the house of the Rev. Mr. Bythesea, where he remained for about three hours, taking tea with the servants, and as- Aisting the deceased to pack her boxes, which were fetched away by a porter of the Wilts and Somerset Railway. There were three • boxes—one covered with black leather with some nails, and two covered with paper of different patterns. They were all packed in some coarse wrappers and corded, and were, it is believed, all directed. One was noticed to have a card upon it addressed, "Mr. Beale, passenger to Bristol." At 7, deceased and Beale took leave of the domestics of Mr. Bythesea's esta blishment and l e f t, stating Viet their ultimate in tention was to go to America. At the time when they Lit, Charlotte Pugsley wore a speckled straw bonnet with groan ribbons, the cu r t a i n , w hi c h was made of the ribbon, being ed ge d w ith l ace . Sh e wore a larg e bl ack mantle tck of Orlea ns , w ith bl ac k braid, and lined with but it was known that she had a silk mantle and som e shawls hershaw ls in her boxes. She had money with her, but fellow zii -servants think that it was not more th an Gi or this point nothing certain has yeth asce . rt a i ine o d n After leaving Mr. Bythes theyStokNe ve-entattoi the) , did not proceed to the Fl esti ford but to th e it station of to the railway, whence is believed Bristol. The dreadful sequence as regard s th e happy young woman has been already p „ blibed. That affecting the man has not yet been traced o ut , but it is feared that lie may have sailed (or ay any rate is about to sail) fur America. A young woman, A fellow-servant of_ deceased at Mr. Bytbesea's, and who .slept with her every night, was yesterday brought over by Inspector Noriis to inspect the deceased's clottes, which have been left in the charge of Super;ntendentHandcock. She identified nearly a'l the articles, some of them in the most indubitable manner. The frill round the dress she herself fetched home from the wash, the black unilersleeves she saw the deceased make and tack into her dress the day Lefore she left, she stating that she did it as she thought that her dress sleeve was too short. Her stockings the young woman bad mended for her on the Tuesday, and she recognises some peculiarities in her own work. I-Lr description of Charlotte Pugsley likewise car- I responds precisely with the deceased. Inspector Belt has eucceed.e.d in finding a laundress who worked f Charlotte Pugsley, and she also recognises the marks oil the linen HOMICIDE BY A BRITISH OFFICER IN joint assistance of my friends, Mr. Linklater and Mr. Field, who undertook the management of the details elsewhere, and the result is to place the shareholders in a position of temporary and comparative safety • but it would be a most ungrateful return if the shareholders do not take advantage of the opportunity afforded them, and contribute for the general compromise. Many I repiesent who have returned in consequence of this Act having passed will use their beat exertions to carry it out. The amount is very large, 170,0001., bat Ido be lievelhat if shareholders knew the vital importance to themselves in carrying out this compromise the amount might be subscribed. My friend has alluded to the conduct of the assignees. I can only say that they have well and zealously discharged their duties. The pro ceedings which have been referred to have been taken independently of this Court. Mr. LINKLATICIL—With reference to the liability of the new shareholders, I may observe that before the assignees proceeded with the examination of the direc tors, or made public the circumstances connected witbk the failure of the "Royal British Bank," they had thi consent of almost all the new shareholders, abandoning any claim against the estate. Tne question of the liability of the new shareholders to the creditors has been solemnly decided . by the Court of Queen's Bench, Ex chequer, and Common Pleas, and there can be no ques tion that they are liable to the creditors of the bank, although, as between themselves and the of I share holders, they may not be liable to contribute on the grJund of fraud ; even that question is appealed in the Court of Chancery. Tne COMMISSIONEEL—I am in great hopes that that Act of Parliament will be found a beneficial measure, and that a general compromise may be effected, so as to finally wind up the affairs of this most unfortunate bank. The meeting was then adjourned for two months. MONTREAL. The Montreal Argus publishes the following ac count of an event which has been more briefly re ported by telegraph " On Thursday evening an affair took place in the St. Ann's Suburbs, which terminated in the death of a man named Dempsey. It seems that, for some time, a picquet of two or three officers has nightly gone the rounds of that ward with police, in search of soldiers absent from roll-call in the evening. On Thursday evening Lieut. Tryan was despatched on that duty, and applied to the chief of police, Capt. Hays, to supply him with a few men to enable him to search such• houses as he might believe har boured deserters from the regiment. This Capt. Hays did not feel authorised to grant, and Lieut. Tryan then wished him good night, and said he would go by himself. While in Griffintown he saw come out of a tavern two men, each carrying a bun dle, whom he overheard speaking of going to the United States. Lieut. Tryan accosted them, and charged them with being deserters. This brought on disturbance. The men struck Lieut. Tryan, who declared himself an officer on duty, and armed, threatening that if attacked he would fire in self defence. To show himself in earnest, hs fired one barrel of a revolver in the air, declaring that the piece was loaded. Being attacked and down, he fired twice, and the balls passed through the body of Dempsey, one of his assailants, a man aged about 24 years, who died in a very short time after re ceiving the wound. The police came up to the scene of conflict, and saved Lieut. Tryan from in evitable destruction, as the crowd was both-numo rous and furious. He surrendered himself to the police, by whom he was taken into custody, and is so retained awaiting the verdict of the coroner's jury, which assembled yesterday afternoon at the New Court house. Such, so far as we have been able to gather them, the particulars of an affray, which has created much regret throughout the city. In the pretent state of the inquiry we forbear all comment on the case." An inqu , st on the body of Dempsey was pro cceeding at the date of the steamer's departure. From the evidence already taken, we take that of two of the most important witnesses : " Mary Parkyn, wife of Robert Bishop, sworn —I reside in Murray-street, Griffintown. I have resided in Montreal about 28 years. On Thursday night 1 heard some people talking loudly about two streets from where I live. It appeered to come from the far end of Gabriel-street. I thought that the cause of the loud talking was that a man who keeps a tavern there had put out a person who was unwilling to go. When I heard the noise, I was standing on the gallery at the back of my house. I saw the flash of a pistol and heard the report. Immediately after I heard a great hallooing, talk ing loudly, and a great rushing at the end of Mr. Larkin's wood-yard, as if persons were running a't. r the report of the past 1 I heard a person say, 'Go away,' three times. He spoke louder every time, and I thought the person who spoke was au edu cated one. I said so to my daughter at the time. I shut my back dcor and went to the front door, and I looked up towards Mr. Lerkin's corner. I saw three or four men running. I never saw any run so fast. They were coming towards my house. Oue man, and he was the first, was three or four yards iu front of another. I closed my door just as be passed, and I did not recognise how he was dressed. I went to the window and saw the rest of the men pa s. I di I not recognise any of them. Did not hear one word from them as they passed. Remained at the window for some time. After they passed my house, I heard some of them say 'Kill him ! kill him.' Did not see any weapons in their hands, or see them throw any stones. I then heard two shots fired immediately after each other. The man that was shot just walked past the step of my door. He had laid down there on his side. I opened the door a little, and beard him say I'm done' several times. Saw a number of persons gather round him, raise him up, and take him to the neat lot to me, and lay him there. The party I first saw running down the street ap peared as if running for his life. This occurrence took place between 11 and 12 o'clock at night. " John Bailey—Am foreman on the Victoria bridge. Reside in Murray-street, Griffintown ; have resided there for the last sixteen years. I was at home on Thursday night, the 3d inst. About half-past 12 o'clock that night I heard a noise ; I thought about the corner of Eleanor and Gabriel streets. I heard a person in a commanding voice demand his cap. He appeared to be an educated person, above the common perseus of that neigh bourhood. I heard the other party say, Go on about your own business ; that will do—that will do.' After that I heard a noiee as of persons run ning towards Murray-street. I heard very loud talking, and I calls d to my wife to throw me my troust.rs, as I thought there was going to be a row in the street. While I was putting my trousers on, the door bs‘ing partly open, I heard- a 31.10 strike against my fence. Immediately after t heard two pistol shots, and on looking out then I saw a man rise and fall three times on the side walk as he was advancing. I sax a man who I thought had fired the shots run across the street under a gallery, and continue back again to Gabriel str et. The person I saw fall I recognised to be John Dempsey, the deseesecl. The person who ran across the road I heard say to tie party who was pressing on him. Don't make an attack on me.' Teiss Aas before the stone was thrown. There were four or five persons pressing him, crying out, r Go into him,' Pin him,' as I under stood it. I could not recognise the Party who fired the shots, as I did not look at him particularly. I went up to deceased and opened his clothes to see if he was bleeding— finding no blood I turned him over to sea if the ball had passed out behind. I did not hear the deceased speak, and did not follow him after the arrival of tee doctor. I knew Dempsey about months age es a teamster in the employ of the Grand Trunk Railway contractors. He appeared to be a quiet man. " By a Jurer—The person shot was among the parties who were pursuing the m to who fired. They were all near to the man who fired the pistol. The person pursuel told them not to attack him, as he hal the means of defending bim3elf, and wculd use them.' The cause of the firing was on account of the stone being throe nat him. Were it done to m I would have acted in the acme manner. I wes standing on my gallery when the two shots were fired, about three or tour yards from the person firing. The two shots I heard fired were in the di rection of the assailants." THE S - UN, LONBON,_ THURSDAY EVENING SEPIEWBER 24, 1857 seized in Holywell-3trest, and also that it was an obscene paper. Mr. Mace, the chief usher, stated that several copit s of Paul Pry which had been seized were pro duced by Mr. Durkin on the day previous. Mr. Roche said that the two numbers of Paul Pry for which the publisher was imprisoned were never issued. When it was found that they con tained objectionable matter, they were destroyed. The magistrate, Mr. Henry, said that he saw no miitatements to correct. Mt. Jardine would have to decide at the next hearing whether the books were obscene or not, which might be somewhat dif ficult. . The editor then withdrew. PR ICE . Name.s of Companies. d Dividend per T, Annum. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Frederick Har ding was charged with obtaining two sovereigns from George Brown, by false pretences. George Brown, a boy in the service of Mr. Clarke, butcher, Hungerford-market, said that on Thursday morning his master gave him two sove-. reigns to go out and " back a horse" with. He welA to the Haymarket, ant seeing the defendant, asked him the price of the horse he was desired to back. The defendant said the odds were 7to 2, and then catching hold of his hand, took from him the two sovereigns, saying, " That will do ; I'll pay in the morning if the horse, wins." He went back to his master, and told him he had made the bet. His master asked him for the name of the person. He said he did not know it. His master sent him back to ask the name. He saw the defendant, and the defendant told him his name was Rogers. He returned to his master, who told him to go and get the money back. He went, but defendant said, " It's all right ; I'll pay i❑ the morning." The horse had since won, but his master had not re ceived the money. The defendant said he booked the bet in the name of Rogers, but did not say his own name was Rogers. He called witnesses to prove it, but the magistrate was dissatisfied with their testimony. On the defendant stating that if he had time allowed he could produce a witness who could prove this point, the magistrate remanded the case, and allowed him to go ac large on bail. ARES, From the Official List. FUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENIN( LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1857. CANALS. Price Names of Companies. Dividend per Annum A RACIA G SQUABBLE. On SaturJay a case came before the Doncaster mag . strates, which excitel much interest, in which a person named Spraig was summoned for being engaged in a serious disturbance that °courted in the inclosure at Doncaster on Friday, immediately after Blink Bonny had won the Park-hill Stakes. Mr. Superintendent Little, of Newark, stated that he was in the ling after the race for the Park-hill Stakes had been won, and dissatisfaction was ex pressed at the running of thi winner, wbo ran the race in two or three sccmds less time than the St. Leger was run in, though over precisely the same distance. The owner and jockey were in danger of being illused, and policemen were called to protect them. Great uproar and excitement continuing, it was thought advisable to ga away Mr. I'Anson in a cab, but no sooner had they got that gentle man to the end of the inclosure than those in the ring followed, and then the disturbance was taken up by the " outsiders." The defendant was stand ing on the tlp of an omnibus, in a conspicuims place. He shouted, and, holding up his stick, called out as loud as he posdbly could, "Kill him, kill him ; kill the -." Had those at the outside gut bold of Mr. I'Ansm he believed they would have him. Mr. Sheardown, the presiding magistrate, asked what was the cause of the uproar ? Mr. Fisher, the clerk, s•tid he happened to be there, and saw the disturbance. It occurred in this manner :—The Park-bill Stakes were won by Blink Bonny on Friday, carrying 101 b. m - re than she did in the St. Leger, an 4 running the rage in two seconds less time. The moment the mare came to the ring there was a disturbance, owing to the impression that the owner and the jockey " had fleeced the public." Whether that opinion was right or moron; was another thing. Mr. SheardOwn—Then • this inference, whether right or wrong►, was the cause of the excitement ? Mr. Fisher said it was. personal violence was used in t The Magistrate then, having h ering, ascertained and i that at t h n e o Spraig was asked whether he had so conducted attri used the language dis missed the summons. Previously , howe h v im er . , Self. He denied having hilted to him, and stated that he only said, "Hang . the roper," a remark he interpreted as meaning that Blink Bonny had been polled in the St. Leger. -- 1() B having been greatly excited. Mr. Sheardown regretted that groat excite ment should have prevailed, but as Spraig had not clone more than others the bench could not convict. rstetions of the di- BRlTl_Sli ye S s U te G r A d ß a - y ß , E u F n l x d x: r G the e 9m ,, ADEssinfru,s ' Mr. A. S R. : PATENT. rectors cf this compar.y, eluded a two das' sale by p u bli c b aintet:jaucticneer, con ymises of the company, Mill-3tree;, D oc kr' " the pre sey, in lots, of the whole of the amain end, Berniond erY, plant utensils for carrying on „ the operations o f ~,, , flt.l upon Betsemer's process, together with the . i - 7 ) c e :7; . Lure of the company. A large number of persons el:en::- present, but the property fetched prices at an i mmense TOductten on . the cost but little wore than a year ago. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 22. MA NS lON-HO USE. —lsaac Johnson, William Day, and John T:►ylor, journeymen shoemakers, were charged with having stolen a shawl, of the value of 1/., from the person of Mrs. Rogers, of 60, Mark-lane. The circumstances connected with this case, which were of a somewhat strange character, dis closed a long course of brutal treatment on the part of the husband of the prosecutrix towards her self, and formed the ground for a separate charge ag4inst him of aggravated aesault, as the sequel w,ll show. Tue prosecutrix, a care-worn miserable looking creature, of about 50 years of ago, and who seemed in great pain, said—l am the wife of Thomas Ro gers, shoemaker, of 60, Mark-lane. In conse quence of an altercation with my husband, he turned me out of the hound, and at 20 minutes to 4 o'clock this mo ning I was sitting on the step of the Corn Exchange Hotel. I was wearing the shawl produced, and was perfectly sober. I was in excessive pain from a blow in my side, which my husband gave me last night. While sitting ou the steps of the hotel, the three prisoners ap proached m', and Day said to me, " Come, we don't allow common prostitutes to sit on door-steps this time of morning." I replied that I. was no prostitute, and that I was sating there to prevent further cruelty from my husband. I desired them to go about their business. As they wore Ihaving, Dav took my shawl from my shoulders, and they walked together towards the Minories.. I was in sash pain that I could not raise myself hastily, but as s )on as I was able to do so I mentioned what had occurred to a policeman, who went after the pri se/1.1-s and took them into custody. W. Smith, constable 517—1 was on duty this morning in Hart-street a little before 4 o'clock, and in consequence of what the prosecutrix told me I pursued the prisoners and overtook them in the Minories. Johnson had a bundle under h . s arm. I asked him what it contained, and lie said it was a shawl which he had picked up. Day at the same time said that the handkerchief which the shawl was tied up in belonged to him. The prosecutrix was perfectly sober, but very much excited. I had seen her several times in the course of the night, when she complained to me of the ill •treatment she had experienced at the hands of her husband. John Ringrove, constable 705—1 was on duty in Mark-lane this morning. I know the pro rte.:lll6x. Unfortunately she is semetimes com pelled to go out of doors at night in conse quence of her husband's ill-treatment. I saw h r this - morning, about half-past thr.e3. Last night I heard her husband and herself having words up the gateway. She went to bed. About half past 11 o'clock she came down stairs undressed. I think he had inkt her into the water-butt—(sensa tion)—she was very wet. Mrs. Harrison,the land lady of a public house, was trying to restore peace and quietness between them. The prosecutrix nfter wards went over to the doctor's, and when she returned her husband would not let her in. The Lord Mayor—Had the gone to the doctor's i consequence of her being in such pain ? Witness—Yes. She was in very great pain, and could hardly move. Tt!c Lord Mayor—ln addition to the charge against the three prisoners of stealin; the shawl, shore is a charge before raj now agains t the husband f)r iil-treating his wife. The prisoners Johnson, Day, and TAylor will be remanded. (To the pro se ,utrix)—ls your husband hero ? Prosecutrix—Yes, my lord (pointing him out.) The Lord Mayor—Let him be taken into custody imnediately. Thomas Rogers was accordingly taken into cus tody and placed in front of the dock. The Lord Mayor—A. very serious charge his been "made against you of having injured your wife, as appears from the doctor's certificate. I hive - therefore ordered you into custody. The defendant's wife was then sworn and said,— I retired to rest about 20 minutes past 10 las, Mgbt. I had no sooner undressed myse'l and pre pa- ed for bed than my husband entered the room in a violent rage, and, without the least provOca arm on my part, struck me many severe blows on my fsce and the back of my head. He severely injured two of my ribs, one of which is fractured. 1 called, upon him to desist, but Le continued beat me °vim the whole of my body. Mrs. Richird- Soo, the landlaly of a nathbouring public-house, cune to my a4srAarice, and 1 was enabled to 030 Lpe into the street , . My husblnd has frequently sworn he would take my life. HO uses me worse than a d o . ;. fte Lord Mayor—The defendant must enter into his own recognizinces in 20/ to appear hero on Fri day, and Mrs. Richardson must also attend and diva evidence. Rin;frove (the officer) —My lord, it is most dan gerous for the prosecutr i x to be at home with the pisoner. The defendant's wife tikes care of some clumb2rs, and when the iron gates at the entrance to them are locked, we cannot get at him so as to prevent him from ill-using his wife. The Lord Mayor—l should recommend the-pro sccutrix to go to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Prosecutrix—l cannot do that. I' have had charge of these offi:es for the last 12 years. 1 know the wife of this man (Ler husband), who used t ) hide his faults, and having a little money, I ma ried hits, paid off all his debts,. and he has drawn me of almost every pound I possessed. He is a sho , maker by trade, but does 110 work. I have him. He had. repeatedly sworn he would tike my life. He told me yesterday that before •four-and-twenty hours were over I should die with my :hoes on. The Lord Mtyor---This case his assumed so s-..-rions a character that I shall call upon the de fendant to find a surety in 10/., and to enter into his own recoguisances in a similar amount, to keep tie peae?, and to attend . here on Friday next. GIUILDHALL.—A- man named Shute was pl iced at the bar before Alderman Hale charged i ' with assaulting a policeman in the execution of his duty. Police constable, 377, said—l was in a public h um in Bride-lane this morning, when I saw the prisoner offering to fight the landlord. I attempted to r .move him, and he assaulted me, and tried io push mo into the road. I took him into custody. Police-constable, 366, said—l assisted the last witness, and saw the a.sault committed. A large Spanish - clasp knife was found on him, in addition to a Couple of betting books. Inspector Harding said—The knife is what is called a life preserver. Aldertnan Hale—l should call it a life destroyer ; it is a most formidable weapon. Prisoner—The knife was given to me by a friend. 1 I am a respectable man, and I ought to have been liberated on bail when 1 tench - red it. Inspector Harding—l offered to let Lim put in bail as soon as he was sober. Alderman Hale—And quite right too. It is not usual for respectable men t , be drunk so early iu the morning. is he connected with the bet' leg fra t-rnity infesting that neighbourhood ? Inspector Shelford—l have never seen him among the-n, although I know him to have been in custody several tunes-for drunk and disorderly conduct, and once for felony. Prisoner—l never have been in custody for felony, neither have I ever been before the magis trate. Inspector Shelford—l do • not believe ho is a thief, sir, but I can inform you of every circum ttance connected with the charge of felony. Alderman Hale- , --IC you are in the habit of get ting drunk and carrying such dewily weapons, you must be a vary dangerous character. I shall fine you 405., or in default one months imprisonment. The fine was paid. • — T" , MT.—An application way ma lo to w. B. Roche, who stated that Pry. The applica,nt app:ared of a Sic)l. 130W-ST.h._ Mr. H-enry he was the editor of Pam. complained of the reports wh,;ch case at this court reported in yesteraa v . lie denied that Pau/ Pry was among the CLERKENWELL.—WiIIiam Edwards, a dirty looking boy, age 1 16, residing at 11, Peerless place, City-road, described on the charge-sheet as a watch finisher, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with felunious!y placing a num ber of stones and bricks on the metals of the North London Railway to the danger of pasengers, at Islington. From the evidence of one of the railway watch men and other witnesses, it appeared that on the precedin g eterocon the prisoner had got down on the banks of the railway near the footcath bridge between Highbury and the Green-lanes, one of the most dangerous curves on the whole line. He was there seen at first to place small pieces of sticks on the metals, which were broken into small pieces. Elo then ran away, but in a short time afterwards returned, and not content with putting small stones on the line, got a number of bricks, which Were cut in half by the trains going over them, and which caused the carriages to jolt very much. When he was taken into custody he did not deny the charge, but seem d to think the matter a great joke.. Numerous complaints have been made to the police and to the railway company of the boys throwing atones at the trains and the drivers, but owing Co the bridge being surrounded with brick-fields, it was with the greatest difficulty that any of the low boys and fellows could be apprehended. The offence of which the prisoner whirls charged is a very se, i- Otis one, and it is provided-by the 14th and 15th Vict , cap. 19, that any, one convicted of the offence mty be transported for life, or not less than seven Tars. The bricks were produced in court, and h d the marks of the wheels on them. . Mr. Tyrwhitt said the ecarge was a very serious one, and committed the priioner to Newgate for trial. A. respectably dressed min offered to b3come bail for the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the offence was one of the most dtngerous that could be possibly committed. He should not accept,btil for the present, bat •ne applicant might apply agiin at the expiration of a week. WORSHIP-STREET.—William Wa't.ns, a car man in the service of a gentleman named Wood, at Havel stock-hill, was charged before Mr. D'Eyu court with having caused the dea'h of Geo. Turner, a flue boy, eleven years of age, the son of poor parents at Kingsland. Edward Sell, a conductor of an omnibus running. from Kingslaud-gate to the Elephant and CJstle, stated that at four o'clock yesterday afternoon he was sanding at the starting . place, waiting for his omnibus to turn out of BAll's-pond-road, and saw the deceased riding on the steps of the vehicle ; di reAly the boy perceived he was noticed he jumped of and ran across the road against tiv3 sh,ft of a heavy cart, which the prisoner was slowly driving. The cmcussion knocked the child down, and the off wheel passed over his chest, crushing it fright , fully. Witness ran on seeing him fall, but..was too late to save him. Wm. Tate, a labolrer, confirmed this statement, and both agreed that not any blame attached to the accused. - Mansfield, 274 N, said that on hearing of the circumstance he went after the prisoner, who it ap p -area had just conveyed the boy to the German Hospital, he gave a similar accauut of the affair, adding, " If it had been the Queen I could not have avoided it" They returned to the hospital veld then saw the little fellow die. An officer observed that it was astonishing acci dents were not of more frequent occurrence at the Gate," as children were is the continual practice of riding on the steps of the numerous omnibuses that every minute of the day circled round the spot. Hediad frequently driven the deceased away, bat the dangerous amusement could not ba stopped. Aft , r coral further inquiry the pris mer was ordered to "be discharged, as he was manifestly blameless. Teems James, driver of the cab 3,772, was summoned for unlawfully demandinl excess of fare, and having used insulting and abusive langu ige to Mr. Frederlek Herbert Hemmings. The complainant stated that on the morning of the 14th inst. lie engaged the d , fenlant at the door of his counting-house, in Mark-lane, Fenehurch s•reet, to drive him - first to Moorgate-street, and thence to the Slnareditch terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway. The whole "journey, including a delay of three minutes at the office of the steam packet company, in Moorgata-sireet, did not oc cupy more than 20 minutes, yet defendant de manded 2s. Complainant mildly told him it was an overcharge, and tendered Is. Gd., oa which the (Liver repeatedly callel him a "shabby old gentle men." On the advice of a unstable he gAve the defendant another Gd., which he took declaring that made up his right fare; and the present pro cess was subsequently taken out against h'ne. .Since then it had been ascertained that Is. was the just claim. Defendant now insisted that he had been detained a . qusrter of an hour, or very near it. He expreSssd r-gret that he had insnited. Mr. Hemmings, and said he had made a mistake in the amount of his fare, but thought he was entithd to the Gd. fur ave,iring. Mr. D'Eyncourt 'observed that drivers fre quently indulged in the belief that any overcharge nude at a railway station was not likely to be a matter of future dispute, in consequence of the par ties probably geing fur a long period into the country. The defendant was ultimately fined 205., and 61. Gd. costs, or 15 days' inaprisonmen4,. THE MURDER BY AN ITALIAN SEA MAN IN RA TCLIFF-HIGH WAY. Yesterday Mr. IV. Baker, jun., deputy-coroner, held an inque,t at the Court-house, Wellelose, on the body ,of George de Matras, a Greek sailor, aged 34, who was stabbed by an Italian seaman, named Jose de Rosario, in Neptune-street, Rat.diff-high way. The inquiry lasted several how; and the evidence confirmed what has beou published of the tragical affair. The deceased is described to have been a peaceable kind of man, and, being well known amongst. hiS countrymen, he had opened a lodging-house at 200, St. George's-street, in the ? urhood of the murder.. Rosario was paid off from al Anyirican ship, which arrived in, the London Docka some four or five days shim. On Sunday morning lie was having w or d s with a pros titute, .whom he struck. The decesed, who was passing at.the time, remonstrated with him on ill using the girl,- wheu the fellow took front his' poe ktt a large stiletto kind of knife, and plunged it into the unfortunate man. Alt9geiher he received s3ven fearful stab, one of which penetreed the heart, and canted speedy deaqi. The Jury r,tirried a verdict of " wilful murder" against Rosario, who was committed on the coro ner't.i warrant to take his trial at the next sittings of the. Central Criminal Court. The Foreman of the jury said that they wished to notice the very, disgraceful way the foreign lodging-housei in that neighbourhood were conducted. They .auggested that tome means should be taken to deprive sailors of their knives ; At present it was quite dangerous for any quiet peaceable:person, to walk along the streets ,whle foreign sailors in a mad drunken state were abOut. It welt recommended that there should be more police n the distri t. The Coroner said no doubt the suggestions of the jury would Lave every attention on the part of the police autheritieY. Ashtn &Oita Birmingham Coventry.. • • Derby .. • . • • GrandJunctn Do., 6 pr. Ct. Grand Union Kennt & Ave Leeds &Livrp Leicester .... Leicstr &Ntl, Loughborogh Macclesfield. Neath Oxford.. • . • . 95 71. p• ct. 40 41; 100 111. 100 61. 15s. 100 21. pr. ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 100 7s. 6d 40 _ 6s. 100 251. 100 81. 83 11.55. 143 701 100 21. 10s. 100 161. 100 Name of Company. Berlin ... •• • East London .... Do. 4 pet Cent. Pref. Do. 5 per Cent. Pref. Grand Junction ....•• Do. New ....•• Kent .... .......... Lambeth • • „ New River Company.. Southwark & Vauxhall West Middlesex • . • . Do. Do, ...... Name of Company. Southwark .......... Ditto Yew of 7% p.c. Waterloo ..... .... • ... Ditto Old Ann. of Si. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall Name of Company Commercial .......... Do. Preference East and West India.. (Land 6;nrry D. & Canal 1)o. Loan Notes .... Do. 5 per cent. Pref. London .•• . • ••••• • • St. Katharine ........ Southampton ........ Victoria •• .. •• .:.. Ditto New •• •• •• •• GAS-LIGU Name of Company. British Provincial .... Brighton •• •• •• •• •• •• City of London ...... Equitable-. •• •• •• •• •• European . • •• •• •• Great Central ........ Imperial •• ........ Ditto New Ditto Debentures Do Continental Ist Cap Do. Do. . 2d Cap Do. Do. 3d Cap DJ. Do. 4th Cap tiulepeniient ........• r.ondot7 Pail. Preferen. Plicenix .•• •• •• •• •• Rateliff •• •• •• Surrey Consumers United General .. •• •• Westminster Chartered Ditto, New .... •• Western A. Di , ta B !.•;, - vne of Company. Albion .... • • • .. lianze Brit. and For. Ditto Alarine ....... Ithenx:un .......... Atlas Argne Life IS ritish Co mmer ei al .. Church of England City of London Gen. Life County ........ Crown .............. Eagle.. Equity and Law ...... European Life Family Endowment .. Genera 1.......... Globe ........ Gresham Life Do. D 0....... • Guardian ............ Imperial Fire... •• Imperial Life .. •• Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire ............ Law Lite •• •• Legal and General Life London London & Prov LaW • • Sled. Invlid & Gen. Life Minerva •• .. • • • • •• •• .Monarch • • • • • • • • •. • • New Ecuiltabls Pelican •• ••••.• .• •• Plio3nix • ..• • • • • Professional Life .. Provident Life Rock Life.... •• .. • • Royal Exchange .....• Sun Fire Ditto Life United Kingdom .... Universal Life .• • ..... Victoria Life • . Name of Company. .knstralasia........• • • Bank of Egypt Bank of London ...... British North American 'Ch. Bk. Ind. A ust & Ch, City..•......... Colonial... • • • Commercial of London. Eng. Scot & Aust. Ch. Gond . Char. Bk. of Aus. Da. Now .. ••• • • -• London and County • • Lon & Eastn Bi.kg. C. London Joint-Stock . • • Loud n aad Westminstr sat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto, New ..•• •• •• Ditto ditto National Bank ••• • • New i oath Wales .. • • Orientai Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New.• • ...... f0nian.............• •• South Australia • • -... Union of Australia.... Union of liamburg• • .. Union of L0nd0n...... Unity 'Nfutual . •• Western Bank or Lond n Peak Forest. Regent's • • • Rochdale... Stflrd &Wort Stourbridge. Severn and 1 Wye Rail. Warwick & Birming. Warwick Br. Napton.. i Worcstr Birming., ,Wilts & Brki WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. 51. per cnt. til.per cnt. 41. per cent. 51. per cent. 4 , , per cnt. 51. per cnt. 41. per cent. BRIDG Dividend per Annum. lOs per cent.l 11. 12s. Od. U. Ps. Od. 28s. DOCKS. Amount Share. X s. d. 10 0 0 Stock, 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61 0 0 5 1 8 Amount of Share. s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 , 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 Dividend per Annum. 51. pr cent. 61. pr :Ant. 41. per cent. 51. pr cent. 4%1. per ent. 4 per cent. 51. Os per c. LT AND Cox' Dividend per Aaum. 71. per cent. 51. per cent. 2/. per cent. 21. 6/. per cent. Si. per cent 'M. per cent 31. ss. 41. 15s. 41. 10$. 6/. per cent. 534 per cnt 51. 8/. per cent. 16s Od per sh 7 per cent. MANCE Co: Dividend per Annum. 71. per c. 71. 14s. 6d. p.c. & be 155.01. &l: li.per ccnt. 71. 10s. 71. ►Os. 5/. spr etAbs. I/. p'r shut It 18s. ss. per cent 1/. 41. per cent. 6 per cent. 51. per cent 51. per cent 121. r er cent 'l4s. 51. p. et. & bs. 23 & 2s bons. 214. per sh. Is. per share • 18s. & 4% per cent 5/. per cent. sj. per cent. 6 per cent p. Ct. 51.-per cent. 51. per cent 12% per c. Is. A p. c. & bs t)% p : c & bs. 11. 14s. 4/. & bonus. 5/. & bonus. 51. & t onus,. INT-S rocK Dividend per Annum. 10/. per cent 51. per cent. . 9 per cent. V. per cent. 5/. per cent. s. d. O 0 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 1100 0 7 1 . p. c. & bs. 100 0 V. per cent.; 20 0 51. percent. 120 0 20 0 IV. per cent. 50 0 6!. percent. WO 0 28 per cent. 50 0 IS . per cent. 100 0 16 pc.lkbs 100 0 20 0 20 0 50 0 23 0 25 0 20 0 100 0 10 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 ii.per cent. 20'. per cent. 101. per cent. p. ct.&bs. 81. per cent. 5L per cent. In!. per cant. M. per cent. 151. per cent.' LIST OF SCOTTISH. COM Divldead per Annum. Name of Company. Rank df Scotland .. • . British Linen Company Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank .... C mmercial Bank •• Eastern Bank.. • • • • • • &HIM. & Glasgow.... National Bank • • North of Scotland Bank Royal Bank of S coil. .. Union Bank of Scot. Western Bank • • • • . • • • Alliance Fire and Lire.. British Guarantee . Caledonian Fire Incur . City of Glasgow Lite.. Co'onial Life Edinburgh Life Insur. Eng. & Scot,•Law Life Life Assoc. of Scotland National Fire and Life North British insnr... Northern Assurance Co. Scottish Provincial .... Scottish Union Insmc. Standard Life •• .• •• 71. per cent. 81. per cent . 81. per cent 51. per cent. 5%1. p cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 8%1. p cent. 6% per cent. 51. per cent Cl. per cent. 81. percent. 71. per cent. By 4 1, pr cent. 41. per cent. 10,. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. percent. 51.,er cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 71. per cent. nit. prcent. 51 . per cent. Arric uat Share. 5. d. WO C 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 500 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 1 . 00 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50- 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 10 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 Paid. X 8. d. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 oo 0 0 2 10 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 -50 0 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 13111 s 242E0 141 5 19.310; 15 0 0 3 5 0 3 0 0 I 4 0 20 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. -- ---- Z s. d. 4 S. d. Acadian Charcoal Iron -se 10 , 0 0 2 0 0 African Steam Ship .. • .". 20 0 0 30 0 0 Assam *lea •• .. •..... 6t. gei cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 Auctien Mart .....• .• L 1,4 / per cent 50 0 0 Australian Agrlcultur/ 25 0 0 19 0 0 Australian Trust .... 81. pr cont. 100 0 0 25 0 0 24 Austra/iat Royal Mail 10 0 0 all Anglo-lexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 , 0 0 all - British American Land 51. per cent 50 0 0 43 0 0 Canada ... •• .... •• .. 'il. per cent 100 0 0 32 10 0 . Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. pet cent Stock 100 0 0 Ditto. 5 per cent bds 5/.per cent. Stock 100 0 0 MU), 6 per cent. *.• 6/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 Ditto, 6p c. bds 1874 it. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 Ditto, 6p c. bds 1 t 76 6/. per cent. Stock :00 0 0 Crystal Palace . Si. per cent. 5 0 0 all 1 , Ditto Preference.... 71 Fr. cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 Crys. Palace of France 4 0 0 all City Navigation Bonds 3% l. per cent • , :lectrie Telegraph .. 61. per cent Stock. 00 0 0 105 1 !, ,_ Eng.&Aus. Cep. Emelt. 5 0 0 all 1% Eng.Stirls. Mag. T. Co. 50 0 0 alt Equitable Reversionry 5/per cent. .00 0 0 1)0 0 , 0 Ditto New ........ 50 0 0 22 10 0 Gan. Revers. & Invest. 51. p c and 11 ,00 0 0 00 9 0 Gen. I. Sc. Col. (Lim.) 25 0 0 all Gen.SteamNavigatlon 10/. pr.tr et. &15 0 0 14 0 C London Gen. Omnibus 121. per cent 40 0 all 3:3 . 4 fludson's 8ay........ 5/. per cent. Stock Stock Ilangerford .......... 2/. ss. 100 0 0 all Lon. No. &Na. ltauso. 10 0 0 all Loudon Reversionary 51, per cent. 15 0 0 all Mex. &S. American. . 10 0 0 all Nat. Discount Comp.. 25 0 0 5 0 0 3/f, N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 Nor: Bel. Australasian . Gd. 1 0 0 all North of Europe, Stun 0 tl/. per cent, 10 0 17 10 0 Priee'sPatent Candi Co —2) 0 0 all 2314 l'ecl River Land&Min. - 50 0 all 1 % 0 0 Pen. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent 5 0 ••..•• .. 000 10 all 0 0 15 70!4 Ditto Now Reversionary Int. Soc. 4 1 ,4 T. pr cent WO 0 0 all Ditto New •• • • .... 4 1 , 2 /. pr ceat. 130 0 9 ."0 9 0 Royal Mail Steam.... 4 /. p. sha re. IGO 0 0 0 0 0 58 5,9 Scottish Aus. Invest. 151 . pe r cent. 1 0 all _ South Austral ian Land 71. per cent. 25 0 9 all Trust and Lo Comp. 7!.. pr cent. 20 0 G 5 a 0 Looter _ VAR s - Diemen' j.and•• 103. 1100 0 0 28 10 0 .._. Do Gov. 6 per et. 1: der 6 per cent. \ 4 ...4 Amount Share. s. d. Stock. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 COMP. Amount Share. £ s. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 2) 0 0 10 0 0. 50 0 0 53 0 0 Stock 50 0 • 0 SO 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 :PANIES. Amount of Share. X s. d. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 J ICO 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 ' 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 'OO 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 -100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 00 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 ANKS. Amount of Share. 51. Os. 17s 281. 121. 10s. 1/. 16s. 10s. 7s. Od. Paid. £ a. d. 100 all THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) TIM ROYAL BRITISH BANS-MEETING FOll THE LAST EXAMINATION ON THE DIRECTORS. Yesterday was appointed for the last examination of the directors representing the Royal British Bank under the bankruptcy. Three balance-sheets have been filed, extending over upwards of 800 folio pages. THE CLAIM OF Ma. MYERS.—Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, said, that a few days since the Court was applied to with respect to a claim made by Mr, Myers, the builder, and it was submitted that the matter should be submitted to reference, but the assignees considered it was not so much a matter of account as law, and he therefore had to ask his Honour to fix a day for discus. sing the case. His Honour appointed the 28th of October for that purpose. Mr. Linklater said this was the meeting for the last meeting, and two balance-sheets had been fildd, but so recently that an adjournment was absolutely necessary in order that the assignees might have an opportunity of ex Invining the accounts. One balance was prepared by Mr. Coleman ; one by Mr. Stapleton individually ; another on behalf of Mr. Alderman Ktnne ly, Mr. Vail lant, Mr. Eidaile and IVl'Leod ; and one by Messrs. Cooper and Stevens on the part of Messrs. Gillott, Hurst, and B2tt, who became directors on the sth of August, before the bankruptcy. The Court had directed shat tko balance-sheet should be filed on or before the Ist of Sept., but the first was not filed until the 12th inst., and that by Messrs. Cooper and Stevens only this morning. Mr. S leigh, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Freshfield, who appeared for the directors, assented to the adjournment. . . .. . Mr. LINBLATER then e&(1—It was originally proposed that a dividend sitting should be appointed for this day. When here on the 24th of June last the assignees thought they might make almost a final dividend by this time; we were then in expectation of the termination of pro- ceedings which were taken against gentlemen (whose names I need ult mention) for the sumof 16,0001. They, however, declined to try the question between the as- signees and themselves at law and applied to the Court of Chancery to stay the action. That was on the eve of the long vacation, and upon the defendants giving what was equivalent to judgment in the ac , ion, and undertaking to bring into court 16,0001., the action was stayed. That money has been paid to the Court of Chancery, and w.ll unfortunately be locked up till the month of November. The question lies in a very narrow compass, and by the end of November it will no doubt be terminated in favour of the assignees. Some delay was also caused with refer ence to one of Mr. H. Brown's ships, the freight of which we expected to realise cn her arrival. She wns however, attached at Hamburg by creditors whose debts Mr. H. BrOwn ought himself to have paid. Proceedings were taken in the Hamburg Courts, and within the last few days the Court of Appeal has decided in favour of the as signees. Another cause of delay has been the inability of the assignees to dispose of their property at the Wel h mines, although they have made every effort to do so. An item of 125,0001. appears upon the balance sheet for expenditure upon those mines, and interest upon the outlay. The assignees now propose themselves to visit the mines, to see what, if anything, can be done with the landlord ; and if any of the creditors can make any suggestion to the assignees that will enable them to dispose of the property, the assignees will gladly attend to it. But for these delays we should have been in a position to declare almost a final dividend. It hai been said that the assignees should give information to the creditors from time to time respecting the realisation of the estate. Jt shout] be borne in mind, however, that assignees have no opportunity of conveying information to the public or the creditors except up•in occasions like the present, when by the kind indulgence of the Court they avail themselves of the opportunity of coinmuni- eating intelligence respecting the estate. Much has been said Telative - to the Act of Parliament to which Mr. Mason has referred. The assignees and all interested in the case felt that if some legislative enactment could be obtained giving the assignees, as the representatives of the creditors, power to dischargeindividual shareholders upon payment of 'a reasonable amount, or to dis charge the whole body of shareholders by some general compromise which should have the assent of an overwhelming majority of creditors, it would be of great advantage to the creditors. The assignees, there tore, took very great pains for .the purpose, and suc ceeded in obtaining a measure which received the R ryal assent on the `2sth of last month. The rights of indivi dual creditors are interfered with by that Act only for the general good, and instead of the sharehol lera being at the mercy of individual creditors an opportunity is now afforded them of aiding in a general compromise which will satisfy the creditors generally. Failing in that, the assignees have the power to compromise with any shareholder, but in doing so tt ey would have regard to his means. Now, sir, the creditors generally are not injured by this Act of Parliament. Eich has a perfect right to go on against any shareholder, first applying to the Court for leave to proceed, an 1 unless that share holder gives hecutiry to the sati,faction of the Court, and also to the satisfaction of the arsignees, as the repre sentatives of the creditors, to such au amount as way in that particular case be required for contribution to wards paement of all the debts, the creditors' hands will no longer be tied at ail, Very great efforts are being made for the purpose of carrying out the ge neral compromise. A meeting of the credit- re was hel at the Freemasons' Tavern (which was very numerously attended) on the 4th March last. A very large majority of the creditors assented to the terms that were then suggested. The assignees required payment in the whole of 16e. 63. in the pound. There will, we treat, be 10.. in the pound under the bankruptcy, and a further con tribution from the shareholders of 6'. 6d. in the pound. Shortly after that meeting the dissolution of Parliament took place, and it did not assemble till May. Not one word of oljection 'was raised in either house by any cre ditor of the Royal British Bank, or any one in connexion with it, to the passiug of tke Act of Parliament. It did unfortunately happen that the Tipperary Bank case had excited some opposition on a former occasion, and the Bill was dsl..yed until the termination of an appeal in that case then pending in the House of Lords. The Bid did not receive the Royal Assent before the 25th of August. A meeting of many of the solicit ors interested for influential shareholders bad been previously called.- I attended that meeting as re presenting the assignees, as did also the official manager, woo is assisting to carryout this compromise. A circular was issued, announcing to the shareholders abroad that the 8.11 WAS (xpEc . ed shortly to become law, and in viting them to return to this country for the purpose of contributing to the common fund. Many have since re turned, and there can be no question that their safety dip inds upon their willingness to contribute so as to put aat 'p to further proceedings. Tee solicitors who re pre-ent the tharehellers are r x sting themselves, anJ are most anxious to bring about that result. Should a general compromise not take place the opportunity will be afforded to the assignees (which undoubtedly they will exercise) of compromising with individual share liers, and the others will be liable to the attacks of creditors. I have feit it due to the assignees to • make these observatione, • because 3 me misconcep tion has arisen as to the course the assignees hare pursued. The assignees, who are themselves large creditors, can have but one interest in common with those who have appointed them. They have desired to get what they can from the shareholders, and the ques tion is, which is the best course to adopt 9 Taere has been subscribed a fund of 10,090/. by the shareholders as a guarantee fund. That fund will be forfeited to the creditors if the compromise should not be carried out, and unless within the next month !hat object shall be effected the assignees will give no further time, but will proceed to deal with individual shareholders, leaving those who will not contribute exeosed to the proceedings of creditors. It will be rather out of place to make, aue observations with reference to the prosecutions ; but one word on that subject in consequence of the misconcep tion that appears to have arisen. It seems to have been supposed that the ex officio informations filed by the At torney-General embraced almost all those matters of coin; laint to which your Honour's judgment referred. That, however, is not so. At present there .has been no information with, reference to the circumstance under which the orignal charter was obtained, nor to the misrepresentations to the Board of Trade for the purpose of obtaining the supplemental chart r. The question raised is that in which the public are more materially interested—viz., whether or not the directers did conspire to defraud the shareholder's and creditors and the public • by false accounts and representations known to be untrue. That is the simple question which will have to be tried in the month of December if the labour necessary in getting up the cases cars be got through by that time, Mr. Gillott, one of the directors, said—l think it is those eight directors who signed the certificates to the Board of Trade ought to be punished. They represented that they bad got 100,0001. capital paid up, and I and many round me feel that if the charter tad not been falsely obtained this bank would never have existed. Mr. LAWITANCE said—The right of individual credi tors to proceed for the recovery of their debts must be somewhat controlled by the statute, and each application against a shareholder would depend on own peculiar circumstancee N such bill could have been passed but for the aid of the assignees, and great benefit is likely to result from it, while, at the same time a great scandal will have been removed from the profession to which my friend and I brleng. Procedings beet, been taken which have resulted in ruin Is many shareholder?, and the sidvent shareholders o hLve pr b o e l e n n ise c , em to pe b il e ed sa t n o ct i l e o a n v e e d the country. c t o h t i t e n a tr s y si . g spthhr:erneholder, the Court, would be meet advantageous shareholders es the creditors, and, if carried cut, the 16s. 6d, in the pound would be paid; but there can b vestinn ti at the proceedings by individual creditikr o e thiamv e e v h e o r u y l d t seriously -I,s 1: 9 7 1 ` • s e e li o t r o creditors and e ap fo r lees snits!sbould be determining at ores h h - rni ° plication w et er thee in eus iee to contribute to the extent of their means I ene bettt;:t t e I state, whatever- mhy be rho carried thatou t: t u t, ketts, h 4nu t tr ts c up o de,erci t o,u n tBlo,hb p ,cea r ti sr : e m rlitgol i oi_ s ofei e do . aeir:tsmibioni out. In justice to the to r ea t u b vi e painsnoshareholders tots are as welleeAe a general f a o n r b h y e in th e very fir. • they I ' l l - se "taken, 'lt was - obvieu; of thi s k ind "lit' 4 ce t;•-; :'n remediel inea.ure holders :tliheEeSp'S'rlltp(i:(l)rtt!it; by st atrbee ogees. ihueeßialnlcwcaesssffurla-:aanujed and carried with the PANIES' PRICES. Frice. Price Paid. X s. d. Paid. Z s. d. Stock. 00 - 0 0 00 0 0 5 0 0 Etock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 IVS. Paid. £ s. d all 150 0 0 all 12 10 0 100 0 42 15 0 41 0 0 43 10 0 41 0 0 52 0 0 16 0 0 all 13 0 0 all 4 0 0 Paid, Z 0. d 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 -0 10 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 all 4 0 0 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 13 0 2 0 0 23 0 0 2 0 o 4 o 0 1 0 •0 1 0 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 5 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Paid. Z s. d. all 18 15 ' 0 50 0 0 all G 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 22 10 0 15 . 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Price. Price Price, THE LAW 0 LIABILITY. An instructive illustration of the working of the aw of Limited Liahility has been furnished in the .tt.se of the Manchester and Foreign Warehouse Company, which it was resolved on Monday last should be wound up. After an existence of 18 months a paid-up capital of 40,0001. has been almost entirely made away with, and there is even a possibility that an additional 10,0001., for which the shareholders are responsible (the total sub- scribed capital being 50,0001.), may be required )( fore the liquidation is terminated. The pro medings by which this rapid result has been . irought about are known only partially, the one great desire of the victimised - Parties being, of ourse as in the care of the Surrey Gardens and ,ther similar instances, to keep clear of the further damage they might sustairr by allowing any appeal to be made to the Bankruptcy Court.. But it ap pears that while the ruin was making rapid pro- Iresi the directors, in orthodox fashion, declared a lividend of 5 per cent, out of profits. The affair herefore is, probably, in all its features, exactlx .kin to the general run of those joint-stock develop ments with which the public have been lately made tamiliar. It has, however, the peculiarity of hay-. ng occurred under the Limited Liability Act ; and as the equally rapid career of the Surrey Gar lens Company under the same law has almost simultaneously been exposed, a question will naturally arise regarding the inferences it suggests sto the safety or value of this measure. Some of hose who distinguished themselves by opposition b.) it will probably exclaim, " How can there be my question at all in the matter ? Here we see ticquilies as bad as any that ever occured under the ld t.ystera take place with a degree of speed never before witnessed, and which shows that the new law iv - bile it has no effect in driving rogues or incapables nit of the field, by giving facilities to new and better men, operates ascii inducement to the publicto enter with more levity than ever into such undertaking-6" But this would be a very superficial view, and the Cad is that the circumstances of the' cases now be- tore u., instead of affording an argument against rho law of limited liability, are calculated to con arm.all that has been urged reTecting its adNr-an tages. Both these companies, as well as several ) hers of a like description which have quietly broken up during the last six' months, have been brought to a stand by the simple fact that the law of limited liability prevented them from getting iredit, and that consequently when all the share• .olclers' subscriptions bad been absorbed they had io choice but to suspend. If they had been com panies constituted on the old principle there would have been many stages before the avowal of insol vency. Money would have been borrowed on de sutures, and credit would have been eagerly given b.) the Board by speculators and tradesmen on the strength of the names of some half-dozen persons n the list of shareholders, who would have been narked out for ultimate prosecution to their last hilling and their last acre ; and, instead of a rapid collapse, we should have had several years of flam ing reports and high dividends, the final break-up )eing deferred to some convenient period of general pressure, when it could be attributed to the opera-. don of the Bank Charter Act, or any other cause except the true one. Other persons as well as the 3h:4n:holders would then have been ruined, and the ermination would have been found only in a gene ral and disastrous compromise. In the present case the shareholders Zone suffer, and these, in tead of being altogether consumed, have simply burnt their fingers and bought au amount of ex perience well worth the money. At this period my pity for shareholders as a body would be pre posterous. If they will quietly permit men who lave declared dividends out of loses, or coin tated such other defaults or deceptions as have lately been common, to escape all punishment ,r even censure, the conclusion must be that they rather enjoy their fate. Of course they to not like to lose their property, but the exer cise of an approbative benevolence in letting ff delinquent directors is evidently sufficiently ;ratifying to be looked upon as a compensation. shareholders, therefore, niay be very well left to pass their votes of approval, forward their proxies, -Lod perform all the other ceremonies considered proper in such cases. If the public have anything o say on the matter, it must. be to complain of the lemoralising example thus set. It is the commu nity at large that are to be considered, and for them ,t is plain that the law of limited liability, by eorcing every unsound concern to close its business as soon as it has exhausted the means of its volun at y dupes, is operating as favourably as could have bet n desired.—Times City Article. Country Markets. EDINBURt;H 'TAY AND STRAW MARKET. SEPT. 22. Supplies of all kinds these last six days large. Oat straw, from 9s Od-to 14s Od por kemple of 16 atones tron ; wheat do., 93 Od to 14s O 4„; barley do.. 84 0•i to 12s Od. Hay from is ld to .is 4d; new do., 10d to 12d. EDINBURGH MEAL—SEPT. 22. There were in the market to-day 12 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at 44s Od and B. DAL KEITH MEAL MARKET-SEPT. 21. There were in the market to-day 12 bags of oatmeal, oof barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Sales dull. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. Third. imperial Sarleymeal, per ditto -s Od —s Od —s OJ Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, new, per ditto —s Od —s Od -s td Pot-barley, new, per ditto —s Od s 0,1 —a ( d DUBLIN, SEPT. 92. In consequence of the fall in the English markets, our m rket, was a very depressed one to-day. Wheat must be quoted is 6d to 2s under the rates of Friday." Inferior oats were sold at a reduction of 6d ; the better qualities barely supported last day's prices. No change in barley. Indian corn extremely difficult of sale, without change in price. Whito wheat, 32s 0,1 to 33s 6d ; red ditto, 30 Od to 31e Od; ditto new, 325; barley, malting, 18s 6d to 21s 6d ; grind ing, —s to —s ; oats, old, 15s Gd to 18a; ditto, new, 10e 6rf to 15a ed ; oatmeal, 14s 6d to 16s; bore, new, 15s to 1 66 3d ; rapos...d, 28s Oil to 30s Od per brl ; bakes s flour, Vs Od to 24s Od per owt; Inuian corn, 35s 01 to 37a Od I . 480 lbs. COAL MARK. T.—SEPT. 23. the close of the market Prices of Coals per ton a s. d Haswell Gas l4 0 North Percy Hartley ( ranfield Moor l3 C Canfield Moor Butes 13 G Morpeth West Hartley 17 Walker Primrose l4 0 Ward's West Hartley _l6 C Jouasohn's Hartley l6 6 Stewart's Steam l6 0 Wylam Walleend, tze.- Wallsend, &c. s d Framwellgate l7 6 Eleugh Hall 1 7 6 Nee lB 9 Eambton 18 Hunwick l6 south Hartlepool l7 9 S 3 Kepler Graiuge 1 , Braddyll l7 6 Ridd e ll l6 3 &len Main l7 6 Belmont 16 61 Ships at market, 48 ; sold, 43. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills. Let the sick take heed. The stomach is the commissarir tof the plaY; sical system. It furnishes the matstrial• sustenance 0 1 every organ. If disordered the wholS body languishes, but however severely affected its tone and vigour 03 0 3 7 always he restored by a course of these irresistible pills. 81-, indigestion, liver complaints , and other disorders of the stomach, can easily be cured by the use of Holloway ' 0 Pills. thousands attest to this assertion, and no suffi rer that has ever tried them will deny their supreme tat eieney.—Sold by all Medicine Vendors throughout the World, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244. Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; b 1 A. Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna, and E Muir, Malta. BIRTIIS. OP A NON, On the 23d inst., at 5, Gordon-place, Gordon-sqnsre, the wife of Alexander Pulling, Esq., barrister-at-law. Oa the 22d inst., at Casewick, Lady TroHope— still born. On the 21st inst., at 10, Eastcheap, the wife of Mr. J• James Homan. OF A DAIJOUTER. On the 22d inst., at Stoic.), the wife of George Leslie , Esq., Royal Marines. On the 22d inst., at Brixton, the wife of Chas. Roberts) Esq. MARRIED. On the 22d inst., at St. Leonard's, Bromley, Mr. Wal ter Ihyward, of Manchester-square, to Grace Tobbutt, thei youngest daughter of the late Samuel Large, Esq. , ° Hackney. On the 22d inst., at St. John's , U pp er Holloway, Mr: C. J. L. Baysoll, of Windsor, to Rebecca, third survivi l3 , 6 daughter of Thos. Bidggood, Esc' , of Hornsey-lane, gig"' gate. DIED, On the 19th inst., the Rev. George Wm, Barrow, el ova son of the late George 11. 0 Barrow, Esq., of Ring Hall, Derbyshire. • On the 23,1 inst., at Surbiton, William Henry Sutton' jun., Esq., of 10, Bow ChUrchyard. On the 21st inst., at Bordeaux, John Crowder, E sc t . ' !ate of Weranga, New South Wales, aged 41. On the 20th inst., at the Cedars, Ombersley, Woromter• shire, Chas. H. Strode, Esq., aged 74. R obert Oa the 20th July, at 'Coonour, Lieut.-Colonel Macuair, 17th Bei gal N.I. On or about 6th J uly, at Simla, Colonel W.S. Mentetb, fourth son of th e late Sir Charles Stuart Mentetb, Burt., of Closeburn, aged f:2. Shot by the mutin e e r s at Gwalior, on 14th June last :. Win. Stewart, E sq ., o f A r d vor li e b, Perthshire, Lieut ena j: Bengal Artillery, aged 30 ; a'so, June, his wife, aged and Robert Walter, their infant son. - LSNDON : Printed and Published by AITIRDO YOU . % of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Mice, 112, Strand, in the. Precinct of the Savoy, in the conutf of Middlesex, Thurrsdiy, September 24, 1857. . 193/0: 219/ SUN Policies POUR-FI: according The Pre are lower are. fully addition tc Premiums Polley al Prospecl London, ol R N..,‘ Cl September turning th o'clock. 1 GR ] &c.- On E dington St Weymout Pares: C or Yeovil, I A EXPTh Itondays, Station, t from all E Fares— Manchest ing the dz Euston L" Notice of the Pr( be held a of Oct( 13( purposes I. For shire Unil the Shan the Cony Stock of ordinary Company 2. For Rahway I shares in and Wha by the mi And a the heads Into betty North-W •,;.otDublO ''between And a tors an n Western situate re of St. Par upon the Dated ~~0~ M Leave th PANES 66.8 d. , Care n on and Day T st ton t class, av date of I Excur every M Chester : days, at availabll or Saturl ftvailabl, en any 1 Ticket the Eust 'I 0; ti 1 Physicil %this, a cf a cerl 0,2 s. French chemist liti FICTA] Terfectl the mit decay, This tnl (reratii ;UATRIII Rowan mica], 1 cayed t tlon.—T T° pensar: issue, c Ida! " Th view, " it AErnii " Tb the En , the aft] sidopth TU Just p E: o: from v to Mai riage i • myste urinar )(Marl 15 0 50 0 100 0 00 0 Price Cenci IN atri MCI 1 lye &quo IA hid 1• cod, other Partic their the h( It I rind out it ceed 1 !nay and h That t dera❑ Pui May itcrd( consu Bedfc Tli Calcu Circu Co:En NF;` Patel dev,, Sold Valp I CO•161 locg Strer now Who REA ale( e •ad 1 0 - 17 Urii Copl ruin