The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-02 00:00:00

TELE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. Mr. Brooke is on the eve of return to his native country after a nine years' residence in the Indian Archipelago. It has fallen to the lot of few men by their own unassisted energy and individual enterprise to render a service to their countr y so i mportan t as that performed by Mr. Brooke durin g the p eriod o f his absence. It will be owin g mainl y to h is exer tions if by the possession of Labuan a nd the exten sion of British supremacy over the adjacent coast of Borneo we attain a com mandin g p osition in time of war, and a refuge for our commerce during peace in the waters of the Archipelago. The residence of Mr. Brooke at Sarawak, and the unceasing repre sentations made by him to the home Government have given the death-blow to the exclusive system of the Netherlands authorities in that portion of the globe. They had drawn a line of posts, commencing from Shekel], in Sumatra, to the Straits of Morty, which lie to the north ward of Gilolo, and within these limits all c vi t as marked as their own in possession or in ore pe a tion. The poor loop-hole of the Sing spor u st raits was all that was left to Great Britain i n io pby the exclusive right, for the great Malacca pass is b Symplegades of Lingin and S in tang, which may in time of war be used as nav al depots to the detriment of British intercourse with China s a b s y tbo th s at tra r i o ts ut o e t .. Not only were the ou ter p Sunda, thus hermetica lly ea a l s e s d a , g b e u ' t in the interior of the Archipelago the Netherlands Government had dis played as anxious a care to establish their autocracy upon a permanent basis. Mr. Brooke himself has furnished us with a list of the positions. Thus we find the Gasper Straits under the Dutch authority of Banca and Billiton. Borneo and Billiton commanded the Casemate ; Vass ; Salayer and Bouton, the eastern paand Balla and Bema , the route s towards New South \Vales. It is impossible to doubt that if war had actually broken out, at the cost of much valu able life we might have forced these avenues; but the policy of the Dutch was to remain at peace, and by means of the impediments thus thrown in our way to exclude us from the Archipelago. That they have not done so is, we repeat it, mainly owing to the energy and exertions of Mr. Brooke. More than this, he has been the means of directing the attention of tle,Government to the absolute necessity, for the credit's sake of the British name, of suppressing the atrocious system of Malayan piracy which endangered the progress of our growing commerce with China, and inflicted the severest suffering upon thousands annually of our fellow-creatures. As we have little doubt that but for the attention which has been directed by the exploits of Mr. Brooke to the subject, Borneo would have still remained a sealed book to British enterprise, we may add that he has been mainly instrumental in opening to the English merchant the resources of that immense island, teem • ing as it is with mineral and vegetable wealth, and inhabited by a population ready to take our manufac tures in exchange for the products of their soil. There has been nothing fortuitous, nothing acci dental, in the career of Mr. Brooke in those distant seas. He did not stumble by chance on a pot of gold and make it the foundation of his future success. By strenuous exertion, great inflexibility of purpose, and the power of influencing his fellow-men, coupled with the most perfect simplicity and purity of inten tion, he has practically and successfully worked out that which twenty years ago was a foregone conclu sion in his own mind. It is told of him that while still a youth in India the undiscovered secrets of the Indian Archipelago were to him what the stories of another continent were to the first American navi gators. He did not, however, give way to the romantic impulse which prompted him to throw himself at once into the midst of its mysteries. He returned to England, and deliberately pre pared himself for his great enterprise. That rarest of all combinations, strong judgment with vivid imagination, appears to have formed the striking feature of his character. The last impelled him to action, the first suggested the best mode of carrying his purpose into effect. Even after he had fitted out the Royalist, and manned her with the best crew he could obtain, he was not satisfied that on the other side of the globe he should find that prompt obe dience from his men on which the safety of all, and the success of the enterprise, must entirely depend. For months and months he kept his ship at sea before turning her prow to her ultimate destination, that his crew might acquire habits of subordination and implicit reliance on the word of their chief. When arrived in Borneo Mr. Brooke did not unduly hurry on results. Ile waited until he had acquired such influence over the natives as would induce them to look up to him as their protector, and yield a cheerful acquies cence in the measures he might propose for their benefit. It was not until September, 1841, that he received a cession of the territory and government of Sarawak from the Raja ,Buda Hussim. When this gift had been ratified by the Sultan, instead of turning the acquisition to his own private ends, and endeavouring to make his profit of the antimony mines in the district, we find Mr. Brooke applying to the Home Government, and only anxious that his country might reap the fruits of his successful enterprise. " How can I be otherwise than happy," he writes from Sarawak in the latter end of 1841, " when I know that lam of service to a most unhappy race, and that I am giving an impulse to this fine island which must soon approximate it to the rest of the world, instead of leaving it her netically sealed, with its millions of inhabitants, as it is at present? If, however, we do not take care, the Dutch will have it, and then farewell hope ; for Dutch rule with respect to natives is a palsy and death to British manufac tures. Is the British lion for ever to crouch beneath the belly of the Dutch frog ?" The two motives of philanthropy and patriotism would perhaps have been the only ones sufficiently strong to have sustained Mr. Brooke in his six years' struggle to carry his purpose into effect. We do not mean to cast any blame on the Administration of either Sir Robert Peel or Lord John Russell for having thrown undue delays in the path of the English Raja of Sarawak. The late and present Premier, Lords Aberdeen, Haddington, Palmer ston, and Grey, took the right measure of the man with whom they had to deal. The encouragement given to Mr. Brooke in the prosecution of his enterprise is a singular instance of official sagacity—an exception to the general rule in such cases. It might be wished that a little more had been done, and that it had been somewhat quicker done; but Mr. Brooke may congratulate himself on having accomplished more wonderful things in Downing-street than on the banks of the Sarawak River. The advan tages of such a port as Labuan for the China trade, and the certainty now established of the presence of coal in Borneo in large quan tities and of excellent quality, was doubtless the main point that determined the Government in favour of Mr. Brookes's plans. The position of this port is excellent for the purposes of steam navigation in the Chinese seas, being about 700 miles from Singapore, and about 1.000 miles from Hong-Kong. It is situate at a point where British influence is essen tial to the security from hostile attack, whether by pirate or enemy, of our communication with China and the productive islands of the Indian Archipelago. Mr. Brooke has, we believe, just been appointed, as he most richly merited, to be the first Governor of Labuan, and to him we look for the future with per fect confidence to watch over the interests of Great Britain in those distant seas. The account we recently published of the attack of the Nemesis on the Malay pirates, and the narrative of the captives, are sufficient to show the fearful nature of the atrocity it has been one of Mr. Brooke's most anxious th oug ht s to suppress. These. ruffians roam about the islands of the Archipelag o and landing here and there, se i ze upon and make, captive whomsoever they can find. Men, women, and children are torn from their homes and consigned to dreadful and perpetual captivity. When they Were attacked by the steamer, they caused their prisoners to sit on deck during the action, that they might fall fall the first victims to the fire of th ose w h o impos sible, cou f ain rse, been their liberators. It is impos- Sultan and ti ti t;s e e i, to approve the wild justice of the were delivered u aneeran Aloormein when the pirates the terror of the) to them. It is possible, however, others and the men e 'A ar tillple m a y o perate to d e ter Mr. Brooke is i ns t a ll ed deserv e d th e i r fate. When if sufficient means be placi n h e s Gov ernmen t a t L e h ner) , d at his disposal, it is to be expected that the system of N thoroughly rooted 'gut from the Alchi g aalay p V a r o cy . will be The general intere s t s of Borneo commerce, are not likely t o receive' and of English All Isarnivifertoamt Mr. Brooke's temporary absence. Brune and Sarawak. He will be back at in April or May of next year, and it would n is 1 1„, %t possible to carry on proceedings at Labuan in t - interval, on account of the north-east monsoo n, The first notice Mr. Brooke will have of his appoin t :- went as Governor will be on his landing in England. This, however, will not, we trust, be the only token he will carry back to the land of his adoption of the admiration and respect of his countrymen.—Times. FIRE AT BocKING.--Chinery's Farm, in Panfield lane, close to the above town, which, within the last twelve months, has been on two different occasions the scene of devastation from the hands of inc, ndiaries, was OR Sunday night again similarly visited, a fire breaking out about half-past ten P.M. A large shed used for horses, nearly the whole of a stack containing twenty tons of hay, about an acre of oat straw, and a number of farming implements, were destroyed. The Braintree engines were in attendance, and by the exertions of those krtsent, aided by Superintendent Malins and a body of the Pollee, a barn with its contents, which caught fire and was damaged, was saved from entire destruction.— Chelmsford Chronicle. Lady Congreve and attendants arrived at Black wall xesterday afternoon by the General Steam Navigation Company's steamship Triton from Ostend, after a quick posaage. THE NUM LONI)014§ AATURDAY gYZNING, OCTOBER Of Mt' RECOVERY OF TH NOTES, &c., STOLEN FROM MESSRS. ROGERS & Co. bect As we have frequently had to recur to the subject of of the robbery of notes from Messrs. Rogers t and e that the bank, in 1844, we are now happy w holeofth A e t p i r e o b p , er w ty e b h e as lie ve been , r .l e l c b o t v e b er s e ta d under cir cumstancessatisfactory to b t n fr a ie tt n e d n s d o ed f the wit b h m o u u s e e b , : 3 1 , tpheonwus will and t . h ei recovery e o. n v e n iT h e a e s . account n t t h eofsllt b h j e eC la t r i g s e of am m o o u r n e t t h o a f n p o ro rd pe m rt a y r y i i n n v t o e l r y e e s d : o i n t circumstanceswill perhaps b connected o u nf s n e t futletdo with revert it, briefly which, t although t s b o b m u e g b o of wellhe e lle customers of the firm, have not, known to most o more publicity has not been rweegrbeettlieedv,e,pehrihthapes7thbaetenmade public. tisto be the given ro t b o be tb r e y discovered, because the most absurd proceedings was which have taken place since onceut)de d b av r e u m b e o e u n r s s i l h e b a v e e e d been b c ruirerfent, statement ssli which a w b n f o d u f a l d e u t n s a f . t o On Monday morning, the 25th of November, 1844, on opening the door of the strong room at the usual hour of commencing business, it was discovered that one of the boxes paced in it on Saturday night, con taining all the Bank of England notes in hand at the close of business, and other valuable securities, had been removed, together with 1,200/. in gold, con tained in the usual canvass bags ; making, in all, up wards of 48,000/. in notes and gold, exclusive of bills of exchange, cheques, &c. Attention was, of course, in the first place directed to ascertain by what means the thief or thieves had obtained access to the strong room. There were no marks of violence on any of the doors or windows of the house, and the lock and door of the strong room were to all appearance the same as usual. It was evident, therefore, that the lock had been picked either by false keys, which was almost impossible, or by copies of the keys used at the bank having by some means been obtained by the robbers. We believe the last supposition is now thought to be correct. Suspicion did not immediately attach to any one; all the persons engaged in the establishment gave a satisf ac - tory account of themselves, and accounted for the manner in which they had respectively been engaged on the Sunday, the day preced in g the discovery of the robbery. The porter bad also been out all the day by permission, and had been seen to leave the bank in the morning at the time he stated. We believe the partners were quite satisfied with the explanations of their clerks, and fully exonerated them from any participation in the robbery. It would, of course, be out of place for us to state whom they did suspect, no criminal proceedings having been taken against any one, from the absence of all means of proving the crime ; but we feel convinced, from the facts we know, that the robbery will not ultimately go un punished. There is at present a difficulty in obtain ing legal proof of the crime, which may hereafter be supplied. A reward of 3,0001. was immediately offered by Messrs. Rogers and Co. for " the apprehension of the guilty party or parties," and restoration of the property ; and lists of nearly all the notes were made out, and distributed throughout the kingdom, and subsequently all over the world. Mr. Hobler, the solicitor employed by the Bank, took the most efficient means of proving, if necessary, the ser vice of these lists on the Continent ; and by in serting them in this Magazine for some time, he would have been able to prove their delivery to nearly every bank in the kingdom, if required. By these means, the negotiation of the notes was effectually stopped ; and as all the 1,0001. notes stolen were dated the 13th of May, 1844, the Bank of England, when applied to by Mr. Hobler, called in and cancelled all the outstanding notes of that date, excepting those stolen, and thus afforded a further means of detection. Subsequently the Bank of England also allowed Messrs. Rogers and Cu. the full amount of the notes on their undertaking to guarantee the Bank against any claim which might be made upon it, and giving satisfactory security. In this state the matter remained until about a twelvemonth since, when, in consequence of informa tion received, it was believed that the stolen property was secreted in a house at Islington. The grounds of suspicion did not, however, justify a search warrant being issued ; but as other stolen pro perty was believed to be secreted there, a warrant was obtained, and COOL in sovereigns were found concealed. The money, however, could not be identified, and no proceedings were, therefore, taken. The thief or thieves had acted very judiciously at the time of the robbery, in not taking any of the silver coin from the strong room. In order to save them selves the trouble of opening the bags, to see which contained gold, they had cut the sides of each bag with a knife, and so ascertained its contents. In addition to the notes specified in the lists as stolen, about 4001. more (chiefly in 51. notes) were taken ; and as the numbers of some of these were known, it was hoped that if any of them were nego tiated, a clue might be obtained to the guilty parties. The thieves, however, were evidently masters of their eralt ; and instead of attempting to pass the notes, they entered into negotiations ter the re turn of the property. Amongst other ingenious modes of effecting this, one party undertook to find out by mesmerism where the property was concealed; but Messrs. Rogers firmly declined to receive back their property on any terms which should screen the iruilty party or parties from justice, and hence the matter has stood over till the present time. The whole of the notes specified in the lists have now been recovered, together with the other valuable documents contained in the stolen box. We are not aware of the precise manner in which this has been effected, but we believe it has cost the firm two thousand six hundred pounds, being the amount of the reward offered during the present year for the reco very of the property ; the original sum of 3,0001. !laving been reduced by Messrs. Rogers, who intended to decrease the reward annually. If the notes had remained unclaimed for five years, the Bank of England might have declined paying them, and could have pleaded the Statute of Limita tions as a bar to any action for their recovery; but as the Bank have never refused payment of their notes, under any circumstances for such a reason, it is not probable that they would have adopted this course in the present case. If, therefore, any of the large notes had been presented for payment by a party who could have shown the probability of his having taken them without " gross negligence," he would no doubt have been paid by the Bank, and Messrs. Rogers and Co. must have borne the loss. The measures of Mr. Hobler, the solicitor, were, however, so well con trived, that it was scarcely possible for any of the larger notes to have been taken in ignorance of the robbery. As we mentioned at the time, certified co pies of the list of notes were served by notaries, or other official parties, on all the money changers and bankers on the continent, and the usual channel for negotiating stolen notes was therefore closed. We believe we are correct in stating, that the re covery of the property is mainly attributable to the excellent precautions adopted by M r . H o bl er, t h e solicitor ot . Messrs. Rogers, whose experience in mat ters of this kind enabled him at once to stop all at tempts to circulate the notes ; and had there been the slightest clue to the manner in which the robbery had been committed, and the place of concealment of the property, he would no doubt have succeeded in bring ing the guilty party or parties to justice. A knowledge of the facts connected with this great robbery may he useful to bankers, on the occurrence of any future case of the kind.—Bankers' Magazine. BISHOP OF NOTTINGHAM.—It is said that Dr. Wiseman has received instructions front the Pope to re :nodel the ecclesiastical arrangements of his communion in England. Heretofore, England has been a missionary station, under the superintendence of vicars-apostolic. But the present order of things is now to cease, as his doliness considers that Roman Catholicism has made iufficient progress to warrant the re-establishment of the hierarchy, with all its ramifications of ecclesiastical go vernment—deans, chapters, archdeacons, ecclesiastical courts, &c., as it existed in this country prior to the Reformation, and as it at present exists in Ireland. l'here will, it is said, be two archbishops for the pro vinces of York and Canterbury, with eight bishops subordinate. These new bishops will take their title prom the chief centres of Roman Catholic influence, such 'AS Birmingham, Nottingham, and Liverpool. Dr. Wise man, it is said, will succeed, under the new title of the Bishop of NVestminster, to the administration of the ,ffairs of the London district, in the room of Dr. Grif riths, deceased.—Nottingham Revie w . REVISING BARRISTERS' COURT.-011 Tuesday last William Blanshard, Esq., one of the barristers appointed to revise the list of voters in the election of knights of the shire for the West 'titling of the county of York, held a court in the Mansion-house, in this town, for the purpose of revising the lists for Doncaster and the sur rounding parishess. The overseers attended from the several townships, and brought with them the original notice s of claims and obj ec ti ons , & c . N o o bj ect i ons were made, and the business was transacted in a very short spa ce o f t i me. In consequence of the neglee• of the t ate overseer of Melton-on-the-Hill, in not having Ina parish,. j ist f att n e a r m G e a s, ze t tt h e e . whole of the electors in EXPLOSIO N or F were disfranchised until the next period of six o'clock, consider:hi RR "" —Last evening, about wAlu-a—r-rn.was created in the imme diate vicinity of Litti: of an explosion of Black friars-road, in consequence used in the manufactur e of e e of combustible material, the premises belonging to Mr. taking place upon From inquiries made, it appeared that Mr. pyrotechnist. Murdy was ngaged filling some cases with comp hs ij r. room on the ground floor, where, from som o e n in the back cause, the material exploded, setting fire to unexplained other description of fireworks, which also went off ewrith a terrific noise, demolishing several panes of gl ass i n the window, and firing the contents of the room. In an instant the whole of the parties in the room, consisting of Mr. Murdy, a boy, and a young child, were encircled with fire, and, owing to the suffocating nature of the effluvia emitted from the composition, it was with great difficulty that the parties could breathe. The three par ties were found to be so severely injured that thej were sent to the hospital., MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. WALESBY and a full Bench of Magistrates.) Yesterday George Lombardy and David Wheeler were indicted for having unlawfully assaulted, and rescued one George Bartlett from the custody of an officer of the Clerkenwell County Court; and the man Bartlett was joined with them as a defendant in the count for the assault. Mr. Huddleston prosecuted, and Mr. O'Brien ap peared for the defendants. It appeared from the statement of the witnesses, that Bartlett had been summoned to attend at the Clerkenwell County Court, but had not taken any notice of the summons. The result was that; judg ment was signed against him. He, however, treated the Court with contempt, whereupon a warrant of commitment was issued by the Judge. This,warrant was placed in the hands of the prosecutor for execu tion, and he accordingly proceeded to Bartlett's resi dence for that purpose, but on his arrival at the pre mises be met with an obstruction from Mrs. Bartlett. The husband, nevertheless, now offered to pay the debt and costs. The prosecutor informed him, that as the warrant was issued against him for contempt of Court, he could not receive the money, but must take his person. In pursuance of his duty he then laid hold of the husband, upon which the wife screamed out loudly for help. This effort of the female's lungs had the wished-for effect, for, in an in stant in rushed the other defendants, Lombardy and Wheeler, by whom Bartlett's rescue was accomplished. In his cross-examination the prosecutor stated that he had had an execution in his possession against Bart lett's goods for five months, but that he had been unable to make the levy in consequence of the house having been during the whole period in a state of barricade. He could not effect an entry upon the premises, although he and others had been on the watch every day. It had happened, too, that whilst he and his assistants had been on the watch, Mrs. Bartlett had upon more than one occasion thrown a quantity of tainted water over them, whilst at other times the violent opposition of the lady attracted con siderable crowds around the house. Mr. O'BRIEN, on behalf of the defendants, submit ted that under the provisions of the 110th clause of the New Small Debts Act the prosecutor was com mitting an illegal act when he was arresting Bartlett after that person had tendered him the amount of the debt and costs. The Learned Judge would find, on looking at that clause, it ran thus: —" And be it enacted, that any person imprisoned under this Act who shall have paid or satisfied the debt or demand, or the instalments thereof payable, and costs remain ing due at the time of the order of imprisonment being made, together with the costs of obtaining such order and all subsequent costs, shall be discharged out of custody upon the certificate of such payment or satisfaction signed by the clerk of the court, by leave of the judge of the court in which the order of im prisonment was made." It was quite clear, he con tended, that the man Bartlett was, under the terms of this clause, fully justified, seeing that he had made a tender of the debt and costs, in resisting the arrest. Mr. HUDDLESTON, on the other hand, argued that the clause was applicable to warrants for non-pay ment, and not to warrants for commitment for con tempt. No doubt the payment of debt and costs would exonerate a defendant from a judgment against his goods or person, but a warrant for the committal for contempt, he urged, was quite a distinct proceed ing, and could in no way be affected or satisfied by payment. In fact, a contempt of court could not be purged by payment, and the officer was, consequently, incompetent to receive payment upon such terms. The Learned JUDGE overruled the objection taken by the Learned Counsel for the defendants. The jury eventually returned a verdict of Guilty. The Learned JUDGE then sentenced Bartlett, who had been brought up in custody from the Queen's Bench prison, to fourteen days' imprisonment in the House of Correction, and Lombardy and Wheeler to pay a fine of is each and to be discharged. POLICE IN TELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR said he considered it likely to be useful to the public to state that he had received letters from gentlemen with whom certain foreign lottery speculators had thought proper to correspond, with the view of getting up a taste for that sort of speculation. The process appeared to his Lordship to be quite sufficient to prevent experienced people from running any hazard with their super fluous cash, but the metropolis swarmed with persons who seemed to have been born to be preyed upon, as the occurrences of every hour at police-offices incon testably proved ; and through the medium of the press he thought a charitable hint might produce much advantage to the most extensive list of the gullible. The following letter, containing documents, was then read by his Lordship, as calculated to explain the nature of the communications : " Forfar, Sept. 24, 1847. " My Lord,—Knowing the ingenuity of some of the citizens of London in " raising the wind," and that too sometimes by not very legal means, I beg to transmit to your Lordship the enclosed documents for the sale of an Austrian estate, which have been transmitted by post to me : " I do not believe in the existence of any such scheme for the sale of an estate in Austria by the specified means, and even if it do exist, the proceedings are illegal in this country; but, notwithstanding, it is calculated to induce the adventurious to throw away their cash, which might be more usefully expended upon the ordinary necessities of their own families, and I therefore send the documents to you, in order that, if your Lordship deem fit, the matter may be inquired into, or the public warned of the imposition. " I remain, my Lord, your Lordship's very humble and obedient servant, " W. SMITH, M.D. " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London." "Frankfort-on-the -Maine, Sept. 1847. " Sir,— I beg to submit to you a prospectus of the plan for disposing of a magnificent mansion, a view of which is enclosed herein. " You are probably aware that the system of sales by auction is not in vogue in Germany, and that when a landowner wishes to dispose of a property, the usual practice is to adopt a sale by shares. " These sales can, however, only take place by permission of the proper authorities, and that permis sion is never accorded until after the most careful in vestigation on the part of the Government. " Conceiving it possible that you might feel inclined to subscribe fur a few shares, I shall keep at your dis posal the five numbers and the gratis ticket' marked on the enclosed certificate, and on receiving your orders I will immediately send the originals. "The payment can either be made at once by Post-office orders, bank notes, or bankers' orders ; or you may, at your option, remit, after the receipt of the shares, to a house in London, whose address I will furnish. Should the numbers marked on the certi ficate be already disposed of on receipt of your order, you will be pleased to leave the choice of others to me. " Should you not feel disposed to take a share in this speculation, may I trouble you to hand the pros pectus and enclosures to some of your friends. "I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant," &c. he prospectus enclosed in the letter states that three grand prizes are to be drawn :-1. The magni ficent freehold property, the estate Langiewnick, in Austria, forming one of the most valuable properties in the Austrian empire. 2. A money prize 0f50,000 florins. 3. Various money prizes, of the amounts of 20,000-10,000-5,000-4,000, &c., florins. The following is a copy of the scrip enclosed to Mr. Smith : "A grand sale by shares of the Seignorial Estate, Langiewnick, in Austria, officially valued at 2,000 florins, takes place at Vienna on Nov. 13, 1847. " Prices of the shares : " One ordinary share, 1/. ; one green share, 21. "By taking five ordinary shares, a green share is added gratis. " The following five ordinary shares, Nos. 2,436, 2,458, 2,483, 2,525, 2,556, together with the green one, No. 804, or others, if these should be disposed of, will be delivered to the bearer on returning this scrip, and the amount of Si. before the 12th of No vember, 1847, to , banker. " Frankfort-on-the-Maine, Sept. 1847." There was also enclosed a plate of the mansion and estate, which are to fall into the possession of some very lucky person on the 13th of November next. The view was captivating enough to induce a person to risk a pound for such a glorious independence. A gentleman present observed to his Lordship that the very liberal manner in which the tickets were transmitted for the purpose of picking up chance cus tomers brought to recollection the course pursued by the provisional committee in a great number of the humbug railroad companies. The gentlemen at the head of the respectable concerns alluded to used to send letters of allotment to parties who never applied for shares, and afterwards wrote to them per the legal gentleman of the establishment, upon the breaking up, for a per centage to defray the expenses of the experiments. The Loan ALI_YOR said, he knew nothing of the persons who were concerned in getting up the lot tery in question, but he knew that it was illegal to have anything to do with speculations of the kind in be lieved all th a t h e :t pona d p this country, an d hi s exper i ence led h i m to g ive a t r hao t c e c d u to r r e m d aokfe late any a v l e c n u t l u a t r e e d . most earnest ca u ti on t o t h e pu bli c to ta k e care how h t i o ie de b t e er . tha this c au ti on was necessary, notwithstand ifrom hazardous speculation. William James, a d an d• dy-dressed conductor, of No. 2,373, threepenny omnibus, was summoned be fore the Lord Mayor by Mrs. Ann Sell, for the following misconduct : Mrs. Sell got into the omnibus in Piccadilly, and the conductor a on getti ng ou t a t t h e P ou l try handed shilling. H e t o ld h er t h at if she would o the European, o pp os it e t o the Mfilliiptb as far Ili': I ••••••••••••....• y„ would give her the change. She did 40, and he handed her, not the 9d. she was entitled to, but 2d., and proceeded without attending to her eupostulation about the money he detained until he rer.ched Grace church-street. She then touched him with her parasol, and showed that she was determined not to be imposed upon, but he insolently refused to do her justice. The conductor said, he had givers the person her full change. The LORD MAYOR said, he was aware of the prac tice of the conductors of some of the threepenny om nibuses towards their female passengers especially, who, if they gave silver, often received not one far thing of change, but were suddenly left in the street, when the hint was given to the coachman. His Lord ship thanked the lady for having come forward, and fined the conductor 20s. and costs. GUILDHALL. Yesterday James Pummel!, a lad employed as a Forter at Messrs. Westley and Cl ar k e ' s, b oo kbi n d ers , riar-street, Doctors'-commons, was brought before Mr. Alderman Farncomb for further examination, charged with robbing his employers of a considerable number of books of gold leaf. At the previous hearn g the policeman, John Coram, stated that he stopped the prisoner in the street while engaged in tearing up the paper leaves of the book from which he had just extracted the leaf gold. He had eighteen books of gold in his pocket, and at a coffee-shop which he frequented the officer found five wrappers bearing the names of the gold beaters, each of which wrapper had contained 300 leaves of gold. He had been observed at the coffee shop to be busy in taking the gold out of the bouks on two or three occasions. Fowle, a clerk at the Cross Keys Inn, in Wood street, was now called to show that the signature "A. Paine," in Messrs. Westley's parcel-book, was not in the handwriting of any person belonging to that inn, nor had the parcel therein referred to been booked there. Mr. Logan, the foreman at Messrs. Westley, de posed that on the 31st of August he made up a parcel containing a handsomely bound copy of "The Ode on the Installation of Prince Albert," and addressed it to "W. Wordsworth, Esq., Rydal Mount, near Ambleside, Westmoreland." He then delivered it to the prisoner, as one of the porters, to carry it to the Cross Keys, with money to pay the carriage. He brought the parcel-book back, apparently regularly signed, and 2s. Bd. marked as paid. Jane Collier, the prisoner's sweetheart, was then called as a witness against him. Mr. Alderman FAaNcoun endeavoured to avoid placing her in this position, by examining her sister first, to see if she could prove the prisoner brought the book to their house in Bethnal-green. She, how ever, could only speak of what her sister had told her. Jane Collier was therefore sworn. She said she was nineteen years of age. She shed tears while she was giving her evidence. She stated that the pri soner brought the book to her house on the 21st of September, and said he was going to take it to a Mr. Evans, of Chancery-street, Stratford. He said he would leave it till the next day, but he let it remain till the 25th, when the policeman came, searched the place, and found it. Mr. Logan, the foreman, identified five volumes of the " Penny Cylopm - lia," as corresponding in the style of binding and in the number of each volume with five others which had been stolen from a set of fourteen, which had been lying in his counting-house for a considerable time. One of them was the pat tern volume, which the rest were to match. They were kept back to await the reprinting of a sheet which was imperfect. The gold was kept in wit ness's counting-house, and he did not know how the prisoner could get at it without the help of false keys. The stock of gold kept was large, as a great number of hands were constantly using it. He took care to deliver out no more to any man than would be wanted for his job, but he did not keep such an account of his stock that he could miss a dozen books. The prisoner had no right to take any gold off the premises. The prisoner offered no defence, and was committed for stealing the books and the gold. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday a little girl scarcely nine years of age, named Charlotte Davidson, was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Arnold, charged with the following syste• matic robbery upon another child of about the same age, the daughter of a labourer living in Gray's buildings, Kingsland. Elizabeth Jenkinson, the child in question, stated that having been sent out that morning with her little brother, three years old, to purchase meat for their dinner, by her mother, with a handbasket in one hand, and a half-crown in the other, she had not pro ceeded far down the road when the prisoner came up to her, and asked her if she had any money ? Sbe replied " Yes," and showed her the half-crown, and the prisoner, upon looking at it, told her that there was a tall man lurking about the neighbourhood, who was constantly robbing little girls like her, and that he had the day before cut off her (the prisoner's) pocket, and not only stolen a shilling she had been sent out with, but also carried her little brother away from her, and that he had not been seen since. The prisoner then told her to be very careful of her money, or she would be sure to have it stolen, and proposed to wrap it up for her, to which she assented, and the prisoner having rummaged the basket to see what it contained, produced a piece of rag, and taking the half-crown from her, rolled them up together, and shutting down the lid, placed them, as s h e thought, in the bottom of the basket, and hurried away ; but on reaching the butcher's where she had to purchase the meat, she found the money had been stolen, and having burst out crying, pursued in the direction the prisoner had gone, and having overtaken her gave her into custody. When asked by the Magistrate what could have induced her to act so, the prisoner said, that her elder brother, a boy of 14, had told .her to take the little girl's money ; and that, having done so, she went to the corner of a street where he was waiting for her, and handed him the half-crown. In answer to fur ther questions, she said that her parents resided at Ball's-pond, Islington, and gave a minute description of the locality; but on the return of the policeman who was sent there by the Magistrate to make in quiries about her, he informed the bench that, although he had been very particular in his search, he had been unable to ascertain anything about her parents, who did not appear to be known there. Mr. ARNOLD said, that as it might be attended by the most serious consequences to send so young a child to prison, he should allow the cas e t o s t an d over for a few days, during which the p r i soner mus t b e taken care of in the workhouse, and in the meantime one of the warrant-officers must use his best exertions and endeavour to discover her parents or friends, when he would determine how to act in the matter. SOU FH WARK. Edward Austin was brought before Mr. Cotting ham for re-examination, charged with forging and uttering cheques purporting to be drawn by Mr. Charles Chester, a solicitor, in Acre-lane, Brixton, on the Southwark branch of the London and Westmin ster Bank, in which he keeps an account. Mr. Mullins, the solicitor to the Bankers' Society for the Detection and Prosecution of Frauds and Forgeries, attended. The prisoner was undefended. Yesterday, when the prisoner was placed at the bar, Policeman 72 M stated, that since the first ex amination he had been making inquiries with regard to the pri so ner, and had ascertain e d th at he had borrowed several sums of money of different persons, and deposited forged cheques with them as security for the repayment of the same. It, however, did not appear that the prisoner had obtained any money on them of the bankers, and that, it seemed, his motive in circulating the cheques was for the purpose of leaving them in the hands of those from whom he borrowed money as security for its repayment. Stephen Long stated that about ten days ago the prisoner called on him and told him he was going to dispose of a cottage, for which he was to have 1501. of Mr. Chester, who was to give him a cheque on his bankers for the:money. He said that at present he was in want of,:money and borrowed several small sums of witness, saying that he should repay him the moment he obtained the cheque of 1501. from Mr. Chester. On the last occasion he borrowed of witness he ac companied the prisoner to Mr. Chester's house, and waited outside until he came out, and he then exhi bited a letter to witness, which he said had been put into his hands by one of M r . Chester's clerks, and the purport of which was an acknowledgment, on the part of the writer, that he was indebted to the priso ner in the above sum, and that if he called in the course of a few days he should have a cheque for the money. This letter, which was produced in court, was left by the prisoner in the hands of the witness, who, in a few days afterwards, suspecting that it was a trick to defraud him of his money, proceeded to Mr. Chester and showed him the epistle ; and that gentle man at once assured him that he was not indebted to the prisoner a shilling, and that it was a fictitious letter altogether. The policeman stated that the prisoner ran up a score at a public-house kept by a Mr. Clarke, and as security for the debt he entrusted him w ith two cheques, purporting to be drawn by Mr. Chester on the London and Westminster Bank. Mr. Clarke, however, it was found, had since destroyed the cheques on being made acquainted that they were forged ones. Mr. COTTINGHAht inquired what number of these forged cheques was supposed to be circulated amongst the public ?—The policeman said, that there was no doubt a great number was deposited by the prisoner in the hands of those of whom he borrowed money as security, and that that seemed to be the only use he made of them, as it did not appear he had presented any of them at the banking-house. Mr. COTTINGLIAIt (to the prisoner)—Why did you obtain this witness's money by such means ? The letter now produced is also a forgery, it appears. Prisoner—l know it was wrong ; the fact is, I have been unfortunate and lost a great deal of property one way or another. I have been starving of late, and reduced to the greatest distress. When I gave the cheques I intended to have paid;the persons from whom I borrowed money when I got it, and to have taken the cheques back; but I never supposed that they would have presented them at the bank. I could not be so foolish as to believe the bank would cash such paper. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that, however groat his distress might have been, he was not justified in adopt ing such a course, and that he should have no hesita tion in sending him for trial if the Society of Bankers consented to prosecute. Mr. Mullins said, that since the first examination of the prisoner it was ascertained that he had not presented any of the cheques for payment, and that the Bankers' Society, therefore, did not feel called upon to prosecute for the forgery, for, in point of fact, no money had been raised from them upon the documents. Mr. COTTINGHAM said, that it would be a pity if a prosecution was not instituted against an offender like the prisoner, and that it was out of the power of the poor man Sullivan to bear the expenses of such a pro ceeding. Mr. Mullins said, that the bankers were anxious that tradesmen should be more circumspect than they were in taking cheques, and that their object was to induce them to be cautious from whom they received such documents. It did not appear, however, that the prisoner belonged to the class of persons who were in the habit of forging on the bankers of the metropolis, but that he drew these fictitious cheques with the view of depositing them as security in the hands of those from whom he borrowed small sums of money. Mr. Mullins then inquired if the prisoner could not be punished as a common cheat? Mr. COTTINGHAM said that the prisoner was in dictable for forgery as well as for obtaining money under false pretences. With regard to the former offence, however, he was inclined to believe that the prisoner had written out the cheques, not with the intention of uttering them and obtaining money at the bankers', but merely with the view of depositing them in other hands as security, in order to raise money when he fell into distress. At all events, there were clear cases of misdemeanour against him, and as the bankers were not desirous of proceeding against him, he thought it would be the most judicious plan to send him for trial for the latter offence. As, however, it was absolutely necessary to ascertain the full extent to which the prisoner had carried on these transactions, he should remand him 1 for another week, in order to bring forward all the evidence that could be procured bearing on both charges. N. Mullins intimated that he should take special care to be present on the prisoner's trial, and should lend his aid in forwarding the proceedings the magis trates might think necessary to adopt against the accused. the 10th of October the receipts were such as to leave a ;balance of 1151. 103., after defraying the expenses, but looking to the general statement he thought the profession might, as the insolvent had designated it, be termed one of mere lottery. There was, however, a course open to all persons who found themselves in difficulties of such a nature, and that was to come at the earliest possible moment to that court, and seek protection not only for their own per sons ,but for their creditors. And whether or not that property which had cost 8001. would have realised more than 1401., he could not lose sight of the fact of the two former insolvencies. He would not question the view of the decisions and orders made in these cases, but as the bankrupt had on former occasions failed to meet demands amounting to nearly 10,0001., he should have exercised due caution when he was again engaged in his profession, and that due caution had not been exercised. He should therefore feel himself bound, in accordance with the Act of Parlia ment, to decline naming a day for the final order.— Mercury. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 28th day of September, 1847, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council, that the Right lion. the Lord High Chancellor of that part of the United Kingdom called Great Britain do issue writs for further pro. roguing the Parliament, from Tuesday, the 12th day of October next, to Thursday, the 11th day of November next. At the Court at Osborne louse, Isle of Wight, the 28th day of September, 1847, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by her Alajeaty in Council, that his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare a Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the late abundant harvest ; and that such Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving be used in all churckes and chapels in England and Wales, and in the town of Berwick-on- Tweed, on Sunday, the 17th day of October next. And it ►s hereby further ordered, that her Majesty's printer do forthwith print a competent number of copies of the said form of prayer and thanksgiving, in order that the same may be forthwith sent round and read in the several churches and chapels of England and Wales, and of the town of Berwick on-Tweed. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 28th day of September, 1847, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered by her Majesty in Council, that all ministers and preachers, as well of the Established Church in that part of Great Britain called Scotland as of the Episcopal Communion, protected and allowed by an Act passed in the tenth year of the reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, cap. 7, do, at some time during the exercise of Divine Service in their churches, con gregations, or assemblies, on Sunday, the 17th day of October next (or so soon as the ministers of such churches, congregations, or assemblies respectively shall be enabled so to do), put up prayers and thanksgivings to Almighty God fur the late abundant harvest. At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 28 h day of Sept., 1847, present the Queen's Most Ex eeiient Majesty in Council, her Majesty was this day pleased, upon the representation of the R:ght Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education, to appoint Henry George Bowyer, Esq., and Thomas Browne Browne, Esq., to be two of her Majesty's In spectors of Schools. DOWNING-STREET, OCTOBER 1, 1847 The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Fitz gerald, Esq., Commander in the Royal Navy, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the ter ritory of Western Australia and its dependencies. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Richard Graves Mac Donnell, Esq., to be Governor and Com mander-in-Chief in and over her Majesty's settlements in the Gambia and their dependencies.. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Richard More O'Ferrall, Esq. to be Governor and Commander in-Chief in and over the island of Malta and its de pendencies. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Henry D. Warden, Esq. Captain in the Corps of Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be British Resident among ttie Tribes on the north-eastern frontier of the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. WAR OFFICE, OCT. 1. lit Dragoon Guards—Hugh Hamilton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Wallace, appointed to the 26th Foot, Oct. 1. 2d Dragoons—Surgeon Robert Dunkin Smyth, from 87th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice John Winterscale, who retires upon half-pay, Oct. 1. 7th Light Dragoons—Second Lieutenant William Percival Heathcote, trotn the Rifle Brigade, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bond, who retires, Oct. 1. Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant and Adjutant Francis Haygarth to have the rank of Lieute nant and Captain, Sept. 30; Captain the Honourable Richard Charteris, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieu tenant and Captain, vice Rushbrooke, who exchanges, Oct. 1. 7th Regiment of Foot—Quartermaster Sergeant John Hogan to be Quartermaster, vice John Ledsam, who re- • tires on half-pay, Oct. 1. 10th Foot—Lieut.-General Sir Thomas M'Mahon, Bart. and K.C.B. from the 94th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sir John Lambert, G.C.8., deceased, Sept. 28. 17th Foot—Captain William Reader, from 3d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Prendergast, who exchanges, Oct. 1. 20th Foot—William Henry M'Neill, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ilebdin, who retires ; Staff Surgeon of the Second Class Isidore Anthony Blake, M. 13., to be Surgeon, vice Fishbourne, who exchanges, Oct. 1. 21st Foot—Paymaster Richard Butler Low, from 53d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Erskine, who exchanges, Oct. 1. 26th Foot—Brevet Major Ferdinand Whittingham to be Major, by purchase, vice Davenport, who retires ; Lieutenant Albany French Wallace to be Captain, by purchase, vice Whittingham ; Ensign Christopher Ed ward Blackett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wal lace ; Cornet William Edward Wallace, from Ist Dra goon Guards, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Blackett, Oct. 1. 33d Foot—Major-General Henry D'Oyly to be Colo nel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Sheehy Keating, K.C.8., deceased, Sept. 28. 40th Foot—Lieutenant Richard Mahony Hickson, from the Ceylon Rifle R-giment, to be Lieutenant, vice Payne, who exchanges, Oct. 1. 53d Foot—Paymaster George Pott Erskine, from 21st Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Low, who exchanges, Oct. 1. 64th Foot—Quartermaster James Howes to be Pay master, vice Ralston, appointed to the 4th Dragoon Guards; Lieutenant John Sears, from half pay of the 39th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Howes, appointed Paymaster, Oct. 1. 81st Foot—Assistant Surgeon Charles Frederick Ste phenson' M.D., from 9th Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Schooles, promoted on the Staff, Oct. 1. 87th Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class William Leslie Langley, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Smyth, ap pointed to the 2d Dragoons, Oct. 1. 89th Foot—Lieutenant William Augustus Gaussen to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stanley, who retires ; Ensign Charles Henry Elphinstone H )Iloway to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gaussen ; William Drum mond, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vlce Holloway, Oct. 1. 91st Foot—Acting Sergeant-Major James Paterson to be Quartermaster, Oct. 1. 94th Foot—Major-General Sir William Warre, C. 8., to he Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas M‘Mahon, Bart., and K.C.8., appointed to the 10th Foot, Sept. 28. Rifle Brigade—Brevet Major Lieutenant and Captain , Robert Fr e d e ri c k Browr.low Rushbrooke, from the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Captain, vice Charteris, who exchanges ; Adam Steuart, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Heathcote, appointed to the 7th Light Dragoons, Oct. 1. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign and Quartermaster Edward Kirby, from the 58th Foot, to-be Ensign, vice Patterson, promoted; George Ross Caldwell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kirby, who retires, Oct. 1; Charles John Patterson, Gent., to bo Ensign, vice De Blaquiere, w ho retires, Oct. 2. 3d West India Regiment—Capt. Thomas Prendergast, from the 17th Foot, to be Captain, vice Reader, who ex changes, Oct. 1. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Richard Sowden Payne, from 40th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hickson, who exchanges, Oct. 1. HOSPITAL ST/al.—Surgeon Thor. Moore Fishbourne, M.D., from 20th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the SeJond Class, vice Blake, who exchanges; Assistant Surgeon Henry James Schooles, bI.D., from 81st Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of Second Class, vice Langley, appointed to the 87th Foot, Oct. 1. Commission t y the Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Prince Albert's Own Leicestershire Yeotuanry Ca valry—The Hon. Henry Dugdale Curzon to be Cornet, Sept. 18. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Francis Buchanan Hoare, printer and publisher, Lin coln's Inn-fields. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Robinson, builder, Maldon-road, Middlesex, to surrender October 11, at half-past one, and November 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Goddard and Eyre, Wood-street, Cheapside. William Byres, woollen warehouseman, High-street, Shoreditch, October 12, at half-past eleven, and Novem ber 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Tur quand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Linkla ters, Leadenhall-street, ; Walker, Canterbury. John Fielding Isherwood, painter and plumber, Clap ham-road, October 12, at half-past eleven, and Novem ber 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankrupty. Johnson, official assignee, Bavinghall-street ; Dawes, Serjeant's inn, Fleet-street. Richard Thomas Tubbs, silk agent, Aldermanbury, Oct. 12, at one, and Nov. 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings ; Hutson, Upper Clifton-street, Finsbury. Charles Skinner Coe, shoemaker, Oxford-street, Oct. 12, at half-past twelve, and Nov. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, C o l e man-street- buildings; Billing, Ring-street, Cheapside. John Newton, ship builder, Stockton, Durham, Oct. 8, at half-past one, and Nov. 16, at twelve, at the New caitle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official as signee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Waron, Stockton-on- Tees ; Harle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. George Young, grocer, Bristol, Oct. 15 and Nov. 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Sabine, Bristol. Thomas Bevan, corn dealer, Brecon, Oct. 14 and Nov. 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee Bristol; Brittan and Sons, Bristol; whit e , E yre , 6/1 4 White, Bedf9rd-row, L9nd9a. LAMBETH. Yesterday John Chisholm, a master baker in the Kent-road, who for many years has borne the cha racter of a respectable tradesman, was further ex amined on a charge of passing a" flash" note for 101., as one of a genuine description, to Joseph Wilkinson, alias Black Joe, a master sweep and man of colour, residing at Peckham. Mr. Roberts attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Games for the defence. In addition to the evidence before given William Spong was called and stated, that having formerly belonged to the P division of police, he used, while on duty, frequently to pass and re-pass the shop of Mr. Chisholm, and was therefore well acquainted with his person. Seeing in the new-papers that the prisoner had absconded upon being accused of passing the flash note, and observing him in the neighbour hood of Paddington he gave information to the police, and on that day week he accompanied a policeman to a house, where he found the prisoner. While on his way from Paddington to Lock's-tields station the prisoner frequently exclaimed, " This is a most un fortunate occurrence. I have not had a moment's peace since it took place. It is the greatest misfor tune that has befallen me all through my life." In his cross-examination the witness denied that he had asked any question of the prisoner calculated to elicit such observations from him as those he (witness) had just repeated. Mr. Souter, an ironmonger in High street,Peckham, deposed, that on Wednesday fortnight he was sent fur by Mrs. Wilkinson, the wife of the prosecutor, to eceive 5/. 75., which she owed him, and on going to her house, she asked him if he had the difference between his debt and a 101. note ; and he replied he had not, but should return home for it. He returned home for the change, and on going a second time to the house of Mrs. Wilkinson, she handed him what ,he, no doubt, believed to be a Bank of England note. On looking at it, however, he (Mr. Souter) saw that it was what was termed a "flash" note and entirely worthless, and he informed Mrs. Wilkinson that it was not worth one farthing. Mrs. Wilkinson told him that it had been received from Mr. Chisholm, a baker in the Kent-road, in payment for a horse ; and he recommended her to get it changed as soon as possible. - Mr. NORTON—Do you consider this " flash note," as you call it, a good imitation of the Bank of Eng land note ? Mr. Souter—lt is a better imitation, and resembles the Bank of England notes much closer than any I have ever seen. It is an engraver's note, and printed and circulated, I suppose, as a specimen of the engraver's skill, and is better executed, and a better imitation of the real Bank of England notes than those of the "Bank of Elegance," &c. Mr. NORTON said he felt bound to send the case before a jury. He should, however, remand the pri soner to a future day, and in the interim had no ob jection to take gocd bail, himself in 2001., and two sureties in 100/. each, for his appearance on that day week. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT. IN RE HAMMOND. Yesterday the adjourned hearing of the case of Mr. W. J. Hammond, the well-known comedian, came on before Mr. Commissioner Parry. Mr. Payne, solicitor, appeared for several of the creditors, and Mr. Cornock for the insolvent. __ Mr. Hammond was examined by Mr. PAYNE.—IIe stated that the rent was charged distinctly in the balance-sheet; the theatre was open nearly the whole of the year. The rent was 25/. per month, and that if some articles which were there were sold by auction, they would not realise above 181. They consisted of some dresses and other things, which he might term his working tools, and were they taken away from him he could not work. Mr. CORNOCY said he should confine himself to the question whether the bankrupt contracted debts with a reasonable prospect of paying them. He had paid Messrs. Whitty and Ellis an amount of 181/., and now owed them 38/. ; that would show he was desirous of liquidating his debts. Mr. M`Lean, the auctioneer, had sold the goods at the theatre for 1401., and they were seized under a distress for rent. Mr. Hammond did not receive anything for himself. Mr. Sefton, agent to the landlord, Mr. Lane, was then called by Mr. CoallocK.—He stated that on the Bth of July, 1846, the rent due was 1421. There had been a negotiation from Mr. Lane to take the goods at a valuation of 2001., but it failed, and they were afterwards seized. The goods realised 1401., and the proceeds were handed over to Mr. Lane's attorney. Mr. Lane wanted possession of the theatre, and Mr. Hammond refused to go out unless he had 251., which was paid to him. On cross. examination by Mr. PAYNE, Sefton stated that the rent was to be paid monthly, but the first 251., due the 13th of May, was not paid till the 25th of October, and the rent had been remaining back ever since. The goods were nearly all sold to one person, named Wilson. Mr. CORNOCK put in a document, showing that the furniture which had previously been the subject of comment was the property of Mrs. Douglas Jerrold. Mr. PAYNE examined the bankrupt respecting a pianoforte which he had at his residence. Mr. Ham mond said it was Mrs. Jerrold's property. He added that she had the means of buying the furniture, and that her income ytcwhzireaEeiwas sold r sedt oorne w l rbdasat remarked of 6601,, d6 o 16 w 1t0:411 a eao. , b tlt. o wth, h u i hen t i gc 4 fsuh O r / h, n. wherebyawi p dt n e u r nbr eet a deh n nenhr which.us ea sold m yl edw pia h nas a i d d aa nlcooessaAstritlBryo.o all. PAYNE reckless manner, and the insolvent had never asked what became of the proceeds. The bankrupt had been contracting debts without the probability of paying them. He owed 7,0001. in 1841, and was discharged from those debts, and 1,9001. in 1843, from which he was also exonerated ; and he had been again before the court in 1847 seeking for a discharge of a sum of 800/. ; and if all the circumstances were examined, it would be seen that there was no time when he had a reasonable prospect of paying his debts. It was too true, as the bankrupt had stated, that his profession was all a lottery ; but still he had gone on contracting debts when he might have seen there was no chance of liquidating them. He con cluded by observing that the insolvent could not, under the circumstances, obtain his final order, and if he did it might be at some very lengthened period. Mr. CORNOCK, on behalf of the insolvent, said that all the opposing creditors, except one or two, were interested in the letter, as it had been termed; they were aware of Mr. Han'nnond's means, and gave him credit, knowing his position ; there had consequently been no fraud exercised towards them. He had not s for p e n the t requiredanything on h e xp im en s s and what was rs oithetheatre. lai out was oh a is s former bankruptcies, he had obtained his final order at once, and in one instfance was complimented by the Commissioner for the way in which he kept his hooks. The Learned COMM 15 HONER then went over the circumstances of the cat ;e, adverting to some of the items of receipts and e; Lpenditure, one or two of which seemed to be in favour of the insolvent. It appeared that between the 7th of September and DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. C. C. Knight, Landport, Southampton, draper, Oct. 22, at one—W. H. Treacher, Regent street Quadrant, furrier and milliner, Oct. 22, at half-past twelve—E. Walker, Peckham, Surrey, oilman and grocer, Oct. 23 , at twelve—G. Ilarris, Giltepur-street, tailor, Oct. 23, at one—J. Butler, Saffron Walden, Essex, upholsterer, Oct. 25, at half-past twelve—E. Thomas, Aldersgate street, draper, Oct. 25, at two—R. Selby, Burleigh. street, Strand, wine and spirit merchant, Oct. 25, at half-past one. In the Country. H. Wort iington, Eccleshill, Lancashire, cotton-manu facturer, Oct. 27, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester— A. Wise, N. Baker, and W. S. Bentall, Newton-Abbot, Devonshire, bankers, Oct. 27, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter. PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND. W. H. Lyon, Liverpool, cotton-broker, Is. lid., on Wednesdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Moran. Liverrool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. Bowles, Horsmondon, Kent, victualler, Oct. 22, it half-past two—S. Waters, Luton, Bedfordshire, baker, Oct. 23, at eleven—T. Stirling, sen., and W. Stirling, Stratford, Essex, slaters, Oct. 22, at two—E. Walker, Peckham, Surrey, oilman and grocer, Oct. 23, at twelve --W. Jennings, Bungay, Suffolk, malt/ter and merchant, Oct. 22, at two—R. Johnson, jun., Pakefield, Suffolk, gro, er, Oct. 23, at twelve—A. Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk, boot and shoemaker, Oct. 23, at one—C. Green, St. Mary Overies Dock, Southwark, wharfinger, Oct. 22, at half-past two—J. Phillips, Cross-street, dealer in horses, Oct. 27, at half-past two. In the Country. J. Hillman, Worcester, grocer, Oct. 28, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—W. Insall, Shipston-upon- Stour, Worcestershire, land-agent, Oct. 26, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—W. Stone, Matlock, Derby shire, builder, Oct. 29, at twelve, at the Court, Notting ham—A. G. Robinson, Leicester, woolstaper, Oct. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham. At the Court of Review, Oct. 22. W. Hands, Whitmore-road, Hoxton, baker—A. Hal _ liley and R. Halliley, Wigton, Cumberland, calico printers—H. Watson, Wilson street, Finsbury, stove. grate manufacturer—R. Watkins, Manchester, tailor— s. King, Newgate-street, warehouseman—F. W. Gerish, City-road, iron tbunder —R. Butcher, jun., Epsom, painter and ulazier—P. Furlong, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Liverpool, merchant—R. Adams and Thomas Banks, Liverpool, cattle salesmen—G. S. Taylor, Whitstable, Kent, saddler—E. Seppings, Cromer, Norfolk, victualler —T. M. Lake, Uxbridge, bookseller and stationer— E. Mellor, Ashton-under-Lyne, stonemason—T. H. May, Little Britain, baker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Hassall and J. H. Foulkes, Chester, wine and spirit merchants—W. R. Robinson, Michael G. Cotton, and T. M. Robinson, Great Winchester -street, merchants—W. B. Cooper and G. W. Whitaker, Hatton-garden and Bampton and Witney, Oxfordshire, solicitors—W. Dowsing and J. Smart, Ipswich, oil and colour men—J. Wilkinson and 0. L. Rasch—W. Wilson, J. S. Brown rigg, G. G. de H. Larpent, J. Cockerell, and B. Pearse (so far as regards G. G. de 11. Larpent and J. Cock erell), Vauxhall, patent candle manufacturers—P. L. Simmonds and H. W. Ward, Barge yard, Bucklersbury, publishers—W. Kenward and T. Jenner, Easebourne and Lodsworth, Sussex, and Ambersham, Southampton, farmers—ll. and F. Bright, Doncaster, silversmiths — T. Keely and R. W. 'haw, Nottingham, hosiers—W. J. Wattsford and E. B. Walford, Greenwich, surgeoas—R. L. Leckie and H. Cormack, Bombay, merchants—S. Swinnerton, jun., and W. Lee, Derby, builders—J. W. and J. Thomas, Liverpool, chemists and druggists—W. E. and F. A. Ford, Cross-street, Islington, printers—R. Walkingshaw and W. Urquhart, Manchester and Glas 'ow, merchants—J. Bentley and J. Brook, New-mill, Yorkshire, brewers William M'Donald and Kate M‘Clellan, Princes -street, Hanover-square, milliners — D. and R. Mushet, Coleford, Gloucestershire, iron mas ters and coal merchants—J. Chantler, and J. Fletcher, Manchester, spindle and fly makers—J. E. Hobson and E. Parritt, Blackfriars-road, grocers—H. Regless, F. Skerratt, and R. Bousfield (so far as regards R. Bous• field), Si. Martin's-lane, woollendrapers—G. Hibbert and S. Downton, Belmont-place, Wandsworth-road, hat manufacturers—G. Baker, jun.. and W. Baker, Dart mouth Hardness, Devonshire, ironmongers—J. Whitaker and F. and E. Greenwood (so tar as regards F. and E. Greenwood), Burley-mills, Yorkshire, cotton-spinners and merchants. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Richardson, Knaresborough, dealer in rags and bones. Samuel Fell, Branham, Yorkshire, curled hair menu• facturer. James Ineson, Batley, Yorkshire. Henry Hooper, Great Grimsby, superannuated officer. Wm. Laycock, Rastrick, Yorkshire, manager of the Red Lion Inn. Thomas Adams, Bath, baker. Joseph Noyes, Stoke-lane, Somersetahire, boot and aho• maker. Thomas Titterington, Rochdale, warper. John Mangles, Richmond, Yorkshire, draper's assistant. Richard Par ker, Stroud, Gloucestershire, attorney-at-law George Raynolds, Bristol. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Margaret Sanderson, or Prey, Aberdeen, innkeeper, to meet within the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, Oct. 7 and 28, at twelve. J. Macfarlane, Glasgow, merchant, to meet within the chambers of J. Gourlay, accountant, Glasgow, Oct. 6, 'yid Nov. 4, at three. E. Weir, Glasgow, boot-tree and last maker, to meet within the writing-chambers of Messrs. Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow, Oct. 8 and 29, at twelve. R. W. Osborne, Kilmarnock, commission-merchant and drysalter, to meet within the writing-office of D. Kay, Kilmarnock, Oct 7 and 28, at one. 1). Bunting, Glasgow, painter, to meet within the office of the Standard Life Assurance Company, Glas guw, Oct 7 and 28, at twelve. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending September 28, 1847, is 245. 1 t d. per cwt. RAILWAY StiAitt mARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 1 ,4—Great Western, Quarters, p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late M. and L.), Fifths, %—Ditto (late West Riding Union), VA—London and N orth-Western, 156 V 2 —Ditto, New, Quarters, 7 lA—Midland, 113—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 42 Ditto, Consolidated Birming ham and Derby, 86—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 (iss. as Thirds at 6 2-3 dis.), 2%—York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, Extension, No. 1,3% p.—Ditto (N. and B.), Sew Shares, 2—Birmingham and Dudley, 4% p.—North-Welt ern, MANCHESTER, Ouronitzt I. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1 3 % dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 5% dis.—Bolton, Blackburn, and Cli theroe, Preference, No. 1, % p.—East Lancashire, New, dis.—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, A p.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 201. Shares, 2 1 4 dis.—London and North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (B), 4 p.--Ditto, ditto (C), 4 p.—North Staffordshire, 15 16 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 31—Ditto,No. 4. 2 1-16 c. dis.—Wharfdale, 2 dis.—York, Newcastle. and Berwick, Extension, No. 2,1% p. LEEDS, OCTOBER 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire. New, 4% c. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 225. dis.—East and West Yorkshire, 5% dis. —Great Northern, 4/. 19s. dis.—Lanca• shire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 171. Is. 3d. c. dis.—Ditto, New, 12% c. dis.-- Ditto, Preference, 265. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss. dis. —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 16s. 9d. dis.—North Bri tish, 25-I)itto, Halves, 12 1 ,1 2 —Ditto, Thirds, Is. 6d. p.— Ditto, Quarters, par n.—Nort h Staffordshire, 20s. p.—North- Western, 4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No, 2, 2% p. SHEFFIELD, OCTOBER 1. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 1% dis. —Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2t4 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, 78 1 / s —Ditto (Grimsby and Sheffield), 11 1 4 dis.—North Staffordshire, 1 1 / 5 p.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Exten sion, No. 2, 2 1 ,4 p. HULL, OCTOBER 1. STOCK EXCHANOR.—The sales are—Great Northern, 4% dis.—North British, Extension (scrip), 2s. die.—Ditto, fhirds (scrip), Is. p.—North-Western, 4 dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference, 2.—Market very flat. GLASGOW, OCTOBER 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 28s. 6d.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 60s.—Edinburgh and Northern. 18:A —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1, 6 1 / 2 ex int.—Great Northern, 625. 6d. ex int.-- Manchester and Southampton, Ils. 6d.—North British, Thirds, 245. 3d.— Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 105. 6d.—. Stirlingshire and Midland Junction, 6%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Great North of England Purchase). 101. 7s. 6d. EADVEETISEMENT.]—DEATNESS, NEW DISCOTERT.—. 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful small newly-invented instrument, for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has so been, that It rests or probably ever can be produced it is modelled to th e ear within, w.thout projecting, which can be i nser t e d in the ears and removed in company umobserved ; and, b e i ng o f t h e same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. The powers of this valuable new invention are so great as to bring very defective hear ing, of long standing, to its perfect and natural state, and to enable deaf persons to enjoy general conversation, to hear distinctly at church, on the bench, at the bar, and at pubic assemblies ; the an- , pleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears are entirely removed. and it affords to individuals affected with this dreadful malady *lithe assistance that possibly could be desired. Also improved hearing Trumpets of every description. The newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed be'ore extremely imperfect vision, that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged ha perfect sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youth ful, natural and original state. Also Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. Caution — Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, are not i n an y way connected with person of the same name In their immediate neigh!): urhood, nor in any part of the country. To prey, nt mistakes be cautious, and Observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly (opposite the York Hotel), BIRTHS. Oa the 27th ult., at the Vice-Regal Lodge, Dublin, the Countess of Clarendon, of a son. Oa the 2d of October, Mrs. James Worrell, of the Theatre Royal Adelphi, of a daughter. Oa the 29th ult., at Longford Castle, the Viscoentess Folkestone, of a daughter. Oa the 26th ult., at Chatham, tke wife of Captain Logan, R. M. Artillery, of a son. On the 28th ult., at Limerick, the lady of Captain H. W. Hill, R.N., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 29th ult., at St. Alichael's, Stockwell, Henry James Locke, to Martha, eldest daughter of John Locke, Esq., of North Brixton, Surrey. DIED. On the 3d of July, at Hong-Kong, Lieutenant John Frede rick Warre, R.N., aged 32. On tha 29th ult., at South Lambeth, Adeline, third daughter of the late Henry Slade, EN. liougon : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNQ, of No. M. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Bwroy, in tin County of Ididdleiez Sitturdsh October 1547. t r kit tra4 the Got the