The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-21 00:00:00

SPORTING.

A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Strahan,
and Bate. was held at the Law Institution on Tues-
day, to consider the step to be tams to secure a foil inves-
tigation of the petition remedy opened in bankruptcy.
Between flyby and slaty persons were present, nearly the
whole of whom are competed with the legal prefessiom.
The shalt was taken by Mr. Loa. It was agreed to sup
port the choice of mignon proposed, namely, Mr. Earwig,
an accountant and navy spat, and Mr. Montagu Tatham,
a proctor, sad adding the name of Mr. Appleyard, of Lin-
cola's-ion.

Surprise was esusiesed that the partners should on Sitar-
hay, the 9th inst., have continued to pay out over the coon-
tet, knowing that they were on the eve of etoppieg.
Triad they closed their doors on the Saturday histud
el on the Monday the general body of creditors
would have participated in a sum of 20,0001., instead of '
ftMat 2,0001., which remained in the till when the
dicer of the Court of Bankruptcy took possession. The
Muse was kept open to the very last minute, and net
opened on Monday, the 11th inst., for the simple noun that
they had no funds to open with. A bankers' meeting was
hold on Friday, the Bth instant, to take into consideratiu
the expediency, or otherwise, of giving assistance to the
house, and the result of their deliberations was not to grant
them any aid. It is said that the interests ar the firm in the
Trench lines of railway are of considerable value if properly
mansged. One of the partners has been in Paris this last
week, to see after the interests of the creditors in this respect.
♦ question will arise in the course of ,he proceedings which
are to tau place in the Coen of Baakruptey whether, If
an 7 customer of the bank drew out on the Friday or the
Saturday previous to the closing of the house, on some
" gentle hint" of what was about to take place, the court
will not cause him to refund the whole for the benefit of
the general body of creditors.
A .other meeting of creditors of the bankruptcy was held
yesterday at the ernes of Mr. Brandon, solicitor, of 15,
Bwexetreet, Strand, for the purpose of considering what
steps should be pursued with respect to the position of
creditors, and to go about further proceedings.
Reference was made to the meeting of Tuesday, with the
results of which the creditors present seemed to be satisfied.
A creditor present said that be paid money into the bank a
few minutes before payment was stopped. Another gentle-
man stated that money was received from him at three
o'clock ; and a fourth stated that at eleven o'clock in the
morning of stopping it was known that the com-
mittee
of bookers in the City had refused to grant them
credit. A cue was related of one gentleman who had de-

posited all the mocey he had in the world in the bank, and
was about to be d, having given instructions for the
withdrawal of the money, ►ut the cheque was stopped.
The solicitors in tke locelity,both themselves and client',
are heavy sufferers. The great truth to be arrived at was,
how so many persons could menage to draw out their
balances whilst other cheques were delayed. One noble•
men had received the Lint the day before, and managed to
draw out 6,00 W. A number of eases of the greatest
hardship were detailed. The meeting laving express, d
itself anxious that the affairs of the bankruptcy should be
sifted to the last item, without respect to other feelings than
the interests of the suffering creditors, tendered their thanks
to Mr. Brandon, and separated.

CRIMINAL CHARGE AGAINST MESSRS.
STRAHAN, PAUL, AND BATES, THE BANKERS,
AND ESCAPE OF Slit JOHN DEAN PAUL FROM
CUSTODY.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Robert Makin Bates,
the third partner in the firm of Strahan, Paul, and Co.,
banker., of 218, Strand, was placed at the bar, at Bow.strett, '
before Mr. Jardine, to answer the charge of having, in con-
junction with M . Sunken and Paul, unlawfuliy sego-
tiated or otherwise disposed of certain deeds or securities, of
the value of 8,0001, which had been entrusted to them for
auk keeping ►y Dr. Griffith..
It appears that, upon the private application of Mr.
Bodkin, the:counsel for the:prosecutor, the magistrate issued
warrants for the apprehension of the three defendants on
Tuesday afternoon. They were at ordie placed in the hands of
Blundell sad Ticknor, the warrant officers attached to the
court, who taking their instructions from Mr. Humphries,
the solicitor of Dr. Griffith., proceeded to execute them in
private clothes. Mr. Bates was apprehended the same
evening at halt put 7, at 41, Norlolk•atreet, Strand, after
which the officers started by the Brighton railway for
Nutfield, near Reigate, the country residence of Sir John
Dean Paul. They found Sir Jinn at home, and unneeded
in serving the warrant upon him, but it being too late to
return to London the same night,
,they allowed their pri-
.

BIBURY CLUB RACES.—WiDSSAIDAT.
STOCCBRIDOI COURIZ.
Bertreweiss DUO sow. each. It It; for 3.. yr olds ; eons, Ild7lb;
fillies, Est ate. Cm tale allowances. New mile. (3 subs.)
Mr. Campbell Wyndham's Gorhampton by Orlando, Ist 4lb
(A. Day) Walked urn.
Tea 8,1011.7 Bream of 10 Dom each. b ft, with 50 added; the
owner 01 the second horse to save his stake. One mile and a hail.
(I t subs.)
Lard Clilden's Rodoisell. by Orlando, 4 yrs, 104 61b
(Cape's Little) 1
(leant Battlayany's EthelwolL 6 yra, llst (Owner) 2
Mr. Etwes'a William Huhu, S yrs, lost 4 b (Owner) 3
Betting : Even on sodontelt, 1 to 1 apt William Rufus, 7 to 2 gen
Etnelwolf. Won easily by a length and a halt; the second beating the
third by a length.
Taw CNA/NAOMI STAW of 10 sow, each, with 50 added, 'or
1-polds; enl:s, get lulb; illiev, let 71b. Certain winners pin.
Last three-quarters of the New Mile. (10 sobs.)
Mr. J. 11. btanle)'s brother to Orinoco by Orlando, Set 10lb
(Bartholomew) I
Sir J. B. Mills'. Cerra, est 710
Lord Anglesey's Astrologus, get (including
(H 4I
erb extra))
. Goit
Mr. Campbell Wyndham's br f by Bay Middleton—Hornpipe
let ilb ...0. Mimi 4
Mr. Ormene's Blue Mantle, Ist 7lb (Wells
Betting : 6t04 on Brother M Orinoco, 4 to 1 apt Cerra, 2 to 1
apt Astr.dogus. Woo very cleverly by a neck, three lengths between
the a toad end thttd, and a tilde interval separating each of the
others.
run of 56 some, for egrolds and upwards. Optional selling
w. table. One malls and a half.
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Veteran by Old England, 3 yrs 1501),
I let llth
Lord Clifden's Poodle, 6 yrs (2001.), 124 13lb (Yr. Sevin) 1
Betting: 4tol on Veteran. Poodle led to the Stand. *ben the
favourite went up, deprived him of the lead, and won very sadly by
two lengths. The wiener was bought in for 113 platten
Pun of 90 eon.. with loin ad Milos for the seemed bane; tar
3.yr.olde and upwards. Optional gelling weights. Old
Mr. J. Powney's Wilda:a the Third, by The Uses (20t1.)
7et 12lb (Csetleman) 1
Mr. Bevill's Georgium radon (3001 ), est 21b (Bartholomew) 2
Mr. J. H. C. Wpsdhasn's C.rhanatiton (20014, 74' 121 b
J. Mann)
Mr. T. Ring's Pisetow (200 L), 7st 12Ib .....- 4
Betting: 6 to S apt Georgians Side',, 1 to 1 eglitWilnaw ihaThbil.
Won sere ly by threeoptarters of a length. Bad third. The winner
was very restive when eslkd to the post.
firers et 1.0 sow. for 2 and 3 yr.olds. Optional selling weights,
ho. T.Y.C.
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Ccstention, by gig ileum Sykes, 3 yrs
b(niallsol.)
1
Tit 41b (ne)
Mr. Stevens's Sweleilde. 2pm (MIL), Set 710 (Yemen) 2
Mr. Gully's Emigrant. 2 yrs (SOS.), Sat 71b (delta)
Betting: 3to 1 apt Swaged*, 3 to 1 apt Osatentics. Won by
half • length. Four lengths between the second and third. Hercules
was fourth, Joie ftbore 11th. Mir Morgan girth, gad Gay Let. The
winner wee afterwards sold by auction to Mr. Pompey for 93
Army's swam (Handicap) of I sue. each, with 30 for
3.yr.olds and upwards. Old mile. (11 subs.)
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Veteran, by Old England, 5 yrs, lest 101 b
(Captain Little) 1
Mr. Elwee's resist, 5 re. ltst 101 b (Owner) 2
Mr. Elwes's William Rotes, 2 yrs, 10st Sib (curried lOst 410)
(lir. MOM II
Betties: Iwo and 5t04 oa Florist, 6to 4 'apt Venni& VOWS
made all the ronong, and won easily by thew length& Mame Moms
between the mooed sod third.
BETTING ON VIE COURSE.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
3 to I eget Shoreham.
9 to 2 Cook Pheasant.
line weather, and an average attendance of company. Sport ply
moderate.

toner to go to bed, and sitting up all night themselves
within view of Sir John's room, arranged to accompany
him to London by an early train the seat
morning. Accordingly they conducted the prisoner e•
Wednesday morning from his residence at Nutfield to the
Reigate station. a distance of • few miles, arriving
at the latter barely in time to save the train. Tickets were
procured hurriedly for the three, and, according to the
statements of the warrant officers, the train was actually is
motion when Sir John took his seat in a second class
carriage. The constables were in the act of following him
into the same carriage, when a railway potter pulled then
back, eaclaimiog, " The train is in motion, and you can't
get in." The officers replied, " We are police constables.
He is our prisoner, and we must accompany him. Resist
us at your peril!" To this the porters merely rejoined
that they were only carrying sot their orders " to prevent
any one entering • carriage while the train was in motion,"
and having closed the carriage-door against the officers, the
train went off without them. The constables state that they
immediately represented the facts to the superintendent,
and showed him their authority, but he refused to " signal"
the train to stop, although consenting to send a
telegraphic message to the London station. This was done
by desire of the officers, who proceeded to town by the next
up-train, which reached London-bridge only ten minutes
after the one tl ey had missed. Oa inquiry, however, of the
station-mater at London-bridge, if their prisoner had been
detained, he replied that he did not know Sir John Paul by
tight, and of course, therefore, had taken no steps in the
matter. The police officers, who had been in some measure
disarmed by Sir John's suavity of manner, had thus the
mortification of finding that their prisoner had effectually
escaped; and throughout the day no trace of him could be
hound. They were also unsuccessful in their pursuit of Mr.
Btr►han, who was expected to keep en appointment at the
bank, but who did not make his apyearance, although ,
anxiously looked for throughout the day.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Ballutine, counsel for
Mr. Bathe, after waiting some time in expectation that the
charge would be proceeded with, stated that he had other
engagements to attend to, and, in the absence of any ex-
planation of the cause of delay, proposed that the ease
should be sill farther deferred till his return.
Mr. Jardine consented to this arrangement, and at • later
period of the day,
Mr. Ballantine suggested that the case should stand over
for • day or two, for the convenience of all parties.
Mr. Jardine said be could not understand the cause of
delay, and he was unwilling to sanction the (Attention of
Mr. Bates in cuetody for any lengthened period, withost
some proper evidence in support of the charge. Re had
betteggbe placed in the dock.
The defendant having been placed at the bar, and having
conferred with his solicitor, Mr. Holt,
Mr. Ballantinesaid—l understand, air, that the gentians,

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for whom I appear has been taken into custody upon certain
informations laid before you relative to some deeds or secu-
rities which appear to have been deposited at the banking-
house of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co., of which firm he
is unfortunately a partner ; although not, I believe, in the
same position as the other partners in the establishment. It
is alleged, I understand, that these deeds are not fortheour
ing. Ido not pretend at present to answer a charge which
has been only vaguely stated, although I believe the malt
of any inquiry which may be made into this matter hereafter
will satisfactorily slim that my client was ignorant of ell
the loudness transactions in copnezion with these deeds, sad
war, in feet, abroad at the time of the alleged negotiations.
Still, painful as it is to him to be placed in his present'
position, I am aware that the case is one of such magnitude
and importance as to forbid the hope that you will discharge'
him from custody at ones. Be is willing, therefore, that
the case should stand over till to-morrow or neat day, when
I shall be prepared to meet the charge on his behalf.
Mr. Jardine considered the applicatioe a very reasonable
one under the circumstances, sad the learned gentlemen
who had the conduct of the prosecution must be informed
of the arrangement.
The defendant, who apple ired upwards of 60 years of age,
was then removed from the dock, and was taken sithie•
quently to the Hones of Detention.
Shortly after the above proceeding,
Mr. Sumpbriss, mliels-er for the promotion,watte4

Been ran.
aa•n•roron Cyr.

Faun= snags.

MESSRS. STRAHAN, PAUL, AND CO.'S I upon the raasistrate, having only that minute heard that
BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Bates was in custody. Ha stated that Mr. Bodkin and

the witnesses *mild be shortly is attendance, but under-
standing that an arrangement had been made at the 'eggs►
lon of Mr. Ballantine for the postponement of the ease till
Friday, be should not think it right or courteous to go into
the particulars of the charge in the absence of that gen-
tleman. The court was already aware of this nature of that
eharae, which was made under a peculiar s cute, end re-
lated to a number of Dutch bonds which Dr. Grifiths bed
deposited with his bankers, Messrs. &nano, Paul, sad Co.,
fur safe custody, and which had been since disposed of
without his authority. He hope.' the msgistrate would not

suspect him of any disrespect to the coast, as even the sates.

sage he had Just noticed bed not come to him officially.
The magistrate assured Mr. Humphries, who was always
punctual, that no apology was necessary from him, but he
was still at a loss to know why he had not received some
communication from the officers in whose hands the war-

rants were placed.
Mr. Burnaby said this might be accounted for by the fact
that Sir John Paul having escaped from their custody,
they had been ever since as the look out for him.
Mr. Humphries said the explanation was quite satis-
factory.
Mr. Bodkin and the witnesses for the prosecution having
been afterwards apprised of the above arrange•
inept, it was agreed that the defendant should
be brought up again on Friday afternoon.
Mr. Jardine said that no injury would result to any one
from the adoption of this course, as it is just what must have
happened, in all probability, owing to the non-appearance
of the other defendants. Mr. Botts could be brought up
again on Friday, and farther remanded, if necessary, it
being undesirable, perhaps, to proceed with the cue in the
absence of the other partners in the firm.
The above proceedings were taken under the act 7th and
Bth 01003. IV.. is. 29, 0.49, by which any person oosvicted of
unlawfulay disposing of securities, is liab!e, according to the
quaint words of the ar, "to be transported beyond the
seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years nor less than
seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding
three years, and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice pub-
licly or privately whipped (If the court should think fit), in
addition to such imprisonment."

APPREHENSION OF MK. STRAHAN.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Shortly after the disposal of the night charges
Mr. Williams Straiten, the first partner in the firm of
SWAM, real, and Blots, the banters, was placed at the
bar, before Mr. Hall, charged with having, in conjunetiet
with his partners, unlawfully di.poted of secu ' . , Re., to
the value of 22,0001., the property of Dr. Griffith, of
Rochester.

Mr. Humphries, in the absence of Mr. Bodkin, appeared
for the prosecution, sod stated that it wu only his wish ter
take the evidence of Dr. Griffith, shortly, in order to justify
the detention of the priuner until Friday, to which day Mr.
Bates, the third partur in the firm, had been rem►nded by
Mr. Jardine.

Dr. Griffith, who appeared deeply ,Motel, was then or-
stained. He stated that he was a doctor of divinity, re-
tiding at R echester, and had kept an account at the bank
of Strahan, Paul, and Co., for many years. He directed
Mr. Sootiest to purchase certain b ado and securities for
him, some time ago, and had since had many communications
with the firm upon the subject of these securtdes, both
i orally and in writteg. They were deposited at the bank
MR WA custody. They consisted cif 15),0)0 Dutch guilders,
'Perth between 7,0001. and 8,0001. ; ten thousond Danish
beads in the Tnree per Cents., worth ab ut 8,0001 ; five
hundred similar bonds in the Five per Centt., and other
securities, amounting altogether, in value, to 22,0001. (This
was independent of his own private account at the bank
an t the dividends which the firm received on his behalf,
and which, although lost to him, formed no part of the pre-
sent inquiry—not being a criminal matter.) The Doctor
proceeded to state his knowledge of the fact lb .t these mu,.
!Hies bad been pledged or sold, without Ira authority, and
added, in reply to Mr. Humphrier, that he was fully pre-
pared to go into all the particulars of the cue, whenever
Galled upon to do so.
Mr. Bollantine stated that be attended as counsel for Mr.
Stratton, although not instructed by the solicits' of M►.
Bates, for whom he appeared yesterday. He did
not intend to offer any opposition to the pro-
posal to remand his client, and, indeed, until
he had investicated the circumstances, he was
not prepay, d to say that he should act as counsel in both
eases—as it may tura out that the transactions are distinct in
their character. He only wished to state, on behalf of Mr.
Strahan, that be bad sever evinced any disposition to keep
out of the way of the warrant officers with the notion of
avoiding the consequences of this inquiry. Whether they
might prove to be ultimately, he was prepared to meet them,
and directly it came to his knowledge that a warrant was
eat aesiost him, he proceeded to Mr. Ferree, the solicitor
of Dr. Graffiti', in order to surrender !sloven' if necessary. It
was true that Mr. Strahan was taken lait night at the house
of a friend, but he inttaded to have came to Bow•street this
morning.
The prisoner WAS then remanded accordingly.

EXAMINERS OF L
THE CANDOF lAIDTES FOR TEE
CIVI SERVICE NDIA.

ENGLISH LITERATURE, &c. Right Hon. Sir
James Stephen, K.C.8., LL.D., Professor of Modern His-
tory, Cambridge ; the Rev. F. Temple, M.A., Principal of
Kneller Hall.
CLABISICkL.-1 he Kee. G. Rawlineon, M.A., Easter Col-
lege, Oxford ; the Rev. Rd. Congaree, M.A., Wadham
Col-
Oxford.
FRENCH--Mons. Berea, Dr. of the University of
France, and Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium;
Mons. de Verieour, Professor of Modern Letguages, Queen's
College, Cork.
Paniezi, Esq., British Museum.
Glamex.—Professor Max Muller, Taylor Institu-
tion, Oxford.
MATIMILTICB.—A. Cayley, Esq., M.A., Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge ; G. G. Stokes, Req., MA , Professor of
Mathematic., Cambridge.
Naeonsa.Scisnos.-0. F. Allman, Esq.,M.D., Professor
of Botany, Trinity College, Dublin; G. D. Liveiog, Esq.,
M A., Lecturer on Natural Science, St. John's College,
Cambridge.
1/011111. SCIINCI.—The Rev. I. M'Coeb, LL.D., Pro-
(near of Logic, Queen's College, Belfast ; Alex. Grant,
Esq., M.A., Oriel College, Oxford.
r ARABlC.—Colonel J. W. Oneeley. Professor of Arabic,

Halleybury.
SANSORIT.-Monier Will Esq M.A., Protimor of
Banoctit, Maileybury.

ITENSIVE ROBBERIES ON THE SOUTH STAFFORD-
sutua RAILWLT.—In oonsequence of most serious louses of
goods during the put three years, while in transit on the
above line, the lessees lately obtained the services of Defeo-
' Um-Sergeant Manton, of Birmingham, by whose skill sod
estivity a well-organised and widely-spiced oymem of plea-
der has been traced to its originators. Eight men are in
custody, including the receiver, the landlord of the Oasts
sad Dragon, at Walsall. All the other prisoners were em-
ployed on the line as @token, drier, rr, gusids, or pnintsenen.
The most important revelatis ns have come out. The state-
meets made by one of the prisoners, who has been admitted
as approver, showed that dishonest' had prevailed amongst
the servants of the company, principally those connected
with goons teal, a sod goods stations, to a frightful extent.
Near forty individuals are said to be more or less implicated.
It war almost a nightly occurrence for trains to atop in some
nutting, while those in charge of them took from a truck •
seek of tobacco, a chest of tes, or a package of some kind of
merchandise, and buried it in thy emlainktneat until ars
ranyeemenu could be made for its safe removal. Casks of
I Burton ale were continually bring appropriated, the con-
tents emptied into jars, or other Teasels, which the men in
charge of the train had with them, and the empty casks
broken up and thrust into the fire of the engine. On one
occasion no fewer than three trains were at a stand-still in.
on. cutting, ell being robbed in oo• way or other
MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A HOUSEBREAKER.—Oft
Thursday morning last, as !dory Harrison, wife at a labourer
resnlir g at Frankton, near Elle-mere, was ree,,eme home
from an errand, she met a Frenchan named Jacres
Moulin, a native of B )elogn., but who ,h en some time
resident in this country. Seeing that be had a quantity of
her husband's clothes in his possession (be having broken
into her cottage during her absence), she went hock to •
fi-ld where her husband was working, and informed him of
the feet. Harrison immediately ran affer St alio, whom he
soon overtook and collared, bat was compelled to relinquish
his boll is nonsequence of receiving two deadly stabs in the
upper part of his bady, one of which peattrced the right
,um. Moulin then ran away, aad Harrison was conveyed
,o Frankton grove, where, up to the time we rf ceived our
lest information, he lay in • very precarious condition. ilr.
Andrew Sickle?, jun., of Lineal Wood, chanced to be
tiding by shortly after the occurrence, and having snot a
man who answered the description given, immediately went
M pursuit, and Amended in eapturie Moulin, who Dm
pew adallit:ed for triaL—Strounsberg