The Press.
London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

gate nub Volta.

AN ITALIAN NAMED ROSARIO, last Sunday night, in
a squabble about a woman in the neighbourhood of
Wel'close•square, near Tower•htll, stabbed a fellow
seaman, one Matras, a Greek, who died shortly after-
wards. Rosario has been arrested, and stands re-

mended until next Monday.
THE BODY OF THE WOMAN found murdered in
Leigh Woods has been identified as that of one
Charlotte Pugsley, recently head cook in the service
of the Rev. Mr. Bythena, of Freshford, near Bath.
She left his service a few days since to be married
to a man named Beale, who accompanied her to
Clifton and has since disappeared. The police are
hot in pursuit of him, and 1001. reward has been
offered by the flomenffice. It is feared that he
may have sailed for America.
A CHILD eight years of age has been cruelly mur-
dered in the neighbourhood of Nottingham. A gipsy
was seen enticing the boy out of the town. He is
supposed to have cut the boy's throat for the sake of
his boots ! Two men have been arrested on suspicion.
Mn. HUMPHREY BROWN made his appearance at
the Bankruptcy Court on Saturday the 19th. The
meeting was adjourned for three months. The offi-
cial assignee of the Royal British Bank said that Mr.
Brown's pass-book with the Royal British Bank was
the most extraordinary thing he ever saw in his life,
and that some very serious explanations must be given
by the bankrupt.
THE FLIGHT OF MR. DEAN. solicitor in the
City, has at length brought to light what was early
last week whispered only in the City. The facts of
the case (observes a Sunday contemporary) appear
to be that for years past Mr. Dean has been in the
habit of obtaining large sums of money from his
bankers and from capitalists, on the deposit of forged
deeds, purporting to be mortgages of freehold pro-
perty. To such an extent has this system been
carried on, that for several years it is stated he has
been in the habit of paying as much as 3,0001. a
year in the shape of interest on the advances which
he had obtained. Already, forged deeds to the
extent of 60,0001. have been discovered. The de-
faulting solicitor lived near Barnes common, and the
whole of his goods and effects have been seized
under a bill of sale, and will be sold in a few days.
The proceeds will not, however, it is expected, cover
the amount for what the seizure has been made.
Since his disappearance he has been adjudged and
declared a bankrupt as a "money-scrivener,' and it
is not improbable that the validity of the bill of sale
may he disputed by the assignees under bankruptcy.
Warrants for the apprehension of Dean have been
placed in the bands of Inspector Field, and there
is no reason to doubt that, aided by his colleagues
and assistants, be will very shortly succeed in sup-
plying another partner to the firm of " Paul, Red-
path, Robson, and Co." Printed copies of a photo-
graph of the defaulting solicitor have been made in
large numbers. On leaving his home he had but a
comparatively small sum in his possession, not more
than 2501., which it is said was advanced to him the
previous day by a friend, in order to enable him to
meet an acceptance then due. Dean has for nearly
thirty years practised as a solicitor. He has left a
wife without any apparent means of support. The
husband of his only daughter is among those who
are the sufferers, he having advanced several thou-
sand pounds on one or more of the numerous forged
deeds prepared by the defaulter.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH NAms.—The present effec-
tive force of the French Imperial navy is 317 sailing
vessels, carrying 0,170 guns, and 220 steam vessels,
carrying 4,001 guns. According to the Navy List for
1556 (July) the effective force of the navy of Great
Britain was at that period, 2G9 sailing vessels, carry-
ing an aggregate of 0,362 guns; 258 steam vessels,
carrying an aggregate of 4,518 guns ; total, 527
vessels, carrying an aggregate of .13,88 U guns.
Karat Returns.