The Press.
London, England, 1858-10-30 00:00:00

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 30, IRSB.

Skeen ; and Mr. Giffard defended Freeman. The
defendants had for some time acted as the brokers of
Messrs. Cavan, Brothers, and had instructions from
them to sell, as their brokers, the cargo consigned to
them of cedar timber, by the ship Glide, and in the
month of May last the defendants, through their
clerk, applied for and received the bill of lading ;
and, subsequently, at the request of the defendants,
it was endorsed to them by Messrs. Cavan. At this
time the defendants had transactions with the City
Bank, in the nature of advances and deposits; and
they being desirous of recouping a bill of lading of
a cargo of goods from Demerara, by the ship Laura
Campbell, upon which the bank had made advances,
Mr. Freeman wrote a letter proposing to deposit the
bill of lading of the ship Glide with the manager of
the bank. The bank consented to the proposition,
upon the terms of receiving a letter from the defend-
ants, undertaking, within a month, to pay over the
proceeds of the sale of the cargo of the ship Laura
Campbell, which was in fact then sold; such letter
was prepared and signed by the defendant Skeen,
and the bill of lading of the Glide depot iced with
the bank, endorsed to John Scott and Co., or bearer.
Witnesses to character were called ; bat the defend-
ants were both found " Guilty." A point of law
being reserved, the Lord Chief Baron deferred
passing sentence ; and the defendant-4 were admitted
to bail on entering into proper recognisinces.
HUGH INNES CAMERON, the manager of the Royal
British Bank, during the existence of that gigantic
swindle, was yesterday to have been brought up for
his last examination at the Bankruptcy Court, from
the prison in which he is undergoing his sentence
for fraud. It was promised that, should an adjourn-
ment be granted on the last occasion, accounts
should be ready for this meeting, but none had been
filed. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, said he must
admit the difficulty in which the bankrupt was
placed, as the expense of obtaining access to the
books would be great. The assignees would not ob-
ject to an adjournment with protection, to enable the
bankrupt to attend the court and file his accounts.
His Honour assented, and the case was adjourned.

A NOVEL POINT connected with tickets of leave
was raised at the County-court, Wareham, on Satur-
day last. Mr. John Brett sued a marine store dealer,
named Misses Gould, for 3/. 2s. for goods sold and
delivered—not to the defendant, but to his wife,
whilst be was undergoing sentence of transportation.
Mr. Howard, who appeared for the defendant, pro-
duced a ticket of leave, signed by Lord Palmerston,
and granted to the defendant; and contended that
his client was civilly dead, and could make no legal
promise or create a liability. His Honour gave
judgment. He said that in the absence of any
authority he must decide upon principle. He believed
that the Legislature never intended to permit a man
possessing a ticket of leave to be at liberty to obtain
goods, and in payment of them to hold up his ticket
of leave ; to enter an inn, for example, order a
breakfast, and, instead of defraying the cost of it,
coolly reply, " I am a convict." Verdict for the
plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
THE CHARGE OF COUNTERFEITING TURKISH COIN,
involving two Frenchmen, Aime Hugon and Beverdy
Hugon, was on Wednesday directed by the Central
Criminal Court to stand over.

"A DISTINGUISHED FREQUENTER OF THE ARGYLL-
Rooms " found himself in the presence of Mr. Beadon,
at the Marlborough-street Police-court, on Monday
last. The individual in question—John Jeffreys—
" a tall personage, with military-looking whiskers,"
according to the police-report, and, according to his
own, " a colonel in the army, the son of a peer, and
the intimate associate of some of the most distin-
guished members of the Oriental Club," was placed
at the bar to answer the disagreeable charge of
having been drunk and disorderly in the Haymarket
on the previous Saturday night. It appeared from
the statement of Inspector Park, who was on duty at
the time, that the defendant came up to him appa-
rently iu a towering rage, told him that he had been
grossly insulted, and that he intended to give the
fellow into custody. The defendant then led the
way and he followed him into the Turkish Divan,
and when there the defendant said the attendant
there had refused to serve him, and he required re-
paration for that insult. As the defendant was
evidently not sober, be told him he had nothing to
do with such a case, and tried to leave the place.
The defendant attempted to prevent him, but he got
into the street, and was then followed about by the
defendant and abused. Finding remonstrance use-
less, he took him to the stailon-house.—Defendant
I can assure your worship I em known by several
distinguished frequenters of the Argyll dancing-
rooms—lnspector : He gave his address, " Mile-
end.".—Mr. Beadon ; Well, he must pay 20s. for
being drunk and disorderly.
THE Two RETURNED CONVICTS, William and John
Sullivan, were brought before the magistrate at
Clerkenwell on the charge of attempting to murder
Nicholas Barnes in Leatber-lane on Sunday morning
last, when Ur. Corrie committed the prisoner John