The Press.
London, England, 1857-08-29 00:00:00

" Mr. Tyler appeared to be the party," said an indig-
nant shareholder at a meeting last week," but it would
be found be did not receive it. He would not men-
tion r.ames, but no court would say that any direc-
tors had a right to expend 14,0001. in the purchase
of property which was not worth one farthing."
And then, in connection with this mysterious
advance of 14,0001. for property " not worth a far-
thing," is found the na.ne of James Coppock, to
whom Tyler is reported to have been " considerably
indebted ;" and simultaneously with the formation of
the company, and the payment of these 14,0001., we
find Tyler appointed manager of the gardens at a
salary of 3001. a year. Mr. Coppock appears to have
been the heart and soul of the whole affair, and, of
course, he will be able to enlighten the Bankruptcy
Commissionets upon all points. Nothing was done
at the meeting of the committee of directors, except
at the instance of Mr. Coppock. 1' Mr. Coppock,"
said M. Jullien, "had so much power in the com-
mittee, that the others were sitting round him like
mouses,' and trembling ; they never decided any-
thing ; and he says, ' I vote for that," I vote for
that,' and it is done. Some day I give some objec-
tions, but no use, and then I say, You don't under.
stand public amusements—l could better trust you
to make members of Parliament than for amuse-
ments.'" After the disbursement of 14,0001. for the
ground, 18,0001. appears to have been expended in
building the music-hall, 3,1751. for preliminary ex-
penses, and everything appears to b 3 going on
couleur du rose ; dividends of ten per cent. are
declared out of profits, and flourishing prospectuses
are issued, when all of a sudden the architect peti-
tions the Bankruptcy Court, an expose is made, and
it is discovered that, though very large receipts have
for come months been coming in, none of the employes
had been paid, M. Juilien had never received a far-
thing for his services, his cheque for 2,0001. had
been dishonoured, the architect had never been
paid, that go )(1 soul Mrs. Seacole had never
received a single sixpence of the proceeds of
the nights' performances given on her behalf,
and altogether as pretty a piece of—to use a
mild term—mismanagement, was laid bare as
it was ever the fate of unfortunate shareholders to

encounter. The debts of the company amount
to '16,0001. The great question is, into whose pockets
have the large receipts gone? The proceedings in
the Court of Bankruptcy on Thursday do not en-
lighten us much. Mr. Coppock appealed, and spoke
out boldly, denying that he had ever received a far.
thine, that he was heavily involved in the affair. The
court has ordered the matter to stand over until the
17th October next.

" TAKE CARE OF YOUR POCKETS" would appear
to be a necessary notice to be put up at the Crystal
Palace, for we learn from the police reports this week
that, on Wednesday evening, one of the assistants in
the " Cheese and Salad Department " diverted himself
with the amiable eccentricity of picking the pockets
of visitors. Keen detective Sergeant Copping dis-
tinctly observed that be had "put his hands into the
pockets of several, and immediately after doing so
he wiped his face with a pocket. handkerchief." With
the eye of experience remarking that these hand-
kerchiefs were differeut in pattern and appearance,
the suspicions of the sergeant were first excited, then
confirmed, and he made several efforts to se-
cure the prisoner, but his dexterity was such as to
avoid apprehension for a considerable time. At last he
was caught, and in different pockets and various
parts of his person no less than eight handkerchiefs
were found. When questioned, he said at a guess
that he bad ten handkerchiefs in his pocket. The
prisoner was committed for three months' hard
labour.

A BANKRUPT BROKER OF LIVERPOOL, Mr. J. Do-
herty, was charged on Wednesday at the local po.ice
court with having obtained certain securities from
Messrs. Bingham and Co., under the false pretence
that he was entitled to 1,50 J barrels of flour by a
certain ship, the C,nturion. The case involved
such nice legal points that Mr. Mansfield resolved to
send the case to the sessions, granting bail to the
defendant to the extent of 4,0001.

ONE CORNELIUS DENNY went into a coffee-shop
in the Hampstead-road on Sunday evening, and fell
asleep. Upon being roused, after some hours' sleep,
he attacked the attendant, a Swiss boy, Benzonelli,
struck him twice in the face, and then, drawing a
clasp-knife, stabbed him in the stomach. Benzo-
nelli died in University Hospital the following night,
after identifying the prisoner, who has been fully
committed to take his trial.

MRS. CHARLOTTE KNOX, the widow of an officer
formerly in the East India Company's service, and
in receipt of the widow's pension, has been arrested,
charged with continuing to receive that pension and
to sign the receipt papers as a widow since the 11th
October, 1855, when she remarried a Mr. Cross. The
case is under remand, but it is understood that the
defence will show the illegality of the marriage on
the part of Mr. Cross.