The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1867.

subeeriPtim 0i 10 arm each ; winners extra. One mile
sad three•qutrtera.
Mr. I Pares Nidderdate. by Colster.lale— Sister to Vol-
let,os. s Ira, Gat 111 h Pepper, 1
Mr. 1•. ltive's Arabic 5 pa. Gst :;11,
Mr. lreen's Wet. 4 yrs. 1114 'J tlerki 3
The ("Hawing also ram :—Moulaey, Merl Myer, floue)000s,
aa•l D. ...r.,

Mr. Waylay declared to win with Douro.
Batista : 2 to 1 agat Douro, 100 to :11 agat Honeymoon,
1 to I agat Moulsey, 8 to I agat Arabia, and luo toli agst
.ale. "lien fairly settled dean to the work
Arabia ...nosed the command, being followed in the onler
u.si..ed by Naderditle, Duet, Douro, Honeymoon, Pearl
Diver. and Hadley. Ifacept that Honeymoon stropped
into the rear at the turn into the straight no
change occurred until passing the stand. where
Nidlershsle gave way to Pearl Diver and Duet,
Douro joining Honeymoon in the rear. The lot ran in the
order mentioned and in Indian tile to the mile post, where
Arabia increased the lead, Nidderdale again taking the
second place, Moulsey third, Pearl Diver dropping;toin the
rear. reaching the straight Duet, Moulsey, and
Nidlerdale alternately held second place. At this point
Nisidertiale, on the outside, deprived Arabia of the lead,
and the latter appeared beaten, and was passed by Moulsey
and Duet, but coming again she made a desperate effort to
ovzrhaul Kidderdale, who however, won cleverly by a
heed A couple of length'sintervened between second and
tlthst, and a length third and fourth. Moulsey was fourth,
up; Honeymoon fifth, Douro just defeating his
stable companion, who was last. . . _ _

TdE NewrounTSELLIKOSTAKEY of 3 sore. each, with 20
added; weight for age; with selling allowances. One mile
and a .(tpirter.
Mr. K. iireen'a Peet, by Stiletto—ltch 'C2O`, Sat ;lb ,Clark; 1
Mr. c.rasloa Chevalier d'Esprit „LW, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
(Butler) 2
Mr. Crawleys No Confidence 430', 5 yrs. $4 lit
(A. Holman) 3
Gto 4 on Chevalier d'Esprit and 7 to 4 agst
Pest. No Confidence made running till three-quarters of
a wile from home, when Chevalier d'Esprit took up
tl.c running, but within the straight was headed by Pest,
who won after a fine race by a head; bad third. Winner
not sold. Chevalier d'Esprit was put up to auction, and
sold to Mr. Ford for 44 guineas.
Tae LW:I/MUSKY NURSERY STAKES of 10 soya. each,
5 ft, with 100 added ; colts, list 101 b ; fillies, list 41b ;
penalties and allowances. Throe-quarters of a mile.
Itr.tyley's The Mariner, by Lifeboat—Wild Cherry,
'Cannon I

r It Walker's Patton, 84 7lb Gilmstam 2
Lor I isatem..msthe Returned, sat 111 We 4lb ex 9, nyon)
Betting: 9to 4 on Catton. The Mariner made play, and,
althongh closely pressed within the distance by the fa-
mmrite. won cleverly by a head. Three lengths separated
the second and third.

Tr: ti /040104 STARES (Handicap) of 5 nova. each, 1 ft,
with :la added, for all ages. Five furlongs.
Mr. Joinzis Brother to Belwase, by Grosvenor—Malva's
darn, 3 ere, rat Mb (Ken)on) I
Mr. II Green's Wild Moor, 3 yrs, 7st Mb 'Humphries) 2
►.r. Jay's Eieicance, ♦ yrs. litt 12Ib 'peppier) 3
iLe hdlowin; alio ran ,—Veul, Allow Me, Queen of Trump,
an. NILO) Alice _ _

--ISt..tang77i to 4 eget Queen of Trumps, 100 to :30 apt
Miss Alice, 5 to 1 apt Allow Me, 6 to 1 each apt Wild
Moor and Veni, t 4 to 1 apt Elegance, and 10 to 1 apt
Brother to Belpave. Veal and Queen of Trumps made
running, with Brother to Belgrave in attendance, to the
di.tance. where the lot took close order, Brother to Ba-
rt ve assuming the command half way up, and winning
cleverly by a head. A length and a half divided second
and third, Vail was fourth, close up, Allow Me fifth,
Queen of Trumps next, end Miss Alice last.
THt: HUtlmit Rees (Handicap) of i soya, each, 1 ft,
with 50 added. Two miles, over hurdles.
Mr. Slytton's g by Chanticleer—Eliza. 4 yes, !let 51I)
(Mr. Milford; 1
Mr. lleene's Harrington (lib% aged, Set 3lb Tonal/noel 2
Illoyn'a Needle Gus, 6 tr., list 101 b ....;A. Holman; 3
Colenso also ran.
Betting : Even on Needle (Sun, 2 to 1 apt Colenso,
4 t I apt Herrington, and sto 1 spt the Eliza gelding.

THE HEREFORD NITED HOMES' STAKF.B of 3 &ors.
each, with 23 added. Gentlemen ridem Three miles.
Mr. Roberti's Merry [Ad, 4 yrs, lief 41b.. (Mr. Y. Merlon) I
Mr. Mernaan Lady Port (h b„ b yrs, Ilst (Owner,
Mr. Pritchanrs secret, seed, Itst - (Mr. Ford; 3
The ("Rowing also ran : TM Doctor, Trsber, and West End.
Bettine :2to 1 on Merry Led, sto 1, "bar one." Won
in c easter by two lengths; bad third. West End did not
ram the poet.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

9 to 1 sant Ache; I 427 ti— 50 to 1 *get Lozenge 't
11 to 1 knight of the after 1000 to
Garter ;t) 40 had been
15 to 1 Honesty (w, 12 taken'
to 1 otri 2000 to 30 Hippin
1$ to 7 Julius 3) 2000 to 20 Archimedes 't)
100 to 6 Wrotighton (t) 2000 to 20 Duke of York
200 to 10 Itlinkhoolte (1) (t)
BETTING ON THE GLOUCESTER PLATFORM EN
ROUTE TO LONDON.
I! to 1 gird Honesty (I)
AP to 1 Lozenge (wanted, 100 to C off)

BETTCG AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
CAMBRIDOTAIIIIIR.
6 to 1 eget Honesty (t freely)
10 to 1 Acura (t and off)
10.) to 8 Knight of the Garter (t and off)
100 to T Friponnier (off, t 100 to II)
100 to 6 Julius ;otr
leo to 6 Wrounitton (of)
20 to 1 Bllnkhoolle (ti
2o to 1 Lozenge loff, t26to I)
25 to 1 Lanaret
100 to 3 Attack colt 1)
no to 3 Tormentor 3 and w)
100 to 3 Ammunition (off)
40- to 1 La Munition (off)
to 1 Hippie 1061
00 to 1 Grey Mucking ;of, t 1000 to 12)
1001 to 10 Montgonbert
600 to 6 Date of York (of)

TATTEftIiALLS.
The Subscription-roam will be open this day (Saturday)
for comparing on the Cambridgeshire, settling, and the
transaction of ordinary Wiliam's.

MIL KENDALL, M.P., ON THE ABYSSINIAN WAR.
—Mr. Kendall, M.P. for the eastern division of Cornwall,
presided on Wednesday over • dinner held at Lanreath in
connection with the annual ploughing match of the parish,
which is about 11 wiles from Bodmin. In giving "The
Army, Nary, Militia, and Volunteers," the hon. gentleman
observed that if reports were true, parliament would be
called together very shortly, in order to sanction a very
enormous expense consequent on the prosecution of an
impending war. Many persons would say, " Why put us
to all this expense!" Now, without going into the merits
of the Abyssinian expedition, be would say that pre-
suming our honour was at stake, and that we must show
an example, it was as emential to them as to any other
part of the community, so he hoped they would bear
the expenses cheerfully. If we lost our pre...! what
did we lose? We lost the enormous proceeds of the
industry of this country, and that fell back upon the agri-
culturists, for their products were dependent on the manu-
facturers. " One and all," was not only the Cornish
motto, but the motto of England. What affected the
large manufacturer affected also the small farmer. It was,
then. for them to be willing to bear the burden as far as
the army was concerned. Al regarded the navy, they
often heard of the enormous expense in trying experiments,
and so on. Far be it from bim to say that there had been
a great deal of abuse—that a thing which should have cost
100/. had sometimes cost 1,000/. but he hoped these
things had been mended. If, however, we wanted
to keep our position as the first naval country of the
world, the people must be willing to contribute towards
the maintenance of the navy. At the toast of "The Land-
owners," Mr. Kendall avowed himself an advocate of
long leases. He now granted none for less than 21 years,
and he found that the tenant set to work with • different
spirit from that generally manifested by yearly tenants.
The kindly feeling between landlord and tenant had been
much increased, but its progress w.s sometimes impeded
by the tenants themselves. The farmers had one fault—
which was lessening every yenr—they were always driving
their own wheelbarrow a little too fast, and they some-
times cross their landlord's toes. (Laughter.) There
were no men in England who worked so bard
as they (the tenant farmers) did, and got such little
profit. (Applause.) But they had health, they had
liberty, they had air, and they bad the most consummate
independence, which was itself worth ever so much per
cent. (Applause.) In proposing the toast of the day, he
pointed out that the same kindly feeling which bad arisen
betwCen the landowners and the tenant farmers had
sprung up between the tenant farmers and the labourers.
He advised the adoption of deep ploughing, and quoted
several instances showing the success of that agricultural
Pis.
A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO ABYSSINIA.—
Anne our troop., are in Abyssinia, would it not be well,
in the cause of learning, that some attempt should be
made by a competent commission to explore the country?
That land is virgin ground, and it is full of biblical and
classical remains. We do not suppose that any one would
be listened to in the India-office who should propose to
send out such an array of learned men as the French re-
public sent to Egypt ; but surely something might he done
on • smaller scale to open up Abyssinia to the light of
science. After all, this wild country lies on our highway
to India; we shell never again forget it ; and it claims to
bane been one of the original seats of our faith. Inscrip-
tions must abound, and MSS. of value probably exist in
runny places. While we are spending millions on policy
which will leave no traces, would it not be wise to spend
a few pounds on art and truth, which will remain a pos.
session tons for ever ?—Athour um. _

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THS CHARGES AGAINST LIVERPOGL corrox
BIWICIRS.

This case was mimed yesterday at the Liver-
pool Pollee-court before Kr. Raffles, stipendiary, and
Messrs. Mills, J. B. Btanekes, G. Melly, and other lay
magistrates.

Mr. niggle (who appeared for the defendant Mr. Charles
Lee Campbell) said that when the cue was adjourned on
Wednesday he had not much more to add, and he did not
now intend to trespass long upon the time of she bench.
If there was one thing clearer than another in the case,
I not only from the statement of Mr. Campbell, but from
the evidence of Mr. Hyde (manager of the National Bank),
it was this, that whatever was the arrangement between
the manager and Mr. Campbell, with reference to the dis-
counting of these bills and she collateral security in cotton,
it was perfectly clear and manifest that Mr. Campbell
declined to pledge specific cotton, the cotton of any parti-
cular individual, and that this was not insisted upon at all
by Mr. Hyde.
Mr. Rattles—Upon the general contract!
Mr. Higgin —Yes, and therefore if specific cotton was
not to be held in hand with a margin of 2:i or any other
percentage, but if the real contract between the parties
was in consideration that " if you will discount these two
bills for me I promise you that I have in my hand, not
specific cotton, not cotton belonging to the drawers of the
bills, not cotton of any particular person, but generally I
have cotton in my possession which I can hand over to you
if you require it as collateral security for those bills." He
(the learned counsel) must call the special attention of the
bench to the statement made by Mr. Sleigh in opening the
case, because he over end over again asserted as his con-
tention that the promise was that these gentlemen should
have cotton in their hands, not the cotton of any parti-
cular person or of any )*articular name as parties to the
bill, but cotton in their hands over which, to use Mr.
Sleigh's own words, they had uncontrolled dominion and
power.
Mr. Sleigh—Of the drawers of the bill.
Mr. Higgin—Nothing of the sort.
Mr. Sleigh protested against his friend arguing upon an
erroneous construction of his speech, and he denied that
he had ever stated that the cotton might be any cotton
which might be lying in the docks and elsewhere which the
defendants night have in their power.
Mr. Rigel', —What then did his friend mean! Was it
that at the time these bills were discounted the promise
was that these gentlemen had in their power and control
specific cotton belonging to a specified party, namely, the
drawer of these bills Mr. Berton!
. .

Mr. Yes, ihat la so.
Mr. Higgin—lf that was the meaning, then Mr. Sleigh
and his client, Mr. Hyde, were at issue, because from the
details of the conversation between Mr. Campbell and
Mr. Hyde it was abundantly clear that when that was
suggested to him, Mr. Campbell distinctly said he would
do nothing at all of the kind. The learned gentleman,
after reading the conversation from his notes, said the re-
sult of the conversation was this :—Mr. Campbell said,
"We are cotton brokers ; we have cotton continually
coming in and going out ; we cannot pledge any particular
parcel of cotton belonging to any particular person, but
we shall have and have cotton in our hands sufficient to
protect those bills." If such was the statement, it was
not a false statement. It was true, and he (Mr. Higgin)
would prove it to be so, and that they had in their pones-
Mon, dominion, and control, upon the 4th July, when
these two bills were discounted, cotton to the value of
37,0001. If he proved that, was not the case at an end

Mr. Raffles reminded Mr. Hi grin that Mr. Hyde in his
evidence said he meant Gotten of Gautier and Bertois.

Mr. Sleigh wished also at this point, in order to correct
any false impression which might be formed of his remarks,
to read the shorthand writer's notes of the passages alluded
to by Mr. Higgin. (Notes read.)
Mr. Higgin said that if Mr. Sleigh would read the speech
to the end he would find that he (Mr. Higgin) was per-
fectly right in his interpretation. However, right or
wrong, it did not matter. The promise was fulfilled if
Messrs. Campbell, at the time of discounting the bills, had
cotton in their hands belonging to anybody over which
they had power and control. The letter of the 2nd March
said, " Your promise that you will in all cases have cotton
with 25 per cent. margin against them being quite satis-
factory." It did not say, " Your promise that you will in
all cases have cotton belonging to the drawers or the
acceptors of the particular bills with the 25 per
cent. margin against them will be satisfactory." It
merely said, " If you have cotton ;" that was general
cotton, not belonging to any particular person at all.
Now, if on the 4th July, when those bills were discounted
Messrs. Campbell bad cotton to tke amount, with 25 per
cent. margin over and above, he ventured to submit
strongly that there was no such thing as a false pretence.
It was the " screw " which had been put on. He had
been challenged to prove this, and if the challenge was
repeated he was in a position to prove it. Now If that
were so what did his learned friend say? He said this,
" When you brought those two bills to the bank to be dis-
counted, by acts and representations, either by word or in
writing you said, " We promise that we will in these two
cases have cotton with 25 per cent, margin against them."
Was that a false pretence ? It was a promise to do some-
thing in the future, not a false pretence. It was a promise
continually during the currency of those bills to keep
cotton in their hands with a per cent, margin. It
was not a false pretence, and he said advisedly and as
a lawyer, though with the greatest respect to the bench,
that they could not found • fable pretence upon it.
If it could be shown that Messrs. Campbell had no cotton
in their hands as the time these two bills were discounted,
and they falsely represented that they had cotton in their
hands, that was quite a different matter. That was •
false pretence of the existing fact, but • promise made by
a man thathe would continually during • specified period
do a particular act, or abstain from doing a particular
act, and he thereby gaining something, was not • false pre-
tence. Who, he should like to know, in Liverpool would
be fool enough to make such a promise about having
cotton in their hands with a 21 per cent, margin. Look
at the state of the cotton market, and what became of
these margins? They were worth nothing at all. By the
time these bills ran out and came to maturity, a 25 or 50
per cent. margin might have disappeared. Therefore if
any stress were laid upon thus, it must fail when
the state of the cotton market was con-
sidered, particularly with the knowledge which
gentlemen on the bench must have of commer-
cial affairs. He submitted that the letter cited by
Mr. Sleigh did not support that gentleman's case. It
was the breach of the contract of the 2nd March upon
which, together with the conversation which had been
referred to, his learned friend founded the charge. Now
he (Mr. Higgin) asked whether the conversation was con-
sistent or inconsistent with the letter. If consistent there
was not • word in the letter which could induce any
human being to come to the conclusion that it was the
contract between them that they should have particular
cotton of particular persons against any particular bill.
On the contrary, the promise was clearly this —" If you
will discount our bills we will have cotton in our hands
which so far as the nature of the market will allow we
shall consider an ample security." If that were so he was
prepared to prove that at the time these two bills were
discounted these gentlemen had under their power, domi-
nion, and control cotton to the extent of between 30,0001.
and 40,0001., any portion of which cculd be handed over
to Mr. Hyde as collateral security at any moment that
he had asked for it. It was cotton that was
perfectly free, with no charge of any kind upon it,
and if Mr. Hyde at any time during the currency
of these bills had required additional security he
might have had any part of that cotton. If it was said that
Mr. Hyde bargained with these gentlemen that they should
continually, during the currency of those bills, have not
only specific eottonjbut general cotton in their hands, that
was not a false pretence. In conclusion, Mr. Higgin said
that he did not conceal front himself the magnitude of the
issue at stake, and he was quite sure that no person con.
Tweeted with the inquiry felt more its weight and responsi-
bility than did Mr. Raffles. If Mr. Campbell was innocent
of this charge, to send him to trial was to send him
to ruin, perhaps to disgrace, disgrace which would
not only fall upon him, but upon every member
of a family which had hitherto stood as high in
point of respectability and station as any in the town of
Liverpool. If Mr. Campbell was guilty, the bench was
asked to usurp the functions of • civil tribunal. They
would remember that the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 armed
commissioners with the same power as magistrates. It
might be that this case ought to be inquired into and
sifted before the only tribunal which had cognizanoe of
each matters in this country, the Bankruptcy Court. But
if it had been taken into the Bankruptcy Court, Mr.
Campbell would have enjoyed an advantage here denied
to hint. He could have been sworn as a witness. Here
he could not be sworn as Mr. Hyde had been : he could
not stand up and give the lie to what Mr. Hyde had said.
They had tied him out by these proceedings, and shut his
mouth ; whereas in the Bankruptcy Court he would be
examined face to face with this hank manager, would give
his own version of the story, and let the commissioner and
the publicjudge as tothe tmth of the respective statements.
He (Mr. Higmn) denounced this course of proceture as
unfair and unmanly. If upon inquiry the bankruptcy
commissioner were to find that in a commercial point of
view this firm bad been gi ilty of offence, against the gene-
ral policy and interests of the mercantile world, they would
have been dealt with. If the commissioner had found that
Mr. Campbell had been guilty of obtaining ir.ooey by
false pretences, he would h tee done his duty by committing
him for trial ; but there would have been this satisfaction
in such • ammo as that—that Mr. Campbell would have
had an opportunity of giving his own version of a trans-
action the facts of which were in dispute. Why bad this
coarse not been adopted? Why come there to procure •
committal against Mr. Campbell, not for a felony, but for a
misdemeanour, that thereby they might put on the screw and
effect a set'lement which was to pay them 20s. in the £, in
all probability at the expense of the rest of the creditors.
He (Mr. Higgin) expected, and the public expected, that
unless this cue were made out clearly and witisfactorily,
and beyond doubt proved to the hilt, the bench would
dismiss the summons and refer the prosecutors to the
ordinary tribunals of the country. As an independent man
he believed conscientiously that the facts did not support
the false pretence. Viewing the case as • lawyer—with-
t out attempting to impose his opinion upon the court—he
thought there was not the slightest ground for finding
that a criminal offence had been committed. He expected,
therefore, that the issue of the proceedings today would
be to set Mr. Campbell at liberty, that he would leave the
court without a stain upon his character—the bench, in the
exercise of their judicial junctions, having removed the

odious stigma which the National Bank had attempted to
fix upon him.
Mr. Thomas Stutch was the first witness. He said he was
a partner in the firm of Colin Campbell and Sons, and was
the gentleman against whom the National Bank had
tuned five summonses for obtaining money by false pre-
tences. He had been a partner between seventeen and
eighteen years, his department being the buying, selling,
and valuing of cotton. On the 2nd of March, when the
bank discounted Colin Campbell and Sons' acceptances
'of Mr. Meal's bills for 20,0001., they had free cotton in
their Lauds to the value of AIM/. By " free " he meant
that they had no other bills of Hydra running at the
time. That cotton was applicable ea security against the
bills named. On the 4th of Jul', when the National
Bank discounted Goutier and Bertom's two bills for 5,00 U/.
' and 5,500/., their (Campbell and Sons) firm had free
cotton in their hands to the value of between
37,0001. and 35,000/., which was applicable as Ml-
eurity against the bills had the bank required it.
They had uo cotton in their hands belonging to Gautier
and Bartels, who were exporters. From the 4th of July
to the present time the fall of prices had reduced cotton
in their hands in value to the extent of 90,00 W. or
100,00 W.

_
Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—He was speaking, not of
cotton in their hands belonging to Colin Campbell and
Sous, but the property of their oonstittsents, over which,
however, they had control. They had advanced money
upon it to their constituents. Could not say what the lie.
bilities of the firm were at the time.

By Mr. Sleigh—Witness's belief wu that their
liabili-
ties were not about half a million, but would not swear
that they did not amount to that sum. The management
of the finance portion of the business was left to Mr.
Charles Lee Campbell. Neither witness nor Mr. Herbert
Campbell interfered with it. Since the summonses had
been taken out he bad stated that Mr. Charles Lee Camp-
bell carried on the financial portion of the business, and it
was a hard thing that he should be included in the charge
of obtaining money by false pretences. Mr. Herbert
Campbell had said the same thing.
Re-examined by Mr. Higgin—lt was usual for brokers
to make advances on the cotion, and in respect to those
advances the brokers had a lien upon the cotton.
William Frederick Steno, cash-keeper for the last 22
years with Colin Campbell and Sons, said that on the 4th
of July last they had in their hands 37,0001. of free
cotton ; and on the 12th March, when the bank discounted
Mr. Myall's bills, 50,000/.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—Could not say to what
amount Messrs. Campbell and Sons had their names to
bills of exchange. To the best of his recollection it was
not 300,000/. He could not say whether it was 500,000/.
or 300,0001.
By the Bench—Advances bad been made upon the
cotton belonging to their constituents in the hands of the
firm on the 14th July, but no drafts were running.
By Mr. Sleigh—The firm had not obtained advanoes
upon any of it.
By the Bench—Could not say whether the whole of the
37,000/. worth of cotton belonged to tho firm, or a part of
it to their constituent,.
William Graves Crenshaw was the next witness. He
said he had had business transactions with Messrs. Camp-
bell and Sons. On the 22nd March be drew three bills
of 5,0001. upon the firm ; they were drawn against cotton
and bills of lading for cotton belonging to him. The
cotton against which the bills were drawn was perfectly
free and uniecumbered. As he needed money, he used to
go to their office and get money for bills, and get them
discounted as he required it. Between the dates of lath
and 22nd of March they paid to him and for him :37,0001.
He was continually sending them bills of lading and draw-
ing against the cotton. On the 22nd March the value
of cotton in the hands of Campbell and Sons belonging to
him wu worth more than what they had advanced upon
it. The arrangement was that if the bill were not met,
Campbell and Sons could have sold the cotton to repay the
advances.

By Mr. Sleigh—Could not say what was the amount of
his liabilities to Campbell and Sons ; it depended upon
what the cotton now on hand might sell for. Believed,
however, that he was indebted to the firm, because
cotton had declined in value. He had an idea as to the
amount, but he did not think it was 30,0001. ; thought it
did not exceed 20,000/.

Mr. Thomas Atkins Patterson, merchant, was called,
but not examined, and this terminated the defence.
Mr. Sleigh then proceeded to reply on the part of the
prosecution, commenting severely upon the arguments
brought forward in the learned speech for the defence.
Upon what ground Mr. Higgin's expected, the people of
Liverpool expected, and the public expected (as
that gentlemen said), that the bench would dis-
miss the summons, he (Mr. Sleigh) was at a
loss to imagine. If he had any knowledge of the
duties devolving upon a bench of magistrates,
it was that they should hear the evidence on each side,
and if there was a rind facie case made out, to send the
case before a superior tribunal, even if there war conflict-
ing evidence. Noticing Mr. Higgin's remarks concerning
the withdrawal of the other summonses, Mr. Sleigh
observed that it was extremely unfair and ungenerous to
throw dirt at the directors of the National Bank of Liver-
pool because—and, perhaps, they had erred on the side of
mercy—they had withdrawn the prosecution against Mr.
Stretch and Mr. Herbert Campbell, because the directors,
finding that these gentlemen had no share in the manage-
ment of the futanantl business of the concern, because the
directors believed that those gentlemen were ignorant of
the shifts, devices, and frauds to which Mr. Charles Camp-
bell had recourse to raise money, because on learning this
they did not think it was their duty to keep those gentlemen
in terror for one moment. Having minutely analysed the
greater portion of the evidence brought forward for the
defence, the learned counsel contended that the fact of
Campbell and Sons having in their hands .17,0001. worth of
free cotton at the time Gautier and Bertois's bills were dis-
counted, and which had been made so much of by the
other side, was not pertinent to the issue of the case. The
fact was the bank was induced to make advances upon
those bills by Messrs. Colin Campbell and Sons solemnly
stating that they had in their hands cotton belonging to
Gautier and Benoit, worth more than the rum advanced,
and which they undertook to hold sacred until the bills
were taken up and paid. There was no denying this,
and yet his learned friend contended that there
was not a shadow of pretence for accusing Mr.
Charles Lee Campbell of obtaining money by false
pretences. No false pretence! When Bertois had dis-
tinctly told the court that they did not place a single
bale of cotton in the hands of Campbell and Sons in respect
to these bills ; when Campbell and Sous were hopelessly
insolvent, and when one of the partners said that he did
not know whether or not they owed half a million of
money. Mr. Sleigh concluded by remarking that the
manner in which his learned friend had threatened and
endeavoured to intimidate the bench, that the latter
would do their duty, and send the case for adjudication
before the tribunal which had been framed by the legisla-
ture, and which was so peculiarly adapted to adjudica-
tion of questions of this kind—a jury of the defendant's
countrymen.
Mr. Rattles, on returning into court, said I need
hardly say that the facts of this most painful investigation
have throughout the inquiry received the very serious
attention of myself and Mr. Brancker, my brother ma-
gistrate who granted the summons, Mr. Brancker having
alone taken part with me in the discussion and considers-
,lion of the circumstance'. We have to announce with
very great regret that we feel compelled to send this case
before a superior court, and having arrived at this conclu-
sion, we do not think it desirable to add a single remark.
The question of intent is pre-eminently one for a jury,
and to their decision we must leave it.

Mr. Higgin inquired, where did the bench propose
that the case should be tried.

Mr. Rimes—At the assizes.

Three other of the summonses were then briefly heard,
Mr. Higgin neither cross-examining the witnesses, uor
making speeches upon the evidence. Mr. Campbell was
committed in two of these latter cases, and in one Mr.
Hyde entered into recognisance@ to prosecute.
Mr. Campbell, after being formally committed, was ad-
mitted to bail, himself in 2,0001., and two sureties of 1,0001.
each.

ADMIRALTY, Orr. lg. —APPOINTMENTS. —Com-
mander W. A. de V. Brownlow to be resident officer for
transport service as Deptford, vice Commander St. Leger
Aldworth, whose period of service has expired; Coin•
mender H. G. Belson, to be inspecting commander in the
coastguard, vice Brownlow.
WRECK OF THE STRANIER ZAMUNA.— The trade
between Bombay and Sues will, for a time, be somewhat
behindhand. The Abyssinian expedition has taken up a
large portion of the " traders " at Bombay, and therefore
a good demand was made for the steamers trading be-
tween Bombay and Suez. One of the best and most use-
ful of the Bombay Shipping Company's vessels has come
to grief—the Zamuna, a splendid screw steamer, built at
Liverpool by T. Boyden and Son, and was chased A for 20
years on the Liverpool register.
FATAL RAILWAY AminENT. —A fearful accident
occurred on Wednesday evening on the Furness Railway,
about two miles from Cork. The engine end tender of the
down train ran off the line down an embankment ofebout 15f t.
Luckily the couplings were broken, and the passenger car-
riages were not dragged from the rails, but ran up the
line some 200 yards. Shortly after the up-train, leaving
Furness at 8.5, came in contact with the other train,
and the engine and tender were thrown off the line.
The passenger carriages iu this case also kept on the
metals, and all the passengers escaped with bruises
and a severe shaking. The rain WAS falling heavily,
and the passengers left the carriages and endeavoured,
with the aid of lamps taken from the carriages,
to ascertain if any one had been injured. They found
the engine and tender lying at the bottom of the
embankment. The lower portion of the guard's van was
just above it, while the roof was thrown on the other side
of the line. In about fifteen minutes the stoke•r, named
Airey, was found, he having got over the sea wall which
skirts the railway, and injured himself seriously. It was
with difficulty that he was brought back over the wall,
and placed in one of the first-class carriages. The search
was then continued, u the driver, Clark, was still missing.
He was found dead upon the top of the embankment, just
above his engine ; his skull was fractured, and he had
evidently died at his post. The station-muter at Cark,
hearing of the accident, immediately sent a conveyance for
surgical aid. He also despatched an engine and carriage
for the wounded man, who was much cut and generally
severely injured. By 12 o'clock a large body of workmen
were on the spot, and on Thursday the line was open.