The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

APPREHENSION AT SCARBOROUGH OF AN
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY DEFAULTER.

In February, 1860, the Eastern Counties Rail-
way authorities at London announced that Algernon
Sydney Lumby, a clerk in their employ, had absconded ; and
in the warrant issued for his apprehension he was charged
with taking with him 1001., the property of his employers.
From the very earnest manner in which he has been
hunted up and looked for by the company's police-superin-
tendon; Mr. Kent, it is thought that the amount appro.
prided is more than 1001. Mr. Kent has visited the Con-
tinent in seareh of his man ; and after full many a fruitless
jouroey in this country, having travelled " some thousands
of miles'—his own expression--during the period of a year
and nearly eight months, in which Lumby has been at
large, he Ma at length succeeded in apprehending the
missing defaulter at the fashionable watering place of
Scarborough, where he has been resident during the sum-
mer sermon. He is a musical man, and at an early pert
of the summer he took en engagement as pianist at a music-
room attached to the Old Spa Inn, and known as the St.
George's-ball. He was announced u " Mr. Sydney Staples,
pupil of Professor Sterzdale Bennett" The company of
performers with whom he was associated have been chiefly
buffo singers and dement rather above the vulgar stamp
of similar artists. While in Scarborough he has been
living in a quiet, orderly, 'and respectable manner, his wife
residing with him in a cottage house in the upper part
of the town. His apprehension was brought about as fol-
lows :—A few days ago, a gentleman who was personally
acquainted with Lumby, and was acquainted with the fact
of his having absconded, was visiting Scarborough ; and
amongst other " lions" of the place, be went to the Casino
or mime-room above-named, for an evening's entertainment.
He was at once struck with the resemblance the pianist bore
to the missing clerk, Lumby. The only difference appeared
to be, that really Lumby 's forehead was rather bald, but
the pianist's cranium was covered all over. However, on
his return home, he saw Mr. Kent, the officer above-
named, and mentioned his suspicion. Mr. Kent at once
came down to Scarborough, and on Saturday evening last,
in company with Mr. Roberts, superintendent of the Saar
borough force, went to the scene of Lumby's musical
labours. After satisfying himself that he had at last
secured his gams, Mr. Kent went up to him (at the end of
one of the soap, so as not to disturb the audience), and
introduced himself in a familiar but respectful manner,
the two shaking hands together apparently very cordially.
Mr. Kent told him he had ' come for him ;" and though
he allowed him to finish the evening's performance, he
lost sight of him. He was brought to the police-
office at a late hour on Saturday night, and on Sunday
night he was taken to London, in the custody of Mr. Kent.
Lumby was, we understand, one of the wages clerks of the
Eastern Counties Railway Company, and consequently
would have frequent opportunities for embezzling the money
of the company.—Lards Mercury.

It appears from some recent statistical returns,
that the average of the duration of human life in Frown,
which from 1823 to 1850 was 40 years, has goes on dortesaring
ever since, aid is now scareely more than 37.

Ike. 25,1800 2IS
yaws:, ISdi 1 77
June U. 1561 ....
Sept. 39, Ib6l

Totals for the pearl/181..185e
Totals to sopt., 1800.... 12,04 Y,

Grand totals to Xld-
sunsmer. 1161 18,708

61 364
71 148
130 I 314
390 735

G! i 1.491
9,149 '19,00
- -
3.790 17.544

'661,688 10 •

The foregoing return. of the financial year show an
increase on the final quarter over the Christmas
one, of 17,626 f. 2s. 8d; over the Lady-day quarter
of 18,1041. 15e. Sd.; and over the Midnummer
quarter of 15.0121. Ifee. ld. Compered with the correa-
pouding quarter of September, 1860, the increase is 6,743/.
11; and of September, 1859, is 15,7091. 7s. 10d. The
increase in the receipt. of 11160.61 over the corresponding
financial year of 1859.60 is 7,5611. 8.. ; and compared with
the year 1858.9 the increase is 31,5651. 3.. 4d.
' The quarter just terminated is the largest in amount
since the formation of the society, in 1852, and the receipts
for the present financial year (with the single exception of
1851) exceed thee° of any other year. Total withdrawals
/rum the formation of the society in Sept. 1852 to Michael-
mas, 1861, 244,5811. ls. 3d. The returns of the register
of the order of rights are as follow :—Completed, 4,512;
drawn, 3,140 ; seniority, 1,651; total, 8,303. Deduct
right. exercised on estates, lie., 6,701. Total, 2,602.
The last share number on the register by seniority on the
30th of September, 1861, is No. 13,128, and the last share
number taken to the muse date was No. 17,546. The
total sale of land for the four quarters just ended has
been :—To Christmas, 1860, 3,8411. 3.. ; to Lady-day, 1861,
3,6881. Os. tid. ; to Midsummer, 1861, 4,366/. Is. 7d. ' • to
Michaelniaa, 1861, 31,762/. 4s. ; total for the year 1861,
43,657/. 13s. Id. ; grand totals to Michaelmas, 1861,
298,748/. 4s. The two auditors nominated under
the rules, by the executive committee, are Wil-
liam Aathary, Eaq., and Niovnhain Wiustaaley,
The candidates for the two auditors to be elected by
the shareholders at the present quarterly meeting are the
Rev. Mr. Goodchild, Mr. James Coed, and Mr. Harding.
After the audit of accounts, the balancesheet will be
submitted to the members at the aunual meeting next
December. The third estate acquired in Hertfordshire,
and the thin' portion of the Woodbury Park estate, Tun-
bridge Wells, were allotted on Wednesday, the 17th of
July last. The reds and drains on the last-mentioned
property are progressing rapidly, and the completion of
the works on the Hertford estate, including a com-
plete eystem of sewerage, will be forthwith proceeded with.
The marked success which attended this year the allotments
of the second and third portions of the Woodbury Park
estate induced the executive committee (as but a small
quantity of land now remains unallotted) to purchase
another freehuld property at Tunbridge Wells immediately
adjoining the first estate, of which originally it formed
a pert. The ouly communication to this newly acquired
land was from the London.rusil, but the society will make
additional openings through the Queen's-road, and thus fa-
cilitate a new access to the tows and station through the
Woodbury-park estate. The allotment of the new property
(on which are sixteen substantially built cottages) is fixed
for Wednesday, the 16th of October. Although Bees-
borough House and a portion of the lloehampton Park
have been sold, there still remain on hand about thirty
acres of valuable freehold building land to be disposed
of, and it is the intention of the executive com-
mittee to offer the sane, or a part thereof,
under the allotment system in the ensuing spring.
Os the 7th of September laid, the niuth year et the Cm.
servative Land Society was completed, and the executive
committee have commenced their duties for the tenth year
with de conviction that the social and commercial advert-
tape which hart been already secured for all classes of the
community will be increased as the system is better under-
stood by the general public. It has 'peen the aim of the
board to discourage wild and visionary speculation, and to
net the prosperity of the society on a sound sod safe basis,
both for the monetary investor and the purchaser of free-
I hold land."