The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

MARY LE BONE.

SHOCKING CASE or CRUELTY--A cabman, named
Charles Samuel thandler, was brouuht up before Mr.
Long ou the ctrarge of cruelly ill-treating a horse, by
working it in a cab in so unfit condition.
Police-Constable Dunlop (133 E) stated that whilst on
duty near the Paddington station early this morning be
saw the prisoner' drive his cab out of the yard. The horse
attached to it was in a deplorable condition, both itY
knees being broken and covered with . blood ; and one
of its fetlocks dreadfully swollen. In spite of these in-
juries, however, the 'prisoner was uking his whip most
unmercifully to urge the poor animal onwards, but it
seemed scarcely able to crawl.
The prisoner, in defence, said the hors bad met with
an accident as he wrs4 driving to the station, and that
he did not intend to work hire again until he was well.
The magitc rate, however, fined him 10s. for the
offence.

BRITISH AtiCHAZ >LOGIOAL SOCIETY.

NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 21.—The members
and friends met lad night at the Town Hall, when Mr.
C. E. Davis real an intvrasting paper on the variou4
styles of architecture. Several other papard also were
read.

This morning the members of the society and their
friends, to the number of alniut .0, proceeded in vehicles
to Carrisbrook Caste, interesting from It 4 associations.
Tney were met by Mr. Hearn, who acted as cicerone on
the occasion, and pointed out Salisbury Tower, from
which King Charles t., when he was confined here; at-
tempted t escape ; and another window, from which he
made a similar un4uccessfuLattsinpt. Various other in-
teresting spots were also .show,,, particularly the cham-
ber in which the Princess Elizabeth was confined. After
inspecting oae or two churches in the neighbourhood,
the paity returned to Newport.

Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Parry was
for the pi-limner. •
Mr. S' night, the clerk of the arraigns, then read the
indictment, which charged the prisoner with having ate
sconded from his creditors, and failing to surrender after
an adjudication of the Court of Bankruptcy, declaring
the prisoner a bankrupt.
The prisoner pleaded net guilty..
Mr. Ballantaie then went on to state the case to the
jury, and raid that he should lay before them evidence
which would, as it seemed to him, fully support the in-
dictment which they had just heard. The case was one
of great importance from the position the prisoner for.
inetly held, the amount of his dealings, and the high cha-
racter of the houses with whim he hail thosedealings. It
was under these circumstances that these proceedings had
attracted a great deal of public attention. The learned
counsel then explained the law under which the pri-
soner was charged, which was that of non-surrendering
to answer proceediege taken against him in bankruptcy,
and the main question that would arise was what the in-
tention of the prisoner teas in not surrendering ? It would
be easy to prove the mere fact of non-surrendering, but
in order to show the intention of the party charged
was the substance of the offence he (the learned counsel)
should be compelled to give them (the jury) a brief in-
sight into the affairs of the firm of which prisoner was
a partner. It was not necessary to go into the history
of the erieonres affairs previously to 1847, when be was
se bankrupt, and in the year after that he was again in
hu,iness with a person named Davidson, but with what
capi4al they did not know, hut they soon began to at-
tract coesiderable attention. in the City from the very
extensive character of their transaction.. They carried
on business as Colonial brokers and metal agents. In
the year 1851 the firm added a new branch
to their business, —namely, that of distillers,
for the• prisoner then became acquainted with
a person named Webb, the proprietor of a distillery at
West Ham, Essex, eiel ostensibly purchased that dis-
tillery. Ater that a most important change took place,
and the transactions of the firm became more and more
extensive. The jury were probably aware that, in the
business of this great metropolie, a vast amount of pro-
petty was represented by warrants' of delivery, upon
which it was ufteri necessary for the holders to borrow
sums, which turns were very generally lent upon the CRYSTAL FALACE.—SHILLING DAY.AUGUST 22.
Admissions on pestilent, 9,846 ; ditto by season ticket-,faith af the parties requiring the advances. The pri-
soner, then, became connected in his transactions with a 811.—Total, 10,657.
person earned Cole, and between him and the firm, and ' ~,, FAILURE
for,Haßm oF Mn. EDWARD OLIVER.—A failure
they carried on a very extensive business in delivery occurredc in October last, about
warren's, borrowing largely upon them, which money which the public have
Oliver,ti heardb. little. The house was
was principally advanced upon the faith of the that of Mr. Edwardepof shipowner, Liverpool.
As unlit% all the naries ietirt'erses4l
firm of which the priwouer was a member. In
the leading Joint Stick Banks and ptincipalifinrgm se
e :If ethef
1852 the prisoner became acquainted with the firm place, announced unliesitatinOy there would be a very
of Overend, Gurney, and Co., the bankers, whose •busi- a f
t300,000/o.lnwtafs)f the2loih,
f smallesta time
pa,,t,mkaiiittnoyild,:rno.ifts, that
ness was principally teenaged by one member .1' the gd
surpus.
firm named Chapman, and with this gentleman the Times recorded telriepaymv
from private informaPtrieona et:lpoeek the e e'oepepxoprteue
prisoner commenced dealings, and obtained from that
tinning the commercial community against placing an-
firm rel i e nce ona
stthh4erimy
e. a
fCreditTi.
a n beingexire
nil: 1
ya
guarded
firm advances to a very large amount, up to October,
1853. The amount lent to the prisoner and Cole was
about 200,0001. upon this elms of secarity. About this maantner eanacilvbtueet for necessity of•-avertine. the ten-
time Mr. Chapman became suspiioue, and sent for Gor. dency t% panic a warnien
meg fhoor/ible would
don. M. Chapman told Gordon that uP to that time have been warranted. This forbleameras
met in a remarkable way by the large.e, firms'evwehro, whz
he had thought him an honest man, but that he bad been appointed trustees of the estate, ai d who were
found out that the warrants deposited with them were deeply interested in it. These gentlemen immediately
false ones, and Gordon then admitted that all the war- caused a notice to be posted on the Liver 00l Exchang
rants were false and fraudulent. that the statements of the 7imes were errPon m Th'e
. was allowed to be circulated in -an unqualified sioqn al
oovpeprortthaenwittraldo,f ahrthiloawsittligo
tottieheprrepecrisseonficcotsnlodf htahveecsasuceh
being made merely when proving a case of absconding
s,
"
or could be bound to recognise so completely the reepon-
from bankreptcY.
Mr. Justice Erie was not prepared to say that such. sibility of misleadingtheir commercial brethren, there
statements were irrelevant, and must leave it, to the die. was a general readiness to assume that the notification
cretion of Mr. Ballantine to confine himself to that which
than the rest remained incredulous, but on the whole
;ocacruldrraedbilal the result was such as to facilitate all kindsof subsequent
was pertinent to the issue.
attempts—Some oft thetad i.,bf a. most singular chara,cter
nwdasthtahteni t vprr:,
After some tii,,cussion, Mr. Ballantine proceeded with
his stetement. Gordon. after this admission, went to totunifnßo,ftEtkhreu assets, and pre-
vent an arrangeexaPlitrl'e'ain the Court
tce then
they have bad many circumetaucee on tPateci3r..siSdien
Webb and told him,:
the
elawt
uhraidd
mote a favourable liquidation, including an activeePtrite)-
not to be known t
pared, and that, with the deeds of the distillery, were wandh for tontiage by the Government and a rapid fall in
placed in the possession of Messrs. Gurney, who from the rate
have
favedishcoouwnt fromasd sto 3i per cent. Ten
that time allowed prisoner and his firm to carry on bust-
position
dionit is time to
ness as before, and with all the appearance of credit. inquire whether, they are sin a, . justify their
t .
course, or whether the case is top be added
The learned counsel then, with some warmth, expressed
frequent instances of utter recklessness on the paert too'
his condemnation of the course pursued by Messrs. persons claiming a position in the commercial world as
Gurney. to the nature of any statements they may make, pro.
Mr. Justice Erie interpnsed, thinking
Mr. Ballantine Tided the . purpose can he accomplished Lf transferring
should not enter into tha,t matter, risk from themselves to others Meanwhile -
i t may be
Mr. . Ballantine coittinued.—By these means the firm
mentioned, accordiug to the la. test,etreportsbe,a paidcurrin
currant et
Liverpool, that not a single penny has
were enabled to carry on business as before; and, their the shape of dividend, that those who wino sanguine
credit, being maintained, they were enabled to carry on enough, in accordanceh with an arrangement concocted at
their freed's with ether parties, and deposit fraudulent an early sta
warrant- to ~argt, ai.ion, t Matet 6 went 0,, it. this way tion of 50 log:et:lett. iiibluu6lill:l7.Bc'ht; takef
shill" at
a valunaii
who have duce had the belt-fit 2oef Ithetiretireer;dingueg, 'iwill
until Vie I it, of J.tu,', whrti, their einbAriasemente he-
perhaps be called upon to rJund heavily, snd that the
coming greater. they i
ev-dendy contemplated absconding to be realised
pea of the whole amount ultimately
upon that day, for the prisoner Gordon, upon that day forl the creditors has dwindled to something between
(Satuiday); gave the excise officer a cheque 'for duties ' 2s. 6d. and 4s. in the pound—Times: .
• _. . • .

LLOYD'S SILIPPING--(THIS
,DAY.)

LONDON, Aug. 23. =Wind this day t.t noon, S.; light
airs and fine.
POOLE, Aug. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Jessy Fogo,
from Newfoundland.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—llocla,
Worn St. Kitt's ; Inoiao (0, from London for the Crimea.
Sai led —Anglesea, for Melbourne.
FALMO‘ TH, Aug. 22.—Wind W.S.W. —Arrived—Sy-
rian, Moulmein. _ •

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Arrived.—Courier (s ), from Jersey ; Alliance (s ), from
Havre.
Sailed—Argyll (s.), for Carentan ; Atalanta (s.), Havre ;
Despatch, Jersey.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.

Wind, S.E.
Arrived Guiscppe, from Maracaibo ; Ides, Mobile;
Universe and Ainertcan Union, New York ; Star of Em-
pire, St. John's, N B.
Off—Eastern Queen, from Charleston; Calhoun, New
York.
Sailed—Eclipse, foie Amsterdam ; Ocean Bride, Mira-
Sailed—Eclipse,
; City of Kandy, Valparaiso ; Resolution, Rio
Jane.ro ; Coosawatta, Savannah ; Dalemain, Yelp traiso ;
Madras Quebec ; John Dunlop, Portland ; Ocean Rover,
Philadelphia ; Mary Robinson, Calcutta ; Bun Pere, Bor-
deaux ; Governor Lantlilon,
Mo
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 21.

Wind, W.
Arrived Providence. from Malta ; Perseverance, Alex.
sndria • Pio IX., Ancona ; Landscape, New York; Ar.
thur, Prince Edward's Island.
Sailed—Patrician, tor Antwerp.; Albatross, Christian
suud.
DUBLIN, Aug. 22.

Wind, W.
Arrived—Emerald, from Leghorn.