The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-02 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
FRAUDS IN THE COAL TRADE.
John Bates and Charles Klux', two respectably-dressed
men, surrendered to take their trial upon an indictment
preferred against them by the Great Northern Railway
Coal Company for fraud.
Sr. Bodkin and Mr. Giffard appeared for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Ballantine and I.Vlr. Parry were for the
defendants.

Mr. Bodkin stated the following case to the jury :
The two prisoners stood charged with a fraud
upon the public of a very injurious character, and one
which the company whom he had the honour to repre-
sent feel it their bounden duty to bring forward, as the
two defendants had, by representing themselves as the
agents of tha Great-Northern Coal Company, grossly
imposed upon several persons, and sold to them coal of
an inferior value to that for which they had paid. The
defendant Bates is a greengrocer and coal-dealer, carry-
ing on business in Seymour-street, and having a cart of
his own. King had, it appeared, taken a back room in
a house No. 28, Bidborough-street, King's-cross, near
the station of the Great-Northern Railway Com-
pany, which he styled his office, and represented
himself as agent to the Great-Northern Railway Coal
Company. Upon the 23d of October, a person named
Wilcox wrote to Mr. Herbert Clarke, the agent to the
Great Northern Railway Ooal Company, at the coin-
parry's offices at King's•cross, to send him a ton and a
half of the best Silkstono coal. Mr. Clarke wrote to say
that the company could not execute the order for that
class of coal until about a month after, but that they
could send some Wallsend in a shorter time, which Mr.
Wilcox then ordered. Previously to the order having
been executed, the defendant King called at Mr Willcox's
house, to ask for orders for coals. Mrs. Willcox saw
King, and she told him that they had ordered them, but
they had not come. King said that it was all right,
as he came as an agent from the office. Upon
the next day, a carman came to her with a ton
and a half of coals, and brought a ticket purport-
ing to come from the Great Northern Railway Coal Com-
pany, and signed "J. King, seller." Mrs. Willcox paid
21. for the coals, which were then delivered on the next
day. Mrs. Willcox finding that the coals were not what
they ought to be, made an application to the Great Nor-
thern Railway Coal Company, and the fraud was then
discovered, and, upon an inquiry being instituted, it was
found that the coal which had been supplied were some
of the value of about 17s. a ton, which had been sold by
the company to Bates.
The cases, of which there were several, were being
proceeded with when we went to press.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING---(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Feb. 2.—Wind and weather this day at
noon, strong breeze from tho eastward, with a sharp fresh
FALMOUTH, Feb. I.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Hartley,
from .St. John's, N. 8., for Sunderland.
COWES,' Feb. I.—Wind, E. Arrived—Aluma, Zanzibar,
for Hamburgh.
OFF PENZANCE, Jan. 31.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—
Boletta, from Rio Janeiro, for Copenhagen.
The Bone Pere (schooner), of Nantes, from Havre to
Newport, went on shore near here during a thick snow-
storm, and has become a wreck ; crew saved.
NEWPORT, Feb. I.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Cascades, for
St. Thomas.— The Alarm (schooner), of and for South-
ampton, caught the bank, and fell over on her beam-ends,
but righted again, and is strained and leaky.
BEAUMARIS, Feb. I.—Arrived—Peeping Toro, from
Prince Edward's Island.

GRIMSBY, Feb. I.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Margaret
Littlejohn, from London, for Kirkcaldy, leaky.
BELFAST, Feb. 2.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—The Alamne (ano-
ther report says Atumne), schooner, of Workington, is on
shore at Ballycastle, and is expected to become a wreck.
STIIANRAER, Feb. I.—The Briton (s), flout Glasgow to
this port, calling at Ballantree, struck and filled before she
could be run on shore ; she is full to the guuwall at low
water ; craw and passengers saved.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.'
BLACK SEA.-KAZATCH ADTD KAMIESH BAYS, CHER.
SONESE.
Hydographic Office, Admiralty, London,
Jan. 27, 1855.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Royal yacht has broiled into the steam-basin,
and as soon as the new east dock of the steam-basin is
ready she will go in.
The Duke of Welling,ton, 131, will proceed from Ports-
mouth to Plymouth to be docked, as stated some three
months ago.
The Eurydice, 2G, Capt. Ommanney, will return from
Bermuda to England early in April, and be ready to
proceed to the White Sea.
The Esk, 20, screw eorvettee, Captain Birch, is
ordered from Portsmouth to Plymouth, on her way to
the Black Sea.

The Sampson, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Brock, was
pnt out of commission at Portsmouth on Wednesday,
and her crew were granted leave.
The crew of the Retribution, Captain Fisher, will be
paid wages at Portsmouth to-day, and granted leave
while the ship refits.
The Excellent, gunnery ship, during the snow-storm
on Tuesday parted the southern arm of her moorings,
which has been replaced.
The crew of the Magicienne, 16, paddle, Captain Van-
sittart, are to be paid wages at Devonport, and have
leave for such time as they can be spared.
The Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich and the Black
Eagle and Vivid steam-vessels were paid down at that
port on Thursday.
The Perseverance screw steam troop-ship will be paid
down to-morrow at Woolwich, and the crew turned over
to the Falcon, 17, screw steam•sloop, at Portsmouth.
The Rhadamanthus paddle-wheel steam store-ship
arrived at Woolwich on Thursday from Glasgow.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—Arthur R. Wright (1854), has been ap-
pointed to the Ariel screw steam-sloop at Portsmouth ;
Augustus T. J. Bullock (1852), to the Calcutta, 84, at
Devonport.
Paymaster Edward J. Bennett (1851), fromthe Cruiser
steam-sloop, to the Meander, 44, at Lisbon.
Mr. W. Ilenwood, Inspector of Shipwrights in Ports-
mouth dockyard, is promoted to be foreman at Sheer-
ness.

THE TRANSPORTS.

LIVERPOOL.

The Great Britain screw-steamer is being fitted up at
Liverpool for the conveyance of about 1,650 infantry
and 30 horses. She will be ready in about 10 days, as
will also the new screw-steamer Etona, belonging to the
Cunard Company, and being fitted at Liverpool for the
conveyance of stores and 170 horses.
The Imperador screw-steamer took her departure yes-
terday evening from Liverpool for Pembroke, where she
will embark a detachment of the 31st Regiment. Thence
she will proceed to Queenstown for a detachment of the
lst Royal Dragoons and of the 48th Regiment, making
in all 940 men. She is said to be the beat-fitted vessel
for troops which has passed under the notice of the Ad-
aliralty agent at Liverpool.
The Telegraph, Liverpool and Dublin Paddle-steamer,
will leave Liverpool in a few days for Balaklavap with
stores and about 120 commissariat drivers.

The Indian, a new screw steamer, and sister ship to
the Canadian, is daily expected at Liverpool from the
Clyde, to be fitted up for the conveyance of cavalry,

SOUTHAMPTON.

The Royal mail steam-ship Severn, chartered hospital-
ship, went out to the river at South
preparatory to her departure for auspton yesterday,
Woolwich, in accord-
ance with orders received. Previous to her getting away
a telegraphic message was forwarded to Southampton to
delay her sailing, in consequence of there being several
bales of warm clothing which it is the intention of the
Government to forward to the Crimea in this ship. The
Severn therefore still remains at Southampton, althoughral
she has been ready fur sea for several , days. She is well
supplied with medical stores, heus, and every comfort
necessary for the purposes otiwbich
she is to be devoted.
The American clipper-ship White Falcon, laden with
wooden houses for the French soldiers in the Crimea,
hauled out of Southampton docks yesterday. She is to
screw steam-ship Lady al
$o
at daylight this morning, „cornpanied by the
Jocelyn, 440 laden with hats and

stores.
The general screw stearn-s'nip Orwsus adjusted com
,
passes yesterday.
This fins ship is at the service of the
Govcrum m43' eut whenever they require her assistance.
-
The Calcutta, screw, is bein—
g overhauled, and will
soon be ready for sea ; she possesses every necessary to
make a valuable vessel in the transportation of troops.

MI L
Captain George T. Gordon (1846), at present in com-
mand of the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-
ship at Portsmouth, appointed to the Victory,
101,
as Flag
gtszoaputt hast been.
to
vice. Admiral Sir Thomas J.
Cochrane, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief on that station,
vice Captain John C. Dalrymple gay, appointed to the
Hannibal, 91, screw steam-ship, ex the Black Sea
station.
2,000 Minie rifles,
Yesterday and on WedaSsday the contractors, both
British and foreign, sent in above
rifled carbines, and revolvers to the Tower for examina-
tion.

b.yv
fray the Horse Guards to
increase the strength of the Irab Hussars to 800 sabres,
in consequence of their being required to augment the
cavalry forces in the Crimea. The 15th Hussars only
returned last autumn from Inlia, where they were em-
ployed iu the Madras Presidency. Since their arrival
in England they have beer quartered in Exeter, in
which city they received- Clot remounts, and are Tibia
nearly 500 strong. The 16th Lancers (the heroes of
Aliwal) are also under orders for the Crimea ; this regi-
ment has also recentlY, returned from India.
The depots •f the gth, 17th, 39th, and 89th Regiments
have been constituted Into a provisional battalion, under
Lieutenant Colonel Slack, and the hospital for the com-
bined corps has been opened in Limerick, under Dr.
Gore. Draughts of 100 men from each of these depots
were medically inspected an Monday, previous to their
departure to join the
service companies in the Crimea.
An interesting cerereun., took place on the parade-
ground at Pembroke do_
ck last week, upon the occasion
of the presentation '54 r
four medals for good aid long
service to four soldieri
present under orders r°
Major Kelly, who is f the 31st Regiment, who are at
if active service in the Crimea.
io /sand, delivered the medals
to the soldiers, and 46,) "In • . •
The Charlotte Jail ,tre,sed them in appi opriate terms.
mouth harbour this freight-ship, will go into Ports-
ittacrning to embark detachments of
the 67th and 69th
Virnents for Barbadoes.

DEATH Cl', GENERAL HAMERTON.
The Clonneel papas announce the death of Gen. John
Millet
colonel of the 44th Regiment. The
e
',is country residence, Orchardetown,
county of Tipperary, on Saturday last, after a brief ill-
ness. The General
en t took il a mplace er t°
n '
al,
Was A soldier fro hie youth, having
entered the army at the early age of 15, and distin-
guished himself in various engagements in Egypt, the
ail-,
West Indies, a N during the Peninsi
-,ler war. At
Waterloo he bravely
led on the second bat
%salon of the
44th, in which gallant regiment he had gradukted to the
rank of lieutenant-colonel, and was left for de on the
field, having received several severe wounds in tle head
and thigh.
Owin—
g to the attachment of a faithful non.
commissioned officer, sergeant Ryan, who brought his
wounded and ,insensible commander under the care of
skilful medical treatment, he slowly recovered, and with
his devoted follower returned to his native country.

Captain C. G. flutter, who died at Bombay on the 18th
of December, served during Sir C. Napier's campaign
aaainst the mountain and desert tribes situated on the
right bank of. the Indus, early in 1845, with a detach-
Tie was Commandant of the Mili-
tarynle detach-
went
tOaOr
.YllSleLhtion at Poorundhur, and was brother
of the two Captains Butler, one of whom fell at Silistria,
and the ether at Inkertuan.

SUPPLEMENTAL ESTIMATES.

ORDNANCE.

Supplementary estimate of the charge which will pro-
bably be incurred during the year 1854-55, for Ordnance
services :--,

BARRACK SUPPLIES, &C.

Barrack Sul plios—Great-eoats and boots and
shoes for the troops
Warm and waterproof clothing and waterproof
articles for the troops

£207,000

382,500

£C49,500

21,321

£21,321

Supplemental to vote 6 of the Oidnanco esti-
mate for 18A-55••• .........
Total..

Office of Ordnance, Jan. 29, 1855.

AdmirajtY, Jan. 29, 1855.

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Suppleluental to vote 2 of tho Ordnance esti-
mate for 1851-55 ....
WAIFS.
Wages for extra time at the several depart-
ments at Woolwich
•
SuPOtemental to vote 5 of the Ordnance esti-
-1114,t0 for 1851-55
C STORES.
s
r arm .....
66,000
-",r,'•41 ordnance, shot, shells, &c.
equipage arid miscellaneous stores - 234,800
Huts for troops in the Crimea, 54,8001. ; stable
huts for 5,000 horses, 19,0411. ; hospital huts
for 2,000 patients, 12,0691.
Huts for 50,000 men, to be erected in garrisons
or at Aldershott 176,000
Huts for 3,000 men at Heligoland 12,930
Foundry for Lancaster shells 25,000
15,000
Building for machinery
for small arms

732,140
£1,402,961
H. D. Ross. •
W. MONSELL.
THOS. HASTINGS.

NAVY.
Statement of excess of expenditure for her Majesty
navy for the Year 1853-54 :
Dequired to be voted in order to defray
the excess of the naval expenditure,
beyond the grants for the year ended on
March 31,1851, as shown on the annual
account of the naval receipt and expen-
diture for that year
Ali estimate of the sums required to pro-
vide for the estimated excess of the
naval expenditure for the year ending
!arch 31, 1555, beyond the ordinary
And supplementary grants for the year
1854.55 ...................... . ..............J .E1,933,104 0 0
. R. G. GRAHAM'.
W. Cowm.

£77,099 10 3

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the monthly
general, meeting, held ye,Rterday, at the Society's House
in Hanover-square, Robert Hudson, Esq., F.R.S., in the
chair, Messrs. E. S. Codd, and G. W. Bell, were elected
Fellows of the Society; and Messrs. R. W. Grey, M.P.,
T. Walker, Hardinge Giffard, and Latimer Clark were
Proposed as candidates for the Fellowship,