The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

Serious Charge Against Three Manufac-

Curers.

At the Preston Police Court, yesterday, Mr John Newton,
cotton manufacturers, of Preston, and his son, John New-
ton, bookkeeper, were charged with stealing a large quantity
of cotton cloth, beami, waste oil, tallow, &e. Mr William
Ainsworth, cotton waste dealer, &c., of Preston, and Messrs
James and William Halliwell, cotton manufacturers of
Blackburn, were also charged with receiving the goods
knowing them to have been stolen. Mr Catterall said that
on the 26th ult, the elder Newton made a deed of assign-
ment, and the articles were stolen and sold whilst the as-
signees were in possession of the property. Mr W. Seed,
spindle and fly maker, depcse.d that he was one of the
assignees—that Newton the elder carried on the business of
a cotton manufacturer, in Hopwood-street, Preston ; and
that last Friday morning, whilst examining the premises,
he found a large quantity of cotton pieces, beams, tallow,
, missing. Tue tallow and strapping produced were
• amongst the goods missing.—Wm. Cotterill said that he
was put in charge of the prisoner Newton's mill by the
assignee; and that on the mornin of the 21st instant he
missed from the warehouse 21 pieces of cotton cloth, several
brains, some strapping, and a quantity of tallow.—Joseph
Whittle, carter, of Preston, deposed that Newton's son in-
structed him to go with his horse and cart to his father's
mill early on the morning of the 21st inst.—that he went
and was helped to load his cart with some tallow and strap-
ping—that he afterwards took the goods to Ainsworth's
house—and that Ainsworth was at the door of his house
when he arrived, and told him where to put the articles.—
Police-constable Kenny said that he apprehended Ains-
worth, who denied the charge of having bought the goods
knowing them to have been stolen, and said that he would
have had nothing to do with them if ho had thought they
pad nut been honestly sold.—lnspector Withers said he
aharged Mr Newton and his son with stealing the goods
in question, and that they both cicuiel the offence. He
afterwards heard Mr Newton make an admission to the
effect that "if he had not been so bothered" he would not
have disposed of the goods. On being cross,-examined,
Withers said that he heard Mr Newton make the state •
went named to his solicitor in one of the cells. Robert
Harrison, of Darwen-street, Blackburn, said he was
a carter for Mr Joshua Brindle, of Blackburn. On Sun-
day night, the 20th instant, he saw the prisoner 'William
Halliwell at his house in Back Lane, Blackburn. Ho told
him that he must see his master that night. His master,
whom he soon afterwards saw, gave him instructions to the
effect that he must be at the Rosebud public-house, Pres-
ton, by six o'clock next morning with a horse and cart.
Next morning ho was at the Rosebud before the time named.
Subsequently the prisoner, James Halliwell, and another
man came to him, and he went with them, with his horse
and cart, to the rear of Mr Newton's mill. Two casks, some
beams containing cotton yarn, and two bundles of cloth were
put into his cart and covered up. He afterwards returned to
Blackburn with the cart, and left it besides Messrs. Halli-
well's premises. On Monday last he saw James Halliwell,
who told him that if ho would say nothing about the goods he
had remeved from Preston ho would give him balfa sovereign.
Cross-examined, ho said he thought Messrs Halliwell were
buying the goods from Newton on the sly, but did not sus-
pect any dishonesty whatever.—Detective Smith said that
he went to Blackburn on Monday afternoon, and saw
Messrs Halliwell. He charged them with having received
some beams, cotton cloth, yarns, healds, and tallow from
Mr Newton, Preston, knowing the same to have been
stolen, Both denied the charge. On searching the pre-
mises he found 17 beams containing yarns and healds, and
12 cuts of cotton cloth, and in the cellar of one of them he
found a quantity of oil.— Cross-examined—He said he was
not dressed in uniform ; but when he stated who he was,
and the nature of his errand, he received every assis'ance to
find the articles from William Halliwell, his wife, and his
son.—At this stage of the proceedings the case was re-
manded until Monday next. Bail was refused,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This clay.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrived, Nov. 3)—Spring, from Dunkirk—Furet, from
Gravelines—Ann Mackenzies, from Quebec—Remem-
brance—from Dantzie.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed, Nov. 30—Johannes, from Buenos Ayres, for
Hull.
Paesed, Dec, 1 (in tow)—Valentia, from Rangoon, for
London.
Anchored—Rob Roy, ship, from Quebec, for London.

Mr Charles Lungley, the well-known shipbuilder,
of Deptford, has entered into an arrangement with
the Millwall Ironworks Ship-building and Graving
Docks Company (limited), by which he joins that
company with his ship-building and engineering
works at Deptford, and takes the general control of
the united establishments as director of the works.
This will place the additional capability required
for their large business within the control of the
Mil!wall Company, together with the most ester.-
sire dry dock in the Thames.
OUTWARD AMERICAN MAILS.--The Allan Com-
pany's steamer Hibernian will leave the Mersey at noon
to-day (Thursday) for Portland, with mails for Canada and
the United States. Letters, &c., will be received at the
Poet-office until 10 a.ni., and via Derry until 8.30 p.m. On
Saturday next the Cunard Royal Ma] steamer Cuba will
be despatched for New York, with the United States and
British North American mails. The box at the Liverpool
General Post-office, until 10 o'clock forenoon, will be open
for the reception of letters, &c,, and via Curk until 8.30

A GIANT GUARDSMAN.--Corporal Moffat, of the
Soots Fusilier Gu ads, at present stationed at Kelso
on the recruiting staff, is believed to be the tallest soldier in
the army. His height is 6ft 71in, and he is proportionately
stout. Corporal Moffat joined the Scots Fusiliers about two
years and a half ago, is about 24 years of age, and is a native
of Leitholm, near Kelso. Previous to joining the Fusiliers,
he worked on the Duke of Reaburghe's estates as forester
for a considerable time. Growing tired of that occupation,
however, he offered to join the Life Guards, but was re-
jected owing to his immense height and weight. Nothing
daunted at this, Moffat determined, if possible, to join the
Scots Fusiliers, and proceeded immediately to London for
that purpose, and was quickly accepted. As corporal Moffat
is well known in the Kelso district, he will doubtless be of
great assistance to the recruiting party stationed there.—
Edinburgh Courant.

THE GALE.—The iron ship Rajpoot, of Lon.
don (iron masted), Gilbert master, belonging to
Messrs, Smith, Fleming, and Co., of about 1,400 tons, and
bound with a general cargo from Liverpool to Bombay,
encountered the gale of the 26th inst., to the southward and
westward, in which she was totally dismasted and had her
decks completely swept, the mizenmast in its fall crushing
the side of the ship seriously and some of the crew becom -
ing disabled. She immediately bore up for a port of refuge,
and on Monday was fallen in with by her Majesty's
steamer Medusa, Master-commander Allard, who succeeded
on Tuesday morning, after some trouble, in giving her a
tow-rope, and brought her into Falmouth harbour at noon
that day. The Medusa had been cruising unsuccessfully
for the abandoned ship Horizon.

THE SUICIDE OF A PORTER AT STATIONERS' HALL.
—The coroner's inquest on the body of John Purvis
Knight, a man in the employ of Messrs. Houlston and
Wright, of Paternoster.row, who hanged himself in the
cellars of Stationer? Hall, was held on Tuesday evening.
The following letter was produced as haying been found in
the pocket of the deceased :—" Sunday night. J. Purvis
Knight— my heart is broken; my name is Purvis Knight.
Please let Mr Jackson go and tell my wife. Good-bye for
ever. Poor Buff—poor Buff." This latter phrase was re-
peated several times, and was said to have reference to one
of his four children. It concluded thus: "They are fine
children. Good-bye to all. I hope they will be happier
than their father." Evidence was given that the unhappy
man had been for a long time very depressed and ill, and
that he said he was "tired of his life." The jury found a
verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind."

THE QUEEN'S HOUNDS.—Oa Tuesday afternoon
a very unusual incident occurred at Windsor Castle.
The Queen's staghounds had met at Bedfont in the morn-
ing, and :the stags, it is understood, after a long chase,
crossed the Thames somewhere in the direction of Old Wind-
sor, and, followed by the hounds, huntsmen, and a portion
of the field, which had been a large one, made away by the
model farm of the late Prince Consort to the Long Walk.
Bounding over the light iron fence which separates the
meadows opposite the mausoleum at Frogniore, the stag
gailoped backward and forward, in the park, and, driven by
a number of men about the place, in the hope of turning it
into the Long Walk, it dashed straight away in the direc-
tion of the south front of Windsor Castle. With a single
leap it cleared another fence, and running up the Castle-
hill, towards King Edward 111.'0 Tower, passed beneath
the gateway separating the last building from the bass of
the Rouud Tower or Keep. Up the steep and grassy slope
of the mound the stag darted, and after running backward•
and forwards on this elevated spot and on the roof of a small
building at the foot of the tower itself, came down again with
a rush and leaped over the low stone wall near the fountain
into the grand quadrangle, when, after an exciting chase,
which was, it is understood, witnessed by her Majesty and
the Royal family from the private apartments of the Castle,
the stag was eventually captured by Maurice Hills, one bt
the whippers-in; in the archway of George IV.'s gate, on
the south side of the Quadrangle; and conveyed to the
Royal mews.

How THE MOON IS LlGHTED.—Daylight, or
diffused light is distinguished from the glaring sunshine on
the earth, is produced by the reflection of the gun's rays
from the earth's atmosphere, and thus it is.that light per-
vades places where no sun shines ; but nothing of the kind
is seen on the moon; those parts of her surface that catch
the direct rays of the sun shine • with a dazzling brilliancy
like frosted silver ; but where no direct sunshine falls there
is no light, but a region of pitchy Grimm.— (Mee o !reek.