The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)

IN RE STENNETT--A MAN TO WHOM " IMPRISONMENT HAS

NO TERRORS,"

This was an application for release from custody, sup.
ported by Mr. Branwell,

Mr. E. Reed opposed on the part of Mr. Furness, the
detaining creditor, and said it was a case of peculiar aggra-
vation. Mr. Furness was the landlord of some premises
occupied by the bankrupt at a rent of £5O per annum, but
the bankrupt refused to pay, and Furness brought an
action, but offered to forgive the rent if the bankrupt
would give up possession. This he refused to do, and he
was arrested and sent to prison in 1863. It then became
necessary to bring an action of ejectment, which he even
then defended, and put Furniss to the further amount of
£25, and it was only now that the landlord obtained pos-
session in course of law. To show the nature of the aggra-
vation, as when the bankrupt was in prison, and was again
applied to, he replied, " You are mistaken—imprisonment
has no terrors for me, and I shall not give up possession
unless I receive compensation." Under these circumstanoes
he (Mr. Reed) asked his honour not to grant the release
until the bankrupt came up to apply for his discharge.
His Honour said ho would not interfere at present.
IN ItE MOSS.
This bankrupt was a solicitor, and applied for his release
from custody. He was opposed by Mr Griffiths, on behalf
of a Mr M'Pherson on the ground that whilst acting as his
solicitor, although he had not got his certificate, he had re-
ceived £2OO on account of Mr MTherson, for which he had
not duly accounted, and he had recently defended an action
in respect of a claim for that sum.
The bankrupt said that he had paid £5O and other sums
to Mr M'Pherson, and that there was a large amount due
to him for costs.

His Honour thought it a case of vexatious defence, and
refused to grant the release for one month from this day,

IN RE JACKSON.

This bankrupt was described as a commission agent, of
Victoria Cottage, Notting-hill, and this was a meeting for
last examination and discharge, which had been adjourned
to this day for the bankrupt to arrange with his creditors,
but which he now stated he had not been able to do, as he
had not obtained a settlement of a claim on the Mexican
Government. The debts are about £7sB—no assets, the
furniture having been seized for rent.

The bankrupt passed and obtained his discharge.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days

MANSION HOUSE.

THE ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF £4,ooo.—Robert
Boyle Miller, a captain in the merchant service, was placed
at the bar this morning for the purpose of completing the
evidence given against him on the above charge.
The witnesses who gave their evidence yesterday having
signed their deposit ions,

Charles Carlisle, Inspector of the Liverpool Detective
Police, said—l have been searching for the prisoner for six
days, en a charge of embezzling £4,000, the property of
Messrs. Ryland, of Liverpool, I found he had been to
Stockton, and found he had deposited nearly £4,000 in two
of the banks there, which I stopped. I also stopped six
boxes of luggage and a writing-case, marked "J. Wilson"
outside, but " Captain Miller" inside.
Alderman Carden—l suppose you feel quite capable of
conveying the prisoner safely to Liverpool i
Witness—Oh, yes, I have taken five murderers, and I'm
not afraid of him,

Alderman Carden—l hope you'll not lose sight of him,
because he is a very clever fellow, you know.
_ _

Witness—l'll not lose sight of him, your worship, de,
pend upon it.

Packman, the city detective, said application had been
made to him to deliver up the papers and documents he had
found on the prisoner.

Carlisle said it had been arranged by the banking autho-
rities to send £4,000 to Liverpool if the bills were returned,
and thus save the trouble of the Bank clerks coming to
Liverpool,
Alderman Carden thought the documents had better re-
main in the hands of the City police. They would have,
of course, to attend the trial, and then they would produce
the papers.

The depositions were then signed, and the prisoner was
handed over to the officer for removal to Liverpool.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY BY A PORTER.--Richard Hald-
way, porter, was placed at the bar, on remand, charged
with stealing a quantity of silk, the property of his em-
ployers, Messrs. Thompson and Co., warehousemen, City.
From the evidence it appeared that from time to time
pieces of silk have disappeared from the warehouse of
Messrs. Thompson. In the afternoon of the 16th, prisoner
was seen to come down stairs from the silk room with a
paper parcel under his arm. He left the premises, but in a
short time after the silk was missed, and then a lad in the
warehouse said he had seen the prisoner go out with a
a roll of silk in his possession. Prisoner did not come to
his employment as usual the next day, but when ho arrived
on Wednesday morning he was questioned concerning the
parcel seen in his possession. He denied all knowledge of
the property. The lad, however, was positive he had seen
the prisoner go out with the silk. He was given iito cus•
tody. The property had not been recovered.

Alderman Allen committed the prisoner for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CAUTION TO CABDRIVERS AND UNLICENSED DRIVERS.
--Thomas Grimmond, driver of the cab No. 712, the pro-
perty of Mr. Mayhew, an extensive cabmaster of Great
Ormond-yard, appeared before Mr Knox to answer the
complaint of his employer, of unlawfully suffering a man
named George Smith, to act as a cabdriver without his
(Mr Mayhew's) consent, and Smith also:attended to answer
the complaint of Mr Mayhew,
driver of the cab.
Mr James Mayhew having proved seeing Smith driving
of unlawfully acting as the
driver,
the cab No. 712, of which Grimmond was the proper

pleaded guilty.
TheKn oxsaid defendant
up the case, and wished other cabmasters would act in a
he was obliged to Mr Mayhew for taking
similar manner, as it would greatly assist the police in
putting down a practice which prevailed to a great extent
at the west-end, particularly about the Haymarket.
Grimmond was fined 40s. and costs, and Smith 20s. and
costs—the alternatiN es being a month and 14 days' impri-
sonment.

A great deal of trouble and vexation is given the police
by licensed drivers allowing unlicensed drivers—called
bucks"—to drive their tabs; and when the "bucks"
commit any offence, and the proper driver is summoned, the
latter sets up the plea that he knows nothing about it, and
that he was not the driver of the cab at the time.

TB-AXE S.
STEALING TEA IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Thomas Mills,
a labourer, was brou:ht before Mr, Partridge, charged with
stealing three ounces of tea, the property of the London
Dock Company.

John Ahearn, a gate-keeper, said the prisoner was about
to pass out of the dock yesterday afternoon, and he stopped
him, and found concealed between his shirt and his skin a
canvas bag containing three ounces of tea, value Bd, The
tea was quite clean,
The prisoner said he picked up the tea on the quay.
Mr. Partridge—What is the prisoner?
Witness—He is a labourer. Ile has been at work two
or three days only in the dock.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was at work where
ge.--You are.. fined a half-a-crown for unlaw•
teas were being landed. He picked up a little tea.
of the tea default, seven days imprison-
ment.
fuiMpro.sPseairstiorind.

MR. LUMLEY, FORMERLY MANAGER OF HER
MAZESTY'S THEATRE, and who has been for some time
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day, preparatory to his returning to England, where, it is
said, he intends resuming his profession as a solicitor.
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appointed to inquire into
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whenre-
Harrison and Mr Bouch, in connection with the latter pro-
ject, Mr Merowother, Q.C., and Mr Aspinall, examining,
occupied the entire sitting of the committee, which stands
adjourned to this day.
THEGEORGIA
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structed to offer the Confederate screw. steamer Georgia for
sale by private treaty. Her crew has been paid off, and her
stores are advertised to be sold by auction on Tuesday next,
by Mr Green, at Birkenhead. There seems to be but little
doubt, therefore, that the Georgia's career as a cruiser is
really at an end.—Liverpool Courier.
Among the passengers who arrived at Marseilles
two days ago by the Mongibello steam-packet from Naples
and Civita Vecchia were Prince Czartorisky and the Prin-
cess his wife, daughter of Queen Christina.
A violent fire broke out two days ago at Blaye
(Gironde), destroying three houses, and seriously damag-
ing a fourth. It seems to have originated in a shed where
a baker kept his wood. The houses were insured for
60,000 f. _ _

The Journal d'lndre-et•Loire announces a slight
improvement in the health of tke Bishop of Evreux, but
not sufficient to remove apprehensions as to the issue. The
Holy Father, on b earing of the venerable prelate's illness,
sent him his blessing by telegraph.
A letter from Antwerp states that the fears which
were entertained, so lately as six weeks since, that three-
fourths of the crops of colas would prove a failure ire that
district, have happily passed away. Two-thirds of the
whole now promise well. The other third has been
ploughed up and resown. The flax crops also look well.
The corn crops present a very sal i3factory appearance, and
it is expected that thf,i harvest will be as abundant as that
of last year.

The Journal de l' Aveyron announces that the
report relative to the murder of the cure of Caseagnez
Begonhes is altogether unfounded.

The Culture of Oysters,

A very interesting lecture on " Oyster Culture" was
read on Wednesday evening at the Society of Arts by Mr
James Lowe, joint secretary to the Acclimatization Society
of Great Britain—Mr W. Hawes in the chair. The lec-
turer commenced by stating that the art of oyster culture
was by no means a new one, having been carried on with
perfect success by the inhabitants of the borders of Lake
Fuser°, in Italy, from the time of the Romans to the pre-
sent day. Fifteen years ago M. de Quatrefages, the emi-
nent French naturalist, called the attention of the Academie
des Sciences to the depreciation and abandonment of
many oyster beds on the shores of the Channel. In 1858
the gradual increase in the price of oysters in France, conse-
quent on their growing scarcity, attracted the attention of
M. Coste, the celebrated pisciculturist, and since that time
several beds on the coast Brittany and elsewhere have been
entirely renewed through the exertions of the gentleman. In
this country the oyster was also becoming scarcer and scarcer
every day, having doubled in price during the last few years
and if some remedy was not speedily found these delicious
bivalves would soon become extinct. Luckily, the shores of
the British islands afforded numberless localities in which
oyster culture could be carried on with ease and success•
The method adopted by the French cultivators as carried on
on the foreshores on that part of the shore lying between
high and low water mark was thus described :—The shore is
divided into allotments by means of low walls, each allot •
went being called a park, in which are placed tiles covered
with old shells, bits of rock, &c., fixed in their places by
cement. It is upon these that the spawn, or spat, of the
oyster collects and attaches itself. Besides these parks, there
are Wages, or places on the forshore where the oysters are
laid down to fatten for market; claires, or enclosures, having
similar objects, and viviers, cr vivaria, where the oysters
are stored. The conditions necessary to insure success are
few. A fine sheltered shore free from weeds and muscles,
and with just a little but not too much mud, is best
fitted for an oyster park. For large operations in a consi-
derable depth of water, like that carried on so successfully
by M. Coate when he re-stocked the bay of St. Brieuei
nothing is better than large fascines of branches bound to-
gether with a thin chain of galvanized iron wire and sunk
by means of a heavy stone. For small parks on the
foreshore the tiles already spoken of are used, which
are the invention of Dr. Kemmerer, the able and zealous
oyster-culturist of the Isle de Rui. Mr. Lowe then gave
an account of the life of an oyster from the spat to the fat-
tened native, from which it appears that although each
oyster produces spawn amounting to millions of individuals,
yet hardly half-a-dozen of them ever arrive at maturity.
Oyster culture has already taken firm root in the island
of Guernsey in several localities pointed out by Mr. Lowe
as particularly adapted to the purpose while visiting the
island about three years since, and preparations are now
being made at Prittlewell, between Southend and Shoebury-
ness, for the establishment of oyster-parks on the French
principle by the Fish and Oyster Culture Company. The
company has already laid down 1,500 bushels of full-grown
oysters, which have been spread ever about five acres of
ground in such a way as to leave room for the placing of
60,000 Kemmerera collecting tiles. It is calculated that if

each tile collects only 10 spat, the crop secured in one year
will amount to 500,000 oysters, the value of which will be
£l,OOO. Mr. Lowe then alluded to the legal difficulties
standing in the way of oyster culture. The foreshore be-
longs to the Crown, but upon proper representations being
made, Parliament would no doubt see fit to cede that
right under certain limitations. An interesting discussion
followed, led by Mr. Ffennell, Inspector of Fisheries.
He said that the coast of Ireland abounded in localities
most favourable to oyster culture, and instanced the fact
of accidental oyster beds having been found in several
places. In Cork river a most profitable oyster bed was now
being worked which owed its origin to a number of unsale-
able oysters having been thrown overboard from a vessel
anchored just above the harbour. If such results were due
merely to accident, how much greater might be expected
from systematic cultivation. A great deal of opposition
had been raised to oyster culture, and it had been said that
a number of poor people would be deprived of their bread,
but no.stress need be laid on these representations as it
was a well-known fact that almost every,oyster fishery in
this country was decaying. He would mention one on the
coast of Ireland which a few years since sent oysters to
market, the freight alone of which amounted to £l,OOO
per week, whereas now the total produce hardly reached
£3OO a year. Mr. Ffennell was followed by Messrs. Mit-
. ..

chell, Ridley, Ashton, Buckland, Tegetmeier, and several
others, all of whom were unanimous in their opinion that

oyster culture should at once be established in this coun

try. A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Lowe by
acclamation for his very interesting and eloquent paper,

and the meeting separated. The—lecture was copiously
illustrated by a large number of specimens collected by Mr,
Lowe during an official visit paid by him last year to the
oyster grounds on the west coast of France, and by photo-
graphs of oysters in different stages of development, ex-
hibited by means of the magic lantern.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

(From the Illustrated London News.)

The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Veal, of Belle Vue,
Hampstead, was proved in London under £lO,OOO.
The testatrix died on the 9th of April last, and was
the relect of the late John Veal, Esq., of the Record
and Writ Clerks'-office, Chancery-lane. The sole
executor and trustee nominated is Frederick Bed■
well, Esq., of the same office, who is also appointed
residuary legatee., The will and codicil were exe-
cuted in March last. Amongst the legatees are
the testatrix's nephew, G. F. Smith, £2,000 ; and
R. G. Brown, M.D., of Hampstead, £l,OOO. Libe-
ral legacies are given to servants. Bequests of
£5OO each are left to the four under-mentioned in.
stitutions :—The University College Hospital,
King's College Hospital, Cancer Hospital, and the
United Law Clerks' Society.
The will of Sir William Brown, Bart., of Rich-
mond-hill, near Liverpool, was proved in the registry
at Liverpool, under £900,000 personalty. The
acting executors are Frances A. Hamilton, Mark
Wilke Collett, and John P. G. Smith, merchants, of
Liverpool ; power being reserved to the other exe-
cutors, John Hargreaves, Esq. (the testator's son-
in-law), and Mrs. Sarah Benedict Brown (the
daughter-in-law). The will bears date May, 1863,
and a codicil November following. The testator,
after bequeathing liberal annuities and legacies, has
left the bulk of his property amongst his seven
grandchildren (the issue of his deceased son and
daughter, Alexander Brown and Grace Hargreaves),
dividing the residue amongst them in certain pro-
portions. The following are among the charitable
bequests, which are confined to Liverpool :—The
Northern Hospital, £1,000; Southern Hospital,Zsoo;
Royal Infirmary, £500; Deaf and Dumb School
and Blind School, each £250; Juvenile Reforma-
tory (on board the Akbar), £2501 Society for the
Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Clergymen,
Bluecoat School, Magdalen Institution, Home for
Infants under Twelve, Eye and Ear Infirmary,
Provident Society, Strangers' Friend, Town Mis.
gone, Orphan Asylum for Boys and Girls, St.
Patrick Schools, each £100; and a few other socie-

ties. The testator executed another will on the
same day disposing of his property in America.
The will of Daniel Burges, Eeq., of Clifton Park,

Bristol, was proved in London on the 9th inst., by
his eons, Daniel Burges, Edward Burges, and
George Burges, Esqs., the executors and trustees.
The personalty was sworn under £40,000. The
testator had held the office of Town Clerk for the
city of Bristol, and died on the 16th of April last,
having executed his will July, 1863, and two codi-
cils, 18624. He has disposed of his property prin•
cipally amongst his four sons and three daughters
in various proportions. His freehold warehouses
and buildings at St. Stephen's, Bristol, he has de-
vised to the eldest son, Daniel, and to whom he has
bequeathed the silver candelabrum presented to
him by the Town Council and many of the inhabi-
tants of Bristol, upon his retirement from the office
of Town Clerk. To his son Edward he has be-
queathed the silver salver presented to him by the
Corporation of Bristol. The residue of his property
he leaves equally amongst his four sons.
The will of Thomas Langston, Esq., of West-hill,
Wandsworth, was proved under £60,000 person-
alty; that of William Kingsbury Jameson, Esq., of
Champion-hill, Surrey, £60,000; and that of John
Marshall, Esq., of Eden Lodge, Beckenham,
£30,000.

La Pommerais, on returning to the prison after
his condemnation to death, recovered all his calmness.
During the two days before he had eaten little or nothing,
had enjoyed no sleep, and his strength failed him every time
he left the Court. After the trial, on the contrary, being
relieved from the agony of the struggle, and knowing, as he
said, his fate, he expressed his satisfaction at having alldoubt
at an end. " I wish for nothing more than to die, and the
sooner the better." He called for dinner, and ate with a
good appetite, and at night slept soundly for nine hours.
This is the first time since his arrest that his rest has been
so long. The prisoner expressed yesterday hie formal in-
tention not to appeal, wishing, as he said to have done with
life. But after a conversation with M. Lachsud he with-
drew his refusal and signed an appeal to the Court of Ces-
sation.

REV. DR. GUTIIRIE.—The Scotch newspapers
contain a letter from this well• known divine of the Free
Church, intimating with deep regret his resignation of his
church, as his physicians have forbidden him ever again to
appear in a pulpit or on a platform.