The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)
IN RE COLONEL WAIJGH-THE LONDON AND EASTERN

BANN..

Mr. Sargood applied this morning for the release of the
bankrupt from custody. It will be remembered that a short
time since his honour, Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, granted
leave for the bankrupt to come up and surrender after the
expiration of 21 days, unless the order was set aside on
appeal. No appeal, however, was made, and he now sur-
rendered.

Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, opposed, on the ground
that no notice had been given to them of the intention to
apply for his release. The first he heard of it was a notice
in the papers this morning. He gave a slight sketch of the
case, which is very generellyeknown. The bankruptcy
took place so far back as 1857, when the bankrupt absconded
and resided abroad for some years. He was after some
time outlawed ; but on his return to England he was ar-
rested at the suit of the official managers of the estate of
the London and Eastern Bank for £50,00a, and by another
creditor. Although the bankrupt had been allowed to sur-
render he had not got protection.

Mr. Sargood contended that notice to the creditors was not
required by the statutes or by the rules ; and, besides, the
detaining creditors had had notice, and that was suffi3ient.
Mr. Linklater urged that the creditors were entitled to
appear in any matter connected with the bankrupt's release
or applying for his discharge, and it would take some time
to get the voluminous papers and material to ground the
opposition.

Mr. C. E. Lewis, for the official managers of the. London
and Eastern Bank, also opposed on the ground that he was
not prepared, and the case would last a long time.
His Honour ultimately said that he would not interfere
until the case could be heard on its merits, and the assig-
nees must have reasonable time allowed them.

The case was adjourned to a day to be fixed by Mr. Com-
missioner Holroyd.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREE r.

A BATOR OF ITALIAN BEGGAR BOYS.—Five boys
named Marco, Pieto, Guiseppi, Luigi Bozzini, and Luigi
Scildi, who get their living by going about the streets at
the West-end with guinea-pigs, which they exhibit as an
excuse to enable them to beg, were charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with begging.
Thorpe, 88 C, proved seeing the boys following and
annoying gentlemen, in Albemarle-street, and asking them
for money.

A gentleman asked the boys what they had to say, and in
reply they said they had done nothing.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he supposed they were brought to this
country by a padrone. •
Thorpe said they were brought here under pretence of
being taught a trade.
Mr. Bowles, one of the inspectors of the C division,
asked that the boys might be remanded, so that the Italian
Ambassador might be communicated with, with the view
of sending them back.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded them for a week.
It appears that though Italian boys have frequently
been remanded on the suggestion that they would be sent
back by the Italian Ambassador, they seldom or never have
been.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—This Day.

THE RIOT AT CREMORNE GARDENS.

The further hearing of witnesses in this case was resumed
this morning. The court was crowded to excess._

The several defendants, Reginald Herbert, John Bir-
kett, Joseph Edward Saville, Robert Shawcross, Charles
M'Dougall, and Charles Mott, were charged in a great
number of counts with riot, and creating a breach of the
peace at Cremorne-gardens.
The witnesses Forrest, Fisher, Hack, and three or four
police-constables were examined, and repeated their state•
ments which have already appeared in :1 he Suit.
Each was submitted to a most searching cross-examina-
tion, more particularly Forrest, who it was sought to prove
a prize fighter, and not as he stated himself to be, a com-
mercial man. in explanation he said on one occasion a man
insulted him, he returned the blow, and on the spur of
the moment he said he would fight him for £3O. The money
Was staked, the fight took place the next morning, and he
won it. Thst was•the only time he had ever taken part in
a pugilistic encounter. The other witnesses adhered strictly
to the evidence they had given as to the part each defen-
dant took in the disturbance.

Mr. E. T. Smith was then examined. He said the scene
at Cremorae on the occasion of the riot was one of the most
disgraceful things he had ever seen. He begged of the
people who were unwillingly mixed up in it to desist, and
assist him in restoring tranquillity. The destruction of
property was enough to distract any person. There were
between 30 and 40 police-constables present, and they were
completely overpowered.

Mr. Digby Seymour, who appeared for Shawcross—Do
you know, Mr. Smith, that there is a party frequenting
your gardens known as the white choker party. (Laughter.)
Mr. Smith—Upon my word, I don't know.
Mr. Seymour—Do you know whether Shawcross belongs
to that party ?
Mr. Smith—l don't know. I know nothing about the
" white-choker" party. From what I have since heard
from some persons of position, I believe that in his sober
moments he would not be guilty of a dishonourable action.
Mr. T. Atkinson—You say the destruction of property
was very great ?
Mr. Smith—Yes, it was enough to drive a man distracted.
(Laughter.) I never saw such a rush as was made towards
the close of the affair in all my life.

The Assistant-Judge—You say all the defendants were
present taking part in the disturbance ?

Mr. Smith—Yes, my lord.
Mi. Seymour—Can you speak to any particular act done
by either of the defendants?
Mr. Smith--No, I cannot ; the confusion was tre-
mendous.

The Assistant-Judge—ln what state do you think
Shawcross was when you saw him ?
Mr. Smith—Decidedly the worse for liquor.

This closed the case for the prosecution.
Sergeant Ballantine then addressed the jury on behalf
of Herbert. As there are five other leading counsel to fol-
low the learned sergeant, and witnesses for the defence are
to be examined, the case will not terminate before to-
morrow.

The Proposed Regulation of the City Traffic.

Yesterday a committee of the House of Commons, con-
sisting of Mr. Baillie, chairman, Mr. Kekewich, Mr. Dut-
ton, Mr. Nicol, and Mr. Buller, met to consider and take
evidence on this important subject.

Sir W. Alexander, Q.C., Mr. Russell Gurney, the Re-
corder, and Mr. Chambers, the Common Sergeant, appeared
for the bill; Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., and Mr. Round, far
the merchants and traders of the City, against it; and Mr.
Bradbee for the London General Omnibus Company.
Sir W. ALBXA.NDER, in opening the case, said the bill was
for the better regulation of the traffic in the streets of the
City, and for the prevention of obstructions therein by the
regulation of omnibuses, cabs, carriages, and carts, and the
loading and unloading of the same, so as to enable the daily
increasing traffic to be conducted in a safer manner, and
with less delay. It was a matter of immediate urgency to
relieve, regulate, and facilitate the enormous traffic radiating
from the railways and converging from all the outlying dis-
tricts. The great object of the measure was to empower the
Corporation to divide and regulate the mass of traffic flow-
ing from London-bridge to the end of Cheapside by divert-
ing a principal portion of the omnibus and other traffic down
Cannon-street, which was at present unused, and which, to
the great inconvenience of trade and the public, now hugged
and blocked up the Poultry and Cheapside. The regulation
in this way of the traffic by the police at London-bridge had
worked most beneficially, and it was proposed to extend the
system to all the other main thoroughfares within the City
jarisdictiOn. Powers would also be taken to regulate the
height and width that vane, drays, and other vehicles with
goods should be laden with, with the breadth between the
outsides of the wheels; also for determining the particular
streets and the time of day and night at which conveyances
with goods should pass, or be prohibited from passing, the
mode in which cabs or hackney carriages shall be distin-
guished when empty and when plying for hire, and the time
of day when coals shall be delivered into cellars ; the regula-
tions liable to be enforced by penalties to be approved by th
Secretary of State. It was proposed that all the omnibus
traffic destined for Fleet-street and the Strand should go via
Cannon-street, ana that for Holborn, Oxford-street, and
Regent-street via Cheapside. At present, owing to the
absence of the proposed methodical system, a large body of
police, draughted from their ordinary duties, had to be em-
ployed at an enormous expense. It was found that while
in one hour 221 omnibuses passed through Cheapside, only
two went through Cannon-street, the total vehicles through
Cheapside being 1,158, to only 600 through Cannon -street ;
and in consequence of the " crawling system" and the
block up, an omnibus often occupied half an hour between
the Mansion House and Sir Robert Peel's statue at the end
of Cheapside. The total number of vehicles passing through
Cheapside from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. was upwards of 16,000.
It was also intended to regulate the loading and unloading
of goods in all the cross and lateral throughfares, which
greatly aggravated the general obstruction.
. The petition presented by the merchants and traders of
the City opposed the bill as an arbitrary interference with
their existing right of way, and the facilities they had long
enjoyed of loading and unloading, and contended that the
proposed legislation would be tantamount to preventing
them from carrying on their trade.
Mr. Deputy Lott, Common Councilman, and other wit-
nesses were then examined in favour of the bill, and the
committee adjourned.

Dreadful Sufferings of a Ship's Crew.

The transport-vessel Favourite Lass arrived at
the Royal Arsenal yesterday, with a cargo of re.
turned war stores from St. John's, Newfoundland,
and having on board as a passenger Capt. Thomas
Croft, the commander of the sailing vessel Thomas,
which left Woolwich on the 3d April last, laden
with guns, shot, shell, &c., for Quebec. This vessel,
with its valuable cargo of Government stores, was
completely lost off the coast of Newfoundland, and the
following extracts from the log-book show the dread-
ful saffaings of the crew, many of whom lost
their lives in consequence of the privations they
endu ed: ' May 10.—Ice thick and strong; took
in topgallant sails and courses; turned the ship's
head W.S.W. to get clear of the ice. The pumps
were attended to. At 2.30 pm. a tremendous large
piece of blue ice, which could not be cleared, struck
the ship on her port bow with such force that the
bow was stove in. All hands were called to work
the pumps. May 13—The pumps have been con-
stantly at work, but the ship is vow filling fast,and
the time has arrived to clear away the boats to sa?e
our lives. On sounding the pumps 7 feet of water
was found in the bold. The pumps were worked
until 8.30 p.m., and the boats were then put
out as the water increased in the hold, and
every picce of ice that struck the ship made
her condition worse. At 9 p.m. all hands got into
the boats, and we found the latitude 49.50 N., and
the longitude 47.60 W. We pulled round the ship
until she went down at 2 a.m,, in a squall of sleet.
At 4 a.m. we turned our boats' heads to W.N.W., to
endeavour to make the land, which we did on the 20th
at 11 p.m., all of us being helpless and miserable,
after being eight days and two hours drifting
amongst ice in the open sea, four days being very
severe weather, almost famished, the water being
out and the biscuit wet with the sea water. We
entered Bird's Island cove, where the mate managed
to climb up a rock and called out to the inhabitants
of a house for assistance, which was immediately
rendered. The men were got out of the boats, and
attended to in a most humane manner, but it was
evident that some were too far gone, and on the
24th, William. Moore, and on the 30th, Charles
Stevens, died. On the 3d of June four of the crew
were taken to Bonavista, and the surgeons ampu-
putated some of their feet, after which John Dixon
died on the 6th, and William Brown on the 7th.
The captain, mate, and three hands left Bonavista
on the Bth for St. John's, where we arrived on the
16,..h, leaving two men at Bonavista, one dying and
the other very ill.—Signed, WILLIAM GAM, mate."

THE TRIAL FOR LAND STEAM FIRE ENGINES.
At a meeting of the committee for the encouragement of
improvements in land steam fire engines, held yesterday,
his Grace thm Duke of Sutherland in the chair, the follow-
ing prizes were awarded to the successful competitors at the
late trial of engines at the Crystal Palace :—For large class
engines, first prize of £250 to Messrs. Merryweather and
Sons; second prize of £lOO to Messrs. Shand and Mason;
small class engine, first prize of £250 to Messrs. Shand and
Mason ; second prize of £lOO to Messrs. Lee and Co. (Ame-
rican builders). The committee highly commetdd the
class of engine of Mr. W. Roberts, of Millvrall.

The Prince of Wales at Mercers' Hall.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales honoured
the Mercers' Company with his presence yesterday
morning, at their hall in Cheapside, for the purpose
or taking up his freedom in that most ancient of the
twelve great City guilds.
The master, wardens, and court of assistants met
at noon. The old structure had put on quite a fes-
tive aspect in honour of the day, banners being
suspended from its walls, and a bank of flowering
plants rising from the dais prepared for the royal
visitor. The worshipful the master, the Rev. Mark-
land Barnard, incumbent of Colney, himself the
fourteenth of his family who had held that office,
was hupported by a full court. The master and court
of assistants, attired in their scarlet robes of office,
were in waiting at the Cheapside gates to receive
the Prince, when his Royal Highness, whose car-
riage had become blocked in that busy thoroughfare
and had been turned by the police into Ironmonger-
lane, suddenly alighted at the private entrance, and
as it were taking his entertainers in flank necessi-
tated a somewhat ruffled reception. The gracious
cordiality of the Prince and the ready self-possession
of the members of the court soon set matters
straight, and his Royal Highness, accepting the
conduct of the master, ascended the grand staircase
into the hall, where the royal presence was grace-
fully acknowledged by the ladies, who thronged
both sides of the apartment. As the Prince ascended
the stairs the band of the Artillery Company, under
the conduct of Mr. Hird, played a few bars of the
National Anthem.

The Prince of Wales was attended by Lieut.-Gen.
Knollys, Lord Alfred Hervey, and Capt. Grey. His
Royal Highness having taken his seat upon the
dais, the master standing upon his right hand, and
the other members of the court being stationed
around, Mr. Barnes advanced with the books of the
company and read therefrom the various entries re-
ferring to the necessary suspension of the standing
orders, and the proposal to confer the freedom
of the company upon the Prince of Wales,
which was described to have been carried by
acclamation in a full court. His Royal Highness
having bowed his acknowledgments, Mr. Barnes
administered the customary oath. The Rev, the
Master then addressed the Prince in the following