The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1862.

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THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXIII
BITION.

with credit to himself or interest to the Exhibition.
Then, it soon leaked out through trade and local
committees that Sound-So was only ing for
600 ft to make sure of getting 60, and that the same
person had applied for 60ft in 1851, when 20 had
turned out to be as much as he was ab to fill with
things really worth seeing. The Cr mmissioners
soon found that this system of deceptive applica-
tions was being rather extensively practised, and
they dealt with them accordingly.
The main entrance in the Cromwell-road is to be
left open for the delivery of articles, which com-
mences on the Ist of March. To facilitate their
distribution through the building a tramway with
trucks will be laid across the floor, with branches
at right angles into the 50ft courts in the north
and south.
We are glad to say that at last some steps have
been taken, or rather are ordered to be taken,
towards getting ready the Annexe for the reception
of machinery in motion. An engine-house for six
boilers is to be built at the northern end of the
sheds with a chimney 12 feet in diameter, and 100
feet high. The engine is to work up to 300 horse
power at 301 b. pressure, and culverts under ground
will convey the steam and exhaust pipes. Even in
these mattere alone there is so much work to be
done that it seems scarcely possible all can be
ready for the opening.
Her Majesty's Commissioners have adopted the
following regulations with respect to the admission
of visitors to the Exhibition :-
1. The Exhibition will open as previously announced,
on Thursday the Ist of May, and will be open daily (Sun-
days excepted) during such hours as the Commissioners
shall, from time to time, appoint.
2. The Royal Horticultural Society have arranged a
now entrance to their Gardens from Kensington-road, the
Commissioners have agreed with the Council of the society
to establish an entrance to the Exhibition from the Gar-
dets, and to issue a joint ticket giving the owner the privi-
lege of admission both to the Gardens and to the Exhibi-
tion on all occasions when they are open to visitors, includ-
ing the flower shows and fetes held in the Gardens, up to
the 18th of October, 1862.
3. There will, therefore, be four principal entrances for
visitors :-1. From the Horticultural Gardens for the
owners of the joint tickets, Fellows of the society, and
other visitors to the Gardens. 2. In Cromwell-road. 3.
In Prince Albert's-road. 4. In Exhibition-road.
4. The regulations necessary for preventing obstructions
and danger at the several entrances will be issued prior to
the opening.
5. Admittance to the Exhibition will be given only to the
owners of season tickets and to visitors paying at the doors.
SEASON TICKETS.
6. There will be two classes of season tickets, The first,
price £3 35., will entitle the owner to admission to the
opening and all other ceremonials, as well as at all
times when the building is open to the public. The
second, price £5 55., will confer the same privileges of
admission to the Exhibition, and will further entitle the
owner to admission to the Gardens of the Royal Horti-
cultural Society at South Kensington and Chiswick (includ-
ing the flower shows and fetes at these gardens) during the
continuance of the E t hibition. .
PRICES OF ADMISSION.
7. On the Ist of May, on the occasion of the opening
ceremonial, the admissions will be restricted to the owners
of season tickets.
8. On the 2d and 3d of May the price of admission will
be £1 for each person; and the Commissioners reserve to
themselves the power of appointing three other days, when
the same charges will be made.
9. From the sth to the 17th of May, ss.
10. From the 19th to the 31st of May, 2s. 6d., except on
one day in each week, when the charge will be ss.
11. After the 31st of May the price of admission on four
days in each week will be ls.
SALE OF SEASON TICKETS.
12. Season tickets are now for sale, between the hours of
10 and 5 daily, at the offices of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners, 454, West Strand, London, W.C.
12. Applications through the post (stating Christian name
and surname) must be addressed to the Secretary, and must
be accompanied by Post-office orders, payable to Mr. J. J.
Mayo, at the Po3t-office, Charing-cross.
14. No checks or country notes will be received.
15. Cases for preserving the season tickets may be ob-
tained at the office for ls. each.
By order, F. R. SANDFORD, Secretary.

As yet nothing has been done by the Committee
of Taste towards deciding on the painting of the
interior. We don't at all mean to say that nothing
has been painted, for nearly the whole of the nave
is painted in all the colours of the rainbow. There
is a " Harlequin" set of bays and columns and bits
of roof on both sides, down half its entire length.

One set has been experimented on by an amateur,

and this piece adorns the building about as much as
tattooing beautifies the human being. Beyond these
are some other attempts, the best undoubtedly being
those of Mr. Belk and Capt. Fowke. The former has

tinted the round handsome columns in front and

the square principals at the back of a pale green,
with a vertical crimson stripe. It looks well enough

in the columns, but jars sadly with the neutral

drab colour of the roof above. Those of Captain

Fowke are pale yellow ochre columns, with a blue
and white roof; but here the roof looks hard, and

the columns entirely fail to satisfy the eye. To
sum up all, however, no attempt has given perfect

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satisfaction except to its own immediate author, and
the thing seems almost as far off a settlement as
ever. Everybody seems in favour of gilding, except

the Commissioners, who are wise enough to see that
the expense of this must come out of their funds,
and that the cost to do anything with an interior
as large as that of the building at South Kensing-
ton would amount to a very heavy sum. The best
attempt towards decorating the roof has been made
by painting the boards in diagonal lines of white
and blueish gray converging to the centre ; but the
colours are so pale that even this has a washy
effect, and the tints must be much stronger before
they look well. Hardly any of the attempts made
give the principals, or square columns close to and
behind the round ones on each side of the nave, a
different shade of colour from that immediately in
front of it. Yet we are much mistaken if it will
not be found absolutely necessary to do this; at
least, if the painting is kept as it should be—sub-
servient to the architecture of the interior.

But, as we have said, nothing is decided, and the
painting is now as much in the way of progress as
the domes were formerly. It was rumoured that
the committee were about to seek the assistance of
Mr. Owen Jones and Mr. Craee, but this is not
true. Like every one else, we may have our opi-
nion as to which of the two gentlemen is best
qualified for the duty, though of this we shall say
nothing. If either were given the work it would
of course be done, but if both were called in the
chances of completion would be more remote than
ever. The decoration has in fact been confided to
Mr. Crace, subject to the approval of Captain
Fowke and Messrs. Kelk and Lucas, and without at
all wishing to derogate from Mr. Crace's skill we
do hope that those on whom the decision finally
rests will do their utmost to get as light de-
corations as possible. The building will ab-
solutely require light tints, and the want of
these will almost spoil its whole effect. Next
to the importance of having light colours is
the necessity of deciding on them at once, for the
long delay is getting to be almost a serious obstacle.
Till the painting of the nave is done the monstrous
travelling scaffold cannot be removed. Till the east
and west transepts are painted the web of timbers
which now fills them must remain, and till these
are down and sawn up half the floors cannot be laid,
and, till the floors are down, neither articles can be
placed nor counters erected. Everybody knows that
at the end there will be at this building the same
hurry, confusion, night and day work to get things
in some order for the opening as was at that of
1851, and with this knowledge before them the
present apparently unnecessary delay and loss of
time seem unaccountable. For the rest, though a
great deal yet remains to do, the work connected
with the building itself is well in hand, and the
enormous supplies of material which are daily and
hourly poured in from almost every description of
smithy, foundery, workshop, or factory in the king-
dom, show that there is no chance of failure in
finishing the building on the part of the contractors.
The northern courts are behind the southern both
in iseieksvosis, floor, tuna roofins, 150.4 J orrvira I,vro tholec
is nothing which it is not felt could be finished in a
fortnight if an emergency arose. The refreshment
rooms overlooking the Horticultural-gardens are
well advanced, and the sashes being in the windows
one is able to judge of the effect of this side from
the gardens themselves, As nearly as possible, a
style of architecture similar to the arcades beneath
has been followed, and the effect of the whole is
singularly light, graceful, and picturesque. Not so,
however, is the terminal tower of the transept which
bounds it on the east, which has, to say the least, a
squat, blunt, abrupt look, which, by comparison
with the graceful architecture of the refreshment
rooms and gardens around, is downright ugly.
Externally the lofty range of picture galleries is
complete, with the exception of the decorations
with which it is intended to surmount the cornices
and capitals. The recesses of the arcades are merely
filled in with cement. Hereafter, though not during
the Exhibition time, these recesses will be covered
with mosaics.
On Friday the last ribs of the western dome were
hoisted to their places, and the work of riveting at
this part also will now commence. While on the
subject of the domes we may refer with deference
to the opinions expressed by many competent per-
sons that the iron belts on which the thrust of the
dome i ibs all come are made in the slightest man-
ner possible, consistent with the idea that they will
be equal to the strain they will undoubtedly have
to bear, more especially with a high wind pressing
on one side of the dome. The matter, we believe,
has already attracted the attention of some members
of the Building Committee, but it would perhaps be
as well now before the work is further advanced
that both belts should be again examined and the
question of their strength finally set at rest.
The accounts of the efforts made by the French
manufacturers become more glowing every day,
and there is now no doubt that the spaces allotted
to our allies will be among the chief attractions of
the whole building. All the courts are to be fitted
up en suite in the most costly style, with back-
grounds of mirrors, &c. America has signified her
intention of accepting the whole of the space al-
lotted to her-30,000 ft. It is said she will chiefly
exhibit small labour-saving machines and locomo-
tives. The latter, for their great weight, will re-
quire foundations of no ordinary strength. As
upon the last occasion, we shall have from Vienna
carved wood furniture of the most elaborate descrip-
tion, and vases of malachite from Russia that a man
might swim in. •
All the allotments to English exhibitors have
been issued, and in most cases taken up. As was
expected, there has been a great
deal of angry con-
troversy and correspondence upon all demands for
space having been enormously reduced by the Com-
missioners. Even the most successful have seldom
got more than 8 or 10 per cent, on the amount they
asked, while large numbers have got less than a
fiftieth of their demand. About five or six per
cent. of the whole number to whom space
was
allotted have therefore refused to exhibit
at
Among these dissentients are several eminent firms,
whose absence is certainly to be regretted, and
perhaps not the less so because it must ultimately
injure themselves. Every foot has been allotted to
the various trades and manufactures with the most
rigid impartiality, and, therefore, no matter how
much exhibitors may be disappointed at the re-
duction of their demands, they may depend upon
it that what they have got is the very utmost the
Commissioners could, with justice to others, allow,
and that for the diminution of their claims the
applicants in nine cases out of ten have only them-
selves to blame. In 1851 about one-third of the
space applied for was granted. This time the amount
granted has probably net been more than 1-10th or
1.12 th of the space sought. In 1851 the exhi-
bitor who wanted 60t.t applied for it, and got 20.
This time, wanting again 60, he has tried to get it by
asking for 600. In these cases of exorbitant demands
(and they have been the majority) the Commis-
sioners have replied by asking applicants to specify
the articles they intended to exhibit. This was
nearly alwa.ys declined ; in some cases from fear of
professional rivalry, though, in most, from the ex-
hibitor not wishing to convict himself of having de-
manded many times more space than he could fill

tion ; it forms a greatly improved access between
London-bridge and the important local stations on
the West-end line, gives a second route from Lon-
don-bridge to the Crystal Palace and all stations
south thereof, and affords to all the contiguous rail-
ways direct access to this company's wharf at Dept.
ford, and to the Commercial Docks. Powers are also
contained in this bill for the construction of a short
extension of two miles in length, from Newhaven
to Seaford, which promises to become a valuable ad-
dition to the watering places on the south coast.
The total outlay under these heads is estimated at
£340,000. The second bill has for its objects to
obtain certain properties for enlarging the London
Bridge Station, the traffic of which still continues
to increase, notwithstanding the opening of the Vic-
torialreiminus. Clauses are also inserted enabling
the company to own and work steam vessels. The
French traffic via Newhaven is increasing in im-
portance, and has already received further develop-
ment from the effect of the French Treaty. The
result of the directors' experience proves the neces-
sity of rendering the company independent of inter-
mediate parties, and thus securing the same advan-
tages as are possessed by the other southern railway
companies. Various schemes have been introduced
into Parliament, more or less affecting the interests
of the company,and they will be attentively watched
by the board. The net amount at the credit of the
revenue account is £164,125, out of which the
directors recommend the payment of a dividend at
the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, amounting to
£161,700, leaving a balance . of 42,425 to the
credit of the current half year, and making the
dividend for the year 1861 amount to 6 per cent.
Three of the directors, namely, Leo Schuster, Chas.
Lushington, and John Nix, Esqs., go out of office
by rotation, and, being eligible for re-election, will
offer themselves accordingly. Ono of the auditors,
Jeremiah Filcher, Esq., goes out of office by rota-
, tion, and, being eligible, for re-election, will offer
, himself accordingly."

ham, he wished the jury to bear in mind that not '
one of the 11 petitioners, or the 100 descendants who
had been spoken of, had ever shown the slightest
affection or kindness to him ; in fact, for years they
had turned their backs on Lady Sophia and her son,
and he asked whether it was to be expected that
Mr. Windham had any liking for the General or
the other petitioners. He next alluded to the mar-
riage of Mr. Windham, and said that, whatever
might have been the character of Agnes Willough-
by, there were some good traits in her conduct, and
she possessed great personal charms, which so in-
fatuated Mr. Windham that he was determined to
win her, and he did, setting on her at first £BBO,
and then £1,500 a year. At that time she was liv-
ing upon an allowance of £2,000 a-year. But,
whatever her character, they must agree with him
that General Windham had no right to inter-
fere. It was an unfortunate thing, but it was a fact
that hundreds of such ill-assorted marriages had
taken place in the highest circles, and why should
they set Mr. Windham up as a sacrifice for all those
whose example he had followed ? If Mr. Windham
was insane by reason of his marriage, then many
hundreds of others ought to be confined as lunatics ;
but vice and profligacy, however bad they might be,
could not be deemed as evidence of insanity. The
learned counsel having summed up,
Mr. Montague Chambers said he would commence
his reply to-morrow, after Mr. Coleridge, should he
conclude in reasonable time, had addressed the jury
for Mrs. Windham, and, if necessary, resume his
address on Monday, the court being adjourned to
that day.
The private examination of Mr. Windham will
not take place until after Mr. Chambers has re-
plied.

THE WINDLIAM CASE.

THE TYBECK OF THE SPA_RKLING

FOAM.

An official investigation, instituted by direction
of the Board of Trade, was commenced yesterday at
the Greenwich Police-court, before Mr. Traill, ma-
gistrate, and Capt. Harris as nautical assessor, into
the circumstances attending the wreck of the
schooner Sparkling Foam, 188 tons burthen, Capt.
Fraser Mackie, on her voyage from London to Ber-
bice, and which vessel, with her cargo, it will be re-
membered, together with Mr. Fairbairn, the pilot
in charge, and a seaman, were lost on the Margate
Sands on the night of the 23d ult.
Mr. O'Dowd attended to conduct the inquiry on
behalf of the Board of Trade; Mr. V. Lushington,
barrister, instructed by Messrs. Sewell and Ed-
wards, appeared for the owners of the Sparkling
Foam ; and Mr. E. C. Clarkson for the owners of
the New Unity Steam-tug Company.
Mr. O'Dowd having briefly opened the case,
called—
John Atkinson, who said—l hold a master's
ticket of service from the Board of Trade, and was
only mate en board the Sparkling Foam. I kept
the ship's log, which was lost in the vessel. The
crew consisted of eight persons, including the cap-
tain. On leaving the St. Katharine Docks on the
morning of the 23d Dec., she was in good condition.
Her draught, when full loaded,
was 114 ft. aft ; but
she only drew 10Ift. and 9ft. forward. We anchored
at 9 a.m. off Gravesend to get another seaman for
one who had not joined. The ship was in charge of
a pilot named Fairbairn, a very old and experienced
pilot. The vessel was in the tow of the steamtug
New Unity. There was a fresh breeze from E. by N.
at tea o'clock, when we left Gravesend. Shortly be
six o'clock in the evening we passed the Prin-
cess Channel light, when we set fore and aft fore-
sail, fore staysail, and fo-
retopmast staysail. The
wind was then veering from E. by S. to E. by N.,
with a strong wind and a bit of a head sea. By my
calculation the tide was at ebb at this time. About 6
o'clock the rope broke from the steamer's stern.
The ship was steering E.S.E. at the time of the rope
breaking. It was a stout 9-inch warp, and the
piece produced was part of it. We hauled in the
warp and made a Trench clinch, and the tug came
alongside and took us in tow again. The length of
the rope payed out was 25 fathoms. When the
rope broke, the vessel's head laid off to the south-
ward with her helm hard a-starboard. It was a
clear, starlight night, all the lights being visible.
About half an hour afterwards the rope broke a
second time, in the middle of the clinch and on the
hook of the steamer. We hauled the rope in again,
and the tug was about half an hour before it came
to us. The ship's head was lying off to the south-
ward all this time, and her helm hard a-starboard,
the wind being on her port bow. The tug came up
on our starboard, and, when within hailing, Captain
Mackie asked the captain of the tug to lend him his
tow Tope, saying he would pay him any money for
so doing. The reply was, "It will take an hour and
a half to get it up from below." A small rope was
then thrown, and on being again taken in tow the
pilot told the captain of the tug to tow easy and
keep more to the northward. Both Captain Mackie
and the pilot were forward, and the pilot gave
orders. Captain Mackie gave no orders to the
captain of the tug. The orders were given by the
pilot through a speaking-trumpet. When the rope
was secured a second tune we made out warp about
30 or 40 fathoms. We continued on a little while,
when the pilot, finding the tug was not sufficiently
to the north ward, called about a dozen times through

(Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in
Lunacy, and a Special Jury.)
Yesterday morning the Master and jury reassem.
bled in the Westminster Sessions House.
Mr. Kerslake continued his speech in summing
up the evidence for the alleged lunatic. He com-
menced by commenting on the evidence of Mrs.
Llewellin, as to the alleged dirty habits of Mr.
Windham when living in Duke-street, and pointed
out the manner in which that evidence had been
contradicted by that of the servants in Mrs.
Llewellin's house. Mrs. Llewellin had positively
stated that Mr. Windham had behaved himself like
a child when in bed, and that statement had been
relied upon by his learned friend on the other side,
to establish the fact that such conduct was a habit
ofi,Mr. Windham, as he had no Control over his
actions; but Mrs. Pritchard, who attended to his
room, stated that the linen was not dirty, and Mrs.
Llewellin said that she removed the sheets before
Mrs, Pritchard made the bed. And, on cross-
examination, Mrs. Llewellin admitted that she knew
Mr. Windham was suffering from illness, and that
accounted for the appearance on the linen which she
saw. Reverting to the evidence on that point, the
learned counsel asked the jury to call to mind the
evidence of Mrs. Brown, who was called for the
defence. That witness was called for the defence,
but she was in the service of the Llewellins, and
could have been called by the petitioners, but they
knew that she had never seen any indications of
dirty habits on the'part of Mr. Windham. How was
it, he asked, that with all the servants in the house,
not one of them was awoke by Mr. Windham, if he
had made those noises, and was so turbulent as
had been alleged ? The fact was, that Mr.
Windham had not acted differently to other young
men. Let them look at the position of the
parties in the house, especially Mr. Llewellin, the
wine-merchant and ex-valet, who had been
brought before them as the principal witness. That
person was always noisy and passionate about the
house, and created disturbances with his family
and those about him: It was the most unfortunate
thins that over happened to young Windham that
he went to live for three or six months at Llewal-
lin's house. With regard to the other servant,
Shafez, he (the learned counsel) would only remind
the jury of the conduct of Llewellin towards that
person, when he refused to agree to the request of
Llewellin to give evidence against Mr. Windham,
when he knew that he would falsify himself by so
doing. Llewellin called Shafez a French thief and
vagabond, and assaulted him, and a summons before
the police magistrate was now pending. The
learned counsel then briefly adverted to the evi-
dence of Eliza Dignam and Conway Dignam, the
brother and sister of Mrs. Llewellin, and said that,
from their evidence, there was no doubt of attempts
to suborn both witnesses, and he was supported in
that assertion by the fact that, of all the parties in
' the house, General Windham only took the state-
ment of Mrs. Llewellin, and laid that before the
Lords Justices as a truthful statement; but he (the
learned counsel) would leave it for the jury to say
whether that statement had not been entirely con-
tradicted by the evidence which had been produced
in that court. He contended that the evidence of
Mrs. Llewellin as to the familiarities between Eliza
Dignam and Mr. Windham had been entirely re-
futed, and that the character of that young woman
was unimpeachable Eliza. Dignam had been
living with her mother till her death, upon which
she (Eliza Dignam) came into a little money, the
mother only having a life interest in some property,
and for five years Llewellin had kept the poor girl
out of the sum of £3O, and she was obliged to have
resort to the County Court to recover he money.
As to the evidence of Conway Dignam, that young
man was very unfortunate, and Mrs. Llewellin had
taken advantage of his position and attempted to
suborn him to give evidence against Mr. Windham
when he knew nothing of the case; and he (the
learned counsel) thought there was something most
blasphemous in the manner in which Mrs. Llewellin
had wished she might drop dead if she did not speak
the truth when she denied that any conversation had
ever taken place between herself and her brother
about young Mr. Windham. But in addition to the
evidence, they mast look at the acts of the Llewel-
lins. Had not Mrs. Llewellin said to Pritchard,
Conway Dignam, and others, that she was not doing
this (asking them to give evidence) for nothing;
and had not Mrs. Llewellin frequently reproached 1
her husband for drawing all Mr. Windham's money
out of him ? His learned friend charged Mr. Wind-
ham with keeping low company, and to that he (Mr.
Karslake) pleaded guilty, but not in the sense his
learned friend intended, such as his associating with
railway guards and his farm servants at Felbrigg-
hall, but he (Mr. Kerslake) regretted to say that
Mr. Windham kept the company of Mr. Llewellin.
Mr. Windham had been charged with habitual
falsehood, but ho never saw such an example of the
saying, " Give a dog a bad name and hang him,"
for this charge had been made with an object, but
it had entirely failed in every respect. Then as to
the evidence of the policeman ho would not occupy
muchtof their time, for he never knew of anything
more monstrous than the threat of Gen. Windham,
that he would set the policeman to watch young
Mr. Windham if he was not at home and in bed
at about 11 o'clock each night. Let them imagine
such a threat being made to a young man just come
to town, and about coming of age and into a large
property; and, no doubt the General had carried
out his threat, for the policeman had been called in
support of the petitioners' case. The learned counsel
then dwelt at great length upon the proposition
made by Mr. Jackson, on behalf of the General, to
Mr. Windham, with regard to the Felbrigg estate,
and asked the jury if there was any indication of
insanity on the part of young Mr. Windham in re-
fusing to accept the snare laid out for him to re-
arrange the estate for the advantage of Gen. Wind-
ham. It had been said that those propositions were
made to Mr. Windham to enable him to pay his debts,
but at that time Mr. Windham did not owe £l,OOO,
and these propositions were made to Mr. Windham
when they said he was not in a fit state to manage
himself and his affairs. With regard to the con-
duct of Mr. Windham in those matters, he thought
that if they were to be deemed acts of insanity the
sooner the lunatic asylums were enlarged the better.
As to the conduct of the family towards Mr. Wind-

the speaking-trumpet, " Keep to the northward;
keep to the northward." I did not see whether the
tug obeyed the order. I heard the pilot order our
helm to be kept a-starboard, and we did everything
to keep the vessel to the northward. About half or
three-quarters of an hour after this she struck very
heavily, and unshipped and knocked out all her side
lights, at which time the pilot was still calling out
for the tug to keep to the northward. The pilot
ordered us to hoist up our mainsail. The
ship struck heavily, but grazed over, and
while. we were hoisting the mainsail she again
struck heavily, and the main-boom parted
in the middle. The pilot was calling out
all this time for the tug to keep to the north-
ward. Five minutes afterwards I found that

the tow rope had parted close to the windlass of our
own ship. I then looked a-head and saw Margate
Pier-head light half a point on our port bow, and
the Tongue light right astern. I cannot say what
distance off the Margate Pier-head light was. The
vessel whs then hard and fast, and the tug never
made her appearance again.
By Mr. Traill—l looked a-head for the light of
the tng, but could not see it. When we were in tow
of the tug we saw her light and steered by it. The
tug had a chance of seeing us while in tow, although
our lights were out, as we could see her a-head. It
was about 10 minutes after she took the ground that
I loOked for the tug. I looked all around the ship
but could not see her.

Examination continued—We then hauled down
forestaysail and foretopmast staysail, and endea-
voured to get in the boom foresail, but were unable,
and it was left standing. Captain Mackie then
called out that the vessel was parting. An hour
after she first struck, her stern parted right off,
leaving a passage into the vessel, and causing things
to float out. Finding the vessel was breaking up,
all hands rushed to the boats and cut the lashings.
We launched the jollyboat over the starboard side,
( and the sea dashed it against the ship's side and
broke it to pieces. Shortly afterwards the ship
turned over to port on her beam ends, when we en-
deavoured to launch the longboat. We were a long
time in getting it over, and during the whole of this
period the ship's side was breaking up. We were
half an hour in launching the longboat. I picked
up a rope and fixed it to her as a painter at one
end. The captain and six of the crew got into the
boat, and a seaman, Morris, a black, who was
shipped at Gravesend, saying he might as well lose
his life as not save his clothes, went aft, as I sup-
pose, to search for them. I thought all hands and
the pilot were in the boat, but in consequence of
the rope at the other end of the boat not having
been made fast, or else having become broken, it
was driven away by the force of the sea. I then
saw the pilot standing up to his middle in water
in the leeway of the ship.
By Mr. Traill—Some of the hands got into the
boat before it was launched, and some afterwards.
It was launched stern foremost. We had four oars
in the boat at the time of its being launched,
but one of these was washed away. We had two
of them to pull with, and the other was used to
steer by.
By Captain Harris—There was no rudder to the
pieces of wood found in the boat. We made for the
nearest
oshore,
e pins, which we made out of some
t
he tide and wind sending us outside.
By Mr. Lushington—There had been lumber in
the boat, but this had been cleared out. I have been
44 years at sea, and 14 years of that period have
acted as master. The rope was a 9-inch warp, and
strong enough for towing a vessel of 500 tons. The
tug is a powerful two-funnel steamer.
By Mr. Traill—My
opinion is, that the cause of
the repo breaking was the sudden jerking of the
steamer. I do not know of any agreement having
been:
enteredinto as to how far the tug was to tow
her.
By Mr. Clarkson—My opinion is, the captain of
the tug, if he did not hear the pilot's words through
the speaking trumpet, must have heard the sounds.
I did not hear or see any recognition of the pilot's
orders being understood. I did not hear the mas-
ter of the tug advise us to put back and not proceed
to sea that night, nor did I hear him advise canvas
to be got on the ship and run up the Prince's Chan-
nel. I have not since told any person that the
pilot advised the captain of the schooner to put

back, or that the pilot said to the captain, " I will
do what I can for you and the owners." I have 1
told Mr. D =merlin, a pilot, the friend of the widow
of Mr. Fairbairn, that I heard the pilot say, " I like
to oblige all parties ;" but I do not know what this
had reference to. I did not tell him this was said
in reference to putting back.
Thomas Fewson Atkinson, son of the last wit-
ness, and boatswain on board the Sparkling Foam,
was next examined, but his evidence was merely a
repetition of that given above.
In cross-examination the witness said he heard
no complaint made to the master of the brig as to
the manner in which the vessel had been towed
after the breaking of the rope a second time, and
that the tug was nothing like a quarter of an hour
before she came alongside of the vessel again after
the second breaking.
Thomas Crossley, a seaman, also gave confirmatory
evidence, and the inquiry was adjourned.

LAW IN TELLIGEN CE.—Jan. 22.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middiesex—(Before Mr. Justice
Byles and a Common Jury.)

STEWART V. MILLER-SINGULAR CASE OF FALSE IMPRI-

SONMENT.

The plaintiff, a girl about 19 years old, was a native of
Greenock, but some time ago she became a prostitute, and
went to Glasgow. In con• equence of a letter which she re-
ceived there, she and another girl came to London, and
went at once to a brothel kept by the defendant, Mrs. Mil-
ler, in Dorset-street, Dorset-square. The defendant said
that her dress was not fitted for London, and if the plaintiff
would give her the money she got from gentlemen she
would get her dresses. The plaintiff received a dress which
was charged to her at £5, a cloak £4 10s., another cloak £2,
and so on. She was also to be charged 15s. a week for her
board and 30s. for apartments. She remained at the defen-
dant's eight weeks, and left on Saturday, Dec. 7, taking
with her the clothes she had on, and also anothe. dress, but
leaving behind some clothes which belonged to her. The
defendant pursued her in a cab, and found her in the Hay-
market with a gentleman, and gave her in charge for steal-
ing the clothes, and persisted in that charge, though cau-
tioned not to do so by the police inspector. The consequence
was that the plaintiff remained locked up until Monday,
when the magistrate discharged her; and she now claimed
damages for false imprisonment, and also to recover the
value of the things she had left behind her.
Mr. Ribton and Mr. Daly appeared for the plaintiff; and
Mr. D. D. Keane for the defendant.

MARYLEBONE.—John Everett, a distressed-
looking man, about 40, was charged with robbery.
The evidence went to show that on the previous
evening the prisoner was seen to take two baskets
from the front of the shop of Mr. Paris, Gray-street,
Manchester-square. He was pursued and taken
into custody with the property in his possession.
The prisoner, on being. asked what he had to say,
replied that he had been for a whole day and night
without food, and that it was entirely through dis-
tress that he committed the offence.
He was seat for seven days to the House of Cor-
rection.

The plaintiff herself and another girl were examined to
make out the case, and among other things the plaintiff said
that she gt;.ve the defendant all the money she received,
which in the eight weeks amounted to £4O. She also spoke
as to the value of the clothes she left behind, and was
asked the value of each article; first, what was the value
of the " drawers."

Mr. Justice Byles said this was not necessary. Mr. Keane
could go into them if he thought fit— (loud laughter)— but
at present it was sufficient to ask the value of all the things
together.

Mr. Keane preferred to say nothing about the matter.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £3O
for the false imprisonment, and £7 upon the trover count.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Jan. 22.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Stella Au-
gusta Brookes, a tidily-dressed girl of 19, was
charged with robbery.
Mr. Holt, of Quality-court, Chancery-lane, ap-
peared for the prisoner.
Mrs. Caroline Ebery, wife of a tradesman in
Gwynne's-place, Hackney-road, stated that she had
an ebony shver-mounted flute in a rosewood case,
which belonged to her husband, safe on a card-table
in her dining-room at half-past two o'clock ox
Saturday, the 11th inst., and at half-past nine
o'clock on the following morning she found that
both box and flute had been stolen, in consequence
of which she communicated with the police.
Miss Susan Tilham, the last witness's sister,
stated that at half-past four on that Saturday a
knock was given at the door, which she answered.
It was the prisoner, who inquired what apartments
they had to let. She replied a bedroom and sitting
room, but that they were rather expensive. The
prisoner rejoined, " I do not want them for myself.
I have been sent by a lady in whose service I am,
and whose daughter, a married lady, has seen the
bill in your window, and wishes me to inquire the
rent and the size of the rooms." This conversation
took place just inside the dining room, where the
prisoner stood with her back to the card-table, on
which the flute and its case where then lying. She
took the prisoner upstairs and showed her the
rooms, on examining which she told her that the
lady, whose husband was engaged in a large house
in the city, resided very near there, in apartments
at 12s. per week, and would call the next day and
decide, on saying which she left the house. The
flute, which was safe when she came, was gone the
next morning. She was quite sure the prisoner was
the same woman, and could not be mistaken in her as
she steadily looked her in the face all,the time she
was talking to her. She noticed her dress, which
was a dark one, and noticed that she was pock-
marked, as the prisoner is. In addition to all this,
she afterwards went with an officer to the house
where the prisoner was employed, in Oval-cottages,
close by there, and not only identified her at once
when she saw her, but recognised her voice the
moment she spoke.
Dillaway, of the N division, proved apprehending
the prisoner four days after the robbery, and that
the second witness did, as she said, identify her as
soon as she saw her, the prisoner protesting that she
was innocent.
An elderly gentleman named Evans, a music-
dealer in the same neighbourhood, said that between
5 and 6 on the evening referred to a woman sold
him the flute, saying that it belonged to her brother,
who had given it her, and on his placing it in his
window for sale it was identified and claimed by
the first witness, The woman who sold it was
about 19, pockmarked, and like the prisoner in
height, but her cast of face was very unlike the
prisoner's, and he did not, in fact, believe that the
prisoner was the same person who had sold the
property to him.
Mr. Holt said his defence was either the best or
worst he could make for the prisoner, it being an
alibi, and he had numerous witnesses to that and
character.
He called Mrs. Eliza Morrison, the prisoner's
mistress, Mr. Wm. Brookes, a musician, Mr. Geo.
Davis, a solicitor's clerk, Mr. Geo. Forge, another
clerk, and Mrs. Ann Smith, the wife of a surveyor,
all of whom declared that they had seen the primmer
in the house the whole day, attending to her duties,
up to half' past eight at night, when she went out
for the first time, and all spoke exceedingly well of
her, and declared that she could not have been out
of their sight more than, as some said, 10 minutes,
and others three minutes, at a time.
The prosecutor's house, however, was proved to
be very near to that of Mrs. Morrison, so that the
girl might, by a mere possibility, have gone from
one to the other in one of these intervals.
Mr. Leigh said that he had no alternative, with
such positive evidence against her, than to send the
prisoner for trial, which he did, but he consented
to accept bail, which had been put in for her by two
respectable tradesmen, without any hesitation, in
£4O each, at the first examination.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday, at the conclu
sion of the ordinary business of the court, Mr. Black
ford, of Bucklersbury, solicitor, attended before the
Lord Mayor to make a statement in what he con-
ceived to be the public interest, having first had
permission from his lordship to do so. He had
received a letter from a client in Paris stating that
a friend of his had recently been appointed an agent
for a firm in London for the department of France
in which he resided, and asking if he (Mr. Blach-
ford) could vouch for the respectability of the house
in question, styled Buckmaster, Harrison, and Co.,
of 2, New-street-square, London. From them the
friend of his client received a letter a few months
ago. It was a printed circular, in French, the
blanks in which had been filled up in handwriting
decidedly French. It bore in the left corner at the
top of the page, after the French manner, the words,
" The Purveyor. Buckmaster, Harrison, and Co.,
2, New-street-square, city, London ;" and purported
to be signed with those names, written apparently
in an English hand. It was dated the 12th of
November last, and addressed to the recipient at his
residence, " Rue haute, a Deuil pres Enghien, Seine
et Oise." The writers stated that they had thehonour
to inform him that the " direction" of the Purveyor's
Company at their sitting on the Bth of November
had decided on his admission as a purchasing
agent for them in the arrondissement of Pon-
toile (Seine et Oise), at an annual stipend of
2,000 f., payable monthly, and commencing from
the Ist of January of. tfiis year. They added
that M. Boisselot, third divisional inspector, having
full powers, would have the honour to visit him
within a fortnight, and would hand him the neces-
sary procuration and forms, and explain to him the
various operations he would have to conduct. In a
postscript he was requested to send a reply by re-
turn of post, accepting the conditions and enclosing
10f. in postage stamps to defray the cost of stamp-
ing and registering the procuration. The recipient
of the latter forwarded the money as directed, but
had not heard any more of the matter, nor seen the
" divisional inspector" so called, though more than
two months had since elapsed. He (Mr. Blachford)
had been at No. 2, New-street-square, where the
writers professed to carry on their business ; but he
found no one there answering to their names. It
was, in fact, the private residence of a respectable
widow lady, who told him that about six weeks ago
two men, foreigners, hired a room in her house.
She knew nothing of them, and made no inquiries
about them. After that she took in letters for
them, which were addressed Buckmaster, Harrison,
and Co., that being the only purpose for which they
appeared to have engaged the room. Thinking the
matter demanded some public notice, he called on
the French Consul and mentioned it to him. That
gentleman said similar letters had already come
under his notice, where the persons to whom they
were addressed had sent to the writers a much
larger sum, and his (Mr. Blachford's) client might
congratulate himself that the application to him had
only been for 10f. He suggested to the Consul the
propriety of communicating with the police autho-
rities in Paris on the subject, but the Consul declined
to interfere in that way, holding that it was not
within the sphere of his official duties to do so.
That being so, he (Mr. Blachford) had felt con-
strained to bring the matter under the notice of the
Lord Mayor, with a view to publicity.
The Lord Mayor said the subject was not new to
him, as within the last few days a gentleman in
Paris, residing in the Rue de L'Emperenr, had
written a letter to him to the effect that having
lately seen in the Siecle newspaper that a represen-
tative in each town in France of the house of Buck-
master, Harrison, and Co., 2, New-street-square,
London, was wanted at a salary of from I,Boof. to
2,400 f., according to capacity, he wrote to them
for particulars, and he received an answer that the
employment would be to collect all kinds of seeds,
oils, flour, &c., and that, if it would suit him, he
was to send the names of some respectable persons
to whom references could be made as to his cha-
racter, and a certain sum in postage stamps. That
he did, and afterwards received an appointment at
a salary of 2,400 f., payable monthly, and to com-
mence on the Ist of January. He then sent at
their request 10f. in postage stamps for registration.
They stated that in a fortnight from that time, the
sth of December, M. Boiselot, their agent, would
pay him a visit and make arrangements with him
for entering on the business. More than six weeks
had since elapsed, but M. Boisselot had never called
on him, and he had written to Buckmaster, Harri-
son, and Co., without receiving an answer, from
which he inferred that he was the victim—and
perhaps not the only one—of an imposture. He
(the Lord Mayor) thought the public were in-
debted to Mr. Blachford for directing attention to
this matter, and, probably, by the mention of it in
the public press he would attain the object ho had
iti view, which was publicity in order to put people
on their guard.

BOW-STREET.—Grace Taylor, a charwoman
employed to clean chambers in Danes-inn, and Anne
Geary, her sister, who occasionally assisted her
there, were charged—the former with breaking
into the chambers of Mr. Edward John Beale, at
No. 6 in the Inn, and stealing a quantity of wear-
ing apparel to the value of £lO and upwards ; the
latter with • being concerned in the robbery.
It appeared that on Tuesday evening, about half-
past nine o'clock, Mr. Beale, on returning to
his chambers, was informed that a shirt marked
with his name had been found in the Inn. The
door of his room was securely locked, as he had left
it in the morning, but upon entering be found that
the drawers had been ransacked and a quantity of
clothing, including coats, trousers, waistcoats, shirts,
boots, &c., had been carried away. Sergeant Hill,
5 F, was called in, and came to the conclusion that
an entrance had bcen effected by the window, which
had been left shut, but not fastened. Footsteps in
the snow were traced from a staircase window
across the leads of an adjoining building to the win-
dow in question. Suspicion fell on the prisoner
Taylor, who had worked for Mr. Beale until a few
weeks back, and was still employed in the Inn, and
who had been seen about the office with her sister,
the prisoner Geary, more frequently than usual t hat
day. The sergeant proceeded to Taylor's lodgings,
and, finding her goloshes put to dry at the fire, he
took them away and compared them with the foot-
prints, with which they corresponded exactly. He
then took Taylor into custody. She at first denied
all knowledge oft be matter, but afterwards acknow-
ledged that that she had taken the property, a por-

CLERKENWELL.—WaIter Crane, known to
the police as a skittle sharp and a companion of
thieves, and who has been remanded since the 9th
ult. on a charge of assaulting and wounding Chris-
topher Crane, his brother, with intent to murder
him, was again brought up for re-examination.
The prisoner, who has all along treated the mat-
ter with the greatest indifference, did not seem at
all affected when his brother, with his head enve-
loped in surgical bandages, entered the court.
Stephen Watts said—l am a labourer, and reside
at Highbury New-park. Oa the night of the 7th
ult. I heard a tap at my "window. I heard cries of
" Murder !" several times. I went out end found
the complainant standing in the area. He was bleed-
ing from the face and had several wounds and
bruises on his head. 3 was helping him out of the
area when the constable came up. I assisted him
to take the wounded man to the surgeon's. On
the way there I thought the complainant would
have died, he appeared so exhausted from loss of
blood. I did not see the prisoner.

Police-sergeant Parsons, 47 N, said—From in-
formation I received I took the prisoner into cus-
tody on the night of the 7th, at a quarter past 11,
at 20, Ormsby-street, Kingsland-road. I told him
that his brother charged him with cutting and
wounding him with intent to murder, at Highbury.
I did not tell him which brother. He said " I have
not seen him to-night." I then took him to the sta-
tion and told him that a man had come from the
hospital who said that his brother was very it
I
He replied, "Well, it is a bad job. I suppose
shall get over it somehow." At a coffee shop I
founsd it parcel the prisoner had left, and on open-
ing it I found that it contained a quantity of stones
and wadding.
Mr. Thomas Smith Ellis, house surgeon at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital, deposed that complainant
was admitted on the night of-fie 7th ult., and had
remained there up to this morning. He had about
20 or more wounds about the head and face which
might have been caused by the instrument pro-
duced. His life had been in danger from the effects
of those wounds.
The complainant was then called, and wasabbestallowedof
to be seated while he gave his evidence. He stated
that he had made the deposition, an
which previously appeared, at the hospital,
he was dying, and had signed it. He was perfectly
sensible when he made the statement, and all that
it contained was true. He was not aware when he
met the prisoner that he had any bad feeling against
him.
The prisoner said he did not wish to ask the com-
plainant any questions. He should reserve his
defence for the trial, and he would then state what
provocation his brother had given him to make him
use him in the manner he had.
Sergeant Parsons said the prisoner had been con-
victed at the Central Criminal Court, and sentenced

tion of which she had deposited in the chambers of to 12 mouths' hard labour, forstealing•lk from a
one of her employers in the Inn, and the remainder warehouse in Cannon-street, City.
had been pledged at several pawnbrokers, which The prisoner having reserved his dofence,
she mentioned. In the meantime Sergeant Verner, Mr. Barker fully committed him to Ne wgate for
15 F, proceeded to the lodgings of Geary, where he trial, on the charge of attempting toy murder his
found a portion of the property. She said it had brother.
been brought there by her sister and that she knew
nothing about the robbery. Afterwards she ad-
mitted that she had pledged a portion of the pro-
perty. The whole of the missing articles were
recovered, some being found at the chambers indi-
cated by Taylor, and the remainder being produced
by the pawnbrokers, one of whom identified Geary
as the person who had pledged a coat with him for
ss. about four o'clock on Tuesday.
Taylor said she had worked more than three years
in the Inn and had never taken anything before.
She did not intend to keep the things, but had
taken them in a passion, intending to make
restitution. She was willing to bear all the conse-
quences herself, and hoped that her sister, who had
several children, would not be punished.
Geary said she had no idea that the property had
been stolen, but thought it belonged to Taylor's
husband, • She contradicted a statement of Verner
that she refused to admit him until he forced the
door of her room. She only asked him to wait till
she dressed herself. He forced the door without
giving her time to dress.
Verner said that this was not true, and that he
waited a quarter of an hour before forcing an entry.
Mr. Henry observed that it was most unfair for
the officer to suppress that point. In his evidence
in chief he said not one word about the prisoner
asking him to wait while she dressed, but left it to
be supposed that she refused to admit him at all.
Verner said she did not ask him to wait till she
was dressed, but he offered to do so, and did in fact
wait a quarter of an hour.
Mr. Henry did not know which of these conflict-
ing statements he was to take as being the evidence
of the officer. It was true that the fact itself was
of but little consequence, but it was of very great
importance that the police should give their evi-
dence candidly and fairly.
Both prisoners were committed for trial.

SOUTHWARK.—James Lowe, a well-dressed
young taw, was brought up for final examination,
charged wit, h stealing a purse containing a sovereign
and two shillings from Mrs. Sarah Webb, on the
platform of the South Eastern Railway, London-
brid ge.
Mr. Robinsoo, from the office of the solicitor to
the railway company, attended to prosecute; and
Mr. Chipperfield
appeared for the prisoner.
The prosecutrig,
an elderly lady, said that she
came from Dorking
by the half-past 5 o'clock train
the 14th inst., and as soon as
on Tuesday evening,
she alighted from the carriage, and was looking for
a cab to take her to the west end, the prisoner came
up to her and politely ope.ned the door of one and
handed her in. Just as She was ordering the cab-
man where to go she put i;er hand to her pocket
and missed her purse containing a sovereign and
two shillings. Feeling satisfied that the prisoner
had robbed her, she gava information to the railway
authorities, and a few minutes afterwards she saw
the prisoner in
custody.
The prisoner,
having pleaded guilty, was sen-
tenced to hard labo:
ir for six months.

LOSS OF A BOAT _4ND ONE OF THE.

CREIP, IN BiLAFF BAY.

On Saturday afternoon the steamer Tinnes, from Granton
Pier, on her voyage westward, made the us‘..'al call off Banff
and Macduff, to deliver goods and passeng.,rs for these
places. A boat from Banff went out as usual to attend the
steamer. It was manned by Mr. Thmnson, the skipper,
and two men, named James Proctor and David Rlll.llle—
the ordinary crew. After receiving the goods and a c'ss-
senger sailor on board, the boat dropped astern in tow.--
Capt. Anderson having, at the request of skipper Thomsocrs,
agreed to tow the boat as much nearer to the Banff harbour
as he could. The steamer had drifted out a considerable
way during the delivery of the goods, and the captain would
therefore have been the more disposed to grant the favour.
The Times, however, had not proceeded far when the boat
went down. The steamer was instantly brought up, buoys
were thrown o%erboard to the endangered crew, and in a
very short time all were safely taken on board, with the
exception of Rennie. Poor Rannie, who seems to have,
been unable to do anything to save himself, went down with
the boat, and as yet his body has not been recovered.
Procter had a rather narrow escape, and owes his life in a
great measure to his expertness as a swimmer. The wonder
indeed is, that so many who go to sea neglect such a neces-
sary qualification. The sailor, who belongs to Macduff, was
returning home after a long absence, and has, we believe,
lost his whole kit. The goods, it seems, were partly for
Banff and partly for Macduff, and comprised quantities of
cheese, mussels, peas, iron, and other commodities. It may
be stated that, at the time the accident occurred the steamer
was about north by east of the harbour, and a stiff breeze
was blowing from the south-west. As there was a pretty
heavy sea, and the goods liable to get jammed so as to
stress the timbers, it is thought not improbable that the
boat may have sprung a leak. We have also heard it
stated that she was rather overloaded. No blame attaches

to Captain Anderson, but every credit for the prompt and
effective assistance he rendered the unfortunate crew.
Rennie leaves a family, though not young and helpless, to
mourn his loss. His wife died several years ago.

COUNTRY 111.4RAL:t AS.

..

SHEFFIELD-JAN. 22.

At this market there was a rather limited supply of
wheat, which met a fair demand ; and prices were at 3d
to 6d per load more money. Of barley the show was not
so large as usual, and at barely late rates. Flour rather
dearer. Other articles unaltered.
Red wheat, per lead of 3 imperial bushels 20s Od to 226 Od
White II tt 22s 6d to 23s Od
New red , , 22s Od to 23s 6d
New white ~ 9/ 2480d to 268 Od
Beans If ff lBs Od to 19s Od
Peas, per qr 54s Od to 55s Od
Grinding barley, per qr 32s Od to 368 01
Malting ditto, „ 3Bs Od to 40s Od
Oats 1, 258 6d to 34s Od
Millers' prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 6cl per
141 b.