The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-01 00:00:00

FORGERY BY A CLERGYMAN.

NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.
A painful sensation was created in the town to-
day in consequence of another forgery (similar to
those which were so rife in the town two years ago)
having come to light in which a clergyman belong-
ing to the Established Church is implicated.
This afternoon the Rev. Thos. Cartwright, curate
of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, was brought
before the Mayor and the local bench of magistrates,
at the police-court, charged with uttering a forged'
bill of exchange, on the 4th ult., with intent to
defraud.
Mr. Arthur Wells prosecuted, and Mr. Maples
defended the prisoner.
Mr. Henry Hudson,bill-discounter, Nottingham,
deposed that on the 4th August last the prisoner
called at his office, and asked him to discount a
bill of exchange. The bill now produced was the
same, and was as follows :
" £2O. " Nottingham, July 31st, 1862.
" two months after date pay to my order the sum of
twenty pounds, value received.
" To Mr. Peter Drummond, Stirling.
" THOMAS CARTWRIGHT."
" Accepted, payable at the bank of Messrs. Robarts and
Co., London. " PETER DRUMMOND."
Endorsed, " Thomas Cartwright," and " Henry
Hudson."
Prisoner told witness that Mr. Peter Drummond
was the proprietor of a periodical called the British
Messenger, and the money was for literary services.
He had at the time a copy of the periodical, which
he showed to witness in corroboration of his state-
ment. When the prisoner produced a bill witness
observed that it was endorsed on the wrong corner,
and at his direction it was endorsed in the proper
place. From information he had received he believed
the bill to be a forgery.
Mr. Superintendent Raynor said that yester-
day evening, about six o'clock, he went to the pri-
soner's house with a warrant for his apprehension.
The prisoner asked what it was for, and witness
said it was for uttering a forged bill of ex-
change. Prisoner asked to look at the bill, but wit-
ness refused, stating that he would read it over to
him. Prisoner then asked who was preferring the
charge, and witness said he did not know. He then
took him into custody .
Mr. Wells, on behalf of the prosecution, asked
for a remand for a week in order to produce Mr.
Drummond; this the bench granted.
The prisoner appeared very dejected, holding his
handkerchief before his face to hide it as much as
possible from the gaze of the spectators.
The prisoner was ordained by the Bishop of Lin-
coln on Trinity Sunday last, being licensed to the
curacy of St, Mary's, Nottingham. A year previous
to his ordination he conducted divine service in a
populous part of the town in connection with the
Church of England, as a probation previous to his
being ordained. Immediately preceding this he was
superintendent minister for the Nottingham district
of the New Connection Methodists, but seceded
from that body in order to enter the Established
Church. Previous to this charge he was always
considered an active and zealous man, and was
highly respected.
The prisoner was removed to the House of Cor•
rection. It is said that a number of other forged
bills are in circulation.
SHIPPING-THIS DAY.

LONDON, Sept. I.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly; moderate breeze, and flue weather, but rather
cloudy.
PORTSMOUTII, Aug. 31.—Wind
Majesty's ship Rhadsmanthus, for the Westward ; her
Majesty's ship Supply, for the West Indies.

PLYMOUTH, Aug. 29.—Wind N. W,—Sailed—Patterson,
for Quebec.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived.—La Mesange and I'Etoile, from Carentan.
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, August 31.—Thomas Kinnen, Sunrise, and
Crocus, from Cronstadt ; Alaric, from Foochow; Esk,
from Guernsey; Dazzler, from Nassau; City of Delhi,
from Calcutta.

Arrived, September I.—Trade Wind, from St. Vincent;
Parsee and St. Michael, from Trinidad ; City of Dublin,
from Calcutta; Blue Jacket, from St. Lucia; Betsey,
from Windau; Naiad, from Wyborg; and Thetis, from
Longsund. .

DEAL, MONDAY MORNING.
Passed—Ludwig Heyn, from Havannah; Edith, from
the Mediterranean; Mary Evans, from Antigua; Tertius,
from Alexandria ; Jane Campbell, from Nassau ; Margaret
Davies, from Cuba—all for London.
Anchored—Juliana, from Antigua ; Archibald McMillan,
from Trinidad—both for London.
Passed (in tow)—Princess Royal, ship, from West
Indies, for London.

AMERICAN MAIL DESPATCHES.—Oh Saturday
the Cunard royal mail steamer Australasian was despatched
from Liverpool for New York, with mails for the United
States and North America, together with a large number
of passengers, cargo, &c. On Wednesday, the Liverpool,
New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer will leave
Liverpool for New York with mails for the United States.
The box at the Liverpool post-office for the receipt of gene-
ral letters will bo open until 1 p.m., and late despatches via
Cork may be forwarded up to 8.30 p.m. On Thursday the
Quebec and Montreal Company's steamer Bohemian, will
leave the Mersey for Quebec, with mails for Canada and
the United States. Letters may be forwarded via Lon-
donderry on that day as late as 9.30 p.m. if they bear late
fees of ld.

A DANGEROUS LUNATIC.—On Saturday morning
a terrible assault was committed at Glocester by a man
named William Tombs, a hay dealer, who, although not
placed under restraint, has for some time back been closely
watched as a lunatic. On Saturday morning, after break-
fast, he suddenly laid hold of a hatchet, and struck his wife
a violent blow on the head. She screamed for assistance,
which seemed to infuriate him the more, as he gays her re-
peated blows on the head, knocked her to the ground, and
beating her after she was down. Mrs. Clarke, the land-
lady of the house in which they lodged, alarmed by the
shrieks, ran to ascertain the cause, and on looking into the
parlour saw the unfortunate woman bleeding on the floor.
Tombs ran after Mrs. Clarke, flourishing the hatchet, and
would, in all probability, have inflicted some serious injury
on her if he could have overtaken her. Mrs. Clarke's cries,
however, brought assistance, and the maniac was secured.
He exclaimed, "I have killed my wife, and I shall be
hung." Medical assistance was obtained, and the poor
woman was put to bed, but it is not expected that she can
survive the frightful injuries she has received.

GARIBALDI.—A letter from Turin, dated Avg.
27, says :—A few days ago, whilst the Princess Pia was
sitting for her portrait, the King entered the room to see
how the work was going on. The Princess asked her father
was there news of Garibaldi. The painter did not catch
the whole of the King's reply, but he heard these words—
" Poor Garibaldi, they have driven him to commit an act
of insanity, abusing his lion heart. The fault is not wholly
his, and they have compromised me also." These words
were repeated by the painter, and reached the ears of Signor
Rattazzi, who was greatly disconcerted by them, thinking
(hey implied a censure upon the Ministry. He hantenei
therefore to the Xing to justify himself by showing that
but is
had done everything for the advantage of the Crown, in
the King changed the subject without deigning to.
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himself more clearly. The affair has put the President of
the Council and his colleagues in a bad humou.
of these
PORTSDOWN FORTS.—For the erectionaethwayte, of
works Government has taken from Mr.
llaahniad:caestenant for
This tlethwayto
Southwick-park, Hants, who holds the
rights over
life, 900 acres absolutely, together with r
afnodompensation. , a court
963 other acres. The Government
not having agreed as to the amount °_
Portland Hot
with a special jury assembled at the _ South-
sea, mr. Thistlethwayte for the
,ake evidence and determine
sea, on Tuesday morning,
and for the de-
upon the sum to be paid ovel
rance rights,
fporrocpeerty in
_consequence. The in-
quiryacres absolutely taken,
days, and the jury at the end
terioration of his other
lasted nearly four
awarded Mr. Thistlethwayte the sum of £95,200, £1,200 of
which sum was considered to be the value of certain build-
ings on Pigeon-house Farm. Mr. Thistlethwayte's claim
was consequently in advance of the sum s.warded. Mr.
Montagu SPlitb) presided as manor.