The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CAUTION TO TRADESMEN.—Richard Higgs, a young
man, was placed at the bar, charged with uttering a spu-
rious florin to Agnes Ewen, barmaid of the Chelsea Water
Works tavern, Chelsea.

Agnes Ewen stated that last evening the prisoner came
to the house and called for a pint of beer. He tendered a
spurious florin in payment. She examined it, and believ-
ing it was bad, put it in the detective, when she found it
was so, and prisoner was given into custody.
Mr. Arnold—Did he give any account about the florin ?
Witness—He said a gentleman gave it to him for con•
veying a box to the Victoria station, and he did not know
it was bad.
Mr. Arnold—How do you know that he did ?

Witness—l don't know.

Mr. Arnold—The offence for which the prisoner is
charged is not barely that of uttering a counterfeit florin,
but for uttering it, well knowing it to be counterfeit. Is
there any evidence to show that he had guilty knowledge ?
Policeman—Mr. Jenkins, the landlord, thinks ho did.
Mr. Jenkins stood forward.

Mr. Arnold—Have you any reason to believe the prisoner
knew this piece of money to be counterfeit ?
Mr. Jenkins—Every reason. I have during the last
three weeks constantly had bad money offered, some of
which has been taken,
Mr. Arnold—Was he one of them ?

Mr. Jenkins—Not that I am aware of.
Mr. Arnold—Then your reason .for supposing that pri-
soner knew this florin to be bad is that other persons have
given you bad money.
Mr, Jenkins—l looked out at the door and saw bad cha-
racters about while prison r was in my house.
Mr. Arnold—Had you seen him with them.
Mr. Jenkins—No, I had not; but they were looking in,
The prisoner was on the point of being discharged for
want of evidence when a policeman said he knew the pri-
soner as the common associate of thieves, and believed ho
had been convicted of felony.
Prisoner was remanded until Monday.

GREA7 SHIP COMPANY.

SPECIAL MEETING,-(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the directors and pro-
prietors was held this day at the London Tavern, for the
purpose of considEring the present position of the company.
W. BARBER, Esq., chairman of the Board of Directors,
presided. _ . .

The report submitted to the meeting went at length into
the earning capabilities of the ship, which were considered
to be of the most favourable description. The document
then went on to refer to the accident which befel the ship
on her last voyage, and then proceeded as follows
"The financial results to the company, :
consequent on this
disaster, are most serious, and it becomes the duty of your
directors urgently to press the subject upon the attention
of the proprietors. Your directors stated in their last re-
port that the working capital of the company, assuming
the amount then asked for to be raised, would not be placed
on such a satisfactory footing as prudence would dictate,
but they hoped, from the favourable prospects before them,
to be enabled to extricate the company from the difficulties
which at one time appeared insurmountable; these antici-
pations they confidently believe would have been more than 1
realised had the ship completed the voyages then designed
for her, and that, at the end of the year, the working ac•
count would have shown a very large balance to the credit.
The accounts of disbursements in New fork, pertaining
to the present voyage, has not yet been received, but it
must of necessity be heavy ; the wages and victualling of
the crow will also form a very large item. The liabilities
may be estimated at this date as under :
On bills payable, and open accounts about £9,030
Interest on £35,000 mortgage debt, due 30th inst 1,760
Ditto on £25,000, due Ist January

£12,000
Add four months' wages to crew, less advances.... 7,000

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received in New York and there held against disbursements
and contingent liabilities alluded to above. The mortgage
debts amount to £60,000, of which £25,000 is repayable on
Jan. 1 next, and the balance on May 31 next. In consider-
ing the question of finance, your directors think it neces-
sary, that in any arrangements made, the above mortgages
should be absorbed ; they are also of opinion, having
in view the present state of the money market, and
the security offered, that the amount required for this
purpose, and to provide for the other liabilities of the com-
pany, including the repair and outfit of the ship, should be
obtained at 8 per cent. per annum) and your directors there-
fore recommend, that they should be authorised to issue on
such terms and terms and conditions as they may think fit,
a mortgage stock for £lOO,OOO, repayable in three years,
and to bear 8 per cent. interest, payable by coupon attached
to the bonds, and to be secured by a mortgage of the ship,
given to three trustees with power of sale in case of de-
fault, either in payment of the interest or principal; the
company to insure the amount, or, at the option of the
bondholder, to pay the premium of insurance to him he
thereby becoming his own underwriter, and having no
claim on the company in case of loss."
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said it was absolutely necessary that something should be
done by the present meeting to secure the vessels remain-
ing in possession of the company.
Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL said he should like to know what
instructions the dirctors had sent out to America with
respect to repairing the injury to the ship, and also whether
Captain Paton took the ship through the channel in which
she struck on his own responsibility.
The CHAIRMAN said the directors had not interfered with
the steps taken to remedy the accident, until after the first
attempts had failed, and then the directions they had sent
to America were that the ship should be brought home
with as little delay as possible. With respect to the course
the ship had taken he had to inform the hon. proprietor the
directors, as in all previous voyages, had instructed Capt
Paton the course he was to take.
Mr. TAYLOR thought the meeting had better proceed to
consider the main points, and that was how to surmount
their difficulties. He did not think the situation of the
company was as desponding as tha report made out, as the
ship had shown that she was eapaple of giving the proprie•
tors a good return for the capital they had invested.
After a long discussion the report was adopted, with the
following addition—" That the directors be empowered to
raise any sum of money, not exceeding £lOO,OOO, at 10 per
cent., on such terms as they may
bonds may be issued below par.", think fit, but that no

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

WARWICK RACES.-THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
SELLING STAKES.

.. 1
Perfect Cure
Leotard
Four ran.
SCURRY HANDICAP.
Enfield ................
Furious ..
Westender
.. 3
WELTER CUP.
Libellous
Gleam
2
Henham Lass
Coronet
4
No Steeple or Hurdle Racing to-day.

LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening.

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 19th day of
November, 1862, present—The Lord President, Sir George
Grey, Bart., Sir George Cornewall Lewis, part. Her
Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Most Noble
George Douglas Glassell, Duke of Argyll, to be Lord
Lieutenant of the ,county of Argyll, his Grace this
day took and subscribed the oath appointed to be taken
thereupon instead of the oaths of allegiance, supremacy,
and abjuration.
ARTHUR HELPS.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Nov. 27.
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His Royal Highness the Prince Of Wales has been
pleased to make the following appointments in his house-
hold Spencer to be Groom of Vie Stole.
To be Lords of the Bedchamber to his Royal High-
ness :—The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe, and Lord Alfred
Hervey.
To be Cemptroller and Treasurer :—Lieutenant-Gene-
ral Knollys.
To be Grooms to the Bedchamber to his Royal High-
ness :—The Honourable Robert Henry Maude—Charles
Lindley Wood, Esq.
To be Equerries to his Royal Highness :—Majlr Tees-
dale, C. 8., Royal Artillery; Captain G. H. Grey, Grena-
dier Guards ; Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel, Grenadier
Guards.

To be Private Secretary to his Royal Highness :—Her-
bert W. Fisher, Esq.
WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, Nov. 28.
BREVET.

Captain Alfred East'eld Wilkinson, 7th Hussars, to be
Major in the Army.
The following promotions to take place consequent on the
decease of General William Jervois, Colonel 76th Foot, on
sth November, 1862 :

Lieutenant•• General Sir George Leigh Goldie, K.C.8.,
Colonel 35th Foot, to be General.
Lieutenant• General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.8.,
K. 5.1., Colonel 45th Foot, Commander-in-Chief in the
East Indies, with local rank of General, promoted to be
Lieutenant-General for distinguished service, to be placed
on the Fixed Establishment of Lieutenant-Generals.

Brevet. Colonel William Samuel Newton, from Lieuten-
ant-Colonel half-pay, late Coldstream Guards, to be Major-
General.

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Cockburn, Captain
half•pay Unattached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be
Colonel.

Brevet-Major John Singleton, Royal Artillery, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain William George Margesson, 56th Foot, to be
Major.
The following promotions to take place consequent on
the promotion of General the Right Hon. Sir Edward
Blakeney, G.C.8., &c.: General Hugh, Viscount Gough,
K.P., G.C.8., K. 5.1., &c. ; General his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., K.P., G.C.8., G.C,11.G.,
&c. ; and General Colin, Lord Clyde, G.C.8., K. 5.1.,
&c., to the rank of Field Marshal, on 9th November, 1862,
viz. :