The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-27 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

•
After some further discussion, the report was adopted.

SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.

The half-yearly meeting of the Southampton Dock Com-
pany took place to-day—Mr. G. E. Pratt Barlow in the
chair—when a report was read, which stated that accounts
now submitted to the proprietors showed a net revenue. after
payment of the interest on the debenture debt, of the divi-
dends on the preference stocks, and of all working expenses,
repairs, &c., for the half-year ended the 30th June, 1862,
amounting to £7,604 19s 4d ; add surplus carried over from
last half year, £2,144 3s 3d—making a total of £9,749 2s 7d.
From this the directors recommended that a dividend be
declared for the half•year of £2 per cent., payable on the 3d
of Sept. next (being at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum),
amounting on £360,350 ordinary stock, to £7,207, leaving
a surplus to be carried forward, of £2,512 2s 7d. • The re-
venue has thus not only afforded a dividend at the rate of
4 per cent. per annum, bus also an addition of nearly £4OO
to the surplus to bo carried forward.

The Chairman having moved the adoption of the report,
a proprietor proceeded to ask 27 questions, of which he had
given notice, amid the impatience of the meeting, after
which the report was adopted.

THE FORGERY OF £2,000 ON THE BANK
OF ENGLAND.

MANSION-HOUSE THIS DAY.
George Wilkia, a respeptably dressed young man, about
20 years of age, but who, on his apprehension, described
himself as George Samuel Stokes, of Arbustus Hill, Galway,
was again placed at the bar before Alderman Challis on
remand, for a further examination on a charge of forging
the endorsement of an order for £2,000, and uttering such
order with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of
the Bank of England.
The circumstances of the case, which appeared in the
columns of The Sun on Friday last, are of a novel and
peculiar character; the prisoner, on the morning of Thurs-
day last went to the Bank of England and handed a bill to
Mr. Gough, one of the cashiers, and asked to have it
changed for notes ; the bill purporting to be a draught of
the Bank of Ireland for £2,000, dated the 20th of August
last, payable on demand to the order of John Robinson,
Esq., signed "W. Patten," and directed to the cashiers of
the Bank of England. The prisoner, on being asked
the usual question by the cashier, received the amount
in notes specified by himself, and endorsed the cheque
with the name of " John Robinson," 17, Albert-street,
Bedford-square, and in about half an hour afterwards he
returned to the hall of the bank and endeavoured to change
five of the £lOO notes he had previously received for gold
and smaller- notes, and on this occasion endorsed his name
on the notes as "John Stokes," Cheapside ; some surprise
was created, and, on inquiry in the drawing-office, it was
found the notes formed part of those paid to the prisoner in
change for the draft of £2,000, in the name of Robinson ;
he was identified by Mr. Gough, the cashier, and given into
custody.

The case was remanded to give time for further inquiry,
and to enable the prisoner to communicate with his friends.
The prisoner, on being placed at the bar, appeared in a
very depressed state of mind. It appears he was a clerk in
the firm of Messrs. Page and John, stockbrokers, Dean-
street, Dublin.

Mr. Craven, inspector of the Dublin Metropolitan Police,
was the first witness examined, and said he produced a war-
rant, signed by George Vyse, Esq., a magistrate of that dis-
trict, in which the prisoner was charged with uttering a
forged cheque for £2,000 on the Bank of Ireland, and in
payment of which he received the £2,000 bill on the Bank
of England, in the name of his employers, Messrs. Page
and John, of Dublin, with intent to defraud the Bank of
Ireland. He now asked that the prisoner might be de-
livered up to him for transmission to Dublin.

In reply to Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, the prisoner,
in a faint voice, admitted he was the person named in the
warrant ; he had no legal adviser, and did not desire to ask
any questions of the witnesses, or make any statement.
Mr. Barron, a solicitor from Dublin, said he appeared on
behalf of the Bank of Ireland, and asked that the prisoner
might be remitted to the custody of the Dublin police in.
spector ; and he would see that he was taken to Ireland,
whore ho was instructed to prosecute the prisoner for the
forgery committed there.
Alderman Challis told the prisoner that upon the appli-
cation just made he was bound to order his delivery up to
the officer for transmission to Ireland, to be dealt with by
the tribunals there.

The prisoner made no remark, but quietly walked from
the dock. He will be allowed to remain in Newgate for
to-night, and to-morrow he will be conveyed in custody to
Dublin.

Mr. Goodman said that in the meantime Messrs. Fresh-
field, the solicitors to the Bank of- England, would act as
the sequcstrators of the money obtained by the prisoner at
the Bank, and its apportionment would be determined after
the trial of the prisoner.

MARKETS---THIS DAY.

MARX LANE.

A fdr quantity of new English wheat was received fresh
up to this morning's marker, in tolerably good condition.
For all qualities the trade ruled inactive, at Monday's de-
cline in the quotations.

There was a large show of foreign wheat on the stands.
In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, and prices were
with difficulty supported.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at about
previous rates.

The trade for barley, owing to the small quantity on offer,
was firm, at bill currencies.

Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at late quota-
ions.

• Oats, being in only moderate supply, sold steadily, at
quite former terms.

Beans and peas ruled firm, and their value was well
maintained. '

Flour met a slow sale, and American qualities were some-
what cheaper than on Monday.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English...". 1,0101 10 l,llO 360 sack.lrish.. .....
33,0_0 670 12,230 510 sacks,
26,390 bls.

BOROUGH HOP.
The business doing in our market is much restricted, yet
we have no change to report in prices. The plantation
accounts are Lvourable.
WHITECHAPEL.
Fair average supplies of meat are on offer, and the trade
rules inactive at the annexed rates :

Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, as 2d to
4s 4d ; lamb, 4s Od to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork,
3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase.

The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of
this company was held at one o'clock this afternoon in the
London Tavern; Mr. Horatio Love, chairman of the Board
of Directors, in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which
has already appeared in The Sue.

Mr. ADAMS remarked that the report was a good one,
and supposed, the shareholders must be satisfied with the
state of affairs, seeing the dividend was increased.