The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-14 00:00:00

SPORTING-THIS DAY.

LIVERPOOL RACES.—TnIs DAY.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
L5O HANDICAP PLATE.

3

Thirteen ran.
The course is very heavy.

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THE BANK NO7E ROBBERY.

MANSION-HOUSE—THIS DAY.
To-day George Buneher, Robert Cummings, William
Burnett, Richard Brewer, James Griffiths, and Henry
Williams were again placed at the bar before Alderman
Cubitt, charged with being concerned with others in forg-
ing and uttering certain papers purporting to be Bank of
England notes, with which to defraud the governor anc)
company of the Rank of England.
Mr. Freshft..eld attended to prosecute; Mr. Lewis de-
fended Brewer.
Henry Brown, the approver, was this day re •examined.
He vdd—l returned the key I got from Burnett to Brewer.
I have seen the key since in the possession of Sergeant
Webb (produced). This is the key I got from Burnett, to
the best of my belief. I took the whole of the paper from
the size-drawing machine while it was at work. I stood at
tho end at which the notes came out. I was engaged at
the time in effecting some repairs to it. My father and
myself attended to wood and Mr. Soper to iron work. The
machine is attended to by girls, one at each end, The
time I slept at Brewer's was the last time I took
some paper, about six weeks after the reward was offered.
Burnett and myself went down to Laverstoke together. I
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Laverstoke about 11. I was accompanied a part of the
road by a person named William Lichfield. I had a black.
bag in my hand quite empty. I was asked by Brewer
whether I could find Burnett. 1 said I could, and I after-
wards went to his mother's house at Plumstead. She first;
declined to give me his address.
Mr. Lewis—Were you in the habit of travelling with, a
black bag ?
Witness—No. I cannot say how many times I have
carried the bag. It might be about three times. I met
Li tchfield on the road, but he left me before we got to
Laverstoke. I have not seen[Licb.field to speak to him
since that time.
None of the prisoners put any questions to the witness.
Arthur Hutchence—l am engineer to Messrs. Portal at
Laverstock. It is part of my duty to oil a poirtohnitorfotohme
size machine. In September I recollect being
getting it ready to work one morning about 10 ce clock.
carry a key belonging to my department, On the morning
I am speaking of I was in the act of opening the door with
my key when I found a strange key in the lock. That
produced by Sergeant Webb is the bne. I carried it
to Mr. Lichfield, who is a clerk in th mill. Five is the
average time for closing the milli end after business hours
the place is locked up. There ht a oerpenter's yard withir,
the mill bounds. That yard'. is closed at half-past five, wad
afterwards locked by the person leaving. The carpetter
keeps the key of that yard, and it is his duty to lock it up
when he goes away. I have seen Brewer let himself into.
the mill by the little door after it had been locked up. I
have seen him there at six, seven, and as late as half-past;
eight. I should say the key produced is the me.ster 'fry,
which would admit to all parts of the mill.
By Mr. Lewis—l have been at th,o mill about sixteen
or seventeen years. I expected Brewer was doing some work
for Mr. Portal seeing him going into the mill at such late
hours. I never knew that the foreman. was in the habit of
lending Brewer his key. Brewer went into the mill ,
openly. I couldnot see what Brewer did, because ho
passed through the little door which led to the north, side
of the thil, This would lead to the carpenter's sloop. I
recollect about three or four years ago a master key of the
mill being lost. The key was missed from a place where
Brown and his father had been at work. I cannot say the
key produced is the one that was lost. I was not in the
constant habit of seeing Brewer at work in the carper..
ter's shop after hours. I never mentioned to anybody the
fact that I had seen him in the mill frequently after
it was closed because he was a mould maker, and I could
not tell what he was doing. I don't ever recollect seeing
Mr. Shelter and Brewer go into the yard together. I have
seen Brewer come out of the plf.ce al one.
By Mr. Freshfield—When, Brewer passed into the car-
penter's :yard I could n.Cit see where he Went. There is
access to the mill bx a master key from throe portions of
the premises.
Mr. John Burgess Soper--I am engineer residing at
Basingstoke, and have been engaged in business for Mr.
Portal at Laverstoke. In 1859-60 I put up the size machine
for Mr. Portal, In the year 1861 I was engaged in effect-
ing certain alterations.

A model of the size machine was here produced, which,
having been explained, the witness went on to say—There
is a spot on the north side of the machine from which paper
could be extracted vithout being perceived by the person
at work. The work of Henry Brown constantly'took him
to that spots

(The case was proceeding when we wont to press,)

BANE OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to t
cap. 32, for the week ending
c•f Nov., 1862 :

he Act 7th and Bth Victoria.
on Wednesday, the 12th day

,otes issued .. ISSUE DET
--.X29,171,995,

ILRTMENT.

Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.634,90
Gold Coin & Bullion 14,521,995
Silver Bullion. ....

£29,171,9951
BANTLING Proprietors' Capi-
D
tal X 14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, COMMlS-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) r.. 6,928,017
Other Deposits.... 14,738,147
Seven Day and
other Bills 780,715

£29,171,995

,EPARTMENT.
Government Secu-
rities
W_ (including
Dead eightAn-
nutty) X11113992
Other Securities ..19,394,297
Notes
Gold and Silver 867,528
COlll

40,093,567 I
W.

£40,093,867
MILLAR, Deputy Cashier.

Nov. 13, 1861 E.

ARRIVAL OF A LIVE GORILLA.—By the arrival
of the African mail steamer Armenian at Liverpool there
has been brought to that port a fine male specimen of the

gorilla. He appears quite docile, and amuses himself in
dancing round the room at Mr. Newby's, the eminent natu-
ralist, and attempting to sew pieces of blankets together.
His skin is of an olive colour, and, as he is yet very young,
only slightly covered with hair. He is remarkably fond of
good living, and appears to have an especial relish for beef-
steak and mutton chops, and fruit. Young Mr. Gorilla is
about three feet and a half in height, very broad and thick
across the chest, while his arms and legs are long and
sinewy, displaying great strength. He has a great habit of
putting his feet into any stray boots and shoes which may
be lying about, and when he is discovered in his freaks he
invariably runs for protection to any lady who may be pre-
sent. His face, unlike the generally entertained opinion,
is not fierce or repulsive-looking, although the jaws are
I both broad and heavy. This is the only live specimen of
the gorilla, we believe, ever brought to this country.
KINGSTON FAIR.—This fair, reckoned to be the
largest next to Barnetin the South of England, commenced
yesterday. There was an average supply, all the available
space being filled, but the trade was decidedly slow. Of
cows in full milk there were not many, fetching from 14
guineas to 20 guineas ; a much better supply of small ditto
for country dairying and in-calvers, the former from 11
guineas to 13 guineas, the latter from 13 guineas to 15
guineas. In Devon beasts there was a large show, and a
great many sold, but prices were not so high as they have
been. Shorthorns were a small show. In Welsh cattle
there was an average fair—prices not so good as at Black-
water last Saturday; good Welsh beasts, £6 to £l2 10s.;
yearlings, £3 to £4 10s. In bulls a middling trade was
done, a clearance not being effected; well-breds, from £7
to;£l4. Barreners, £6 to £ll. Of sheep
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slow trade; Welsh ponies from £4 to ; really good
cobs worth as much as ever.
THE ISTHMUS OF CORINTII.—A company has just
been formed in Greece for cutting through the Isthmus of
Corinth, and thus avoiding the long and dangerous coasting
of the shores of the Peloponnesus. From the earliest times
the immense advantage of a canal joining the two seas has
been adrcitted. Periander was the first to take up the sub-
ject. After him Alexander the Great, Demetrius Polior-
cetes, and Julius Ctesar turned their attention to it; and,
lastly, Nero commenced the works of which the traces
still exist. This latter plan is the one to be now resumed;
it seems to present the greatest chances of success, while the
execution of it does not appear to demand a considerable
outlay. The width of the canal would be 112 feet, and its
depth about 20. Its length would not exceed three miles
and three quarters. The advantages to navigation to be
derived from the cutting of the isthmus are easy to be per.
ceived. For vessels on. their way from Marseilles and the
Mediterranean to the Piraeus the distance would be
shortened by 90 miles. The saving of time to vessels coming
from the Adriatic would be still more considerable.
CELTIC REMAINS IN NORTHUMBERLAND.—It
well-known that the different tribes of Celtic Britain
t
lived in a continual state of hostility with each other, but
there is a circumstance apparent in the connectionwould
those
towns with that on the opposite hill of Ritta, which of
indicate an extended combination to resist a neatened as-
sault or invasion, and if this connection
ed to
exist in common with other fortiticatwn . that those
he supposition
there might appear grounds
for
the
and united into
settlements may have been
one common line of defenceorotnhern direction; and that, in
occupation of Britain in a .
streflth extensi extension an°lOfbthtehct:reac Roman
of the Roman wall erected with a
fact, we have on
to the great work..thewi. Id Cheviot hills a sort of counter-
partion
kindred view of limiting the incurs' Bof a common enemy
—One, a Week.