The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-06 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince and Princess of Prussia and the Prince of Hohen-
lobe Langenburg, left town for Windsor at 25 minutes
before 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The Royal suite
consisted of the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Coun-
tess von Hacke, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hon. A. Gordon, and Count Goltz.
Her Majesty and the illustrious party travelled by a
special train on the Great Western Railway, and, on
reaching the Windsor station, proceeded in several of
the Queen's carriages to Virginia Water, and afterwards
went to the Royal lodge, where luncheon was served.
The Queen and Prince Albert and the Royal circle re-
turned by the same route to London, arriving at Buck-
ingham Palace at half-past 4 o'clock, escorted by a de-
tachment of the Royal Horse Guards.
The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess
of Prussia, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with her
presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of the
Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe, the Countess von Hacke,
the Countess Oriolla, Lord Camoys, Lord Alfred Paget,
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, Count Puckler,
Count Goltz, and Count Boos. The Duchess of Kent,
accompanied by the Prince of Hohenlohe Langenburg
and the Princess Adelaide, and attended by Lady Anna
Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray, also honoured
the performance with her presence.
Lord Camoys has relieved the Marquis of Ormonde in
his duties as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Robert Boyle has succeeded
Major-General Berkeley Drummond in his duties as
Groom in Waiting to her Majesty.
The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt had a quarterly meeting at the official residence of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street yes-
terday. There were present—the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and
the Deputy-Governor. Sir Alex. Spearman, Secretary
and Controller-General to the Commissioners, attended.
The Marquis of Bristol had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday at his official residence in Down-
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Works and Public Buildings in Whitehall-place. The
deputation consisted of—Mr. Hadfield, M.P., Mr.
Miall, M.P., Mr. Crossley, M.P., Mr. Bell, M.P., Mr.
Kershaw, M.P., Mr. Heyworth, M.P., Mr. Pellatt,
M.P., Mr. J. Carrell Williams (secretary), the Rev.
Alexander Goode, Mr. G. J. Cockerell, and the Rev.
Robert Eckett.
Dr. Bowring and Governor Barkly had interviews
yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle at the Colonial-
office.
A deputation, to present a memorial for the repeal of
the malt-tax and hop duties, had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official re-
sidence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted
of—Messrs. G. Rushbridger, G. Lear, James Law-
rence, J. H. Hopkins, S. Duke, H. Duke, R. Cosens,
E. Rabin, Mullens Dennett, G. Smith, G. Coote, J.
Wyatt, W. Death, J. Jupp, Henry Hardwick, and J.
Brown.

DIPLOMATIC CHIT CHAT.—His Excellency the Bel-
gian Minister at the Court of Vienna, the Count
O'Sullivan de Grass, will attend the future Duchess of
Brabant to Belgium. The ceremony, it is expected will
take place the third week in the ensuing month. Col.
de Moerkerke has been appointed first equerry to the
future Duchess. Mr. Buchanan, the newly appointed
United States Minister to England, is expected to
arrive, with his Secretary of Embassy (Mr. Appleton),
about the 20th from New York. Lord Augustus
Loftus proceeds forthwith to Berlin, from Stutgardt,
having been appointed secretary to Lord Bloomfield's
embassy, vice Henry F. Howard, who is on the eve of
assuming the diplomacy at Rio.
PRICE or GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about at par (according to the last tariff), which at the
English Mint price of 31.175. 10d. per ounce for stan-
dard gold, gives an exchange of 25.17; and the exchange
at Paris on London at short, being 25.024, it follows
that gold is about 0.58 per cent. dearer in Paris than in
London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is
427 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 13.6 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on
short being 13.41, it follows that gold is 0.82 per cent.
dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills for 60 days'
sight is 110 per cent., and, the par of exchange between
England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it fol-
lows that the exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent. in
favour of England ; and, after making allowance for
charges of transport, the present rate leaves a small profit
on the importation of gold from the United States.
SOUTH SEA COMPANY.—The half-yearly Court of the
South Sea Company took place yesterday, for the pur-
pose of declaring a dividend. The sub-governor (Mr.
C. Franks) read the accounts, from which it appeared
that the income was 146,4221., and the expenditure
81,162/., leaving a balance of 65,2601. After making
the usual distribution of 11 per cent., the surplus stand-
ing to the credit of the company is 1,161/.

ODESSA.—The accounts fiorn-Odessa reach to the 24th
of June. There was no mitigation of the uncertainty of
the war question, but business continued its course, and
would have been very active but for the scarcity of ship-
ping, and the consequent extravagant rise in the rates
of freight. The transactions in wheat for the Mediter-
ranean had been rather extensive, at a slight advance on
former prices.
SCRIP RECEIPTS AND CERTIFICATES.—According to
one of the resolutions proposed by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and just adopted by the House of Commons,
all scrip receipts or certificates issued by joint-stock or
other companies must henceforth bear a penny stamp.
This measure has afforded satisfaction in the Stock
Exchange, since, apart from any advantage it may yield
to the revenue, it will give the dealers in these securi-
ties an additional guarantee against forgery. On the
formation of a company the scrip receipts intended to
be issued will go through the Stamp-office, and, if pro-
per precautions are taken not to pass any further quan-
tity without due authority, any person forging these
documents would also have to forge the Government
stamp.
COLONIAL BANK.—At the meeting of the Colonial
Bank held yesterday the dividend declared was at the
rate of 3 per cent. per annum, and the report and ac-
counts were unanimously adopted. The chairman (Mr.
C. Marryatt) explained that the progress of business,
considering the disadvantageous position in which some
of the West India colonies remained, was on the whole
satisfactory. With regard to Jamaica, the appointment
of Mr. H. Barkly as governor, would, it was anticipated,
exercise a beneficial influence on the future course of its
affairs. In answer to questions it was mentioned that
one of the clerks engaged in the branch in that island
had committed frauds to an amount of nearly 1,0001.,
and that, although the bank possessed security, it was
not available, owing to the manner in which they had
been practised. A subsequent investigation having
shown that they had in all probability arisen from laxity
on the part of the manager and the accountant, those
officers have been removed. In connection with the
increase of business, it was stated that the profits within
the last four years have steadily improved from 25,0001.
to 33,9001.

CUSTOMS.—From a return just issued, it the
that
in the year ended the sth January last, the Customs
revenue was 22,312,5131., and the total cost of collection
1,268,4211. The value of exports was 219,545,6991.,
and of imports 109,345,4091. The tonnage inwards and
outwards was 16,130,149. The number of Customs
officers was 11,691.
A GENTLEMAN FOUND SHOT.—SUPPOSED SUICIDE
AT WOOLWlCH.—Yesterday morning, between 12 and
1 o'clock, as policeman Norton, R 87, was passing an
avenue at the back of the Royal Albert Tavern, Kidd-
street, Woolwich, he observed a male person on the
ground, at the entrance of it. Upon moving him, he
found that he showed no signs of life, upon which he
called up Mr. Purland, surgeon, George-street, adjoin-
ing, who found that life had been some time extinct.
He then discovered that there was a large hole at the
back of his neck, as if from a pistol shot wound. A
search was made, upon which a pistol was picked up
near where the deceased was lying, and which had been
recently discharged. Another pistol was taken out of
his pocket, and this also was loaded. The body of the
unfortunate man was then taken on a stretcher to the
bonehouse, adjoining the church. The deceased was
most respectably dressed. He had on a brown frock
coat, a black satin figured vest, a black satin necker-
chief, in which was a gold pin of an octagon shape, set
with rubies, a pair of white cotton drawers, marked
" T. 8.," a pair of Wellington boots, the makers' name
Hall and Son, Windsor, &c. The name on the pistols,
which were inlaid with silver in the stock, was T. Nock,
London. Information was forwarded to Mr. Carttar,
the coroner for Kent.

HONESTY REWARDED. On Monday an insolvent
found, in the court of Mr. Commissioner Phillips, where
he was heard, a pocket-book containing notes to upwards
of 1001. He communicated the fact to an officer of
Whitecross-street Prison, and it was placed in safe cus-
tody. The property has been owned, and 51. was left
for the insolvent as a reward for his honesty.
THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS. —it is understood that
credits lately opened in London in favour of a member
of the family of the Emperor Nicholas/ who was expected
to have visited England in the course of the present
summer, wore withdrawn on Monday, the visit having
been'abandoned.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY).

Mr. Commissioner Fonblauque was the commissioner
of the day, but there was no public business before the
Court.

LORD HIINTINGTOWER.
In this case proceedings were taken, and Lord Hunt-
ingtower was declared bankrupt, and surrendered.
Mr. Carttar, of Greenwich, is solicitor to the fiat.

SECONDARIES COURT-(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Secondary Potter.)
WHITE V. WILCOX.

This was an action to recover the sum of 101. on a
bill of exchange.

The defendant pleaded that he did not accept, but his
handwriting was most distinctly proved, and the only
question was as to costs, the plaintiff residing in Curzon-
street, near Mayfair, and defendant at Walham-green ,
being in separate districts of the County Court, which it
was contended justified the plaintiff in bringing an action
in the Superior Court.

Mr. Wordsworth was heard in support of the appli-
cation, but the learned secondary decided that he could
not interfere.

INGRAM V. HALES AND ANOTHER.

Libel.—This was an inquiry to assess damages in an
action for libel, the defendants having suffered judgment
to go by default.
The plaintiff is the well known ship-owner, and the
defendants are nominal defendants, representing the
Daily News newspaper. The libel complained of was
that the defendants had asserted in that paper that one
of his vessel (the "Coromandel"), which had been taken
up by Government as an emigrant ship, was unsound,
whereas it had been surveyed by two surveyors of
Lloyd's, and also by the Government surveyor, and ap-
proved.
There was a great number of witnesses to be ex-
amined, and the case is likely to last all day.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Talfourd.)
THE CASE OF ABORTION AT CLAPHAM.

Charles Cunningham, aged 48, James Thompson
Currie, aged 47, both described as surgeons, and George
Thomas, aged 33, described as a chemist, -who were re-
manded from last session, were placed in the dock on an
indictment charging them with feloniously and unlaw-
fully using a certain instrument with the view
to produce the miscarriage of a young female named
Eliza, Mardon. There was also another indictment
against them, charging them with administering certain
noxious drugs with a view to produce the same effect.
_ _

Mr. Parry and Mr. Sleigh Conducted the prosecution ;
and Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Serjeant Miller appeared for
Cunningham ; Mr. Robinson for Thomas ; and Mr.
Duncan for Currie.

Mr. Parry opened the case on the part of the prose-
cution at considerable length ; but as the whole circum-
stances connected with it have already been placed be-
fore the public, it will be unnecessary to repeat them
here, more especially as they are of a character scarcely fit
for publication. He said the indictment was framed under
the Ist of Victoria, cap. 85, sec. 6, which made the act
charged against the prisoners felony. The young lady,
who was the subject of the inquiry (Eliza Mardon), was
22 years of age, and was the daughter of a lady and gen-
tleman in a respectable sphere of life; they kept a lodging-
house in Ely-place, Holborn, and there lived with them,
as a lodger, the Rev. Chas. Geo. Campbell Gordon, who
was the curate of St. Andrew's, Holborn. Miss Mar-
don was in the habit of waiting upon him, and while
acting in that capacity an improper intimacy took place
between them, which was frequently repeated, and re-
sulted in her becoming in the family way. The learned
counsel then stated that as soon as the proceedings of
the prisoners were discovered, the Rev. Mr. Gordon
disappeared, and that, though every search had been
made, they had not succeeded in apprehending him yet,
and they feared he had made good his escape.
Miss Mardon was then placed in the witness-box, and
examined and cross-examined at considerably length.
She was very girlish in appearance, and did not seem to
be near 22 years of age. She looked somewhat pale
and delicate. Her manner was rather prepossessing,
and she gave her evidence with very great distinctness,
and without the slightest hesitation.
The trial will probably occupy the court until a late
hour in the evening.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Steward Spriggs, 39, warehouseman, pleaded guilty to
an indictment charging him with having absconded front
his bankruptcy.
_ _

Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prisoner, and in miti-
gation of sentence, said that the prisoner had taken this
course of his own accord, having since his return, given
all the information he could to his creditors, and the re-
sult had been that the estate would pay 15s. in the
pound. The learned counsel then went into the history
of the case giving rise to these proceedings, which was
briefly thus :—The prisoner had been warehouseman in
Aldermanbury, and in the autumn of last year was made
bankrupt. lie subsequently absconded, and set sail for
Australia, and the creditors being made aware of the fact,
sent an officer, named Falchoner, who set sail a few days
afterwards, and reached the port a few days before the
vessel arrived containing the prisoner, whom Falchoner
at once apprehended, and took from him 2,3001. The
prisoner was then brought back to England, and com-
mitted for trial.

A long discussion arose about the allowing of the ex-
penses which was ultimately, in accordance with the
Act of Parliament, referred to the justices at Guildhall
to fix the amount previously to this court making the
award. The expenses of the apprehension are said to
be between 4001. and 500/.
Sentence was deferred.