The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, TUNE 5.
STOCK EXCHANGL—The market opened very good this
morning, bat closed a little easier in the evening. Caledo-
nian, 291; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ti ; ditto Fifth
Shares ; London and North-Wejitern, 100; Midland,
61 ;North British, 8 9-16 ; South-E astern, 19 ; York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 17i ; Dutch Rhenish, 3h d.

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BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 5.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—A lthnugh the amount of business
transacted on 'Change continues to be limited, a decidedly'
better feeling pervades the railway. share market. As a!
whole prices are well maintained, and there are few holders
,to eiistmg qlnetrttieti.e. 31, idland Stealcii
61i. • -ps .0

Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said that as it was his duty, on
behalf of the defendant, to make out the plea his client
had put upon the record, in answer to the action it de-
volved on him to address the jury in the first instance.
In the outset, he would say, that wh.en he had placed
the history of this extraordinary case before them, they
would feel with him that the defendant was fully en-
titled to their verdict. The plaintiff, who had formerly
carried on the trade of a printer, was now a tailor, his
place of business being at 142, Cheapside, and the defen-
dant was at gresent carrying on a similar business in
Holborn. In June, 1851, the defendant entered into the
service of the plaintiff; at a salary of 30s. a week, in the
capacity of manager, with this further arrangement,
that if the defendant obtained a business of 201. a week,
at a certain season of the year, he was to have a bonus
of 51. a week, and if in other months cif the year as much
as 151. a week, a bonus of the like amount. Upon the
defendant entering into the management, he found that
such was the state of the business that he should have
to make a new trade, in consequence of the previous
manager having taken nearly the whole of the connexion
away. The defendant conducted the in-doors part of
the business upon the same principle as had been adopted
by his predecessor, until at length the plaintiff impugned
the mode in such terms as to induce the defendant to
quit his service abruptly. Having taken that step he,
however, rather than allow the plaintiff to be put to
inconvenience by the want of assistance in his busi. ess,
requested his own brother to take the situation he had
just left in plaintiff's establishment, and to remain there
until plaintiff had engaged his successor. Soon after
the defendant had left, his father called upon plaintiff,
and stated that as his son had quitted him so suddenly
he was anxious that an accountant should be allowed to
examine and make up his accounts. The plaintiff, how-
ever, at once rejected the proposition. It happened
that some time before the defendant left the plaintiff's
establishment his mother called and asked him to lend
her a sovereign. The defendant had not that sum about
him at the time, but recollecting that he had shortly
before received 1/. Os. from one of the customers, there•
upon he said he would lend his mother the pound, and
when she returned it he would pay it to the plain-
tiff. This transaction, in consequence of the sudden-
ness of his leaving the plaintiff, had escaped his mind.
About this time the wife of the defendant received a
legacy of 60/., and with that money, with the pro-
mise of support, and the encouragement of those with
whom be had been in the habit of doing business, he
commenced trade for himself in Holborn, with every
prospect of success. Upon the 19th of December, 1852,
the plaintiff called upon him in Holborn, and having
looked round the place, expressed an opinion that he
could not fail in doing well, and that in a few years he
would clear some 6001. or 7001. But he added that lie
had a charge to make against him, when the defendant
asked him to walk up stairs. The plaintiff refused, and
pressed hint to accompany him to the tavern, next door,
where they could be in private, remarking that walls
had eyes and doors had ears, and that there might be
some of the defendant's people abbot who might hear
what passed between thorn. The parties went to the
tavern, when the plaintiff said, " Are you aware that I
have a charge against you ?" The defendant at once in
astonishment rtpiied, " What do you mean ? I have
served you faithfully, but if there are any errors in the
accounts let me know, and I will make them good. I
now remember that there is one sum of 265. of yours,
which in my hurry of leaving I had forgotten to hand
over to you." The parties, it would appear, after some
further conversation, separated. It would appear also
that the plaintiff had gone round to all the customers.
In reply to the accusation of the plaintiff, the defendant
said, " I have done you no wrong ; I served you faith-
fully, except to this one item of 265." A few days after-
wards
the plaintiff again called the defendant out of his
shop, and, as before, took him to the tavern, and on that
occasion he had tried all lie could to throw terror and
alarm into the defendant, who said, that were any law
proceedings to take place as against him, they would
cause his ruin. The plaintiff, in the course of conversa-
tion, asked the defendant a proposition, to which he
assented, that he should meet him the next morn-
ing, at Mr. Harrison's, his attorney. Well, on the fol-
lowing morning the plaintiff took good care to be at the
attorney's in good time, and on the arrival of the de-
fendant he retired into the private office of the attorney,
and after being closeted with that gentleman some half
hour, he then called in the defendant. The parties en-
tered into Conversation, and after some time, the de-
fendant having said that he was not guilty of the charge
made by the plaintiff, the attorney said they were not
to discuss the question of guilt or innocence, but that
he had heard quite suffioient, and that the plaintiff and,
defendant had better go out and arrange the matter be-
tween themselves. The parties thereupon went into
the hall. The result of the threats of the plaintiff was,
that the defendant gait) four acceptances for the amount
of 2001., and the present bill sued on was a renewal of
the first that became due. All that the plaintiff had
been able to make out as due from the defendant upon
all the accounts was 161. Bs. 6d., which sum the de-
fendant paid off by instalments before the first of these
bills became due. When that bill became due the de-
fendant was unable to meet it, aad therefore it was re-
newed, and it was upon the renewal bill that the present
action had been brought. He should call the defendant
and some other witnesses, and then he should look with
confidence for the verdict.

The defendant and the other witnesses, on being ex-
amined, corroborated the statement of the learned
counsel.

Mr. J. 0. Griffiths then addressed the jury on the
part of the plaintiff, and said that after hearing the evi-
dence of the plaintiff, whom he should call, he thought
the jury would have no difficulty in arriving at the con-
clusion that that gentleman was entitled to the verdict.
The plaintiff, in the course of his examination, gave
a different version of the matter, in several respects,
from that given-by the defendant. He denied that he
had ever threatened to bring a charge of felony against
the defendant, and said that the bills were given to cover
a certain Portion of the amount of the deficiency.
In the course of his cross-examination he said that he
had been an auctioneer, and, being stage-stricken' in his
younger days had been an actor. So far from having
charged the defendant with felony, he had, on the con-
trary, used his "intellectual hammer" for the purpose
of inducing the defendant to pay the money.
At the conclusion of the evidence for the plaintiff,
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins made a humorous reply.
Mr. Baron Parke then summed up, and at three
o'clock the jury retired.
At seven o'clock the learned judge, having concluded
another case, and being about to retire, sent for the
jury, who having entered the jury box,
Mr. Baron Parke inquired whether they had agreed
to their verdict.
The foreman said they had not.
Several of the other jurors intimated that they had
all agreed with the exception of one, and that one was
the foreman.
The foreman said that he hal this diffiulty in the case,
and therefore he could not bring his mind to concur in
the view taken by his brother jurors. The plaintiff had
sworn that he had never threatened to charge a felony
against the defendant, and then he could not conceive
that any man would give bills to the ,amount of 2001:,
to prevent a prosecution which the plaintiff had sworn
he had never threatened.
Mr. Baron Parke fsaid the jury must either agree or
retire. The defendant had distinctly sworn that he had
given these bills under the threat that if he did not he
would be prosecuted upon a charge of felony. The fore-
man had stated that he thought the sum of 2001. was so
excessive a sum for a man to give to prevent a prosecu-
tion, as to raise a suspicion in his mind that there was
some other object in view when he gave the bills. His
own opinion was that there were few persons who would
not have given a larger sum rather than run the risk of
having their character ruined.
The foreman said he thought no man would give so
large an amount for such a purpose ; it was the amount
which had raised his suspicions. Had the sum been
smaller, he should not have thought so much of it.
Mr. Barou Parke considered there were a great many
wouldrPeatrhseernethavtehave had
a havegiven a far larger amount
prosecution against them. As
they had not agreed, they must retire again to their
room ; and if before twelve o'clock they had arrived at
a conclusion, be should be sent for, and would come
down and take their verdict. He must, however, say,
'that-if-his- opinion was asked as to the validity of the
-reasons asiienbd-bftho foreman et the jury for not agree-
ing with his co-jurors, he should-eay tit-those reasons
were far from satisfactory.
The foreman trusted that his lordship would believe
that there was nothing factious in his opposition, and
that it was purely a matter of conscience and opinion.
Mr. Baron Parke—Certainly ; it is a matter of opinion
and conscience, of . course. Now, gentlemen, as you
are not agreed, you must go back to your room, and
when you have arrived at a verdict you will state so.

The jury then withdrew.
At twelve o'clock the jury came into court, and said
they could not agree to a verdict. By consent, there-
fore, of the parties, they were discharged without giving
any verdict.
(Sittings in Banco, in Trinity Term.)
The Court took the special paper to-day, but the cases
which came on for argument did not present any feature
of public interest.

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First Innings.
W. Nick olson, Esq., c Brown, h Bickley 4
Dean, n C. Tinley, b Bickley • 25
A. Haygarth, Esq., b Bickley 9
Caffyn, b Clarke 6
Caesar, 1 b w, b Bickley 5
H. Vern on, Esq., b Tinley . l9
Anderson, c Bickley, b F. Tinley
Lockyer, , absent 26
Adams, st Brown, b Clarke l3
Wisden, not out 25
• Buttress', b Clarke 2
Byes 2, leg byes 4, rail 1 7
Total 159
NOTTINGHAM.

First Innings.
A Clarke b Buttress. . .., 8
R. C. 'Pinky, b Buttress ~.. ,
S. Parr, c Lockyer, b Buttress 35
G. Parr, c Vernon, b Buttress 39
Davis, b Buttress
Brampton, run out
Grundy, b Buttress . 6
Bickley, not out 0
Byes 4, kg bye 1

Total
The match was resumed this morning.

..108

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

QUARANTINE NOTICE.
LISBON, Mu 28.—The Board of Health has declared
Glasgow suspocted of cholera from the 12th inst., and
Limerick infected with cholera.

QUEBEC, May 20.—The Pudiana, in a sinking state,
having struck an iceberg, was spoken 7th May off St.
George's Head ; the master intended trying to get to port
by the Pearl, arrived here (Mean.—The Puayona, Arkle,
sailed from Liverpool for Quebec on the 3d of April.) The
Bullfinch, from London, with several other vessels, com-
pletely surrounded with packed ice, was seen a little to the
eastward of the Bird Rocks, and on the 9th fell in with a
large fleet of ships to the east of Cape North, free from
ice, amongst which was the Ocean Queen (ship) deeply
laden.

CUSTOM HOUSE, JUNE 4.
ENTERED INWARDS.—Ida Maria, from Marstrand ;
Har-
mina, Gottenburgh ; Nanny, Cronstadt ; Margaretha,
Leer ; Weldaad, Skive ; Aid, Memel ; Anna Gertruda,
Dantzic ; Tay, Harburgh ; Capella, Kyerteminde ; Mary,
Antwerp ; Orin, Dram ; Catharine, Leer ; Johanna Maria,
Carolinenseil ; Astrea, Randers ; Swalen, Gefle ; Myran,
Riga; Catharina Josephina, Stockholm; Diana, Udde-
walla ; Catharina Margaretha, Cuxhaven ; Frankea, In-
hanserseil ; Albert Leth, Holbeck ; Caledonia, Lukken ;
Falstaff, Dantzic ; Louise Auguste, Memel ; Fortuna,
Bremen ; Anna Catharina, Hookseil ; Antoinette, Rostock;
Frau Christina, Sudwestharn ; Lina Monberg, Horsens ;
Johanna, Emden ; Onderneming, Misted. ; Hoffnung, Em-
den ;Anne Margrethe, Nykiobing; Vriendschap, Worcum;
Margaretha, Norden ; Louisa Charlotte, Ljusne ; Poothu-
mees,lHudikswall; Endymion, Dantzic ; Resolution, Dram;
Aurora, Freaerickstadt ; Cito, Memel ; John, Libau ; Tina,
Hookseil ; Christine, Dantzic ; Minerva, Uddewalla ; Dovre,
Christiania; Greo Wedel Jarlsborg, Christiania; Friend-
schoft, Thisted ; Agatha Wilhelmina, Leer ; La Vailant,
Dantzic ; Cekrops, Dantzic ; Calmar, Gefle ; Hugh Gold-
berg, Thisted ; Kron Prins Frederick, Frondligen ; Li-
vonia, Dantzio ; Anders Meldabe, Copenhagen ; Jupiter,
Thisted ; Anne Marie, Dozier Odde ; Oscar, Neessand ;
Flora, Kykiobing ; Matilda, Stettin ; Solide, Stege ;
Kund, Nibe ; Sophia, Antwerp ; Oak, Dantzic ; Nestor,
Stettin ; Brandsoe, Regenswolde • Hemor, Odense ; Jo-
hanne, Malmo; Anne Marie and Resolution, Aalborg;
Courier, Riga; Drie Broeders, Worcum; Catharina,
Dantzic ; Patriot, Altons, ; Fran Elizabeth, Rustrurgen-
seil ; Heinrich, Bremen ; Findhorn, Dantzic • Candidate,
Hamburg ; Amaranth, Konigsburgh ; Rosina;Drontheim ;
Kron Prins Frederick, Holmsand ; Caroline, Frederick-
stadt ; Dora Ann, Wismar; Mentor, Memel ; Stadt Dord-
recht (steamer), Dordt ; Anna Margaretha, Malmo ; Jo-
hanna Jacobo, Konigsburgh ; Margaretha Gezina, Memel-
ENTERED OUTWARDS. -The Mercury, for Rotterdam ;
Germania, Bremen ; Blenheim, Port Adelaide ; Bellevue,
Ceylon ; Kos, Demerara ; Union, Launceston ; Royalist,
Cape Palmos ; Emperor, Algoa Bay ; Minerva, Mauritius ;
Briton, Cochin, and the usual Continental steamers.
CLEARED WITH CARGO.—The Yandero, for Valencia;
Ceres, Konigsburgh ; John Souchay, Berbice • Johanna
and Maria, Altona ; George Henry, Madeira ; Anne Minde,
Konigsburgh ; Harmony, Labrador; Sarah Lucy, Hong
Kong ; Blessing, Amsterdam ; Coquette, Antigas ; Sarah,
Amsterdam.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Marseilles (ship), Liverpool to Sydney, March 19,
lat. 28 S., long. 21 E.
The Success, Liverpool to Barbadoes, April 21.

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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-----
.£ s. d. X s. d.
Albion .......... •• .. 31.10 x. 500 0 0 50 0 0 92
Alliance Brit. and For. 7/. 14s 6d.hs.l 100 0 0 11 0 0 19%
Ditto Marine ....... ~I. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
Atlas
signs Life ......... • • 4/ per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 23
British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 i 0 7
Clericl.Med.& Gen• Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 125
Crown .............. 16s. 6d 50 0 0 50 0 20%
Eagle .
Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 6
European Life ...... ... 155. 20 0 0 all 19%
Genera 1.............. 5 0 0
~ 5%
Globe •• • .. 61. per cent. Stock. 126
- uardian ............ 5 .per cent. itO 0 0 45 0 0 55
Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cent, 500 0 0 50 0 0 -
Imperial Life -
Indemnity Marine.... 1 sit. & be. 100 0 0 20 0 0 56
Law Fire ....... •.. • • 25.& 2s. es. 100 0 0 210 0 4%
Law Life... •. .. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 57%
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6%
London Fire
London -hip-. -
Marine... • ....• •• .•
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4% r. per Ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3%
Minerva ........ • •
Monarch •• • • •• - - a 0 0 1 0 0 1%
National Loan Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
Palladium Lite ,
Pelican .• .. -•••• • • • • I - - - 45
Phoenix - - - 180
Professional Life...... 51, per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 %
Provident Life.... .. .. I/. ss. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 42
Rock Life ...... .. ••.. i 58. 53 0 010 0 7%
Royal Exchange ....• • 61. p ct. & bs. Stock. all 235
Sun Fire •• . Si.los. -
•• 260
Ditto Life Il 10s - 65
United Kingdom .. .. 41. p. ct & bs. 20 0 0 4 00 5%
Universal Life .• • ... - 21.58. per se,. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life .• . ..... 51. per cent. - 412 6 574
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Hungerford .......... - - - 12
Southwark .......... - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto New of 7% p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Waterloo ........ ..... - 100 0 0 - 414
Ditto Old Ann. of Si. 1/. 12s. 60 0 0 60 0 0 28
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Bs. Od. 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
Vauxhall ............ 11. ss. 70 10 3 - 21
WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
1 Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
East London
Grand Junction .... • • , 4'. per cot. 50 0 0 all 70
Kent ; 41. per cot. 100 0 0 - 80
Lambeth i
.. ... ••• .. - 100 0 0 - 97
New Itiv'or dompanV - _
- Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per exit. 100 0 0 - 69%
West Middlesex • - - 107
DOCKS.
•
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
---- -- -
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Commercial .......... 41. pr cent. Stock. Stock. 90
East and West India.. 61. pr cent. Stock. - 103%
East Country.. - -
-
LOndon ... • .••• • • . 51. pr cent. Stock. -ii 9B
Ditto Bonds 4/. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine •• .. .. •• 4 per cent. Stock. - 81
outhampton -
Victoria ...... •• 1 51. per cent. 20 0 0 600 , -
CANALS.
1 •
Dividend
Names of ' S Dividend Names of .ct
Price. per
Companies. 4 Per Companies. ti'
.0 Annum. Price.
tee Annum. cs,
- - -
£ X
A shtn &Oldh 93 71. p. et. 154 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 51%
Barnsley •• • 160 - - Neath •• •• • • 100 161. 150
Brknk& Abrg 150 41. 60 Oxford .•• .. 100 13 ;. 115
Birmingham 40 41. 90 Peak Forest. 78 5i Os. 86
Coventry.. •• 100 251. 215 Regent's ... 30 17. 16
Derby •• •• 100 61. 63 Rochdale ..• 85 11. 10s. 66
Ellsmre&Chs 69 234 p. et - Somrset Coal 140 - -
Grand.T.trictn 1004. pr. ct. 58% Do Lk F.i -t 12' - -
Do , 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. et. 11 tAfird &Wore 140, 281. 407
c rand Surrey 100 21. 10s. 50 Sbrews bury.. 125; -
Grand Union 100 11. Ps 123( Stourbrldge., 145; 121. 285
Kennt & Avn 39 60. Od. 5% severs and l 1
Lancaster • 100 - - Wye Rail. j 26 21. 24
Leeds &L v p,lOO 251. 512% Wqrwick&i 2/. 27
Leicester ..• .1100 51. , 68 Binning. !-no '
Leicstr &Nlh ' 83 41. i 29 Warwick & 1 ,
.31 13
Loughborogh 142 701. 557% Napton.. I 100,
Monmouthsh 100 - ; - Worcstr &I 78' 31. 32
Miitgmerysh 100 - - Birming.
MeltnMwbryi 100 - - Wilts & Brks -I 10s. Od. -