The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1849.

MURDER AT MANCHESTER
A murder of a very cold-blooded description took
place at Manchester on Sunday, in the open street
and in daylight. A bricklayer's labourer, named
Bernard Sheridan, living in a cellar in John-street,
under the St. John's Tavern, was quarrelling with
his wife, and amongst other neighbours who came ,to
make peace was a young man named John Hayes.
Sheridan and his wife were outside the house
in the street at the time, and on Hayes
approaching them, Sheridan ran at him with a chisel
and plunged it into his breast. The unfortunate
man was carried to the Royal Infirmary, where he
died about four o'clock the same afternoon. The
deceased was a small ware weaver, and has left a
wife and three children. Deceased was twenty-four 1
years of age. An inquest was held on the body of
Hayes. at the Royal Infirmary, Manchester, on
Monday afternoon, when the following evidence was
given :
William Tootal, upholsterer, of 24, Turner-street,
said, on Sunday morning, about twenty minutes after
the morning service time (ten minutes to one o'clock)
he went into the John-street Tavern, a beerhouse,
near St. Paul's Church, Turner-street, Manchester.
About ten minutes afterwards deceased and his brother
came in, and a person named Richard Grindle ; soon
afterwards I heard a cry of murder from the cellar un-
derneath; it was by a woman's voice. I heard her cry
out something else, but could not tell what she said.
The woman came into the street. Two or three
minutes elapsed before any one went out, and Grindle
then got up to go to his dinner. He watched
Grindle half-way across John-street, and then he
turned round to the prisoner, who was in the street,
and asked him what was the use of abusing his wife
in that way ? I could see from the window of the beer-
house to nearly the bottom of the cellar steps, where
the prisoner lived, and I saw the prisoner standing
there. After Grindle had asked the prisoner what
he ill-used his wife in that way for, the prisoner ran
towards Grindle. I had seen the wife come up the
steps and show a wound upon her head which she
said her husband had inflicted. The prisoner, when
he ran at Grindle, had a chisel in his hand, and he
held it in a threatening manner at Grindle. John
Hayes then left us and went out, and soon afterwards
I saw the prisoner strike him with the chisel. I did
not see the prisoner's body nor face at the time, but
I saw his arm strike the blow. The deceased did
not fall, but stood leaning against the railing of the
cellar steps. The prisoner stood on the cellar steps.
Immediately I saw the stab I ran out of the house to
deceased, and pulled open his shirt and waistcoat.
The blood was gushing out, and I asked him to come
to the infirmary. He said, "No ; he was not hurt."
I put my left hand to the wound to stop the blood,
and my right hand to his back, and got him
to run with me towards the infirmary. When
we arrived at St. Paul's Church, at the top
of Turner-street, he fell from faintness and loss of
blood, and I asked some people in the street to place
him on my back, and they did so. I ran with him
towards the infirmary, and with_ the assistance of
some other persons I succeeded in getting him there.
When at the infirmary I assisted to wash the blood
from his wound, which was a ltttle below the
breast, rather nearer to the left breast than to the
right. After I saw the prisoner threaten Grindle
with a chisel, I did not see his face again till after he
had struck Hayes. I saw only an arm, but the chisel
was one with a ragged handle, and was the same I
had seen in the prisoner's hand when he threatened
Grindle. I believe it was the one produced, though
at first I thought the blade wider.
The prisoner, on being asked if he had any question
to put to this witness, said—Did you not see deceased
strike me before I stabbed him ? Witness—No, I
did not.
Some further evidence having been given,
The CORONER asked the prisoner whether he had
any witnesses to call, to show that he had received
provocation from the deceased.
The prisoner replied that he had spoken of a
female to the police. officer, who could show that he
had received great provocation, but she was not in at-
tendance.
The Coroner having addressed to jury on the point
of law distinguishing manslaughter from murder, the
latter turned round, and after a few minutes' con-
sultation, returned a verdict of wilful murder against
Bernard Sheridan, the prisoner.
The wife of Sheridan bad received a stab from him
behind the head, it was stated, and she was not pre-
sent, nor did she seek to be present at the inquest.
The prisoner was subsequently committed for trill
on the Coroner's warrant, at the forthcoming South
Lancashire winter assizes at Liverpool.

room. She went to the door of the room with
him. He then asked her to come further into the room,
and induced her to go beyond the door. [The Learned
Sergeant proceeded to state what subsequently hap-
pened, which will be found given in the evidence below
of the plaintiff's daughter.]
Mr. Bramwell was Counsel for the defendant.
Francis Elisabeth Collyer was then called. (She is a
short, youthful-looking girl, almost a child in appear-
ance, and ratherl good-looking.) She said, I am the
eldest daughter of the plaintiff. I was sixteen years old
last July. My father lives at Tottenham. I have four
sisters, and I am the eldest. My father is the post-
master at Tottenham. He also keeps a grocer's shop,
and is a newsvender. Mr. Mayne,_ the defendant, is a
baker there. He has been at Tottenham not many
months. He is not there now. I assisted
my father in his shop and went errands. I remember
being sent by my father to Mr. Mayne's. That was on
a Saturday in October last year. I went about the
middle of the day. I took some pickles. That was the
first time I went. I was sent again with some pickles a
few days afterwards. I saw the defendant the first time
I was there. Nothing passed between him and me
on the first occasion. I was sent a few days
afterwards by my father with pickles. On the second
occasion I went between one and two o'clock. Mayne
was in the shop. He is rather tall, not very, and
marked with the small-pox; he is rather stout. Ile
was in the shop alone on the second occasion. There is
a counter in the shop, and I put the pickles on the
counter. I said, " Mr. Mayne, I have brought the pickles."
He then asked me how I was, and I told him. He then
asked me to go in and look at his room. I went as far
as the door. That door opened into a parlour from
a passage leading from the shop. The shutters
of the parlour were up. When I got to the parlour
Mayne asked me to come in and look round.
I then went a little further into the room. Ho then
shut the door, and threw me down with great violence.
I fell on the floor on my back. He took and knelt on
my chest, and I was kicking and struggling about. I
could not get away. (The witness then described
more particularly the assault which the
de-
fendant committed upon her.) I afterwards ad
a child. When he got up he opened
the door. When he had opened the door I said I should
t.:11 my father. He said, " Oh, no, you won't." Except
that time I never had connexion with him nor with
anybody else before or since. I did not tell my
father when I went home, I was afraid. I
did not continue in good health. I was very
ill, and unable to attend to my duties. In
consequence of my illness my younger sister was taken
from school to assist my father. I used to carry out
newspapers for my father, and when I was unable to do
that from illness my father got a bay. Mayne bad
this house at Tottenham about two or three months be-
fore this happened. I have been once in Mayne's
house since, but never in his company since.
I had never been in his house before. I delivered the
first parcel of pickles. I had not been in his house
above five minutes altogether before this outrage was
committed. In consequence of my illness I was taken
up to London to see a medical man, about a month
or two after this occurrence. Before I was ill,
and after this occurrence, I remember my father's ask-
ing me to go again with some pickles. [Mr. Bramwell,
counsel for the defendant, objected to the witness say-
ing whether she refused to go or not.] I was confined
in July. The child is living.
Cross-examined by Mr. BRAMWELL—This happened
at Grove-place, Tottenham. I do not know ex-
actly when the defendant went there, but it
was a month or two before this happened. He bad
previously lived at Hale-place, Tottenham, and supplied
my father with bread. He supplied us with bread when
he got to his new residence. I will swear that. I
believe lie supplied my father's family after this
matter happened ; but I am not quite sure. My
father's house is not opposite the deft ndant's house; there
is about five minutes' walk difference. Mr. Mayne
bought other articles of my father besides the pickles;
he had some candles, but I do not know when; I think
both after and before this matter. He had some cheese
of my father after he went to live in Grove-place;
I think that was after this affair happened. He sent for
the cheese and I served it. From the time he went
to Grove-place, and beiore this happened, I will not be
quite sure he had anything or not from my father's.
After this matter occurred I can hardly say what he bad
of my father. I believe the candles were had after it
occurred, I cannot say how long after. It wets
in last year, but I cannot name the month.
I cannot prove anything else that he had
of my father after this affair happened. I don't
know that he got his groceries of another tradesman
in Tottenham. My father has a stable, but not oppo-
site to Mayne's shop. Mr. Mayne put his horse in a
stable of my father's, and paid him rent for it. He
rented that stable down to about June or July
of this year or so. My father also kept
a horse in that stable. It was a horse that
belonged to the Post-office, and a boy which
he had attended to the horse and drove it daily. The
stable was just up a lane opposite our house. There
was no intimacy between my father's and Mr. Mayne's
family. I remember Mr. Mayne getting married
in February of the present year. I knew
he had been keeping company with his prseent
wife, but I can't say how long. I don't recol-
lect seeing them together. I heard of them keeping
together. I believe I saw them once or twice. It might
be a year or so before they were married that I have
seen him and his wife together, before this
matter took place between him and me.
I remember Mayne coming to my father's house to ask
him to assist him in drawing a bill of exchange. That
was after this matter hAd happened. I remember his
saying I did not look well to my mother. My
mother answered that she thought I was in a de-
cline. I hardly know what month that was. This
shop in Grove-place is in the high road at Tottenham.
The windows of the room in which this happened look
out upon the public road. Mr. Mayne had got a pretty
good business at Tottenham. This affair happened in
the beginning of October. He then had a brother,
a journeyman, residing in his house. I had been
there once before with some pickles—a few
days before. On the second occasion when I went I
think the outside door of the shop was opec.
The door between the shop and room is not a glass dour,
but close p.nelled. There were houses on each side of
the shop. I took the p ckles in a basin belonging to my
mother, and put them on the counter. I was then going
ut of te shop, leaving the basin. When I got into the
room, I said it was a pretty nice room. There was plenty
of light in the room, it being between one and two in
tee day. The shutters were up at the window.
There were two windows in the room, but the shutters
of only one were up. The b_ck window looks apon a
garden. There are no hauses very near the back part of
the house. Mr. Mayne took me by the shoulders, and
threw me violently on the ground. I hallooed, but not
very lend. I struggled with him, and tried
to scratch him. I was nearly five minutes
upon the ground. I was exhausted, and struggled with
bun until I had lost my strength. When I came out I
cried very much. I was very much hurt. I walked
home, crying all the way. None of my family asked
me what I was crying about when I got home, and I
did not tell them. A few days afterwards I was taken ill,
but before I was unwell I went about assisting my father.
I was taken to London about a month or two after.
Until then I did not know I was with child. I had
previously seen Dr. Hall. There was nobody else in
the shop when Mr. Mayne asked me into his room nor
when I came out. I know a young man named William
Chalkley. He is a clerk to Mr. Shuttleworth, an
auctioneer, at Tottenham. Chalkley was until
recent:y a pew opener in the church at Tottenham: Be
was not a pew opener in 1848. nor had he anything to
at the church in that year. I willw swear
e cthotgrelgahtaiovne
been in the church with Chalkley h
was not there. I will swear I was not in the church
, with him in the year 1848. I will swear Chalkley has
not had criminal intercourse with me at at any time.
I know Mrs. Dismond. I have been in the church with
Chalkley when she was there; there were other children
there besides at the time; my sisters were there. Mrs.
Diamond has never exactly turned me out of the church
when I have been there with other children, but she
said she would not have us making a near there after she
had cleaned. She never turned me out except when I had
been there with other children. I used to be playing there
Upon my oath I have never been in the church alone
with Chalkley when no one was there except Mrs. Dia-
mond. Mrs. Diamond has not turned me out of the
church when I had been there 'with Chaikley, and when
no one else was there. I know Jesse Kemp. He used
to drive a horse and chaise about, and lived next door to
us. I have spoken to him often. I was in the habit of see-
ing him from time to time. He did not visit with us.
He lived with his master, a confectioner, next door to
us. I never had criminal intercourse with Jesse Kemp.
I know what you mean by criminal intercourse with
him. I never quarrelled with William Chalkley on
account of Jesse Kemp. Chalkley ane I went ence into
the vestry-room on account of the clergyman coming
into the church, but I don't remember his putting me in
the vestry alone for that reason. My sisters and other
children were in the vestrv-room with me on that occa-
sion. Some of the little -Garmands were there ; there
are four of them. The eldest is about twelve or fourteen.
Re-examined by Sergeant BYLES—It was Dr. Framp.
ton whom 1 saw in London, and who pronounced me in
the family-way. Dr. Hall said I was in a bad state of
health, but nut that I was in the family-way. I was
never in the church with Chalkley when other childr
were not with me.
By the JUDGE—Dr. Hall was the first doctor I saw
after I became ill, and that was about a month after this
transaction. He had left off coming to see tee before I
went to Dr. Frampton.
Henry Wright was ahopman to Mr. Hayden at Tot-
tenham High Cross, but is now living at Stepney. In
October last year I lived with Mr. Hayden. I knew
Mr. Mayne, the defendant. On one occasion he took
me into his parlour, and showed me some marks on the
fluor. He told me he had a party in there, with whom
he had had connexion.
Cross-examined by Mr. BRAMWELL—CouId not ex-
actly say when the defendant told him this. He would
tint swear by the month, or the day of the week, for
he
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The Bishop of Manchester read a severe lesson to
the Tractarians, when he presided at the meeting of the
Additional Curates' Fund Society at Manchester, last
" I will aid (he said) on no principles of party.
or no principles of private or individual pique or opinion;
but if I find incumbents preferring the wretched core-
-11 monis! of a past time to the vital essence of Christianity
—it I find men dwelling upon a dress in the church,
instead of the spirit in which the dextrines of that church
should b taught—clinging to the surplice in ministration,
instead of clinging to the word and the vital truths of
God, and telling me that they must cling to those anti-
quated follies, uusanctioned end unauthorized alike by
the letter and the spirit of our church, and the church of
Christ; telling me, I say, that they must cling to those
antiquated follies, or that they must become infidels, then
on them I will not bestow your bounty. And it I find
under the plea—the affected plea—of catholicism and the
ancient customs of an ancient church, disrespect to their
official superiors—claiming to themselves the right of
withholding the rite of baptism and burial from others,
sending children from the church gates whose parents
are anxiously craving for them to be received into that
church, sending that same child unburied from their
church gates in consequence of the want of that baptism
which they themselves refused—on them I will not
bestow your bounty. lam speaking of no imaginary
cases."
CONVERSIONS TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CUURCR.
—On Tuesday last the Right Rev. Bishop Wiseman
administered confirmation to eight gentlemen at the
Roman Catholic Chapel of the Oratory, in King William-
street. The Bishop also previously administered adult
baptism to one of the candidates, and subsequently the
whole number received the holy communion. The
number of converts included two barristers, but their
names did not transpire.
Sunday last four armed men, with their faces dis-
guised, and wearing white shirts over their dress,
crossed the river in a boat to the Clare side from near
Mountshannon, and while the family were at mass,
entered the house of Daniel Madden, of Gurrane,
from which they carried off a gun, departing in the
direction from whence they came.—Limerick
Chronicle.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Nov. 27.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUI.)
IN TUB BANKRUPTCY OF 3000 G. FULLSR.
The bankrupt was the proprietor of Boodle's
Club-house in St. James's•street. He obtained a
certificate of the second class a few weeks ago, when
the case was fully reported. This was a meeting for
the proof of debts. A claim for 9,0001. was tendered
on behalf of Mr. flume, of Berners• street.
Mr. Lawrence supported and Mr. Taylor opposes
it; the principal ground of objection waa, that an
excessive rate of interest (20 per cent.) had been
charged.
The COMMISSIONER said he had nothing to do with
the rate of interest any further than as it regarded
the conduct of the bankrupt.
The proof was admitted for 8,0001.

K younger daughter of the plaintiff was called, and
proved that she had hewn taken away from school to
supply the assistance which her bitter bad rendered to
her lather.
This was the plAintiff 's case.
Mr. BRAMWELL then 'addreSied the jury on the part
of the defendant, and had not cuncluded when our re-
port left.

The Sub-Inspector of the Castle Connell district
has succeeded in arresting William Collins for the
murder .of Healy, near O'Brien's Bridge: The pri-
soner is committed for trial by E. G. Bell, Esq, LM.
—Limerick Chronicle.

like him, that the offer they had made was very
liberal. If the jury did not award more than the
sum offered each party would have to pay their
expenses, and that subject was a material one in the
consideration of the present case.
The Learned UNDER'SHERIFF told the jury that
the claimant was entitled to compensation for con-
sequentiel damages beyond the value of the land
required.
The jury, afcer consulting for some time, assessed
the damages for the "consequential injury" at 2501.,
and the value of the land at 101.

knew Horneman, who called on him the latter end
of last year with twenty shares of the Friesland Gas
Company, and wanted to borrow 101. on them, which
he lent. The money was repaid in February, 1849.
In the meantime he sent one to Paris and received

the amount of the coupon. When he told Horne-
man what he had done he seemed rather surpri=ed,
and said he wished he had not sent it away. Witness
afterwards returned the shares to Horneman.
Ilorwood said, he recollected Horneman saying that
he had received shares in the Friesland Gas Company
to raise money upon, and that after the money had
been with difficulty paid, he gave them back to Collie
from whom he had had them.
Alderman Hoorms asked who was the next wit-
ness ? Mr. Ogle replied, that he intended examining
the prisoner Collie on his oath against the other two.
Both Mr. Norton and Mr. nobler objected to such
a course in a preliminary inquiry like the present.
They contended that his evidence could not be
received. _ .

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON-SERGEANT.)
Frederick Williams, a respectable looking man,
surrendered to take his trial for embezzlement.
Mr. Ballantine prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended.
The facts of the case were these :—The prisoner,
who hid been for some years is the service of the
South Western Railway Company, and was ticket
collector at the Richmond station, had, amongst his
duties, to receive at that station all excess of fares
from those persons who had taken tickets for the
intermediate stations, and had come on to Richmond.
All amounts so received were entered in a book im.
mediately after their receipt, and at night were handed
over to a deck appointed for their receipt. From
some suspicion that arose in the minds of the autho-
rities at the Waterloo-road station Thomas Bent, a
police censtable, was instructed in the matter, and on
the 25th of August he instructed two young women
to take tickets as far as Putney, and then go on from
there to Richmond, and pay over the difference,
amounting to la 44,, to the prisoner, which they did.
Upon examining the excess of fare book the sums so
paid were not found to have been entered to the train
from whith it had been paid, but other sums were
entered as excess of fare to trains at a later hour. On
the 2d of September two other persons went down,
and made similar payments by the 10 minutes past
4 o'clock train, and upon inspection of the books no
sums were found so entered, but, as on the former
occasion, sums were entered down to a train at a
later hour. In consequence of this, the prisoner
being unable to account for the circumstance to the
satisfaction of the authorities, he was taken into
custody, and after several hearings before the Rich-
mond bench of magistrates was committed for trial,
bail being taken for his appearance.
The cross examination proved that a great want of
due caution against the possibility of fraud by ser-
vants existed on the part of the company, the book in
which the amounts were entered not being in a printed
form, but merely filled in by the two ticket collectors
at the station, and the trains by which the excess
fares had arrived were also specified in handwriting.
It was also the custom of the company, during the
fine weather, to run extra special trains, so that
besides the traffic on the line being considerably in-
creased, sometimes the up and down trains would
arrive at the station at the same time, and the ticket
collectors would be too much engaged to make the
required entries separately, but would enter the
aggregate amount or,else put down the sums to the
subsequent trains.
Mr. PARRY, in an energetic speech, commented
upon the character the prisoner had borne, and the
possibility that the whole charge had arisen out of a
breach of discipline on the part of the prisoner, which
had been provoked by the style in which the company
had allowed their regulations to be neglected, and the
immense press of business that the extra trains
im-
posed upon the station clerks.
The jury having consulted a few minutes Acquitted
the prisoner.
Just before the rising of the Court a true bill was
found against Henry Bathurst Monkhouse for feloni-
ously shooting at and wounding John Farmer Monk-
house, with intent to murder him.

Alderman Hoorn decided that it was admissible

evidence.

Collie was then sworn, having been first asked if
he was willing to give evidence, and said—l know
the prisoners Abraham and Horneman. I knew the
former about two months ago and the latter about
three years. I remember the forty eight shares that
were placed in Captain Bristow's box, as I placed them
there myself. I made use of the first twenty of them
about twelve months ago, as I was indebted to Horne-
man about 2/. or 3/ , and he wished for some security tor
it, and I gave them to him, and said they belonged to
Captain Bristow, who had transactions at Mr. Ogle's
office, and therefore I must have them back soon. He
told me it would be all right, but afterwards said that
he had given them as security to a person in the
Strand to whom he owed money. He represented
that he was a glass manufacturer, but did not give his
name. I made several applications to Horneman to
return them to me, and eventually, after many ex-
cuses, he returned them, less one, which, he said, had
been sent to Paris, to make inquiries. Ile after-
wards said that one or two payments had been re-
ceived on the coupons. I then told him that Captain
Bristow had applied for the lot, and that 28 shares
had been given up. This was previous to his return-
ing the 19, when he said that as application was made
for them it would be better if I destroyed them. I
am not sure whether Horneman or I destroyed the

one share.
Alderman HOOPER—I don't see that the evidence
touches Horneman, as he returned the 19 shares to
Collie.
Mr. Hobler—And Collie says he don't know but he
might have destroyed the 20th himself.
Alderman HOOPER—I discharge Horneman ; and
now, is their additional evidence against Abrahams ?
Mr. Ogle said he should continue the evidence of
Collie.
Collie, in continuation, said—l fir►t saw Abrahams
fourteen days befot e I left Mr. Ogle's service. I was
not then in the possession of shares, and he said if I
could get him some good security he would get the
bill discounted for me. I gave him the policy and ten
shares as security, as I was in difficulties; which I
told him. He asked for a reference at the office,
which I declined giving. I told him the shares were
not mine, and he made no remark. He afterwards
said that he had deposited them with a Mr. James, in
Bow-street, Covent-garden, together with the policy.
He also took my acceptance, which I have not seen
since. I was at James's house with Abrahams, and
they quarrelled, about the 201. cheque, and James
told me that with respect to the 41. odd he had agreed
with Abrahams that I should take it out in cigars.
Some of the shares were deposited with Mr. Harris
for a shell-fish supper, of which Mr. Abrahams, Mr.
Hunter, and a lady of the name of Norton, were
partakers. Abrahams was in the habit of visiting me.
I recollect cutting off the coupons of the 10 shares in
the coffee-room, and the five in the bedroom. I cut
some, and Abrahams the other. Some shares were
destroyed by me afterwards. I think about 18.
Abrahams advised this course, as he said the shares
would look suspicious if they went out with the cou
pons upon them, and therefore would be valueless.
He also asked for scissors to cut them.
Alderman HOOPER.—Did you tell him whose they
were ? Collie—l told him they did not belong to
me, but to some one in the office.
Mr. Norton said this was an important case as
regarded his client, and as it was then fast approach-
ing 5 o'clock, and as the night charges and usual
'business of the court had to be gone through, he
hoped the Alderman would adjourn the case, as there
were a great number of other witnesses to be ex-

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A summons had been issued to Joseph Ady to
attend before the Lord Mayor to answer the com-
plaint of Mr. Peacock, the solicitor to the Post-
office, in consequence of his refusal to pay the sum
of 111. 11s. due tor the postage of his circulars all over
the country.
Mr. Peacock attended, and stated to the Lord
Mayor that Ady had called at the Post-office and
offered to pay the sum of 61. as a compromise for the
legal demand; that of course the offer was rejected,
and that My was inforu.ed that if he did not, before
the time appointed for the hearing of the case, dis-
charge the whole amount of the postage, the penalties
would be enforced, and that immediately before the
hour arrived at which the case was to be heard, he
again made his appearance, and put down the sum
required. Mr. Peacock added, that Ady had posted
about 1,400 unpaid letters on Friday last, so that si-
milar applications would probably be necessary in a
very short time.
The Loan MATO& expressed his readiness to grant
a summons for the payment of any future debt which
Ady might incur in the progress of his speculations.
The LORD MAYOR then requested that the public
prints would acknowledge his receipt of 51. fur the
poor box front'' A General Officer and his daughter."
GUILDHALL.
George Alexander Collie, of 40, Bermondsey-
square, was charged before Mr. Alderman Hooper
with stealing a number of shares in the Friesland
Gas Company, to the amount of 1,0001, and various
sums of money, the property of Mr. George Ogle,
of Great Winchester-street, solicitor; John Abra-
hams, of 12, Charlotte-street, Caledonian•road, Is-
lington, was likewise charged with receiving fifteen
of the shares, knowing them to be the property of
the complainant; and Edward Stuart Horneman,
who happened to be in the vicinity of the court, was
placed beside them, on a similar charge to that of
Abraham=.
Mr. Norton, solicitor, attended to defend Abra-
hams, and Mr. Liobler appeared on behalf of Ilorne-
man.

amined:
Alderman HOOPER said, that at the rate they were
going on it was very likely they would have to sit
there the greater part of the night. He therefore
should adjourn the further hearing.
Mr. Norton asked what amount of bail would be
required for his client ?
Alderman Hoorn asked the ♦alue of the shares
not recovered ?
Mr. Ogle said, that he estimated them at 6001
having recovered a portion.
Alderman HOOPER said, he should require bail—
the prisoner in 3001., and two sureties of 1501, with
24 hours' notice.
They were remanded until Tuesday next at 12
o'clock.

Mr. Ogle, who conducted his own case, was sworn,
and said—The prisoner Collie was until lately my
clerk, and I placed every confidence in him, believ-
ing him fully deserving of it, as he was with me for
nearly six years. On the 28th of September last I
had occasion to leave town for Brighton, and having
to pay over to a Mr. Butler, a client of mine,
241. ss. Bd., I left a cheque on Masterman and Co.,
my bankers, with the prisoner, to give to him when
he called. On the 16th of October I returned
to town, and found, on examining my banker's
book, that the cheque had been paid, and,
therefore, I concluded that Mr. Butler had
received the money. About three weeks ;after
Mr. Butler called, and mentioned that the cheque
had not been received. I immediately called Collie,
who said that the cheque had been sent down to Mr.
Butler (to whom it was due) about a fortnight after
I gave it to him. He said that he sent it by post to
Henley-on-Thames. I then asked him why he had
not followed my instructions as to the payment, and
he rePed that he had received a letter from Mr..
Butler requesting the cheque to be sent by post. He
also said he kept no copy of the letter he enclosed
with the cheque. I made inquiries at my banker's
and found that the cheque was paid in gold the
following day —namely, the 29th of • September, the
day after I had given it to Collie. I charged him
with falsehood, and he persisted in his statement
being correct, but on threatening to give him into
custody unless he told the truth, he said he had been
robbed at the Adelphi Theatre on the evening of the
day I gave-it to him; which was also false. I then
dismissed him from my service. On the 31st of Oc-
tober a Mr. Pitt called at my office, and in the
presence of Collie gave a cheque of 11/. ss. 2d. to
pay the premium on a life policy. I gave him that
cheque to take to the Atlas Insurance office, and he
returned me back the commission usually allowed to
solicitors. Supposing that Collie had the regular
receipt, I directed him to send it to Mr. Pitt, which
he did not do, for that gentleman called afterwards
and said he had not received it. The next charge I
make involves both the other prisoners. In the month
of February, 1848, a number of shares, amounting to
48, in the Friesland Gas Company, were deposited in
my keeping for certain purposes. They were placed
in a box amongst papers belonging to a Captain
Bristow. In December Captain Bristow, who had an
interest in them, called, and I directed Collie to de-
liver them up. In February, 1849, from information
I received, I found that one share had been presented
in Paris, and the coupon received. I wrote to
Captain Bristow, and he returned 28 shares, which
were again placed in the box. On the 21st of No-
vember I heard that they were in circulation, and
also discovered that the whole 48 had been abstracted.
I found five in the hands of Mr. Smith, of Great
Russell-street, Covent-garden ; Mr. Lowental, of
Bury-street, St. Mary-axe, produced five more ; and
Mr. Wallis, of Change-alley,: was the owner of 10
more.
The ALDERMAN wished to know if Mr. Ogle had
the numbers.
Mr. Ogle replied, that they ran from 730 to 777
inclusive. On the way to the station the prisoner
confessed to stealing the twenty-eight shares, and
that Abrahams was well aware the property was not
his when he gave it him, and a bill for 301. to get
discounted. The fourth charge was, that the prisoner
had used a policy of insurance for 1001. on the life of
a Mr. Park, which was now in the hands of a Mr.
Wallis as security for a 301. bill.
Thomas James Harwood, managing clerk to Mr.
Ogle, corroborated the evidence of the prosecutor
relative to the conversation about his having sent
the money to Mr. Butler, at the same time further
stating that he himself posted it in Throgmorton-
street, and he was quite sure that the cheque was
crossed.
Mr. Ogle informed the Alderman that it was in
consequence of the cheque not being crossed that he
suspected it had not been forwarded to Mr. Butler.
Mr. Woodhead, of 8, Denby-street, Pimlico, fore-
man to Messrs. Smith and Appleton, builders, said he

HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK. ' concluded at 9s 8d proof, and Gin at 8s 3d to 8s 61 for
(From the Registrar-General's Return.) 17 to 22 per cent under proof.
The return for the week ending last Saturday FRUIT.—For Valencia Raisins there is a great de-
showstnand. The value of prime hew is 46a to 475. There is
that the deaths registered in the metropolitan
districts were 892, a number which is less by 270 a greater supply of Turkey Figs, and inferior sorts are
offered at lower rates, but prime sell freely, and the sup-
than the weekly average of five previous autumns
ply, is moderate. The value according to quality is
raised according to probable increase of population. from 46s to 80s. In Muscatel Raisins operations are
It is satisfactory to observe that, as compared withlarger scale at from 56s to 90s. For Sultanas the
the average, namely, 1,162, the mortality has exhi- upondemand
bited a considerable decrease during a period of seven free sellers. Fresh Pluine have been selling at from 71
weeks ; from the beginning of the present month the to 7195.
total deaths in each week have been less than 900. Tata.ow.—The mark.et has a firm appearance for
In the class of zymotic or epidemic diseases 17$ deaths Russian on the spot; Itarge purchases have been made.
are enumerated, whilst the average is 307 ; from For fine P. Y. Can die the rates paid hare been
diseases of the respiratory organs, 170 (being an 373 Gd to 37s 9d pc 'r cwt. Operations are upon a
increase of 36 on the preceding week), whilst the larger scale for delivery at 37s 6d up to the close
average is 214. Phthisis, which is not included of the year, at 37s 9d to 38s for the early part
of 1850. In home melted operations have been
in the latter class, was fatal to 104 persons,
or rather less than the usual number ; pneumonia, publicupei sales
agoef sTeaalleloae 37a to 37s 6i net cash. The
lowoff to fine;
casks Sydney
or inflammation of the lungs (which now increases at from 33s 6d to 3676dIvfeonrt jaliOntpzk3giss South
rapidly), rapidly), to 82, nearly all children; and bronchitis American 33s to 375„ and 66 caskso
to 60. From t) phus there were only 34 deaths, a 34s 6d per cwt. Fur public competition the quantity of
smaller number than has been recorded for a long Tallow declared is 1,500 pkgs. The value of Rough Fat
period ; from scarletina, 35 ; from measles, 30 ; from is still 2a tel per stone.
hooping-cough only 12 ; from influenza, 4. The Oats.—There are rejlers of Seal Oil at a reduction.
mortality from small-pox, which has recently been At public sale 40 tuns were only in part sold at 321 55 to
361 15s for yellow and straw, and brown 301 to 301 15s.
low, suddeely rose from 6 deaths in the previous
The value of pale is 38/ to 394 and only trifling
week to 17 in the last. Fortunately the deaths from
paakrcels have been iiis posed of. Holders of Cod
diarrhoea, which were only 16, are now 7 below the
average. Only two deaths from cholera were regis- trifling purchases
to 3ls ss, and display firmness, still only
(laver°. been made. Previous terms
tgs
tered in the week; a man who had lived in Shilton- ate well up orteb
court, Bedfordbury, died in Charing cross Hospital, sell desirous toP make dul.rchases foreartnfroansudl32b/uyoer3sslare
of " consecutive fever alter cholera" (three weeks low to fine. At public. sale 12 tuns went at t 33/ is to
illness); and a child after 18 hours illness, in Bland- 33/ 10s. There is still firmness on the part.' of
ford mews, in the Rectory, Marylebone. A woman fielders of Si,erm, Arid there is a good stile.
of 46 years, on whom an inquest was held, died in with only a limited supply. A public sale of 43
the Regent's-park sub district, of " exhaustion from tons went at 801 to 821 is for good to fine.
want of sufficient food," according to the verdict of I'rices are firm for Linseed Oil at 28s 3d to !8a 6d per
cat on the spot, yet home deliveries are operated with
the jury. caution, and only small export orders completed ;
Annexed to the present return are tables of 18,166
ili, re is also a further inegreetat
deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in London, distin- Seed Oil the stock is ine of supply.
and pricer
Rep:
guishing sex, and showieg the different ages at which keep firm—pale 42s 6d to 4345, and browna 41s
sric6ed
they occurred, and also the annual rate of mortality to 42s ; there are, however, not many buyers
derived from the deaths and population at each age. at these rates. Palm is wanted—fine at 32s 6d to 335,
Amongst other facts, it is shown that the mortality and the supply is small er than for some time past. Cocos
from the epidemic was uniformly greater among Nut met with a better demaisd, at from 32s to 35s for
males than females up to the age of 30 or 35 ; that fair to fine; still there is no decrease of supply. For
between 35 and 45 years women suffered more ; that Olive Oil the market remains firm, and there is Do
de crease of eand. &Ales of Gpoli have been ade
in the decennial period following the rate of mortality
at 44/ to 451 ,d anmd of other sorts at 4a11i2/ to 431 10s perm tun.
was nearly equal to both sexes, and that up to 85 it
was greater among women, at which age the propor-
tion turns in their favour. It alge appears that from
25 years the rate of mortality constantly increased up
to extreme age, though generally diarrhoea was the
milder form which the epidemic assumed in the case
of octogenarians.
The mean reading of the barometer was above 30
inches on Tuesday; the mean of the week was 29.753.
The mean temperature was below the average of the
same days in seven years during the last five days,
except on Friday when it was slightly higher. The
mean of the week was 43.3 deg.; on Thursday it was
only. 38.3 deg., but rose 6 deg. on the day fol
lowing.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 24, 11149.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... *l7B
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 54
Tubercular Diseases ... ... 147
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 101
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 40
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... ... 170
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... ---
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, 8- ...
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations... ••• •.•
Premature Birth ...
Atrophy
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••
Sudden ...
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ...

~. 56
••• 9

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.

IPSWICH, Nov. 27.
The very dull accounts from London had a decided
influence on our market to-day, and barley being in
large supply was a very heavy sale at Is and 2s below
last week's prices. Wheat, although in continued small
supply, partook of the general dulness, and was bought
on easier terms. Beans and peas steady at last weeks
prices. Some quantity of malt on sale, but could not be
disposed of.

892

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 11144-8 in the
1841 Five Autumns. Week.
West Districts... 301,189 .. . 164 ... 148
North D"..itricts.. 376,568 .. 207 ... 137
Central Districts 374,199 ... 208 ... 130
East Districts ... 393,067 ... 259 ... 229
South Districts.. 503,346 ... 324 ••• 243

Totals... ..... 1,948,369
Males . ...
Females ... ...

PER QUARTER. PRE QUARTES
Wheat, red 385 to 40s Beans, old
Do., white
Do., mixed 42s to 00s Oats
Barley... 26s to 28s Rye.. ....... ..
1) )., select
Beans 26s to 285 Flour, per sack.. 001 to 000

.. 1,162

AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOV. 24.
Wheat l,OBl quarters at 43s 6d.
Barley
15 „ 20s Bd.
19 „ 26s 3d.
30 „ 30s 7d.
Rye .
HULL, Nov. 27.
Messrs. Taylor and Bright's circular states; —The
arrivals of the past week have, on the whole, been ma°
liberal, and meeting an already dull market, and eaves'.
depression prevailing in the consuming districts, 11°_,
progress in sales has been practicable, except at a
reduction upon previous rates; these remarks are BPP,Isi
cable to each description of grain, rendering spec,lab
comment unnecessary. With renewed liberal suplele
from our own farmers, and more anxiety to sell foreigth
to-day's market was exceedingly dull, to which tb9
further fall in Mark lane yesterday contributed. Wig_.,,
ri
of all descriptions was fully Is per quarter lower, bar!e.',
Is, beans Is to 2,, and peas Is. In oats little or nothroo:
doing. Linseed is reported is lower, but cakes are o>
altered. No transactions in rapeseed, and very ',vit.,
doing in rape cakes. Bones maintain their value.
weather is winterly, sharp frost and souse snow.
The following are the present prices of grain:-
8. 1.

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males ...
Females ...

Oats 7
Beans
Peas

i•
s. fr

892
425
467

Toted ... •.. ... 1,457
*ln this number are included 2 cases of death by
Cholera, 35 by Scarlatina, 34 by Typhus Fever, and 16
by Diarrhoea.

Wheat, English, red 34 to 36 Peas, white and yel. 25
Do. white .....
Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea 43
nigsberg 42 —46 Do. Petersburgh 31 '
Pomeranian and Do. Riga& Archngl„ 36 3/
Hamburgh . 3B 40 Do. Konigsberg .... 35 --
()El.
Per toy,
Danish, Holstein, & Od
Friesland 34 36 Linseed cakes, Hull 71-5
61 59
lussian and Odessa 32 36 Do. fine foreign .... .....
51 ps
Oats, English
Do. Danish lO l 2 Rapeseed .. ......... 001 toOd
Do. Friesland l5 16 Rape cakes...7ss Od to 00400,
Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 —l4 Tares, English .003 „is
Barley,malting 22 24 Do. foreign 205
Ips
Do. grinding........ 19 20 Guano 6l to 91
tid
Beans 26 32 Bones, do ...... 00s Od to 870
Do. foreign ......
LEEDS, Nov. 27.—Our supply of wheat at market S°:
day is much smaller than for some time past. which bet
caused us to have a steady tract last week's prices
g iod qualities, but interior sorts are dil3i,3ult to nol:f
tharlt y very dull &ale, and in must instances is
Livver. ads and beans maintain their value. oi
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 27.—The market this morning "rif
slenderly attended. All descriptions of wheat Desth•
maintained the prices of ibis day se'nuight, but uet
extent of business was less than for several late altirA i•
days. Flour, al&o, was without change its value, a"
re,
moder.te request. Fine mewling oats are still teed •
and fully as dear. Oatmeal wa4 in fair demand, a° to
good proportion of the recent supply is being moveukotb
the interior. Barley, beans, and peas were steady, vio.
w
as regards price and demand. Indian corn as ind fot
provedprov, request, and several orders were executed
Irish account, at extreme prices. 10°
Coax, Nov. 25 —Flour—First 12s 6d to 135 6d; extra to 91
seconds, 1 Is Od to 12s 6d ; households Os to 1 I s•' thirds, 75 best.
per cwt. Oatmeal 9s 6d to 10s; Indian meal 6s 6(1 to 6. 9411 too.
meal. 9s 6d to 105 per cwt. Indian corn 125 s Od to 12756" ;este
Bran 3110 s to 3/ 12s 6(1 per ton. Hay—Fanners 25. to 385;L•00
30s; dealers 34s to 38s Od; average 36sper ton. Stlaw--,": 010
14. Od to 24s Od; average 18s; dealers 262 Oil to uu'opi;
average 00: Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d t°94 to
household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh batter, ,„,,or."
93 per lb. Eggs-6s Od to 6s 2d per hundred. '
t'4oo
Newport 14s; Lydney 168; Landore 14, ; Best et.
Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 00s per sot
Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. , to
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to 51d; veal n oft
Od ; pork 4id to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 0 jot
lb. Hops 81 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 31,,011
ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 815 s; Valonia 141 to 01; L for,
71 5s ; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 125 per rd
Hemp 321 tot 0/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings Its tol9oldipef
ditto 245 to 26s per barrel ; Newfoundland 00/ 00. to oh
ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality' It 30;
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 125 to
salted 13s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 20
Potatoes, white 6;}d to 8c1; Minions 11d to 124; °ILO/
Peruvian, 111 10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar..-Ase"-
19s per barrel.

RAILWAY >ll tt ‘Vi Aft O°
BRISTOL, Nov. 27. were.;
STOCK EXCHANGEL—The transactions to-dal n
follow :—Great Western, Quarters, 11% dis.— Dit, "1
Shares, 8 dia.

,v. 27.
Slocx ExcnawLIVERPOOLou .—The share market b
was rather or,
to-day, and prices had an advance. The transaction:Sal
as follow .—C-Jedonian, l 17/2—Ditto, Preference, 8%._Gr14
Lancashire, 121,4—Ditto, Preference, Quarters, 791 L, 00r1.
Northern, 5 per cent. Preference, 214 dis.—Ditto ( "jobirL
York Extension), 51s. 3d. Lancashire and Vr 1137
Consol. Fifths, 61/2 dis.—London and North-AVestero,,,V,''
—Ditto, New Quarters, 54, p.—Ditto, Fifths, 14. i Pstiter
cester and Swinningten, Halves, 21% dis.—South" 0 00'
and Dover, lB34—Ditto, Consol. ( No. 3), tBlA—Pitt
4), 61. Se. 9d. Dublin and Drogheda, 263.
MANCHESTER, Nor. 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-del ltrefer,
follow : North Staffordshire, 9,4 dis.— Sheffiehl, ;ego,:
ence, 9 Dover,lB,4—Caledonian,Preference,ls%--;0010,
and Wyre, 38—Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 6 5-16—Ca
11 15-16—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 6 11-,6 die•
Lancashire, 12% Ditto, Preference, 7 1-16.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 27. e'
vrer
STOCK EXCHANGE.— The only transactions to-dal pro,
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A). 71. Bs. 9d. dis.-1
shire Union, 81/2 dis.—:-oath Staffordshire, 31. Ss. 9°' yt
YORK, Nor. 26. weread,
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions te.ds9 -
follow: Great Northern, 6 lA,—North British, tieisP
41. l6s.—Ditto, Preference, 51. Os. 6d.—York, Newcss
Berwick, 16%

0. h j ~clll
INIENDIANISM IN DBILBYSIIIII.H.—During t j. -
fortnight there have been some half-dczon ;10011;
fires in the neighbourhood of Putbury an" beer' e-ti
Hay stsck:., sheds, and other outbuildings, have has be
on fire, and in some cases considerable damage '-
done.

BIRTHS. , toy
On the 24th inst ,at Cheltenham, the WV', 418
Colonel John Holbrow, r engal Army, of a dflUghte':Arer '
On the 25th inst., in Chesham-place, Belgrave• Sq.- belt
Hon. Mrs. Hamilton, of a daughter.
of S %ilia
On the 25th inst., at Tracey, Oxon, the wife
oel3
d
ia
Esq., of a daughter. rg.
On the 25th inst., in Eaten-place, the Hon. Pi— g'of
Spencer Law, f a son. ire
On the 25th o
inst., at Torrington-square, the if
13
,
Haynes, Esq., of a daughter. 0' Greg
.
Or. the 2ith inst., in 1-I,:rtman-street,tha lady 0
Esq., of a daughter.

tY i
MARRIED. of he.e r 0.
On the 20th inst., at Rowde, John Vale, Eql ,4,0413te
jesty's Ordnance, Tower, to Mary Ann, second " 1104
the late W Kemp, I- sq., of Exeter. rcb? cifl. OP
On the '24th inst., at St. Marylebone Chucis.ros ell
youngest daughter of John 1 unnell, Esq., Ac;i0.010-5
John's- wood, to James Rawlings, Esq., of
Middlesex Ilospital. ?Asia-

DIED
On the 14th inst., in Norfolk-crescent, Ilyde'Ptirlc' •
000
Generalßaper, aged 72. ma 40'
On the 20 h inst., at Upper Cle ton, 14'--ler v
Welby, daughter of the late sir W. E. WelhP,le-igb, 'Ad
On the 24th inst., Wilhelmina, the wife of .b. 01/1
of Jodrell-house, Che.-hire. ...5
etl3r°
a'
On the 2 ;th inst., Ann Sarah, wi eof Mr. 'rho-- 0
Cmberwell. reen. ells,
of
On the 24th ingst., at Epping. aged 23, Jane lesb fl'
daughter of the late J. Winans L ,
1 bq. A gbier °
On the 25th inst., Alice Laura. youngest us"-
Whitehorne, Gloucester-crescent, Regent's•park. .of
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