The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-26 00:00:00

JUNES V. ADAMS AND HENSHAW.

1355. per cent.

11. 53. 4d.
11. 2s. 2d.
11. 173.

DOC

Dividend
per

Annum.

41. per cent.
6/. pr cent.
40s. per sh.
51. pr cant.
4/. per cent.
4 per cent.
4%1. pr cent.
21. per cent.

Amount
of
Share.

X. s. d.

632 12 8
50 0 0
100 0 0

70 10 3

Amount
of
Share.

X s. d.
Stock.
Stock.
100 0 0
Stock.

Paid.

X. s. d.
25 0 0

X s. d.

11 19s.

$M
184
202

Stock.

Price.

Price.

50 0 0

50 0 0

70
1284

110%

AS

CANALS.
Names of 0 ,Dividend Names Dividend
I per Companies. A per Price' Companies. .3 1 - I
Names of
Pric
in Annum. .:2: I 11111.
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4 X',
Ishtn& Oldh 97 71. - Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. 40
Barnsley.. • • 1601 121. 180 Neath -•• • • 100 181. 340
la rk nk&Abrg 150, 51. 85 Oxford.. -• • 100 201. 190
Birmingham 35' 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. G 7
Coventry... • 100' 251. 210 Regent's • ..• 33 1/. bs. 18,
Derby .•• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale ... • 85 41. 54
Ellsmre&Chs 133 565. 40 Somrset Coal 150 7/.los. 130
Erewash .• • 100 321. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. -
GrandJunctn 100 5/. 79 Stffrel &Wore 140 28/. 310
Grand Surrey 100 V. 125 151. -
30 Shrewsbury..
Grand Union 100. 11. 10s. 24 Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 285
Grantham - 1150 - - Severn and 1
Kenut & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 5% Wye Rail..s 26 2'. os. -
Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 320 Warwick& I
Leicester .. • . 140 51. 55 Binning. i 100 41. 50
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 40 Warwick& I 100 31. 41
Loughborogh 142 701. 650 Napton.
Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr & 1
Mntgemrysh 100 - - Birming.3 78 21. 40
MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 11. 15

• SAIST OP SCOTTISH COMP.A.NIES' PRICEE
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
a. d. X a. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 191
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11
Clydesdale Bank ... • • 635 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Commercial Bank • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 150
Eastern Bank.. ••• • • • 6/. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 91. 7s
Edinb.k Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 53%
Exehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 33%
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
National Bank 634 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13%
North of Scotland Bank 41. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.175.
North British Bank - s.tid
Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 117
ITnion Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 801 i
Western Bank ••••• • • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7414
Aberleen Fire and Life 7341. pr cent. 12 10 0 20 8 2U
B. Accord. Life and Fire 20 0 0 011 0 93 6d
British Guarantee Ins. 4T. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 12s Od
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
Church of England Ins. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2
City of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. lis
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17%
East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 015 0 83.6 d.
Eng. & Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46s 6d
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 103 y
[mar. Co. of Scetlnd SI. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7
Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 IL 6s
Mercantile Life .. .• 10 0 0 010 0 4s. Od.
National Fire and Life SI. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 208.6 d
North British Insur. 536 Lpr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 2214
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 175.6 d.
Scottish Life and Guar. 20 0 0 011 0 ss.
Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life 1 0 0 0 15 0 103.0 d
Scottish Union Inarnce. 6341. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 111. 2s
standard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 5 0 934
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 0 158.0 d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X. s. d. Z. a. d.
Australian Agriculturl 100 0 0 30 0 0 -
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. IL 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
Ditto. Half Shares.. 210 0 --
Canada ....... ', • • GL per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 32
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per"cent. - 88
City Bonds.. .. .. • ... 3%1. pi cent. - 79
Comp. Cppr Mnrs Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 • -
Equitable Reveraionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 96
Gen.SteamNavigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 9 22
London Institution ... 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution.... 26 5 0 3
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 68
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4361. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90
Royal Mail Steam •••• 61 18..4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 80
South Australian ...•• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 16
Van Dieman's Land. 100 0 0 23 0 0

ENORMOUS EGG.—Our neighbour, Mr. Mayer, the
silversmith, has sent to our office an egg, laid by a
goose in the farm-yard of Mr. Parry, near Chester, and
which may be seen in our window. It measures 4i
inches in direct length, 9 inches round the middle, 12i
inches round the oval, and weighs 124 ounces.—Liverpool
Mercury.
EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND. —SINGAPORE,
FEB. 6.—Various shocks of an earthquake occurred at
Wellington, New Zealand, from the 13th of October to
the Ist of November, the most violent on the 19th of
October, by which the town had been nearly reduced to
a heap of ruins. Much damage had also been occa-
sioned in other parts of New Zealand.
THE SHILLING DUTY.—About 10,0001. has been
paid in this port upon foreign corn and breadstuffs, en-
tered for consumption at the nominal duty of ls. per
quarter.—Liverpool Courier.

The testatrix in this case was a Mrs. Mary Anne Gar-
ratt, late of Newington, who executed a will dated the
16th of June, 1848, which was now disputed by two of
her cousins. The will was made by Mr. Watts, and the
bulk of her property was left by her to her medical at-
tendant, a Mr. Jones, she having left only 191. 19s. to
each of her cousins, who contended that she was not in
a correct state of mind when sbe made her will. She
would frequently mistake one person for another.
Dr. HAGGARD now appeared before the Court, asking
it to grant probate, and contending that she was com-
petent for executing her will.
Pr. BAYFORD opposed the will. He stated that a will
had been previously made, giving her property to her
two cousins, who were not now mentioned in the will.
It was clear her mind had been impaired by her excesses,
and that she was incompetent to do such an act. She was
.uhject to delusions, and said she had the battle of the
Jews at the back of her house. He (Dr. Bayford) con-
tended that there was much suspicion in the manner in
which the will was drawn up, as the deceased had al-
ways expressed an affection for her relatives, and that,
therefore, the Court would r efuseto grant probate.

„ .
The Learned JUDGE, in giving his decision, said,
that though the testatrix was in the habit of indulging
in intemperance, there did not appear to be sufficient
evidence before the Court that could induce it to believe
that she was an incompetent person at the time of making
her will, nor that any influence had been used by Mr. Jones
to obtain this bequest. He (the Learned Judge) always
looked with suspicion when medical men became lega-
tees under wills of persons whom they were in the habit
of visiting as medical attendants, owing to the influence
they might be supposed to possess. The amount involved
was about 5001., and although there was apparently
some confusion in the mind of the testatrix, the Court
must be bound by the evidence, and accordingly would
grant probate to Mr. Jones, the estate meeting the costs.

SIZE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Exeter, March 23.
(Before Lord DENMAN and a Jury of the city of Exeter.)
THE ROBBERY OF THE MAIL ON THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.

After the conclusion of the evidence in this case on
Friday, Mr. Comm:not addressed the jury on behalf of
the prisoners. This was a strong case of suspicion, he
must admit, but if men were to be condemned upon
suspicion only, then he might at once resign the prisoners
into their hands; but suck Was not the case. That the
bags were safe at Bristol he did not deny, nor that the
prisoners went by a first-class carriage from Bristol;
but he contended there were other persons in the train
who had been allowed to depart without any search or
inquiry. As to what had been termed masks, they were
merely two pieces of crape, and they were not found
upon the prisoners, but only in the pocket of the carriage.
He could not understand for what purpose it could
1:e suggested those pieces of crape were to be used;
they were mere fragments of a woman's veil. The
whole evidence was circumstantial, and the books teemed
with instances where, on too many occasions, too late
'hi discoveries had been made which proved the innocence
of the party who had been sacrificed. There was
nothing to show but that the string which adhered to
the foot of Poole had become attached as he walked
along the platform, or it might have been carried into
the carriage by the guards when they went in to search,
cc- and left there, and then when Poole stood up it might
have adhered to bis foot. He could not say what weight
was to be given to the false moustache. It was merely
something thrown into the scale. If the jury were not
' satisfied that the tender was robbed during the time of
the journey, there was nothing whatever against the
prisoners ; but it was alleged that when the train was
proceeding at a velocity of from twenty to fifty miles
an hour these men had got out out of the window of
their own carriage, had then passed the windows of
three compartments, and then had got upon the buffers of
the two carriages, had proceeded from one carriage to
another, and, having only the shelving roof of the
carriage to hold on by, they had only the ledge of the
panel on which to step for six feet three inches. Why a
cat could not have done it. The only evidence produced
upon the subject was that it had been done; but it bad
been done when the carriages were standing still. But
let any of the railway men do it between Bristol and
Bridgewater and he would resign the prisoners to their
tender mercies. Why, there was not a man to be found
who would attempt it for all the gold which it was fancied
would come from California. It was too absurd to sup-
s. d pose it possible. If a man had had the courage to make
X
100 0 0 16' the attempt he must have been dashed to atoms against
too 0 0 191 some of the numerous tunnels and bridges which existed
n 2 10 0
0 4110 upon this line. No man dared to encounter perils so nu-
) o
to 0 0 19% merous and so dreadful. Therefore, be must suggest that
too 0 0 150 the robbery could not have been effected during the jour-
-10 o C 91. 7s ney, and the prisoners were accounted for as regarded
50 0 g 3:3j every other moment. The matter must have been con-
-7 0 0 trived when the train was at the points in the dark, a
'lO 0 0 13% quarter of a mile from the station at Bristol, and at that
15 0 0 5 31'178. time the prisoners were seen in the station. What was to
4-8.6 d
100 0 0 117 have prevented a person from getting into the tender at
50 0 0 se those points, and there remaining till the train slackened
50 0 0 704 speed, on approaching Bridgewater, and then getting
0
2 11 0 8
936 d 2U out of the window of the tender opposite the platform,
0
1 0 0 12s Od before Barrett could give any alarm? The bundle of
to 0 0 21 letters found in the first-class carriage might have been
2 2
0 0 0
0 2 put there by some second-class passenger. But why
21. 1 is
12 10 0 17 had not these experienced persons looked under the
015 0 88.6 d.% seats at Bridgewater? The jury had a balance of im-
-2 17 6 468 6d probabilities—he could not throw light to elucidate the
10
10 o 0 toe, ease. His hypothesis was no more in doubt and difficulty
0 0
1 0 0 1/. 63 than was the case for the prosecution.
o to 0 j 43. Od. Saturday, March 24.
:0 0 0
10 0 208.6 d Lord DENMAN having this morning summed up in
22
1 0 0 17s.ed ie
. the case of Henry Poole and Edward Nightingale,
011 0 5r The Jury hesitated for about half an hour, and then

29 returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners.
Lord DENMAN then addressed them :—You have been
founi guilty by the jury of the offence with which you
were charged, and upon such evidence that I think it
would have been a most unfortunate verdict and a great
tee.
public calamity if the jury had said you were not
•
guilty, because to me the evidence is so strong
and overpowering that to have said you were not
guilty would have been inviting all others to commit
similar crimes. Ido not believe there is a greater mis-
fortune, except a wrong verdict of guilty, than where a
verdict is pronounced that all the bystanders feel to be per-
fectly incorrect and false. What can one think when a
discharged guard, who comes to Exeter with no appa-
rent motive, meet another man with no honest calling,
goes to Starcross and starts for Bristol, returns by the
next train, comes and conceals himself, and tells a false
story? The mere fact of your being present with all
that knowledge and so conducting yourself, and the dis-
appearance of the letters, would be strong to show that
you two were the men, and you, Poole, with your evi-
dent activity and skill, concealment, disguise, and false-
hood, bear the strongest evidence of guilt ; you must b©
transported for 15 years.
There was a great sensation in the court, in which
were many of Poole's friends. It is clear that these two
men robbed the up-mail that night, stayed in Bristol
about an hour and a-half, and then returned and robbed
the down mail. Another strange circumstance has
come to light, that 22 years ago Nightingale's father
was prosecuted for robbing the bags of the Dover mail,
but was acquitted. The present case shows more daring
and courage than can be imagined, because. by the
slightest slip, the men must have been dashed to atoms,
as, that part of the line being exceedingly level, the
trains always go at a great velocity.
The case did not conclude till tea at night.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)
James Landick and James Mills were indicted for the
wilful murder of Grace Holman, at Tedburn St. Mary,
on the 2d of December last.