The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-05 00:00:00

13th of October last, he received ten Exchequer bills
from hilt for 1,0001 each, dated June 16, 1840, Nos.
6,406 to. 6,413, to raise money upon them, which he
gave to De Berckam's clerk on the 13th October.
By Mr. WADDINGTON—Iie gave them at the house,
but did not see the entry made, and 'could not say is it
was in the handwriting of the clerk. He was in the habit
of gi►ing bills to the clerk and to his employer.
By Air. MARTIN—AII the entries were respecting
transactions with Rapallo, except one which was with
Solari, with whomhe did not do so much business as with
De Berckam ; and when he first knew Solari, he did not
know that he and the other were so much together. The
Company was the National Brazilian Gold Mining
Association.

By Mr. WADDirraTow—The largest amount of Exche-
quer bills from Rapallo, amounted to 84,0001. at one
time ; and on the 19th of September, 1840, 88,0001., but
redeemed and returned 17,0001. to the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, some remaining on loan and some in the
hands of Mr. Maule. About the 21st or 22d October,
about 54,000/. were redeemed.

Francis Townley De 13erckam proved that he gave six-
teen bills to the Treaury, on the 25th, all of 1,000.
each, to Mr. Pemberton, for which he got a receipt.
The bills produced were the same, but he was not cer-
tain of their identity. lie received them fram the last
witness, and had no others in his possession.
Mr. Maule identified two of the bills as the same
which he had examined with the counterfoils in the pre-
sence of Mr. Wood.
The witness De Berckam said he went to the Ex-
chequer-office with ten bills for the purpose of having
them examined.

By Mr. MARTIN-It was the day fur redeemed Ex-
chequer bills, and seeing some mention made of the present
charge in the newspapers, he took 64 of 1,0001. to the
Exchequer-office, and finding that Barclay and Co. and
the Westminster Bank had duplicates, he went with
them, but never heard of the prisoner until that day.
lle also went to Mr. Mobier the broker, who knew some-

thing about them—found the nu mbers the same,and the pri-
soner said it was his handwriting, and they were genuine,
but there was an error in issuing them, and several were
examined to see if they would correspond. The two
produced, however, were the only ones examined in his
presence.
Mr. Dudley Montville Percival, Assistant-Comptroller
in the Exchequer-offiCe, stated that the Assistant was di-
rected by Act of Parliament, in the absence of the
Comptroller-General, to sign his name. According to the
mode in which Exchequer -bills were prepared, it was
quite impossible that two genuine bills of the same num-
ber, date, and value could be in the same issue. When he
said impossible, he meant that the precaution to carry it
into effect was as follows : When any series of bills were
brought to the Comptroller-General, or the Assistant,
to be signed, the book of duplicates is produced to either
of them for that particular series in which the
number of bills is to be signed, the first and last as
of arithmetical series contained in that number, and
the title under which the particular issue is made,
with the value of the bills already entered. (Witness
here drew a plan on paper to explain more clearly his
evidence to counsel.) When the bills are brought to be
signed, they are noted in the presence of a clerk in
arithmetical series, and if no clerk is present when
signing is gone on, he is called in, and every leaf is
looked over and examined in the presence of the
person signing, after which the signing officer signs
the book of record in the same line on which the
previous entries have been made, but in another
column. Another examining clerk signs his name
also on the column opposite in the same book. The
date of the day on which the bills are signed is entered
in the extreme columns at the right and left, all the en-
tries being made in duplicate on the spot. As to the
counterfoil, every Exchequer bill is printed on duplicate
on a broad sheet of paper, a broad scroll running down
the middle of the sheet, on each side of which there are
three bills. The bills engraved on the left side are inten-
ded to be kept as a counterfoil, and are numbered
in regular order by a clerk in progressive and regular se-
ries. It is:the duty of another clerk to number the bills
intended for issue, as each bill on the right hand and the
counterfoil bear the same number as the corresponding
bill on the left, and when the right hand bills are cut off
to be signed, issued, and stamped, care is taken to
cut through the scroll that a part may be left of the
counterfoil and issue. Witness compared the two bills
in question, and they corresponded in neither way. The
signature of " Monteagle," Nos. 6,404 and 6,405, was not
his, nor that of witness, he was certain. Witness identi-
fied various bills produced as having been signed by him,
and they corresponded with the counterfoil, and in other

respects.
Mr. WADDINGTON said that as that was the Whole of
the evidence about to be offered, he thought the case
quite ripe for the committal of the prisoner on the charge
of forging and uttering the bills in question.
Mr. MARTIN asked if the prisoner would be again sent
to the prison from whence he came ?
Mr. HALL said, as far as he was concerned, there was
no doubt that the prisoner should be committed for trial,
and there was no necessity for sending him to Tothill-
fields Prison.
Mr. WADDINGTON said it would be keeping up the
question unnecessarily to remand the prisoner, and there
was no great hardship in sending him to Newgate.
The prisoner being cautioned, and asked if he had any-
thing to say, declined making any defence, as the case
was in the hands of his legal adviser, but he refused to
sign the declaration.
The witnesses were then bound over in the sum of
100/. each, and after some conversation respecting the
improper conduct of Inspector Herring, in absenting
himself from the Court,' the prisoner was removed from
the bar.

FALL OF EARTH ON THE CROY-
DON RAILWAY.
The trains were stopped from running on Wednesday
morning, between the New Cross and Dartmouth stations,
in consequence of a slip of earth, to the extent of 20,000
yards, having taken place, at eleven o'clock on Tuesday
night, from the banks of a deep cutting, rather
more than a quarter of a mile south of the New Cross
station, on the first inclined plane therefrom towards
Croydon. The earth has slipped in from both sides
of . the embankment on the rails, and covers them
to a considerable depth. It was so far fortunate that
as the half-past eight o'clock train passed a partial
giving wa) was observed, and information .of it having
been forwarded to the London and Croydon stations the
trains were stopped for the night. The Directors
were immediately apprised of the circumstances, and
Captain Heaviside and other Directors instantly as-
sembled, and determined upon contracting with Messrs.
Wheatley, the coach proprietors, for the convey-
ance of the passengers going to and returning from
London on the Brighton, Croydon, and London lines,
on that part of it between New Cross and the Dart-
mouth Arms station. Several engines, with carts at-
tached, and a great number of men, were employed
in -clearing the rails, conveying the soil down the incline
towards Cold Blow Farm, Deptford, where it is shot
over the western embankment ; and it is fully expected
the rails will be clear in a few days, as the clearing of the
last Brighton railway slip, at Mersthatn, was completed on
Tuesday night, and the men employed at that are now
available to assist in this one, which it appears has taken
place through the unprecedented state of the embank-
ments, resulting from the immense quantity of rain which
has recently fallen on them, which are constructed upon an
incline of two feet to one foot rise. The number of men
employed in removing the earth has been increased to
500. The Brighton Company are only running five
down trains, and four up trains, in consequence ;
but will increase them to seven each way when the
line is again clear. The Croydon Company have
also discontinued nine trains per . diem. A con-
tinued crowd of persons have been at New Cross to see
the passengers arrive and depart by the omnibuses. The
train from Croydon, upon arriving at the place, was
stopped by a signal, and the passengers were conducted
by the guards over the slopes, or top of the embankment,
to the other side, where a train was in readiness to take
them London. So near was the Brighton up-train
that it caught the end of the fall of earth and escaped.

•
MUNICI YAL ELECTIONS
EDINBURGH.
GREAT TRIUMPH OF THE LIBERALS.
TUESDAY EVENING.—The annual election of Town-
Councillors for this city took place to-day. Only three
of the wards were contested by the. Tories ; but in all
of them they were signally routed ; they did not succeed
in returning even one councillor !
The greatest contest lay in the sth ward, which, being
in the west end, is the aristocratic ward. Tories
have exclusively represented this ward during the
last seven years. There were four vacancies to be
supplied this year ; and the Liberals were determined
to oppose the Tory candidates. The following is the
aggregate state of the poll at its close :
For Liberals
For the Tories
Majority

-7 0

. -
The announcement by the polling clerks was received
with deafening cheers. The Tories are greatly mortified
at this defeat.
The number of Councillors elected to-day were—
Liberals l4
Tories 0 ! !
LEITH, Nov. 2.—ln four wards the Liberals were
elected by great majorities. In the fifth one Liberal and
one •Tory were returned. The triumph of the Liberals
may therefore he pronounced complete.
FALKIRK.—Four Liberals and two Tories have been
returned.

EDINBURGH, NOVEMBER 2.—The annual election
of Town Councillors for the city took place yesterday,
and created an unusual degree of excitement. The
result has been just what was anticipated, the triumph
of the Liberal cause in every one of the five districts.
For the first time since the passing of the Burgh Reform
Bill, not one Tory has been returned to the Town
Council. In every case where the 'contest lay between
the Non-Intrusionists and the Liberals, the latter have
likewise come off victoriously. It is true that, in the.
Fifth Ward, four Non-Intrusionists have been elected;
but it is important to observe that they have been re-
turned in opposition to four Tories.

The Sacred Harmonic Society have added
another claim to the gratitude of the musical public by
the production of Spohr's Oratorio, " The Last Judg-
ment." Notwithstanding its great difficulty it was per-
formed by the members on Wednesday in so excellent a
style that we feel convinced no oratorio ever produced a
greater effect on the audience, who listened to every por-
tion of it with most profound attention.
The Dublin Statesman says, that the repeal
" reptile would do well to put in its horns and wait
quietly housed in its shell for better times." If this be
meant to imply better times for repealers, they will not
have to wait long under the present Government,
Patience, Repealers !.paticnce Chartists I patience Re-
volutionists ! the Tories will do your work for you. No
receipt is so effectual to destroy a Government, as to in-
sult, oppress, and outrage the bulk of the people.