The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-15 00:00:00

The juryman—Well, then, sir, I declare to you
that I went by one of the boats, and I lifted up
the flap and found one of the levers tied down.--
(Great sensation.)
Mr. Smith—Have you made a communication to
the company ?
The juryman—No.
Mr. Smith said, strings were attached to the levers
of the safety-valves, and which dropped down into
the engine-room opposite the fire, not for the purpose
of keeping the valves closed, but to promote the
discharge of the steam by the other valves.
By Mr. M. Chambers—His distinct communica-
tion to Mr. Joyce was to make him a strong work-
ing engine, and not to expend too much money upon
the bright work ; but for his own character's sake,
he did expend much labour upon the engines, in
order to make them look well and work well. He
was satisfied with them in every way. It was
quite compatible with halfpenny fares to use boats
and engines of the best construction. (The contract
was here handed in and read. The boat was made
like the Ant and Bee, to run as fast, to have a stronger
boiler, and to cost 2,5500 Had heard since the oc-
P curreece that on one occasion Mr. Polleti's brother,
an engineer to one of the boats, got into the wheel of
one of the boats to examine it, desiring Edwards,
the stoker, to give the wheel half a turn. He
turned it twice, but no injury ensued. Edwards
said he thought he had done for the b—. He men-
tioned this merely to show the kind of man Edwards
was. He (witness) obtained a patent for the appli-
catipn of Wolfe's principle to oscillating engines.
The contract originally was for one boiler, but he
thought Mr. Joyce suggested it would be safer to
have two, and offered to construct the other at his
own expense, which was done. . _

the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—R. E. Huntley, New-
castle-upon-Tyne, wine 311 d spirit m.rchant,. Oct. 5. at
orw, at the Court. Newcastle-upon
Sunderland, ironmonger, Oct. 7, at eleven, at the Court,
Newftstle-upon-Tvne—J. Allison, Penritb, bookseller,
Oct. 7, at one, at- the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—
J. Hallowell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, maitster, Ott. 5, at
twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
In the country.
J. Smith, gargrave, Yorkshire, worsted spinner,
Oct. 5, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds—G. Roberts,
Prig 's mill, Gloucestershire, miller, Oct. 7, at eleven,
at the Court, Bristol—J. Baggott, Merryvale, Worces-
tershire. li,ensed victualler, Oct. 12, ,Lt tw Ove, at the
C"urt, Btrminghatu—G. T. Rollason, Warwickihire,
china Beale!, Oct. 5, at half. past ten, at the Court, Bir-
mtngham.

for superior. Leeward Island is, however, dull of sale at
2s 3d for proof, and. East India Is lld to 2s. Demerara
i!a wwitee, aril the_ parci Is 5.,41 v. cre at, 3s 5d to 35 en,l for
33 to 37 per cent. pverprout.
COCIIINEAL.—Tais aftcrneen there N 71.9 not much
desire to operate, and 87 bags of Honduras at auction
went at ld to 2d per lb decline for ordinary sort, but the
better kinds nearly fetched full rates—ordinary foxey
damp silvers sold at 4s 8d to ss, middling to fine bold
5s Id to .53 Bd, and low black 5s Id to 5s 5d per lb.
Ries: —To-day East India Rice met with attention,
and privately a good business was done: the parcels
offered at public sale, amounting to 5,282 bags. were
nearlv all sold at foil rates.
Suers —To-dsy there was a good desire bown to
purchas.• Notm,gs. and 10 ca-ks of limed at auction
s old nt full rate s-13,1d 3, to 3s isd, wormy 2s 10d to
2s I ld, low shrivelled Is Bd.

At the Cour( of Review, Oct. 5.

M. Humphries, Manchester, builder—T. W. Berry,
Manchester, hat-manufacturer—R. Dean, Clitherue,
Lancashire, grocer—W. Shoe, Liverpool, block maker—
J. Gap, Duke-street, Manchester-square, livery-stable.
keeper—S. Hitchin, Oxford-street, draper—J. flinch-
chile, Wakefield, carrier—C. Cox, Salford, wine and
spirit-dealer—J. England, Bath, grocer.
PARTNERSHIP, DISSOLVED.
E. Smith and J. Clunn, City-basin, Macclesfield-
street, South, stone merchants and masons—J. Amos
and A. Kelham, Manchester—J. Peters and T. F.
Banbury, Coventry, ribbon-manufacturers—C. Barnes,
R. Peirce, and J. Sims, Curtain-road, Shoreditch,
timber-merchants (so far as regards R. Pierce)---W.
Dodd and J. Etock, Manchester, pressers and finishers
--W Gwillim and H. W. Webber, Newport, Monmouth-
shire, chemical manufacturers—T. Lewis and J. Lewis,
Bristol, provision carers—G. Traill and H. A. Bright.
man, High-street, Wapping, ship-chandlers—W. Sut-
cliffe and W. Leach, Bowling, Yorkshire, worsted stuff
manufacturers—J. R. Woodward, and Z. Woodward,
Donington fen, Lincolnshire, farmers and graziers—W.
Blenkiron and T. Tarn, Wood-street, Cheapside, carpet.
bag manufacturers—J. Smith and H. D.. Stevenson,
Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham, chain-makers--W.
Perry and J. Johnson, Liverpool, shipwrights—D.
Howarth, son., R. Howarth, and D. Howarth, jun.,
Rochdale, steam boiler makers—J. Hague and H.
Buckley, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton waste dealers—F.
Moat and A. Routledge, Wood-street, Cheapside, glove
manufacturers—J. C. Gamble, D. Gamble, and A. Sin-
clair, Saint Helens, Lancashire, manufacturing chemists
(so far as regards A. Sinclair)—R. B. Harvey and S.
Johnson Harleston, Norfolk, land agents—J. Butler
and W. Denne, Woolwich, surgeon and apothecaries.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
John Thompson, jun., Prospect-place, Mile-end-road,
shopman.
John Adams, Strathmore-terrace, St. George's-in-the-
East.
Judah Hynes, King's Lynn, Norfolk, optician.
John Elgar, Sandgate, Kent, butcher.
William Gough, Warfield, Berkshire, jobbing coach-
maker.
Frances Roberts, Wharf-road, City-road, widow.
Charles Bradley, Chapel-street, St. James's,Clerkeawell,
gasfitter.
John W. Jarvis, Fulwood's-rents, High Holborn, tea
dealer.
Edward Hickman, Manor-street, Old Kent-road, tra-
veller.
George Howland, Ville of Dunkirk, Kent, market
gardener.
George Caudle, Wych. street, Drury-lane, scale maker.
William Yeowell, Barbican, boot and shoemaker.
George Tripp, Frederick-street, Hampstead-road, piano-
forte maker.
John Humphry, Fairford, Gloucestershire, baker.
William Scrafield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, baker.
Edward Breck, Maidstone, gardener.
Thomas R. Newmau, Eltham, Kent, smith and iron-
monger.
James Chapman, Clifton•street, Finsbury, chemist and
druggist.
Samuel Matthews, Landport, Southampton, beerseller.
Robert Hearne, Speenhamland, Berkshire, mail Cols-
tractor.
Thomas Lilley, Grandchester, Cambridgeshire, common
brewer.
Anthony T. Blest, Old Charlton, Kent, plumber, &c.
Thomas H. Harris, Great Qin en-street, Lincolu's Inn-
fields, stationer.
George Etphiek, Castle-street East, engineer.
John Bohn, Peckham, bookseller's assistant.
t3arah Walker, Great Marlborough street, Regent street,
widow.
Robert Samuel, St. Martin's-court, Leicester-square,
ham dealer.
James Hackman, Buckland, Portsea, fellmonger.
John Hall, Wiaittlesey, Cambridgeshire, police con-
stable.
Widmoro Hyatt, Dudley, Worcestershire, engineer's
clerk.
Benjamin Lowe, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, butty
collier.
John Nichol'. Foleshill, Warwickshire, retail brewer.
Joseph Addenbrook, Sedgley, Staffordshire, mason.
William Brown, Ashborne, Derbyshire, bricklayer.
Peter A. Walters, Lane-end, Staffordshire, brasier.
Thomas Smith, Swineahead, Lincolnshire, drover.
James Price, Little Over, Derbyshire.
John Hobday, Birmingham, seal manufacturer.
William Cockayne, Nottingham, butcher.
Robert Kittle, Barrowby, Lincolnshire, farmer.
Bernard Beagan, Liverpool, shoemaker.
John Loather, Liverpool, architect.
u••••••-•,U, 'mean, Lancashire, journeyman en
gineer.
John Lawreson, Salford, Lancashire, baker.
Edward Lees, Oldham. bookseller.
James Wearing, Manchester.
Sarah Stretton, Bristol.

INDIGo.—The quarterly sale is fixed for the 12th
October, and the quantity that will be ffered is ex-
pected to he large, amounting to 16,000 chests ; at
present 14,292 chests are declared. East India of all de-
scription,. met with little attention from exporters or the
home trade, although there are sellers rather under the
July sale ; prices are not expected to be much larger,
as the stock is smaller than it was in the past season;
the deliveries are larger, the importation smaller, and
prices lower. Spanish is little required, and the limited
business done privately was at barely former rates ; at
auction 120 serons Guatemala sold at 2s 6d to 3a 4d for
mid to good.
Orns —The arrivals of Fish Oils have increased since
our last report, and the demand not having been so good,
there is less firmess on the part of holders. Seal is
offered upon rather lower terms, but without meeting
with much attention, and for pale 271. 10s. to 281. have
been accepted ; at auction 40 tuna were sold. Cod has
been operated in with caution at 27/. ss. to 27/3. 10s. and
holders are inclined to sell, although a small stock, but
it will be much larger ere long. • Southern met with
little attention, and low to middling quality can be ob-
tained at 241 10s to 251, good to fine 25/ lOs to 261105,
and there is a fair quantity on offer. Sperm, however,
has been in good request, but prices do not improve,
although the supply is less plentiful; none has been
offered at auction, but 100 tuna Southern and 40 tuns
Sperm aro declared for Friday. Although further re-
duced rates have been accepted for Linseed Oil, still
exporters have only taken trifling parcels, whilst the
home demand has been limited. The purchases made
for forward delivery have been of little moment, al- I
though at 26s to 26s 6d there are sellers; prices are,
however, not expected to be much lower on account of
the large consumption. In Rape Seed Oil sales to a fair
extent have been made. Palm met with greater atten-
tion, but prices cannot be quoted higher; and privately
many parcels have been sold, 33s to 36s paid for fair to
fine quality; but the stock is on the increase. Cocoa
Nut is much wanted, and, owing to the small supply,
buyers have been compelled to pay further advanced
rates ; at auction 25 hhds Ceylon sold at 58s to 60s 9d,
and 40 puns repacked Cochin at 50s 6d to 51s 3d. In
Olive large purchases have been made, whilst on the part
of holders there is firmness. Lard Oil is little wanted,
and can be obtained at 43s to 48s per cwt. African
Ground Nut Oil is dull of sale at 38s to 395.
Teneow.—The trade continue to purchase Russian
with caution on the spot, and to take only sufficient for
their present wants; prices keep on the decline. There
are sellers of fine P.Y.C. at 46s to 46s 6d, and old at 45s
3d to 45s 6d, whilst an impression exists that prices
have not yet arrived at their lowest point on account of
the immense quantity there is to come in. For delivery
in the last three months of the year the business concluded
has been small, although 45s 9d to 463 have been taken
for fine new P. Y. Candle. Home made has been
operated in with caution at 46s ad to 47s nett cash. Ot
other sorts the supply continues to be good, and the
trade operating with caution prices continue to give way.
At auction 787 boxes of Soiith American fetched 47s to

By Mr. M'lntyre—The superintendents awl others
employed in the boats stated to him, when he made
the investigation, that Clarke was in the habit of
tying the valves, but he made an investigation which
satisfied him that Clarke was not in the habit of
tying them. But was it not surprising that all those
who had come forward and stated that they had seen
the valves tied, and had left the boat in dismay, had
not written to him on the subject? Tie had never
received a letter on the matter, notwithstanding the
danger. They must have known the great danger
to the passengers.
By a juryman—Did not know whether the Cricket
went as far as Southwark-bridge and was obliged to
return from some cause, because he was in Scotland
at the time. A minute book of all the occurrences

was kept. Did not know that the Cricket was more

out of order than the other boats. The engines some-
times got a little out of order, but not, as far as he
knew, the boilers. He did not examine the valves
after the complaints, because he had every confidence
in Clarke.

J. J. Buttress, of No. 3, Thames-street, Green-
wich, a fitter in the employ of Mr. Joyce, deposed
that he had driven the Cricket, and other boats, for
Mr. Joyce. He drove her the first time on the 28th
of March, after Kent had left, and before Clarke left.
Drove her on Good Friday; and after Clarke was
appointed he went two or three passages with him.
Was afterwards appointed to the Bee. About the
last week in April he drove the Cricket for
about an hour, during the absence of Clarke ;
but during the whole time he did not discover that
the safety-valves at the extremity of the lever were

fastened down tight with spunyarn , which was wound
several times round. He cut them immediately he
discovered them. On one occasion he saw two pieces
of string hanging, but on the second they were gone.
Mr. Meecham also saw the valves tied, and ordered
them to be cut. The effect of tying the valves increased
the speed. He left the boats about half an hour after.
When he told Clarke he denied it, but Edward
corroborated his statement. He mentioned it t

47s 9d for fine quality ; 150 hhds of North American
Butchers' melted 45s 6d to 46s p( r cwt. The stoek ot
Tallow exceeds that of last year, but prices are much
above that time.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES.
N BANKS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER COI!
PANIES' STOCK.
From t'te Gfiki.ll List.

Clarke, because he heard nothing from Mr. Joyc
as he expected, respecting it. Clarke replied " Ned
I Rill not have you on board ; you know what I
mean ;" and Edwards was discharged by the secre-
tary, Mr. Nash, on the subsequent Saturday. Os
the 3d of August he was employed on board, and he
saw the ropes hanging, but untied, at which the
present stoker of the boat smiled.

PUBLISHED EVERY TI7I3M)AY AND FRIDAY F,VENL'iIi
LONDON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

JOINT-STOCK MINKS.

By Mr. M. Chamber Believed she went to
Greenwich in that state. She had made four pas-
sages on the day the valves were tied. It was his
duty before beginning to work an engine to see that
the safety-valves were free. He omitted to do so, but
there was a steam gauge, and if the index had gone
up from 4.5 to 80, he should know that there was
something the matter with the valves. The index
satisfied him that the pressure was not too
great. Did not know whether the steam
blowed off that morning or not. There was nothing
to lead him to believe that there was anything wrong
until he found the valves tied. Could not say whether
Mr. Meecham saw the strings or not. Left the
company about the middle of August. Went back
to Mr. Joyce's, where he is now employed. Re-
ceived a good character from Mr. Smith, stating that
if there was a vacancy he
STloula iv,
quarrelled with Clarke, but he believed he was envious
of him.

Name of Company.

Divi,!edrond

Amount
of
Share.

Annum.

Australasia • • • • • • • • • •
tiritsh N orth American
.:,onintercial of London
'olonial ........

Londn and Westminsitr
London Joint-Stock ...
Sletropolitan
Provincial ot Ireland..

Ditto, New.•. • • • • • .
National of Iroland ..
Nat. Proyncial of Eng.
Ditto, Now. • • • • ••
Union of Australia— ..
Union of L0nd0n.....

By Mr. Joyce's Solicitor—Would as soon have
lwaglinilLl that there were rats in the fire as that the
valves were tied. When the gauge sunk he stirred
up the fire. The strings were as tight as wire.
By Mr. M'lntyre—ln the Ant and Bee there are
strings on the levers to raise them up. When he
went cn board that morning he had no time to exa-
mine her, as her time was up to start; thought at
first that the levers were tied to trick him. If he

Thomas Wood, Cheltenham, appraiser.
Francis Stone, Bristol, plumber.
John Smallman, Cheltenham, brewer.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS,
C. West, Glasgow, bookseller and stationer, to meet
within the writing-chambers of J. Burnet, Glasgow,
Sept. 20, and Oct. 11, at twelve.
J. Baird and A. Baird, Modiesburn, Lanarkshire,
lime-merchants, to meet within the chambers of B. Bor-
land, accountant, Sept. IS and Oct. 9, at twelve.
J. Jamieson and W. Jamieson, Kilbirnie, flax-spin-
ners, to meet within the Saracen's Head Inn, Beith,
Ayrshire, Sept. 18 and Oct. 11, at twelve.
A. Denny and W. Baird, Glasgow, merchants, to meet
within the office of Knox and Findlay, writers, Glasgow,
Sept. 17, and Oct. 12, at two.
J. Miller, Dundee, brewer, to meet within the British
Hotel, Dundee, Sept. 20 and Oct. 11, at one.
J. Lowe, Dundee, flax-dresser, to meet within the
Royal Hotel, Dundee, Sept. 18 and Oct. 9, at twelve.
J. Edmonston, Glasgow, merchant and ironmonger,
to meet within the chambers of Messrs. Macdowall
and Murray, writers, Glasgow, Sept. 21 and Oct. 12,
at one.

had known that such a result would have taken place
from the tying of the valves The would have at once
acquainted his employers. His wages were 2/. Ss. a
week, not 2/. los.
The inquest waa then adjourned until 11 o'clock
to-morrow.

The other boiler will be sent to 'Woolwich to be
burst, in order that the quality of the iron may be
tested.

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF
TUESDAY.
WHITEHALL, SEPT. 9, 1847.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Davies,
of the city of Hereford, Gent., to be a Master Extraor-
dinary in the High Court of Chancery.
WHITEHALL, SEPT. 11.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent
to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Right
Hon. Lord Robert Grosvenor, Edwin Chadwick, Esq.,
Dr. Thomas Southwood Smith, Professor Richard
Owen, and Richard Lambert Jones, Esq., to be her
Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring what special
means may be requisite for the improvement of the
health of the metropolis.
The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Henry
Austen, Esq. to be Secretary to the said Commission.
DECLARATIONS: OF INSOLVENCY.
Walter Jones, grocer, Brecon.
BANKRUPTS.

W. Smeaton, Glasgow, Wright, to meet within the
chambers of A. Livingston, writer, Glasgow, Sept. 21
and Oct. 13, at twa.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Frice Current of Sept. 14.)
SUGAIL—To day there was not much desire evinced
to operate in Raw Sugar for home consumption or ex-
portation, but on the part of holders and importers
firmness was generally manifested, although the market
was well supplied. There was only a moderate demand
for all sorts 01 West India Muscovado for the scale or
pan, still the rates obtained were on a par with those of
Friday for all qualities. At auction 121 hhds 7 tierces
Barbadoes were all sold at market rates.
REFINED —To day refired goods were operated in
with caution by the home trade, and the rates
taken were 54s fur brown grocery. and 54s 6d to 55s for
standard lumps. There are many parcels on offer of
all sorts. Bonded crushed Sugar is little required, and
first sorts can be obtained at 31s to 218 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 1,276
bags of Bengal Sugar were chiefly disposed of, but diffi-
culty was experienced in obtaining former rates—fine
white Benares went 48s 6d, good middling and good
45s 6d to 47 6d, middling 44s 6d to 453, low 43s 6d to
445, damp and washed 43s to 46s 6d, but middling soft
yellow was taken in at 38s to 38s 6d. Of Singapore
501 bags were sold at moderate rates--low soft yellow
at 36s 6d to 375, good and fine brown 36s to 36 6d,
middling 35s to 35s 6d per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was little disposi-
tion evinced to operate in Mauritius Sugar at a public
sale of 4 108 bags, a part only finding buyers at a reduc-
tion on former rates of 6d per cwt; goo d yellow went at
40s to 41s, middling 38s 6d to 39s 6d, low 37s to 38s,
ordinary to good grey 37s to 39s 6d, syrupy 35s 6d to
40s, washed 35s to 33s 6d, fine brown 36s 6d, syrupy 33s
to 33s 6d, and washed 32s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—This afternoon the market was quiet for
foreign, but prices were steady ; at public sale 72 hhds
25 barrels St. Croix gold at the full value ; very fine
strong yellow at 51s Gd, fine 49s to 50s 6d, good 47s 6d;
50 hhds Porto Rico went at the former worth, good and
fine yellow at 45s 6d to 46s 6d; 1,783 bags China sold
afitnethgeufulldemand
since
t value, low soft white at 43s 6d to 445. Pri-
vatmelo3ll,oBosytahh34:dialiAl _All
St.
l aEstoursttsacoefwwereeattaklenndaiat 38hsav6ed pbeerencwit
good
ourl9s
tola2stos ; report. and
fair ndthle6ss6adles; amounted to 600 puns at improved rates. Antigua of
Dominica and St. Vincent's 16s to 16s Gd ; St. Lucia
16s ; Cuba 19s ; Porto Rico 18s. In Bengal Treacle
large sales have been made at 18s. Of Mauritius Mo-
lasses some parcels were sold at 16s per cwt.
COFFEE.—This afternoon Native Ceylon met with
little attention privately, and 36s 6d to 97s per cwt is
better
the value of good ordinary. Of Plantation 218 bags
were only in part sold—fine fine ordinteahreyd 3
colouryssto 3 tst;
49s to swoslotwmiddlingt oa6ndstriage fetched middling s2s to 545;
quail
24 bales Mocha went at 56s for low middling, and at 348
to 35s for triage. The market for all sorts of Coffee
suited for home consumption or exportation has a dull
appearance,
evinced to operate in
good
and fine descriptions of Congou, but merchants
pTpeEaara.—ncLe, TEA.—Little
desire
as tendhas downwards.
been
is 6d
g havee n e roahl lt)a-
naerde
inso
dd itsop oisse dsdt of lowerftohremi re
r,p
andn.cesl,
to 2s for the latter. The lower qualities brought] firm
i
epormicemso.
owhait 9d
whilst
to
oair
9budsine ,
goodo
10d ; but the mid and mid sorts were ope-
rated in with caution, and easier rates were
sshas
commonbeen concluded
9d t
generally submitted to on the part of holders, viz., 100
to Is per lb. Of common Congou there is only a mode-
rate quantity on offer. The market for the better quali-
ties of Green is in an inactive state, and having a fair
supply, prices continue on the decline ; but; in common
large purchases have been made, in consequence of the
low rates that prevail. All sorts of Youni, Hyson, how-
ever, have been in excellent request, and brought stiffer
rates. In Scented Teas there has been little passing.
SPIiIITS.—To-day Jamaica Rum of all kinds was in
excellent request for all purposes : holders evinced much
&miasma, and obtained 3s 9d to 4s 4d for 30 to 38 per
cent overproot, 4s 5d Po 46 9d far fine, end 40 lthi SO 93

Joseph Sandell Welch, print seller, St James's-street,
to surrender, Sept. 28, at half-past one, and October
27, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee ; Gwynne, Temple-chambers,
Fleet-street.

Isaac Cleaver Taylor, tailor, Change-alley, Cornhill,
Sept. 25, and Oct. 27, at half-past one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Marden and
Prichard, Christchurch-chambers, Newg,ate-street.
John Ensore Pople, licensed victualler, Union-row,
Newington-butts, Sept. 28, at eleven, and Oct. 27, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official
assignee ; Parnell and Tanqueray, New Broad-street.
Joseph Deer, wheelwright, Bryanstone-street, Edg-
ware-road, Sept. 21, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 27, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy ; Belcher, official
assignee ; Seard, North-crescent, Bedford-square.
Thomas Charles Burgon, drug and dry saltery broker,
Great St. Helen's, Bishopsg,ate-street, Sept. 25, at half-
past two, and Oct. 27, at half past twelve, at the Court
of Bankruptcy ; Belcher, official assignee ; Lewis,
Clement's-lane.
ld ings, Belcher
H b officialorn
;
Jacob Hansford, upholsterer, Hight-street, Ventnor,
Isle of Wight, Sept. 28, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 27,
at eleven, at the Court of Banttcs
kerupt.cbyui.
assignee; Braikenridge, i
Cole and Russell, Isle of Wight.
John Dunlop, coal merchant, Dover-road, Surrey,
Sept. 21, at half-past one, and Oct. 21, at half-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, oCeial
Co.,assignee; Keddell and Lime-street, City.
Francis Jenkyns, corn
merchant,at Love-lane,
City,at the
Sept. 28, at half-past one, and Oct. 2 , twelve,
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee,
Basing - hall street; France, Godlirnan-street, Doctors'-
commons.
John Hurley, victualler, Bristnall-fields, Ualesovren,
Worcestershire, Sept. 25 and Nov. 2, at eleven, at the
Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee,
Birmingham ; Spencer and Rollings, Birmingham.
Henry Edwards, tea dealer, Halifax, Sept. 30 and
Nov. 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young,
official assignee, Leeds ; Blenkarn, Clement's-lane,
London ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
John Hatfield, jan., victualler, Southwell, Notting-
hamshire, Sept. 24, and Oct. 29, at twelve, at the Bir-
mingham District Court. Bittleson, official assignee,
Nottingham; Capes and Stuart, Gray's Inn, London ;
Stanton, Southwell.
John Spencer Dunn, draper, Coventry, Sept. 23, and
Oct. 28, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court.
Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Dewes and Son,
Coventry; Weeks, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn.
jSampson Langdale, sen., and Sampson Langdale,
un., corn dealers, Stockton-upon-Tees, Oct. 7, at eleven,
and Nov. 2, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne
District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne ; Lawrence, Crowdy, and Bowlby, Old
Newcastle-
Fish-streetupon- , Doc
Tyne. tors'-commons ; Griffith and Crighton,

DIVIDENDS.
In the country.
J. Massey, Etruria, Staffordshire, gas fitter, Oct. g,
at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham—G. T. Rollason,
Birmingham, china dealer, Oct. 7, at half•past ten, at
the Court, Birmingham—J. Tyler, Worcestershire, hop
merchant, Oct. 9, at eleven, at tho Court, Birmingham
—J. Attwood, Newtown, Staffordshire, chain manufac.
turer, Oct. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Bir-
mingham—W. Brice, Bristol, merchant, Oct. 5, at eleven,
at the Court, Bristol—Sarah James and T. Herbert,
ilLanell7, Brecon, grocers, Oct. 12, at two, at the Court,
"rist64-4. Mal; rictualler, Oct. 7, at twelve, at

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENI .N G, SEPTEMBER 15, 1847.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSIO - USE.

Yesterday the Lump MAvoa sent for Mr. Carson,
who some days ago wrote a letter to his Lordship on
the subject oi. tile desecration of the dead in the church-
yard of St. Ethelburga, a copy of which letter ap-
peared in the newspapers under the head of " Man-
sion-house." His Lordship's correspondent having
appeared at the justice-room, the following communi-
cation from the incumbent of St. Ethelburga was
read :

"Desecrati3n of the Dead.
" Vestry st. Ethelburga.
"My Lord, —I beg leave to contradict a state-
ment relative to the burial-ground of the parish of
St. Ethelburga which appeared in the police reports
of Thursday last. So far from the spot having been
often the recipient of human remains, I cAn confi-
dently affirm that during the four years of my incum-
bency no corpse has been buried, and I am informed
by the sexton that the soil has not been disturbed for
40 years or more. The skulls mentioned by your
correspondent did not meet my eye, although I stood
by when the entire mound of excavated earth was
returned to its former position, and with the exception
of a few trifling fragments, there were scarce any
human bones mingled therewith. The fragments of
coffins and offensive effluvium had no existence what-
ever except in the imagination of your Lordship's
correspondent.
" I beg leave to add, that while I strongly advocate
the discontinuance of intermural interments I also
deprecate groundless charges of shameful desecration.
" I have the honour to be your Lordship's obedient,
humble servant,
" J. M. RODWELL, Rector of St. Ethelburga."
Mr. CARSON expressed surprise at the written con-
tradiction of the Rev. Gentleman, to a statement
every word of which was accurately true. It would
indeed be extraordinary if, residing as he did in the
immediate vicinity of the church, and having wit-
nessed the exhibition he had described, and requested
his Lordship would give the sanction of his authority
to the complete publicity of the letter, he had made
so erroneous a representation as had been ascribed to
him. It so happened that his brother-in-law wit.
nessed the disgusting scene which he had described, and
would readily come forward to confirm that description.
For his own part, he was desirous, if his Lordship had
no objection, to make affidavit of the truth of every
word in the letter.
Here Mr. Carson repeated his statement in the lan-
guage of the letter, and expressed a hope that the
neighbourhood would be shortly visited by the able
Commissioners appointed to make regulations for the
sanitary improvements of the people.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Yesterday John Press, a drayman in the service of
Messrs. Truman and anbury, the brewers, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with
having stolen a kilderkin of ale, the property of his
employers, and Mr. Richard Pratt, a licensed victu-
aller in Cheshire-street, Bethnal-green, was charged
with having feloniously received the same, well
knowing it had been stolen, and also with having in
his possession two other casks, of which he was unable
to give a satisfactory account.
Mr. Marr, storehouse clerk to the prosecutors,
stated that the firm he represented viewed the offence
in a very serious light, as they had reason to believe
that they had been robbed in this manner to some
extent, and had instructed him to follow up the case,
the facts of which were that the prisoner Press, who
had been a long time in 'their service, Was- sent out
on Saturday afternoon to deliver a quantity of ale
and beer at the houses of different customers, but
amongst whom was not the prisoner Pratt, who,
though he dealt with their house, had not ordered
anything considerable for some time. Press was ac-
companied by another drayman, named Shepherd,
and the latter, suspecting from the way in which the
ale had been delivered at Pratt's premises that it had
been stolen, disclosed the transaction to witness, who
referred to the books and found no such order had
been given, and it then turned out that the prisoner
Press had stolen it from a part of the warehouses in
which there were many thousand barrels deposited,
~.nd done it in so open a manner that no suspicion
arose. On discovering these facts the partners in the
firm were apprised of them, and they gave immediate
directions for the apprehension of both prisoners.
The drayman, Shepherd, who had unconsciously
assisted at the delivery of the stolen ale at Pratt's
house, deposed, that upon so doing that person was
present, and that upon the other prisoner going up to,
him and saying, "I have brought you a kilderkin,"
Pratt made no inquiries about it. "6 31'110Y re-
plied, "Very well,' and save him directions where
to lace
oergeant Price, of the H division, stated, that upon
accompanying Mr. Marr and another gentleman to
Pratt's house they found the kilderkin in question
placed in a passage leading to the cellars, and that
upon descending into the latter two other casks were
also pointed out by Mr. Marr, one of which was
empty and the other upon tap. Pratt was asked how
long he had been in possession of these last °asks P
and replied that he was not quite certain, though he
believed about three months, but upon some of the
ale being poured into a glass and tasted by the two
gentlemen, both decisively told him that that was im-
possible, for that he could not have had it more than

a week, and demanded permission to take the casks
away ; upon which Pratt said that he could not tell
how they came there, and he would allow them to do
so. The butts were therefore removed, and the pri-
soners, on reaching the brewhouse, given in charge.
In answer to the case, the drayman, Press, said,
" I have been a very long time in Messrs. Hanbury's
service, and never had a word against me before," and
the prisoner Pratt exclaimed in a hurried manner,
" Mind, the kilderkin was left there by mistake ;
that's what I contend for."

Mr. Marr requested, on behalf of Messrs. Han-
bury, that the prisoners might be remanded, as the
firm had only been apprised of the circumstances that
morning, and had not had time to produce further
evidence, but at the next examination he should be
fully prepared to conclusively establish the charge
against both prisoners.
Each of the accused asked to be admitted to bail,
saying that they could obtain it to any amount, and
the Magistrate after some consideration acceded to the
request, by ordering Press to enter into his own re-
cognisance in 1001., and find two sureties in 501. each,
and Pratt to enter into his recognisance in 3001., and
find tw ) sureties in 1501. each, and both to give 24
hours' notice to inquire into their solvency.
LAMBETH.

Yesterday Mr. Charles, alias Cromwell Hicks, a
middle-aged man of gentlemanly appearance and ad-
dress, was placed at the bar for further examination
before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of passing three
cheques, for various amounts, which were found to
be fictitious.

Mr. Thomas Pratt, army agent, of 34, King-street,
Westminster, deposed, that he did not hold any funds
belonging to the prisoner, nor had he authorised the
prisoner to draw the cheque produced.
Mr. Simpson, a baker in the Wandsworth-road,
deposed that on the Bth inst. he advanced 31. 104. to
the prisoner on a cheque for 71. 10s. drawn by the
prisoner on his father, Colonel Hicks, and made pay-
able at the office of Mr. Pratt, the last witness, and
on sending it there it was marked " No effects."
Mr. Selswood, a grocer, 6, Belgrave-place, Wands-
worth-road, stated, that on the 28th of last month
the prisoner called at his shop and requested him to
cash a cheque for 21. 25., drawn by him on Colonel
Carruthers, of the 2d Foot, and which he said was all
he had received from the colonel out of 151. which he
owed him. He (witness) gave him the money for
the cheque, and passed the latter in a day or two
after to Mr. Underwood, a grocer, in James-street,
Covent-garden.
James Eccles, shopman to Mr. Underwood, deposed
that he presented the cheque for 21. 2s. he then pro-
duced at the office of Messrs. Cox and Greenwood,
and was told that no advices had been received to pay
it, and as that was the second time of presentation it
was strongly suspected to be a forgery.
Mr. Thomas Flower, a stockbroker, residing in the
Wandsworth-road, stated that on the 3d instant he
saw the prisoner, of whom he had some knowledge
from his having held a situation in the City. He on
that occasion produced a cheque which he had drawn
on Major Daniells, of the Coldstream Guards, for
151. 158., and asked if he knew any person who
would advance him 6/. 10s. on it, as he wanted
that amount very badly to pay his bookseller. Wit-
ness told him he had no objection to lend him the
money as it was so advantageous to him, and gave him
the 6/. 103. Some days after the cheque was presented
at Messrs. Cox and Greenwood's, where it was pay-
able, but it was not paid.
The prisoner, when asked what he had to say to
these various charges, replied that, notwithstanding
all that had been stated, every one of the three
cheques produced would be regularly paid. That
drawn upon his father Colonel Hicks would have
been paid before now but for the serious in-
disposition of the colonel. His intimate friend and
chum,' Colonel - Carruthers, of: the 2d Foot, he was
certain would honour the trifling. cheque on him,
and as for his college friend,:biajor Daniells, there
could not be a shadow of doubt about his paying the
15 guineas. He (the prisoner) had been in his father's
regiment, and had always been upon terms of the
utmost friendship with Major-General Daniel's, and
his son Major Daniells.
Mr. ELLIOTT--Then from your statement am I to
suppose that Major Daniells would give you a good
character. Prisoner—Most certainly. '
Mr. ELLIOTT--Then I shall read you an extract
from a letter received from Major Daniells in refer-
ence to your cheque, in which he speaks of your cha-
racter as follows:

" I know but two persons of the name of I-licks ;
one, Cromwell Hicks, who, after having lived upon
me for twelve months, was placed by my influence in
a situation in the City, from which he bolted, leaving
a debt of 500/. unsettled, and from that period has