The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-31 00:00:00

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I THE BANKRUPTCY OF SIR UOLMA.N
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O'LOGHLEN.
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4 Brit & Fgn Marine Ll 33 41pm 100 Madras Irrig. &Canal The Lords Justices delivered judgment on the appeal
25 Canada Company. 7l 74 gsn o by Ind Gov. 100 102 from the decision of Mr. Registrar Spring Rice in the
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35 City Offices (L) 25024) dis 2 Mauritius Laud (L) 1 1 4,:. bankruptcy of Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Bart., NI, P. late
20 Colonial IL)
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10 Crdt Folic of Eng (L) 21 21 Mere Agency ILI .. 17 Pm
21, 11-16 5 N Zealand Loan and
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11' 13Prn duties, could be adjudicated a bankrupt on a debtor's
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270 Ebbw Vale Steel L).. 91 %dig 60 P and 0 Steam d. Their
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Mortgage Loan.... 78 80 7 Lordships were of opinion that the Bankruptcy Act !of
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guar by Egyp Gov.. 97 99 15 Do New 990 extended beyond the jurisdiction, either by express terms
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CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST AN
OFFICER.
At the Central Criminal Court, Captain Edward John '
Armytage surrendered to his bail on a charge of having
married Caroline Sheldrake, his former wife being alive.
Mr. Besley and Mr. Collins prosecuted, and Mr. Straight
and Mr. Horace Brown defended. Captain Armytage
married Miss Sheldralce on the 9th of October last at
the Registry-office of St. Pancras, and it. was
proved that in 1861 he had married his first
wife, a Miss Jane Flossma,n. Some years after.the first
marriage, differences arose, and the defendant, who for-
merly held a commission in the 39th Foot, entered into a
deed of separation from his wife, allowing her a handsome
maintenance. Since the separation he had had no
personal connection with the first wife, and
neither of the ladies were in court to prosecute.
These facts were looked at by the Court as mitigating the
offence, and with the consent of the opposing counsel,
Captain Armytage was liberated on entering into his re-
cognisances in the sum of £2OO to come up for judgment
when called upon.

MINING SHARE LIST.—JANUARY 30.
Messrs. WATSON BROTHERS.
Mining Officer., 1, St. Michael's Alley, COrnhill, London.
Market moderately active. Tincroft, Cook's Kitchen, Great
taxey, Marko Valley and Prince of Wales firmer. Taquaril, East
Lovell, and South Condurrow flatter.
Cain Brea, Prince of Wales, 373, 39s
Chivertou Valley, Providence Mines,
Chontales (Gold), 10s, 15s Roman Gravels,
Cook's Kitchen, 175, 185 Rosewall Rill and Ransoms
Devon Great Consols, United. 255, 308
Drakewalls, 13, 15 South Condurrow, 41, 43
Don Pedro North Del Rey, 25. 21 South Frances,
East Caradon, Sweetland Creek, 31. 45
East Lovell, 315, 325 Taukerville, 125, 13
East Pool, Taquaril (Gold). 425, 443
East Wheal Grenville, 21. 9 Tincroft, 48, 50
Frontino and Bolivia (Gold), Trumpet Consols.
Van,
General Brazilian, West Caradon,
Great Limy, 175, 185 West Chiverton, 49. 50
Great Retallack. West Maria' and Fortescue,
Great Wheal Vol'. 61, 75 265, 28s
Hingston Down, West Tankerville,
Macke Valley, 7, 71 Wheal A gar.
New Eeldon, 15s, 17s 6d Wheal Crehor, 12s 6d, 153
New Lovell, WhealGreuville, 31, 45
North Crotty. 25, 23 Wheal Kitty. St. Agnes, 9, 91
Pary's Mountain, 3, 35 t Wheal Margaret,
Penhalls, !Wheal Mary Ann,
Perran Wheal Virgin, 27s 6d, 12s 6d ' Wheal U ny. 3. 3t

THE ALLEGED FRAUDS BY NAVAL
STEWARDS.
THE VERDICT.
The trial of Samuel Vine, steward of the Boscawen, for
alleged frauds on the Admiralty, was resumed on board
the Duke of Wellington on Saturday, Vice-Admiral G. G.
Wellesley presiding. The case for the prosecution, which
closed on Friday, may be thus summarised :—The con-
tractor for the supply of fresh beef to her Majesty's ships
at Portland for the six months commencing on the Ist of
July and terminating on the 31st of December last was a
Mr. Augustus Curtis, now residing at Lovegrove-terrace,
Landport ; but, in consequence of ill-health, the business
was conducted by his brother and agent, Mr. Jas. Curtis,
who is, perhaps, the principal witness in this inquiry.
The prosecution alleged that a conspiracy was entered
into by James Curtis and the stewards, the latter agreeing
that he was to represent to the paymaster that large quan-
tities of meat were received beyond those which were
actually delivered ; and that as the Admiralty paid 575. sd.
per 1001 b. of beef, the steward was to receive the 50s. and
the contractor the 7s. sd. ; and that in four months no less
than £193 was paid to the prisoner under this agreement.
The agent to the contractor has, as it is termed, " turned
Queen's evidence,"he having, he states, received a promise
from the Admiralty authorities that he will not be prose-

cuted.
Mr. G. P. Martin, paymaster of the Victoria and Albert,
assisted by Mr. Eastlake, of Portsmouth, conducted the
prosecution ; and Mr. Bullen, of the Western Circuit, was
counsel for the prisoner.
On the assembling of the Court on Saturday morning,
Mr. Bullen read the prisoner's defence—a lengthy docu-
ment. From the facts he submitted that on the third
charge there was a balance of 121 b. in his favour, and on
the fourth charge a balance of 201 b. against him, shewing
on the five charges, taken altogether, a discrepancy of 81b.
between the amounts actually received and the amount
represented to have been delivered. He urged that this
could not be regarded as evidence of fraud, when among
the thousands of pounds of meat passing through his
hands an error of only 81b. had been made either in the
weighing or in the recording of the weights. The two
witnesses he should call were above suspicion. Sergeant
Mann was performing his duty, and would be more likely
to have a leaning to his superiors than to him (the
prisoner), and the assistant steward's book had been
in the hands of the prosecution, who declined to avail
themselves of the information it might have afforded.
With reference to the sixth charge, he submitted there
was not a tittle of evidence to constitute a conspiracy. To
a conspiracy there must be two parties, and the only evi-
dence produced by the prosecution was that of the imma-
culate Curtis, who swore that he never did anything
wrong in any of his dealings with him (the prisoner).
Having detailed the services in which he been engaged,
and remarked that he had never been in any trouble or
difficulty before, the prisoner dwelt on the serious issues
involved in the trial, and asked the court, on the unsatis-
factory evidence before them, to acquit him of the whole
of the charges.
Witnesses were then called for the defence.
Sergeant Frederick Mann, in charge of the marines on
board the Racer, said in October he was in the habit of
seeing the meat weighed on board the Boscawen as repre-
sented in his book as having been delivered, and he was
certain that quantity came on board. He was on board
till the 9th of October. On the 17th of October 5891b5.
were represented as having been deliveied ; and on the
26th, 4881bs. He had heard the prisoner say he had left
beef behind for the boys' food. The prisoner had told
him, before he was put upder arrest, that he had received
money for the boys' food.
Henry Price Coningbourne, the assistant steward, said
the meat as it came on board was weighed in his presence,
and he entered the weights in his rough issue book. This
book he used in the serving out of provisions. The entries
in his book were duly entered in the daily account book.
From this book, it appeared that on the let of October
5411 b. of beef were received on board ; on the 4th, 6671 b.;
on the 7th, 1,0951 b.; and these accounts were correct.
In cross-examination, the witness said he was not
always present t
a the weighing of the beef ; but he could
swear he was present on the 4th and 7th, but not on
the Ist.
Charles Ravenhill, gunner's mate and caterer of No.
24 instructor's mess, proved that seven men went on leave
from Saturday to Monday ; their meat was not checked in
the messes till the 14th of this month.—ln cross-examina-
tion the witness said when men went on leave for
over forty-eight hours they were checked after the first
day.
Edward Henry Parnell, captain of the mizen top, gave
similar evidence as to the checking of the messes. He had
never heard any complaint, and an officer went round
every day to ask if there were any complaints.
Commander J. Grant, of the Boscawen, gave the pri-
soner an excellent character.
The Court, after a deliberation of nearly three hours,
thought that the charges had not been proved, and
acquitted the prisoner.

The sum of 2260,862 Os. Bd. will be required by
the Metropolitan Board of Works during the present year.
Precepts are to be prepared at the rate of 31 in the
pound.
MELANCHOLY ICE ACCIDENT.—A.s three boys,
named Howard Cox, Charles Edward Ellis, and Sydney
Ellis, aged respectively 14, 13, and 12 years, were skating
on a pond in Mr. Dawson's brickfields, Lordship-lane,
Sydenham, on Saturday, the elder Ellis ventured upon a
doubtful part of the ice, and was immersed. The two
other boys dragged a ladder to the spot, but, hampered
by their skates and the weight of the ladder, they were
too late to rescue their unfortunate companion. The
situation of the pond being lonely, nearly an hour elapsed
before the body was recovered, when life was extinct.
The three boys were pupils in Dulwich College, and the
deceased was a very fine boy, Much esteemed by his tutors
and friends.
AN ALARMING FIRE.—A fire was discovered at
midnight on Friday at the millinery establishment of a
Miss Heslett, of Ferry Quay-street, Londonderry. Several
young ladies were known to be sleeping in the house,
and great efforts were made, to arouse them. For some
time the attempt was unavailing. The greatest
excitement prevailed, and the risk of losing lives
became momentarily greater. Dense clouds of smoke
were bursting from the shop to the upper storey,
and flames began to rush out from the windows.
Three females appeared at the windows beseeching help.
Fortunately, the upper portion of the signboard ad-
mitted of standing room, and the women were got in
through the window of a neighbouring house. It was
then found that a child had been forgotten. After some
exertion and risk, the infant was rescued. There was
yet another person remaining—the servant girl—whose
cries were audible in the street. The flames had now
asserted mastery, and it was feared that the girl would be
sacrificed. Ultimately she,- too, was rescued, having
made her way to the rear, whence her screams were heard
in au adjoining printing-office. The premises were com-
pletely gutted.