The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-14 00:00:00

VN7 APRIL 14, 1847.

RAIL WA Y SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13.
STOCK EBCHANGE.-There has been a better feeling
manifested in the market to-day ; buyers were more nu-
merous, and it will be seen that our quotations are slightly
improved. The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Boston, dis.-Birmingbam and Oxford Junction, 8 p.--
Chester and Birkenhead, Halves, 23%-Eastern Counties,
York Extension, 1% dis.--East Lancashire, New, % p.-
Ditto, New (Scrip), Bs. 9d. p.-East Lincolnshire, 13/4 p.-
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 17%-Glasgow, Barr-
Mad, and Neilton, p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 358 dis.-
Ditto, Preference, p.-Liverpool and Newcastle Junction,
dis.-London and North-Western, 172-Manchester
and Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Extensions), 13,i p.-Ditto,
West Riding Union, 1 P.-Manchester, M.atlock and Mid-
land, % dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
Eighths, 1% dis.-Midland Stock, 114-Ditto, 401. Shares,
3 p.-Ditto, New, 2% p.-North British, New Quarters
(scrip), % p.-North Staffordshire, 21,4 p.-North- Western,
1 dis.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 6s. 3d. p.-Shrews-
bury and Hereford, 114 dis.-Shrewsbury and Chester, New,
% dis.-Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, I% dis.-
South-Eastern and Dover, 35%-Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, p.
-York and Newcastle, Preference, 3 p.-York and Nor th
Midland, Preference, 814 p.-Demerara, 3/4 p.
MANCHESTER, APRIL 13.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 34-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire,
3/4-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8 c.-Blackburn,
Clitheroe, &c., Preferentials, 1%-East Lancashire (late B.
and P.), New, 7-16-Ditto, New (scrip), 5-16-Fleetwood,
Preston, and West Riding Junction, 13-16-Great Northern,
%-Ditto, London and York Extension (scrip), %-Hud-
dersfield'and Manchester, 1%-Leeds and Thirsk, 3% dis.-
Ditto, Preferential,: 34-Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares
(late Extension), 13(4-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 2%-Manchester and
Southampton, 11s. c.-North Staffordshire, 214-North-
Western, 1-Oldham Alliance, 14-Scottish Central, 7%-
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4s. 6d.-Shropshire Union,
325. 6d.-South-Eastern and Dover, 3514-South Stafford-
shire, %-West Riding Union, 1-Wharfdale, 9-16-York and
Newcastle, Preference, 814,-Whitehaven and Furness, 334.
LEEDS, APRIL 13.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 15s. dis.-Eastern Counties, York Exten-
sion, 203. dis.-East Lancashire (Blackburn and Preston),
10s. p.-Ditto, New, I ls. p.-Ditto, New Scrip, I2s. 6d. p.-
East and West Yorkshire, 2s. 6d. dis.-East Lincolnshire,
p.-Great Northern, Extensions, 12s. 6d. dis.-Leeds and
Bradford, 4314 C. p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 334 n. dis.-Ditto,
New, 13/4 dis -Ditto, Preference, 18s. p.-Leeds, Wakefield,
and Midland, 17s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool, Manchester, and New-
castle Junction, 1% dis.-Malton and Driffield Junction, par
-Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 41/4 p.-Ditto, 32/. Shares
(late Extensions), 365. 6d. p.-Ditto, West Riding Union,
20s. 6d. p.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, ls.
3d. p.-Manchester and Southampton, 18s, 6d. dis.-Mid-
land, Preference, 13/4 p.-Newcastle and Berwick, 4% p.-
North British, Halves, 21/2 p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 9s.
p.-North Staffordshire, 21/4 p.-Northern Counties Union,
2% dis.-North-Western, 19s. 6d. dis.-Sheffield, Rother-
ham, and Goole, 17s. dis.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham
(B), % dis.-South Staffordshire Junction, 2s. 6d. dis.-
Wharfdale Junction, 12s. 6d. dis.-York and Newcastle, Pre .
ference, 3 p.-York and North Midland, Preference, 7% p.
HULL, APRIL 13.
STOCK EXCHANGIL-The sales are-Hull and Selby, Half
Shares, 51%-North British, Extension (scrip), 7s. 6d. p.-
Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c., Preference, 21s. p.- Great North-
ern, 2118 s. 9d.-Ipswich and Bury (Norwich Extension), 4%
dis.-North Staffordshire, 21/2 p.-Northern Counties Union,
9s. 61-West Riding Union, 17s. 6d. p.
SHEFFIELD, APRIL 13.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire
(scrip), Bs. p.-Great Northern, % dis.-Manchester, Shef-
field and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 64 dis.-
Ditto, 2DiO/tt.oS(hsarheesl4o6ds.
a6ndd.
Union, 1 p. 121.41 dis.-West Shares,los.
Riding 3 1 e.
dis.-Ditto,incoln), 2

EDINBURGH, Amur, 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--Aberdeen, 271. 17s. 6d.
-Airdrie and Batligate, 3/. 18s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 27/.
155.-Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 2/. ls. 6d.-
Caledonian, 261. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 21. 35.-Caledonian
and Dumbartonshire, 2! 2s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 391.
55.-Deeside, 31. 55.-Dunblane, Doane, and Callender, 11.
95.-Dundee and Arbroath, 42/. 10s.-Ditto, New, No. 1,
301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.-Dundee and Perth, 3S/. -
Ditto, New, 191.-Eastern Counties, 20/.-Ditto, York Ex-
tension, 41. Gs.-East of Fife, 2/. 165.-Edinburgh and Bath-
gate, 6. IN.-Edinburgh and Glasgow. 711. 15s. ex div.-
Ditto Halves, 191. 10s. ex div.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 15s.
ex div.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 201. 2s. 6d.-Ditto,
Preference, 211.-Edinburgh and Northern, 15/. lOs -Ditto,
New, 31. 135.-Ditto, Newport, 7/. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, ditto,
New, 2/. lls. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth (New), 31.-Glas-
gow and Ayrshire, 61/. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 38/.-
Ditto, Quarters, 15/. 15s -Ditto, Halves, 8/.-Glasgow,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, Si. 155.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 39/,
-Glasgow General Terminus, 12/. 55.-Glasgow and Gree-
nock, 18/.-Ditto, New, 91.-Ditto, Preference, Si. 55.-Glas-
gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 5/. 18s.-Great North of
England, 2321. 10s.-Great North f Scotland, 21. 11s.-
Manchester and Leeds, 1031.-Midland and Eastern
Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 26/. 155.-North
British, 32/. ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 15/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto,
Thirds, 31. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 12s. 6d.-Ditto,
New Quarters (scrip), 11. 35.-Ditto, Fifths, 61. 15s. ex
diva-Scottish Central, 221. 10s.-Scottish Grand Junction,
IL 3s. 6d.-Scottish Midland, 204 155.-Stirling and Dun-
fermline, 41.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 75.-Wishaw and
Coltness, 49/. 7s. 6d. ex div.-York and Newcastle, 34/. 15s.
-Ditto, New, 14/. 158.-Ditte, Preference, 71. 10s.-Direct
Bombay and Madras, 3s. 9d.-East Indian, 85.-Great
North of India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 35.-
Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 9d.
GLASGOW, APRIL 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Indian, 75.-
East Lothian Central, 535.-Edinburgh and Perth (New
Co.), 603.-Ditto, Halves, 21s. 6d.-Glasgow General Ter-
minus, 1376-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No.
2, 714...G1a5g0w, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 5 N-Man-
cheater and Southampton, 245.-North British, New Quar-
ters (scrip), 225. 6d.-Scottish Central, 22%-Scottish Grand
Junction, 235.

Ma. DISRAELI'S " TANCRED." We are requested
to state that a Second Edition of " Tancred ; or, the
New Crusade," by B. Disraeli, M.P., Author of " Co-
ningsby," " Sybil," &c., is published this day by Mr.
Colburn ; and those who have been hitherto disap-
pointed in obtaining tho work may now procure it of all
Booksellers.

MYSTERIOUS CASE OP DROWNINC—On Monday an
inquest was held, by adjournment, at the Queen's Head,
High-street, Poplar, before Mr. W. Baker, respecting
the death of Deedrich Kendrap, who was found floating
in the Blackwell Basin of the • West India Docks. It
appeared that the deceased was a native of Bremen, in
Germany, and had lately arrived in London, on a plea-
sure excursion. He took lodgings at the Castle public-
house, in Whitechapel, where he remained until Tues-
day morning last, when he left the house, and at twelve
o'clock the same morning his body was discovered float-
ing in the Blackwell Basin, quite dead. He was searched
by one of the dock constables who found on him a small
book, in which was written his name and address, and a
watch guard, but the watch was missing. The constable
said it was very unusual for bodies to float when they had
only been in the water such a short time. The deceased
soon after his arrival in London was knocked down in
the streets, and robbed of 131. Since that period he had
been principally supported by the landlord of the Castle,
and the master of the brig Dorothea. In the absence of
any conclusive evidence, the jury returned a verdict of
"Found drowned."

MISS BURDETT COUTTS'S NEW CHURCH.--The ar-
rangements for proceeding with the erection of Miss
Burdett Coutts's new church, in Rochester-row, West-
minster, to which an ecclesiastical district has already
been assigned, having now been completed, the founda-
tion stone will be laid in the course of a few days with
the customary solemnities. It is expected that the cere-
mony will be performed by Miss Coutts in person,
assisted by the Bishop of London and the Dean and
Chapter of Westminster. The site has been gratuitously
made over by the Dean and Chapter. Until the com-
pletion of the church divine service is to be perfia-need in
the temporary building which has been for some time
opened, under the ministry of the Rev. W. Tennant,
M.A., incumbent of the new district.

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMFORT, SAFETY,
HEARING, &C. IN THE NEW OPERA HOUSE.—The
means of properly heating and ventilating the house
appear to have received due attention. Ilot-air stoves
are fitted up under the pit stalls, w.th flues to conduct
the warmed air over the house ; and every gas lamp in
the corridors has a ventilating-pipe above it. On the: e,
and some other points, however, we reserve our opinion,
not venturing to form one hastily. For the extin-
guishing of fire, should it occur, mains, supplied from
cisterns in the upper part of the house, are provided,
with cocks and hose on each tier. As to the general
safety of the building, notwithstanding the rapidity with
which the works have been carried on, they have been
done in the soundest and most substantial manner, and
so as to entitle Mr. Albano, the architect, and all con-
cerned in them, to great praise. As regards the con-
veyance of sound, we are disposed to consider the new
opera-house singularly successful. During the perform.
ance we visited every part of the house, and found in
every place that the lowest sound from the stage was
distinctly audible.—The Builder.
The never-failing effects of Blair's Gout and Rheu-
matic Pills in curing every description of gout and rheuma-
tism have secured to them a celebrity unequalled by any
medicine of past or present times. They not only give relief
in a few hours, where the patient has been driven nearly to
madness by the excruciating tortures of this disease, but re-
store to perfect health in an inconceivably short space of
time. They are equally speedy and certain in rheumatism,
either chronic or acute, lumbago, sciatica, pains in the bead
or face, and indeed for every rheumaiic or gouty affection in
fact, such has been the rapidity, perfect ease, and complete
safety of this medicine, that it has astonished all who have
taken it; and there is scarcely a city, town, or village in the
kingdom, but contains many grateful evidences of its benign
influence. Sold by all medicine venders. Price 2s. 9d. per
box. Observe the name "Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, Lon-
don," on the Government stamp.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN THE BELVEDERE-ROAD.
—On Monday afternoon, between four and five, an acci-
dent of a most deplorable character, and which it is ex-
pected will be attended with fatal consequences, occurred
in the Belvedere-road to a young man, about twenty,
named Joseph Cox, who was engaged for the Wood
Carving Company, in the above road, where some work-
shops are being constructed. The unfortunate man had
ascended a ladder to a height of upwards of forty feet,
when suddenly losing his hold he fell to the bottom, and
was picked up and conveyed to the Charing-cross Hos
pital in a frightfully mutilated state. Mr. Steghall, the
house-surgeon, said that he had received, besides a broken
leg, a severe fracture of the skull and other injaries, that
rendered his recovery almost hopeless. lie remains in a
dreadful state of suffering at the above institution.
The Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson has returned to
town.

PitiCE SD.

FORGERIES ON THE LGNDON
AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
A young man of very respectable appearance, named
Horatio Nelson West, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, the officer,
charged with having been concerned in forging a great
number of documents, purporting to be shares in thf.
London and South- Western Railway Company.
Another person, whose name, as the evidence did not
involve him criminally in the transaction, we shall not
publish, was put to the bar at the same time, upon sus-
picion of having been concerned in the offence.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Humphreys attended for the prisoner
West. The second prisoner, who seemed to be quite
astonished at his situation, was undefended.
The Learned Counsel for the prosecution briefly
stated the case, which, he said, was brought forward at
the instance of the directors of the company. Applica-
tions had been made to the proprietors -of the new
Money-market, by letter addressed from Portland-
place, to sell a number of shares, and it was strange
enough that these shares were found to be forged upon
the detection of another offence committed by the per-
petrator, who received in payment of a cheque 401. more
than he was entitled to, and appropriated that sum to
his own purposes.
Mr. James W. Stephens, partner with Mr. Luke
James Hansard, said, on the Bth of March, about three
or four o'cleck in the afternoon, I received a letter by
the hands of a messenger, a person of shabby appear-
ance, enclosing fifty shares in the London and South-
Western Railway Company, and purporting to come
from a gentleman named Craven, of Portland-place.
In consequence of the directions contained in that letter,
I got the shares verified the following morning at the
office of the company, and they were disposed of to Dr.
Henry Clark, of Southampton. Observing there was
no number mentioned in the letter, I asked the mana-
ger what number it was in Portland-place, and he, with-
out any hesitation, said No. 11. On the 9th of March
the same messenger brought the letter I produce, pur-
porting to be from the same gentleman, and requesting
to know whether the fifty shares had been sold, and I
sent him back an answer, stating that the sale had taken
place according to the instructions. Just as I was going
to post the letter advising him of the sale, the same
messenger came and handed me another letter, request-
ing the amount of the proceeds. I wrote an answer to
him, stating to him that we had not as yet received the
proceeds of the sale, but that as soon as we received the
money, we would forward it to him. On the following
morning we received another letter, stating that Mr.
Craven expected, when he sent to us, that we were agents
in cash transactions alone, and requesting that a cheque
for the amount should be at once transmitted to him. As
I received intimation that I might have the amouut
that day, I determined to call myself at Portland-
place, and leave the cheque for Mr. Craven ; and just
as I was going out of my office for that purpose, I met
the messenger at the door, put a cheque for 2591. 7s. 6d.
into an envelope, sealed it, directed it, and gave it to
the man to convey to his master. On the following day
the clerk of the banking-house at which the cheque was
paid called and said he had overpaid the cheque 401. In
consequence of this communication I was induced to
send for the prisoner West, who called twice at my
office, but I happened to be out. In about a week, how-
ever, I saw him, and I asked him from whom he had
obtained four 101. Bank of England notes which I named
to him, and I told him our bank,rs had paid that amount
too much, and that the notes had been traced to his pos-
session. He said that the second prisoner who stands
next to him at the bar, and one Mr. Wilson, whom he
did not know, came to his office to transact railway
business, and that one or other of them gave him the
notes, as the second prisoner owed him some money in
another transaction. I pressed him to sly which of them
had given him the notes, and he said the second prisoner.
West gave b..ck tie 401. I said to him, " Why da you
trouble yourself about it, and why don't you make the
,( cowl prisoner pay you what you have given up?" He
said that Mr. Wilson is one of the Hall of Commerce
chaps, and I know nothing about him, and I don't like
nis appearance, or something of that kind. I asked him
if he had any obj..ctio:i to walk with me. He said he
was perfectly willing. I wished West to identify Wil-
-on, and lie walked with me to the Royal Exchange. I
[old him we had sent the shares to the company, and
borewith it.
Daniel Forrester, the officer, stated that in conse-
quence of the information which he had received about
the overpaid 401., he took some steps in the case, and
he received information from Birmingham which in-
duced him to' look after West. He found that there had
been an exchange of money at the Bank, part of which
was of the sum drawn from the banking-house of the
last witness, for gold. West said he had received the
forty pounds of the second prisoner and a man named
Wilson and the second prisoner, came into West's office
at the time, and said he did hand some money to West,
and that he and Wilson had had some money transac-
tions, and he had received change from Wilson, and gave
to West, to whom he owed it. In the course of conver
sation with West, witness was told by him that he had
been at Ely, but that he had not been at Birmingham
for two years and a half. Witness said to him, " Mr.
West, you have been at the post-office in Moorgate-
street for letters in the name of Perry," and he denied
it. He said he had been there, but he had bought a
knife and a ring there. The man from the post-office at
Birmingham identified him as the person who had called
for letters in the name of Perry.
Mr. Clarkson said to the second prisoner, who
seemed disposed to speak, "As you have no legal ad-
viser, I would advise you not to speculate upon ques-
tioning this witness."
The second prisoner—l don't want to speculate upon
anything. lam innocent of any offence.
Mary Ann Dingley, of 124, Moor-street, Birmingham,
said—l know West by the name of Perry, and he came
and lodged in my house from the 18th of March, with
the exception of one single night, the 26th, to the 2d of
April.

Mr. Clarkson then said he should call a gentleman to
give direct evidence as to the forged shares.
Mr. John Brown, in partnership with Mr. Thomas
Price, sharebrokers, said—l received a letter from a
person of the name of Perry requesting us to sell some
shares, and we sold them, and on the 22d of March we
remitted to J. Perry, 124, Moor-street, Birmingham,
bank notes to the amount of 1401., one No. 94,538, of
1001. is one of the notes. The shares produced, Nos.
1,411 to 1,415, are parts of those which we sold for Mr.
Perry.

Mi. Alfred Morgan, treasurer to :the London and
South-Western Railway Company, looked at the shares
produced by the last witness, and stated that they were
forgeries.
The five shares purport to be 50/. shares. A great
number of forgeries had been detected, to the amount
(as we understood the witness) of 2,5001.
Mr. Charles Morgan, solicitor to the company, said he
had reason to believe that he should soon have very im-
portant witnesses to produce to show the ramifications of
the system of fraud.
The second prisoner said, whatever fraud might be
proved, he had nothing to do with it. He begged to be
allowed to put in bail. He did not care about the
amount. He had certainly been unfortunate enough t•)
engage in shares, to have many dealings in them, but of
dishonest th alias,. he solemnly protested be knew no-
thing. If he had been imposed upon he could not help
it. Ho had a houseful of children, and he begged
he should not be kept from them. He did not want, to
skulk.

Mr. Humphreys did not object to a remand in tl,e
case of bis client Brest.

The Loan MAYOR said that he should remand W(,i,
till next week, but that probably ho should take bail
in
the case of the second priAlni.r tit M very short notice,

CORONER'S INQUEST.-011 Monday Mr. Joseph
Payne, deputy coroner, held an inquest at the Blue
Broadway, Ludgate-hill, on the body of Elizabeth Max
well, aged 44, who was burned to death at her residence.
No 5, Broadway. Barbara Hill, of 6, Star-street, Edge-
ware road, said that the deceased was her sister. About
half past six o'clock on Saturday night she sent witness
to Coger's Hall, Bride-lane, to see it her husband was
there. She returned in about a quarter of au hour, and
on entering the room found the deceased lying in front
of the grate, and on going to feel for her head, the fle-,h
came off in her hand. She was most dreadfully burned
over the head, face, and neck. When she went out
deceased appeared very weak and odd in her manner, as
if she had been drinking. In answer to the Coroner,
witness stated that deceased was in the habit of eating
very little, but drinking a great deal. She could not
tell how the occurrence took place. Rosina Jenkins, a
little girl ten years of age, who first made the discovery,
was called into the Court, but her answers respecting
the obligations of an oath being unsatisfactory, the
Coroner refused to examine her. George Maxwell, a
tailor, said, that he saw his wife alive for the last time
on Saturday, at noon. She was then sober, but un‘i ell.
She had been ill for some months. Mr. John Richmond
(the landlord of the house) said, that the deceased had
lodged with him for three years. His impression was
that she was intoxicated, and fell into the fire. There
was no alarm given by the deceased herself, or he must
have heard it, as he was in the shop the whole of the
evening. A juror said, that ten minutes before the
alarm was raised, one of his lodgers, living opposite the
-
house, sent to know if he was burning anythin
the as
g, there was such an unpleasant smell? No
doubt deceased's body was buring at that period. Verdict—
Accidental Death.
FDRect .
OIL CARE._ A person named
.Polak,
residing at Vienna, has just discovered that the oil-cake
mtr.aacdteinfgrotmhecooliel,seed, after it h •
may be made intoa a beenpialda
tparhbelsos eadnkdf o eo xn
flour, then to put water on it,
nou-
rishing bread. The process is, to into
andgrtonstirt it° aboutae
vio-
lently. The water, which is charged with the bitter parts of the substance, is thrown away after the flour
has subsided, and the flour is then kneaded and baked
like ordinary bread. The new bread has been employed
in the houses of rich and poor at Vienna, and the Arch-
duke Stephen has ordered a large quantity to be sent to
the mountaineers of Bohemia.-- Galignani.
A Bre broke out on the 4th instant in the railway
terminus at Munich, and in a short time consumed the
wooden sheds erected round the carriage yard. The
property lying about was all saved, with the exception of
300 bushels of wheat intended for Manheim. The ser-
vice underwent no interruption.