The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-27 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF DEFRAuv-
ING A RAILWAY COMPANY.
At the Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Commis-
h sioner Kerr, Joseph Avery (28), clerk ; Edward .AverY
'o (19); butcher ; John Jordan (22), clerk ; Peter Johnson
Badger (25), ticket colleotor; and John Parsonages (42),
Joseph
customs messenger, were indicted for conspiring
fraud the Great Eastern Railway Company.
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)- Avery was a clerk in the Fenchurch-street terminus
the railway, and Edward was his brother. It was
alleged for the prosecution that Parsonage and other Ft;
sons travelled on the line to Stepney, Poplar, &c., With
old tickets through the connivance of the other prisoners,
whom they treated at public-houses and ctherwise re-
warded. The principal witness was a lawyer's clerk,
named Melhuish, who said he noticed something suseh
cious, communicated with the company, associated le
the prisoners, and received from Avery tickets, Nvilieh..re
now produced, having been furnished with genweill'e
tickets by the company. When the prisoners
arrested, some old tickets were found upon Jordan,
thin,
and the Averys.—ln defence it was denied that anye
of that sort had occurred; and it was asserted th,atltei.
proceedings had arisen through the malevolence of
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huish, who owed money to Parsonage. The lade
was said to have acknowledged travelling free on that
line, between Stepney and London, for fourteen yeSars,
but it was denied that he had lived at step
ney longer than two years. Evidence was called to shew
that Parsonage always took proper tickets when travail;
Mr. Commissioner Kerr summed up strongly fevi3
of the prosecution, stating his opinion that a most un
attack had been made upon Melhuish. The jury retirei
and after being absent a quarter-of-an-hour, returne':
with a verdict of guilty against all the prisoners,
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recommended Edward Avery to mercy on account of
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youth. Mr. Metcalf announced that after the prison °.
were taken into custody, the receipts at the Fenchurem
street station rose over 212 per week. Joseph
Jordan, and Badger were each sentenced to tweet
months, Edward Avery to six months, and Parsonage °
two years' imprisonment with hard labour.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur is expected to rei
join his regiment, the Rifle Brigade, at Woolwich, abels
• the middle of October. He will reside at the Ranger.
house, Blackheath, from whence he will ride over to 113
duty every day. His regimental quarters in the ReY.
• Artillery Barracks will again be placed at his disPesai
and he will have the option of dining either at the ilffan
Artillery mess or with his brother officers of the v'
Brigade.
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H.M. turret-ship Wivern, Captain Hope, left 11-11.
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Saturday afternoon, on a cruise to the southward. • of
The Earl of Camperdown and Mr. Smith, surveyor .t
the Greenwich Hospital Estates, have during the Pa;c,
fortnight been in the North going carefully over thelir.
tensive farms belonging to Greenwich Hospital, in Neriiii
umberland and Durham, and have been making a care
inquiry into the management and condition of the faros,
&c. It is stated that the Commiseiell"
purpose laying out and selling in building sites the Thorn'
borough Estate, near Hexham.
A veteran died at Sheffield last week, named den
Elliott. He entered the navy at eleven years old, 34.'4
fought all through the naval campaign, which terminatedat Trafalgar, with Nelson. Some years after he ente s
the army and served under Sir Colin Campbell. Ile W •
80 years old, having had a pension for 46 years.
A correspondent, who writes in reference to the loss o,f.
the Captain, remarks that the problem of sea-going turtr
ships has been long under the consideration a
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American Navy Department, and the Dictator was cootme-nced before the Captain was launched. The Dicta -,,
is the most powerful ship now afloat in the Americas
navy, and was intended to be capable of crossing t'`,..
Atlantic. She is over 3,000 tons, carries a turret O'r
taming two 20-inch guns
i and has only one foot 0:
exposed freeboard, and this s covered withl2-inch plativie
She ha 4 been proved to be thoroughly seaworthy, but sl
has no masts, and only carries six days' fuel at full silent
and thus for ocean crossing would have to be depeaue
upon other vessels.
the
Captain Commerell, of her Majesty's ship Mena he
has reported to the Admiralty that after the loss of t
Captain he remained at the anchorage of Corcubion nal
for a week, and during that time diligently searched
land and sea, every practicable spot for over 50
where it was possible for any of the crew of the Ca1),,31,t
to have effected a landing, or where their remains meths
have been washed on shore. But little of
wreck has come on shore. He has made e
be
arrangement for the interment of any bodies that maYied
washed ashore. Every sort of facility has been extena
to him by the authorities.
Thirty Thousand small-arm amunition boxes, each 11
to hold 1,000 rounds of ball cartridge, are to be made
Woolwich Arsenal. An order has also been received
there to manufacture 1,000 amunition boxes suitable I°'
conveyance by camels in India.
On Friday the Monarch, 7, armour-plated turret-ship!
arrived in Portland Roads to join the Channel Fleet frea"
the coast of Spain.
The Marines for the Wolverine, 17, screw corvette!
1,703 tons, 400-horse power, fitting for sea at Sheerneee;
are to be provided from the Chatham Division, the al
having been placed under orders to embark.
The subscription list at the Royal Naval College Edle •
that the sum received or promised on behalf of the fanig
lies of the men lost in the Captain amounts to 28,'" k.
The officers and crew of the United States frigate Fran
lin have subscribed £133.
The officers of the Royal Artillery at Woolwich Pg;
pose giving two performances, the one musical and "ha
other dramatic, in aid of the widows and orphans of
crew drowned in her Majesty's ship Captain.—The o _
of higher wages has succeeded in procuring a crew fort :
iron turret-ship Cerberus, to take her out to Melbounqe .
sufficient number of men having joined from London. 1,,
process of taking in stores is still going on, and when tiu-
is completed the ship is expected to leave for Australia; i•,4
The 2d Battalion 13th Regiment, now- n f-, Aldershot, 1,0
under orders to proceed to Pembroke Loc.: to relieve t"
6th Royals.
The Donegal, screw line-of-battle ship, under the 4
mand of. Captain H. P. Miller, recently promoted to ?IT,
rank from the command of the Salamis, despatch pa".
Chi°
steamer, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from
with officers, seamen, and marines on board who Nape
been serving in several of her Majesty's ships ill, „n
Chinese and Japanese seas. Five deaths occurred
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board during the voyage home.