The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-07 00:00:00

LIABILITIES.

Capital ... ... ... ... f. 67,000,000 0
Ditto of tho Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 0
Reserve fund ... ... ... ... 10,000,000 0
Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 14
Reserve-immobiliero ... ... ... 4,000,000 0
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 418,224,000 0
Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 116,856,700 0
Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... 7,659,514 37
account-current with Treasury creditor 91,295,632 4
Various accounts current ... ... 117,996,214 46
Ditto in branches ... ... ... 31,282,414 0
Bills payable at sight ... ... ... 10,501,500 0
Ditto at branches 3 837 4°4 0
Dividends payable „, , , ... 506,186 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 7,760 0
Expenses anticipated ... ... ... 261,782 18
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 1,897,154 83
Ditto of branch banks ... ... ... 882,963 0
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 96,733 70
Ditto in branch banks .. ... ... 227,245 0
Interest on protested bills ... .... 533,222 93
,Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 597,540 55

f. 910,894,737 45
Certified by the Governor of the Bank,
D'ARGOUT.
It appears from the preceding account that the cash in
hand has increased by 600,,)00f. The commercial bills
discounted have increased by 1,100,000 f. The Bank
notes in circulation have increased by 4,400,000 f.
The balance to the credit of the Treasury has de-
creased by 5,700,000 f. Sundry credits have decreased
by 300,000 f.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the malls are sent from the General cost-office
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

I When made up in From what
PLACES. General Post-office port dis- When
due.
London, patched.
•
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Oct. 10 .. ~ Liverpool .• Arrived
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Oct. 14 .. Liverpool .. Oct. 8
America (by U.S. pkt.) ALOct. 8 Southampt. Oct. 15
Africa (West coast) Nl4th of the month Plymouth Oct. 3
Alexandria* ........ N,1911 & 30th of mo. Dover .. Oct. 18
Belgium • • • • •• N; Daily .. ;Dover .. Daily
Brazil M 9th of the month ,Southampt. Oct. 15
Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
California(viaCharres) 31 21 & 17th of month Southampt. Oct. 5
Cape of Good Hope N.l4th of month Plymouth • • !Oct. 3
Constantinople* . • 11;7th 17th 27th of mo Dover ..Oct.llo
Central America .. 31;2d & 17th of men. !Southampt. Oct.
Channel Isles .• NiMon., Wed., & FrLSouthampt. Tu. Th. Sat
Chili .. Mll7th of the month Southampt. Oct. 5
France 31 & NiTwice daily .. Dover • • Twieedaily
Greece* .. • • N 7th 17th27th of mo Dover .. 'Oct. 10
Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London Tates. Sat.
Holland M Wednes. & Satur.lLonden Moa.Thur.
Honduras .. - . N 17th of the meath!Southampt. Oct. 20
Ireland .. 31 & N Twice daily .. !Holyhead Twicedaily
India (via Bouthamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Oct. 23
India (viaMarsollles) N Bth& 24th efmonth;Dover • • Nov. 2
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. 31 20th of the month Southampt. Oct. 28
Mediterranean (vie i
Marseilles) N Bth& 24th ofmonthiDover .. Nov. 2
Mexico • • •• 11,2 d of the month.. Southampt. Oct. 5
Madeira • • •• M;9th of the month !Southampt. Oct. 16
Malta* .. f17th,17th,19t1427th 1 Dover Oct. 10
& 30th of month j
Naples* .. • • .. N,sth 15th 25th ofme,!Dover • • Oct. 12
Papal States* .. 15th25th ofnto'Dover .. !Oct. 12
Peninsular.. •• 2,1 7th 17th 27th of mo:Southampt. 'Oct. 16
Peru .. •• •. M 17th of the month Southampt. !Oct. 5
Tuse•anr" • • • • • • N sth 15th 25th of mo!Dover • • Oct. 12
West Indies 11117th of the month Southampt. Oct. 20
West Indies (except
Havana & Nassau) 312 d of the month Southampt. Oct. 5

Peru • • .. •• M 17th of the month
TusearlY4 •• •• •• N sth 15th23th ofmo
West Indies Mil7th of the month
West Indies (except I
Havana & Nassau) 312 d of the month •
The mails to those ccuntries thus mat
French packet vial Marseille.
Csiarosiefs..—Malls to aid from Californi
are now despatched and due )), every Amen

!Sonthaa►pt. 'Oct. 5
cod (*) are conveyed by

ht, via the United Statue
lean packet.

NOVEL " EXHIRITORt" IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
—As the Great Exhibition will be for ever closed to the
sight-seeing public in a few brief days, we shall offer no
excuse for speaking at the e eventh hour of what is yet to
be seen within its walls. Weallude to the domestication of
four splendid robins (in the spacious refreshment-room of
Masters and Co.), whose powers of song joyously put forth
in their extensive flight from end to end of the apartment,
can hardly be imagined unless *card. All who doubt what
we have so long asserted about tLe great natural affection, the
extreme loveliness, and the mus'cal execution of this bird,
may now prove our veracity, and for ever satisfy their own
doubts. The birds in question have free ingress and egress;
but so truly do they love the society of man (and woman,
of course), that they are the last to quit the building after
the bell has rung. The best mode of access to this room is
through the eastern entrance of the building. It will be
found immediately under the American Gallery, or more pro-
perly speaking, under the Gallery of Stained Glass. We,
of course, are often "found" here; nor do we consider,
though we are no bad hands at " refreshment," that we ever
Pay " too dear for our whistle."— William Kidd, is the " Gar-
deners' Chronicle."
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wich were opened,witlrmuch ceremony, on Tuesday. Their con-
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passing through Avignon ;—" Rose followingan
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miracles. The saint was seated on a sofa.
nance expressed no painful feeling; a mystical caernteL-
contempla-
reigned on her features; she appeared to be in a nin
tive ecstacy ; her sunken eyes were without expression, her
hands remained motionless, and crossed over her chest. The
curiosity of the public appeared not to affect her in the
slightest way, and the natural impassibility was not disturbed
by the numerous yi§iWra that were AdalittW to see tike ilia..
trim primer."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. i.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Hol.Roil))
_ _ IN HE HICKMAN AND CO.

The bankrupts, Anne Ellen Hickman and Moses
J. Hickman, of Cannon•street•road, and Princes-
place, Commercial-road East, undertakers, applied
for their certificates. The balance-sheet showed they
owed 546/. They had good debts to the amount of
211., and the doubtful were estimated to realize 1001.,
and their property was put down at 721.
Mr. Linklater appeared for Mrs. Hickman; Mr.
Chidley for Moses Hickman ; and Mr. Cooper, for the
assignees.

Mr. LINKLATER said the bankrupts were under-
takers, and in partnership, and the certificate at the
last meeting was adjourned for the official assignee to
report upon the debts collected. He submitted there
was no reason the certificates should be further de-
layed. _ _ _

Mr. CHIDLEY, for the other bankrupt, asked for an
adjournment for a month, to make such an arrange-
ment with the assignees as would be satisfactory.
Mr. COOPER, for the assignees, would not object
to an adjournment if the estate were to be indemni-
fied. He (Mr. Cooper) complained that Mrs. Hick-
man had misconducted herself with regard to the
getting rid of some furniture just before the fiat was
issued.

Mr. LINKLATER contended that there had been
nothing stated as a reason why the certificate should
be suspended. The bankrupts had carried on a large
business among a humble class of people. One great
reason of the failure was the Government Bill which
prevented burials within the City, which had a great
effect upon the property of these persons, which if it
had not been for this Bill would have realised more.
With respect to Mrs. Hickman's misconduct as to
the furniture, there was no evidence before his Ho-
nour, and he (Mr. Linklater) asked for an immediate
certificate.

His HONOUR said the bankrupts must stand or fall
together ; they must take the consequences of their
partnership. There was a large amount of debts,
but probably more would be got in. His Honour
could not separate the interest of Mrs. Hickman
from that of her son, and there must be an adjourn-
ment.

Adjourned until the 11th of November.
IN RE MERRYWEATHER.

The bankrupt was described as a brickmaker of
West Ham. This was a certificate meeting. The
accounts show—debts, 13,4901. for cash advanced by
members of his family ; other debts, 3,514/. ; liabi-
lities, 1,823/.; assets, good debts, 62/ ; doubtful,
1,7351. ; domestic and other expenses for five years,
13,0001.

Mr. STAFFORD, who appeared for a judgment cre-
ditor, asked for an adjournment. It might be said
that the petitioner in whose behalf he applied was
dilatory in his proceeding, but he thought that could
be no objection on this occasion. He thought there
could be no hardship in having the certificate ad-
journed. He submitted that the justice of the case,
as set out in the petition, was such as to lead the
Court to accede to its prayer.
Mr. COOKE said that the justice of the case could
only be met by hearing the present application of the
bankrupt for his certificate. There had been a spirit
of opposition carried on from the first time that this
case appeared before the Conrt. On the Ist of Ja-
nuary Mr. Merryweather was made bankrupt, and
his case had been before the Commissioner on several
occasions. He had passed his last examination,
which was suspended several times, and his accounts
at last were held to be satisfactory. The bankrupt
had made preparations to meet every opposition, and
it would be contrary to 'all justice if this case were
adjourned. Tile bankrupt had been in custody for
two years and a half—and that might have satisfied
any vindictive feelings—at the suit of Mr. Turner,
who was dead, and bad never proved his debt, but
his executors still continued their opposition. He
(Mr. Cooke) prayed the Court that the case might
go on.
Mr. Fish said he appeared on behalf of the execu-
tors of Mr. Turner.

Mr. COOKE objected to his friend appearing on
behalf of creditors who had not proved their debt.
Mr. Fria said that was no objection at all.
The COMMISSIONER thought Mr. Fish could not be
heard, as his clients had not proved their debt.
Mr. STANFORD said he now appeared on behalf of
Mr. Salmon to oppose the application for the bank-
rupt's certificate, upon the grounds which the statute
had said should be one of the causes to disentitle the
bankrupt to his certificate, viz., that he had allowed a
fictitious debt to be proved against his estate ; the
other grounds would be of a more general character,
such as appearing as a trader when in point of law he
was not a trader in the true meaning of the Bankrupt
Act ; he bad never kept any books of account such as
this Court required of every trader for the satisfac-
tion of his creditors. The balance-sheet of the bank-
rupt showed a reckless disregard of the interests of
his creditors, and he had contracted his client's (Mr.
Salmon's) debt under false pretences, without proba-
ble means of paying it at the time of its being con-
tracted, notwithstanding the income was more or less
under the bankrupt's control. He had put his client to
unnecessary expense in pleading to an action brought
to recover that debt, and be now came to the Court
without a farthing of assets, either for his (Mr. Staf-
ford's) client or any other creditor. In 1849 the
bankrupt had furnished his house at great expense,
and then executed an assignment in favour of three
children to whom he said he was indebted. In 1849
he applied to Mr. Salmon for plans fur the erection of
buildings upon his estate at West Ham. He sought
to let the land on building leases, mid having no
money for the erection of the buildings, he had
offered to supply bricks on credit. Having a quan-
tity of bricks made, he had by that act made himself
a trader. Mr. Stafford then referred to an adverse
verdict for 1,0001., and to disputes with members of
his family. The bankrupt had expressed his intention
to remain in gaol sooner than pay the amount of that
verdict, and it was not until his client had presented
a petition to the Insolvent Court that the bankrupt's
estate should be vested in the official assignee of that
court that the petition in bankruptcy had been pre-
sented. The petition in bankruptcy was filed by the
defendant's son, and if debt there was, it was a debt
that bad been kept alive for the purpose of this bank-
ruptcy. The bankrupt had been gazetted under the
name of Merryweather, whereas his son had on his
door in Chancery-lane the name of Merryweather
Turner. He would call Mr. Salmon to prove that
the bankrupt had not properly contracted his debt
with that gentleman. _

Mr. Salmon, upon being examined, said the bank-
rupt had represented himself as the proprietor of the
estate, and not as an agent for another party. He
first said he could advance money, and then offered
ybricks. An action against him was settled
bankrupt consenting to give a judge's order for
btlo3yOst/uh.,peipnlcluding costs. The bankrupt had not paid
any of this. He had been at the bankrupt's residence
at Woodeote, which was fit for a gentleman of large
property.
By Mr. COOKE—Witness stated he was positive the
bankrupt had represented the property in question to
be his own. He did not tell him that his son had been
appointed receiver of his estates under Chancery. The
bankrupt represented himself as the owner of lands at
West Ham. He used language to convey the impres-
sion that it was his own. His claim upon the bank-
rupt had been 2601. His reason for compromising this
claim was the bankrupt's attorney said he could not
pay more.
The bankrupt was examined, and said the name of
his son, the petitioning creditor, was Marcus 'William
Turner, his name previously was Marcus William
Merryweather. His other son, Montague, had taken
the name of Turner.

Mr. Coosa—The Act of Parliament by which the
sons took the name of Turner authorized them to take
that name only.
F. Russel, a clerk of Mr. Stafford's, said that
Mr. Turner had on his door, in Chancery-lane, "Mr
Merryweather Turner."
The bankrupt, in continuation, said his wife's father
died in 1829, and he and his wife had since disputed
the validity of
.the will. One of the executors was
Mr. John Turner, the creditor at whose suit he had
been so long in custody. Ile (tbe bankrupt) had
published a pamphlet containing an account of the
circumstances, for which legal proceedings were taken
against him. He (the bankrupt) :had indicted Mr.
Turner for perjury, and a bill was found against
him. Afterwards an agreement was come to that he
should withdraw this prosecution of Mr. Turner.
Contrary to agreement, he (the bankrupt) was subse-
quently arrested the suit of Mr. Turner. Since he
had been in gaol his children had offered all the cre-
ditors, including Mr. Salmon, five shillings in the
pound. He did not consider that Mr. Salmon had a
just claim upon him for more than 401. His (bank-
rupt's son) had proved against the estate for 2,5001.
The petition had not been filed at his request. He
had offered to pay the costs in Mr. Turner's action,
but not the damages.
Marcus William Turner, barrister, upon being ex-
amined, said that he might have been called by the
name of Merryweather—the name of Merryweather
Turner, he believed, was on his door. In the Law
List he appears as M. W. M. Turner.
The COMMISSIONER said there was no doubt the
witness was authorised to use the name of Turner
only, though he might have used the surname of
of Merry weather also occasionally.
By Mr. COOKE—Mr. Turner said he had been pre-
sent on one occasion when his father had distinctly
told Mr. Salmon that the property that had been re-
ferred to belonged to his children. Mr. Salmon knew
that his brother was receiver. In omitting the name
of Merry weather on filing the petition he had not in-
tended to deceive the Court the least in the world. The
petition was filed in opposition to the wish of his
father. Interest upon his debt bad been paid within
six ears. The
The bankrnpt, upcni re•expaination by Dlr. Ste—

ford, said his son Montague Turner had an indepen-
dent income.

By Mr. CoOKE—His (the bankrupt's) bad health
had been greatly aggravated since his imprisonment.
Mr. COOKE said this gentleman was made bank-
rupt the first day this year, since which time he had
been opposed with a spirit and an energy which
justified him in saying that it generated into persecu-
tion. He had seldom an opportunity of seeing a case
conducted with more vehemence than that which had
all along characterized these proceedings. Even to-
day an attempt had been made to postpone the hear-
ing, upon a proceeding taken at the last hour almost—
only on Saturday they had been served with notice
of petition. He (Mr. Cooke) submitted that there
was nothing fraudulent proved against the bankrupt,
nor that his transactions with Mr. Salmon had been
conducted under false pretences.
The COMMISSIONER said he would not trouble Mr.
Cooke to go into the charge of the fictitious debt.
Mr. CooKE continued—The bankrupt had been in
custody for two years and a half at the suit of a rela-
tive of his wife's ; family suits did sometimes assume
a vindictive character. The debts were debts of his
own family, with whom he had lived in harmony, and
now none of his family made any complaint, and they
were the only sufferers. He (Mr. Cooke) hoped there
was nothing in the bankrupt's conduct to prevent the
Court from granl:lg a certificate and enabling the
bankrupt to obtain his discharge from custody. In-
dependent of his family suffering, his imprisonment
had been rendered more painful by severe illness,
which had been acted upon by the extension of his
imprisonment. The Learned Counsel said none of the
points had been sustained, and he prayed for an
immediate certificate.

The COMMISSIONER said, the only question was as
regarded the class of certificate, The first objection,
that he had allowed a fictitious debt to be proved
against him, had not been made out. As regarded the
other point, with respect to Salmon it could not be
said that the charge of false pretences had been made
out, as Salmon was referred to the bankrupt's solicitor,
who said the property was in Chancery, and if he had
looked about he would have found there was difficul-
ties about being paid. He did not think the bankrupt
could be charged with contracting debts fraudulently.
The other charge, of not keeping books, he (the Com-
missioner) must have suspended his certificate for
that, but he had suffered much in prison. With regard
to the expenditure, that had been also explained.
Under all the circumstances, the bankrupt was en-
titled to have his certificate granted to him, but as the
bankruptcy had not arisen from unavoidable loss and
misfortune, he could only award a third class cer-
tificate.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
W ORSHIP-ST BEET.
John Whitmore, a respectable-looking middle-aged
man, was placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt
upon numerous charges of fraud and one of forgery.
The prisoner's plan of operations, which appeared
to have been conducted upon a very extensive scale
and in a regularly systematized manner, was partially
developed by the evidence of William Tarrant, in the
service of Mr. Maybury, a master carman in Mitre-
street, Aldgate, who stated—On Saturday, the 23d of
August last, the prisoner came to the premises of my
master, who, after some conversation with him, or-
dered me to take a cart and horse and go with him to
Mr. Gray's, a publican in the Whitechapel-road, to
fetch away some brewer's casks. I accordingly did
so, and we went to Mr. Gray's, but we got no casks
there, and he then took me to numerous other places,
where we were equally unsuccessful in getting them,
and he then told me to drive to Cheshire-street, Beth-
nal-green, where be made me draw up in sight of a
public-house kept by Mr. Richard Pratt, to whom
he directed me to go and say that I was sent by
Messrs. Lockwood, the brewers of Woodbridge, in
&sex, for four of their empty casks that were in his
possession. I did as he told me, and after being
questioned by Mr. Pratt, who said there had been
some trouble about casks upon a former occasion, I
was allowed to take the barrels away, and set off in
the direction of the Eastern Counties Railway, where
he had said he would meet me, but before I got 600
yards I was stopped by the prisoner, who told me to
drive to a cooper's in Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell,
and there the casks were disposed of, the prisoner
assisting me in transferring them to the cooperage.
Edward Tracey, in the service of Mr. Dunston,
the cooper referred to, proved the sale of the stolen
barrels to his employer, to whom the prisoner had
represented himself as one of the Messrs. Lockwood,
and gave a written acknowledgment for the amount
of the purchase money in the name of that gentleman.
Mr. Robert Watson, Messrs. Lockwood's agent,
proved that the prisoner had formerly been agent to
that firm, but dismissed about five months ago, and
that the prisoner had no authority whatever to re-
ceive or dispose of any of their property.
The next charge, preferred by Messrs. Berwick
and Co., Scotch ale brewers, of Old Swan-wharf,
Upper Thames-street, exhibited the manner in which
the prisoner obtained his knowledge of the means to
gain possession of such property, and in this case it
appeared that the prisoner called at the Birdcage
Tavern, in Shoreditch, on Saturday morning last,
and after ordering some refreshment went into the
back premises, where he was seen by a young woman
named Emmeline Purchase to remove some wort
from the tops of two barrels there, be-
longing to Messrs. Ber wick, so as to see the names
upon them, and then to leave the house. The same
afternoon he returned with a horse and cart, and a
carman named Smith, in the service of a Mr. Jervis at
Mile end, whom he directed to draw up at the side
entrance • and, having represented that he had been
sent by Messrs. Berwick for their empty casks and
barrels, was allowed, to remove those in question
to the cart, but while driving away with them the
landlord, Mr. Mills, entertained some suspicions,
called him back and questioned him, and it being
perfectly evident then that he was stealing the casks
a constable was procured, and he was given into
castody ; while the witness carried the casks on to
Smithfield, and, after waiting a long time uselessly
for the prisoner, at length delivered them up to the
police.
A third case was then conclusively established
against the prisoner, who, it was proved, had in this
instance obtained possession of three more barrels, the
property of another brewing firm, under almost
identical circumstances, from Mrs. Anne Bushell, a
licensed victualler in Wellington-road, Mile-end ;
and, in addition to all these, it was likewise inti-
mated by Sergeant Teakle, of the H division, that, if
the magistrate considered it necessary that they
should be gone into, he could, if the prisoner were
remanded, bring forward several other charges of the
same description.
The prisoner, however, by the advice of his soli-
citor, reserved his defence, and was ordered to be
committed until that day week for the completion of
the depositions against him.
LAMBETH.
Yesterday James Bell and Sarah, his wife, were
placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton, on a
charge of obtaining money by false pretences and
pretending to tell fortunes.
Some idea of the extent to which the prisoners car-
ried their practices may be formed from the fact of
the officer who apprehended them finding at their
house nearly 10,000 printed bills and cards, of which
the following is a copy:—
" Your Destiny.—Any lady or gentleman wishing to
know their fate through life can have their nativity cal.
culated or questions answered correctly and in a superior
manner relating to the past, present, or future—respect-
ing love, marriage, friendship, or any other important
affair of life. Ten questions answered on receipt of a
letter stating age and sex and containing a directed en-
velope and thirteen uncut postage stamps. Mr. Bell is
a qualified professor of astrology of many years' practice,
and may be consulted personally at his residence from
ten in the morning until nine at night. Advice given in
all cases of law proceedings; missing, lost, or mislaid
property; and in cases of doubt, trouble, or difficulty.-
1, Holland-place, Camberwell New-road."
Sergeant Quinnear, 1 P, upon being sworn, said—
In consequence of a letter forwarded to the magis-
trates of this court by a gentleman, and the instruc-
tions I received from my superintendent, Mr. Lund,
to apprehend the prisoners, I on the 3d of October
got two women to go to their house to have their for-
tunes told, and gave them some marked money to pay
them. The women acted as I had told them. I
myself subsequently, accompanied by a friend, went
to the house of Bell, and the door having been opened
by the female prisoner, she, in reply to a question of
mine, said that Mr. Bell was not within. On pro-
ducing one of the printed cards, however, myself and
the person who accompanied me were admitted into
the parlour, and Mr. Bell immediately afterwards
made his appearance. On his entering the room I
said, " I presume you are. Mr. Bell?" and he replied
" Yes , what is your pleasure ?" I told him I had
been speculating and had been unfortunate, and hav-
ing a few pounds left, and hearing of his being a
clever man, I wished to know what I should do. He
asked me my age, and where born. I told him my
age was 38, and that I had been born in Glasgow;
upon which he said I was a countryman of his own.
Mr. NORTON—He did not discover either by his
pretended supernatural knowledge or your accent
that you were an Irishman ?
Quinnear—No, your worship, he did not discover
that, but said I was a countryman of his, when I said
I was a native of Glasgow.—(Laughter.)
Mr. NORTON—WeII, go on ; what further did he
say ? Quinnear—Well, your Worship, he then pre-
tended to look attentively at a globe that was placed
on the table, and said, I had been very unfortunate
these last two years, and there was a promissory note
or bill of exchange that I should not be able to meet,
and that as I thought of emigrating I had better cut
away immediately. I told him I had a son I did not
like to lose sight of, and he asked me his age. I told
him his age was ten years; upon which he again con-
sulted the globe, and said, "lie is very delicate, and
Will not live long."

• Mr. NORTON—Is it a fact that you have a son ten
years of age, and that he is delicate ? Quinnear—
Not at all, Sir. Bell then recommended me to go
to Port Philip, Sydney, or New Orleans, as places
that would suit me very well. My friend then told
his case, which, like my own, was perfectly imagi-
nary, and he told him he would be i❑ possession, in
a short time, of 60,0001. My friend replied that he
did not think that he should be in'possession of quite
so much, or in so short a time as a few weeks, upon
which Bell appeared to consult a map with several
figures o❑ it, and repeated that he would. I then, your
Worship, told the prisoner we had learned all we re-
quired then to know, and asked the prisoner what his
charge was. He replied, " I don't generally charge
gentlemen anything, but receive anything they wish
to give," and therefore we might give what we liked.
I then said "I am a police-sergeant, and your destiny
is to go with me to the police-station ;" upon which
he said, " Indeed ! what for ?" I replied, " For ob-
taining money under false and fraudulent pretences
from two women about half an hour since," and he
made no further reply. I then took him into custody ,
and also Mrs. Bell, for acting with him in defrauding
their victims. Quinnear added to his te,timony that
the house in which the prisoners lived appeared to be
elegantly furnished, and there were some bottles in
the window to give it the appearance of an apothe-
cary's. He also said he had no doubt, from the
vast number of letters found, from different parts of
the country, and directed to the male prisoner, that he
carried on a most extensive system of fraud and de-
ception.
The male prisoner, who said that he had been un-
fortunate in business and adopted fortune-telling as a
means of existence, was remanded to a future day, and
his wife was discharged.