The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-17 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, lB5l.

had 30,0001. worth on freight. This must convince the
most sceptical that there is no exaggeration in what has
been promulgated. Sydney, meanwhile, is becoming
deserted, and there is little or no business doing pri-
vately. At auction prices have been very low, and
forced sales do not realize cost and charges."
The writer of another letter, dated August 8, says.—
" The famous hundredweight of gold is sent to Eng-
land by this vessel, consigned to Matheson and Co. This,
I believe, is the largest masa of gold that the world has
ever seen. Unfortunately the aboriginal native by whom
it was found smashed it up, to separate it from the
quartz. It is still, however, in its present state deserving
of your inspection."
The subjoined, also, is to a leading London firm:—
" Sydney, Aug. 15.
"Though I wrote to you not farther back than the
sth, I cannot allow a ship to go without a line upon the
present gold prospects. Really, day by day the thing is
growing more astounding. A piece of 50 lb. weight is
just picked up, and plenty of 4 lb., 51b., 61b., and 71b.
each. Sydney is rapidly becoming depopulated; the
men are off from every house. My carpenter, gardener,
labourers, and groom go next week. My mason is gone.
Happily, my buildings are finished, or I suppose they
would not have been. The attorney's clerks are all
gone, or going; and, indeed, from every trade as well
as profession men are away. You neither hear of, nor
see anything, but gold, or golden equipments. The
shops are doing little or nothing, and the offices less.
Meanwhile new goldfields are, day by day, added to
the old. Men are leaving good diggings, if 20s. a day
each, to fall upon richer ground, and from 1001. to 2001.
per month per man is nut looked upon as anything out
of the common. The newspapers do not tell half."

Same of Company.

Australasia
Britsh North American
Commercial of London.
Colonial..
Gloucestershire • • • . • •
lonian ..............
London and County ..
Londn and Westminstr
London Joint-Stock ...
Provincial of

Ditto, New.........
National of Ireland ..
Nat,Provncial of Eng.

Ditto, New........
Oriental Bank Corpora.
South Australia • . • • ..
Union of Australia....
Union of L0nd0n.....
Union of Madrid .....

INS

Name of Compluiy.

Albion • • • • • • • •
Alliance Brit. and For.
Ditto Marine. • • •• • •
Auas • •
Argus Life • • ••
British Commercial • •
Clericl,Med.sGen.Llfe
County
Crown ..............
Eagle ....
Eqity and Law ••
European Life •• •• .
General .. ••••• • •• • •
Globe ...............
G❑ardian
Imperial Fl-re •••• • • • •
Imperial Life ........
Indemnity Marine • • • •

aw Fire . ........ ••
Law
Legal and General Life
London Fire •• •• • • ••
London Ship • ....
Marine • • • • •
.fed. Invlid & Gen. Life
Monarch • • • • •• • .....
iational Lean Fund..
Palladium Life ......
Pricenix • • • • • ....... .•
Professional Life •• ••
Provident Life........
Rock Life
Royal Exchange ..•
Sun Fire..
MUG Life . .
United Kingdom ...•
Universal Life.... ••
Victoria Life •

Name of Company.

Dividend
per

Annum.

41. Far cent.
bi. per cent.
Gl. per cent.
21. per cent.
151por cent.
61. pr cent.
U. per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
81. per cent.
81. per cent.
51. per cent.
61. per cent.
51. per cent.

61. per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
71. per cent.

'CH C

Dividend
per

Aiinum.

111. los.
71. 14s. 6d.bs.
61. p.c. &ps.

133.6 d.
41. per cent.
7s. 6d.
I pr ct.&bs.
41.
141.
ss.
434 per cent.
10s.

61. per cent.
51. per cent
121, per ccnt.

.12s.
11..11. & 1....
20. & 2s. bs.

10s. & bs.
10s. & bs.
15s.per share
14%1. per ct.

Si. per cent.
51. per cent.
3/. p. sh. & be.
51. per cent.
1/. ss. & be.
ss.
61. p.ct. & be.
61. 10s.
11. 6s. 1
41. p. ct.&bs.l
10% ct.&bs. I
51. per cnt.

Amon a t
of
Share.

.Z B. d.
40 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0

25 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
1Q 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
20 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0

Hungerford•. •• •• •• ••
southwrk ...... •• ..

Ditto Nw of 7% p.c.
Waterloo ............

Ditto Old Ann. ofBl.
Ditto Nw ditto 0f.71.
Vauxhall • .. • • • ♦v.

170 s. per cent.

21. Bs. Od.
21. 2s. Od.

A s. d.
00 0 0
•eo 0 0
00 0 0
50 0 0
'OO • 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
SO 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
20 0 0
b 0 0
Stock.
100 0 0
500 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
15 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
5 0 0
20 0 0
50 0 0

6 5 0
100 0 0
5 0 0
stock.

X s. d.
40 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
25 0 0

25 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 e
10 0 0
25 0 0
10 0 0
22 10 0
35 0 0
10 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
2 10 0
10 0 0
40 0 0

Price,

18%

Price

6T
4%
11%
bi
133

15U
2%
I,s.
2%

158
175. 6d

221
209

Amoun t
of
share.

Paid. Price.
--
Z. B. il.
15
_
16
3
GO 00 25
40 0 0 -
18

4. I. d.

100 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 •

70 10 3

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-
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-----.
£ s. d. X s. d.
East London. ..... •• •• 1 81. per cent. 100 0 0 - 151
Grand Junction •• •• • • 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 69
•• •• •• •• •• 41. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 88
Lambeth - 97
New Rivr Lndn Brdge 41. Os.
Vauxhall... -- •• • 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97
West Middlesex • • 161.02. pr cut. - - 106
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Xs
s. d. A s. d.
--.-- --___-
commercial •••••• •• .• 41. pr cent. Stock.- 85%
East and West India...l 61. pr cent. Stock. - 143
East Country - -
London .••••• • • •• • • 51. pr cent. Stock. - 117
Ditto Bonds•• ••• • • • 41. per cent. - - -
it. Katharine •• •• -3% per cent. Stock. - -
Ditto Bonds • • ••- •• 4%1. pr cent. - - -
3outhampton ...• •... 21. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0 -
CANALS.
Names of ~,.)
. 'Dividend; I I
Names of .51 ; Dividend
~,.
Companies.
.3 per Price.Campanles. .0 1.,,,,r- Price.
sc Annum. num.
X X
ishtn& Oldh 98 71. p. et. 140 Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. 50
Barnsley •• • • 160 - - Neath -•• • • 100 ' 161. -
itrknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxfurd.. •• • • 100 13'. 135
Birmingham 40 41. 93% Peak Forest. 78 31. 18e. 70
Coventry.... 100 251. 200 Regent's •• •• 33 , 11. 3e. 13%
Derby ••. • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 21. 42
Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 35% Somrset Ceal 1501 - -
lnandJunctn 100 31 pr. ct. 52 Do.LkFd St 12 - -
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 11 Stffrd &Wore 140' 281. 405
Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 32% Shrewsbury.. 125 -
;rand Union 100 11. lOs. 24 Stoerbrldge.. 145' ::.01. 290
Kennt& Axil 39 4s. Od. 5% Severn and 1
Lancaster . 1001 - - Wye Rail. 126 21. Os. 24
Leeds&Livrp 100 201. 405 Warwick& /
Leicester .. - 100 91. 66 Birming. j 100 41. 40
Leicstr&Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick&
boughborogh ' 142 701. MO Napton.. 1 100' 31. 28
Ifonmouthsh 100 - - Worcstr &1 •
Nintgomrysh 100 - - Birming. 78 31. 1 33
lieltn)lwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - I le. 6d.1 714

GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-------- ---_ .--.....
A. a. 4. Z. a. d.
British .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 11%
Ditto PrOVinCial• •.• li. Si. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
lari:hton •••••• • • • • • • 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. •• • • 61. 180 0 0 150 e 0 130
Continental Consolidat. 50s. 75 0 0 31 5 0 39%
Equitable -••••• .. • • •. 50s, 50 0 0 50 0 0 27%
Imperial • • .... ••• • • • 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Independent ....... •• 61. ,
40 0 0 40 0 0 , 46
- SO 0 0 50 0 0 --
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 -
Phenix. ••..••• • • • .. 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 26%
Ratcliff .. ••••.• • .• • • 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General .• •• • • 11. 50 0 0 60 0 0 16
Westminster Ckartered 31. 60 0 0 - 44%
Ditto, New --- .. 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 8%
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name Of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
• ---- ---- ---- ---- --.
£ 5. e. x .. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 201
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank.• •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Commercial Bank - - 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 176
Eastern Bank •••• •• • • 61. per cont. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10
Edinb.&Glasigow Bank 61. per cent. b 0 0 50 0 4
Eashangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 42 0 0 8
National Bank 634 percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15%
Northof Scotland Bank 51. percent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 'OO 0 0 135
Union Bank ef Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 91
Virestern Bank - ••• •• • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 SO 0 0 69%
Affiance Fire and Life 8%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2134
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22%
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 13s
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21%
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 3%
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 31. 15s
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 255. Od
North British Insur. - 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 27
[Wettish Union Insrnce. 641. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 271.0 d
Standard Life
United Dep.Assurance Sl.per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17a Od
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amoun:
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Sh2re.
- - - .......-
Z. c. e. £. a. d.
Assam Tea ••.. • • ...• - 20 0 0 20 0 0 9
Auction Start •••• • • • • 21. be. 50 0 0 - 2634
Australian Agrictiltarl 11. 1.00 0 0 30 0 0 15
Australian Trust •• .. 6/. per cent. - 35 0 0 2034
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2434
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -
British American Land - - 38 10 0 -
Canada ... • • .... •• • • 61. per cont. 100 0 0 32 10 0 47
Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - -
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percent. I-- - 109
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. , - - 9334
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. cis bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 95
Equitable Reversienry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 10734
Ditto Kew ........ - 50 0 0 710 0
Gea•SteamNavigation 10 p.ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2734
Hudson's Bay .... .... - Stock. - 206
Hungerford .......... 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 6%
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 ._
Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. p. c.& bs. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 109%
Royal Mail Steam- - 41. p. share. 100 0 0 6O 0 0 80
South Australian..... 11. per &are. 25 0 0 25 0 0 3354
YanDienien's Lend., tr 100 0 0, 00 0 0, 1

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 15.
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.)
IN RE GRAHAM.

The bankrupt was a warehouseman, of Noble•street.
His debts were 1,2711.; assets, about 1001. This was
the certificate meeting.
Mr. Liuklater opposed; Mr. Teague supported.
His HONOUR said the bankrupt was blameable for
going on so long, but there was no evidence that he was
a dishonest man, although he had been very careless.
He would receive a third class certificate after three
months' suspension.
Protection was granted.
IN RE LEMERE.

The bankrupt was a draper at Maldon. His ac-
counts showed debts, 1,4441., in addition to 3561.
owing to the trustees of his children, who held security
in the shape of a lease of certain property. The assets
are 5821. This was the certificate meeting.
Mr. Linklater supported; Mr. Ashurst opposed.
After sone discussion of a conflicting character, the
Court deferred its judgment.
(Befere Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
IN RE MOODY.—JUDGMENT.

His HONOUR said that the bankrupt applied for his
certificate, and was opposed by only one creditor, Mr.
Harrop. The case was a singular one. The bankrupt
had carried on business successfully for many years as a
pork-butcher, in Goswell-road, and had gradually ac-
cumulated money, which be had laid out to considerable
advantage in building societies, loan societies, &c. Had
he confined himself to his regular business he would
have continued to flourish, for even his present debts
were only 6671., and his assets consisted of 7701. in good
debts, and other property to the amount of 7751. Un-
fortunately for him, and probably some boasts as to the
goodness of investments he had made, induced a friend
of his, a retired stock-broker, to offer to advance him
5,0004 at 7# per cent. interest, 5 to be paid regulary, and
2} to accumulate, which he accepted, and that led him
more into speculations not connected with his business,
and ultimately to the railway share market. About May,
1849, he had become acquainted with Mr. Harrop, who
lent him (the bankrupt) 4001. on the security of some
shares in the North Landon Loan and Discount Com-
pany. In June, Mr. Harrop advanced 600/. more, in
July, 1,0001., in October 1,0001., and in the f )Ilowing
year three small sums amounting to 4201. With these
sums the bankrupt speculated in the share market, and
the result was that in June last he became a bankrupt.
Mr. Harrop's ground of opposition was, that the bank.
rupt had drawn him to advance the sums in question by
telling him that they were to have been invested
in loan and building societies, and that, notwithstanding
that, he had used them for his share speculations with-
out the sanction or even knowledge of Harrop. The
bankrupt stated that, although the first 4001. was ad-
vanced on the security of his interest in the loan society,
and it was advanced at 7f per cent., he was at liberty to
use the money as he pleased, and that several of the
subsequent advances were made for the purposes of
meeting losses on share transactions. He (the Com-
missioner) had no doubt that the bankrupt's statement
was the true one. He had committed great fault in
engaging in the share speculations, but there was no
reason to believe that he was capable of stating that
which was false. His statements throughout had been
characterised by candour and truth. He had never at-
tempted to disguise or palliate his offence, and he de-
scribed himself as having been, " in April, 1850, almost
beside himself because the railway market was so de-
pressed." He said, " Harrop knew all along I was spe-
culating in the share market; he otten saw my books,
often talked about them, was with me three or four
nights a week, and went on several occasions to my broker,
and was in the consulting room when no one else
was present, and heard us talk." Harrop denied that
he knew anything about the speculations, but when he
came to be cross examined he was gradually obliged to
admit that he did, and on one occasion, in his eagerness
to avoid admitting that he knew that an illness the bank-
rupt had had was caused by distress of mind at his
losses, he asserted that the bankrupt had always told
him he was making money by railways, thus admitting,
unintentionally, that he was cognisant of the share
transactions. But if any doubt could have been er.ter-
tained on that point it would have been removed by the
evidence of Harrop's wife, whom he produced to support
his case, for she, when cross-examined, said " the bank-
rupt often talked of railway shares; his head was full of
nothing else." On the whole he had not the least doubt
that Harrop knew perfectly well the use that was being
made of his money. The ground, therefore, of opposi-
tion, that the money was professedly borrowed for a
totally different purpose, fell to the ground. The other
creditors offered no opposition, and would he believed
give their consent to an immediate certificate, but his
public duty forbid him to concede that. The least
punishment he could inflict was a year's suspension,
dating from the bankruptcy, but the bankrupt would be
protected from arrest.

The insolvent alleged that he was not indebted to the
Engineers' Mutual Insurance Company; hut on being
pressed he admitted that he owed the company a sum
which would make his debts exceed 3001.

Mr. Commissioner Pummes said he was prepared to
commit the insolvent to Newgate under an indictment
for perjury. He asked whether all the evidence had
been taken by the attorney?
It was stated that the attorney had not taken the
evidence.

His HONOUR was sorry for it. The insolvent would
be answerable to a higher tribunal, for he had desecrated
the Holy Gospels on which he had been sworn to perk
the truth. By his own admission he was a perjurer.
It was horrible to witness such conduct. It was now
beyond doubt that the debts exceed 3001., and the peti.
tion could not stand. " Go," exclaimed the Learned
Commissioner to the insolvent, " I hope I shall never see
your face again."
The petition was dismis3ed.

SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT, Nov. 15.
This was an action brought by Mr. Arthur Wynne
against his sister-in-law, the owner of a pie-shop near
Astley's Theatre, to recover damages for false im-
prisonment.

Plaintiff said in March last defendant's husband died,
and his brother was sent for by defendant to arrange
about a❑ undertaker. After he had left her ho heard
that defendant had been stating that he had stolen 300/.
out of the room where the corpse lay, and upon going
and asking her what she meant by it, she repeated that
she believed he had robbed her, called a police-constable
in, and he was given into custody. Ile was locked up
all night, taken before a magistrate on the following
day, and remanded on bail; but on the second examina-
tion he produced such evidence that the magistrate dis-
charged him.

M. Parry, on behalf of the plaintiff, thought that the
damages ought to be merely nominal, inasmuch as the
plaintiff persisted in being locked up. He called Mrs.
Wynne, the defendant, who said that at her husband's
death she was certain that a bag containing near 300/.
was in the room where the plaintiff and his brother
were. A fortuneteller told her that she had been robbed
by a dark man, and gave such a description of him that
she was satisfied it was the plaintiff.
It having been shown that others went into the room,
the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict
for the plaintiff.—Damages, 51, and costs.

FORGERY ON A LOAN SOCIET Y.-E RADB !MY V. JAMES,

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, secretary
and manager of a loan society in the Borough, to re-
cover 31. from .the defendant, being the balance of a loan
granted to a man named Laurence, for whom the defen-
dant was alleged to be surety with another.
A person supposed to b© the defendant signed the
usual promissory note, but the secretary could not
identify him, and it appeared perfectly clear that by
some fraudulent collusion ho bad been personated by
another party.
Plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Robert Fertescue Muckritl, a clerk in the employ of
Mr. James Colquhoun, a stockbroker, of 1, Shorter's-
court, Throgmorton-street, was placed at the bar for
final examination, before Sir R. W. Carden, on various
charges of forging and altering a number of cheques,
with intent to defraud Messrs. Stone and Martin, the
bankers of Lombard-streer. He was also charged with
stealing a diamond necklace, money, and railway :hares
from letters, and a great many other valuables, the pro-
perty of his employers.
Mr. nobler attended for the prosecution, and Mr.
Humphreys for the prisoner.
From the evidence a tduced on this and other exami-
nations, it appeared that the prisoner, who is but a mere
youth, had practised one of the most extensive and in-
genious systems of robbery that imaginatio❑ could de-
vise, or the most experienced adept put into operation.
It being his duty to fill up all the cheques preparatory
to their receiving Mr. Coiquhoun's signature, he inva-
riably left a space between the margin of the cheque and
the number of pounds in the writing, for ti -e insertion of
the word " twenty," which alteration he carried out in
the figures by inserting a "2 " before the first figure
in the pouncia, having previously left a space for that
purpose, so that a cheque drawn for 51. on receiving
Mr. Colquhouu'a signature became 25/. immediately it
was delivered into prisoner's possession to get cashed at
the bank. This system prisoner commenced with the
shillings by changing the •rams into tens, and finding
himself sucesessful he then tried the pounds, and it was
impo:sible to detect it until the vouchers were returned
from the bank, which in many intances were delivered
to the prisoner for safety, and be destroyed them, so
that Mr. Colquhoun was quite unable to estimate the
total amount of the robbery upon him. Five cheque'
were produced, drawn in the first instance for small
amounts, but in each of which the prisoner had con-
trived to obtain 201., making a total in the five cheques
of 100/. There were also a number of other cheques
for various amounts, and to which prisoner had forged
Mr. Colquhoun's signature and rz.ceived the money for
them from the bank. It was also shown in course of
evidence that prisoner bad abstracted money from let-
ters which prosecutor was directing to his wife, and
that in order to conceal his depredations he (prisoner)
intercepted a variety of letters written by and to Mr.
and Mrs. Colquhoun, the latter living in Scotland at the
time. The diamond necklace was traced to the pawn-
broker, where prisoner had pledged it.
Prisoner admitted everything, and after the whole of
the evidence had been given in detail, he was fully
committed to take his trial at the next Old Bailey
sessions.

Mr. Haler, at the conclusion of the case, said that at
the lust examination Mr. Culquhoun made a remark,
intimating that other membora of the Stock Exchange
were concerned in this transaction, and that inquiry
might lead to very serious results. An inquiry had
b'en made, and Mr. Colquhoun was now satisfied that
prisoner stood alone in his guilt, and Mr. Colquhoun
therefore wished to withdraw that observation, which
was uttered by him in the excitement of the moment,
on ascertaining the great loss he had sustained, and on
information be had since found to be erroneous from the
prisoner's father, that others were concerned, besides
his son.

Sir R. W. CARDEN said he was exceedingly glad to hear
such a serious imputation against so large a body of men
as the members of the Stick Exchange withdrawn, and
he hoped the press, as tbey reported the assertion, would
take notice of its withdrawal, so as to remove the erro-
neous and unpleasant reflection that it had cast upon
the gentlemen of the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Hobler said, Mr. Colquhoun regretted that he
had been led into making so hasty an observation aff.ct-
ing the characters of so many respectable tradesmen,
and he was equally anxious that the tie Nippers would
lend their assistance in placing the matter in a more
favourable light.

David Thomas, who was discharged from this court a
few days ago, for want of sufficient evidQnce to sustai❑
a charge of highway robbery that had been brought
against him, was brought up charged with stealing six
great coats—three from the Queen's Hotel, St. Mar.in's-
le-Grand, and three from a coffee-shop in Little Britain.
—The prisoner was committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.
George William Warman, a letter-carrier in the
General Post-office, was brought up for further exami-
nation, on the charge of stealing letters.
The prisoner was, in the first instance. detected by
means of a test letter, containing marked money, which
he appropriated while assisting in the sorting depart-
ment of the Post-office. The remains of eight other
letters were found, at the same time, in the basin of the
water-closet, and the constable afterwards discovered a
watch at the prisoner's lodgings which he had taken out
of pawn in London, on finding the duplicate relating to
it in one of the letters which he had opened.
A gentleman in Cornwall proved that he enclosed the
duplicate in question, with half-a-sovereign to pay the
interest, to Mr. Sowerby, a pawnbroker at Heaton,
whose assistant identified the prisoner as the person to
whom he delivered the watch on paying the interest and
principal.
Mr. HENRY committed the prisoner for trial in three
separate cases.

LAMBETH.
George Talboys Browne, a young man of 21 years of
age, and who is a compositor in the employment of
Messrs. Bradbury and Evans; the printers in Whitefriars,
was brought into court in the custody of Sergeant God-
frey, on a charge of violently assaulting his mother,
from the effects of which she soon after died.
Mr. Clifford, the relieving officer of Camberwell parish,
stated that on that morning the prisoner's father applied
to him, and requested his interference to place his son,
who was in a lunatic state, in some place where he
would be properly restrained and taken care of. From
the inquiries he (Mr. Clifford) had made he found that
on the night before the prisoner had insisted on going
out, and on his mother interfering he kicked her so vio-
lently that she died very soon after.
Harriett Browne, sister to the prisoner, was here
sworn, and stated ,that for some time past her brother
laboured under the effects of a severe cold, and that from
the effects of it, and being somewhat given to iutempe-
ranee, his head became affected. The first symptom of
the disease exhibited itself on that day week, and it !lad
been gradually increasing from that time. In con-
sequence of his illness her father sent for her mother to
Towcester, Northamptonshire, where she was staying
with some friends, and she arrived about four o'clock on
the evening before at their residence, No. 4, Clarendon-
street, Camberwell New-road, in perfect health. Be-
tween the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock her brother
George insisted upon going out, but his father said he
could not permit him in the state he was then in. Her
brother, however, persisted, and got as far us the yard,
when he had a struggle with his father and his brother
Alfred, and he was thrown on his back. While lying
on the ground, witness observed her mother close to his
feet, and observed her fall, but did not see her brother
kick her. Her impression, however, was that her
mother had fallen from a kick given to her by her bro-
ther. Her mother got up immediately, and her brother
was taken into the house, his feet bathed in hot water,
and his head in vinegar, and he was put to bed. Wit-
ness also went to her own room for the purpose of going
to sleep, but had not been there many minutes when she
heard her mother groan very heavily, and she was called
by her father. She went into her mother's room, and
found her in a state of insensihility, and still groaning.
Finding no change for the better, her father went for
Mr. Morris, a medical man, but before he returned or
the doctor arrived her mother had ceased to live. Her
mother had not spoken from the time she fell until the
time of her death, and not more then an hour intervened
between both.

Mr. NORTON here inquired if any examination of the
body bad taken place? and
Mr. Clifford replied that Dr. Flower was then engaged
in making the post tnortem examination.
The prisoner, who, when firer brought into the court,
was very violent, listened to the evidence with the n'ost
perfect composure and indifference, and, when asked if