The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-14 00:00:00

LOND JN, FRIDAY EVENING, YOVEMBER 141 1856.

;aYal and ridtary Inteihigemce.

The commander-in-chief (Vioe-Admiral Sir G. Seymoi

the rear-tidmiral Superintendent Mettle, and dockyard
authorities, went over to 113Q1ar Creek yesterday to inspect
the plans for hauling up the screw gnnboatSon the crAller.,
and to place them under cover. Thu beildieg takes up a
vast space of ground contiguous to the lake.
The Admiralty have purchased Lord Seymout's house in
Spring-gardens, and contemplate openieg, it as the Coast
Guard-office on the Ist Jan. next.
It is rumoured that Admiral Stewart will be appointed
to the North American and West Indian stations.
Imperious° and Amp Lion aro ordered home from the
We-t
Wildfire, paddle, Mr. G. Brockman, master, command-
ing, left Sheerness yesterday morning for Shoeburyness,
having on board Capt. B. P. Halsted, head of the steam
reserve of this harbour, who proceeds to that place to make
the necessary arrangement* prior to the floating battery
Trusty being sent there, the Government having deter-
mined to test the Teal strength of these formidable'vessels
of war (built for the express, purpola of demolishing the
forts of Cronstadt). We hear she will be moored about
8)0 yards from the shore, and placed under the fire of the
heavy mortars, which are now at Shoeburyness.
The Terror, 'l6, floating battery, has been towed town
from Chatham by the steamvessel Adder, and berthed
alongside the floating coal depot' in Saltpan-reaoh for the
purpose of being coaled, preparatory to her trial. A con-
siderable staff of naval and military officials have received
orders to be in attendance. This trial will be of an interest-
ing nature as it regards future military and naval opera-
tions upon stronghold batteries on shore. • ,

The gunboats Mayflower, Magnet, and Ruby were yes•
terday taken into the fitting ba,sin at Sheerness- for the
purpose of undergoing a practical survey by the
.pr~fes•
sional officers.

The Pylades, 21, screw steam corvette, Captain Edwin
C. F. D'Eyncourt, ordered to be paid off at Sheerness on
Tuesday next, is receiving her new tanks on beard ready
for her being re-commissioned. Mr. William H. Sharp,
her rosent master; Mr. Charles Dickson, her present
engineer; and her gunner, carpenter, and boatswain hava
received their commissions and warrants to her for her new
commission.

The Portland freight ship, lying in St. Katharine's Dock
is shipping 20 tons of light Ordnance stores from Wool
ich Arsenal for Malta, and will be ready for sea to.

morrow.

The freight ship Forerunner sailed on Wednesday from
Woolwich, laden with Ordnance stores for the Mauritius.
The Covenant& likewise left Woolwich for the Cape.
The experimental paddlewheel despatch vessels Bawn
and Brune, intended for exploring purposes on the Nile,
were yesterday morning taken into the outer basin of
Woolwich Dockyard. After a successful course of experi.
mental trials of speed and requisite capabilities, these
vessels have been ordered by the Admiralty to be com-
pleted for service.

The gunboats Pheasant, Ripple Quail, Prompt, Parthian,
Porpoisl, Handy, .and Hunter, of the light squadron,
having undergone the necessary trials of machinery, were
yesterday morning warped into the fitting basin at Wool-
wich Dockyard.

Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Fawn, intended to carry
16 guns, was yesterday morning taken into No. 1 lOck at
Woolwich to receive engines and be brought forward for

service.

The iron paddlewheel steamer lately employed in the
packet service in the Mediterranean has undergone consi-
derable lepairs, and has been fitted in Woolwich Dockyard
with new boilers and engines of increased horse-power,
and speed. She is provided with new bulwarks and shelves,
a new lower deck throughout, and will be shortly ready
for re•cornmission. The Vesuvius will be paid off to-day.
Her Majesty's ship Pluto, preparing for coast service at
Woolwich, will be out of the shipwrights' hand on Tues-
day.

The Abyssinian and Covenanter transports arrived at
Spitbead yesterday from the Thames to embark further
portions of the British German Legion for the Cape of
Good Hope.
The Surveying ship Admen, 26, Commander Bete, bent
sails at Portsmouth yesterday.
The Stamboul freightship hauled alongside Portsmouth
Dockyard yesterday to embark the wives of the German
Legion for the Cape.
The Raleigh, 59, Commodore Keppel, is expected hourly
at Plymouth on the way to the Cape of Good Hope and the
East Indies, where she/will be stationed.
The sto eship Industry, from Wollwioh with machinery
and moulding sand for Keyham-yard, arrived at Plymouth

on Tuesday.
A screw steamship of 100 guns,, to be called the Gib-
raltar, is ordered to be built at Devonport.
The coal depot Jupiter having had defects made good
was taken out of Keyham Dock on Tuesday.
The wardroom and lower deck of the Vengeance, hulk,
at Plymouth, have been supplied with stoves fOr the ac-
commodation of the officers and crew of the Tntkish fri-
gate Paki Zuffir, now fitting for a screw in the Devonport
Dockyard.

Yesterday another draught of troops, to the number of
196 men of all ranks, received their discharge.at Chatham.
The men discharged belonged to the 4th Royal Irish Dra-
goon Guards, 21 Royal Dragoons, 11th Prinee Albert's
Hussars, 15th Hussars, 3d Buffs, 4th King's Own, 6th,
7th Royal Fusiliers, 13th Prince Albert's Light Infantry
17th, 18th Royal Irish, 19th, 20th, 23d Welsh Fusiliers,
25th King's On Borderers, 28th, 31st, 321, 3 id, 35th, 38th,
39th, 41st (the Welsh), 42-1 Highlanders, 44th, 46th, 49th,
50th Queen's Own, sth, 56th, 57th, 60th Rifles, 75th,
77th, 79th Highlanders, 81st, 82d, 88th Connaught
Rangers, 90th Light Infantry, 94th, 97th, and the Ist and
3d battalions of the Rifle Brigade. A large number of
those men ordered to be discharged had served in the
Kafir war, and also in that in the Crimea, and were deco-
iated with those medals.

The whole of the disposable corps, consisting of 14
battalions of the Royal Artillery Regiment, were yester-
day drawn up in divisions on the parade-ground of head-
quarters, Woolwich, and pat through a course of drill and
exercise in the use of the short carbine recently served
out for general nse. The junior officers of the regiment
were likewise submitted to a separate court° of drill with
the new carbine. The latter exercises occupied upwards
of two hours, each officer consecutively falling out of the
ranks and fulfilling the duties of. commanding-officer.

The service generally will learn with much satisfaction
that Sir Charles Wood has, in the handsomest manner
possible, appointed Captain Craigie to the office of super-
intendent of Plymouth Dockyard, vacant by the removal
of Captain Nies. Captain Craigie's public services as in-
spector gener,al of the relief operations in Shetland during
the faminein 1851-2, and more recently chairman of the
Transport Board, are too well known to require more than
mere allusion to.them. Such an appointment is creditable
alike to Captain Craigie and the First Lord, as Captain
Craigie has no interest beyond that /which his merits have
earned for him.

The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty ;--

Captain Robert Craigie, to be Superintendent of the
Royal William Victualling-yard and the Royal Plymouth
Hospital, vice Captain Nias, superseded ; Lieut. George
Berlase, additional to the Royal Albert; Lieutenant John.
E. Doran, to the Childers.
At the monthly examination of officers to qualify for
promotion, and of candidates for entry into the service,
held at the Royal Naval Coll9ge, and which terminated
yesterday, the following passed :
For Lieutenants—C. Pringle, J. F. Lerion, W. A. de V.
Brownlow, H. R. E. Grey, E. M. Collier, Edward Kelly,
F. T. Thompson, W. H. S. Mourilyan, D. A. A. Denny,
E K. Wilkinson, P. J. Murray, A. Eaton, H. Kent, and
St. V. D. Lake.
G. Burniston.
Second Masters, R.N,, for Masters—A. Farmer and A.
For For Naval Cadets—G. R. Thornhill and C. M. Turner.
stants—W. T. Tredigo and H. N. At-
kinson.

Sporting Intelligence.

VERPOOL 'AUTUMN MEETING.—THOWitiaY.
Handicap Hurdle Race of 30 sove, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 3 sovs each. Winners extra. Gentlemen
riders allowed 51b. Two miler:, over six flights of
hurdlee. 5 subs:
Mr. Sydney's Victory, aged (h.b.), 10st -21 b (M'Lean) 1
Mr. Griffith'a Royalty, aged, 10st, llb (F. Page) 2
Mr. Tophain's Croxtetb, 5 yrs.(leb), 9.,t Sib
, W. Wh)
Betting-6 to 4on Royalty, 2to 1 sgst,( Vietory.ite 0
Won cleverly by a nook. Croxteth „ was pulled up
within the distance, and did not pass the pest.
Selling Race of 2 soya each, with 15 added, for maidens
of all zgea. To start 100 yards within the T.Y.C.
port: 5 cube. •
Mr. Simpson's Breach, by Stoern,2 yrs (200, fist 10th
•
Mr. Dawson's (Withington) 1
Mr. Morris's Sebsestopel, 2 yrs (20/.), 6st 101 b •
(Glimmei) 3
yig (20/ ), 6et. 101 b (Bullock) 2
Mr. Barber's Ilarnlet,.2 yea (201.), 6st. 101 b ~.(Dales) 4
Bet tin to 1 o'n Breach, who won easily by a neck ;
bad third.
The winner 'vas bought in for 23 gottneal-
The Great Autumn Cup of 200 sovs,'igiven !”, the Cap-
tains of America and the Stevedores of Liverpool,
with 200 eon in specie added by Mr. E. W. Topham,
the lessee and clerk of the course, added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 25 eovs each, 10 ft. The second to
receive 50 sore out of the stakes, and the third to save
his stake. Winners extra. Entrance 3 sons, to go to
the hind. One mile and three-quarters. 115 subs, and
50 acceptances.
Mr. J. Heyvsood's Maid of
.Derwent, by Flatcatcher,
3 yre, Set 111 b . • - (Snowdon) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Milacca, '3 yrs, ist 4j (including 7th
-extra)
Mr. Barber's Miss Harkaway, 3 yes, Set 31b (including
31b extra)
(DaleQ) 3
Mr. Lewis's Pantomime, 6 yre, let 6lb (including 31b
extra)
(Quinton). 4
The following also ran :—Pole Star, flungerford,
Speed-the-Plough, Lance, Pretty Boy, Prince of
Orange, Lough Bawn, Flatterer, Hospitality, Card-
sharper, Irnegene, Culc.ave Johnny Taft, Falstaff; Lady
Fiorence, Uzella, Little dell, Brother to Grey Tommy,
and December.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Maid of Derwent, 11. to 2 agst
Malacca, 8 to 1 agst Imogene, 11 to 1 agst Flatterer,
12 to 1 eget Hospitality, 14 to 1 each agst Pretty Boy,
December, and Pole Star, 16•ta 1 agst Pantomime, 20
to 1 each eget Hungerford and Speed.the-Plough.
After some delay, caused chiefly by the fractiousness
of Lough Bawn and Miss Harkaway, they got away
on good terms. Speed-the-Plough was first cif, but
quickly dropped back, and Malacca took the lead and
carried on the running to the distance, where he was
joined by Maid of Derwent. Half way up Maid, of
Derwent passed Malacca and at last won very easily by
two lengthy, about five lengths separated the second from
the third ; bad fourth ; Pole Star was fifth, Cardsharper
sixth, Lance seventh, and Imogene eighth. Little Nell,
Lough Bawn, and Prince of Orange headed the next
division. Flatterer, December, Johnny Taft, Culcavy,
Brother to Grey Tommy, and Lady Florence were pulled
up within the distance, and did not pass the post.
The pace was very severe throughout.
Cress well was fined 10/ , Palmer 51., and Ducker and
Dales 2 sore each, for disobeying the orders of the starter.
This prizti, the gift of the Captains of Aeierioa and
Stevedores of Liverpool, was manufactured at the well-
known establishment-of Mr. E. Whietltr, silversmith
and jeweller, 11, Strand. The cup is executed in the
116uaissance style, after the design, of an amateur artist,
upon whom it reflects the highest credit. Tne cup
and coffer stand 23 feet high, and aro of soli.' silver.
Upon ono ride is engraved upon a shield, formed by
the twining together of the flags of the two nations,
guarded by the British Lion, and aurrueuneecl by the
American eagle, "Liverpool Autumn Meeting," and
the flamer; of the stewards, sufficient space being
left for the insertion of the name of the winner ; and
on the reverse is a view of the port of Liverpool, with
sine of the splendid American steamers "steaming" out
for the "States," a portrait of whose President adorns
this side of the cur. The whole is exquisitely chased in
bold relief, and on the.top of the cover are a beautifully.
designed thoroughbred mare and foal, while the hand es
are formed of horses.
The LiVerpool Nursery, of 60 cove, aided to a sweep.
'stakes of 3 sous each for 2 yr-olds. The second to
receive 20 soya out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 2a 'tubs.
Mr. Dawson's Red White and Bne, 7st (carried Tat
11b)
Mr. Dewson's The Little Cob, bat 4lb (Bullock) 2
The following also ran : —Cora Linne, filly by
Weatherbit, Ella, liomosopaA'st, Yorkshireman, Liver-
pool,- Master Begot, Kenerdy, filly by lag.. Janet,
Apothecary, Sister to Dramatist, filly by Dan John.
Betting-5 to 2 apt Master Begot, to 1 'agst Apo-
thecary, 6 to 1 agst Sister to Dramatist. 7 to 1 each aget
Kenerdy and Liverpool, 8 to 1 aget floinceapathist, 10
to 1 eget bon John filly.
A fine race, won on the post by a head. Ella, Master
Begot, Yorkshiremeo, Apothecary, and .Elotrios,pathist
were next, but so clone together that the judge was un-
able to pia a third.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, 1 ft, with 20
added. One mile. 12 subs.
Mr. T. Spence'e Catherine Parr, by Assault, 6 yrs,
6st 8 b
Mr. Flintoft's Blossom, 5 yrs, Bit 21b (W. Whits) 2
Mr. Baker's Gamester, 3 yrs, 64 21b ...(Withington) 3
The following also ran :—Alma, Gay, Jack.up.the-
Orchard, Sunrise, Mysterious Jack.
Betting-2 to 1 eget Alma, 4to 1 aget Caltherine
Parr, 100 to 15 eget Sunrise.
Wen' by two lengths; a neck between the second and
third. Gay and Alma were next.

EXTENSIVE FORGERY AND FRAM'S ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

The Great Northern Railway Company have been de-
frauded of an immense amount ef money, in consequence
of the dishonesty of one of its principal officers. Up to a
late hour last night it bad been proved that Ilia defalca-
tions amounted to 150,000/. The report is that 180,0001.
will not cover the amount, but no accurate esti:nate can
be formed until the auditors can make up a report, an
operation which will occupy some weeks. As soon as the
accounts can-be arranged, the result will he made up fir
the purpose of being submitted to a pler,' meeting of
proprietors.
Mr. Leopold Redpatb, of 27, Cheater-terrace, Regent's-
park, wee, until a few days past, the Regi.trar of Shares
and Transferer of Stock in the Great Northern Railway
Company.. Although his salary was not very extensive,
amounting to something between 2501: and 3001. a year,
he lived in a luxurious style in a fashionable .house, had
ot Gatti
fobnot:vohsexe.: Governor
most
rothschoet
Society,
eptoyci:nw,oheamfra,jani ,snid:esaw:rHtacr,semuol
sybeapss nciretoravhi
plehaorebiaraii
and of
dohcodfi
charitable
anr
tterahhicbteeta.
,RI
el theatres,oaryrinatyrlgn,tai
Stanutyr
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le
operatic performance, or a gathering of the beau 'monde,
in which the name of " Leopold Redpatb, Esq.," did not
appear.

ticoo-
course, the
rtihniepnatlirreegaiosntrtarroloof
fattiometkd,
department
tßrneeduptaotfhtibieadc,orno.f
pany's business. The investigation of the hooks Pince his
disappearance—for he left the office in a somewhat hasty
manner en Tuesday last, and has not since been heard of
—has shown that the frauds have been perpetratcd in
the following manner :—When Mr. Itedpath, who was
the principal registrar, had to issue a 1001. stock, it
appears that he added an "0 " to the amount,, thus
making it 1,0001. on the company's books. This Opera-
: was not confined do VOW.; licit extitadol47-49.4 qi
2001.. 30C!.. and 5001, so that out of every 1001. stock
transferred he gained 9001. The directors appear not
to have made any examination into the accounts, pro-
bably because they never had any suspicion of their
officer, and it has been to them a mystery for some
years past.tbat they were called upon to pay dividends
upon 15,0001. or 20,0001. more than according to their
audited accounts they were liable for. Two or three
weeks since, however, the directors established a di:,
tinct department for the purpose of securing a strict
investigation of the company's accounts. The officials
of this new department met on Monday last, and on
Tuesday morning they re-assembled for the purpose of
entering upon their duties. Soon after they met Mr.
Redpath entered their room, and said to the chief clerk,
" What are you going to do ?" The chief c!erk replied,
"To go through all the accounts from the commencement

of the compa;y." Mr. Redpatb replied, "Thatisf.;per:
featly useless proceeding. You will find all the accounts
right in the gross, and it is of no use entering into de-
tails." The chief clerk said, "We are bound to go into
the whole of the accounts, as the directors have given
us explicit directions to do so, and we wish to begin with
the numerical register." Mr. Redpath took up one of the
hooks and then threw it down again, saying, " Well, if
that is your intention, I will have nothing to do with it."
He then said to one of the officers, "I am going out for
a few minutes." He went, but he never returned.
Previous, however, to his departure, he sent one of
the ticket-porters belonging to the railway, to the Union
Bank, in A rgyll-place, for the title deeds of his house in
Chester-place, and for other securities which were lodged
there in his name, directing him to meet 'him with the
documents at Chester-place. The porter misapprehend-
ing his instructions took the parcel he received from the
Bank; to the Great Northern Railway, and the officials
of the Company have taken possession of it, and notice
has been given at the bank to withhold his balance until
further inquiry.
As soon as the discovery of the frauds was made di-
rections were given to the police to take possession of
Redpath's house in Chester-terrace. This was done, and
almost simultaneously Inspector Williams arrested Mr.
Charles James Cumming Kent, a young man aged 25,
who was a clerk in the register office, over which Mr.
Redpath presided. Mr. Kent, who is supposed to have
been the dupe of Redpath, was arrested at big residence
in Castle terrace, Harnpstead•rnad, and he immediately
afterwards underwent a private examination at Cler-
kenwell Police Court. He was remanded until Tuesday
next, and is now in the custody of the Governor of the
House of Detention.

A warrant bas been granted for the apprehension of
Leopold 'path, who is still a fugitive from justice.
He is described as being about 45 years of age, 5 feet. 10
incl)ea in height, with fair c )rnplexiou, hair. • He
walks in A hurried or " jolting" manner. He dresses well,
but not foppishly, awl his genEral demeanour indicAtes

perAon of extremely quiet habits and good position in
society:"

The directors of the Great Northern Railway appear
to 'Jaye been acquainted with the expensive habit.; of
their servant, and to have been aware that 300/. a year
could not have met his expenses. Singularly enough, .ft
feeling prevailed thathe filled his relymeible oflion simply
from a desire of having something to do ; and thia opi-
nion was confirmed by the filet that he made large con•
tributions to the many religious and charitable institu-
tions with which the metropolis abounds.

ALLEGED ROBBERY AND MURDER AT ERITH

ERITH, KENT, Thursday Evening.—For the past few
days the greatest excitement has prevailed in this mu-
al:y quiet village and the surrounding neighbourhood in
consequence of the discovery of the dead body of a young
man at a place known as Park Spring Copse, about a
mile from this station.

It appears that as a working man nanicd Thos. Sewell
was proceeding up the avenue leading to Lesnes House,
Lesnes Park, the mansion of Captain Wheatley, at a
quarter-past 11 on Saturday morning last, he discivered
the dead body of a man lying on the grass amongst
seine trees in the avenue known as Park Spring Copse.
The spot is about 400 yards from the road, and the man-
sion is at present unoccupied. Sewell, seeing that the
man was lying in a pool of blood, was in the act of hast-
ening for assistance, whon about 21 yards from the body,
he saw a man's coat, and about the same distance off, in
an opposite direction. he found a cap, both of which arti-
cles evidently belonged to the man, as he was without
either on his body. Sewell then went for assistance, and
the body was conveyed in a shell to Erith dead-house.
There was a carpenter's gouge or round chisel lying iu
the deceased's hand covered with blood, and no doubt
that was the instrument with which the wounds were
inflicted. When the body was stripped there Were found
to be no fewer than 16 wounds (stabs) in and about the
region of the heart. From one of the wounds (a very se-
vere one near the breast and very large) there was a por-
tion of the left lung protruding.
A great number of persons visited the dead house, but
were not ablelo identify the body. In the pockets were
found a second-class railway ticket from Waterloo to
Wandsworth a week old, three halfpence in money, and
a catalogue of a tale in the York-road, Battersea, on
Sept. 27, 1855, with the name of John Cox written on
the fly leaf. Notwithstanding the fact that the descrip-
tion was widely circulated the body was not identified
until after the inquest had been opened.
Mr. C. Carttar, the coroner for East Kent, having
issued his warrant, a jury was etnpannelled at tk) Run-
ning Horses Tavern to inquire into the death of the
deceased.

Thos. Sewell and police-constable Turner having
deposed to the finding of the body as above narrated,
A female, named Parkins, said she was the wife of a
fisherman living at Er.th. For a few days previous to
the body being found, she bad seen a young man about
the village, wham she thought to be a person whom,
when she was living at Wandsworth, she knew as John
Carter. She had seen the body, and she was of opinion
that it was that of Carter, but it was not the man she
had seen in Erith as she had thought.
At this f.tige of the proceedings,'
Several jurors expressed an opinion that there should
he further evidence brought before them, as they felt far
from satisfied with tilt) case as it stood.

The inquest was accordingly adjourned.
Later iu the day, the family of the deceased, who carry
on business as market gardeners at Wandsworth, identi-
fied the body as that of George Carter, aged 28. It was
stated by the relatives that the young man was in good
health and spirits up to the day preceding the discovery
of his body. He left his home on the Friday, having with
him, it is supposed, between 601. and 801., since which
nothing was heard of him until ha was found dead, with
only lid. in his pocket, upwards of 20 miles from his
home, from which be had not been absent 24 hours.
In pursuance of the order of the coroner at the opening
of the investigation, a very minute examination of the
body has been made by Dr. Oates, an eminent physician
of this place, and it has been found that there are 16
punctured wounds in the chest, breast, and ribs on the
left side. ,Of these injuries no less than five have pene-
trated the heart, one being in the apex, which is a fleshy
part without important arteries, a second in the right
aurico, and the other three are in the left ventricle of the
heart. The whole of the latter four are in the most dan-
gerous part. One of the wounds in the heart was three
inches deep, being the centre of the three in the left ven-
tricle, corresponding exactly with the external incision
through which the portion of the lung protruded. In ad-
dition to the injuries above stated, there was an exten-
sive fracture of the skull at the back part of the head. A
portion of the skull about the size of an egg was beaten
into the brain.
Various rumours are afloat in the village, and the
greatest excitement prevails, every exertion being used
tti sift this mysterious affair to the utmost. Sergeant
Ebbs holds the case in hand, and is prosecuting the in-
with the greatest assiduity and perseverance.

- _
SUDDEN DEATH OP A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT.—
LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—lt is with regret we announce
the very sudden demise of Mr. Samuel Johnston, a mer-
chant engaged in the South American trade, and a mem-
ber of the firm of Messrs. S. Johnston and Co., Orange-
court. The deceased left his residence, New Brighton,
Cheshire, this morning, and arrived by the usual ferry
boat. He called immedia. ely in the office of his solicitor,
Mr. John North, Exchange-alley, and was engaged in
transacting some business when he complained of being
ill, and although medical aid was at once called in, life
was on its arrival extinct. Deceased was much respected.
He was 64 years of age, and brother-in-law to Mr.
Bramley-Moore, M.P. for Maldon.