The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-13 00:00:00

SEEDS,

Transactions in linseed have been rather limited ; in
prices, however, we have no chaego to notice, Linseed
cakes continue very firm at fully late rates. Rape and
oilseeds aro in good demand at fully last week's quotations.
Tramio,whitc,per bus. 20s to 211Carrawa5 .. 40, 42
Swede --s —slCoriander •• •• 22s 21s
&Instant, Brown•• •• •• 203 22s Ilempseed, per quarter 489 52s
\Vhlte, new— .. 103 13s Linseed, Eng. Sowing•• 6Ss 68s
Tdres,Wlntcr, new.... 6s Od Gs 6d Crushing •• •• 523 608
—s —s Baltic •..• •... 47a 54s

Clover,lteclEug..... _ ..
•• —lO/ 5. 111 Os
Canary, per quarter .. 645 725 Odessa .• •• •• .• . 58J 585 6d
Rye grass (new).. •... 244 285 Limeedeake, pr. ton—
White .......... 645 685 Foreign, per ton 10: 11110 s Od
(cwt.) 685 704 English
Foreign 1ied...... 503 644 Rape Cal:es, pc: ton 51 155 6 105
White.— 62e 754 Rapeseed, pr gr. ...... 845 905
Trefoil, new........ .. 30a 323

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(Thi3 Day.)

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE SYERS, WALKER, AND CO.

The bankrupts were described as of Bell-alley, Lom-
bard-street, and Liverpool, merchants, and his Honour
now gave a decision as to the sufficiency of the proposi-
tion made by the bankrupts for winding up their affairs
under the Private Arrangement Act.
His Honour asked what was the real amount of lia-
bilities—it was originally stated at 170,0001. ?
Mr. Lawrance said they had been very largely reduced
—to about 170,0001. as bills receivable, with which the
bankrupts had debited themselves in account had run
off, having been taken by the insGlvents.

His Honour then referred to the proceedings, and said
that the petition was presented about four months ago,
but they had not filed any accounts until ten days be-
fore the time appointed for the first meeting, which had
been adjourned until Friday last. The question for him
was, whether the proposition which had been made was
fair and reasonable, and such as ought to be sanctioned
by the Court. Syers had admitted that in 1851, when
be joined Walker, he was not only without capital,
but was behind-hand 20001., and there was nothing
to show satisfactorily that there was °any capital
at any time, but they had gone on to an enor-
mous amount, raising money en all the bills
of lading he could get hold of, and left the tangible
assets so as to leave a very small dividend.
Mr. Hart—Mr. Nicholson, clerk, said about is. in
the pound unless anything was realised on the consign.
ment beyond the advances on them.

His honour did not consider this a case for private
arrangement, and adjourned it into open court to be
heard as under bankruptcy, but be would delay the
advertisement for a fortnight if the bankrupts chose to
appeal to the Lord Justices.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

SOUTHWARK.

ALLEGED POISONING OF A WIFE BY DER HUSBAND.—
Thomas Shelton, a respectable-looking man, was placed
in the felcn's dock before Mr. Seeker, charged with at-
tempting to poison Agnes Shelton, his wife.
Mr. Solomon appeared for the prisoner.

The wife, a well-dressed middle-aged female, who cried
very much while in the witness box, stated that she had
been married to him twelve years, and they resided in
Pages-walk, Bermondsey. Fc,r some time past they had
had words together and sometimes blows. On Saturday
afternoon between two and three o'clock they quarrelled,
and she believed her husband knocked her down, but
she could not swear to that as she was much under the
influence of liquor. After that she took some poison,
and had no recollection of anything that subsequently
occurred.

Mr. Secker—Why, you have given your husband
in charge for administering poison to you. How is
hat ?

Witness—l don't know anything about it. I said
since he did not give me the poison.
Mr. Seeker—Where did the poison come from, then ?
Witness—l believe it was kept in the house to kill
rats. It was a powder.

Mr. Seeker—Then who mixed it ?
Witness—l don't know, sir. I suppose I must have
iixed it myself.

Mr. Sacker—ls there any evidence that she had any

poison ?

John Reid, Coo acting-inspector at the Bermondsey
Police-statiun, stated that the woman was conveyed by
him to Saint Thomas's Hospital, she having stated
that her husband had poisoned her. The stomach
pump was used, but up to the present time the house.
surgeons had not discovered any trace of poison. They
bad not had sufficient time to analyse the contents.
Mr. Secker—Then there is no proof that she has
taken any poison ?
Inspector Reid—No, sir. I have the certificate of the
house surgeon of St. Thomas's Hospital, which states
that the complainant was extremely ill, but that might
be caused from drink.

Mr. Solomon here said that no doubt such was the
fact. She was a woman much addicted t 3 drick. Her
husband, he was instructed to say, was a respectable,
steady man, having been more than ten years time-
keeper and night policeman at Messrs. Chaplin and
Horne's, Hambro'-wharf.

Jr. Sacker said as there was no evidence of poison
being administered the prisoner must be discharged.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.)

LONDON, Oct. 13.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; light
airs and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, Oot. 12.—Wind N.W. to W.—Arrived
—Traveller, from Colombo, and sailed for London • H.M.S.
Wegt Indies ; Retribution, Sheerness.
A largo brig, waterlogged and abandoned, with maintop-
mast and jibboom gone, was passed, on the 2d inst., in
43 N, 12 W.
PLYMOUTH, Oat. 12.—Wind S.S. W. —Arrived—A la-
wick Castle, from London, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Apple-
ton, London, for Melbourne.
FiLmouni, Oct. 12.—Arrived—Salisia, from Havana.
Sailed—Vasco de Gama, for Rio Janeiro. Off thO port—
Bremerhaven, from Akyab, and sailed for Bremen.
NEWPORT, Oct. 11.—Wind E.—Arrived— Souvenir,
from London, for the Brazils.
PENZANCE, Oct. 11.—Wind variable. Arrived
H.M.S. Avon, from a crnizo.
CARDIFE, Oct. 12.—Sailed--Glanour and Galillee, for
Rio Janeiro ; United States, New Orleans ; General Mi-
chaelis, Singapore ; Palmeer, Senegal ; Eliza, Monte Vi-
deo.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 1.1.--_-Wind S.S.E.—A.rrived—Wil-

Liam, from Callao; Sir George F. Seymour, Bermuda.
Sailed—Sopelana, for St. Thomas; Collina, Savannan ;
H.M.S. Urgent, Portsmouth.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived.—Caledonia, Malcolm Browo, Waters, Middle.
ton, Dido, George, and Belle, from Sunderland ; Thames,
Newcastle; Joh Watson, Shield& ; Mechanic? Home,
Newport.
Sailed—Carabinida, for Cherbourg; Clara, Sunderland.
LivEnrooL, Monday Morning.
Wind S.
Arrivod.—Cilina, from Bonny; Demetrius, screw
steamer, Malta.

Sailed—George Hurlbut, for New York.
Wind S.E. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 12.
Arrived.—Wards and Norden, from Galata ; William,

CIIELSEL HOSPITAL.—It is said that General Lord
Seaton, commanding the troops in Ireland, is to be ap-
pointed Lieut.-Governor of Chelsea Hospital.
NEW MODE OF MOUNTING GUNS IN GUNBOATS.—M.
Deloigne, of Paris, has brought forward an invention,
the object of which is to avoid the injurious effects to
ships, gunboats, and rafts arising from the recoil of
heavy mortars or pieces of ordnance fired at a consi-
derable angle of inclination, and the invention consists
in forming a well through the boat or raft, in which well
the piece of ordnance is to be mounted so that the water
shall receive the recoil. In this well a water-tight
cylinder, somewhat smaller in diameter than the well, is
placed. The cylinder is supported in the well, being
attached to the boat or raft by vulcanised indiartibber or
other springs, and is free to move up and down between
guides in the well. Its bottom is formed by the breach
plate of the gun or mortar, which is made as is well
understood. The bottom of the cylinder is by preference
made to ba below the line of flotation, so as to be con-
stantly surrounded by water inside the wed. Or, in-
, stead of causing the breach to act direct, and making a
well in the boat, a strong rod running through the boat
supporting the gun at its upper end, and having a suit-
able plate at its lower end in the water, with stntable
spring to keep the upper end tightly against the breach
of the mortar, may be made to serve as intermediate
between the gun and water, or other nnalegous means
may he used.— it echanics' aria.: inc.
ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMPANY.--The report of this
company, preparatory to the meeting on the IGth, re•
commends a dividend for the half-year of 21. per shale,
free of income tax. The working acceemt for the six
months ending the SOth of June shows a earplug of
190,462/. On the repair and renewal account there is a
sum of 42,891/. to be provided for. The balance on the
general reserve fund is 15,9131„ and on the insurance
account 227,1131. The traffic receipts Show an increase
as c,.,mpared with the corresponding half of 1855 (mak-
ing a deduction for some exceptional item:-) ot about.
2C,5001. Some of the ships lately relea,ed from the
transport service have been put in a state of thorough
effici.mcy and despatched to the West Indies as extra
veisels. The Great Western and the Severn, being unfit
for further mail service, have been disposed of to a Ail).
breaker for 11,5501. The wreck of the Tay will not
necessitate the building of another steamer, the company
still possessing. a sufficient number. Had not this loss
taken place a bonus would have been recommended on
the present occasion from the insurancc! fund.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE FRAUDS.

LAMBETH POLICE•COURT-(THIS DAY).

TVilliam James Robson, late chief clerk in the Transfer-
office of the Crystal Palace Company, was brought up
on remand, at two o'clock, before Mr. Elliott, for fur.
ther examination for stealing certain preferential shares
of the company entrusted to him for safe keeping. The
court was densely crowded. Mr. Groves, secretary to
the company, and several of the directors were present.
Mr. Anderson; chairman of the company, was accom-
modated with a seat on the bench.

The prisoner, when placed in the dock, cast an anxious
glance round the court, and on sitting down covered his
face with his handkerchief as on th© former occasion.. 'He
still appears to feel deeply his degraded position.

Mr. Hawkins, barrister, instructed by Messrs. John-
son, Farquhar, and Co., appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. Herring, solicitor, attended to watch the proceed-
ings on behalf of the prisoner.

Mr. Hawkins said he should first proceed to make
the former case perfect, and called

Mr. Fasson, to prove the allotment and register of
the eight preference shares in question to Mr. Robertson
of Leeds. He produced the necessary documents for
that purpose. The shares have never been transferred
by Mr. Robertson to any person. The certificates of
shares produced. from 199,471 to 199,478 were allotted
and issued by the company to Mr. Robertson, and
bear the seal. of the company. The document
produced, pur.?orting to be a transfer of Arthur
Julius Scott, o,F Barnshury-park, Islingtan, to Charles
Walter Morris cf the Stock Exchange of 50 half shares
in the Crystal Palace Company, amongst which were
the eight shares above named, is attested by the pri-
soner, and purports to he executed by Scott. It was
dated 14th Oct.)ber, 185 g.

By Mr. Elliott—There is nothing to identify the
shares, except the seal of the company. The secretary's
name, figures, and every part on the scrip was printed.
By Mr. Hawkins—From the seal only he was enabled
to say they were the same as issued by the company.
Mr. C. Barnard in the em ploy of Messrs. Jones and
Co., printers, od Eastcheap.—They were employed by
the Crystal Pal ace Company to print in the names and
address of tloep roprietor and the consecutive numbers on
the shares. On. the 7th March 1856, he received 52
preference sharer in blank, on which he printed the name
and address of Robertson, arid the consecutive num
bers (including 'the numbers above quoted).
Mr. Groves, giecretary, deposed that the eight shares
produced were issued by the company to Mr. Robertson
and to which hu was authorised to affix the seal of the
company.

Mr. IlawkinFt said that finished the case. His next
charge was with. reference to five B shares allotted to
John Bond and. John Dan, of Lancaster, who were the
original regisb 'red proprietors of those shares ; and
called the follosring evidence :

Mr. Fasson--I produce the allotment book of the bank
shares of the Crystal Palace Company. I find an allot-
ment of 100 nt!vr shares to John Bond and Jonathan
Dunn, of Lancaster. I also produce the number of the
shares 153,225 to 153,424, and Bond and Dunn are the
registered proprietors of the shares ; those shares have
never been tratisferred, and they still remain in Bund
and Dunn's flat nes on the books.
Mr. Elvin, stock broker, of Cbange•alley—l know the
prisoner. In Oct. 1855 I sold a number of shares in
the Crystal Palace Company at his request. I sold
them to Mr. John Berrick, of Barrington-street,
Hampstead-road. The prisoner handed over to me the
scrip certificates of those shares, which I handed over to
Mr. Derrick. Robson executed the transfers of the
shares to Mr. Derrick. The shares I sold were num-
bered 153,415 to 153,419. Altogether I sold 139
shares on that day, and these five were part of that
number. The transfer was dated 31st October, 1855.
Mr. Elliott asked how it was that when the shares
stood in Dun and Bond's name, a transfer was taken
from Robson.

Mr. Hawkins said it was owing to the negligence of
the purchaser.

Mr. Elliot—ls it the practice to transact business in
that way ?

Mr. Eikin—Yes. The purchaser must look out for
the security of the title.

Mr. Hawkins—lt is for the purchaser to search the
transfer-book?

Mr. Eikin—Yes. It would be impossible for stock-
brokers to search the transfer shares passed from
several hands in the course of the day.
Mr. Berrick proved purchasing she share in question,
and executing the transfer with the prisoner.

Mr. Grove, recalled, said the shares in question were
five of the shares issued to Messrs. Bond and Dunn, and
were sealed with the seal of the company.
Mr. Hawkins said that was all the evidence he should
offer on this charge.

Mr. Elliott asked the prisoner if he had any ques
tions to put to the witnesses.
The prisoner replied he had not.
Mr. Clements, stockbroker, who gave evidence on
Friday, was recalled.

Mr. Elliott (to Witness)—Do I understand from you
that it is the practice to sell shares in the market with-
out any inquiry as to the fact of the vendor ?
Mr. Clements—Yes.

Mr. Elliott—Then there is no security for the pur-
chaser who goes into the market.
Mr. Clements—No. the only security he has is to
send in the transfers for registration to the company's
office, where, if it be a fraud, it will be immediately de-
tected.

Sergeant Coppin was also recalled, and added to his
former evidence that on his way home from Copenhagen
with the prisioner be said to am told you are
20,0001. deficient. Ile said, no ; it was not so
much as that, but about 10,0001. He could tell
if he had his books and papers. I said, " I
suppose you know where your books and papers are ?"
Ile said, "No ; he bad gone away without taking care
of them, and he did not know what had become of any-
thing." I said, " I understand Mr. Smith has taken
charge of all, and that you will be able to get them of
him when you get to London." lie said be would make
inquiries about them,

The depositions having been read over by Mr. Perry,
the chief clerk, with a view to the commitment of the
prisoner.

Mr. Hawkins said he understood the prisoner wish to
be further remanded, and if so, he should not resist it,
bemuse, as he was undefended, ho had no wish to press
hard against hiw.

The prisoner communicated in writiog to the magis.
trate who Lauded it to Idr. Hawkins.

Mr. Hawkins said in„ all probability other charge, s
would be preferred against the prizoner at the Old
'Bailey, the particulars of which should be furnished to
him before the trial.

Tue prisoner, who declined saying anythirg, was for-
mally committed for trial.

The Grand Duke of Baden and his young bride
entered Friburg on the 6th amidst great rejoicings.
Their Royal highnesses are about to pass a few
days in the beautiful island of Maittau, on the lake
of Constance.