The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, I=6o.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS

Railways. 1 Closing Iguanas done
Paid., pride.
Share
1

;Atlantic & St Lawrence
Leased at 6 per cent..
Born., Baroda& Cent. Ind
gu. 5 per cent
Do. Addit. Capital A
Do. Do.
;Buffalo and L ake Huron
Do. New
Do. Preference
B lila°, Brant. &G odrich
6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 18:21
IDo. do. 1 July, 18731
IDo. do. 1 June, 1874 i
Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Litn.l
;Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.)
Cape Town & Dock Scrip
'Central Oude (Limited)'
Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c
Demerara
Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c
East Indian, gu. 5 p. c
Do. F Shares Ext
Do. Jubbulpore
Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs
Do. 5 p.c. I)eb., 1861
Geelong& Melbourne
Geelong Corporation 6
1 per cent. Bonds
Grand Trunk of Canada
'Do. 6 per cent. Pref
iDo. 6 percent. Debentr
Do. 7 per cent. 18 62
Do. do. 1867...
Do. do. 1872
Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c
• Do. New, gua.s per cent
'Gt.South. of Ind.Lim.— I
guaranteed 5 per cent I
Gt.W. of Canada Shares
IDo. New
Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1
apt. till '6O
IDo. do. '73 till '6O
'Do do. "/3 without opt
IDo*. 5i p. c. do. '77 do
Madras, guar., 14 p. c
Do. do. 5 per cent :
Do. 4, p. c. Extension
Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c
IDo. Fourth de..
Do. do. ....
Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds l
jNew Brun swick&Canda.
Rv.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc
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Do. do. B. Capital do.
Do. do. Land d 0..,
Gude (Limited)
Scinde
Do. New
Do. Punjaub
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ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip

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'Belgian East. Junction
Beziers to Graissessac
Carmeaux Mine & Rail
Copiabo
Ditto Extension
(Dutch Rhenish
Eastern of France
Euphrates Valley
Grand This. Guar .5 p.c
'Great Central of France
Gt. Luxetn. Con. ells
tI al ian Junction

Lake Constanec do Rale
Lierre and Turnhout
I Lombardo Venetian
Lyons and Geneva
Maria Antonia
Do. do. New

Namur and Liege
Do. do. B p. c. Pref.
Northern of France
Do. New Shares
Norwegian 'Trunk Pref
Paris,Lyons, and Medit
Paris and Orleans
, Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.)
gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.)
!Riga and Dunaburg
'Rome and Frascati
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish
Do. 7 per cent. Pref.
Sambre and Meuse
Dv. 54 per cent. Pref
Southern of France `
West Flanders
Do. 54 p. c. Preference I
I W. & N.W. of Fiance 1
Western of Austria
Western of Switzerland
Wiesbaden
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LA lip INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Mr. Commissioner Holroyd was.the only sitting commis-
sioner engaged during the morning up stairs hearing
private applications.

IN RE ALCOCK AND COXPANY.

These bankrupts were earthenware manufacturers. &e.,
at Burslem, Staffordshire, and to-day was appointed for the
last examination. The failure is to a large extent, and the
accounts being voluminous the balance-sheet had not been
tiled, and an adjournment took place by consent.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.

OLD COURT.
.. (Before the Recorder.)
THE ROBBERY AT GRESHAM HOUSE.

John Edgar and Edmund Meore were charged with steal-
ing £ll6 in gold and other moneys, amounting in all to
£215, the property of her Majesty.
Mr. Cole and Mr. Campbell appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoners.
The prosecution was instituted by direction of the Com-
missioners of Inland Revenue.

From the opening statement of the learned counsel for

the prosecution it appeared that Mr. Redford, a collector
of inland revenue, occupied a portion of the offices used by
the Government in Gresham House, Old Broad-street, and
on the afternoon of the 16th of January the money in ques-
tion was left by him in an iron safe in a cupboard in his
office, and on the following morning it was discovered that
the lock of the cupboard had been forced, and the safe and

its contents were gone. The prisoner Edgar was a carpen-

ter, and the other prisoner was a French polisher, in the
employ of Messrs. Smith, contractors for Government work,
at Pimlico, and they had both been at work
in Mr. Redford's office shortly before the robbery
was committed, and it was proved that they were
both in the office after Mr. Redford had left, and that they
had ample opportunity of committing the robbery if they
had been so disposed. Suspicion at once fell upon them,
and they were taken into custody, but the evidence was not
sufficient to sustain a charge, and they were dismissed. A
reward of £5O was then offered for the detection of the offen-
ders, and a cabman then came forward and stated that on
the night of the robbery he took two men, with an iron
safe, from the neigbourhood of Old Broad-street, and upon
being shown the two prisoners, at once identified them as
the men, and said that he drove them to a place called
Montague-mows, Bloomsbury, where Edgar resided, and
where he and Moore got out of the cab, taking the iron safe
with thorn. Tho evidence of the cabman was materially eon-
rind by the evidence of M r.Field, landlord of the Marlborough
Head public house, in Bishopsgate-street, which was to the
effect that at the time mentioned by him he saw the pri-
soners in the cab at his house, and they went away to-
gether. The prisoners, upon this additional evidence, were
again given into custody, and upon the officer going to
make a search at Edgar's house his wife handed him a box
which contained 57 sovereigns, which was about half the
amount of gold that was stolen, and £1 Bs. 8d in copper,
amongst which were a great many farthings. A number
of farthings were amongst the money stolen.
There were a great many witnesses examined for the pro-
secution, the principal of whom was

James Stokes, the cabdriver. 3607 (examined by Mr.
Cole), who said—On the night of the robbery I was on the
stand near Gresham House. I was called off the stand
about seven o'clock by Moore. He told me to pull round,
and- I followed him up St. Mary-axe about 30 ',suds.
When I got there I saw the other prisoner with an
iron safe by his leg. It was about 18 or 20 inches
long and 15 wide. They put the iron safe in the cab and
told me to drive to the Marlborough Head, Bishopsgate-
street. Edgar then got out out, went into the house, got a
carpenter's basket of tools, put them in the cab, and then
returned tothe bar for a pint of porter, of which I partook ;
he then returned the pot. Edgar then told me to drive to
Bloomsbury-square. At Montague-street Edgar got out
and wont in the direction of Moutag,ue-mews. He returned
in a few: minutes, :and as the safe was being taken out of
the cab he said, "My portmanteau is very heavy." I re-
plied that it was. A few days after the robbery I was in a
publichouse, where I saw a bill offering a reward for the
discovery of the robbery. I told a policeman, who hap-
pened to be present, all I knew about it.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh--I never expressed any
doubt about the identity of the prisoners. I will
swear I never did. I saw the bill offering the re-
ward of £5O, on Thursday night about 10 o'clock 1 had
not seen Brett, the officer, or any constable before I gave
information. I had never seen either of the prisoners be-
fore the night of the robbery, and then it was dark. I did
not go to Inspector Hamilton. I told the officer who was
distributing the bills. I was taken by Brett, the officer,
to Edgar's house. Two other officers accompanied us. It
was on Friday morning between 9 and 10. The officers
went into the house, and I remained outside. I was after-
wards called in, and on Edgar being pointed out to me, I
said he was one of the men. I never, when I was first
asked the question, went out of the room with one of the
officers, and on my return said I was sure he was
the man. I never expressed any doubt about the
prisoner's identity. I never, in my depositions, said I
went into another room:with the officer, and on returning to
the room said, "I am sum that is one of the men." Afior
this the officers and myself left the house. Edgar was net
taken into custody. Edgar said he would remain at home
as long as they liked. We afterwards walked up the street
to the public-house. Tho officers were sent, and the pri-
soner was:again arrested.

By Mr. Metcalfe—l first saw Moore on Friday night as I
was on the rank. I immediately said, I believe him to
be the man." I never told Brett I had any doubt about
his being the other man. I was quite sure when I saw
him at the station-house that he was the man. He was
walked up and down by the officers before me. That was
after I had said I was certain he was the man. I don't
know why he was walked up and down before me. I had
never said I wialed to see him walk. I again say I don't
know why they walked him before mo. I said on Thursday
night to the officers I should know him by his walk. I had
never seen either of the prisoners before the night I was en-
gaged by them. Edgar paid me.
By Mr. Cole—There was plenty of light from the street
lamps for me to see Edgar when he first engaged me. I had
not the slightest doubt about the identity of the prisoners.
Mr. Field, the landlord of the Marlborough Head Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street, confirmed the evidence of the cabman in
every particular.

The learned counsel, in addressing the jury for the pri-
soners, contended that it was clearly a case of mistaken
identity, and commented very severely upon the conduct of
the cabman, who had not thought fit to open his mouth be-
fore a reward of £5O was offered for the apprehension of the
persons committing the robbery.
The case was not concluded when wo went to press.

TTIE CORPORATION REFORM BILL,

A special meeting of the Court of Common Coun-
cil was held yesterday at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor
presiding, " to consider the Bill in Parliament for
the better regulation of the corporation of the City
of London."
It having been resolved that the clauses of the
bill should be read and discussed seriatim, clauses
1 and 2 were agreed to as they stood.
On clause 3, fixing the municipal franchise at
£lO,

Mr. W. Cox (late M.P. for Finsbury) moved
that the franchise should be extended to £5 house-
holders, upon the ground that it was generally
understood that the parliamentary franchise was
about to be reduced below £lO.
In the discussion which followed upon this

amendment, various suggestions were -made for
amending the clause, but it seemed to be generally
considered that a £lO franchise would in the City
be almost equivalent to universal suffrage, more
especially as occupiers of offices, chambers, ware-
houses, wharfs, &c., may as the bill stands, claim to
be rated the police rate, and so acquire the vote,
and a strong desire was evinced that the clause
should be agreed to intact. Mr. Cox, however, per-
sisted in pressing his motion to a show of hands,
when not more than a dozen hands were held up in
its favour, and it was, therefore, negatived by an
overwhelming majority.
On the same clause,
_ .

Mr. Alderman MECIII moved the omission of
certain words, with the object of preserving the
rights of the livery as participators in the election
of the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY strongly opposed the
amendment, urging that the livery had only ob-
tained what they call their rights by the abominable
act 2 George 1., which was obtained for political
purposes, and that they had no claim to the franchise
except upon the common basis of being house-
holders or occupiers within the City to the amount
of XlO.

Other motions were submitted on the same point,
and the result of a continued discussion was the
adoption of the following, moved by Mr. Alderman
Lawrence, viz. :—" That the rights of the livery be
preserved in the election of Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs conjointly with the ratepayers, and that
the clauses of the bill be altered accordingly."
On the same clause,

Mr. Cox again vindicated his title to be con-
sidered an " advanced liberal" by moving that in
the municipal elections votes should be taken by
ballot.

After some discussion, on a show of hands, the

" previous question" was declared to be carried, a
decision which was affirmed on a division by 81
votes to 26—majority 55.
The motion was therefore lost; the announcement
of the numbers being received with loud cheers.
Clauses 3 to 17 wore then agreed to.

On clause 18, appointing the number of represen-
tatives to be returned by the different wards of the
Common Council,
Mr. H. TAYLOR objected to the appointment, as
not fairly representing the wealth and property of
the different wards, and moved a resolution, assert-
ing theopinion of the court that a maximum number
of representatives for any ward should be eight, and
that in the distribution regard should be paid to.
the present representation of the existing wards.-
After a protracted discussion and several divisions
on various amendinents, which were negatived, the
court adjourned, leaving the remaining clauses of
the bill for discussion at a future court.

ANOTH E R PIER A T GRA VESEND.
TILEVES COXSERVAXCY.

The Court of Conservators met yesterday to hear
the objections of the Corporation of Gravesend and
of Mr. Quaife, the receiver, under the Court of
Chancery, of tolls of the Town Pier, Gravesend, to
the Court granting a license to the London and
Tilbury Railway Company to construct a pier for
landing their passengers at West-street, Gravesend.
The members present were—Jonathan Thorp,
Esq. (chairman), Joseph Turnley, Esq., Commo-
dore Drummond, C. 8., Admiral Autin, C. 8., and
T. H. Fry, Esq.
Mr. Matthews, on behalf of the receiver, objected
to a license being granted for the purpOses intended
—lst, because it would be of no advantage to the
public ; and, 2dly, it was not necessary for the con-
venience of the public—both of which requirements,
he said, were essential within the spirit and mean-
ins of the Conservancy Act, and he quoted clauses
57 and 59 as in point. Mr. Matthews stated that
the object of the application by the railway com-
pany was to divert the pier tolls, id. per passenger
(now applied towards paying interest to those who
advanced the money to build it) into the coffers of
the railway company, and that too at a sacrifice of
the comfort of their passengers, who would, if the
licence were granted, be landed into a narrow
street, where a carriage could nut turn. The
existing piers were most ample, and her Most
Gracious AI aj ()sty had been pleased to use them, and
, express her satisfaction at the great accommodation
they gave the public.
I Mr. Sharland, town clerk of Gravesend, stated

that if the licence would only go so far as to a
landing for cattle and bona fide ferry passengers
from Tilbury Fort, he could not oppose ; but if it
was the intention of the company to construct a
pier for passengers generally, he was instructed to
object ; the corporation having given bonds to the
mortgagees of the tolls to guarantee them the inte-
rest of the moneys advanced. He also submitted
that it would be monstrous for the court to enable
the railway companii, to get from it by a side wind
what they had not dared to ask when the Railway
Act was on its passage through Parliament.
The Chairman observed that the objections of
Mr. Matthews and Mr. Sharland were very fair and
pertinent, and should be considered by the court.

TEE REPORTED TREATY BETWEEN

AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.

The Independance Belge publishes the following
at the head of its political summary .
" The Morning Chronicle publishes a strange
piece of news. It announces that Russia has con-
cluded, or is about to conclude, an alliance with
Austria, by which the latter Power would receive a
guarantee for all her possessions at home and
abroad, including Hungary and Venetia. The Eng-
lish journal does not say upon what conditions
Austria has succeeded in procuring such extensive
advantages ; it confines itself to saying that the
guarantee will be given by Prussia, and that Aus-
tria has herself engaged to conform her policy to
the interests of Russia on the Danube, in the Roman
Principalities, and in Servia. In other words, Aus:

tria and Russia would derive the benefits, and
Prussia pay the cost.

"We will not simply say that this announcement
is improbable ; it is radically false. It suffices to
read it to be convinced of this. It is but another
version of a report already mentioned by us yester-
day, according to which Russia had threatened
Piedmont with a rupture of diplomatic relations if
the annexation should take place.
"All these reports emanate from sources inte-
rested in spreading them, to act in some way or
other upon public opinion. What is true is, that
Russia, and even Prussia, in their last diplomatic
declarations on Italian affairs, thought fit to make
some significant reserves on the theories of the
English Government upon popular sovereignty,
and to shield the principles of their own organisa-
tion and the rights of their dynasties.
"This attitude has necessarily caused great satis-
faction at Vienna ; but, as will be seen from our
Berlin correspondence, its importance must not be
exaggerated. Even at St. Petersburg, the Govern-
ment—allowance being made for its manner of
viewing questions on pure theoretical grounds, and
perhaps protesting at the same time against accom-
plished facts—is, nevertheless, not disposed to take
int') account the necessities of time and place. It
is in this respect that its policy differs essentially
from that of the Austrian Government, and this is
why we do not believe in the famous piece of news
of the Morning Chronicle."