The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING„ItiLY 21, 1860.

No TICE OF DIifDENT). -BANK OF
DEPOSIT (Established A.D., 1544), No. 3, Pall-mall
East, London, S.W.—The WARRANTS for the HALF-
YEARLY INTEREST, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum,
on Deposit Accounts, to the 30th June, are ready for delivery,
and payable daily between the hours of 10 and 4.
PETER MORRISON, Managing Director.
July 10, 1800.
-- • •

Prospectuses and forms sent free on application.

Pall-Mall. Important Sale of Capital Champarne, Sparkling
and Still Hock and Moselle, Claret, a Butt ot Duff Gordon's
Sherry, and 36 quarter Casks of Gould Campbell's Sherry.
ESSRS. FOSTER are directed to SELL, by
1 AUCTION, at the Gallery, 54, Pall-Mall, on FRIDAY,
27th inst., at 12, the following• superior NINES, viz.:-300
doz. Champagne, from the stores of the celebrated house of
Biuet fils, in cases of one and three dozen ; 400 doz. Sparkling
Hock and Moselle (Yriqoyh's and Co), in cases of one and
three dozen ; 100 doz. ot Ithudesheimer and Markebrumer
Still Hock ; 50 doz. St. Julien Claret. Also. 36 quarter casks
(same mark and consecutive numbers) of Gould Campbell's
Sherry and a butt of Duff Gordon's Sherry. These Wines,
lying in the London Docks and Bonded Warehouses, are
ordered for absolute sale. Messrs. Foster believe they will
all be found extremely good.
Sample and Catalogues can be had any time after Monday.
No. 54, Pall-Mall. •

BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
(Granted 18d0.)

Air R. A. ESKELL, Surgeon Dentist, 8, Lower
J. Grosvenor-street, Sole Inventor and Patentee of an
Invention which has for its object the Perfect and Painless
Adaptation of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, upon a novel prin-
ciple, whereby one set of teeth lasts a lifetime, and a second,
or reserve set, is unnecessary. Changes take place in the
mouth from absorption of gums or removal of stumps, teeth,
Jrc., and ordinary sets would, under these circumstances, be
comparatively useless, or only rendered available at some
cost, but upon IVIr. Eskell's patented process they are not im-
paired in the slightest degree. Residents abroad, or in the
country, have it in their power to adjust their artificial teeth
at all times without the aid of a dentist. Mr. Eskell does
not grant licences to use his patent, which can only be ob-
tained at his residence, 8, Lower Grosvenor-street, where the
medical profession, the nobility, gentry, and the public may
see specimens, and obtain every information. Teeth stopped,
&a All consultations Free_
movrint GROSVENOR-STltrzn.,

And Bennett's Hall, Birmingham.

RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

WTHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
is allowed by upwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen to
he the most effective invention in the curative treatment of

HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its
effeets, is here a'roided—a soft bandage being worn round the
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
anpl closeness that it cannot be detected. and may be worn
dulring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had,: and the
truss, which cannot fall to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
sent to the manufacturer,
Mr. WHITE, 223, lliccadilly.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d.,,iind 31s. 6d. Postage, is.
A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, ls Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-
office, Piccadilly.

FJLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for
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and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking.
Price 3s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.

what lax, and on being discharged joined the corps
of Royal Marines. His crime was that of having
struck his sergeant a violent blow on the mouth,
on the second occasion hurling a heavy stone at
him, threatening to do for him; and when before
Col. Rea, the commandant, having asserted that he
could not sleep nor die happy until he had taken
the sergeant's life. So violent was the prisoner's
conduct that he had to be kept handcuffed during
his trial, and was in charge of a double guard, to
prevent his committing any outrage in the court.
After hearing the evidence, the Court found him
guilty, and the sentence passed on him was for-
warded to the Admiralty for approval.

MESSRS'. STRE 4 TFEIL n. LAUREN CE,

AND .MORTL4IORE'S FAILURE.

A very numerous meeting of the creditors of this
firm was held yesterday, at the London Tavern, to
hear a statement of the affairs of the insolvent firm,
and to consider generally what steps were to be
taken with regard to it.
On the motion of Mr. W. Turquand, the ac-
countant to the estate, D. W. Chapman, Esq., of
the house of Overend, Gurney, and Co., was called
to the chair.

The Chairman called on Mr. Turquand to read
to the meeting the following statement of the
affairs of the firm, together with a statement of the
deficiency :
STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS, JULY 2, 1860.

DR.
To creditors on deposit account £68,820 19 8
To creditors on open account, including a
portion of bills payable to be retired by
drawers for whose account they have
I been accepted £87,118 12 1
Less amount which may be
qlaimoiLby • cot Ignore - - - - •
goode--
From debtors..£6,ssl 7 8
From bills re-
ceivableonhaaid 2,467 0 9
9,018 8 5
58,130 3 8
To creditors on bills payable £151,678 0 5
Less amount which it is ex-
pected will be retired by
drawers for whose account
they have been accepted .. 79,083 2 11

Leaving to rank against this estate 72,594 17 6
To creditors partly secured for loans on bills
receivable £10,693 17 9
Less estimated value of bills

held £18,483 11 11
And cash ba-
lances in hand 1,848 10 0
-- 20,332 1 11

Leaving to rank against this estate .... 20,361 15 10
To creditors fully secured for loans on shares
and on bills receivable, deposited, and on
bills discounted £129,439 1 5

Estimated value of securities
held
Less claims of creditors, as
above

Surplus to contra £23,171 18 1

To Liabilities—
On bills receivable in circu-

lation
Of which it is expected there
will be paid
in fell £110,502 19 1
Amount held by
creditors partly
and fully se-
cured
249,031 6 11

Leaving to rank against this
estate £518,699 1 9
Less balances in banker's

hands £2,838 18 1
And shares held as
security 1,320 0 0

4,158 18 1

. -
------ 514,540 3 8
To liability on notes of hand lO,OOO 0 0

Liabilities

Cis,.
By balance at bankers'—
Held as security against bills
discounted £2,838 18 1
Ditto, by creditors on loans-1,871 12 6

£4,710 10 7

By bills receivable or_ hand
JuLy l
ss amount 2 .. £61,158 8 11
e
written back
included in
debtors ..R45,747 2 5
And amount
liable to be
claimed by
consignors
of goods ....2,467 0 9

48,214 3 2

£744,448 0 0

Balance £12,944 5 9
Estimated to produce 7,776 12 2
£7,776 12 2
Loss

By debtors good £4'.?,350 12 11
Less amount liable to be
claimed by consignors of
goods
-------- 36,799 5 3
Doubtful
Estimated to produce 66,499 18 2
------ 66,499 18 2
Loss £151,170 5 11
Bad, loss 34,683 9 6
By shares and sundry assets
By shares held as security
against bills discounted ....1,320 0 0

By surplus secu-
rities £10,898 14 6 10,898 14 6
By ditto upon
which special
questions arise 12,273 3 7 12,273 3 7

------
See contra.£23,l7l 18 1 £142,351 2 8
By estimated surplus of the
separated estates of Mr. T.
Laurence and Mr. William
Mortimoro GO,OOO 0 0
72,273 3 7

£214,624 6 3
483 12 0

payment of Mr. Laurence's share, and the other
shares would go to a considerable extent to relieve
him from those debts. But the division of the
money was detained and still remained as assets.
The other source was the profits of the business.
He found that during the last three years, during
which they had incurred these heavy debts, their
gross profits amounted to £133,000 ; their gross
charges for business, which were little less than
£7,000 per annum, or £21,000 in three years, left
a net profit of £108,813 in the three years. It was
right to mention also that Mr. Laurence, seeing
such a large amount of bad debts standing in
his books, determined to apply the larger part of
the profits in their reduction. In the year 1857
the profits amounted to £27,881, the whole of
which was written off to bad debts. In 1858 the
profits amounted to £39,792, of vt hich £30,000 was
taken to suspense account, and £9,792 was applied
to the bad debt fund. Nothing was taken to the
credit of the partners in either of these two years.
In 1859 the profits amounted to £42,830, of which
£30,000 was taken to the suspense account, and
£4,830 to the bad debt fund, while £4,000 was
taken to the credit of each of the partners. So that
in three years the sum of .£108,503 was set aside to
the credit of bad debts. As he was on this subject,
he might mention, in order to dispel certain mis-
apprehensions which existed with respect to the
practice of the firm to charge a heavy commission
on the renewal of these bad debts, he had heard it
stated himself, about the period of the suspension,
that they had been in the habitpon occasion of a
renewal of bills, of charging their debtors a com-
mission of 2 per cent., which on bills renewed every
three months would make 8 per cent. per annum,
and with the 5 per cent. which they always charged
would make 13 per cent. per annum on all renewed
bills _He would state however, that this was not
the`case. No c iaige at all or commission was made
except on those houses where the debtors purchased
goods from other parties, and then asked Messrs.
Laurence and Mortimore to pay in cash, and came
on them for the amount—in those instances they
did charge a commission of 2 per cent., but the
practice was confined to them, and they were very
limited in number. With respect to the renewal
of bills to the extent of £600,000 no such charge
was made. Of course, in carrying on a business of
this magnitude it was considered necessary that
none of the houses with which they were connected
should be allowed to suspend payment, and the
partners hoped that, by affording them assistance,
and by laying by their own profits to meet the
losses that might accrue, they would be enabled
ultimately to reduce the debt, for which purpose,
as he had already informed the meeting, they had
already laid by the sum of £lOB,OOO. But towards
the end of May last the failure of Mr. Draper, of
Kenilworth, brought things to a complete stand :
still that house owed Alessrs. Laurence and
Mortimore £50,000. They succeeded in retiring
bills to the amount of £28,000, but doubts and mis-
givings began to arise, the usual channels for dis-
count began to be closed against them, and, more
than that, demands were made that the discounts
then outstanding should be reduced. Under these
circumstances, regard being had to their large re-
quirements for discount, the partners felt it was
useless to go further, and after an ineffectual
struggle to stem the torrent they suspended pay-
ment on the 2d of July. Such was the history of
this unfortunate affair ; and if any gentleman
wished to have further information he would be
happy to afford it.
Mr. CHAYTOR said, if he understood Mr. Tar.
quand, the liabilities for bills in 1857 amounted to
£300,000, and they were now £BOO,OOO, although
they had been reduced £lOO,OOO by the application
of the profits. _

Mr. TURQUAND—The amount of bills now is
£721,000. _ _

Mr. CHATTOR—How do you account for the dif-
ference ?

Mr. TURQUAND—The demands of other houses
in drawing funds would go far to account for the
difference. The £lOB,OOO was written off before we
undertook the investigation.
Mr. CHAT TOR—Were these regular transactions,
or were they only increased transactions on bills?
Mr. TuRQUAND—Of course there was the in-
creased annual charge of 5 per cent. on the bills.
Mr. CHAYTOR—Yes; but that will not account
for the difference.

Mr. TURQUAND—No, but I may mention that in
the year 1857 the sum of £200,000 was added to the
debt on account of the panic, which required that
this house should furnish additional facilities to
those firms connected with it. I am here, however,
to state the fact of the increase. I cannot tell you
the eases. Some of the accounts will require to
undergo further investigation, especially the ac-
count with Messrs. Smith, Patient, and Smith,
which amounts to £200,000, though in 1847 it was
only £41,000.

Mr. CLAYTOR—How do you account for the dif-
ference. Was it by accommodation bills ?
Mr. TUEQuAND—No, not by accommodation bills.
The accommodation bills are the £57,000 mentioned
in the statement of deficiencies.

Mr. CAAYTOR-But this is a most extraordinary
difference in three years.
Mr. TURQUAND-It is extraordinary, but you
find that in one year it rose £200,000. And when
Messrs. Laurence and Mortimore once entered on
the course of keepiug other houses on their legs
there was nothing for it but to go on.
The CHAIRMAN—Are we to understand that,
with the exception of the accommodation bills you
have alluded to, all the others are genuine ?
Mr. TURQUAND--I believe that all the rest repre-
sent value received.

The CHAIRMAN—How many years have these
£50,000 accommodation bills been going on ?
Mr. TURQUAND—They all arose in this year.
In January, 1859, some Liverpool house was in
debt to this firm £9,000. Now the position is re-
versed, and Messrs. Laurence and Mortimore are
£30,000 in debt to them.
Mr. CHAYTOR—How is it that they have sus-
tained all this in three years ?
Mr. TURQUAND—I cannot say how, but that
they have is an undoubted fact.
Mr. CHAYTOR—Such a loss in one house alone
appears altogether incredible.
Mr. TURQUAND—In the case of the failure of
Messrs. Payne and Clark, of Bermondsey, Messrs.
Laurence and Mortimore found the funds to replace
their bad debts to the extent of £50,000.

The CHAIRMAN—Then they drew bills to replace
that sum drawn out of their business ?

Mr. TURQUAND—Yes, undoubtedly. The bad
debts were represented by bills._

Mr. CIIAYTOR—The bills drawn on Messrs.
Smith, Patient, and Smith must be accommodation
bills if they represent bad debts.
Mr. TURQUAND—I cannot prevent you or any
gentleman calling them accommodation bills or bad
debts.

Mr. CIIAYTOR—I cannot tell how satisfactory
these statements may appear to other gentlemen ;
to me they seem to require a great deal of further
investigation.
Mr. TURQUAND—I have already stated that •it is
not for me to explain the causes; I am here only
to state the facts and the figures.
Mr. WHITE (of the City Bank)—Can you show
us what were the net trading profits of the firm ?
Mr. TURQUAND—The gross income for the last
three years was £133,000, of which £lOB,OOO was
represented by commission, and other sources, and
£25,000 by interest. In 1857 the interest to their
credit was £9OO ; in the three last years it had
risen to £25,000.
Mr. KENNA—I presume that the interest was
absorbed by the bills drawn by Messrs. Laurence
and Mortimore ? _

TURQUAND—NO ; the net profit of the in-
terest was £25,000, The partners were charged
5 per cent. on other biils, while they got their own
at the bank rate.

Mr. CHAYTOR—Then their profits were £40,000
a year.
Mr. TURQUAND—Their gross profits amounted
to £44,000 a-year.
A gentleman in the room said he had been re-
quested by a gentleman near him to put this ques-
tion. Some years ago he deposited £6,500 in the
hands of Messrs. Laurence and Mortimore, believ-
ing them to be in a solvent condition, and he would
like to know if the house was really then in a
position to take money.
Mr. TURQUAND said the books had been not
only well, but admirably, kept, so that he could tell
in a short time how the house stood. He had had
no difficulty with the books themselves; the only
difficulty was that there were 900 open accounts,
and each failure as it occurred affected the results of
the whole. What was the date when the money
was deposited ?
The Gentleman said it had been going on for ten
years.
Mr. TURQUAND—Oh, in 1851. I believe the firm
was perfectly solvent, assuming that the debts re-
presenting £360,000 were good.
Mr. CHAYTOR—Assuming ?
Mr. TURQUAND - Yes. I have not gone back
to the origin of them all, but I have reason to
believe they are good.
The CHAIRMAN then said—Gentlemen, I have to

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make an announcement which 1 fear will cause
some consternation among the creditors. We in-
tend to place this firm in bankruptcy. (Hear.) I
have no doubt this will cause surprise to some,
because when the failure first occurred our view
was that the affairs of the firm should be wound up
by administration. But then we had not the full
view of the assets before us, and there are other
circumstances which I shall state. Messrs. Ley-
land and Billins, the eminent bankers in Liver-
pool, and the principal creditors of the Liverpool
estate, which is so mixed up with this house that
where the one goes the other must necessarily fol-
low—they have signified their determination to
place the Liverpool estate in bankruptcy ; and
much as I regret it for the sake of the dividend,
yet, as a matter of public interest, I think
they have acted justly and rightly, and they
have our full concurrence in what they have
determined to do. Because we have here such an
amount of accommodation paper put into circula-
tion, purporting to be drawn for goods, and spread
over a number of houses where it is impossible to
trace them, I am satisfied that we must have a full
investigation into this gigantic system of —,
But I will not characterise it as I think it ought to
be done, (Hear, hear.) However much, therefore,
I may regret the dividend—however much all of
you may regret it—l believe that this is a perfectly
just, right, and proper step to be taken, as a full
investigation of all the circumstances can only take
place in a Court of Bankruptcy. I shall be happy
to find that you agree with me in this opinion, and
in the hope that you do, I.beg to move as a resolu-
tion, "That while this meeting regrets the loss of
the dividend which may arise under bankruptcy,
yet as a matter of public interest this meeting is of
opinion that the estate ought to be administered in
the Bankruptcy Court."
Mr. CHAYTOR—As representing one of the
largest creditors, I beg to second the motion. I
cannot say with pleasure, but because I believe it
to be right. The nature of the estate is such, the
assets are so small, the transactions involve so much
suspicion—l do not say of dishonesty, but of over-
trading—that I believe it can only be satisfactorily
wound up in bankruptcy, and therefore I second
the motion.

This resolution was then put to the meeting. At
first the result was doubtful, and it was therefore
put again ; but on the second occasion there was a
decided show of hands against the resolution. It
is fair to add, however, that the great body of the
meeting did not vote at all.
The CHAIRMAN said—l am very sorry to find
that the sense of the meeting is against me—it may
be in numbers, it may be in 'amounts. But how-
ever that may be, it will not alter our decision ; for
we have already given instructions as to the course
to be taken. I put this resolution to the meeting
because I did believe that in an assembly of English
merchants this infamous system of drawing accom-
modation bills, purporting to be good bills, would,
at whatever cost to themselves, have met with a
decided condemnation, and a determination to in-
vestigate them to the uttermost. I regret that the
resolution has not met with your concurrence, but
it will not affect our decision.
The meeting then broke up.

THE LATE CHILD MURDER AT ROAD.

APPREHENSION OF MISS CONSTANCE

KENT.

ROAD, FRIDAY EVENING.
This morning, at 11 o'cock, a meeting of magi-
strates was held at the Temperance-hall, Road, for
the purpose of continuing the investigation into the
murder of Francis Saville Kent, under the mysteri-
ous circumstances with which the public are already

The following justices were present :—Mr. H.
G. G. Ludlow (chairman), the Rev. R. Crawley, Mr.
R. Walmisley, Mr. W. H. Sheppard, Mr. J. P.
Stancombe, and Mr. W. P. Stancombe.

Mr. Inspector Whicher, of the metropolitan de-
tective force; Captain Meredith, chief constable of
Wilts ; Superintendents Foley, Abbot, Woolfe, and
Simmers were also in attendance.

From 11 o'clock till about half-past 3 the inquiry
was conducted with closed doors, but Mr. Inspector
Whicher appeared, having Miss Constance Kent, a
half sister of the deceased child, in custody. The
accused walked with a firm step from her father's
house to the hall, but was in tears. She was accom-
modated with a seat in front of the magistrates'
table. Mr. Inspector Whicher taking up his station
on one side of her and Mr. Superintendent Woolf.
on the other. She sat with her eyes fixed on the
ground throughout the inquiry. The hall rapidly
filled with inhabitants of Road and the neighbour-
hood as the intelligence became known that Miss
Constance Kent had been apprehended.
Mr. Ludlow (addressing the prisoner)—Your
name is Constance Kent, I believe ?

Prisoner (in a faint voice)—Yes.
Mr. Clark, clerk to the magistrates—l will read
to you the information of Jonathan Whicher, the
inspector of detective police of the metropolis, who
has taken you into custody, and this is the charge
he has made against you :—" I have been engaged
since Sunday last in investigating the circum-
stances connected with the murder of Francis
Savile Kent, which took place on the night of
Friday, the 29th of June last, at the house of
his father, situate at Road, in the county of
Wilts. From my examination of the premises,
the scene of the murder, and from inquiries and in-
formation received, I have reason to believe that the
said murder was perpetrated by an inmate of the
house, and I suspect that Miss Constance Kent is
implicated in the crime, and I pray for a warrant
to apprehend her."

Air: Ludlow—That is the information upon which
you have been apprehended, and we shall now pro-
ceed to take evidence.

Elizabeth Gough was then sworn, and deposed
—I am nursemaid in the service of Mr. Kent. I
recollect the 29th of June last. I had charge of
the deceased child, and pnt him to bed as usual,
about 8 o'clock . I saw him sleeping in his cot with
his face towards the wall a little after 11. I then
retired to rest as usual. Mrs. Kent came up about
half an hour after, and shut the door when she left.
I missed the child the following morning about 5
o'clock. I did not wake till that time after I went
to sleep. The little girl was lying uncovered, and
I got up and looked across, and saw the little boy
was gone. I lay down again, and at 6 o'clock I
went to Mrs. Kent's room, and knocked there, but
got no answer. I afterwards went to Mrs. Kent's
room a second time at about a quarter past 7. In
the interval I had got the water for the second
child, and had dressed her. Mrs. Kent was then
in the dressing-room. I communicated the loss to
her, and afterwards saw the child brought into the
house. He was then quite dead.
William Nott sworn—l am a shoemaker, residing
at Road-hill. On the morning of the 30th of June
a man called and told me that Mr. Kent had lost
his child. I went out and saw Mr. Kent going to
Trowbridge. I then went to the house with a man
named Benger. We came to the bottom of the
plantation, and 1 said we would look for a dead
child if the living one was not found. We went
to the closet, and to our horror saw a pool of blood
on the floor. I said, " Oh, Benger, it is as I pre-
dicted." I then went to the house, and asked for a
candle, and when I had got it and returned to Ben-
ger, he said, " Here is the dear little thing." He took
out the child and a blanket, and took them into the
house. The child's throat was cut to our horror
and amazement then, as it is now; when it
was lifted up its little head fell off almost. The
body was taken into the kitchen. Miss Kent and
Miss Elizabeth Kent came into the room. I can't
describe their horror. I and the constable went
round the premises, but could discern nothing. The
servants and neighbours also came in and saw the
child. That is all I know.

Inspector Whicher sworn—l am an inspector of
detectives. I have been engaged since Sunday last
in investigating the circumstances connected with
the murder of Francis Saville Kent, which took
place on the night of Friday, the 29th June last, at
the house of his father, situate at Road, in the
county of Wilts. In company with Capt. Meredith,
Mr. Superintendent Foley, and other members of
the police force, I have made an examination of the
premises, and I believe that the murder was com-
mitted by some inmate of the house. From many
inquiries that I have made, and from information
received, I sent for Constance Kent on Monday last
to her bed-room, having previously examined her
drawers and found a list of her linen which I now
produce, in which were enumerated, among otherl
things, three night dresses as belonging to her.
said to her, "Is this a list of your linen She re-
plied, " Yes." I said, " In whose writing is it P" She
said, "It is my own writing." I said, "Here are
three night dresses ; where are they !" She said,
" I have two ; the other was lost at the wash the
week after the murder." She then brought me the
two which I now produce. I also saw a night dress
and cap on her bed, and asked whose they were.
sister's." The two she
She said, They are my
brought me had been worn. This afternoon I again
proceeded to the house and sent for the prisoner
am a police officer,
into th© dining-room. I said, " I

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read the warrant to her; and she comnuai/ed ,f! . _ s
ing, and said " I am innocent !" which she repeated
soveral times. I then accompanied her to her bed-
room, where she put on her bonnet and mantle,
and brought her to this place.. She made nd
further remark to me. I now ask for a remand
for a few days, and on the next occasion I believe
I shall be able to show the ani MUS which existed
between the prisoner and the deceased, and to
search for the missing nightgown, which, if in ex-
istence, may possibly be found. To Wednesday or
Thursday next I think will be ample time.
After some further consultation the prisoner was
remanded till Friday next, and was removed to
Devizes Gaol in custody of Inspector Whither and
Superintendent Woolfe.

SUMMER ASSIZES.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, July 20.
(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.)

THE WAKEFIELD BRIBERY CASE.
This morning on the case of
REGINA V. J. B. CHARLESWORTH
_ _

being called on, the Solicitor-General applied for
the adjournment, producing an affidavit of the ex-
treme illness of a material witness, called Joseph
Barr. In consequence of this, the trial of informa-
tion against J. B. Charlesworth, J. C. D. Charles-
worth, Crowther, and Jubb, were all adjourned.
REGINA V. FIINCTICLIFFE.
This was a charge of bribery against one of Mr.
Leatham's agents.
The Solicitor-General, Mr. Overend, Q.C., Mr.
Monk, Q.C., and Mr. Cleasby, appeared for the
Crown. Mr. Shaw appeared for the defendant,
and stated that after the verdict given the night
before, it was in vain for him to contest the fact
that his client had been guilty of bribery, and under
his direction the defendant had agreed to withdraw
his plea and plead guilty.
The learned Judge expressed his opinion that the
learned counsel had exercised a 'vary wise discretion.

REGINA Y. MARSLAND.
This information charged the defendant with
bribing a person named Catley, and offering a bribe
to a person called Newsome, to induce them to vote
for Leatham.

The same counsel appeared in this as in the last
case for the Crown. The prisoner defended himself.
At the conclusion of evidence,
The Jury retired to consider their verdict, and
finally found the defendant not guilty on the first
and third counts, but guilty on the second.

REGINA V. NOBLE.
This was another ex officio information filed by
the Attorney-General against Godfrey Noble for
having offered bribes to Mr. Spate and Mr. Inc,-
ham, voters at Wakefield.
The same counsel appeared for the Crown; and
Mr. Digby Seymour defended the prisoner.
John Spate and his wife, Mary Spate, and the
wife of Ingham, gave evidence of bribery charged.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty on the first
count, and not guilty on the second.
During the course of this case the learned judge
stated that he had great doubts whether the second
count, on which alone Marsland had just before
been found guilty, was not bad on the face of it.
He doubted, from a careful consideration, of the
statute, whether a promise or a payment to a third
party could be held to be a valuable consideration
within the meaning of the act so as to found a
charge of bribery.

REGINA V BOYES.
This was an ex officio information by the Attor-
ney-General against Daniel Boyes, for having been
guilty of bribery at the last election for the
•borough of Beverley.
The same counsel appeared for the Crown in this
as in the previous cases; Mr. E. James, Q.C., Mr.
E. P. Price, and Mr. Thomas Jones, defended.
At the last Beverley election the two seats va-
cant were contested by four gentlemen, Major
Edwards, Mr. Walters, Mr. Walker, and Mr.
Glover. The first two were elected. A petition
was lodged against each. Major Edwards main-
tained his position, but Mr. Walters lost his seat.
Since then Mr. Walker has been elected without
opposition. A Parliamentary commission sat, and
this prosecution was the result. Mr. Boyes was the
friend and supporter of Mr. Walters, and was
charged with having bribed several persons. There
was a house standing empty which belonged to
Mr. Boyes ; there was an entrance into 'it from
Toll Gavel. Mr. Boyes sat here in an inner room
with pen, ink, and paper. Questions were here put
to them about the election. They were then
motioned on to go into the next and adjoining
room, where another person was seated with a large
quantity of money, principally half-sovereigns. Mr.
Boyes called a number and that amount was then
handed to the elector by the second person, who
was witilin hearing. The recipients then passed
on through a.courtyard into Walkergate, a street
parallel to Toll Gavel.

Several witnesses were examined to prove the
case.

Mr. James objected to the validity of the election
on the ground that the notice of the election was
not postponed in the usual place, as required by the
statute.

The Mayor of Beverley re-called and examined
by the Solicitor-General—He saw the copy of the
notice of the election posted on the Town-hall.
The objection was then overruled.
Mr. James then further objected that the regis-
ter of voters was never given to the returning
officer, as required by the Register Act, sth and Gth
Victoria, cap. 18, secs. 348-9.
The Judge thought such an omission did not dis-
franchise the voters.

Mr. James then took some more technical objec-
tions, which were overruled, and then went to the
jury. He urged that where the evidence against
the prisoner given by an accomplice was not cor-
roborated by any person other than accomplices
the prisoner was entitled to an acquittal, on the
well-known rule of law, that accomplices must be
confirmed in order to render a conviction valid, and
he contended that there was no confirmation here
except by accomplices, and it was exceedingly im-
probable that Mr. Boyes should have so acted.
The Solicitor-General replied.
His Lordship summed up. The question for the
jury was whether, under four of the counts, Daniel
Boyes had given the money for the purposes
alleged. His Lordship directed the jury as to the
law relating to the corroboration of accomplices,
and said it was a point for their consideration. He
must say this was a very different case from the
others which had been tried. This was a case of
paying sums of £2 and 11 to persons acting as
runners at elections, and he presumed that the
House of Commons honestly intended to put down
this practice, which was a very common one, of
paying for supposed services an uniform sum,
which, however, was very different from giving the
large sum proved to have been given for votes in
the Wakefield cases. The questions for them were,
did they believe that Boyes got this money, and for
the purpose of influencing and procuring votes ?
They must take the whole matter into their con-
sideration. His Lordship then read over the
evidence.

The jury retired, and, after a long absence, re-
turned with a verdict of guilty on the count charg-
ing the giving of a bribe of two sovereigns to the
witness Pougher.

REGINA V. TAYLOR.

This was another ex officio information, against
Robert Taylor, for giving bribes to voters at the
late Beverley election. The same counsel appeared
as in the last case. The defendant in this case was
the man in the passage who gave the money to the
voters in the house in Toll Gavel, or the " Pump,"
as he was called.

The first witness called was John Turner Bishop-
rick, who objected on cross-examination to state
what his principles were. He said his principles
were to get all the money he could, and vote as he
liked best. Them was his principles. He had re-
ceived two guineas from Taylor on behalf of
*Walters, and afterwards voted for Walker and
Edwards. Ho was a runner for them, and liked
them best.
Two other witnesses were called, who were so
drunk when placed in the witness-box, that his
Lordship said it was impossible to go on, and his
Lordship directed an Acquittal of the defendant, as
there was no corroborative evidence of the first wit-
ness's statement.
This was the last of these prosecutions.

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the South Wing, at 4 o'clock, on MONDAY next, July 23, to '
celebrate the fourth session of the International Statistical
Congress. The Great Fountains will be played at half-past
5 o'clock. The price of ladies or gentlemen's tickets for the
Dejeuner, including admission to the Palace and Park, will
be 10s. 6d. each. These tickets may be obtained at King's ,
College, or at the Secretary's Office, Crystal Palace. Imme-
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of the Volunteer Rifle Corp& (commenced on the recent occa-
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will be concluded :-1, 300 yards race, for the prize of 5
guineas ; 2, picking up stones (50 stones 1 yard apart), 5
guineas ; 3, sweepstake race of 100 yards ; 4, ditto running
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Palace and Gronnds, ls. ; children, 6d.

TH EA TR E-110 YAL, HAYMARN.ET.
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING the Performances will oommense with
THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. Charles Mathews,
Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, Mrs. Charles
Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins.
After whiich, the new comedietta, HIS EXCELLENCY,
iu which Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews will appear.
And THE BOARDING SCH OOL.
Commence at 7. '

ROYAL PRINCE S S'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.
For the Benefit of Mr. Phelps.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE MERCHANT
OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. Phelps.
To conclude with NICHOLAS FLA3I. Mr. Phelps.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Mr. A. HARRIS begs to announce that he has entered
into an arrangement with the Company of ZOUAV ES, origi-
nal founders of the Theatre at Inkerman, during the Crimean
War, where, under the enemy's fire, they gained such renown,
and have since performed in the principal theatres of France,
Vienna, Madrid, Brussels, Constantinople, Milan, Turin,
Berlin, Stockholm, Gibraltar, and Lisbon.
The ZOUAVES will make their first appearance in Eng-
land on Monday, July 23, in a novel and varied entertainment.
The baffles in which these Artists were engaged are Alma,
Balaclava, Inkerman, Malakoff, and Sebastopol.

ADELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster.
Mr. B. Webster will make his first appearance (since his re-
It turn from his provincial tour) in the course of the present
month, at his Annual Benefit, particulars of which will be
duly announced.
12th week of the favourite American Actress, Miss Julia Daly.
THIS r;VENING. THE HARVEST HOME. Messrs. J.
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C. J. Smith. Powell, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss 11. Simms,
Miss K. Kelly, and Miss Laidlaw.
After which, THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY. Mr. Paul
Bedford and Miss Julia Daly.
To conclude with OUR GAL. Miss Julia Daly, Messrs.
Eburne, Ward, and Romer.
Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, Es. ;
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, 18.6 d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, Bd.
Acting Manager—Mr. Win. Smith.

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Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
EVERY EVENING.
Positively the last Night but Seven.
TO-NIGHT,
CHEZ TINE PETITE DAME.
And LES DEMOISELLES DE ST. CYR.
Delphine Fix.
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Gallery, is.
Private Boxes, from Two Guineas.
Commence at 8.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 5.

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Doors open at halt-past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily fromer till 4.
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CANTERBURY HALL
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C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA.
FAUST.
First Time in this Country.
Faust Mr. Henry Herbert.
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel Mrs. Anderson.
Marguerite ..... Miss Russell.
Conductor Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
Entertainments.
Balcony, is, Hall. 6d.
Combo Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come
dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall.
The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, dm., in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—Surr OFFICE, JULY 21, Ig6o.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
62—highest since noon yesterday.
55—lowest this morning and. during the night.
63—this day at noon.
Bknomnynn-29.77 ; falling.
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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This DAY.—Morning, 3h. 39m.—Afternoon, 4h. lm.
To-mcautow.-Morning, 4h. 23m.—Afternoon, 4h. 45m,

The last act of the Wakefield Election threatens
to become something more than an Act, at least in
its theatrical sense. It is as if the sham swords
and pistols had suddenly been converted into
deadly weapons, and that the parties, instead of
being only playing at legal investigations, find
they are incurring legal penalties. Our readers,
doubtless, will remember the general character of
the evidence furnished to the Commissioners—evi-
dence, however, which was procured by the pros-
pect of legal immunity, on the single condition of
those who gave it " making a clean breast of it."

both

That, at least, was the understanding throughou
the -whole country. By this means we obtained as
clear and full an account as we could wish of the
flowing forth of the streams of money from the
fountains, its course through bankers of high stand-
ing into the hands of the principal actual agents,
and finally of its passage in irrigating streams
over the whole constituency. It was bribery pic-
tured by pre-Raphaelites.
We need not recal the details ; they appear, in-
deed, in our reports. But it is important indeed to
ponder over the rationale of the whole affair. The evi-
dence is obtained. It is in due course laid before the
House of Commons. It is of the same general cha-
racter as that which has come from other commis-
sions ; and we all knew it would be so. But the
commissioners have refused certificate of protection
from legal consequences to many persons, among
them to the two candidates themselves. The House
of Commons, in its zeal for purity, instructs the
Attorney-General to prosecute the uncertificated
parties, if he should think that a verdict could be
obtained against them. The Attorney-General
obeys. Then the House becomes frightened at its
own virtue, and a Liberal and a Conserva.
tive candidate being both equally im.
plicated, Honourable Members on
sides of the house beg the hon. and learned gen
tleman to give up the prosecution. Very willingly,
he replies, if the House sees fit to pass a Tote autho-
rising me to do so. If not, lam its servant, and
must obey its recorded orders. The House dares
not stultify itself—dares not openly interpose itself
as a screen between justice and the guilty. The
prosecutions proceed, the evidence is clear, the Judge,
like the Attorney-General, adheres closely to the
duties of his position, the jury to theirs, and the
verdict of guilty—guilty of a crime, the penalty for
which is fine and imprisonment—is recorded.
Thus far all is plain sailing, except that
momentary shak-
ing of the sails in the
House of the Cora
reons, which, however, did not
result in a tack, the house being obliged to wear
before the strong breeze of public opinion. Yet
that momentary hesitation in its course did show un-
doubtedly that something was
wrong. And some-
thing is wrong. Regarding bribery, such as that
of all the boroughs which have yet come before the
royal inquisitors, as a disgraceful abuse and perver•
sion of our electoral privileges—as a crime--it is yet
felt, and in no country on earth more than in Eug.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1860.