The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

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LA 1T INTELLIGENCE.—fan. 18.

. (Before Mr. Mr. Commissioner Evans.)

IN RE STRAHAN, PAUL, AND BATES.

A petition had been presented under this bankruptcy
by the Rev. Henry Snow, of Bibury, in Gloucestershire
(brother of Mr. Strahan), praying to be declared entitled
as trustee under the will of the late Mrs. Snow, to 500
Sambre and Meuse iron shares, which, at the time of the
bankruptcy, were held by his brother, Mr. Strahan
co•trustee), and were deposited in the bank in a wrapper
labelled with the names of the trustees. The property
being in the order and disposition of the bankrupts, had
of course been taken possession of by the assignees ; and
the question arose whether there bad been such an appro-
piiation of the shares as to render them the property of
the trustees. To-day was appointed for taking evidence
on this point. _

Mr. Hannan appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Bag-
ley for the claimant.

Wm, Strahan, one of the bankrupts, who had been
brought up from prison, deposed—l and my brother, the
Rev. H. Snow, were appointed by my mother executors
of her will, and trustees under it. She bequeathed 10,2951.
in the Three-per-Cent. Consols in trust to my brother,
Henry Snow, and myself, for Robert Snow and his
children. The proceeds of her property were invested
in the purchase of Consols to that amount. Some time
after her death in March, 1849, we sold out that stock,
and lent out the proceeds to Strahan, Paul, and Bates.
The books will show when that took place. It was before
the death of the late Sir J. Paut, which took place in
1851. It was done in order to give my brother 4 per
cent. instead of the interest on Consols. Two policies on
the life of the late Sir J. Paul were given as security.
On his death the hank received the proceeds of those
two policies, and I gave some other securities instead.
There are regular en:ries of the transactions in the books,
but not of the receipts of the proceeds of the policies. I
transacted the business entirely connected with my
mother's will. My brother Henry must have signed the
authority for the sale of the stock ; but he ha-i taken no
subsequent part in the transactions. An entry in the
etoek-book of "509 Sambre and Meuse iron Awes given
in exchange for the policies," was made by me in April,
1855. I had the shares at the bank at the time, wrapped
it a paper. At the same time I wrote on the wrapper,
"—and Henry Snow, trustees," and added 100 shares
to the 409 already in the packet. This must have been
done either at, the time or shortly before, as I had net
had the shares,very long. About the 2d or 3d of April,
having taken fright about the state of the bank, I went
out and bought a note of band, dated it back for the pre-
vious September, and deposited it with the shares. The
shares at that time were of inure value than they
are now ; and I might have made use of them 1.. r the
bank at any time, if I had not put them by, and consi-
dered them as sacred. I had previously put by some Char-
leroi and Erqueilinos shares; but there is no entry in the
books to show the appropriation of those shares. The entry
referred to is the only one showing the appropriation of
the Sambre and Meuse shares. I exchanged the Char-
leroi shares for the Sambre iron shares, but no money
passed. I would not have raised money on them.
I exchanged with Mr. Arnold, who was a director in
both companies. The exchange must have been made
two years ago. The let of September, 1854, the date of
the note of hand, has no connection whatever with the
date of these transactions. That date was merely put
to conceal the real date of the transaction. It was on
the Ist of January, 1854, that I exchanged the Charleroi
for the Sambre shares. The stock, before it was sold
out, stood in the name of William Strahan and Henry
Snow. My brother joined with ire in the authority to
sell. The proceeds were lent to the bank immediately,
and an account was opened in our books as an ordinary
bankino. account. I intimated to my brother at the
time that there was security, and he has supposed so
ever since, at least, I have never told him to the con-
trary. When the proceeds of the policies on Sir J.
Paul's life were received they went into the bank, and
paid off part of his debt to the bank. I immediately
substituted the Charleroi shares as security, but I
did not mention this to my brother, nor the
exchange of the Charleroi for the Sambre shares, I men-
tioned it to my partners, but not to my brother. I
might have raised money on these shares at any time,
but that I conioered them sacred as security. I cannot
say when I put-tits additional 100 shares into the paper.
Some further evidence was taken, and the question
will be argued on a future day.
There was a second petition by the same gentleman re-
lating to 500 Namur Railway Shares, which were said
to have been appropriated by Mr. Strahan as security
for 3,0001. bank annuities which had been bequeathed
by the late Mr. Robt. Snow, of Chesterfield-street, Pim-
lico, to his brothers, the Rev. Henry Show and Mr.
Strahan, in trust for ',ho henefit of the testator's son,
Mr. Wm. Roger Snow, who attained his majority in
Feb. last. In this case also the stock in question had
been sold by Mr. Strahan, and the proceeds lent to the
bank, 500 Namur Railway Shares being put aside as
security.
After bearing Mr. Bagley and Mr. Hannan, his Honour
deferred his judgment till Thursday next.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN&

TRXFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.

Miles I
'pened, I NAME OF RAILWAY.
1856, I

- BRITIBII.
115 ; I.,,erueer. ••.••• •• • , •••• • • •
37% Belfast and BallyTena •• • • ••• •• •• •• ••
17 ' Belfast and County Down.. •.••.• • • ..
33 ' Birkenhea?, Lancashire, and Cheshire
26,L i Bolton, Blackburn, and West York ....
117 Bristol and Exeter •• •••••••• •

19114 Caledonian. ...
9414 Chester and H01yhead...............
6% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage •• •• ••
20 Cork and Bandon .. • • ..............
56 Dublin and Belfast Junction •• ••
63 Dublin and Drogheda.. •• •• .• • •
714 Dublin and Kingstown ..............
16% Dundee and Arbroath
31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junctioi
36 Dundalk an Enniskillen
67/4 East Anglian....
93 East Lancashire •• •• • • ••
417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • ..
Eastern Union •• •• •• ••••••• • • • • J
142 Ediabt,

Receipts.

..utaburgb and Glas,-off .•• •• •• •• •• ••
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee......
Exeter and Crediton.. • • .... • • • • • • ••
Furness Railway .• • •• • • •••••• • • • •
Glasgow, and South-Western• • •• • • ••
Great Northerr.• • ..
Great Southern and Western (Ireland)
Great Western ••••••• • • • •• • • ••• • ••
Irish South Eastern • • • • • • • • .. . • •• ••
Lancaster and Carlisle • . • • • • • •
Lancashire and Yorkshire..• • • • •• • • ••
Leeds Northern .. • • •. • • • • • • • • • • •• ••
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport
London and North Western
London and 81ackwa11..............
London, Brighton, and South Coast..
London and South We5tern.........
Londonderry and Enniskillen
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c.
Manchester, Sheffield,and Lincolnshire
Manchester and South Junction •.....
Maryport and Carlisle
Midland Great• Western (Irish) .•
Monkl ands • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - • • • .
Newcastle and Carlisle.... • .........
North British
North Staffordshire ............
North-Western .... •
Scottish Central .• • •
Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury and Birmingham ....
Shrewsbury and Chester ..........::
Shropshire Union ...• •• .• • . • ..• •• •
South Devon•• •••• •• ••••••
South Eastern.
South Wales
South York., Doncaster, and Goole
Taff Vale ***** • •• • • •• •• •• • • •• • • ••..
Ulster . ............
Waterford rnd Limerick
West Cornwall ......
VVhitehaven Junction .•• • • • • • • • • • • ••
York and Newcastle, and Berwick Sr
York and North Midland & Leeds..

1856.

18394
2,t?3
283%
365
2514

3,277
880

1,690

5,472
11,143
4,256

198
957
1,331
662
411
765

27C 4

16i
553%
5%
183%
257

634
5,775

20,199

173 N
93i
28
498 N
17634
37
78%
149

5,028
3,405

5,087
20,674
5,704
21,884

4,706
20,112

46,847
1,226
9,610
11,720
571

8,562

723
25,090
2,597

87%
32
2*6

4,845

2,1'41
76i

1,170

671 i
249
162%

5,251
11,795
3,822

27%
12
682

FOREIGN.
Dutch Rhenish • • •• •• •• •• •• •• ••••
Lyons and Mediterranean •• —•• •• ••
Montereau snd Troyes •• • . ••

Namur and Liege .. •• •• • • •• •• •• •• ••
Northern of Franco •• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Orleans and Central ..
Pails and Lyons •••• •• •• • •
Paris and Rouen. •• -• •• • • ••
Paris and Strasbargh •
Rfluen and H.tvro•
Western of Franco •• •••• •...

194
884
1,229
590
403
721

812
5,605

18,892

4,818
2,836

5,512
16,453
5,512
21,020

5,030
18,621

44,603
1,215
9,980
11,490
57(

8,248

791
2,506

701
24,177
2,734

4,229

766
2,418

1,207
1,847

781
2,228
17,194
4,586
1,784
Mal
1,271
'lB6
542

COURSB OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY,
• msterclam
Ditto, three months l2 0 Leghorn •••••••••• ••• 33 20
Rotterdam • l2 0 Genoa ........ • • ...... t 5 t 23.6
Antwerp , 25 63 ; Milan ...... -•—
Brussels
25 61 Venice
.• • .....
'Naples
Palerme „ ti
Hamburgh 13 10
. 25 40 Messina ..
Ditto, three months .. 25 go Lisbo
•.• •• 53t4
Aarseihes • •.•• • 25 8 Oporto •• 53%
flourdeaux •• .. - Rio I aneiro ...... ••....
Ft ankfort-on ilaMe • • 12G %, Buenos Ayre5........
rterlin •-••• • • •• •-• •• •• New York,6o days' sight
Vienna •• • •—• •• • • ••• 11 7 Philadelphia .• • ......
r,eriteesrtseo•Jr.f; .
••
••
•• •
•• 11-10
ForPeßiglnc e(sloolFri sinut.BaterNs,£P3El r. 9
‘i ad . • •• • , • 4954 Portuval Go'd Coin •• 0 0
7ladiz
.. 49% , 31•Ixican Dollars 0 4 1114 sreelona New Dollars -o o 0
• . -- 'Silver in bars ... • 0 0 0

ROBBERIES op WATCHES AND JEWELLERY, &C.-0.11.
Thursday morning information was issued from the
chief priliee-office of some extensive robberies of gold
and silver watches, diamonds, jewellery, &c., amount.
ing to upwards of 7001. The residence of Mrs. Hay-
ward, Woodhail place, Brixton, was entered, and the
thieves carried off the japanned tin cash box, plate,
jewellery, 21. worth of receipt stamps, and wearing
apparel. Another robbery occurred at Mr. George
Crabb's, Hans-place, Chelsea ; the thieves decamped,
taking seven splendid gold rings with five brilliants in
each ; also rings set with rubies, turquoise, emeralds ;
gold ear-rings, gold bracelets, and other property. The
residence of Mr. Taster, Vauxhall, Lambeth, was
entered, and robbed of tea spoons, salt spoons, and
other silver plate marked W. S. F., with a quantity of
wearing apparel.

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broke out on each, for the cure of which he tried a
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Constantinople, A. Guirlicy, Smyrna, and E. Muir,
Malta.

Country Marketi.

LIVERPOOL-JAN. 13.

The grain trade has been thrown into abeyance for the
moment by the rumoured propositions for a cessation of
the war. To-day there was indifference towards business,
and consequently prices were not generally agreed upon.
They were, however, weaker, but any quotable reduction
is not reliable. Bethers :were indisposed to give Way to
the views of buyers.

WAKEFIELD—JAN. 18.
Owing to the uncertainty created by the political Nei°
the market has been quiet, but whore sales have been
pressed prices have generally been 3s to 4s per qr. lower,
than last Friday. Ail other articles have been very dui'
of sale, and lower prices are accepted where sales are made'

EXETER—JAN. 18.
CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from 95 ti
to 103 Od. Malting barley, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; grinding do., Oi
Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Beans, Os Od to Os
Od. Peas 00s Od to 00s Od.
,

FLoun..—Fine, —s Od to 583 Od ; seconds, —s Od to 566
Od per sack.

CATTLE.—Primo beef, 10s 6d per score ; cows and cares
121. to 14/. —s ; butchers' calves, 61d to 7d per 113., rearing
calves —s to s each. Sheep, bld to 6d. Lambs, --d t°
0,1 per lb. Store hogs, large size, —s to —s each ; slips'
28s to 34s ; small, 003 to 00s. Rough fat, 5d per lb.
Pork carcases from 9s Od to 10s Od per score.

INVERNESS.—JAN. 15.
CORN.—Wheat, white, psr qr., 76s Od to 77s 6(1.
ley, chevalier, 36s Od to 38s Od ; ditto, common, —s Od
—s Od. Oats, 29s Od to 20s Od.
MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 24s Od to 25s 6d ; ditto
second, 00s Oct to Os Od ; barleymeal, 16s 6d to 16s 84.1;
peasemeal, 16s 6cl to 20s Od ; bran, per stone, Os 9d to 101;
Ist flour, per 2801 b, 60s Od to 62s Od ; 2d ditto, 53s Oti to
55s Od ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial 2s 6
to 2s 8d ; ditto second, Os 0(1 to Os Od ; barleymeal 16 8
to 00s Od ; peasemeal, is 8d to 2s ; Ist flour, 3s 6d. cash'
3s 9(1 credit ; 2d ditto, 32 4d cash, 3s 6(1 credit.