The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 185 S.

than have a row with them. Should they commit
any outrage, however, they will not get much mercy.

GOVERNOR DOUGLAS ON THE NEW GOLD

FIELDS.

The following remarks were made on a recent
occasion by Governor Douglas, at Victoria, to a
company of miners,who wished his opinion on the
gold mines in the Tew Caledonia country
My Friends,—You wish me to speak to you
about Fraser River, and to get my advice about
going there, and my opinion of the country. Now
I will tell you all plainly, that I will not take the
responsibility of giving any advice on the subject.
You have all heard what has been said of Fraser
River, and I know nothing more about the gold
than has already been told you by others. Had
you sent to ask my opinion about Fraser River be-
fore you left California, I would have told you, one
and all, not to leave your quiet homes ; not to give
up the substance for a shadow, and to wait patiently
until something more definite was known about the
country. Now, suppose I were to tell you so ?
Suppose I were to advise you one and all, to return
immediately to your homes, without going further,
what would, the answer be ? Why you would all
refuse to do so ; you would all say that course will
never suit. After the trouble and expense we have
had in coming here, we must go to the end—we
must see the elephant. And perhaps you might
think that I had some object to gain in keeping
you from going to Fraser River. Now I know,
men, what you wish me to tell you. You wish me
to say there are lots of gold in Fraser River, but
that I will not say, because I am not certain of the
fact myself. But this I will tell you as my own
settled opinion, that I think the country is full of
gold, and that east, and north, and south of Fraser
River there is a gold field of incalculable value and
extent. I have, told our glorious Queen so ; and I
now tell you so, and if I mistake not you are the
very men who can prove by your courage and
enterprise whether my opinion is right or wrong.
Remember, I do not give you that statement as an
establishes fact, but simply as an opinion founded
on what I have actually seen myself, and heard
from others who know the country.
" Now, what more can I say to you, but go on
and prosper, and in a few short weeks you will be
able to tell me what Fraser River is. Take mining
tools aid food in abundance ; you will then be in-
dependent of others, and may go to whatever part
of the country, you choose. I would not advise you
to go beyond Fort Yale with your canoes, as the
river is dangerous above that point ; neither would
I advise you to take the Fort Hope road, as you
cannot carry enough of provisions to last you over
the journey. The route by Harrison River is, I
think, the best, and we are now preparing to get a
road opened that way ; in fact, I expect to see
teams and waggons on the twenty-mile portage
that divides that river from Anderson's Lake before
many months are over. That is a safe and acces-
sible route at all seasons to the Upper Fraser River.
Let me say one word about the Indians. They arc
all friendly, and all thievish, therefore have an
eye to your things and do not leave them exposed,
for in that case the Indians will steal them. Go on
with them as quietly as you can, and Government
will protect you. Be careful of your revolvers, and
be not too ready to use them in your own cause.
The law of the land will do its work without fear
and without favoui. Therefore appeal to it in all
cases; let it do justice between man and man; let
it defend your rights and avenge your wrongs.
Now, my friends, go on and prosper. There is hard
work before you, and I hope you will be repaid
with rich strikes and big nuggets. One word more
about the views of Government. The miner who
acts in submission to the laws and pays the aucen's
dues like an honest man shall be protected in per-
son and property ; and as soon as good and trusty
men are found measures will be taken for the con-
veyance and escort of gold from this place. Every
miner will give in his own sack And his own
weight, and have it addressed and sealed in his own
presence, and get a receipt for a sack said to con-
tain so much gold dust. It will be deposited in
the public treasury. at Victoria, and delivered to
the owner on production of the deposit receipt.
There will be a charge made for the expense of
conveyance, but this will be a small matter corn-
pared to the security- of your property. I now wish you
all well, and shall not detain you by any further
remarks."—Alta- California.

pelled to employ that number of persons during
their occupancy as required by this notice; it will
be sufficient that during such occupancy they pay for
licenses for the full number of persons so fixed.
" 9. Where more than one application shall have
been made for any pond or watercourse previously
to the publication of these regulations, or shall
hereafter be made oh the same day, such pond or
watercourse shall be put up to tender, the advance
being on the existing rate of the license fee. And
it will be understood that such advance shall be
paid on any number of persons employed in addi-
tion to the number before determined.
" 10. Persons occupying portions of the gold
field, by erecting temporary buildings, &c., and
carrying on business in any way, shall pay a fee of
30s. monthly (7 dols. 30c.) for the use of the land
so occupied by them, and they are required to pay
the same on demand, and in advance, to the officers
appointed to receive payment of license fees.
" 11. Persons desirous of establishing claims to
new and unoccupied ground, by working in the
ordinary method for alluvial gold, may have their
claims marked out on the following scale, viz. :-
1. 25 feet frontage on rivers to each person. 2. 25
feet of the bed of a creek or ravine to each person.
3. 25 feet square of table land or river flats to each
person. Every such claim shall be voided by the
failure on the part of the claimant to work the same
within 10 days after the date of his acceptance, and
persons found working on such or any other ground
without having previously paid the license fee to
the proper officer, shall pay double the amount of
such license, and, in default, be proceeded against
in the usual manner. The commissioner or assis-
tant commissioner is empowered to make such tem-
porary regulations as may be necessary to prevent
inconvenience to other licensed persons from the
ca: on operations of the above nature.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE: —A man who gave the
name of Thomas Sheppard was brought before the
Lord Mayor charged with having attempted to
obtain money under false pretences.
Mr. S. J. Beck said--I am a solicitor at Iron-
monger-hall. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner
called and said he had a letter from the Rev. Mr.
Bouchier, who is known to me, enclosing a peti-
tion. The letter and petition are as follow :

"The Rev. Mr. Bouchier presents his respectful compli-
ments to Mr. Simon A. Beck, and begs to submit the en-
closed memorial for that gentleman's charitable perusal.
Mr. Bouchier takes more than ordinary interest in his case,
having known the family whom it concerns during his mini-
stry in Cheam. He trusts that the motive which actuates
him in thus addressing Mr. Beck in a case of charity will be
deemed an apology. An answer by bearer will oblige.
" ' This memorial showeth that Mr. Henry Sheppard, a
general carrier from Ewell, Cheam, Sutton, &c., to London,
via Mitcham, Mordent Tooting, and Clapham, was return-
ing home on the evening of Thursday, the 26th inst., when
near the Elephant and Castle his horse took fright at a band
of street musicians, and ran off at a furious pace. The van,
coming in contact with a timber carriage, was dashed to
pieces. The animal received such injuries as caused its
death, and Mr. Sheppard, endeavouring to save the pro-
perty entrusted to his care for delivery, had his right leg
fractured, and is now an inmate of Guy's Hospital.
" ' On further investigation we find his loss exceeds £7O,
and knowing him to be an industrious, honest man, with a
large family depending upon his exertions for support, we
earnestly beg leave to recommend his case to the notice of
the gentry and clergy of the neighbourhood, trusting their
united donations will release a deserving family from their
present Imfortunate position in life.' "
Then follow a dozen signatures.
Mr. Goodman (the chief clerk).—I have seen a
score of memorials in the same handwriting as this.

Witness—Every On: of the signatures to the
document I believe to be forged. I know the Rev.
Mr. Bouchier's handwriting. Neither the letter
nor the signature to the memorial have been writ-
ten by that gentleman. I have seen Sir E. Antro-
bus and two other gentlemen whose names purport
to be attached, and they have stated to me that
their signatures are forgeries. When the prisoner
called on me I asked him when he last saw Mr.
Bouchier ? He replied, " I saw him this morning at
Cheam." I knew Mr. Bouchier had left Cheam
about six months, and I said to the prisoner " Did
you get these subscriptions from the parties who
have signed the memorial ?" He replied, " Yes."
He seemed to think afterwards that he had made a
mistake, and said, " No, sir, I shall not say more ;
you know all about it." J. Gaddesden, whose sig-
nature purports to be attached to the memorial, is
dead. I have seen the carrier alluded to in the
memorial. He is all safe and sound, and has not
met with -any accident. I was " done" some six or
seven months ago by a similar story, and I have no
doubt the prisoner had a hand in that.
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, have you anything
to say in answer to this charge ?
Prisoner—No. I have been out of work a long
time, and I met with people who knew me when I
was better off, and who told me that if I did this
and called on Mr. Beck he would be sure to give
me some money.
The Lord Mayor—How long have you lived by
getting money in this way ?
Prisoner—l came from Bristol, and there is not
a person there who can state that I have been in
the habit of getting money in this way.
The Lord Mayor.—The officer must communicate
with the Mendicity Society. They may have a
previous conviction against the prisoner, who will
stand remanded till Monday next.
Mr. J. Anderton, a member of the Court of Com-
mon Council, called the attention of the Lord
Mayor to the careless and reckless manner in which
bullocks were driven through the city on market
days. That morning three bullocks were driven
into his house in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, break-
ing three panes of glass and forcing a door open.
He was obliged to follow the ammals as far as
Blackfriars-bridge before he could find a policeman.
The annoyance now experienced from the driving
of cattle through the streets was greater than when
Smithfield-market was in existence.

The Lord Mayor advised Mr. Anderton to sum-
mon the owner of the cattle to the County Court
for the damage he had sustained. His lordship
added that if a memorial were addressed to him
upon the subject of the nuisance arising from driv-
ing cattle through the streets it should receive his
attentive consideration.

GUILDHALL.--Wm. Thos. Barnes, the son, and
Lucy Barnes, the wife of Mr Barnes, the auctioneer
and picture-dealer of St. Paul's-churchyard, sur-
rendered in discharge of their recognisances before
Alderman Wire to answer a charge of conspiracy
to defraud Mr. R. H. Peter, a gentleman of inde-
pendent fortune, of various sums of money amount-
ing to about £1,200, and a bill of exchange for
£l,OOO, by means of false pretences.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. W. Day, of Queen-
street, Mayfair, appeared, as before, for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Messrs.
Lumley and Lumley, of Ludgate-hill, attended for
the defendants.

Mr. Sleigh said the case for the prosecution was
closed.

Mr. Metcalfe--We must have Mr. Peter here.
Mr. Martin (chief clerky —ls Mr. Peter present ?
Mr. Sleigh—Mr. Peter is not here, and I make
that statement with indignation. Mr.i Day, the
gentleman by whom I am instructed, and who has
got up this case, has made every effort to get Mr.
Peter here, but without success. lam informed
that a corrupt settlement of this matter has taken
place, and if that is so I can 'only say it is a gross
injustice to me as his counsel, to Mr. Day as his
attorney, and most injurious to the interests of
public justice.
Mr. Metcalfe—l do not think my friend Mr.
Sleigh is justified in talking about a corrupt settle-
ment. If any settlement has taken place, I can
only say it is without my sanction or knowledge,
and contrary to my advice ; and on the part of
Messrs. Lumley and Lumley, who are instructing
me, I feel bound to state that they have not even
been consulted in the matter.
Alderman Wire—What have you to say to the
case ?
Mr. Metcalfe—There is no case for me to answer
at present.
Mr. Martin—The depositions are signed.
Alderman Wire—l sit here to administer public
justice, and in the present case I am of opinion that
there is sufficient in the evidence to justify me in
sending it for trial. Neither you, Mr. Metcalfe,
Mr. Sleigh, nor any other party can be permitted
to settle the matter, and any one so doing would
be guilty of a high misdemeanour. I shall go on
with the case.
Mr. Metcalfe—l am instructed, sir, to call seve-
ral witnesses, whose evidence will materially alter
the facts as they at present appear, particularly
with regard to the statement about the " Rosa Bon-
hour ;" but if you think there is a case to be sent
for further inquiry elsewhere, in the absence of Mr.
Peter, of course, I shall advise my clients to reserve
their defence.
Alderman Wire--I shall take the necessary steps
to procure the attendance of Mr. Peter. It is quite
clear to me that some bargain has been made, and
that this court has been made the means of effect-
ing a compromise.
Mr. Metcalfe—l only know that I was not aware
of it.

Alderman Wire—l do not for one instant think
you were. Your clients know more than you do of
this matter. I have received private information
which I feel it to be my duty now to make public.
There are two awkward facts—one is the absence
of Mr. Peter, and the other is the absence of the
pictures from Mr. Peter's house,
Mr. Sleigh—And I am privately informed that
not only have the pictures been taken away, but
that the whole of the money (£1,208) and the bill
for £l,OOO have been returned.
Mr. Metcalfe--Then that is an additional reason
why my clients should reserve their defence.
Alderman Wire..-If a compromise was intended?

there were other means of effecting it without mak-
ing the magistrate the medium. I shall, however,
adjourn the case for a week, and will require good
bail for the appearance of the defendants on that
day.
Mr. Sleigh—On the part of Mr. Day I must state
that he has done all that a respectable man could
do to insure the attendance of Mr. Peter.
Mr. Metcalfe—There is no imputation upon Mr.
Day or Messrs. Lumley and Lumley.
Mr. Sleigh—That is quite true, but I wish it to
be perfectly understood that Mr. Peter has acted
upon his own responsibility in the matter.
Mr. Metcalfe—With regard to bail, Sir, the de-
fendants have attended hitherto, and I suppose their
own recognisances will be sufficient now.
Alderman Wire—l accepted their recognisances
before, but the case has now assumed a different
aspect ; and I shall require each of the defendants
to find two sureties in £5OO each.
The case was then adjourned to Friday, the 17th
September, and after some delay it was intimated
that the defendants could not procure so many
sureties upon so short a notice.
Alderman Wire therefore accepted Mr. Barnes,
sen., as bail in £l,OOO for his wife and £5OO for his
son, another member of the family becoming bail
for the remaining £5OO.

THAMES.—Hannah Montgomery, the wife of a
mechanic, aged 37, was brought before Mr. Selfe,
charged with stealing a gold watch, gold guard-
chain, vinaigrette, case and locket, value £3O, the
property of Mrs. Cora Burn. The prisoner was
also charged with stealing three sheets and a pair
of blankets, value 505., the property of Louis Gra-
veur, a lodging-house keeper, of No. 38, Russell-
street, Stepney.
Mrs. Burn, who has recently arrived from India,
was lodging at the above address, and the articles
were taken from her bedroom. The prisoner occu-
pied apartments in the same house.
John Baker, shopman, in the employ of Mr. Ash-
bridge, a pawnbroker in Park-place, Mile-end-road,
produced three sheets, pawned by the prisoner, and
they were identified by Mr. Graveur.
Henry Powers, assistant to Mr. Childs, a pawn-
broker, in High-street, Shadwell, produced a gold
watch and appendages, pawned by the prisoner on
Thursday afternoon for £5. The prisoner said the
property belonged to her mistress, and she lived in
Albert-street.

Mr. Selfe—And you made no inquiries ?
Powers—No, Sir ; not any.
Mr. Selfe—lt is a very bad mode of doing busi-
ness to take in a valuable gold watch and append-
ages of a woman like the one in the dock, and not
endeavour to ascertain whether she came honestly
by it or not.
Witness—lt is the usual mode of doing business.
Mr. Selfe—l am afraid it is too usual.
Witness—We had no suspicion of her. She only
asked a short price on the watch.
Mr. Selfe—l think that is the very reason you
ought to have suspected. If she had asked a long
price, something like the full value, instead of one-
fourth the value, your suspicions might have been
disarmed a little. _

Ann Randall, female searcher at the station-
house, stated that on searching the prisoner she
found upon her £3 10s. in gold, 2s. 6d. in silver,
and some halfpence.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Mr. Selfe said this was a very bad case, and he
should sentence the prisoner to six months' impri-
sonment and hard labour. The property to be re-
stored to the owners, and the money taken from
the prisoner divided between the two pawnbrokers.

WANDSWORTH. A very pretty-looking
young woman, who gave the name of Ann Bartlett,
and stated that her age was 18 years, was placed
in the dock before. Mr. Dayman, charged with at-
tempting to commit suicide by swallowing a quan-
tity of oxalic acid.
Police-constable Hughes, of the V division, de-
posed that about half-past 3 o'clock on the previous
afternoon he was on duty in the Wandsworth-road,
when he saw the prisoner leaning against a wall
in Green-lane, Clapham, crying bitterly, and she
appeared to have vomited a great deal. He
asked her what was the matter, and whether any
person had ill-used her. After some time she admitted
having swallowed a pennyworth of oxalic acid. He
then took her to the nearest surgeon, Dr. Connor,
who examined her, and stated that she had
vomited the greater portion of the poison. Dr.
Connor directed him to take her to the Wandsworth
Union, and on the way she told him that she had
left her situation on Monday after having stolen a
sovereign from a writing-desk in her master's bed-
room. Witness subsequently took her to the
divisional surgeon, Dr. Parrott, who administered
some medicine. She also said that she bought the
poison at a druggist's shop as she - came from
London in the morning.

Mr. Dayman inquired of the constable if the pri-
soner informed him where she had been in service ?
The witness said she told him at Mr. Williams's,
of Shepherd's-bush, where she had only been a
fortnight. She had previously been an inmate of
a penitentiary at Greenwich. She further stated
that after she stole the sovereign she went to
London-bridge, where she met some of her friends.
She bought the cape she was wearing out of the
money, and then went to the play in the evening
and spent the remainder. She had no parents and
no home to go to after she had spent all the money,
and she then made up her mind to destroy herself.
Mr, Dayman asked her if she had anything to
say
The prisoner replied in the negative.
Mr. Dayman said he should remand her for a
week to ascertain how much of her story was true.
The prisoner was then removed.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAI

OSBORNE, SEPT. 2.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon John William Fisher, Esq., Chief Sur-
geon to the Metropolitan Police.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, SEPT. 10.
3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Henry
Fawcett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Surtees, who

retires.
sth Light Dragoons—Boyle Vandeleun, Gent,. to be Cor-
net, without purchase, vice Fitz Simon, appointed to the

6th Dragooni-
13th Light Dragoons—Cornet Richard Wm. Renshaw,
from the 2d Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Southwell, who has retired.
Bth Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Joseph Edward
O'Loughlin, from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon.
9th Foot—Captain J. Baillie, from Adjutant of a Depot
Battalion to be Captain, vice O'Shea, who exchanges.
10th Foot—Gentleman! Cadet Thomas H. Powell, from the
Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Newbatt, promoted in the 16th Foot.
17th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain
Norris Goddard, from half-pay Unattached ; Lieut.
Oates Joseph Travers' from the 70th Foot ; Lieut.
Francis Horatio Gee, from the 87th Foot ; Lieut. the
Hen. S. R. H. Ward, from the 72d Foot. To be Lieu-
tenants, without purchase—Ensign C. Bunbury, from
the 63dFoot ; Ensign J. E. W. Hussey, from the 39th
-Foot ; Ensign G. A. Crickitt, from the 62d Foot ; En-
sign H. T. Sheppard, from the 48th Foot. The commis-
sion of Lieut. F. J. Berkeley, as Adjutant, to be ante-
dated to the 3d May, 1858.
18th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain
Simeon Charles Lousada, 'from half-pay 9th Foot, vice
Adams, removed to the 20th Foot ; Captain Edward
Abbot Anderson from half-pay Unattached ; Lieut.
William Crozier, from the 70th Foot ; Lieut. George S.
Hallowes from the 25th Foot; Lieut. James Tarrant
Ring. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign
J. W. Home, from the 34th Foot; Ensign J. A. J.
Briggs, from the 44th Foot; Ensign W. H. Thomas,
from the 33d Foot; Ensign W. 0. Bourke, from -the
10th Foot ; Ensign E. T. Evans, from the 25th Foot ;
Ensign R. W. Beachey, from the 76th Foot ; Ensign T.
Watt, vice Ring.
20th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain A.
N. Adams, from the 18th Foot ; Lieut. G. L. W. D.
Flamstead, from the 52d Foot; Lieut. H. E. Quin, from
the 29th Foot ; Lieut. P. Geraghty. To be Lieutenants,
without purchase—Ensign H. P. Chapman, from the
38th Foot ; Ensign F. Fox, from the 88th Foot ; Ensign
H. Archdall, from the 39th Foot; Ensign F. 'Wright,
from the 56th Foot ; Ensign H. F. G. Webster, from the
44th Foot ; Ensign A. W. Gilley, from the 34th Foot ;
Ensign N. X. Gwynn, from the 41st Foot; Ensign F.
Mansel, vice Geraghty; Ensign J. Aldridge to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Rochfort, promoted.
21st Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain
the Hon. Wm. Leopold Talbot, from half-pay 9th Foot ;
Lieutenant George Frederick Gildea, from the 69th Foot;
Lieutenant A. W. P. Weekes, from the 78th Foot; Lieu-
tenant Alexander Walker, from the 45th Foot. To be
Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign Wm. Blenner-
hasset, from the 39th Foot ; Ensign J. A. 0. Carnegy,
from the 63d Foot; Ensign George O'Connell, from the
36th Foot. The date of Mr. Shuttleworth's appointment
as Paymaster, to be antedated to the Bth June.
23d Foot—Ensign Eugene Mervin Roe, from the Royal
Wiltshire Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Colt, promoted.
24th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase--Captain
Robert George Jephson, from half-pay 68th Foot ; Lieu-
tenant F. D. Wyatt, from the 74th Foot ; Lieutenant
Charles Hunter, from the 81st Foot ; Lieutenant James
Tennent Tovey. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—
Ensign C. R. King, from, the 50th Foot ; Ensign John
Foot, from the 88th Foot ; Ensign A. C. Hallowes, from
the 38th Foot; Ensign R. N. Surplice, from the 56th
Foot ; Ensign D. W. Balfour Ogilvy, from the 34th
Foot ; Ensign. G. C. Ross, vice Tovey.
26th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Davidge, from tho
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Cullen, appointed
to the Staff.
38th Foot—William Drummond Pringle, Gent., to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Mallet, deceased, _ a
40th Foot—Captain W. L. Murphy, from
Smith f-y_
who
u
attached, to be Captain, vice Michael E. S ,
exchanges.
42d Foot—The Honourable Henry Thomas Fraser to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice James;promoted.
47th Foot—Dudley North, Gent., to be. Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Tidsdall, promoted in the 15th Foot.
48th Foot--Assistant-Surgeon John Grant, from the Staff,
to be-Assistant-Surgeon.
61st Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Cockle,
appointed, by purchase, ,on the 24th August, 1858,
is
Robert.
62d Foot—Ensign Arthur Lloyd Reade to be Lieutenant,
by purchuse, vice Hume, who retires.
65th Foot—For Richard Oiiife Richmond, Gent., to be EA.