The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Oct. 6.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Ebenezer Whitehead, a
stylishly-dressed fellow, 24 years of age, was
brought before the Lord Mayor by Spittle, the de-
tective officer, charged with forging and uttering
three cheques of the respective sums of £2O,
£34 10s. 6d., and £l2B 14s. 6d.—the first two with
intent to defraud Messrs. Prescott and Company,
the bankers, of Threadneedle-street, and the last
with intent to defraud the London and County
Bank.

Mr. Mullens, solicitor to the Committee of
Bankers for Protection from Forgeries and Frauds,
appeared in support of the prosecution.
The prisoner was not defended by a professional
adviser.

The charge for the forgery upon Messrs. Pres-
cott was first gone into.
Mr. H. Wood, upon being examined by Mr.
Mullens, said—l am shopman to Messrs. Frodsham
and Bateman, jewellers, of Gracechurch-street.
About 5 o'clock on the evening of the 11th Nov.
last the prisoner came to our shop and selected a
watch and chain, which amounted together to £26.
He said he would not take the articles with him,
but would most likely send for them on the follow-
ing day. He remained in the shop about a quarter
of an hour. He told me that his name was either
Watkinson or Wilkinson, I forget which, and I
made out an invoice in one of those names. On the
next day a letter came to the house, enclosing the
cheque produced, for £26, and the invoice which I
had given to the prisoner on the previous evening.
The cheque and letter were put in evidence. The
former was drawn upon Messrs. Prescott and Co.,
dated 12th Nov., 1857, and signed " H. Kay." The
latter ran as follows :
" Cannon-street, Nov. 12, 1857.

" Gentlemen,—As I shall not be able to call
before the bank closes, I have enclosed a cheque
for £26, and you will oblige me by sending by
bearer the watch and chain.—H. WATKINSON.

I sent our porter to Messrs. Prescott's, and he
brought back the money. I then delivered to the
bearer the watch and chain, together with the
invoice receipted.
In answer to the Lord Mayor, the prisoner said
that he did not desire to put any questions to the
witness.

Mr. F. Needham, cashier to Messrs. Prescott,
said—On the 11th of November last, some person
brought to me the order produced for a cheque-
book, signed "H. Kay," and I delivered to that
person a book of 100 cheques, lettered and num-
bered 49,601 to 49,700. The two cheques pro-
duced for £26, and £34 10s. 2d. have been taken
out of that book. Messrs. Prescott at that time
had no customer of the name of H. Kay. The de-
livery of the book was an oversight in consequence
of our having a customer of the name of Kay, but
not H. Kay.
Mr. E. Schofield, cashier to Messrs. Prescott,
said—On the 12th of November last the cheque
produced for £26 was presented to me and paid. I
made a mistake in paying it, which resulted from
an inquiry which I had previously made.
Samuel Wallis, a youth living at 15, Camden-
terrace, Islington, said—ln November last I was in
the service of a solicitor in Fenchurch-street About
twenty minutes past ten one morning of that
month I was in Lombard-street, when I was spoken
to by a man, but I cannot say that was the prisoner.
He gave me the cheque produced for £34 10s. 2d.,
and told me to take it to Messrs. Prescott's, in
Threadneedle-street. He gave me a piece of paper
to put the money in, and told me to bring it over
to him in Change-alley. I accordingly went to
Messrs. Pre,scott's, and was detained there.
Mr. J. Wood—l am a grocer, carrying on busi-
ness at 37, High-street, Shadwell. The prisoner
was in my service in July last, and I am acquainted
with his handwriting. I have seen him write and
have received letters from him, I believe that the
letter signed " H. Watkinson," and the two cheques
to be in the prisoner's handwriting.
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, have you any ques-
tion to put to the witness ?
Prisoner—No, my lord. I have no solicitor at
present to defend me, and therefore I can say
nothing.. I suppose the case will be remanded, will
it not, Mr. Mullens ?
Mr. Mullens—l do not think it will.

Prisoner—l wish it to be remanded.
The Lord Mayor—lf you had asked for an ad-
journment at the beginning, , and before any
evidence had been adduced, I dare say I diould
have acceded to it.

Prisoner—l spoke to Mr. Wontner, and at first
he said he would come, but as Mr. Spittle (the
officer) would not part with any of the money
that I handed over to him yesterday, Mr. Wontner
would not stay.
Mr. Mullens—l could not consent to any of the
money found upon the prisoner being parted with
under the present circumstances.
Prisoner—l gave up texiguineas yesterday.
Mr. Mullens---Yes, that is quite true.
Prisoner—Therefore I think some of it ought to
have been handed to me back for the purposes of
my defence.
The Lord Mayor—The money is supposed to be
the proceeds of your forgery, and it is not likely we
shall give it up. However, it appears from the
evidence adduced that the services of a solicitor
could not have availed you at all.
Prisoner—l deny the charge altogether.
The Lord Mayor—lt is better for you to defend
yourself in a case like this.
Prisoner—But Mr. Wontner told me to say
nothing. (Laughter.) It was so suddenly brought
upon me, that I had no time to prepare my defence;
and as I expected that Mr. Wontner would be
here, I left it entirely to him. lam positive that
all the statements that have been made here to-day
are false, for I am sure I never was engaged in such
transactions. I should like to see the handwriting
of these various documents if I may be allowed.
(The letter and the two cheques put in evidence
were handed to the prisoner by the solicitor for the
prosecution, and he pretended to examine them
with great minuteness.)
The Lord Mayor (to Mr. Wood)—.How long was
the prisoner with you ?
Mr. Wood—He was in my employ only ten days,
my lord.
The Lord Mayor—What did he leave for ?
Mr. Mullens—lf Mr. Wontner were here I am
sure he would object to that question being answered.
Prisoner—l do not see any resemblance between
these things and my writing.. (A laugh.(
Mr. Mullens said that this was all the evidence
he intended to adduce in support of the present
charge.
The Lord Mayor gave the usual caution to the
prisoner, who in answer said, " I deny the charge."
The charge against the prisoner of forging and
uttering a cheque for £l2B 14s. 6d., with intent to
defraud the London and County Bank, was then
proceeded with, when the following evidence was
adduced.

Mr. G. Goff, a clerk in the London and County
Bank, said—Mr. J. Wood, of High-street, Shad-
well, keeps an account at our bank. On 3d Aug.
last, the order produced, purporting to be signed
by Mr. Wood, was presented to me, and I delivered
out 100 cheques to the bearer of the order. The
cheque produced has been taken out of that book.
Mr. G. Price—l am cashier at the London and
County Bank. On the 4th August last the cheque
produced for £l2B 14s. 6d. was presented to me for
payment by some person from Messrs. Savory and
Co.'s, and I wrote upon it " signature differed."
Mr. J. Paine, ohopman to Messrs. Savory and
Co., jewellers, of Cornhill, said—On 3d Aug. last
the prisoner came to our shop and selected certain
goods, which amounted to £3B. He said he would
call in the afternoon of the same day, when he
should have a cheque, and he added that his name
was John Harrison. He called again in the after-
noon, and said he had been disappointed in getting
his cheque and would call the next day. On the
morning of the 4th a person brought to our house
the letter :produced, signed J. Harrison, inclos-
ing the cheque for £l2B 14s. 6d. The cheque
was sent to the banking-house but being returned
we did not send the goods. The letter is as follows :
—" Cathedral Hotel, Aug: 4, 1858.—Gentlemen,—
Enclosed is a cheque for £l2B 14s. 6d. ; and if you
will get it cashed, and send me by the bearer the
change in five or ten pound notes, enclosed in the
parcel, you will oblige yours truly, J. HARRISON."
Prisoner—l believe that if time were allowed me
to refer to my pocket-book, I should find that I
was in Birmingham on the 4th August.
The Lord Mayor—The witness swears that you
were in his employers shop on two occasions in
one day.
Prisoner—Of course, if he swears it, I must abide
the consequences ; but I deny it. (A laugh.)
The Lord Mayor—You know you might have
been in Birmingham and in Messrs. Savory's shop
too all on the same day.
Prisoner—But I• went by the Parliamentary
train, my lord. (Laughter.)
Mr. J. Wood—The prisoner was in my employ-
ment in July last for about ten days. The signa-
tures to the letter, the cheque, and the order for
the cheque-book, were not written by me nor by
my authority. I believe those documents to be in
the prisoner's handwriting.
Prisoner—lf it is the same handwriting as I have
seen, lam positive it is not. Mr. Wood, are you
positive it is my handwriting ? because my hand-
writing is not so heavy as that.
The Lord Mayor—He does not say positively
that it is your handwriting, but that to the best of
his belief it is.

Spittle, the officer, said that he told the prisoner
on apprehending him the nature of the three
charges, and that the prisoner denied them.
The prisoner, after the usual caution, said-1

have no answer to make to the charge except that
I deny it.
The depositions of the witnesses were then read
over and signed, and the prisoner was fully com-
mitted for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

GUILDHALL—John Davis Cooper, a book-
hawker, was placed at the bar, before Alderman
Challis, charged with obtaining 100 copies of the
Christian :Observer, of Messrs. Westley and Co., of
Doctors'-commons, upon a forged receipt, with in-
tent to defraud.

Mr. Wontner appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Beard for the prisoner.

From the facts ilready in evidence it appeared
that a practice existed with Messrs. Hatchard, of
Piccadilly, the publishers of the Christian Observer
and other works, of allowing the booksellers in the
City to draw such quantities of publications as they
might require at Messrs. Westley's, the binders.
At the end of last month Messrs. Piper, of Pater-
noster-row, sent a porter in their employ with an
order upon Messrs. Westley to deliver 150 copies
of the Westminster Review, but as not more than
50 copies were ready the man was told to call again
for the balance of 100 copies. Shortly afterwards
the prisoner presented himself, and asked for the
other 100 copies of the Westminster Review, for
Messrs. Piper, and on being informed that they
were not then ready, said he would take 100
copies of the. Christian Observer, which were also
due to Messrs. Piper, and they were accordingly
delivered to him, when he wrote a receipt in a
fictitious name on the back of the order which had
been sent by Messrs. Piper. After he had
.gone
Messrs. Piper's porter came for the 100 copies of
the Westminster Review, and the books which
the prisoner had taken away. Information was at
once given to Gaylor, an officer well practised in
the detection of book robberies and apprehension
of book thieves, and he proceeded to the Physicians'
Arms, in Warwick-lane, where he found the pri-
soner, .who at first tried to bolt him out of the
house ; but on getting in the officer secured the
prisoner, and then proceeded to search the place,
when he found 83 copies of the Christian Observer
in a cupboard under the stairs, with a number
various recent publications. The prisoner denied
the ownership of the property found in the cup-
board under the stairs ; but the landlord of the
house was called, and stated that the prisoner had
the cupboard in question for his own private use.
Mr. Beard said it would be useless to struggle
against the evidence at that stage of the case ; but
he should at a future time be prepared to show
that the prisoner was not the man who obtained
the books from Messrs. Westley's.
The prisoner who reserved his defence, was com-
mitted for trial."

WORSHIP-STREET.—Ann Williams was
charged on remand with having obtained by false
pretence of fortune-telling various articles of dress,
the property of Jeannette Myers.
Mr. Hammill—Are there any other charges
against the prisoner ?
Officer--Yes, sir ; three.

The two following were then taken :
Caroline Loton, a buxom, comely girl, said—l
am servant at 9, Golden-terrace, Barnsbury-park,
Islington. This woman (prisoner) came to our
house last Friday fortnight, in the afternoon. I
was at the street door, talking to another woman.
Prisoner waited some time, and then asked raft if I
had any business with that person ? I replied that
I had not ; and she then said to the woman, " You
can be off." That woman did go, and prisoner then
said to me, " Would you like to have your fortune
told ?" I answered that I could not then, for I had
not any money; to which she replied, "Never
mind money ; I don't take it at the time. My
name is Baker, and I live at James-street, Clerken-
well."

Mr. Hammill—Well, did you proceed to business ?
Witness—l asked her into the passage. She
looked at my hand, and then said—" You will soon
have a gentleman and a great many children."
At this instant there came a knock at the door.

Mr. Hammill—You thought that was the gentle-
man, perhaps ?
Witness—l was frightened, and asked the woman
into the parlour. There, by her desire, I procured
a tumbler of water and a piece of writing paper.
She took a bottle from her pocket, which she said
was dragon's blood, dropped seven drops of it on
the paper, folded it up, and then told me to put it
beneath my pillow. She promised that some one
should give me a handsome present on the following
Wednesday.
Mr. Hammill—Had you ever heard of dragon's
blood before ?

Witness—lt was not dragon's blood. I found it
was only red oil.
This complainant then proceeded in her state-
ment, which was to the effect that the prisoner
induced her to wrap up about one pound's worth
of wearing apparel, her own propQrty, and trust it
to her for tens minutes, on the representation that
she must convey it to consecrated ground at the
back of " a reservoir," and after covering it with
mould, read and pray over it. The prisoner, of
course, did not return ; and when the girl revealed
the facts to her mistress, on the following Sunday,
information was forwarded to the police.
Mr. Hammill questioned the girl, who in reply
stated that she was brought up m London, had re-
ceived schooling, was 17 years of age, and had been
five months in her present situation. This was
her first reliance on fortune-telling, and would be
her last.

In the second case, Mary Ann Ireson, general
servant to a lady named Bond, in Edward-square,
Kensington, recognised the prisoner as having
called at that residence on the 3rd of August last,
on which occasion she professed to mend china,
but on learning that the " mistress" was out threw
off the mask, and declared that her calling was "to
go about doing good to poor girls who were in ser-
vice," and promising that if the complainant would
do as she bade her it would be pounds in her pocket.
Here again a bundle of clothes was collected and
taken from the house by the prisoner for " conse-
cration ;" but as she stated that the heavier the
bundle was the greater effect would be produced by
the charm, three pounds' worth were placed in her
hands, nearly all the poor servant's wardrobe, among
which were enumerated a bonnet, boots, night cap,
and parasol. Not content with this plunder, the
prisoner boldly asked if there was not any plate or
satin dresses that could be got at, but failed in in-
ducing the girl to commit a theft, and having placed
a handkerchief in the bosom of her victim's dress,
which was tied in innumerable knots and alleged
to contain two sovereigns, she left the place un-
watched and unsuspected.
Mr. Hammill asked the complainant—Did the
prisoner say how long you were to keep the hand-
kerchief in your bosom ?
Witness—Yes, sir; she said till she brought the
things back. (Much laughter.)
Mr. Hammill—Ah, I thought as much.
Witness—And when, in about twenty minutes
after she left, I took it out, it occupied me ten
minutes in opening.
Mr. Hammill—And what did you find ?
Witness—Two farthings. (Laughter.)
Mr. Hurlstonc (the chief clerk)—Yes, by untying
the handkerchief, you broke the charm.
Witness—She said she generally carried dragon's
blood with her, but on that occasion had not any.
She was going to tell my fortnne, but said it would
be better to wait until the clothes were consecrated.
Mr. Hammill—Now, prisoner, do you wish to
ask any questions of these young women ?
Prisoner—lt is all false as God is true. I have
two poor naked fatherless children ; be merciful
with me for their sake this time.

giaoler—The young woman selected the prisoner
from others in the cell, your worship.
Mr. Hammill—There are already three charges
clearly proved against you, and a fourth is ready
if required, but that is needless. I shall send you
before a jury.
Prisoner—Oh, be merciful, pray do !
Hayward, warrant officer—A gentleman called
in his carriage at this court yesterday, your wor-
ship, and said he had come from Hastings to see
the prisoner, having mistaken the day of remand,
for the purpose of ascertaining if she answered the
description of a woman who had been. tampering,
I believe successfully, with his servant.
Mr. Hammill—Very well ; the prisoner will be
remanded for a week for the completion of deposi-
tions, and on that day she can be seen.
The prisoner was then removed, crying for
mercy. __ _ _ _ _

Bernard M'Kennin, 30 years of age, and appa-
rently a mechanic, was charged before Mr. Ham-
mill with the commission of a rape upon a young
girl whose name it is for the present deemed pru-
dent to withhold.

It was stated that the evidence was complete
against the accused, but that evidence of course
mainly rested upon the girl herself, and when
placed in the witness box and questioned respect-
ing the value of an 'oath, she could not give the
slightest answer that would permit her testimony
to be received.
Mr. Hammill observed that this was a frightful
fact in connexion with cases of this class brought
before him—within a very short period he had
been compelled to discharge two persons entirely
from lamentable ignorance of the attributes of the
Creator, on the part of those prosecuting—it was
impossible to believe that this was not the neglect
of parents, although it invariably happened that
some excuse was made.
The mother of the girl said the child had been to
school, but not since her husband died, which was
two years ago. Her circumstances were such that
it was impossible to send her now.
Mr. Haunnill was astonished to lieu such an ex-

cuse, and remarked that if the parent was herself
so ignorant as to be unable ti ) instruct her offspring
with respect to its moral ,bligations, there were
schools in the neighbourho od where she could be
taught for nothing.
The mother was then d'ixected to take the girl,
who is 12 years old, to a wo.r thy gentleman who has
a private school for religic nis instruction to the
young, and the prisoner we s discharged with an
intimation that he would pi •obably again be given
into custody.

MARYLEBONE.—Jam es Minchin, 16 years of
age, was charged with hav lug a quantity of stolen
property in his possession.
Constable 201 D said he -was on duty last night
about 10 o'clock in Lisson- grove, when he saw the
prisoner cross the road, and directly he caught sight
of him he ran into a gairden and threw away a
bundle which he had in his• possession. He then
started off, and was pursued and overtaken by him
in the Cornwall-road, where:he threw away another
bundle. After he was locked up and the two spots
searched, the bundles were, found, and they con-
tained several new silk ham ikerchiefs, a new scarf,
a. pair of boots, and some s tockings. A set of gold
studs and a razor were also found on his person.
John Roche, shoemaker, Stingo-lane, identified
the boots as his property, and saw them safe last
night at 8 o'clock. He valued them at ss.
Prisoner said he merely Trent into the garden for
a certain purpose, and that thinking the constable
was going to do something to him, being there, was
the cause of his running. As to the boots, he bought
them of a shoemaker in a publichouse, but he did
not know the man, nor did be know where he lived.
The handkerchiefs, he said, were given to him by
his brother.

Upon Mr. Bingham threatening to send him for
trial, he pleaded guilty, and was committed for four
months.

LAMBETH.—Richard Webster, john Webster,
his brother, and Moses Barnett, were charged with
being in possession of two plates for the issue of
forged 10 rouble notes of the Bank of the Russian
Empire.
In consequence of information received by Mr.
Crehmar, Russian Consul in London, that there
was a large issue of 10 rouble notes of the Russian
Bank, Mr. Inspector M'Kenzie received instruc-
tions to pursue inquiries for the purpose of dis-
covering the offender, in which he so far succeeded
as with the assistance of other officers to apprehend
the above prisoners. _

Mr. Sleigh attended on behalf of the Russian
Government, and Mr. Crehmar was also present to
watch the proceedings with other members of the
Bribassy.
Mr. Sleigh observed that he had been instructed
by the Russian Government to prosecute in the
case, as it had been found that forgeries of 10 rouble
notes had been carried on to a great extent. It had
been also ascertained that the plates had been manu-
factured by English artisans, or that they had been
sent to this country for notes to be made from them.
Inspector Maenzie said that on the previous
evening he, with assistance, took the prisoner into
custody at No. 4, Portland-street, Walworth-com-
mon. They were all in the room. This was about
10 o'clock. He had previously seen Barnett go in
and afterwards come out.

Mr. Sleigh—Did either of the Websters say any-
thing to you ?
M'Kenzie—At the police-station Richard Web-
ster said, 4 Other persons were more guilty than
we were."

By a Solicitor (for John Webster)—I had been
in the neighbourhood some time before I entered.
I saw Barnett enter, and in about ten minutes after
he came out and went for a cab.

Solicitor—Did Richard Webster say that other
persons were more guilty than " we were," or than
" I am P"

M'Kenzie—He said " more guilty than I am."
By the Solicitor—l saw Burnett and Richard
Webster on the Thursday previous in the company
of each other. I had not seen John Webster pre-
viously.
Inspector Holmes said that on the previous night,
about 10 o'clock, he went with Inspector M'Kenzie
to No. 4, Portland-street. He found both the Web-
sters there. When they caught sight of him they
both ran along the passage of the ground•floor for
the purpose of getting into the back yard. Richard
Webster tried to make his way up stairs. He passed
John Webster, and seized hold of Richard Webster,
who had a paper parcel in his hand, which he seized
hold of, and which contained some plates. (They
were produced.)
By Mr. Sleigh—Barnett was then in the custody
of Police-constable Franklin.

By the prisoner's solicitor—Barnett was at the
door when I entered. He was in custody when I
got up stairs. Franklin took him at the door, and
he walked out with Franklin.

Mr. Sleigh—ln consequence of this cross-exami-
nation I must ask you a question. Was anything
said to you about the plates ?
Holmes—Yes ; Richard Webster said that he had
called on Barnett for the counterpart. This was
said at the police-station.
Two plates were produced, which were examined
by a gentleman connected with the Russian Em-
bassy, who described them as being forged.
After some remarks from the prisoners solicitor,
to show that John Webster was not concerned in
the charge, the prisoners were remanded.
Eliza Thomas and John William Thomas, her
husband, were charged before Mr. Elliott with
being concerned in stealing a gold chain, a gold
bracelet, a gold ring, with two silk handkerchiefs,
altogether of the value of £ll 135., the property of
Mary Anne Cavan, 14, Weymouth-street, Walworth,
and Isaac Burchell, proprietor of a beer-shop,
Goulston-street, Whitechapel, was charged with
having received part of the property. Mr. Beard,
solicitor, attended for the latter prisoner. •
It appeared from the evidence that on 20th Sept.
last the prisoner •Eliza and her husband called on the
prosecutrix. The latter left for a short time, when on
her return she found that a box, containing the
above articles, had been broken open, and that they
had been taken away. She gave information to
police-constable P 150, who soon apprehended the
female prisoner, and upon her information he went
to the house of the prisoner Burchell, where he
made known his object to him, when he admitted
that some man who had been some time previously
his lodger for three months, brought to him a gold
bracelet, a gold ring, and chain to keep for him. He
gave the man no money. It also transpired that the
dresses were sold to some Jews who came into the
shop while the male prisoner Thomas was leaving.
Burchell was taken into custody, and the same
evening Thomas was apprehended by Sergeant
Harrington, 32 L, at the Victoria Theatre. (The
chain, ring, and bracelet were in court.)
Mr. Beard produced witnesses to show that Mr.
Burchell had always sustained a most respectable
character, and he suggested that there was not suf-
ficient evidence to implicate him. He (Mr. Bur-
chell) also stated that he gave Thomas no money,
and that he was in the habit of receiving goods to
take care of.

Former convictions were proved against Thomas,
The prisoners were committed for trial, bail
being accepted for Burchell.

ATTEMPT TO MU.RDEI? AN INSPECTOR

OF POLICE.

Yesterday afternoon a deliberate attempt was
made to take the life of Mr. Inspector Budd, the
senior inspector of police at Woolwich dockyard.
Shortly before five o'clock Mr. Budd, who had
been to a tavern opposite the dockyard for the pur-
pose of obtaining change to pay the men under his
charge at the yard, when crossing the road felt
some one touch him lightly on the shoulder. On
looking round he saw a pistol presented at his
head, which was immediately fired, the shot enter-
ing his face by the left side, and only being pre-
vented from passing through his head by coming
in contact with the cheek-bone. Mr. Budd held on
to his assailant, who endeavoured to draw another
pistol from his pocket, when Sergeant Ryan, 32 R,
and police-constable Willis, 207 R, who heard the
report of the first pistol, ran and secured Mr.
Budd's assailant. Mr. Budd was then removed to
the dockyard surgery, where. the shot was ex-
tracted from the cheek a little below the left eye
by Mr. Stuart, surgeon.
The prisoner was at once conveyed to the police
station, where he gave the name of Edward Mark
Councill, and stated that he was 63 years of age,
residing in Cross-street, Woolwich, and was by
trade a gunmaker. He is a pensioner from the
Royal Sappers and Miners, and was formerly em-
ployed as an armourer in Woolwich dockyard.
Whilst engaged in that capacity he was stopped.
by Mr. Inspector Budd with a considerable quan-
tity of copper bolts belonging to the Government
in his possession, for which he was committed for
trial, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment,
at the Old Bailey sessions, in October, 1854. This
conviction necessarily led to his dismissal from the
Government service, and, it is said, to the loss of
pension, which, up to that period, he had enjoyed
for services in the army. When searched at the
police station, the second pistol, which was already
loaded, was found upon him, as also numerous shot,
and a quantity of gunpowder. Up to a late hour
last evening Mr. Budd was not considered to be in
a dangerous state.

• EAST SURREY REGISTRATION.—Mr. J. M. Best,
the revising barrister, held his court yesterday at the White
Hart, Godstone to revise the listsfor that district. There
were very few or objections, and the latter were
principally made by the overseers of the different parishes,
and no point of any interest arose during • the proceedings.

COUN TRY AfA.R KBTS.

/,wiEWCASTLE—OcT. 5.

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To-day there w-as a short supply of wheat at market,
and last Saturday's extreme prices were fully maintained.
Foreign and South country samples inquired for, and prices
on the advance. Barley and other spring corn dull, and
without alteration in price.

ROCHDALE—OCT. 4.
Wheat, flour, and oatmeal met a steady consumptive
demand at unaltered. rates, a few fine samples making ra-
ther more money. In other articles no change.