The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-23 00:00:00

TilE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE--(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Justice, and
Justices Blackburn, and Shee.)
IN RE THE MAYOR OF CARDIGAN.
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Mr. J. 0. Griffiths, on the part of an alderman of the bo-
rough of Cardigan, moved for a rule calling on the mayor to
show cause why he had neglected to convene a meeting of
the burgesses of the borough, to elect assessors, auditors,
and other municipal officers for the ensuing year, in com-
pliance with the act of Parliament. The learned counsel
pointed out some difference between the present case and
others of a similar character, and expressed a hope that
the Court, under the speciality of the case, would make a
rule absolute.

The Lord Chief-Justice said that the court could no.
grant a rule absolute, but would grant a rule nisi.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins before Mr. Justice Keating and a

Common Jury.)
DAME V. IIARDING.

This was an action by the plaintiff, who is a wholesale
dealer in marble, to recover a sum of £32, the amount of
a promissory note, which the defendant, who is a trades-
man at Eastbourne, had passed to him, and which had
been dishonoured.

It appeared that the plaintiff is in business at Union-
street, Southwark, and that he had advanced goods to the
above amount to the defendant and his brother, the trans-
actions being distinct as regarded the latter. One of the
brothers became insolvent, and the question before the Court
was whether the promissory note which was jointly signed
could be enforced against the defendant in its whole
amount.

The defendant contended that the note was a mere ac-
commodation transaction, and after a great deal of hard
swearing, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the
amount claimed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day

BOW-STREET.

THE CHARGE Or FRAUD AGAINST A FRENCH BANKER.

Victor Wideman, lately the manager of a bank at Gueb-
wilier, in France, was again brought before Sir Thomas
Henry, the chief magistrate, charged with absconding from
his creditors, and taking with him a large amount of
money, their property.
The proceedings commenced with the reading of the de-
position made in Franco by the official assignee, M. Adolph
Picard. It occupied a considerable time, and contained no
facts other than those published in the brief account pub-
lished in The Sun yesterday. After the interpreter had
gone on for some time,

Sir Thomas Henry asked Mr. Williams whether there
was any use in continuing the reading of the document, as
it appeared to him to contain nothing but explanations as
to the circumstances that led to the prisoner's flight, which
had been occasioned, as they all knew, by his improperly
discounting bills for a person named Stocker. The amount
of money alleged to have been taken being 150,000 francs.
Mr. Williams said, as the reading had gone on so far he
should like to hear it to the end.

This was done, and at its conclusion,
Inspector Williamson of the detective force said—l ap-
prehended the prisone on Saturday at a house in High-
street, Peckham. I asked him his name, ho said it was
Bourgeos. I then asked M. Picard in, and ho identified
him as Widemann. I told him I was an inspector of
police, and showed him my warrant for his arrest. He
made no reply. Sergeant Druscovitch, wha was with me,
then went out of the room, and returned with a travelling
bag and portmanteau. Prisoner was asked if they be-
longed to him, and he replied "yes." We then conveyed
the prisoner to Bow-street, and examined the contents of

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the bag, which contained a large amount of French money,
which would amount in English to about £2,400, and bills
and bonds.

This being the whole of the case,
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Mr. Montague Williams asked for a remand on the
ground that he had stated that he should be able to prove
that certain of the statements of Mr. Beard was not quite
correct, and also that he should be able to prove a partner-
ship ; and if he did that, he apprehended that ho could
not be denominated a fraudulent bankrupt.
Sir T. Henry said the prisoner had, throughout the
whole of the proceedihgs, never mentioned anything about
a partnership; he had all through spoken of certain per-
sons as his creditors. He had removed more than £lO,
and therefore he had brought himself within the denomi-
nation of a fraudulent bankrupt as laid down in the treaty.
He did not think the prisoner comprehended exactly the
position he was in. He might think his case was being
finally decided upon, instead of its being merely an inves-
tigation to ascertain whether there was sufficient to go be-
fore a jury. He thought there was ample evidence, and
therefore the matter had better be explained to the pri-
soner.

Thie having been done,

Mr. M. Williams said the prisoner, he believed, properly
understood his position, yet notwitkstanding that, he
wished to "appeal." The prisoner was told there was no
appeal, but that ho could apply to the Court of Queen's
Bench for a habeas.

Sir T. Henry said all he could do was to sign the war-
rant to commit the prisoner to the House of Correction, and
that fact would be communicated to the Secretary of State,
and he would fik the time for the prisoner's being given up.
There would be certainly hurry in the matter.

The prisoner said that wished to be afforded time to
prove he was a partner.

Sir F. Henry said he was quite willing to grant a re-
mand for such a purpose.

The prisoner said he could prove by witnesses from
Colmar that he was only a partner in the bank, and Sir F.
Henry then remanded him for a week to enable him to
produce his witnesses.

perfield did practise at the Southwark Police-court and the
Camberwell and Southwark County courts.
The prisoner—Not now ; he is to be found at his office,
No. 3, Trinity-street, Southwark. I wish him to be here.
Mr. Paget—Let Mr. Chipperfield be summoned at once.
Inspector Beare can send a constable for him.
The prisoner was then remanded.

WESTMINSTER.
SINGULAR SCENE IN A POLICE COURT.—John Collins, a
tall, powerful man, was charged with gross misconduct at
the house of Mr. Humphreys, the Duke of Clarence,
Market-street, Westminster.
On Mr. Humphreys standing up in the witness-box the
magistrate requested him to state his complaint.
Mr. Humphreys—He is not the man.
Mr. Arnold—Who is not the man ?
Mr. Humphreys—The man standing before you.
Mr. Arnold—What do you mean ? You gave a man
named John Collins into custody last night. .15 this John
Collins ?
The Police—This is John Collins.
Mr. Humphreys —But he is not my man, whatever his
name is.

Mr. Arnold—Where is the constable who took the
charge, John Smith.
John Smith stood forward.
Mr. Arnold—ls this the man you had given into your
charge last night ?
Smith—lt is the same.
Mr. Arnold—What do you say to that Mr. Humphreys.
Mr. Humphreys—I say that this is not my man. He
was much shorter. There is some mistake.
Mr. Arnold—This is very extraordinary.
Police-constable Aspinal—This is the man I helped to
take.

Mr. Arnold—Can anybody throw any light upon this
matter ?
Defendant, with a strong Milesian accent, sure I'm not
the man at all.
Sergeant Buckley—There may by possibility be some
mistake, for this reason. After the man charged by Mr.
Humphreys had proceeded a little distance ho was rescued
by some friends. The constable pursued, and finding this
man crouched behind another at the Two Brewers, they no
doubt took him, believing him to be tho man.
Police-constable Aspenal -This is the man.
Mr. Humphreys again stood in the witness-box and said
—He is not the man.
kr. Arnold—Then he is discharged.

EMIGRATION.

The New York Herald of May G has the follow-
ng on the emigration to America :—The great tide
of immigration that has been setting in lately on
our shores and that increases in volume every month
as the summer advances, has no treceived the atten-
tion it merits. Within the last month, ending April
30, there arrived at this port alone from Europe
twenty thousand four hundred and seventy-eight
emigrants. Ten thousand six hundred of these
came from Liverpool, and nearly seven thousand
from the ports of Bremen and Hamburg. The first
were mostly Irish, and the latter were Germans.
Twenty-eight steamships and twenty-eight sailing
vessels were employed in conveying these emigrants
from Europe to New York. Since our war was
closed, and the resources and grandeur of the great
American republic have become better known, the
desire to emigrate to this country has spread far and
wide over the European continent. The attention
of the people everywhere has been aroused to Ame-
rica, and the thousands of letters that are going by
every mail from the brothers, sisters, parents, chil-
dren and friends of people in Europe, who are
settled here, convey information of the boundless-
ness of our resources and the glory of the coun-
try. Every arrival, therefore, is the advance guard
of a larger body. With the full restoration of
peace and harmony in the United States this tide
must continue to swell. There is room enough and
to spare for all Europe here, and we can scarcely
conjecture what the emigration to this country will
be. The means the emigrants bring with them,
and the value of their labour in increasing the na-
tional wealth, are worth to us a vast amount. The
twenty thousand and upwards who arrived in April
at this port only may be reckoned as an addition of
twenty millions of dollars to the wealth of the coun-
try. • This, therefore, is a subject well worthy of
notice in its general bearing and features.
But it deserves the attention of the Government,
of our shipping merchants, and of the people for
other reasons. The emigrants are crowded together
in the vessels which bring them over much after the
manner that coolies from China and slaves from the
coast of Africa have been inhumanly crowded. Some
of these vessels carry over a thousand or eleven
hundred passengers with the poorest accommodation.
They are huddled together like slaves in the pen of
a slave trader. The appearance of these poor crea-
tures when they land shows plainly how they have
been treated. The wonder is, not that the cholera
or ship fever, which was engendered on board lately
and which has created so much anxiety in the city,
made its appearance, but we may be surprised that
it has not killed more of thet emigrants. The ship-
ping merchants are reaping a rich harvest by this
trade, and they are so greedy of gain that they lose
sight of humanity, decency, and public opinion. We
call upon Congress, therefore, to pass a law without
delay regulating the transportation of emigrants,
fixing the number that each vessel may carry ac-
cording to its tonnage and measurement, and pre-
scribing such rules as the comfort and health of the
emigrants require. Not only does humanity demand
such an act, but it is to our interest to make the
voyage across the Atlantic as safe and agreeable as
possible. The sufferings and danger from disease
which have come to our notice lately are calculated
to frighten those who are disposed to emigrate from
undertaking the voyage. It is to our interest to pro-
mote emigration, and consequently to provide for
the safety and comfort of the emigrants as far as this
can be done by legislation. There is another view of
this subject relative to emigration which shipping
merchants and Congress ought to consider. We see by
the number of vessels employed what an extensive
and a profitable business it is. Yet all this is done
by foreigners, and by English shippers chiefly.
Why is that we do not have the business, or at least
a large portion of it ? There might have been some
reason for letting foreigners take this and other
shipping business from us during the war ; but there
is no reason why we should not have at least a share
o

now. Cannot we build as good vessels and
sail them as well and as cheaply as the English or
any others ? No doubt there are many other more
profitable ways of using capital here than abroad ;
but this is profitable also, and our national pride
and character for enterprise call upon us to renew
the former maritime rivalry with other nations, and
especially in connection with the immense and in-
creasing emigration to our own country. Will our
shipping merchants and shipbuilders turn their
attention to the subject? Congress, too, ought to
do something to promote the shipping interest, and
this business in particular. Whatever can be done
legitimately, by mail contractors, or by laws favour-
ing our own mercantile marine over that of other
nations, should be done promptly and liberally.
protect the emigrants,
impulse to the shipping interests of
the country.
aLnedt ugisvperaomnoewte emigration,

An arrangement was, late yesterday evening,
hastily effected by the directors of the Bank of
London for the transfer of their current and deposit
accounts to the Consolidated Bank, which in future
will carry on its own as well as the business of the
Bank of London at the offices of the latter, in
Threadneedle-street and Charing-cross. Although
the course adopted has taken most people by surprise,
it had nevertheless been expected that the Bank of
London would, sooner or later, have to wind up
its affairs in consequence of its untenable position
through a large amount of its assets being locked
up in securities not immediately convertible. The
shares have for some weeks past been declining, till
yesterday they reached £9, although £lO is paid
upon them. The bank was established in 1855,
with a capital of £BOO,OOO, half of which is paid up.
The reserve fund at the last meeting was stated to
amount to £302,324, and the dividend declared at
the rate of 20 per cent. It is expected that as soon
onngewmilelnttaskehasvtee been perfected, the
ps for winding up.
Bankas a all
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da
DEATH OF A WELL-LNOWN PUGILIST.—BiIIy
Duncan, the celebrated inspector of the ring, died on
Monday afternoon, at two o'clock. He had been afflicted
with epilepsyfor many years, and was a great sufferer from
fits of a most serious kind, eventuating in paralysis, from
the effects of whicia Jae died,

The Oxford Music Hall.

The entertainments provided for the Whitsuntide holi-
days at this popular metropolitan music hall are exceed-
ingly attractive, and as a natural result the splendid build-
ing has been crowded to excess during the week. Th
great popularity that now attaches to the music of Offen-
bach in London is in a very great measure to be attributed
to the spirited managing director of the Oxford, because he
was the first to introduce it into the metropolis, and since
that time it has well maintained its placlin his programme.
In order to vary the entertainment as much as possible, a
selection has beedmade from Adolph Adam's sparkling
operetta of "If I were King" to solos which have been
confided to Miss Russell, Miss Fitzhenry, Mr. Dalton, and
Mr. Evans, who render the music in the most finished
artistic manner. The applause on each occasion of its
performance is universal, and although perhaps an encore
for the entire repetition, if made at once, would, of course,
be refused, yet the audience availed themselves of their
undoubted privilege in the most liberal manner,-and in-
variably encore every solo. Miss Russell, however, takes
the lion's share of the applause, some times she has fre-
quently to curtsey and curtsey again and again, in order
to excuse herself from a third repetition of her exceed-
ingly brilliant piece towards the close of the selection.
The comic element here is also in great force, and the
laughter caused by Mr. Randall, Messrs. Duriah and
Davis, is always elicited without the slightest approach to
vulgarity. It would be impossible to make up aholidaypro-
gramme without gymnastics, and accordingly Mr. Morton
has secured the services of some of its most talented pro-
fessors,- viz., Messrs. Persivani, D'Ronde, Segundo, and
Mello], each of whom perform a series of graceful wonders.
There is a competitor at the Oxford with Ethardo of the
Crystal Palace, the " Spiral Ascensionist," in this instance
delighting in the name of Eurardo. Altogether the Oxford
certainly presents the most Taried amusements in the
metropolis ; and therefore it is not surprising to see it so
largely patronised by those whose great desire is pleasure
and amusement.

The Canterbury Han.
This, the first and oldest music-hall ever established,
still successfully maintains its reputation for excellence.
The holiday-makers on the south side of the Thame
nightly flock to it in thousands, a certain and indisputable!'
evidence that they highly appreciate the endeavours made
for their special amusement. The picture gallery is con-
stantly being enriched with splendid additions, and the
vocal department is nightly reinforced by the best avail-
able talent. Like the Oxford, a capital selection
of operatic music is invariably performed every
evening, and the oomic talent here is represented
by two humorous vocalists, whose reputation for fun is
without parallel—viz., Mr. Arthur Lloyd and Mr. Vance.
A delightful feature in the programme of the Canterbury
is the English glees and madrigals, and certainly all those
who desire to hear right down thorough English melody
cannot find a place of amusement where that is given in
greater perfection than at the Canterbury.