The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-24 00:00:00

'rum SUE, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, Mb.

LAW INTELLIGENCE,—This Day

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
RE A. WALKINSHAW-FAILURE OF AN EAST INDIA

MERCHANT.

This bankrupt was described as an East India merchant
of 9, Graccchurch-street, and to-day was appointed for the
first meeting. The debts are about £lB,OOO ; assets are
not stated. The cause of the failure is said to be owing
to losses in consignments, and pressure on the part of some
of many creditors. The largest creditor is Wm. Welkin-
slimy, Esq., of Holbrook, Chislehurst, Kent, who claims
£1.1,3G0. Debts were proved, and a day named for the
next mewing.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

M AN SION-HOUSE.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.—Richard
Hayes, a young man of respaetable appearance, was charged
before Mr. Alderman Finnis with embezzling money, the
property of Messrs. Rickett and Son, general merchants,
at 14'J, Upper Thames-stroet, and Hull.
Henry Wallis said that ho was a merchant, and managed
the business of Messrs. Rickett, the senior member of
which firm was his brother-in-law. The prisoner was a
traveller iu town and country to the firm, and was about
two years in their employment. Tho prisoner's
duty was to account to the cashier for the money
he received, and pay over the same without delay to him
He was not obliged, however, to do so when ho was in the
country. A receipt produced for £1 12s. 3d. was in the
handwriting of the prisoner, arid was given to a company
who dealt with Messrs. Rickett ; and it was dated May
last. The cashier informed him that there were irregu-
larities in the prisoner's accounts ; and he desires to make
him settle his accounts, pay him a month's wages and dis-
charge him. The prisoner sent for him to the station this
morning and told him that the cashier had promised to
give him time to make up his accounts, and he denied,any
knowledge of having received the money in question. The
firm regretted to prosecute the prisoner, but felt bound to
do so from a sense of duty to the public themselves.
The prisoner said he had no question to ask witness
who, he believed, gave his evidence in a very fair spirit,
and that he would not have brought this charge unless he
felt it his duty to do so. ,
Charles Prestman said that he was cashier to Messrs.
Rickett. His duty,was to enter the moneys he received
in the general cash-book, and the prisoner's to enter
them in his book, to which the witness affixed his initials.
He saw the receipt for the £1 12s. 3d., but he had not re-
ceived that amount,.nor had the prisoner made any allusion
to it. Five or six cases came to his knowledge, in which
the prisoner had received moneys for which he had not
accounted to him. He wrote to him to the effect that if
they were not settled he should feel it his duty to commu-
nicate the fact to the principals. The prisoner came to him
and promised to pay the moneys, which consisted of four
sums of £7 17s. 6d, £2 10s., .£1 lls. 4d., and Li 135., and
he said to the prisoner that if the moneys were paid ho
would regard the matter as a mere case of delay. These
moneys were paid a few days afterwards. There was another
sum which had not been accounted for, but that had also
been paid. In respect to this last case he thought it right
to communicate with Mr. Wallis. When he told the pri-
soner he was discharged, he said to witness that he should
be glad to be allowed to remain 2. little longer, as his suc-
cessor might not be able to go over the ground which he
had travelled. He had no recollection of having stated to
the prisoner what the latter had mentioned to Mr. Wallis
that morning, respecting giving him time to make up his

accounts.
The prisoner said ho did not think ho would make any
statement at present, as he hoped the case would be

adjourned.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

DIARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A FATHER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING MS SON.—
John Kaill, of No. 41, Union-street, Middlesex Hospital,
was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, by O'Shaughnessy; one
of the warrant officers, on a warrant charged with assault-
ing and using violent threats towards his son, Wm. Kaill.
The complainant said—l reside at 22, Union-street,
Middlesex Theprisoner is my father. Yester.
daytehold off my windpipe and swore be
afrno Hono:hspe itltl.
caught
would pull it out, and he then struck me in the mouth and
in several other places, and again swore he would not let
go of me till he pulled my windpipe out. He has attacked
me twice before in a similar manner ; once ten years ago,
when I had him here.
In answer to the court, the complainant said he never
laid his hand ou his father.
The prisoner—Did you not send a note to me yesterday
of a scurillous nature respecting your mother ?
Complainant—l did not send any note to you whatever.
I know nothing of it.
Prisoner —lt is your handwriting.
Complainant— It is not. My father is angry with me
because 1 would not let my mother keep some property
which belonzed to a poor person.
Alfred Angel and Caroline Hutchins were called, and
the former stated that he saw the complainant and the pri-
soner struggling together, and the latter said ho heard the
prisoner say that whenever he saw the complainant in the
street he would cut his windpipe out.
Sarah Kaill, daughter of the prisoner, said—My father
was angry, and asked my brother whether ho sent the
note. My brother then struck my father.
The complainant--I did nothing of the kind.
Prisoner—l am afraid one of my ribs is broken.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, addressing the prisoner, told him that ho
was afraid he was a violent old man, and he should order
him to find ono bail in £5 to keep the peace for six months.

aged 19, of 32, THAMES.
A BRUTAL SCOUNDREL.—Phillip Moore, a ship smith,
James-place, Ratcliff, was brought before
Mr. Paget charged with assaulting three women in a very
gross manner, and also committing an assault on' John
Perks, a police-constable, 381 K, in the execution of his
duty. .
Elizabeth Moss, of 6, John-street, Sidney-square, Step-
ney, said she
night, when the prisoner advanced in front of her and
was passing along the Commercial-road last
threw a wet and dirty sack across her face. It blinded her
for some time, and the dirt and filth on the sack got into
her eyes and mouth.
Elizabeth Brown, of 102, Nelson-street, Stepney, said
the prisoner also threw the sack across her face, and put
her to oonsiderable pain and inconvenience.
Perks, 54 K, said the prisoner dragged the sack in the
wet gutter, and then forced it into the faco•of every
woman he met. Three of the fernales came to the station-
house and complained of the dirty and offensive conduct of
the prisoner. He took the prisoner into custody, and was
assaulted in the same manner as the women'and struck on
the breast. The prisoner was exceedingly violent, and
made use of very bad language towards the females.
The prisoner, in defence, said that he and another man
were larking, and throwing the sack at each other, and it

fell by accident on the females.
Mr. Paget said he did not believe the prisoner's story,
but he did believe the witnesses. The prisoner was a dirty
blackguard, and it was not to be tolerated that decent
women were to be molested in the streets in such a gross
manner. Ho sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for
two months and kept to hard labour.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

LONDON, Oct. 24.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PLymoutir, Oct. 23.—Wind N.—Arrived—lda Dixon,
from Quebec. .A.Ar A
DARTMOUTH, Oct. 22. —Wind DI. IV —.o.mvoa—magianu,
from Rio Grande.
Munn, Oct. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Eliza. Maria,
from Odessa.
CARDIFF,' Oct. 22.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—ft. J. Turn-
bull, for Monte Video.

EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESFND, Wednesday Morning.

Arrived,' Oct. 23.—Cassandra, from Genoa ; Adelaide,
from Dohouet; Panther, steamer, from Boulogne; Mait-
land, from Foo-chow ; Thought, from Jersoy ; Otto, from
Christiania.
Arrived, Oct. 24.—May Queen, Bellona, steamer, and
Ottawa, steamer, from New York; Orion, steamer, and
Batavier, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Neptune, steamer,

from Havre.
Sailed—Souvenir, steamer, for Caen ; Prince Imperial,
steamer, for Dunkirk.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—Theban, screw steamer, from London for
Glasgow; Agamemnon, screw steamer, from the west for
London.
cheo—both from London. Bombay; Cedric, for Kurra-
Anchored—Revenue, for

imp'

THE FATAL OUTRAGE AT AlICOATS.—Joseph
Sloane, 20, was charged at the City Police-court, on Mon-
dhy, on suspicion of having aided in the assault upon the
unfortunate man Lee, who was brutally kicked to death
by a gang of ruffians in Jersey-street, Ancoats. On the
application of his counsel (Mr. Ernest Jones) the prisoner
was remanded for a week. -Manchester Courier.
A BRIDAL BED COVER.--Some of 'the Italian
journals state that in anticipation of a marriage between
the eldest son of Victor Emmanuel and the daughter of the
Archduke Albert of Austria, the city of Turin has ordered
from Valenciennes a rich bed cover in the finest lace to be
presented to the bride.
GARIBALDI'S Lo_usr. —Garibaldi, at the time he was
preparing his ill-starred expedition which ended at Aspro-
moute, had borrowed from two English houses a sum of
91i,000f. Unable to pay the amount even if he sold his
island of Caprera, he lately applied to Baron Ricasoli,
showing that the Ratazzi administration had seized arms
and clothes belonging to the Volunteers worth upwards of
100,000 f. The baron thought the application worthy of
attention, and by his orders the English houses have beep
satisfied.

Central Criminal Court—This Day,

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
THE ALLEGED MURDER AT LEWISHAM.
John Jones was indicted for the wilful murder of George
Styley, at Lewisham, on the 13th of October. He was
also charged on the coroner's inquest with manslaughter.
Mr. Daly applied for the postponement of the trial of the
prisoner until next session, on the ground that as the
alleged murder only took place on Saturday week, and
that he had only received his intructions within the last
few minutes, he had not yet had an opportunity of reading
the depositions or of having an interview with the
prisoner. _ _

Mr. Poland, on the part of the prosecution, made no ob-
jection to the postponement of tho trial, and the learned
Judge ordered it to stand over until the November sessions.

CHARGE OF FORGERY.
Alexander Wright, agent, was indicted with feloniously
forging the acceptance of a bill of exchange for £l3O, with
intent to defraud. There was also another indictment
charging him with feloniously uttering- the same.
Mr. Henry Woodgate said he kept a loan and discount
office in Lambeth, and that he had known the prisoner for
about two years. Upon the 9th of May he came to his
office and brought a bill of exchange with him. Ire said
he was desirous of introducing good business, and pro-
duced an acceptance of Major Curzon, who was the son of
Lord Howe, and a first-class man. The major, he said, de-
sired him to get the bill discounted privately. The major, he
said, did not want the transaction made public, and if he
did not get it done privately it was to be returned. Ile
asked the prisoner if ho knew the Major, and he said cer-
tainly, and that he saw the Major sign the bill. The
prisoner said if ho did sign he could have £25 as dis-
count, that he could pay a bill drawn upon Lieut. Burgess
for £25, and give him a cheque for the difference. He
asked him whether Lieut. Burgess knew of the transaction
and he said he did. Ho (witness) assented to the terms
proposed, and gave prisoner a cheque for £BO on the
Lambeth branch of the County Bank, and Lieut. Burgess's
bill for £25. The bill for £l3O is its the prisoner's hand-
writing. He also believed that the acceptance was written
by the prisoner, but in a feigned hand. The bill purports
to bo drawn by Alexander Wright en the Hon. Ernest
G. Curzon, major of the 52d Light Infantry, for six
mouths, from the sth of May. Having found the accept-
ance was a forgery, he went to the prisoner's house in the
Horseferry-road in September with Mr. Charles Wright,
a solicitor, of Chancery-lane, and a police officer. When
he told prisoner that he had come to give him into cus-
tody for giving him a forged bill, he said, "Make no fuss
about it, come along."
In cross-examination the witness said he had had two
small transactions with the prisoner, and charged 15 per
cent. He had had some discount transactions with officers,
and he might have charged 60 per Cent. He had had the
acceptance of Lieutenant Burgess for £5O, which he got
through the prisoner. The discount on it was something
less than 100 per cent. That acceptance was lost in con-
sequence of Lieutenant Burgess becoming bankrupt.
Mr. Charles Wright, solicitor, of Chancery-lane. On
Friday, the 21st of September, he went to the Horsferry-
road. Mr. Woodgate went with him, but he left him out-
side whilst he went in. The prisoner showed him a list
of debts. He then asked him about the bill of Major
Curzon, and the prisoner said he saw the major sign it.
He said he had business to go to the camp at Aldershot
privately. He said so on the occasion that he saw the
major sign the bill. He (witness) asked what Major Cur-
zon, a man in high position, wanted with such a bill of
exchange, and prisoner replied it was all balls and pleasure
parties. Mr. Woodgcte came in and charged him, when
the prisoner said " don't make any fuss," and he went
with them.
Cross-examined—He was quite sure nothing was said
about Lieutenant Burgess.
Major Curzon, of the 52d Regiment, said he was the son
of Lord Howe. The acceptance to the bill of exchange
now put into his hands was not signed by him.
Mr. Justice Mellor—Or authorised by you.
Witness—No, never. He never had had anything to do
with bills of exchange. He did not know the prisoner
or Lieutenant Burgess. He never heard of Lieutenant
Burgess until the present proceedings.
Frank Stockley, a clerk in the County Bank, said he
gave 12 five-pound notes and 20 sovs in exchange for £BO.
(The witness gave thenumbers of the notes.)
Mr. Brasier, a licensed victualler, residing in the Horse-
ferry-road, said he changed two £5 notes for the prisoner,
the numbers of which corresponded with those paid for
Mr. Woodgate's cheque.
Mr. Cooper, for the prisoner, contended that the prisoner,
in the transaction, had been made the dupe of Lieutenant

Burgess.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty on the second

count.
The learned Judge sentenced him to 15 inouths' hn.
prisoumeut with hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Piggot.)
William Richardson was indicted for stabbing Jacob
Chorley, with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The Offence was the result of a public-house quarrel in
Chelsea, during which the prisoner said a woman had.
robbed him, which caused a general row, and Chorley
who had, it appeared, not taken part in it, was unfortu-
nately stabbed in the abdomen by the prisoner, who was
in a very excited state arising from intoxication. The
man Chorley had fortunately recovered from his wound,
although it was of such a severe nature that the hospital
authorities thought it right to send for the magistrate to
take his deposition.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wound-
ing, and the learned judge sentenced him to nine months'
imprisonment with hard labour.

THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
THE GREAT EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

William Charles Huddon, who stood remanded from last
sessions, was indicted for forging and uttering an endorse-
ment on a cheque for £losls. 5d., with intent to defraud;
also for embezzling and stealing three cheques, respectively
for £lOO, £56 18s. 9d., and £36 19s. 5d., the property of
John James Russell, his master. There were a number of
other indictments against the prisoner.
It will be recollected that the prisoner was the agent
and manager of the London establishment of Mr. Russell,
an iron manufacturer, carrying on business at Wednesbury,
in Staffordshire, and that a portion of his duty was to re-
ceive accounts and remit the same weekly to Staffordshire.
but the prisoner contended that he had certain matters to
perform which prevented him from doing so, and that the
charge of embezzlement against him was altogether un-
true. The deficiency, it was alleged, amounted to £lO,OOO.
The evidence appeared at length in The Sun during the
examination of the prisoner at the Mansion-house, and as
it was of a very intricate and uninteresting nature, con-
sisting principally of book entries, a repetition of it on the
present occasion is unnecessary.
After the examination of the prosecutor the case came
abruptly to an end, and the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty.

FOURTH COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
James Padden, carman, and William Crawley and Henry
Thompson were indicted with stealing a leather case and
varieus pieces of flannel, the property of Lewis Moir, in
the dwelling-house of Mary Ann Mackie.
The jury found all the prisoners guilty.
Padden Itas sentenced to three months' imprisonment,
with hard labour ; Crawley, against whom a former con-
viction was proved, to seven years' penal servitude; and
Henry Thompson, also formerly convicted, to 18 months'
risonment, with hard labour.

MARKETS.-:-This Day.

MARK LAN/J.

Very little English wheat was received fresh up to-day, 1
but the bulk of the supply was offered in tolerably good
condition. The trade for both red and white parcels was
very firm, and the late improvement was established.
There was a fair quantity of foreign wheat on the stands
The demand ruled steady, and in all business transacted
Monday's advance was firmly maintained.
Floating cargoes of grain moved off freely, at the full
prices of last week.
Fine barley was in steady request, at very full curren-
cies. Grinding and distilling sorts changed hands to a
moderate extent, on former terms.
A good business was passing in malt, and prices ruled
firm.

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In oats, sales progressed steadily, and the price 3 realised
were quite on a par with those previously quoted.
Beans and peas were firm.
The flour trade was steady on former terms.

BUIE' Al RIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 530 590 750 260
Irish
Foreign 8,130 2,970

3,720
7,760 3,050 sks.
brls.

BOROUGH HOP.
Yearlings and old hops moved off freely at full prices.
New Kent and Sussex produce changed hands steadily on