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London, England, 1859-12-31 00:00:00

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Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the lout
holders and ratepayers of the Ward of FarringiktrAS* Ati
Without, convened by Sir James 'Dukes ttio.ol4* fiqr
man, incompliance with a requisition ntrn
and respectably signed, was hell at the Se§ionel-1. S
House in the Old Bailey, to take into consideration
the proposed scheme of the London, Chathain, and
Dover Railway Company, for an extension line
connecting the different railways on the south side
of the Thames, with a central terminus in Farring-
don-street, and with a further extension ..to the
Victoria-street terminus of the intended Metropoli-
tan Railway. The meeting was very well attended.
Sir JAMES DUET, the alderman, who presided,
having stated the business, and Mr. PONTIFF.7i., the
ward clerk, having read the requisition, 4
Mr. HoLnovD, secretary to the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Company, described the situa-
tion of the project. The company's lines, partly
their own line under construction and partly the
portions of which they had obtained U-.e .ase by
agreement with other companies, would.;"extend
from the proposed Westend terminus neat'Buck-
ingham Palace, by the West-end and Crystal Pa-
lace, through Beckenham, Bromley, and the-Crays,
by Strood, Rochester, and Chatham, then Ty Can-
terbury to Dover, with branches to Sheerness, to
Margate and Ramsgate, and to Sevenoaks, the last
probably to be extended to Maidstone. For so
much important traffic they, would require a City
terminus. The Brighton line was already so
crowded that this company could not use the
terminus at London-bridge ; they must have an
independent one. The passing of the Metropolitan
Railway Bill last session had suggested to them
the construction of a City terminus, to communicate
with the Metropolitan Railway, so as to form a
link of connexion for all the lines both north and
south of the Thames. It was, therefore, proposed
to carry the line from Beckenham by the Crystal
Palace, Dulwich, Herne-hill, Camberwell and Brix-
ton, Walworth, and Newington, crossing the river
at Blackfriars-bridge, going up at the back:of the
houses on the east side of Bridge-street, and across
Ludgate-hill to the terminus on the site of the old
Fleet Prison in Farringdon-street, with a branch to
the Metropolitan Railway terminus above, and
another branch to the proposed market in• Smit-
hfield. A branch from Brixton would go to the
West End, making a junction with
Western Railway, at Wandsworth.
Deputy OBBARD said that, looking at the deso-
late state in which that ward had been kept for so
many years, he thought this improvement would do
a great deal of good. He moved the following re-
solution :—" That in the opinion of this meeting,
the proposed construction of a central station in
Farringdon-street, and its junction with the ter-
minus of the Metropolitan Railway in Victoria-
street, will be of the greatest possible importance,
and highly beneficial to the City of London, and
especially to the two wards of Farringdon."
Dr. Ross seconded the motion, observing that
the line would usefully occupy those extensive
pieces of ground which had been vacant for so
many years, and that it would remove a mass of
houses inhabited by a low, poor population.
Mr. ROUGH had no doubt it would benefit the
City at large, but he objected to a bridge over
Ludgate-hill, as destroying that ancient thorough-
fare,
and spoiling the only view we had of St. Paul's
Cathedral. The property in Bridge-street would
also be damaged. He moved as an amendment,
" That this meeting, while fully recognising the
importance of a terminus in the City, considers
that the plan of passing that most important
thoroughfare, Ludgate hill, by a bridge, is highly
prejudicial to the interests of this ward."
Mr. TRELOAR seconded the amendment, saying
that the proposed scheme, so far as it concerned
Ludgate-hill, was absurd and monstrous. • _

Afr. HOLROYD gave some explanations, and re-
marked that both the gentlemen who now objected
were owners of houses in Ludgate-hill that would
be swept away by the line. In every case where
injury of any sort was done liberal compensation
would be given.
Mr. LLOYD, as an occupier of very extensive
premises filled with valuable machinery, did not
want to have to remove, and could not consent to
this scheme.

After some diss.ussion, in which Mr. Lawley, Mr.
Gilbertson, Mr. Hcrapath, Mr. Harvey, and Mr.
Butterworth took part, some further explanations
having also been given by Mr. Vigors, the com-
pany's surveyor.
The amendment was put to the vote, and seven
or eight hands were shown for it ; the original
motion was then carried by a very large majority.
A second resolution, for a petition to Parliament
in favour of the scheme, and one requesting the
Lord Mayor and corporation to support it, were
carried on the motion of Mr. Rawley, seconded by
Mr. J. Co.mell ; Mr. Anderton and Mr. Butler also
speaking in support of the project.
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks
to the alderman.

A YANKEE BOBP-ON.

(Flom the Dettetiie.)

The fate of Robson, Redpath, and others of the
class of dashing thieves, has not deterred yet an-
other from following their mad example. We have
before us the case of a clerk in a New York bank,
who evidently shaped his career on the most ap-
proved models of what are mildly termed "defaul-
ters." This aspirant for a felon's doom " appro-
priated" (stole) about twelve thousand pounds from
the bank, and his mode of operating is so ingenious
that it deserves publicity; in order to put bank
directors and others, to whom the management is
intrusted, on their guard.
The " defaulter" represented to his father that he
was agent of A. B. Dean and Co., of New Jersey,
and pretended to collect bills .receivable in Boston,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore. These bills, it is sup-
posed, he would enter on the bank books to the
credit of his father, and when they were supposed
to be matured, receive his father's cheques on the
bank for the proceeds. To prevent any discre-
pancy from occurring, it is supposed he made
fictitious accounts current with the banks in the
neighbouring cities, which, in his capacity as
clerk, enabled him to forward substitute accounts
for those furnished by the general book-keeper.
lie would sometimes leave actual bills receivable
unchanged for a few days, sufficient to corer the
deficiency, which would otherwise have been
shown.

How he spent the money.—Of course the money
so obtained was not required or employed for any
good purpose. The young gentleman had aristo-
cratic tastes, and must needs gratify them, even at
the expense of his character, prospects, and honesty.
He kept a mistress in magnificent style, and
sported fine horses and equipages. Beginning with
small embezzlements, he may have gradually be-
come emboldened, and plunged into frauds by
wholesale. He rented a house at £2OO a-year, and
fitted it up in the most gdrgeous style, for the ac-
commodation of his inamorata and her-=mother
at a cost of £1,500 or more. The most fashionable
jewellers were visited to obtain the choicest jewels
for the adornment of this lady's person ; and it is
alleged that he was often seen driving out with the
partner of his guilt, outshining all by the splendour
of his turn-out. It is also said that he kept four
splendid horses, which cost £1,500, with several
carriages and harness, &c., to match. To divert
suspicion from himself, a friend pretended to be the
sole proprietor of these luxuries; but the defaulter
was the owner de facto, or at least the partner.
He also silenced all suspicion whenever it was
hinted that he was spending more money than his
salary would warrant, by giving out that he was
receiving a handsome remuneration for his New
Jersey agency, and that he also realised a consider-
able sum by employing his leisure hours as a book-
keeper.
It is also said that he dabbled in lotteries. He
admitted to the officer who arrested him that in one
day he expended £2OO in lottery tickets, and that
for two entire weeks he appropriated no less than
VO a-day to the same purpose. He says he was
an extensive loser, having drawn but one prize of
£6OO. As an illustration of his extravagance, a
few weeks ago he had £2,000 in cash, but at the
time of his arrest not a penny remained, nor could
he toll how he had made away with it.
The president of the bank having lodged a com-
plaint against him, he was arrested after the bank
closed, as he was leaving: He was taken before
the board of directors, and seeing it was idle to deny
his guilt, immediately made a confession. The
officer accompanied him to the residence of his
mistress, where about £3,400 worth of jewellery
was promptly surrendered by the lady to the officer
at the request of her degraded paramour. These
valuables consisted of a diamond cross, which cost
£200; a pair of gold bracelets, worth £180; five
splendid diamond rings, two pair of diamond ear-
rings, a gold watch, and other articles of smaller
value.
This, and many other similar eases, teaches the
necessity for employers to make themselves ac-
quainted with the private habits or those in their
employ holding offices of trust. Most of the cases
of embezzlement, defalcation, and forgery arise
from a laxity of supervision on the part of those
whose duty it is to supervise the management of
banking and otitr institutions. Most defaulters
are wen who have plunged into dissipation of some
kind, and the signs of it are generally sufficiently
evident to enable the cautious and prudent em-
ployer to detect them if he will but use his eyes.
The exercise of these powers of observation is not
suspicion, but foresight and caution.

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