The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-16 00:00:00

THE FRAUDS ON THE GREAT
NORTHERN RAILWAY.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—(Tins DAY.)

(Before Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Willes.)

Leopold Redpath and Charles James Comyns Kent
were placed at the bar this morning to answer the in•
dictments of fraud and forgery preferred against them by
the Directors of the Great Northern Railway Company.

Mr. Sergeant Balla,ntine, Mr. Bo akin, and Mr. Gif-
fard prosecuted ; Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Tindal
Atkinson defended Redpath ; Mr. Hawkins and Mr.
Thompson defended Kent.

On the learned judges taking their seats on the bench
Kent was ordered to retire, and Redpath was tried
singly, upon one of the indictments charging him with
forgery. The document was described as a transfer of
a stock, and there were a variety of counts in order to
meet any legal difficulties that might arrise.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, in addressing the jury, ex-
plained the nature of the prisoner's duty as the transferer
of Stock in the Great Northern Railway. The particular
charge was that of forging and uttering a transfer deed,
numbered 3,623. It appeared from an examination of
the books that an amount of stock was brought into the
books of the Company about the time the forgery was
alleged to have taken pace, in favour of Jo'in Morris,
who was described as of i'vlanningtree, Essex, gentleman,
and the manner in which it was brought in appeared by
the books of the company in the following entries,
"OB 197 B," which represented the old books of the
company folio 197 B. The name of the attesting wit-
ness was Shaw. Not only were there no suoh persons
as Morris and Shaw, but there were no such entries in
the old books as indicated by the numbers in the new
books. The account was altogether fictitious— an in-
vention of Redpath's for the purpose of establishing that
fraud which he ultimately carried out.

Evidence was then adduced to bear out the statements
of the learned gentleman, which was merely a recapitu•
lation of the evidence published in The Sun during the
examination of the prisoner at Clerken well Police-court.
Mr. Sergeant Parry having addressed the Court for
the prisoner,

The Jury retired, and, after a short absence, returned
into Court, and gave a verdict of "Guilty."
The prisoners were then arraigned on another charge,
which was proceeding when we went, to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A SHOPWOMAN.—Maria Collins, a
young woman in the service of Mr. William Forsyth,
draper, No. 1, Little Newport-street, was brought be-
fore Mr. Bingham, charged with robbing her employer.
Mrs. Forsyth, whose husband was too ill to appear,
stated that the prisoner had been in their employ as a
shopwoman for the last ten weeks, and yesterday, in
consequence of a piece of binding disappearing in a very
mysterious manner, she caused a strict search to be
made, but without success. In the course of the after-
noon the prisoner went upstairs to her room to ()flange
her dress, and on her return she told the apprentice to
look in the haberdashery drawer, where no doubt he
would find the missing piece of binding. He did so, and
there found the artic!e, which he brought to witness, and
having related the circumstance attending its discovery she
at once suspected the prisoner's honesty, and she called
her and the other assistants before her, and, as a matter
of form, suggested that their boxes should be searched.
The prisoner strongly objected to such a proceeding, and
protested her indignation at being suspected to be a
thief. Witness persisted in searching her boxes, and the
prisoner then ran up into Mr. Forsyth's room, and at
once confessed that she had some of his property in her
box. The prisoner then made her way out of the house
into the street, followed by the apprentice, who brought
her back. A constable was then sent for, and, in his
presence, her boxes was searched, and 17 pairs of stock-
ings, several handkerchiefs, and a quantity of under
clothing, of the value of 4/. 75., was found therein. The
prisoner begged forgiveness, and said it was her first
offence. She was then taken to the station-house.
Remanded for a week.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Compared with last week we have had a slight increase
is the arrivals of English wheat coastwise• Fresh up to-
day, however, the receipts by land carriage were small,
and the show of sampl"s was consequently limited. Fine
dry qualities realised full prices with a moderate inquiry ,
but other kinds were very dull, yet we cannot call them
cheaper. Over 10,009 quarters of wheat have come in.
The amount of business doing in all kinds was limited, yet
Monday's prices were supported.
Floating cargoes were held at full currencies.
There was a fair inquiry for oats, and Monday's price s
were supported.
Beans, peas, and lour were unaltered in value.

ARRIVALS THIS WIRE
I English .. , Wheat.
60 Barley.
4,8 I Malt.
Irish —..— I
Foreign •3
1 10,530 11,980 (

Oats. I F our.
830 I 2,170
1,000
aka.
12,110 2700 brls.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was about an average of beasts on sale in to-day's
market. For all kinds we had a dull inquiry at Monday's
currency. The show of sheep was limited; nevertheless
the mutton trade ruled heavy. In prices, however, no
change took place. Calves were in short supply and steady
request, at an improvement in value of 2d per Ms. Pigs
sold slowly on former terms. Milch cows were very dull.

Per Bibs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d.l s. d.
Inferior Baasts....3 6to 3 81PrimeSouthdown 5 2 5 4
Second quality.... 3 10 4 21Large crse. calves 4 0 410
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 101 Prime small do 5 0 5
Prime Scots, &c. 5 0 5 2 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 2,Small porkers
Second quality ...4 4 4 B'Suckling calves 23 0 30 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 10 5 OiQuarter old pigs 22 0 28 0
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts 1,215 Beasts.. ...... .
Sheep .......... 3,000 Sheep ....... ..... ........ 140
Calves .•• ..•• •• .• •• •• 190 Calves,•• •••••••••.• •• •• •• 105

Pigs .. •••••• •••••• 300 i Pigs•..• ———

NEWGATE AND LEADENHA.LL.
The trade generally ruled dull, as follows :
Per 81bs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d.
Boot, interior 3 0 3 4
Do., middling 3 6 4 0
Do. prime large 4 2 4 4
Do., do. small 4 6 4 8
Park, large 3 8 4 4

s. d. s. d
Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 8
Do., middling 310 4 4
Do., prime 4 6 4 8
Veal 3 8 4 10
Pork, small 4 8 5 4

BOROUGH HOP.

There is a moderate business doing in most kinds of hops,
and late rates are fairly supported. The show of samples
is tolerably good.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 5s to 51 12s ; Weald
of Kent, 31 3s to 41 10s; Sussex, 31 Os to 3115 s ; yearlings,
11 lOs to Si ss.