The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-24 00:00:00

BItTIISH POSSESSIONS.

LAW INTELLIGENCE —(2114 Day),

Closing
Price.

Share Railways.
100 Atlantic &St Lawrence
Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind
stk c t Gu. 5 per cent........
18 Do, Do. B
24 Buffalo and Labe Huron
204 i fDo. New . . ..
10 Do. Preference ......
100
BulTalo,Brant,&Godrich
f
6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
Do. do. July 1, 1873
Do. do. June 1, 1879
Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim)
Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.)
Cape Town & Dock Scrip
Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c
Demerara
Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c
East Indian, gu. 5 p. c.
Do. F Shares Ext
Do. Jubbulpore
Do. 44 p c. Debentrs
Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864
Do. 1865-1870
Grand Trunk of Canada
Do. 6 per cent. Pref
Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct
Do. 6 per ct. Debentr
Do. 7 per cent. 1862
Do. do. 1867
Do. do. 1872
G t.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c
Do. New gua. 5 p. c
Gt. South.of India (Lirn),
guaranteed 5 per cent.
Do. do.
Gt. W. of Canada Shares
Do. New
Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt ,
Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do
Do. p. c. do. '7B do
Madras, guar., 4i p. c
Do. do. 5 per cent
Do. 41 p. c., Extension
Do. 5
,Melb.Corp. 6 g. 0. Bnds.
Newßrunswick & Canda
Ry. &L an d(Lim.)g.6pc
Class A Capital Share
Do. do. Land do..
Do. do. B Capital do
Do. do. Land do. •. • • • •
Oude (Limited)
Sande ..... ..... 44z
Do. Punjaub .... z i
g
I
,Do. Do. ~...... as 9
Do. Indus. St. Flo. r,g,
(Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip..

Paid.

• EXCHEQUER COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Channell.)
LAST V. DOWLING.
The further hearing of this cause was resumed this
morning.

67 70
933 94
16 16} d
5 5i d

Five ran.

The principal witness examined for the plaintiff was
Mr. James Squire, who detailed the legal proceedings
taken with respect to former transactions connected with
the suit. He then went on to relate what took place be-
fore the Judge at Chambers, and then to describe the
trouble he had in seeing Mrs. Dowling, the execution
creditor, and in serving her with a subpoena. He said I
went to Barnes Lodge, King's Langley, and there I
found her. I had great difficulty in obtaining an inter-
view. There were three large dogs at the gate. (Laughter.)
A lady and gentleman and a servant came to the door. I
said I wanted to see Mrs. .Dowling. The servant said she
was in London. I said I had come a long way, and must
see her. In about 10 minutes I was shown up to the room,
and there I saw a lady. She asked me what I had come
about, and I told her about the trial with Mr. Last. I told
her when,the first trial was expected to come on. She said
she should be unable to attend, being too ill. I said, " I
wonder youhave proceeded, as it must produce excitement."
She said, "Oh, I leave everything to Mr. Smith: I don't
interfere at all—l leave all to Mr, Smith," I serve.'
her with a subpoena, She was propped up with
pillows when I did so, but when I told
her what I was going to do, she jumped up and, in a very
excited manner, said she would go to her doctor and get a
certificate, stating that she was not in a fit state to attend.
I laid down a sovereign, but she said she would not touch
it, and I took it up again. (Laughter.) I have not seen
Mrs. Dowling since.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—l will swear I did not
keep the sovereign.

6i 7i
75 80
65 70
65 70
41 5

RACING FIXT

AP.
Doncaster Spring 23

Chester 7
York l4
Malton IG
Salisbury l6

Chelmsford
Beverley
Hungerford
Ascot 11
Hampton l9
Newton 19

Newmarket
Carlisle
Worcester .. 4
Liverpool July 9
Abingdon 9
Pontefract 11

Mr. Hawkins—Will you take your oath you did not keep
the sovereign for your own private purpose ?
Witness—No, I did not.
Mr. Hawkins—Will you swear you ever parted with the
sovereign but for your own private purpose?
Mr. Chambers, Q.C.—Do you think the gentleman stole
the sovereign ?

stock

Lewes ... 6
Brighton
Brighton Club 9
Wolverhampton l2
Reading 14

FOREIGN RAIL

Mr. Hawkins—'Pon my soul, I don't know. (Laughter.)
[ want to know what he did with it. (Laughter.)
Baron Channell—Did you account for the sovereign to
Lhe parties whose property it was ?
Witness—l did.
Mr. Hawkins—Did you ever issue a writ against Smith?
—No.

Devon and Exeter
Stockton
Derby
Warwick JO
Liohfield lO
Doncaster l7

Is the writ I now put into your hands against Smith a
genuine document 2—Yes.

Newmarket F 0 1
Newmarket S 014

Your name is on it as plaintiff, and you made an affidavit
and received the money on the writ. Do you mean to say
you did all that without knowing you were the plaintiff ?
I acted throughout as the managing clerk for Mr. Horsley,
at whose suit it was issued.

Worcester Autumn 5
Liverpool Autumn 13

You were, then, a sham plaintiff i—l acted for Mr.
Horsley.

Mrs. Dowling was called upon her subpcona but did not
appear.

JULY.

kr.llawkins said that if it was said that the plaintiff's case
had failed owing to the evidence of Mrs. Dowling he would
remedy that.
The case for the plaintiff having closed

AUGUST.

Mr. Hawkins rose to o4en the case mi the part of the
defendant. He said he could describe the present action
as nothing else but a foul conspiracy on the part of
the man Last and others for the Pirpose of robbing
Mr. Smith, or whoever was entitled to it, of about £l,lOO
worth of property. He used the plain, tood English word
robbery, because there might be no raistake as to what
he thought of the matter. Last bad not paid one
single farthing towards the expense of purchasing the
property. He had been bankrupt once, insolvent
twice, and the printer of one of tie most scurrilous
newspapers that had ever appeared in the world,
—a mere journeyman in the employ of the late Mr. Francis
—yet he was the man who now came brward and claimed
all this property without having the slightest right or title
to the smallest portion of it. In his evidence he had stated
that Smith had paid for everything, tnd although he had
pressed him very much, he could not mention one
single item for which he (Ltst) had paid a
farthing. The learned counsel
then proceeded
comment on the evidence of the plaintiff, who,
to
he contended,
was merely the servant of Smith, and quite irresponsible
for the payment of any of the expenses connected with the
purchase of type or other material for the Savoy printing
office. Everything was supplied on Mr. Smith's credit,
and paid for by him.

OCTI

IBER.

Londonderry]
Curragh

PETITIONS.

Mr. Montague Chambers hero remarked to his lordship
that notwithstanding the order that all witnesses should
remain out of court, Mr. Smith was now present.
Baron Channell said the order for the exclusion of wit-
nesses was applied for and he granted it, and if Mr. Smith
was present he ought at once to retire.
Mr. Smith then retired.

Mr. Hawkins said he did mot fox a moment complain Of
the order of the Court, but when the plaintiff Last was in
court, and had been so from the commencement of the pro-
ceedings, it did seem to him a great injustice to Mr. Smith
for the other side to call for his exclusion, while they allowed
their own client quietly to retain 'his seat. The learned

gentlemen then 'Eno
position:of the pal ties in this case had been different, and Mr,
Last had been the capitalist, on application being made
to him for payment of certain bills he would have altogether
repudiated such a claim, as Smith was the person credited,
and was alone responsible for the payment. Having read
a number of bills that had been accepted, and paid by Mr.
Smith, at Savoy Printing Company, without the name of
Last at all appearing, he concluded by saying, that when the
jury had heard the evidence, he should lay before them, he
felt confident they would return a verdict for the defendant.
[The case was proceeding when we gent to press.]

POLICE INTBLLIGENCE.—( This Day.)

IsIARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY BY A BETTING MAN.—Gecrge Blanch, de-
scribed as a "betting man," was charged with stealing a
sovereign under the following circumstances :
Edward Smith, a coachman, said he vas at the Black
Horse publichouse, Coventry-street, on tie night of the Ist
December last, and took out of his purse a sovereign, which
the prisoner knocked out of his hand onto the floor, and
then picked it up and ran out of the house with it. He
saw the
Rupert-street, and at once said,
"You are the young man I
want for robbing againme last night at tilt Three Tuns in
of a sovereigu.,, The prisoner said,
prisoner
"pray don't give me in charge," and he ten got a con-
stable and gave him into custody.
Mr. Tom Surridge, of the Black Horse Coventry-street,
saidhe saw the prisoner knock the severely' out of prose-
cutor's hand, and then pick it up and run out of the house
with it.
Prisoner said that returning from Enfiebtiteeple Chases,
the Volunteer Steeple Chases, he called at the Black
Horse, and having had a good deal to driik, and seeing a
sovereign lying on the floor he picked it up but he did not
know how it came there. The prosecutor (3.d offered to let
him pay the money back, which he cons)]ered condoned
the affair.
Mr. Tyrwhitt having ascertained that tile
prisoner was
known, said he thought the word condonation" was only
known at Doctor's Commons, but people seemed now to get
more enlightened.

Committed for three months with hard labour.

STATE OF TPADA

-
MANCHESTER, April 23--The market remains
without any particular alteration since Friday last.
To-day the aspect is rather quieter, but this may
be merely an ordinary pause after increased acti-
vity. Owing to the high rates of cotton, producers
are very firm in their quotations, and are asking
prices which check transactions. It appears that a
considerable business has been done in India and
China cloths since last Tuesday, at an advance of
10. to 3d. per piece for shirtings. There is a steady
and rather more active demand also for T cloths,
and a fair sale has taken place in these fabrics at
hardening rates. The better sorts of printing cloth
have advanced a little in price, but other qualities
are entirely neglected. The market for yarns to-day
has been very stiff, and there is not much actual
business, owing to the high and still rising prices
asked by spinners. Such as it is, the business is
fairly divided between German and Mediterranean
houses, as well as those operating for India and
China, though all Continental demand remains very
cautious.
LEEDS, 23d.—The woollen cloth markets have
The attendance of
were not eager to
purchase. Light goods continue to be the most
beenbuy e
buyers
of a
was
moderate,
quiet
taut
utto -tdhaeyy.
saleable, little being done at present in plain cloths.
Manufacturers, in the aggregate, are working about
two-thirds full time. Piressers are a little better
employed than of late. Prices continue steady and
firm.
ROCHDALE, 22d.—There is little change to notice
in the flannel and wool trades to-day. There has
been a fair attendance, but the aspect of affairs both
at home and abroad is not of that character to give
buoyancy to the commercial world. Wools are
held firmly at the topmost prices of last week, which
are not freely given by manufacturers. Yorkshire
dealers are making more ineptiries for matchings,
and are purchasers of long wool to a fair extent.
The manufacturers are moderately active, but they
report that orders are rather
.slack, London and
other wholesale dealers apparently delaying as long
as possible before they enter upon the fall trade.
Prices are firm. The operative fullers still demand
an advance of something like ls. per day upon
their wages, and the alubbers, too, it is said, are
about to claim an advance. Under such circum-
stances, it may be expected that manufacturers are
not disposed to lower -the price of their products
just now.

A Dublin letter of Monday says :—" It is dnow
the 22d of the month, and we have not yet been favoured
with a single' April shower' yet. Tl grpund is puked,
mud t 9 Pildfa fill mend with dmt,"

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAYr EVENING, APRIL 24) 186 L

LT ELECTRIC TELT.GRAETI.
BETTING ROOM STAKES.

LATEST BETTING.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
500 to 100 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken)
5 .to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken)
11 to 2 agst Kettledrum (taken)
10 to 1 agst Overton (taken)
100 to G agst Diophantus (taken)
100 to 3 agst Copernicus (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
11 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (taken)

IRES FOR 1861.
IL.

DONCASTER RACES.—(This Day.)

Jung Frau ..
Birdhill

Newmarket F S 2
Y.

Bath • 21
Manchz•tc, 22
Harpenden. 24
Epsom 2B
[NE.

Odiham 25
Newcastle 25
Bibury Club 26
Stockbridge 27
Winchester 2B

Nottingham 16
Stamford lB
Southampton 23
Hartlepool 29
Goodwood 3O

Radcliff l9
I Egham 2O
Oxford
York 2B
Plymouth ..29
:MBER.

Richmond .. 24
Leicester 25
Walsall
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 27

BER:
Newmarket H 28

IBER.
Shrewsbury Autumn.' ..19

IRELAND.
JUNE.
Wicklow

Bellewstown .18 I Down Royal Corporation.. 24

Heath of Maryborough .. S I Roscommon 22

SEPTEUBER.
Curragh..
Tramore ll Cashel 25

Down Royal Corporation-24

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Northampton Water Bill, and the Wigan Gas
Meter and Fitting Company Bill were read a second time.

Several petitions were presented against and in favour
of the Nonconformist Burial Bill ; against legalising mar-
riage with a deceased wife's sister; against the Poor-law
Removal Bill, and the Endowed Schools Bill; against
the Masters and Operatives Bill ; in favour of the Budget ;
for the introduction of a bill to supress Sunday trading in
intoxicating liquoys ; for the passing of a comprehensive
Reform Bill; and for the better observance of the Lord's
day.