The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING; FEBRUARY 15, 1861.

LATV INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.

IMPORTANT STOCK EXCHANGE CASE.--BOWMAN Y.

SMITH.

This was an action brought by a lady to recover 13s 9d.,
an alleged overcharge by defendant, who is a stock broker.
Plaintiff stated that having occasion to transfer some
stock she called upon defendant. The stock stood in two
names, and plaintiff was anxious to have £550 transferred
to her name. It appeared that defendant had sold out the
original amount and bought in the £550, although plaintiff
had expressly forbidden him to do so.

CHURCH RATES.

Mr. Buchanan, for the defendant, said he would put his
client in the box, and then the matter would be most satis-
factorily explained. Plaintiff had £BOO worth of stock
standing in two names. At her request this was sold,
and £550 purchased in her name. Defendant had charged
commission upon the selling and buying, as he was fully
entitled to do.

Plaintiff—But I told him that it was to be only trans-
ferred.

Defendant's son said that the matter was as stated by
Mr. Buchanan. In fact plaintiff had no reason to corn-
plain, for she had obtained her £550 at the same price as
she sold, although purchased the next &I.), when stock was
higher. Witness's father had been fifty years on the
Stock Exchange, and therefore well knew the formula.

Plaintiff called a witness who said that Mr. Smith ex-
pressly agreed not to charge commission.

- Defendant's son—When stook stands in two names it is
usual to sell out and buy in, in one name.

His Honour—ls it customary to charge a commission
upon transferring stock?
Defendant's son—Certainly.

Plaintiff—Will your Honour hear my other witnesses ?
His Honour—lt is very likely you may have intended to
have told defendant to transfer, but I think you have made
a mistake. Having once paid the money it would require
a very strong case to convince me that defendant was wrong.
Verdict for defendant.

POLICE IN7ELLI9ENCE—(This Day).

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

PICKPOCKETS AT ST. JAMES'S HALL.—" A VERY
RESPECTABLE MAN."—Thomas Higgins and Mary Ann
King, both respectably attired, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, with attempting to pick pockets at St. James's
Hall.

Gordon, 336 A, said that about eleven the previous night
he was on duty at the Regent-street entrance of St. James's
Hall, when he saw the two prisoners place themselves at
the doorway of the Hall, and he then saw the male prisoner
put his hand under the shawl of a lady, being at her right
side, and feel her pocket. He then saw him repeat the act,
but this time walking with his hand under the shawl of the
lady up to the carriage. While doing so the male
prisoner dropped a new pocket handkerchief, produced.
Seeing him speak to the lady the prisoner made
off, but upon his pursuing them and taking them
into custody, the male prisoner became very indig-
nant, said he was a "very respectable man," and
that he would have " his (Gordon's) coat off." Ou search-
ing the male prisoner he had not a halfpenny on him, and
'he accounted for the possession of the handkerchief by say-
ing that he used it to cover his lady's bonnet from the rain.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the officer said the female
acted as a cover to the prisoner.

Prisoner put several questions to the officer, concluding
with an appeal to the magistrate as to whether his " lord-
ship" could tell him how many pockets he could pick in five
minutes.

Welsh, the gaoler, proved that Higgins was charged at
this court a few days ago, but had the good fortune to get
discharged.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed Higgins for three months, but
discharged King, thinking she had been led into it by the
other prisoner.

THAMES.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE. —A tall, morose looking young
man, named James Griffiths, the son of a marine store
dealer, well known in Poplar, was brought before Mr.
Yardley charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking a
large plate of glass in the window of the Resolute Tavern,
in High-street, Poplar.

Mr. Ross, the landlord of the Resolute, said the prisoner
came to his house last night and asked him to give a good
shilling for a bad one. (The witness, who was not very dis-
tinct, was directed by Mr. Yardley to be more explicit).
He said the prisoner, who had some refreshment in the
tavern, said that witness had given him a bad shilling in
ohange for a half-crown. He told the, prisoner he had not
done so, on which the prisoner went outside and broke a
large pane of plate glass. He did 'not see the square of
glass broken, but heard it smash.

John Chadwick, a police-constable, No. 350 K, stated
that he saw the prisoner hurl something at the tavern
window. The pane of glass was very thick, and it was
broken into many pieces. The prisoner said, " I have
broken the window, and I wish I had broken his
head." At the station-house the prisoner said, " I broke
the window with the mutton."
The prisoner (loudly)—You are a liar.
Mr. Yardley—Conduct yourself properly, sir, or I will
remove you and hear the case in your absence. You have
incurred a penalty of 40s. for using that expression in this
eourt, and it is as well people should know that.

The Prisoner—What, for calling him a liar ?
Mr. Yardley—Yes, sir.
The Prisoner—lle is a liar.

Mr. Yardley—l fine you 40s. for that, and in default
one month's imprisonment.

The prisoner, in defence to the origiaal charge, said he
changed a half-crown at the ReQolute tavern in payment
for a pot of beer, and received 2s. change. He went to a
shop and tendered one of the shillings he received in payment
for some meat. It was returned to him as a bad one. He
asked Mr. Ross to give him a good one for it, and he re-
fused, and he then went out of his house and broke the
window, and he was not sorry for it.
Mr. Yardley fined the prisoner 505.; the value of the
pane of plate glass, and in default of payment sentenced
him to six weeks' imprisgnment with hard labour.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Fresh up, to-day, a very limited supply of English wheat
was reported, in, for the most part, very middling condition.
Selected samples were disposed of without difficulty, at full
prices ; but inferior sorts were much neglected.
We were again well supplied with foreign wheat. On
the whole, a moderate business was transacted in most
kinds at Monday's currency. Floating cargoes were
unaltered in value.

We have to report a slow sale for both English and
foreign barley. In prices, however, no change took place.
Holders of malt were firm ; but the business doing was
very limited.

The few oats on offer were mostly disposed of, at late
quotations.
Both beans and peas moved off steadily, on former terms.
A fair amount of business was transacted both in English
and foreign flour, at full prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Eng1i5h........ 1,150 3,580 1 2,870 I 160 I 1,090
Irish
Foreign
brls.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

Lord COLVILLE presented a petition against the abo-
lition of church-rates.
THE REMOVAL OF MR. TURNBULL.

The Marquis of NO RMANBY said he had given notice
to the noble earl with respect to the removal of Mr. Turn-
bull, but since that circumstances had occurred which in-
duced him to refrain from putting his question for a few
days.

COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a bill for the
improvement of the Court of Admiralty.
The bill was read a first time.
THE TROOPS IN CHINA.
Lord HERBERT rose to address the Louse for the first
time. He said—My lords, I deem it fortunate on this the
first occasion upon which T h ave been called upon by offi-
cial duty to trespass upon your lordships' notice that I have
a subject which-will require so little advocacy from any man,
an, which will be received, not merely with approbation, but
with the cordial concurrence of all your lordships. (Hear.)
In describing the military events which have taken place
during the short, brilliant, and decisive campaign which has
terminat ad with our capture of Pekin, I need not go back to
the causes of the war—(" hear, hear" from Lord Derby)—or
raise any question which would be likely to lead to a de •
bate in your lordships' house. On the receipt of the news
last year of the disaster of the Peiho, it became necessary
forthwith, in the autumn of that year, to take measures
lest the Chinese Government and people, intoxicated by the
success which they had achieved in the destruction of our
ships and the capture of our guns at the Peiho, should rise
in other towns of that vast empire, and should endanger the
safety of our large mercantile population. Troops were,
therefore, sent out immediately, and every precaution was
taken to prevent the calamity that was threatened. It was
obvious that the Chinese might be unwilling to make any
reparation for the proceedings on the Peiho when Mr. Bruce
was proceeding to obtain the ratification of the first treaty
of Tien-tsin, A large force was therefore collected and orga-
nised at Hong Kong in May of last year, and was enabled
to leave at the commencement of June. There was one offi-
cer, an officer of great promise and ability, who had been
selected as chief of the staff, to whom we were indebted,
owing to his admirable arrangements made at Hong Kong,
for much of the future success of the campaign. But he was
called away to fill a still higher post in India, where no
doubt he will show the same ability as he displayed in
China. I allude to Col. Haythorn. (Hear.) The forces
sailed, and reached that part of the coast where it was
arranged that they should rendezvous; and while they
were collected together there Sir Hope Grant had the op-
portunity of showing the forces he had to Gen. Montauban.
These troops had been collected from India, the Cape of
Good Hope, and from England ; and on July 13, while
waiting for the attack to be arranged between them, Gen.
Montauban came over to view our troops at the request of
Sir Hope Grant. He said it was a sight to see in Hyde-
park or in Paris, but that he had never expected to see
such a sight in China. I mention that because it does
credit, not only to the officers who organised the expedition,
but to the naval commanders who made such excellent
arrangements for the transport of the troops, and brought
them through such bad weather in such perfect health and
efficiency. (Hear.) On the Ist of August the expedition
landed at Peitang ; they occupied the towns and forts with-
out any difficulty. Gen. Grant was anxious, and naturally
anxious, to move his troops as quickly as possible out of a
place which could not but be unhealthy, where the retiring
tide left a great surface of mud exposed, where the whole
country was nothing but a swamp, and Nylinre.there was
consequently great danger of fever breaking out. But the
rains came on with such violence that he had great diffi-
culty in effecting his ,march from the place. It is men-
tioned by Sir Robert Napier, who unites distinguished
military talent with high reputation, that he had the
greatest difficulty in getting his column along in conse-
quence of the state of the roads—they were some hours in
getting over the first two miles. However, they persevered,
and were very soon in sight of a Chinese force which was
arrayed against them. That first action had a very con-
siderable effect upon the rest of the campaign. They
charged with such force that they broke right through tha
Tartar ranks. Our Sikh horsemen was one of the most
important branches of the force; it completely dismayed
the Tartar cavalry. On the following day we took the
Tartar camp with 40 guns. Then came the question of
attacking the forts, which were a very formidable obstacle.
The whole country was at that time a marsh. During the
nights our forces were occupied in bringing up heavy guns,
the canals were bridged by the engineers, and everything
was arranged for the attack to be made. The Chinese
showed such alacrity that they opened the an hour before
the time expected. The attack then commenced ; but the
facts were so recent, and must have made so deep an im-
pression on every one, that it is not necessary for me to
describe them. After the forts were breached, a most bold
and successful attempt was mash by the gallant officers to
cross the water and enter them; and in this attempt 15
men were shot dead immediately, so deadly was the fire of
the Chinese. Some people are apt to underrate the bril-
liancy of those achievements, the difficulties which had to
be undergone, and the amount of resistanee that was offered
by the Chinese troops. (Hear.) But Sir R. Napier says
that he never saw forts better defended ; they made a noble
and vigorous tesistance. (Hear.) In the evening our forces
found themselves in possession of no less than 400 guns,
which were taken with the more alacrity because many of

them had been lost in the attack on the Peiho last year.
On leaving Tien-tsin our troops were marched to a place,
the name of which I will not venture to pronounce, where
they were to be met by the commissioners of the Chinese to
decide upon a convention. When they arrived at the spot,
they found it fortified by the Chinese, who bad throivn up
extensive works, upon which were planted heavy artillery,
and had manned them with troops. A large body of cavalry
also menaced both flanks of our little army. It has been
said that we misunderstood the intentions of the Chinese,
and that they were bent upon peace, if we had not cora-
.

menced the action. But I believe nothing is more contrary
to the fact. The statements of Sir H. Grant, made not only
in his public speeches, but in his private letters, breathed
the most earnest hope that these proceedings might be
spared, that peace without bloodshed might be effected. But
on this particular occasion, so anxious was he not to incur
any risk from the supposition that we were provoking hos-
tilities, and that there should be no mistake as to the pro-
ceedings of the Chinese, that he actually waited until he
found himself attacked and nearly surrounded on both aides.
The truth I believe to be that this was a trap laid fol. the
united armies. All the papers that have fallen into our
hands show that this was a preeoncerted scheme. At that
moment no option was left to Sir H. Grant but to defend
himself. That gallant officer made a vigorous attack upon
the enemy, and by the charges of his cavalry upon both
flanks of the enemy, by the power of his artillery and in
fantry, he was enabled in a short time to disperse the forces
of the Chinese, and to capture a large number of their guns.
On the 21st something almost similar occurred. Upon the
next occasion it was again found that the Chinese had
placed themselves in order of battle upon either aide of the
canal which joins the Peiho, and had taken possession of a
bridge. Again, the same result happened; again there
were attacks from the Chinese, and again they were satis-
factorily dispersed. If I were allowed I might mention one
instance of a charge of cavalry which took place on that
occasion, because it shows that our cavalry were equal to any
in surmounting obstacles which a country might present to
them. The Tartar cavalry had posted themselves upon an
eminence, which they had strengthened by a ditch ; and on
this eminence they awaited our attack, feeling themselves
secure that our troops would not pass over the obstacles. It
was a place which had been described to me by an eye-wit •
ness as one which in hunting phrase would be called a very
" ugly" place, such as in a hunting field the great majority
of riders would look at, and then go round by another way.
The 6th Dragoon Guards nevertheless rode at it, and rode
at it so successfully that they cleared the place—(hear)--
only one or two horsemen being unsaddled, who speedily
remounted. The Tartar cavalry took to their heels and
were immediately dispersed over the plain. (Hear, hear.)
The Sikh cavalry made an attempt which was equally brave,
but which failed. The Sikh horsemen, with their long bits
and their high knees, were utterly unable to clear this place,
and fell back men and horses into the ditch. But lam told
that great respect was afterwards paid to our cavalry, and
the alarm that was evinced by the enemy, upon some
changes being made in front, whenever the Dragoon Guards
came in sight, was something quite remarkable. (Hear,)
The whole of this time a most admirable system of supply
had been organised by the navy. find in Gen. Sir Hope
Grant's letters passages expressing the most hearty admi-
ration of the talents and character of his colleague. He re-
peatedly says, "Admiral Hope is the best colleague I could
possibly have had." In these opinions we find the most
perfect concord between the different arms of the service,
particularly between her Majesty's Indian forces and that
which used to be called the royal army. Every distinction
between them has now been done away with, and I rejoice
that in this the first occasion that they have acted together
since they have borne the name of Royal, they have met
with such signal success. (Hear.) Another feature in this
campaign was the first use of the new artillery, to which
we have devoted great care and attention. And here I must
say I cannot but congratulate my predecessor, Gen. Peel,
for his having had the courage, amidst a variety of inven-
tions, to adopt upon a large scale the use of the Armstrong
gun. (Hear, hear.) These guns have been criticised very
severely. Many paid it was a very fine arm—it was admti-
rable at Woolwich and Aldershott—but when youcalrateo,
the rough usage of war, it was an instrument swand not
liable so continually to' get out of order that they
be so useful as the old artillery. But those gun
ost'alatogether
they had been on a long sea voyage—and olnseil
patents, had
uninterrupted—and had ,andergone severa
• d had been in-
lthough
never once failed. Some ammunition indeed
was constant admiration of
Throughout these letters there
jured by damp, but the gu.le had never failed. (Hear, hear.)
the time they went out, there was so much doubt expressed
the beauty of the practice, both at long and short range. At
with regard to their ultimate success, that it was thought
each a single smooth bore ;
desirable to send out with