The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-29 00:00:00

T H 6IT ON U! 014. rUESDAY

yard jetty at Portsmouth, consisting of Captain
Long ; Lieuts. Armstrong, Daly, Dooley, and
Butts ; Ensigns Lordan, Stone, Budger, Davids,
and Jackson ; 147 non-commissioned officers and
privates, and a goodly supply of women and chil-

dren.
Major-General Sir G. A. Wetherall, Adjutant•
General, resumed his duties at the Horse Guards
yesterday, after attending the French camp at

CITY SHERIEF'S C('-ATRT.

(Before Mr. PrerAergast, Q. C.
BLACKER V. JEY.I(INS. -A GHOST.

Mr. May appeared for the defendant.
This was a case in which plaintiff sought to re-
cover the sum of 11. 3s. for necessaries supplied to
defendant's children. Plaintiff stated that tho de-
fendant had in the month of December in last year
abandoned his wife and children through alleged
adultery on the pact of the wife. Defendant was a
short time ago summoned by the parish authorities
before Alderman Carden, and he was there ordered
to pay so much a week for the support of his wife.
An action had been brought in this court for money
due for necessaries supplied to the wife, but that
action had been settled by plaintiff's solicitor, and
the plaintiff had not received one penny.
His Honour—Solicitors are very dangerous per-
sons to deal with. _ _ _

-Plaintiff—lt has proved so in my case. (Laughter.)
I assure your hononr that I supported defendant's
wife and children when they were starving.
Mr. May said that the defendant's wife left, with-
out his consent, a very comfortable home ; that de-
fendant never authorised plaintiff to supply her or
the children with necessaries ; that the wife was re-
pea+edly intoxicated, and had committed adultery,
and had taken away 901. in money, besides goods,
when she left defendant's house in December last.
After a great deal of irrelevant evidence,
Alexander Wood was called to prove the adul-
tery against the wife. He said, on® night I was
awoke from sleep by a noise, and jumping out of
bed I went to the landing and saw Mrs. Jenkins
standing at her bedroom door in her night-dress
talking to a man in his shirt. I said, " Who's
there ?" to which Mrs. Jenkins replied, "A friend
of mine"—(loud laughter)—so I went back to bed
and went to sleep. (Roars of laughter.)
His Honour—Now come, witness; do you mean
sincerely to tell us that you really saw this?

Witness—Yes.
His Honour—Are you sure it wasn't yourself ?
(Laughter.)
Wit n ess—Yes.
His Honour—lt might have been a ghost. (Roars
of laughter.)
Witness—l don't think it' was, Mr. Jenkins
was often intoxicated, and sometimes used to come
into my room in her night dress while I was in
bed, and sit on the bed. and talk. (Lughter.)
After some further evidence his Honour ex-
pressed himself somewhat Wrongly upon the evi-
dence offered, frequently interrupting Mr. May,
defendant's solicitor.
At last Mr. May threw down his brief, and said
—With all these interruptions it is impossible to
go on with the case. I will never come here again.
(Applause. )
His Honour—l am sorry for it. However, I must
do justice. I think Wood's evidence unworthy of
credit, and that the chllren were properly sup-
ported by plaintiff.
Verdict for plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 28.

MANSION-HO IJSE.-LJohn Franklin and Wm.
Kerp were brought before the Lord l\layor by
Hayd..n, the detective officer, charged with having
uttered. a forged cheque fur 2701., under the fol-
lowing circumstances :
Haydon, the officer, having been sworn said—ln
consequence of a communication I received from
the Union Bank I was there at one o'clock t)-day,
and saw Franklin at the counter. Mr. Robinson,
at the counter had a cheque in his hand. I spoke
to him and he banded me the cheque producel for
2701., dated 25th September, 1857, purporting to
be drawn by Judah Levy Yuly, and payable to
Mr. A. Bland or bearer, and endorsed on a receipt
stamp, "A. Bland." I asked Franklin if he had
presented that cheque. He replied " Yes." I in-
formed him that it was a forged cheque, and re-
quested him to accompany me to a private room.
In answer to a question put to him he told
ma he had received the cheque that morn-
ing. from a friend of his named Bland,
in the Three Colts public house, London-wall,
for bets won to that amount on the St. Leger Race.
He offered to accompany ma to the Three Colts
and point the man out to me. I left the bank with
him for the purpose of going there. On reaching
Moorgate-street, a club was standing by the kerb-
stone, the prisoner Kerp being inside. Franklin,
pointing to Kerp, said, " That's the man I received
the cheque from." Kerp denied this, and said he
knew nothing at all about the cheque. Kerp
refused to give me his name. On searching Frank-
lin at the station-house, I found on him 71. ss. in
a purse, a watch, chain, two rings, and some other
things. On Kerp I found 41. 4:4. 11d.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lewig, for Franklin—l
have since been to the Three Colts. Franklin did
not me where Bland lived. He said Kerp was
the man who hal given him the cheque.
Mr. C. B. Robinson, cashier at the Union Bank
of London, said—The cheque produced was pre-
sented to me to-day by the prisoner Franklin. I
perceived at once that it was a forgery. He asked
for five 501. notes and 20 sovereigns. I sent then
for an officer. The cheque-book from which the
cheque has been taken, was oV ained by a forged
order.

The prisoners were remanded.
Three journeymen shoemakers, named Isaac
Johnson, William Day, and John Taylor, who had
been remanded, but admitted to bail, upon the
charge of having stolen a shawl of the value of a
sovereign from the person of Mrs. Rogers, at half-
Thst three o'clock on the morning of Wednesday
last, again appeared before the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Sorrell, a solicitor, attended, and said that
the prosecutrix had ascertained that the prisoners,
who were hard working and respectable men, had
been drinking freely at their club previous to taking
her shawl, and that she did not wish to press the
charge against them. -
The Lord Mayor—lt certainly was a most extra-
ordinary case. I cannot believe that the prisoners
acted with auy felonious intent. They were no
doubt in liquor, having stayed at their club three
hours after midnight. Their conduct was very im-
proper, and I hope the punishment they have re-
ceivei will be a lesson to them for the future.
The prisoners thanked his lordship and left the
001 t.

Thos. John Rogers, the husband of the prosecu-
trix, whoie ill usage of his wife had been proved on a
former occasion, then appeared in front of the dock.
Mr. Sorrell said the prisoner's wife, who was not
in attendance, had wade a communication to him
to the effect that she had agreed to separate from
her husband foc a time, and that she had no
charge to prefer against him.
The Lord Mayor—l cannot be a party to any ar-
rangement of that description. It the wife chooses
not to attend I cannot help it. At the last exami-
nation she stated that the prisoner had ill-used her
continually for twelve yell's, although she had paid
his debts, and provide]. him with a comfortable
home. he also said that the last time he assaulted
her, he beat her most cruelly all over her body, and
fractured one of her ribs.
Mr. Sorrell—The rib, it appears, is severely in-
jured, bnt it is not fractured.
The Lord Mayor—The doctor's certificate said it
was.

scandalous assaults had been committed, and or-
del ed the prisoner to pay 405., or ten days, for the
first offince, and t b 3 imprisoned one month,
witliout the option of paying any fine.

LAMBETEL—James Cutler and Elizabeth Cut-
ler, his wife, were brought up for further exami-
nation, on a charge instituted by the authorities of
Newington parish against the man for neglecting
and ill-using his family of four. children, and the
woman fir deserting them.
Ms case has already ben fully repot-LA, and
was only adjourned in consequence of the illness of
the male prisoner, who had only just come out of
the hospital. _ _ .

Mr. Elliot said that as the children were at the

time under the sole care of the father, the woman
was not responsible under the act. She would
therefore be discharged. The male prisoner must
be c immitted for trial for the misdemeanour.

SOUTHWARK.—James Fricker, a very re-
pectable-looking young man, was brought up in
custody of Sergeant Raymond, M division, charged
with robbing his employer, Mr. Thos. Steel, linen-
draper, High-streel-, Southwark, of a large quantity
of silk, ribbons, gloves, and other property.
The prosecutor said that up to Saturday last the
prisJutr had been only nine days in his employ as
sh .pman. On that day he had occasion to enter his
bedroom, when he opened the prisoner's box, which
was unlocked, and in it he saw several articles which
he knew to be a portion of his stock. He instantly
communicated with Serge ant Raymond, who came
to his preniises in the afternoon, when he called
the prisoner and asked him what property be had
in his box. He replied nothing ; only what
belonged to him. Witness then took him up to his
bedroom with the officer, who opened his box, and
took out the property produced, which he identified
as his pr Jperty.
Mr. Combs asked him whether he had any char-
act with him ?

Mr. Steel replied that he had a very fair charac-
ter with him, but he mu.lt have commenced robbing
hitn the first day.
Sergeant Raymond, the acting-inspect )r at the
Stone;-end police station, said he found a large
quantity of copper money, two pieces of blue rib-
bon, several pairs of stockings, gloves, and some
silk, in the prisoner's box. The prosecutor identi-
fied the articles as his property, and gave the pri-
soner into custody, when he begged of hii master
not to press the charge.
The prioner here declared ;that the whole of the
property was his excepting one of the pieces of rib-
ht n. He acknowledged that that came from Mr.
Steel's stock, bat it had been purchased by a female
w'ita lel it in his car t, promiiug to sill fur it.
The prosecutor positively swore that the whole of
the property was stolen from his stock within the
las:, few days, when his worship remanded the pl.:-
suner to enable the offic zrs to make further inquiries.

PR ICE

A .R B 8.

Prom the Official Lest.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENIN

LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1857.
CANALS.

Names of
Companies.

Ashtn
Birmingham
Coventry...
Derby .. • • ••
Grand. unctn
Do., 6 pr. Ct.
Grand Union
Kennt &
Leeds &Uvrp
Leicester
Leicstr &NU,
Longlihurogh
Macclesfield.
IC

reith
Oxford.. • • ••

Divideadl
4 per
rn Annum.

98 71. 9. ct.
40 41.
100 W.,
100 61. 15s.
100 2f. pr. ct.
10 6?. pr. ct.
100 7s. 6d
40 63.
100 251.
100 51.
83 11.55.
143 701
100 21. 10s.
100 161.
100

Name of Company.

Berlin .. •• • ...• .......
East London

Price.

Names of
Companies.

Peak Forest.
Regemt's • • • ,
Rochdale .. • •
Stftrd &Won
Stourbridge.
Severn and
Wye Rail.
Warwick &
Birming.
Warwick &1
Napton..
Worcstr
Birming.
Wilts & Brio.

51. per cnt.
tit.per cut.
41. per cent.
51. per cent.
46 per cnt.

Do. 4 per Cent. Pref.

Do. 5 per Cent. Pref.
Grand Junction .....•

Do. New •• •• ••
Kent •• .• •• •• ~
Lambeth
New River Company..
Southwark & Vauxhall
We.,t 311,1(11esex • • • • ..
Do. Do, .. ...

51. per cnt.

4L. per cent.

Amount
of
Share.

s. d.
10 0 0
Stock.
25 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
1100 0 0

100 0 0
61 0 0
5 1 8

BRIDGES.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of
Annum. Share.

aungerford.... • • ....
Southwark ...... •• ..

Ditto New of 7% p.c.
Waterloo ..... • • • •

Ditto Old Ann. of 81.

Ditto Nw ditto of 71.
Vauxhall

109 per cent.'

11. 12s. Od. 1
11. Ss. Od.
28s.

DOCKS.

Dividend
per

Name of Company

Annum.

Commercial ..........

st. pr cant.

Do. Preference
East and West India..
Grani ?slurry D. & Canal

s.
/5 do'
10,.) 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0
60 0 0
40 0 0
70 10 3

Amount

Share.

61. pr- ...ent.
4/. per cent.

Dividend
per

JPo. Loan Noles ....

Do. 5 per cent. Pref.
London .• • • ••••• • •
Bt. Katharine •• • • •• • •
iouthamoton ........
Victoria •• •• ••
Ditto New •• •• •• ••

51. pr cent.

£ s. d.
Stock.
Stock.
Stock.
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100 0 0
25 0 0
Stock.
Stock.
50 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 0

Annum

4%1. per cnt.
4 per cent.
5/. Os per c.

5t Os.
17s

28!
121. lOs

11. les.

10s.
is. Od

Paid.

s. d.
100
all

LT AND COK

Dividend
per

E COMPA.

Annum.

British Provincial ••••
Brighton • • • • •• •• • • • •
City of London .. • • ..
Equitable _. • • •• • • •• ..
European .... .• • • • .
groat Central ........
Imperial • • • • • • •• • • • •

71. per cent.
51. per cent.
21. per cent.
2/.
6/. per cent.
Si, per cent
101. per cent.

Ditto New

Amount
of
Share.

Paid.

Price.

2rica

5
104%

Z a. d.

Ditto Detentures..
Do. Continental I stCap.
Do. Do. 2d Cap.
Do. Do. 3d Cap.
Do. Do. 4th Cap.
Independent) ...
f.ondov. Parl. Preferen.
Phoenix . •• .. •• •• •• .•
Rateliff • • • .. •• •• ••
Surrey Consumers ....
United General .
Westminster Chartered
Ditto, New
Western A. •• .
Ditto B • ...... •..

31. ss.
41. 15s.
41. 10s.

Price.

per cent
per cnt
51.
8/. per cent.
163 Od per sh.
7 per cent.

s. d.
20 0 0
20 0 0
150 0 0
50 0 0
2) 0 0
10 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0

Paid. I Price.

X s. d.
Stock.

00 0 0
0000
5 0 0
Stock.

50-0 0
20 -0 0
14 0 0

LES.

Paid.

Stock
50 0 0
60 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
40 0 ' 0
25 0 0
60 0 0
20 0 0
10 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0

Z s. d.
all

150 0 0

12 10 G
100 0 0
42 15 0
41 0 0
43 10 0
41 0 0
all

52 0 0
16 0 0
all

Price

10 0 0
all
4 0 0

Namo of Company.

The case was minutely gone into, but nothing but cir-
cumstantial evidence was adduced, the strongest ptnnts
being the threat to Mr. Evans ; no one, save the man
belonging to the inn, being near the spot where the fire
commenced, excepting the two buys Bryan and Walley ;
the former's calling the other's attention to the fire; and
there being no marks of fire but in Van Eyck's bt x, and
they being chiefly on that part nearest to Mr. Southby's
stable. Walley stated that the candle was not taken into
the stall next to Van Eyck, but that it remained in the
box most remote from it, which was Bryan's. Of course
the unfortunate circumstance of the horse having been
burnt most terribly, has excited the utmost concern in the
town, The horse is not exi.ected to survive many days,
The boys departed with their horses, but from the suspl•
'ciousnees of the affair a policeman was sent after them,
and brought them back. Bryan was committed to take
his trial at the next assizes, but the magistrates offered
to take bail for his appearance to the amount of 2001.
for himself, and two eurrties of 1001 each.

Country Markets,

CHELMSFORD-SErr. 25.

The supply of wheat was good, at about is to 2s per
qr. dearer than the last week's rates. Spring corn un-
altered in value.

Wheat, white, old, per s. s. i s.
qr.6l 65 !Oats, per qr 24
new.... 51 64 1 Peas, Partridge 41
old 51 59 White 38
new.... 51 59 Boiling 4O
Barley 35 46 Dun 40
Chevalier 38 50 Beans, Tick 40
Grinding 35 42 1 Harrow ticks 41
Malt 73 77 1 Mazagan 37
Chevalier 75 79 1 Ditto, new. 47

red,

Official Statement of the Qu.
'in the port of London, fr
Sept. 21 to Sept. 26, both

entities of Corn, &c., reC
nu the following ports,
inclusive.

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