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London, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1859.

tom will prevent her being turned, in the event of
any sudden emergency, such as she is likely to meet
among the coral reefs of the Eastern seas, or the
crowded water highways of our own seagirt isle.
except at the expense of stewards' crockery painful
to contemplate. To unpractised voyagers I should
explain that the same principle in natural philosophy
which makes a circus horse lean towards the centre
of the ring causes a steamship to do the same, if
suddenly compelled to veer at a high angle to her
previous course. I repeat, the strength and pro-
portions of this noble ship are such as to preclude
the idea of danger ; but, as to absolute freedom from
motion, a sea abeam of only 250 feet from crest to
crest (i.e., a sea at right angles to her direct course)
will certainly cause her to roll, and, having no keel,
she will roll worse than usual. Old ocean is proud
of this last splendid specimen of enterprise, but he
is not resigned to being utterly ignored by young
ladies and seedy dandies ; nor will he, even at the
price of a big ship, submit to be ridden over rough-
shod. Let us be content with an average of 20
miles an hour, a safe route to our Eastern posses-
sions, and exemption from motion, save in excep-
tional cases, and let us bid the good ship " God
speed," and wish her spirited officials,from the Chai-
rman and Capt. Harrison downwards, a pleasant,
rapid voyage, and a great commercial success.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
VATES ANTE FACTUM.

THE WESTMINSTER CLOCK.

who does not feel satisfied that as long as England
lasts he is safe, and that we are no more likely to
hear of the Governor-General taking flight than of
the Sovereign of these realms. But, if this be the
general belief, then it is time to inquire whether it
be sound, and whether there is not some wrong
done by a sort of misunderstanding. Every day
shows the necessity of a thoroughly clear under-
standing, as otherwise there is sure to be a cry of
injustice some day or other. If, for example, the
British Legislature were to announce some day that
it had become politically necessary to abandon ter-
ritory, to change our system in India, to give up
sources of taxation, and that on these accounts the
security was no longer what it had been, and if for
these or other reasons it were to announce a com-
position with the creditors, it would be loudly
argued that England was the actual master of
India, and therefore wholly responsible for the dis-
charge of its debts. Certainly this is not the case
of a mortgage, where the property remains in the
hands of the mortgagor, and the mortgagee has
nothing to do except to sit by and see that his se-
curity is not made away with. England has full
possession of India, or at least all the interest lately
in the hands of the Company. If she does not
exert the same amount of control over India that
she does over her own people and her own soil, it
is only because she chooses to let things go
their own way. It is she, however, who appoints
the Governor-General, the Commander-in-Chief,
and the rulers of India. She appoints the Secretary
at home, whatever his power; and his Council,
whatever its functions. If all these are chosen for
political convenience, and if it is consequently a
chance whether one of them be fit for his place,
that is England's concern ; nay, even if the ar-
rangements are such that, after all, England does
not govern India, and nobody knows who does—
nay, even should it turn out that India is not go-
verned at all, still it is England's fault, and she is
answerable for the bankruptcy that may ensue
under such circumstances.

This, we say, is the belief upon which this loan
has been taken, but if it had been contracted openly
and ostensibly on the Imperial security the terms
would have been those of the British stock market,
and, instead of having to pay 5 per cent, for £97,
we should only have to pay 3 per cent. for £93.
This would make all the difference between diffi-
culty and ease, so far as India is concerned. But it
is imposalc to contract one loan on one basis and
another on another, and to borrow one million for
India on the Imperial guarantee would imply a
corresponding action in respect of the whole debt.
Were it found a political necessity to undertake
the Indian debt, it would be not only allowable,
but no more than absolute justice, to reduce the
dividends to the Imperial standard. Even that,
however, would be by no means the most important
consequence of such a change. England would then
insist on governing India in the thing as well as
in the name, and would require both the finance
and every other department to be brought under
the eye of Parliament. A happy step has been
taken in this direction by the appointment of Mr.
James Wilson to the task of unravelling and sys-
tematising Indian finance. This gentleman, how-
ever, is rather a financier than a politician, and
will probably have no power of enforcing his ad-
vice as to our right political relations with the
different parts of our Indian Empire, though
that point has not a little to do with our
revenue and expenditure. He is simply Chancellor
of the Indian Exchequer. There is much for a
statesman to do, and the present Governor-General
has not yet shown the qualities necessary for the
reconstruction of a shattered empire, still less for
its contraction, should that be found necessary,
within narrower, safer, and more profitable limits.
That great question remains for future Parliaments
and for men yet to come. If they who are on the
spot can promise any prospect of holding India in
its present vast extension and its present political
condition without intolerable demands on our popu-
lation and our Exchequer, let them do so ; other-
wise we must be wise in time, and confine ourselves
to what is possible.—Times.

with the law, the legal terms being used, and not
such as would at all be likely to be used by a carter
without assistance from some person. After this
he left the jury to decide was it a forgery, and was
the evidence of the witness Hardman corroborated
so far as for them to believe his history of the
affair ; if so, they would find the prisoners guilty ;
if, on the other hand, they doubted his evidence,
and believed that the will was made by the de-
ceased on the 13th of April, they would acquit
them.

The summing up of this case occupied nearly
two hours. In answer to a question being put by
Mr. Pope,
Baron Watson said the statement given in that
court was the same as that given before the magis-
trates. He had read the depositions, and they
were the same. He had avoided alluding to this
in summing up, because he did not wish to preju-
dice the case. But as he had been asked the ques-
tion he would answer it, but it was unfortunate for
the men that it had been put.
_ _ .

The jury then retired, a-nd after being absent for
upwards of an hour, they returned into court with
a verdict of guilty against each prisoner.
A former conviction was proved against the pri-
soner Hope. It took place in the year 1856, when
he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for
stealing a Bible.
In passing sentence upon them, his lordship said
—You have been convicted by a verdict of the jury
of a very bad and wicked offence. I can say I en-
tirely concur in the verdict. It is as clear as pos-
sible that you entered into a wicked design for the
purpose of defrauding some persons, whoever they
might be, entitled to that property. This I hope
will be a warning to those who employ an accom-
plice for the purpose of concocting a bad and wicked
design, that they are subject to be brought to jus-
tice, even by the voice of that accomplice. I hope
it will be a warning to you and others who may be
led to commit such an offence. Formerly your
punishment would have been death, and you would
have suffered that awful penalty. I am sorry to
see a man so advanced in years as you are, Har.dy,
standing in such a position, with him who stands
near you. It arises from a shocking love of gain,
which but too often leads men from the paths of
honesty and duty. You thought the woman insen-
sible, and you might make what use you pleased of
her property. As to you, Hope, this is not the first
time you have been in a court of justice. There is
no doubt but that you were the instigator and the
concoctor of this wicked act. Your possession of a
little knowledge of the law, in many circumstances,
has been the cause of creating much mischief. I
have triad how I can make any distinction in your
punishment. I can make no distinction, for I
think you would have turned traitor at some time.
The sentence of the Court is, that you will be con-
demned to penal servitude for the term of 14 years.
The prisoners were then removed, apparently not
much surprised at the decision.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Aug. 25.

GUILDHALL,—SERIOUS CHARGE OF STABBING
SEVERAL PERSONS.—Lawrence D. Barlow, described
as an organist, a tall powerful-looking man, about
40 years of age, with a profusion of beard and
moustache, was placed at the bar, charged with the
following case of stabbing :
Hannah Edwards, a middle-aged woman, who
appeared in a very weak and exhausted state, was
supported in coming into court and accommodated
with a seat in front of the magistrate's table, and
having been sworn deposed as follows :—I live at
No. 3, Shoemaker-row, Blackfriars. My husband
is a mechanics' labourer. The prisoner resides at
the Blackfriars School, and his wife is governess
there. He threw a pail of water over my child and
several other little ones, and on seeing it I came
down stairs. I found the prisoner outside, and saw
him strike a woman with his hands. A mob got
round him, and I then saw him with a life-preserver
in his hand, and he began to use it. He struck me
with it on the chest. I did not see any blade in the
weapon he struck me with, but I felt some sharp
instrument pierce me, and I thought it was my
stay-bone, and that my ribs were broken. I thought
it was a policeman that pulled the blade from my
chest. He did not say anything when he struck
me. He knocked me down first, but Ido not know
what with, for I was quite stunned. I was taken
to the hospital.
Cross-examined—This occurred in an inclosed
space. You have frequently thrown water over my
children for being there during the last twelve
months. I know you have struck them. It was
three weeks or a month ago that a similar distur-
bance occurred at your gate, but it did not Continue
for two hours before you took any notice of it.
The parents interfered directly. You on that occa-
sion came down with a carpet-bag in your hand,
and there was a mob collected there. The parents of
one of the children you almost drowned pointed you
out, but I did not see him aim a blow at your head.
I have been bound over to keep the peace towards
you before Alderman Phillips.
Alderman Carter—l cannot see what reference
occurrences of three weeks or a month ago can
have to the case of to-day.
Prisoner—Very well, sir, I will waive that point.
Prosecutrix—l was in the entry when you
knocked me down. We were not both down
together.
Edward Langford said—l live at 3, Shoemaker-
row. I was standing at my window to-day at half-
past one o'clock, when I saw some little children
come out of Church-entry crying and half-drowned
with water.
Aldernian Carter—What age were the children ?
Witness—From three to four years old. I sup-
pose they went and told their parents. The first
person I saw after that was Mrs. Evans, who came
to see about it. I looked round the corner, and saw
the prisoner strike one of the women that were at
the gate of the school, but which I could not say.
There was a mob there, and I went round and saw
the prisoner with the life-preserver produced—(a
bamboo cane, about 14 in. long, and 1 in. thick, loaded
' at either end, and at the end opposite the handle
a strong steel blade projected and was fixed by a
spring). I saw the prisoner strike the old man
(Mr. Edwards) over the shoulder with the life pre-
server. I saw Mrs. Edwards outside the school-
gate, and in the squabble I saw the prisoner knock
her down. With the assistance of the police I got
her into- my shop, and there took from the left side
of her chest this blade, which was broken off the
end of the life-preserver, and buried in a slanting
direction to the depth. of six inches in her chest.
There was only half an inch of the blade projecting,
and some one drew my attention to it, and I thought
it was only a stay-bone. I saw him take the life-
preserver from a side pocket, and put the string
round his wrist before using it.
Alderman Carter—Had he the life-preserver in
his hand at the time he struck Mrs. Edwards first ?
Witness —No, sir. He took it out afterwards to
strike the old man.
Cross-examined—You were on the steps, about
three steps up, when you struck the old man with
the life-preserver. The old man did not follow you
up the steps, for you knocked him down with the
life-preserver. •
Alderman Carter—Was that after he had struck
Mrs. Edwards in the face ?
Witness—lt was, sir. When the prisoner first
used the life-preserver I did not observe the blade
in the end of it.
Alderman Carter—Have you anything further
to ask this witness P
Prisoner—No, sir. That is the substance of it,
and quite sufficient for my purpose.
Sarah Evans said—My child came to me this
morning covered with water, and, in consequence
of what I heard, I went round to Church-entry, and
the prisoner came down. I said to him, "You__ brute,
to throw water over those little children." He made
no answer, but put his hand into his pocket, and
drew out this life-preserver. He struck me and
knocked me down, but I cannot tell whether he
struck me with his fist or the life-preserver. I be-
came insensible, and was carried away. When I
recovered myself I saw Mrs. Edwards being carried
away, but I did not see her stabbed.
Crossexamined—l was the first that was struck.
Mrs. Edwards came down after me. You gave me
a blow which cut my head open. I did not see you
either thrown down or fall down. I did not say;
"I would like to tear your eyes out, you —." I
never use such words. I went down the court once
before, but never said a word to you.
Win. Edwards, an old man, about 60 years ar
age, who appeared with one of his ears much lace-
rated and his hair saturated with blood, said—l
was having my dinner about half-past one to-day,
as I was walking along Shoemaker-row, when I
saw my daughter-in-law (Mrs. Edwards) run out
backwards. I went down Church-entry to see
what was the matter, and the prisoner was inside
the gate. My daughter-in-law was bleeding from
the month. Several persons were exciting the pri-
soner by calling him names for acting as he had
done. I said lie ought to be ashamed of himself,
and lie ought to be knocked over, upon which he
struck me with the life-preserver, and cut my ear
half oft. He also struck me on the knuckles. I e•ot
hold of the life-preserver as soon as I possibly could
and stuck to it until the policeman came, for I could
not get it entirely from him.
Alderman Carter—Did you observe the blade at
the end of the preserver ?
Witness--No, sir, I did not.
Prisoner—You did not see me draw the
e-p.re-
server against Mrs. Edwards ?
Alderman Carter—What does it signify whether
he saw you draw it or not ? You had it in yo ur
hand.
Witness cross-examined—I did not see Mrs. Eva) 35
strike Mrs. Edwards with the life-preserver. Theme

were a great many persons there. As many as the
place would hold.
Inspector Leonard said the prisoner admitted
having used the life-preserver in his own defence.
Alderman Carter—There appears to have been
very savage assaults arising out of a most unmanly
proceeding towards the little children, and as the
police are not prepared with any further evidence
to-day, I shall remand you till Wednesday next for
further examination.

Prisoner—Will you accept bail for my appear-
ance ?

Alderman Carter—Certainly not.

BOW-STREET.—A boy, named Thomas Good-
fellow, only 10 years of age, was charged with steal-
ing Post-office letters.

The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Willis,
grocer, &c., of the Bow-road, as errand-boy. His
master also kept a receiving-house, and frequently
permitted him (the prisoner) to assist in col-
lecting the letters out of the box, and making
up the despatches. Mr. Willis had occasion re-
cently to suspect the boy of robbing him, and wrote
a note to the prisoner's mother, who searched his
clothes, and found two letters in his possession—
one of them containing a bill of exchange for £l7,
and the other a package, which had not been opened.
These were handed to Waterman, the district let-
ter carrier, and witnesses were examined to prove
the transmission and non-nTival of these letters to
their respective destinations. The boy, on being
taken into custody by Partington, a Post-office
constable, said that he picked up the bill of exchange
and letters in the street ; but he subsequently stated
that he was urged to commit the robbery by one of
his companions, a miller's boy, who told him to
select the most bulky letters, as the most likely to
contain something worth having.
Mr. Peacock, the Post-office solicitor, said that
the boy's master had very improperly infringed
the official regulations, by which he was bound
not to entrust the letters to any one under 16 years
of age. A printed copy of these rules was furnished
to all postmasters, and there could be no possible
excuse for disregarding them.
Mr. Henry committed the prisoner for trial.
Wm. Owens, a Post-office letter carrier at the
east end of the metropolis, was charged with steal-
ing a letter containing marked money, which had
been made up and posted in order to test the honesty
of the servants in the district, from which there
had been repeated complaints of late respecting
. the loss of letters.
The prisoner was also committed.

LAMBETH.--THE EXTRAORDINARY BIGAMY
CASE.—This court was much crowded with persons
anxious to get a look at the prisoner, and also to
hear the particulars of the further and final exami-
nation of William Denbigh Sloper Harrison, alias
Marshall, charged with bigamy.
The first witness called was Mr. William Hogg,
clerk of the parish church of St. James's, Padding-
ton, who deposed that he was one of the attesting
witnesses to a marriage that took place there on
the 3d of July, 1858, and to which the cer-
tificate produced related. It was a marriage,
as described, between William Denbigh Sloper
Marshall, bachelor, late an officer in the army, and
Mrs. Sophia Frost Dawson, widow, and he had
every reason to believe—indeed, he had no doubt of
the fact—that the prisoner at the bar and one of
the three ladies present were the parties so married.
Mr. Norton—Look at the prisoner and say whe-
ther he was a party to the marriage on the day
you have mentioned.
Witness—Now that I look at him again I have
no doubt he is the person.
Revelle, one of the warrant officers, said that on
Tuesday afternoon last the marriage certificate pro-
duced by him, and spoken to by the last witness,
he had received from Mrs. Marshall, the prisoner's
first wife, then present ; and the other certificate of
the prisoner's marriage at St. George's, Hanover-
square, on the 28th June last, in the name of Wm.
Denbigh Sloper Harrison, with Mrs. Janes Hayes,
widow, he had also received from Mrs. Hayes. On
apprehending the prisoner on the charge of Mrs.
Hayes, of marrying her while his former wife was
living, he acknowledged that he had done so, and
that he was a great blackguard and scoundrel for
it. At the station-house, and while the charge was
being taken, he again acknowledged the offence,
said he was a scoundrel for acting so, and offered
to go on his knees to both ladies and ask their par-
don. (Laughter.) Since the last examination he
(Revelle) had made inquiries, and discovered that
the prisoner had. been living for the last seven years
with a female in Dorey-street, and from what he
learned from her his only occupation during that
time had been a few jobs in the way of papering
and repairing at the house of a lady named Fell,
who had a property in the neighbourhood, and his
earnings did not average more than 3s. or 3s. 6d. a
week. The female herself worked at machine collar
stitching, and by this means, and also permitting
ladies and gentlemen to meet in their apartments,
they were enabled to support themselves.
Prisoner—No such a thing; the neighbourhood
is a low one, and the worst constructions are placed
on everything. The fact is Mr.— and other gen-
tlemen were in the habit of calling with the view of
getting me a situation, and this might have given
rise to the rumour. Once a man is down, everyone
is against him. It is a great cruelty your talking so.
Revelle—l ascertained that about Christmas last
the prisoner was in possession of a valuable gold
watch, and I asked the female with whom he lived
what had become of it, but found it very difficult to
get any information from her, and from her manner
had
and her hesitation to give me any information,
some suspicion that the prisoner is married
her.
Prisoner—No such thing. How can you say so ?
Mr. Norton—Did she give you any information
about the watch ?
Revelle—Yes, your worship, she
said he pawned
it.
Mr. Norton—How do you
house was one of the description
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Revelle—From inquiries in the_hneeighbourhood.
Prisoner (in a whining tone)
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him.
Revelle—The most extraordinary thing of all is
that no one—not even his own mother or brother—
knows how the prisoner has been getting his living
for the last five years. On the very day he was
taken the prisoner had Leen to the residence in
Dorey-street, and, in fact, came straight from there
4o the house of Mrs. Hayes when I apprehended
him.
Mrs. Jane Hayes said that on the 28th of June
last, she was married at the parish church of St.
George's, Hanover-square, to the prisoner, who had
represented to her that he was the son of a noble-
man ; that his name was William Denbigh Sloper
Harrison ; that he had been an officer in the army,
and entitled to property.
Mr. Inspector Emmerson said that at the last
examination the prisoner had mentioned the name
of a gentleman at Brixton, who, he said, knew ahiner
very well. He (Mr. Emmerson) had since seen that
gentleman, and he confirmed all he had represented
on Wednesday last, namely, that the prisoner's real
name was Sloper, that he had been the illegitimate
child of Mrs. Marshall, before her marriage with a
person of that name, and that so irregular had been
the prisoner's conduct that he had been frequently
in t he hands of h
Prisoner—lt
ist cruel
police.
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Mrs. Hayes—lt has been stateda
that he has been drawn into the second o
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was, he made use of such
threats
that I was foolish
enough to have him ; and
since I was last here here I have recei •
ved a letter
from him expressing regret for what he has said.
Mr. Martin—Where is that letter P

Mrs. Hayes—Unfortunately I have destroyed it.
Prisoner—Why, you know that I could not go
any where that you were not after me, and my life
was such a misery to me in your house that I was
obliged to go out for a change—a little relief.
(Renewed laughter.)
Mrs. Hayes—What has become of the casket and
its very valuable contents, with which you said you
had been presented by a lady ?
Prisoner—l cannot say now.
Mr. Norton—lt has been stated, prisoner, that
you have a third wife. Indeed, your own mother
has stated that you had been married six or seven
years ago, and if that is the case you have married
a third wife. Now the only reparation you can
make these ladies present whom sou have so grossly
deceived is to state like a man whether you have
another wife living.
_

Prisoner- -As God is above me and my judge, I
have not, and, pointing to Mrs. Dawson, that is my
first wife, and I am very sorry for what I have
done.

Mr. Norton—l find by the marriage certificate
that von described yourself to Mrs. Dawson as late
an officer in the army. Is that true—have you
been in the army ?
Mr. Emmerson—He has never been in the army,
yoar worship.
Revelle—No, but his brother belongs to the
militia. (Loud laughter.)
Prisoner—Don't laugh—pray don't laugh. Some
of yourselves may get into a hobble some day or
other. (Renewed laughter.)
The prisoner, after receiving- the customary cau-
tion, said " Yes, I am guilty of the charge. 1 know
I have done very wrong, and. I throw myself on
your mercy."

The prisoner was then fully committed for trial
at the ensuing sessions at the Central Criminal
Court, and the witnesses bound over to prosecute.