The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-18 00:00:00

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LIVERPOOL, Turr.SDAY.
This inquiry was resumed this morning, at one
o'clock, in the Crown Court, St. George's Hall, be-
fore Mr. Mansfield. and Captain Harris, R.N.
The following evidence was given on Wednesday
evening, after our despatch left.
Williams Henry Smith, collector of customs and
receiver of wi'f,cks Beaumaris, was called. He
visited the wreck f the Royal Charter in the cha-
racter of receiver. i1.!4 had received information of
the loss of the vessel at o'clock on Wednesday
morning, and he was on the ;Tot at two, having
had to travel 14 miles from BeaumEZris. He visited
the wreck on Sunday last at four o'clocL The a
pearance of the wreck had then altered very
'
When he first saw the ship on the morning of ti;:
26th alt. she was lying with her head to the west-
ward, and very much broken, and she appeared to
have parted amidships. A portion of the stern
frame was standing; and the starboard davit was
visible. Large masses of wreck were thrown
on the sides of the rocks. He was en-
abled to walk on those pieces of wreck. The stone
ballast of the vessel was thrown out. He saw
two iron bulkheads standing by the engine-room.
Iron beams were also cast ashore, and. were driven
under loose blocks of stone weighing from seven to
ten tons. These stones were driven up to high-
water mark. There were some hides under stones
four or five tons weight. Having taken soundings
since the wreclr, witness was of opinion that the
vessel struck amidships on a rock, as the tide was
flowing. Witness 'had been employed at many
wrecks, but he had never before witnessed such
complete destruction as in the case ef‘the Royal
Charter. At dead low water, spring tides, a person
might step upon the fore part of the wreck from
the rocks. In his opinion, no lifeboat, on the morn-
ing of the wreck, could have been made available,
owing to the heavy sea. He had been six years
collector of customs at Beaumaris, and could speak
from his own personal knowledge of the bravery
and daring of the boatmen on that coast. Every
exertion had been used to recover the bodies and to
save property. The owners of the ship had afforded
him every facility, and he had heard Capt. Martin,
marine superintendent of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright,
and Co., offer £5 for a boat to go out to recover
bodies. The opinion of witness was that many
bodies were buried in the sand and covered over
with large stones. In one instance they had been
obliged to remove a large stone to recover the body
of a child.
The inquiry at six o'clock was further adjourned
to one o'clock to-day.
On entering court this morning Mr. Mansfield
stated that he had just received a letter from the
secretary of a Druid Lodge, called the Sons of
Friendship, No. 631, enclosinc, a guinea for the
fund being raised for the benefit of the survivors of
the wreck. _ _

James Russell was called and examined—He said
I was a passenger on board the Royal Charter.
My wife and two children accompanied me. I re-
member when we were off Holyhead. I was on
deck when the vessel was passing Holyhead. She
was between two and three miles from Holyhead.
The wind was ahead. It wus blowing a little fresh.
I did not succeed in se.,:ing any of my family.
I saw Captain Taylor very frequently during the
voyage. I was examined before the coroner, when
certain questions were put to me touching Captain
Taylor's conduct. From my observations I never
saw Capt. Taylor in an improper state during the
whole voyage. I was washed overboard and washed
up upon the rocks. It was after the vessel broke
in two that I was washed overboard. I saw the
vessel break in two. I went into my cabin at eight
o'clock in the evening, and did not come out till two
o'clock in the morning. I did not know' it was
blowing so hard. I felt that it was blowing fresh.
I heard Capt. Johnson say in the forenoon that by
the appearance of the weather it would blow hard.
I heard Capt. Adams also state something to the
same effect in the afternoon. I met Capt. Adams,
and he took me by the hand and said there was
great danger, and I then resolved• to go on deck.
There were others on deck, four of whom I was
intimately acquainted with. This was at two
o'clock. The vessel served as a sort of breakwater,
and on the lee side the sea was calmer. My opinion
is that if more people had come on deck there would
have been a greater chance of a larger number
being saved. There were at least 200 passengers in
the saloon when I left lt.

By Mr. Aspinall—The wind began to freshen
after eight o'clock.
Mr. Aspinall said there was a document which
he thought in justice to the person who wrote it,
ought to be put in. It was within the knowledge
of the Court that some suggestions had been thrown
out on a previous occasion, but which had been ut-
terly refuted, about the state of Captain Taylor.
One of the gentlemen on board was a Mr. Brad-
bury, who was still lying very ill at Moelfre, and
whose attention had. been called to the statement
that was made in the papers. He wrote the letter
which he (Mr. Aspinall) was about to put in, without
any communication with anybody, and forwarded
it to Mr. Smith, who had handed it to him.
The letter was to the effect that having seen
the statement in the papers with reference to the
state of Captain Taylor at the time of the wreck,
he begged to say positively that he never made such
a statement, and if he did, it must have been in a
state of unconsciousness, arising from his accident
and illness. He never saw Captain Taylor in a
state of intoxication during the whole of the voyage.
Several depositions were also put in signed by
Mr. Bradbury, one of which was to the effect that
the•storm and sea were so violent that it was im-
possible to save the ship, or do more than was`clone,
in his opinion.
Samuel Edward Gapper being sworn—l was a
second-class passenger. I agree with-the evidence
of the other passengers, with the exception as to
the state of the wind between Queenstown and
Holyhead. It was a light breeze.
By Mr. Aspinall—Some of the passengers wanted
to go near Holyhead to see the Great Eastern, but
the captain declined to go any nearer.
To Captain Harris—l was intimately acquainted
with Capt. Taylor. I saw him that evening, at
about eight o'clock. Capt. Adams and I had some
conversation about the weather that evening. Mr.
Kroom came down and tapped Capt. Adams on the
shoulder, and said Capt. Taylor wished to speak to
him immediately in the saloon. That was between
two and three o'clock. Capt. Adams went away
immediately, and I waited till he came back, and
then I asked him to say in a few words what was
the extent of the danger. I was not afraid, but I wished
to know. He replied, looking me in the face, that ifit
were possible to sing the " White squall" it could
be now done with feeling. I asked him if we should
go on shore ? He said " I have no doubt we shall
have to swim for it," making- the motion with his
arms at the suite time, " before we get there."
About 10 he heard Captain Adams say that he had
had a conversation with Captain Taylor and Cap-
tain Withers with respect to the weather. The
screw ceased for a short time after the starboard
anchor was let go, and then it did not cease again
till after she struck upon the sand. I did not come
on deck till after she broke in two. I lowered my-
self from the poop by a rope and got on a topsail-
yard. I was anxious to save a lady who was in
company with me, and I lowered her down first on
the topsail-yard. I then lowered myself down.
There was a boom lying beyond the ship, and I
thought if I reached that I would get some way to
the rocks. I got on the boom, but a tremendous
sea came and washed me over. The lady was lost.
I received some injuries in the arm. More might
haVe been saved if they had the courage to attempt
to save themselves. I received every kindness at
Moelfre from the inhabitants.

By Mr. Aspinall—Just at the moment when the
ladies were sent for to be taken on shore, the
ship broke in two. It was about an hour and
a half after that that I let myself down into
the sea. There was a hope that the ladies might
be passed on shore by some of the boats, and the
ladies were ordered to put as many of their clothes
on as possible, as the vessel might break up. All
the officers of the ship behaved in a manner much
better than eJuld have been expected under such
circumstances.

Joseph Rogers was next examined—l was an
able seaman on board the Royal Charter. Between
four and five o'clock on the afternoon of the day
of the wreck, it was my watch. Boatswain Smith
called me to go down below to stow the small sail.
The sails unbent were the mizen maintopgallant
staysails. I came on deck again at eight o'clock.
I was sitting aft the enginc-:oom when I was
called to reef maintopmast staysail, about nine
o'clock. It was hauled down again in about ten
minutes afterwards. About half-p Ist ten o'clock
the watch was called to put the shit! about.
I went aft to haul in the spauker-sh et on the
port side. After the maintopsail was set they
Clewed it up. again. They went up aloft to furl the
sails, and the wind was so strong thet the rohin..- •
poles were brokenn. I was nearly pitched off the
yard T came down and said" I could not furl the
sail," and Mr. Stephens told me to go back again,
and make it fast to the yardarm. Shortly after this
the port anchor was let go, and after that the star-
boArd - anchor was let go. When both the chains
parted we cut away the masts, and she went ashore.
Captain Taylor gave me an order to clear away the
port lifeboat. The mizenstay beingcnt away came
down by the run, and fell upon the lifeboat. When
the ship struck upon the rocks I was on theforecastle,
and asked the boatswain's mate what :he was going
to do ; and ho said, " Go you ashore, aud I will go
too." I went inside the forecastle, and found a
"chap" with a line, and ho said, "Are you going

ashors ?" I said " Yes." I went on the topgallant
forecastle, and made the rope fast round my waist.
Mr. Stephens asked me what I was going to do and
wanted to give me a lifcbuoy, and 1 said, "No."
and I lowered myself down by a flying-jibboom. I
was washed back three times to the ship, but at
last succeeded in get tinn, ashore, where I saw some
people, and they said, "'hive us the line," and they
iook me away. I wanted to stop to pull the hawser
ashore, but they would not let me. I have been
five trips in the Royal ;Charter. I joined her
in the second trip. We never used storm-staysails.
I do not know whether she carried storm-staysails.
Mr. Bateson, solicitor, said they would be able
to prove that they had storm.staysails on board.
Rowland Hughes, being sworn, said—l am master
of the lifeboat at Moelfre. It is a self.righting life-
boat. We have a double crew, but six men and a
steersman go in at a time. She belongs to the Na-
t'ffmal Lifeboat Institution. Last year we saved
some i';7es from a Liverpool flat. I was at Red
Wharf on night of the wreck. I had not my
lifeboat there. I ar2 the owner of a smack, and Iliad
my smack at Red 'Wharf that night. I did not see
any lights or signals of distress. I went to bed at
half-past 12. I was out till then but did not see
anything like signals. Not a lifeboat in the world
could have rendered any assistance that night, if I
had seen signals. I got up next morning at six
o'clock. I was not on the Moelfre shore after I
rose. I saw a schooner in distress on Red Wharf
sands. We could not relieve her, The sea was
running too high, and it was blowing too hard.
It was not possible to get out a boat at that hour
and relieve a vessel in distress. I saw some person
in the rigging of the schooner,
By Mr. Aspinall—l have lived a long time on
that coast. lam a native of that part. lam new
52 yeare of age, and I never in my life saw such
a storm as on that night. I remember the wind
chopping round between 10 and 11 o'clock that
night. It came round to the north-east. It
then commenced to blow a hurricane. Between
seven and eight o'clock it was east by south. I
never saw such a sea in my life. I had been in
conversation with an old man of 80 years of ago, and
he told me he never saw such a storm iu his life.
By Captain Harris—As the master of the boat,
it is left to my discretion as to the launching of the
boat in the case of a storm. The other master of the
lifeboat was at Moelfre while I was away. We
exercise our lifeboat every three months.
George Suaicer, a sailor, was next examined.
The effect of his evidence was that, after the ship
had broken in two, he attempted to go on shore
with a line. He was let down at the forepart of
the vessel, but he was pulled up again by Captain
Withers and others, as they considered it was too
dangerous, and that he would be lost. Meanwhile
Rogers had gone from another part of the ship, and
succeeded in getting on shore with a line.
Mr. O'Dowd said this was the only evidence of
this nature that he intended to call, and he would
ask the bench for an adjournment for a few days.
He thought it right to apprise his friend, Mr. As-
pinall, that the evidence he intended to produce now
would bear on two points—first, whether this vessel
was built according to the usual strength of iron
vessels, and whether that strength was sufficient ?
After some consultation between the bench and
legal gentlemen, the investigation was adjourned
till -Wednesday next, at one o'clock.
Mr. Smith, receiver of wrecks, had a letter sent
to him yesterday in Liverpool, stating that on the
16th inst., two bags of sovereigns, supposed to con-
tain £5OO each, had been recovered from the wreck.
Some of the gold had been discovered which Capt.
Fell had in his possession. A male body was picked
up to the westward of the wreck, and upon it were
found £l7 135., two mourning rings, and a small
clasp. Another body was also washed ashore, just
before the despatch of the letter, having on it a belt
containing £l7, three gold rings, three bieastpins,
and two pair of earrings.

The following interesting letter is from Mr. Wm.
Gilmour, of Ayesbury, for two years surgeon su-
perintendent of the Royal Charter :
"Having been surgeon of the unfortunate vessel
during four voyages from Liverpool to Australia
and back, I feel myself called upon to give a few
reminiscences of the ill-fated ship and her late offi-
cers who are now no more.
" First, of the ship. At sea, with a good breeze
on her quarter, which was her best sailing point,
she was the best sailer I ever saw; we used to pass
everything we came up with. I have known her to
sail 18 knots an hour and yet go steady through
the water; but in very rough weather, with a head
wind, she laboured very much and shipped a great
deal of water, which made her a very uncomfortable
ship for passengers, more especially the third class.
I have very often seen the water knee-deep, be-
tween decks, and in sloppy wet weather the main
deck always leaked, supposed to be from the work-
ing and straining of the ship. Indeed, I have seen
the hoards of the deck working up and down like
the keys of a piano, and the seams all a mass of
froth. This I have frequently pointed out to the
captain and chief officer. I have also seen and felt
her vibrate from bow to stern like a fishing rod,
and often when great press of sail was on her have
often heard the rivets rattling in her sides, but I
must say never saw her leaking in any part only
once, and that was a small one in her bows. These
things I have more particularly noticed during
the last two voyages before this unfortunate one, as
I am thankful to Gad that I was not in her the last
one. During those two voyages, but more especially
the last one, I lost much of the confidence I had in
her, and determined to leave her as soon as 1 could
get a chance of settling down on land; in fact, such
was my anxiety to get out of her that I had a pre-
sentiment, which hannted me continually, that
sooner or later she would be lost. This I have often
told Mr. Stephens, chief officer, Mr. Rogers, chief
engineer, and Mr. Leviis, purser. I never had the
same 'confidence in her that I had in the Great
Britain, of which ship I was surgeon at the time
she was engaged in her Majesty's tramped service
during the Crimean war, which was a period of 18
months, and all that time I never saw her decks
wet by a wave, but the Charter's deck I have many,
very many times ; indeed, I once very nearly lost
.my life from a huge wave, containing many tons
of water, which nearly washed me overboard one
night I was going to the surgery. I have to thank
the boatswain of that voyage, whose name was
Albert, for saving my life. He jumped right into
the water and seized me as I was being washed
into the lee scuppers. The same wave stove in one
of the boats.

" Almost every one of tho late unfortunate offi-
cers was most intimately known to me, as we were
more a band of brothers' than anything else ; but,
poor fellows, they are gone, and they deserved a
better fate. To begin with Captain Taylor. A
better commander and seaman never had charge
of a ship ; he was a strict disciplinarian with his
officers and crew—almost too much so; he was very
fond of carryinc, all the sail he could possibly have
spread out ; he took every advantage of the wind ;
but it was thought by some that he sometimes car-
ried too much sail, which strained the ship more or
less ; but of this, from my own knowledge in nau-
tical affairs, I cannot give an opinion, but I can
safely say that when at sea I never on any occasion
felt the least nervous or nneasy at the quantity of
canvas he had on her—l mean as long as wo had
plenty of sea-room ; but kfelt rather nervous the
voyage before last, I think it was, that I was in her
coming up Channel. We were steaming, and there
were a great may vessels passing us, and one ran
right across our bow, so close that I could have
almost stepped on board of her, but this was no
fault of Captain Taylor. What I used to say of him
was that he was a ' rough diamond,' as almost
every one is who has risen from the ranks of the
forecastle. He never had been a gold-laced, kid-
gloved middy, with more money than brains, but
had got up to what he was by his own perseve-
rance and proficiengy. He has left a widow and I
think he told me, nine children.

" The chief officer was W. B. Stephens. A more
gentlemanly, better educated, cool-tempered, chief
officer, there did not exist. He was one who always
had. a pleasant word for everybody, and who did
everything in his power to make all on board
happy and comfortable. He was the life of the
deck during his watch aloft, as very many of the
passengers who sailed in her will remember. He
had been twice shipwrecked before, and was in the
steam-ship Cleopatra as chiefofficer all the time she
was employed in the transport service during the
Crimean war. Poor fellow! If he had been spared
he would have been an ornament to the mercantile
marine service, but it was willed otherwise. Many,
very many, hours have I spent in his company, and
I can safely say a better young man I never knew.
He was a good Christian, a good seaman, a fond and
tender ha ;band, an honourable and true son of the
ocean. He has left a widow and two children, who
are residing in Bootle. He was a native of Scotland.
" The second officer, Andrew Cowie, was also a
very promisin.,,, young man, a good seaman, well
educated, and fearless of danger. He was once ship-
wrecked on the coast of South Australia. lie came
home with Capt. Taylor in the old Wm. Munnv,
which showed that he was fearless of danger in
trusting himsF If in such a craft. lie was also a
Scotch man, and married ; his wife resides at Govan,
I near
Glasgow.

" The third officer, Mr. Bean, I did not know
much of. He was of a more reserved and quiet dis-
position, but always pleasant and agreeable to the
passengers; and he always did his duty ou all oc-
casions as a trucßritish seamen. I cannot say if he
was married or not.

" The fourth officer, Sohn Croome, had been a
cadet or middy on board ever since she first started
from Liverpool. lie was appointed as fourth officer
the voyage previous to the last. At the time of his

appointment he had not served out his time, but he
was a very clever and gentlemanly young man, a
good scholar, and clever draughtsman; which talent
ho inherited from his father, who is a mechanical
draughtsman.to the firm of Penn and Son, the cele-
brated marine engine boilermakers of London. He
was a mere youth in years, but a man possessed of
sterling nautical qualities.
" The purser, Mr. John Lewis, commenced his
sea life on board the steam-ship Great Western.
In her he made several trips across the Atlantic.
He afterwards entered on board the City of Pitts-
burg steamer, belonging to an American company.
She was burned to the water's edge, and he lost his
all, and suffered much privation both bodily and
mentally. He afterwards entered on board the
steam-ship Great Britain, and in her was promoted
to the post of ohief steward, which he filled with-
out complaint all the time he was in her, more
especially while she was in the transport service,
when he came more especially under my notice.
On her being paid off by the Government he was
transferred to the Royal Charter as purser, which
situation he has well and truly filled to the satis-
faction of all—owners, passengers, and crew. He
was allowed to be the best purser that ever sailed
on the sea ; he well knew how to make the most of
everything on board. He was most gentlemanly
in his manner; he was very engaging and pleasant
in his conversation, and many, very many passen-
gers will remember the pleasant hours spent in his
cabin after the business of the day was over. He
belonged to Bristol, and has left a widow and two
children.

"I come now to a person whose talents and edu-
cation were of a different kind—poor John Rogers,
the chief engineer. He was the second engineer in
the Great Britain while in the transport service, and
for some time previous, I believe. He had made
altogether six trips to Australia, and this unfortu-
nate one was the seventh. On the Reyal Charter
being ready for sea he was promoted as ehief in her,
which situation he has filled ever since. He was a
good practical:engineer, and one who was complete
master of every part of his trade. He was very fond
of his violin, and, when not steaming, many a plea-
sant hour have I spent in listening to the beautiful
Scottish airs he used to play. But his little engines
were his chief delight. He used to call them his
children, and often, in the midst of our amusement,
would he say, ' Come and see how my children look.'
He was a Scotehman, born in Edinburgh, but for
many years his family hare been residing in Liver-
pool. He has left a widow and six children to
mourn their loss.
"The second engineer's name I cannot recollect,
but his Christian name was ' Frank.'

" The third engineer was named Hoskins, son of
the Captain Hoskins who was in command of the
Great Britain when she was wrecked in Dundrum
Bay. He played very well on the cornopean, and
when the ship was lying in Port Philip Bay used
to enliven the tedium with the strains of his music.
He was a very gentlemanly young man, and atten-
tive to his duty.
"The fourth, a boilermaker, whose name was
Wilson, I did not know much of, only that ho was
a Scotchman, and could' spin a ood yarn.'
"The principal storekeeper, ltobt. Clucas, will
long be remembered by the many passengers and
others who were acquainted with him. He always
gave- satisfaction to every person, and when the
toils of the day were over, the many invitations he
had to the passengers' concerts, parties, &c., told
how he was beloved. He could sing a good song
and tell a good story. He belonged to the Isle of
Man, and had a brother living in Liverpool.
" The barkeeper was Edward Lewis, brother to
the purser ; he had been at sea many years ; I think
he told me that he had been shipwrecked on the
coast of South America. His situation was a diffi-
cult one to fill, more especially on board a passen-
ger vessel, and to give satisfaction to all was a
most difficult task ; but yet he managed to please
every one, and to carry out the regulations to the
best of his ability. He was also married, and had a
son in Australia and a wife and several children in
Bristol.
" And now for the one solitary middy on board,
whose name was Fiederick Foster, an orphan. He
was fonder of his bunk than the deck, and many an
hour he spent at the masthead as punishment, and
many a bucket of cold water he had about him to
wake him up. He was also very fond of ' foxing' or
feigning ill when he came under my notice. He
never would have made a sailor, but now all his
troubles are over.
" The chief steward, Mr. Emery, I did not know
much of him ; ho was of a reserved disposition, but
always paid particular attention to his duties, as the
excellent table that used to be spread in the Charter
could testify. He belonged to Liverpool, and was
married.
" The chief steward of the second-class saloon was
Mr. Allen. He had been first steward to the officers'
mess-room. On being promoted to the saloon the
officers presented him with a purse, in remembrance
of his kindness and attention to them. lie was after-
wards promoted to the situation of chief of the second
class, which situation he ably filled during several
voyages. He was one of the smartest stewards that
ever was on board a ship, and the many presents he
received fully testified as to how he did his duty. He
has left a widow and family, who reside on the
Cheshire side of the Mersey.
" The stewardess was Miss Wareing, whose father
has been in Mr. Bright's employ very many years.
She was a very good, modest young woman. She
had made two trips in the ship, and was universally
liked by all the lady passengers in the saloon ; but
her services and attention were very often given
to the second class as well, and often have I seen
her in the very bows of the ship visiting some poor
third-class passenger who was sick, indeed,
even to the common sailors when any of them were
ill. Well do I remember her attention and kind-
ness to one poor fellow, a sailor, who one night fell
from the mainyard on to the deck and had one of
his arms taken off. She tried to take him the nicest
part of her meals, and nursed him like a sister till
he was able to go about again.
" The above are what may be called the perma-
nent staff of officers. Though not so engaged yet
they one and all had such a love for the Charter
that they used to remain disengaged the time she
was in doek, and when about to sail engage again.
But there wore some minor characters that I cannot
pass over without mentioning here. There was Mr.
Gatwick, the pantry steward; the two bedroom
-stewards, Thomas Cormack (who is one of the few
saved) and Hugh Kane, who was also the captain's
steward—he was a very smart young man, a native
of Westport, Ireland.
" And now for Joe Rodgers, the Maltese who
swam ashore with the rope to which the hawser
was attached that was the means of saving several
lives. He was a hero, indeed, to overcome the death
dealing waves.' This feat will be ever remembered
by every true British seaman ; but many a time
have I seen him go out on the yard-arm when it
was blowing great guns,' when no other sailor
would venture. He has often told me that he never
knew what fear was, and I bless God that such a
brave fellow has been spared to perform more deeds
of daring.
"I will now close with a few words on a charac-

ter whom every passenger by the Charter will re-
member—l allude to ' Piping Judd.' lie was one
of the sweepers between decks, but his avocations
were multifarbas, as you would often .find him
scrubbing on deck. A few minutes afterwards
might be heard the lively strains of his tin whistle,
when hoisting up coal, &c. ; and in the evenings
many a dance has been performed to its music, and
many a concert on board has he been a performer
at, when he would play some of the most delight-
ful pieces from celebrated operas. He played all by
ear, not knowing a note of music; but now his pip-
inc, is over, and he and his pipe lie hi the same
watery grave.—l remain," &c.

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(Before the Assistant-Judge.)

Wm. Hickley, 50, was indicted for feloniously
stealing £3 195., the money of John Stroud. He
surrendered.

Mr. Itibton was for the prosecution ; Mr. Cooper
defended the prisoner.
Ann Stroud, the wife of the prosecutor, the land-
lord of the Clarendon public-house, 52, Cambridge-
street, Pimlico, deposed that on Sunday afternoon,
the 6th inst., she was in the parlour of her house
when she saw the prisoner pass by the door inside
the bar. The house was closed at the time, and the
prisoner must have secreted himself somewhere
when the doors were shut. She, on seeinc, him, got
up, and he then tried to get out at the front door.
Witness demanded-to know what he did there. He
replied that he had fallen asleep in the back yard,
and did not know it was so late. His tale was told
in so plausible a way that she believed it, and
opened the door and let him out, but when she got
back to the bar she found all the money gone from
a shelf on which the takings were kept. She did
not know the amount, as she had not counted the
money over, but the barman had.

William Grayson stated that he was asleep in the
parlour, when Mrs. Stroud called him on missing
the money. At half-past three he had counted the
money taken since opening the house at one o'clock,
and it amounted to £3 19s. He ran after the pri-
soner and came up with him in Warwick-street, a
short distance from the house. I (said the witness)
asked him if he had just left the Clarendon; he
said he had, and I then brought him back to the
house, and I then asked him if he had taken any
money from the bar. He denied having done so,
and I sent for Mr. Stroud, who came down stairs,
and said to the prisoner, " Come' where's the money
you've took ?" The prisoner at length put £3 10s.
lon the counter, and asked him where the other 9s.
was. The prisoner said he had no more, but if they
would let him go, he would get 9s. and make it all
right. A constable was sent for, and he found a
sovereign in the prisoner's cap. That made the
amount of gold £3 10s. right, but the prisoner had
put upon the counter £2los. in gold and £1 in
silver, so that with this sovereign he produced Ils.
more than we had missed. The prisoner admitted
that he had cleared the money. from the bar shelf.
He had made the same admission to the policeman
who was called in.

Mr. Cooper, on behalf of the prisoner, said he
could not resist the evidence for the prosecution,
but urged that the prisoner really was drunk at
the time, and had fallen asleep in the backyard.
On going through the house he unfortunately
caught sight of this pile of money, and no doubt
he took it. He was a man of hitherto good cha-
racter, a sewerman, with a large family dependent
upon him for support.
Witnesses were called to character.

The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the As-
sistant-Judge sentenced him to three months' hard
labour,
Adolphus Gibson, 14, was indicted for having
stolen four silver watches, a gold one, a brooch, and
other articles, the property of Willia:n John Am-
herst, his master. Ile pleaded guilty.
William Gibson, 16, and Caroline Gibson, 17,
his brother and sister,were indicted for feloniously
ecceiving the same, knowing them to have been
stolen.

Mr. Orridge was counsel for the prosecution ;
Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoners William and
Caroline.

The prosecutor was a pawnbroker carrying on
business at 14, St. Albans-place, Edgwatvgroad, and
theprisoner Adolphus was in his service as warehouse
boy. The trial lasted a considerable time, but the
facts of the case may be very briefly stated.
Adolphus had been in the habit of carrying watches
and other articles, which were unredeemed pledges,
off his master's premises, as it would seem, by se-
creting them in the legs of his Wellington boots.
He was detected, and he admitted he had taken the
things home to his brother and sister, and other
prisoners. William was in the service of Mr. Fol-
kard, of Blackfriars-road, and the constable found
in that prisoner's possession some of the stolen pro-
perty, and it turned out that he had stolen a gold
pencil-case from his master. Other portions of the
stolen articles were found in the possession of the
girl Caroline, who was in a good situation, •and
whose mistress attended and gave her a most ex-
cellent character. When questioned about the pro-
peitjiishe prevaricated a good deal, to screen, it was
suggested, the criminality of her younger brother,
which then for the first time she became aware of,
and ultimately she produced a gold watch and
chain from her bosom, she took a ring from he:
finger, and when questioned about a brooch, she at
first said it was at home, and then that she had
pledged it, and at the slime time gave up the ticket.
On going to the house of the father of the prisoners,

a highly respectable man, an auctioneer and ap-
praiser, who had six other children, the prosecutor
and the constable found two or three small articles
which had also been stolen, and the prisoners
Adolphus and William had disposed of others.
While this was going on the prisoners' father was
lying dangerously ill Manchester, his wife being
in attendance upon him, and the first Intimation
they had of it was seeing an account of the exami-
nation of the younger prisoner before the magis-
trate in the papers. The father at once sent the
mother to London, and she had the painful duty of
telegraphing to inform him that the other two were
in custody.
Mr. Metcalfe made a very able defence, and
argued that the prisoners William and Caroline
had been deceived by Adolphus, who represented
to them that all the things he brought he had taken
as wages, that they received them certainly, but
without the slightest knowledge of their having
been stolen.
The jury found them guilty.
The Assistant-Judge said it was a melancholy case,
and his duty was a painful one. The best course
he could take with respect to the younger prisoner
would be to sentence him to three years' detention
at Fcltham Reformatory, which he did, and upon
the others, who undoubtedly had received these
things, knowing how their brother had come by
them, he should pass a sentence of 12 months' hard
labour each.
Wm. Allen was indicted for assaulting Wm.
West, police-constable 248 G, while in the execu-
tion of his duty.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Cooper
the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh and Mr.
F. 11. lewis.
It appeared that the prosecutor was on duty in
Orchard-street, St. Luke's, when he found the de-
fendant in a state of drunkenness, quarrelling and
fighting with another man who passed as his brother.
He interfered to separate them, when he was as-
saulted by the prisoner, who kicked him in a man-
ner likely to disable him for life, and he had to be
placed under the care of Mr. Mather, of Dunhill-
row, the divisional surgeon, who thought the kick
likely to result in a rupture.
For the defence two witnesses were called, a
young man and the wife of the defendant's brother,
who gave evidence flatly contradicting the police
and denying the kick, but
The jury found the defendant guilty, and recom-
mended him to mercy on account of his family.
The Assistant-Judge asked the jury if they be-
lieved or placed any reliance on the evidence of the
two witnesses for the defence ?

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The jury said they did not.
The Assistant-Judge then ordered the man into
custody, and reprimanded the woman for having,
as both- he and the, jury thought, come forward to
tell that which they knew to be untrue. But for
her sex he should have sent her to prison too.
Mr. Lewis said he hoped this would not prejudice
the case of the prisoner, who being so drunk at the
time that he had no knowledge of his own of what
took place ; he had, of course, relied upon the state-
ments these persons had made as to the transaction,
and if they were untrue he could not be responsible
for their coming forward. He had believed from
them that he had not been guilty of the violence
imputed to him.
The Assistant-Judge said that was an ingenious
suggestion, but he could see no ground for it. A
gross and brutal assault had been clearly proved,
and he should pass upon the prisoner a sentence of
six months' hard labour. The witness would re-
main in custody for the present.