The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EN ENING, MARCH 7, 1868.

SHARE LlST.—This Day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share' Railways.
Prim. I done.
I Closing ! Business
- -
st Bristol and Exeter ....TN° 3345
st Caledonian lOO 12 63 82
st
Cork and Bandon.-- I
'Cornwa1120
st Dublin & Bellast .iunc ! 100 i 75 77
at Duu„Perth, &-Ab.J tic ! 100 70 72
100 E.London, scrip Certi ! all
Do. 100 d
at Glasgow &S. Western 100 101 103•
St Great Eastern,Ord.stk. 100 3) 3JII son k
at Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 100 6 7 61
et Great North of Seotlausl; 100 15 6
st Great Northern lOO 100 107 1001 1
et Do. A stock ......
at Do. B stock lOO 121 125
at Do. New, is. at 25 prel 10)
st S, and W. ot' Ireland! 100 15 97
st lit. Western -Original! 100 151 161 451 6
at DJ. S. Val. Rail. gua.i 100
st Do. South Wales ~ I leo 45 47
at Do. W. Mid.—Oxtordj 100 23 30
st Do. Newport ' 100 27 2)
at Do. Ilereford . 100 -
st Lancashire orks i 251 i 261
at London and Slackwali 100
at Lon., Brigh., &S. Coast 102 4 461; 151 1
st I-ou., Chat., and Dover 100 lid ist
it Do. Metrop. tilx. A.. 100 12 15
it Lou. & North \V cst.di itn 1111 116 10 151
it Lon. & South Westcr.., 10,, 8, 67 80
it Lincoi:. 10:: 41 it
at ~letropoli tan
at Do. New
at Do. Extension ail 105 106 105 /
st lletropolitan District all • 72
10 Do. do. do. 10
10 Do. and 01. John's 11". 6 -
at Slidiand
Do. 4;0 Share —
at Do, Thal)) 100 75 17 75
—uld Kent . . all
at North British
st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO
at th. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 1021, lOU I
25 Do. G.I.NI•E purchase 16.13.4!
par
at Do. Leeds ..... 100 601 611
st Do. York lOO 911 95,. 911
at Do. Carlisle ..... .
at Do. Stock. & Darling all 1:,0 132 1301
45 Do. do. 1860-61 lB P
at North London
at Do. do. 1861 5 . lO
Do. do. 1866
10 North Staffordshire 100 56 08
at N. &S. W. Junction
at Scottish Central
Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100
Scot, Mid. stock lOO -
- Shropshire Union
st South Devon lOO 45 t 7
at South Eastern . lOO 72 73 72/
40 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10
at Taff Vale lOO 142 145
10 Do. C -
- Vale of death -
- Waterford & Kilkenn) 100 -
10 Waterloo & Whlteha J 6
West Cornwall lOO

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

British Columbia, 6 per
' cent., Deo. 31, 1672....
,Cau.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.ttJ my

1877-84
Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug
I Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept
Do. 5 p. o. Jan. & Julyj
Do 5 p c Inscribed sk
Cape (I.llope, 6 p.c. 1873
I Oct 1890-19U0'
Do. do 1880-9 u
Do. Jan.&July, 16V0-9:
Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900
ICey lon, Nov. 1878,6 p.
Do. 1872, do
Alaurlttus, 6 p. a, 1873,1
Jan. and July

98 100
100 102,
100 1021
80 87
85 87
103 105
107 119
106 NS
105 107

86 t

06 ar
11J 111
105 107

Do. 1878
00. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i 5
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug
vatal 'boy. 6 per cent
ti.ll.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July
N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,lBOu
Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876
Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896
New Zealand, 6 p. cent
Do. 5 per cent....
Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o
sterling, 1875
t,tueenaland Gov. 6 p. c
Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1888-9
Do. 1878 & upwards
Vic, Gov. 6p ci Ja. &July!
Do. do, April & Oct ;

103 105
105 107
107 10J
101 111
101 106
go 10

98 99
I'sj 96

93 99

190
100
100
Ico
100
100

102 104
103 1(

tiILITIBI-1 t"

Atlantic St. Lawrence
' Baroda. sc Cen.ln.-
gu. 5 per cent...
Do. F eharcs
Jinni° & Lake Huron
Do. Preference
utf.,Bran t, Si Goderich

too 1

,
5 p.c. ,
Calcutta & B. E., lim
Jape Town & Dock, gu.
Demerara, 7 p.c. per. IN
I,:ast Bengal, gu., 5 do
illast Indian, gu. 5 p.c.
1)o. J Extension
rand Trunkof Canada
Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
I charge 6 p.e
Do. Ist Pref. Bonds
Do. do deferred
De. 23 Prof. Bonds
Do. do. deterred
Do. 3d Pref. stock
Do. do. deferred

Do. 4th Pref. stook ..

Do. do. de:erred ....
'H. India Pen. gua. sp.c.
'o. Gua. 5 per cent..

00. New g-ua. 5 p. o
,JI South of India
gu:t. 5 per cent
D.). 1/ per cent
Do

•;rent Wes, of Canada
Do. New
Do. 8 p. o itt'.s. pay. 1873
Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8
Madras, gua. 5 p.c
4I do
Do. 43 do
Do. Filth Extension!
meth. Cor 8 p. c. 13nds.I
Mel. & ilobsoc.'s flay.
N. C'd 6pe Ist pf. be.
Oude g. 5 p.o'
Seiride .....
'Do. Delhi ....
Do. do ti • I
1)o. Puniaub.... 7
Do.lndus St.lelot 6

,SSK

100
100
100
all
100
100

100
1.100
15
100
100

1021

991
95f i

112 i I

103 Ir I

1051
1011

FALL OF TWO HOUSES IN THE STRAND.

To-day at noon the greatest alarm was occa-
sioned near Temple-bar by the sudden fall of two
houses near the entrance to the city. The houses
were until lately in the possession of Professor
llolloway and Mr. Goclfree, and were known as 244,
and 244, Strand, but in consequence of the removal
becoming requisite for the new Law Courts both
had been tenantless for some time. The demolition
of the buildings adjoining doubtless caused the
two houses to fall, and it is most for-
tunate that no person was injured by the
accident. The utmost confusion was, of course,
created by such a circumstance, and at first it was
supposed that some of the men employed near the
houses had been buried beneath the debris, but such
fears proved groundless. Since the accident hun-
dreds of people have flocked ,to the spot to view
the
,heap of rubbish which the houses have now
become.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

BOOK-KEEPING EXTRAORDINARY.—Chas. Wicks,
alias John Howard, was brought on remand,
charged with forging and uttering a great number
of cheques, for various amounts, and Matilda
Howard,
alias Kipps, charged with uttering one of
the cheques.
Mr. Mullins, solici::or to the Bankers' Association,
conducted the prosecution upon the large number of
cases, and Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, conducted, in
one case, on behalf of the National Provincial Bank.
The prisoner was defended by Mr. Lewis, sen., of
Ely-place.
The prisoners were recently living at Clarence-
cottage, Swanage, as Mr. and Mrs. Howard. At
about one o'clock on the morning of the 15th Feb.
they left clandestinely, and made their way to the
Red Lion, at Wareham, carrying some luggage in
a box between them.:,,Two constables who saw them
on the road, suspecting that something was wrong,
watched them to the Red Lion, and gave informa-
tion to Mr. Eyles, the superintendent of police at
Wareham, in consequence of which they were taken
into custody. When the female prisoner was searched
it was found that she carried under her crinoline,
and attached to her waist by a strap, some articles
of wearing apparel and a quantity of very curious
documents. Amongst them were a number of
cheques and counterfeits, and a series of carefully
kept diaries extending over ten years, from l 858 to
1868. These diaries had been carefully kept by the
male prisoner. Day by day the details were given
of every important or unimportant event of his life,
even to what he had for dinner, what time he went
to bed at night, and got up in the morning.
Amongst these entries many referred to the frauds
committed on various banks, and by this means was
detected a systematic course of swindling and for-
gery, carried on with incredible assiduity and suc-
cess. For instance, on the 29th and 30th December,
1864, occur the following entries :—" Up at 7
o'clock. Dressed and out at 9.30. Walked through
Nelson-square to public-house, George-street (?).
Took train at Blackfriars, and left at 10.7. Reached
Maidstone at 1 o'clock. Car to Randall's Bank. Saw
_ old Randall. Gave card Mr. J. K. Astor. Gave
cheque on Wolverhampton Bank for £1,500. Got
cheque-book and paid 4s. for same. Left at 12.30
and reached Gravesend about 1.15. Got buns and
tea at public-house, and sat till 2 o'clock. Called
at London and County Bank ; saw Mr. Merrit, the
manager, and gave card, the same, and cheque the
same as at Maidstone. Got cheque-book and paid
2s. ld. for same. Left via Tilbury at 2.30, and
reached Fenchurch-street at 3.45. To Moses and
got a new coat. To Lee and Lee and got cards
of Messrs. Lee. To bed at 2.
gc 30th Dec.—Up at 7, breakfast. To Smith's-
place, and put up at Sandringham and put on new
coat. Hair cut. To Dishman's and got hat. Thence
walked to Upper Ground-street. Mr. Lee not in
town. Left name Mr. Wilson Lee." Here fol-
lowed a series of entries showing that he had gone
round in cabs to the various branches of the
London and County Banks, sometimes calling
at pawnbrokers, tailors, and hatters to alter his
costume, and referring for further particulars to
another page, which contained the following entry :
—Dec. 31st. Cash received this day—By balance
in hand, Bs. Gd. ; received for of Landring-
ham, £1 ss. ; cash from London and County, Clar-
endon-road (A. Patterson, manager), £35 12s. 7d.;
do. do. High Holborn (J. R,. Sykes, manager),
£35 12s. 7d. ; do. do. Henrietta-street, Co-
vent Garden (T. Dyson, manager), £35 12s.
7d. ; do. do. Victoria - street, £35 12s.
7d. ; High-street, Borough, £35 12s. 7d.—
£179 16s. Bd. In each of the above cases I gave a
card—Mr. Wilson Lee—and pretended I was a re-
lative of Mr. Wilson Lee, M.P., and gave a card of
his with his compliments, saying he had recom-
mended me open an account. I then produced a
check for £35 12s 7d. an the London and County
Bank at Gravesend, drawn in favour of Wilson Lee,
and signed F. IL Southgate ; endorsed by Wilson
Lee ; and saidl did not wish it go through the account,
so they might give me the money, which they all did.
Syker only asked me to draw upon them, as they
had a rule against cash and cheques. In each case,
except Covent-garden, where I desired it, and I got
a cheque-book for 25 cheques and paid for same.
I returned, saying
Mr. Lea told me to give his
compliments, and hoped we should agree. My
card was as follows—Mr. Wilson Lee, The Wood -
lands, Westfield, Maidstone, 11.
Mr. Dysot, the manager of the Covent-garden
branch of the London and County Bank in Henrietta-
street, stated that on the 30th December, 1864, the
prisoner called on him about half past one o'clock,
and gave the cards of Mr. William Lee and Mr.
Wilson Lee. He said the latter was his own name,
and that Mr. William Lee, one of the directors of
the bank, was his uncle, and had recommended him
to open an account there. He said he had a large
account with Randall, Wigan, and Maur, of
Maidstone, but he was going to reside at
Carlton-terrace, and
wished to open a small ac-
count at Henrietta-street for private use. He had
not yet settled upon the house, but his wife and
family would be in town in a week or two. He
then gave a cheque on Randall's bank for £1,500,
and denied that it should be Placed to his credit.
As he was about to leave he said, " By the bye, my
uncle said that if I wanted change for a small
cheque you would
give it me," and pro-
duced a cheque for £35 12s. 7d., dated Gravesend,
28thankl
purporting to be drawn
on the
De: yem Fv .
s ebe e
Irnl,.d 4
branch
and
chof the London and County
B
Southgate,
and payable to Wilson
ibe Gravesend
Lee, Esq., on order. It was afterwards ascertained
that no such person as Wilson Lee or F. H. South-
gate was known either at Randal, Wigan, and
Mercers, or at the Gravesend branch of the
London and County Bank. It appeared,
however, that the prisoner had called at both of
thes
The prisoner was remanded.eßanksstated on the
in
28 t h , and had obtained cheque-
books,
diary.as the
above extract from the

specting him, till Friday next; at the same time
telling the first witness that there was no need to
keep the turkey till then as it was already high
enough.