The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

SOUTHIVAI?K.

John Humphries, a respectable•looking young
man, appeared upon his recognizance to answer a
charge of obtaining a cheque. amounting to 71. 103.,
under false pretences, from the South-Eastern Rail•
way Company.
The examination lasted for some hours, but the
following is a brief summary of the particulars :—lt
appeared that the above company, being indebted to
Messrs. Kelly, the publishers of the Post-office Di-
rectory, transmitted a note, describing that the
money-71. 103.—was ready to be paid when
they thought proper to send for it, on the
production of a receipt. This letter, however, in-
stead of reaching the firm for whom it was in-
tended, was left by mistake at the residence of a
Mr. Henry Kelly, of King street, Queen square.
Shortly afterwards the prisoner made application
at the accountant's office of the railway company,
and, producing a blank receipt, filled it up, and was
paid over the above amount. Some days subsequently
to that, Mr. Giles, the agent to Messrs. Kelly, the
publishers, called for the sum due to his employers,
when the discovery was made that the prisoner had
no right to receive money, and he was given into
custody. On the former examination the prisoner
asserted that he received the blank receipt signed
'• C.)lin Kelly" from a person in Mr. Henry Belly's
employ, with directions that he was to take it to the
railway company's offices and receive the amount,
which he did; and that the cheque, being a crossed
one, was subsequently cashed byasolicitor.

The case was therefore remanded, in order to give
the prisoner an opportunity of bringing for ward the
person from whom he asserted he had received direc-
tions with regard to the cheque.
A clerk belonging to the railway company stated
that, on the 17th ult., he addressed a note to Messrs.
Kelly, No. 24, Upper King-street, Bloomsbury-
square, stating that if a receipt was sent the money
(7 1 . 10s.) was ready to be paid, but the prisoner sub•
sequently called and was paid the above amount by a
cheque, and he gave the receipt now product:A. in a
few days afterwards a Mr. Giles called from Messrs.
Kelly, the publishers, and on being shown the receipt
given by the prisoner, he said that no person belonged
to the firm of the name of Colin Kelly, which was
attached to it.

In reply t(, Mr. A'BECKEIT, the witness sail that
he del not put any questions to the prisoner at the
time he gave him the cheque ; that he did not a,k him
whether he came from Messrs. Kelly, the publishers,
or as to what the money was due for.
Hugging, a City policeman, stated that he took
the prisoner into custody, and that when informed 01
the charge against him he at once admitted that he
had received the money, and asserted that he received
the note and a blank receipt from a brother of Mr.
Henry Kelly, with instructions to .proceed to the
rail way and get the bill adverted to in the letter ; that
he did so. and the prisoner took him (witness) over
to Mr. H. Kelly's office for the purpose of pointing
out to him the person under whose directions he acted
on the occasion. but when they got there he said that
he could not see the person, and Mr. H. Kelly, who
was present at the time, remarked that he knew the
person to whom the accused alluded, and that he was
not a brother of his, but a man in his employ. Mr.
Kelly on that occasion, on being shown the receipt
signed " Colin Kelly," said it was his father's name,
and that it was evidently an imitation of his
signature.

-The postman proved that he had delivered the
letter from the railway office, on the subject of the
debt du* by the company to Messrs. Kelly, by mis-
take, to Mr. Henry Kelly, thinking at the time that it
was for him, and he saw that person break open the
seal, and after a hasty glance at its contents he re-
marked that it was all right. A few days afterwards
witness accompanied Mr. Giles, the Messrs. Kelly's
agent, to the residence of Mr. H. Kelly, and beard
the latter admit having received the letter, the fact of
his opening it, and he added, that on subsequently
finding it was not for him he left it on the desk of
his office, and when he came to make inquiries for it
afterwards it could not be foand.
Mr. Giles confirmed the latter part of the above
statement, and Mr. H. Kelly being present was
asked if he wished to give any account of the
transaction, but he was not compelled to say anything
to criminate himself.

Mr. H. Kelly said that he had no wish to conceal
anything relating to the part he had taken in the
transaction. He then stated he received the note as
described by the postman, together with another from
a gas company, in the hurry of business, and thinking
it was one of those circulars sent round at this season,
he retained possession of it, and having afterwards
discovered his error, he placed the nets on his desk,
intending to send it back; but the next morning, on
looking for it, he could not find it, and thought no
more of the matter until the following Saturdiy,
when some of the railway authorities, accompanied
by a City officer, called upon him on the subj,et, and
he gave the same account to them that he now did to
the magistrate. He then explained to the magistrate
that Humphries was a collector in his employ, and
that the man from whom the latter asserted he had
received the letter addressed to the railway company
was also in his employ, and that his name was Thom
but that he had since absconded.

Mr Gaines, on behalf of the prisoner, said that ever
since he was in custody he had shown every inclina-
tion to give all the information he could in reference
to the transaction ; but it was evident Thorn,is, the
man alluded to, was the offender, and this supposition
was strengthened from the fact of his having absconded
from his employer's service.
Mr. A'BrcKErr said, there was no evidence to
prove that such a person as Thomas was in Mr K,lly's
employ, except the mere assertion of the latter, and the
man now under charge. As far as Humphries was
concerned, he (the magistrate) wa* of opinion that
this was a case for a jury, anel that with regard to the
part Mr. Henry Kelly had taken in the transaction,
his conduct was not free from suspicion, and therefore
he should call upon him to find two sureties of 1001.
each, and himself in 'OOl., to appear at the court on
Wednesday next. Hurophries's former recegnizances,

tthich were o' a simila- amoun', were enlarged until
i,(‘ f-lirre day

THE CoUNTRY NIARKET.
LEEDS JAN. I.—Contrary winds have kept back sup-
plies, consequently the arrivals to-day are small of every
.;Tair. Wheat is a' lair request, at rather over Friday's
rates. Barley steady in value Beans fully as dear.
Othf r articles as before. Arrivals—Wheat, 2,746;:0at5,
436; barley, 154; beans, 227; Rape aced, 402.
EDINEURCiIf MEAL MARKET, JAN. I.—There wer
in the market to-day 44 sacks oatmeal, each weighing
2801hs imperial, whereof 34 sold thus:-0 at 11 Od,
oat 115- 6:1, 9 tat 115 s Od, 10 at It 4s Gd, 11 at 114 s, and
4 at 11 3. 6 1; aver..ge price of the whole 1/ 4s 4(1 2-12ths.
sicks flour, hereof 1 sold a.t 295, and 1 at
27, 0.1. 2 sacks barley meal, which solo at 17a Od. 16
sacks pot-barley whereof 15 sold thus :-1 at 11 6s 6d,
latll 4s Od, 6alll 2s Od, and 7ut ls
EDINBuRcii I TAY AND STRAW MARKET, JAN. I.
Suprlif sof all kind' large. Oat straw, from 7s Gd to
10, Oil per kernple of 16 stones tron; wheat ditto, 7s 01
to ha Of; harley ditto, 6s Oil to 7s od. Hay, from 3
to I (id per stone.

DALIZEITH MEAL MARKET, DEC. 31,—There were
206 bags of oatmeal, 11 of hurkytneal, and 3 of pot-
barley at this day's market. Sales ready. Oatmeal
3d I•er bag down; barblmeal, 6d to 3d per bag lower;
the rr-b,rley r€ mainQd neso!d.
Cemeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. I First I Second

imperial ..
Barloymeal, per ditto
Peasemeal
Flour ...
Pot barley ...

23s Sd 22s 9d
lis 0:1 168 6d
—s Od —5 Od
—s Od —s Od
—s Ot. —s Od

Third
218 91
8 Od
—s ed
—2 Od
—3 Od

COAL MARK ET.— YESTERDAY.
Buddle's W. Hartley.. 15s 6d' Hutton
Carr's Hartley
Chester Main l6s 3d NJ. Hetton Lyons .. ... 17s 6d
Davison'sWeq Hartley 111,s Cd Russell's Hetton ..—.. 18s 64
North Percy Hartley lss 0, Stewart's
New Tanfitld . ...... ... 14s fid Whitwell ... 173 3d
Ravensworth'sW.llart 15s 6d Caradoc
' antield Moor . Vs Od Denison l6s 6d
rantield Moor Butes... 14s Cd fleugh Hall
Walker's Primrose ... 13s !d Kelloe ... 188 6d
‘V est Hartley
Wall's End, &c. Slorth Hartlepool l6s 3d
Bell and Brown ...... ... 16s Od %Vest Hetton l7s 3d
13uraton Killingworth 17s Od Whitworth 143 6d
Clennell 153 6dlMaclean's Tees l6s Od
Gosforth ..... ......... 17s Od!Tees ...... ..........
Hotspur
Heaton
Washington
Lautbton Primrose ... 17s 9d DerwentwaterHartley Iss 6d
Bell
Belmont l7s 9cl Cardiff .... ......... 21s Od
Braddyll
Hetton .. lBs 9d Whitworth Coke
Ships at rr.arkot, 128.

its / / r_ A K.
BRISTOL, JAN. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was firmer than of late.
The only alteratiuns in prices mere—Bristol and Exeter,
Thirds, 12% dis.—Midland Stock, 45.
LivEitruuL, JAN. 2.
STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The share market opened firm this
morning, but towards the close became dull, and prices
showed a downward tendency. The transactions were as
follow :—Bolton and North-Westerri (A), guaranteed 6 per
cent., It, l 71A —East Lancashire, 11% Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 27 - Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., 55
Ditto, Fifths 714 dis.—Ditto, (W. R. U.), 7 dis.._London
and N erth- Western, 1014 —Ditt-, New Quarters, Ils. 3d. p.
—Ditto, Fifths, p. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
Preference, 7;!i—Midland, 4.4—Ditto, Halves, 13s. 9d. die.
South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), 61. Ss. 9d.

MANCHESTER, JAN. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE. • The market opened firmly, but during
the day it declined, and closed about the same as on Monday.
The following are the quotations :—Lancashire and York •
shire, Fifths, 7% tlis.— London and North-Western, Man-
chester and Birmingham, Quarters (C ), c. p.— North
Sraffordshire, 10 1.16 dis.—South Eastern and Dover (No.
4), Thirds, 6 5.16 n.— Ditto, Scrip, 6t4 c.— Bolton, Black-
burn, Chitheroe, and West Yorkshire (No 1) s—East Lanca-
shire, 11%.

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business was somewhat brisk to-day.
'['he transactions were as follow :--South Staffordshire, 3%
dis. —Midland (Bristol and Birmingham), 1231/4—London
and North-Western, 111.
YORK, JAN. 2.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The 'transactions to-day were as
follow : Great Northern, Preference, lON Caledonian,
104 -York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 165,—Ditto, New-
castle Extension, 1 Ili.

FIRE AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—ShortIy
be one o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the
Ship-iu-Distress Tavern, the property of Mr. Pearce,
situate at No. 36, Wardour-street, Soho. It appeared
that after the house was cloud for the night, the land-
lord was in the act of filling one of the vats in the bar
with gin, the ladder upon which he was standing mud-
dent), snapped asunder, which caused hisn to fall, and
the gin he was pouring into the vat fe!l upon the floor;
the vapour coming in contact with a lighted candle the
spirit became ignited, and ran round the bar with the
rapidity of lightning-, firing simultaneously the other
vats filled with spirits. Mr. Pearce made an attempt to
conquer the flames, but finding ho was unable to do se,
he was about to make his escape, when recollecting that
the barmeid was in the upper floor asleep, he made to
that part of the premises, and being unable to awake her
by cnllirg, be burst her doer open, but could not make
her sensible of the great dlneer to which she was ex-
posed until he had pulled her out of bed. The flames by'
that time were rushing up the staircase; but by dint of
gieat exertion Mr, Pearce fortunately succeeded in forc-
ing his barmaid out of one of the windows, and by drag-
ging her over the parapet, bath parties were enabled to
(-filet a .safe retreat. In spite of the exertions of the
firemen, the flames were not extinguished until the whole
of he stock in trade, was totally consumed. The
proprietor was fortunately insured in the Sun Fire-
office for 1,000/. About fifteen months since the same
premises were partiaily destroyer: by fire; but on that
eccasi 'n the origin of the midortune could not be
ascertained.

THE BERNIONDSEY MURDER.—On Saturday last
Sir George Grey, the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, directed that the police and other parties
who were active in rroscouting Manning and his wife,
should be rewarded for their exertions in bringing the
murderers to justice. Accordingly those officers and
parties who had not received rewards from the Com-
missioners of Police, were paid yesterday, from the
Treasury, the following sums :—lnspector John Yates,
of the M di,ision, who hall charge of the witnesses and
prosecution, received 201. ; Sergeant Hunt, 26 M, 101.;
John Wright, 63 M, 8/ ; constable Baker, 141 M,
51.; James Sopp, 126 IT, 2/ ; and Kirk and the other
cahman 51. each. The whole of the property found on
Mrs. Manning, be-ides the contents of the boxes dis-
covered at the Brighton Haile ay station, still remain in
the possession of the pollee at the Stones'-end station,
but it is expi-cted that within a few days the whole of it
will be diz,pmed of by the Government, who will pay the
solicitors some portion of their demands which they have
menvirialized for, and the remainder, if any, will most
likely be handed to Mr. Edward Manning. It is supposed
that the properly (among which are French Hewes,
valued at 70/.) will realize 1501.
SUPPLY OF PURE WATER.--A correspondent states,
that a pate nt right for bringing water on the respective
lines of railway into London and other cities, from high
elevations and pure sources, in metallic and porcelain
tithes, to supply the wants of the public at one-half the
present price, and in a much purer state than hitherto
obtained, has been granted to Mr. Lamplough, and that
arrangements are now being made for the laying down
of pipes on the respective lines of railway into London,
on a fixed rental on the income derived, thus adding
perwan(mtly to the rail way return, and preventing a
needless outlay of capital in the purchase of property for
a cunat or aque;-'uot, or boll conjoined, securing also the
water from injurious impregnations and the absorpCon of
gases. Tho principle of syphonie !Lotion is put into
requi.dtion, and by measis of a hydraulic pump, a vacuum
is caused and a continuous and uninterrupted flow of this
necessary of life is obtained so long as the fountain
maintains its supply.—What we want is pure water--
hm, we care not. it is a fact undeniable, that the in-
habitants of Lamb-th and Southwark have little better
than sewage water to drink, and that in proportion to
the impurity and scanty supply, ceteris paribus, so they
suffered in the late epidemic.—Builder.
[Any EliTtsEmENT.]-liilioui Complaints, Indiges-
tion, and Sick Headaches, cured by Holloway's Pills.—Persons
subject to, or suffering from, any of these complaints should
immediately take a few doses of this most extraordinary medi-
cine, which is a certain and efficacious remedy for all disorders
arising from a derangement of the digestive organs ; it not only
cures but preserves the body in sound health and strength, and
likewise improves the powers and faculties of the mind. For
debilitated constitutions, nervous affections, want of appetite,
and diseases of the liver, there is no remedy eqttal to it. Every
one leading a sedentary life should take Holloway's Pills as
preventative of those maladies. Sold by all Druggists and at
Professor tiolloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.

BIRTHS.
On the 30th ult., at Lansdowne-crescent, Dirs. Francis
Walsh, of a son.
On the 31st ult., at Windsor-terrace, Maida-hill, the wife
of J. Stewart Lamb, Esq., M.D., of a son.
On the 31st ult., at Clapham-parh,Mrs.Wodehouse Raven,
of a daughter.
On the 31st ult., at Fitzwilliarn-square, Dublin, the wife
of A C. Lambert, Esq., of a daughter.

dtdRRED.
On the Ist inst., at St. Jatnes'I
s, Paddington, William Skil-
l), ck, Eiq., of Howley-place, Westlyuarne-terrace, to Janet,
daughter of the late :quart Donaldson, Esq., of Craven-hill,
Hyde-park.
On the let inst., at St. John's, Westminster, W. K. Parker,
E,q., of Pimlico, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Thomas
Jeffery, Elq., of Westminster.

On the ROth ult. DIED.
, in Dublin, the Hon. Mrs. Of w Cave,
of Castle Otway, in the county of 1 ipperarv, widow of the
Hon. R9bert Otway Cave, and eldest daughter of the late
Sir Francis Burdett, r'art.
On the 30th ult., at Hertford, John Green, Esq., corrnerlf
of Ware, lierts, aged 7
On the 2 ith ult., at Apslev-guis, Bedfordshire, Mary Anne,
relict of the late E. W. Ashlield, Esq., aged 55.
On the 2!)t.h ult., aged 68, John Howard, Esq., of Brereton-
hall, Cheshire, formerly of Hyde.
On the 29th ult., at Highga e, Lieutenant• Colonel Arc
lt
bald Irvine, C. i , ireetor of Works to the Adaiiraly, a
late of the Bengal Engity ers.
On the 2 ith ult., at the Priory, Aigburth, near Liverpool,
aged 5,, Harriett Moody. wife of J. Southern, Esq.
On the -tit ult., a, No ton Abbott, Devon, S. Wilson,
Esq., formerly of Waltham-cross, aged 6S.
On the :. St h ult., at Hayes, Middlesex, Jane, the wife of
It. Andrews, Esq.
At Cheltenham. on the 27th ult., Miss Hodgson, sister
the late S. Hodgson, Esq., of :-:oston.
On the 21st ult., at Bddford-place, Hastings, J. Morricer
Esq , aged 5

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Thursday, January 3, 1850.