The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-28 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Sir William White, a stockbroker, and one of the
directors of the Church of England Insurance Institu-
tion, was summoned before Mr. Alderman Challis,
charged with assaulting Henry Armstrong, formerly
the bookkeeper to the institution.
Complainant stated that on Wednesday evening
last he was passing down Lothbury, when he met the
defendant, who pushed against him so violently that
he was thrown down and severely bruised.
In reply to questions from the Alderman, who ex-
pressed his astonishment at such an unprovoked as-
sault being committed, the complainant denied having
done anything calculated to irritate Sir Win. White,
though he admitted having known him some time.
He (complainant) knew him first about two years
ago, when he was sent for to fill the situation of kook-
keeper to the Church of England Insurance Institu-
tion. He bad remained in that situation for two
years, when he was suddenly dismissed. Witness
wrote to the directors about his dismissal, but they
refused to interfere. He then went to Sir W. White,
and while remonstrating with him upon the unfair-
ness of his discharge, Sir William struck him and
threw him down some steps. He did not, however,
take any legal steps about that assault, but he was
obliged to proceed against him when he found Sir
William knocked him down in Lothbury.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hobler, who appeared for
Sir W. White—Witness had had a quarter's salary
given to him as compensation for his short notice.
Had also been about the place since, but that was to
complain of his dismissal. Had never stood in the
way of Sir W. White in order to obstruct him, nor
had he been desired to keep away from the offices.
Upon his oath he had never placed himself in front of
Sir W. White. He was walking quietly past him
when he was struck. It was in Lothbury, and there
were a good many :people on the pathway, though
there was plenty of room for him and Sir William to
pass without touching each other. Sir William did
not strike him with his fist ; he pushed against
him with his shoulder. Both their shoulders came
together.
Alderman CHALLIS said it was evident that the
witness believed that the insurance company had acted
unfairly in dismissing him without procuring for him
another situation. Now, he (the Alderman) thought
they bad behaved very handsomely in treating him a=
they did—viz., in giving him one quarter's salary
while he was looking for another situation.
Complainant said he thought the society, being a
respectable one, was bound to provide a situation for
him when they dismissed him.
Alderman CHALLIS said, it was evident he heed
thought so, and had acted under that mistaken im-
pression throughout. He wished to inform the com-
plainant that the insurance company were not in the
slightest degree bound to do any such thing. As for
the charge of assault, the, it was equally clear, had
arisen from accident, and he should therefore dismiss
the summons.

The complainant then left the court, loudly pro-
testing against the injustice of the decision and the
principle by which he was discharged from his situa-
tion without another being procured for him.
BOW-STREET.

Richard York, a young man in the employ of
Messrs. Gardner and Co., lamp manufacturers, 453,
Strand, was charged with embezzling several sums of
money due to the firm.

Alexander Frazer, superintending engineer at the
brewery of Messr3. Hanbury and Co., proved a pay-
ment to the prisoner of 351. 103., due from Mr. R.
Hanbury to the prosecutors. The prisoner signed a
receipt for the amount.
Robert Slater, in the service of Mr. Charles Saun-
ders, secretary to the Great Western Railway Cam-
pany, paid the prisoner 51. for the prosecutors. The
prisoner placed his signature to the bill.
A further payment of 31. 18s., by Mr. Wilson, of
the Constitution public-house, in Drury-lane, was
also proved.

Jonathan Pearce, cashier to the prosecutors, stated
that neither of the above anr)unts had been accounted
for by the prisoner.

Mr. J. E. Gardner said that the prisoner had been
in the service of the firm about 12 months, at a salary
of 2001., with some additional advantages. The total
amount of his defalcations was about 1001. He hoped
the Court would treat the case as leniently as possible.
Mr. HENRY said that any appeal of that kinl must
be addressed to the judge at the trial.
Inspector Marsh deposed to having apprehended the
prisoner, who admitted his guilt with respect to six
amounts, including one received from Lady Glent-
worth, which led to his detection.

Mr. HENRY committed the priso-_er for trial cn
,hree charges.

James Davies, alias Smith, was; placed at the bar
with his daughter, who appeared' to be imbecile,
charged with an attempt to obtain money by false
pretences from Mr. Eustace Anderson, of 15, Lin-
coln's Inn -fields.

The prisoner had' made a pathetic statement re-
specting his daughter's infirmities, and begged for a
small contribution towards making up the required
sum for her removal •to an asylum. Mr. Anderson
said he would make inquiries into the case, and told
him to call again. He did not receive a second visit
from the prisoner, but the .Mendicity officers pursued
him, and found him eventually in Cheapside. He
admitted the offence, and begged to he let off.
Mr. Ilmcnv committed him for a month.
CL ERKEN WELL.
John Spurgeon, a respectable looking man, 48 years
of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combe,
charged by Mr. John Lambden, a bootmaker, of 1,
Hanover-terrace, Islington, with having been con-
cerned in stealing certain documents belonging to the
County Court, Duncan-terrace, Islington.
The prosecutor said, that on Thursday morning
last a friend of his who was in embarrassed circum-
stances called cn him and informed him that he had
teen summoned to the County Court for a debt of 31.,
and in consequence of his being too late in his attend-
ance, the judge made out an order for his committal
to prison for 14 days. He requested witness to assist
him in drawing out an affidavit to present to the judge
of the court to rescind the order, but not feeling
himself competent to the task, accompanied his friend
to the Court in Duncan-terrace, where he was intro-
duced to a person whom he knew by the name of
Horne, and he asked him to draw up an affidavit.
He said he could introduce him to a party who could
do the thing properly, and he conducted him into the
waiting-room of the court, where the prisoner was
apparently busily engaged in writing at a desk.
Horne introduced the prisoner as being a solicitor,
and they agreed to draw out the affidavit, and they
repaired together to the Prince of Wales Tavern,
next door to the residence of witness, where the
prisoner commenced writing the affidavit, but it was
done so badly that witness said he should be ashamed
to present it to the judge, and he would draw it out
himself. They then demanded 2s. of him, which he
declined giving, when Home snatched up the sum-
mons and two receipts and bolted off with them. He
made the circumstance known at the County Court,
where he was informed that Horne was known to be
in the habit of lurking about the court, with other
persons, for the purpose of imposing on the unwary,
and that the prisoner was not a solicitor.
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Mr. Mould, the clerk, said that the courts of Lon-
don were infested by a set of low designing fellows,
whose only object was to victimise the poor, the igno-
rant, and unwary, and a wholesale system of
plunder was carried on
licitors and mock agents with impunity by self-styled
so.
Mr. COMB' said that the police ought to be in at-
tendance at those places to prevent such impositions,
and to look after such hangers-on. He questioned
Mr. Lambden, who said that it was after he had
m
taken the affidavit that the documents were seized
and taken away.
thath
he
Iliagdhtit not
con-
gratulate himself upon
Mr. COMBE told the
that
tinjeicre
point.
been fir it he would have committed him for trial.
the halter. He
He had had a narrow escape from
be cautious
of his future conduct, and also his friend Horne.
b
would discharge him ; but he had better
y
a sense of justice and a desire to protect the
the
public
Mr. Lambden said that he was only pro:np,,ed
in
te as a warning to such
and exposure of it vyouhl opera
prosecuting the case, and he trusted that publicityh
parties.

THE BISHOP or EXEIER.—We have received a
letter this morning (Wednesday, Sept. 25) from a correspon-
dent in Devonshire, dated yesterday, stating that the Bishop
of Exeter has refused to accept testimonials signed by the
Archbishop of Canterbury..— Guqrdian.
At the Stirling Court of Justiciary, on Wednes-
day, a female medical practitioner was sentenced to ten years'
transportation, for inflicting injuries upon a pregnant woman,
which terminated in her death.

GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- - -
" Z. s. d. Z. s. d.
British •••••• - • • • • - 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 183
Brighton ...... ••• • •• 5/. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. •• •• 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 -
Continental Consolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
Equitable .. .. .. .. • ... 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 28
Imperial .......... • • 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Independent ....... - 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 48
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 210 0 -
Phoenix . •........... 4% L 50 0 0 49 0 0 29
Ratliff .••••.. • • • • • • 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75
United General .... - 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15yg
Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 4836
Ditto, New .... -• .• 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9%
LYS'S'', OP SCOTTISZ COMPANZES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- - -
X a. d. X. s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company ' 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 196
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Lank . CI. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1130
Clydesdale Ban: -•• .• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13%
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 171
Eastern Bank .... •• • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 9%
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 4%
Exehangeßnk of Soot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 12%
Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 -
National 8ank...... •• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 f • 15
Northof Scotland Bank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5C 0 2%
North British Bank ' • • - - - • -
Royalltank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 3 0 132%
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88
Western Bant--• ... .• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7314
Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 1 0 20%
13. A ccord.Life sand Fire - 20 0 0 10 0 -
British Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 14e 6J
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23
Colonial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 it. 3s.
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 17s
Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20
East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 -
Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2%
Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
['lsar. Co. of Scetlnd•• Al. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 18e
Mercantile Life - -33 G per et. 10 0 0 010 0 6s. 6d.
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225. 6d
North British Insur 6pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 253
North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 00 I -
Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 -Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 -
Scottish Union Insrnce. 6141. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 , 243.0 d
Standard Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 ; 9%
United Dep.Assnrance Sl.per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 116 s 3d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Z. s. d. Z. a. el.
Suction Mart •••• • • • • 2/. ss. 50 0 0 - 25
Australian Mriculturl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 lii
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10e. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 5
Canada ... • • .... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 89
Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - -
Pity Navigation .... - - - 94%
Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. odd; bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 91
Equitable Reversionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 106
Gcn.StesmNavigation 11. Bs. 15 00,14 0 0 27%
London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 -
Russell Institution • • - - 20 5 0 -
Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7914
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 96
Royal Mall Steam.. •. Si 18.4. p. c, 100 0 0 60 0 0 63
South Australian .•••• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Van Diaman's Land.. - 100 0 0, 29 0 0 %

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 21st day of September, 1850.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

X.
Notes 155ued........ 30,176,120

X.
Government debt .. 11,015,100
Other securities .... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,951,162
Silver bullion ...... 224,958

£30,176,120 I £30,176,120
M. MA
Dated the 26th day of September, 18 50. R SHALL, Chief Cashier.
BANKING DEPAILTN2N T.
Proprietors'eapitah. 14,553,000
Re.,lit • ...• • • •• • 3,557,5)5
Public deposits • (In-
2inding Exchequer.
Coraintssloners of
National Debt, .t av-
I ugs-hanks, and Di.
accounts).. 10,222,879
o.ber ileposlta • • 8,966,161
.•,:n Jay and other
bills •••• • • • • ••.• 1.239,992

Government Beene-

ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,433,230
Other securities •• • • 12,158,839
Notes •• •• •• 11,313,980
Gold and silver coin.. 635,578

£38,541,627

X 38,511, 627
MARSFIA.LL, Chief Cashier. !r, 1850.

Dated. the 25th day of September

THE LIVERPOOL
ANDSTEADIERS.
ISLE OF MAN
The Admiralty have, it is said, sent enters to the Lie of
Steam-packet Company, directieg that the mail steamers n
shill leave Liverpool during the winter at eight O'clock in
the morning of the days of sailing, and return from Douglas
at ten o'clock in the morning. If the Admiralty knew any-
thing of Douglas Bay they would not issue an order which
it is impossible to obey.--Liverpool Mercury.