The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1850.

COURSE OF EXCIT)
Atust.romm .... •••• •• 12 0/4
Ditto, threemonths.. 12 2%
Rottt rdatn 12 2%
Amtwerp. ..... ........ 25 57%
Brussels ........ 25 57%
Elam ourgh ......M.B. 13 1034
Altona. ..... ••
Paris, 3 days'sight .. • • 25 35
Ditto, 3 months 35 57%
fkirseilles ....... . 25 CO
80urdeaux......... •
frankfort on Mains.... 1.0%
Iterlin .• .......... • • ••
Vienna, effec. flo•• •• •• 11 55
Trieste, ditt0.......... 11 58
Petersburgh,Sll.Rble.. 37%
Madrid 49%
Barcelona •• •• • • •• ••
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LNGE.-(TIIIS DAY.)
Gibraltar • . • • • • • • • • • • • •
Leghorn ••.. • . i 0 80
26 10
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Naples .. • ..• 41%
ealerrno, percz ........ 1231,¢
Messina 123%
49aben.... • • .... ••• • • • 5314
0p0rt0.... ••.. • • L 3%
itio Janeiro ........ • •
Buenos Ayres • •
New York,6o days'elght
Philadelphia ..........

as soon as possible. As soon as the girl had quitted
tho house she rose from her chair to snuff the candle,
but was instantly followed by the defendant, who
assailed her with the grossest indelicacy. After de-
scribing the details of the outrage, which were of too
scandalous a nature to admit of publication, she pro-
ceeded to state that she called him a " base wretch,"
and a,lccd him what he meant by such conduct, but
the defendant ridiculed her expostulations, and con-
tinued smoking a cigar until the servant returned,
when he again wished her to go out for some gin
and peppermint. Witness, however, prohibited the
girl from again leaving the room, and after
repeatedly requesting the defendant to leave the house
to no purpose, she desired her servant to open the
door for him and show him out, and the defendant,
after seizing her hand and forcibly shaking it, at
length quitted the place. On the following Thursday
she received a letter from her husband, apprising her
of his address in the country, with which she was
previously unacquainted, and she immediately trans-
mitted to him an account of the indignities to which
she had been subjected, and on the following day he
hastened up to town and took out a warrant for the
defendant's apprehension.
The witness was severely cross-examined by the
defendant, but without eliciting anything i❑ the
slightest degree at variance with her previous testi-
mony.

?BIM OF BULLION, IEI OZ.
Foreign Gold inbars..43 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 10%
Attrer in bars ........ 0 5 0

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 9.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF T../. EDWARD 3.

The bankrupt, who was a dressing-case manufac-
turer, in King-street, Holborn, came up on the ques-
tion of certificate. The unsecured debts are between
6,000/. and 7,000/. The assets, it is expected, will
realise a considerable surplus, after payment in full of
all the creditors. Mr. Fraser, for the assignees,
highly commended the official assignee (Mr. Cannan)
for the exertions used by him in collecting the debts
due to the estate, many of which were only a few
shillings. A dividend of 101. in the pound had al-
ready been paid. In this commendation the trade
assignee joined.
Inc GommissioNEß said it gave him great satisfac-
tion to hear Mr. Cannan spoken of as he deserved.
He well knew that no two functionaries could do
more to promote the interests of the creditors of the
several bankruptcies which were placed under the ad-
ministration of his court than the two official assig-
nees, Mr. Cannan and Mr. Whitmore. His Honour
then awarded a certificate of the first class.

Rhoda Passingham, a girl 12 years of age, con-
firmed the evidence of her mistress, so far as the cir-
cumstances had come under her observation, and
added, that on returning from her first message she
noticed that the prosecutrix appeared to be greatly
flurried and alarmed, and that on coming back upon
the second occasion she heard her mistress in loud al-
tercation with the defendant, who afterwards wished
her to go out for some spirits, but the prosecutrix for-
bade her doing so. _ _ _

When called upon for his answer to the charge,
the defendant declared that the accusation was en-
tirely without foundation, and trusted that the ma-
gistrate would allow him an opportunity for the em-
ployment of counsel, as he had been taken into
custody at a moment's notice, and no time had been
afforded him for the successful prosecution of his
defence.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Augustus Robinson was again placed at the bar be-
fore Alderman Challis, charged with obtaining 951.
under fraudulent pretence; and also with uttering a
number of forged cheques, with a guilty knowledge
of the same. From previous examinations it appeared
that the prisoner was clerk to the prosecutor, Mr.
Charles Keyser, of the Stock Exchange, and that be
had from time to time drawn money (by cheques)
on his master's account from Sir J. W. Lubbock and
Co.'s bank ; he was intrusted with the bankbook to
make up on its return from the bank, and in fact
every facility afforded him to commit fraud upon his
employer. It was ascertained by Mr. Keyser that
from the 2d of May last a discrepancy appeared in
the accounts, which continued up to the present time,
when he found that ten cheques had been drawn in
his name, and without his knowledge, on Sir J. W.
Lubbock's bank, and paid accordingly, which cheques
were now missing from among the other and genuine
vouchers in the bank-book. The only cheque that
could be easily proved was one drawn for 201., and
paid to the prisoner in two 51. notes and 101. in gold.
The numbers of the notes being known they were
traced to the Bank of England, where they had been
paid in. On one was written "R. H. Cooper, July
31, 1850," and on the other the name of Michael
Heenan." Books were produced to show that the
amount of 201. was paid to the prisoner on Mr. Key •
ser's account on the 17th of August last. The case
was remanded from Friday to obtain further evidence
with regard to the two 51. notes, and for the officer to
search prisoner's lodgings. The following was the
additional evidence :
Robert Hawkins Cooper said, he knew prisoner
very well ; had seen him frequently in his shop as a
customer. Prisoner always went under the name of
Rawlings to him. On the 31st of July, he (prisoner)
paid witness two sovereigns. He could not swear he
had not changed a note for prisoner, but he believed
he had not. He knew nothing of the note that bore
his name. He paid 201. on the same day to Messrs.
Heron, M'Culloch, and Squire, wholesale druggists,
of 95, Bishopsgate-street-within. He could not re-
member whether he paid the money in notes or gold,
as he never marked any notes that passed through his
hands. He believed he had not received a 51. note
from any one else about that time ; but he could
ascertain by referring to his books whether he had
had any bills to that amount paid to him by any of his
customers on or before the 31st of July.
Mr. Heenan, tobacconist, of King William-street,
knew nothing whatever about the Si. note bearing his
name. He did not know prisoner.
Edward C. Stringer, clerk to Messrs. Heron and
Co. said he believed the name of " R. H. Cooper,"
and the date of one of the notes, were in his hand-
writing. He received it from Mr. Cooper in pay-
ment, with others, for goods he had had from the
firm. Mr. Cooper paid the sum of 201. in notes on
the 31st of July to witness. There was an entry in
the day-book to the same effect. There was also a
similar entry in the cash-book, but owing to some
delay it was made on the following day—the Ist of
August.
Police-constable Taylor, 144, said, since the last
examination he had searched the prisoner's lodgings,
and in addition to racing-tickets and betting-books,
and memorandums, he had found a portion of a
cheque-book belonging to Sir John William
Lubbock's bank, and which was marked with a
letter " K."

Mr. HAMMILL said that ample opportunity would
be furnished bim for that purpose, as it was clearly a
case for the consideration of a jury, and he should
therefore order him to put in substantial bail, himself
in 801. and two sureties in 401. each, for his appear-
ance at the next examination, when the depositions of
the witnesses would be formally completed.
SOUTHWARK.

Edward Bishop, a well-dressed young man, was
charged with throwing a cauliflower of some mag-
nitude on the stage of the Victoria Theatre, striking
Mr. Higgie, one of the actors, during the performance
of the Mouse, and causing great confusion and dis-
turbance in the theatre.

Mr. &CHER said it was a most disgraceful act,
and, as a caution to others, he would order the de-
fendant to find bail to keep the peace for 12 months.
The required sureties having been entered into, the
defendant left the court with his friends.

RUSE OF A RUSSIAN DEVOTEE

OF LIND.

A young and wealthy Russian officer was sent
over here in May, 1847, on an affair of much im-
portance ; a few days only were allowed him to
transact the business. It was the eve of that musi-
cal insanity, the Milt of Jenny Lind. Our Rus-
sian shared the anxiety of the million to
be present; but, on applying for a ticket,
he found they had been all sold. Ile tried the
music shops, &c., but without success. He offered
201. for a stall, to no purpose. This was desperate ;
he was to leave London the next day. therefore the
offer of procuring a stall for Jenny Lind's second
appearance was useless to him. The stranger was
no common-place person ; he resolved, coute qui coute,
to try every possible means to gain his object,
and accordingly went early and stationed him-
self at the principal entrance to her Majesty's
Theatre. Here he addressed several who were wait
ing for the opening of the doors, and offered a hand-
some sum for the relinquishment of their admission
in his favour, but all were inflexible. Money was no
object; no Russian gold could have atoned to them
for the loss of the Swedish Nightingale's rich notes,
and our friend had almost begun to despair, when,
all at once, he felt an attempt at his pocket. He
quickly put his hand behind him in time to catch
hold of the thief, who had fully succeeded in extri-
cating his note-case, as it was actually in his posses-
sion. Our friend, who was a muscular yonng man,
immediately seized the delinquent by the collar,
and being a tolerably good English scholar, signified
his intention of delivering him over to the police.
The poor wretch pleaded extreme poverty, but this
would not do; a wife on a bed of sickness, but this
was equally unsuccessful ; at the details of three
starving children (the traveller was a young father)
the pickpocket completely succeeded in molifying his
captor. " Well," said he, " I forgive you, but only
on one condition; as you are so expert in the extrac-
tion of property you must immediately procure for
me one of these gentleman's pocket-books ; if
it should contain an admission for the opera to-night,
I will allow you to depart unmolested, with the addi-
tion, perhaps, of a trifle for your wife and children ;
but mind I shall have my eye upon you, and at the
least appearance of your attempting to escape me, I
shall give you in charge of the police." The man
cheerfully underto-'k the commission; and in a few
minutes our Russian friend was in possession of a
handsome pocket-book containing the much-craved for
stall ticket. Admonishing the light-fingered gentle-
man to be more honest in future, and presenting him
with a handsome gratuity for his wife and family, he
very soon lost sight of his professional friend in the
opening rush into the theatre. The next morning
Mr. —, a respectable old merchant, retired from
business, was at breakfast, and was describing to a
friend his disappointment the night before
in not hearing Jenny Lind, in consequence of his
having been robbed of his pocket-book at the entrance
to her Majesty's Theatre, es hen the servant
brought in a small parcel accompanied by a note.
On opening the parcel, what was Mr. --'s as-
tonishment when he discovered the stolen pocket-
book exactly in the same state as when he
lost it, except that, in place of the single-stall admis-
sion, it now contained a ticket for a box on the grand
tier for the next night of Jenny Lind's performance.
The note contained the following words :
" Sir,—Pray accept the enclosed box ticket as
a small atonement for your disappointnent yester-
day evening. Having offered the sum of twenty
pounds unsuccesslully for a stall, I enclose you that
sum for the use of yours. Hoping you will enj ,y the
treat of which I so unceremoniously deprived you,
believe me, dear Sir, your very obliged, FANATICo."
Tne note contained a cheque for twenty pounds.—
Musical World.

Mr. Briggs, a clerk to Sir J. W. Lubbock and
Co., said the part of the cheque-book produced was
the same used by their firm. lie had no doubt, on
seeing the initial-letter " K," that the hook was ori-
ginally given to the prisoner for Mr. Keyser's use ;
but he could ascertain for a certainty by referring to
the books of the bank, whether that particular book
was given for prosecutor's use or for that of any other
person.
Alderman CHALLIS said the finding of the cheque-
book was a material point in the evidence at present
against the prisoner. He thought the case began to
assume a more serious form, as far as the prisoner was
concerned, than it had before. The destruction of the
alleged forgeries had made it doubtful whether any
charge could be effectually sustained against the pri-
soner, but the evidence now before him would induce
him to grant a further remand, to arrive at the de-
sired information relative to the proper ownership of
the cheque-book.—The prisoner was then remanded.

Mr. PAYNE directed Mrs. Connell to be sent for,
and, in the meantime,
Mrs. Taylor was called. She said she had been
very much tbused and annoyed, and went in fear of
her life. She durst not go down the court, and they
had threatened to set htr place on fire. The witness
gave her answers with evident reluctance, and was
obliged to be threatened by the coroner. She then
admitted that she had heard the deceased woman
scream " Pray don't beat me so, you will murder
me ;" and the child also cried out, " Oh, father, don't
beat my mother so." _ .

The child was exam: :ed. She had been better
taught than might have been expected, and seemed
quite aware of the necessity of speaking truth. She
was accordingly sworn. Her name was Elizabeth Col.
lins. The deceased woman was her mother, and she
died on Wednesday morning. On Wednesday morn-
ing her father and mother quarrelled about money
matters. Her father struck her mother on the mouth
and made her mouth bked. He afterwards struck her
across the shoulders with a cane. She was drunk at
the time, and fell between two chairs. Ilir mother
said, " Pray don't hit me, you see what a state I am
in." Witness said, " Father, don't hit her, because
she will only die." Her mother came in at half-past
two in the morning, and was then quite tipsy. Her
father went out after beating her mother, and some
women came in and lifted her from the floor to the
bed.

In reply to many questions from the jury, the wit-
ness math several irreconcilable staterneats, showing
that the accuracy of her evidence could by no means
be depended upon. _ _ _

Mr. Morgan said that, in his opinion, the fill be•
tween the two chairs would not account for the injury
he found.

Mrs. Sweeney, recalled, said that the deceased was
lying on her left side on the floor when she entered,
and her husband was holding her and saying, " Give
the money." The deceased clutched witness's clothes
and raised herself, and immediately after wards said,
"Uhl my baby is come into the world." Her husband
said, " W hat is that she says ?" and on learning, he
left the room at witness's desire. Witness placed her
between two chairs on the floor, and sent for assistance.
She sank very rapidly, and died soon after.
The CORONER, having gone through the evidence,
said that if this woman's death had been caused by her
husband while unlawfully assaulting her, the case
amounted to manslaughter.
The jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict
of " Manslaughter" against Richard Collins.

The witnesses were then bound over in the usua.
form to attend at the next sessions of the Centra.
Criminal Court.

THE ARMY.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN MOORE, KING'S DRAGOON
GuARDs.—A few days ago, we (Clonmel Chronicle)
had great pleasure in announcing that this deeply-
lamented gentleman's health was considered as some-
what improved, and we had sanguine hopes of his ul-
timate recovery ; but our expectations were doomed
never to he realised. We have this day the painful
duty to record his death. Le died on Wednesday
last at Portobello Barracks, where he was stationed
with his regiment. He was a most amiable person,
and a perfect gentleman in every sense of the word,
and is sincerely and deeply regretted by all who
knew him, or had the pleasure of his acquaintance.
The deceased gentleman was the son of Stephen
Moore, Esq., of Barne, in this county. He entered
the 3d Dragoon Guards on the 12th of February,
1836, obtained his lieutenancy on the 10th of July,
1837, and his captaincy on the 26th of May, 1848.
He served with this regiment in India. On the ter-
mination of the war th ehe returned home on sick
leave, and on the re-establishment of his health he ex-
changed into the King's Dragoons.
Died, Sept. 4, at his residence, Wilton-terrace,
Henry M'Manus, for many years assistant mi-
litary secretary for Ireland, aged 75 years.