The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-16 00:00:00

before unheard of, in order not to displease England, erred into the names of the Commissioners for the reduction
• of the national debt, that being after the lapse of the period
it concealed from the knowledge of the country of ten years.
portant facts which justified the commander of our Cross-examined by Mr. Witaefxs—Persons are ordinarily
squadron. I declare, not to employ circumlocution, celled upon to identity others coming to transfer stock at the
Bank:
that you (turning to the Minist:Tial bench) :how I By Mr. GREAVES—Books are published by the authority of
neither sincerity nor honour in your intercourse with L an Act of Parliament of unclaimed dividends, and the date
when the first unclaimed dividend became due.
the Chamber." ; Re-examined by Mr. El:LE—But not of the amount of
This was followed by loud cries of "Order," stock upon which they are due.
when the PRESIDENT told M. LEDRU-ROLLIN that Mr. John Slack—l reside at Abbot's Langley, in Herts. I
knew the late Sir. Ardern Hulme. My father's name was
such language was not parliamentary, and called George Slack, and he left property. Mr. Hulme acted as exe-
him to order. "If they are not parliamentary they cutor under my father's will, and guardian to my sister and
myself. He died in 1832, up towhich time he had continued
are nevertheless true," he replied; and upon this the to act as guardian to my sister. The document produced is
SPEAKER put an end to the discussion, as there was in the hand-writing of Mr. Hulme.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wiumes—My sister had an income
no question before the Chamber. besides the funded property. Her income was handsome.
The French funds were rather flat on Sunday. She had more than 3001., 4001., or 500/. a ye* independent of
the 3,5001. Consols which lay dormant. I cannot answer the
question whether she is an intelligent person or not.
By the Coma—She was not accustomed to business.
Mr. George Beaman, surgeon, of King-street, • Covent-
garden—l was executor to the late Mr. nubile, and produce
a book relating to the affairs of the Slacks, which had been
kept by Mr. Hulme. There appeared a settlement of ac-
counts, balanced and signed by Miss Slack.
Miss Slack was then called, and was accommodated with a
chair. She appeared exceedingly nervous. She stated—
Mr. Hulme was my executor and guardian. After his
death I received my own dividends. 1 was not aware that
I had 3,5001. Three per Cent. Consols. I did not
receive any dividends on that stock until after this
inquiry began. In 1827 I was living in Smith-street,
Chelsea, in the family of Mrs. Leek. 1 paid for my board
and lodging there. In 1830 I left Mrs. Leek, and went to re-
side with my sister's husband, Captain Foskett, and have
lived with him from that time to the present. The signature
of Anne Slack to the will produced is not in my handwriting.
I did not give any person authority to make this will or to
sign the name.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wfineues—My age is thirty-
seven. I never had an interview with Mr. Barber at all.
I was taken in a cab to the office door, and Captain Foskett
went in and left me in the carriage. That occurred
only once. Captain Foskett informed me, when he came
out, that some moneys had been discovered belonging
to a Miss Slack, of Chelsea. This writing has been shown
to me several times, and does not resemble mine in the
slightest degree. My writing is a neat running hand, and
this is a stiff upright hand,
Mr. 'William Christmas—l am clerk in the Bank of
England. I filled the situation of Librarian at the Bank.
My position enabled me to become . acquainted with facts
relating to unclaimed dividends. I. am at present under sus-
pension. lam acquainted with Fletcher. I recollect giving
him information in 1839 respecting 3,5001. stock standing in the
name of Anne Slack, and subsequently gave him the descrip-
tion which was in the books of the Bank, namely, " Smith-
street, Chelsea." Fletcher afterwards showed me a letter ;
possibly two months or more after the last inquiry he
had made of me. •He stated that it was to satisfy me as to
the identity of the person whom he had found out who
claimed the stock. The letter produced is that which he
brought me—l think it is. I compared the signature
with the power of attorney in the books of the Bank.
After having done so, I saw Fletcher again. I told him
that I believed there was something in the style of the
writing like it, but that it:was a younger hand—meaning
that the letter was in the younger hand. Fletcher, after a
considerable time had elapsed, told me that the probate of
the will was lying in the will office. I had cautioned him
that he must be very particular of the identity of the parties,
and Fletcher said that he was quite satisfied that he was right.
In a few days lie called on me, and said he had come to make
me a remuneration for the information I had given him. He
said the stock had been transferred and sold. He gave me
1001. in gold. I have returned it to him since he has been in
custody.
Cross-examined by Mr. GnvevEs—l have been 50 years in
the service of the Bank, and have given information to other
persons besides Mr. Fletcher relating to unclaimed dividends.
I have told Mr. Freshfield of all the persons to the best of my
recollection. I have never received 1,0001. for such informa-
tion ; it may be 5001., but I will swear it is not 1,0001. I gave
the 1001. back to a messenger sent from Fletcher by me. I
am suspended now. I did not volunteer the information I
gave to Sir. Freshfield unfortunately; it was in consequence
of something that had been said of me that I gave the infor-
mation. I was asked to acknowledge all I had done. I
admit that I prevaricated at first.
The following witnesses were next examined, adding no-
thing material to the facts which have already frequently
come before the public in the reports from the Mansion-house
examinations :—Mr. John Apsley, a clerk at the Abbots
Langley Railway station, his wife, and Captain Foskett, who
married the sister of Miss Anne Slack.
The trial was proceeding when we went to press.
[All the prisoners were accommodated with chairs. Bar-
ber, however, stood, and continued from time to time to
make copious notes; the others sat down, and appeared
greatly dejected.]

• The elections for Exeter, Huntingdon, Horsham,
and Woodstock, are not to be mere walks over. At
Exeter a gentleman named Briggs raises the standard
of free trade, and contests the palm with Sir William
Follett; Mr. George Thompson, Mr. Moore, and a
numerous staff of the League are at his side, and a
good fight will be made. At Huntingdon, and the
other two places, League candidates will be named,
and not a chance lost of enlightening the electoral
mind. Whatever may be said or thought of the po-
licy of the Leaguers, it is quite certain that their
energy and diligence go far to deserve success, and
must, sooner or later, achieve it.

THE COURT.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the
Queen of the Belgians, and the Prince of Leiningen, are
expected to arrive in town this afternoon from Wind-
sor Castle. A special train has been ordered for three
o'clock, at the Slough station of the Great Western Rail-
way, for the accommodation of the Royal party, who
are expected to reach Buckingham Palace about a quarter
before four o'clock. His Majesty King Leopold is ex-
pected to arrive in town from Claremont.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)

James Thompson, a fashionably-dressed Young man, who
gave his residence as being at No. 26, Sloane-street, Pimlico,
and described himself as " a gentleman of fortune," was
placed at the bar on the following charge : Miss Rose
31'Kenzie, a young lady of very interesting appearance, and
whose connections are of very high respectability, stated that
she was residing at No. 66, Jermyn-street, St. James's.
About half-past eleven o'clock last night, she hurriedly left
home to fetch a doctor for her sister, who had been suddenly
taken ill, and was, as she believed, in a dying state ; and, as
she was hastily proceeding along Jernyn-street, she met the
defendant, will), as she was passing him, caught her round
the waist in an indecent manner, and sought to detain her;
but, although greatly frightened and shocked at the instant,
she broke from him by main force, and ran back as far as
Bury-street, where, having closely pursued, he came up with
her, and would, no doubt, again have grossly insulted her,
but that police-constable No. 173, of the C division, came up
at the instant and protected her.
The constable stated that Miss M'Kenzie was in a very
frightened and exhausted state, and obliged to support her-
self by leaning against the side of one of the houses. The
defendant said he had made a mistake in the party, and on
his telling him he ought to apologise if he had insulted the
lady, he said, " What ! I apologise for insulting a beastly
woman ?" and afterwards called the complainant a d—d
nasty, stinking, beastly, common w—, on which he was taken
into custody.
The defendant said he was very sorry if he had misbe-
haved himself, but the fact was he supposed he had taken a
glass of wine tuo much.
Mr. MALTBY said his conduct was scandalous and dis-
graceful in the extreme.
He was fined 51., or one month's imprisonment with hard
labour.—The fine was immediately paid.
The Rey. Thomas Banbury, from Oxfordshire, and a rector
belonging to the Established. Church, was charged with hav-
ing been found at half-past 11 o'clock last night in Bury-
street, St. James's, so beastly drunk that he was quite inca-
pable of taking care of himself; he was, therefore, locked up
in the station-house. The defendant was fined 15s. for being
drunk, which he directly paid and was discharged. This is
his tourth appearance before this Court within the last three
years, on charges of drunken, disorderly, and riotous conduct
in the public streets at midnight, in some instances, accom-
panied with violent assaults. The fines imposed.on those
occasions, were 51., 31., and 2/. which he instantly paid ; he
appears to be about sixty years of age.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Peter Jowett, a spruce-lookinc, young fellow, was charged
with being riotous, and ringing the bell at the house of Mr.
Bowna, a surgeon, residing at No. 12, Charterhouse-square.
It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Bowna has a pretty
servant-girl, to whom the prisoner has been for some time
paying his addresses. On the previous evening he adjourned
from a public-house to the front of the complainant's resi-
dence, to which he laid siege, very vigorously knocking at
the door and ringing the bell, so as to disturb and alarm all
the inmates, particularly " Mary," who felt quite abashed at
these violent and uncouth demonstrations of the affection of
her admirer. Remonstrance was useless—he must see
" Mary ;" but " Mary" would not see him, so he was formally
introduced to a police constable, who conducted him to the
station-house.
The prisoner, whose subdued and sheepish look fully ex
emplified the words of the Irish song—
" Love so hot will soon grow cool again,"
declared he was very sorry for what had talc; n place.
Mr. Co3mnE fined him 11., or three weeks' imprisonment.
Mr. Bowna—l am authorised by the girl to pay the fine,
whatever it is.
Mr. Conni—Then let herself come and pay it.
Mr. Jowett was locked up.