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London, England, 1857-10-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1

be Lieutenant, vice Harvey, resigned; Henry Ingle
Baylis to be Ensign, vice Hancock, promoted.
[This Appointment is substituted for that which appeared

THE LATE TRAGE'Dr AT WARLEIGH.

hrwever, object to seven or fourteen days, if bail
is granted.
Further conversation here took place relative to
fixing the time for the adjournment.

in the Gazette of the lCth instant.] -
Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery Regiment—First
Lieutenant Charles Blayds Molyneux to be Captain, vice
Railton, resigned.
d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia Herbert
Charles Wilkin, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon.
R0y9,1 North Lincoln Militia Henry Ward, Gent., to
be Lieutenant, vice Smith, resigned; Henry Augustus
Williams, Gent., to be Ensign, vice J. S. Cooper, pro-
moted; John William Marshall, Gent, to be Ensign.

Since the inquiry before the coroner relative to
the murder of Andrew Border and his wife, the
prisoner, Timmas Miller, has been gradually
recovering from the wounds ho inflicted upon him-
self, and it was expected that in the course of a few
days he would be able to be removed and undergo
an examination before the magistrates. In order,
however, to avoid the excitement of a police court
it was determined to conduct the investigation at
the residence of the prisoner, and accordingly, tni.
Tuesday last Mr. P. C. Sheppard, a county magis-
trate, proceeded to Warleigh and took the deposi-
tions in the prisoner's bed-room, in which he was
lying. Mr. Skritie, of Warleigh-house, accompanied
by Mr. Phelps, his solicitor, was present but took
no part in the proceedings. Mr. Slack, solicitor,
of Bath, was present on behalf of the prisoner.
All the witnesses, who gave evidence at the
inquest were again examined, in addition to the
prisoner's mother, who until to-day was too un-
e ell to undergo an examination. She gave her
evidence in a collected manner and without the le -is t
indecision. Her name is Elizabeth Miller, and,
being sworn, she deposed,—l am the wife of Thos.
Miller. The prisoner is my son. He is 27 years
of age. He has never been a ;dieted to drinking,
nor have I noticed anything wrong about his state
of mind further than that after he has been reading
I have heard him remark that he felt his head
rather light on the top. On the night of Friday
preceding the murder I had no rest in consequence
of the state he was in. He appeared to think there
was some one fighing with him all the night. I
thought ho was going to have a fever. He said the
Philistines were coming to him. I sat by his side
all the night, and whenever I went away for a mo-
ment lie called me back. He got up between 6
and 7 o'clock, and I gave him some tea. He seemed
much better afterwards. I then went to the
Shepherd's-farm, having business there during the
day ; before I went I told Mrs. Hancock to send
for me if she observed my son to be worse. Daniel
Hancock cameto me in the afternoon and said Thomas
was very bad. I came home at 5 o'clock and gave
him some tea. I then made preparations for him
to put his feet in hot weather, and when I was up-
stairs getting the water ready this circumstance
happened. As I was upstairs Ibe ard the door open
and then a scream. Iran downstairs as fast as pos.
sible ; but when I got down I found no one in the
kitchen. The scream I heard appeared to be that
of a man. I rushed out of doors, and as I got to
the door I fancy I touched some one's coat. It was
quite dark, and I could not tell who it was. I
think it was Tom. The door was wide open. When
I got out of the door I saw that some one taid fallen
down on the pathway, and I called to Daniel Han-
cock to come out to see who it was. It was the
body of Mrs. Border. She was lying alsoet 3 yards
from the door. Mrs. Hancock brought a .ight, and
said, " Why, here is Mrs. Border lying on the
ground 1" Mrs. Border neither spoke mr moved.
I went into Bradfield.'s house, and remained there
until my son was found. After my sor was got
into bed I returned home. My husbandremained
in bed all night, and asked me on the following
morning what the noise was about. I said that
Tom bad been ill. The knife ,roduced
belongs to my son, and was usually kept, in the
kitchen window. I did not see the knife that even-
ing. I never knew my son speak in any arry way
inregard.to the Borders. I had not heard him men-
tion their names for some time. My son NinS a very
saving young man, and had some mone: in the
savings-bank. The money found in the box belongs
to me. I think there was 921. in the b sx. Be was
always a good and dutiful son to me. 3y Mr.
Slack.—He was as harmless as a child ; la acted
sometimes more like a child than a man. Xy hus-
band was not capable of taking c ire of the rr iney,
as he has not been right in his mind during the last
9 years. He is now in the lunatic ward of the work-
house, he was removed there a few days since. By
Mr. William., magistrates' clerk.—l don't mow
what caused my husband to become insane ; hi lust
some money about 24 years ago. He has toll me
three or four times that he had attempted to tom-
mit suicide; on one occasionhe tried to drown aim-
self at Dundas. The depsitions h tying been ead
over to the prisoner, who was cautioned in the %nal
way, he made no reply, Mr. Slack advising hin to
say nothing. The prisoner was then fullycommaed
for trial. The magistrate (Mr. Sheppard) decided
to make any order at present respecting the mo.ey
standing to the prisoner's credit in the Bath
Savings-bank (471. 3s. Bd.) or the 92/. found in the
hot's,. Mr. Edwards, surgeon, stilted that he
could not give a certificate for the removal of .he
prisoner until the following day.

M. England, in answer to Mr. Travis, stated
that they had evidence to collect from London and
other parts for the prosecution; and it would re-
quire a remand to Wednesday.
Mr. Wells asked if the court intended to fix the
adjournment to Wednesday. He should have liked
a shorter period than a week.

Yr. Travis said be had just reosived intimation
that there was another charge to be preferred
aga;nst the prisoner.
Ur. Wells then applied for the prisoner to be
admitted to bail.

- BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Sidden, coal and timber merchant, Rochester.
Thomas Chandler, surgeon, Rotherhithe.
Ed ward Brearey Sissons, grocer, Leeds.
Fredereck W. Pool, licensed victualler, Bristol.
Thomas Wych, Innkeeper, Macclesfield.
David Davis, grocer, Pontlottyn, Glamorgan.
William Swire and James Blair, builders, Barden,
Yorkshire.

Ilir. Travis—l decline to grant it, unless you
show me a reason why I should do so.
Mr. Wells urged that he required a full opportu-
nity for conferring with his client. If bail were
fixed his client would come to the court on the
day to which the case might be remanded. He
wts not asking for anything unusual.
Mr. James Holden (who had just entered the
court) here said—Now it becomes my painful duty,
aad very grievous duty it is, to prefer a charge
against Mr. Bright, and I may state that never in
any case have I rtiai.,eared with feelings of greater grief
:o myself than I do now preferring against him the
very grave chlrge to which I shall draw your atten-
lion. The charge again-t him is the very serious one
f forgery, atiol that to a very large amount. How-
:tver, at present, I shall only ask fora remand, and
ay bc fore you such evidence as is requisite for that
purpose. The late Mr. Taylor, of Hull, who was
the partner of Mr. Bright, had a number of railway
thares, and his son, Mr. R. I. Taylor, had also some
shares in his name, and up to some few days ago,
he (Mr. R. Taylor) had every reason to believe
that those shares were in his father's and his
,own names. However, Mr. Taylor went to York
the other day to make inquiries at the office of the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, and to his
surprise and grief he found a transfer of those shares
had been made. Both his own name and the name
of his father had been written on them ; but he be-
lieved that both those names were forgeries. Tho.e
signatures had been witnessed by Mr. Bright.
Mr. Taylor, he went on to say, had not had time to
make further inquiries respecting those shares, but
he would put him into the witness-box, and would
then ask for a remand to enable the parties tocome
from York With the documents, and then prove to
you how far the charge against Mr. Bright can be
substantiated. Mr. Holden then called

—iSTilliana Dobson, and John Thomas Robson, silk
throwsters, Darby.

Edward Shaw, draper, Kingston-upon-Hall.
Richard R. Bealey and David Bealey, shirt manufac-
turers, Mancbcster.
John Sladoand JomesTallyVining, attorneys, Somerset.
Joseph Lee, engine manufacturer, Wolverhampton.
Tom Willi Am Hardwick and William Wilson, drapers,
Hunslet, Leeds.
John Bowbeer, oil and colourman, Bristol.
Samuel Talbot Hassell, merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull.
Henry Sibley, mining agent, Birchin-lane.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Leander, Millar, and Co., lace and sewed muslin mer-
chants, Glasgow.
John Edward Stephens, banker, Edinburg.
William Guthrie, wright, Ballendrick, Perthshire.
Robert Laird and Co., merchants, Glasgow and P►isley,
James Shirra, draper, Stirling.
William Smith and Co., calico printers, Glasgow.

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturda:

LNGLAND.
7th and Bth Victoria, cap, 32, for
the 17th day of Oct., 1857.
LIITDIENT.

!WU DIP,
Notes issued .. .. 23,400,430

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 8,925,430
Silver bullion -

£23,400,430

£23,400,430
11. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 223 day of Oct., 1857]

:PARTMZNT.

Proprietora'capital .. 14,553,000'
Rest 3,222,817
Public deposit E (in-
cluding Exchequer,

Government securities
(Includg.Dead Weight

Annuity) .. 10,254,541
Other securities...... 2,1,539,565
Notes • • .. 3,217,185
Gold and silver coin 599,00

_
Commissioners of
Nalional Debt, Sav-

ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accoants) 4,833,021
Other deposits ...... 11,132,431
Seven Day and other
8i115........ ... 869,070

Mr. Robert I. Taylor, who, after being sworn,
said—The late Mr. J. Taylor was my father ; he is
now dead. He had some shares in the York, New-
castle, and Berwick Railway ' • I had also some
shares. My father had 144 and I had 58 shares. I
proceeded to York within the last few days, and
went to the secretary's office to examine the transfer
deeds. The transfer deeds conveyed shares.
Mr. Travis objec, ed to the evidence. (To wit-
ness)—From what you have heard, you believe that
your name has been forged 7
Witntss—Yes.

£34,610,339

£34,610,339
5.011311 ALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 22d day of Oct , 1857

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Oct.
20, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid on
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain : s. d.
From the British Possessions in America 3l 6
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 35 4
Average of the above descriptions.

By Mr. Ayre—l am satisfied that the shares
have been transferred by a forged document. The
name of the witness to the document was H. S.
Bright:`
Cross-examined by Mr. Wells—These shares were
my father's property. They were not the partner-
ship property of Taylor and Bright. I cannot swear
that the shares which were mine were not the part-
nership property of Taylor and Bright.
By Mr. Travis—As understood by me, the whole
of the shares were my father's own property.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tais DAT.
Xmaterdam•• •• •• •• •• •• 11 1634 Gibraltar •••• ••••••••••
Ditto.three months .. 12 ,Leghorn .. ....•.•• 30 35
Rotterdam ............ 12 Genoa ••....•. 25 85
Antwerp .............. 25 55 'Milan •••••••• .......• -
Brussels .............. 25 55 Venice•• •• •••• •• •• ••• --
aamburgh ............ 13 1014 Naples . ••••••••• 42%
Altona .. •• •• •••• •••••• •• Palermo •••• •••••• .... 127

... 127

Do. three months .... 25 8714 Lisbon ..
Marseiilas •••••••• •• •. 25 87h Oporto •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 521
Bourdeaux ..•• Rio Janeiro ..... .••
Frankfort-on-lfaine 119• X Buenos Ayres..•• •• .•
Berlin . .. .• Now York,6o days' sight

Mr. Wells-1 am -instructed. to the contrary.

Mr. Tiavig—That muA be matter for evidence.

Vienna.. •• .• •••••• •••• 10 48 Philadelphia
'Priests— •• •• e • • • •• oe 10 48 ?awes OP BULLION, PER OZ:
Petersburg ............ 3514 Foreign Gold in Liars £3 17 9

Mr. Wells applied then for nail, hut Mr. Travis
declined to take upon himself the responsibility of
granting it.
During some remarks which followed,
Mr. Payne stated that Mr. Wells should have
copies of the examination of Mr. Bright in the
Bankruptcy Court.
Mr. E,,glanl sa'd every facility would be afforded
to Mr. Wells in conducting the defence for the pri-
soner.

Madrid 49 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Cadiz ................. 49• X Mexican Dollars .... 05 0%

Barcelona .......... /sew Dollars 0 0 0
Seville... ......... .. Silver iu bars .... 1 0 5 ITes

LOCAL SHARE MARKET'S.

Mr. Wells—Then am I 'o understand that I shall
have every facility afforded for the inspection of the
papers and other documents ?
Mr. England—Yes.
Mr. Payne said.if it was thought desirable he
would give an order to that effec%
Mr. Saxelbye— We will und-rtake, on behalf of
the a,sigoecs, that he shall have free access to his
lacy

Mr. Travis then remanded the prisoner unt;l
WeilmsdAy next, and stWed that it would not be
taken in the ordinary courz-e on that ,day, but a.,3
early a-1 the arrangements of the court would allow.
The prisoner then left the dock, and was removed
to the gaol in a cab.

HULL FLAX AND COTTON MILL

COMPANY.

ARREST OF THE LATE CHAIRMAN FOR,
FORGERY.

The following letter has been addressed by Mr.
Bright to the sharcliolders in the Hull Flax and
Cotton Mills Company :
" So lately as March last you were plea,ed to pass a
vote of thanks to we and my codeaeues, for our services
up to that period. Oa Thursday, the Ist instant, at
your special meeting, you requested me to withdraw from
th- room and take no part in the proceedings, though
you bad allowed me to be present during the reading of
a report full of one-sided and u' fair comments upon me.
" What has occurred to induce this change of con-
duct t So far as o u knew, all was running smooth,
until you received the circulardated the 17th September,
summoning you to a meeting of the company, to give
your consent to a voluntary winding up of your affairs.
" At this meeting the three remaining directens (Mr.
and myself having resigned) presented you with
a report, which, from the length of time taken in its pre-
paration, may be presumed to have, received their full
and careful consideration.
" With consummate tact and coolness this document
ignores the operations of the company for years gone
by,' and very conveniently prefers to confine itself ex-
clusively to 'the recent causes which have operated to
produce- the ultimate suspension of the company.' In
plain Eeglieb, the possession of a large sum of money
by myself is the one single cause recognised in the
report, and it is with reference to this nut-ject that I feel
ceded upon to trespass upon your time and attention.
"Myofficial connexion with your company is of very
recent date. In the spring of 1853 I was requested by
a deputation of your body, and by your then chief
manager (Mr. Rylands) to supply the vacancy at the
board, occasioned by the resignation of Mr. John Be wee.
It was with great reluctance that I yielded to many
pressing entreaties, and hardly taken mysseat as a direc
tor, and bad certainly no opportunity for in ight into
your affairs, when Mr. Rylands was removed by death.
I had, however, seen sufficient to confirm the general
opinion that the directors of that board were regarded
a 4 mere cyphers, to be consulted or not as the clnef
manager might chink proper ; and consequently, sur
prise was lessened when—on our being summoned to-
gether after his decease-1 found orders out for cotton
in America and in India, with mercantile engagements
almost to a fabulousarre unt, in every quarter of theglobe,
of the extent of which the board was utterly ignorant ; and
it is capable of proof that the decisive course I .hen re•
commended, namely, the cancelcnent °revery order, where-
ever, or with whom. never it might be, saved you from
a lose of fuly 50,0r.10t.

lIITJLL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—Oer. 21.
(Before Mr. Commissioner \Vest.)
RE HENRY S. BRIGHT.

This was a meeting for the choice of assignem and
proof ofdebts. Messrs. England and Saxelbye, anc
Messrs. Stamp and Jackson appeared for the as.
signees. Messrs. Wellsand Smith for the bankrupt.
Mr. Wells stated that there were several appli-
cations for the payment of wages to be proved.
Other debts wera also proved. The tical amount
proved this day was 101,437/. 188. 2d. In addition
to a few small proofs which we need not give, the
assignees of Messrs. Harrison, Wa-son, and Co.,
proved on 86,107/. ; Messrs. Samuel Smith, Bro-
thers, end Co., 11,8121. ; the Governor and Com-
pany of the Bank of England, 667/. lls. 81. ;
Messrs. Pease and Liddell, 1,241/. 12J. Id.
The trade assignees chosen were Mr. John R.
Ringresti and Mr. Elijah Meggitt.
Mr. England said he consented, on behalf of the
assignees, to the bankrupts' allowance continuing.
He also intimated that he had to examine the bank-
rupt on one or two matters.
Mr. Wells—The bankrupt is in attendance.
His Honour—Where, in the room ?
Mr. Wells—ln the room adjoining.
Ills Honour (to Mr. England)—Do you wish the
examination to be private'?
Mr. England—lf you please.
His Honour and Messrs. England. and Saxelbye
and other gentlemen then proceeded to an adjoin-
ing room, where the bankrupt underw, nt a priva. e
examination ; and, at the close, as was anticipated,
it was determined that a charge of forgery should
be preferred against the bankrupt. As Howl as the
examination was over Mr. McManus, the chief con-
,
stable, went into the room and t ink the
-an...rupt
into cu.-ioly, a warrant having been issued for his
apprehension.

Mr. Bright was brought into the police-court at
3 o'clock, and took his place in the prisoner's dock,
the solicitors, assignees in the case, and other gen-
tlemen, having previously assembled.
Mr. England (addressing Mr. Travis) said—May
it please your honour, the prisoner before you is
well known as Henry Smith Bright. He has re-
cently become a bankrupt, and on behalf of the
assignee 3 of his estate I am directed to prefer
against him a charge of forgery, in the en torso,
ment f.f six bills of exchange, and also with utter-
ing those bills with a guilty knowledge of their
being forgeries. I produce the first of those bills,
and shall then call Mr. Payne, the registrar
Court of Bankruptcy, to put in evidence of the exa-
mination that has been taken to-day, and. hall then
ask you for a remand. of the
Mr. Samuel Payne was then sworn.
Mr. England (to witness)—Do you
produce de
written examination of the prisoner taken in the
Court of Bankruptcy this day ?
Witness—Yes. This is it (the examination was
here produce I). It was taken before Mr: Commis-
sioner West, and signed by Mr Bright,
intlaeCourt
Mr. Travis (to Mr. England)—D°
of Bankruptcy.
you propose
that it should be read now?
Mr. England—No, sir ; I shall exhibit to you
the bills in the order that they
may be marked to
facilitate investigation. (To the witoe ss)--Will you
be kind enough to look at these bills, and say whe-
ther they are those that have been prc ,daced before
the Commissioner during the exano.fination of the
bankrupt.
,
Wituess (having examined the brAls)—Yes, they
are respectively marked A B, C, A E, and F.
They are the bills referred to in the examination
rnowged was
taken this morning of Mr. Bright before Mr. Corn-
mi.sioner West, in the Court of Bankruptcy.
Mr. England stated that the fore, ery with which
the prisoner
that
bankruptcyt of entering
a false name upon the bill marked "A."
Formal
proof wasf the char
proceedings
having been given,
Mr. England applied for a remand, and said per-
haps Mr. Travis would allow them to consult the
,
convenience of the registrar in fixing the day.
Some discussion ensued as to wb iei would be the
for a remand
most convenient day, and as it was esansidered that
it would be the better course to ri imand the case
until Wednesday,
to that day.
Mr. Wells asked what there wag -to prevent the
Mr. England aslge d
examination and other proceedings: :in the Court of
Bankruptcy from bsiug then read.. If the applica-
tion was granted by the. Court, his, client might be ',
k ept in prison for seven days. If• the examination ,
were now read, it might not be necessary to com-
mit his client.
Mr. Travis-.. There Tr • s--There is now art information on
oath, before me of a forgery having bi yen committed.
Mr. Wells—But by an adjotrxnu Lent my client
may be detained in prison seven .da Ss: I do not,

" With the subsequent arrangements for the manage-
ment of your.affairs you are of course acquainted, but
as regards nay share in them yuu must excuse my shortly
trospass eg upon your patience. My own business
.
en-
gagements were no sinecure, and it was only after much
solicitation from each individual member of the board,
and more especially from the represetlatives of the late
Mr. Itilands, that I conserted to take the active part
which, up to a very recent period, I havo continued to
exercise.

" Nor did I yield to these solicitations until I obtained
the cmisent of the board to the oppointment of an officer
—who ought certainly to have been employed from the
formation of your company, I mean au accountant—who
should stand between you and the boards. I urged that
the extent of your business called for the employment of
a gentleman in whom you could have confidence, and
whose salary should be so liberal as to ensure a regular
and proper attention to the books of the company, which,
as I then stated, it was beyond my power to overlook.
Ultimately Mr. Carlin was appointed, at a salary of 100/,
per annum, this high remuneration being fixed in order
to ensure constant and efficient superintendence in this
department. In the early part of the present year I felt
so dissatisfied with the existing state of matters, as re.
garde the books, that I entered into correspondence with
one of the first accountants in London, with a view to
obtain a more complete examination of them—from the
very formation of the company (including all the
suspicious circumstances connected with the purchase
and sailing of ships, &c., Sec.)—than bad yet been
laid before-you ; and I only regret that I did not carry
but my intentions and engage the party—but I merely
postponed the intention until later in the. year. I men-
tion it now merely as evidence that I was not afraid my
own account being examined.
"Another matter, which occurred about the same
period, may enable candid minds to draw a similar con-
clusion—l mean my resignation, which thus arose.
With the growing inattention to the business of the
company on the part of Mr. Joeb. Rylands, his purchase
uf ship, cacended mercantile operations, supercilious,
eelf-eufficient, and impertinent deportment towards the
directors, office staff, and ordinary customers, as also his
evident desire and intention to control the board with
the same iron rule his father had done before him, I had
month by -month become more and more dissatisfied.
Nor were my colleagues less painfully alive to" this un-
expected state of matters ; so that I do not suppose it
Has any surprise to them when, about 9 months ago, I
placed my resignation in the bands of the deputy-
chairman (Capt. Whitaker, R N.) From this gentleman
(with whom previously to my joining The board I was
wholly unacquainted) I had received such uniform kind-
ness and consideration that when he,, in conjunction with
4r. Hassell and Mr. Thos. Holmes, urged me to with-
draw nay-resignation I consented to do so, and once
more to devote myself to your interests, and continued
so to do until suddenly attacked with rheumatic fever.
I was confined to my bed for many weeks at Bridlington
Quay. When I was first informed of what Mr. Rylands
'suspected,'
ected ' as to money being due from me to the
company, I indignantly dallied it ; and when—=onithe