The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-16 00:00:00

GERMAN Y.

The sittings of the delegates from the cities of the
Zollverein, called together to consider the changes
in the tariff about to be proposed by the Minister of
Trade, will be concluded in a week or eight days.
The financial result of the contemplated alterations
iz the scale of import and export duties will be a
reduction of the present revenue of the Verein to the
amount of 1,045,000 thalers. The loss on the duty
on articles of food is estimated at 575,000 thalers ;
on the duties remitted and reduced on raw materials
of manufacture, 272,000 thalers ; by allowance of
drawbacks on exportation, 198,000 thalers ; of this
amount of loss to the whole revenue of the Union,
about 517,000 thalers will be borne by Prussia alone.
The reduction of transit and river tolls will be at-
tended by a decrease of revenue to Prussia alone of
347,000 thalers ; so that she gives up by the revision
in all a yearly revenue of 918,000 thalers.
A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin, of the 13:11
init., in the Kolner Zeitung, states, that in the con-
ference which took place on the 1 1 th, Baden and
Lippe-Schaumburg revoked the conditions which
they had advanced on the subject of the League.
Electoral Hessen, however, still refused to give a
declaration before the definitive constitution of the
Federal authority at Frankfort.
In the same conference Prussia made sundry pro-
posals for the constitution of the " Board of Princes"
and the Cabinet of the Union. The propositions were
accepted ad referendum, and the debate on them was
to take place on the 13th.
Respecting the revision of the Bund Prussia pro-
poses that the League shall take part in a Con-
gress, but that they shall adopt the Prussian pro-
test of the 3d of May, and that they shall add
another protest to the effect that they will not consent
to the definitive constitution of the Grand Confederacy
unless the League be recognised as an integral part
of the same.

Letters from Erfurt of the 10th inst., in the Ober-
postamts Zeitung, states that instructions have been
issued by the Berlin Hcme-office, from which it ap-
pears that the Parliament is to meet again on the
26th ins*.

The Frankfort journals publish the dispatch of the
Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs to the diplomatic
agents in the different states of Germany, with respect
to the Austrian circular on the establishment of a new
Central Government. It is dated the 3d, and commences
by expressing regret at the negotiations of Austria and
Prussia for the establishment of a new Central Govern-
ment having been without result ; but it says that the
Prussian Government had made the propositions which
it considered most simple and the best adapted to
circumstances, and that in consequence it declined to
assume the responsibili'y arising from the fact that
the powers of the ad interim Central Commission of
Frankfurt had expired before a new Central Govern-
ment was appointed. With respect to the Congress
convoked at Frankfort by Austria, the , dispatch
observes that the King of Pussia had invited his
allies to honour him with their visit on the
Bth,: accompanied by their Ministers, in
order to deliberate on the measures to be adopted ;
and it says that it is on the result of these delibe-
rations that the subsequent policy of the Govern-
ment will entirely depend. The note then goes on to
protest against the language of the Austrian note,
which causes it to be supposed that the Austrian
Cabinet convokes the Congress at Frankfurt to re-
present the old Diet, and in virtue of the powers
which the presidency of that Diet conferred on it ; as
it says the Diet is dissolved, and the powers have
ceased. Nevertheless, it does not dispute the right of
Austria to convoke a Congress; but it declares that
the states which may not take part in it will not be
bound by its decisions.

The Berlin committee for managing the transport
of articles to be sent by German manufacturers to
the Exposition of Industry in London, has issued
advertisements requesting exhibitors to send in
descriptions of the goods to be sent. They
will be carried free of expense to the three
cities of Cologne, Dantzic, and Berlin, and from
thence to London ; free carriage back is also guaran-
teed. The Government undertakes to insure them,
during the period of the exhibition, from damage or
destruction by fire. Similar arrangements have been
made in Brunswick, and will probably be made in
most of the States of the Zoliverein.

The new railway that will connect Dresden with
Prague, passing along the valley of the Etbe, and
for a considerable part of the way on the immediate
bank of the river, was opened on the 10th from
Dresden to Konigstein.
Toe Austrian Congress of States was opened at
Frankfort on the 11th. Ten plenipotentiaries took
part in the proceedings; among them was the re-
presentative of the Electorate of Hesse. The So-
vereign of this State is still among the princes at-
tending the Congress of Berlin.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The advises by the
America making the deficiency in the receip's of
cotton at the ports cf the states 586,000 hales, have
added ill per lb. to the prices of most descriptions
in the Liverpool market. The effect on our Exchange
has.bee,n a slight enhancement of the quotations for
water twist, and for some counts and qualities of
male also. Both the shippers and home consumers,
however, have met this small requirement very
coolly ; for the most pat contenting themselves, in
the absence of any urgent orders, with what was to
be had at previous rates; yet thus, in many instances,
paying what they refused to give last week. We
have Aad some deg ree of irregularity in the prices
asked by spinners; but not withstanding the inanimate
charaqter of th
bu.iiness da:sr'
and the limited extent of the
about effected,.
.selling, have manifested much indif-
ference.except on their own
terms.. rl-.
-..,e tone ing,
things
able in the of is less favour-
vain to ask goodshigher
printingin prices.
qualit7leosderate request While a the h e bettepreviousr
rates,. the lower
sale than they were.maapollams and low 6.4 drather more difficult of
are
jac-
conets are very flat, and inclined
In 40-inch skirtings hardly to droop in value
anything can be done.
Contracts are still in existence to a considerable ex-
ana dis
dre not
tent;, but as they run out merchants
to renew them. Long cloths, l's
again neglected; but the prices of last svcinernekeltaircPl
the
lowest that would be accepted.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The flannel market has
been dull and inactive today, and prices stationary,
Wool has undergone little change, and the °"l7.
manufac-
turers continue to buy very sparingly.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have still to note
business doing to a moderate extent in manufactured
goods ; several buyers have paid us a visit the last
few days. We hear, however, of weavers now waiting
o
for work, which may be owing to the change of
patterns for the autumn season. The throwsters,
although working full time, are in the same dull po-
sitiJn we have noted for some weeks past. In the
raw silk market, some of the merchants having
lowered their pretensions upon the extreme rates they
were holding for, a few large parcels of Chinas have
found ready buyers at about previous prices ; in other
classes not much doing.
HALIFAX, SATUEDAY.—The worsted trade con-
tinues
. steady, but by no means animated, and there
is no alteration in prices. The demand for yarn is
pretty much the same as it was, and the quotations
are stationary. The wool market is
quiet,and the
staplers are free sellers at late rates.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have had fair average mar-
kets at the cloth halls, both on Saturday and to-day.
The manufacturers continue busy,low. stocks keep
There is a fair business doing i and
in the ware-
houses, but the unfavourable weathern has somewhat
curtailed the sale of spring goods.
EX

TENSI YE FORGERIES.
Li.v.aaPOOL, TUESDAY—Yesterday afternoon at
three o'clock the prisoner Wm. Threlfall, who was ap-
prehended at the George Hotel, in this town, on Fri-
day, charged with extensive forgeries, principally upon
the Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company, was again
placed in the dock.
Mr. Blair, the barrister, instructed by Mr. Harvey,
solicitor, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. ASO.
nall, the barrister, instructed by Mr. .13n-mnor, of this
town, and Mr. Barrat', solicitor of Leeds, again de-
fended the prisoner,

The court was crowded by mercantile men, as on
the previous occasion, and every available seat was
occupied, so that the representatives of the local press
had to stand by the prisoner in the dock. The pri-
soner, who is a stout man, of florid complexion, and
rather gray, appeared deeply to feel the awkward po-
sition in which he was placed.
Mr. T. Bourne, the broker, and Mr. Langton, the
manager, of the borough bank, were again examined,
and spoke to the bills of exchange purporting to be
accepted by Mr. Rylands, the ,chief manager of the
Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company.
Superintendent Towerson produced the two stamps
or frames of letters alluded to in the examination on
Saturday. The inscriptions on the frames were,
"Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company," and the
other, " Chief manager." He also found in the bag
a tin box, containing red paint. He had compared
the stamp with the impressions on the bills, and they
perfectly corresponded. He produced a piece of paper
on which there were some impressions of the stamp ;
also a piece of cloth with a preparation of red paint
upon it, together with a bottle of red ink. He pro-
duced two pieces of paper, one of which contained a I
copy of a bill of exchange for 8541., dated the 2d of
October, 1849, and drawn by the prisoner, purporting
to be accepted by Joseph Rylands, per pro. Hull
Flax and Cotton Mill Company, and also copy of a
bill of the same date and same drawer for 5001, ac-
cepted by the chief manager of the above company ;
also a paper purporting to be the copy of a bill
for 500/., dated August 1, 1849, drawn by William
Thelfell, and accepted per pro. the Hull Flax and
Cotton Mill Company, by Joseph Rylands ; also
another bill for the same amount of a similar cha-
muter. There were numerous other papers in the
bag, consisting of bills, letters, books, memoranda,
and so forth. The letters were addressed to the pri-
soner. He found the book produced, which contained
particulars of the two bills which the prisoner was
charged with forging. There were in the bag several
blank bills, which be produced.
In cross-examination Mr. Aspinall asked the
contents of the bag, and the officer pointed to several
bundles of papers upon the table, which the Learned
Counsel requested might be marked. Among-t other
documents he found a banker's bill for 897/. 104.
[ Mr. Rushton objected to this course of examination
as irrelevant] He found a Bank of England note of
1,000/. in the prisoner's pocketbook, and another of
2001. ; and in the bag 3/. 14s. 10d. in coin ; also ten
blank bill stamps. He also found a bill for 2,0001.,
dated " Manchester, Dec. 19, 1849," drawn by W.
Threlfall to the order of himself, at three months'
date, upon the Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company,
at Hull, payable in London, accepted at Sir Charles
Price and Co.'s bankers, London • pp. Hull Flax
and Cotton Mill Company, J. Rylands, chief manager,
due the 22d March, and endorsed, "W. Threlfall,"
paidlMessrs. Overhead and Co., or order; Oakes, Bevan,
and Co.; pp. Overhead and Co., R. Pelly ; received
for Barclay, Bevan, aed Co., C. T. King, or some
name resembling that. Another Bill was for 1,0001.,
Manchester, at three months' date, drawn by
William Threlfall, to his order, upon the
Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company, pay-
able in London, accepted as in the last bill, and not
endorsed. Another bill was accepted the same as the
last, but the body of the bill was not filled up at all,
neither was it signed. Another for 1,500/., dated
Manchester, 3d May, 1850, drawn by W. Threlfall,
at three months' date, to his own order upon the Hull
Flax and Cotton Mill Company, and accepted as the
last, was endorsed " W. Thelfall." Another for
2,000/, dated Manchester, 26th April, 1840, drawn
by W. Threlfall at three months' date, upon the Hull
Flax and Cotton Mill Company, payable in London,
and accepted as the last bill, and endorsed, " W.
Tlarelfall., ' Another was for 1,000/., dated Manches-
ter, 24th April, 1850, drawn by W. Threlfall to his
own order at three months' date on the Hull Flax
and Cotton Mill Company, payable in London, and
accepted as the last bill, endorsed " W. Threlfall."
Mr. J. Rylands, chief manager for the Hull Flax
and Cotton Mill Company at Hull, was next exa-
mined, and proved the several bills purporting to be
accepted by him to be forgeries.

In cross-examination by Mr. Aspinall, witness
stated that the prisoner had bought shares in the Hull
Flax and Cotton Mill Company, but he, witness, did
not know whether he was registered for them or not.
He had had money dealings with the prisoner on ac-
count of the company. Had dealt with him to the
extent of 10,0001. or 15,0001. during the last twelve
months. They held securities of the prisoner's to the
amount of 516,0001. There were 150 proprietors in
the company.
The prisoner was then committed to take his trial
at the next Liverpool assizes. Mr. Rushton refused
to admit the prisoner to bail.
There are various rumours in town as to the extent
of the forgeries, which are variously stated at from
20,000/. to 60,0001. ; but there is a desire to make as
little as possible of the case, on the part of the autho-
rities and the professional gentlemen employed.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SECONDARIES' COURT, May 15.
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)

FALSE IMPRISONMENT—MACDONALD v. BROXIIOLME.
This was a writ of inquiry to assess damages for false
mprisonment, defendant having admitted his liability by
allowing judgment to gu by default..
Mr. Slaws; stated the case. The plaintiff is a young
gentleman, a surgeon's assistant, and was formerly in
the service of a gentleman named Brown, from whence
tie went to live with the defendant, who is a chemist at
Holloway. In October last a disagreement took place
between the plaintiff and defendant, and the plaintiff in-
sisted on leaving. Defendant, however, charged the
plaintiff with stealing a book, and sent a servant to him
to say that if he would confess that he had taken it and
return the book he (defendant) would forgive him.
Plaintiff, knowing himself to be innocent, of course
could not comply, and defendant ultimately sent
a policeman, who took the plaintiff into custody
at eight o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the
7th of October, and he was taken to the station-house,
where he was locked up till Monday morning, when he
was taken before the magistrate, and was remanded at
his own request till the next day, when he was admitted
to bail. Whilst plaintiff was in custody he was searched,
and a key was found, which he said belonged to a box
of his which was at his late master's, Mr. Brown's. The
officer proceeded there and searched the box, and also a
small parcel which had been left by plaintiff with the
servant girl, in which were a few lozenge drops and
other trifling articles, which defendant claimed as his
own. Plaintiff was tried at the Central Criminal Court,
when defendant admitted that he had not lost the book,
and the jury stopped the case before the defence was
concluded, and gave a verdict of not guilty.
The Learned Counsel contended that the charge was
completely trumped up, and that the defendant's conduct
was either malicious or had been male to prevent the
plaintiff from claiming the salary he would have been
entitled to at the expiration of six months. He founded
this opinion on the tact that after plaintiff had threatened
to bring an action against defendant for slander in
charging him with stealing the b iok, defendant told Mr.
Brown that he was obliged to give plaintiff in charge,
or uu the Monday he would have had an action brought
against him fur defamation of character and for wages.
The Learned Counsel ccnsidered this a case calling for
heavy damages.
Police-constable, S 154, proved the apprehension of
the plaintiff under the circumstances described by the
Learned Counsel.
Mr. Brown, son to the plaintiff's former employer,
was called, and proved that the defendant said that it• he
had not done as he had he would have •had an action
brought against him for defamation of character and for
wages.
Georgina Borthwick, who was servant to defendant,
proved that he had sent her to plaintiff to charge him
with tealing the book, and defendant said he would
forgive him if he confessed. On another occasion he
said that he would see the plaintiff hanged. Her master
had spoken to the customers in the shop, and charged
plaintiff with misconduct.
Mr. PARRY eross-examined the witnesses and ad-
dressed the jury in mitigation of damages, urging that
there were reasonable grounds of suspicion to justify
the defendant giving the plaintiff into custody. He con-
tended that defendant would have been able to prove the
facts, if the action had been for malicious prosecution,
instead of trespass for false imprisonment. The Learned
Counsel denied that there was any malice.
The jury gave a verdict for 70/.
Ci

'OURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 15.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FA.NE.)
is kit MARTIN LUTHER PRITCHARD.--JUDGMENT.
The case of this bankrupt, the sharebroker of Liver-
Pool, has been frequently before the Court. To-day
was fixed for his Honour to give
the questi of theo bankrupt passing his last ex-
amination.judgment upon
. .. _
Hiallotiona, in the course of an elaborate judgment,
examined the accounts, and went into the objections
urged against the bankrupt, and concluded by saying
that he considered the accounts sufficient, and that
the bankrupt was entitled to pass his last examination.
Upon the application, of Mr. LAWRENCE, the Bth of
June was fixed fur the certificate meeting,
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placed .a
POLICE IN T,i---------
Yesterday John Bates was
1 LLI GEN cE
before
CL E RKEN WELL
Mr. Combe, charged by Mary Aun Bates, his bar
respect Ale-looking young woman, with his wih. a
outrage:— the folio • _mug
The prisoner was also charged by police-constable
him Baker, 261 N, with having violently assaulted h
while
in the execution of his duty.
It appeared from the evidence of the wife that she had
not been long married to the prisoner, who shortly after
their union commenced ill-treating her, returning home
intoxicated, and picking quarrels without the least
provocation. Very recently one of her relations
died and left her a legacy, since which the
prisoner had become more dissolute and violent,
had frequently threatened to murder her, and she
went in fear of her life. On Tuesday he left
his residence in BAll's Pond. common, Islington,
and in the course of the night he returned home with a
Young woman, whom he introduced into the parlour,
and,
addressing her, said—" In future you shall be
the mistress of this place; she (meaning
tearing through
have nothing witness) shall
to do with it." And he told the
young women to
prepare and go to bed. Witness,
his' threats and forum' vi 0140901
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