The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

JOINT-STOCK BANKS. I ound the bricks about eighteen inches in extent, and
The new number of the British and Foreign Re-
n order to prevent the work being seen, he had,
view Contains an article under the title of " Coin and when " done work," filled up the vacuum thus
Currency." The article, instead of discussing fully created by a quantity of oakum, which he coated
and fearlessly the question of banking, which occu-
over with the appearance of lime to look like the
y
ries so much of public attention at this moment, prig-
other part of the cell. This he accomplished b ,
cipally consists of a retrospect of the history of bank- it is suepesed, scrapings some lime off the wail
ing in England. So far, however, as the writer's and mixing it with his= own water. His intention
views can be discovered froth the casual references to appears to have been to get into the ye
the principles on which the, business of banking ought and unhinge the door of the water-closet,
to be conducted, he concurs-. with us in the opinion ! which would have assisted him on to a shed to
that the joint-stock banks have been of the greatest which he could have grasped the spouting of the roof,
' service to the country; and ••that: any attempt ()U tile : and by main strength lifted his body upon the roof,
• . • pert of the Government to interfere with them ought from which he would have doubtless descended b•
to be resisted by every-constitutional-means: same scaffolding poles, forming the various stages 4f
. There is a very decided and. general impression in , the new wing in course of erection as a prison fqr
the monetary circles of the country, that Ministers ! soldiers. The keen look-out kept by the gaoler, how'-
contemplate some imps:it-tent changes in reference- to ever, frustrated the deep laid scheme, the successful
the constituti )n and. powers of the joint-stock bank- issue of which would, doubtless, have been worked,
ing companies. The impression, we fear, is too well but for the good watch kept. The prisoner has been
grounded. Deputation after deputation from the put in irons, and two men are constantly with him
directors of the joint-stock banks have, within the when in his cell, and will remain with him until re-
lastmoved for trial either to Winchester or Maidstone.
few weeks, waited on Sir Robert Peel, with a
view to learn his intention in relation to these este-
It is supposed he will be removed by habeas to the
blishments. Not an atom of information on the sub- latter place, especially if the Government prosecute
ject could be elicited from him. He shrouds his for the Post-office rubbery.
designs in the deepest darkness; ' The conclusion to 1 ,
which the joint-stock banking'companies have con- ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
sequently come is, that he does meditate some inva- 1 NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, April 4.
siun of their powers and privileges. If_he- skisin,any (Before Mr. Baron Bairn.)
way assail these associations, he will soon discover TUE LAST WRIT OF BIGHT—RUSHTON, DEMANDANT, V.
that he never committed a greater act of folly for NESBIT, TENANT. .
is was a writ riht to tr the title to a
-Mvery -
himself, as he could not contemplate one more fraught
sidTerhable property,of situa gte-in Choy rlton-uponedlock.con
with evils to the country. It will be strange indeed 7 The writ of right was an ancient remedy for the reco-
if, instead of curtailing the exclusive privileges of the very of lands in fee simple, when by length of time
Bank of England, as every one expected he would or other circumstances, the claimant was shut out from
when the question of a renewal of the charter came asserting his right in the action more usually adopted
to be discussed, he should bring forward a measure for that purpose. Evidence having been adduced,
for abridging the resources and impairing the useful- Mr. DENDAS stated that his Learned Friend (Mr.
ness of the joint-stock banks. Archbold) and himself had carefully watched the case
Though the Premier persists, in defiance of all the throughout, and that he must admit he was not able to
entreaties for information, of those who are most in-
;answer the evidence on the other side, or to impugn with
ectha set up.
terested, in concealing his intentions either as regards eff
A verdthe title the
retenantict was turned ac ordingly.
the colossal corporation in Threadneedle-street or the
Friday, April 5.
joint-stock banks throughout the country, the period (Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.)
is at hand when he must make an unreserved revelae ALDERSON V. WAISTEEL AND OTHERS.
tion of his plans and purposes. Immediately. after the This was an action to recover damages for assault.
Easter recess he is to make an exposé of his intentions The plaintiff and the defendants in this case are far-
and measures in reference to the question of the cur- i mere, residing at Birkdale, in Yorkshire, and are of ree
rency. Until then, we suppose', we must wait with phi- 1 spectable standing in their calling. The plaintiff and
iusophical patience. One feature, we have reason to be- : one of the defendants are severally possessed of certain
to deprive the '!alai at Birkdale, and entitled to common pasture on
Belle, in his future bankingpolicy, will be
oint-stock banks of their right to issue notes of their t csrtain wastes there situate. The sheep of each person
own, and to confer on the Bank of England the ex-
' Isere tended in a particular part of the common, which
elusive privilege of "making paper issues. There is
keptwas called the
heat
h" heaf " of that party ; and after being
ifoodrueseodinteo time . the
within
neph were,
e' somethino- so evidently fraught with the most serious we littntle the
difficulet
mischiersto the monetary interests of the country, in scribed limits. The plaintiff hadrtewolbnielwds, or sttoen eprine.-
arty scheme of this kind, that did not what seems to closures, to shelter the sheep in rough weather, on the
us irresistible evidence of the fact crowd upon tie common, as well as the defendant ; but the latter took
from all quarters, we could not believe that such an it into his head that besides his own, he would take
idea had ever entered the Premier's mind. To with- j pos,ession of one of the plaintiff's Melds. On Sun-
draw from the joint:stock banks the privilege of day, the 4th of February, the nephew of the plain
i tiff was at the . bield, tending his uncle's sheep,
issuing their own notes, will be in many, perhaps the
majority of cases when the elder defendant came up to him, and
, the same as if these banks were to .
1: said he would have one of the ilaintift's bields.
be annihilated by Act of Parliament. Sir Robert
I The plaintiff might retain which he liked, but he (the
Peel professes to be a great stickler fur maintaining
theefendrintwould have the other. On the day
vested Interests : if he carry his understood intention
~bier
plaintiff and his nephew were at the bield, when the
into effect, he will earn for himself the unenviable re- :
,er defendant came up on horseback, using very violent
putation of having committed a wholesale robbery of language towards the plaintiff. Ills son,'
aother of the
the shareholders in joint-stock-banking companies.. defendants, was crossing the common with some sheep,
Divest them of the right to issue their own notes, and and both proceeded to drive the sheep towards the bield
you despoil them at once of their property. Their of he plaintiff. The plaintiff and his nephew drove their
main source of profit lies in their having a paper issue flock:so as to be interposed between the bield and the
of their own. It was "on the faith of such right being sheep of the defendants, and the two flocks becoming
continued that they commenced business; without it mixed together, a contest arose between the parties, the
plaintiff and hish nephew trying to keep the defendants'
business could not, in many instances, be carried on
at
tdanrts urging them forward. The
without incurring a ruinous loss. Consequently, ••
:31Teerp defendant ae
' t
e stuck
himplaintiffknocked down.
. he plaintiff
the joint-s ock ba .king business will receive a blow, did not return the blow, but rising, still endeavoured to
Ciotti the effects of w hich it will never recover. make the sheep turn back. The defendant then snatched
Nor will the injury in the supposed case be con- a larger stick from the hand of his son, struck the
fined to tie shareholders : It will be extended to and plaintiff another severe blow on the head, knocking
deeply felt by the public. The infinite service which him down a second time, and then seizing him by the
the joint -stock banks have been able to reader to the heels dragged him over the stony ground, and flung
country, has been chiefly through means of their him into a ditch at same distance. The younger defen-
pr:vileee to hake issues of their own paper. The davit also threw a stick at the plaintiff and struck him.
country knows, and is forward to acknowledge, the This was the assault complained of.
services of the joint-stock banks. But for them the t,.
.7. Dtuirisaot heatsaddressed the jury for the defence, con-
natureofthe assault
had donehad been much
national distress would, in times of pressure, have " ee's'gignegrated, and chat the defendant
issued, in all probability, in a national bankruptcy. : than was necessary to remove the obstruction which n o more
They alone, on repeated occasions, have neutralised plaintiff offered to his driving, as he had a right to do, his
the injurious effects of capricious contractions of the own sheep off the common.
currency, on' the part of the Bank of England. A verdict was finally returned for the plaintiff—
To deprive the joint-stock banks of the right to Damages lOL As to the younger defendant a verdict of
issue notes of their own, and to place, as it is sup- not guilty was returned.
posed the Premier means to do, the entire paper cur- - Saturday, April 6. .
rency of the country in the hands of the monetary THE QUEEN AGAINST WILLIAMS, BROCKLEHURST, AND
monopolists in Threadneedle-street, would be one •
This was an indictmentßßESTON for a conspiracy to defraud
ofthe must audacious anti-free-trade deeds ever her Majesty of certain duties of the Customs.
perpetrated. It would be the grossest outrage and Mr. Starkie, Mr. 'Wortley, and Mr Cardwell, were for
greatest - . insult to the country, which ever 'the
niroseCution. The prisoner'
Williams was defended
Toryism committed in the-days of its unresisted do- by Mr Ramshay, Brocklehurst by Mr. Sergeant Murphy,
initiation. The country loudlq complains of the and Beestoieby -Mr. James.
extent to which it already suffers from the caprices The principal witness against the defendants was a
of the Bank o England ; and Peel purposes to person of the name of Booth, a locker in the Customs,
place the nation still 'more at the mercy of that gigan- who stated that on the 17th of July last, while he was
tic establishment. The cry everywhere is—in Eng- standing under the dome of the Custom-house, Beeston,
lend, Scotland, and Ireland, for an abridgment of te who is a landing-waiter, came up to him and said he
present powers of the Bank ; and Peel purposes to
wanted to speak to him. They went together to a public-
h Williamseuseeand
.ig h
there met Williams. They dinedstogether,
confer upon it much more enlarged and important the reckoning.
reckoning. Nothing particular was
powers than ever. The country calls, in the spirit of then Aftersaidpayi t Booth left the house, Williams fol-
free-trade principles, for an extinction of the moue- loved him, and said Beeston wanted to see him at the
tery monopoly so long enjoyed by the Bank ; and I Globe public-house on Copperas-hill. They went there
the Premier intends to make that monopoly greater together, but did not see Beeston. Williams said he
than betbre. This is progress in free-trade principles 1 knew what Beeston wanted, and that if he (Booth) was
es ith a vengeance. It is the 'crab-like progress of on a station for articles that paid a heavy duty, they
going backwards. might make 1,0001. each a month; that there would be
But will Ministers succeed in carrying out their four in it—the witness, Williams, Beeston, and another.
currency projects? .It still be passing strange ifthev The witness said he could not do it. Witness was away
n leave on the 18th and 19th. On the 21st was on
do. We have too much faith in the omnipotence of "
duty as a locker at Green's warehouse. One Richards
public opinion; when fairly and fully expressed, to
al;dbohut half past
wantede
to,r th
together,
aol,seoloeaklocwkietrhtßherre.kießehueistton cadmes.
suppose that any Government will be suffered to an- e",ausr
nihilate the joint-stock banks, Merely to play into see witness. On locking up .sth'eytir. went away
the hands of a corporate band of monopolists, who Brocklehtirst walking behind. Beeston then -baesketi
. are ainbitious of possessing an exclusive control over witness if he had seen Williams. Wtness said he
the currency, and the consequent monetary destinies, had, and the subject of their conversation would not do.
of the country. Of this n e are certain—that the Beeston then said, " Well, Booth, you know best, but
Williams has made 3,0001. by getting goods out in
most tigorous and determined opposition which Peel
has bad t., encounter on any measure, is now in the that way, which ' he,
,has melted." Witness met
course of organisation on this question.—Advertiser. Beeston and Brocklehurst again at the Waggon
and Horses public-house in Whitechapel, but Williams
_. _ ___ . . _ I was absent and nothing particular occurred. Did not
ANOTHER JACK SHEPPARD. see any of them again until the 25th. Was at Nuttal's,
foure.h e
bags of ti
nWillitunscame in. Ile said he. had bought forty-
There is at present in Portsmouth gaol a yoyoung,
ee;haentdhewrahne ‘,ted.otuldkel'eotw if they came to
man named John Smith, alias George Baker, whose . ,A It n e SSS
deeds as a burglar, though not- so extensive in paying duty. Witness gave an evasive
rtehelm go without
their nature, are quite on a par as re- i horst was at that time on the other side pl.the ''-
street.
gerds management with those perfbi-med by ; Witness t;ommeinicsitsd what tookplace
the Ainstvorth immortalised Jack , Sheppard.: ,don to Mr. Bt.:keel, the acting surveyor, and Mr. Brown,
This candidate 14 Government patronage is by trade' ow superintendent locker. .By their direction he went
a bricklayer, and apparently about 19 years of age,'l to Nuttai's with - Richards. He saw Williams and
s:itn in make, with a small head and hard features, with ' Br. cklehurat. He told them he could not do what was
a simplicity of expression, .Which, but for the strong- • wanted without the knoa ledge of his partner, Richards.
eat evidence, wou:d go far towards impressing an 1
Wi'liams said he had no objection. A conversation
: th, n took place as to the mode in which the object was
ordinary jusiy with an opinion of his incapacity for the ti::,t effected.an .It appears when goods are in one ware-
pe, fern:lance of such deeds as we are about to mention. '
it
atsremsought to trans'er there to another,
Allis first exploit in. this locality nits breaking into the , w!,at is called oval-sufferanse is made out and are-
louse of a clothes salesman, named Byerly, situate in sented to the warehouseman, and if there is a sufficient
Hanover-street, Portsea ; this he accomplished on the " bond fur the payment of the duty in the name of the
evening of the sth March (Sunday), by removing , person signing the removal, an order tm permit is written
eome bricks in a systematic and workmanlike way ; on the removal sufferance, as authority fer tire. ware-
from the outer wall of the dwelling; the hole thus ' man. The goods are then sent in a locked cart with a
inede led into a passage communicating with the shop.
• cart follower, and a cart note is delivered to the officer
But the thief was not rewarded with a rich booty :et the second warele.use, a hich empoe era him te re-
ceive the goods. Williams produced a delivery order,
merely a few articles of wearing apparel and carpenters :
and said he was going to pass a removal-sufferance for
toe's, with which he got clear off; notwithstanding
forty-four bags of ctiffee
hto Green's wet ehouie; that he '
the bundle they formed was a very large one. Ile
sieeamped to Southampton, and there offered:some of tiv;oluilltdi
allow
to
wo out -
ittennesbsagansdi ieiionheaxrtdsdfiayvewsiot%hout. duty, aind
the articles for sale; but Southampton becoming un- !
ten. He.said witness's pay was
very
smalTreaigoidistfhoartthtee
eannfertable, he returned to Portsmouth with some of the , might make a fortune in a short time. He said Beeston
articles from Byerly's on his person, which were re- rut them up to it. The next day Brocklehurst came to
cognised by a loci' police-officer, as those described : Green's warehouse. Mr. Bulteel was concealed near the
by Byerley as having been stolen ft ern his house. ' locker's desk. He said that he had not been able to pass
The prisoner. was lodged in gaol, and brought up be - ; the removal-sufferance in time, but would remove them
.fore the borough magistrates on Thursday the 14th of the next day. Witness shortly after met Brocklehurst
in the street. While there Mr. Bulteel passed. Be had
:March, when, the evidence being very conclusive, he
that. he might not be known. Brockle-
was committed to take his trial at Winchester next . '
4hlu7sttaealsksedontliheewdaindenssotif lirlhkenew who that wan Wit-
assizes. On searching the prisoner, at Portsmouth re ss replied exit 'day Brocklehurst
gaol, about 30s. in silver and halfpence were found ; came, about half-past two and saidl t i.efiten bags
l Williamsf coffee
-upon him, which led the authorities to suppose that ' wire comings The cart came' shortly
he had been robbing some till at Southampton during ' e ith it. The cart note was dehvearederiouv;itnVessnd
his short stay, which circumstance being published in Richards, and Wi Hams got the cart follower away.
a local paper, speedily brought two persons fram Brocklehurst stood at the corner of the street, abou'i
Southampton, who recognised the prisoner at once as i twenty yards otE Williams paid witness and Richards
the man who had entered the house of Mr. Maurice i three sovereigns; he said he would remove the thirty-
13atchelose called the Queen Charlotte, in* Simnel- . four bags the next day. The cart then went away with
street, Southampton, on the night of the 10th of the coflee, Williams following. Witness went to Breckle-
March. In this case the prisoner had secreted him burs', and while they were standing together Mr. Eul-
tecl passed. Brocklehurst said, " That's the same gen--
self in the house, and remained concealed until the in . th man I saw yesterday. He's a superior officer to you.
mates were all gone to bed, when he stole forth, and I should know him a quarter of a m'le off." He said if
.after arming himself with a cleaver and a carv' 'he thought he was following the cart he (Brecklehurst)
iknife, proceeded to the till, which he broke open LI i
wouldo bringth it back.d It appeared that,lMnheel did
emptied of its contents ; he then collected what other fo' w
property he could, with the assistance of a lareern, which removing it
ftarito,
into, sv,enizreehlotuhsee acoffteaeehwhi while Williams l'
siom
spiritn-as
he found in the kitchen, and made good his escape. vaults, kept by a person of the name ofe Ri 'aidee n.
The money and property was the same as found upon i A number of witnesses were examined
a to show that
him when captured by a local sub-inspector of police, Booth met the several parties he mentioned at the time
who searched him. These desperate robberies he- alleged, and Richards was of course able to speak to the
corning known through the local press, on Thurs- slieuseral I,artber conversations with Brocklehurst and Wil-
day
evening last a sergeant of local police from B,,metsh.'s teseinciaose, hlowever, against Beeston rested. on
-Greenwich arrived at Portsmouth gaol, and asked to -
The Learnedujoamoisueel.
:see the prisoner. He was conducted to his cell by the defence, and his .Lordship
severallyba addressed
summed up, the I
Abe Hunt, the Governor, and immediately identified jury retired fir some time, an
dee eisoner as the noted George Baker, who, with a verdict of Guilty against Williams and Brocklehurst,
ttbree thers, already in custody, have been the terror Beeston Not Guilty.
nil the p . sable and loyal good men western of the le\ic I
WESTERN CIRCUIT T t April A •
. awn on, -.
part of Kent. They have committed no less than 'this
being Good Friday,
,the Courts were not opened
three burglaries, and One -sac. rilege, all in the neigh • tillone ' lo k g_ for the
bourhoed of Lewisham. - At one of the houses broken purpose o delivering gaol. Mr. Justice Wighttnan ,
into a booty of 2001. rewarded their desperate - elm., . presides in the Crown, Mr. Justice Cresswell in the Nisi
tione • ,they broke open the Post-office, cut open the PeiusCotirt, and Mr. Cockburn sitting is • ' in a room et
I nail bags, and scattered the letters about, and stole ' the Market•house.
others supposed to contain money. The Portsmouth - Saturday, April 6.
:prisoner has also, in emulation of his celebrated pro- ' John Britton was indicted for having assaulted James
-..totype, made a bold stroke at an escape from the ho- Bartlett on the 21st of August, 1826, and robbed him of
ravigh gaol. He had possessed himselfof . of a pair of boots, a pair of braces, and a sovereign.
a piece
.:
rim hoop about six inches long,which Mr. Stock and Mr. Fitzherbert coriducted the case for !
he sharpened
uprise the stone sink of the pump in the yard, and the pros-cution; and Mi. Cockburn, Mr. Kinglake, and .
it towards the , point like a saw ;
iththis,notched ; air. Stone, defended the prisoner. I
i and the i It appeared that on the 21st of August the prosecutor
assistance of an iron shoe-heel, he cent to 'ilk wis at a fair at Priddy, near Wells, and that about
out the mortar from between the bricks ortivel
the
. side eleven o'clock at night, hearing cries of "Murder," he-
of his cell next the yard, he had made an incision neat out of a " bush-house" (beer-house at a fair), and