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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 184&

Aliciland, and Grand Junction Railway, tvdi be conducive. to
the bezt interests of the town and neighbourhood of Howdiey ;
and that the meeting would afford to it its most strenuous
support.

After some discussion the motion was carried, and the inectiLg
separated.

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

MEETING OF SIR WILLIAM ➢IOLESWORTIj'S

FRIENDS.

The friends of Sir William Molesworth held a district
meeting for St. Saviour's, Southwark, in the Queen's
Head Tavern, High-street, on Friday. The lame room
was filled to overflowing.
At half-past seven o'clock Sir William, accompanied
by several members of his Committee, entered the room,
and was greeted with enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. COOPER having been called to the chair, pro•
posed an adjournment to the open air.
The persons assembled consequently adjourned to the
yard, and Sir WILLIAM addressed them from the bal-
cony. He said that this was the eighth meeting which
he had attended in the borough, and at each he had felt
it his duty to state his political principles, and at each,
also, he had been received with kindness and applae,e.
The real contest in that borough was between Mr. Pit-
cher and himself, for it was preposterous to speak of the
chances of Mr. Miall.—(Cheers.) His (Sir William's)
Committee had just informed him that the majority of
voters had declared in his favour, and that the sup-
porters of Mr. Mall were insignificant in the extreme.—
(Cheers.) On the last evening Mr. Miall had, however,
with a singular want of politeness, stated that this asser-
tion of his was a mere electioneering trick, and that he
(Mr. Miall) was confident of success.—(No, no.) He (Sir
William Molesworth) would not retort upon Mr. Miall
in his own rude strain, but he had already said that he
should abide by the decision of the majority of the elec-
tors. Mr. Miall rejected this proposal, and why? He
feared that the Liberal interest should prevail in the
borough. If he (Sir W. Molesworth) could get Mr.
Miall out of the field, he should defeat the Tory with
ease, and save his own purse.—(A voice in the crowd,
"2,0001.," laughter.) And if Mr. Miall would accede to
his proposal to test the strength of their supporters, the
Liberal interest would be secure, and he would be re-
turned as their representative.—(Cheers, and "You
shall.") Yesterday evening there was a meeting
held of the supporters of Mr. Miall, and Mr. Apsley
Pellatt, in the chair, said that no conscientious—no
honest Dissenter could vote with him (Sir W. Moles-
worth). Ha was, he was happy to say, supported by
many Dissenters, and they would record their support
by voting for him.—(Cheers.) But Mr. Apsley Pel-
latt branded all Dissenters as dishonest, who would not
see with his eyes and hear with his ears. He (Sir W.
Molesworth) would have that gentleman' to study a little
charity, for charity was the very essence of religion.—
(Cheers.) His conduct was unbecoming a liberal and
enlightened man, and he (Sir W. Molesworth) besought
his friends to return those charges with a very different
feeling ; he besought them to pardon those unjust accu-
sations on the Maynooth question, because the party
making them had forgotten in his zeal the wrongs and
the deep-seated feelings of the Irish people.—(Great
cheering.) His political career was already before them,
and on every question—whether of home or foreign
policy, whether as respected their institutions or their
commerce—his votes jkad always been given on the
Liberal side.—(Cheer His votes were given among
the first in the House of Commons in favour of those
principles which had now forced themselves upon the
attention even of Sir Robert Peel.—(Cheers.) That
consummate Minister had compelled his followers to
support his measures, and those measures had sapped
the principles of monopoly and of class legislation to
their foundations.—(Cheers.) If it were, therefore, the
intention of the electors of that borough to support these
measures ; if it were their intention to carry out this
good fight, then they would vote for him in order to
defeat the Tory candidate.—(Cheers.) He had always
opposed the corn-laws, and as a necessary consequence
he had always voted with his esteemed friend Mr. Vil-
liers. The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to dilate upon
the advantages which would accrue to the country from
the abolition of the corn-laws.—(Great cheering.) After
some further remarks, Sir W. Molesworth expressed
himself ready to answer any questions that might be
asked of him.

None being mooted by those present,
Mr. A. B. CLARKE, in a few words, proposed the first
re,olution—" That in the opinion of this meeting it is
highly essential that the important and large consti-
tuency of Southwark should be represented in Parlia-
ment by a gentleman of high character, Liberal Kin-
eifles, and local connexion ; and that Sir W. Moles-
worth, Bart., from his political sentiments, his conduct
during the nine years he sat in Parliament, 'and his con-
nexion with the borough, as owner of considerable pro-
perty, is in every respect highly qualified, and that this
meeting, therefore, most cheerfully pledges itself to use
every possible exertion to secure his return to Parlia-

ment."

Mr. HOWARD seconded the resolution. He was a
conscientious Dissenter, but he had yet to learn that he
should therefore cease to be a man and a patriot ; he
wa, yet to learn that they should be dictated to by an-
other party ; and coinciding, as he did, in- all the:senti-
ments expressed by Sir William Molesworth that night,
it was deci.ledly his intention to support him. If they
divided their strength they gave, in effect, a vote for Mr.
Pitcher ; and if they returned the Tory candidate, were
they not strengthening the hands of the State church
Establishment, and in the same degree weakening the
power of the Dissenters of the country ? Mr. Pitcher
claimed their votes because of his lengthened residence
in the borough ; but he (Mr. Howard) knew an old
apple-woman who was a longer resident than he.—
(Cheers and laughter.) He would second the resolution
svta. the utmost pleasure. The resolution was carried
with the greatest enthusiasm,
Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
adjourned.
There were more than 1,200 persons assembled in the
yard of the Queen'g Head.

hat cfilicted nothing. The only claim he could
I,2vaa ca, on his paevious Parliamentary career,
'.13 ids ressu:ar support of the odious :Sew
((rit,; " :10," t 1.11,1 " YtS, yes.") The prize far
nafl ssa, :ics ware costa ding was the horough of
;;.,a'. ita La but he hoped the inde,scudent electors would
come toaaatd mud rescue it from batii.—(ilear, hear.)
They had is in their power to do so by electing the re-
maining candidate he hail to introduce to their notice,
Mr. Pitcher.—(Cheers.) Mr. Pilcher was a well-knowa
man—one of their own townsmen. He was a friend of
the paor, an opponent of the New Poor-law, and a sup-
porter of the Protestant faith.—(Cheers.) The honour-
able gentleman concluded by introducing Mr. Pilcher.
Mr. PILCIIER was received with great cheering on
rising to address the meeting. He thought it was hard
to he told that out of from 5,000 to 6,000 electors in the
borough they had not a man who could represent them,
and therefore they must send for a stranger. It was this
which had induced him to come forward, for had any
other gentleman amongst them, who was better qualified
to represent their wants and wishes offered himself, he
should not have time so. Ile was known to them all. He
carpi: el on business amongst them, and expended large
rums of money in the employment of the labouring
classes. Ile know their wants and interests as a com-
mercial chustituency, and if elected would do his best to
advance them.—(Cheers.) Docks and a harfs were in
conternslation, which would make Southwark equal in
shipping accommodation to the city cf London, and these
should receive his studious attentian, and interest, and
support. He was against the harsh provisions of the
New Poor law, and would do his utmost to have them
modified, consistent with the dictates of humanity.-
-(Hear, hear.) He was a Protestant, and as such
a ould defend that faith against the encroachments of
Popery. He would have voted against the Maynooth
grant had he been in Parliament, and if returned would
support any proposition fur its repeal. The other points
on which he bad declared himself were fully given in
his address, and need not be gone over in detail then.
He concluded by expressing himself l‘iiFFlg to answer
any question that the electors might tbial: fit to put.
Ile etas severally questioned on the era laws, the suff-
rage, the pension list, and triennial Parliaments. In answer
to the first, he said he would alter the corn-laws as far
as possible consistent with existing interests, as he was
for a cheap loaf. He was willing to extend the suffrage
as far as it was expedient so as to include the honest
and industrious claims. He would do away with all un-
merited pensions, and make merit the foundation of a
public grant, as in the case of Sir Henry Pottinger. He
had not made up his mind on triennial Parliaments, but
the subject shhuld have his best consideration, and he
would be guided by his constituents in the matter.
Dr. MisteaxG, Chairman of the Horselydown Loyal
Conservative Association, moved a resolution to the
effect that Mr. Pilcher was a fit and proper person to
represent the borough in Parliament.
Mr. GRISENTHWAITE seconded it, when it was put
and carried by acclamation.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and three
cheers for Mr. Pilcher, the meeting separated.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKI?UPTCY, Aug. 30.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONELANQUE.)
IN !LE MISSINER.—NOVEL POINTS.

An application was made to admit a proof against this
estate for a debt and costs, under the following circumstances :
—After the action had proceeded nearly to trial the defendant
took out a summons to stay proceedings, on payment of debt
and costs, and a judge's order to that effect was mnde on the
sth of April last. The defendant became bankrupt on the
15th of that month, and the costs were taxed on the 6th of
May. Although there was no case in point, it was submitted
that the claimant was entitled to prove for the costs.
The Learned ComaitssxoNEß, having referred to eases, said
that he did not consider this within the statute. The only case
in which costs taxed after bankruptcy could be proved for was,
where they were taxed under a judgment, decree, or order.
lie did not consider that a judge's order like the present was an
order contemplated by the statute. nor was it in the nature of a
judgment ; it was merely an order to enter up judgment con.
ditionally. if the debt and costs were not paid. The prop'
could only be admitted as repected the debt.

PALACE COURT, WESTMINSTER, Aug. 29.
( Before Mr. W. B. BRENT.)
The first applications under the Small Debts Act were heard
to-day. Six summonses had been granted for the attendance
of debtors against whom judgment had been obtained in this
Court. 'three attended, and one did not ; the other two had
not been served. No charge had been made in this Court for
summonses, in consequence of a defect in the Act. It seems
that applications Lave been made in the first instance to debtors,
and, in a number of case+, settlements have been made without
putting the machinery of the new law into operation.

stances attending his complair:t. He did so, and was tell lie
should hear from the Company on the subject. Some t!,-,.s
after he received z communication, and in consequence of it he
again called at Nine Elms, when he was informed that the
ofliuer at the Walton station had denied the truth of his (AL%
L-e's) statement, and that nothing further could be done in
the matter. He urged the injutiee that Lad been done to hint
thronA the sat, alone, of the Company's own ofilcol, and also
the injustice of compelling him to pay eight shillings, the first-
class fare both ways, when it must have been quite apparent
from the tickets which he bad delivered up, that both himself
and Mrs. Lee had gone down by a second-class carriage. His
representation, however, was to no purpose ; he was again told
that nothing more could be done, and that if he wanted to pro-
ceed farther in the matter, he must go to the Company's so-
licitors in Bedford-row. Mr. Lee deemed it to be but an act
of justice towards himself, as well as one of duty towards the
public, to seek redress for the injury, and the object of his pre-
sent application was to know whether his Worship possessed the
power as a magistrate to assist him, and, if not, to request his
advice how he was to obtain redress.

Mr. Henry—l am much afraid I have no power to inter-
fere or assist you. However, I will look over the Act, and
see whether I have any jurisdiction in the matter.
Mr. Henry here looked over various clauses in the volumi-
nous Act, and after doing so said it was as he had expected,
that he had no power to interfere in the matter.
Mr. Lee—Does your worship think I can make a debt of it,
and summons the officer of the company who demanded and
received the additional 2s. Bd. to the Court of Requests?
Mr. Henry—l think not. Your only remedy would be by
acCon.

Mr. Lee—lt's a formidable affair to go to law with such a
body as the directors of the company, and so the officers
must have thought when they referred me to their solicitor ;
but still it's very provoking to have been served as I have been
merely through the blunder, if it may be called so, of the
company's own servant.
Mr. Henry—The present is the first complaint that has been
made of the Company or their officers since this Court has
been opened, and I must say, from what I have seen of the
officers when attending here on business, that they appeared to
me to evince every disposition to civility and attention. I think
that, under the circumstances, I should give them an opportu-
nity of answering your complaint, and with this view shall send
to the Secretary of the Company to request his attendance, or
the attendance of some other competent officer, to give some
explanation of the matter at this Court on Monday or Tuesday
neat. In the interim I will have an opportunity of looking
into the various clauses of the Act of Parliament, and will be
better able to say whether, while it afforded every protection
to the Company itself against frauds and improprieties of all
sort, it also afforded equal protection to the public.
Mr. Lee expressed his thanks to the Magistrate for his kind-
ness and attention, r.nd said he should appear again when
required.

THE NEGOCIATOR FOR THIEVES

CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.

Charles Maynard, the estate agent in Howland-street, waa
re-examined before Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes,at Guildhall,
charged with attempting to negotiate the restoration of stolen
goods for a reward.
Mr. Clarkson, for the prosecution, said he proposed to go
into the charge of bigamy against the prisoner.
Collard, the superintendent of the Great Western Railway
police, produced a certificate of the marriage of Charles Gregory
Maynard with Sarah May, on the 23.1 of April, 1822, at Crip-
plegate Church.
John James Daniel, of 50, Aldenham -street, Somers Town,
a postman, was called to identify the prisoner as the person who
was so married. He said he knew the Maynard who was mar-
ried there, but it was so long ago that he should not recognise
the prisoner but for some corroboratory circumstances. The
prisoner's appearance was quite altered.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes asked whose friend he was ?
The witness replied he was Maynard's friend.
Mr. Clarkson reminded him that he signed the register book
as a witnsss, and asked him if he did not know that the prisoner
was the same person ?—The witness replied he thought he was,
but he was much altered. He met the prisoner once about twelve
months ago, and nodded to him, but their intimacy ceased soon
after the marriage.
Mr. Clarkson asked how long he was acquainted with the
prisoner ?—The witness said it was about a year.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes remarked that he seemed to
be trifling with the Court when he professed to be uncertain.
He warned him to be careful.

Mr. Clarkson required the prisoner to remove his spectacles,
and telling the witness to make allowance for an advance of 20
years of age, again pressed him to say whether he was positive
the prisoner was the person who married Sarah May or not ?
The witness at last said he had no doubt he was the person.
He saw the wife last Saturday week at the last examination of
the prisoner.
Mr. Clarkson prayed that the witness should find sureties for
his appearance to give evidence upon the trial.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes, after making some inquiries
about the witness, consented to take his own recognisance for
his appearance ; but recommended him to give his evidence in
a very different manner on the next occasion.
Miss Harriet Maxtead, the second wife, was ;then examined.
She is a respectable-looking young woman, and cried much
while she was giving her evidence.
Mr. Clarkson promised to spare her feelings as much as he
could, and to put as few questions as possible.
She stated that she had been acquainted with the prisoner
about a year. He represented himself to be a single man, and
she consented to marry him. They were married at and-
hurst Church, in Kent, on the 30th of July last.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes asked if he obtained any
money from her ?—She said she gave him what she had freely.
He had borrowed a little before their marriage.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes inquired the total amount?
—She said she had not kept an account, but it was about 50/.
The prisoner declined putting any questions to the witnesses.
He was not prepared to meet the charge, because he was not
aware the other charges against him would be abandoned.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes asked who had told him the
other cases were abandoned?—The prisoner replied, it appeared
to be so.
Mr. Prance said he did not abandon his case respecting the
negotiation for the return of his writing-case and bills of
exchange.
The prisoner said he should furnish his counsel with circum-
stances connected with his first marriage, which he had no
doubt would bo considered when the matter came before a
higher tribunal. That was all he deemed it prudent to say to
the charge at present.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes remanded the prisoner on
this charge for further evidence of identity.
The prisoner's sister, Martha Maynard, whose address is un-
known, was the second witness, besides the postman, who
signed the marriage register.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes then called upon Mr. Clark-
son to proceed with the other cases.
Mr. Clarkson said he was prepared with the additional evi-
dence of Mr. Clarke, the principal superintendent of the Great
Western Railway, in the case of the bills stolen from that rail-
way ; but with regard to the second charge of alike nature, anl
which he had before mentioned, and to which he should not
more particularly allude now, he had no instructions to press
the case further.

Mr. Nash, the clerk to Messrs. Swain, Stevens, and Co.,
begged to withdraw from being a witness in the first case. He
thought there was evidence enough without him.
Mr. Prance considered Mr. Nash a material witness.
Mr. Nash explained the grounds of his reluctance. Two
members of the firm by whom he was employed thought he had
exceeded his duty in giving the prisoner into custody, and that
no case could be made out against him. As they considered
he had acted improperly in making the charge, he begged to
withdraw frem the prosecution.
Mr. Prance explained, that the desk containing the railway
scrip which was to be the subject of the second charge, was
stolen from the Birmingham Railway, and the Company ap•
peared to be desirous to break up the gang of railway robbers,
till it was discovered that two solicitors, who had taken part in
obtaining restoratic n of the property, would make an awkward
figure in the witness-box A person who had been taken into
custody, but not brought before a magistrate, was then libe-
rated, the charge was stifled, and the result was, that an action
had been brought against Mr. Nash, Collard, the officer, and
himself (Mr. Prance), for false imprisonment.
Mr. Alderman Hughes Hughes expressed his regret at hear-
ing such a statement. He considered the first case made out a
strong case, and he should certainly commit the prisoner upon
trial upon that. Mr. Nash had important evidence to give, and
he should at once secure his attention by binding him over in a
heavy penalty to appear and give evidence. Mr. Nash, so far
from deserving censure for misconduct, had displayed great in-
telligence and zeal throughout the business. A railway com-
pany should be the last to sanction any compromise, or check
the discovery of the thieves and receivers, and the public con-
fidence in such companies would be proportionably diminished
as their conduct was disgraceful. Whatever Messrs. Swain and
Co. might think of the case, the truth remained the same, and
he should persist in committing Maynard for the attempt to
compromise the felony ; and if Mr. Prance chose to undertake
the prosecution of the other case, he should have process to
compel the attendance of any and all the witnesses he could
name.

Mr. Prance felt disposed to accept the Alderman's sugges-
tion, and said he would consider of the subject before the next
examination. He handed up to the Alderman copies of the
correspondence that had passed relative to the apprehension
and liberation of a person named Wareham, who had not been
brought before the Magistrate.
The evidence of Mr. Stanley Clarke, identifying the hand.
writing of three letters which have already been printed, was
then taken, and the prisoner was remanded for further exami-
nation on the 12th of September.
The following is one of the letters contained in the corre-
spondence handed to the Magistrate :
" To Charles Russell, Esq., Chairman of the Great
Western Railway Company.
" Aug. 25. Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar- square.
" Sir—lt perhaps has not escaped your attention that in the
month of July last I had, under peculiar circumstances, a
writing-ease, containing property to a considerable amount,
stolen from me when a passenger on your line, and that an
attempt was made by a regular thief's agent to procure a sum
of money for the restoration of it, which ultimately led to the
apprehension of this agent, who underwent examination at
Guildhall. At the last examination a remand was applied for
by Mr. Clarkson, the counsel for your Company, on the ground
that certain intelligence had been obtained of a robbery in
which this agent recovered 1501. for the restoration of a parcel
stolen from the premises of the London and Birmingham Rail-
way, and, under the advice of Mr. Clarkson, Messrs. and
' are summoned to give evidence of their having compro-
mised this Birmingham case, for the payment to Maynard
of 1501.
" To my astonishment I have received a letter from your
solicitors, that in consequence of Mr. Mills, one of your
directors, having, at the instance of Messrs. and
interposed to prevent the exposure of Messrs. —, the
Birmingham case is not to be proceeded with, and that there-
fore the present opportunity, of such immense importance to
the public at large (of hreakihg up, as there is abundant
evidence to prove, of an organised gang of systematic robbery
of luggage on railways) is to be utterly lost. Your solicitors
have intimated to me that under existing circumstances it will
be hardly worth while to proceed against Maynard.
" I perhaps may he allowed to mention that since the last
remand another person has been apprehended upon satis-
factory evidence and under the advice of Mr. Clarkson, and
whose arrest would necessarily have led to important dis-
closures. This person ha', since the interposition of
Messrs. —, through Mr. Mills, been discharged, and he
has brought, I find, an action against me and others for false
imprisonment.
I leave all these facts to your superior judgment, and
should be glad to hear from you on Wednesday morning; but
I may perhaps be allowed to suggest that the public will hardly
be satisfied to allow the case to be so lightly passed over merely
to screen Messrs from the consequences (if any) of their
connexion with Maynard.
" I have the honour, &c.,
VAUGHAN PRANCE."
The answer to this letter does not appear in the correspond-
ence, but Mr. Prance received an intimation from the soli-
citors that they intended to proceed in his case, and one of the
partners in the firm would prosecute the charge of bigamy.

LLYNIR IRON COMPANY.—The annual meeting of
this Company was held at their offices in Moorgate-street, on
Friday, the 29th inst., Dr. Bowring, M.P., in the chair. A
dividend of 10 per cent. on the capital was declared, arising out
of the profits, leaving an undivided rest of 2,4001. The present
condition and future prospects of the Company are of the most
satisfactory character.