The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

is very light, and the consumption, owing to the high
price they are held at, is limited; but, under present cir-
cumstances, the price of this article will be fully main-
Rifled. Other descriptions are being exported freely to
he Australian markets."

WooL.—Nothing new this week, nor do we ex-
pect to see any reaction before the next public
sales, which are advertised to commence on 20th
instant, when about 5,000 bales East India and
5,000 bales other low descriptions will be brought
forward. The market continues to wear that quiet
aspect which has characterised it so long, and, in
the absence of any transctions of any moment,
prices remain nominally the same. The accounts
from the Yorkshire markets are still more dis-
couraging. Middle wethers have gone down from
ss. to 10s. per pack during the past week, while
the accounts from Ireland show a little more acti-
vity, at prices a shade in favour of the buyer. Im-
ports for the week, 1,939 bales, viz., 1,774 East
India, 101 West Coast of America, 10 Spanish, 2
Mediterranean ports, 42 Irish, and 10 coastwise.

AMERICAN DACJTIERREAN GALLERIES.—From an ad-
vertisement, it will be seen that Mr. Edmunds continues
the practice of daguerreotype art as applied to portraiture.
Having recently had occasion to visit his galleries in
Bold-street, we were much struck by the number of choice
specimens of this art, all of his own taking, which he sub-
mitted for inspection. If surprised at the number, how-
ever, we were charmed with the life-like fidelity and
delicate artistic finish which characterised all the speci-
mens. To well-defined expression, Mr. Edmunds' portraits
add minute tenderness of finish, and an artistic arrange-
ment of details, which render the pictures as pleasing in
aspect as they are truthful in likeness.

THE ALL ENGLLND CRICKET MATCH.—The annual
contest between the chivalrous eleven and the twenty of
Liverpool, will be played on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
nesday, next week, on the ground of the Olympus Club.
The local amateurs will be selected chiefly from that club,
with the assistance of the Liverpool and Roscoe Clubs,
and with two professional bowlers given on the Liverpool
side. The match will be under the immediate patronage
of his worship the mayor ; and if the weather proves fine,
a numerous and brilliant company will no doubt be at-
tracted to the grounds.

FORGERY OP GERMAN BILLS.-011 Saturday, a German
was apprehended in Liverpool on a charge of forging a
number of bills on a bank in Hamburg. He deposited
the spurious bills which the Hamburg agent of a Liver-
pool house, to be payable in Liverpool, where he intimated
his intention of applying for the cash. Soon after the
deposit the forgery was discovered, and a telegraph mes-
sage to the house in Liverpool ensured his apprehension,
when application was made for the money. Some diffi-
culty having been experienced in the prosecution of the
case, it was yesterday removed to London, where the
prisoner will be brought up for examination.
WORKING MEN'S CHURCH ASSOCIATION.—On Thurs-
day the Rev. Dr. Baylee, of Birkenhead, delivered an ad-
dress on behalf of the objects of this association, in St.
Silas's school-room, Pembroke-place. The Rev. Mr.
Gough, the curate of the church, presided, and commented
on the fact that there were only 100 clergymen in Liver-
pool to provide for the spiritual wants of a population of
400,000. Dr. Baylee then proceeded with his address,
explaining the object of the society to be the erection of
churches in the poorest districts of the town, which should
be commenced, and permanently endowed, by the penny
and twopenny subscriptions of the poorer classes them-
selves. He had begun it three years ago, and, when £4OO
had been thus raised, Mr. John Shaw Leigh gave a piece
of land of the value of £3,000 for the site of a church in
what was now known as St. Aidan's district ; and an ap-
peal to the merchants had produced £3,000 more—so that
a church there had been secured. An effort was then
made at the south end of the town, in St. James's district.
They had got the site for a church, and a large sum to-
wards building it. There was a third district in Liver-
pool, near St. Anne's Church, where they had not as yet
the same success to record; but what was all this com-
pared with the work to be done ? Dr. Baylee concluded
by making a powerful appeal in aid of the association.

CONCERTS OP THE COLOGNE CHOIR AT THE PHIL-
HARMONIC HALL.—On Thursday and Friday evenings,
the Philharmonic-hall was crowded to hear the splendid
performances of the celebrated Cologne Choir, whose
wonderful execution has excited great enthusiasm in
Germany, Belgium, and London. On Thursday night,
the performance was well selected, and calculated to dis-
play the powers of the choir. The performance was
excellent. On Friday, the performances were equally well
adapted to the capabilities of the choir. The words of the
various pieces were chiefly in the native tongue of
the singers, and the music was rendered conamora.
Exceptions to this were established in the " National
Anthem," and in " Rule Britannia," both of which were
given with fine appreciation of the sentiment and ad-
mirable effect.

SUSPECTED INCENDIARY FIRES. —On Wednesday
evening, about half-past nine o'clock, a fire broke out in
the warehouse of Messrs. James Consterdine and Co.,
merchants, Cannon-street, Manchester. On the arrival of
the fire-brigade, with several engines, they found a small
quantity of cotton on fire, which had been thrust through
a ventilating grating under the front of the stairs. For-
tunately, however, a window prevented this cotton from
getting into the warehouse, so that neither the build-
ing nor any portion of its contents caught fire. The
cotton had either been blown in by accident, after it had
been thrown away by some one smoking, or it had been
introduced wilfully for the purpose of setting the building
on fire.—On Thursday morning, at half-past three o'clock,
an alarm was given that a cotton-waste warehouse in
Ancoats-street, occupied by Mr. Baker, was on fire. Mr.
Baker, who lives near the warehouse, was alarmed as soon
as the fire was discovered, and on entering the place he
found that some woollen rags were burning just under the
cellar window. A portion of this window was quite open,
and, as there had been no light in the place for some time,
there was reason to suspect that the ignited matter had
been wilfully introduced.—Manchester Guardian.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The success which has at-
tended the proprietor of these beautiful gardens, so far as
the season has advanced, must be highly gratifying to
him ; and the various entertainments which he has pro-
vided should be equally so to those who have patronized
them. The advent of the delightful month of June, with
its flowers and leaves, clothing the hedgerows and fields
in the vernal livery of summer, will be hailed with plea-
sure by those who, unfortunately, have few opportunities
of visiting the country. The rural appearance of these,
gardens are alone a sufficient inducement to visit them,
especially to those whose lot it is to reside within the close
and smoky atmosphere of the town. But what must that
enjoyment be when combined with the host of amusements
which the proprietor has provided for the Whitsun-week ?
A new comic pantomime was produced yesterday, and it
will be repeated every evening during the week. In addi-
tion to Herr Duelin and his sons, who will appear as clown
and sprites, the whole of Mons. Leclercq's popular ballet
company will appear in the pantomime, including the
admired danseuse Miss Louise Leclercq, who is engaged
for a few nights only, previous to her debut at the Prin-
cess's Theatre, London. There will also be an extra dis-
play of fireworks, and a ball every evening ; and many
other entertainments will be introduced for the amuse-
ment and gratification of those who may feel disposed to
visit the establishment.
THE RAMSUAY LUNCREON.—SAIINDERS v. TIER
COUNTY TREASURER.—In the Queen's Bench, on Wed-
nesday, the following points on behalf of the County Trea-
surer were argued by Mr. Joseph Kay, barrister-at-
law :-1. That the Court of Queen's Bench had no juris-
diction to grant the writ of certiorari. 2. That no
defect is apparent on the face of the proceedings removed
into this court, and that, therefore, the court will not
quash them, or any of them. 8. That the justices had no
jurisdiction to disallow the original order of the 28th Nov.
1851. 4. That the justices had jurisdiction to make the
original order of the 28th Nov., 1851, and to defray all
necessary expenses of holding the sessions out of the
county rate ; and that nothing appears on the face of the
said original order to show that it was not made for the
defraying of such necessary expenses, and that, therefore,
the treasurer was justified in paying it. 5. That the said
original order could not be removed, and is not removed
into this court, and that without such order before it, the
court cannot interfere to quash any of the proceedings.
6. That the writ of certiorari lies to remove judicial acts
only, and that the proceedings sought to be quashed are
not such acts. 7. That :the effect of quashing the pro-
ceedings of the 30th June, 1853, will be to render the
treasurer liable for the whole sum, without any remedy
remaining to him, ; and that the treasurer has acted in
obedience to rules made by the justices, which prevented
il his seeinc, the original order of the 28th Nov., 1851, until
after it had been paid at the bank.—The points argued on
Saturday, by Mr. Cowling, in favour of Mr. Saunders,
were :—The order of sessions of 30th June, 1853, is con-
tended to be bad, because the sum of £53. 7s. 6d. was
improperly allowed, not being for any matter or considera-
tion chargeable against the county, or any part of it ; also
because the circular sent to the justices prior to the ses-
sions did not mention or give notice that any matter rela-
ting to the said order would be taken into consideration at
those sessions ; also, because the order was as to that sum
contrary to a former one; and also, because the order was
made after the accounts had been sent to the Home
Secretary, and closed under the statute, 15, 16 Vic., cap.
81, sec 50. Mr. Justice Erle said, he was of opinion that
the rule to quash the order of session must be made abso-
lute. It was clearly illegal to order the payment of a sum
of money which ought not to be paid out of the county
rates ; and therefore the order must be quashed. Mr.
Justice Crompton was of the same opinion. Order of
sessions quashed.
. _

MORE CHARGES AGAINST THE EARL OF ABERDEEN.—
The accounts from the continent are unfavourable. Aus-
tria, as we have always warned the readers of the Press,
declined to join in any active co-operation with England
and France. Prince :Metternich observed, a few days
back, that " the solution of the question is at Vienna ; and
that the present is not to be looked upon as a state of war,
but rather of a disorganized diplomacy." All this means
another campaign of protocols ending with the status quo.
We hear from Vienna that the Cabinet of Lord Aberdeen
is on this subject in as thick a fog as Napier in the Baltic.
The recall of M. Bunsen elicits the revelation of fresh
scandals. It appears that a secret agent of the King of
Prussia visited this country at the commencement of the
year, and placed himself immediately in communication
with Lord Aberdeen, who was well acquainted with him.
According to his custom, Lord Aberdeen kept these com-
munications secret from his colleagues, till it became ad-
visable that Lord Clarendon, who represents the credulity
of the Cabinet, should unconsciously assist in the conniv-
ance. Lord Clarendon, perplexed and alarmed, whispered
the circumstances to a colleague who was anti-Russian.
The colleague betrayed the affair to M. Bunsen, who in a
panic telegraphed to M. Manteuffel, the first minister of
the King of Prussia. There was a great esclandre. The
affair was hushed up, as such affairs always are. The
secret agent was disavowed, and privately recalled. Had
he remained and succeeded, there would probably have
been no war. The anti-Russian party in the Cabinet was
triumphant. M. Bunsen walked on tiptoe and drew up
plans of a new territorial arrangement, and Lord Aber-
deen remained irritable and moody. The Prussian pleni-
potentiary, however, received in due time his reward, and
M. Bunsen's very fine collection of brOilAvs is now for sale,
.—The Press,

ALLEGED THEFT OF A THOUSAND
POUND BANK BILL, BY A LIVERPOOL
SHAREBROKER.

YESTERDAY, Mr. George Forster, carrying on business
as a sharebroker, in Liverpool, but residing in Clifton-
park, Birkenhead, was arraigned before Mr. Mansfield,
on a charge of having stolen a bank post bill for £lOOO
from a desk in the Borough Bank. The case having
obtained some publicity, it attracted much attention, and
the court was crowded throughout the hearing, which
occupied two hours and a half.

The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Raffles, in-
structed by Mr. Rigge, solicitor; Mr. Aspinall, instructed
by Mr. Lowndes, appeared for the defence. The prisoner
is a young and respectable-looking person, and throughout
the inquiry deported himself with propriety.
Mr. Raffles stated the nature of the charge, and in
doing so said that the prisoner had been in the habit of
keeping an account at the Borough Bank, which he had
overdrawn, and was paying up his overdraw by instal-
ments, and that on the occasion to which the present
charge more immediately relates, he had been making a
payment of £9O. This was ou the 22nd of April last.
He might also state that, on the 19th of the same
month, a bank post bill for £l,OOO was paid into
the bank by Bailey Brothers This bill, when received,
was placed in a bill-case, in which such documents
and bank notes of large value were deposited. He also
explained that in ordinary circumstances it would have
devolved on Mr. Finney to balance the amount of these
bills, and take note of their destination; but, in the ab-
sence of that gentleman on business of ironnrtance con-
nected with the bank, the charge of the bill-case came,
as usual, under the care of Mr. Kershaw, one of the
cashiers. The business of the bank requiring the use of
some notes of considerable value on the 22nd, and Mr.
Finney being absent Mr. Kershaw gave out the bank
bill in question, along with four notes, each for £l,OOO, to
Mr. Williams, another cashier. These notes and this
bill were the moneys given to Mr. Williams, and he
placed them on his desk for the purpose of using them
when required. The desk was situated at the end of the
counter, and in connexion with it was a swing-door,
which, on being pushed open, would admit any one
within the coaster, and allow him access to Mr. Williams'
desk, on which the money was placed. It would be
shown that the prisoner was at this swing door, and seen
pushing it inwards, while Mr. Williams was engaged
with other customers of the bank ; and that the bank bill
was stolen from the desk. He might also state that
possession of it had been clearly traced to the prisoner,
who did not deny having had it. On. being missed,
payment of the bill was stopped at the Bank of Eng-
land ; but the bill was presented there by Messrs.
Glynn. Subsequent inquiry made it clear that the
missing bill had been paid a second time into the
Borough Bank, and that on its second presentation it had
been by Mr. Eccles, cotton broker, and by the bank trans-
mitted to Messrs. Glynn, their correspondents in London,
by whom it was paid into the Bank of England. On
being inquired of, Mr. Eccles at once said he got the bill
from the prisoner, to whom he gave two bank notes of
£5OO each in exchange for it. The prisoner, on being
questioned, admitted the transaction with Mr. Eccles, and
said he got the £l,OOO bank bill from a Mr. Harris, whom
he did not know, except by meeting him on 'Change,
which he had done for several months. On searching the
office and lodgings of the prisoner, Inspector Bates had
foundmoney to the extent of £9OO. The learned gentle-
man then called

Mr. James Finney, sub-manager of the Borough Bank,
who stated that on the 19th of April he got a bank post
bill for £l,OOO, which had been paid into the bank by
Messrs. Bailey Brothers. He put it into the bill case on
the evening of that day. The case is used for the recep-
tion of Bank of England notes of large amount, and other
large notes and bills. The amount contained in this case
is balanced every Friday. On the 21st of April the bank
bill in question was in witness's possession. I never
saw it after the 19th ; was away from the bank on
other business on the 21st. It was Mr. Kershaw's busi-
ness to balance the bills in my absence. On the 28th, I
balanced the bills, and discovered they were short £l,OOO.
On the Tuesday following I looked at the book and dis-
covered that the loss consisted of the £l,OOO note referred
to. We stopped payment of it, as it was not marked off
as paid away in the bill-book. On Monday week, I learned
that payment of this bill had been refused by the Bank of
England. We found that the note had been sent up by
our bank on Friday, the 26th May, to Glynn's. We had
on that day received it from Mr. Joseph Eccles. I did
not get it, but saw it on that day. [The bill was here
produced and identified.] On the Monday I communicated
with Mr. Eccles on the subject, and he brought the pri-
soner to the bank the same day. Prisoner said he had
received the note from a Mr. Harris, whom he had known
about three months, but he did not know his address.
Cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall.—lt was stopped on the
3rd of May. The press of business was great, and we did not
notice anything about it on the second presentation, and
it was sent to London without observation, on the day on
which it was received ; all the particulars are received on
the second as well as on the first occasion; I received the
bill from a clerk on both occasions.
Win. Kershaw, one of the cashiers in the Borough Bank.
—I attend to Mr. Finney's duty in that gentleman's ab-
sence. He was absent on Saturday, the 22d April ;he
had also been absent on the day before, and I had ba-
lanced the bills in his absence so far as Mr. Finney does.
The bills iu the case were then correct. On Saturday, the
22nd, Mr. Williams, a cashier, came to me for a supply of
notes, and I went to the bill case. 1 gave him all the
bank notes (four of £l,OOO each), which were in the case ;
he wanted more, and I gave him a bank-post-bill for
£l,OOO. I cannot say from express knowledge that this
(the bill shown) is the one. I gave it to Mr. Williams,
and he put it on his desk—this was about twelve o'clock
on Saturday. His desk is nearest the entrance to the
bank—there is a swing door close to Mr. Williams' desk
attached to the counter ; several people were in the bank
at the tune, but it was not crowded. The prisoner was
there ; lie was there about a quarter of an hour, or longer,
and opposite to Mr. Williams' desk in the first instance,
but afterwaads at the swing door. While he was at the
swing door I noticed it open. He was leaning on it and
moving it forward—any one doing so could see on to Mr.
Williams' desk, and it was quite possible for any one so
swinging to take away anything without being observed.
Mr. Williams was at the time at his counter engaged with•
customers, and had occasionally to go away from his desk.
Cross-examined—Mr. Williams required the money to
meet a demand of £14,000, but other money coming in
the £5,000 was not needed, and I took them out of Mr.
Williams' drawer. I mentioned to Mr. Williams at the
time that I had taken the notes. It is not surprising
that he did not miss the £l,OOO bill, as it would only have
passed into his cash when it was paid away. He might
in this way have them in his custody for a week
without any entry of them appearing in the bank book.
The fact of having seen the prisoner swinging the door
first occurred to me in the course of last week, and I first
mentioned it two or three days ago. It first suggested
itself to me on hearing that the note had passed through his
hands, but did not when I first heard the note was missing.
Joseph Eccles, of J. Eccles and Co. cotton brokers, of
this town.--I know the prisoner. Last Thursday week
he called on me in the Exchange-room, and requested
to have cash for a £l,OOO bill. I said I was not sure
whether I had it, and he asked what time I should be in
the office ; I said about five o'clock, and he came about
five minutes past five. It was after bank hours when he
first spoke to me about it. He put down the note on my
desk in the private office. I then remarked it was a
bank post bill. I gave him two £5OO notes for it. He
took it up, and saying "thank you," went away. About
eleven o'clock next day I endorsed the bill, and sent it to
the Borough Bank. Heard no more of it till last Mon-
day, when I was sent for, and spoken to about it. I went
to see the prisoner, whom I met in the newsroom. I
asked him if he remembered coming to my office for
change of a £l,OOO note, and he said he did. I asked if
he knew from whom he got it, and he said " I do ;" from
Mr. Harris. I asked him to go with me to the Borough
Bank and tell them so. He said he would go with plea-
sure. He went with me, and we saw Mr. Finney, who
asked if he had given me the bank post bill, and Mr
Forster said he had. I left Mr. Forster with Mr. Finney.
Cross-examined.--The £5OO notes must have come from
the Borough Bank or the Royal Bank of Liverpool, but I
cannot be sure which. _

Inspector Bates, of the Liverpool detective police, said,
On Thursday last I received information about the rob-
bery of the £l,OOO bank bill, and went in quest of the
prisoner, whom I met in Dale-street, at the corner of his
own office. I then told him my occupation, and that I
was come about a bank bill for £l,OOO which he had given
to Mr. Eccles, and got two £5OO notes for. He admitted
that he had done so, and I asked him where he had got
it. He said he had got it from Mr. Harris. He said he
had known Mr. Harris about three months, but, he did
not know where he lived, nor was he in the -habit of
meeting him at any place, and he said he had not met him
but on 'Change on the day he gave the bill to Mr. Eccles,
(the 25th) but that he had met him in the street, and
handed the two £5OO notes to Harris, whom he had not
seen since. I then told him I would afford him every
assistance to find 31r. Harris, and go with him wherever
he liked to find him, but I would not leave him till he
was found. About noon on Friday we set out in search
of Mr. Harris. We went on 'change, in and about the
rooms, till about five o'clock. We then took a cab, and
went to between twenty and thirty persons named Harris,
up to about eleven o'clock at night, without finding him.
We then went to the Queen's Hotel, where we slept in a
double-bedded room, which I locked and kept the key of.
He said he had about £l6O in the office, and had some
more at home, at Clifton-park, Birkenhead. At the
office there was £ll5 in notes. We went to his lodgings.
On opening the cupboard in which he said the money was
kept, he had his left hand in his pocket, and sud-
denly put his left hand into the cupboard, and with-
drawing his right hand in which he had a bundle of
notes, three £lOO notes and twelve £5O notes. I saw he
had papers in his left hand as he put it into the cupboard.
He retained the notes in his own, hand and said he would
put them away. I charged him with putting the money
into the cupboard with his left and receiving it with his
right. He said " I thought of deceiving you, but I can't."
I then said he must come up stairs and show me where he
got the money from, as I suspected there was more, and I
did not believe him. He showed me a wardrobe, and
said he had kept it on a shelf there, The wardrobe had
no lock or key. I left the £9OO in his possession, and
went again with him on Saturday to his lodgings, and told
him I must have the money. We went up-stairs to a
front bed-room, not the one we had been in the previous
day, and he then pulled some carpets which had been
stopping up the chimney, and put his arm up the chimney
and took down an eivelope containing the money.
Cross-examined.—The prisoner said he had received
£B7B from the Secretary of the Exchange, and that was
true. £1,015 in all is the amount of cash I found on him.
He went willingly with me. He appeared very desirous
of finding Mr. Harris, and was particular in his inquiry;
as yet I have not been able to trace any connexion between
him and any £5OO notes
Mr. Raffles intimated that was all the evidence he was
prepared to offer at the present time, and requested that
the prisoner might be remanded for a week. This was
complied with, and the court adjourned.

EXTENSIVE COTTON ROBBERY.-At the Police-court,
on Saturday, an elderly woman, who gave her name
Catherine Melia, was charged by detective officer Eaton
with being concerned in an extensive cotton robbery from
the London and North Western Railway. Several bales of
cotton were found in the possession of the prisoner, some
samples of which were exhibited in court, but the necessary
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