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MOCK AUCTIONS: STRANGE DISCLO-1…
MOCK AUCTIONS: STRANGE DISCLO- 1 SUBEB. At the London Guildhall, on Thursday, Theodore Levine, described as as auctioneer, of 9, Bentinok- street, Oxford-street, and Charles Wood, a com- mission broker, who gave his address^ at 47, Ashiord- street, Hoxton, were charged before Sir Robert Carden with having conspired together, and by various false and fraudulent pretences obtained from Charles Baron the sum of X8 2a., with intent to cheat and defraud him of the same. Mr. Charles Baron was called. He said that he resided at Wymondley, in Hertfordshire, and lived on his own property. On the 13th inst. he was walking up J dgate-hill, when his attention was directed to an auct. In shop at No. 43, where a sale was going on, and he went ia. He saw there the two prisoners at the bar, two females, and a man. Levine was in the rostrum, and was selling what purported to be electro-plated salt-cellars. Wood stood at the right hand of Levine, and was the first person to start the price of everything that was put up for sale, and he believed him from his talk to be a broker. There were several lots knocked down to him, but witness saw no money pass. When the tea and coffee service was put up, Wood bid for it. It was put up at J86, and knocked down at £ 7. He did not bid for it, but Wood got up a dispute about it, and wanted to know whether the lot was not knocked down to him. Levine said that it was not, but that he (Mr. Baron) waa the purchaser. When the lot was Eat up,*and several times before it was knocked down, said that he would warrant the articles were the best silver electro-plate, and lined with gold, and that the cost price was 20 guineas. Levine called to him, and asked his name, and he gave it to him, and then it was Levine told him he had knocked the lot down to him, and asked him for a deposit. He refused to pay a deposit, but offered to pay all the money. At the same time he told the pr prisoner Levine that he never bid for them. A woman who was there told him they were worth a great deal more than .£7. It was in consequence of the assurance of Levine that they were the best silver electro-plate, lined with gold, that he paid the -87. Some trays were then put up for sale, and four times they were knocked down to him, but as he never bid for them he refused to take them. A sham quarrel then took place between Levine and Wood. Wood came to him three or four times after the things were knocked down, and said to him, "Did you bid for these things ? and he replied "No; they are not mine." Wood then went to Levine, and said they were his, at X6 18s., and did not belong to the gentleman; (meaning Mr. Baron). A liqueur stand was then put up and knocked down to him for 22s, but he refused to take it. Wood upon that taunted him, and said, Never mind him, he has no money." They went on in such a manner to him that he was frightened, and he at last paid for the stand 22s. He thought they would resort to violence if he did not pay for it, and therefore he took it. After the sale was over the following bill and receipt was made out:- Mr. Baron. 43, Ludgate-hill, Londos, Dec. 13,1866. Bought at sale, one electro-plate tea and coffee set, kettle, and salver, for £ 7 0 0 'Liqueur stand "M 1 2 0 £ 820 Settled, London, Dec. 13,1866, T. LIEVEIT. He waited and took the goods with him, although they wanted him to leave them and they would send them after him. A cab was sent for, and the goods were put into it by his direetions, and he drove awty to King's-cross. That same evening he took then to Mr. Benson's, on Ludgate-hill, and was there told that they were worthless. In cross-examination by Mr. Emanuel, he Biid he went into the shop because he saw labels in the window, selling off." He did not go in \) luy, but merely to look round to see what thinta ihey were. He thought Wood was a brokei, because he said he might as well make t R,5 note as anybody else. He thought he went Aero to buy; but when he saw that lots were knocked down to him, and no money passed, he began to think there was something wrong. He did not bid for the tea and coffee service. He paid the money for it because Levine said he would give a written warranty that they were the best silver-gilt II and lined with geld, and were worth a great deal more than 47, and he believed what the prisoner said. He paid th,, money also because he feared that if he did not the io«r men would set upon him and do violence to him. Charles Thonaa Clements said he lived at 9, Blen- heim-street, Oxira.street. lIe was an auctioneer's assistant out of employ. He knew the prisoners at the bar. Levino kept a. mock auction at 43 Lud- gate-hill, and Wood was employed by him M hie ,assistant. He (witness) was engaged as an assistant by Theodor £ -ieyme about nine or ten weekB ago 43.. tadgate-hij1, and was in that employment a fortnight. Wood and he went to work the day the pm.l\1 opened, aad two or three more were employed as assistants. Levine's sister was there as one of his ,assistants. Wood's duties were to persuade people to buy, which was technically called a "jolly." It was a part of his duty to bid at the time Levine'waa selling were fluently knocked down to Wood every day. Layine's sifter bought some of the small lots. His duties Nero to act as "crab"—that was to run up the irtiales to a certain amount previously agreed upon ani then stop. If parties did not bid above him, hi would teU them they had no money and thus taunt JieA into bidding. Wood and he were mid nightly, tie amount he reoeived being 4s. Der day. He had net seen the tea and csffee servioe produced, but h> l*d seen scores that had been mado in the same morf48- J-hey were made by the Sheffield and Birmingh £ manufacturers for the Pw? of being sold at wok actions. The four pieces pro- duoed were w j They were manufactured only for mookauctions. At the mock auctions they sold by score? and generally fetched about £ 5 a set! They were ve/ carefully wrapped up in tissue oaoer and never brfg&t out except when a "mark" was present, andfcken they were shown in .(Xfe*" °° sU "i6"> Cr.ose-e.,ig%Lined by Mr. Emanuel: When he had seenthexn 8W at mock auctions, the sets had fetched £ 5. He w*8™ levines employ a fortnight, and left beoause fc* would not go and work in Levine's brother g ibop. at 12, Green's-end, Woolwich The reason ^gased1 to go there, w»B becauBe he Wished to i sis tgZrs8 months 11,0. Mr. Manuel said they did not want to inow anythiugabout that, as it was not the case before the Court, tud he hoped the assertion would not prejudice the cage Sir p Garden said he had nothing to do with that case, aid the prisoners should net be prejudiced }>yit.. WjtiesB oontwued: A gentleman named Paul had bees gvindled Gut of X12,000, and was now a ruined man. They had ruined him., r. Emanuel: Then you, were virtually a spy on ihfjjj i yifaesa: A spy You may call it that if you like. I vfid have gone there for nothing to have succeeded ii) toy object. la continuation, he said he knew Wood Daid so much per night to jwlly people to buy. fie did this at his own instigation. He did hot know Fleming, of Oxford- street. He was not in any Ojla II employ, but had private means of hia own to liv,d upon. He did not see Mr. Baron go in to buy, Do+, he followed him to Kimg'ki- dresfi, and told him he been swindled. 4t. George Tyler, jeweller and watchmaker, Far- "f^gdon-street, examined the goods, and said they were i>< to value but for old metal. They were not electro- cuted at all. They were a, mixture of pewter and fead, and were put into a solution of aoid to make ifc Hute, and that gave it a polish that would resemble ^leehro-plate; but after they had been a little while GJtpofödtóthe air, they turned blaok. If the articles teer8 genuinaelectro-plate, they would be worth £ 7. James Hann, detective officer, said he had seen Wood at the shop in Ludgate-hill for some time, and they had had several complaints at the station from people who said they had been swindled there. The prisoners were then remanded, bail being re- fused, although Mr. i^manuel offered bail to any amount. Mr. Lindus said he feared if bail were taken it would be forfeited. The prisoners were then removed.
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EIAMINATION OF THE FENIAN…
EIAMINATION OF THE FENIAN PRISONER AT NOTTINGHAM. Joh Kearney aged 26, an Irishman, living in Ferrs s- street, St. Ann's Well-road, Nottingham (a privas in the Robin Hood Rifles), was brought before the myor and the borough magistrates at the police- court, Nottingham, on Thursday, charged with being ooncered in the Fenian conspiracy. Mr. vfaief-eonstable Freeman said that on Wed. neadayifternoon he went to the prisoner's house, in Ferrar'rstreet, and said to the prisoner, "From a statemat I have heard I believe you are conneeted with thtFenians." Prisoner replied, "I know nothing about it. I am no Fenian." Witness then called In- spector terrington and Detective Atherton, and they seirchedprisoner's house. The wife of the prisoner threw Boie papers into the fire, and witness snatohed somethinjout of the fire, which proved to be a copy of the Irth People newspaper. They then took him into oustdy. Thomaaloult, aged 18, said he had known the pri. soner for aout two months. Witness was an Irish. man. He ad been to the prisoner's house several times since November at Kearne's invitation. He generally WElt with a man named Shepherd. Their conversationwas generally about Fenianism. Prisoner used to give hem Irish newspapers to read. On the 12th of Deoeiber he was at prisoner's house, and they took a walkalthe Derby-road. Prisoner asked witness i. xt wou^ k sworn into the Irish army or Fenian brotherhood. Vitnesa replied that he would. Prisoner then administead the oath to him in a passage. They were alone. Part of the oath was that he should take up arms at a minute's notice, and fight against the British Government, and obey the commands of the superior ofiaers." Witness then kissed the Catholic Prayer.look and said So help me God." Jpon taking the oath prisoner asked witness "if he clenched him tow, and authorised him to swear in oj-.jjers aB Feniaas. He told him he could swear in LockVart and Shepherd, two of his companions, both of wh,-m were Irish. # Witness left the prisoner soon J lIe had since been to the prisoner's house, and they :a.d conversed freely about the prospects of Fenianism. Prisoner said that fighting would shortly com^enoe jo Ireland, and added that he had had a la-.ter fiom Ireland stating that Colonel ? v.- SiaiIVtkafc country. Prisoner waa in the 0vmteets, and advised witnesa ta join, aa by that mean, he oould be driUed and ready for action. Witness \ad joined the Bobin Hoods. Prisoner said to witiQSS «in aase you do join, and wa do garrison duty, we^; lo greateivham than if we were sent to Ireland, by blowing up the magazines." He also said, If we were sent ove): to Ireland we could join the Fenian ranks, and then fight for the Irish Republic." Prisoner told witness that the army was affected with Fenianigm. Shepherd was generally with them during these a nvereati6ns. Prisoner pro- mised witness that if heNpouW swear in nine men he would be made a sergeant., SPd have the coihmand of them. Prisoner, upon being cautioned by the Benoh, said he knew nothing about it, adding that it was a con- spiracy against him. In reply to several questions put by the prisoner, the witnesa Roult stated that when he was at the prisoner's houee other publications had been shown him besides thosi of a Fenian charac- ter. Witness had, however, ieen a book of the "circles "of Fenianism in Philadelphia and other places. The bench said that the prisoner was in a very serious position, and advised hie to have legal assist, ance. Prisoner was then remanded for a period not exceed. ing eight days. The court was crowded, and there was a good deal of excitement. Mr. Adjutant White, of the RoDin Hood Rifles, was present during the inquiry.
[ THE STliANG^ PAUPER GIRL.
[ THE STliANG^ PAUPER GIRL. Catherine Kirby, ages 15, was brought up on remand before Mr. Paget, 96 the Thames Police-court, on Saturday, on a charge of wilfully refusing to perform the task of work assigned her in the workhouse of St. George- iii-the- Ewt, of which she had been an inmate since the 14th of November last, when she was ad- mitted into th casual ward. The prisorer gave the name of Catherine Hanson on her first examination, and while she was in the workhouse puzzled the authorities by giving six or seven names, and assuming an air of mystery. Since her remand on Monday last a host of persona in all parts the kingdom, whose daughters, all about the same age as the prisoner, were missing, had written to the magistrate, to the Rev. Mr. M'Gill, the chaplain, and to Mr. Hughes, the master of St. George's Work. house, and each was in hopes the prisoner was the lost daughter." Mr. Hughes said there were two ladies from Liverpool in court, who had each lost a daughter fifteen years of age. It now turned out that the father of the girl, whose name is Kirby, was dwelling at Stockwell; that he was formerly in the K division of poliee, and was now an auxiliary letter-carrier in the Brixton district. He was a man of excellent character, and his daughter was in the service of a respectable family in Brixton-road until the Sth, of November, when she left in consequence, as she alleged, of the work being too hard for her strength. She was paid her wages, bought a cloak with part of the money, went to Drury-lane Theatre one night, and the South London Music Hall another, and at last found her way to the casual ward of St. George-in-the-East. The guardians had made every possible inquiry concerning her, and endeavoured to discover her relatives, and to ascertain her real name, without suocess. The girl put an end to the mystery which she had herself created by writing a letter to her father from the Clerkenwell House of Detention. The fathar now attended. He said it was not true, '13 his daaghter represented, that her stepmother tieated her cruelly. Mr. Paget remarked that he should again remand thi girl to the House of Detention for a week, and tbatthe publication of that day's proceedings would be asufficient answer to the numerous persons who had rritien to him respecting lost children.
CONVICTION OF ANOTHER OF THE…
CONVICTION OF ANOTHER OF THE GANG OF SILK ROBBERS. _Josejh lillson, 17, a cunning-looking youth, was tried attheMiddlesex sessions on Tuesday, for a sys- tematicrobkery of silk from Mr. Boococks, draper, &c., Hampat>ad-oad. The pisoier in this case is one of an extensive gang, known ai Vrights" silk robbers, and of which gang four persons vere convioted some few sessions ago, and sentenced to long terms of penal servitude. The prisoner, vhowas accompanied by another man, went into the piobeutor'a shop, and, under pretence of ex- amining some iatterns of silk and velvet, stole a large roll of silk worh several pounds. The prisoner carried a large box, wfrjh he placed on the ground in front of the counter, an watching his opportunity slipped the silk into the bo: and left the shop without purchasing anything. Thearisoner was apprehended by Robert Carter a few hors afterwards. When he said, All right, Mr. Carter I will tell the truth, or else I shall get a tenner' (I years' penal servitude), like Charley Wright. I did ike the silk, and sold it to Mrs. Blackburn." Mrl Blackburn was tried last sessions and acquitted. The court drew te attention of the police to Mrs. Blaokburn's house. The prisoner was ound Guilty, and it having been proved that he had ken formerly convicted, The court sentencd him to be kept in penal servi- tude for seven years.
THE CARTE )E VISITS AND THE…
THE CARTE )E VISITS AND THE OFFIN. Mr. Miles Brown, alarge farmer, of Houghton St. Giles, Norfolk, and hi brother, Mr. William Brown, have been brought befte the local magistrates on a charge of exhibiting in the window of a cottage situate in High-street,L,tle Walsingham, an apparatus revolving before a liglfc, and exhibiting in a glass behind an upright coin, on the lid of which was a photograph of the RevSeptimus Henry Lee Warner, such public exhibition 4eing a threat on the part of the said Miles Brown ail of the said William Brown to take away the life ofthe said Septimuii Henry Lee Warner." Mr. Charles 'ooper appeared on behalf of I the prosecution, and MJ Wilkin, of Lynn, for the defendants. The circuiatances of the case were proved by the police, who*! so produced the apparatus referred to in the indioment. This consisted of a common mirror above, and in front of which was suspended a lamp, reacting its ray a on the glass. In the front of this mirrr revolved an inverted T, from one end of which wasmspended a doll figure of a policeman, and from the oher a small coffin, in the lid of which, or inserted jaej within it, was a carte de visite of the Rev. S. H. LeeWarner. As the inverted T slowly revolved, there appared in the glass behind first the one figure and then he other. The exhibition of this apparatus during the rhole of a Saturday even- ing in the middle of the Higtatreet, of course created a great excitement in the bwn. Mr. Wilkin endea. voured to prove that no thrat had been given, there being neither word nor gestue, but the bench were of a different opinion, and the Rev. S. H. Lee Warner having deposed that he conadered his lifo in danger, the defendants were bound owr in the sum of £ 1,600 (viz., .£4.00 each, and two surtties in the sum ot X200 each) to keep the peace for sis months.
THE MURDERER OF HIS FELLOW-APPRENVICE.
THE MURDERER OF HIS FELLOW- APPRENVICE. Henry Gabbites, 16, draper, was tried before Mr. Justice Lush, at Leeds Assizes, on Tuesday, for the Wilful murder of Arthur Allen, at Sheffield, on the 22ud of November last. He had pleaded guilty to charge on Saturday, but by the advice of hia counsel he afterwards withdrew that plea. Mr. Campbell Foster and Mr. Blackburn were counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Waddy for the defence. On being arraigned he repsated his plea of not guilty. The particulars of the case have been already re- peatedly published. The charge against the prisoner was that he murdered another boy about his own age, who was his fellow-apprentice, both being in the service ef Mr. Edmund Draper, losier and draper, Sheffield. They were constant companions and bedfellows. It will be remembered that ai the morning of the murder Gabbites acknowledged raving killed his companion, and coolly confessed that he first smashed his head with a hammer, and theIJstabbed him with a knife. The jury, after heariig evidence, and after about eighteen minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty, but recommended the prisoner to mercy on account of his youth.1 The judge said he would not trust himself to com- ment upon the awfulheas of having to pass sentence of death upon a boy so young. He would forward the reoonnsendation of the jury to the proper quarter, but his simple duty remained to pronounce sentence upon the prisoner, which his lordship, who was moved to tears, did in a very impressive manner. The yotith maintained & stolid and impassive ap- pearance throughout, as if he did not realise the awful situation in which he was placed.
OUR "CITY" ARTICLE. I
OUR "CITY" ARTICLE. I THE directors of the Bank of England, at their weekly court on the 20fch of December, reduced their minimum rate of discount from 4 per cent., at which it was fixed on the 8th of November, to 3. For several reasons it was not generally ex- 2 pected that this step would have been taken quite so soon. During the final fortnight of the old and the first week of the new year an active demand for money was sure to prevail, and it was imagined that the Bank directors would have given themselves the benefit of this, more espe- cially as they would be called upon within the next few days to disburse a sum of XSOO,000 on account of the dividend of 4s. in the pound to the creditors of Oveiend, Gurney and Co. (Limited), just authorised by the Court of Chancery. More- over, the Bank's unemployed resources increased to a much less extent during that week than they did the previous week, when the Bank refrained from lowering the rate. Thus the augmentation in the reserve was only a quarter of a million, whereas last week it was close upon one million, and the present increase is exclusively caused by the influx of X681,994 of Government deposits, which of course constitutes a considerable addition to the banking liabilites. It is inferred that, in thus taking action, the Bank directors have been influenced to some extent by a belief that were a reduction in the rate to be deferred until after the turn of the year, the plethora of unemployed money would be so excessive, that a fall to 3 per cent. would probably be rendered necessary. In the Stock Exchange, on Friday, there was occasionally a little more tendency to oscillation, the transactions being not of so one-sided a cha- racter as during the previous two or three days- a circumstance probably due to the desire of speculators to close their accounts for the Christ- mas holidays. Notwithstanding the check to busi- ness involved in these considerations, and in the approach of the half-monthly settlement, which commenced on Wednesday, the tone of the various markets has been decidedly firm, and in many cases fresh advances have occurred. Consols* after rising t per cent., closed better. As re- gards foreign bonds, there has been no general movement of importance. Home railway stocks have been dull. American securities, Indian rail- way stocks, and bank shares, all showed a favour- able tendency. In financial shares, the only feature worth mentioning has been a rise of Y,2 10s. in London Financial. Another large purchase of gold by the Bank has helped to strengthen the favourable tendency of the markets. In anticipation @f the holidays, the applications at the Bank discount office were heavy, including many for the usual quarterly advances. The general market was not too well supplied with money, owing to the revenue payments into the Bank, combined with the desire of many persons to accumulate large balances at their bankers at the turn of the year, but the rate for good bills did not exceed 3i per cent., and there were some transactions at 3J. Consols, which closed on Thursday at 893 to I ex div., for the 10th January, opened on Friday morning at 89i to 90-1 and closed at 89i to 90. For money the last price was 89f to £ The offi- cial business reportwasas follows: -Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 89£-, 90, 89f, i; ditto, for account, 80, 1, 89 J; Three per Cents, 89, i, 8-l-, 9; 3 8 8 s India Stock, shut; ditto, Five per Cent., 107f, j, |; ditto, Five per Cent. enfaced," rupee paper, lOOt, 1; ditto, Five-and-a-Half per Cent., lOSt, 4; ditto, Bonds, 25s. prem.
IMPRISONMENT OF INNOCENT PEBSONS.
IMPRISONMENT OF INNOCENT PEBSONS. Three young women of creditable appearace, one of whom had an infant in her arms, were placed before Mr. Selfe, at the Westminster Police-court, on Monday, in the names of Casey, O'Hara, and Ballard. Sergeant Purchase, of the B division, stepped for- ward, and said These persons have been charged wrongly, and are innocent. Mr. Selfe: Where is the prosecutor ? Sergeant Purchase He has not come here. These women were charged with felony, and locked up on Saturday night; but the property alleged to have been stolen was never lost. Mr. Selfe: Then there was no felony committed. Sergeant Purchase: Isaacs, the proseoutor, charged these women with stealing a Bilver watch from nis person, and they were taken into custody and detained, but I have since received a message from the prose- cutor, informing me that he had fourd his missing watch in a drawer, in his own room; in fact, that he had not had it out with him on Saturday. When I heard this and saw the watch I immediately set the women free on their own resognisancea. The accused were discharged.
THE CHRISTMAS RVE.
THE CHRISTMAS RVE. Mr. Newton was engaged for a long time after taking his seat on the bench at Worship-street Police- court on Monday, in hearing applications for assistance from the poor-box, and disposing of charges against the incapably drunk and the drunk and disorderly; the greater number of the applicants were relieved, proper inquiries having been made into each separate case, and most of the offenders being transgressors of Saturday last, locked in durance vile during the Sabbath, and manifestly fearful of being in prison on Christmas day, attempted all sorts of excuses for their misbehaviour. In most instances they were discharged with the caution, "Don't come here again." One dirty-looking fellow was sent to prison for fourteen days, for assaulting two sisters is the public streets, under the privileges of the mistletoe in the first instance, and then, because resistance was offered, striking one of the girls with such violence that she fell, and fainted. Another fellow was charged with cheating the unwary by doing the three card trick on a stool, placed in the highway of Mile-end. Great difficulty was experienced in getting at this sharper, in consequence of the number of confederates about him, who gave the office imme- diately on the appearance of the police, when the candle was instantly extinguished. A plain clothes man," however, at length got near to see some man lose a sovereign, and took the fellow into custody. Mr. Newtou sent him to prison for seven days.
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Only Manslaughter.— At the assizes held o Wednesday, at Maidstone, before Baron a somewhat singular case of HjanslaugW617 fae tfleG- A hawker, named Jalley, who appears *° \ave bfa leading; a most disreputable Jife, was a public bouse, on a Suiidav afte-noon in October, wita a woman who passed as his wife, but to whom he Waa not married. They quarrelled, and in a Paroxysm oe jealous fury he knocked her dona, and afterwards kicked her about the head and neok. She fell over on one Bide dead and the brute then gave her several other kicks. On a post-mortem examination however, not the slightest indication of any external injury was found, and Mr. Hoar, a medical gentleman of con- siderable local eminence, who made the post-mortem examination, attributed the death solely to apoplexy there being a Jarge quantity of blocd extravasated on the brain. He could Eet, however, say that the fatal fit of apoplexy was not accelerated'by the violence of the prisoner, and the jury therefore, under the ruling of his lordship, found the prisoner guilty ef man- slaughter.
THE CHARGE OF SCUTTLING THE…
THE CHARGE OF SCUTTLING THE SHIP SEVERN. The further examination of Lionel Holds worth, Charles William Lea Webb, Thomas Berwick, and Joseph Stansfield Dean, alias Alsop, charged with conspiracy to defraud certain underwriters by de- stroying at sea the ship Severn, was resumed on Thursday morning, at the Mansion-house, before Mr. Alderman Finnis. The first witnesses called were certain employes of the Monmouth Railway Company and of Messrs. Piokford's branch establishment at Newport, who proved the arrival at. Newport of the twelve cases alleged to contain filiarms, directed to "Captain Lay land, ship Severn, Newport Docks," and their delivery as directed, the detivery.book being signed by the prisoner Webb. Mr. Edward Ward was next ialled, and proved that he was the eon of Mr. Ward, of Botolph-lane (the alleged owner of the Severn), aud that on the 6th April last he forwarded three barrel of eait to the Great Northern Railway, to be tranamiaea to Holds- worth's office, No. 6, King-street, Livlrpool. The order for the delivery was in the handwrting of the prisoner Dean, who, with Holds worth, the vjtness had frequently seen together at his father's office in Botolph-lane. The transmission of these casks of salt, vkioh it was alleged had been repacked in jarti, and Plsed in the twelve cases, and afterwards insured as containing revolvers, guna, and sabres, was formally provéii by the servants of the Great Northern Railway Comply. ,.Mr. Robert Maygud was next called, and pro-ed that he was the owner of steam tugs at Newport, 8oI,d was the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel in thlt town. In March last he receiyed a letter fron London, desiring him to look out for the arrival from London of the Severn. She arrived on the 6th March, and the same day the then captaii of the Severn and the pilot came to his house. In a few days afterwards the two prisoners, Holdsworth aid Berwick, arrived from London, and went on board and in- spected the Severn, then lying in the Inner Dock, at Newport; and after inspecting her for about an hour they expressed themselves satisfied with the vessel. This was before the ship was pur- chased by Berwick. The next dty the prisoner Webb arrived with a quantity of nautoal instruments, and was met at the station by Holdiworth and Berwick. On the 21st March, Captain Layland, the new master of the ship, arrived, and joinod the three prisoners already named. The witness spoke to seeing the prisoners (with the exception d Dean) constantly to- gether during their stay at Newport. The next witness called was Ir. James Frazer, who deposed, in reply to Mr. Gaorgt Lewis, that he was a ship and insurance broker, carrying on business in partnership with Mr. John M'Bride, at No. 32, Nicholas-lane, City. Of the vhole of the prisoners now at the bar he only knew tie prisoner Holdsworth, and he never, to the best of hi knowledge, had before seen any of the other prisoner!. He had effected, at the instance of Holdsworth, insuraicea upon the ship Severn for a voyage with a cargo 0: coals from Newport to Shanghas. The insurances wtre thus effected: On the hull of the ship, zE4,000 at Lloyd's, Xl,000 in a Bristol office, £ 1,000 with the Dwah Lloyd's at Rottar- dam, .£900 with the Dutsh Lloyd's at Amsterdam, £ 800 with private underwriters at Cardiff, .£500 with the London and Caledonianlnsurance Company, and X300 with private underwriters at Glasgow, making a total of £ 8,500. With the eiception of 325,000 insured by Messrs. Sm,th, Simpson, ind Company, the balance was insured by the order aid under the direction of the prisoner Holdsworth. i portion of the insurance was effected by a friend named Douglas, as his (witness's) firm could mt effect the whole of the amount. The preniums on the policies of insurance effaoted on tle Severn were paid out of the proceeds receivel from the underwriters of the Jane Brown, yhich was lost in No- vember last. The prisonerHoldsworth acted through- out all the transactions asthe broker or agent. The insurances on the Severr had been effected, at the instance of Holdsworth, f-r Thomas Ward and Co., as the alleged owners; but ae had never known Ward and Company, or made any inquiries about them. After the loss of the Severn became known, in July last, the prisoner Holdevorth brought to witness the protest, the log-book tf the ship, and the other documents, to collect tie proceeds cf the policies, including that for the :ases purperting to contain Ire-arms. All through she transactions the prisoner Holdsworth acted as agoit or broker. Mr. John McBride, tbo partner of the last witness, as next called, and corroborated his evidence in the leading points, and showed, further, a complicity tween Holdsworth and Berwick, as shown by the Dlnner in which payments had bean made. r. Geo. Lewis said that he was hot prepared to go father, and asked for another remand. ffr. Alderman Finnia granted the application, and thefurther examination was adjourned for a week.
A SIGNALMAN CHA.RGED WITH…
A SIGNALMAN CHA.RGED WITH AN INDECENT ASSAULT. William Coring, in the employ of the South-Western Railway Company, was brought before Mr. Ingham, at the Wandsworth Police-court, on Tuesday, charged with indecently assaulting a young woman named Martha Chun, living with her mother in Sussex-street, Bridge-road, Battersfea. Mr. Wilson defended. The complainant, a respectable-looking young woman, gave an account of what took place in the back garden, which abuts on the embankment of the railway. She went into the garden about ten o'clock on Sunday night, having put the candle in the wash- house, as she did not require it as the moon. was shining at the tLne, when the prisoner rushed in upon her and committed the assault with which he was charged. When h^ heard the footsteps 0-f her brother he rushed out into she garden, and ran on to the Sine. In cross-examination the witness said she had known the prisoner between foar and five yaars, by seeing him in the signal-box on the line. Sha denied haying gone up to his signal-ben on Sunday evenings; neither had her sister dona so. She admitted that about 12 months ago he called at the hcaso. where she waa in service, but ahe, med having, admitted him. She had never been in his box, nor had she bean in the green lane with him. She had never been intimate with the prisoner, nor with any man. She did not ask him to corne down from the box on Sunday night. She did not give him a signal to come to her. When he rushed in she tried to get away from him and halloeed. Alfred Chun, the brother, said that on returning home on Sunday night, he went into the garden, when he saw the prisoner rush out and go on to the line. Witness looked in and saw his sister, who was crying, and she said the prisoner had assaulted her. He then went up on to the line to the signal-box, and asked the prisoner for his name, when he abused him. The witness added that he heard something like a rattle at the door on his entering the garden. He heard nothing else. His sister's character was good. He had lived in the house for five years, and the prisoner had been employed in the box all that time. He had not spoken a half-dozen words to him. The sister, a married waman, was called, and proved that she had never been in the signal-box. Inspector Spice, of the company's police at Nine Elms depot, was called, and said he had never heard of any complaint against the prisoner. At the request of Mr. Wilson, who was not prepared with his defence, Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner. _.f
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A public dinner is to be given to Sir John Rolt, the Attorney-General, member for West Gloucester. shire, at the Shire-hall, Gloucester, on Friday, the 11th of January. Hia Grace the Dake of Beaufort will preside, and a large number of the nobility, gentry, and olergy of the couxtrhave accepted invita. iioiaa to be present. V A.
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J,anbu attlf Ctftrairg JJtakeia,1 $ Money Market. CITY, DEC. 21.—The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, by order of the comniittee, and we have, therefore, no business to report in stocks and shares. The demand for money is. moderate, and the supply large. .The rate for choice paper is 3t to 8| per cent., but most of the transactions are at the latter figure. The Council of India will receive tenders on the 2nd prox. for bills on India to the extent of £ 350,000, of which not more than £ 150.000 will be drawn on the Government of Bombay. BANK OF ENGLANR-An Account, pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Vict., cap. 82, for the week ending on Wednes. day, December 19, 1866. I ISSTTE DBPABTHEMT. Notes issued .£32,699,545 £ 32,699,545] Government debt iCll,105,100 iOt-liersecuri-ties. 3,984,900 Roldooin & bullion 17,699,545 Silver bullion £ 32,699,54 I EANKXira DEPARTMENT. Proprietors'eapit'l £ 14,553,000: Best 3.256,435 Public Deposits 8,070,235] Other Deposits 18,181,096: Seven days and other bills 4 90,8271 £ 44,551,653 ( :a ,i)().¡ December 20,1866. Governmentsecu- rities (ine. dead weight annuity) &13,011,222 Other Securities 19,825,202 No-tea 10,599,060 Gold & silver coin 1,116,169 £ 44,551,653 F. MAY. Deputy Cashier. The Corn Trade. MARK-LANE, DEC. 24.—The old Corn Exchange was closed to-day, but the new market is open for business, as usual. Scarcely any English Wheat was brought forward, yet, as the-attendanee of buyers was very limited, the demand was heavy, at nominal currencies. In foreign Wheat scarcely anything was doing, at late rates. Barley and Malt commanded scarcely any attention, and prices were, with difficulty, supported. Inferior Oats were rather cheaper but good dry parcels ruled steady. Beans, Peas, and Flour were heavy. CTOBENT PRICES.—ENGLISH. Per Qr. WHEAT S S. £ sx^Knt.,rd., old 55 to 66 i new 59 to 64 Esx., Knt., w., old 58 to 72 new 52 to 58 Norfolk and Lin. coin, red, new 60 to 65 BARLEY. Malting 38 to 55 J Distilling 39 to 44 Grinding. 31 to 35 MALT. Essex,N orf oik, and Suffolk 72 to 78 Kingston and Ware 72 to 78 Brown 58 to 63 BTE. New 32 to 3 OATS. English,feed 32 to 36 M pota,to. 28 to 31 Per Qr. OATS. S. S. Scotch, feed 24 to 31 Sootch potato 30 to 36 Irish, white 21 to 25 „ black 22 to 32 BEANS. Mazagan 40 to 44 Tick 41 to 44 Harrow 44 to 43 Pigeon 49 to 52 PEAS. Grey 37 to 40 Maple 39 to 43 White. 41 to 45 FLOUR. Town made, per 2801bs 54 to 57 Household. 47 to 50 Country 43 to 46 Norfolk & Suffolk, ex ship 43 to 45 JFOUEIGM. WHEAT. Dantzie and Koniga- berg 61 to 74 Bostock & Mecklen- burg 58 to 68 berg. 61 to 74 Rostock & Mecklen- burg 58 to 68 i Danish 54 to 60 i Russian, hard 52 to 57 soft 56 to 61 American, red — to — I „ white to BAKLEY. Grinding 30 to 31 I Distilling 36 to S9 ) Malting 40 to 42 OATS. Dutch brewing 23 to 32 feeding 21 to 27 OATS. Danish & Swedish. 24 to 30 Russian 23 to 29 BEANS. Danish 37 to 42 Egyptian 40 to 42 PEAS. Maple SO to 39 Boilers 38 to 41 IKDIAH COBKT. White 36 to 40 Yellow 36 to 39 FLOUR. French, per sack 4 i to 50 Spanish, „ 45 to 50 American, per barrel 27 to 33 I Canadian „ 27 to 33 Meat and Poultry Markets. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—There are moderate supplies of meat, and the trade is steady. Per 81bs. by the carcase Per 81bs. by the carcase:- 51. d. s. d Inferior beef 3 2 to 3 6 Middling ditto 3 8 4 2 Prime large 4 4 4 6 Ditto small 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 4 4 0 Inferior mutton 3 4 4 4 Middling ditto 4 4 4 8 Prime ditto 4 8 4 10 Yeal 4 4 5 4 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb 0 0 0 0 Turkeys, each 7 6 60 0 Goslings, each 6 0 15 0 Fowls, each 3 0 4 0 s. d. to «. a. Capons, each. 0 0 0 0 Chickens, each 2 6 3 6 Ducklings,each 2 0 3 0 Rabbits, each 1 0, 2 0 j Hares, each 3 0 4 0 Grouse, each. 1 0 16 Partridges,each 2 0 3 0 Pheasants,eaeh 2 0 4 0 Pigeons, each. 0 8 0 10 Ostend fr. butter, per doz; lbs. 12 0 17 0 English ditto. 13 0 16 0 Frencheggs, 100 15 0 0 0 English ditto. 14 0 11 0 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, Dec. 24.-Thera was a very scanty show of foreign stock here to-day, never- theless the demand for it wis heavy, on lower term?. The arrivals of Beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis- tricts were very limited. whilst those from Ireland and Scotland were trifling. Very few buyers were in attend- ance, and the demand for all breeds of Beasts was heavy, and a decline in the quotations compared with Monday last of fully 2d per 81bs. The top figure was 5s 4d per 81bs, and the general quality ef the supply was good. There were about 350 English, 105 Scotch, and 60 Irish Beasts in the market. "We were very moderately supplied with. Sheep, whica met a slow sale at 2d per 81bs. less money. The best Downs and half-breds were disposed of at 6s 2d per Slbs. Calves were in short supply and sluggish request on former terms, viz., from 4s Sd to 5s lOd per 81bs. In Pigs, the supply of which was very limited, so little was doing that the quotations were almost nominal. Fruit and Vegetables. COVEN-T-GARDEN.-Christmas evergreens are, M usual at this season, plentiful, and in great demand. Hothouse grapes have advanced in price. Pears still consist of Glou Morceau, Chaumontel, BeurrcDiel, andwinterNelis; apples of ribston pippin, Cox's orange pippin, and old nonpariel. Orangesare both exoellentand abundant. Kent cobs appear to be still advancing in price. Vegetables continue abundant. Ex- cellent samples of broccoli continue to arrive from the West of England. Portugal onions realise from 6s to 12s per 100. Potatoes realise about the same price as they did last week. Flowers chiefly consist of orchids, chrysanthemums, Chinese primulas, pelargoniums, mignonette, and roses. FBIJIT. s. d. e d. Apples, p. bushel 4 0 to 8 0 Chestnuts, per be.10 0 IS 0 Currants, pr. siv. 0 0 0 0 Grapes, per lb. 4 0 8 0 Lemons,p. 100 4 0 8 0 Nuts,eob, 1001b 70 0 75 0 Filberts, pr lb. 0 0 0 0 a, d, e, d Oranges, p.100 2 6 7 0 Peaches,per doz. 0^0 0 0 Pears,kitchen,da. 2 0 6 0 dessert „ 0 0 0 0 Pineapples, p. lb. 6 0 8 0 Sfcrawberries,p.lb. 0 000 Melons, each 3 0 6 0 I VEGETABLES. B-d B d Artichokes,per doz.2 0 to 4 0 Asparagus,per bun. 0 0 0 0 Beans,kidney,p.isv.0 0 0 0 Beet, per dozen 1 0 2 0 Broccoli, p. bundle 0 0 0 0 Cabbages, per doz. 1 0 2 01 Carrots, per bunch 0 4 C 6 Cauliflowers,p. doz. 2 0 6 Oj Celery, per bundle 0 9 16 Cucumbers, each 0 9 10 Endive, per doz.1 0 1 6 Garlic, per lb 0 8 0 01 Herbs, per bunch.0 6 0 0 Horseradish, p. bii,2 6 4 01 Leeks, per bunch.0 3 0 Oj Lettuces, per score 1 0 X 61 Mint, per bunch .0 6 0 s a s a Mushroom s,perpott.l 0 16 Mustard&-Cress,p.p.0 2 00 Onions, per bushel 3 0 3 6 „ pickling, p.qt.O 0 0 0 Parsley, per l sieve 16 Z 0 Parsnips, per doz oo 0 0 Peas, per qt. 0 0 00 Potatoes, York Re- gents, per ton .100 0 140 0 Rocks, per ton 90 0 100 0 [Flukes, per ton 120 0 150 0 Kidneys, per ewt.o 0 0 0 Radishes, p. 12 bn. 10 16 Rhubarb, p. bundle 0 0 0 0 SeaKale,per punnet 2 0 30 Spinach, per bush. 2 0 36 Turnips, per bunch 0 3 04 London Produce Market. MINCING-LANE, DEC. 24,-The public markets are closed for the holidays and by private contract not much h-isiuess has been transacted. The sales include planta- tion Ceylon and Rio Coffee, at full prices. Three hundred basrs of saltpetre, at last week's currency. About 1,000 bales of jute, forarrival, at £ 13 15s and 16s; and 60 cases of shellac, orange, at 90s; native ditto, 58s; good garnet, 58s 6d. TALLOW, DEC. 2i.-Ths Ta'low market is closed to-day, and we have therefore no report to make under this head. HOPS, BOROUGH, DEC. 21.—Messrs. Patte-aclen and Smith I report that the market remains firm for all descriptions, the general opinion being that prices will rule dearer after Christmas.
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HAY MARKETS1 I I Meadow Hay., j Clover Straw I gjoithfleld. s. d. s. d.j 65 0 to 80 0j 90 0 115 Oj 35 0 4i 01 Cumberland. a. d. s. d. 65 0 to 84 0 GO 0 115 0 33 0 41 0 Whitechapel. s. d. s. d. 65 0 to 80 t* 90 0 115 0 360 44 G