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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 79, 7 August 1863, Page 2

The Londonderry Sentinel states that a merchant in that city named Sherrard has " skedaddled " to America, leaving liabil - ties to the amount of £4,000 at least. The end of his cereer was brilliant. The Senitnel says :— " He took" a farm in the neighborhood, and astonished his oldf.islKoned neighbors by his Javish expenditure on " scientific " improvements. The old folks fahook their heads, imt in this age of .pi-ogress they were easily " shut up " in their silly objections. Mr Shecrard's friends lent him money to any amount ; bills were " flying" about in all directions. Gumio merchants were swindled, bills were forged, and, as a grand climax, Mr Sheirard lately sent for one of his friends, declared he was flying, willed large sums to local charities, and nominated his visitor as one of his executors, The latter*, of course, was pretty well impressed with the magnitude of Mr Sherrard's good fortune, until a bill for £500 was presented to him to sign. This aroused some suspicion in the mind of the intended execuj tor, and he fortunatejy postponed the signing of a document which might, in all probability, have sent him to America in Mr James Sherrard's company. Mr Sherrard's fortune and magnificent charity, however, got wind, and he rose higher and higher in the favor of a eertain portion of the public. We could narrate many cases of hardship in connection with this ' bolting' of the delinquent ; but we forbear. Nor would we have mentioned this case of swindling, fr od, and forgery were it not that we feel it to be our duty as journalists to do sn, in the !iOi>e that others, who may be tempted to foi'ow in the track of such men as Mr Sherrard, may be afforded full opportunity of reflecting on the danger of straying from that line of honest dealing whh our frl low-men which has been characterised as ' the best policy,' even as regards worldly affairs." A meeting of the friends of slave emancipation has been held in Dundee, at which resolutions were passed protesting against the building and fitting out of war vessels* for the Southerner. »4 The admirers of s*npation trials, and especially the sympathisers with the inter eating " victim of circumstances," Mrs Thesera Yelverton, will he sorry to hear that in all probability the appeal from the Scottish Court, affirming the validity of her marriage will not be argued before the House of Lords this session. The fair " pursuer" is ready to bring her case before the last and highesr of mundane tribunals, but the defender is not ready. _The a gallant major has applied for and obtained an extension of. time to prepare his case, and the probability is that, as the session is now half over, and as a good many appeaJs are before the House, the lady is destined to remain for another year in her present equivocal position. The ports of the Canary Islands are an nounced to be reopened to commerce, the sanitary slate being satisfactory.