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consign a man to death upon such testimony would be the moot cruel violation of justice. I' heny as to t h e pistols, no doubt they were bought for some general rising in Italy. That was a circumstance he (Mr. James) did not deny, and Dr. Bernard wished it so to be known ; but be denied that the attack on the E m peror was counselled, instigated , or even known to him. All the evidence was consistent with that view of the case, and, according to the law as it bad been laid down by Baron Alderson, the jury would bei bound to take that subject into consideration. As to the attempt to fix a charge of sedition against Dr. Bernard, it had utterly failed, for the only sedi tion proved against the prisoner had been spoken at a public debating society in Leicester-square. Ho now came to that portion of the case upon which the Crown mainly rested the evidence of the wife of Rudio : There was no doubt he had been engaged with Bernard question was, whether or not Rudio was engaged b u t the specially for this murder. If that was not proved, the argument was worth nothing at all. That woman had given her evidence in a most exemplary manner, notwith standing she had been visited every day for a week by four policemen, had been taken by them to Paris, and had • never at any time been a free agent. He suggested that Radio had been engaged by Dr. Bernard, on the part of Orsini, for the purpose of a general rising elsewhere. These grenades, no doubt, were to have been used against an army, and not for the treasonable purpose of an indi vidual assassination. The materials brought by Dr. Bernard would have charged 500 on 800 grenades • they were sufficient for an enormous expedition, and it was perfectly clear that that was the object of the whole organization in Paris. The evidence of the servant woman, Cheney, also went clearly to show that Dr. Bernard was under the impression that Orsini had gone to Italy, and that if the report were true that Orsini was concerned in the attempt on the life of the Emperor of the French, that IOW anted under some fatal impulse—that he was mad. Dr. Bernard had promised Mrs. Rudio twelve shillings a week for a considerable time—a time much longer than would have been necessary for the attack on the Emperor. They had heard of the documents which had been found on Dr. Bernard,—bad any been found on Orsini, Pierri, Gomez, or Radio, at all implicating Dr. Bernard ? It might he known to them what was the dying declaration of Orsini—he must not state it—but they might know it as a matter of history—and they would find that it was' per fectly consistent with the general rising be had adverted to, consistent with the perfect innocence of Dr. Bernard, totally inconsistent with the fact that he bad any know ledge of an attack on the life of the Emperor of the French. The learned counsel concluded his address by a turgid appeal to the sympathies of the mob. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in his reply, pointed out to the jury that if Orsini and other persons were in any way connected with an attempt of a political character, and any persons were slain, they were guilty of murder, and all and every person who furnished them with any kind of means for the intended pur- Foss were accessaries before the fact of the crime of murder. The learned counsel then analysed the evidence of some of the witnesses, and said there could be no doubt but that the prisoner had passed the pistols into France ; had engaged a person to go there and meet Orsini ; that grenades were sent ; that murders were committed ; and that those very pistols and grenades had been afterwards found as the instru ments with which the murders were committed. They were made in Birmingham—conveyed by the prisoner to Brussels, from whence they were sent to Paris. The learned counsel for the defence had told them that the instruments which bad been sent to Brussels were not the same with which the murders were committed, but were some new inventions, something of a different character altogether. He (the Attorney-General) would examine that. Were the instruments the same or not ? Were they sent over as inventions in gas, for he could got say at that moment whether this was the defence intended ? Was it intended on behalf of the prisoner to show that the instruments sent over by the prisoner to Paris were not the same as those with which the Murders were committed? • He contended that the grenades which had been introduced during the trial were the actual instru ments with which the murder was committed. It was true the witnesses bad varied a little with respect to the form of those missiles, but the evidence had proved to demonstration that such was the fact. If the prisoner had sent these grenades to Brussels for a lawful purpose, what use could there have been to have resorted to the many subterfuges that had been proved. It had been suggested that those grenades had been sent to Orsini, not for the purpose of assassination of the Emperor of France, but to aid a general rising in Italy. He felt great confidence in stating that there was not a scintilla of evidence alluding to a rising in any part of Italy. Re felt sure that the evidence had proved one thing —viz., that the prisoner at the bar was well acquainted with Thomas Allsop, and the fact of Allsop's pass port being found on Orsini was a strong point in the e vidence. The letter of Alisop found in the posses sion of the prisoner was a dinsot instigation to assas sination, and, coupled with the raising of large sums 381 branches of our foreign trade are now making sacri fices to maintain their credit, and that object is best accomplished by obtaining their discounts direct from the chief fountain for the supply of capital. The Bullion movements of the week have not been very important. They have been chiefly remarkable for a cessa tion of the demand from the United States, which last week threatened to be rather active, and for nearly a total absence of all inquiry from the Continent. Under these circumstances the stock in the Bank has been increased by about 160,0001., and 50,0001. or 60,0001. are still upon the market. the arrivals reported since our last are about 281,7921., nearly all from Australia. Silver is very dull. According to the official return published in the Gazette this evening, the imports of gold and silver in the week ending the 14th inst. amounted to 219,5181.; while the exports were 279,1811. Consols have been firmer than they were last week. The improvement, however, has been rather in tone than in price; but, considering that business has been been wholly destitute of animation or buoyancy, it may be re garded as substantial. Last Friday they closed at 96i to I. The highest price in the week has been 96i to 1. Yester day they closed at 98* to f. This morning they opened at the same. Business was inactive ; and they eventually closed at 96i to f rather firm. In the course of the week the Government broker was a purchaser of Reduced to the amount of about 50,0001. The downward tendency of Railway Shares is not yet arrested. It has continued through the week upon all the leading lines; and at present the signs of reaction are very faint. The fall upon these lines averages from one to two per cent. The Indian Loan is very firm. The debentures have advanced to 99i, and the scrip to 99i. The latter has been at 1001. CONTRACT FOR FEABNOUGHT. Department of the Storekeeper-Genets] of the Navy, Somerset.place, Bth April, IeISC. THE COMMISSIONERS for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 27th instant, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Coutraet for supplying her Majesty'. several Dockyards with FEARNOUGHT. A sample of the Fearnougbt and a Form of the Tender may be seen at the said 01Zoe. 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ESPAIR.—HOLLOWAY'S OINT- PILLS.—After using these remedies for twelve on, wife of Thomas Dixon, fishmonger, Regent- e, was entirely cured of • bad leg of many showing the wonderful effects of these medl- irly used. She had been confined to her best I was twice an inmate of two different hospitals bout obtaining the slightest relief, and was hat she must lose her leg by amputation. Being olloway's Ointment and Pills, and using then le averted that calamity, and is now perfectly by all medicine vendors throughbut the Professor Holloware Establishments, 344, ~-a~ - -- . ~-- -___ __ _ w___ - THE PRE S S, APRIL 17, 1858. of money by Allsop thrlugh the instrumentality of the prisoner, showed that there was a strong iden tity of feeling between them. When he read the letter of Allsop of the Ist of January, which de nounced the Emperor as "an abominable miscreant" and " one who must be killed," he felt a blush of shame that an Englishman, and one who bore an English name, could write such a letter. Near the time of receiving this letter Bernard purchased the nitric acid and alcohol with which the fulminating powder was made, and Pierri and Orsini proceeded to Birmingham and purchased the revolvers, so that between the 10th of October and the 28rd of November we found the grenades, the fulminating powder to charge them, and the revolvers, in the possession of the three men and everything corn piste with the exception of forwarding them to Paris. On the 20th of the same month, Orsini drew a sum of money, 4801. in Bank of England notes, and gave three of these 201. notes to the prisoner, and some of them to the man Pierri. On the 20th of November Orsini arrived in Brussels with a false passport, and the first thing he did was to forward the grenades which had been conveyed thither. This having been accomplished, Pieni and Orsini met at the Café Suisse. On the 11th of December Orsini's horse is conveyed to Paris, along with the grenades. On the 12th Orsini was shown to be in Paris, with the grenades in his possession, and all in readiness for the projected attempt. A few days afterwards we find the four persons, Orsini, Pierri, Gomez, and Rudio, with the re volvers and grenades in their possession ; and in conjunction with these facts it must be borne in mind that false names and false pretences had been used by all parties. On the 2nd of January Bernard changed one of the 201. notes paid to Orsini at the Bank to pay the carriage of two revolvers to Paris. If the scheme was not an attempt at assassination what need was there for Bernard to write, and he did on the Bth of December to Outrequin introducing Orsini as Allsop ? Why should the firearms have been sent to M. Outrequin with a false statement if they were to be used for legitimate purposes ? Why did all the letters point to a speedy return to London, and not contain one word in allusion to the general rising in Italy, upon which so much stress had been laid? Why should the grenades have been sent to Paris when the discovery is almost certain ? Why, if they were not wanted for some purpose in Paris, were they not sent to a place where they would be more secure? He asked the jury, with every disposition to put the most favourable construction on all the cit.. cumstances, what other conclusion could they arrive at but that of the assassination of the Emperor Napoleon? One thing was quite certaiu, that the foul offence could never have been carried into execution without the aid of agents in this country. The arms were made here, the scheme was planned here, and the jury, he felt sure, would not hesitate in bringing to condign punishment the mau Van bad rendered that assistance, and who was the prisoner at the bar. That was the question for them to decide, and that duty they would discharge, however painful it might be, fearlessly. At the close of the Attorney-General's speech an attempt at applause was immediately suppressed. Lord CAMPBELL—Let the court be adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. Mom Markel ad 614 juttlligtin FUMY EVENING. THE return of the Bank of England for the week ending Wednesday last, the 14th inst., shows the following changes compared with that for the week preceding : Increase in Circulation Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in Other Deposits Decrease in Government Securities 210,694 Decrease in Other Securities Decrease in Bullion Increase in Rest.. .. Decrease in Reserve Bullion in both Departments Circulation, Including Bank Poet Bills The effect of the payment of the dividends is shown by the large decrease in the Public Deposits, while the Private Deposits have been swelled by transfers from the public account, aided by the instalment paid last week upon the Indian Loan. The Private Securities show a further fall ing off in the inquiry for money, but the Reserve is less, owing to the amount of notes gone into circulation through the payment of the dividends. The other changes are of little importance. In the course of the week there has been a more aetive inquiry for money at the Bank, but the demand in Lom bard-street has not exceeded the proportions that have lately ruled there. In fact, while in Threadneedle-street there has been au increase of business, it has, in the main, been falling off in Lombard-street. This, apparently, is an anomaly, for usually when there is a demand for capital, it is not confined to one establishment. It generally extends, m )re or less, over all. The explanation of the present state of things will partly be found in the fact that the late me sure of the Bank in refusing re-discounts for the bill brokers has somewhat diminished the preetiire of the class; and partly in the fact that one or more of the heaviest