The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-11 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES. SAYINGS ABOUT SALISBURY. The Salisbury meeting, which was brought to the end ing post yesterday, was in every respect successful. The supply of spor', was ample, and the attendance of business men and pleasure folk was unprecedently numerous. The proceedings, too, were conducted in the most efficient and satisfactory manner by a well-organised and competent ' body of " officials." The racing was interesting, and was marked by many incidents of extraordinary importance. The leading " features" in Thursday's pro gramme were the Trial Stakes and the Wiltshire Stakes. The first mentioned event occasioned much brisk speculation ; and indeed, it derived its importance mainly front the meeting between Cineas and Orestes. 7to 4 was freely betted on Cineas, whilst his old opponent, Orestes, found few spirited supporters. Both, however, were easily defeated by Defiance, who was immediately afterwards brought under prominent notice for the Northamptonshire Stakes, for which he is handicapped at 7st. 121 b. Orestes beat Cineas for second honour, an achievement which was long calculated upon by his owner, who made a bet, I believe, during the September meeting at Doncaster, "where Cineas beat Orestes easily for the Don Stakes, that their running there would be reversed on their next fair encounter. By the result of this race the "Le viathan bookmaker," it is said, won nearly 3,0001. ! Seven horses started for the Wiltshire Stakes. Pantomime was the favourite, and at the start was backed freely at 2 to 1. lie, however, finished a bad third. Indeed, for the last , half mile the race was entirely between Cleveland and Trifle, and an exciting " set to" they made of it, the latter winning by three quarters of a length. Although Trifle broke down at the mad, yet he continued the contest with the most extraordinary gameness and pluck. On being pulled up, however, he was very lame, and his off fore-leg appeared to be so weak that it is questionable whether it will ever he sufficiently strong to enable him to run another severe race. A similar accident occurred to him, it will be remembered, last year at Good wood. The fields , en the second day were numerically strong, and the racing gave brisk employment to the bet ting fraternity. The sport, however, does not now require particular remark; the most important incident connected with it was, perhaps, the defeat of Little Harry by St. Spiro for the Queen's Plate. Oulston cut down his oppo nents in rare racinr , style for the Wilton Park Stakes. He is a fine s l as hi ng colt, and appears likely to train on most advantageously. Frank Butler, the jockey, is dangerously ill. He has for many weeks been under medical treatment, and my letters from Newmarket inform me that slend,r hopes are entertained of his ever again resuming his professional duties. Another Steeplechase Meeting will take place at Epsom on the 7th of April. Whether it be got up for the especial benefit of certain individuals who have of late become so notorious for the daring and impudent manner 211 which they bring their peculiar " tactics" into play, is at present uncertain, though not improbable. The ground 'will not be the same as on former occasions. The lino of country selected is over the Epsom Court Farm. At any rate the undertaking is likely to be profitable, for i•t is the intention of its promoters to charge each person sixpence adtaisFsion to the ground ! A FRESH MAN. March 11. AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA, AND RUSSIA. We have before us three official communications emanat ing from the Governments of Austria, Prussia and Russia, and published by their respective organs in the form usually given to the Ministerial declarations of those Powers. They are all of the highest importance, and throw considerable additional light on the political state of Europe. The language of Austria is not entirely explicit, but, as far as it goes, it is clear and firm. She publicly records the conviction of the Imperial Government that the peremptory summons of the Western Powers to the Court of Russia is founded on substantial rights, and to - which Austria has constantly adhered. She adds, that up to this tim e A us t r i a h as en d eavoure d t o reconcile as well as she could the general interests of Europe with the duties which her friendship and affiance with Russia imposed upon her; but that on the declaration of war she shall con sult her own interests, which compel her at once to take Measures against the imminent dangers of war and insur rection. Considering the circumstances in which she is placed, and that her diplomatic relations with Russia are aiot yet broken off, this language is, perhaps, as much as could be expected from the Court of Vienna at this Moment, embarrassed as that Court is by the tergiver nation of Prussia and the intrigues of the minor Ger- Man States. This document is more remarkable for What it omits than for what it says. It does not pronounce the word ".sieutrality "—it does not profess any ope of reconciliation—it does not threaten to stand aloof in the easy attitude of expectation, and to side with the Winning party in tieis convulsion of Europe. The Austrian Government continues its preparations for war with unre mitting activity. Troops are on their march to the south eastern frontier. General Coronini has advanced his head quarters from Temesvar to Seadin, and the Archduke Al 'bort is appointed to the chief command of the forces. It May here be observed that the attitude assumed by Austria appears already to have had the effect of causing the Rus sians to make a retrograde movement in Little Wallachia ; the troops which were concentrated in the villages round &elafat are falling back on the Schyl, and thp threatened attack on that position seems indßfinitely postponed. There cannot be a greater contrast to these measures of the Cabinet of Vienna than that which the language of the Court of Prussia unhappily presents. The Prussian Car nspond,ence of the 7th of March publishes an elaborate official declaration, calculated, as it seems to us, to bear out to the fullest extent the observations we had made on the conduct of Prussia a few days before. Prussia alone, in this great conjuncture of European affairs, renounces all participation in the active measures contemplated by the other Powers. Prussia alone, and truly, boasts that she is bound by no positive engagements to that extent. 33ut by withdrawing her active concurrence from the other powers she concedes to Russia all that the Emperor Nicho las could presume to ask, and she aggravates the general position of the continent by neutralising the part which the peopla of Germany were called upon to play. The in dividual forces of Prussia may be of little importance in - such a contest, but the effect produced by this abandon went of the public interests of Europe for the most paltry Motives and confused reasons is clearly the result of Rus sian influence over the King of Prussia, and it will affect, every man who has a heart for the independence of Ger- Many with more pain, humiliation, and resentment than 'We care to express. _ e The importance of this determination on the part of the Xrussian Government is considerably increased by the cir cumstances under which it has been formed and published to the world. The German papers have already stated, and we believe with perfect truth, that several weeks ago the dra.ughe of a formal treaty, binding the Four Powers to settle the Eastern question on the broad basis of uropean interests, and providing means for insuring that object, was prepared by England and France, and presented to th e G erman Powers for their adop tion. The Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin were at that time of opinion that such a measure was premature ; but more recently, and since Count Orloff's mission, the project of the treaty has been resumed at Vienna in a manner highly honourable to the Austrian Ministers, and there was rea son to suppose that no obstacle would prevent the comple tion of this imp or t an t sc h eme . Th e o b s t ac l e , suc h as i t is, has come from Prussia, and it is in consequence of the Pressure applied to that vacillating and feeble Court by the other Powers of Europe that she has put forth the de claration which forms the subject of these observations. She is therefore not only separating herself from the gene ral policy of Europe, but distinctly opposing the measures required and recommended by Austria herself to give effect to that policy. A course more utterly unworthy of a State Which is allowed to rank with the Great Powers we never remember to have witnessed ; and the King of Prussia, LI his attempt to retain an expect int position between the twe great interests which divide the world, deserves to draw on himself the hostility and the contempt of both belligerents. We say nothing of the people of Prussia and of Germany ; it is for them to notice as it deserves a policy Which will make their Government the by-word of Europe. We now arrive at the third, and not the least remark able, of these official productions, which is the answer of the Russian Cabinet, inserted in the Journal of St. Peters burg of the 2d of March, to Lord John Russell's speech of the 17th of February. The Russian Government thinks ft to declare, that whatever might be the grounds of mis trust entertained by other Powers, the English Ministry had no r eason t o d ou bt th e v i ews o f Russia, inasmuch as at an e ar ly p er i o d prece di ng P r i nce Menschileoff's mission the Emperor Nicholas had spontaneously communicated With the Queen of England and her Ministers, for the pur- Pose of establishing an intimate agreement with them, even In the event of the most formidable contingency which Could befal the Ottoman empire." In short, we are in formed that in the course of Lord John Russell's brief ad- Ministration of the Foreign-office—that is, in January, 185 3, Sir Hamilton Seym o ur was requested by the Empe ror, and empowered by his own Government, to enter into a detailed private conversation with the Emperor himself en this subject ; and a correspondence ensued, not of an official character, aad the secrecy of which does not con cern the Emperor alone, but which disclosed in the fullest confidence the views of the Court of St. Petersburg with reference to the approaching dissolution of the Ottoman ?rapire. We assume these facts to be correct. We have not now to learn for the first time that before the Emperor Nicholas engaged in these extraordi nary transactions he had attempted at various times and in different forms to lure almost every Court in Europe to Share in the plunder of Turkey. As long ago as his own visit to this country he held the same language, and it may bare been repeated in greater detail in the course of last ee w e inte r . But what answer did he get to these overtures ? what answer did he get when he sounded Lord John Rus sell, of all men in the world, on the subject of an eventual Partition of Turkey ? We confidently reply , that he was Uset by an indignant refusal on the part of the British Go vernment. He was told, if we are not greatly mistaken, 'that thi s coun t ry cou ld entertain no proposal in any form Which presupposed the dismemberment of an empire the integrity of which we had frequently engaged to respect and even to protect ; that the British Government s trenuously opposed any change in the status quo of Turkey, as a source of danger and difficulty to the world ; and that, as this communication had been made in a friendly spirit, England strongly recommended the Arnporor of Russia to abstain altogether and scrupulously fro m an y interference in the affairs of Turkey, which must be productive of great perils to the world. As these corn- Munications were of a confidential nature, and wholly an terior to and unconnected with th e affair of the Holy ?laces and Prince Meuschikoff's mission, the Government appear to have thought that they did not properly form part of the correspondence recently laid before Parliament, but constituted a separate transaction This challenge of the Russian Government relieves them from all further Uncertainty on that point. Lord John Russell's answer to the Russian overture will do him no dishonour ; and, al though in time of peace it might have been inconvenient to lay bare the pretensions Russia has sometimes indicated, our present relations are not likely to suffer from an " in discretion" she herself has provoked; and we trust the 'whole correspondence will be immediately produced.— Times. ITYDE-PARK. —The authorities of the Woods and -.o re , ts department have caused the principal promenades i n rlyde-park to be relaid with gravel and generally re- Paired for the ensuing season. The site of the Great Exhibition is now entirely covered with grass, and has been reopened for the use of the public. It presents no traces of the ravages effected for the time by the erection of the Crystal Palace. ST. PETERSBURG.—The St. Petersburg letters are to the 2d of March, at which date shipments of gold were taking place upon an increased scale, although there was difficulty in getting it. and a daily expc>ctati of existed of t he export being suddenly prohibited. The import taarket, under the increasing apprehensions of a, block (le, was extremely firm. The weather was cold, with l augh =ow. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) The Mining Share Market continues dull, and the chief transactions reported are in dividend stocks. Lead and copper are firm, and the former metal scarce, and in de mand, Iv hich looks well for the lead producing mines. Tin has fallen nearly 61. a ton. A considerable improvement is said to have taken place in Callington Kelly Bray, and also at Whitford Mine, near Holywell. At Wheal Pollard, near South and West Caradon, there is a lode of a very promising description, such as the agent states he had never seen at either of the Caradons at so shallow a depth. At Hingston Down, the first dividend of ss. per share (1,0001.) has just been declared. Business in the Gold Mining Share Market, this week, has been virtually suspended, there not being the slightest disposition to operate. Prices are, consequently, little more than nominal ; we do not notice, however, that there has been any further decline; this is to be attributed to the fact, that as returns from several of the more accre dited Californian companies are anticipated by the next mail, holders in general showan indisposition to sell, hoping that actual results will come to hand. Though these in many instances are confidently expected, yet from the numberless excuses that from time to time have been put forward by the several superintendents of the various companies, great distrust is shown, and the feelings of the shareholders may be said in most cases to be that of almost universal dis satisfaction. The Carson's Creek Mining Company, who, it may be remembered, despatched a deputation of their body to California, and on their report returned 10s. per share, but considered it so encouraging that they determined to continue operations, are in course of winding up. Some of the less favourable descrip tions are yet holding out hopes to those who have embarked their capital in these dubious adventures ; but the prevalent opinion is, that the interests of all parties would be better served, if previous to frittering away their remaining capital in frivolous expenses, they should make an effort to return their proprietary some of the money which they have obtained from them. There has been no advises, either from Australia or California, and each day they are anxiously looked for. In Miscellateous Shares, the market has shown a down ward tendency, with little business doing. In iron and coal companies, during the week, the market has exhibited some activity. From a return just made by the House of Commons of the imports and exports of metals for the year ended sth January, 1853, we find that the total imports of copper ore was 37,818 tons ; regulus, 5,226 tons ; unwrought, 2,188 tons ; old copper, 968 tons ; rods, bars, &c., 2,993 tons ; plates and coin, 23 tons ; and copper manufactures to the value of 19,2341. 10s. 6d. Of the unwrought copper 1,098 tons were from Chili; 628 from South Australia, and 225 tons from Russia. The principal copper ore was from Cuba, Chili, and South Australia; and the largest portion of bars, rods, and ingots was from Russia. The total amount of British copper exported was 16,936 tons; and foreign, 15,099 tons. The amount of tin imported was 2,372 tons, of whioh 1,571 were retained for home con sumption : the duty amounted to 9,4881. Zinc imported, 18,505 tons ; oxide of ditto, 788 tons; exported, 1,305 tons British, and 5,948 foreign. MARL ET HE WS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Both fruit and vegetables, the supplies of which were good, moved off steadily, at last week's currency. FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s Od to lOs Od each ; ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 8s to 12s; foreign ditto, is 6cl to 3s Od per lb; apples, 6s to 8s per bush ; pears, 3s Od to 6s per dozen ; lemons, Os 9d to 2s ; oranges 3s Od to lOs per 100 ; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb.; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush.; cob-nuts, 120 s to 130 s per 10 lbs ; chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck ; filberts, 85s to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9d to is 6d ; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 9d to is 6d per bund.; greens. 2s Od to 4s Od per doz. bunches ; French beans, 4s to 5s Od per 100 ; potatoes, 130 s to 180 s per ton ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to 8d per bunch ; cucumbers, is Gd to 3s Gd each ; celery, 9d to is 6d per bundle ; spinach, 4s Od to 6s Od per sieve ; onions, 2s Gd to 3s 6d per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 164 to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 8d to 10d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, is 6d to 3s Od per dozen hunches ; rhubarb, is Od to is 6d per bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s 6d per score ; beet, is to 2s 6d per dozen bunches; parsnips, Oct to is Gd per dozen. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to Os Od; Geese, 5s 6d to 8s each ; Ducks, 2s Gd to 4s; tame Rabbits, is to is 9d ; wild ditto, 83 to is 2d ; Pigeons, Od to is 23 each; roasting Pigs, 4s to 7s each; Surrey Fowls, 6s Od to lOs Od ; ditto Chickens, 5s Od to 7s Od; barn-door Fowls, 4s Od to 7s 03 per couple; Capons, 3s to 4s Od ; Chickens, is 6d to 2s Od per couple ; Pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s Od; Partridges, is Gd to is 9d;' Hares, 2s 03 to 3s 6d; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s Od to 3s Gd; Grouse, 2s 03 to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal, 6d to 9d; wild Ducks, 2s 03 to 2s 6d • Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, 7s 6d to 8s Od; French ditto, 6s Gd to 7s Od per 120 ; fresh butter, is ld to is 53 per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s 03 to 28s ; Brills, 3s Od to Os each ; Salmon 2s 4d to 3s per lb; Cod Fish, 5s 03 to 15s Od each ; Soles, 3d to 2s 3d per pair ; Eels, 9d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 63 to 2s 6d ; Whitings, is 6d to 3s per doz.; Doreys, 2s to 7s; Mullets, 6d to 2s 6d. each; Common Oysters, 10s Od to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 50s Od per bsh; Mackerel, 25s to 35s per 100; Smelts, is Od to sspr doz.; Skate, 63. to Od per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon,• Bloaters, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s oa to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 6s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is 03 each ; Carp, 2s 03 per brace ; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 43 to is Od. each ; Halibut, 63 per lb. • Salt Fish, 23 to 53 per lb. ; Prawns, 2s Od to 4s 03 per lb. ; Flounders, is to is Gd per dozen ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb.; Pike Gd per lb. ; sprats, 3s Od per bushel. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lid to 110; of household ditto, 8 . 4 d to INd per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per Sibs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s 41 to 4s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS, Market hides, 561 b to 641 b ,, 2id to Od; 641 b to 721 b, to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 34d ; 801 b to 88).b, 3id to 3id ; 881 b to 961 b, 30 to 3id ; 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 4d ; 1041 b to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 7s 6d to Os Od; Kents, 7s Od to 8s 6d; Half-breds, 6s 6‘l. to 8s Od ; Downs, 5s 3d to 6s 6d ; shearliugs, is 8d to is 9d. HAY MARKETS. SMITEIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os ; clover ditto, 31 15s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, March 11.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze, and cloudy. The letters received from the Baltic report the weather to be very unsettled, but there are evident inzli eAtions of the winter breaking up. Letters received from Swinernun.le state that there are several Russian merchant vessels in that port, which intend to re main there until the warlike appearances have ceased. A letter, dated Rostock, the 7th, says—The river is now free of ice ; no Russian armed vessels have made their appear ance in this quarter. FF MARGATE, March 10.—Symmetry, from Ceylon. COWES, March 10.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Eric, from Baltimore. RAMSGATE, March 10.—The Oriental, from London, for Port Philip, has a leak near the water's edge, but it can be stopped as she is. PORTSMOUTH, March 10.—Wind. W. Arrived—Vasto de Gomm, from Autwerp, for New York, leaky. FALMOUTH, March 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—Lyme Regis, from Callao. PLYMOUTH, March 10.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — Buono Guilliaua, from Antwerp, for Savannah. YARMOUTH, March 10.—Wind, W.N.W. The Hareb has arrived with loss of bowsprit, &c., from contact with the Filey, of Shields. DARTMOUTH, March 10.—Arrived—Princess Royal, from Palermo, for London, with loss of foremast, &c. PARIS, March 9.—The Jane, from Newcastle to Bou logne, got on shore west of Calais harbour, but came off without much damage. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine. Arrived.—Palatine, from Calcutta ; Great Western and Siddons, from New York; Raistrian and William Jackson, from St. John's, N.B.—the latter with 10i feet of water in her hold ; Louisa and Theodore, from New Orleans ; Lady Hobart, Charlestown ; Victory and Spy, from St. Michael's; Hermann, from Antwerp. Off port.—Weatherall, ship ; and Kipler, barque. Sailed.—Africa, Royal mail steamer, for New York. The Pantheon, from New York for Liverpool, is ashore in Rhosmoygen Bay, below Holyhead. She lies broadside on to the beach, inside a reef, with part of her keel and deadwood cut, and fills with the tide. If the weather keeps modertte it is expected that the eargo will be saved, but it is feared the vessel will be a total loss. QUEENSTOWN, March 9. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sorciere, from St. Michael's, for Cork ; Beal lincurra Lass, Leghorn ; Harebell and Riverdale, Callao ; Britannia, Mauritius ; Kin, Mauritius. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.15 a.m. Wind, Westerly; tide, 4 flood; fine. Arrived, 1 0th.—Staghound, from Terceira ; Endeavour, Guernsey ; Pacific, Nassau ; Rate, Tercira ; Missio nary, Ceylon ; Volunteer, St. Michael's ; City of Boulogne (s), Boulogne ; Leith (s), H am b urg ; Ocean (s), Havre ; Seine (s), Boulogne ; Belgium (s), Ostend ; Antwerpen (s), Antwerp. Sailed—Queen of Sheba, for Madras. DEAL, Saturday, 9.19 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; fresh, and fine. Anchored—Copse, from Leith, from Jamaica. Passed—Jane Morrison, from New York, to London. Sailed—Granite City, Abergeldie, Golden State, Celes tial, Florida, and Rapide. CANADIAN GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.--A very large emigration of masons, carpenters, quarrymen, eng i ne drivers, engine fitters, and other artizans, is taking place for this railway. Between four and five hundred have already left England, and all the third class accommoda tion in the Canadian Screw Company's vessels which leave Liverpool this and next month has been secured by the contractors for these men. Great numbers are seeking this employment, tempted partly by the high wages offered, (in many instances double what they receive in England and Scotland,) and partly by the comparative cheapness of provisions in Canada, and the certainty of every industrious man becoming a possessor of land within a very few years. Arrangements have likewise been made for sending out large drafts of " navvies," and other labourers, in sailing ships during the spring. Constant employment has been guaranteed by the contractors to steady men for five years. The passage money of those who cannot pay it, as well as • of their wives and children, is defrayed for them, on con dition of the men being under stoppage of a shilling a day each until the debt is liquidated. This is a light infliction, inasmuch as the lo west rate of pay for unskilled labour is 4.i. a day, and it ranges up to Bs. and I•.s. a day for me chanics and artizans. If the conduct of these latter has been good during twelve months after arrival, each is to receive a bonus of 21., and under similar circumstances lAbourez ill to roceivo I.—Kora/4M ilaunA THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1854. SHARE MARKETS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENT 'ALS, THE CHARGE OF CORRUPTION AGAINST IRISH MEMBERS. (THIS DAY.) This committee sat again yesterday. The proceedings began by the examination of Thomas Woodham, publisher of the Standa rd, who pro duced a copy of that paper of Wednesday, February 22, containing the following letter : "TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD' BRITISH RAILWAYS. " As a tribunal has been appointed to give the Irish mem bers an opportunity of clearing themselves from the imputa sions of having received pecuniary benefits for situations obtained through their interest in the Government, I think it an act of justice to one of our county members to state that a report is very general, and believed, that he received a sum of 2,0001., by the satisfying of a judgment to that amount against his property, from Mr. --, who had been his solicitor, and to whom he was unquestionably heavily indebted, for procuring his appointment to the lucrative situation of --. These facts have been stated to Mr. Butt, and other members of the committee, and I do hope they will not be cushioned. "AN ELECTOR OF THE COUNTY OF --." He also produced the manuscript of that letter, which was signed in full, "An Elector of the County of Cork," and contained the name of Mr. Nagle, as the solicitor," and also the name of Mr. Burke Roche, M.P. These names had been scored out before publication. Witness was en tirely ignorant of the individual who wrote that letter. It was inserted in the columns of the Standard on the autho rity of Dr. Gifford, the editor. Mr. Lucas was next called upon. He said that a case of place-selling was mentioned to him by Mr. Napier, M.P., the late Attorney-General for Ireland. It was communi cated subsequently to witness's speech in the House of Commons, and was quite unaccompanied by any injunction of secrecy whatever. Mr. Butt then read quotations of some length from the Tablet, which Mr. Lucas admitted to have been written by him. They contained the case he mentioned in the House of Commons, and went on to say that the writer could mention dozens of similar cases. The Chairman—Will you mention any of those cases? Mr. Lucas—No. Mr. Butt—Do I understand you to say that you decline to communicate to the committee any one of those dozens of cases which are now present to your mind ? Mr. Lucas—l do. Mr: Butt—ls it the fact that several such cases are now present to your mind ? Mr. Lucas.—lt is. There are at least three. I entirely refuse to communicate any one of them. Mr. Bright—Your refusal is grounded on your personal ignorance of the truth that may attach to those cases, and on the confidence of private intercourse in which they were communicated to you ? Mr. Lucas—Yes. Lord Barrington—Yet you think yourself entitled to publish them in the Tablet ? Mr. Lucas—No, not to publish. Lord Barrington—Generally to publish ? Mr. Lucas—Yes. Mr. Butt—Bat you go on to say, "The facts themselves are true." Mr. Lucas—That refers only to my belief. I have a per sonal belief in their truth.—The witness then went on to say that he was perfectly able to state the names of mem bers of Parliament and others who had mentioned cases of the kind to him. Their names he had already refused to communicate. But among their number there were some members of the present committee, and their names he would communicate if he was given to understand that the call made upon him to communicate contained a waver of the confidence under which the cases were stated. On this the room was cleared for a few minutes. On the doors being re-opened, The Chairman said—Mr. Lucas, I am directed by the committee to inform you that it is their opinion that you must answer the questions that are put to you. (To the Shorthandwriter)—Read the last question. The question was then read as follows :—Can you name any member of this committee, or any member of Parlia ment, who can give us any information on the subject of this inquiry ? Mr. Lucas-1 can. The Chairman—Will you name him ? Mr. Lucas—l cannot, unless I receive his permission to do so. I take the same course with reference to this case as to the others. I absolutely decline to answer the ques tion, and I think it is a great act of courtesy on my part to do so. The room was then again cleared. On our re-admission, The Chairman, addressing Mr. Lucas, said—The com mittee do not consider you are bound by any consideration of confidence to any member of this committee, and it is their opinion that you ought to answer the question, and they now say that you must do so. Mr. Lucas—l have not now the least difficulty in answer ing the question. I think the hon. and learned member for Youghal (Mr. Butt) could give the committee some information. (Laughter.) I have also had a conversation on the subject of this inquiry with the hon. member for Manchester (Mr. Bright). (Renewed laughter.) After a third short clearance of the room, Mr. Lucas was desired to go on to state anything which had been mentioned to him connected with the inquiry by a mem ber of the committee. He then said that, in conversation with Mr. Butt on the subject of the constitution of the committee that he (Mr. Butt) had moved for, he objected to the name of the Solicitor-General for Ireland, and re quested that the late Attorney-General might be inserted as a member on account of his having a certain degree of information and belief on the subject. Mr. Butt, how ever, persuaded him to wave his objection by saying that the member of committee in whose place he (witness) wished to substitute Mr. Napier could mention a dozen such cases. He would leave it to Mr. Butt to communi cate that hon. member's name. Some months ago the hon. member for Manchester spoke to witness of a case affecting Mr. Somers ; but Mr. Bright could explain it much better than he. Mr. G. E. H. Vernon—l believe you have mentioned in the course of this inquiry that you think Mr. Keogh stands in the pesition of being principally accused. How do you make that out ? Mr. Lucas—All this arises • out of speeches made at Tuam, which had reference to a system involving dis honourable conduct of every dopee. Mr. Vernon—Pray define your meaning a little more accurately when you apply such terms to Mr. Keogh. Mr. Lucas—l wean making promises and taking oaths which were deliberately broken. (A laugh.) Mr. Vernon—l wish you distinctly to inform this com mittee whether you now apply the term " corruption" in any sense of trafficking in places ? Mr. Lucas—l refer to it in that sense in which the com mittee understood it when they went at great length on two days into the case of Dr. Power, of whom it was alleged that he sold himself for a place. Mr. Vernon—Then, the term " dishonourable conduct and corruption" is to apply to every hon. member who takes office under a Government which you disapprove? Mr. Lucas—Nothing of the sort. Mr. Vernon—What, then, do you charge ? Mr. Lucas—l charge a gentleman with making promises and taking oaths which he has not kept. Mr. Vernon—From corrupt motives ? Mr. Lucas—l charge corrupt conduct. Mr. Henley—What corrupt conduct? Mr. Lucas—l mean taking a place in December, 1852, after Mr. Keogh's antecedents. Mr. Vernon—Then it does resolve itself into taking a place under a Government which you disapprove, such a course being inconsistent, as you believe, with antecedents ? Mr. Lucas assented. Mr. Vernon—What do yon mean by antecedents? Mr. Lucas—l could not explain that without going at great lenghth into Mr. Keogh's career, both public and private. Mr. Keogh—There have been three categories of cor ruption defined in the course of this inquiry. The first is selling places for money. Do you mean to say that, directly or indirectly, you ever charged or insinuated that I was connected with such an offence as that ? _ Mr. Lucas—Certainly not ; I disavow any such imputa tion against you. Mr. Keogh—The second category is giving votes cor ruptly, to obtain patronage from the Government Mr. Lucas—l do not moan to charge you with that. Mr. Keogh—The third is giving votes corruptly, to ob tain places for themselves. Did you mean to charge me with giving votes corruptly, to obtain a place for myself ? Mr. Lucas—Well, I have difficulty in answering that question. I have difficulty in saying whether you voted in December, 1852, from a corrupt motive or not. Other gentlemen voted in a similar manner from pure motives. Except from your subsequent conduct, I have no means of saying what were your motives in giving the vote which got you your place. (A. laugh.) Mr. Keogh—Then, in point of fact, neither of these three categories will accurately express your meaning as to the charge you mean to make against me ? Mr. Lucas—No; I mean to say that, in taking place, you acted corruptly, and have acted corruptly ever since. (Laughter.) Mr. Keogh then proceeded at some length to question the witness about his authority for attributing to the late Mr. Sheil (in the Tablet, as we understood) cer tain sentiments and expressions tending to tarnish the late Ambassador's political character. They were to the effect that on the occasion of any great politi cal debate, if the Government found themselves hard pressed, they sent circulars to Irish members, saying that such and such a place was vacant, that they (each of the members) had been recommended to it, and that it was not yet filled up, Ste. ; that Lord John Russell had calculated everything minutely, and that a certain person connected with the Treasury (Messrs. Tufnell and Hayter were Treasury Secretaries at the time) held all the Irish members in the hollow of his hand. Mr. Lucas refused to communicate the name of the person on whose authority he had attributed these expressions to a deceased gentleman, and he thought himself justified in so refusing. Mr. Keogh—lt is no' about 15 months since I took office. Had not you and I very strong personal disagree ments long before that period ? In fact, did not I once describe you, in your presence, at a large public meeting at Athlone, as one who would plunge a dagger in a man's back, but would never dare to do anything to his prejudice openly in his presence ? (Confusion in the committee room.) Mr. Lucas —I do not recollect that you used those ex pressions. You charged me with being a calumniator, using the strongest language which could easily proceed from human lips, and I said that whenever a coalition was formed between Whigs and Tories Mr. Keogh would accept the place of Solicitor-General for Ireland. Mr. Keogh—Did not you solicit me, after using that language to go to the office of Dr. Gray, of the Freeman at Dublin, and strike that identical passage out of the report ? Mr Lucas— I will give you a distinct reply Mr. Keogh. You called me to account the morning after that speech was delivered as having charged you with conduct most dishonourable, base, and disgraceful, when I said that, if a coalition were formed, such as that which now exists you would take the office of Solicitor-General for Ire land. You insisted upon four Catholic bishops, then present, disclaiming any participation in that charge, because (you said) it was so disgraceful to you that if you remained under it without getting the imputation disclaimed by the bishops, you could never enter a room where Catholic politics were being discussed without a scowl upon your countenance. The result of the conversa tion that morning was what, I think, I may properly de scribe as a reconciliation, and before wo left the town of Athlone you and I shook hands. It was agreed that, as the report of that meeting would contain strong expres sions of mine against you, and as it was desirable, after we had shaken hands, that there should be no record of differ ence, it was agreed that everything on both sides that had an angry character should be struck out of the report, and that was accordingly done. Mr. Keogh—Did you not make an application to me to go to the Freeman's Journal office, and strike out those paragraphs. Mr. Lucas—l said that I was going there to do so by you, and I asked you to do the same by me. Mr. Keogh—After that took place, is it not the case that you and I were on bad terms ? Mr. Lucas—After that took place you and I were not on surf WWI ; we oeasod to be ou stay pvroonal bonus wht. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... ..... Blyth 8, Tyne original, £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junatiou Do. New....... East Anglian Do., (XlB E & H) Eastern Counties 1 Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., Now A East Lancashire Eclinbtuzb & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. & Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Thisgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. 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It contains 47 clauses ; a board is to be established in Edinburgh ; an assessment is to be made on the ratepayer ; schools are to be established open to the visits of parents ; aid is to be giTea to in dustrial and reformatory edwole i dm 41$ Braden this day. ever. I published the disclaimer of the bishops next day. You were dissatii ed with the manner in which it was done, and I don't think we have since spoken till we met in this house. The coumitteo sat this forenoon, when the editor of the Standard was examined. The room was crowded with auditors yesterday, as on former days, and there is always a large attendance of hon. members, principally Irish. TI3E EASTERN QUESTION. The Preitssiscke Correspondenz gives the following article, which is to be considered as an official state ment, in a prominent form : " The nearer the decisive crisis of the conflict in the East approaches, the more reason have we to congratulate ourselves that Prussia, thanks to a policy as honourable as it is independent, is placed beyond the immediate influ ences of a dispute which, in spite of every attempt at me diation, threatens to increase in importance and extent. " Whoever has followed impartially the progress of the late negotiations cannot deny that the policy of Prussia— and this insures her the national sympathy—has been characterised by an independence against which all pres sure from without has been powerless. But Prussian policy, however national it may be, has not escaped the suspicion of foreigners, because it proclaims openly its ob ject and its tendencies. To preserve the interests of Ger many and the equilibrium of Europe—those are the two objects which she cannot lose sight of, but, on the con trary, she roust consider them as intimately connected. " Prussia has clearly marked out her position in regard to the disputing parties by her participation in the con ferences of Vienna. That position she will maintain when the latter shall have ceased to exist. In accord with Aus tria, she held out her hand to the Western Powers, in order to insure by an arrangement as well the possessions and the independence of Turkey as the rights which be long to Christian worship in the Ottoman empire. " Although the conferences of Vienna did not lead to the result which they had principally in view, they afford testimony of the united efforts of the four Governments to maintain the balance of power and the peace of Europe. The effect of this unity between them is not confined within the limits of those endeavours which have not been crowned with success. " But, however sincere may have been the intention of the four Governments, so far as relates to the basis of an honourable compromise between Russia and the Porte, the protocols of Vienna do not compromise any engagement respecting an armed intervention in the Oriental quarrel. On the contrary, they leave to each of the Governments interested the liberty to employ the means most appro priate to its position, with the end of maintaining that line of policy which it had traced for itself. According to our opinion, the great German powers are, above all, not bound to acquiesce entirely in all the measures which the two western governments have put in execution from their own decisions, whether in the course of the conferences at Vienna, or when those conferences failed in their object. If latterly inconvenient doubts arose regarding the inde pendence of Germany, the present appears to us to be the proper time to furnish from all sides the proof that such independence is perfect. "In spite of their attachment for a Government which has been their ally for many long years, the German Go vernments did not hesitate to defend with all the weight of their moral influence the independence of the Porte against the great pretensions of that ally. But it is allowed to them to leave to the powers whose influence is decisive at Constantinople and whose fleets command the Black Sea the charge of giving armed assistance to the threatened Ottoman empire, while by their atti tude they reserve to themselves the right, when cir cumstances may be more favourable, of making the words of conciliation heard by both sides. We entertain the sin cere hope that upon the basis of this independent policy the union so happily maintained hitherto between Prussia and Austria may be consolidated more and more, and in order that she may also show it when, under the influence of other events, the interests of Germany and the balance of European power may require that a more deci sive attitude should be assumed. " As regards Prussia in particular, under present cir cumstances, her neutral attitude between the disputing parties is alone capable of preserving the peace of Central Europe. From the moment that she might raise her arms either for the East or for the West, she would infallibly create war on the banks of the Danube, the Rhine, or the Vistula. This is what neither Germany nor the rest of Europe can desire. For these reasons we hope that the Government of his Majesty will recollect the duties it has to fulfil as a great European Power, as well as the respon sibility which the private interests of Russia and Germany impose upon it." The St. Petersburgh. Journal of the 2nd inst. says : " We have just received a report of the sitting of the House of Commons of the 17th of February, and the speech which Lord J. Russell made on that occasion. It is not here the place to repeat brutal outrages of which every faithful servant of the Emperor will preserve the recollec tion, but which do not reach the august person to whom they are addressed. We shall confine ourselves to re marking that the Parliamentary annals might be searched in vain for an example of such intemperate language from the mouth of a Cabinet Minister in reference to a Sove reign against whom the country of that Minister has not yet declared war. What are of importance in this speech are not the invectives of the Minister, but the aature of the determinations of the Government which the speech reveals. It must be very evident henceforward that the peace of the world does not depend upon chance only, but that war forms a decided element of the plans of the English Ministry. From this cause has necessarily arisen that fatal distrust which in the Eastern question was the origin of all the previous difficulties, and which will lead at last to the most deplorable result. _ _ "That such distrust may have been entertained by France—that it may up to a certain point have found a place in the mind of a Government still recent, which has not had time to acquire by long experience of former relations with it an exact idea of our real intentions, and abandon ing itself almost involuntarily to the almost traditional opinion which has been formed of Russian policy in the East—that may easily be conceive' ; but on the part of England. which is aware of the antecedents and the cha racter of the Emperor from a connexion of long date, an opinion of such a nature justly excites surprise. Less than any other the British Government should entertain such suspicions. It has in its hands the written proof that there is no foundation for them, for long before the present position of affairs, before the questions which led to the mission of Prince Menschikoff to Constantinople had assumed so serious an aspect of difference, before Great Britain had adopted the same line of policy as France, the Emperor had spontaneously explained himself with the most perfect candour to the Queen and her Ministers, with the object of establishing with them a friendly understanding even upon the most important result which can affect the Ottoman Empire. Since the year 1829, his Majesty followed with great atten tion the march of events in Turkey. The Emperor could not shut his eyes to the consequences of the changes which were, one after the other, introduced into that State. Ancient Turkey disappeared from the time when it was sought to establish those institutions diametrically opposed as well to the genius of Islamism as to the character and usages of the Mussulmans—institutions more or less bor rowed from modern liberalism, and consequently entirely , opposed to the spirit of the Ottoman Government. It be came evident that Turkey was undergoing a complete transformation, and that these experiments, at least doubt ful so far as regarded the re-organisation of the empire, seemed rather calculated to lead to a crisis which would overturn it. It seemed likely that a new order of things would arise which, although indefinable, would at all events destroy that which existed. " To these permanent and increasing causes of dissolu tion recent complications have been added, resulting from the affairs of Montenegro, the religious persecutions exer cised in several Christian provinces, a difference with the Austrian Government, considerable financial embarrass. ment, and lastly, the important affair of the Holy Places, to which the imperious demands of the French Ambassador at Constantinople were beginning to give a serious and menacing character. These complications, which created sullen excitement among the Christian population, were likely from one day to another to bring about a sudden catastrophe which it was urgent to prevent. " Penetrated with the extreme importance of such a re sult, and having at that period almost reached the region of the possible, if not entirely of the probable—convinced of the disastrous consequences which might result from it, the Emperor thought it necessary to assure himself before. hand whether the English Government shared his appre hensions. He wished more particularly by a frank pre vious understanding to remove every subject of misunder ' standing between Great Britain and himself. It seemed of the highest importance to his Majesty to establish the most perfect identity of views with the Government of Great Britain. " With this view the Emperor engaged the English Minister at St. Petersburg to cause her Majesty to be in formed of his anticipations with respect to the danger, more or less imminent, that menaced Turkey. He requested on this subject a confidential interchange of opinions with her Britannic Majesty. That was certainly the most evident proof of confidence which the Emperor could give to the Court of St. James ; and thus did his Majesty most openly signify his sincere wish to prevent any ulterior divergence between the two Governments. " Sir H. Seymour acquitted himself forthwith of the im portant commission which the Emperor had impressed on him in a long and familiar conversation. " The result has shown itself in a correspondence of the most friendly character between the present English Minis ters and the Imperial Government. "It is not permitted to us to divulge the contents of non official documents, which do not concern the Emperor alone, and which contain the expressions of a mutual confidence. What we are permitted to say is, that in examining the cir cumstances more or less likely to affect the duration of the status quo in the East,—an examination undertaken from_ the conviction respectively entertained that every effort should be made to sustain that status quo, and to p o r f ol a f a i n t as long as possible, there never was any q by which Russia and England might disp u o e s stie b l eforeh i Ld, and between themselves, of the destiny of dispose beforehand, different provinces which constitute the Ottoman ernpire ,still less them,of a formal agreement to be concluded between with out the knowledge and unassisted by the counsel and in tervention of the other courts. "The two parties were limited to a frank and single con fidence, but without reserve on either side, to communi cate what -Might be adverse to English interests, what might be so to Russian, so that in any given case hostile or even ‘ contradictory action might be avoided. ‘ In looking over the different parts of this confidential correspondence —in recalling the spirit in which they themselves had interpreted it, the Ministers with whom at the time it was carried on, and who since have per mitted themselves to be swayed by prepossessions to be re gretted, will be able to decide if those prepossessions are just. Let Lord John Russell more especially reperuse that correspondence, is which he was the first to take part, before ceding to Lord Clarendon the direction of foreign affairs. Let him consult his conscience, if the passion which leads him astray permit him to recognize its voice. He can decide now whether it be really true that the Em peror has been wanting in frankness towards the English Government ; or if rather his Majesty has not unbosomed himself to England with as little reserve as possible ; if there exists the least reason for believing that we have ambitious or exclusive views on Constantinople; or, if on the contrary, th e E mperor has not explained himself in a way to remove all doubt as to his real intentions on the subject of the political combinations to be avoided, in the extreme case which he at the time pointed out to the fore sight of the British Government." CONFESSION OF MOSES lIATTo.—An official commu• nication has been made to the local press of Aylesbury that Moses Hatto, convicted of the murder at Burnham, has made a full confession of his guilt. The magistrates to whom the confession was made have at present felt it their duty to withhold the particulars. 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As on the former occasions, the court was densely crowded, a number of gentlemen absolutely seating them. selves in the felons' dock, in their anxiety to see and hear. Mr. Parry, instructed by Mr. Sheen, from the Institu tion for the Pro',ection of Women, appeared, as before, to prosecute; and Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphreys, Morgan, and Humphreys, defended. Mr. Parry, addressing Mr. Arnold, the presiding magi strate, said he would simply state what course he intended to pursue. If it met his sanction, he proposed to call three more witnesses to complete the case of Alice Leroy, and then solicit a further remand. The name of a French girl who had been brought over to this country to be de bauched, but who had, fortunately, escaped pollution, had been mentioned on the last occasion as a new case, but no information had as yet reached the society prosecuting from her, although it was daily expected. He should be disposed to ask for a remand on the ground of the new case he had alluded to, while it must also be taken into consi deration that the absconding of M. and Madame Denis had the effect of creating some embarrassment in the prosecu tion. He regretted to add that the girl Newman, formerly a servant at the house of M. Denis, and who gave evidence on the last examination, had disappeared ; and it was not for him to say of those charged with the very grave offence he was now prosecuting, that they wore parties who knew something of her dis appearance, but it was a reasonable surmise that parties deeply interested in the result of this inquiry, and who might be seriously affected by it, could account for it. If the absent witness is not forthcoming at the time the de positions were completed, it would be his duty to apply to the magistrate for compulsory process against her, in order that she might be bound over in the usual way to prosecute. The first witness called was Mary Murphy, who said—l entered the service of Madame Denis eight days before Alice Leroy escaped. On the first evening I was there I saw her upstairs. She was sitting on a sofa in the second floor front room. She was crying. In consequence of see ing her crying, I spoke to Elvire Cerckel, who was in the house. There was neither light nor fire in the room where Alice was sitting crying. I saw her several times after this, and whenever I saw her as she seemed if she was in trouble. I remember the night before she escaped. I had agreed with Elvire to assist her in effecting her escape, and on that night I did not undress myself at all. I know the two defendants. The elder one is the father of Madame Denis. They were there all the time I was there. I h a d arranged the escape of Alice, and can tell you how it hap. pened. Elvire told me to go and do the front steps of the door, so that the door being open, Alice could get away. That was, I think, at a little before seven in the morning. I did it, and she escaped. I went with her as far as the the corner ; so did Elvire, and when she came back, and Alice had got away, Elvire went to madame's bed-room door, and told her she had escaped, and I cried out as loud as I could, " Alice is gone." (Much laughter.) Madame immediately got up, and seemed to be very cross. Elvire took the old man, madame's father, the wrong way to look for her. I saw the defendant Harrison that morning. Ho came about eight or nine o'clock. When he came he went in the parlour where M. and Madame Denis and the other two young ladies were. I gave madame notice to leave on that day, and Harrison came to me and asked me the reason I wanted to go, when I told him that I could not make myself comfortable in the house. Harrison said something about my staying, and offered me more money to do so. After Alice was gone the kitchen and area doors were locked, and the old man (madame's father) unlocked the kitchen door and let me out. The kitchen door and tho gate were locked upon Elvire and her mother. On the next morning madame told me she was going for a few days into the country, and she left between 8 and 9on the following morning. Harrison came the day following and told me to take care of the sil ver plate in the house. I know a Mr. Bowes, of Greek street, Soho. I was sent to him by madame's father, and he used to come to the house. Cross-examined by Mr. Morgan—l am still in the house; There was plenty of provision left in the house. I have had about 2s. from a gentleman who came with Mr. Simonds (Mr. Sheen), to get any little thing I wanted. I am the only person in the house, except a dog and a parrot. No body but Mr. Simonds, the inspector , comes to see me in the course of the day. Mr. Sheen does not come every day. I never saw him there but once or twice. I went over the house with Mr. Simonds and Mr. Shaen when they went to look for some papers. I recollect a few pic tures were taken away that were found on the top of the drawers. I did not gratify my curiosity by looking at them. Witness having concluded her testimony at this point, sat down and burst into tears, when Mr. Parry, observing it, said, in allusion to the last question respecting the pic tures before alluded to, "that although the poor girl was in humble circumstances, she had no right to be insulted by such a question." Mr. Arnold remarked that it was both unnecessary and improper. Richard Watkinson, 208, B division—On Thursday, the 16th ult., Elvire Cerckel made a communication to me, in consequence of which I gave her permission to bring Alice Leroy to my house, and on the following morning at about half-past seven she came in company with Antonio (a ser vant who had recently left madame's). She was greatly agitated, and trembled and shook very much. She continued in that state all day, and if a knock came to the door she crept behind a sofa where you would scarcely think a child could get. She appeared to be in a genuine state of alarm and distress. I saw Harrison on the same day; he had called at my house to see me, and came again at half-past six in the evening, when I was at home. He asked me if I knew the address of Antonio, when I replied, "no nearer than somewhere in the Vauxhall-bridge-road." He said he wanted him, for he had taken away that morning the lady's maid from Madame Denis's, and ho believed she had taken some money away, and was most likely with him where he was lodging, and if I could give him any information where that was he did not mind a few pounds. In speaking of the girl as the lady's-maid who had left, he did not ou that occasion say where he had brought her from. I did not tell him the girl was with me. I did not see him again until I took him into custody. Mr. Simonds was with me at that time, and, calling him on one side, I told him that he must con.ider himself in custody for conspiring with others in bringing a young girl from Belgium to 3, Den bigh-terrace. He admitted bringing her from Belgium, but had engaged her there as lady's-maid, and she had been three years in the service, and it was a false charge against him. He added, that he had just consulted his lawyer upon the subject. On the following morning I took him out of the cell to give him some fresh air, when he repeated that the charge was false, but very serious; and said I must know him from having lived in the neighbourhood some time, and that if I would say a word in his favour I might believe him to be my friend. He said he hoped that it would not get into the newspapers, as, if it did he should be a ruined man, as he was just on the point of marriage. Mr. Parry thought it a lucky escape for some one. Witness continued—ln consequence of a message I re ceived, I went, on the evening of the 16th ult., to 3, Den bigh-terrace. Madame Denis, after looking through the window, admitted me, and I went into a small room with M. and Madame Donis. He asked me if I knew where Antonio lived, and I told him I did not. He said some thing had happened, and he wanted to know where to find him, and he wished me to catch him if I could. I asked him for what, when he replied, " Never mind; I will tell you that some other time." I said I could not do business in that way . ; he must let me know the charge before I took Antonio. Antonio came to me at about half-past ten that evening, and I went with him to Madame Denis, who opened the door, as before. She called out, when she saw him, "Antonio is at the door." Antonio and M. and Madame Denis, then talked together, but I did not under stand what they said. I asked M. Denis if he had any charge to prefer against Antonio, and he said " No." I was not then aware of the full nature of what had taken place, or I should have taken the parties concerned into custody. I took the prisoner Donna. on the 3d instant in the evening, when he attempted to close the door and get away from us, but we took him. William Simonds, an inspector of the B division, was sworn, when Mr. Parry requested to be permitted to put two or three more questions to the last witness, who was accordingly re-called, and in answer, said that when Alice Leroy came to his house she had only a morning dress and slippers, no bonnet or shawl. Mr. Morgan—Has not she got on the same gown now ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Morgan—ls it not a proper dress ? Witness—l am not a dressmaker. Ido not understand about dresses. (Laughter). Mr. Simonds said—l first received information on the 18th ult. at the station about this charge. Between four and five o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 21st, j saw Harrison get out of a cab at Madame Denis's, and go in there for about 20 minutes. I then followed him after he came out, and took him into custody. I told him I wanted him for conspiring with others. (Here the inspec tor repeated the charge.) He said the charge was fil es and unfounded, and got up for the purpose of obtaimm. money. He said she came over as lady's-maid, and had been in the service three years. He afterwards said that he meant Elvire. He said he had just received a letter from a gentleman that he was to meet that evening about some wine, and if he c ou ld no t go it would b e hi s ru i n . On the 3d inst. I apprehended Dessau, and a very fine large dog came t owar d s me. (Th e lad Antonio to whom the dog was very partial, was with the police, and pre vented his attacking them.) I artewards searched the house, and found some prints. Mr. Parry said that, from the filthy character of the pie tures he did not mean to produce them. Mr. Parry intimated that this closed the case of Alice Leroy, and he now asked for a week's remand, when he would pledge himself that if he had not got sufficient evi dence of the other case he had spoken of, not to press for a further remand, until fresh circumstances which he was not yet acquainted with arose, but rely upon the one case, the depositions of which to go before a jury would then be completed. Mr. Arnold requested that between the present time and the remand the learned barrister would determine in what form he would shape his case, so that the admissibility of bail might be determined, Mr. Morgan no doubt intending to press his former application. Mr. Morgan said that he meant to ask that his client be admitted to bail, as a right. Mr. Parry wanted to demonstrate that there was no such right. Mr. Morgan addressed the court on behalf of Desaux's liberation. He wanted to know what kind of conspiracy he had been guilty of, unless it was walking about the house chatting with the girls and smoking ? Mr. Arnold—The evidence against him goes to prove that he was the gaoler of the establishment. Mr. Morgan—There is some evidence to prove that he did not wish the girl to be seen at the window ; there was no great impropriety in that. Mr. Arnold would not go into the " propriety of the the establishment," but remanded the prisoners for a week. We had almost omitted to state that at the conclusion of the proceedings, Mr. Simonds complained that a well. dressed elderly man had on two or three occasions con. ducted himself most offensively, by following the Belgian girl, Alice Leroy, while with the inspector in the street, and putting his face in a most offenaive way under her bon. net. Mr. Parry said that that was an assault. Mr. Simonds said he believed the party in question Wu in court. m r . p a rry directed he should be brought forward, b u t o ip i p•osor, oa looking round, /quad he goo. SPAPE it • • **.4 , s ~R Nst 131 1 1