The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-18 00:00:00

I POREIGN n FRANCE ,LIGENCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING. , 3:) Ile Gov ernmen t , l am told, has received ac- I lats from Naples, which state that a change of o,,Tistry was con s id ere d lik e l y, and that the effect o ' it as would be to lead t o an ent i re change of policy the part of the Ki ng . Hi s M a j esty, it is said, lijalrea,dy pardoned several political prisoners. ,he famous Russian railway scheme seems e IY to be a complete failure here as well as in ilßland. The Government views it with no la‘veur, because it threatens to take from France a 4 1 ',,,ge amount of capital which she can ill spare ; th' financiers do not think much of it, because do not think it at all likely to be profitable. ep, e , P aYs, a semiofficial organ, comes out this h a :'ing with an article against it. This article 1 .,„' evidently been inserted by order of the Go- Th e -Douse has been very good to-day. The ons zi eci r ee i s ha ve r i sen 25c. on yesterday's quotati , N I ' , here has been a not unimportant rise in W ay shares. , SUNDAY E, ol d '..°l-1 may remember PAßlS that, a few weeks VENIND back, I .. hero You that the police were greatly irritated . at v ac u a g r, ,unabl e to discover the authors of the printed th e ' l3 . denouncing the Emperor, and exciting Ball s . 10 to sedition, which were stuck upon the y e , t ' e in the der.d of night. I learn to-day that . th itz jiity they succeeded in arresting not fewer .10 • Print ed r:•ersons, whom they suspect of having and of t c ' t etuck up, or di s t r ib u t e d t h e said placards, thro w n 'i ta ying formed a regular plot for th e over he r i -4 t oe Government. Th ese events, added to Pla o Ulneretis others w hi c h h ave prev i ously taken totb e ' S ay more than any remar k s I could make as sot he s tate of things in this city. But they are Y -ne only fact of gravity I have to communicate. `llll l3ll Will remember that, not many days since, I elteotinced to you that the Eraperor had udoned his intention of giving grand iii 4 ,„ 4 . t ,ing and other festivities at Fontainbleau, h e - L . l ,'.ar to those at Compiegne. I now learn that t i v . so in consequence of the Prefect of Police, liii i 2etri, having addressed a report to him in th e '4 he stated that, from the bad feeling amongst of 4 1 1 4488 e5, he could not answer for the preservation agai n Peace of the capital, if his Majesty were o,to absent himself. pfloough these facts prove that the state ile t i es aria is such as to cause somewhat 4 3 "1114 disquietude to the powers that pr id he semi-official Constitutionnel very im oti,,entl7 comes out this morning with a thili o il , r tiole, in which it again denounces the of V,7 4 Press, for the manner in which it speaks liap,, e Octb. affairs. It a ll eges t h at the English kni = I improperly represents that the situation of 111 git ein France, i s o f th e gravest possible kind, t til° ' ll throne is in da nger , th at t h e country is Ma de ~.) verge of bankruptcy, th a t scandals of all il: t isare of daily occurrence, &c., &c. It even says, actin olle of your London cotemporaries gravely an kile,,leed a few morn i ngs ago, that Paris was in open lit tl i i 'rection. If an announcement to the effect Tortl;eallY made in L on d on, i t was silly ; btit as u torti„e rest, the E ng li s h press, judging from the Pe 11 of it whi c h f a ll s under my notice, has not tow n " n illeh exag gera t e d t h e true condition of this t to s 'Y' For myself, I endeavour, in my corre .l ttizi ~ t o*h Be nce to you, to extenuate nothing, and to set t)tt e ` 4 ,, Oought in malice; and yet, I dare say, my vo tt i are included in the denunciations of the 811,:.'eutionne/. It must be added, that, in 4 1 ; 113 R the E ng li s h press, the semi-official F r also falls foul of that numerous class of Na n ., e mo en who t a k e d e li g h t in spreading 4 n : o ne reports ab ou t th e G overnment. eti,, ' lll :perial decree in th e M on i teur makes a the,, - Z Of enactments, d es ti ne d to put an end to Mme naive use which the Ministers have, for some No,,Paet, made of th e pr i v i lege of incurring VI 11„-Ilee not forsee n i n th e b udget. Henceforth 'qe -P P l ernentary credits are t o b e su b mitted to Tt?°lltteil of State. rt t v: a Go vernment, it is said, con t emplates trans- Lk:2 daily paper in this city, which at present 'in() n - laignifi......t that aoaroely any body reads It, tive l i" great semi-official organ, to appear in the hp o ,„' n ge, and to be sold at a very cheap rate. The Slt 41,-48 Which at present support its policy do not, flir, P ,, e are, exercise what it considers an efficient "Pei. 4° ° over public opinion. The name of the 'el, - referred to is the Verite. There is also a lb r epo referred itti l , 1 „ 415 the Government contemplates suppress fte4ls .: 'i9ctro, a sarcastic non-political paper, which i'llhoalnewhat largely in private scandal. But if "eri,:va do so, the proprietors intend, it is said, Oh:g out the paper at Brussels. :lit t .',Weekly commercial report notices great ac- I NV is o the furniture trade, which is one of the akin- branches of industry of Paris. The retail , thAgenerally speaking, has become better,. and 141 '4 ~,,` Provinces manufacturers have received some e o lli c i e i itiA. f h re e at . c e o w m el m lin o g tion has, it appears, been trade, in consequence ~Sbe i a lee in gold j and silver having refused to igo t Or either to be worked up, except for ready tl; to'iLitt Lyons a bad effect had been occasioned j; A i'lP of the news of a failure of a house at mtVre °thrk largely engaged in the silk trade. At 4 t. ? largely engaged kfor cotton has been dull. Derall'ersburg letters published in our news . . 1 de,:lre contradictory. Some say that Russia to f . t rulined on abandoning Bolgrad and the ixe4-4k)erpents ; others, that she and France have .Leid e ` ° rLual steps for convoking a Congress to / I N ° la the point. The letters speak of the r - mil y e Y B which two princesses of the Imperial . li p r :.re making into Germany as connectedwlth till Ject for marrying the Emperor's cousin, 41 e a N ekf t •apoleon, to a niece of the Emperor i lder. 04v Nh tit .h, t AP POINTMENTS, Nov. 15.—Lieutenant Harry T. 40 de ° b e lieutenant of H as l er H osp it a l, v i ce Li eut. ''ll4, ceas ed; Henry W. D ea th, p a y master , t o the 401F'tt 1 4 - 1 111%., - laY CARDINAL WI S E MAN .—Hi s E m i nence ktheiseman has at the solicitation of the c omm itt ee Nep a rylebone Literary and Scientific Institution, b th e ,, to deliver two lectures on popular subjects, in I tillttPte of the institution after the Christmas holidays. 1, 1 ilt itult IDEATII UNDER PAINFUL CIRCUMSTANCES.—OR S:,,tlltki l est Northampton was in great excitement owing 1/44.4stear of the sudden death of a Miss Ann Lynell, , t `Do e ,i e se of a boarding school, Amesland, Northampton. iktire that her mother resided in the same house with V iL t hth. lied been ill for some time. On the evening of the titiNk:',_ daughter sat up with her mother. About two h a .lkile fell asleep, and when she awoke she found that t i t her had expired. She endeavoured to leave the kilkq :t assistance, but fell insensible at the door. This q111: 11 , 0 ther young lady, who was sleeping in the room, Ito; l llinediately attempted to arouse th ose s l ee pi ng i n fq 4 4 1 .. " , and, in doing so, she had to remove the body of Voted thter from the door, which so overcame her that she kip,Pe ov lt tld lay insensible till nearly seven o'clock, when tilt's, it ad and called for assistance. On entering the br ,w,ae found the daughter was dead ; it is supposed ilittk,‘ Survive her mother more than a few seconds. qtcele from Dr. Faircloth, to the effect that she died I,..NA pr eZ el l heart, caused by fright and too sudden exertion, A A ' llte d an inquest being held. It'lejksleor:22o.ll BUEGLARS.— . A correspondent says :- o,qatrunsideration and trial of the practicability of 0024.,,T0ent recommended by " Revolver," "Pistol," INltei r al),” I have satisfied myself that the latter is e etive, as well as the least noisy and dangerous. tiPli tt ° .eeo7 . l ;e of the quietest spots of a . suburb which has 1 4 2 h, iles, Spene of various burgJaries . and . garrotte I ,s.ei t ..p_lo anticipation of a night visit from some th faced gentry, I have prepared myself accord nh: f ro uotise is so situated that. any attempt to enter p i/ 4 41 4 d t rlt oald be abortive which the burglar would f;l4 l ;atlp "D'rsaCCTl ; and the Only available,. or at least Yow4,.whie, .eticable, entrance being by the back i t t c--.1 ls rather narrow, I have defended it as 101 l of tr ah " a '''e had constructed and placed in the 1 ‘1): 11 (I ' 4 h T e arlV on the principle of a fox or rat trap, 4 4 , Arun onensions and strength that its pressure, ti e ta,ta „IF which a weight of four ounces will do, LNby 0.-vet'al hundred weights. It can only be opened old st,,roug iron do ble lever key, and, when shut, (i;N llll q a t i t bat; fast, had he the strength of Hercules. N I - or break a !leg or two, but that is no "' i ru', so long as I know the burglar is 4`ohrioutile,i thineisftorrtnne being of his own seek ff, it rings a bell inside 8,1.44.i):ht/ollabritele a nno unces that the . thief is caught, but h b Yself to leave bedcold night to i q kh s.ot iA , aibo,,elog confident he is quite secure until the t i hs;lbi e e,fa - in ':f,eours e , if he has not already . attracted elo,'Fil it 4 ; 1 , tot it s tray policeman, I can have him conveyed, ' the lt roust° station house. If he does escape during 11 1 4 ph: knee . be by leaving behind him all his legs tvir o f ,an ind if I should happen any morning to ip44 4 1 " h:4 B ,rov trap which don't owner on his calling THE NORTHERN TIMES - -LIVERPOOL TUESDAY. THE APPROACHES TO THE RIVER SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEW LANDING STAGE. The subject of improved approaches to the river, and of a direct communication between the Liverpool and Cheshire shores, for the purpose of a direct transit, is daily growing in importance, and will continue to do so, until some adequate remedy for the inconveniences complained of has been devised and executed by the corporation or the dock committee, or by both conjointly. With out such a communication between Liverpool and Birkenhead, it will be impossible to develope the Birkenhead docks, and if this were the sole con sideration in the matter—if even no regard were to be paid to the fact, that millions annually cross the Mersey in search of pleasure and health, and that the public of Liverpool have now but the one approach to the noble river, to which not many years since they had uninterrupted access— still, the first consideration alone would be sufficient to claim from the local governing bodies an amount of anxious thought for any plan calculated to ensure a direct transit across the river, not less than that which they now properly bestow in the protection of the Town Dues. The 13irkenhead docks have not been bought for a song. Their purchase and the cost of con structing the large works in connection with them have entailed on the Corporation of Liverpool a most serious responsibility, and, in the face of such a fact, we apprehend that it would be a waste of time to argue the necessity for the adoption of all proper measures that may tend to render that vast property reproductive. Among the many suggestions that have from time to time been made, to secure a direct transit across the river, is one by Captain Samuel Reed, manager of the Woodside Perry. He proposes so to alter and place the new landing stage now in course of construction, that heavily laden carts may safely and readily descend on to it—then into a steamer capable of taking on board eight water side carts heavily laden and horses attached, besides affording accommodation for 600 or 800 passengers—a means of transit which he contends would render the loading and discharge of vessels in the Birkenhead docks as expe ditious and convenient as if they lay in the far northern or southern docks on this side of the river. Yesterday he exhibited a working model of his plan, upon a large scale, in the office of Messrs. W. and J. Ravenscroft, Hackin's Hey. It is very simple, but before describing it we may mention that it could only be carried out by the George's Dock basin being filled up. With that view Mr. Reed proposes that the basin, old slip and gut way, should be filled up, the baths removed, and the new landing stage placed, not opposite the south end of the Prince's wall, as shown in Mr. Hartley's plans, but where the old landing stage is now moored, the latter to be altered and adopted for the purposes of the plan on the Cheshire side. The new stage is to be 1,002 feet long, and this huge structure Captain Reed proposes not to moor by means of anchors and chains, but " to construct, as a permanent part of the stage, three guide bridges, acting on slides, on the face of the sea wall, the slides to be so adjusted that the plane of the bridges will always be parallel to the plane of the stage." The ends of the guide bridges are semicircular, and work on friction rollers—the bridges acting on a permanent guide rod, with stuffing boxes. At the centre guide bridge, Captain Reed proposes to have three interstices or cuts, running about 30 feet into the sea wall, to admit water into a circu lar basin ; at the back of each interstice to be a " cosine," to rise and fall with the tide, and through these a connecting bolt to tie on to the stuffing box of the guide bridge, which will pre vent any unequal strain on the guide rod itself. Leading from the high-level to the stage, he pro poses two parallel bridges, resting on abutments on the face of the sea-wall, each 500 feet long, with double tramways and footpaths, the gradient on a 26-foot tide being three quarters of an inch to the foot. On neap tides, the gradient would be only half an inch. At each end of the stage he proposes a lock 80 feet long, with a 50 feet entrance, the upper part to present a concave, to admit the deck and bow of the steamer. The stage is at present in a very advanced state of proparabio., bub Copiaiu ilvcd coliuntLCa thitt. £7;000 would cover the cost of adopting it to his plans. Mr. George Holt. Mr. Alderman Dover, Mr. Alderman Bold, Mr. J. K. Rounthwaite, and other gentlemen inspected the working-model yesterday. Some of them seemed to think that the plan would not secure that rapid transit across the river which is so much desired, whilst Mr. Alder man Bold took very strong exception to the parallel bridges, on account of the increased distance to be traversed either going to or coming from the Stage. It was generally admitted, however, that the locks at either end of the Stage was an excellent feature in the plan. The mode will be on view for some days. The forthcoming dividend of the Western of France Railway Company, it is stated, will be at the rate of 45f. per share, being .sf. less than that paid last year. The guarantee of the East India Company, 5 per cent. interest, has been extended to an additional capital of £250,000, about to be raised by the Bombay Baroda, and Central India Railway. The Portuguese financial agent to London has issued a fresh notice, detailing the progress of the conversion. The total amount converted up to the 30th of June last was £6,320,891, and since that date £2,519, 519. It is estimated that the shipments of specie by the Penin sular and Oriental steamer Colombo, on the 20th inst., will reach from £450,000 to £500,000. The whole, principally silver, will be despatched to India, there being no China mail on this occasion. THE TYSON BANKRUPTCY.—Mr. Tyson feeling dissatis fied with the adjudication of Mr. Commissioner Perry, regarding his final examination, has appealed to the Court of Chancery, and obtai❑ed an order to be again examined respecting certain matters connected with his bankruptcy. WRECK OF A BRIG, AND SUPPOSED LOSS OF LTFE.--The Fuchsia, Captain Brown, from Cronstadt, arrived in the river Thames, reports having observed a laden brig, on the 10th November, at five a.m., the Sunk Light vessel bearing S.S.E. two and a half or three miles, and shortly after wards heard a cry of_" Brig ahoy ! back your mainy'd, pick us up;' the mainyard was backed immediately, but in the meantime the brig fell over to port, and sank in 10 or 11 fathoms. THE NEWCASTLE COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY.— In Vice-Chancellor Rindersley's Court, on Saturday, a petition to wind up the affairs of the above company in this court came on for hearing. His Honour directed that the application for a winding-up order should stand over for three months, with liberty for any party to make an application in the meantime, in case the pro ceedings for arranging the affairs were not:carried out satisfactorily. __ RAILWAY IN NEW BHUNSWICK.—A St. john's paper states that there are now about one thousand men employed on the railroad. We trust the government will see the propriety of commencing operations on this end of the line as soon as possible. With the command of ample means, such as they possess, prudence and policy dictate this course. The road out of St. John to any station as far as the upper end of the Valley will pay as soon as open; when the work is progressing near the city, the whole people of the Province will feel more vividly that the railway is at length a great fact, and croakers will be most effectually silenced. If we could have our way men would be at work near the city before the end of November, at such work as can be done profitably in winter. IL THE PANAMA ROUTE.—A further illustration, such'as those repeatedly presented during the past four or five years, of the superiority of the Panama route for com munication with Australia was afforded on Saturdey, in the Melbourne dates received by La Plata. They reach to the 2nd of September, or about four weeks later than the previous advices. Neither letters nor papers have come to hand containing any very full information, but it appears probable that the value of the extraordinary gold field alleged by the last accounts to have been dis covered in New South Wales must have been to some extent confirmed, since it is reported that the masters of vessels at Sydney were unable to obtain crews owing to the departure of the men to that district, and also that it was attracting increasing numbers from the old gold fields in the neighbouring colony of Victoria. TIPPERARY BANK.—Notice is given of a bill next session to facilitate the winding-up of the Tipperary Bank affairs, by enabling the creditors to compromise with the share holders or official managers. Leave was obtained on Friday in the Common Pleas Court, Dublin, by Mr. Vincent Scully,- one of the defendants, to put in certain new pleas, one of which is, that, by the deed of settlement under which the copartnership was established, certain powers of transfer were given to each shareholder, and that under these powers Mr. V. Scully was legally entitled to make the transfer of his shares, which he did make in 1855, long before the failure of the bank. Another of the new points calls in question the legality of the Stamp-office return of the bank under which Mr. Scully was held liable. On Saturday Mr. Simon Armstrong, one of the original share holders, and also set down by Messrs. Sadleir as a director, surrendered to a commission of bankruptcy, and underwent a private examination. GOVERNMENT PROTECTION (?) TO BRITISH SUBJECTS Every one remembers the magniloquent peroration with whith, a few years back, Lord Palmerston overwhelmed his enemies, on the famous Pacific Question, and the " Civis Romanus sum" quotation with which he crowned his climax on the omnipresent protection of the property of British subjects. In less oratorical, but scarcely less emphatic, style, the Prime Minister repeated to the people of Man, chester, the week before last, his assurance of the Cromwell like arm of protection stretching over the slightest property or privilege of the very meanest British subject, in the most obscure corner of the globe. "I felt," declared Lord Pal merston, on this latter occasion, " that any Government which did not extend the strong arm of protection to all those (its subjects) who were in the right, in any part of the world, would not be the faithful organs of the people whom they were appointed to govern." The manly determination of both these declarations brought down vehement applause, and struck the roots of Lord Palmerston's popularity deep into the hearts of all his hearers, Who, being sufficiently fortunate not to require any Government protection, fully believed that this providential arm was for ever guarding them, and only requiring the slightest occasion to put into full power all its tutelar energy. An opportunity of a remarkable character has arisen, by which Englishmen may test the possibility of popular Ministerial declarations, even bearing any resemblance to lovers' vows or dicers' oaths, On the 13th of July, 1854, the town of Greytown, within the territory of the King of Mosquito, and consequently under the protection of Great Britain, was burnt down by shells from the United States corvette, Cyane. In Grey town, at the time, was property in land, houses, and offices, belonging to a British subject, Mr. John Carmichael, a Liverpool merchant, which, as a matter of course, were wholly destroyed. Mr. Carmichael opened a correspondence with the Foreign-office, craving assistance in the advocacy of his claims for compensation upon the government of the United States. The correspondence has been finally closed by a letter from Lord Shelburne, dated August 19, 1856, which, on behalf of the Earl of Clarendon, informs Mr. Carmichael, that " her Majesty's government have not renewed diplomatic relations with the United States, and they have no means, therefore, of c implying with your request." Feeling himself quite in the Civis Romanus position as regarded his claims on Lord Palmerston's attention, Mr. Carmichael accordingly addressed to the Premier a concise statement of his case, appealing to his lordship to enter into the question with somewhat more interest than the Earl of Clarendon seemed inclined to do. That statement, printed in a pamphlet form, is now before us. We shall briefly and simply state the circumstances under which Mr. Carmichael became the owner of property in the King of Mosquito's dominions, the origin of the outrage complained of, and the assurances from government which warranted Mr. Car michael in looking for the aid of the Foreign-office in pressing his claims upon the attention of the United States authorities. It will then be seen whether a more complete case demanding government interference could be possibly made out than that which is presented, with all the force of the most naked and unexaggerated simplicity, in Mr. Carmichael's narrative. In the year 1845 Mr. Carmichael contemplated extending his operations, as a mahogany cutter, into the dominions of the King of Mosquito, in Central America. This he did with the full assurance of what was then notorious to all the world, that that kingdom was under the protection of the British Crown. He obtained mahogany grants on the bank of the Roman river which flows into the Caribbean Sea, and there, and at Limas, erected expensive works. As a matter of course he paid the dues claimed by the King of Mosquito, thus unquestionably entitling himself to a share in the protectorate of the English Government, if his claims as a British subject were not sufficient. These claims were fully admitted, for when, in the year 1846, a❑ attack was made on Mr. Carmichael's works by the Republic of Honduras, who claimed the territory on which they were erected, Mr. Carmichael applied to Lord Palmerston for redress, and promptly obtained it in the shape of a vessel of war sent to the port of Truxillo, in the territory of Hondu ras, to demand satisfaction. The Republic of Honduras was accordingly compelled to pay Mr. Carmichael compensation. In the year 1852 the same Republic again attacked the settlement and works at Limas, and for this second outrage Lord Clarendon, at the request of Mr. Carmichael, ag tin demanded and no doubt will obtain compensation. The Republic of Nicaragua also in one instance urged pretensions to a portion of the King of Mosquito's territory, and took possession of the town of Greytown. This was during Lord Polmorotateo tonuro of offioo as Poroigu eeurotary. As might have been expected then the aggression was promptly crushed. Two British war vessels drove the Nicaraguans out of Grevtown, with considerable loss to the intruders. This much then is established, that Lord Palmerston will not allow the property and rights of a British subject and the security of the King of the Mosquito's territory to be out raged by such feeble aggressors as the Republics of Honduras and Nicaragua. People cannot fairly accuse Lord Palmer ston, as he hinted in Manchester might occur where small territories are concerned, of any hesitation from a fear of being supposed to attack the weak But we come now to the very different case, where no such accusation can be held—where the aggressor is not weak, but powerful and vauntin g . The town of Greytown, on the northernmost branch of the river San Juan, becoming of very rising importance, some claim was set up in the name of Nicaragua to it. The interference of Lord Palmerston again protected and estab lished the right of the King of Mosquito. This security having been established, Mr. Carmichael became the owner of considerable property in that town, under grants made out in the name of, and countersigned by, the King. The inhabitants of Greytown subsequently, with the consent of the King, and under the sanction of the governments of Great Britain and the United States, formed themselves into a municipality. We pass over several transaclions in which cliims made at Greytown were set aside by the protecting hand of Great Britain, and even with the assent and advice of leading American statesmen. Those who read the pamphlet will be confirmed by these facts, if they need confirmation, that Greytown was indisputably part of the dominions of the King of Mosquito, and, as such, under the shield of British power. - In May, 1854, the master of an American steamer, lying at Greytown, was charged with having murdered a pilot, and a warrant was issued for his arrest by the mayor, a Mr. Borland, who had been sent by the United States on a mission to some of the Central States, and was returning, advised the captain to resist the warrant. This was done, Mr. Borland himself aiding, and presenting a rifle at the officers who had to withdraw. Mr. Borland subsequently went ashore, where he was recognised and threatened with arrest. He stated himself that he was insulted and hurt by a blow of a broken bottle from some person unknown. On arriving at Washington he complained to Mr. Marcy. A demand was made on Greytown for apology, and compensation for this alleged insult. Compensation was at the same time demanded for damages alleged in 1853, to some buildings of an American company, called the Nicaragua Accessory Transit Company, which, in consequence of its refusal to pay harbour dues, was ejected from the land it held under the Mosquito authorities in Greytown. The compensation and apology demanded were of course refused. The United State's corvette Cyane, under the command of Captain Hollins, was accordingly despatched to Greytown, Captain Hollins gave notice, that unless the demand was complied with, he would bombard the town. This threat called forth a protest, unhappily ineffectual, from Lieutenant Jolly, commanding her Majesty's schooner Bermuda, then at anchor at Grey town. This protest reminded Captain Hollins that the town contained the property of British subjects. The mayor and authorities of the town refused to apologise or compensate, declaring that they had only carried out the law. Accord ingly Captain Hollins carried out his threat, and bombarded the town. The greater part, of the town was destroyed by shot and shell, and the work was completed by a party sent ashore from the Cyane, who finished the destruction by fire. Mr. Carmichael's property was destroyed among the rest. The account of this transaction, as Published by Mr. Carmichael, is from the papers of the United States Government. Under these circumstances, Mr. Carmichael calls upon the British Government to aid him in pressing his claims for compensation. It should be added, that Mr. Carmichael was actually encouraged to extend his operations in the Mosquito territory, under the positive assurance from Lori Palmerston, himself, in more than one interview, that as long as he continued to acknowledge the sovereignty of the King of Mosquito, he should receive the protection of the Government of Great Britain. This is not a case which requires, or could be strengthened by editorial comment. It can hardly be argued that British subjects, in territories having the acknowledged protecion of England, are to endure any amount of uncompensated injury at the bands of United States authorities, merely because the Government of those states has withdrawn from diplomatic relations with this country. If this be so, the boasted protectorate of England over the dominions of the Kirg of Mosquito, is of little avail to that unfortunately situated monarch; and, what is of much more personal im portance to E ng li s h men , th e secur ity which a British subject t rus t s to, may be found bi tter l y delusive. We cannot, however, believe that Lord Palmerston will coincide in the views of his colleague, the Foreign Secretary, and think the matter undeserving of government attention. Slrould his lordship adopt such a course, he will surely deny and make a mo c k ery o f h i s own frequently enunciated de clarations, and leave British subjects, in the emphatic words of Mr. Carmichael, " to un d erstand that the Queen protects them against the weak, and leaves them defenceless against the tyranny and violence of the strong." EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT. A case has just been adjudicated upon in the Court of Exchequer, where Emma Disborough was the plaintiff, and Weinman Ho'mes, the proprietor of the Coach and Horses, Shadwell, London, defendant, to recover damages for pecuniary losses sustained by what turned out to be a cri minal assault: The facts of this extraordinary case will be gleaned by the following evidence : —The plaintiff, on being sworn, testified that she entered the defendant's service, as nursery maid, in September 1854. When there some time, the defendant met her going up stairs, seized hold of her, and attempted to throw her down. For this she gave him a "spank" in the face, and threatened to tell her mistress. She held that this was a counter assault. A day or two after he repeated the assault in the kitchen, when she struck him with a knife. He then promised a sovereign, and tried to pull her down into the cellar. Three weeks after he attacked her in the nursery, when he effected his criminal purpose, although she resisted all in her power, after which he went down stairs. The offence was repeated about a fortnight after, in the same place. On the last occasion it occurred in the middle of the day, in the month of April, in the cook's bed-room, he having come into the room when I was in the act of making the bed. In May, when I was going upstairs, he urged me to go into my mistress's bed-room, and on my declining to do so he asked me what was the matter with me, observing, "Are you in the family way ?" I said, " Yes." He said "D waist, it." He then took hold of me roun d the but 1 resisted and would not go into the room. Mrs, Holmes was sorry to part with me. I left on the 19th of November, when Mrs. Holmes paid me my wages, 30s, and Mr. Holmes gave me £.l to buy baby linen with, saying that was all be could do at present. I asked him if that was all he could do for me, and he replied that he could do nothing more, and that I must father the child on either W. Imas or David Midgeley, who were barmen in the defendant's service. Three months after my confinement I went with my sister to see the defendant, who, having been called out of his house, and being asked if he would do anything for me and the child, said with an oath that he would not. Cross examined : Each and every time the defendant had inter course with me was against my will. He had connection with me four times, and on each occasion I resisted, but did not hallow out. I tried todo so, but was unable in consequence of his placing bis apron over my mouth. When be threw me on the bed in the cook's room he turned the bed clothes over my face. I did not tell the cook what had occurred, nor did I tell my sister, but I said I never could go about in consequence:of my master's misconduct. Mrs. Holmes was confined about two months before I left. Mrs. Holmes's sister, who was in the h use at the time, discovered that I was in the family way, but Mrs. Holmes never asked me who the father of the child was. She said she thought she knew whose child it was. I said the father of the child was not in the house at that time, as Mr. Holmes was then out walking. Mr. Ballantine : When did you first discover that Mr. Holmes had connection with you ? Witness : I should say when he committed the assaults. (Laughter.) One of the barmen, William Imas, came into the room when I was making the bed, as it was my duty to do, and I left it at once. I don't know where Imas is ; I have not seen him since I left the defendant's service. Mr. Ballantine : Did you go out walking with the barmen ? Witness : That is my business. Mr. Ballantine : Now, on your oath, did you ever go out with that young man, William Imes ? Witness : I did. Once I went to Primrose bill with him on a Sunday, and returned home about ten o'clock at night, having parted with him, and having gone to see my sister. He came home before me. I never gave him my likeness. He gave me his likeness, but I returned it to him. Mr. Ballantine : Was it like the b thy ? Witness : No. I gave it back because I did not wish to encourage his advances, inconse quence of my master's misconduct. Mr. Ballantine : NOW, girl, have a care. Have you been seen in Imas's bed ? Witness : Never, except on one occasion, when the cook was sitting on his bed with me. The cook and Imas had been " larking" in the other bed-room, and he threw her on the bed. After this they left the room. I never had improper intercourse with any man except the defendant. Elizabeth Disborough, the sister of the last witness, was next called, and corroborated the statement made by her sister as to the interview with the defendant, and as to her sister having incurred the expense of lodging in consequence of her confinement. Elizabeth Chacup proved that the plaintiff had taken apartments in her house, where she had been confined, This having closed the case on behalf of the plaintiff, the following evidence was adduced for the defence. D. Midgeley said : I was formerly human in the defendant's service. There was another barman, named Wm. Imes. I left in July, 1855, and went to keep the King's Arms, at Shadwell. During the time I was at the defendant's I observed familarities between William Imes and the plain tiff, Emma Disborough. About a month or two after she carve I proposed familiarities to her, and she told me that she was on intimate terms with William, and, therefore, did not wish to have anything to say to me. She told me that she had William's likeness, I have seen Emma Disborough leave William Irnas's room on several occasions. I have seen them kiss and " cuddle" each other in the bedroom and kitchen. I have also seen him tumbling her about on one occasion on the bed.—Cross-examined : I have never taken a liberty with the plaintiff, although I may have pulled hey about. I have never bad improper connection with her. I did not know that she was in the family way till after the child was born. I then paid my addresses to her. I was not familiar with her. At this stage of the proceedings .several letters dated in Dscember, 1854, and January, 1855, were handed to the witness, which he admitted he had written, and which began, "My dear Emma," and after having expressed himself in most affectionate terms, went on to inquire in allusion to the plaintiff's confinement, whether she had made any application to Mr. Holmes, adding, "The least he can do is to give you a character so as to enable you to obtain a situation, anTif he does not he must put up with the consequences." Examination continued : I mean to swear that previous to writing these letters I had seen the plaintiff carrying on the improper intimacies with 'William Imes to which I have spoken. I did not know when I wrote those letters that the defendant was the father of the child, anti she Dever told me so, Mr. Serjeant Thomas : What ? Why, your letter states the contrary. What do you mean by saying that Mr. Holmes must "put up with the consequences"? Mr. Baron Martin: What do you mean by stating that you were not familiar with the girl, after what you wrote to her? The witness did not answer, and having become deadly pale, was obliged to be supported in the witness box. Having taken a glass of water, he said he was prepared to go on with the examination. Mr. Serjeant Thomas : Were you intimate with that girl in an improper way. Witness : No. Mr. Serjeant Thomas: Did she tell you that the defendant was the father of the child ? Witness: No. Mr. Serjeant Thomas : Then, why did you write that letter to the plaintiff in allusion to the defendant being the father of the child? Witness: Because I had her word for it that Holmes was the father of the child. (Sense just said th a t s h e did not tell you. tion.) Mr. Serjeant Thomas : Th en she did tell you. Why, you' have What do you mean, sir, by this trifling and pre varication? I have no amore que.tions to put to you. Re-examined : I have been married since the occurrences I have spoken of. I never mentioned to the defendant's solicitor that I had carried on a correspondence with the plaintiff. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine : Do you mean to say that you have not carried on an ellicit connection with the plaintiff? The witness hesitated, appearing incapable of making a reply. Mr. Baron Martin : Tell the truth, my man. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine : I must implore of I you t o ans wer r `Pain ans mquestion truly. Wit ness : On my oath hHolmes, the defendant, was next examined: He said lam l a married man, with four children. I never took any liberties with, or had con. nection with the plaintiff, either in the nursery, on the bed, or the floor, or elsewhere. I have never taken the liberty of speaking to her, except on business. I seldom speak to my servants. Cross-examined: I never gave her any money except as wages. I met the plaintiff and her sister in the street, and when they asked me for money I told them to go away, and refused to give them any. James Taylor stated that he had seen Imas pull the plain tiff about. Mrs. Mary Holmes, the wife of the defendant, said, I discovered that the plaintiff was in the family way during my confinement in September. I accused her of it, and she did not deny it. I asked her who was the father of the child, and she replied, "No one in this house, or any one that has ever been in it." I heard the plaintiff's sister say when she called, that she would make my husband support the child whether it was his or not. Cross-examined : It was the plaintiff's duty to make the beds in which the barmen slept. Mary Iverson, the cook to the defendant, was called, and stated that she had never witnessed any romping between the plaintiff and William Imas, in the manner spoken to by the witness Midgeley. The learned counsel on either side having addressed the jury at considerable length, Mr. Baron Martin told the jury in the course of his sum ming up, that this was a case of considerable importance, and one which demanded of them their utmost care and attention. This was the first instance that he was aware of where a woman brought an action to recover damages for a criminal assault; for if the plaintiff was to be believed, such had been committed. There were many instances in which a young woman objected at first to improper intercourse being had with her, but when it was followed by further intimacies, that would have the effect of getting rid of the charge of a criminal assault, and had in this ease leave and license been pleaded, it would have been a bar to the action. However, that had not been done, and the action was brought for an assault which, if the plaintiff's version of the case was true, was of a very serious character. There was clearly no rape or ravishment, according to the plaintiff's own statement. There was no doubt but that the most wicked perjury had been committed on one side or the other, and it was for th , rn to say on which side it lay. The case on behalf of tho plaintiff rested entirely on her own evidence, and was in -direct opposition to that of the defendant, by which it was intended to be shown that William Imas was the father of the child. The witness Midgeley would doubt less have deposed to this, had not his letters written to the plaintiff been produced. The learned judge said, for his part, he believed that Midgeley was the father of the child, and that he had conspired with the woman to affiliate it on the defendant, who was on the other hand led to believe that Midgeley could prove that Imas was the father of the child. It was difficult to direct them as to the amount of damages they would award in the event of their returning a verdict in favour of the plaintiff. That he must leave to themselves. The jury retired, and atter being absent for some considerable time, returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £2O. THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY Yesterday, William Pierce and James Burgess were again brought before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion House, upon remand, charged with having stolen £15,000 worth of bullion from a package in a carriage of the South Eastern Railway, on its road from London to Folkston° in the month of May. The romantic nature of the disclosures already made in connection with this case, has imparted an extraordinary interest to the charge, and long before the justice room was opened, a crowd had collected outside, eager to obtain ad. mission. The rush, however, had been anticipated, and by the courtesy of Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk of the Lord Mayor, space in the court was reserved for the reporters and others, whose avocations rendered their presence indispensable. Mr. Gordon Thompson, the deputy chairman, Mr. Cross, a director, and Mr. M. Smiles, the secretary of the South Eastern Railway Company, were in attendance to watch the proceedings. Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Mr. Rees, the solicitor to the company, appeared, as heretofore, in support of the prosecution ; Mr. Lewis, solicitor for Burgess ; and, Mr. Wontner, solicitor for Pierce. The Lord Mayor took his seat on the bench at twelve o'clock. Alderman Sir W. Carden and Alderman Rose were also on the bench. The convict Agar was again placed in the witness box. He is a thin, hard, keen-featured looking man, with an intelligent expression of countenance. His examination was continued from the point where it closed at the previous hearing, and the evidence he gave was to the following effect, The money received near the India House and in the Hay market was taken to Pierce's horse, and he had the greater part of it. A horse and cart was fetched to Pierce's house after the robbery of the gold; it was the next morning after the robbery, and the cart took the gold to my place at Shepherd's Bush. Both Pierce and myself scent in the cart. Pierce told me he hired the cart in Grove street, Mornington crescent. It was a small chaise cart, and, to the best of my belief, it was a grey horse. The gold was contained is the courier bags which were placed in small carpet bags. I rather think the money received for the gold was left at Pierce's house ; it was kept in canvas bags. When we got to Shepherd's Bush we found the servant girl and Fanny Kay at home. I took the gold tap stairs into the front room on the first floor, and while I did so Pierce went away with the horse and cart. The gold was afterwards melted. One hundred ounces of it was sold before any was melted. It was about three or four days after we got to Shepherd's Bush. We cut it off one of the long bars--what I call the Australian gold. We took it into a washhouse and cut it off with an old chisel and a hammer. We cut ono or two pieces off, but the weight was a hundred ounces. It took U 8 about fifteen minutes to cut it. We struck a good many blows. The first hammer was too light, and I sent Pierce for a heavier one, which he bought at a shop in Tottenham court road, and which had the name of Buck npon it. Fanny Kay was iu the house at this time. The washhouse was in the yard joining the house, but the windows being whitened over, nobody could see into the wash house from the yard. Fanny Kay came in for a pot or a kettle, but she could not see what we were doing, as, before letting her in, we covered the gold over. Pierce told me that he sold the 100ozs. for £3OO, and I kept possession of it. Pierce assisted me afterwards in melting the gold. We first cut it up in small pieces ; we then took the stove out in the back parlour, and built a furnace in its place. I told Pierce before that the furnace would require some firebricks, as we should require a strong heat, and Pierce said there was a place near where he lived that sold them. He afterwards brought some in a cart, but the bricks were concealed in can - We got some cement and atone, and so made the The stone produced appears to be one that we used. can see several small particles of gold upon it. I have not seen it from the time it was used until now, and I know it by the whole in the top, which we made to secure a draught. We used charcoal and coke for the furnace. We procured the fuel from Wilderness row, and the crucibles which we used for melting from St. John's street road. Pierce bought some, and I others, and we poured the liquid gold into an ingot which I bought at a jeweller's shop in Clerkenwell. It was about a foot long, and three or four inches wide, tapering to the bottom. We were three or four days melting. Fanny Kay was not at home the first day, but she came home at night. She had been to see our child, who was put out to nurse. The servant had been sent away. The following day we continued the process. Fanny Kay was at home that day, and she came up to the door where the melting was going on, but we did not let her in. The melting and action of the furnace created a great heat, and Fanny Kay remarked that the place was very hot; we were in a state of perspiration, and she asked what we were doing. We went on in fhis way until we had succeeded in melting the whole of the gold. During the pro cess ono of the crucibles broke ; we were lifting it at the time from the furnace, and most of the gold ran over the floor and burnt it. Wo tried to make the melted bars weigh a hundred ounces, as near as possible. When the go'd was all so melted, it was placed in my front bedroom, and afterwards removed to Pierce's house, Crown terrace, Hampstead road. It was removed in a cart, which Pierce himself brought. T then had a slight quarrel with Fanny Kay, and took a lodging in the Kilburn road, about two miles from Kilburn gate. I had gone by the name of Adams, at Shepherd's Bush, and Fanny Kay as Airs, Adams, and I retained that name at Kilburn. The gold remained a little time at Crown terrace, and then it removed to my lodgings at Kilburn. I and Pierce carried it in a few bars at a time, and after it was so removed, Pierce took Kilburn Villa, where the gold was afterwards deposited. I then left my lodgings at Kilburn, Logo and live with Pierce, telling the people I lodged with that I was going to Scotland. The gold was kept at first in my trunks at Pierce's, but afterwards Pierce dug a hole in his pantry, and the gold was buried in it, what became of it afterwards I don't know, for about three weeks afterwards I was arrested on the charge for which I am now confined. Before I was arrested, however, some of the gold was sold. First, two bars of 200 ouncos, which fetched £3 2s 61 an ounce. I sold them to a person whom I had appointed to meet. Tho place of meeting was at Dalston. I know the person's name, but I think it best not to mention it, Mr. Bodkin : Oh, give us the name ? Witness : But some of the gold was left after I was arrested, and it may not be safe to mention it. Mr. Bodkin . Oh, give us the name? Witness : Well, it is James Saward, and he is termed a barrister. (A laugh.) Ho is a pigeon fancier, or something of that sort, I know. Mr. Lewis : Rather a goldilnch fancier. (A laugh.) Witness: He lives, or did live, at 'Villa-house, Walworth Common. I had known him before, having had transactions with him. I understood he lived by his profession as a barrister, and bought gold. I met him and told him this gold was moving about. He said ho could get rid of it, and an appointment was made at a public-house near Dalston gate. I told him how I knew of it, and he said—"l have seen in the papers about a gold robbery, and I suppose this is part of it." I replied it was, and he said, " Well, 'think I can get rid of it for you." [This portion of the evidence appeared to take the parties quite by surmise, and a consultation was held upon it, but with what result did not transpire.] Witness continued.---I took two bars of the gold to the place of appointment. I believe it was a beer shop of the sign of the Alma. Saward took the gold away; he was absent some time, but he returned with the money, £3 2s 6 per ounce. I took the money with me to Pierce's at Kilburn, it was in gold, and I put it away in a trunk. In the same way I sold six other bars to Saward, and in all I received about £l,BOO for the lot. I paid Saward sixpence or a shilling upon each occasion, but what he got from the other parties who employed him I cannot tell. He did not tell me where he sold it, I have now told you about all the gold I know of up to the time I was arrested. I knew a person of the name of Seal ; I sold none to him, nor do I know of any thing he did in respect to this gold. Pierce took the proceeds of the sales to the Bank from time to time, and obtained Bank of England notes for the money. In this way £2,300 or thereabouts was changed into notes, and, after some little time, we had a meeting of all parties together. Pierce, Tester, Burgess, and myself were present at the meet ing which was held at Kilburn . Villa. It was there stated what we had done in melting and what we had sold. Tes ter had £6OO, Burgess £7OO, Pierce £6OO, and I had £6OO. Mine was all in notes; the meeting was held in the even ing. Pierce kept no servant then ; there might have been some children in the house, but Mrs. Pierce had been sent out. The meeting broke up at eleven o'clock at night. About a week afterwards I went to live at Paddington Green with a young woman named Fanny Campbell, and I was living with her when I was arrested. When I was arrested the remainder of the gold was at Pierce's, Two or three bars were there in a trunk waiting to be sold at an appointment I bad made for that purpose, but my arrest prevented the sale. When I was arrested I left a trunk at Pierce's with the whole of the money I had received es my share, and the whole of it, together with another sum and a Spanish Bond for £2OO, fell into Pierce's hands. I had before sold similar bonds to Tester for £7OO. Tho day I was arrested Pierce walked with me from Stanley-place down to Shepherd's Bush. I there got a child's perambulator, and several articles which I gave to Pierce to take home. When I him I got into an omnibus to go and keep an appointment for the sale of gold, hut on the way I was arrested. After my arrest some securities of mine were sold for £3,000. Pierce brought the amount to me in Newgate, and I gave it to Mr. Wontner. He kept it for some time, and I then directed that the money should be invested in the name of Mrs. Pierce, for the benefit of my child and his mother. I never saw Pierce from the time I was arrested until I first saw him here at the bar, but I received letters from him, both in Newgate and at Portland. It is about three weeks ago since I first made any statement as to this robbery. It was at Portland, to Mr. Rees, the solicitor. This closed the witness's evidence in chief. Mr. Wontner said ho s h ou ld hest consult the interest of his client P ierce, by abstaining at present from cross-examining the witness. It Was quite clear that the case must eventually go elsewhere for decision, and probably he should altogether reserve his cross-exatni nation. Mr. Lewis said, with regard to his client Burgess, he must pursue a very different course ; ho must proceed at once to cross-examine the witness. Mr. Wontner said : Before the cross-examination was opened ho was instructed by his client to offer an explanation upon one point. He was instructed by Pierce to state that the £2,500 handed over t him for the benefit of Fanny Kay and her child bad been invested by him in Turkish Bonds which were taken posses sion of by the officers when lie was apprehended. M said that w as contrary to his notion of the f ct. T r h . Bodkin ec d o k u i r n t then adjourned for ten minutes. On there-assembling of the court, Mr. Lewis proceeded to cross.examiuo Agar. - tunace. THE FRAUDS ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. In Saturday's publication we gave at some length a state ment of the extraordinary frauds which had been committed on this company. Since that time further particulars of the affair, the movements of the prisoners, &c.. have transpired, from which we collate the following :—And, first, as to the antece dents of Redpath, it appears from circumstances which have come to light since his apprehension, that he must have been carrying on his frauds for a considerable time, as his style of living for some years past has excited the attention of the tradesmen in the vicinity of Chester terrace with whom he had dealing?, and who received payment for their goods, no matter how extravagant or luxurious they might be, with the greatest promptitude. There w as generally a feeling of at Redpath s sudden elevation in the world, because he was well known i n t h e neighbourhood of Regent's Park, having resided in the locality for many years. About twelve years ago he followed the occupation of a lawyer's clerk, and occupied obscure apartments in Cum. betland market, sshilst his wire, who is described as a most amiable and ladylike Nieman, resided, as companion to an elderly lady named Simmons, at No, 3, Cutnberland place. At this period Redpath was exceedingly mean in his attire, and it was believed that his income was of a very limited character. He subsequently, however, improved in his titd cumstances, and took lodgings at 43, tipper Albany stree t. Shortly after obtai n i ng hi s appo i ntment as railsiay clerk hif became the tenant of the house No. 2, Park Village, Weil: From that period his style of living began to improve, until he took the mansion, 27, Chester terrace, at a rental of £2OO per annum, a sum, including taxes, &c., which exceeded tho amount of the salary derived from his Great Northern Railway cletkship. Soon after taking the mansion at Chester terrace ho mounted his carriage ; and in addition to an establishment of five or six female domestic servants, lie kept a coachman, a groom, a butler, and a footman. Redpath lived altogether in the highest and most luxurious style, and about three years ago the executors of the late Mr. Trev . zant, a gentleman who resided in hie own house, No. 31, Chester . ..terrace, upon his demise put up the house for sale, and it was bought' by Redpath at a sum of between £3,000 and £4,000. He was in the habit of receiving a great deal of company, and he ;land parties and dinners of the most expensive character. It mattered not to him whether or not pease were in season, have them he would on his table at a time when they could not be obtained at Covent Garden Market at less than 7s. or 83. per quart. Whether grapes were 2s. or 108. per pound, it was no matter to Redpath ; and the same remark applies to every other article. His house was most gorgeously furnished, and his munificence and generosity (will other people's money) were the talk of the entire neighbourhood. Now that the murder is out, and the real source of the grandeur he was enabled to exhibit has been discovered, the cry is, "It is just what I expected, from the way he was going on." As another instance of Redpath's extravagance, and the style in which he did everything, it was his practice, pri r to leaving home, every morning to have his hair dressed by a perruquieur from Strahern's, in Princess-street, Hanover , square. Either the head of that establishment, dr some One deputed by him, arrived at 27, Chester-terrace, every morning in a cab, which was usually kept at the door for about an hour`; whilst the tensor was performing his operatio'ns on Redpath'd cranium. It was not until the month of August el. Septeenboi last year that Redpath effected the purchatte of the' freehold villa at Weybridge, and ho has been out of tosbii staying there, and coming to town for business piirs: poses. The price paid for the estate, it is said, was £30,004; It has already been stated that Redpath was looked upon as a most charitable man, and his position as a governs:oi% and, as we are informed, one o f t h e managing committee, or almeneres of Christ's Hospital and of the St. Ann's Society, gave him is very high character in that respect, Since his capture, how• ever, there are some circumstances which have transpired in connection with the traffic in votes, of the above named, as well as, no doubt, in many other similar institutions, for money considerations, which, if pursued, may open a large field for enquiry amongst the governors and subscribers. As regards the St. Ann's Society, we believe we are correct in stating that Redpath was not only a governor but an auditor of the accounts of that institution. Amongst the charitable contributions in the locality in which he resided, Redpath's name stands recorded as a contributor, through the church, to the patriotic fund raised in the parish of St. Paucras. Redpath, some eighteen or twenty years ago, was clerk to Messrs. Wilcox and Anderson, then the owners and managers of the line of steamers to the Peninsula and Mediterranean with mails from her Majesty's Post-office. Ho left their employment shortly before the service became so extensive that it was found expedient to organise the Peninsular and Oriental Steam. Redpath then attempted to establish himself in business as a seller of steam vessels ; but after contracting debts which he never paid, he suddenly disappeared, and would seem to have retired to a very private life. After this lie emerged again from obscurity, and obtained employment as d clerk in the transfer office of the Great Northern Railway. lilt further caseer is now too well known, On Sunday morning Redpath attended Divine strike in thd chapel of the House of Detention, at Clerkenwell, wL e r e sermon was preach e d by t h e Rev. Mr. Jephson. His depbrtz ment since he has been in the prison has been calm anti/ composed, and he has more than once expressed his sorrow that he had pursued such a reckless and dishonest course of surpriso Mr. Williams, the Great Northern Company's inspector of police, to whom was entrusted the warrant which Sir George Grey issued for the capture of Mr. Redpath, in Paris, returned from the continent on Saturday morning. At the same time the luggage, which the prisoner in his hasty flight left in Paris, was brought to London by the Great Eastern Railway Company, and consigned to Mr. Superintendent Loxton, under whose direction it was conveyed to the Great Northern Railway, there to be examined by the directors. Some d scoo citt em m li e itgt n eh t h dt s u p a o v An e m b to e hn e f eg n tn o a u ttnthe documents d doocf which, utmheo n i f t t er expected,i a s uadrse wsohmi e some whcaiolvinect concerted lithographic signals, which at present have not been deciphered; but they are to be s u b m i tte d to the usual tests, and, in all probability, their meaning will, in a few days, be revealed. The strictest investigation has been made of portions of the company's books which were under Redpath's control, and that enquiry must necessarily extend over several weeks before the exact amount of his defalcations can be ascertained. This, however, is certain, that so far from the amount being exagge• rated, the shareholders must not be surprised if they hear that the sum involved in the frauds which have been perpetrated reach to double that sum. It would, of course, be gratifying to every one to find that this was a mistake. The facts that have transpired are, however, sufficiently strong to justify the statement that the shareholders must not indulge in any delu sive hopes that the frauds, for which they will be to a great extent the sufferers, are of any less amount than were originally represented. Some telegraphic signals which have been found among Redpath's documents, prove that he was in concert with some person or persona in London for the sale and purchase of railway shares, particularly of Great Northern. Those signals, which aro in cipher, give directions to "sell out," to " buy," and contain other iastructions which, for the present, it is thought advisable to keep secret. The career of Mr. Kent, who is in custody on the suspicion of being associated with Mr. Redpath in his gigantic frauds, present nothing very remarkable. His salary, which was originally £9O a year, was raised within the last few months to £l3O, and his style of living was such as might be covered by the expenditure of that sum. He lived in a plain, homely, unpretending way, and never appeared to have about him larger sums of money than the salary he received from the company might account for. It seems to be the opinion of every one in the company's service, that Kent was the dupe of Redpath, and that be received no profit from the frauds, although it is a circumstance which will require explanation, that some of the false and fraudulent entries in Redpath's books are in Kent's hand writing. He will he placed at the bar of Clerkenwell Police Court on Tuesday (this day), and will then be further remanded until Friday, when ho will be placed side by side with Redpath to answer the charge jointly made against them. It is not probable that the case will be ready for trial at the November sessions of the Central Criminal Court, which commences on Monday next, and it will therefore stand over for the December sessions. Rumours of an alarming character are in circulation in reference to other railways. On Saturday there was a meeting of the directors of a highly influential company running out of London, but nothing definite has transpired. It seems to b e pretty well understood that there has been an organised con spiracy to defraud companies, and that there are Robsons and Redpaths connected with every railway, who have been working tegether for years past. The directors of the North Western Railway, in conic. quence of these and other frauds that have been perpetrated, have come to a resolution that no transfer of shares shall be binding upon the company which has not received the assent of the directors. Every transfer, therefore, will have to be submitted to them. COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE. Mary Wood, who was capitally convicted; and sentenced to death by the High Court Court of Justiciary of Scotland, has bad her sentence com muted into transportation for life. ArrElurrEn Suicinu.—On Sunday night, a compositor, named Tilt, living in Church street, Lambeth, attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a broken tumbler. Re was conveyed to Guy's Hospital, where he lies without the slightest hopes of recovery. at Rouen, th e Majesties, an d m a A r t r a , whobanquet presided,giv g t o n vlsolaarshal toast to Pelissier, their the Prince Imperial, which was followed by another to " Marshal Pelissier, the conqueror of Sebastopol." Both were drank with loud applause. About nine o'clock the marshal proceeded to the theatre, where he was most warmly received by the audience, and a cantata written in honour of his visit was recited. ESTABLISHMEN T OF WEST RIDING POLICE.—The West Riding magistrates have appointed Colonel C. A. Cobbe, of the 2nd West York Militia, chief constable of their new police. The salary is fixed at £5OO per annum, with office and stationery, and his actual travelling expeuses. The magistrates made an estre it of £6OO on the whole riding, and of £14,000 on the police districts. fur the expenses and salaries of the police establishment.