The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-01 00:00:00

Our forzon torrespnlant.

We deem It right to state that we do not at en lbws
Identity °unclean with our correspondent's opiniona]

The news from Wrance is on the whole satisfactory
and reatenrioc. The most disquieting items are those
whiei, ,elite to the sayings and doings of the Inter-
natsetii 1 S ciety, whose one great ohject appears to be
to eeee France in hot water. But on the other hand
cazedence and the seuse of aecari y epp.ar to be every.
where gaining stern Hi. It is a e ery iosteet Let ihet
thirty-biz French elepertnienteheve formaily sxressed
the grrateat coufidence in the Natioaal Assembly and ,
the Exemtive ; ant important, tiaa, in the fact that the ,
public offices in Pares are gradually assuming their
wouted character ; but perhaps the most assuring
fact of all, as indicating public confidence, In the success
of the French loan. Francs after all her heavy losses
end terrikile sufferings, Ic still a very wealthy country,
anil the way in which she is now employing this wealth
affords one of the beet possible guarantees for the re.
establehment of internal tranquillity; while the out.
aide subsOriptions to this loan will certainly act to some
extent as a dieseasive from war. Meanwhile foreign
intercourse with France is resuming its normal pro.
portions, the odious passport system excepted.
Numbers of peeple from one own country are now
ft asking over to Finis, and this In itself will net be
witheut its powerful and benefical iefleence towards
the re-establishment of ordes and prosperity.
Never was cession TIITIS prolific of promise than was
th. preeent ereefiors when it commenced; but very few
sessions leave been leas characterised by important
legislation than this aeseion at present appears likely
to be. 'Here we are at the end of June, and positively
ncinesly anything has been done. Ah, but what an
immense deal has I ern said ! Why had every word
been reported, The Times' columns for days together
need have contained nothing but parliamentary de.
bate. But can this be avoided; and if it could be, wauld
It be advieable ° lam an assiduous reader of the debates,
and I cannot hastily join in the common oonderans
ton of parliamentary talk. We are stalk ing nation, and
we show it in every possible way tweet underevery variety
of circumstances; and the freedom of opinion of which
we are always boasting, a glorious thing in itself, has
the natural disadvantage of retarding action. And
when three or four hundred people meet in the
House if Ceemmons—all of them able to talk,
and each one having his own opinion on every
public topic, what can we expect but an immense
anior.nt of talking and a conflict of opinion? Certainly
there has been more talk as compared to work this
session than usual; but if we examine the character of
the proposed legislation on whloh title talk has been
expended, I think the fact will be fully accounted for.
But, after all this debate, will the Government carry
what is left of their Army Bill, and will they cerry
their Balk Bill? Such are the queries that are just
now largely indulged ft. It matters little %hat my
Individual opinion en the matter may be; but this at
least may be seamed, that if the present scan an pro.
duce the abolition of the purchase system and establieh
vote by ballot, these chang.is will be in themselves so
vast cod so reprodactive, that, whatever opinions may
he entertained as to the character of those changes, it
will be universally admitted that this session after all
will he one of the most important in respect to actual
Work that we have had for years.

The weather "at there presents" is rather a serious
topic. I occasiotally resd, or rather begin to read, a
well-known article headed "Agricultural Prospects,"
but as I read, finding it has almost exclusive reference
to the past, and telling no nothing of our prospects, I
conclude that even those who pay special attention to
such matters een tell us very little relative to the
future. Ws, then, can one who professes to know
nothing about it? AU I know is such facts as that
on Midsummer Day mane of us had fixes in our bitting-
rooms ; the thermometer fluctuated about 55; that the
'sky' was cloudy, the wind northerly, the rain cold, and
the weather altogether gloomy and depressing. And,
though we have had some improvement since, de-
pressing indeed has tho weather been of late, not only
to the spirits but to busimss and to " things "
generally. How seriously must the dull, cold,
backward season have affected the business at
our watering-plac.s and our holiday resorts gene-
rally ! It has materially diminished the receipts on
our railways and steamboats ;manufacturers and shop-
keepers whose trade depends on ounmier fabrics, or
ra her en eeasonable fabrics, must have lost a great
deal of money ; thousands of poor children have been
disappointed of their outings, which have been post-
poned till a more favourable opportunity which does
not seem likely to come ; and in a hundred ways the
absence of sunshine has produced a deadening, de.
pressing effect June has not been the June of the
poets. Truly, it bee been "the leafy month of June,'
as of old. but flowers and fruits have suffered
severely; but all the p .etry about the fiery orb
of day, bright Phcchug, glowing sunset, the scorching
beige of the mid-clay sun, and the rest of it, are rather
taetalising to think of. But the most serious con.
alderation is that of the weather and the crops ;" but
not to dwell on tine, for the present, saddening subject,
let us all find consolation in the fact that it is not too
late for bright hopes to be realiz d and for fears to be
dispelled, and that "hopes and fears alternate reign,"
hope seems just now very strong. But before quitting
the subject let me note that the dull cold weather must
have se riot:sly merle d enjoyment at the Queen's Garden
Party. By the way how very straneely reads the
official record of this entertainment : 'Her Majesty
the Queen gave a breakfast yeeterday afternoon, from
half-pact four to half.pagt seven o'clock, in the gardens
of Buckirgham Palace." The word "breakfast,"
as we all know, has reference to the first meal
of the day. Did royalty and aristocracy abstain from
eating till half-past four on this occasion? Of
course not. Then why call it a breakfast! Her
Majesty, wears told, entered the gardens shortly before
five o'clock, and of course no one head refreshments in
the gardens before that time. How hungry they mint
have M Cs! But tem:posing this really was whot it was
called, a breakfast, I woeder at what tine of the day
the distingui,hed party had lunch—and dinner.

Many readers will rememher that years ago the
Early Closing Association issued attractive Vacards,
no some of which were represented a few cricketers,
on others some young fellows disporting themselves
aquatically, on others were volunteers doing a march.
out, and on all was the injunction, "Never shop
after two o'clock on Saturdays." The Associa-
tion has succeeded in obtaining a very general
adhesion to the Saturday half-holiday movement; and
now it is taking another step. In several country
towns lately, as well as in Louden, I have seen similar
bills with the words "Never shop after four o'clock on
Thursdays,' and I have also noticed in several shop.
windows notices to the effect that business is suspended
on that day at that hour. But I have, moreover, re-
marked in other shop-windows notices stating "This
establishment is not closed on Thursdays at four
o'clock," the important word not being umniatakeably
large and plain. So that an agitation is evidently
epringing up in this direction, and in meeting with oupo.
ninon. Nor can the opposition be wondered at, As far
as I can gauge public opinion, I believe it to be in
the Duda opposed to this new demand on the part of
the Early Closing Association, and perhaps if they
would themselves shut up early it would suit the
temper of the times. "AU work and no play," ekc.,
we all admit, but the provegb may be abused. I know
It may be said that the Association thus merely appeals
to those employers whe cannot close their establish.
went, on Saturday, And that Thursday is proposed as
a substitute; but then what becomes of the general
appeal to the whole public, never to chap after four on
Thursdays? There can be no mistake as to what is
aimed at, and I venture to affirm that this Association
is gotng rather too far.
The Doverement prosecution of Mr. Dyer, pro.
prietor of the Times Club, said to be a bond fide club.
house for working men--the inquiry into which has
been adjourned and again adjouroed—is of consider-
able iroportance to working men's clubs throughout
the country; and as twee clubs materially affect the
condition, social and dounitic, of our working classes,
the decision in this case may well be looked for with
great Interest. As the matter is much talked about,
as I have been over the cltfn and formed my own
opinion of it, and as nothing I can say will influence
the decision - and it would not much matter if it
did—there can be no harm in saying that
If the Commissioners of Police succeed in
their prosecution in this case, it will be a heavy blow
and sore discouragement to the formation of working-
men's clubs throughout the country, seeing that there
must be many of such clubs already existing which will,
if there ill a conviction in this case, be open to prose-
motion. I allude to the matter also on the general
ground of the advisablity of working-men's clubs. I
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nothing against the efforts of our teetotal friends.
All honour to them for what they have done aid are
doing ! But Will thi y are readying far more powerful
aid than, I think, they are willing to acknowledge
from thee %rho do not take extreme views on that
very ticklish subject, alcohol, but who are nevertheless
materially lessening the charms of the public-holm by
aiding in the etabliehment of working-men's clubs,
which are beyond all question great promoters of
temperance, though they may not promote tettotaliers.
It is on this ground that the decision in the case re-
ferred to will beef no much importance.
It is rather late In the day perhaps to refer to the
Donde, Fentival, but I derived such pleasure from
attending the performances that it would be ungrateful
to omit all mention of it. Take it for all in all it was
a glorious festival of sacred song, and was especially
remarkable as evidencing a great advance in the

Con of 'atomic is extending every day.
II r du used her powerful inthent,e agalnst
`Dg ate/mote, aud this in & very sioiticant way. In
the vsnerable church of the Savoy, in the Strand, a
church which has been repaired at the Queen's rxpeuer,
If my memory w.rves me, there used to be an hour-glees

—literally at; bour.glasa,—which had been removed ;
but the Queen Las had this reatored to the pulpit, but
with thn important alteration—that instead of the
sand requiring an hour to run down, it takes twenty
minutes only. Whether the preachers will confine
their sermons to this period may be doubted, aff of
course the length of sermon is optional; but at al
eventa this twenty•fulnute-glasa will serve as a delicate
hint.

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popular love of, and ail/ in, music. Th..' 4,iX10 per:--Tb• BAldi'r4aii`ri4 '""'ur
formers, nearly all amateurs lam or ktog of the itairi Jr. goWsils‘m"einlo*iitt":al
vocaliste --should eing together so 0' ,ieLtly and so I -iirheY So Mellipilla was on the return from Santiago to
well to a great fact. The social hid,. ace of the wide-
music canoe •—ely be overrated. V':tire'l3ll"olicitor-Geilend directed the claimantie attention
spread cultivation of •gate to hie examination in chancery. Nan, Melanin Isemis
It is these very vocalists of he gr, at Handel to4rri.beeen 11.. rat otolto,rue,dbitoti rtec; e;I nonbyy.Szy +watt
orcheetra, and such as them, to throughout the youexyLin that 7—Witness: I cannot.
country tend to make man a horn hi.ppy by The Sollc tx-General : Which Is true T—Witnees: tweet
practice of glee singing. The .•!'orin of domestic th7heeloink!rt-ujeteral : Do you say that the short-hand
Se a counter-attraction to th jve of excit.m,, of writer Is wrong in his notes taken le tore Mr. It uper /
the music-hill% • Pleit'irlt feature of modem jetY, yWoin.4.ol:4C trh"e Von': Whn. gonnle.t 'X.1.7 tio
aid it ix ehoering, therefore, to know that the 41tiva- minion each fur ey to the !e'er lie us I memion one

there Is it, reLon w!'y I 'hog d mention too Winer
The Lord Catel Justir, It it Jon were esymmod I,,}our
own c. unsel, colony mruti nod one ; pu,d cross-
. roillued, and rill dtd not mention that pu wont Irma to
S tutiago.
Toe C:almsnr I wish t, attloss, y.mr lordship for • tow
minutes as regal,. the tire rock, at V.dparals 4. Mr. Ch.,,-
man Barber, in exam:Ling, t0,,1r me to Valparalao, and raked
me how long I way there. I.satd tiro wtekr, and Ir.oo clout

tO glVe Min an account of oth)r rlsces, when he said there
was no occasion to do to, and lie then Pali me away to some
other place.
Serjeant Ballantine There is no doubt he conveyed the
impression then that the:e had been two journeys to
Santiago.
The Lord Chief Justice : Al tarsal censer/ on examination
before Mr. Roupell there was no MeilLioll nia:e of a second
visit to Slutisgn until re examination, and then it in met—
Molted ; but going oid Mellipilla would be evidently the
longer road.
The Claimant: Your lordship!' onits richt, hut the direct
road is very mountainous, and tho road vie Meilly ilia almost
a straight road.
1:,o Lord Chief Justice: A level road 7—Witners: No, not
level, but bas nh u .talon.
the Solicit or.Denarat : D • yeti mean to say that you emitted
to mention kiellpilla because you were rutted hut to state
the names of every little place you passed 7—Witness I never
Wei attc Mpg of the kind. I was merely asked how long I
stayed et S ullego. I laid Ave weeks. Then that was passed
over, and I never mentioned Moltiptlla because I was never
ex mined about that j turner.
The nt-Ueneral read that part of the examination
bearing on this matter ) too you mean to say that It is in-
correct I—Witness It would be easy for the reporter to mi.-
take "to' and 'from"
The tiolicitte-General : Tnen It le incorrect 7—Wltneas:
Yes. it Is I went from Casa Blanca to Santiago and back
via Melllptlia.
The S Mcitor-Oereral Did you mention more than one
visiti—Wltness: I don's know what I might not have said.
The S Meteor General Melttpllln was the place where you
Oayett !ono' than In any other place in Chtl)l—Wttu est :
Yee.

-The Sollcitor-General : And you made acquaintances
there I—Witnegs: Yes.
The 8 dicitor-G nue' : Then why did you not mention
Melliptila before Me. Ronne!' 2—Withess : Because I wa.
liaised If I went to Valparaiso, aoti thou how lohit I stopped
there, and where I want to.
The Sollcitor-Geaerd: Why did you not mention NI Motile?
—Witaress 1300a0.110 I was under the froprusion he meant to
ask to what seaport we went from Valparaiso.
The Soliciter-General Ile ask, did you go to Arles, to
Luha, 1— Witness: You are makihg a fearful J Amp there,
thee are seaports.
Sarjeant Ballatittne : There was • question Interposed
which Melte the thread of the examiitatioa. lie was asked
eltd he go to Lima?
The sloichor-eleneral : You tended at Valparaiso on the
le di of June—how long did you stay there 2—Witness • Allout
fur days. It he Impossible for me to any bur long I copped
there.
The Lord Chief Justice Where did you go to than, after
bring lour days at Valparaiso I—Witness: To 8 'allege.
Toe Solicitor.Geterel : will you swear you lets Val paraleo
before the let of Jely I—Yes, I did. Do you swear 4—Yes.
Yon arrived at Valparaiso on the 19th of lime IL oter
shown t • him ] Is that the handwriting of It leer C. Tick.
hire, I—Yes, It lc I knew it by the view of te 'Letter
dated the 2)th of June, read from Baur C. rich's:tree, re-
crettlng hi. uncle's death, c miplaleine of his father. soilenae,
descrihiug his voyage and IncVenta, A:, styli g, I arrived
at Valpieralen • n the le% Of Jena," aud alliAdiug to "other
passengers "]
Soli oast liallatithe objected that the last word was not
wri:ten In the plural, and pointed out the word " spend "
tired Instead et "spent,"
The Lord Chief Justice: To any eye the Word is "pas-
sengers" plainly.
The Foremau of the Jury pointed out In the hotter another
final " r " terminating the word "auswer, is exactly m-
umbled the "r" ending the word "passenger."
the Lord Chit f Justice; It may he a it urish, or it may be
an "a." His Loreiship called attention to a similar uncer-
tainty in the ending of the word " passenger " written in a
letter et the tame data anti from the .me place as the one
tot mentioned, but addreued by It. C. Tielthothe to Ills
father,
the S licitorGeneral I made no point of the word. I will
take it as "placer ger" If fey friend likes.
The Solicitor General : 0.0 you ouserve the date of the
letter? Ills J toe CO.h. Is that a mlstake"—Wituess : 1
cannot say at all.
me S Bettor General: D 3 you adhere to your statement
that you tee, ed only three or four days In Valparalsot—
Witness : I do
The &hotter-General : Look at the letter to Str James
Ttchborue. Do you std.' adhere to your statement I—Wit-
nets : I do.
Tae Solleltor General Dy you say the letters are mis-
dated I—Witnees: No. I suppose it In um ch st Is mistaken
not the letters.
The Sollclior.Genend : Di you think you ml:- Wed the
It Vera one to Mr. Godard and one to your father t—Wit-
lieu No, I do put, No daubt the Watt's have been cor-
rectly dated
The Sollettor.fitmerol : T urn w •re you dill et Valparaiso
on the eg.h et Julio 7—Witness : That leant answer.
[Qnestdon repeaN) i 1— I'm not prepartd to sweat I was
no:, but my firm belief is I was uot.
The Solicitor. General: How do yen explain the dates of
those lottery 2- Witness : I cannot explain them.
[ln antwer to the Lord Chief Justice]—My memory is very
strong thet I stopped there only three or four days if there
is a ruistake it must have been that I wrote the le'tets
before the 20 hof June. They clearly show there Is Some
mlateke
The Solicitor-General Will you deny that you were at
Valparaiso, at least as late as the 20th Juno 2—Witness:
don't think I was.
831).001 Ballaetine ol j eted that these letters read aloud
should ba read whh their inaccuracies.
The Lord Chief Justice assented, and pointed out " build "
Instead of '' built," " dorest" instead of "dearest."
Tee Solicitor-General wished to read the letters es' bout
dwelling ex• such errors, but
The Lord Chief Justice eald that they were impottaut,
and should be alluded to while read, to fellness to the
claimant.
The Solicitor-General being still desirous to pass over the
inaccuracle, ter the present—
The Lord Chief Justice: My brother Itallant Me has a right
to have the letter road (If tile read) precisely as wrltteu in
'Cliche-. you have no right to read capita at all. How le the
word spot In your copy I
Toe Soliciter.Wnerel: It Is spelt correctly there.
The Lord Chief Justice: You did by intonation in reading
the lelters CAD attention to ireccuraclei, and therefore those
Inaccuracies mat be observed upon, and my brother Ballet'.
tine Is quite warranted in what be says.
fee Court a• j mrned at a winner past One. After an
Interval of an hour the trial went on.
The Lord Chief Justice tugeeeted as the most converdent
couree that the clainadita to tinsel should look over Dee lettere
to be net a Olin they were read (moldy, In order that &Oen-
tieu night be 'li' cted to leaccureete. during the croos•
extminatloo. I, was agreed that the course should be
pursued
After other questions in reference to the claimant'. Journey
from Valparaiso, the Soticitor-Geheral contismed :
Before you went on hosed the Bella rid you conic
moss a person natntd Itosnas Oates /—Wltuess: No;
1 have no recollection of such • person. 1 cannot any
whether I saw litre; but I can safely say 1 did not
Pricer him I left Rio without a passport, though it wag the
rule that no captain should take a pia/tomer without a pass.
pitt. 1 Old not go on board the Memo., before the verel
soiled. 1 did not have tea and supper there with the captain
and Oates. I know who yin moan, Oates. I have rerol his
evhiet co I never knew so many lies put together hi an
afileavit before. C mtain Borkett comm hided the Br' le
Went down loto the Lezatette, hem., I had no passport.
The captatu advised me to do so. Oatee did not advise me
to go. 1 milieu, the steward blocked up the entrance of the
room.
The Solicitor-General : Llt Centain Burkett remain on
the reut•le or trap door I—Witness: llow could 1 see tt, I
was Inside, (A laugh.) I did 110' hear him do it, I suppose
the ship was sfterwards visited it; the Government
I have no remembrance of seeing them tate a cep of ceder
with the moats'r.. There was no other peseeteer but myself
on board the Belle I believe that I saw Mr. Oates unseat
Croydon, when he canto down with Detective Whlcher.
(A person from Lloyd's was confronted with the witness)
The Solioltor•General : Do you say toe were not at Lloyd's
for two or three hours looking at the books I—Wittiess : I
Met/ I don't recollect. 1 certainly wan not. I have no re-
collection whatever ef being at Lloyd's, and don't know where
the place is.
The SolloitorGeneral Were you not down In the cellar,
looking at books there 2--Witoees have no recolleotion of
beteg down Ina cellar 111 had been there It must have been
In company of my attorney, but, if so. I have forgetten it.
Never looked at a book in a cellar In my life to rely know-
ledge.
The Solicltor•General : Will you swear 2—Witness : It's
not fair to ask me I think I ought to he allowed to ask
Mr. Holmes iii was there with him. I went to some place
with Mr. Holmes, hut I don't remember where.
The cleft:mint was further preuea if he did not remain
I there two or three hoer. In a cellar inspecting books as to
the Beta and the Osprey I—Witness : Upon my solemn oath
I never Mil
The Solidtor-General : Was not yore attorney there, and
elld hen ask, in your pretteree, to see the books reinting
to tae B<lla and the Odprey ?—Wltntes : I have no recollec-
tion
The Solicitor-General : Will you swear P—Witnees:
care recollect that ever I did. I won't swear that I did
not IWM still tinder the impression I never went Mitre.
The S Matter General Did you not go there again after an
Interval of three or tour days l—Witeese Quite certain I've
never been to the place twice. That I'll swear. 1 rntebt have
forgotten wing there once, but I could not forget twice going
there.
The Solicitor General : Yon know from a letter from Ce.-
ten'. eon that lives said you bore the name of Arthur Orton in
Chili I—Witness ; Because your people told kiln so. lie could
not have known much of me. Ile was only eight or stun
piers old when I WWII there.
The Selledor.General :I, it true that ven asserted "yea
belonged to the Raglish aristocracy "2—Witeeu r I should
think mote I certaluly did not say that I had played with
the Queue. children. Whoever has said so has told • cen-
tre:pied falsehood. I never said that my father was "Chan-
cellor" to the Queen.
The Solitatorolenerel : Do you, In the face of the evidence
, given before the Chill Comntholon, peed In saying that
from 145 to 18b2 you did loot pass as Arthur Orton I—Wit-
nes. : I do. I never Med that name in toy fife In Chill. 1
persist in saying that I used the risme of Roger Pet)" rune
there and that only. The people there could not speak Eng •
lie but a level them could speak French.
1 The 8 Bettor-CI I:—You rety you started In the Bells:
what sort of a ship was @her—Whim.. She was what they
call a ship ship-rigged. I do not know her homage. I do
know her cargo; hut I only know it from Mr oliolient, of
I Rio. He told melt was logwted and cell-e. I wish to make
Ia correction la speaking the other day of Cox I should
have sail Fits, and when I satd Bennett I meant Benetior
It was very rough the night before the Bella went drool . but
at the time she went down it was not reugh. There wes no
more than ordinary difficulty tu launching the boats. Tnere
was no other passenger on,boxrd. 1 think she was fitted for
peueneers. She had cabin., but she was not fitted specially
as a pa...eau ship. She sidled, I think, on the 2.lth of
April, IS3I.
The 8 heifer-General Have you ascertained that date
from Lloy els' book I—Witnen : Certainly not.
1 he *lmhof, Gene ral : You may mum. that that d stela quite
wore. l—Witheas : I suppose you are going to refer to my
letter to my mother from Waggs, Waage, In which 1 say it
was the 22ud.
The Se:Welter-General : Well, I was coming to that. Where
did you vet the date from /—Witness: From n,y memory. I
was under the impression that the date was tne 22nd
April.

iho
S .11citeeGeneral : Where did you write sour bud
letter before you siatt,l In the B ha?—Witners: From Rio.
lie 8.,11c4t0r-General: Did you write any others? Can
you glee me the date of any other letter P—Wituess : No, I
cent I think that It would be ester for me not to Ore
date. at all
Toe 'Solicitor-General : fled you before you wrote to Lady
Tichbor, e seen the advertisement?—Wituess : I think not.
Toe advertisement Stated that the Baia lett on the 206 h, not
the t2.,d.

The 8411citor General: What sort of vessel ass that you
think was the Osprey ,—Witneas: A large vend t do DOS
know what port she hailed from. I was nearly three month,
on board. but I was ill nearby the whole of the time.
The SlAlcitor-General : You are not certain of the name of
the capbain that saved you 7—Witness : I am still under the
Impresoi ,n that It was °wen Lewis or Lewis Owen. I never
Inquired of the captain whereabouts we were Wcked op. I
than went by the name of Tlcb horn and was treated as such.
I messed with the captain wheu I was able to go to table. I
never ascertained from him where be came from There
were pawitooe, on board. They were going to ittlboutme,
bus I don't know where they came from.
The SoUeltor-General; Yen mvie many argeatntencee et

-311ffiptha In three week. . dui you male any friends In three
mouths on hoard the ship ":—Witness: No; no More than
Due woolly does on hoard ship.
The Solicitor-General : Were they E sglish or foreigner.?—
Witness: 1 hey appeored to be Eaglish There were eight or
nine pAreogers The vessel did not stop anywhere before
ahe got to Melbourne. t can't be lure of this, for I was
delirious for some time, and I think if she had stopped at any
port she would hove left me. I was delirious for over two
months I .hmlld this k There wm no doctor on board.
believe I need to have at ttle medicine I suppose the Cal/-
Imo ReYe it tome. The Osprey had an Eneltsh crew, but
h-re were some Ltecars. I never found out oh a the owners
ware, I have not the slightest idea ohot her cargo was
Ihi 8 Pcstnr-G-nera. Usel you ~.sy tor captain anythl:gl
—W.tonss: I lost km,* wh.-titer I ,:td or not. I hove a
lairs rtcohe,tionot tiring him a c,o-yrte. if so it meat h Are
bee. a blank payer, for I hsd s.o cheques with me. It would
hove bee!. I'town no have. Mr. 11 'Woe toll me that the
Daake) had been removed when ac` Nue from me arrived.
That must have been the one, for there was soother eln
It insuy hove berm on hoard the May. Mr. Ilm.kius
told me the che ‘ple was to £l7 or £lB.
the further h-erieg ot ehe mos was nej armed.

On Tureday morning the erosnexemination of the
plangiff was resumed by the Silicitor-General.
The witness said : I landed from the ship that picked me
on at Melbourne. I went sal:ore with the Laptsin, Dud went
o two places with him; one, I think, was the Custom-house.
I never saw him from Clint day to this. Inquiries have been
ro vie for him, for the passengers of the ()spree, and the crew
ef the Bel,o,,but no, information has been obtained

The L .nt'enfef Justice: You have- hrd nothlog of the
crew or passcugers up to tlate time ?-4iltnen : No

The Solicitor. neral : Have von hemg that • long boat,
bottom upwards, and marked Llerrpool "eras picked
up on the 20-h of April In 22 deg • oh hat, 38 deg. west
long by the eldp Kentf—Wdoeis : I have heard m
The SJltclror-Gleoer.d : That the captain of the Kent was
Mr H .palne Sr. m HAW:O,Ra I—Witness: I do not know
whether I heard that.

the solicitor-bimetal : That the same l near the same
place fell in with a ri ti id-houst water cask, chest of drawers,
sen.e straw beddh g, ah 4 Several Owes of a vessel's cabin,
at' that the boat, hi toe, and a ater-cask were painted buff
—Witham : 1 did not hear the teat part Mr. Holism told
. . . .

ine that a boat had been plcked u with a bag of blecrilta
uuder her thwart, and I had told bin that a hug of bPcuits
had been put on board the beat I wee in. I never law the
book bav,lrd 10 one.

Did you cause Inquiries to be made
el the Rdeetver of Custom; Melbourne, for the mprev
Yee.
_ .

Ih S."ll:tiOi-Oeneral:A Ooprey bad arrlved—Witnen .

•
The Sol,citor General: With eleht shipwrecked men on
board 7—Witness No.
. .

--ihe.Stlicitoi-Genersl: I have wired all I had to ask about
the wreck—if the j.iry have scything t, ink
The Foreman (after the jars, had consulted for a few
minutes) : It appears to the jeer that the qusslons they
referred to .me dap. since would more mcwerly apply to
the evidence tc he given by t he owners of the Belle. and they
desire to know the chance of the owners or managing owners
of the Bells being *Unease. in the cause. The pay would
like an llt portublt, of putting some ticestions to them.
The Lord telet Justice : The learned counsel for the
plaintiff may wake any statement If he should prefer to do
so, hut we cannot ask him. The defendant'n coutsel could
tt mske any statement without leave of the plaintiffs
counsel.

Mr. 2,lJeant Ballantlne: I consent to any statement belt g
m.de by the learned Solicitor-General that he pleases to
un.k •. I make P.. mysele.
TneS dicitor.tieneral: If my learned friend does not call
If wars Vining, I certainly will.
me Molter-General Then I now come to the Australian
cocouthsion. I know that this case has aircady ran to an
enormous length; but I suppose that I must go through thls
dart of the case.
the Lira Chief Justice thonght that ma both side. knew the
evidence that had been given up. n that con:imbed. n, It
would not be necessary to ga through the matter in full de.
tiii.

The Lord Chief Justice, after examining • mto, aid that
the place where the host wee picked et, war 9 degree. south
ad 3 degrees eat ot the spot where the wreck was supposed
to have taken pLes
A juror mire.] : I),d the Osprey elght any other Vessel
before reachhg Slelbourue P—Wantse: Not to icy know-
Wee.

Toe S -Mcßae-General Did you become acquainted with a
person named I. seey on board the M fddleton when you went
out ?—Witness: I did not. I was not on board the 31 talleton.
I never knew Samuel Burden at Hobart Town. I eon
appeared as a wltneu against him. I did not know Wzbon
there. I never was in the place. I never was in his employ-
ment as a butcher. I did not know Mr Douglas, the secretary
to the posto ffite. I .id not apply to him several times for
lettere. I did not know Thsetor, the Inspector of stock at
Hobart Town. I sumer was brought before the Mayor's
Court at Hobart Town for some offence In reference to selling
meat.

Solicitor-General : You know that It has been sworn
that you were brought up for Belling unwholesome meat in
Hobart Town f—Witness: Certainly not.
The Soitclto,Grneral WO, did you not go to Australia
when the columns:on had been put off for you to attend ?
Witness ; One reason was that I hut no funds ; and besides,
I coil not leave the conduct of my cue here.
. • " "

The Solieltor-rioueral DA you not kn ,e; that wlturoree
would lee oared to say you were Until l—Witneet 1 knew 1
tr-Je act (Moo.

"Thu t.i.i.7ni.f Justice: You know thatthey mild you were
Ortou r7Y.0,; hut I had no funds

—The • ttottc dot-tier eral : The friends who have supplied you
with funds, would tiny not supply you wliti anfficient money
to yo to Australia to confront the witnesses who wens to
prone that Orton god Castro were the same person P—Wit
net,: 1 hod not smilizient funds.

neltr-Gmieral: DM you apply to get thew l—W‘t-
nee : I ...Peva I

The Siliottor : You must have known In February
f 9, when you had the order suspended, that you had nut
lunc.la I—Witness : Of course I knew It.
_

_
The B..llcitot.(te-oe;s1-Can yau coconut for the order
postpoolog the execution of the COMMIS•1011 What war he
good of applllog to postpone It If you could not gol—W.t.
nets; I dro't know that It was made.
. . . _

The Sol'Wm, General : It was not done without your cog-
insance i—Witrows I don', aay that.
The SollonorGeneral: You could not ratan the fur:dal—
Witness : No.

Toe Solicitor General: You said there were many reason,.
What was another h—Witnear : I was changing my attorney,
and it waa not p,sible I could go.
the Solicitor-Ur neral: Dld It not strike you as of the last
honor:once that you should go viol c bfront persons who were
gol:u to say that you were Orlon I—Witness: No doubt It
would have been beneficial if I had colic.
_ _ _ _

The Atil.oltur General to whern'Urd you apply to find fonds
to go to Australigi—Wttnets: I applied to Mr. Blorhara.
Ile trio I be. beat.

The 8 Pchne.General: I,r that specific purpost
: I don't know that 1 mentiontd that to Wm.

Toe Ilvitelbt,fileneral: Did you make any arplicatfon to
shy individual to find tends for that specific purpcse ?Wit.
nese: I can't say whether I did or not.
Mr. Settant Ballantine I wish to call attention to the
fact, Ord the afibiavit upon which the order of the judge
was made was str;rn two days before the arrival of this
gentleman In England.
. .

- the Lxird Chia Justice : And It was used afterwards.
Tle solimir ',General : The ord.ir was not made on the
&Medea of N. S llolruea, nut rf Gorge
The Clalment : I should like to kuJw who George Newlin
Ls. 1 don't know him. .

_
The Sollcitor.General: If this was to very Important, why
dld yon not pruceel to Anatralla and why, on the let Fab.,
18,9 dld you Mill undertake to no P—Witneas : I am not
aw..se that I undertlok to to. I had not sufficient fund.,
and I could Dot leave my burners then
lhe Solicitor-Geueral : And you knew In general that wit.
we-e going tOll,l that you were Orton r.t. Carte., I
Witness: I old not know that. You are maltnig it too per.
tonal. I not Orton

0.6 Sol ottor-Gerersl: Did yen not know thatt—Witness:
I kn w that y swouta were um there trytag to make people
bel'eve I war I )rtcn.

_
The Foreman of the Jury: Want of fun& has been 'to-
que: tly referred to. lae Jury would l'ke to know what curt
of an anan t the plalut.ff requlred to suable hm to carry
out
.the tm.dertakkg to enable him to go to Aottrall.t.
. .

T. Chtmatt t It la hard for we to any. At that time I
happened to be In great 01•••eas.
•• • • •• •

Toe Sollultor.General: I% ill ton answer the question of
the JO?)? —Witness: think a couple of hundred
pounds would he I.:quire&
The Sslleltor Gases. sl:—You were represented by counsel
and attorney. awl celled witnesses ?—Wttness: Yes.

The Solicit :-r-bleneral And you found funds for that ?
Will.. Y u most remember that fly counsel dld not
<mid pat of the time on sec out of not receiving funds,
di ti hal it all your own way.
he Solicitor- General : Do you mean to swear that your
counsel was not present at the whole of the exambiathm in
Australia ?—Witness: I have been Instructed No

--
The Soll,l.nr.Geneval You have seen the Australian com-
m's ion ?—tYltuess: Yee.

The Solicitor General : On you show me one wttneta who
wee not emeweatmlned ?—Wltnem: Tout can be dtmq,

rho S dlettor-Guuoral 1 wtph you would do It. —Wither
How car,ro emP.Ft or to do It here? . . .

The Lord Chid Justlce: Can yon remem.er &single wltnees
who was not cross examined '—Clainutut . There Were severs',
hut I can't raw elnlaw who they were.
Toe solicltor-Gleneral Point out one 'Mutat ?—Witness: I
csul now.

The Solicitor-General: I challenge yon to point out One
Witness : And I accept the challenge, and will do It
The SoGoiter-General: You were represented by counsel
and attorneys on every single day of the examination of this
commission. You found funds for that, why could you not
fled funds to go yotuselli—Wituese: Those funds were found
previously.
The Solicitor-General: Did you know that Mr. Wyatt was
one of the moat eminent lawyers in Australia? —Witness:
Yes.

.„-.
The Sq!fetter General: And did he not represent you?—
WPAess : Yee. .

The solleltor.General : Did it not appear to be of the last
Importa, cc that lon should go to Austtalla?—Witram : It
appeared to be of the lad Importance that I should remain
here.

7he Lord Chief Justice: Who ptoylded you the funds you
got i—Witness : 1 had provided a food before 1 wall to South
A tiler lea. . .

The SoHonor-General : Do you mean to say that the penons
erbn had provided all the other Mode would not Provide you
with £2OO t—Witneas: I did not say I asked for £2OO.
The Solicitordimeral Did you let your friend. know that
for lack of 1.200 you could not go out I—Witness; They ail
knew I wbll not going out.
The Lord Chief Justice Did they know why l—Wituess . I
could not go when I woo changing my attorney.

_
The Solicitor-G.lmM : Did sou not on the f Ist August,
186 i raise £5,000 for the Clillimi and Australian expense.,
and for your own personal expenses I—Witness: Yes, I
raised Lb 000. Those perous would not advance any more
money. I did not know Mr. limit or Mr. Hales. I we. not
fellowmervant with Halm for tilteou or sixteen months I do
not know Matthew Orpwood or John DOI. I was not with Dell
In the service of Mr. Lawrie, a butcher in the new market at
Hobart Sown. I did not know James Mahe° Watson, member
for Hebert town. I do not know Hopwood, a butcher. I was
not servant with him for &year, and nine months to a Mr.
Johnson. I did not go thence to elopes/and. I did not know
Soolter. Ido not know that a person of that name lived at
Wapping. I certainly was riot partner with him or swim time.
Hopwood did not come into my shop at WaggnMagga, and
soy, " Hello! Arthur, Is that your I did not put up my hand
f him to be silent. I did not haves long conversation with
him over mime drink at the "Commercial" Hotel at Wan.
%Varga. I did not aOr him how long ago he had come from
Dippesland. 1 did not say, ‘' Draft say anything about My
having gone ty the nsme of Arthur Orton." I never told him
that I h to leave Sale on account of a horse. It
was not true that I had to do en I never was In the Com-
mercial Hotel Pinto ce, and that was with a man named
Allen. I did not know Higgins or him brother. I have no
ree.oilec Lion of John Wray at Sale. I knew Andrew Hutton ;
he sac known as the Highlandman. Be was at Mr. goatee,.
He old not know me as Orton there. Orton was there, and
to was T.

The Solicitor-General: le It true that Orton was there and
C.l•tro not : No.

Tne Sdioltor-General:- Did you know Patrick SUM ann ?
Witness: No Hutton af,erwarla said that he had mode a
mist,ke In his alit barn I never fold him that I came to
Tag omitsl chssge of two horses. I did not tell him that
I was afraid there was warrant for me. Ido not know that
Mr. Phillips had loot some hones; nor that flu was offered
for them. I did not go to look to, them and fall to return.
I de not know Thomas Prequel,. nor Nicholas Wray. I think
that I did know a man named Wray. I did not know Mn.
M'Alator.

—fheidlicitor-General She had been Mrs. Wm. Foster 1—
Witness: I knew M. Wm Yoder. I have heard she Is
married engin.

Tte Salifltor-General : Do you mean to ray that It Is un-
true that you VIII, e foto her hit hval's employment from Mr.
Johnson of Newburn Park P—Wltuess: Q lite untrue. I knew
her pretty a elf Of curse she knew that I went by the
nsmo of Castro

Toe S•dieltor-General If she sold that there was no
person named Castro there but that there W6I • person
oamed'Arthur Orton there, that would be untrue l—Witness:
Ye,.

After referring to al other persons who either know,
or are said to know the claimant, the Halicitorctleneral
Chancing a note to the witness) continued .—Look at this,
deed March lath, 1SLO: did you sign quit Cc—WA.= It is
not any handwriting.
The Solic.tor General The body of the note is not lathe
signature yours 2—Witness : No, that I swear. Lot the body
of thll tote and the signature are also Arthur Orion's, I
never gave Minton • promcssory note at ail. I never
had any law diepute with Mr. Foakr anon% wageri

or anything else. Mr. Wenn, an attorney did not
appear for me In it I was never a client of
Lie I never knew Mr. and Mn. McManus, and was not in
their employ. I knew Mr. Sal'worthy, • blacksmith of
Waega-Wagga. Probably I told him I had worked for
John Burrows. I did not tell him that I was • Soantud,
ar.d that my father was a Spaniard. I knew Patrick Reardon
I very welt
ws
amen.ln "I
n'n
never lel Teti telri a to him
S r i
beddi Peocti
Clans to My place at home. I did not know that heardus
wrote to ShAler ; nor that he was going to write seal
Ile did not say, "Tom wrote your correct name Inside,
and I will Peel it up and rend it" h is not true I did
not k•low Harry Tyson. I knew Flash Harty. I don't
know whether his slime was Tyson I never " Harry
came down to the billiard-room lad night and began 'bowing
Die up; and said that he knew me when I went ny the nen.e
of "big Arthur"—Arthur Orton Leverton did not eay.
• Give lee your right name. Shutter wants It, and he knows
It Is not Castro." I did not upon that write my initial' In the
b.c,k and say, That is my name ; geese it."
The S dieltor.Oenerai ; Wild it surprise you that Moiler
lived °L.., by the or•one in W .pping. and was ti tinsels with
Miami—Wane,. • N .thing would aurprlaeme th...t you raid—l
mean prtfesaloualh, ittntnt whether Bearden ever mentioned
the name of Sootier to me. I cannot believe amaze who has told
• deliberate foisehoi d. I never told Mr. Mannithat I had been
In Chill, nor that I had come to Australia in charge of two
horses, and hied gone thence to Reedy (Neck. It was
not me at all. I know John Clark, an hotel k mper at Wages
Wages. lie knew COO as Castro. I never wanted to sent.
butcher's shop of him. I never had a conversation with him
about it. I never said, .1 assure you my father w,.a •
bctcher in Newest° Market" I tied no conversation at all
with him. I don't thick that I was ever in the Ferry Hotel.
At this point of the case the usual adjournment for an hour
took place.
On ire reassembling if the court, the Solicitor-General
said : I think that I have now done °none% to show the
bind of evidence that will he given, and now I will ask you
to ray the nieces you went to after you lauded I. Melbourne
t • • I w,ut with rW- Forster, and then to

I. 141 /—Witness.: I went with gr. ...
Dino, and wee there 15 or If mouths. I had charge of the
station. In 1857 I cane iacktothehomirstation. I was' stock-
ing" there. When they were cot gs, haring he had to ride and
lot utter his cattle, and at gathering time they are brought
into the • ard, and the unbranded ones are branded TA.
was my work. I went out with others for three or four
months until I knew the "run " When I first went there
I was principally among the horses at home When I was out
on a run lOWin a hut or under a tree I did not do that
from the first. II was three or tour months before I went on •
run alone. Iloutri Hutton, Mould, Campbell, sod a lot of
others, used to go out with me. Dario was • wean.
ing station ; that Is, nut • breeding station: there
w. no young stock there. From Diego I went
to Floodlog Creek for three or four years ; than to
Struttord, end afterwards to the Mitchell. I was there two
or three months. I then went to Nicholson. I was not em-
ployed by anybody there. I was only there a few days.
Finn thence I crossed the mountains to Diego. I then went
to Bruthen, bock to Diego, and then to nsho... I
broke to some horses for Sheen there. I was on the Omaho
Diggings seventeen months ba. kwards ; but t never dug my-
self, not regularly. liken r 'awed about different parts of
the country up to 1860. I think.
lo the Lord Chief Justice . I hal no occupation during
this time. I sold a few horses.

To the Solicitor-I/ moral ii I went to Deraliquis. I
lived with Burrows there, breaking m horses and looking after
his butchery establishment I then went to Hay. This
brought me to the end ol Peil I then ran the malls for three
months. My next employ was with John Junking, keeping
stock for two months. I then went to Turnut, and in the
Yarra.Y.rra I broke in horses there for J erne. M 'Laren. I
then took Nome horses down the Murray to another Meilen he
h.,. I weut back to Wagga and stayed there Ull I left in
1-66. I was with Mr. Higgins the " principalest '' part of the
time. Ile wo an hotel-keeper and butcher Itlouglitered
for him it times II anyone war away.
• • • ' "

A • ter referring t a letter from Sir James Tichhorne, and
also to sever.l letters from It .ger to Lady Tichborne, the
Solicitor-bleneral continued: 1/10 you before Mr. R rupell de-
cline to sac whether you had bad a quarrel with Lady Tick.
borne I—Witness ; And vary proper, too.
The Solicitor (; eneral that was the last letter written by
Rver to La,y Dchborno ; now look at this paper written
you ?—•"I .is leave la token from a book which my un,le's
voter brought km Tichborne with him. It bears the Doughty
slot Tichhorne press, lit, name is Bogle, and he lane w living
with me. It. C. F. He has likewise two woodcuts of Upton,
a seat my uncle bought in Demetshire, and likewise my
uncle's likeness. I have them in my possession now to get
them copied. As you have a &night of my Identity, I will
send you • cop!. of my uncle's likeness, When you see one
yen will see the oilier. I mean myself. Upon your oath,
wan that pater and these Just now read in the lame hand-
writing I—Witneas Which was the last? Yes, they are my
. . . . .

T..° L rd Chief Justice hande I down to counsel three
letters which he had received in reference to this cause, and
suggested that parties who had any communication to mate
shruld write to the solicitors in the cause, Messrs. 11..iter,
Rose, and Norton, or hi Dobluson and Grace.
Mr. Serjeant Ballantine complained that a letter from
Roger T.cnborne to h:s cousin had been put in the other taiy
and handed to the Jury, and upon that he now found In a
modern handwriting : "Tile was written the last day I saw
Roger—Catherine Doughty.'
lbe S Rektor• General denied that it wag In a modern hand-
writing, u Mrs. Radcliffe was prepared to ...ear.
... .

Cothlo, a
beaker. It waa ouly a pine of foolishneu : I happened to
have the leaf, and so I seat It to hlm. I don't thlek he
.I.,ubted my ideutlty. I thought also he would be gtal to
have a Ilketd
Tat further hearing of the cue was adjourned.

The hearing of the case was again resumed on Wed-
n-sday mon= g. After an explanation relative to
some writing on a document which had been handed in
the previous day,

Toe Lord Chief Justice said I have again received corn.
municathdie which seem to me to be entitled to more con-
sideration than many of the c immunications which have
heti, snnt me I should like the leiiter which I handed over
the other day from a French nobleman to be handed hack to
me. I wish to acknowledge it if that hag not already been
done.

Mr. Serjesot bellantine : On the part of the plaintiff we
have acknowledged it, my lord.
HO Lordship (handing over a letter to the learned counsel.)
—When you ate the signature attached to this you will -
knowledge that It may be of cons cerabie Importance to
beth or either of you. I shall haul It to both Odes. It In a
letter which seen a to me deserving of especial attention.
The beat plan will ho that each of you ahould have a copy
of It.

—Alter exathinlrg the letter,
11r. Serpent hallehtthe said: I should propose that the
documents alluded to in thin letter, which It is Impossible
from the sighature to doubt are of great importance, should
be read t,y the solicitors on both sides.
Ills Lordship I think that they should be soot In a sealed
envelope to the associate of the court.
The ,lolicitor-Geherel: I should say that the documents
would beloug to Gvaford.
. . . .

Mr Ekeleant BaHemline I ant not So sure of that. If your
lordship will give us until t- morrow morning ivy learnt/I
fritio and rot telt will, no doubt, be able to agree Upon Lte
co so tot's adopt. d.

--il-s-I;;rds-14-:Tet-lt be so.
Mr Berjeant Btlitmtine The letter from the French
nobleman shalt be handeo over to your lordship—my French
has departed so much that 1 Cannel pronounce the name—
(l tugt.l et).
Ills L Jrdshlp : Brother Ballaatine, you must remember
that you are not in the Ito ett-hoz at present. (Laughter.)
Mr Se. (sant Bail I take It for granted tout these
documents will not he parted with by my learned friend with.
out the couseLt or both parties.
_ . . _ . . .

Toe Solicitor-General : Certainly not.
Ills Lordship I have r h power to make any order of any
kind. I have received • variety of communica lons. 4 lue of
them fills several sheets of wiper, and deals with all corm of
matters and sul jects, but It has Lot the slightest reference to
the case. Laughter.)
The cross-examlnatlon of the claimant commenced.
The Sdicitor-Geueral: Wdat cluhs dld ou belong to ?
Mihail : I belonged to the Army and Navy, In St. James'a-
mioare.
rho S Molt, r-General: To any other I—Witness : 31) name
was up for the !reveller's.
The Solicitor-General ad you belong to any other ?
Witness: No . . .

Too Were 'on ever elected at the
Tri,ellere i—Witness : I believe 1 we. during my absence,
but I waa never there, said never belonged to ih
Toe Salielioi-General: Did yea ever belong to the Alfred
—Witness : No. .

Toe Sonchot-General (to n gentleman in court—Stand up,
pleas.. Do yon !mole tti.t gentleman I—Witness He b
liansteld, the police magistrate.
Kt:lWe.. 111 gliteLl I. lesenled.
the Solicitor-Gener..l, Well, I Deg your pardon. It no-
peers lam wrong. The gen,lemau le named Manalield. Do
you know him t—Wituess : I thick not.
Ike 13'iloitoe-Ylenerni You waver saw him before
nese : Not to my reenerubran,e.
Ike solleitor•Heneral Were you not • member of the
Allred with him for yeast—Millen : I think not. I have
no recollection of him.

The S dioltor.Gerieral (inking in his hand the book with
the name R.iger Charles Tichborne written inside) How came
you to write this—you were at the time going by the naMe Of
Castro 7—Witness: Yes.
The Solicitor. General You had no Idea of cla'mtrg the
baronetcy and estates at that thimi—W.tuess: I had no idea
of c ming home.
Ike Sonata-General : There is Roger Ciarlee Tichborne
Hampshire R Hampshire N Hampshire England, Hampshire
England written here How came yus to mit all this down?
: I should think • mere matter of scribbling,
nothing more.
lhe doll:nor-General: Did you show It to any ono t
Witness : I Muir not.

ss c sew. 00,..
The SoScltor-Usueral: Did you write It in the presence Of
anybody 4—WlLness : I think not.
The Solicitor-General: Will you swearl—Witness: Well,
cannot. became I have no remembrance of wattle); It.
The Solicitor-General : Will you career that yu dld not
write it in the presence of Patrick li..sertion, and give it to
hint to guess what your !Jame we.sl—Witness ; 1 did not.
The Sollelior.Geueral Then if he has sworn so, he has
sworn falsely I—Witness: Yes.
The sollestur.Gettersl: Did you part with the book to Pat-
rick Itsardon ti?, L merely left it there
. . . .

The h Did he succeed you In your employ?
—Witness : You

—....—.. .
The Solicitor General: Will you deny that yen wrote it In
Patrick Reardou'. pretence I—Without: I Cllllllot deny it,
b.cauie I have no rteollectr 0.

The Salicttor•General We learnt yesterday that Mr. Wyatt
Was }our counsel T—Wttness : Yes.
. . . . .

the S Mettor.lieneral Welt If he asked the questioh,
would it have been under tustructioua from you.

Mr. berpaut Billantion : You canuot ;bake • witneu
responsible for every location asked by counsel Counsel
often asked queutious trout • general knowledge Or the case.
Atmilier thing, the question is privileged.
The Sollettor-Oenetal : I uk you whether you stated to
at your, before you went out to Australia or he Austrtlian
commoislon went Out that you had written that in the
presence of beards. Witham : I don't Chit k so.
Toe gulieltor.GAreral Did you not Sire instrueDons to
some one that you had written that in Reardou's presence?—
Winless ; No, I did sot.
The Soliottot-Ueneral: If Reardon said you said you wrote
that for the purpose of gueuing your some it is untrue ?
Witness : Yes

lia—i-k;thi.r.-Jr-oleneral: Row came you to write R. C. T t-
-1 dm't know. I was writing it everywhere. I
used to cut it out OR trees.
The Sollintoi Ganeral When was the eartinst date you
used to cm R. C. r. on mein 7--Ni 'Loess I dOlet knew.

Tne Soiicitor-(Lneral Did you at the some time you
wrote thet on; the little piece off tile top or the gage that la
gone 1- Witness No.
The Solicitebtioneral : I tugged to you it at you did it in
Reardonls presence just before you led Iliggina's employ
Witnesa : I have no lecolledion of having cut L off. I don't
believe! did,
the Solicitor-General: You won't swear it 7—Witiaeas :
No.
The Solidtor-General: Will you swear that the writing was
not done about a mobth before you left biggins'a employ l
Witbeas No I will uot. swear.
The Solicitor beral Have you got the pipe upon which
R C T. la cud—Witness: I never said aulthieg to you
about it.
The Solicttor•General: I know you did not. but lure going
to say something to you. What pipe was It P— \Varies. : It
r vr.0(1611 yore.
T.. Soh. :An: Geuer3l: And you carved R C. T. upon It 7
Witness: Yea.

The Solicitor-General: When I—Witness: I have no re.
collection.
The Solicitor-General : You were going by the name of
Castro at the timt ':—Witness Yes.
The Solicitor-General: V.hercoer you went you smoked
Ibl, pipet- Witness : Yes
The Solicitor-General: When you Mat those Initials open
the p.pe, had yeu aty toticu ef coming bac/I—Witness
No.
the Sol1c1t:0: -General . You wanted to keep your real
name ooncealed until you left the celooy?—Witness Veu
Toe Solicitor-General : Taco why did you put the initials
on the pipe P—Witness I don't Scow how to explain. I
suppose it was from the habit I lied of cutting cut the
Initials.
The Solicitor-General it was not for the purpose of Mining
attention to the initials—l need hardly ark that question I
Witneas : Certain y not.
Tne Solicitor. General: It had that tfract to lir. Gibbs
case I—Witness: Yes.
The solicitor-General: And you did not expect tt, ON wish
117—Witnese No.

The Lord Chief Jagless: What was the date when-MIT
Gibos noticed it r—Witnem I think it wae in October, 18035. I
The Salicitor-Gienesal Tell us how it happened that Mr.
Gibbs chanced upon the Initials on the bowl of the ptpe ?
Witness I was standing on the verandah smoking, and he
came up to speak to me. When I had applied to him to p.m
me through the Insolvent Court I left and returned In lin
minutes and asked If I shculd be liable to a criminal prose-
cution 11l pawed In. feigned Dame, and Lele.l4 Yew" I
then sat& "fleet won't do IC' lie asked me why. bull dtd
not tell him. fie afterwards spoke to his wife, who had seen
the advertisements for nie, and • hen he Mlle Up to me
on the verandah he said, know oho you are; you
3‘12.1 deny it; there are your Initials on the pips, and
it you don't write home to your mother in a month I
will do It for you" I add him that I had pet. Vat for what
he had done, and he had no right tr sccrch tato peoples
secret& Ido not know Mr. Drlatosse, whom I:Lrly richborne
wrote to for thformatioll about the loss of Mae B•Lia, and in.
gotring whether any of the passengers or crew h.,: reached
sielhourne. the letter was dated on the 511 of January.
P 57, and I Ennuis use handed over by me alter my iw dhees
death. Mr (hubs and Mr. Cubit& communicated with my
m Aber about my return, Oloos •VAI &cape{ for Mt

C nrespoudence was then read. It was ',paned by • letter
from Lady Tichbortm to Mr. Cubit:, of 3.nbley. The writer
WWI that she wrote to him in Consequence of having seen in
Thi Times that be kept • " Mining Friends' Office and
she wished him to enquire whether her son Roger Clarks
Tichborne was at present to hi. neighbourhood: She stated
that It bad been rumoured that some of the people on board
the Bella had been sand, and when asking liT inquiries to
be made about her son, described himlo this way," fie is of •
delicate minstitution, rasher tall and thin, with light brown
heir and blue eyes," and sided," Lady Tlchborne thinks her
son may have married, and does not wish his family
to know it, and may have changed his name." It
appeared from Mr. Cubitt's letters that inquiries were
made in New Z inland, where It was thought that R 'ger wee
in • regiment of mliii. Tule woe followed by a letter from
Mre bi.ebe to Mr Cabin, dated Wagge.Wsgra, 9.h Onober,
1365, asking for farther information titan that contained in
the advertisement, and "saying, 1 spotted him. I think,
some time ago, and I believe I con find him; and as I know
him, 1 would U I could urge him to dlaclose himself." Oa the
25111 of November, Mr. Gibbs wrote "1 told you in my lasi
that If the necneary funds and romething to be left behind
ciou'd be found. I could send in the mincing man In a few
days.... His precut Identity meet be discoune3ted with
his future." Saluequently Mr. (.ilObs wrote to Mr.
Ciabitt, suggesting that the reward should be £2OO or
g 250, and should be divided between them, fie con-
tinued Is nose Ls not ro aline but straight ; his
eyes nearly gray; they change front blue in after life ;
his mouth rather narrow, with a retreating expression, sub-
ject formerly and sow p grthelly to a nervous twitching, called
S. Vitus's dence," and the coocimion was, "Low as he has
descended is the scent scale, his ch3racter for honour and
obethasy ha. stood uolameached by any." The first letter
from Mr. Whim to Indy Tichborne woe dated the 10;11 of
January, 1366 (It gave an accstuot of the plating!, and below
it was written by the plaintiff, .1 have seen the above.—
R G.T.")
In answer to the jury the plalutlff said that Le had no recol-
lection of seeing the letter before it was dipatched, but having
looked at the letter he said that he had written the memor-
andum before the document was ellepached.
A great number of other letters from Mr. Caitiff, Mr. Gibbs,
and Lary Ilchborne were read relative to the plaintiff
returning home.
Oa the 13.ia July, 1336, Lady Tichborne wrote to Mr.
Globes, i•Ouim recognised he will net be kept out of hi,
property for an hour, and it in £l2 00) or L 15,000 a year,
mid more hereafter;" and on the .2nd Angtut she said,
"My poor dear boy Alfred left a little son only three
month. old, and he is a ward in Chancery; ' and In
reference to the property, "the Doughty property Ming.
In £l5 thee a year, and the Tichborne property L.S ie3ior
.C 6 WO more." She also repeatedly expremel her surprise
that the plaintiff would not pante himself to his bat kers, and
thus get money for Ids necessities As bankers are very
discreet, he might nine himself to his bankers if to nobody
elm." In Soptember, 1)(12, -. Ibbts wrote that the plain.
tiff had sailed on the bud of that month, and that In spite of
the discrepanciess between hie statement of hi, youthlul
career; and 1....dy T.chborne (the writer, believed that the
plaintiff was her long lost wit Lady T.cnborue, In • letter
of hers, said :—" I do not Mirk atiythlng of his not knowing
his age correctly. I have known other people, wtio have not
known their age cone cffy. '
The Lied Clef Justice said that there were many things
In these lettere in refermice to spelling and other things that
would require attention from c smite' en both Wes.
Mr. Serjeaut And this was .peclally so in re-
ferenee ti the no,des ef exprenlou in the letters of the us -
doubted Sir It -gee and those of the plaintiff. The matter
could sot be Judged of from two or three letter., and nest
give dee to a great deal of caudderatien and commentary.
Ile added that Ma learned fined wee, now propiemg to read
letters written to and from the colony titer the plaintiff left ;
documents which he never saw, and had no knowledge of,
and these, he submitted, could not be given In evidence.
After some discussion, however, the °Auction was with-
drawn and the remedial g lotion were read, and the reading
laned till half-pint throe.
Mr. Serjeant Ballautine then suggested that an adjourn.
mean should take place.
The Solicitor-General mid he should be very glad, ash,
. was really exhausted with reading.
The Lord Chief Justice: But what are the prospects of
finishing the examtuation within the allotted time?
• 51r. Serjeant 1: ellantihe said that he should occupy com-
paratively Lttle time In reexamination, and ha did not appre-
hend tnat there would be any difficulty in the way ailteled to.
Toe Solicitor-General sald that he had not very much more
, to ask. He had the lotion which had been reaa to nab about,
: but he old not thick that this would Wm very long.

M. LOUIS BLANC ON THE REPUBLIC.
M. Louis Blanc has declined, it is said, to start a
paper on his own account, but he will from time to
time contribute to the new journal. La Nation Sou.
reraine the conductor in chief of which is M. Alexandra
Rey. lu the number of Saturday M. Blanc remarks
that a change has taken place in the pozition of affairs,
by which the cause of Monarchy boo become that of
revolution, while the Republic bee gained the authority
which belongs to the maintenance of order. The re-
assuring element in the present situation is the riigime
which is essentially that of movement. The true Con.
servatives to-day are the Republicans.
Militant under the Reiteration, militant under the reign of
Louis Philippe, militant under the &untie, the Republic was
hitherto but a iJrce ; It bee become a power. Ina Repub-
licc couceptlin hie pained through the three phases which
must be eiperiet ced by a pricniple destined to be victorious:
—denounced in the first instance ai a Utopia, then discussed
as en idea, and bad reel/ bleed reebleed at a fact.
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What the French Republicans want now is not
merely strong convictions, but enlightened views. The
hour is come to prove that their theories are based on
patient research, and a sound appreciation of the prac-
ticable, as well aeon a keen perception of the right.
Here is the Republic which H. Blanc desires to see
established :
A Republic whose wisdom shall constitute Its powes, and
which shall derive from Its moderation the guarantee of its
duration—not certainly a Republic without £puolics.na, a
laughable chimera ; but a Republic the enemy of violence,
the enemy of intolerance, ready to stretch out its hand to
men of goodwill, and to enrol with pride every sincere con-
version on the Ilsts of Ita coi quests; • Republic Owed at the
point where all Interests intersect, appl)ing Itself to resides
what they possess In common, and embracing in tta high
solicitude the labourers of all classes ; a Itapublic, In short,
which has tbe sovereignty of the people for its principle,
universal suffrage, perfected, for its sanction, the right of fu-
ton., for Its instrument, and ceder in liberty for Its end.

The practical advice which M. Llanc gives his friends
for heir present guidance is, nu tobdtentions and no
divisions.

M. Louis Blanc's letter to the Nation Souveraine in
reproduced by the other French papers, audthe 2'tn.ps
describes it as one of the best symptoms of the situa-
tion. Nothing, it says, could strengthen the Govern-
ment more than the adhesions which reach it horn op.
posite quarters—from men belonging to other regimes,
who recognise that the cause of the Republic is bleu.
tical with that of social safety, and from the hard and
fast Republicans, who abandon something of their
absolute doctrines to join with the former in practical
effort and mutual toleration.