The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-02-16 00:00:00

THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE

EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH.
ARREST OF A FRENCH REFUGEE.

Last Sunday M. Barnard, h French political refugee,
who is stated to have resided in this country for some
years, was arrested on a warrant procured at the in-
stance of the Home-office, on a charge of being con-
cerned with Orsini and Pierri in the recent attempt
made on the lives of the Emperor and Empress of the
French. The arrest was effected at half-past 10 o'clock
on Sunday morning at the lodgings of M. Barnard, No.
10, Bark-street, Bayswater, by Sergeant Williamson, a
detective officer, and police constable Tinnaci, of the D
division, who had been charged with the execution of
the warrant. The latter officer, a young man of Italian
descent, was specially selected for his skill as linguist to
aid in the arrest of the prisoner, of whom he had been in
search for some days past. On making application to
see M. Barnard at his lodgings on Sunday morning they
were admitted to an interview with him without any
difficulty. They stated the object of their errand, and
Tinned produced and read to him the warrant author-
izing his arrest. He treated the matter in a good-
natured way, and offered no serious resistance. Being
somewhat in citsliabi//e, however, he asked permission
to go upstairs to his bedroom for the purpose of °hang-
ing part of his dress ,• but the officers expressed their
regret that they could not, consistently with the duty
imposed upon them, allow him to do so ; end though
he repeatedly urged them to comply with his request,
they still refused, and removed him from the house in
the dress in which -he stood. On going afterwards to
the room in which he had slept on the previous night
the officers found two revolver pistols, loaded, and an
Instrument called a " knuckle duster," a formidable
article, supposed to be of Yankee origin, and made of
brass, which slips daily on to the four lingers of a man'.
hand, and having a projecting surface across the
knuckles is calculated in a pugilistic encounter to in.
filet serious injury on the person against whom it is
directed. In a subsequent conversation which the pri-
soner had with his captors he stated that had they been
French instead of English officers he would have shot
them.

FAREWELL BANQUET TO DR. LIVLNG.
STONE.

A grand farewell banquet wee given on Saturday even-
Mg at the Freemasons' 'Hall to the distinguished African
traveller, Dr. Livingstone, previous to his return to the
scene of his former labours and success, when so great
appeared to be the desire on the part of the public to do
honour to the guest of the evening that, although coven
for 260 had been laid, oonsiderably over 300 gentlemen,
comprising names most illustrious in science and art,
assembled upon the occasion. The great dining-hall
was completely filled, and inany persons who applied for
admission were linable to obtain it, although in many
WM MI much as itb was offered for a seat. The chair
was taken by Sir Roderick Murchison, President of the
Royal Geographical Society, supported on the right by
Dr. Livingetone, and on the left by the Duke of Argyll.
Among those in proximity to the chair were Professor
Owen, General Portlook, the Earl of Sheffield, Admiral
Sir George Back, the Bishop of St. David's, Lord Shel-
burne, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and many other noble-
men and gentlemen. Nor were the fairer sex backward
in joining in the ovation; the gallery being filled with
ladies, among whom were the Countess Grey and party,
the Countess of Carnarvon, Mrs. Ashley, Miss Burdett
Coutta, Lady Back, Lady Franklin, Mrs. Baines, Miss
Cruiroft, Kiss Copley, Mrs. Dundee, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs.
Greene, Mrs. Porilock, Mrs. and Miss Wrottesley, Mrs.
Twyford, and Mrs Livingstone.
The proceedings were of the most enthusiastic charac-
ter, and the speeches were few and in the best taste.
The distinguished traveller will on this occasion be
accompanied by his wife which announcement by the
ohairman was received with great cheering.
Dr. Livingstone, in returning thanks for the tout of
his health and the kind allusion to his wife, thin ob-
served :—Reference has been made in language most
kind to Mrs. Livinptone. (Cheers.) Now, it is scarcely
fair to ask a man to praise his own wife (laughter), but
I can only say that when I left her at the Cape, telling
her that I should return in two years, and when it
happened that I was absent four years and a-half, I sup-
posed that I should appear before her with a damaged
character. (Laughter.) I wits however, forgiven.
(Laughter and cheering.) My wife will accompany me
in this expedition, and I believe will be most useful to
me. She is familiar with the languages of South Africa,
she is able to work, she is willing to endure, and 'she
well knows that in that country one must put one's
hand to everything. (Loud cheers.) In the country to
which I am about to proceed she knows that the wife
must bathe maid-of-all-work within while the husband
mutt be the jack-of-all-trades without, and glad am I
indeed that I am to be accompanied by my guardian
angel. (Loud cheering.)
The Wl3Olll arrangements for the banquet were highly
satisfactory, and reflect credit upon Memos. Elkingion
and Co., the proprietors of the establishment.

The informations filed by the Attorney-General
against the Directors and Manager of the Royal British
Bank came on for trial this day, and long before the
time appointed for the gritting of the court the members
of the bar and others bad anxiously appropriated to
themselves the seats set apart for their use.
At 10 o'clock Lord Campbell entered the court, and
was accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prinos of
Wales, attended by his tutor, Mr. Gibbs. Lord and
Lady Overstone and daughter, and Miss Campbell, were
also accommodated with seats on the bench. The Prinoe
of Wales sat next to the Lord Chief Justice, and re-
mained during the greater portion of the day.
There being several informations to be tried, the first
taken was that which charged Humphrey Brown, Ed-
ward Esdaile, H. D. Macleod, Loran de Wolfe Cochran,
Alderman R. H. Kennedy, W. D. Owen, James Sta-
plereion, and Hugh Dines Cameron with • conspiracy to
defraud.
Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Atherton, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant
Ballantine,-Mr. -Webby, and Mr. Joseph Brown
on the part of the Crown; Mr. Hudclleston, 477.724
Mr.
C. R. Kennedy, and Mr. Bell, for Brown ; Mr. Edwin
James, Q.C., and Mr. Aspland, for Eadaile ; Mr.
Lowrance, for Cochran, who had not pleaded,
did not appear; Mr. Serjeant Shee, Mr. I). D. Keane,
and Mr. Jacobs appeared for Alderman Kennedy ; Mr.
Slade, Q.C., and Mr. Kingdon for Owen; Sir F. Kelly,
Mr. Rosin. (IC.. and Mr. Coleridge for Stapleton; and
Mr. Digby and Mr. Bennett for Cameron.
Sir Frederoic •tnesiger, opened in a speech which oc-
cupied more five hours in the delivery, and which,
at the close, was greeted with • loud burst of applause
from the people in the back of the gallery, but was im-
mediately checked.
At the clime of the learned gentleman's speech his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales retired.
Mr. Paddison, the solicitor and secretary to the bank,
was then examined by Mr. Atherton, but little progress
was made, though the Court did not rise till near 6
o'clock.

Mjcleod

Seymour

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