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said he had 110 d. übt they would come to the conclusion that Sicily what hie object wee in mooing to England, but as they
the deleadann were guilty of the office* imputed to them. bed no: got money at that time, and were swan that Ara nee
matterte MOO rime he said thete was no desire to press the sion would require considerable expenditene, they eould sot
vindictively against the defendants—the object was to proceed with the matter, and told teen to come again in a few
vindicate the law• and to teach the defendacts and others days. Witness was at lions about the money, and be
similarly Masted, the danger they incurred by such pear therefore called &rata in Brook-street in two or three days
rice., and that there was • pewee to punish them, and this and was then told again that no money had arrived. Wit.
was the only object of the present prosecution. nese told Mr. Scalia that part of his instructions were to put
Mr. Howell, the secretary to the Peninsular and Oriental part of the men be had raised on board the two steam
Steam Company was then called as a witness, and Sir F. vessels they had purchased, and be said it was true
produce the agreement for the they bad purchased two very fine steamers, but all
sale
an
prue
tot: a
or 11
ohtinethet6Vestis and the Bombay but be the money had set been paid for them, and in the course of
decided was so. the conversadon Is.t TIN4OIII' names were stated to be the
Sir F. Therrien asked apes what ground he decided to Bombay ane the Vieth. Tee defendant Scalia said he
produce h. agreement? thought it would be very imprudent to put the men on
The witness esid e declined to do so became he believed boar a the "team vesseb, as the Bntish government might in-
that the Instrument might, if produced, criminate him, and lettere and arise the meule. He had mentioned that the
render him subject to • similar charge to that made against number of men was to e 1,260, and they had a good deal of
the present deleadasts. conversation upon the subject of the men's clothing. Who
Sir F. Therioer still pressed for the production of the near told the prince also that his own uniform had been
agreement. made up, and the prince wished to see it, but he aid not
Mr. Justices Coltman said he thought It right to inform show it to him. Ater this witness went to Brook-street
t witness that every person who was in any way concerned regularly every week, and repeatedly saw the prince
Ia
fitting out a versa for warlike purposes, with the object and M. Scalia ; and they had several conversations
sperfied, or who attempted to fit one out, or assisted otters respecting the steam vessel', but during all this time b,th
to do so, would clearly come within the terms of the statute. the gentlemen said they bad nut receiri el either instructions
The whams said that, having directed his attention to the or money from the government, and th. y also said that it
statute, and to the nature of the charge, he could conacien- they did net get moaey ape eddy, they
hid
get into&
our
tiously state his belief that if he produced the agreement it with regard to the deposit money that had teen paid ae-
might have the effect of subjecting him to .criminal charge. count of the steamers.
Mr. Justice Column said that, upon this state ment, he At this stage of the care, the court and jury retired to take
did not think he ought to enforce the production el the some refreshment, and upon their return :he trial was re-
document. sumed.
Sir F. Thesipr said that, under those circumstances, he Captain Aubrey, on being further examined, said, that
must endeavour to give secondary evidence of the contents of at one of the interviews, when the prince and ?a. Scalia
the +/freemen. were both present, they said they could only account for the
Mr. G.
the. eh deposed that he was the clerk to the soli- non-arrival of the money. that a loan for 750.0001., %hick
chore to
the prosecution, and attended before the magic- was to have been advanced by the French government, had I
trate when this matter was inquired into. H. saw the last not been effected. Witness inquired who yes to command the
witness produce en agreement, which was afterwards depot Bombay, and they said they were in want of a porno to
sited with the magistrate; but it was subsequently taken take the command, and inquired if he knew any
away to be stamped, and he went to Somerset Hone with English dashing fellow who noted take the command of
an officer for that purpose. He made an abstract of that her, and he said he would make inquiries for such a person
agreement, and was able to state the contents of it. for them. These gentlemen were perfectly aware what the
Sir F. Tbesiger then asked the witness to state the nature vessels were to be and for. He subsequently accompata.d
of the decument ; but Sir F. Kelly otdected that secondary Lieutenant Waghern and a gentleman tamed Latchford to
evidence of the contents of the agreement ought not to be Brook rite, but as the prince was not up, they went away,
received under such circumstances. and another appointment was made, but Lieutenant Wag.
The ebjection was argued at some length. and eventually horn did not return. The
min bat
told on tbis occasion
the court ruled that the evidence of thecantents of the agree• that they bad got just the man that they wanted, and that it
sye& gam
aheorran ,
belay YR
toaugl d
tame
thera kit
itahga ta of meat might be received, but that It must first be shown that the Bombay was put under the commend of Lutenaut
out
eafplesebekeeigwhoteurd
the defendants were parties to the agreement.
Mr. B. Wilcox was then called. He deposed that he was
the am of one of the directors of the Peninsular and Oriental brio in twelve, but he could not answer for the
Steam Company. otErigheelishill, .but(AWilla:Sesh.) ezpTiabiineedeenietenetri3nthepeestetelrinasin,
Sir F. Theriger then inquired whether he was not the
in French, and he replied, " cela sera bon pour nous, ' and
attesting witness to the agreement for the sale of the two
steam ships to the defendant', Organelle and Scalia?
twerrietaietaw
ttehremaianattedrambeayt Mat.
Palermo
aalassaindg
tetathattatiahtenydweiumld.
rubbed his hands and appeared very deligbted. This in.
The witness said he must decline to give any evidence.
He had ceded as agent and banker in the matter, and he be-
lieved that if he answered the question, he might render tenant Waghorn, and they took down the address of that
himself liable to a criminal charge. gentleman, in order that they might communicate with him.
Sir F. Thesieer submitted that the conduct of the witness The defendants told him that the Bombay was the Suit
amounted to ailing with the cont. All that he was vessel of the two, but they never add er sat was to he the
called upon to prove was that he was the attesting witness to destination of that vont In January witness took • letter
a deed. to the residence of the Prince in Brook street, which en-
Sir F. Kelly said that being a party to a deed of the des. closed another from M. Lafarina, containing his final in-
cription that was represented would make the defendant struetions.
equally liable with the others. The documents were put in and read. The effect of the
Mr. Justice Coltman said, that taking into consideration witness's letter was an application for funds, and for the
the very stringent provisions of this act of parliament, be advice and opinion of Prince Graintelli and M. Scalia,
thought the withers was entitledto the protection he claimed. how best to carry out the measure with which he was in.
Viscount Palmerston was then examined—His lordship trusted by the government at Palermo The instructions
said : I am her Majesty's at
that of State for Foreign from M. Waring were to the of cat deposed to ey the wit.
Affain. lam enabled to state that no leave or license has nese in Lis evidence as to the raising men and embarking
them for Palermo. The defendants, in idly to the comma-
been granted by her Majesty, either by order in eouncil,
sign manual, or proclamation, to any perions to At our nications, stated that they had not received any instructions
vemele of war for the purpose of acting hostilely against the I ram the government at Palermo respecting the Yeomen.,
King of the Two
yea. This country was at peace with and that they were unable to take any furtber proczedins
that country all last year, and still continues so. I know in the absence of such directions from the government.
Prince Granatelli, and the other defendant, Scalia, and I Examination continued.—During the communication he
bad with the defendants he made them acquainted with the
have had interviews with them at the Foreige-office and at
my fact of his having one inally gone from Pisa to Palermo at
own house in the character of organs of communication
th: request of Colonel Ferbee, and he told them distinctly
not officially received by her Majesty's government from
the thenexisting de facto government of Sicily. that he had come to England for the purp -se of raising
a bad y of troops, and that he was to enter into
Sir F. Thesiger—By that expiession I take your lordship
to mean the representatives of persons exercising the powers contracts to arm and equip them, so that they might
of government at Palermo. be ab!es to take the field in the west effective
Lord Paleaeriton—Yes. form, and that his arrangement, were very advanced both
By Sir F. Kelly—The defendants brought a letter to me with regard to the contracts and the men. It was under I
from the government they represented. stood by the detendents that the men were to be put on
Sir F. Kelly said, tbh letter ought to be proilurid, be. hoard the steamers, and to be tabu as quickly as potable to
cause it would show clearly the position of the defendants in Palermo, where, by means of Lord Palmeistou's formidable
this country. guns, they expected to make a good resieance. He also told
Sir F. Theeiger said, it asp; cued to him that what the the detenaants that it was not his iutentien to remain at
Palermo, but that he should organise an expedition and stir
defendants stated verbally was quits sufficient, without the
pr
Lord of the document. up the Calabrians, and proceed at once to Naples and attack
Lord Palmerston—The defendants represented teenteelves the King in his capital ; and that he had also received in-
as the agents of an independent existirle government at Pa. structions to obtain ten ednairal to command all the seamen
and to send him without loss of time to Palermo. Witness
lame. The British aovernment had not atkuo &lodged that
government as having an European existence, and therefore likewise tad them that Cants Handled, of her Majesey's
navy,. had undertaken the office of Lord Hieh Admiral of the
they were not received in that capacity, but merely as the
organs of commuoication with • government which was Sic lien navy, and in fact the defenham had the fullest
acknooledoed as existing, but not as a 14month:ea European kuowlede of the object of his mission in every particul in.
power. That government was hostile to the King of Sicily, It was understood that the uniform wee to comhine the
Sir F. Kelly—Was not the exact position of the defend- colours of the Sicilian tri-colter —red, white, and green—
ants described in a despatch from the government of and he had several cenrinations with the ietnadants re-
Palermo ? spectino the breastplate', button., and ether portions of the
Lord Palmer—lt was. uniform. He concluded by stating that in consequence of a
sin F. lenny—en net this (holding up a paper) the nrigo communication he received from Culo:.el Forbes ni February.
nal document they brought to your lordship? he ce and to have any further communications with the de-
fendants. The contract, for the clothes were
Lord Palmerston—l Oelieve that to be the orieinal letter. ne
Sir P. Tbeeler—Where does it come from ? (A laugh.) pleted on account of the want of funds, and no men were
actual enlisted for the service.
Sir F. Kelly, from the Foreign-office.—Do you wish to
have it reed ? (A laugh.) Cr: ss examined by Sir F. Kelly—l first communicated with
Sir F. Thesigen—Certainly not, (Renewed blighter.) ihe solicitors to the Nespoeitenguvernment, and my first inter-
view with Prince Castreicela was the 10th Much. I neve r
Lend Palmerston then proneded to stre that he believed
the governmer tat Palmy, declared itself independent early toed the drendants that I intende4 to betray them to the
in 1848, sod that shortly afterwards nearly the whole of the Neaotaitan government. I have not received any money
kingdom was in the peseeseion of the insurgent and the frem the Nei 'titan government.
king wee declared to be dethroned, but no textile proceed. Sir F. Kelly—Are yin to receive arty ?
ins actually trik place le: tween the insurgents and the Col. Aubrey—Am I obliged, my lord, to answer that
kingdom of Naples until Septemher. quenrion ?
Sir F. Kelly.—Did not the British government mediate Mr Justice Coltman—l do not see why you should not.
between the parties with a view to prevent the contains 8r F. Kelly—Now, sir, answer the question.
and of hostilities ? Witness—ln consequence of the position in which I was
receive—
Lord Pala enton—Hostilities were put an did to by the placed. I was to receive—
interferrir eof the British and French admirals after the Sir F. Kelly—Ge on, air.
capture of Medina.
Witness—l am to have what the Sicilian government
Sir F. Thesiger objected to ,this course of examination owe me.
being proceeded with, as he said Lord Palmerston win asked Sit F. Kell How much ?
to speak to matters which were not within his own know. Witness—Three Imodred pounds.
I: des. Sir F. K. lly—What are you to receive three hundred
bir F. Kelly submitted that he had a right to go into these Pounds for ?
OLD COURT.—YESTERDAY. matters to show the position of the defendants, and the state Witsese—For giving evidence to cause the seizure of the
Erman Ws. hence Onnum me Ma. Junes Mann of affairs in the kingdom of Sicily, and that they were very Bemire. Koerner.
THE SICILIAN ARMAMENT.—AFFAIR OF important as tendirg to show what was the actual character Sir F. Kelly—Then you did give some dedence which led
THE BOMBAY STEAMER. of the note imputed to the defendants. to the seizure of the Bombay ?
Lord Palmerston then proceeded to state that before be Witn. se—l did.
Franco Maccagnone Granneffi, commonly called Prince had had any communication with Prince Onnetelli or Sea- By Sir F Thssiger—l left the service of the Sicilian go-
Gromaldh, Louis Scotia, and John Moody, suereodered to lia, and at a very 'grip period of the dispute between Sicily vernment, because having plehed my word and honour tor
take their trial for nindemesnour. Another defeniast, and Naplee, an application was made by the Sicilian to the the fulfilment of the contrava, they pl end me in a difficult
sum
Sakadore de Ammo, eras included I. the indictment, British government to mediate between therm. The defeg- norition by neglecting to send me money. I wrote to Col.
boa he did not surrender. dant" referred to this application in their communications Forbes to remonrrate with the government, bat, instead of
Eh F. flinger, Mr. Chinon, and Mr. Bodkin, asp with him. sending me money, they despatched a secret agent to get
pored he the prosecution. Sir F. Kelly and Mr. B.lhen- 8r F. Kelly inquired if a cessation of hostilities was not away the reamers, and I was told by Col. Fuchs to be
Illutdetended Prince Granatelli, Mr. Marten defended Scalia, obtained through the mediation of the British and French quick and stop the steamers, or I should be thrown over-
see/ Mr. Id. Chambers defended Moody. admirols. beard. They intended to play the traitor with me, but I
Sir F. Thesiger, in opening the case, said this was a prose- Bit F. Thesiger said he really must eject to this /0/1/. wee too deep for then, and I considered myself justified in
cation Instituted by the authority of the minister in this of examination. L ,rd Palmer.ton could not know the tact stopping the vessels. The amount of the contracts for which
country of his Majesty the King of the Two Sidle s, against of his own knowledge. I was liable was 1,5001.
the defendants, and another person named Ammo, who had Sir F. Kelly said that his lordship, from his position, must Mr. Lrichforl, army aceeutrement maker, S. Martin's.
nor surrendered to take his rile', for having unlawfully en- be well aware of the tact. I: was impossible for him to call lane, dopes el that he had some communications with Col.
listed men and equipped vessels of war, tor tile purpose of the admirals to prove it. lane,
dopes also with Col. Forbes. In consequence of
being employed hesdlely against his Diejesty the King of the Lord Palmerston said he had no doubt that a cessation of those
up
betnre Colonel Aubrey arrived in
Tao Shiley., the lawful sovereign of that country, contrary hostilities was obtained the ugh the interference of the two England he waitea upon Prince Grapnel:l, and told him
to the provisions of an act of parliament paned in the 'ear admirals. His went on to say that the de- th he was contracting to supply arms and accoutrements to
1819, commonly called the Foreign Enlistment Act. Tee tendants informed biro that a parli.ment of Lords and Com • that Sicilian prov:sinoal government at the request of Colonel
object of that set of parliament was to prevent any persons mons was sitting in Palermo, and they fr quently adverted Aubrey anti Colonel Forbes. The prince said that he knew
in this country from equipping vessels or enlisting men with to that fact. He said he was also informed that a President Cannel Fortin very well, bat he had only be ad of Colonel
hostile purpose spinet any friendly state,. and it was had beett appointed provisionally. He was &ore o
wit'she Aubrey Witness also told him him that he understood two
unnecessary for him to dwell upon the policy of the seisure of the Bomhsy, but had nothing officially to do it. steam-beats hat been purchased, but the thing was secret as
Law in question, because it was impossible to eon. Sir F. Kelly—l. not your lordship aware that the vessel to the purpose for which they were to be employed. His
cries anything more likely to disturb the relations was given up alter • consultation with the law officers of the contracts wen for muskets, swords, caps. and general mill-
between (deadly states than for poems to adopt crown ? ivy clothing. Prime Orinaselii Odd him that he did not
the proceeding of equipping
.vessels and inakieg hoe Sir F. Thesiger objected to the question. know mu* about the seam-rissels, but that Colonel de
dle demonetrations of this description in one country tiniest Mr. Justice Coltman thought the learned counsel had a Ameco could tell him more about
them;the and on a =bee-
another. The Minister of his Majesty the King of the Two right to ask if the vessel was liberated. Twist occasion he called upon enman at the
Siciiies had therefore felt it his duty to institute the present Lord Palmerston—The vess:l was restored. adlrees which Prince Grenatelli had given him.
prosecution against the dee ndants, who had been guilty of Sir F. Kelly wished to know whether this was not done 1:pon seeing Colonel de Ameeo, he introduced him-
nothcts, and if the facts he should the acct
the jury did after the law he
of the crown had been consulted as to self, anot told him that he had been rift-reed to
brig
them within the coops Pp the act of Parliament to the legality ot the seizure, but Sir F. Teesiger objected to him by Prince Granatellf. Colonel Be Ammo told him he
which he bat referred, be must say that in his opinion the such a question being pot. had only just arrived and was very tired, but would see the
act was a dead letter, and the sooner it was removed irom Mr. Justice Coltman observed that, althennh strictly Primo. sooe. Witness informed him that he had heard that
the statute back the better. The jury were wan that dur- speaking the questien was not one which could legally. b. two steamen had been purchased, and also that he was
Mg the past year nutty the whole of the states of the conti- put end. r the circumstances, yet it might be very Pauly gs trig; on as fart es possible with the accoutrement., in see-
cent had been disturbed by revolutionary movements, *mums el that the government would not have restored the undone' with instructions he had received from Colonels
bee many of the governments of thou states had vessel without good advice. Forbes and Aubrey. At tha time Col. Aubrey was not in
ben entirely shaken to their foundation, and .11 bad been Sir F. Kelly said he was quite satisfied with this interne- Eeelud, and he saw him first in the moath of December.
'ninety disturbed. Toe King of the Two Shines was not tins from his loreship. lie eccompeniedthat gentleman to Brook-street, and saw the
exempt from that which might be described as the prevailing By Sir F. Thesiger—l did not hear from the defendants Prince and M. Scalia. Lieut. Waghorn accompanied them
spirit of the thaw In 1848 revolutioaary proceedings toek that the members of the provisional government at Palermo to the house, bat did not wait to see the prince. The witness
Place in Sicily, and in the early post of that year a penis had been takon away to Marseilles in the Tech. The then proe eded to corroborate the evidence of Col Aubrey,
sional goeemovat wasestahliehed 0 Palermo, and the des. president was Ruggiero Settimo. Ido not recollect the wish mend to what took place on the occasion in question.
(indents, Oranatelli and Scalis, were appointed by that name of Lararins being mentiosed ; but they told me that The witness added, that aster this converation, he went
insurgent government to proceed to this country in the ea- the Marquis Tonne* was the Minister for Foreign Affairs. doen to B &eke all, and went on board the B .rnbay, whieh
wily of commiasioners or envoys, and WITS received by the During the whole of this period the Prince Casteiricals was nevi he found in charge of the defendant Moody, and in
Brsh government in that caps. icy. It would seem that the accredited minister from Sicily to this county. the course of the conversation he had with him he told him
thenvootry government ef Peens° were derirous to Colonel H. Aubrey deposed that he formerly was a liente- that he should leave the river on the following Friday.
create an armed force to act against their lawful SOT/. sant in her Majesty's Stst Foot, and was subsequently ap- Mr. Ginty, an army clothier in the Strand. proved that
reign, sal vary soon after the arrival of thou two pointed to the Royal Horn Guards (Blue), and served in purrs .nt to an order he recd. ed from Col. Aubrey, he pre-
defendants in this con. they entered into an agrrement the Peninsula, under the Duke of Wellington. In Sop- pared accoutrements for a body of 1,200 men, and he also
with the Pesinsular add Oriental Steam Company for the timber, 1848, he rerided at Pisa, in Tuscany, and at that furateheil a uniform for Col. Aubrey himself.
purchase of two of their tremolo called the Penis and the period he had some cemmuniestions with Colonel Forbes, Mr. Dryden deposed that he had been in the navy for
Bombay, for the sum of 60,0001, and in August, 1848, the and subsequently communicated with the existing govern- several years. In Aeril last he was residing at Liver-
agreement was ratified by the government at Palermo, and ment of Sicily, at Palermo. He had frequent oommuoica- po .1, and remembered the Vectis arriving at that port,
the Vectis was sent to Liverpool, where she was fitted out tons with M. Liberia', the minister of war, and he also and he understood she was a war s earner for the
as a war steamer, under the superintendent) of the defeat- saw occasionally the Marquis Torreon. Witness went to use of the Sicilian insurgents. lie applied to have the
dant Moody, and she was eventually despatched to Palermo Palermo on the 12th November, 1848, and attended eller- commend of the vessel or to be eppeinted lieutentnt to her,
without any interference by the authorities of this country. wards three councils of war, at weich Lafarina and the other and, in oonseemence of a communication he received from
The Bombay, which was the vessel that would form the members of the government then in existence were protein. the agent ot the vow!, he went to Lenden, and had an in-
subject of the present inquiry, remained stßlathwall, and he In coasequence of subsequent directions from that govern- terrine with Prince Granatelli and M. Saha, and told them
had ao doubt he should be able to satisfy** jury tbat she meat, he went to Loudon an the 18th November. Coloael that be understood two war vessels were being fitted out
had been armed and equipped through the form. Forbes was the inmector general of the troops be- against the Neapolitan government, and he wished to be
mentality of the defendants, and WM Intended to be need fur longing to the government at Palermo. lie received moms employed on b :ard one of them, stating at the same time
hostile purpose§ against the lawful sovereign of the Two written instructions at different times from the government, that he had been employed on board severed steam higates
Aliedies. Es should show them that a Aubrey, who and on the 18th November he received hie final instructioss and felt himself competent to take a vessel into action. The
bad formerly been in the Eriglish envies, bbd beast do. from U. Waring, at the War-office, and on the following defendant, Scalia, told him that it WA/ impossible to give
goviesiessi at day he set mil foe Zeeland,
rep he arrived on the 201 him a definite answer then, for he knew nothing about it
afterwards upon the
mriebed to this country by the r
Palermo with instruetions to rais7e.a h—riretel,2oo meg, and December, and he immediately reted himself to Prince himself. tin saw them repeateery
to embark them ou board the* enenneee, and that he en- Greesatelli,
_at his residence, N 0.55, Brook-street. The penis same subject, and Scalia always informed him that
tend Mho eon
at with MMus Grnaitalli and was duoribed in his Instructions as the Sicilian pound he could do nothing, as he was waiting foe funds.
Scalia, sod that they were pertestly well aware fore he left Sicily he received a sum of two hundred He heard Scalia frepentlysay that the Vern' and the Beim
of his objeot, and exerted thenesives to any it from the Marquis Tansies, who was the minister for bay w going re i
Lino area vith a view to import the insurpnt foreign off in. elpoa going to the house in Brook-street and Ca aid•
Parkahimeee;edithate he against
thebNeeaNlieolene,
meat egaenet their head nevereiga. Sir F. be was first lotrodnood to 11. Scalia, and he then presented 'mode's. Witmer was on beard
Kier
then go
to d the nature of to the the Ilownthe eoand sate Caplikt-
. Wither told him he was an officer Moody, and told hiss he had been waiting Bombay
be sent nut -to.
the deuce which he entendad to lew horn* the jW, and line Siefigitecearnty, sad he was isettritated to report join the Jamming slice November, and that Prince
in eenrennen nod that Trines Callifidasiss the minister of himself to the Siellisa envoy, sad he was Oen proceeding Orsnatalli and K. 13-alipi had promised he should his
an majesty the ging of oil
asset them We, hit *at 10 farther when eke penes said he wee aware of hie mission and appointed.—Captain Moody replied that if he brought him a
too leo duty to grown hes no vuoulan Am die amessersam object, bat they weld net do anything Dow, as they were letter from Prime Grinnell' he would make
et mak peeesodinge and had mann* Isiknotil OS press. waiting for further instructions from the govern' meat- The officership for him. The Bombs, was decidedly not extra
Mime end when all tin feats were bid Wen the lath he lieheeyelee KW that the/ had heard from private Mends is up as a menhant meal bat was ie all -respects a ship offittrtarl

rev eerie( in the ordinary way baying rood to the ainstrue-
im of tbrae two boom% could have eemmuoicao d itself as
this fire happened. There was • piety wall between the
two house*. and only • small open space en she "round-11.m
between them, and yet the staircases is each how were cis-
sensed from the bottom to the top. Notting could exceed
the repioity of the g.e, yet every inmate • seeped whale
neinjured. It was said no one even felt anneeenos from
Issas up to the moment of the alarm being given,
mid yet, in a few minutes afterwarde, the two
houses were in flames. Moreover, "TOW weed appeared in
the cesseoctioo of the plaintiff's claim. Nuke had been
tesspered with, and chimes made for goods as of a descrip-
tion and a value, without any foundation ot truth.
Oa behalf of the detendaue, the persona who fleet toe the
alarm. one of whom was a policeman, were called. They
stated the law thing and ringing at the diem centinued for
fire minutes bef me plaintiff appeared at the window. A
witn.ss named Co
teed who was partially .efirmed In
MO Most by soother, devote that Smith, in answer to
Cabo et lee from without, said, at the window,
" Posh. somoomo," and then withdrew. Thee effect of their ,
ensobised tislinemay with reference to the aspet of the fire,
was that tits lames were first seen through the area grating
and fres the &alight over the door, and smoke WM observed
to be iamb. from the second floor before the fire appeared
to have Walled the first door. It was sworn the fire was
apparently making way at ditfereet places in the two houses
at the same time, although • sons between them appeared
ontlnehed. A fireman was next called, who deputed, during
four years esperienee, Le bad never witnessed so rapid • con-
&ration, and, that in his judgment it was not one continu-
ous fire, but burning in separate parte, above sod below, of the
two houses at the same time. This with ea further stated that he
perceived en unaccustomed smell et turpentine or napthe on
entering, by means of • fire-escape, at a second floor win-
dow, which smell, he said, forced him immediately to re-
treat. It also appeared the fire lasted about an hour and •
half, when, several alines having arrived, it was pot
under. Several firemen who were on the spot were celled is
confirmation; and, speaking to the state of the premium,
their testimony was directed to show that the staircases in
both buses were entirely consumed, end that the first-flour,
where the plaintiff and his family were, was greatly spared.
[ After the lire the ruins were starched, and Mr. Hudsall,
[ who superintended the sitting on behalf of the office,
went through the account of plaintiff's claim, sad
pointed out that, in alnico every instance, the
remains of the articles found failed so warrant the account
sent in. It was further revved there wee an oaccountable
absence of the remains of account-bcoks, although their ex-
istence had been spoken to. Sure farther valence of the
small value of the plaintiff" stock occluded the case for the
defence.
Mr. 8•411•Itt Bytes replied upon the whole ease.
The learned judge then summed up, and left it to
the jury to say whether the fire was accidental Cr
tentionally caused by plaintiff ; in the latter event
they would find their verdict for the defendant. The
evident' should be strong and cogent to warrant them
in adopting such a conclusion. But if their lands were left
in doubt upon that question, and they thought the cause ill
the lire was surrounded with suspicion, not amounting to
proof, but they could not say the fire was atcid ntsl, is seek
event they would find their verdict for the plaintiff. But,
supposing they cams to the conclusion he fire was not (Me.
sioned by design, then there arose another quest on with re-
gard to the value of the goods. As to that, if they thought the
plaintiff's demand was reasonably cornet, they would find
their verdict tor the plaintiff. Bat, if they considered the
demand emissive, they would then have to determine whe-
ther it was so simply from misapprehension and mistake, is
which we they would also find tor the p.laintiff, or whether It
was frandul-ntly sad knowingly tette ; the latter ahem&
tire they would give their verdict for the defendant.
The jury, titer twenty minutes' deliberation, tome into
court, and said they were unable to determine whether the
fire was wilful or accidental, but that plaiatiff had delivered
a wilully false and fraudulent statement of bit less with
intent to deceive the office. The effect of this find's, wee
sulstei tially a serdiet for defendants.
The trial of t. e above cause commenced in the middle of
the day on Monday lait. and did not terminate until yester-
-• kelt-past eight o'clock at night.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY COURT—THURSDAY.
Barnes J. W. Woo, flea., Junco.
OODRINS O. O'CONNOR, M.P. Ton CHARTIST LAND
Scams.
The plaintiff in this ease was a shoemaker, living in this
town, who fought to recover room the defendant, Mr. Fear-
gus O'Connor, M.P., two sums of 21 10s. each, paid by the
plaintiff in &mil, 1848, and March 1847, to the agent of the
defendant for alteres in the Chartist Land Scheme.
Mr. Beek appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Roberts, of
Manchester, for the defendant.
The case was originally before this court on the Bth of
June, when Mr. Beck, in stating the case, said, the
plaiatiff sought to recover the sum paid in 1840,
as money paid on an illegal consideration, the company
not having been reui.tered at all, and so much of the sum
paid in 1847 in excess et 10.. on 1001., when the company
was only provisi, wall registered. Ha el-o sought to recover
nn the ground that the money was paid on a eotaideration
which had wholly failed, the company paving failed to obtain
complete registration within a year, and the provistonel
ft estration not having been renewed from year, anti the
company having thereof. ezplcdol. Thew were the idea
grounds on which he rested his case. The learned gen le
man then called al witnesses, wee proved the facts
stated in his opening, when Mr. George Dean, from the
Joint fkock Registration Office, deposed that the company
was wit completely registered ; and Mr. Roberts hating been
beard for the defendant,
The learned Judge reserved his decision until yesterday,
whin he delivered judgment in the c.ae. Having recapi•
talated the facts adduced in evidence in support of the plart.
ties Maim, the conditions on which the company was es-
tablkhed, the objects it had in view, and the obj.ctions
rail, don behalf of the defendant to the claim put forward
by the plaintiff, he stated his opinion to be that the plain-
tiff was vatic!, d to a judgment of the court for the amount
of 21.9.. 9d. as money received from him by the defendant,
as a promoter of a joint-stock company within the provi-
sions of the 7 & 8 Vie., e. 110, at a time when such com-
pany was provisionilAy registered and had not obt.ined com-
plete registration. Having discussed the has a relied on by
the defendant and the objections put forward against the
plaintiff's right to recover, he gave judgment for the plaice
tiff for 21.9.. 9d. and costs.

and a very fine one too. There was a masked battery and
preparations for guns, and it was strergtheced so as to enable
the puns to be fought, and every thing on board was in
man of war fashion.
Cross-examined—Witness di4 not ree any arms on board
the Bombay. or, in fact, mutt- log calculated for warlike
porp sea. He was no, acquainted with the etsrach rof the
Peninsular and Oriental Seam Compart)'. vessels, and was
not aware that this vessel had been built for them. He was
aware that all large vessels which ware coed as government
mail packets were built so as to he capable of carrying four
swivel guns of huge calibre. He received no employmenton
board the vessel, although he made mites, ed applications to
be engaged as an off er on board of her. He saw the
Bombay just before her departure, a..d to his knowledge
there was at that tints no war furniture on board of her.
I There were very Mw men on board, not meet than sufficient
to navigate the vessel.
Re-examined.—Government mail packets are not fitted up
as this vessel wee. She could have fought her way any-
where. anti might have had her guns in, in biz hours.
Mr. D. H. Watam, • Custom-house officer, proved that he
had frequently been on board the B inbay, and he gave a
similar description of the acesel to the last witness. He also
elite that the mode in which she was fitted up excited his
suspicion, and he communicated with tee Custom-house
authorities, and eventually by their direction seized the teasel
on the 16th of Moen. Her steam was up at the time, and
in ten minters she would have been gone. On the 4th
May, by orders from the Treasury, he delivered up the
vessel. The witness then proceeded to give a technical de-
scripion of the mode in which the vessel was fined up, and
expressed en opinion that • vessel would net have been so
fitted op if it had been intended for peaceful purp lsell.
Upon being cross examined the witness said Plat he had
put himself originally forward in tea matter, but he had re-
ceived inform.. ion from many perstne with regard to the
suspicious character of the vessel. He admitted that he had
been in communication with Mr. French, clerk to the solicitor
for the prosecution, but he denied that he had received any
money, or that he had been promised any, for giving in-
formation with regard to the vowel.
At the conclusion of this witness's examination the trial
was adjourned.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.