The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-09 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF Till EXPRESS.

81s,—Perm nWiCo correct some inaccoraciee in
the report of the proceedings at the Clerkenwell Police
Court, yesterday, when I had the painful duty to appear
against my fellow-eountryman and exile, Mr. Wintersberg.
Your reporter probably misunderstood the statement of
my learned counsel ; at all events the report is neither
accurate as to facts nor as to the statement of Mr. Doyle.
The facts are shortly these—A well known German leader,
now a refugee in England, had strong reason to believe
that another refugee who had for some time enjoyed the
confidence of the emigration, was, if not in the service, at
least in confidential relations with the police of foreign go-
vernments. My friend felt it to be his duty to warn his
compatriots in exile, and he did not so without giving
strong reasons for his suspicions. I shared. and still sham,
the suspicions of my friend, and I did my best to warn my
countrymen to be cautious with whom they associated.
For some unaccountable reason Mr. Wintersberg, for whoa
I had every respect as an honest fellow-labourer in the
great cause for which we are now exiles, chose all at once to
become the champion of the suspected individual. Had he
contented himself by opposing facts by facts, I should have
respected his chivalry; but his advocacy only consisted is
writing scurrilous, threatening, and hostile letters to all
who refused to diehelieve the most palpable proof of guilt.
A large share of scurrility and provocation fell to my lot, and
as I desire to testily my gratitude for the safety I enjoy is
your country by respect for its laws, I had no other COWS.
left to me but to appeal to it for protection from an in-
tolerable annoyance.
This is the short statement of the facts as they were
stated by my learned counsel.
Let me briefly refer to another inaccuracy of the report.
II am represented as having been a colonel in the Austrian
army. [tie true that some twenty years ago I held a commie-
Ision as an officer in that service, hut the only command se •
colonel held by me was against the army of Austria. I bad
the distinguished honour to serve as a coloael under General
Bem.—l remain, Sir, your very obedient servant,
2, Delmore Cottages, Camden-street, G. FRANCK.
Camden-town, Sept 8, HOS. •

Paitrrette Psmoot; SocierT.—The usual meeting
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the above society, es ablished in 1827, for the relief of aged
and infirm printers, pressmen and compositors, and their
widows, was held at the Loudon Tavern, for the transaelisa
of general business. The 26th report congratulated the
subscribers on the present prosperous condition of the so-
ciety. During the put year the committee have boss
enanled to add 47.51. 144. 10d. to their funded property—
making the whole amount invested with the Commission!"

for the Reduction of the National Debt, 6.2371. lls.
180 male and female pensioners have already participated
in the benefits of the institution, and at the hut date them
were 66 pensioners. The amount paid to pensioners lest
year was 6721. 12s. The expenditure, at the date of lag
audit, :aft a balance of 1651. 176.