The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-07 00:00:00

!Hi BSRWICIE SLICTION CuILVISSION.

(Continued from yesterday's Exprew.)
General Peel, emanate' by the Chief Cellenialitaber —1
ens Ssermere of Mate for War in Lord Derby's administra-
tion. Memorials were addrrmed to me respecting the Mate
of the lorna•-ke at Berwick. Captain nordon brought one
to aa, which he said came from the ishabitaatigewslwaT.
after I mac Mac the oaks. I don't noodled keens
seen Si &kinks except upon that me manioc I
think I hie.: that the yue.tua of Berwick bring mole a
se hs: c 'esti..o was a .pnetion which rested with the
Hume i •ad not with the War-odic*. I unilentood
that •in.dar iu reference to Berwick, had hem
made to tie N 1 ar-office a lieu Lord Pannone, was at the
head .f the department, Ido not remember telling Cap-
tain I.onlon that the barracks were wholly unfit for occu-
pation . lent I toil him that, for roue moon or other, the
government had declined bmake Berwick a military Malice.
I believe I added, that the possibility of converting Berwick
into a niihouy station would depend upon the ex•
prose it wou.d com to place the barracks in a
proper ositien. I neat conies. that I .lid not
attach the mute importance to Berwick barracks which other
people nppeor to have done. I do not recollect having
written lel kr' to the Duke of Northumberland respecting
the but 1 have no doubt the letter produced,
which i...l.lresee.l to the Jake, came from the War-of/Ice.
The ('hi f 1 411111i1111. met read the letter, which wee signed
by I.eneral Peel, and stated that the barracks at Berwick
were unlit for necupation, and that theesfore be could not
recoeoon nd grant of peblie money in ardor to convert
Ilerenk • minter). ,tation.
Ex.iintaitcn ....utiticied—No doubt severe! applicetions
w. Cr Wer. Ace upon the eihject, but the
questi ei was one whi.l depended upon the Horse Guards
and not upon lee. I believe the papers were referred to
the oniniandaig engineer officer .4 the district, who re-
ported epee the state of the barracks, and in.
mentions were given to surrey the barracks. 1
sever utertaiteed for .1 moment the idea of building
new banaclia in Barwick. I recollect receiving a
letter Inas Mr. Disraeli, informing me that Mr. Earle had
told him the people of Lerwick were gently dimatiafied
at their nieneiriel haring been referred to a gentleman who
hail already rep .rted against a similar memorial before. I
have nu denbieny,secaetary wee constantly applied to before
the general electiou to know what we were doing in refer.
ewe m the barracks. Utica receiving ID. Ditraeli's letter,
1 sem for the papen to weenie what had been duce in the
patter. eL.I I four 1 the engineers report was favourable to
repairing the barracks. Nothing was does by Me in 000-
lIMPCtIuO with theft- barracks with a view of influencing the
returi..4 the coa.io vetiver candidates at Berwick.
The ('Lief Coeuudesimer here reed an article from the
Breet,. Weeds, written by L. Earley in which it was
Mated that tie goversmeat had arrived at the coached=
that Berwick ought to lee ounverted into a military station.
and asked if any communication had been wade by the
Were4hee to Ile Lode which would justify the statement
eastainsd in ti.e artidc.

Genera Peel -I newer had any communication with Mr.
Zials epos the subpat. I believe colusul Gordon, the
Deputy Adjutant-Genersh warn sent down, and that he re-
711awned ocinverting Berwick into a military station.
1 ems into unkei some representations were made to
am respecting Sergeant BlNALit'a OWN sad is reply to a
mike been Mr. C.' Antietam, I stated in the House of
that it was nut intended to appoint Brodie to say
slice in COlineibult with the War Department.

MD. Bee, parliamentary agent, examined by the Chid
(5.m ore Aloe April, Wee I hod a visit from • man
same Beetle, who mid Im was Reims to be employed in
arose ..on with the election at Frame. He added that he
had peculor imams of informatics there ; that having he
esousebel with Mr. Noun, be knew bow he oppressed his
workpeolke when be bought his rotten cloth, and that he
be uf ve.y pet erne to Lord Edwarl Thyme All
this was mid with very great volubility and accompanied by
• emus smell of epee. I rid, " You bee made a IWO.
bike is cussing hem. I have nothing to do with the Frame
election. If you wee employ:mut yes emit go to the
local patine' also eked d I was to uadenlead that be
hod Lee Is )Ir. Donald eingdsyment. He MM.
" es, I was his traveller, earl he di eherged me. ma my
object sow is to be reaseged epos him" 1 Feted. " Thom
you live rime, SO SIMI ISA ama
I would employ would bew:"%e= went epee
hi. fonder I pine thee be sue toes a Am.
of p. a. eye...el:woe awl sated if l knew who he was, add-
ha that he was intimate terms with Mr. Disraeli ; that
be was :n the confute/we of the party ; that he had some
pastel Ur. Ih.rash from I;rosvesoupie that lay, sad had
walked rip with him arm in ann. 1 said I was not aware of
his ineinory with Mr. Disraeli, but I wit extremely busy,
sad wohal him to go. He mid, "I shall certainly go to
Mr. Dieraeli rod complex to him of the way in which you
attend to your teepee I shall certainly en gee, fee I
have lowly merest ecenneesioatioos to tree. Imw at
ewe that the man we. • maniac. sad I tried all I wield to
got hire uf the house quietly. The interview only
eeted few minutes, and several penmen were present
With putt ildtkulty 1 gut him from the room, and 1 in-
deed". ;our 0.111.11 to the clerks so accountto admit him
again. I thought he was loth drunk and tome. 1 did
got Iciiegniae him es the Sergeant Beadle wholes mac hail
bore so much hefutre the puldie. 7/0 the following morning
op his ,nerd, tad 1 told the clerk to say I was ex-
trendy limy, arid that it was quite impossible
,oldot nee him. euheequently, as I went out of my room
ieto the passage, I ere Min etaridieg at the top of the
emir.. Ile ininiedietely &emoted me, and said it was of
gnat impotence that he :should have an isterview. He
added elm% be had seen Mr. Disraeli, bad walked scram the
park with him, sod Mr. Disraeli bad desired him to go
there sad wait for boa. He wished to pi into my roes.
but I mud that what be wished to my be coda say when
be was. He then clutched me violently by the arm, sad
pot his face cleat to none, when I found that he smelt very
strong of spirits. He mid, "Give me ashy 57. to go to
Frew, anti I will drive the tailor weet."miLsever saw
him omit., but I heard that be ammo ea tly, mud I
request..l Y-. slf poorth to toe him sad get of Lim. I
;eve unite that if Brodie c...nie spin the police were to be
called ie. I neer told hie. that I would see the Chau.
teller. And that he had better call On the following day.
fled.' Lot my " To.morrow la Sunday," sor did I say I
nous, Booday." Br die's statement is in point of feet •
pure ineemion. He did not tell me theChenceller hodent
him t.. let ineoey from me to pi to Bonn& or From, to
pi vote. The wool " Berwick " wee veer mestieed at all.
Two ..e three days after the interview I sew Mr. Disraeli,
sod I mid to him incidentally, " By the way, I had • very
eoecutrie *easier here the other day, who chimed an in.
timate tequaintane with you." I said "Ile was evident)
• iuddien, and called himself Brodie." Mr. Disraeli ea'
" Why, don't you know who he ikr I mid I did sot ;
he said., " Why that's the celebrated Brodie, who was ills.
mimed from the army for interfering in • duel." I mid I
thought lie was mad ; upon which Mr. Disraeli said he was
afoot he was, hut he appeared to have been treat& hardly,
and he (Mr. Disraeli) had given him a note to Me. 1 mid I
had rece.ted no note • awl he thee said he hail seen Brodie
again, who campleise.l that I Lad Deem! his deer.
teoualy. I think &mho only culled three tones at me
Otte. Mr. lipotforth was es decided with bin. that he
'WOO!' COMO ague. I pve him to mooey, awl no must've.
hoe. ou anywhere. The suhret entirely peeped my
recollection until among the pestles proseutod after the
election I feed ase what the return of Lord E. Thyme,
fur I, muse. It was evident from the rust that
it we seer intended to pro...mute that petition.
Various nerseietiose took place with a view to its with.
drawah and the ultimate result .1 the egutietimai was that
Mr. Nicull said he did sot hided to go ou with the petition,
and Le was quite prepared to withdraw it if lord K. Thymic.
weld 'eke a dehuathis that his amulet Lail heti that a
• geotleinau throughout the matter, and if Mr. Disraeli
would uudertake not to WillebrllCO any c iiuminalpruieedings
against him. With regard to the Snit pions., I odd I had
so JlAllot it would he agreed to' but I eoefeaeed that I did
sot uuderstaud the second. The matter was mentioool to
me hy a member of parliament, in whose hawk Mr. Nicoll
had placed his cam. 1 wrote to Mr. Disnieli to state the
nature of the sewed condition, I.ut mid I really could not
give bun any expleuation respecting it. I could hardly be.
have it pesilde that Beebe, who lied appeared ill the guise
of WA enemy el Mr. Nikon, was simply • confederate,
sad that while he was vowing magestme against
Mr. Niooll upstairs, Mr. Nicoll's foreman was wait.
tug for his below. I told Mr. Disraeli, however,
that all that was required was to relieve Lord
K Themes from having • vexatious petition
.presented
spiel hiui mid that be (Mr. Disraeli) might give the as.
enlace ',Licit wee required of Win. Mr. Iharaelt Isisl bethought
the whole letter lucumpieleseible, hot left it entirely in
any heeds I wrote to Mr. Niroll's solicitor to this effect
that with regard to the improper nse which had been made
of lie. Dismal. • nano in connexion with the lion.uel. of
Promo', Mr. Nicoll might rest assured that au far Dun.
Mr. Dien.eh Sited* to take any ulterior measures he bad
treated the matter with so much e.otempt, that it was
hardly deserving of notice. Exception we taken b. the
font of my letter, but after a short 'Melva' the petition
was withdraws. At the time the petition was withdrawn
there was a report fleeting shout that Mr. Ilistaeli had
hose mixed up with the Berwick election.
The ('last Commelationer- I now wish to ask v. u a few
tesetious reepecting. the withdrawal of the
hoe. I believe • esti= was proseuted spout th. return
el e'aptaisi Gordo" sod Mr. Yolk.
Mr. MOOS - The petition was preened inirriedudely after
the seams' election. It was is the eaten .Icertain electors
width induced Captain Gordon aunt Mr. Yale in the trot
esteem to believe that it ea. not • reality, and that it warn
sot lahroded to be poescuted. The tint information I re-
ceived that the pa nte could be arranged if 'me mat was
sarnlimel COMO from Mr. Sp.tforth, who, I think, gathered
hit infonnation from Mr. flakes. It was only on rovioug
Inforination that the petat.on was really sole• fought that we
gave the natter ....trios 111tt0.11t1.41. TLu 04111.11/1111ss acs
pro see.! and carried out is the COORS of a week. It was the
• .f a eceentenieetee between the agents 00 faith skies.
The chief tammeissioner- 11W you sot know that either
Carcase :onion ow Mr. Berle iateaded to illefeed the nee
Mr. Itme--0a tot cismtrery Mr. Earls eat extremely
anxious to &dead it. Owens Gonna a,nsulsd n„,
the *drat el the payments he hod blade to I
toll him I theaght me mammittee •ouldl attribute corrupt
motives to him, hat I thought it might he maw tared that
the pay meets were oceruM. Mr. Mule proposed to Caption
G.,rtlutt that they slemal.l jointly defined the asst. Captain
C. 5.100 ...old neither defied his mat, so, did he think it
honer:aide ea the part ot Mr. Karts to delved it. Mr. Eerie
was unwilling to mew the whole ezpirsim. and last wishing
h. inq • r.I CalAsie tiordoe's meet I advised hint Wrenn.
Hap Gordon was appralseseive Ma ecrutiar cad was afraid