The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

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CHATHAM, OCT. 3.
This morning, shortly before twelve o'clock, the
Lords Comm/rimers of the Admiralty arrived at the

dockyard on their annual inspection of the dockyard and
naval establishments at this port. The members of the
board present consisted of the Right Hon. T. L. Corry,
M.P., First Lord, VioaAdmiral Sir S. C. Dames, &OIL,
Rear-Admiral Sir J. C. 1). Hay, M.P., Mr. C. Du Cane,
M.P., and the Right Hon. Lord H. G. Lennox, M.P.,
Secretary to the Admiralty, with Colonel Clark*, Director
of Admiralty Engineering Werke, Mr. Reed, Chief Con-
structor of the Navy, Captain Brandreth, private secre-
tary to Mr. Corry, and other officials. Accompanying
their lordships were Admiral Ferregut, of the United
States' Navy, and a number of officers belonging to the
Franklin, United States war steamer, now lying in the
Thames.

ADMIRALTY, OCT. 3. —APPOINTMENTS. —Navi-
gating Lieutenants John 8. Compton, to the Indus, for
service in the Defame ; James Ci. Liddell, to the Wel-
lesley, for service in the Myrmidon ; Navigating Sub-
Lieutenant Wm. A. R. Hall, to the Semple ; Midship-
man William H. laay,tzthe Li/fey ; Navigating Midship-
man Benjamin J.m EU to the Plover ; Naval Cadet
nominated James R. C. Martin ; Engineers Edwd.
Eckeraley, to the Indus, additional for service in the
Bents ; and George T. Bittudel, to the Pembroke.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.
Yesterday, a meeting of this institution was held
at its house Jobnateeot, Adelphi, Tame as CuArnzir, Esq.,
F. 11.5., V.P., in the chair. The minutes of the previous
meeting having been
i read, the silver medal of the institu-
tion and • copy of its vote on parchment were ordered to
be presented to Captain Edward Rearon, and • reward of
301. 13s. 6d. to the other men of the crew of the institu-
tion's lifeboat at Arklow, Ireland, for putting off on the
night of the 11th ult., during a fierce gale from the S.E.
and in a very heavy sea, to the smack Rate and Katy. of
Arklow, which was riding et anchor in that bay, in • dan-
gerous position, with only • boy on board. The muter of
the smack, who had been taken off in the lifeboat, was
placed on board his vessel, which subsequently got away
in safety. A reward of 161. 10e. was also voted to pay the
expenses of the institution's lifeboat at Whitby, in potting
off on Monday last in • gale of wind and heavy us and
rescuing the crew of four men of the schooner Commot, of
Whitby, which had stranded on Whitby sends. 171. 180.
were also granted to pay the expenses of the society's
Scarborough lifeboat in going out at midnight on Sun-
day last, and wing four men from the brigan-
tine Sybel, of Yarmouth which had been in collision with
I another vessel in SearborOugh, and was in • disabled state.
A cob', had previously gone out to this vessel, but on ac-
count of the heavy sea that was running she could not
venture alongside to rescue the crew. A reward of 51. 15a.
was likewise voted to pay the expenses of the society's
lifeboat at Howth, Dublin Bay, in putting off during a
heavy gale on the 12th ult. to the assistance of the
schooner Splendid, of Dublin, which wee seen making for
the harbour in a disabled state, and had afterwards
anchored near the Baldoyle Sands. The lifeboat took off
the captain, and also brought the se.hoorer safely into
Howth Harbour, and moored her alongside the pier. A
reward of 91. its. was likewise voted to pay she expenses
of the institution's lifeboat at Orme's Head, in putting off
on the 20th Ida is a strong wind, and, with the assistance
of • steamer, taking the disabled smack Jane, of Carnet-
von, and the four persons on board, safely into Besumaris.
A reward was also granted to the crew of the institution's
lifeboat at Newbiggin, for putting off during • heavy gale,
and bringing settlty into harbour seven fishing boat, and
their crews of thirty men, belonging to North Sunderland,
Newton, and Craster, which were in imminent danger
while making for the south. Rewards amounting to
401. 13e. were also granted to the crews of the society'.
lifeboats at Castletown, Dundalk, Margate, and New
Brighton, for various undoes during recast heavy
gales. A reward at 15L was voted to the
Grew of the yawl Eclat, of Cattier for putting off
in • strong N.E. gale and heavy sea, and miming on the
26th July from a email boat ten psnons belonging to the
sloop Favourite and schooner Unity, of Goole, which had
been in collision, and afterwards became total wrecks on
the Norfolk coast. The committee °trammed their condo-
lence with the family of the late Mr. John Dimon Fowles,
on the decease of that lamented gentleman. He had been
an active member of the institution for upward. of forty
news, and had been one of its beet and warmest friends.
Payments amounting to nearly 4,0001. were ordered to be
made on various lifeboat establishment*, making • total of
2.42901. which the inetitntion had expended on iii life-
boat stations during the current year. It had also Elwin;
the same period contributed to the rescue of 762 lives
from various shipwrecks, and had been directly or indi-
rectly instrumental in saving 16,663 lives since its first
' establishment. It was stated that the pressure on the
funds of the institution in ourying on its great
and national work was very bevy at the present
time, and that some of the funded capital of the society
would probably have to be sold out to meet these pressing
demands. It was reported that legacies had been left to
the institution by the late Miss Marialrlam of Dibbinsdale,
Cheater, 1,0001., duty free • the late Mrs. Sarah D. Wood-
hones, of London, 1001., free of duty ; and the late Mr. R.
Shepherd, of Rochdale, • reversionary 'aey of 1.0001.
The executors of the late Mrs. Morgan, of Cheltenham,
had also placed at the disposalof the institution 6501. from
the residue of her estate. A contribution of 501. had able
been received from the Ancient Order of Foresters, through
their able , Mr. Samuel Shaweross, in sad of the
support of the lifeboat Forester, at Newquay, Cardigan
Bey. The order was also collecting funds in aid of an ad-
ditional lifeboat. It was also reported that the Institution
bad recently sent new lifeboats to Mullion, in Cornwall ;
Brighton ; and Dundalk, in Ireland. Several of the railway
and steampacket companies had kindly given free convey.
eases to the boats. A grand demonstration had taken place
with the Mullion boat at Penzance on the 10th ult. Simi-
lar demonstrations bad also taken place with the Brighton
and Dundalk lifeboat*. These three boats were the gifts
respectively of the Wesleyan Methodists, of the London
Sunday Schools, sod of the Stockport Sunday School, to
the institution. It was reported that another of the large
safety fishing bests of the institution had been built and
launched. It bad been taken charge of by some fishermen
belonging to Anstruther, N.B. The Lifeboat Journal of
the institution would be published on the 15th inst. It
was decided to form a lifeboat station at Amlwch, on the
Anglesey coast. A lady in Berkshire had also placed at
the disposal of the institution 4201., to pay for a new boat
and carnage for Cromer, on the Norfolk coast. She
wished the boat to be named the " Florence." Reports
were read from the inspector and the assistant inspector of
lifeboats to the society, on their recent visits to the oust.
The proceedings then terminated.

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THE EXAMINATION OF FENIAN
PH i SONE/LS AT IL4.NCIMTILEL

MANCHESTER, Ocr. 3.

The defence of the prisoners charged with'
murder, now 2.3 in number, commenced this morning at
ten o'clock. Mr. Fowler presided, and there was a rather
full attendance of magistrates. The prisoners were in
handcuffs, and guarded from the prison to the court by a
company of infantry :
Mr. Cottingham addressed the court for the de-
fence. He said—The case for the persecution having
closed—and I am sure I congratulate the court that one
branch of this lengthened inquiry has come to its end—it
is my duty now to offer some remarks upon the use as
closed by the prosecution, and also with reference to the
witnesses that lam instructed to call. With regard to
calling witnesses for show clients whom I represent,
undoubtedly if I had been left entirely to my own
unfettered discretion, I think I should have adopted
the course of not calling witnesses at all, especially
after the court declined yesterday to give us the time we
thought was necessary for preparing our defence for those
prisoners. But, air, inasmuch as then) persons who have
committed their interests to my charge have the strongest
faith and belief that they can call such a host of witnemes
before you as shall compel you to dispose of their OM
without sending them for trial, I do not feel justified in
putting my discretion against their wishes. I regard
their pertinacity in that respect as • strong indication of
their in.iocenoe ; and I believe, sir, from what I have
heard, that those witnesses will commend themselves to
you, not only by their numbers, but by the credit which
the evidence that they will give will inspire. I theta-
fore, sir, shall call witnesses to show you that the two
Martins, that Kelly, and that Brennan were not there.
With regard to Bacon, the case against him animal •
somewhat different form, because, aa you will re-
collect, he is indisputably shown to have been at the
public-house, though he has not been shown, with the ex-
ception of the evidence of one witness, to have taken any
part in Ws transaction. Therefore, sir, it would be im-
possible to call witnesses for him to prove that which is
admitted by him--that he was in the public-house, and in
that particular neighbourhood. I shall deal with his case
by comment, and not by witnesses. Now, sir, having
elated to you the course which I shall pursue, allow me to
draw your attention as shortly as I can to the use made by
the prosecution. This is not the place, sir, to discuss the
question of law submitted to you by my learned friend,
Mr. Higgin, as to the culpability of the whole of these
persons, who may have been shown to have been at or
about the spot, or taking certain parts in the disturbance.
That question of legal culpability and constructive guilt
will be fully discussed at the proper time and plasm.
But, sir, there is en aspect of this use which ap-
pears to me to have been carefully avoided by the prose-
cution and by the bench, and the prosecution has pre-
sented this cam to the bench and to the public in an aspect
that I do not think is calculated to do justice to the unfortu-
nate men who are accused. The case has been treated,
sir, as an ordinary atrocious riot and a blood-thirsty
murder. The real case, sir, though, unfortunately, life
was lost and blood was shed—the real confederacy by
these persons, whoever they are, was to effect a rescue ;
that neither murder nor riot was in contemplation by
any of them. I say "in contemplation ;" I say that
that was not what brought them together ; and therefore
It ought not to be passed over—that the rescue that
was attempted was not • rescue of an ordinary criminal,
bat of two persons who were not convicted of any offence
at all, and who were only amused of • political crime.
Ido not wish, sir, to go into the politico of this question ;
but it is of importance that the mind of the public,
that appears to be so much excited upon this occasion, and
so cruelly vindictive towards these unfortunate men,
should be led to regard this case in its proper aspect, and
divest itof some circumstances at least in its atrocity. I
say, " unfortunately," for life was lost, • man was killed.
And here allow me tossy that no one regrets more than I
do—and I believe in that regret I am joined by every
ens of these unfortunate persona—that the life sacri-
ficed was that of • valuable and meritorious and re-
spieled officer—poor Sergeant Brett. Sir, he died
at the post of duty, which is always the post of honour.
Long may his memory be preserved with respect by his
survivig comrades, and long may the force to which he
belonged follow Ms meritorious example! With the ex-
ception of that one life, no human life was sacrificed. It
is idle to say that men armed with dangerous weapons—
some thirty or forty revolvers with five or seven chambers
each, and all of them loaded—if they came together for
the purpose of sacrificing human life, that they would not
have done so. Some thirty or forty shots were fired, many
of them at point-blank distance, and, with the exoept'on
of one man wounded in the foot and another wounded
in the thigh, no human being has been injured. The very
police who were called in this prosecution admit that the
shots were random shots, and fired for the purpose
of keeping the officers at bay, and keeping the multitude
who were assembled there from off the van. The whole
of this attempt resolves itself into this—it was
the rescue of two prisoners—• dating outrage, no
doubt, an sot of violation of the law that must be pu-
ma' hod when the perpetrators are discovered, an outrage
which the government of this country is justified in
punishing with promptitude and with vigour; but I say, sir,
that before you set out upon your mission of 1111:413011-
tion and of punishment, let the facts stand before the
public as they really are, and let there be no misrepresen-
tation of the quality of the case, and of the real nature of
the circumstances. These two men who were said to be
rescued, and who were successfully rescued, were men
who had not yet been proved guilty of any crime at
all. They were accused of a political offence ; and, air,
you well know that political offenders do not rank in
the category of ordinary criminals. Apolitical offender
is only • criminal within a certain sense ; whereas
he may be exceedingly guilty in one country as a
criminal, in another he is looked upon as a martyr
and as a hero. Sir, I have no sympathy in this mane
movement by the Fenian'. I do net believe that the so-
called Fenian movement can ever result in anything but
miefortune and injury to the country in whose behalf it is
organised. Ido not believe that Ireland can ever receive
aught but injury from it, still less do I think that her re-
generation and disenthralment can be effected by it ; and
I still more deeply deplore that it should have manifested
itself in England, because it has had the effect of exciting •
vindictive spirit not only against the actual perpetrators of
this outrage, but in the ignorant feeling of the English
mob them is an excited spirit, almost of vengeance,
called forth against almost every one of the lower
class of Irishmen. I only trust that the fair spirit
of Englishmen will at length revive, and that they
will regard this outrage merely as confined to a
few, and that they will not involve in one ',weep-
ing accusation of guilt an entire section of the com-
munity. The learned counsel then proceeded to review
at some length the evidence that had been adduced, con-
tending that it was of an unsatisfactory character as to
identity, many of the policemen who were present at the
attack not baring been called uponor been lab to identify
prisoners. The bench must be satisfied with evidence
against these men individually, sad not rely upon adventi-
tious circumstances or the state of public feeling. He
asked that the evidence of the respectable witnesses be
would call should be considered fairly, carefully, and die-
passionately. If the alibis were proved, do not let it be
said that they were got up, that they were • fabrication
and eonspiracy, because every truthful alibi was liable to
the same imputation. He sal-ed that above all the im-
portance of this matter with these men should be consi-
dered, men of excellent reputation, and belonging to dif-
ferent classes of industry, but whose character and even
exiatanoe depended upon the issue. They had seen men
in that box day after day presenting the humiliating speo-
Jodie of British subjects in irons against whom there was
not a particle of • case, and whom the bench had been
obliged to discharge.
Mr. Fowler—There 'have never been irons upon them,
they have been handcuffed.
Mr. Oottingham—l am at • loss to perceive the distinc-
tion. I thank Clod I have never felt a touch of handcuffs,
but there is something horribly iron-like in their look,
and if these poor fellows were baked, I think they would
tell you that the iron bad entered into their souls
as well as into their bodies. I must say—since I have
been interrupted by the bench—that it Is the first time in
civilised English history that we have ever seen British
subjects brought up for their trial in irons or in handcuffs,
and tried bereath the bayonets of the military.
Mr. Fowler—That is not so. The Liverpool pirates
were tried in irons in the Queen's Bench.
Mr. Cottingbani7Tinit, sir, was an exceptional came.

Mr. Fow!•;—So is this.

Mr. Cottingham—They were Americans, I think. That
is a different ease altogether. I am glad, sir, you have
found a precedent—but not a justification. I must repeat
it, and I trust it will have some effect upon your judg-
ment—that you have bad men here day after day—it you
object to the word " Irons " I won't repeat it—and whom
you have been obliged to dismiss from want of evidence.
And, sir, I should have been glad, when you did dismiss
those persons, if you had accompanied shat dismissal
with some expression of regret for the injury that they had
suffered. Mr. Cottingham concluded by a farther appeal
to the bench, and particularly to Mr. bowler, as the res.
pondblemagistrate, for impartiality and mercy.
Mr. Bennett (solicitor) then addressed the bench
for his clients, Kennedy, Maguire, and Ryan.
He said, in answer to the bench, he was going
to call witness.,. Before he addressed him-
self to the case, he would take the opportunity, on
behalf of himself and his clients, to thank Mr. Fowler for
the kindness and patience which he had shown in investi-
gating this case. He thought it was a duty he owed to
the bach, to thank them for this kindness, shwa to him-
self whom be represented. He then proceeded
to review the evidence as it bore upon his cleats, calling
I the attention of the bench to the fact that many persons
had given evidence whose testimony was not to be relied
upon -, taking into consideration the fact that revolvers
were beteg fired in all directions, and also the general
disturbance, which would render it impossible for a wit-
ness to give a trustworthy and reliable account of what
e happen
Mr. Roberts solicitor, then addressed the bench on
behalf of his clients. He said—l trust my trouble to you
will be short. Many of the subjects which belong to the
case have been exhausted by my friend Mr. Cottingbam,
and others have been treated with lucidity and fairness
by Mr. Bennett. There is very little that I can add to the
general topic upon which they rest ; but there are a few
remarks which i think it my duty to maks, sad to whisk

you will not be unwise if you listen with such respect as
you think lam entitled to. This case is opened Ili ono of
murder. Whether it is so or not will not be for this wart
eventually to decide ; but, at all events, there are some
features belonging to this unhappy case which remove it
• long way from the ordinary description of murder, and to
which, therefore, it is well we should all direct our atten-
tion. Clearly in this mule there was no malice. Clearly in this
case the person who took the life of poor Brett bad no mali-
cious intention against him. Avoiding all political allusions
the whole of it was—as spoken to by one of the witnesses
—an attempt to rescue two persons who were supposed
to be, or were known to be, in the van. That
object, to rescue, was stated by one of the early witnesses;
and I hope that such faith as belongs to that designation
of their object will be in my favour. I cannot peas over
poor Brett a name without a word to his memory. I have
been here many years, and on all occasions have received
from him oonstant and unceasing civility, kindness, and
justice. livery person that knew him must feel sorry at
his death; allwho had to do with him must feel more than
sorrow. Amidst much of interruption, and much of cruel
opposition which I had to meet when I first came to Man-
chester, I always found that man faithful to his duty
a• • man, giving me every facility he could, always
with kindness of manner and of voice that must have en-
dared him to all who knew him, Pesos to his memory!
Now, sir, there is a subject to which I will direct your
attention. You heard from one of the later wit-
nesses what in fact was clear from the evidence given
by all the witnesses, but which I thought it right
to draw out specifically from one witness in particular
that there were a number of persons there who were mere
spectators, and who did nothing, and who manifested no
feeling whatever, and who, no way or the other, had any
sympathy with the ethics. It was one of these three
days in the week on which the gardens at Belle Vim had
particular attractiot:a more than at other time. This fact
will be clearly established that there are numbers of persons
active in the rescue and attack who are not here present,
and it is exceedingly possible—nay, there ia some proba-
bility—is the supposition the; a large portion of the injury
and outrage was done by persons who are not before you.
The death of Brett was the work of an instant. Those
who have seen the van can see that, although the damage
is clear and incisive, it would not necessarily involve the
labour of a large number. Persons, knowing an contras*
had been committed, seeing there are persons exhibited
to them not as being the persons, but as likely to have
been the persons and these prisoners so exhibited
being at like those who are not here, the tendency
is very strong—l do not say irresistible—to believe
that those exhibited are those who committed the out-
rage. I think it right again to protest against the
handcuffs—not for the cruelty, wickedness, or insult
to the general justice of the country which it in-
volves, but becalm it deprives the men of that Fa
tection which the law gives to the party accused. The
law says the prisoner shall be here. Supposing, for the
sake of giving a jocular illustration that it should be
decided by the bench that be should come here
with closed eyes, or bandaged could it be oon.
tended that he was " peesent ?" 'One of the most dis-
tinguished men in this city said to me the other night.
" For myself, I am unable to perform the act of thinking,
unless I raise my finger or my hands as lam doing now.
If I am chained, therefore. I am unable to think
so as to give me the power of writing." Ho went
on to sty that he would almost rather any other part
of his body were restrained than his hands. Ido not as
how it can be maintained for *moment that amen who comas
here under such a deprivation can be considered as " re-
sent" before this court. Mr. Roberta continued his address
et great length, reviewing the evidence given against his
clients, complaining of the reluctance with which the bench
had acceded to any proposal to give time for the defence,
also of the bias (HBO/ wed by some of the witnesses, and ex-
pressedhis rejoicing that Mr. Ernest Jones had thrown up
ef under the circumstances. He acknowledged the
fairness with which Mr. Higgin had conducted the prose-
cution. But with regard to the magistrates, he had been
obliged to forth them to give them the delay he required
for the preparation of his defence. He cried shame on ell
concerned In this. If he bad not succeeded in obtaining
this delay of half a day, the blood of his client might have
been on their souls.
Mr. Cot ham proceeded to call witnesses.
William DI ell, sworn—l am a obairmaker, at 18,
Cable-street. Knew the prisoner Brennan. Was in
Cable-street on the afternoon of the 18th September,
about • quarter to four o'clock, and saw Brennan there.
Was going to look at e clock. Saw him again at five
minutes past four to Mason-street, Rochdale-road. Had
known him two years, but was no relation, and was no as
Did not speak to him.
By Mr. Higgin—Was going to look at the clock at •
public-house to see if it was four o'clock, that be might get
back to tea. James Hayman and John Gallagher were in
the shop he worked at when he returned the first time.
By Hr. Cotthigham—Had only spoken to him once or
twice.

Hurst, policeman, said he took Shore into enstodyabout
five o'clock in Prussia-street. The prisoner ran away.
He overtook him, and struck him on the side of the head.
It was on the

Ralph Potts sworn—Lives at Ashton, ands a parlor.
The prisoner Johnson was one of his labourers, and was at
work for him on the 18th, between Gorton•lane and Cross-
lane. There were other men working with him. He
heir
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pant d was out of
signight.
By Mr. Higgin—The place of rescue was over a.mile
from where Johnson worked. Gorman, MICIIIIMIIII, Bridge,
and Broadhurst were his fellow.worionen. Heard of the
rescue about five o'clock.
_ _

James bfacmanus sworn—Worked with Mr. Potts, the
last witness, and fetched Johnson to work in the morning.
He continued to work with the prisoner till six, and went
borne with him by train to Ashton that night. He never
lost sight of him all day.
By Mr. Hiligin—He lives in Fleet-street, Ashton, sad
hes a wife. He lives with his mother.
Charles Bridge, another workman for Mr. Potts, said he
worked with Johnson all day on the 18th September at
paving. He was in sight of witness all day. They worked
all together.
By Mr. Higgin—The work they were doing was (or the
Gorton Board of Health. Mr. Lomas was their time.
keeper, and took down their time about half-past 4 that
afternoon.

/diel2;a Sardevan, sworn—lives at Ashton, in Woad-
street. Knew Johnson, and was working with him on the
18th of September. They began working at 6 and left off
at half-ic Went home with him at night to Ashton.
Mr. —Mr. Lomas is time-keeper, and dame after
4in the ternoon. Johnson was arrested in this court,
having come to prove an alibi for another prisoner.
Thomas Gorman sworn—His master was Bob Jeffries,
and witness worked with Johnson all day. They left
Ashton together and returned together, by train, at half-
past 6at night. The prisoner was never out of his sight.
John Broadhurst, another of the workmen in the same
employ, fully corroborated the evidence of the last Ave
witnesses.

Mr. Roberts asked U he oould hey' a summons to bring
the time-keeper into oourt to give evidence, bemuse be
took the time of these men a little after 4

Mr. Fowler said the time-keeper was out of his juris-
diction.
Mr. liobeite asked if the court would bind the wit-
name over to the amuse under the new act, and Mr.
Fowler venting they were again called into court and
formally entered into recognisance* in the required form.
Mary Bird, a jack tenter in a cotton mill, said she had
known Brennan as long as she eluld remember, and he
bad been living in the mime neighbourhood all that time.
He was a respectable, decent character. Heard of the
attack on the van at six o'clock. Wee in Oak-street as
twenty-minutes to four and at ten-minutes past four, and
saw Brennan both times. She bad been to look at some
bonnets in Oldham-street Knew the time beaus, she

looked et WHerrovee clock u els wait rd as Abe
returned.

The case for the defence was proceeding when our re-
port left.
There was a report current in Manchester yesterday
morning that an attack had been made upon the police at
Rochdale by Fenian, and that several of the °Moen of
the force had been shot. On subsequent inquiry the re-
port wee found to be without foundation.
Mr. Oottingham said that he did not wish to call farther
witnesses that day, but be would have one or two ad-
ditional ones on the morrow.

On the application of Mr. Bennet, Mr. Fowler directed
an officer to proceed to the grand jury room and inform
the witnesses that if any of them absented themselves to-
morrow, warrant. would be issued against them.
It being now past 6 o'clock, the court was adjourned
until 10 o'clock today.
Yesterday afternoon,_ Daniel !Redden, one of the four
men apprehended in Liverpool this week, on suspicion of
oomplicity in the outrage, was brought before Mr. Fowler,
and remanded till this day. He will be brought up with
the rest this morning. He is 25 years of age, a plasterer,
and lives in Cropper-street. The other three were not
identified, end were therefore discharged.

SZAECR IN SALTORD.—Yesterday afternoon information
was received in Manchester that Kelly, Dewy, and O'Brien
(who made his escape from Clonmel Gaol recently), were
concealed in Richmond-row, Manchester. There being
no street of this name in Manchester, it was determined
to search in Salford, there being two streets in that
borough bearing thisname—one in Pendleton, and the other
in the A.delphi. A body of police, exfoliating of eighty men
of the Salford fore*, and fifty from Manchester,
under the command of the chief constables of the
city and borough accordingly proceeded in the
first instance to Pendleton, where • line was drawn
around a large block of buildinp, and a thorough
womb instituted. hut nothing was found of the men
wanted. The police then proceeded to the Adelphi, when
a similar search was made with • like remelt, the only
positive evidence of Fenian proclivities discovered being In
the house of a man named John Daley, when two por-
traits of Burke, the Penis, cone sad copies of the
Krishnan were found. The of the police
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THE POLICE COURT&
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MANSION-ROME.

Charles Fan uagan , 27,71escrib7;41a; aClerk, was brought up
on remand, charged with embezzling two sums of 141. and
9/., the property of his employer, Mr. Thomas Flight,
No. 3, Bond-court, Walbrook.
Mr. Batt, solicitor, conducted the prosecution; and Mr.
Buchanan appeared for the defence.
It appeared that Mr. Flight employed several persons to
collect rents, and that the defendant acted as a distraining
broker, with a salary of :Zs. a week and 16 per cent. com-
mission. In August last he received 131. 17s. from Mr.
Townsend, a mattress meker, in Old-street-road, and a
sum of 9/. from Mr. Cutting, cabinet-maker, Curtain-
road, Shoreditch, both of whom were Mr. Flight's tanants;
but having failed to pay the money over to the cashier,
proceedings were instituted on the circumstances becoming

----Mr. Hatt stated that there were several other charges
of embezzlement against the defendant, but he was not pre-
pared to enter upon them yet.
Mr. Buchanan submitted that the defendant was entirely
innocent of the charges brought against him, inasmuch as
the money bad been paid in through the other collectors.
the practice being that when they failed to collect
the money, they put the matter into the bands of the de-
fendant, who, if he got the rents, paid them over to the
respective collectors without obtaining • receipt, end, con-
sequently, he had no hold on them.
Mr. Alderman Lusk, after putting some questions to the
solicitors as to the authority under which a person like the
defendant could distrain for rent, said, as they could not
instruct him he should send the case for trial to a superior
court. His impression had been that • broker was some-
body, but according to the law lea down here he was nobody
at all, and that the popular supposition that every Eng-
lishman's house was his castle was a myth. His opinion
was that when a man became a broker he ceased to be •
clerk, but the solicitor for the prosecution said "No ; "
(Mr. Batt wasunderatood to dissent from this observation)
and, therefore, it came to be • question of law which he
would not take upon himself to decide.
The prisoner was than committed for trial, and reserved
his defence.

GIIILDHLLL.
Joseph Hoye, 53 and PresetsHoye, 19, were placed at
the bar before Mr Robert W. Oazden, charged with stealing
two necks of mutton from • butcher's cart in King Ed-
ward-street, Newgate.street.
James Clifford, a butcher, carrying on business at 152,
Goldsmith's-row Hackney-road, said that about nine
o'clock on Wednesday morning he put two necks of mut-
ton into his cart, and went into the market for some more
meat, leaving the cart in charge of a man who was paid by
the butchers for looking after them. When he came beck
be missed the two necks of mutton. While he was looking
into other butchers' carte to see if be could And them, the
primmer Joseph Hoye came up and threw them into his
cart and then walked away. The prisoners were not
given into custody until that morning.
Mr. H. P. Monkton, a butcher in Liverpool-road, Wing-
ton, mid he had known the elder prisoner for many years
as a porter in Margate Market, and on Tuesday morning
be saw him take the two necks of mutton out of the com-
plainant's cart and give them to his son. His son said,
" Where shall I take them to r and be replied "To
'Potter's." Knowing that position to be out of the way for
Potter's, his suspicions were aroused, and be walked b the
side of the cart sill he met the last witness, who told' him
of his lose. Witness went after the prisoners and found
the father, and said to him " Joseph, a lad has lost •
pair of necks of mutton, and I have seen you take them
and give them to your boy, and you had better bring them
back." He replied, " Oh, then be has taken them out of
the wrong cart." Witness rejoined, "He did not take
them at all, but you took them and gave them to him."
Joseph Hoye then went in quest of his son, and brought
the necks of mutton back.

Sir R. W. Carden sentenced Joseph Hoye to two
months' imprisonment and hard 'Abair, and Francis Hoye
to one month.

SOUTHWARK.

A. respectable married woman was charged with stealing
a silver watch and chain from the person of John
Halliday.
The prosecutor, a singulerlooking man, raid that three
months ago he was one of the committee of the Reform
Association, and attended the demonstration at Hyde-park.
He bad then in his waistcoat pocket a silver watch, to
which was attached • gold Albert chain. Between nine
and ten that evening, after leaving his brother reformers,
be met the prisoner in the Boma h, and his watch and
chain were safe. He was not sober at the time, but be
went into several public-houses with her, and at last he
missed her and his watch and chain as well. On Wednes-
day afternoon he was in the Head and Flower Tavern,
Union-street, when be maw the prisoner and gave her into
custody.
In miniver to his Worship,
The witume said that he had previously charged
other females with steeling his watch and chain, and had
positively sworn to them, but it turned out that neither
of them was the party. After he left Hyde-park on the
day in question he drank a great deal with other re-
formers, and was the worse for liquor.
Sergeant Capon said be was on duty at the station-
house on the night of the reform demonstration, when
the prosecutor came to the station and made such a dis-
turbance that he threatened to lock him up unless he went
away. He was very much under the influence of liquor at

Police-oonstable 259 M said he wee on duty in Union-
street on the previous afternoon, when the prisoner was
given into his custody by the ptcoecutor for stealing his
vetch. She denied it, and gave her proper name and ad-
dress. He had since ascertained that she was a respect-
able married woman.
_ _

The prisoner deehsred her innocence, and mid she never
saw the prosecutor before in her life.
The magistrate bad no doubt of her innocence, and in
discharging her told her that she had a right of action
against the prosecutor for false imprisonment.

Douglas Praxeis Gray, Wated eight years and nine
months, was charged with setting fire to his father's
house, at Camberwell, on Tuesday morning, and abscond-
ing from his home. He was not of sufficient height to be
placed at the dock. Although so young he was last year
charged at this court with robbing his father. Mr. Neale
appeared for the father, with the view of getting the child
into a reformatory. On Tuesday morning the house was
on fire, and the primer had run away, and he was found
at Woolwich, and pared to Camberwell parish. He was
suffering from deems, and when before the magintrate
would not speak. Mr. Woolrych sent him to the infirmary
of the workhouse, and expressed his intention to seed him
to a reformatory school when cured, if not of sufficient
age for an industrial school.
THAMES.
George Hatt, a Custom-house officer, was brought before
Mr. Benson, charged with being drunk and incapable of
taking care of himself.
The prisoner was found in Church-lane, Whitechapel,
drank and incapable, and would have been robbed and
ill-
used if a policeman had not removed him to the station.
house.

The Defendant—The fact is that I meta few friends
from the country, and got drinking rum with them. I got
too much, and it overcame me.

The priloner war discharged.
Damsel James, • youth, was brought before Mr. Benson,
charged with unlawfully deserting from the fishing smack
OWINT'II Pride, before his term of apprenticeship expired.
Mr. Thomas Halliard, the owner, said the prisoner and
another apprentice desisted the vassal at Billingmate on
Tuesday. He had 12e. per week, was apprenticed for two
years, and went two trial voyages before he was inden-
tured. He was unable to complain of any harsh treatment.
The prisoner, in defence, saki the captain of the Owner's
Pride spoke harshly to him.
Mr. Benson said it was perfect nonsense for a great
lad like the prisoner, Just on the verge of manhood,
to take offence at a few rough words. He did not
think the charge of desertion was made out. It
was an absence without leave, for which the pri-
soner was liable to forfeit six days' pay for every
24 hours. As Mr. Halfyard had very Maly offered to
take back the apprentice, he would allow him to be trans-
ferred to another vessel on his solemn promise to behave
well and faithfully do his duty in future.
The Prisoner—l am very sorry. I will do my duty in
future.

--iii:-Benson—You are fined six days' pay, which the
owner will stop from your wages, sad you moat return to
your duty.
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i Robert Exuma Memos, • toiamonist,of the Pentonville-
road, King's-cross, was charged with committing an out-
Mrs assault upon Miss Mazy Anne Pritchett, a young
residing at El. tratheden-terrace, New-road, Hammer.
smith.
The complainant, whogave her evidence in a very modest
manner, said that shortly after 8 o'clock on the previous
evening she was walking along the Grove, Hammersmith,
in the company of Miss Brown, after attending a French
class, when she met the prisoner, who she saw, by his
walk, was not sober. Being fdraid of • tipsy man,
she tried to get out of his way, but he dodged
about in front of her, and at last drove her into
• field. He followed after her, when she screamed
loudly for assistance. He then seized hold of
her shoulder, and she said, " Let me go." He
replied, " I will have you Incense you ran away."
He then threw bee violently on to the ground, sad she
believed he fell to the ground also, but she
was too frightened to know the position he was in. At
that moment she saw a person crossing the field, and she
called out to him to save her. He caught hold of the pri-
soner by the collar, and threw him back. She then got
up and ran into the road. Miss Brown was on the footpath.
This evidence having been confirmed by other witnesses,
Mr. Towne, for the defence, said the prisoner was ex-
tremely sorry for what had happened, and hie answer to
the charge was that be committed the assault while in •
state of mad drunkenness.

Mr. Dayman thought a very great outrage had bees com-
mitted, obi he bestowed the prisoner to be committed far
three months with hard labour.

~TAe^prLoner sin
thein7MisOtireent would ruin him, and
asked tp magistrate to inflict • line.
Mr. Daymaa refused to alter his decision.

CRYSTAL. PALACS. ONZ SHILLING DAY. —.-
THURSDAY, Oor. 3, 1867. Munson:lns on payment,
2,354 ; ditto by mum times* I,ls2—Tonal visitors, 3,506.