The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-06 00:00:00

EXAILINATIOX OF MR. DIIIWILL

The commissioners appointed by the House d
Commas Warta Vaughmt, Lesidiegtos, mid Baritone,
to inquire isto Ile bribery and complies Assad to have
lama piths at the he. aid previews siestimas it Berwick-
upea-Twaed. as .d their Inantipatisa l ateraing.
The Right Has.Hasa Dimon. M.P., was the first within.
%Ma& Having has swim by Mr. Clohaldpe, the secretary,
I hi said :—I was Chancellor al the Zufaequer is Lord Derby's
adneableatioa. Became Chaseeller is the deeps of
goverament in March, 1868. Mr. Z. A. Zarb beams my
private secretary. Before that tithe I lathy Alistsweike
Brodie. I think 1 first knew bins dent two or three
mouths betas the forma/kg j the govern-
ment. My acquaintance with hi. nee out of
tbe disclosures which took plan respetlisi Wisdom.
Brodie had a great many Melds he the House
of Commons, who thought he bad bees buddy treated,
and that something should be less fee bins.
It wee thought that his laicism bad bean 4
great public advaatage, and that in conamanes
of giving it he had lost a public pm for
which be wee competent. It wee further thought that
it was a bad precedent, and would diseomps adminiatastive

reform, if groom who pve evidenee found thearehos in-
jured in ounsequence. I considered the ease, sad as it was
intended to make • representation in Brodie's behalf
to the government, it was thought the government
would not be averse to giving him some appoint-
ment. In that event. not being • supporter of
the government, I should not have interfered ; bat if the
ease of Weedon was brought before the House of Commons,
as it was supposed it would be, there was some intention
of incidentally mentioning the case el Brodie in the course
of the debate.

The Chief Commissioner—Had you been applied to by
Brodie and by his friends to interest yourself I• hie sees ?
Mr. Disraeli—Not by Brodie psnonally, bet by his
friends. I think I had given a half•pemio that I would
see Brodie, but I had never made a distinet appointment
with him. 0110 day, however, prior to the change of go-
vernment, I was leaving my residence in Park.lane for the
purpose of walking to the House of Honunons, when a person
addressed me and mid his name wan Brodie, adding that his
ace wan soma, Were the ►eew heloodisiely. He wished
to knew when be would be,. aa appikamt, which he
said 1 led goosiesd a hiesd at hie Withe s►ould hays.

The Chia Chmeinissur-11•1 yes ponied to um say
iallueses is premeisc an appolatmint he Brodie
Mr. Disselli—N 1 bad so illsamis at that time at all.
The Mel mor—l from yoar evidence
list you bed promised your fries& to interest yaws& for
Wm.

Mr. Diaraeh—l simply said that if the facts I had heard
prbvial to be true I should express some opinion upon the
matter when the cam tome before the Home of Commons.
When Brodie stopped am, I told hint I was walking down
to the boom and that if b. would walk with me I
would hear his dory. I listened to hie daemon!,
eel formed my °pinks of theiedividsal hens that later.
view. But Instead of the Wades make mining before
the house • most aampestad event haggenied—sossely, the
cheese cd 'oversees'. After the fenmation of the now
geminated I received • letter tram Bawls re.
riesling me of n 7 kind feelissa resaseser hie
ems sad eapreming • hope that _
as I was
no longer • mere member of parliament I would do mam-
afor him. I mode • minute upon that letter moos( •
deal of correspondence rvceiveal to this effect—" I
the person, and am rather interested in his case. Bee
hies to aseertaia what he wants." In the letter he mentioned
that there was • small office in the department with which
be was ooseected which was vacant at that moment. He
did not emetics what the office was, but said it would be
as exce/lest opportunity for effecting what his friends
wished. I made the minute, is ceder that Mr. Earle, my
secretary, might ascertain what Drib wanted. I
subsequently learnt from Mr. Bans that the Aloe
he wanted was that of servant saddler at the
' Tower, which was vacant at the time and to which •
of 2000. • year was attached. It was • situation for which
Brodie from his previous planed was competent so far as •
I knowledge of the bushes' was concerned, and 1 did not loos
• secesseit in TVOUVUTOViIag that he might to preferred.
The Chief Commissioner—But he was not amesesfaL
Mr. Dfareell—He would have been but for • par.
Carder remota It was neeemary to make some inquiries
before he could receive the appointment, and the remit
the implies was that, for mom which did not appear to
ow to involve any inipotation upon the moral character of
Brodie, it was found quite haposible that he could have
the Ala. or, UAW, had raj die under the Quest.
The Chief Coenniiseiwww—De you remember when it err
that that COMMUIVOIdO.IIII4 eevwywd to Beanie!
Mr. Dl•reeli—lt wessemenesienW tome at find, and I had
to consider what! should do. After osaskteratino I instructed
Mr. Earle to Me Bra* awd to ray Wet %fiance had bees
applied for, awarding tw pewit, bat That it could not be
=lfor mamas Ali bri we bed he Mika epee
s moral character, lent whisk it quite bi-
pessalle to hold nut • psespeet of Ms bib, pub& sweley•
nit. I air Brodie eareW times isi thie steed sahoupently,
WI I had no iatervlew with lima fa Dowaiginot or as
..lien After the Also he appOod for was
I smillwriagelga whit ommeof bleak wheiwhither
seake Eight wet be hie for him,
aural= thSt he had rosolid private empkoyment
which brireibil bit la WO& • year, sad all offorte es his
behalf eared. I leaked wee Brodie as • wan with an infir-
mity, bee That le woo linallass It sot rudely treated. I
saw bias hitasisseme them in the rr. In point
of feet he beim wry troublesome. The report to the
winseat reapsoing him was that De ins y
Maui He wail take off his hat and bow to Imo in the
An* szaiiimis.&"Thore In the as who was my biome'
Hs mat • great many papers to the Treasury. I aims maw
theft, but I believe they were very wild. He was ocm.
small! at Dowaimpireet. but I dinned ea VPVEiftiO• IV
hem Wen placed under the NITVVII•000 of the. pima Os
the 14th of April, IMO, I mar Brodie in the lobbies .01 the
Howe et Cesintoss. The cosusakeioners are aware that on
leaving the Home of Commons you come into the Carrel
Hall. I was ied:lig through Um Ceti Hall towards
the caning to the library, whoa • person
addressed me, whom di not receigniee until he navel
his hat. 1 llama =mod &mite. sad mat " Hwy fini
Brodie!" aad was on, whea he sate, " met his
awe will yes, sir —it's • :astir of We and itch. ad
• affeem Yr. Farb." Not Miss to
I west with him silo the corridor, which tit :11=C
resort and not at all secluded. I west late tor OS
the left, nor indeed le there • rem at all. He said • Ile.
Earle r rug to Berwick ua.Twud, and I can be of poi
use to bun, es I bars relatives and fried.therm" I Isid
him I had nothing to do with sash matters.
and 1 had no &ebb Idr. Berle had =lade bin
arrangemeets. He thee mid—"l beet • ant bowies,
piece of information to give to Mr. laelr r moo which I