The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-03 00:00:00

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LKAGINALII CONVIR&ATION.

(From Amok)
MI lA= OF D--.Y. LORD UT-T.

Lord D. You have been looking over lay list of I
minimises—my Correct Card--end I do not observe, Edward,
that 'apemen of lively satisfaction which good news should
impart be the emottensnos ef the phihmthroplet.
Lord S. My dear father. there is certainly a good deal to
be said for these parsons—for some of them at lenst. Yes, on
looking aria, I may obwrse, unhesitatingly, that there is
noting to be mid against several of them.
D. (lesepting). Then don't look sny more, plow, If
looking sots yen on that eliding scale of miss. I eat sure
that I made a very good Cabinet.
Levi 8. Tlwa very best that can be mode out of oum
mitterkle.

Lent D. A much but ter than the one which you
6i the Commons have been pleased to kick over. lirea
msen,
Mere is a better Premier, eh
Lori 8. (laughing). Of course, my dear father, an goirlish
sari is bMeer than an Irish viscount. But, filial admiration
apart, there can be no doubt that in several of your appoint.
matte the covadry gets the services of better man than the
be

Lord D. My chancellor, brides being one of the most
popular men in London, is surely an Improvement on Lord
Cranmother.
Lord B. Ile knows nothing of Chancery, and he hates the
Jews.
Lend D. Both virtues in their way. Well, then, Ellen-
121=1saxes& Mr. Vernon Smith.
18. How good Dr. Johnson is in the " Bejseled
Adifearad• Garet she Ngsfp/Nrsi, pow* et

cools. -
lord D. Nally will do nothing by halves, you irreverent
Allow. Aid is not Pakington a better First Lord than Sir
Charlie Wood?
Lord B. Sir John is a first-rate man, and has given me
two surprises , first, that he should take the Admiralty, and
stmeedly,that be should take anything.
Lori D. Entre sour, I thought he would have made a
welting race of It, but that's his business. He aqualifiee
himself from moms other running which people supposed he
would have made. So be it. Now, instead of your name-
sake, there's Healey.
.Lord.B. Humbleby Orombleby's grave as an owl
All the day long he does nothing but growl."
Acc:frorymcd tam of buainses, though le la not likely to be
in history with Orator Henley.
Lord D. I had a great mind to offer him Ben Hall's de-
partment, only folks would call him Henley-on-Thames.
Lord B. And so John Manners is to deems the Thames.
I know one way in which he'll never do it.
Lord D. By setting it on fire eh P No. But if things g•
tight, I mean to give him a goo'd start into popularity. Ben
Hell hoe made a Fork for the people, and stook up a
with a toll to keep them out of it. Johnny shall pit=
tolls over.
Lord B. Allow mato congratulate you on yom Privy Seal.
Lord D. Well, be is • Near-Admiral, and ha is not Clan-
rkarde. I don't know much else to be said for Hardwick*.
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TAB CHARGE AGAINST .KR. L BUTT, ILA

After our report left yesterday,
Mr. George Meetings Otway, Q.C., mid that he kw, Mss
Butt. After Trinity Term, 1867, he had some otemersetim
with him about going to India. Mr. Butt told him of ism
Indian Prince who had come to Bagland to obtain • veenter
non of his territory, and that he Wei anxious that seam per•
son ofcharaster amid go with him. Ha told him that hi knee
to have 10,0001. ; sad he advised him to go. Mr. Batt else
spoke to Dr. Stokes on the 'abject.
Mr. David Boys, a member of the Irish bar, said that
towards the latter end of June he had a conversation with
Mr. Butt, at hie Loose in Dublin. Mr. Batt told all who
were esiensbled there that he had an offer to go to India with
a satin Prince, to advocate his claims them, and that he
was It
ed.
ibP aims 10,0001. Mr. Butt consulted Dr. Stokes sea
add
=Heys, an allow la the Wien rawly, mid he re.
• oenvenstio• between Moo red and Mr. Butt
in the Arm week of July, 1867. Mi
r. Bon told him to ask
the Ammer whether he hod seat a message that lb. easy
had woo akeetlat him. Tho Amer mid no. Mr. Batt
that mind eliter it bed Um repremated to him that
wow had Melt spent en his behalf for the purpees of mo.
istfluence, and the Ammer said it had
noewtialLer.tatmartarYthen told him that if anyone made mash re.
pienstatione to him that they a ould be false, that if mum
wee so spent It would ruin his cams, and that if it wee dew
Mr. Butt would have nothing to do with him. The Aiwa
replied that he was not to deficient In sense as to believe
such tales as that. Mr. Butt then mused the Amer to be
asked whether Mr. Coney still Maimed his oonademos, "don
the A mow se4.l he
By Mr. Bouverie—Nothing wee mid by the Amer about
any payment to Mr. Butt.
Mr. James Coffey was called and examined by the chair-
man—He and his two brothers, with Mr. Butt, were engaged
in the Ameer's case. He never had any conversation wok
either of his brothers in refmanos to remuneration to be

gins b; Mr. Butt fin his arreleie on. behalf at As Amor.
He sever heard that rereenneellem was proposed to be glum
to him until within the last fortnight. In July, 1867 Mr.
Batt told him that he had an air to go to India with the
Amur and he concluded that it was a recent arrangement.
He to&% them that he wan to have 10,0001., but witness did
not hear anything that induced him to conclude that it was
pert payment for past service.. In none of his conversa-
tions with hie broker Edward was there any reference to
payment for Mr. Butt's put parliamentary services. The
witness went into a long explanation of • letter he had written
to his brother Edward complaining of his conduct, and show-
ing that certain matters had been concealed from him by Mr.
llopto: knowledge of which induced him to change his
and to exonerate his brother from biome.
Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, M.P. Under Secretary of State
for Fudge Affahe, warcelled. In July 1867, he had •
em with M. Butt to the house. Mr. Butt told him
he had en offer to go tor,ltdia ma confidential adviser of the
Amur Ali Moored. e"
Mr. Holmes, the parliamentary agent, war called, end
stated that he drew up the evidence of Mr. Coffey for the
r. of having It submitted to parliament in the form of •
tion. (The original draught of the evidence was read by
Jammu Graham, and warn confirmatory of the evidence
given by Mr. Edward Coffey in his examination in chief.)
He had not any of the original papers in him poseesmion.
Them war an impression that he was privately communicat-
ing with Mr. Butt, and he therefore returned the
Mr. Anderson, manager of the Mercantile BanrePrChina,
produced • memorandum of a cheque dated 12th August, for
the payment of 3001. to Mr. Butt. It war contained in the
course of Ali Moorad's account. The cheque was drawn
=he bank—not a =an of money paid on the bank
The cheque had been sent to Bombay, for the
Ameer as a voucher.
By Kr. Roebuck—He could not say whether the
was messed or not. If it had been a crossed cheque, be
presumed that there would have been found in their books
an entry of the name of the bankers through whom it was
Paid.
Mr. Butt was recalled, and was examined by Mr. Serjunt
Deasy, in reference to the pecuniary chargee against Mr.
Edward Coffey, made in the evidence of previous days. He
mid be had not • very accurate recollection of what ha earl
at the Board of Control, but he was under the impression
that he said he had been to the Board of Control, and mo-
tioned that he had received those sums which Ali Akhbsr
had mid had been
to tro d ated by Mr. Edward Coffey.
That explanation he had given Mr. David Coffey.
The Chairman inq whether there was any more evi-
dence, mad Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Deny both iMd they had
nothing mere to produce. Both gentimmo, sleet commits-
Mims, waived their right to alms the emareittee.
Sir Jesse Graham tam annomeel that the inquiry hid
dosed, Miditrat the committerethdtmet ie-reorrww (this
day) at twelve o'clock, for the gewgaw et drawing up their
7111 but that the public 'maid net be adodtsed.
committee then adjourned et heit-post live o'clock,
until this day at noon.