The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-23 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Almost daily sinCeiii;orelSrixc7o;neil has been Issued
altering the system of obtaining foreign passports, especially
is met Priam, the magistrate at this court have received
appnoaticas from different individuals, male and female, gar
reentameadationa to the Foreign-dike for pus-
=h' nearly every Instance the ansgiebrates bus
unable to grant their requests, owing to the applisents
being unknown to them or any person concocted with
the court. Among the panes was a lady who sated
that her husband was an Englishman, at present residing
In Paris. He bad recently rent for her, and be expected
bar to arrive there on Thuredav, and being in this neigh-
bourhood she applied to his worship. for a recommendation
for a purport.
Mr. Burcham told her that he knew nothing about her,
consequently he could not comply with her request. Was
there anybody connected with the court who knew her?
A gentleman, who attended with her, said he could vouch
for her statement. He had known her husband foe many
years at the went-end of the town.
Mr. Bonham told him he was also unknown to him. If,
ea he said, the lady and her husband were known at the
West-asd, they had better apply to a police court in that
difftriet. . .

11r.Ifealtb, the brother of • forgeon In the Matldriers-
rad, aloe applied for a reoommendation to the Funks-0110%
M Gag& Ida to obtain • purport to France. He UAW
that he hod Important barflies* to transact there, and be
W act • neseat to tom He also oottrldued It a great
eadnesto and ISCOUTINIkate to both the mesas" and

appboants to hare to go through the @Mem now adopted
by the Foreign-office.
Yr. Horsham could not help that , but, an Mr. Smith was
known at this court, he would at once grant the recom-
mendation when he could get to France in a day or two.
Mr. Smith thanked his worship, and retired.

THE CHARGE AGAINST HR. ISAAC
BUTT, N.P.--(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the select committee appointed to
inquire into the truth of the allegations contained in the
petnite presented last night against Mr. Isaac Butt,
assembled in committee-room, No. 18. The members
of the committee present were General Codrington, Mr.
Beam* Mr. Serjeant Sir James Graham, Mr.
Miff Herbert, Kr. John t, Mr. Serjeant Dewy,
WOW WOKS Parka, sail Mr.
Mr. bass Mitt was la staadraos. as was acempanied
by Mr. rase sad Yr. BsgaslL The inquiry Intrusted a
ward al sensors, amisegat whom were several ladles who
sparred le be to seas way intereirtad In the daunts matter
viola laveelloties. The committee commenced proceedings
by sribriag As room to be cleared. After deliberating for a
Mr Meater streagers were re-admitted, what it was aa-
mould that the committee bed elected Bir James Graham
ss their cestrama.

The Chairmen seidjthe committee did not object to the
Crajkof the evidence to be taken before the committee,
ams tlislr wish that no comments should be made upon
tt rain. Roeh the
e stated the case which he proposed on
public grounds to lay the committee. The petitioner,
Mr. Coffey, wee an Irishman, who led rather a wild life in
his youth, and afterwards enlisted in the army of the Hest
India Company. He woe subsequently made Postmaster of
Knescher, and more recently he became the Poet.
master General of Scinde. There he got acquainted
with All ldoorad Khan, one of the amen of Scinde
whose territory had been annexed by the company,
end at the request of his highness he was induced to give
%lir:Li:face of postmaster, for the purpose of coming to
England to sae= In making out his highness's case in
Par ent. This was in 1806, and in conaidnetion of his
=rpm:Waring his office of postmaster, his highness agreed to
settle 1,0001. a year upon him for life. Immediately on ar-
riving in this country Mr. Coffey put himself in COl3lllllllliOWOllll
with several gentlemen, one of whom was Mr. Butt. With
tottaLentlentan he made en agreement whereby the hon.
was to undertake the charge of AU Moored
Khan's case in the How of Commona, In consideration of
hie being paid 6,0001. in the event of the case succeeding,
and 6,0001. more should it become neoeeeary for him to go
out to India during the progress of the case. It
would be shown by the evidence that Mr. Butt received two
ow
of 3001. and 1,6001. on account of the first of these
gum The money was paid by cheques. The first was
handed to Mr. Butt by the petitioner himself, and the second
by All Moored Khan, who shook hands with the hon.
ammiber what he handed it to him.

Mr, Coffey, who wee then etainined, deposed to the
in the petition, and stated positively thet he gave
tiL:7lltt a cheque for 3001., and saw the Ammer give him
another cheque for 1,900!. The services which
Mr. Butt was to render wee the advancing of the Ameer's
tale in parliament and conducting the negotiations arising
out of it with the Court of Directors and the Board of Control.
Mx. Coffey wee under examination wham our report telt.

The Proanan hfonitests publishes the following:—
"From !he moment of our touching the Prussian soil, after
our marriage, we have received so many precious testimonies
of the sincere Interest taken in our happiness, that the es-
membruice of them will never be effaced from our memory.
We have only been able to ismer those sentiments to a few
pewees, and to thank them for all the manifestations and
presents which have been made to no. By thus publicly ex.
pressing those sentiments to the whole country, we do it with
the following prayer —' Nay God bless mew country with
his richest gifts, now sad for ever I '—Fsinstmc WILLIAM,
Vicrolus..—Berlin, Feb. 19."

Mr. and Mn. Fletcher and Mies Leialey hare
anfved at the Queon's Hots), Upper Norwood. Mr. and
Mrs. Lownde• have arrived at the sane estabßgtmeat.

DZATII OF A BELGIAN Reertsemcrerteg.—The
Iredsposiranos Beige of yesterday warm any :—" It le with
the profoundest grief that we acquaint the country of an
Immense lose. N. Daßosse, the honourable representative of
Liege, died suddenly this morning in this city (Smith),
from an attack of apoplexy. To-morrow we .hail say what
N. De!fore wee; to-day, before a tomb so prematurely
opened, we can only bow the heed in silence." M. Delforis
was formerly, we believe, the president of the Belgian
Chamber.

The next Indian telegram will be due in England
the la of March. It will contain news from Bombay to
the 9th inst. An Australian telegram will be also due on
the Ist of March. It will contain news from Sydney up to
the 11th ult., and from Melbourne up to the 16th ult.
SOUTH K INRINOTON lduazuk.—During the week
4 Feb. 20 the visitors have been ea follows : On
11 7=
y, Timothy, and Saturday (free daye2t,41:896 ;
at Monday end Tuesday (free evth(np), 187 ; cm
the three students' days (admiithon to the pee ed.),
819; the 'lndents' evening (Wednesday), 132 ;
8,984.
MOCK AYCTIONB.—The mock auction nuisance,
which had become rids In Liverpool, will now be for a time
menaded, es half-e.doren of the moist notorious pereou
=dyed to them were committed for trial by the local =sea
betas= Saturday. They " conducted " an eitenaith seta-
Mamma la Iced-street, sad had branch houses hi other
ports tithe town.
EXTRAORDLNARY HIGHWAY ROBBERY. -- NOT-
TI71011•11, MONDAT.-011 Saturday afternoon, the 20th
{nat., an Irish pig drover, named Pinder, WU .posted by
three mw is market (where ha had been selling his
stock) saran sone purchases which they wished to man
Nadas lad sat the unsold animals to the reiney-
.
Nettinglan le be canned to Derby, telling the mst=
be wee abort to proceed to the sans town by rail.
They amnia that as they von going to the
seas lark sad had with this. a abide, he had
better rids with tan, and they could talk over their bushier
on ths way. To this Pinder (who was slightly the wens
Is' liquor) agreed. and they left the tows aka beif-aS
In is a art. Alia they had drives shad alb
suelaly Piadar, wbo struggled with his
sate end cried bevy tor lelhaThey, bewear, suseesded in
eating sot his anneed tram SOL to 404,
sad tan *aid ras the viable all drove atisidy away.
Ainielnes sew /,bet thastears sescesdel ocean
with their boar. WinmEsa was Immelleisiy given a
the Oka end Gersugh the selle=dile=anden Pahr
nape, are et the Me, nerd sad
Illsalseell, Win appnbaill yeekedey. The primers
nil be brown barn the wean ancistrieles le-sorrow.
8111121.2 e, MONDAY, Noon.—W• ars experiencing
tough weather on the terethaest sun This mooning the
Oserp Patriot, Naples Peeled,llwase, Tallest, end Jan,
sea-bdut ass* hare put beak. ant dna with loss of
bulwarks. Mast ot then vans lad lea tree the Tale
• banight, but bed ben le we sinew In Lin
Iliesla iv la
day
la Day. soda trying le asks a ne-
ap Mil day lad ben ankh< a a seas/ ph. Lea
night the bag geiss4 et_ Yrblih7 wet Illadult le Trill'
me& Pena wade &acuity was aperineed
resseing ne mew, thresigh the rocket Huss having fouled.
They wan bank harem, stoat Ares hours shit the
wad asap. Me was braking up this more The
Cbaingien ben arm saner, Wafts with goods
New and Lenin,bas ban eligsd to put back this
sesning.
Cirrow. Patens—Gin Illinuxo DAY.
120NuT. Pon 22.—AansinsM papaw, 642 ; stile
bf mai ilel fa; Nil, 14