The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-16 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

After Term Nisi Prius Sittings at Westminster.—(Before
the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
RIAL ♦LLAH V. WIIITHHURBT ADM OVUM

This wax the thinl day of the hearing of this case, which
wax an action for libel against the Daily Telegraph. Great
interest prevails in the progress of the case.
Mr. Serjeant Parr►, Mr. Baker Green, Mr. Butler
Rigby, and Mr. B. Dunphy appeared for the plaintiff;
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, Mr. Mon-
tagu Williams, and Mr. Henry James, were counsel for
tho defendants.

The plaintiff's examination in chief was continued—
Before my arrest at Paris, in 1866, 1 had received informa-
tion from the Brussels bankers of Osman's forgeries. I
communicated with Mows. Brugemann, and I informed
them that I was ready to moist them in discovering
the forger. It was not communicated to me that
Orman laid committed the forgery. This was
about the beginning of May. I wits arrested and
put in prison, and all my papers wore seized and
tiouismittesl to the Belgian authorities. My papers in.
London were also seized. I was three weeks in prison'
before I knew the nature of the charge. I wrote
a letter of complaint to the Emperor, and I was
given up to the Belgium authorities after being in
prison three months. I was kept in custody there
until the mid of October, when the trial commenced.
I was interrogated privately in prison for three weeks,
between 9 and 4 o'clock. My answers were taken down
in writing. Three judges presided at the trial and there
was a jury of 13, the extra man being called in the event
of one of the 12 bang taken ill no as to get the verdict of
12. He did not retire with the others to con.
eider the verdict, but he agreed with them
in the verdict of acquittal. (The plaintiff was then ex-
amined as to what transpired at the trial in Brussels, to
show the omissions in the report published in the Daily
Telegraph, the exaggeration of the proceedings, and other
alleged inaccuracies, as well as the reiteration of the
charges preferred against him.) The report was in favour
of suicide, and not murder. There were, however, divided
opinions upon the point expressed by the gunmakers called
for the prosecution. At the end of two hours the jury came
into court with a verdict in my favour. The announce-
ment was received enthusiastically. My hands were
nearly shaken off, and on the following day a number of
persons called on me and offered to pay my expenses. I
am a naturalised British subject.
Cross-examined by Mr. Coleridge—A bey means a colonel
or a governor. The Sultan has given me a flrumnouid calla me
Bey. The Bey of Tunis gave me a commission, and called
me colonel ; and in my pompon I am described a colonel.
I was offered a governorship near St. Jean d'Acre by
Ribble Pacha, Secretary of the English Embassy. I was
with my wife at Constantinople there. I was introduced to
Lord Palmerston and Earl Russell, and I dined with the
latter at the embassy when Mehemet Puha was here.
I have dined with Lord Craniworth and Sir Page Wood,
and lam very well known to them. I know Mr. Moore,
consul-general at Beyrout. I know his son, Lionel,
attachi at Constantinople. I do not know if he is in
this country. He was a child when I saw him at Bey-
rout. I was then at schooL My father was
then dead. I do not remember my father.
He died when I was a child. My brother
was a merchant and money lender at Beyrout He had
reverses of fortune at times. 1 was there when Sir Hugh
Boer, now Lord Strathnairn, was there. I went with
him as interpreter during the Syrian war. He brought a
letter of introduction to me from a gentleman at .IWta.
I was about 16 or 17 years of age then. I never
helped to clean his boots. I was not with him as
his groom. When I was wrecked with my wife we lost a
very large quantity of valuable jewellery and money—
about 6,t100L worth together—l don't know how much
my wile claimed for the jewels alone. I can't say how
much to a 10001. or 2,0001. It occurred nine years ago.
I lost 3,000 f in the Bosphorus. I had insured from shore
to shore. I was in • boat. The motley was lost and has
never been recovered that I know of. Divers were employed,
but nothing had been found. I tumbled out of the boat
and lost the money. I got raved. I was in company with
the banker. As I was humbug the money to him another
steamboat passed and agitated the water, and I fell over-
board. That claim is now disputed. The company told
me I should have been paid if it had not been for what
appeared iu the Telegraph. I hope I shall get the money
soon. This occurred in April after the Brussels trial. I have
sold part of my estate in Syria. It now. produces about
2001. per annum. I never read the marriage settlement,
but I knew its substance. My wife was worth 180001., and
not 23,001.1. When I married her she had a great many
jewels, but I don't know what they were worth. 3.10111.
was advanced to me from the 16,00e1. after the marriage ;
5,00 W. wan settled upon Roadie'', and the rest was
at her disposal. Readley died just before coming
of age, and it reverted to me. I never had any
difference with my wife. It was • surprise to me
when I heard it so stated. The will of 1860 was executed
by my wife just before our going abroad and her dying at
Cologne.
Mr. Serjeant Parry—Without a will Risk Allah would
have taken everything under settlement.
Plaintiff—The illness of which she died commenced at
Paris, and when I was at Constantinople. At the end of
1863 I became acquainted with Mr. Bingham. He was
a man of large fortune, and lived as such near Can-
terbury. I became very intimate with him. I first met him at
Malta, when he was in the navy. I was acquainted with him
about three months, or lees, in this country. I was Mrs.
Bingham's intimate friend also. I interfered several
times to reconcile them. She was his second wife. I did
not know that she was below him in station. She was
an excellent wife, and her manners those of a lady. She
had no children. I saw her constantly at the limns-
wick Hotel in London. He did not drink so much when
in London. I only saw him once excited in London. I
did not see him drunk there. Mr. Bingham parted with
to me the New Brunswick stocks. I had some Turkish
Conwili&a. I saw him several times about them and
sometimes alone. I made over to him some in exchange
for the New Brunswick bonds. In 1863 I purchased Como-
lidk in the Fkiglieh market through brokers. After his
death Mr. Bingham's executors applied to me relative to
the New Brunswick beads, when I informed them or
any one else for the first time they had been exchanged for
Cousolidia. I was applied to, and gave the particulars
of the Turkish Consolides. I had separate dealing with (lan-
garde, partner of Abbey Brothers, and he is dead. I don't
remember if the Consolides were, in the keeping of
any ?mon now alive. They wore kept either by him, or
in a tin box at Messrs. Herres', my bankers. I kept the
key of the box; they knew nothing of its contents. I
took the box to the Brunswick Hotel, but I cannot say if
they wore in it. Mr. Bingham changed his bankers
to Meson. Berries at this time. He was related to the
Barings, and banked with them. He changed his bankers,
he told me, because they would not let him draw small
checks. I can't say if there is anyone alive who saw the
Consolidis. One of the partners of Masers. Abbey, now in
London, might have seen them before I parted with them
for the New Brunswick bond,. (The bank book was pro-
duced, and the transactions in Consolithis media May and
March, 1863.) The money value of the exchanged stock
was about 1,300-32 Consolides for 16 New Brunrwicks.
Ile handed me back 2,0110 of the Consolides for
1,0001. that I bad advanced to him in money. I
am not aware that I said I was under a
solemn oath not to reveal the transaction in Consolides.
If I have said 110 it must be a =Wake. I think his wife
knew it. I did not part with any of the 2,000/. returned
Consolides to Mrs. Tustice or any woman to whom I owed
money. Mrs. Justice did not go with my authority to
Power and Davis to dispose of ConmaidM. I lent
her tome money and I gave her a New Brunswick
bond upon which to obtain. it. I told her
to ray if she was asked where she came from she Was to
as the Turkish gentleman, Mr. Shadwell's friend. I
did not authorise her to um Mr. Shadwell's name —that
she came from him. The remaining Consolsilis Mr.
Bingham ppaarted with to Mrs. Wallin When I gave
the Conaolidfs to him he put them under his pillow, as
he lay in bed suffering from an injury to his foot.
saw them handed to • messenger who came for them
for Mrs. Wallis. At Mr. Bingham's request
I went with the momenger and saw them de-
livered to a lady waiting ui a carnage outaida the
Brunswick Hotel. I saw her once before, but I have not
soon her since the transaction. The first time I saw her
was at the hotel door. Mr. Bingham gave me a letter she
had written to him for me to meet her and prevent her
coming. I was to intercept her. I had an idea she was
staying at the Norfolk Hotel, Paddington, but I don't know
for certain. I have not shim found her. I was
asked at his death to account for the Consohdes. The
mutter is now pending. 1 cant say if I took back any-
thing from Mrs. Wallis to Mr. Bingham. In Chancery I
produced a receipt which I fully believe the man gave to
Mr. Bingham, which he handed to me. I might
have raid I took it from the lady and hand s 1
it to Mr. Bingham. I had forgotten which it was. I
gave the paper to my lawyer. 11r. Bingham gay.' it to
me to keep, that his wife should not know it. When
I was asked to explain I produced the paper. Mr. Bing-
ham wished ma to arrange tle dispute Istwata him and