The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-21 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Among the applicatic;;;;TideZMr. Elliott was that of
a mechanic who gave the name of Herb, and resides at
Southausptomstrtet, Wandsworth-road. He stated that
on Monday afternoon his little girl, named Emma Harb,
was returning Lome with another little girl from the Oval
National School, when they were accosted by a woman,
who gave them two oranges each, and asked them to go
with her. They at first refused, and the woman then said
that she would give applicant's daughter M. for herself,
and 3a. to take home to her mother if she (tie little girl)
would show her to Blaokfriars. The other little girl left
his daughter with the woman and went home.
The magistra`e—Where was this?
Applicant—Under the railway arch at Vauxhall cross.
The magistrate—What time was it?
Applicant—About four o'clock.
Thu magistrate—Was there anything particular about
the woman?

Applicant—She carried a carpet-bag.
The magistrate—You must go to the station-houae and
the police will make inquiries into the matter.
Applicant terying)-1 have been about all night to every
atation•bouae and workhouse, but can find nothing of her.
The inagiatrate—Do you think that she was taken away
for the purpose of stealing her clothes?
Applicant—Oh, no, pour child. I am afraid she has been
decoyed away for some wicked purpose.
The magistrate—You go to the station-house, and say
I sent you. . . .

The ipidicant then communicated with the police, and
the following are the descriptions of the child and the
woman by whom she was decoy,:d away : —The child is
eight years of age, light complexion, brown hair, blue
eyes, brown cotton dies., with yellow dowers, holland
jacket, and black velvet hat. The woman is about 2.5
years old, 5 feet 6or 7 inches high, fresh complexion.
black hair light cotton dress, black cloth shawl, with
fri,.ge, bla:ck straw bonnet, trimmed with black ribbon and
Sowers.

THE PROSECUTION OF EX-GOVERNOR EYRE..

After our report left yesterday,
Mr. Giffard proceeded to discuss separately the Mies
of Phillips, Vimn, Levien, and Brace, contending that
they were reasou.ibly suspected of high tremor), and
that even if they were afterwards found to be inno-
cent (though be did not go the length of admitting that),
it would no more justify these proceedings than, if Mr.
Vaughan committed a person for trial for felony and he
were acquitted, Mr. Vaughan could be proceeded against
for committing him. It was clear that he would not be
liable even if the person erroneously committed had been
illtreated in prison. There might have been excesses or
irregularities committed by subordinates during the con-
tinuance of mat tial law, which Mr. Eyre would regret as
much as any one, and which perhaps, if his attention was
willed to them, it might have been his duty to punish.
But it could not be supposed that he was a sort of universal
eye. seeing every detail of every occurrence, and it would
be absurd to hold hint responsible for any one of those
sets of cruelty and oppression on the part of per-
sons in positions of minor authority, which un-
happily were sure to occur in times of tumult
and disorder, and for which those who CisUAed the disorder
were really blameable. He contended that Mr. Eyre had
acted with wisdom and justice, especially in hie prompti-
tude in dealing with the leaders, for he knew the negro
character, sm. was aware that the people, though capable of
much ferocity in organised outrages, were incapable of
acting without leaders. He knew that the general popu-
lace would be easily reduced to peace and order when
they saw their leaders executed, en I especially the
wealthy and powerful instigators of the rebellion, who
after leading them into it had sought to escape the con-
sequences, but had been brought to trial and deservedly
punished. Mr. Eyre by his admirable promptitude, jus-
tice, and wisdom, had saved a valuable colony and pre-
served the lives f all the respectable inhabitants of the
island, whether white or coloured. Mr. Gitfard was about
to comment on certain statements of Mr. Eyre at the en-
quiry before the Royal Commission, when
Mr. Vaughan pointed out that these passages were part
of those which he had already decided were not evidence
before him. _ _ .

Mr. °HUH, with some warmth, contended that they
were, and upon Mr. Vaughan declaring that be would not
alter his decision on that point, Mr. Giffard sat down,
observing that if that was the magistrate's opinion, he
should not address him any further.
Mr. Vaughan said he had listened with great attention
to the arguments of Mr. Gifford, and he should have been
glad if he could have thought it consistent with his duty
to let the ease stop here. But, having heard all that had
been advanced by Mr. Gifford, in his mess able address,
he still felt it to be his duty to commit Mr. Eyre for trial.
The question was one of law and of fact. As to the
question of law, he considered himself bound imperatively
by the well-considered and luminous charge of the Lora
Chief Justice to the Middlesex grand jury in the case of
Nelson and Brand. He should hold it to be the height of
presumption in him, sitting here simply as conducting a
preliminary investigation, to seek to lay down anything
as an addition to, or gloss upon, the law as stated
in that charge. With regard to the facts, Mr.
Vaughan, after analysing them at some length,
said they appeared to be such as ought to be
submitted to the consideration of a jury. He therefore
felt it to be his duty to commit Mr. Eyre to take his trial
at the next Court of Oyer and Terminer at the Court of
Queen's Beech, and than informed Mr. Eyre (with the usual
caution) that if he wished to say anything in answer to
the charge, now leas the time to say it.
Mr. Eyre said that not upon him, but upon those who
had brought him here, werild fall the disgrace, that a man
who had served his country faithfully for twenty-six years,
and for twenty years in positions of high responsibility,
was now after two years and • half of unwearying and
most rancorous persecution about to be committed to •
felon's dock for having discharged his duty faithfully, to
the best of his ability, and irrespective of personal con-
siderations, saving indubitably a great British colony from
ruin, and the people from maineare, or worse than mas-
sacre. He did not envy the feelings of those who, con-
spiring to ruin a public officer, now at last succeeded in
bringing this additional stigma upon him, but he did re-
joice in believing that they formed but a very small section
of the community. [There was here a burst of applause
at the back of the court which the officers of the court
had some difficulty to suppress. One gentleman persisted
in shouting " You are not alone ; I am in England !" till
the ushers were obliged to put him out of the court.) Mr.
Byre proceeded to say that he gloried in the confident belief
that neitherthese views nor the magistrate's decision would
influence, or be accepted by the higher tribunal to which
thecae would now be referred, or by the large majority
of his fellow-countrymen to whose common rinse and sense
of justice be tient/drolly intruded his honour as a gentle-
man, and his character as a public officer.
Mr. Byre, who exhibibid considerable agitation, es-
pecially towards the close °lbis observations, sat flown
amidst renewed and tumultuous applause, again with dif-
ficulty suppressed by the officers of the court.
Mr. Vaughan—Mr. gyro , you are bound in 1,0001. to
appear to take your trial at the Court of Queen's Bench.
The proceedings then terminated.

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