The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
The Emperor yesterday received General Count
de Crenneville, who returns to Vienna.
" The children of Lucien Bonaparte who are
almost now in Paris," says the Siecte " have just
been painfully afflicted by the intelligence of the
death of their mother, which took place on the 12th
inst. at Smigaglia, in the Roman States."
An Imperial decree dated yesterday confirms the
grant of the military medal made bythe commander-
in-chief of the army of the East to 30 marines,
gunners, and sailors, who have distinguished them-
selves before Sebastopol.
The Moniteur publishes a decree making a con-
cession to Messrs. Vautherin, Guenard, and B egad,
representing the Franche Comte Iron and Foundry
Company, of a railway from the mines of Ougney
to the Dijon to Besancon line, and thence to the
Canal from the Rhone to the Rhine.
The Moniteur says :—" In order to favour small
capitalists who seek in the rente a bona fide invest-
ment, the subscriptions to the loan of 750,000,000 fr.
for 50f. of rente and under are not liable to redac-
tion. But as attempts at speculation may prevent
the object of the Government from being attained,
the Minister of Finance, to prevent abuses, has
decided that collective demands for 50fr. rente and
under shall not be admitted, and that the same
subscriber shall not be allowed to divide a larger
sum into several demands of 50fr. Subscriptions
made contrary to these prescriptions will be an-
nulled."
We read in the Pays :—" A letter, in an Eng-
lish journal, has again to-day alluded to a circular
in which Count Walewski is said to have announced
to the French diplomatic agents that the Western
Powers no longer felt themselves bound by the
four guarantees. Our private information enables
us to state in the most positive manner that no
such circular is in existence."
• The Panama steamer took her departure on
the 17th from Marseilles, having on board 450
soldiers, belonging to the 35th Regiment of the
line, 56 horses, and 500 Russian prisoners, who
are to be exchanged for as many French soldiers.
Propositions for an exchange of prisoners having
been accepted some short time back between the
belligerent parties, M. Wasilieff, a Russian arch-
priest, arrived lately at Toulon with the mission
of fixing the bases of this operation. The condi
tions having been agreed to, the Russians who have
been taken out by the Panama are to be restored
to their country. The New York and the Swift-
sure left Marseilles on the above date for the East,
the former with 80 men belonging to the artillery
and 150 horses on board, and the latter with 150
men and 253 horses.

BOURSE, Jut 19.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4i per Cents 92 50 92f. 75c.
3 per Cents 66 55 66 80
Credit Mobilier 977 50 Roman
Credit Fonder 527 50 Austrian -
Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes 36
Piedmontese B6 75 Home Debt 303/4
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.
fr. c. fr. C.
Orleans
Western 765 -- Rouen
Cotte
Mediterranean — Havre 652 50
Northern

THE LATE WS i'fj RBANcEs IN inrDE.

PARK.

INQUIRY INTO THE ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
OF THE POLICE.—(THIS DAY.)
The Commissioners took their seats this morning in
the Exchequer Court shortly after 11 o'clock.
Mr. James F. Galbraith, 177 Piccadilly, and justice
of the peace for Argyle, was in the park on Sunday
afternoon, the let inst., and walked along the north side
of the Serpentine. He spoke to the respectability of the
assemblage—anything but the canaille of London—and
their orderly conduct between the statue of Achilles and
the Serpentine, and the ruffianly and disgraceful charge of
police on them. The police were urged on by amounted
policeman, who waved his whip, and appeared annoyed
that they did not use their truncheons more freely.
Their conduct was exceedingly alarming. No warning
was given by the poiice before they charged the people.
He walked towards the receiving-house, and the people
all along were behaving well. The conduct of the police,
in three or four of them seizing and carrying of a boy,
caused much excitement and ridicule, and when the
cabs came for the prisoners the people shouted, in
allusion to the connection of the police with the
Government, that " law-makers should not be law-
breakers." There was no person addressing the as
semblage, but the expression of the people amongst
themselves appeared to he that it was a contemptible
and melancholy affair legislating or interfering about
such a trifling thing. He considered the notice issued
by the police had the effect of attracting numbers to the
Park. He was formerly commissioner of police for
Glasgow, and had seen the police act on different .oc-
casions. There was not a mob or, this occasion, nor
any rioting, and the police did not act with their usual
forbearance and discretion.
Mr. Charles Daniell, mining agent, 2, Upper Baker-
street, saw a policeman strike a boy he had in custody a
blow on the head. After that he saw 344 A strike a boy
a severe blow on the loins, which caused the boy to gra-
dually fall down from excess of pain. The people cried
" Shame," and the policeman slunk away, evidently
ashamed of his conduct. The lad was standing
out of the crowd and two hundred yards from
the railing. Another policeman ran after a boy about
14 or 16 years of age, and, missing him with his trun-
cheon, kicked at him, winking at another policeman as
if pleased at his manly conduct. From what he heard
of the conversation of persons as he passed there ap-
peared to be more annoyance felt sgainst the Sunday
Beer Bill than the Sunday Trading Bill.
Mr. William H. Heysham, banister of the Western
Circuit, said he bad come off circuit especially to give
evidence on this inquiry. He was in the Park, near
the Achilles statue, walking towards the Serpentine,
when he was advised by a policeman to go no further.
He saw a large number running across the Park towards
Oxford-street, and he left the Park to proceed home ;
by mistake he got into Park-street, and saw a crowd of
about three or four hundred persons in front of Lord R.
Grosvenor's' house ; there were a few " roughs" there,
and all he heard were cal's for Lind Robert to give
them a speech, to which a gentleman in the crowd
replied they would not get it, fur Lord Robert was
out of town. The invitation to Lord Robert to come
out was said as "chaff," rather than anything to compel
him to do so. The crowd was rather an aristocratic one,
comprised of many of the inhabitants of the street, He
saw about 30 or 40 policemen sally out as if from Lord
Robert's house and use their truncheons indiscriminately.
One man was knocked down, and afterwards struck
when on the ground by the same policeman, which
caused the people to cry " Shame." He saw a gen-
tleman who bad been struck by a policeman, who
pointed out she policeman, but witness was unable
to take the number from - the scroll work round the
figures. He thought it was 184 C. He certainly saw
84 C. The police acted like savages.
Mr. Charles H. Elt, bookseller, 18, High-street,
Islington, on his way to Brompton on Sunday, the Ist
inst., was induced, from seeing the police notice, to go
out of his way to the Perk. The superintendents of police,
who were on horseback, gave their orders in an angry,
arbitrary, and he might say brutal manner. The police
as a body, he thought, acted with moderation. When
first he entered the Park, the man who jumped into the
Serpentine was not pursued by the police. Witness
understood he had been twice apprehended, and escaped.
The Park had much of the appearance it presented on
the opening of the Great Exhibition, without the riff-
raff. He thought the police by their subsequent con-
duct were exciting the angry feelings of the people.
Mr. James Carlow, 6, Caledonian-crescent, King's-
cross. He described the general misconduct of the police
in similar terms to the witnesses already examined.
Seeing a policeman in a very excited state—his face
pale, lips quivering, and the perspiration streaming
down his face—he said in a friendly manner, " 402 A,
keep cool, friend." A mounted policeman rode up to
him immeeia,tely, his horse's head touching witness's
shoulder, and called out at the Caine time pointing to
him, " Take that man into custody." Witness,
not wishing to experience any ill-treatment,
went forward, when he was taken hold of by
two of the men, one of them being 402 A, and
taken away, the superintendent saying, "he would
charge him. ' He was dragged down the drive by these
men, although he offered no resistance, and from 402 A
walking faster than his friend he had to proceed crab
fashion. On witness complaining of 402 A holding him
too tight, he replied, " Oh, you want it tighter
do you," and tightened his grasp ; and on
his remonstrating with him for • walking so fast,
he forced him along faster. When in Picca-
dilly the police cabs were not there, and not wishing
to walk to Vine-street he c tiled a cab, but the polibe-
men refused to let him enter it. When near Swallow-
etreeti close to the station, they politely informed him
he might have a cab. At the station house he was
charged by 402 A with being riotous and disorderly,
and was locked up in the cell into which Mr. Mair and
a barrister were afterwards placed. He passed as plea-
sant a night as be could, walking one pace forward and
backward. The heat was excessive. Witness frequently
requested the police to send for bail, but they refu-ed,
saying they could not attend to him from the pressure
of business. Afterwards he heard orders had been given
to the police to bail no one. The prisoners received
petty annoyances from the police on duty at the station.
He with others were taken to Marlborough-street about
4 o'clock on Monday afternoon, where, without being
brought before the magistrate, they were informed all
might be bailed who could procure it. On his return to
Vine-street station he was locked up in company with
six lads, and afterwards bailed about 9 o'clock. When
brought before the magistrate on Tuesday he was dis-
charged without any charge having been brought against
him.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ellice—lt was Superintendent
Martin who gave him in charge.
Mr. Joseph Croker, merchant's clerk, 39, Mincing-
lane, walked on the north bank of the Serpentine. He
described the conduct of the police and their indiscri-
minate attack on men, women, and children. Several
ladies and gentlemen were driven ankle deep into the
Serpentine. He heard several remarks made by per-
sons conversing in groups ; one man said " the House
of Commons was behind the age," which was acquiesced
in by all who heard it. (Laughter.)
CLEFT SITTING.]