The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-19 00:00:00

OPERATIONS IN THE 'CRIMEA.

OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM. THE
- CRIME 4.

The main test of ability and the best pledge of success
in the art of war might be defined to be the power of
employing military resources to the best advantage. We
read the memorable story of General Bonaparte, s first
Italian campaigns, and of the still more astonishing
struggle of the Emperor Napoleon in 1814 against the
hosts of a European coalition, with a far deeper interest
than we find in the movements of the overgrown legions
of the Grande Armee in its march to Moscow. The Duke
of Wellington in the Peninsula proionging the resistance
of Spanish patriots at the head of 40,000 British troops
against the enormously superior armies of the French
Marshals affords us one of the grandest military lessons
in history, for it teaches us that victory does not alWays
follow the "big battalions," when genius and resolution
are on the other side. In other words, an army of com-
paratively small numbers, commanded by a general who
is thoroughly master of his weapons, and prepared to
obtain from that army the best services it can perform,
is far more formidable to an enemy than a more
numerous array of combatants labouring with the
difficulties of a divided command, and not vigorously
directed to a common object. It is a difficult thing to
command 30,000 men with teal judgment, but it is far
more difficult to command 100,000 men, so as to bring
every part of that vast and complicated machine into
uniform and simultaneous action, to place every branch
of the service and every man of the forces in the most
suitable position, and to be the central and motive power '
of so great a multitude. Yet, without this power of
command, which gives the strength of 100,000 arms to
the will of a single man, it is impossible to carry on war
with success, and the greatest sacrifices will be made in
vain.

(From a supplement to Tuesday's Gazette.)

WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 18.

Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and
its enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad-
dressed to his Lordship by Lieutenant-General Simpson,
Commanding her Majesty's Forces in the East.
Before Sebastopol, July 7, 1855.
My Lord,—l have the honour to acquaint your Lord-
ship that the remains of our late lamented Commander-
in-Chief, Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, were removed
from Head-quarters to Kazatch Bay, on Tuesday the 3d
inst., and placed on board her Majesty's ship Caradoo,
which departed for England that same evening.
Nothing could be more imposing than the whole line
of this melancholy procession. The day was fine, and
the appearance of the aliied troops splendid ; as many
as could be spared from duty in the trenches, and
with safety to their camp, were collected, and the
procession moved from the door of this house exactly
at four o'clock p.m., in the following order :
In the court-yard of the house was stationed a guard
of honour of one hundred men of the Grenadier Guards,
with their drums and regimental colours ; fifty men,
with one field officer, one captain, and one subaltern,
from the Royal Sappers and Miners and from each regi-
ment, lined the road from the British to the French
head-quarters, a distance of about a mile ; a squadron
of cavalry was stationed on the right of the line, two
batteries of artillery and a squadron of cavalry on the
left of it ; the infantry were commanded by Major-
General Eyre, C.B.
The road from the French head-quarters to Kazatch
Bay was lined throughout the whole way by the infan-
try of the French Imperial Guard, and of the Ist corps ;
bands were stationed at intervals and played as the pro-
cession passed, and field batteries (French) at intervals,
on the high grounds right and left of the road, fired mi-
nute guns.
The procession to escort the body was as follows :
Two squadrons British Cavalry (12th Lancers.)
Two squadrons Piedmontese Light Cavalry.
Four squadrons French Chasseurs d'Afrique (Ist and
4th Regiments).
Four squadrons French Cuirassiers (2d and 9th Regi-
ments).
Two troops French Horse Artillery.
Major Lrandling's troop Horse Artillery.
The coffin, covered with a black pall, fringed with
white silk, and the -Union Jack, and surmounted by the
late Field-Marshal's cocked hat and sword, and a gar-
land of " Immortels," placed there by General Pelissier,
was carried on a platform, fixed upon a 9-pounder gun,
drawn by horses of Captain Thomas's troop Royal Horse
Artillery.

These reflections are naturally suggested to us by the
present' position and past achievements of the allied
armies in the Crimea. In engaging in that great expe-
dition the Governments of England and France traced
out the political plan of the campaign, for which they
hold themselves, and must ever remain, responsible.
They selected the officers whom they thought best qua-
lified in their respective services to conduct the opera-
tions, and, although a very large proportion of these gal-
lant veterans have broken down in health or from other
causes, it cannot be affirmed that any other choice was
possible at the outset of the war. These commanders
were furnished with what were supposed to be.ample re-
sources, and, although the first estimate of the duty to
be performed was far below the mark, the deficiencies of
the armies have since been supplied with unparalleled
profusion. The immense numbers of efficient troops
which have been conveyed to the Crimea, and are still
on their way thither—the enormous siege trains of both
armies, which have been three or four times renewed
—the incalculable consumption and supply of muni-
tions of war—the unceasing conveyance of all that is
necessary for the sustenance of such vast armies—
and, above all, the magnitude of the steam transport
service by which these prodigies have been effected,
all concur to render the Crimean expedition one of
the greatest undertakings in history, and the two most
powerful nations of the world have spared nothing to
insure its success. Having provided these extraordinary
resources, the allied Governments wisely left them almost
absolutely and entirely at the disposal of the Generals
on the spot, and upon them the strategical responsibility
of the campaign devolves ; but, with the utmost desire
to put a favourable construction on the actions and in-
tentions of men whose devotion to the service of their
respective countries is beyond all doubt, we confess our
inability to discover indications of a well-conceived gene-
ral plan of operations on a scale commensurate with the
amount of the forces under their orders.
General Pelissier has directed his whole energy since
he assumed the chief command of the French army to
the prosecution of the siege. He succeeded on the 7th of
June in the occupation of the Mamelon ; he then con-
centrated all his force on the Malakhoff works, leaving
the Redan to the English, and desisting entirely from
the left attack. We have no doubt that, as far as the
siege is concerned, this course of action is the most
rational, and the last telegraphic despatch shows that
the French have advanced their adibuscades to the glacis
of the Malakhoff Tower. But theseare operations which
can be carried on by 50,000 or 60,000 men as rapidly
and effectually as by a far greater number. In fact, the
number of men who can be engaged in the siege of a
single point is limited by the extent of the works, and,
provided the reliefs are sufficiently frequent, nothing is
gained by any amount of troops beyond those ac-
tually engaged. The advantage to be derived from
large additional forces or reserves consists in the pos-
sibility of extending the operations of the invading
army, by selecting fresh points of attack, by making
diversions, and by endeavouring to cut off the commu-
nications of the enemy. In the present case this power
is vastly increased by the naval resources at the com-
mand of the Generals, for, as the expedition to Kertch
proved, it is in their power at any moment to throw a
corps of from 15,000 to 30,000 men on any point where
the enemy may be least prepared to receive them, and
this while the Russiaps are wholly destitute of similar
facilities of locomtion. A very superficial acquaintance
with the subject suffices to point out an infinite number
of partial enterprises of this nature, but of these only
one has been attempted, and, although the attack on
Kertch and the Sea of Azoff was highly successful, we
know that it was not undertaken without infinite heel- ,
tation and delay, and it has not been repeated. All this
time, it must be observed, that the Sardinian army,
which landed in the Crimea about two months ago in
the highest state of efficiency, has not once been seriously
engaged with the enemy, although it has suffered
severely from cholera and inaction. The operations of
the Turks havealso been confined to a reconnaissance by
Omer Pasha in the mountains behind Balaklava and the
occupation of Yenikale, and the main body have now
returned to their old quarters behind Balaklava. Eupa-
toria is admitted to be a strategical point of great impor-
tance ; it has defied the attempts of the Russians to re-
capture it, but it has not at present been used for any
offensive purpose. It is probably true that the hilly
region between Balaklavaand Bakshi-Serai presents con-
siderable obstacles to the passage of troops, and that the
Russians have made the most of their superior know-
ledge of the country. Yet 'we must question whether
some twenty miles of a district resembling Derby-
shire or the Welsh hills can present an impassable
barrier to men who have ere this forced the
Hiudoo ghauts and the gorges of the Atlas. At
any rate, the whole western coast of the Crimea
is quite open to attack, 'and an army advancing be-
tween the Alma and the Katcha, or between the
Katcha and the Belbek, would have a supply of water
and a wooded country to cover each of its flanks.
Or, if these enterprises appear too hazardous for the
army, it would nct be impossible to find more active
employment for the fleet. Nothing has been attempted
against Odessa, or the forts of Kim bourn and Oczakow,
which guard the entrance to the bay of Cherson, the
estuary into which the Dnieper and the Bug discharge
their waters. This spot is well known to be one of the
principal depots of military and. naval stores of the Rus-
sian empire, and of provisions for the army ; and,
although we do not know how far it is possible to ap-
preach Cherson and Nicolaieff, we cannot but think
that the seamen who found their way within gunshot of
Taganrog would pilot a gunboat near enough to those
areenals. Even the mouth of the Danube has not been
attempted, although the Admirals have now a flotilla of
gunboats capable of passing the bar.
We have no doubt that there are valid objections
against some of these operations, though we believe that
none is so desperate or-hopeless that it might not be
tried. But we throw out these suggestions from the
conviction that the worst policy we can adopt is that
of inaction. Already we fear that the most favour-
able season for a campaign in the Crimea, when the
herbage still affords food to the animals of the army,
has passed away. August-is probably the least available
month of the summer for such a purpose, and, although
the sanitary condition of the army is wonderfully
good, the fall of the year and the fruit season are
always dangerous in these climates. Moreover, it is
evident that the Russians, relieved in great measure
from the necessity of maintaining a large force on
the frontier of Germany, are collecting troops in
the Governments of Podolia and Cherson for an
autumnal campaign in the Crimea. The extraordinary
quiescence of their forces in the interior for many
months past is an unexpected piece of good fortune, but
it was the interest of the allied armies to avail themselves
of it ; else why were the French reserves hurried off by
orders from Paris nearly two months ago, and why
were the Sardinians brought into the field ? We make
these remarks in no spirit of censure or animadversion
on any one. Indeed it is impossible to ascertain, if
there be any blame, where it ought to rest. But, we
repeat, success is not to be looked for without a plan of
operations proportioned to the magnitude of our military
and naval resources ; and such a plan must be executed
by a mind capable of embracing and directing the whole.
Nobody can make war piecemeal ; and, though we may
have that amount of success which we shall always owe
to the valour of English and French troops, yet higher
military qualities than even valour are required before
we can command victory or secure peace.—Times.

At the wheels of the gun-carriage rode Gen. Pelissier,
Commander-in-Chief of the French Army, His Highness
Omer Pacha, Commander-in-Chief of the Ottoman Army,
Gen. de La Marmora, Commander-in-Chief of the Sar-
dinian Army, and Lieutenant-Gereral Simpson, Com-
mander-in-Chief of the English Army.
Charger of the late Field-Marshal, led by two mounted
orderlies.

Relations and Personal Staff of the late Field-Mar-
bhal.

Generals and other officers of the French, Sardinian,
and Turkish armies—a large number of whom attended.
British Commissioners to Foreign armies.
British General officers and their Staffs.
Staff of Head-quarters.
One officer of each regiment of Cavalry and Infantry,
Royal Sappers and Miners, and Land Transport
Corps ; two from the Naval Brigade, Royal Marines,
Medical and Commissariat Staff, and three from the
Royal Artillery.

Personal escorts of the Allied Commanders-in-Chief.
The personal escort of the late Field-Marshal (Captain
Chetwode's troop of the Bth Hussars).
A field battery of the Royal Artillery.
Two squadrons of British Cavalry (4th Dragoon
Guards).

DetaChment of Mounted Staff Corps.'
The escort was under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Dupuis, Royal Horse Artillery.
Two field batteries of the Royal Artillery, stationed
on the bill opposite the house, fired a salute of nineteen
guns, when the procession moved off.
The united bands of the 3d, 9th, and 62d Regiments,
stationed in the vineyard that surrounds the house,
played the Dead March.
The band of the Sardinian Grenadiers was stationed
half way to the French Head-quarters, and the baud of
the 10th Hussars on the left of the line.

The approach to the wharf at Kazatch Bay was lined
by detachments of the Royal Marines and sailors.
The body was received on the wharf by Admiral Bruat
and Rear-Admiral Stewart, C. 8., and a large number of
officers of the combined fleets. The launch of the • Bri-
tish flag-ship, towed by man-Of-war boats, conveyed the
coffin to the Caradoc, the boats of the combined fleets
forming an escort ; and the troop and battery of the
Royal Artillery included in the escort, formed upon the
risingground above the bay, and fired a salute of 19
guns as the coffin left the shore.

Everything was well conducted, and no accident oc-
curred.

1.1 Foot—Privates Patrick Carroll, slightly ; James Smith,
slightly; Ephraim Crook, slightly.
17th Foot—Private Thomas Cosgrove, slightly.
34th Foot—Privates Thomas Chapman, severely; Timothy
Coffey, severely.
41st Foot—Private Joseph Bishop, severely.
42d Foot—Private Henry Cook, severely.
47th Foot—Privates George Broadbent, severely ; John
Muirhead, slightly.
68th Foot—Private Peter Bonus, slightly.
72d Foot—Private John Duff, slightly.
77th Foot—Privates Roger Mullin, dangerously ; William
Stanton, severely.
88th Foot—Private Robert Lynch, dangerously.
89th Foot—Private John Kelly, slightly.
90th Foot—Privates James Nunn, slightly; and Michael
Ryan, severely.

Thus terminated the last honours that could be paid
by his troops to their beloved commander. His loss to
us hero is inexpressible ; and will, I am sure, be equally
felt by his country at home. The sympathy of our
Allies is universal and sincere. His name and memory
are all that remain to animate us in the difficulties and
dangers to which we may be called.

I have, dte.,

JAMES SIMPSON,
Lieutenant-General Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, &c., &c.
P.S.—I enclose the lists of casualties to the sth inst.

93d Foot—Privates Alexander Agnew, Wm. Hardy, and
John M'Kay, severely.
2d Battalion Rifle Brigade—Privates Daniel Cox, John
Lawn, Thomas Cumbert, Joseph Clarke, Charles Howe, and
Henry Reeves, severely ; James Childs, John Kelly, John
Watkinson, James Long, James Buirus, Henry White, and
Samuel Green, slightly.
Royal Sappers and Miners—Private Thomas Lincombe,
slightly.

The twelvemonth's notice requisite in such cases was
issued yesterday from.the India House, of a resolution
of the Cotirt of Directors to lower the rate of interest on
India Bonds from 4 per cent., at which it has stood since
the 24th of May, 1854, to 3i per cent. The reduction
will consequently date from the 21st of July, 1556. The
measure has been expected for some weeks, and is cal-
culated to act favourably upon the money market and
the shares of the guaranteed Indian railway lines.
Holders of the bonds agreeing to accept the reduction
must signify the same by the 21st of January next, or
they will be liable to be paid off.
REMARKABLE CABE OF ROBBERY AND SUICIDE.--
The Sun of yesterday contained a brief announcement
to the effect that the postmaster of Amsterdam, who had
been apprehended on Tuesday afternoon in that town,
charged with absconding with 8001., had hanged him-
self in the Bridewell soon after being taken into custody.
Yesterday (Wednesday) an inquest was held before the
borough coroner, at which the faCts of the case trans-
pired. A day or two ago Jan Hanjik, postmaster at
Amsterdam, absconded from that town with Dutch
securities to the value of 8001. It seems that he pro-
ceeded direct to Liverpool, and on Monday succeeded in
cashing the bills at the office of Mr.Caffre, moneybroker,
in Waterloo-road, who, however, before giving him the
money, had made some inquiries at the office of the
Dutch Consul. On Monday evening Vie police authori-
ties at Liverpool received information of the robbery
from Amsterdam, with a description of the absconding
paymaster, which led to his apprehension on Tuesdayiby
Inspector Murphy, of the deteetive department. He was
taken to Bridewell, and in the evening he was found sus-
pended by the neck from one of the bars of his celkand,
altgough immediately cut'down, life was extinct. A ver-
dict of felo de se way returned. The.whole of the money
has been recovered,

THE SUN, LONDON; THURSDAY F,VI4INING, JULY 19 1855,

THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE
PARK.

INQUIRY INTO THE ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
OF THE POLICE.

(Continued from our impression of yesterday.)

Examination of Mr. Win. Davis, professor of music,
84, Wimpole-street, Cavendish square, continued.
By Mr. Ellice—The police struck across the railings'
as they moved in front of them. He did not see them
strike any one at that time, because the people drew
back to avoid it. In the distance ho saw the police
striking hard, but he was unable to identify any par-
ticular case. The police then made a rush and the
people retreated. He attended there from curiosity.
By Recorder of Manchester—That no doubt was the
case with the majority of the people who were there.
Mr. Adam Holding, waste paper-dealer, 22, Marsham-
street, Westminster, was in the Park with his wife on
the Ist inst. about four o'clock. They were sitting on a
heap of rubbish near the receiving-house reading the
Family Herald. He heard a rush and left his wife to
see what it was. He found the police were forming iu a
circle, and happening to get into the midst of them the
superintendent on duty directed policeman 12 A to take
him into custody. He was accordingly seized by the
police near to the Receiving-house, and when there the
Humane Society man said he had never seen such a
vagabond before, and requested the policeman to put
on handcuffs he produced, which was done by
policeman 12 A, and he was conveyed with them
on to Vine-station in a cab, where he was kept
in custody until four o'clock on Tuesday. Whilst at the
Humane Society house a man was brought in wet, as
if he had. been in the water, when the policeman
said, " Oh, you obstinate devil, see how many men it
has taken to bring you in," and at the same time struck
him a violent blow on the nose, which felled him to the
ground. Police constable 12 A saw the occurrence.
When brought up at Vine-street station no charge was
preferred against him, and he was discharged ; in the
Park he had five or six policemen on him. He took no
part whatever in the disturbances.
By Recorder of London—When you were taken and
the handcuffs put on were you charged with any offence ?
--Only with shouting.
Mr. William Stephens, hair dresser, 19, Great Mary-
lebone-street, Portland-place, was in Park-street on the
Ist instant about six o'clock. There 'was a little hissing
. and shouting, with a rush on the part of- the
people assembled near Lord R. Grosvenor's house.
He stood up to let the people pass, and as he was turn-
ing to proceed home he received a blow on the back,
and on looking round to see who did it he was struck in
the mouth by a policeman's fist, followed by a series of
blows and knocked into the road. His eye was
blackened, his mouth much cut and teeth loosened,
and his coat torn. He believed he was struck
with the truncheon and fist by Police-constable 80 C.
No attempt was made to take him into custody. When
on the ground he was kicked on the chest by a police-
man. It must have been by a policeman, for no other
person was present. A gentleman called from a window,
"Take their numbers.' He tried to do so, when he re-
ceived a blow from a truncheon on the right side of the
head which knocked him into the road, and he recollected
no more until he found himself in a cab. He drove to
the police station in Marylebone-lane in company with
four persons, and preferred a charge which the officer
stated should be forwarded to Vine-street.. On attending
at Marlborough-street for a summons on the following
day, he was twice refused admittance to the sitting ma-
gistrate. The crowd was not so great but persons could
pass easily through Park-street. He saw no windows
broken at Lord R. Grosvenor's residence.
Mr. Ellice said that policeman 80 C was in a different
cart of London to that stated by the complainant.
Complainant said he only knew the number from what
his witnesses had informed him.
Mr. Mitchell said he had several witnesses in the case.
Complainant did not go to Vine-street for a summons,
because he was informed complaints against the police
must be made at Scotlaid-yard, and in writing.
Elizabeth Bloxam, 35, George-street, Grosvenor-square,
servant at a coffee-house, was in Hyde-park on the Ist
inst. for her usual afternoon walk. When by the Ser-
pentine, near the bridge by Albert-gate, she heard some
boys shouting, "Go to church." She saw two men on
horseback call a policeman ; the one on a Chesnut horse
saying, "Use your staves, men." The police gave the
people no chance of getting away, but rushed at them
with their staves, knocking the people down. Two or
three were knocked down near where she was standing.
One policeman told her if she did not get away he
would "rough her." She saw one man cut on the head,
and the blood streaming over his face. In making her
way borne she went through Park-street, and when near
Lord R. Grosvenor's house she heard " hurrahing."
They were waiting to escort him to church, and they
wished to know if he rode or walked. She saw the
attack on the hest witness, in which four or five policemen
took part. She heard one say, "Break his d ---d neck or
back," she could not exactly, say which. Mr. Stephens'
bat fell off, which a policeman kicked, and afterwards
stamped upon it. Mr. Stephens said, ‘f Oh, my. God,
what are you going to do to me." Police constable, 80,
but what letter she could not say, went back and struck
him, saying, "that is what I am going to do to you."
She took the number of the policeman, but did not trou-
ble about the letter. She thought she should know
him again. The gentry from the balconies of
the houses directed the people to take the numbers
of the police. Mr. Stephens did not offer any resistance,
but she should had she been a man and similarly circum-
stanced. (Laughter.)
Mr. William Humphreys, boot-closer, 3, Marylebone-
lane, was in the Park on the Ist of July. He was there
from 2 o'clock to about 6 o'clock. Superintendent
Hughes was riding up and down on a chestnut horse
in company with another superintendent on a black
horse. The youths in the crowd called to the people to
go to church, and made jocular remarks on those who
passed. Witness saw one high-spirited horse run away.
He described the attack of the police on the people, in
clearing them from the rails, similar to the other wit-
nesses examined. He was of opinion the disturbance
occurred from the police causelessly attacking the
people. The Park was quieter on this day than
on the previous Sunday. The majority of the people
discussed the question of Sunday trading amongst them-
selves quietly. They thought it was very hard that re-
spectable working men should suffer for the drunken
few, and be deprived of recreation on the only day of
the week they had to themselves. He was much
pleased with the appearance and conduct of the
working men there assembled. There were a
few disorderlies, as was the case in all large
assemblages of people. The witness described the con-
duct of the police near Apsley-house, where a party of
them kept a number of lads between them, driving them
forwards and backwards, for ten minutes. He saw the
attack 'on Mr. Stephens, and said he was con-
fident the policeman who struck him was 80
C. Ile saw 84 C strike him twice on the back,
and kick him as he was leaving. Had not the
inhabitants called from the balconies to the people to
take the number of the police he firmly believed Mr.
Stephens would have been killed in Park-street. He saw
police sergeant 21 0 stand in the road, look round, and
then run after peaceable persons and knock them down.
Witness had to run away to protect himself. The Po-
lice Sergeant acted like a mad man. The object of the
police was, no doubt, to clear the mob assembled in
front of Lord R. Grosvenor's house, but it was done-in

a very brutal manner. There was a larger num•
her of " roughs" before Lord -It. Grosvenoes
house than he saw in the park. If the police
Lad acted on this day the same as they did on the pre-
vious Sunday all would have passed off quiet. The
shouting was mostly by foolish boys.
Mr. John Hughes, commercial traveller, 35, Park-
street, Grosvenor-square, was in the Park. He saw the
police strike several persons, and he also saw persons
with broken heads. He returned home, and about half-
past 6 o'clock he saw several hundred persons in front of
Lord R. Grosvenor's house. A. few policemen were
amongst them. The crowd was shouting, but did not
appear mischievously disposed. About 100 policemen
shortly after came up Park-street, and charged the
people, who flew in all directions, the police pursuing
them. ha about two minutes the place was perfectly
clear. The next thing that attracted his attention was
the conduct of the police towards Mr. Stephens, each
one giving him a disagreeable hit with his truncheon. One
policeman followed him up, and struck him five or six
times in the face with his fist. Another struck him on

the back, and as the police appeared to have no inten-
tion or wish to take Mr. Stephens into custody witness
cried out " Shame," and demanded their numbers.
When they desisted and went away, some one called out,
the policeman who struck Mr. Stephens was 80 C. The
police decidedly used unnecessary violence.
Edward Nightingale, apprentice to a carpenter, resid-
ing at 26, Pratt-street, Lambeth, was in Park-street, on
Sunday, the Ist instant, about six o'clock. There were
from 300 to 400 persons in front of Lord R. Grosvenor's
house. There was some hissing, but he saw no stones
thrown. Witness described the attack on Mr. Stephens
similar to that given above.
James Vassie, labourer, of Marylebone-lane, was in
the Park, walking by the Serpentine. Just opposite the
Receiving-house ho was struck on the shoulder by police
constable 20 D a violent blow, which felled him to the
ground, and prevented his working for a week. He was
conducti.Jg himself orderly at the time he was struck.
The policeman left him to get up the best way he could.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ellice—The crowd was passing
at the time he was struck.
Mr. James Smith, wine merchant, Liverpool, was in
the Park on the let instant on his way to Notting-hill.
He saw Mr. Maxwell, son of the late General Max-
well, walking along by the Serpentine, and struck
a violent blow in the back by a policeman with his trun-
cheon, which would have thrown him on the ground had
not witness caught him. He thought the policeman
was 345 A. Witness saw him strike some ladies across
the shoulders with his truncheon, on which he remon-
strated with Lim, when he told witness he would knock
his d—d head off it he didn't go on. The assemblage
at that part appeared composed of respectable persons.
He saw no stones thrown or violence committed except •
by the police.
Mr. Mitchell—What is your opinion of the conduct of
the police ?
Witness—l don't think a witness should be asked for
his opinion.

Cross-examined by Air, Ellice—lf he saw the police-
men above referred to, he thought be could identify
him.

Ellen Prosser, servant, residing at 73, Mount-street,
was at the drawing-room window of the house, about
half-past seven o'clock. She saw a man taken past the
house by policemen, with blood streaming front his head.
There was a policeman on each side of the man, and one
behind him. A woman, who wished to speak to the man
in custody, was given a violent blow in the breast by
one of the policemen. She Fa, vv the police strike men,
women, and children, in Park-4treet.
The Court thou adjourned.