The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

GREECE.

A letter from Athens of the 7th says :—" The
treaty of commerce between Greece and Turkey
has just been unanimously adopted by the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies. M Mavrecordato
has presented two bills to the Chamber—one for
the construction of a railway from the Piraeus to
Athens, which will be first established in Greece,
the other fixing the amount of the indemnity to be
allowed to members of the Senate and of the
Chamber of Deputies. The news from the provinces
is more favourable ; brigandage is disappearing,
and a great litany bandits, closely pressed by the
artnel force, have given themselves up to the
authorities."

TURKISH ARMY IN ASIA.
KARS, JUNE 23.
MONDAY, June 18.—A movement of the Rus-
sian camp is observed. Our scouts come in with
various and conflicting accounts. At first it is
said they are retiring to Gumri, then a division is
reported as on the march to Akiska. Our doubts
are soon dispelled, however, for the whole Russian
army, calculated at 35,000; appeared in full march
upon us, preceded by a large cavalry force, and
f 'Rowed by miles of baggage waggons and camp
followers. Ere yet they came within range of
our heavy ordnance they gradually turned
southwards and then west . ards, while we watched
with intense interest each movement, and twice
" slewed" round our 24-pounders towards the
moving host. When the enemy had marched
several hours towards the west they took up
a position about three miles from us, on a slope
of a mountain, and before they had pitched their
tents a heavy shower of rain came on, which con-
tinued during the whole of that night.
TUESDAY, June 19.—We are all up before day-
light, confidently expecting an attack. The whole
country is flooded with the heavy rains. The day
passes off without any movement on the part of
the enemy. The rain continues.
WEDNESDAY, June 20.—The rain continues, and
the whole country- is such a mass of mud as to
render any hostile movement with heavy guns
simply impossible. We hear of the approach of
several mountaineers from Lazistan—excellent
riflemen—who are to line our batteries, Mustapha
Pasha, the Commander of the Batonm army, writes
to the General, telling him that he has only 3,500
troops under him, that he is menaced by a vastly
superior force of Russians, and therefore is quite
unable to send us reinforcements, but he is doing
his hest to send us irregulars.
THURSDAY, June 21.—Six hundred Lath moun-
taineers enter the town with banners of their own,
singing their patriotic songs. These are excellent
riflemen, and worth much more than regular troops
to fight behind intrenchments.
FRIDAY, June 22.—The enemy are unri )ofing all
the villages around for the sake of the firewood.
We hear that they have sent for eight siege guns,
and intend to make regular approaches. Th e rain
continues without intermission, to which we' owe
our present quiet.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT-TO SCOTLAND NEXT YZA.B.
Her Majesty will, on coming north next year,
hnno tir
Lord Pantuure with a visit at his lordship's prince].
mansion of Pantnure House. Next summer the renova-
tions and alterations on Panmure House are expected to
be concluded.—Arbroath Guide.
A letter from Vienna. of the 16th, in Voss's Gazette of
Berlin, says :•-•••4‘ Our Cabinet has postponed the propo-
sitions which it wishes to make to the Diet, in order to
first come to an understanding with Prussia. The new
Austrian propositions have been in Berlin for the last
week and the reply is announced. It is said, that these
propositions do not diff.r much from the previous ones."
A letter fr:mn Hamburg states that the United States
of America intend threfuse the payment of the dues on
the Elbe, as they hare already done at the Sound.
Several American vessels had lately gone np the river
to Hamburg without paying any dues at Sta•de.
A letter from Ca,liz, of the 12th, announces the arri.
val on the preceding clay in that port of the Dutch
friza'e Dozgers•Bank, having on br,ard the Hereditary
Prince or Holland. His Royal Highness, who preserves
the strictest incognito, will remain a few days at Cadiz,
after which he will visit Gibraltar and different- porta is ,
the Mediterranean.

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SUN WeRICE, Six o'Clock.

THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE-

PARK.

INQUIRY INTO THE ALLEGED MISCONMICT
OF THE POLICE-(THIS DAY.)
The Commissioners took their seats this morning in
the Court of Exchequer shortly after'll o'clock.
Mr. Joseph Albert Planelard, upholsterer, 41, More-
ton-place, Pimlico, was in the Park froth four to seven
o'clock. He saw &man in' a cab struck violently by a
policeman with his truncheon. The man's hands ap-peared to be tied together, and he held them .11p, as if to
ward off the The *duct of Superintendent
Hughes was 'Sze that of a zaisniac. In consequence of is
policeman ill-using a bias a female remonstrated with
him on his cruelty, when he reolied,-" What the b—
ile-- business have. 'you here?" As witneSs was about
to take the policeman's number, he was told by a man in
the crowd to mind what he was about, because persons
had been apprehended for doing it. He saw polic •
sergeant 31 D on a boy on the ground, who was bleed-
ing very much from the mouth. Witness could not say
if the lad was a pickpocket. He thought he looked too
respectable ttirs that.
Chief Cotiinnesioner Wortley—Pickpockets are very
respectable in appearance, according to my experience. '
Witness could identify the sergeant. He saw police-
man' 375 A strike a 'in in, saying, "he would let day-
light into his b— guts," and kicked him 'He saw the
same policeman using unnecessary violence to a lad he
had in custody.
Mr. Z. Berry, engineer, Albion Works, Wilton-road,
Pimlico, was in the Park in company with the last wit-
nes-i, and corroborated his evidence, adding that he saw
the boy knocked down by the policeman. He violently
thrust the end of his truncheon against the lad's mouth,,
which pushed biin down, and the policeman fell over,
him. The crowd cried " Shame," and the policeman ap-
peared to be thoroughly ashamed of his conduct. The
conduct of the B division was exemplary. He saw a
lady's bonnet,`such 'as Punch describes as an " oyster
shell," knocked off her head by a policeman's truncheon,
.and her hair streaming in the wind. The
,people be
haired well. He saw five or six stoma thrown at us cab
conveying persons to the station-house.
Mr. E. N. Ayrton, barrister, of Lincoln's-inn, gave
evidence of the peaceable idisposition of the people pre-
vious to the misconduct of the police. There was not
one-tithe of the noise usual on aLord Mayor's-day. He
saw 387 A strike several boys of twelve and fitii rteen
years of .a.ge ,violently on the, back with his truncheon as
they were 1-fanning away from, the police.
Cross-examined by EiliS—lie would not say
positively that 387 A. struck the boys ; he struck at
them ; liadinsistruck- them he should have thouglet they
would have fallen down. :`
Mr. Thomas Conchinan,:- landlord, of the Windsor
Castle, Pimlico, was in the Park from three to half-past.
four o'clock. Witness described the condtict of one of the
mounted police, who, lie believed, was Superintealdent
Hughes He was a pale complexion man, riding a ches-
nut or lightJaaThorse:
Chief CoMmisaioner Wortley said be thought it enight
be taken as a fact it was Superintendent Hughesi and
that he hail supreme command on this day.
Mr. Ellice said he was there, and had supreme lion:-
tnand, but there was a discrepancy in the witness's de-
scription iif the man,
Chief Commissioner Wortley said that he thought it
had been established that Superintendent Hughes had
the chief command on this day, and anything that was
done wrong in that particular quarter he would haVe to
answer for. If any specific charge was brought against the
superintesdent, it would be necessary to be particular in
his identity.
Witness stated that when he was more than 50 yards
from the railing he saw the police make an 'attack on
the people, beating
,thena right and left. Two men were
bratally struck by the police, and had their clothes torn
off their backs. He detailed other cases of ill-usage on
the part of the police generally: He saw Superintendent
Hughes strike at the people with his whip. It caused
great excitement, many observing he ought to be un-
horsed. The c induct.of the police on this occasion was
reprehensible. Their c mnductgenerally was exemplary,
and he had always rendered them assistance when they
required it. He had no animosity against the police.
He had been a licensed victualler for 27 years and never
had a complaint made against him. He saw two females
on the ground in the park, but he could not say if they
were knocked down by the police.
Mr. John Blanrlford army case maker, 24, Tothill
street, Westminster, was in the park from 4 till 6
o'clock. He was not in the habit of goingg there,
but did so that afternoon from seeing the prohibitory
notice of 'the: police. He saw a superintendent,
on a "pale horse" make an attack on an old grey-headed
aristocratical-looking gentleman. He saw 385 A
strike a young man on the left aim, who was struck by
two other policemen at the same time and felled to the
ground. After this the man on the "pale horse" made
his appearance, which was the signal for general hiss-
, ing. Another charge was ordered by him, in which 385
A took a prominent part, the leading policeman of the
body saying "he would have no more of it." 385 A
lifted his truncheon to strike a stout boy—" a buffalo
cut down"—(laughter)—but the boy threatening to
knock him claim, the policeman dcaitited. 385
A caught a man by the collar, and as he held him'
struck him a violent blow on the lower part of
the back. He joined with several in conversation
on the Sunday Trading Bill. The meeting was
anything but political.
Mr. Geo. Kimpton. book-finisher,f3l, Wardcur-street,
Soho,' was in the Park from four o'clock till six o'clock.
There was a little hissing as a carriage or horse passed
by. He saw tvesshorses rather startled by the noise, asd
the police in consequence rush on the people. He sac
~veral ladies in broughams, who appeared to enjoy their
ride.

Air. James Bawstead, commercial traveller, 3G, Far-
ringdoo-street, aas in the park with his wife, from 4 to
5 o'clock, they Were on their way to Brompton to see a
friend. The people corning along in a body he took hold
of the railing to protect himself and wife. The Inspector
on the Chesnut horse ordered the police to " take that
fellow into custody with the light waistcoat and gloves,"
meaning witness. The police seized him and dragged
him over the railings. The inspector then came up when
witness sleid " What a 11--- fool you must be to give me in
charge, hat. ing done nothing." The superintendent told
the men to take him away,and charge him with re-tisting
the police. He was dragged to Stanhope-go e, and nor
liking to be dragged through the streets by ti e police,
a cab was procured, and he was taken to the station-
house. He wa.r taken into cast dy entirely by the order
of Superintendent Hughes, who was pale with rage, and
acted like a madman. His wife was escorted by a
stranger to Brampton, and she returned to the station-
house with a friend, to bail him, but orders, the police
told her, had bean given to bail no one. One of his
employers offered to bail him on Monday morn-
ing, but he was refuSed. Witness was put into an
underground cull„ like a pig—tye, in which there were
more persons than could rat down. It was intensely
hot during the night, and had w.t a polices an kindly
opened the door several times, be thought they would
have been stiftwated: The policeman who attended to
them was very civil, and they had anything they could
pay fcr. The place reminded him of what he bad read
of the Black Hole at Calcutta. He was bailed on Mon-
day evening.
Chief Commis-ioner Wortley asked who bad the
power of bailing ?
Mr. Ellice said it was a discretionary power under the
police act, in the person in command of the station,
probably aniinspect or.
Mr. Conitnisnioner Armstrong—Then on this occa-
sion any of these persons !night have been bailed by the
inspector on duty.
Mr. Ellice said it appeared co, but he could not Fay.
Witness said that he appeared at IVlarlhorough-itreet
on Tuesday, and was discharged, no charge being pre-
ferred against him.
Chief Commissioner Wortley asked to be furnished
with the Metropolitan Police Act, and the regulations
with reference to bail.

• Mr. Ellice said he would endeavour to procure them.
Mr. H. R. Markwick, 16 years of age, clerk to a
solicitor, 65, Gray's-ii n-lane, was in the -park from 3
to 5 o'clock when he'was taken into custody for booting
and waving his hand at a carriage with a livery servant
that passed. The inspector said he charged him with
shaking his hand at a carriage..
Chief Commissioner Wortley—What made you hoot ?
Witness—l don't .know ; others did it, and I did the
same. Witness was taken to. Vine-street, and placed in
the cell with the previous witness. At 12 o'clock on
Sunday night he was taken :in a van to Marylebone-
,ane, and put in a cell. with} 17 Others. That cell was
rather worse than the one at Vine street. He felt faint
during the night, and the police gave him water occa-
sionally. Most of the prisoners were young men like
himself. He was boa of the. number brought up on
Tuesday and discharged. The sergeant on duty refused
on Monday afternoon.to send; for hisbaii, liecause Gray's.
itindane was too far off. A policeman told bun from 2s.
to 2s. 6d. was charged for procuring bail, according to
dietanc9.

By Mr. C ommissione.r Armstrong—He understood the
poliee were in the park to keep order, and prevent hoot-
ing anti
By Chief Commissioner Wortley—He went to the
park from curiosity, attracted by the police notice.
By Mr. Mitchell—Prisoners confined without money
were not supplied withlooo gratuitou-ly until after they
nad been in custody 48 houts. On a prisoner applying
for it, a policeman replied;' "You don't expect to get
tat here, do you r (Laughter.)
Mr. Faulconer, flour factor, 97, Lupus-street, Pim-
lico, was in the park from half past two till six o'clock.
He saw a pi rson named Woodward with his eye cut
open. The police appeared to strike . where they could
'do the most injury. • It itruck him Superintendent
Hughes' object 'as tnexcite the people. There was no
'ad feeling un the part of the people against the police ;
ramd when the latter, in .making a rush, missed their point
am .1 got amongit the crowd, they withdrew to let them
quit irly and peaceably join their comrades. He saw
nu b inviting the people to a "monster concert" or
"open air fete', in. Hyde-park. The people were con-
versing- in groups on the conduct of Superintendent
Hughes.
By Commissioner Henderson—When the police drove
!•the people trotfi the rails they made no attempt to pre-
vent them coming forward again.
Mr. Richard Stiff, linendraper, 67 and 68, Old-stie f,
Sr. Luke's, was in Hyde.park from 3to 6 o'ol.ick. He
was induced to go there ,frorn the bills issued by
-the police, to see what really was going on. A
;number of ladies and children were there, who betrayed