The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

bar, I suppose I was mistaken. He is a most pe-
cu'iar and interesting feature of the scenery in
Broacker churchyard, and I sincerely hope that a
deviation of the finial from the perpendicular,
which I to•day observed, will not increase to such
an extent as to deprive the army of his services,
and the commanding officer of the valuable infor-
mation he doubtless conveys to him. Perhaps he
had better try the other steeple.
An officer and eight men, including two Danes,
who had died of wounds received on the 17th, were
buried this afternoon in Broacker churchyard. One-
half of the wounded from that affair now in hospital
here are Danes.

The following is the full text of the Message of
the King of Denmark to the Rigsdag :
We, Christian IX., &c., send our Royal greeting to the
Rigsdag.
The deliberations of the Rigsdag close at a period preg-
nant with important events, Many of your number when
you return to your homes will find them occupied by the
enemy. Accept our thanks for having quietly and un-
dauntedly remained at your posts in the Legislative Assembly,
affording powerful support to our Government in the struggle
for the country. Carry our greeting with you to all quarters
of the land. Tell your fellow• citizens that our heart bleeds
at the thought of the sufferings of our faithful subjects on
both sides of the Konigsau, but tell them at the same time
that our enemies little know the Dane if they fancy the
burdens they impose upon him will arouse the wish within
his breast that we should sacrifice the holy cause of the
country.

By threats of employing force our predecessors upon the
throne were induced to assign to the duchies of Holstein
and Lauenburg a peculiar position in the monarchy, and the
situation thereby rendered necessary is now styled a breach
of treaty obligations. An execution has been carried out in
Holstein upon pretext of these obligations, and Schleswig
is occupied as a pledge. During the execution in Holstein,
and under the protection of the troops of the German Con-
federation, free scope is given to the revolutionary move-
ment directed against us. The occupation of Schleswig is
made use of to treat that portion of the country like a Prus-
sian or Austrian province. Clerical and civil officials are
dismissed in crowds, clergy and persons in authority are
carried off to prison upon frivolous pretexts, and treated
worse than common criminals ; the monument to our brave
fallen warriors is desecrated and torn down; our own initials
are obliterated from all public buildings; the use of the style
"Royal" is prohibited ; the ancient flag of the country, the
Dannebrog, is made to give place to the revolutionary banner
of MIS; the regulations of ttte special Schleswig constitution
with regard to language are viclated by an arbitrary decree.
The enemy has not even been content to atop here; he
has crossed the Konigsau and now overruns North Jutland.
Still we stand alone. We know not how long Europe
will remain an indifferent spectator of the acts of violence
committed against us and our people.
_

We repeat our assurance to the Rigadag. We are ready
to do everything to obtain a peace which would be service-
able to the country ; but our enemies must be aware that
the time is still distant when we or our people can be com-
pelled to submit to a peace humiliating to Denmark.
The last word of your King to you and to your constitu-
ents is—Endurance I
God be with you.

along, or, as they approach the city, Good's Creek, BO that
no reinforcements can come upon any cars.

" No one must be allowed to pass ahead for fear of com-
municating news. _

1' Rejoin the command with all haste, end if ctit off
cross the river above Richmond and rejoin xis. Man *lll
stop at Bellona Arsenal and totally destroy it, and every-
thing else but hospitals ; then follow on and rejoin the com-
mand at Richmond with all haste, and, if cut off, cross the
river and rejoin us. As General Custer may follow me, be
careful and not give a false alarm."

EXTRAORDINARY CASE,

At the Clerkenwell Police-court, on Saturday,
Maria Read and Henry Read, mother and son,
residing at No. 2, Union-court, Stoke Newington,
appeared before Mr. D'Eyncoart, to answer the
complaint of Mary Ann Vickers, for having stolen
a Bank of England note of the value of £2OO, and
other moneys, belonging to the complainant.
Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, attended for the
prosecution, and Mr. Beard, of Basioghall-street,
for the defence.
Miss Mary Ann Vickers, cf 16, London-road
North. Dalston, said,—J am unmarried. I ht,d a
relation Joseph Hankin. I was the nearesi. blood
relation. He was my second cousin, and was a
widower with no family. He was formerly a
builder and contractor, and before his death he
resided at 2, Union-court, Stoke Newington. Tnat
was a house kept by the prisoner, Maria Read, and
her husband. The prisoner, Henry Read, is her
son. The husband of the female prisoner is a
scavenger. The deceased hal lodged with the
prisoners about a year and a half, and had paid the
female prisoner 12s. per week for his board and
lodging. I had visited him very frequently while
he was there. The deceased was on very intimate
terms with me, and we never htd any unkind words.
He made statements to me 'with reference to his
money. He was paralyzed for some months before
his death, and partly kept his bed. He was a man
of very reserved habits. On the 231 of July, 1863;
I was in the prisoner's house, when Mr. Hankin
expressed a desire to make a will. He made a
statement to me which I put on paper, and after-
wards had put in the form of a will. On that day
I was in his bedroom with the will before him. I
went down stairs and said to the female prisoner,
" Mrs. Read, my cousin wishes me to take all he pos-
sesses, and to attend to his affairs in the event of his
death. Will you and your husband have any objec-
tion to sign that will ss witnesses ?" She said, "No,
not any. My husband and I will come up and do it."
['hey did come up stain and signed the bill as
witnesses. I have since proved the will at Doctors'
Commons, and the probate of the will is dated 16th
of March, 1854. I had seen him in possession of
money some time before the making of the will. In
June, 1859, ho gave into my possession a £2OO note,
two £lOO notes, six £lO notes, and £lOO in gold. I
returned him the money in November, 1859. Mr.
Hankin died on the 26th of November last. I then
went to take possession of his property. I had seen
the above money in March. 1862. He said to me,
"Life is very uncertain. You have not done any-
thing with my money; take it away as soon as I
die." I went to take possession of the money, but I
could not find it in his room. 1 the n spoke to the
female prisoner, and I believe the younger prisoner
was present. I said, " Mrs. Read, you must be
aware that Mr. Hankin had money. All he pos-
sessed was in this house. "Where is it, and do you
know anything about it ? He had money to a large
amount, Bank of England notes. It was in a small
box inside a large one." She said, " I know no-
thing about it. I never knew he had any money
beyond what he paid me for his board and lodging
every week. You know Mrs. French has been here
and stayed with him until seven in the evening,
and she left him in a state of stupor, and he re-
mained SO for some days afterwards. An old friend,
a gentleman, has also been to see him." She said,
" Perhaps Mrs. French knows something about the
money.' The male prisoner was present at that
interview. That day she stoutly denied knowing
anything about the money. Ido not remember the
male prisoner joining in the conversation. The next
day I found Mrs. French and made some inquiries,
and then went back and saw the two prisoners
together. The male prisoner said, " Hive you
found out Mrs. French 9" and I said, " Yea, I have,
and she will come here." Or the Monday follow-
ing the death of the deceased I wept again with
some friends. My mother asked Mrs. Read if Mr.
Haukin had ever at any time made her a present
in money, jewelry, or clothing. She said, "No,
never, or to any of her family to her knowledge."
The male prisoner was present. He said, " Mother,
don't say another word, but let them go to law
with us." I went agnia sometime afterwards on
the Bth of January with Inspector Langdon. I
had then received some information with respect
to the money. There was a coroner's inquest
held on the body of Joseph nankin, the deceased,
three months after his death, and the verdict
was that he died of congestion of the lungs caused
by privation. The prisoners were present at the
inquest. I heard Mrs. Read say that she changed
the £lOO note on the 10th or 11th of D,Tember,
1863. The male prisoner was present, but was not
examined. I m tde a search, but found nothing. On
my mother making a further search we found a few
old clothes and rags, a pair of silver spoons, and
about £l2 in gold in a tea caddy. There were also
a few old coins and two silver watches. About Sep-
tember, 1853, I saw Xl2O paid to deceased on the
sale of a house. It was his habit to keep his boxes
locked, and his keys were clutched iu his hands
when he died.
Cross-examined by Mr. Beard.—When I had
possession of the money it was in a box, and he
shorted it to me and counted it out. 1 did not see
the money after I gave it to him back. He only told
me be had the money. He left my house because I
kept my business. That caused ne unpleasantness
or ill feeling. There was no breach of good feeling,
for we never had a word. When I spoke to Mrs.
Read about the money I did not say it was all gold.
The deceased was of very miserly habits. Mr. Lang.
don said to Mrs. Read, n Have you any witnesses ?"
and she said, " Only my own family:' 1 don't re-
collect that she said that deceased told her not to
tell any of the Vickers's family about it, as he did
not want them to know.
Re-examined.—She did not say when he gave
her the money, either before or after the making of
the will. 'Tae deceased was very cammureicative to
me about his money. My mother and myself were
the only persons who visited him. The little box
that contained his money was unlocked.
Inspector Lang'lon, N division, said,--On the Bth
ewin . Mrs. Read
" I am a
of January I accompanied Miss Vickers to a small
cottage up a court in Stoke N
was there, and I said,gtonpolice officer. I
have come to make some inquiries respecting a Mr.
Rankin, who died here a short time ago. I want to
ask you a few questions in reference to his pro-
perty; be careful before you answer them." I said,
" Did he before he died give
you any money or
money's worth, or property." Her words were—
" Oh! dear no, poor man. He had no money for
himself. He would have died for want had it not
been for me, as friends have taken no notice of him."
I then said " He gave you no money whatever ?"
and she said "No." About this time the male pri-
soner came down stairs, and I said, " How do you
account for the £2OO note you changed at the Bank
This is my information
of England for gold ?" At that time I produced a
piece of paper, and said, a
I have obtained from the Bank of England." As
soon as I said that the male prisoner said, "Mother,
don't you answer another question." The woman,
however, said, " I changed that note. Mr. Hankin
gave it me prior to his death, as well as the whole
of the property. His friends had not behaved well
to him, and therefore he wished me to have the
whole of the property."
Cross-examined—l have known the prisoners as
respectable persons. The husband of the female
prisoner
ia B
scraper
iiy on the ram a clerk in thead.
Bank of England. I produce a note of the Bank of
England for £2OO which was changed for gold on
June 29, 1663. It was endorsed on the note" Maria
Read, 2, Union-place, Dalston." I produce seven
notes for £lO each, all dated Feb. 8, 1858. Two
of them are endorsed in the name of Henry Reed.
Mr.
Richard
Two others were paid in December, and were en-
dorsed in the same manner, and a third had on it
"H. Read," but no address. They were changed
for gold,
Mr. Lewis here asked for a remand, and said he
should be able to trace all the stolen notes to the
possession of the prisoners.
Mr. Beard said ho had no objection to a remand,
but hoped that bail might be taken for both the pri-
soners. He had a complete answer to the charge
when the proper time arrived.
Mr. D'Ey ncourt remanded the prisoners and con-
sented to take bail, the woman in £l2O and two
sureties in the sum of £6O each, and the sun in £6O
and two sureties in the sum of £3O each.

IVHO IS MR. PATER? asks the London Review.
Where and how was he " raised ?" Who had the
correcting of his manners in early youth, and the licking of
him generally into shape from that period upwards till he
was considered able to be responsible for himself ? Above
all, how on earth did he come to be called to the bar We
ask these questions because of a " scene in court" which
took place on Tuesday at the Middlesex Sessions, in which
this gentleman conducted himself in a manner we should
have thought impossible to any man belonging to a liberal
profession. In reading the report, one is almost tempted to
fancy that some costermenger, who was to ba tried at the
sessions, had contrived to get into the barrister's robing-
room, dress himself in a wig and gown, and pCSL3 himself
off as a member of the bar.