The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAI?.

OSBORNE, FRIDAY.
Osborne yesterday.
The Royal children took their usual exercise in the
Park.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent had a din-
ner and an evening party last evening at her residents_,
Clarence-house, St. James's. Mr. Schachuer had the
honour of
and
on the pianoforte before the Royal
Duchess and her distinguished circle during the evening.
A. deputation of the City Terminus and Street Im-
rovenient Company had an interview with Sir William
tioilieds;sr yesterday, at the office of Public Works and
in Whiteball-place. The deputation consisted
of Mr. Acton S. Ayrton (chairman), Mr. Raikes Currie,
M.P., Messrs. Armstrong,T. Dle Tyler, Valiance,
Italins, Lawrence, a 111,
W. Tite, Sydney Smith (secretary),
Burchell (solicitor), and J. Hargrave Stevens (en-
gineer.)
The following Irish members of the House of Corn-
znens bad an interview with Mr. Wilson at the Treasury
yesterday on the subject of the abolition of the duty on
tbover seeds, and placing the expense of the extra con-
ulary force in Ireland upon the Consolidated Fund :
RP 17. W. Russell, Mr. Heard, Mr. V. Scully, Mr. F.
I,7u"Y, Mr. James Sadleir, Mr. Kirk, Viscount Monck,
'Flaherty, Mr. C. Fortescue, and Mr. 0. Grace.
Sir Thom Freemantle, Chairman of the Customs,
'lad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
YtsEarl t'erdaY, at his official residence in Downing-street.
wlsFitzwilliam, Dr, J. J. W. Watson, and Mr. Wm.
ges had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Card-
onl Thursday at the Board of Trade, on the subject
electrical illumination of railway tunnels, mines,
and lighthouses.
244 deputation, consisting of Sir T. H. Hall, Mr. Alder-
-144;1 Cubitt; Mr. Deputy Corney, Mr. Deputy Harrison,
a ' Deputy Blake, Mr. H. L. Taylor, Mr. M. Barnard,
•%1,11,111,Lhe City Remembrancer, had an interview with Sir
am Molesworth yesterday.
xi "le Bishop of Montreal had an interview with the
ulle of Newcastle yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
terd Meeting of the Cathedral Commission was held yes-
, ay at the office in Parliament-street. The Commis-
erg present were—the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Arehbish
)3i h 'P of York, the Marquis of Blandfor6l, the
the pof Oxford, Sir John Dodson, Sir John Patteson,
Canon Selwyn,and the Rev. Richard Jones
Aecretaro\
tffi IlatchPs were sent yesterday front the
ce to the Governor-General-of Canada, and the Go-
44ors of the other North American provinces.

VASE„, OF ATTEMPTED EXTORTION FROM
s'a CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.

e-
lesteortly after the proceedings reported in The Sum
toof
the 1.1\14Y had terminated, information was conveyed
proseuenehl that Mr. Gladstone was quite prepared to
; cute if the law reached the case, and that he would
as Zneetirt ready to sign the usual depositions, in half
era_ r• The remand was recalled and the prisoner was
iired to be again placed at the bar.
the r• Gladstone entered the court about 12 o'clock, and
e against the prisoner was completed. The depo-
tle "8 Were read over and signed by the right hon. gen-
Man.
teLk, Gladstone, addressing Mr. Bingham, the sitting
Inart,,,. 'rate, said,—Sir, Ido not consider this a personal
ther,..;* I stated so to the police at the time, and I
core leave it in the hands of the public authorities.
the e Peisonally no wish to inflict any punishment on
the Prisoner, but I did not feel justified, on account of
statelltlihlie interest, in passing over' the affair. I may
to received a letter from Mr. Wilson, which I beg
ticrt into your hands, to use according to your discre-
ak therefore I have only my duty to the public to regard, and
1,11 quite content to do as you desire.
pena r
r'Rilighani said he did not think it necessary to v-
olt,' 601 e letter to the depositions, as it was of a private
Mete
Th
atee Prisoner was then fully committed, and Mr. Glad-
Theh friends ret'red.
following is a copy of the letter :
I, te lionse of Detention, Clerkenwell, Thursday..
blaki ight /ion. Sir —I most humbly beg pardon in
Lleartti! ft
to address you. lam writing with a sad
xttelida4lu Paint:ul reflections upon my foolish conduct on
vitio,iitY Light I cannot conceive how a mer? selfishand
depr,j'ir kin prompted me so to act, imputing motives
fr it'''ately of one so good and great. I beg your pardon
ilt°tre i„1111,_ very heart. Alas ! I have suffered not a
the h'" 'Jody and mind for my folly already. Doomed to
Nithl4,l4iliation of a felon's cell—go.ng hither and thither
11.11 b;:8111, and stigmatised as such, whereas my character
the Th,,found unimpeachable. The majesty of the law in
£0414:4811olent I am undergoing is sufficiently vindicated.
ne f,,,711 re that being the case, you being exonerated, have
AreajZier ivish to Ruoish me. Right Ho
Hon. Sir, mzerrfuteuwre
1',11(1av and destiny depend on liberation to
-morrow,
PraY you to do so—it is entirely with you. In
h rng Wc you will evince a magnanimity and kindness
rtny of your high and honoured name.
" I am, Right Honourable Sir,
" Your humble suppliant,
et ,to
th
.‘ WILLIAH WILSON.
e Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone."
tonieBPeei.‘ tor Park, who had been dispatched to make
the e° ;(luiirY, did not return in time to have his deposi-
kseerClheted ; but the reporter was informed he had
stotieta:led that the woman who accosted Mr. Glad-
Peatiks "t in confederacy with the prisoner, but was
Ywi,(l,is,aPpointed at the interruption of a tale of dis-
to retie 'l.7'V the prosecutor, as she expected, was about
tiulae col-'3' a charitable donation of money. By a sin-
stated,'i,t servant of this -woman, who bad
t,7:2‘38. for an asaalslirecnnroittecl the day before,
Who lip,d`:tle of the officers of the court that her mistress,
Who
that Xing-street, would have paid the fine for her,
Pkersott hake had been unlucky the previous night, some
411Thavocitiat.i:atotePing interfered with a gentleman who was
-464 give her money out of commiseration. The
upon this sent the inspector to King-street,
rho --covered that the girl's mistress was the person
40eosted Mr. Gladstone.