The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-17 00:00:00

have made. It may be that we did not, although the
Dutch Gap Canal was a success, make so large a hole as
was made by the explosion of the mine at Petersburg last
summer ; but, thank God, neither did we fill uselessly that
hole up with American dead until it ran blood. (Renewed
applause.) lam therefore content, nay, I claim to be the
hero of the comparatively bloodless attack on Big Bethel,
and the wholly bloodless failure of Fort Fisher ; and though
I do not claim to be the source of Fredericksburg, of Chan-
cellorsville, of the Chickahominy, of the Wilderness, of
Cold Harbour, nor of that charnel-house of useless dead in
the mire before Petersburg, I am prepared to take the issue,
and hereafter, fellow-citizens, when you bear me to that
little enclosure on the other side of the river, which I hope
for as my last resting place, I pray you put over me for my
epitaph—' Here lies the general who saved the lives of his
soldiersat Big Bethel and Fort Fisher, and who never com-
manded the Army of the Potomac.' I ask for nothing else.
(Great applause.) My connection being severed with 'the
Army of the James, the telegraph informs us that it is to be
incorporated with the Army of the Potomac, and its history
as a distinct organisation has ceased probably for ever. Of
the wisdom of that incorporation I will express no opinion,
and, mark, I have criticised the act of no man. I beg your
pardon ; I have criticised no army men, I have defended
myself, explained my own acts, and contrasted them
with others. They may be right, while I was wrong;
although I have thought fit, in the course of my remarks,
to blow off with a breath the froth which is always the
accompaniment of lively porter. (Laughter and applause.)
And now, passing from that which is personal to my own
actions, you perhaps desire that I should say something
upon the prospects of the country in the future. Mark me,
my friends, whatever happens to me, will only incite me to
renewed efforts in behalf of my country. If she wants any
services at any, at all times, in any capacity, however
humble, they may be as freely rendered in the future as in
the past. And whatever mistakes I have made—whatever
mistakes other generals have made—whatever mistakes the
Administration may have made—it is not for us to remem-
ber these, or allow them for a moment to affect our actions.
It is the country we serve—it is the Union to which our
allegiance is due, and however men in power to-day make
mistakes, it is no reason why we should hold back a single
effort in support of the war. If all men had been perfect
this rebellion had not existed. It was the imperfection of
men that brought it upon us ; and through imperfect men
it must be brought to an end; therefore let every man gird
himself for still greater efforts ; do not be carried away by
any delusive cry of peace, for the time of peace is not yet
come. All attempts to get peace by negotiation until the
army of Gen. Lee either capitulates, or is whipped, is as
useless as to attempt to break down the stubborn spirit of
the child who successfully resists your authority. Therefore
this cry of peace should lull no man into security. See to
it that the armies are filled up ; see to it that recruiting
goes on of good men who will stay in the army after they
get there—such men as you send from Lowell, good men,
true men. I see no desire for peace on the part of the rebels
in the appointment of General Lee generalissimo, nor in the
recent raid by the rebel ironclads down the James River
upon the communications of General Grant. These are not
peaceful movements. They mean war, and bitter war, for
another, and I trust, a last campaign. But though I speak
thus of the cry of peace, I have no doubt of our ultimate
success, neither have I any doubt that the rebel mas-
ters will arm their slaves. Let me tell you the negro makes
a very excellent soldier. There is little doubt, on the other
hand, that the negro soldiers of the rebels will not fight the
negro soldiers on our side, and we have the advantage of
being first in the field. Even discipline will not bring him
to this, although it may bring him to fight the white sol-
dier of our side. This movement will be the last, the final
blow struck by the rebei lion, and in my judgment the
blow will be unsuccessful ; and from this we shall have a
lasting peace, provided we deal justly by all men, white and
black. (Loud applause.) And upon no other terms, my
friends, can you have peace, fair play, justice, equality be-
fore the law for black and white. A peace on that basis
will stand. Without that basis it will never stand. There-
fore, my friends, I say again, not looking to peace, but to
the ultimate result of the next campaign, gird on your
armour, do everything you can to sustain the Government,
and to sustain the President as the head of the Govern-
ment. He is honest, patriotic, capable, and able ; and will
do all he can in his position for the country." (Loud and
long continued applause.)

The Great Jewelry Robbery at Manchester.

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Yesterday the prisoner apprehended on suspicion of being
implicated in robbing the shop of Mr. Howard, Market-
street and Corporation-street, Manchester, on the sth or 6th
inst., of between 1.3,000 and X 4,000 worth of jewelry, were
brought up before Mr. Fowler and other magistrates at the
City Police-court for examination. Their names are John
Say, Dominick Daly, John Hartley, John and LucyMoores
(man and wife), and Elizabeth Moores. Another prisoner,
named Esther Ann Robinson, was not placed in the dock,
having had to be removed to the workhouse in anticipation
of an early accottebement.
Mr. Edwards, barrister, instructed by Capt. Palin, chief
constable, appeared for the,
,:rosecution ; and Mr. Torr, bar-
rister, and Mr. Ernest Jones, barrister, appeared on behalf
of the prisoners.
The depositions were taken by the magistrates' clerk as
the case proceeded, and the proceedings occupied the greater
part of the day.
Mr. Edwards made an application at the outset to have
John and Lucy Mooresset at liberty, with the view to their
giving evidence on behalf of the Crown.
Mr. Torr objected, and cited a case before Mr. Baron
Bramwell, in which the learned judge held that it was not
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might turn out that the chief offenders had escaped.
Mr. Fowler overruled the objection, and ordered that the
two prisoners should be removed to the witness-room.
The evidence, which was very voluminous, was then gone
into ; and it was shown by Henry Mitchell, a hairdresser,
that his employer, Mr. Menlo, occupied a shop partly over
Mr. Howard's shop and partly over a hatter's shop next
door ; that on the evening of Saturday, the 4th inst witness
left the premises at half-past 7 o'clock, securing the door
of Mr. Howard's shop by means of two shutters and a pad-
lock. He returned at half-past Bon Monday morning,
when he found the two shutters removed, and rested up
against the door. On entering the premises he found the
doors had been forced, and there was a hole in the floor
over a sunlight in Mr. Howard's shop. The hole was large
enough for a man to pass through, and a rope had been
formed made of towels and aprons, twisted and knotted to-
gether, which was hanging through the aperture into Mr.
Howard's shop, and along with it a detached iron-plate,
which formed part of the ceiling of the shop. The only
property of his employer that he missed was a false pair of
whiskers and a false moustache.

Edward Leadbeater, a working jeweller in Mr. Howard's
employ, proved that he made up the shop of Mr. Howard
on the evening of the 4th, at 5 o'clock, after putting part
of the jewellery and watches in an iron safe, together with
the keys of some cases in which jewellery was left, locking
the safe, and placing the key in a place known to himself
and Mr. Howard. A little after 8 o'clock on Monday morn-
ing, the 6th inst., he unlocked the premises, and found the
shop had been robbed. The iron safe had been forced, to-
gether with the glass cases, and jewellery to the value of
£3,000 had been taken away, including seven gold watches,
a Geneva watch with gilt case, rings, bracelets, breast
pins, lockets, gold chains, and Albert guards. Some of
the jewellery had small parchment tickets on them with
the prices marked. The only property left was a carbuncle
locket, a gold pencil case, and a topaz stone. He immo-
mediately sent to the police officer, and Sergeant Hodgson
arrived soon after, and he saw him find a small crowbar
which had been left behind, and a part of a drill which had
been broken off in a drilling hole through the safe.
Sergeant Hodgson stated that he examined the premises
and found among other things some steel drills which had
been left behind on the floor, and a piece of a broken drill
in the door of the safe. He also found a dark lantern.
Police-constable Sutcliffe stated that in consequence of
information he went to the house of the prisoner Elizabeth
Moores, in Mill-street, Ancoats, Manchester, and asked
if she had not some
Property which did not belong
to her. She pointed to a carpetbag and basket under a
bed, in which he found several jemmies or crow-bars, 16
steel-drills, a life-preserver, 'a hammer, and nearly 100
skeleton-keys. Among the tools were several which had
since been found to fit the marks left in forcing the premises
and safe, and in the carpet-bag was found a broken drill,
which corresponded with and appeared to have been broken
from the end of a drill found in Mr. Howard's safe after the
robbery. Frorninformation as to how the implements came
there he went to the house of the prisoner Daly in Howard-
' street, Ancoats. After remaining there some time (about
1 o'clock), Lucy Moores came in with the prisoner John
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money was found upon him. (Daly had been a porter,
employed in Marsden-square, at 18s. per week, and had ab-
sented himself from his employ on the Saturday before the
robbery, and was seen on the Monday with the prisoner
Hartley at a publichouse, having
shaved off the beard he had
worn before the robbery.) Among other evidence given, it was
shown that a gentleman who was in Market-street, at half-
past 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon (previous as is supposed
to the robbery) saw four men near Mr. Howard's shop door,
and who identified King and Daly as two of the men. He
was strongly of opinion that they were two of the men.
Evidence was given showing all the prisoners together
immediately after the robbery, and Lucy Moores stated
that on Monday morning(the morning the robbery was dis-
covered) she was at home, when a man came and asked for
her husband, that she called him downstairs, and that the
prisoners Daly and Hartley and another man came into the
house, bringing with them the implements found in the car-
pet-bag and basket, they also had with them a bundle,
which contained jewelry,
including seven gold watches.
Two of the men had false whiskers and moustaches, which
they took off and burnt in the fire. They also took tickets
off the jewelry and burnt them. They took away the
jewelry, but feft the housebreaking implements found at
Elizabeth Moores'.
The prisoner was shortly after remanded.