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T_TIE BELGIAN GIRL'S CAbE•

Yesterday, at the Westminster police-court, Adolphus
Feistel, aiias Harrison, and Alexander Desaux, Laure
Leboucher's (alias Madame Denis's) father, were placed at
the bar for final examination, charged with the abduction
and detention of Alice Leroy, a Belgian girl, 16 years of
age, for infamous purposes. As on the previous occasions
the court was densely crowded.

SPORTING INTELEIGENCF.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--FRIDAY.

WILLOUGHBY HANDICAP (WARWICK.)
sto 4on Mr. Moseley's Bourton.
WARWICKSHIRE HANDICAP.
4to 1 agst Cleveland (taken).
6to 1 asst Buttress colt (taken.)
7to 1 asst Communist (taken).
3to 1 agst Selina (taken.)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
6to 1 agst Lamprocles (taken).
7to 1 agst Defiance (taken).
12 to 1 agst Red Lion (offered).
12 to 1 agst Marc Antony (offered.)
14 to 1 agst Kingston (taken).
20 to 1 agst Chief Justice (taken).

to 1 asst Jonathan Martin (taken).
11 to 1 agst Virago (taken).
14 to 1 agst Ariosto (taken).
16 to 1 agst Rataplan (taken).
20 to 1 agst Annie Sutherland (taken).

CIIESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Newminster (offered).
25 to 1 agst Brown Brandy (taken).
30 to 1 agst Toni (taken).
40 to 1 agst Baalbec (taken).
2,000 GUINEAS.
3to 1 agst Boiardo (taken to 801.)
4to 1 agst Ruby (offered).
10 to 1 agst First Lord (taken).

DERBY.
9to 1 agst Dervish (taken).
18 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken).
20 to 1 ag:zt Alarsya.s (taken).
30 to 1 agst Andover (taken).
40 to 1 agst Bessus (taken).

Upon the prisoners being brought in by the gaoler,
Mr. Arnold inquired whether there was any fresh
charge, and what course the counsel for the prosecution
intended to pursue respecting Alice Leroy's case ?
Mr. Smythies, who appeared in lieu of Mr. Parry, said
that he was not in a condition to proceed with any new
case, but proposed to strengthen the present charge against
the prisoners by putting the witness Elvire Cerckell into
the box and asking her two or three more questions. He
would then ask for the committal of the accused, first,
under the Bishop of Oxford's Act, 12th and 13th Victoria,
c. 17, to prevent the defilement of women; for an attempt
to commit the offence under that statute, every attempt'
to commit a misdemeanour, being in itself a misdemea-
nour ; secondly, with a conspiracy to attempt that offence ;
and, thirdly, for assaulting Alice Leroy and Elvire Cerckell
by the false imprisonment of both, which had been proved.
For any offence under the Bishop of Oxford's Act the
court had power to refuse bail.
Mr. Arnold having expressed au opinion that there
might be some doubts whether the law would roach Ma-
dame Denis under the Bishop of Oxford's Act, for pro-
curing by false pretences, although a false pretence was
used by Harrison, although no difficulty arose under the
common law. With respect to the question of receiving
bail, which he presumed would be pressed by Mr. Morgan
for the defendants, he would hear any argument upon
that subject, and dispose of it after the case was com-
pleted.
Elvire Cerckell was then re-sworn, and examined by Mr.
Smythies respecting what had occurred after the escape of
Alice Leroy from Madame Denis's house, in Denbigh-ter-
race, where it will be remembered that the girl Elvire and
her mother were locked up for some hours in the kitchen,
until they broke a window and called out to some persons
passing, which induced madame, for fear of exposure, to
release them. Witness said she wanted to go to the post
with a letter to her sister, but was prevented by Madame
Denis, M. Denis, Desaux, and Harrison, who were present,
and who said that Alice had taken away some pieces of
gold with her, and that they (witness and her mother)
should not go till they were found. Harrison said it as
well as the others, and detained them.
In cross-examination by Mr. Morgan, witness said she
was then in the passage, but the street door was locked.
They were afterwards locked up down stairs, during which
the parties she had named came up and down calling them
bad names. Witness's mother said she would not stop.
Witness and her mother had some time previously been
left in charge of Madame Denis's house, during her
absence.
Mr. Morgan—Was not your father in the habit of com-
ing there, and did not madame give him money?
Witness—Dat is no business with dis. (Much laughter.)
The voluminous depositions of Alice Leroy (translated by
M. Albert), and the other witnesses, the whole of which
have been before published, having been read over.
Mr. Arnold inquired of Harrison whether he wished to
say anything ?
Harrison replied—" I shall reserve my defence."
Mr. Morgan addressed the court at great length on be-
half of Desaux, and contended that there was nothing
whatever in the evidence to support the charges men-
tioned by Mr Smythies against him. There was nothing
to lead the mind to the construction that he was concerned
in attempting to commit an offence under the Bishop of
Oxford's Act, that he had conspired to commit, or that he
had been guilty of any assault or false imprisonment. There
was no evidence more than that he was living upon the
bounty of his daughter in her house, doing what she re-
quested. At most, it merely went to his saying that his
daughter did not wish the girl to go to the window, or that
she would be displeased at acts contrary to her request.
There was no indication of his participating in any of the
alleged guilty practices going on in the house. Upon the
charge of attempting to defile, the greater part of what
now appeared upon the depositions would really not be evi-
dence at all, and it was only shaping the charge as conspi-
racy teat rendered it admissable. There was an assumption
of guilt endeavoured to bo put upon Desaux on general
evidence, and he solicited his release now, and considered
that he had no right to have been apprehended.
Mr. Arnold—There is no evidence, Mr. Morgan, that ho
lived upon the bounty of his daughter.
Mr. Morgan—He did nothing in the house but drink and
walk about.
Mr. Arnold—A.ndlook after the girls, Mr. Morgan. (A
laugh.) The evidence goes to show that they were eight
days before they could effect Alice Leroy's escape, because
he was upon the watch. He was taking an active part in
detaining the girls there, as proved before I issued a war-
rant for his apprehension.
Mr. Morgan having repeated that his client Desaux was
merely paying blind obedience to the orders of his daughter,
Mr. Arnold expressed his conviction that the evidence
went to prove an actual assault upon the part of Desaux.
The acts specifically imputed to him were preventing her
going to the windows and out of the house, and it would be
for a jury to say whether these acts were done innocently
and whether he did not know full well what was going ou
in the house. If the evidence was correct, he was taking
a part in the common purpose of keeping Alice Leroy in
the house.
Mr. Morgan then addressed himself on the subject of
bail, and contended that his client had a right in law to it.
It was only left to a magistrates discretion to refuse bail
I in cases where the expenses of the prosecution might he
paid out of the county rate, and this was clearly not a case
of that description.
Mr. Smythies contended that, as an offence under the
Bishop of Oxford's act, and a, an assault, the expenses
might bo so paid, and that would give the magistrate a
power to refuse. He pressed the matter warmly, because
a Greek prince, and a marquis, and persons of condition
were frequenters of the establishment.
Mr. Arnold begged to remark that there was nothing to
show that they really had a right to such titles. They
were merely called so at the house.
Mr. Smythies observed that it was at any rate quite
evident the frequenters were wealthy persons, who would
• forfeit any amount of cash to stifle this inquiry, and he,
therefore, strongly urged the magistrate to refuse to ac-
cept bail, as he felt that defendants would not be forth-
coming.
Mr. Arnold said that the only question was whether the
law justified him in such a refusal, if it did so he did not
hesitate to say that he would refuse. With respect to the
argument used by Mr. Smythies, respecting the " at-
tempt," giving him a power to refuse bail, he found a great
difficulty, and considered the argument a fine and subtle
ono, although he did not mean to apply that term
offensively. On the other ground upon which it had been
argued, lie had a discretion to refuse bail, the assault and
false imprisonment, he thought there were distinct acts,
clearly amounting to false imprisonment, shown, and con-
sequently amounting to assaults. This was not only actual
restraint, but the restraint of intimidation, and looking
at the peculiar nature of the assaults, and of the discretion
given to him by law to refuse bail upon a committal for
assaults, he should refuse bail for the accused.
A burst of applause from the auditory, which was
promptly checked by the officers of the court, followed
this announcement.
The prisoners were then committed to Newgate, to take
their trial, and the witnesses bound over to prosecute.

Since our last report Newminster has receded to 25 to
1 (offered) for Chester Cup, whilst Brown Brandy has
advanced to the same figure (taken). Baa,lbec was also
in force. For the Northampton Stakes Lamprocles and
Defiance were the only horses in much favour. Jona-
than Martin and Virago was in great demand for the
Metropolitan. There was no change worthy of notice
for either Great Northern, 2,000, or Derby. Latest
prices :

'RES FOR 1854.
Northampton '29
30
Abergavenny

IL.
Catteriek Bridge l9
..A.bergavenny . . 2O
York Spring 25
Malton 417

MAY.
Newmarket F S ......... 1 Lothians and EdinburghlB
Chester Spring ............ 9 1 Lewes l9
Lothians & Edinburgh...ll 23
Newmarket S S ......... lu I Liverpool Hunt Spring 24
Shrewsbury ............... 1S Epsom 30
NOVEMBER.
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