The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-04 00:00:00

TRADE AND NAVIGATION RETURNS.

The official trade and navigation returns for the month
ending Feb. 5, have been issued.
The declared value of some of the principal exports,
compared with that for the same articles during the cor-
responding month of last year, was as follows :
1853. 1854.
Beer and Ale £106,066
Coals and culm 90,566
Cotton manufactures' 2,105,924
Cotton yarn 482,865
Earthenware 101,282 ...... 76,34 T
Haberdashery and millinery 234,978
Hardware and cutlery
Linen manufactures
Linen yarn
Machinery 124,894
Metals 858,216 ..... 772,817
Silk manufactures
Woollen martufAdtures
,
Woollen jritfn , 88,344
The:c6inparison of imports for the month is as
under-::

1853.

1854.
847

Oxen

1,008

Sheep
Wheat

no.
qrs.

4,586 4,253
440,902

Bar) oy
Oats ..

~...qrs.

73,690
80,862 " 26,393

Flour

Coffee
Cocoa
Flax
Currants
Guano

..cwt.

305,620
„lbs. 1,554,092
.lbs. 221,598
.cwt. 69,348 36,824
..cwt. 9,265 -* 9,859
..tons 1,584 2,766

Hemp cwt. 21,417
Oil, palm cwt. 28,928
Potatoes cwt. 115,073
Bacon, pork, and beef.... cwt. 19,705
Silk, raw lbs. 818,638
Rum proof gallons 174,097 ......
Brandy proof gallons 185,330
Geneva proof gallons 10,000 ......
Timber loads 61,562

Tobacco .

lbs. 790;652

Wine

gallons. 170,993

8,280
54,601
3,534
9,836
815,577
405,434
41,379
1,642
805

98,,_
437,374

....,,.
442,744

~.,._
-,..-
Cotton _ cwt. 398,,301
Sheep's wool lbs. 3,349,052
The total declared value of all the exports amounted
to 6,692,5421., which, as compared with the like month
i'., 1853, shows an increase of 460,7011.

THE BELGIAN GIRL'S 'CASE:

Mr. Simonds, an inspector of the B division, accom-
paut,a 4j- QM. lacruy, the unfortunate Belgian girl,
whose case has excited so much sensation in the public
mind, waited upon Mr. Arnold on her behalf, at the
Westminster Police-court yesterday.
The Inspector said that his application was for a war-
rant to procure the restoration of the girl's clothing,
which was detained at the house in Denbigh-terrace, to
which she had been brought from Brussels by Fiestel,
alias Harrison. It will be remembered that on the oc-
casion of her escape, on the morning of the 17th ult.,
she had nothing on her but a woollen dress, and was in-
debted to the kindness of strangers for the clothes in
which she had subsequently appeared.
Mr. Arnold observed that he should have no hesita-
tion in granting a summons to compel their restoration.
Mr. Simonds begged to inform the magistrate of the
result of some further inquiries respecting the case. He
found that Fiestel's mother had kept a house for the re-
ception of girls for infamous purposes at, he believed,
192,Waterloo-road, where Elizabeth Grimwood had pre-
viously been murdered. Fiestel's father had left his wife
in consequence of her disgraceful conduct.
Mr. Arnold inquired what sort of house it was in Den-
bigh-terrace to which the girl had been brought '?
Mr. Simonds observed that it was a very fine house,
magnificently furnished. He knew a gentleman who
had offered 1,0001. for the house, and, no doubt, would
have had it, but that the M. Denis, who professed to be
un extensive wine merchant, became the occupant.
Mr. Arnold inquired whether Mr. Simonds was aware
of the circumstance of its being a brothel before the pre-
sent case was brought forward ?
_ _

Mr. Simonds replied that he was not, and the business
was conducted so privately that many of the neighbours
did not, although they suspected it was. He had felt it
his duty to make inquiries respecting 116, Taohbrook-
street, where Fiestel alias Harrison resided, and found
it was a highly respectable house, and that there was
not the least imputation upon the character of the land-
lord. Fiestel's mother had taken the apartments for
herself, and, as she represented, a son, a mathematical-
instrument-maker, and referred the landlord to a builder
in the Vauxhall-bridge-road, who gave her an excellent
character. Since the examination of Fiestel, itinerant
newsmongers had been selling halfpenny and penny ac-
counts of the transaction opposite the house, pointing to
it, and of course causing great annoyance to the respect-
able inmates.

Mr. Arnold said that the police would of course in-
terfere to prevent anything of that sort being carried on.
Mr. Fenwick observed that it would of course meet
with proper attention.
The girl, who appears less dejected than before, then
left in care of the police.
Madame Denis s name is stated to be "Laura La-
boucher."

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, MARCH 3.

Wiliam Naylor, William Brand, William Shorter,
Henry Townsend, and William Patey, were indicted for
attempting to rescue Mr. William Seymour Blackstone,
late M.P. for Wallingford, from the hands of the bailiff
of the sheriff of Oxfordshire, on the 27th of January, and
for an assault upon the bailiff.
The prosecution was instituted by the late high sheriff
ooffif Ocexfrso,revtrewfaosr
atphpe pi
nutrepdo
foree ot
the
eprotecting
ofoenxeecouftihnigs
a writ against Mr. Blackstone, from interference on the
part of the defendants with that officer in the
execution of his duty. The circumstances of the
case were these :—Mr. Blackstone was a gentleman
who formerly represented Wallingford in Parliament ;
he got into difficulties, and when he ceased to be
a member of Parliament he ceased to have protection
from arrest by law ; but though there were many writs
in the hand of the sheriffs of Oxfordshire and Berkshire
agaitist him, it was difficult to enforce them, as he was
very popular, and a great lavourite in the town which
he had represented ; and he seemed to treat, not exactly
with defiance, but with impunity all attempts to take
him into custody. His sister lived at Howberry Man-
sion, a lofty place, commanding a view of the surround-
ing country, and close to the Thames, where it sepa-
rates the counties of Oxford and Berkshire, and he.had
a punt on the river by which he was enabled to go to
either side of the river, as he saw the officers of the other
side in pursuit of him. He also provided himself with
three dogs of a most formidable character, and by these
means enjoyed for a long time freedom from arrest.
At length the sheriff of Oxfordshire determined to
put an end to this system, and a writ for 1421.
having come down he put a warrant into the hands of
a man named Turner, who met with him near his sm•
ter's house. On perceiving him Mr. Blackstone ran
away, but was overtaken and served with a writ. Mr.
Blackstone asked Turner to let him go back to his
house for a change of clothes ; but this Turner, who had
got special directions not to suffer him to escape, would
not allow. He was then taken into a barn, where he
sent a message to his solicitor to visit him. In the
meantime the defendants appeared with sticks, shovels,
and dung forks, and assumed a menacing attitude.
A fly was then brought to convey Mr. Blackstone
away, upon whioh a struggle ensued ; lrit the officers
notwithstanding considerable resistance, succeeded
forcing it, and driving him off to Oxford,
After him
evideatoce
had been adduced in proof of
above facts, the defendants, by the advice of
counsel, withdrew the plea of not guilty, and IA
guilty, and they were discharged on entering int
recognisances to keep the peace for two years.