The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Tires DAY.

A DESPICABLE FELLOW. —Antolo Mullen, a w€ll-
- man, was brought up before Mr. Knox, at the
Marlborough-street Police court, charged with disorderly
conduct in the Haymarket. Daniel Palmer, 31 C Re-
serve, said that a little before one o'clock that monring,
he saw the prisoner following a French prostitute along
the Haymarket. The woman spoke to a gentleman, and
on leaving him went up to the prisoner and gave him
something. A man seeing what was going on told the
prisoner that he ought to be ashamed of himself to live
on the prostitution of a woman, and an altercation then
took place between the man and the prisoner. He got
the man to go away, but as the prisoner refused to go
and caused a large crowd to collect, he took him into
custody, when he became very violent. In reply to Mr.
Knox, the constable said he knew the prisoner to live on
the prostitution of a French woman, and to be in the
nightly habit of following her about and receiving money
from her. Robert French, 13 OR, gave similar evidence
as to the prisoner's conduct last night, and as to his
mode of life. Mr. Knox fined the prisoner, who de-
scribed himself as a traveller, 405., or a month. As soon
as the prisoner heard the decision, he either fainted or
pretended to faint, and was carried out of court.
SERIOUS DEFALCATIONS OF A HOSPITAL CLERK.—Wm.
Henry Simpson, late clerk to the Secretary of West-
minster Hospital, was re-examined at Westminster Police-
court, charged with embezzling the sum of 2249 7s. Gd.,
the monies of the Governors and Treasurers of the West-
minster Hospital. Mr. Wontner conducted the prosecu-
tion. The prisoner's position was one of great trust, and
he had a salary of £134 per year, besides other advantages;
his defalcations appear to have commenced about the
middle of the year, but in August Mr. Wilson, the
secretary, left town, and during his absence on August
31st a sum of £75 4s. was entrusted to the prisoner to pay
into Messrs. Hoare's bank ; this he did not pay in, but
on the 26th of October went with £204 4s. to the bank
and requested credit for £75 4s. out of a £2OO cheque from
the Goldsmith's Hall. This the clerk gave him, and
entered the £75 4s. on the 26th October, which prisoner
had erased, and substituted 21st August. There were
other sums kept back. He was remanded.

AUSTRIAN REPLY TO COUNT BISMARCK'S
NOTE.

VIENNA, January 4.

Count Beust, in his reply, dated the 26th ult., to Count
Bismarck's note of the 14th of the same month, acknow-
ledges the ready recognition and friendly spirit with which
Count Bismarck had alluded to the Treaty of Prague.
Count Beust, however, deems it advisable not to enter
into any further particulars regarding the treaty, and
considers that it is in the interest of both parties to
avoid discussion in 'this direction. The Austrian Chan-
cellor is of opinion that it is not desirable at the present
moment to make formal interpretations and material
legal claims the subject of discussion. The views of
Count Beust, on the contrary, incline towards regarding
the union of Germany under the leadership of Prussia as
an act of historical significance, and as a fact of
paramount importance. He holds that the future
mutual relations of Austria and Germany should shape
themselves accordingly. Taking this new standpoint,
Count Beust is already able to declare, in expectation of
the further communications notified by the Prussian
Government, that amongst all the influential classes of
Austria and Hungary a most sincere wish prevails to
cultivate friendly relations with the new German State
Federation.

Count Beust continues thus At this moment espe-
cially, therefore, it is not without justifiable confidence
that, in view of the realisation of such promising pro-
spects, we look upon the opening up of this fruitful field, in
which their existing identity of will and action may become
for both States a pledge of enduring unity, and for Europe
a guarantee of lasting peace.
" Similar sentiments animate his Majesty the Emperor,
by whom the exalting recollections which link his dynasty
during a glorious history of centuries with the history of
the German people will not be remembered otherwise than
with the warmest sympathies for that people's further
national development, and with an earnest hope that in
its new constitutional form it may find real guarantees
for a happy future—a future full of blessings, not only
for its own welfare, but for that of the Imperial State re-
lated to it by so many ties."—Reuter's Telegram. ;

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