The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-04 00:00:00

THE FENIAN CONSUL F 01? LEEDS.

A curious tale is told of Mr. Edward Stephens, tiles
selected American Consul for Leeds. ire is the WO'
Mrs. A. Stephens, the authoress, who it was said possessed
:onsiderable influence in the distribution of the spoils
ander President Johnson. Binckley, Solicitor of the
Treasury, went to New York to discover the " whisky
sings " there, and got into difficulties with Rollins, then
Internal Revenue Commissioner, and Courtney, United
States District Attorney. After his return to Washington,
Courtney had a person of the name of Fitch arrested and
mprisoned for certain charges on the whisky business 1.1
lad made against him, and when in gaol Fitch confessed
,hat he had been induced to make these charges by
Binckley and Mrs. Stephens, the object being to g 6
Courtney and Rollins out of office, and General Burbidg°
appointed as Internal Revenue Commissioner. Mr'`'
Stephens declared that the story of Fitch was untrue, but
some doubts were entertained respecting her feelings t°:i
wards Rollins. Meantime Mr. E. Stephens was nominated
by Mr. Johnson as consul to Manchester, but the noisily°.
;ion fell through. Rollins contrived to procure from
President Grant the dismissal of Binckley as Solicitor of
the Treasury, and the latter has given an account of the
strong measures to which he resorted in consequence'
It seemed surprising that after all this Mr. E. Stelben°
should have secured from General Grant the nominatie°
of Consul to Leeds. It is said that it was through the
signing of papers by half a dozen senators who could act
refuse the request of a lady in so trivial a matter.
Rumour attributes the rejection by the Senate of ti
nomination to the curious stories that were afloat con
cerning the several individuals mentioned. Besides tb4
General Burbidge has lately been arrested in Washington,
and bound over to answer a charge of bribery in receiving
money from distilleries engaged in defrauding Govern'
ment. The conclusion to be drawn from all this is that
the lady has been deceived by her friends, and that she
has now a fair opportunity of producing a more sense'
tional romance than any she has yet written, if sho roPre'
seats faithfully the proceedings in the lobby at Wasbiog.
ton, and the influences which the wire pullers bring t°
bear upon diplomatic appointments.

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