The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin of the 6th, in the Pvesse of
Brussels, describes the ceremony which accompa-
nied the presentation to the King of the insignia
of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
After the ceremony a dinner was given at the pa-
lace, but much surprise was felt at no ladies or the
members of the French Embassy beim). present.
The King of Prussia already possesses the French
Order of the Holy Spirit, which was presented to
hie' in 1817 by Louis XVIII. The King wore
this order the last time four or five years hack, on
the occasion of the visit of the Duko de Bordeaux
to Sans Souci.

Another letter from Berlin, in the German.
Journal of Frankfort, says :—" Some arrange-
ments having been made by the Ministry of State
for the furtherance of public business, two or
three bills have been presented to the chambers.
The Minister of Justice, in bringing forward
that on divorce, remarked that the measure was
founded on the same principle as were exemplified
in that presented to the chambers two years ago,
and that the only difference was that it allows sepa-
ration under certain casts. The Ministers of Jus-
tice and War also presented a bill relative to loans
made to minors, and intended to prevent prodiga-
lity and dissipation. From the put taken by the
Minister of War in this measure, there is reason to
suppose that it has been brought forward in conse-
quence of the scenes which lately occurred among
officers of the .Prussian guard."

THE GOLD BULLION ROBBERY.

MANSION-110USE.-THIS DAY.

FURTHER EXAMINATION OF BURGESS AND PIERCE.

The sixth examination of the prisoners Burgess and
Pierce, charged with the robbery of gold bullion on the
South-Eastern Railway in May, 1555, took place this
afternoon at the Man-sion-houSe, before the Lord Mayor.
The same excitement prevailed on this as on the former
occasions, which was probably owing to the rumour that
had been current for some days past, that Tester, who
was in London, and who was implicated in the robbery
by Agar's evidence, would surrender, by the advice of
his legal adviser.
The detectives, Thornton and Smith, who have charge
of the case, were somewhat thrown off their scent in
regard to Tester ; for whilst they thought he was in
Sweden, and had actually taken a voyage there in the
hope of getting him into their power, he was quietly,
securely, and snugly located in London, well supplied
by the newspapers with every movement that was going
on in reference to the case and his apprehension, and no
doubt much amused at the wildgoose chase of the acute
and wily detectives.

Pierce and Burgess were placed at the bar at
half-past one o'clock, when Tester, accompanied
by Mr. Beard, one of his solicitors, entered the court,
and formally surrendered himself to answer the charge.
It was intimated by Mr. Buchanan that the prisoner
Tester would waive his right to have all the previous
depositions taken in his absence read over, and that he
would reserve his cross•examination of the witnesses
until they came up to sign their depositions. Agar, the
c.inviet, was in attendance, in case it should be found
necessary to put any questions to him relative to Tester.
Burgess's appearance has suffered very much since
his imprisonment. Ile looks much paler than he did
when ho was first apprehended, and he has a more
anxious and care-worn expression of features, Pierce
betrays much anxiety, but the change is not so great in
his general appearance as that of Burgess. When Tester
was brought into Court, (he having in fact surrendered
by the advice of his friends, in consequence of his
protestations of innocence), he was taken into custody and
placed in the dock with the other prisoners. Tester is
a tall, slight young man, 26 years of age, though he
appears much older. He is of a dark complexion, with
a high forehead and prominent nose, and wears a small
quantity of whisker and moustache. He was dressed in
black, with a black silk scarf, and his shirt collar turned
down over his scarf. Tester, whose general appearance
and demeanour is rather gentlemanly, was, it will be
remembered, a clerk in the superintendent's office of the
Soutb-Eistern Railway Company at London-bridge,
and bad, therefore, access to the keys of the safe.
At the request of Mr. Buchanan, as the question of
Tester's guilt mainly rested upon identity, the witnesses
were ordered out of court, with the exception of the

banker's clerks.
Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Wont-
ner. for Pierce ; Mr. Lewis for Burgess ; and Messrs.
Buchanan and Beard for Tester.
Mr. Bodkin having stated the nature of the evidence
he should produce today, called the following witnebssnk-
es:
Mr. Bailey, of, the Bank of England, the a
note-office, deposed that on the 28th May, 1855, 600
sovereigns were exchanged at the Bank for six 100/.
notes. They were all dated 9th Jan.,
1855. They were
exchanged in the name of Edgiugton, Duke-street. All
have since been brought back into the Bank of Eng.
land and paid. One was paid in on Sept. 14, and bore
iTester's endorsement.
Mr. White, clerk in the audit office of the South-
Eastern Railway, proved the endorsement. " G. Tester,
for C. Page," was in Tester's handwriting.
Bailey in continuation—Three others were paid in on