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THE SITIT.„ LONDON MONDAY. EVENING, JULY 2, 1860.

spiritual power for the greater advantage of the
Church, but protects him from even the imputation
of want of freedom or impartiality to which he
might be occasionally exposed were he the subject
of another Sovereign or a dependent on his bounty."
Bishop Walsh emphatically denies that the
Pope's own happy subjects have had any hand in
the rebellion against their Sovereign. Indeed, the
chief fomentors of the strife are to be found among
the advisers of the Queen of England :

"It is said that the persons who have organised
rebellion against the Pope are his own Catholic
people. The falsehood of this statement has been
repeatedly shown ; but it is idle to attempt to put
to shame or silence the wickedness of perverse men.
A small number of irreligious and flagitious persons,
aided by the countenance and money of strangers
and of persons of great influence, could easily awe
into silence the peaceable and well-disposed people,
who constitute nearly the whole population. The
Italians who oppose the Pope may call themselves
Catholic, but ' all are not Israelites that are of Is-
rael.' They conspire against the Vicar of Christ
much in the same spirit as the scribes and Phari-
sees—who, no doubt, reputed themselves a portion
of the people of God—conspired against our Divine
Master. It is peculiarly painful to us to reflect
that the persecution of the Pope seems to have re-
ceived considerable encouragement from some of
our statesmen. Such conduct appears clearly to
indicate a hatred of Catholicity. The allegation
that these men are actuated by a zeal for the free-
dom and the benefit of the Italians will not, upon
reflection, be found to be sustained. If they were
moved by a spirit of philanthropy, they could find
ample room for its exercise in our own country,
which certainly has—upon their attention and duty
—claims much higher than any foreign land.
When the men—who boast their zeal for the liberty
and happiness of the Italians—neglect to aid in
providing in their own country for the social free-
, dom and happiness which are so much wanted, one
cannot but doubt the sincerity of their professions.
If they be solicitous for the happiness of men, let
them begin at home."
THE LATH RIBAND ARRESTS.

It is reported that the Attorney and Solicitor-
General and Mr. Serjeant Lawson will conduct the
prosecution of the eleven Ribandmen lately arrested
is the town of Dundalk. The assizes for the county
of Louth commence on Wednesday next.

but a dreamer's wildest dream. Now it is a pro-
spect that can only be marred by foreign meddling.
—BconoiniSt.

LORD JVM. GODOLPIIIN OSBORNE.

In the Cambridge Insolvent Court on Thursday,
before Mr. John Collyer, judge, Lord William
Godolphin Osborne; described as a son of the Duke

of Leeds, and of several addresses in England and
Belgium, but last of Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire,
of no profession or business, came up for his first
examination.

The - insolvent's schedule extended between
December, 1852, and May, 1860. His total debts
_ _

now amount to £1,056 6s. 11d., of which he asserted
he had received no consideration for £352 2s. The
sum of £4l was twice entered. The debts for
which consideration, was admitted were £673
4s. 11d. He had received £473 in gifts from his
father, and £539 3s. 10d. in legacies, making the
amount to be accounted for £1,685 ss. 9d. The
expenditure included such items as interest on
loans and discount, £BO ; dogs and keep, £5O ;
Lambert, on account of loans, £6O ; hotel, travel-
ling, and personal expenses, £450 ; ditto, of self
and wife, £lOO ; but with all there was a defi-
ciency of £538 18s. The list of creditors included
tailors, to the amount of £320 13s. 9d. ; tobacco-
nists, £6O; Cohen (money lent and interest), £248
lls. 6d. ; Lambert, livery stable keeper, £l3l 14s.
73d., being £79 10s. 10d. for money borrowed, and
the balance for horsehire and refreshments ; college
tutor, £7-9•105.,03,* The insolvency was,attributed
to insolvent's-nit being' allowed by his'father such
an income as he had been led to anticipate, and to
his being sued by his Cambridge creditors;
Dr. Leapingwell supported the insolvent ; Mr.
Naylor opposed for Cohen ; and Mr. Basham, jun.,
clothier, of Cambridge, in person. Owing to insol-
vent's notoriety in Cambridge the court was densely
crowded.
Mr. Naylor said he opposed under the section
of the Act of Parliament which gave his Honour the
power to punish any insolvent who had been guilty
of fraud or obtaining goods or money under false
pretences. He should show that the insolvent had
so obtained advances of Cohen, that he had ex-
pended the deficiency of £5OO and odd at places
not mentioned in the schedule, that he had
bought three diamond rings, and not stated
where or how he had disposed of them ; that he had
driven certain persons (who, however, might be
respectable) about Newmarket-heath with four
horses ; that he had done all this when he well
knew he was insolvent, and having at that time an
allowance of £l2 a-year only from his father.
Knowing all this the insolvent had contracted
tailors' bills alone at the rate of £lOO a-year, and
altogether bad proceeded in the most reckless and
extravagant manner.
The insolvent, being examined, said, in answer
to Mr. Naylor,—l am now 25. I had an allowance
of £l2 a year from my father till I came of age;
since then I have had £lOO a year from the Duke.
The principal debts contracted with Cohen and other
parties who have sued me were contracted in 1855
and 1856. At that time I was living at Gogma-
gog, near Cambridge, the Duke's residence. I put
my hand to a note of hand given to one Bays, an
attorney. I believe in 1856. Mr. Headly, my
present brother-in-law, joined me. The note was
for £2O, but I only received £2 10s., and Mr.
Headly £2 10s. Next heard of the note as
in the hands of Cohen. That was the first time
I had the pleasure of being introduced to him.
(Laughter.) The note was first produced for pay-
ment through Laxton. [lt should here be stated
that both Cohen and Laxton have been discom-
muned' by the University for similar dealings with
undergraduates. Cohen is professedly a dealer in
second-hand clothes, and Laxton a dog-fancier.]
Did not pay the money ; I hadn't it. I gave a bill
to put off the payment of the other ; the second bill
was for £25 ; gave that to Laxton or Cohen ; the old
bill was returned to me. The next I heard of the
second bill was when it was due three months after.
A similar transaction took place again. Cannot say
what amount the bill was for that time. Cannot
say how many bills there were between the first
given to Bays and the last given to Cohen, but
once there were two in one day—one for £lOO, and
one for £3O. That was owing to something about
the stamp. The bills finally given to Cohen
amounted in all to £l9O. I cannot guess how much
money I received in all, but very little. On my
oath it was not £lOO. Laxton was generally
present when I drew those bills ; Cohen was
once or twice. Always looked upon Laxton as
the go-between between Cohen and myself. Lax-
ton is, I think, a dog-fancier. Some of these tran-
sactions took place in 1858 and some in 1859. Wolf
and Dolan (creditors for £270 125.) are tailors, in
Conduit-street, London. I became acquainted with
them soon after I made Laxton's acquaintance,
through their Cambridge agent, a man named Ful-
ler, who was introduced to me by Laxton. I or-
dered, perhaps, five or six suits of them during the
first three months, and perhaps five or six the next
three. Those clothes were supplied to Laxton. I
gave the order to Fuller that they should be. I
never saw them. I sometimes received a sovereign
from Laxton for an order for a suit, and sometimes
hale'-a-sovereign. I had two or three suits of Wolf
and Dolan for my own use. The orders I under-
stood to be in favour of Cohen, and that he
would receive the clothes. I gave a bill
to Martin, a Cambridge tailor, for clothes; that
was not for orders given to other persons.
Owe Richard Callaby nothing [Callaby
claimed £4 Os. 6d. for dogs' keep]. Gave him
a dog in payment for the keep of another, Have
paid Cohen nothing back since I returned from
abroad. I used to pay him sometimes £lO, and
sometimes £l5 out of the quarterage I received from
the Duke. I should think I paid him as much as
£BO. All the money I had for the whole of my
expenses was £l9O a-year.
By Mr. Naylor—Asked the Duke for a further
allowance on my marriage, and he refused. The
Duke once said that he expected increased means,
and that he would increase my allowance in the
same proportion as my brothers'. Asked my father
to help me through my difficulties, and he said he
" could not at present." I expected something of
my father; every sox in my position does. My
only prospect of paying was that every son of
a Duke has. Never told any one I should have
£l,OOO •n my marriage. Never had a hamper of
plate, but there was some talk of it. I don't believe
I ever told Cohen I had it. Think,- it Was to Lax-
ton that plat© was mentioned. Don't know that
Cohen made three journeys in a gig to Gogmagog
to take away a hamper of plate. Never told Cohen
not to let the butler know any transaction be-
tween him and me about the plate. Am not
aware I ever wrote it. Recollect my brother-in-
law Headly getting into trouble and raising money
on his watch. Am not aware that Cohen paid
money to get him out of his difficulty at my sug-
gestion. Had £3o's worth of cigars and tobacco
in three years of Messrs. Bacon. Incurred a debt of
£l3O in three years with Lambert, for horse-hire.
I never told Peters, the jeweller, that I had an
allowance of £3OO a year from my father, or
Peters, the tailor, that I had £2OO a year.
Lazarus Cohen, a Jew, one of the opposing cre-
ditors, said, in answer to Mr. Naylor, I will swear
that insolvent has had more than £2OO of me at
various times in sterling money.
illiam, alias "Woolly" Laxton, on entering
the box, said a great many people had been talking
harm about him, but he would make them all
think different before hehad done. He then pro-
ceeded in a species of semi-narrative :—The first time
I knew Lord William he and Henry Headley came
on horseback and called me up in the night. I raised
money for him after that. I know his handwriting.
[A number of letters from the insolvent to the
witness were -here put in and read. They were all
urgent requests to raise small sums .for him, such
as £2 or "£2 10s. immediately. To " get the money
of Cohen," to " settle with Milton, hairdresser,
&c.] All the money I gave Lord William I got
of Cohen. I have seen Lord William and Headly
and two girls altogether in Norfolk-street. They
were all drunk together. Once when there Lord
William asked me if I would buy two suits of
clothes and a top coat. I asked how much for ;
ho said, £5; and I bought them. He once gave
me a suit of clothes ; he ordered them of Wolf and
Dolan as for his keeper. I got them at the lodge
at Gogmagog. It was on that occasion he said he
had a hamper of silver, and that he had asked his
father to advance money on it. I went and asked
the butler whether he had any silver or no, and the
butler said, "TA give you my Word he's got no more
silver than ttni "and" (continued the wit-
ness) " I had not above sixpence in that 'ere
metal." (Laughter.) Dare say I got £3OO or £4OO
of Cohen for him at different times. He would
sometimes pay Cohen back £25 a quarter by his
father's check. He used to give me that to take up
a bill of Cohen, but it was paid by Cohen to a gen_
tlernan now in court, who had the bills. I was
pressing Lord William to came to some settlement
with Cohen, and he said, " I've some silver I'll let
him have." I've been in Norfolk-street hundreds of
times ; hospitality was carried on well there. There
were men and women there. The breakfasts were
sumptuous ones. Beefsteaks—l call that sumptuous.
The insolvent, in answer to his Honour, said he
was educated at Marlborough School, which he left
in 1851. Since then, up to his marriage, he had re-
sided with his father, doing nothing. Till 1855 he
had received only a nominal allowance, and had
been treated as a mere schoolboy.
Dr. Leapingwell, 1.11 a long and energetic address,
said every allowance ILT:lst be made for a young
.
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