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After stating that by the separation of the Ito-
magnas, and the disturbances which might be con-
sequent thereupon, the privileges of all Catholics
would be jeopardized in the actual order of things
established by Providence, inasmuch as their chief,
without being subject to any human power, enjoys
absolute independence in the exercise of his Apos-
tolic ministry, and that the encyclical letter had no
other object, the Cardinal concludes as follows :
" I do not wish to conclude this despatch without
proposing to you a last consideration touching the
impossibility which it is said exists of the Romag-
nes being restored to the legitimate ru'e of the
Holy Father without foreign intervention, or to
keep them without renewed occupation ; things
which Itre declared to be impossible, insunnounta-
ble. But, if it is true, and it is impossible to &Xi'
it, that the revolt of the four Legations was made
and is maintained by the means of a party which
owes its power to foreign help, and to hopes of still
greater assistance, I do not see why a rebellion made
by iniquitous foreign aid should not also be sup-
pressed by legitimate foreign aid. Again, can it be
said that aid given by Catholic nations to their
common father, and in the interests of the whole
Christian universe, can be styled foreign assis
ante ?

" Finally, if, on the one hand, the Holy Father is
willing to enter into new negotiations on the bases
indicated, on the other hand he is firmly resolved
(as he has publicly stated, and intends to declare
again) to maintain, with God's aid, whose vicar he
is on elrth, the rights of the patrimony of the Ca-
tholic Church, whatever may be the attacks of his
adversaries, and whatever may be the opposition
which may unhappily be brought against him under
the present lamentable conjunctures.
" G. Cardinal ANTONELLI.
" Rome, Feb. 29, 1860."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--Varch 16,

LAMBETIL—EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF
FELONY AND GROSS PROFLIGACY.—CharIotte
Eliza Beaumont, late a servant to Mr. Lombard, a
gentleman of property, residing in Addington-
square, Camberwell, was further examined before
the Hon. G. C. Norton, on a charge of stealing
about £6O in money, the property of her master,
and also inducing a young lady, 19 years of age,
the niece of Mr. Lombard, to abscond from the
house of her uncle for an improper purpose.
It will be recollected from what had transpired
at the former examination in this extraordinary
case, that the prisoner and her young mistress had
left the house of Mr. Lombard on the night of the
11th of 1-st month, for the purpose of ordering
something at a neighbouring butcher's, but did not
return, and though every effort had been made to
trace them, nothing whatever had been heard of
them until the 7th inst., when a letter was received
from the young lad 3, and on her friends going to a
coffee-house, 135, Long-acre, they found her in a
shocking state of mind and illness. The prisoner
was also found there with a quantity of new
wearing apparel, with bills for its purchase,
amounting to upwards of £2O, packed up and
ready to be removed. The young lady was at once
removed to the house of her uncle, where she has
since been attended by Mr. Newnhom, a doctor of '
medicine, who yesterday attended, and gave the
following evidence of the state in which he found
his patient. He said that, on examination, he
found the person of the young lady had been abused
in a shocking manner. So much so, tkat consider-
able violence must have been ussd, and in addition
she was labouring under a certain disease, as well
as a violent attack of rheumatism, was confined to
her bed, and it certainly would be a fortnight be-
fore she would be in a fit state to appear at this
court to give evidence.

Sergeant Bell, who has the case in hand, said
that since the last examination he discovered that
the person who had spent several days with the
prisoner and her young mistress at the coffee-shop
in Long•acre, and who had absconded with a gold
watch and chain belonging to the latter, was in
custody at Maidstone, en a charge of stealing two
pair of ladies' kid boots. This person, who went
by the names of Pitman, Picton, and Funning, had
formerly been a sergeant belonging to the sth Dra-
goon Guards, and subsequently in the 10th Hussars,
but was ultimately drummed out of the latter regi-
ment while it was serving in India. On making
inquiries at Maidstone, in company with Mr.
Lombard, he found that on the 25th of last month
Picton, or Captain Piston, as he called himself, after
leaving the prisoner and her young mistress in
Long-acre, made his appearance at Maidstone, and
engaged a house there, which he represented to be
for two ladies, and said he should be married to one
of them in about a month. After taking the house
he paid a visit to some of the fashionable shops,
ordering about 30s. worth of otto of roses in one,
and two pair of ladies' kid shoes at another, but,
unfortunately for him, he was suspected in the
latter place, and on . leaving he was taken into
custody, with two pair of ladies' kid boots
he had not bargained for in his posses-
sion, and for this offence he was committed to
take his trial. He was also tried before Mr.
Justice Wightman, and sentenced to six
months' hard. labour. In order to make cer-
tain of this person's identity, he took Keeley
down to Maidstone to see him, and the only doubt
that witness had was, that his whiskers and mus-
taches were not so black, but this was easily ac-
counted for, from the fact, that when at large he
dyed his moustaches and whiskers, but since his
apprehension he had not the opportunity, and they
naturally looked much lighter. (Laughter.)
Keeley, the coffee-shop keeper, made a long state-
ment of the conduct of the parties while at his
house, showing that the drummed-out sergeant re-
quired as much attendance as "any gentleman in
the land."

This being all the evidence,
Mr. Norton told the prisoner that the charge
against her at present was for stealing a sum of
money belonging to her master, though there might
on a future day be another of inducing her young
mistress to leave her home for an improper pur-
pose; and he was ready to hear anything she had
to say, but, at the same time, must caution her that
what she did say might be taken down and used in
evidence against hor.
The prisoner made a lengthened statement, to
the effect that, in the first place, she used to admit
a gentleman to her master's house for improper pur-
poses, and that for weeks her young mistress and
herself had contemplated leaving home and living
together at the West-end to increase the social evil.
The first night she said they slept together at a
brothel in Coventry-street, and they had not seen
Picton until the Monday evening. From that time
until Saturday he slept with her youni, mistress,
and in the interim got her watch and chain from
her. They had also been visited by gentlemen,
and also by two life guardsmen. The whole scene,
as described by the prisoner, was one of gross profli-
gacy, and, at the end of her statement, she was re-
manded for a week.
gINGULAR CHARGE OF MURDER.—James Sim-
mons, a tall, powerful-looking labourer, about 30
years of age, was placed in the dock before Mr.
I)ayman, charged with causing the death of his
wife.

Sergeant Large, of the V division, deposed that
on Thursday night he was on duty in the Wands-
worth-road, when he was called to No. 9, Spring-
place, by a man, who told him that he believed a
woman was lying dead in one of the rooms. Upon
reaching the place he was unable to get into the
room, as the door was locked. lie climbed on to a
shed at the back of the house, and upon looking
through the winduw he saw a female lying upon a
bed on the floor, apparently as if she was dead. lie
then opened the dour and went in, and found the
deceased dead and quite cold. She was undressed,
and only had on her chemise. He immediately sent
for Dr. Sankey, and upon his arrival he stated that
the deceased had been dead some hours. Witness
was informed that the prisoner had left home at
eight o'clock in the morning, and the deceased had
been heard to cry out murder.
Mr. Fletcher's clerk, who defended the prisoner,
hero objected to that evidence being giving by the
sergeant.
The witness, in continuation, said he had the
body removed to the Prince of Wales public-house
to await a coroner's inquest. In consequence of
information he received he afterwards returned to

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charge of eausin7 his wife's death. Witness re-
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given information to some person, upon which he
merely laughed, and said it was no use troubling
any one about it. '-}le also said he could not giro
any account of her death. Witness examined the
body, but could not see any marks of violence.
In cross-examination, the witness denied that the
prisoner told him that his wife had been ailing for
some time. lie never told witness that he had been
looking out ler woik, as he had !Aro to work. The
pr.sonkr told that he left his wife at 8 o'clock in the
morning. Witnets asked bun three diffineut times
as to whether lie left his wife dead, but he only
laughed, and witness could not aft any answer
from him.
Jane Jones, an elderly woman, living in the
same house" said she occupied the front room iii the
first fluor, and the prisoner and his wife lived in the
back room. She heard them come home on Wed-
reAlay night between 12 and 1 o'clock, and shortly
afterwards she heard them having some very high
words. She also heard the deceased cal: out " Mrs.
Jones," two or three titm s. 11-i tneFs was about get-
ting up when her daughter thought it was no use for
her to interfere het wee]) man and wife. She also
heard the deceased crying fOr a shbrt time, and
they then became quiet. She dropped off to sleep,
and heard nothing more. She got up about seven
o'clock, and about an hour afterwards she heard the
prisoner go clown stairs, and she fancied that she
heard him return in a few minutes afterwards. She
heard him go out between eight and nine o'clock,
and she did not hear him any more. • She heard
nothing of the wife during the day. They knocked
at deceased's door about half-past nine o'clock, but
they received no answer. They tried the door at
the time, and found it locked.
In answer to further questions, the witness said
that she .._, ~d no noise or souffle- at the time when
she heard the deceased call out " Mrs. Jones."
There was only a lock and key to the door, and
when unfastened it opened very. easily. The de- -
ceased had been sulfuring frowpetiowjakndice ita
'Thelaceior about a tirtnicrhi.-Inil 0-,.p. fret:lnes-41m
expressed a belief that she we!ild die, as she was so
very weak.
Two other females in the house, which .has only
four rooms, confirmed the testimony as to the noise
between the prisoner and his wife-ou the Wednesday
night.

A young woman named Thomson, the daughter
of the landlord, stated that the noise was so frequent
that she took no notice of it.
The other female, Mrs. Jones's daughter, spoke to
hearing some of the words between them. She
heard the prisoner tell his wife to lie down, and she
expressed a determination to leave him, as she had
done before, and go home to her mother. This wit-
ness also heard her use very bad language.
Sergeant Large wished his worahip to ask the
witnesses if they did not hear the deceased cry out
" Murder."
Mrs. Jones's daughter said she did not know
whether it was " mother" or " murder." She be-
lieved the deceased spoke of her mother, and did
not utter the word " murder."
Sergeant Large said he was informed the de-
ceased did call out " Murder."
Mrs. Jones said the mob outside the house de-
clared that " Murder" was cried.
The daughter said the mob appeared to know
more of the ease than the occupants of the house.
Mr. Dayman inquired if there were any more
witnesses.
Sergeant Large said he had not at present.
Mr. Dayman then said he should remand the
prisoner for a week, and in the mean time, no
doubt, an inquest would he held on the body.
Mr. Fletcher's clerk applied to his worshi? for
the prisoner to be admitted to bail, but it was re-
fused.
The prisoner was then removed to the cells.