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London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

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tive to tha, .ge.
The prisoner, when last before the magistrate,
hating been given into custody by Mr. Jones, a
newsagent, on• suspicion of having stol e►n the papers
in consequence of his selling them at oxe-fourth
their price on the day of publication, explained
that he received the papers over his proper quantity
by mistake at the Times office. He now per-
sisted in that line of defence, and it was sug-
gested that the mistake was one of frequent oc-
currence, and that all newsvendors—including
even Mr. Jones—occasionally received other papers
instead of their own at the 7imes office. Mr.
Jones, however, emphat: cally denied the assertion,
and stated that he not only never heard of such
mistakes occurring, but that he had never in his
life received a single sheet wrong from the office of
the 2 Imes.

PRICE 4D STAMPED, 5D •

member for Buckinghamshire, and on the 2d of June
last I received.the letter now produced. _

(The letter which was referred to in the opening
of the learned counsel was then read.)

Cross-examined by the defendant—l never heard
of such a person as the Rev. Ebenezer Grubb, of
New York. (A laugh.)
Defendant—Are you a Jew now, or not ?
Mr. Disraeli—l am what I always was —a Chris-
tian.

Alderman Abbiss said Mr. Jones was
.perfectly
justified in the course he had taken in giving the
prisoner into custody, for, although there was some
le al doubt in the case, he had none mith regard
i,t
thy-prisoner's conduct. According 'to his own
a count, he had-acted very dishonestly in not tak-
irig the papers hack to the Times office. His giving
thorn to Viottair-bny to sell for him and the price at
which they were offered were evidence of his know-
ledge of the
_guilty, way in which he hid acted. It
appeared, however, that the papers found on the
prisoner had not been identified as the riame copies
left at the limes office by Holloway, foccr the news-
agent in Mark lane, and the prisoner would there-
fore have the benefit of the doubt, and taking into
consideration his tender years, and that he had
already been locked up all night, her would dis-
charge him, and he trusted the narrow escape he
had had would be a caution to him, as well as other
boys engaged in the newspaper trade.

The defendant proposed to ask several other of-
fensive and irrelevant questions of Mr. Disraeli, but
the Recorder would not allow them to be put, and
said he would not allow a court of justice to 'be
made the medium of insulting any one.
The defendant (to Mr. Disraeli)—Have you ever
received any other letters from me ?
Mr. Disraeli—l have received a great many from
you since the year 1852. They were at length of
such a character that; coupled with your conduct, it
was considered advisable that you should be put
under the surveillance of fae police.
Defendant—What did I do that induced you to
take this step ?
Mr. Disraeli—You were constantly in the habit
of haunting the public offices and the House of Com-
mons, and you behaved in such a manner that it
was charitable to advise the police to have their
eye upon you.
Defendant—How many letters do you say you
have received from me ?
Mr. Disraeli—l have received personally about
twenty from you, but at last they were of such a
character that I would not receive any more. I
believe that you' have sent altogether 120 letters
to me. _

MARYLEBONE—CharIes Long, residing in
Warner-street, Stingo-lane, was charrd with a
violent assault on his wife, and waa sent for a
month to the House of Correction.

SOUTIIWARK.—WiIIiam Williar is, a power-
ful-looking man, 30 years of age, the upper part of
NOlose head was one mass of bruises, timid his eyes
swollen to such an extent that he could, barely dis-
tinguish any object before him, was charged with
causing the death of George Mitchell ill. a pugilistic;
encounter in Battersea-fields, on Sunday last.; and
William Davis, 29, and Henry Walker, 37. were
charged with aiding and abetting in causing the
death of the said George Mitchell.
Mr. Fletcher appeared to prosecute in behalf of
the relatives of the deceased, and Mr_ Edwin de-
fended the prisoners.
Mr. Fletcher said that the prisoners Williams and
Davis, as well as the deceased, were engineers in
the employ of Messrs. Easton and Atrws,'Govern-
meat contractors, of the Grove, Gni! dford-street,
Southwark, and the prisoner Walker ha understood
to he a congreve-maker. They, however, were all
acquainted, and on Sunday morning la.-0 praceeded
to Battersea-fields, where a pitched battle took
place between Williams and the deceased, the other
prisoners acting as seconds. The fight lasted a
long time, and was furious on both sides, but he
thought he should be able to show thxt there was
great malice against the unfortunate deceased, and
that he was unfairly treated. After the fight he
was taken home to his lodgings, and died from the
effects of the violence on Monday afternoon.
He called John Kay, who said—l eau an engiL,
neer, and work at Messrs. Easton and Amos's. I
knew the deceased, and he worked there up to
Saturday, as also did the prisoners Williams and
Davis. On Sunday morning last I was with others
in Battersea-fields, and witnessed a battle between
the prisoner and the deceased. The latter was
beaten and conveyed home. The prisoners Davis
and Walker acted as seconds, and they parted
them. The deceased was conveyed to his lodgings,
No. 2, Cottage-place, Castle-street, Southwark,
where he died on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Edwin—Was it not a fair stand-up fight
between them ?

Defendant—Were you not aware that I had some
conversation with Lord Malmesbury about making
a draft of a Reform Bill that would be satisfactory
to the working classes ? (A laugh.)
Mr. Disraeli—l never saw you in my life until I
saw you at the police-office.
The defendant then asked the right hon. gentle-
man whether the sole cause of his appearing against
him was not on account of his having represented
him in an illustrated newspaper as a conjuror in a
bottle ; and several other absurd and irrelevant
questions, and—
Mr. Giffard interposed, and said that in the in-
terest of justice he felt called upon to protest
against such a course being proceeded with.
The Recorder told the defendant that he could
not be permitted to pursue such a line of cross-exa-
mination. The questions he had asked were totally
irrelevant, and had nothing to do with the inquiry,
and were only calculated to insult the witness, and
he would not permit that to be done.
The defendant then asked Mr. Disraeli whether
he had not written a letter to him, thanking him for
" cutting up" Lord Palmerston ? (A laugh.)
Mr. Disraeli—Certainly not.

Lady Edith Fergusson, said—On the 9th of June
I received the letter containing the verses now pro-
duced. I afterwards sent it to my husband.

- Cross-examined by the defendant—l•never heard
that you had expressed your. regret that the letter
had ever reached me. _

Le Brument, one of the warders in the West-
minster House of Detention, proved that the de-
fendant gave him a letter, addressed to Lady Fer-
gusson, which contained some verses. He read a
portion of them, and showed them to Captain Hill,
the governor of the prison, and he refused to send
the letter.
By the defendant—Witness always considered
that he was perfectly sane while he was in prison.
Captain Hill, governor of the Westminster House
of Detention, deposed that when the verses were
shown to him he considered they were very im-
proper to be sent to a young married lady, and he
refused to allow the letter to be sent, and it was
returned to the defendant. _ _ _

Witness—l believe it was, sir.
Mr. Edwin—Did not Williams want to leave off
long before the termination of the fight ?
Witness—l don't know that, as I was not near
enough to hear what was said. I did not hear de-
ceased say that he would go on, but he might have
said so.

In answer to questions put by the defendant,
Captain Hill said he believed that upon. some points
he was labouring under a delusion.
Defendant—Did I not acquiesce in the verses
being returned to me?
Captain Hill—You had no alternative, because I
refused to send them. (A laugh.)
The defendant asked witness whether he did not
receive instructions from the prosecutor to starve
him, so that he should not be able to bear up and
conduct his deflice ? _ _

Mr. Edwin—Now, did you not hear deceased
say, " Have I won ?" after they were separated ?
Witness—Yes, I did, but that was three quarters
of an hour afterwards. The deceased then said,
" Let me go on again."
Mr. Combe remanded the prisoners, and refused
to accept bail fir either of them.

Captain Hill said the question was too absurd to
require an answer. _ _ _

The defendant put a great many other irrelevant
questions to the witness, and the Recorder was
frequently obliged to interpose, and request the de-
fendant to confine his attention to the question
before the Court.

Mr. H. Fergusson deposed that he was uncle to
Sir James Fergusson, and a writer to the signet in
Scotland. Witness married a daughter of the de-
fendant's sister, at least he believed she as.
By the defendant—l w
had never seen you until I
saw you yesterday. I have no reason to believe that
my wife is not your sister's child.
Sir James Fergusson was then called. He said
—I am the member for Ayrshire. I was formerly

lieutenant in the 3d battalion of Grenadier
Guards, and afterwards captain of that regiment.
I served in the war in the Crimea, and was
present at the battle of the Alma, and 1 was
slightly wounded at Inkerinan. I was elected for
Ayrshire while I was in the Crimea. I received
the letter now produced at my hopse in Scotland
on the 21st of December, 1859. On the 13th of
February I received another letter from the de.
fendant, and on the 23d of March I received a
third. I afterwards received a copy of the verses
addressed to my wife.
Cross-examined—l have never described you as
a lunatic or an assassin, but iu conversation I have
certainly said that you were an impostor. I never
influenced the editor of the limes to write an ar-
ticle against you and describe you as a madman.
In answer to further questions put by the de-
fendant, Sir James Fergusson said he had received
many other letters from the defendant, but he de-
stroyed them all, except the one of the 21st of
December, in which the demand was made for

money.
The defendant then put some questions involving
charges of gross immorality against some members
of the family and other persons.
The Recorder interposed, and said that he really
would not permit such matters to be gone into. It
was a most infamous abuse of the privilege of cross-
examination to attack absent parties, and they
really had nothing whatever to do with the inquiry
before the court.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The defendant then proceeded to address the
jury in answer to the charge. He made a long
rambling speech, in which he referred to his lite-
rary productions and other matters that had
nothing whatever to do with the case.
Tho Recorder, in summing up, said that as the
defendant had not pleaded a justification, it must
be taken that the defendant had admitted there was
no foundation for the charges he had made against
the prosecutor, and the only questions the jury had
' to consider were whether the letters and the verses
were libellous and defamatory, and whether they
were published with the intention to extort money.
The jury almost immediately returned a verdict
of guilty, but recommended the defendant to mercy
on account of the state of his health.
He was then ordered into custody, and the Re-
corder said he would consider what sentence
should be pronounced.