The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-25 00:00:00

FEBRUARY 25, 1855

THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. ISAAC
BUTT, M.P.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.—THIS DAY.
Mr. Roebuck, in fins wer to a question put by the
Chairman, said he proposed to-day to cal Mr. James
Coffey, one of the brothers of the last witness, and Mrs.
Parr, the lady whose name was so frequently mentioned
yesterday. To-morrow he should cad. Mr. Vernon
Smith, M.P., Mr. Mangles, and Sir J. W. Hogg.

Mr. Deasy having been informed that the committee
11 would sit on Saturday, said he should examine Mr.
Butt on that day.
Mrs. Parr, examined by Mr. Roebuck—l am married.
My husband is, I believe, now in Hanwell, and I believe
seriously ill. I should have gone to see him, but I
thought it would seem as if I wished to avoid being
examined if I was not present this morning. I know
the brother of Mr. James Coffey, he introduced me to
Mr. Edward. I know his Highness Ali Moorad.
I live in Bond-street, and I obtain my
living by trafficking in opera boxes. Mr. Coffey used to
obtain boxes for his highness, and I also executed several
commissions for his highness. He used to come to
my house, as also used Mr. Butt, The only time I heard
anything relative to Ali Moored, was one evening in an
opera box, and my opinion was asked about the advi-
eability of the journey. I said I was not in a position to
give any opinion. I was also present at a conversation
that took place one evening at my house. Mr. Butt
said, in the event of a certain despatch being obtained
from the Board of Control, he should go to
India arid return a rich man. I am certain this
conversation occurred in the month of July or the
beginning of August, 1857. I never went to Paris at
the wish of Ali Moorad. I went there on my way to
Germany to find a college at which I could place my
children. I travelled to Paris by myself. While in
Paris I resided in the same hotel as theAmeer, but in a
different part. After stopping a few days in Paris the
Ameer expressed a wish as I was going to Vienna that
I should travel with him in order that the journey might
be shortened by playing chess. When I arrived at Vienna
I occupied apartments of my own in a hotel. The Ameer
also resided at the same place. While in Vienna
I recollect several persons coming to see the Ameer.
The Chamberlain of the King of Sweden called upon her
in reference to the affairs of the Ameer. On returning
to England I heard that a telegram had been sent to
Mr. V. Smith aspersing my character. I received a
letter from Mr. V. Smith's son, stating that nothing
had been said about the telegram, and remarking,
"If I can be of any service to you in this matter let
MO know." (The chairman and the members of
the committee were of opinion that this sentence
was in a different handwriting from the body of
the letter.) I recollect a conversation taking
place there between myself and Mr. Elliot. Mr.
Coffey was present. I also recollect a conversation
between Mr. Elliot and Mr. Coffey about India. I
never heard Mr. Coffey say that on the arrival of the
Ameer in India, he would join the stro❑gest party if
he got to Bombay durin4 the insurrection. I might
have used that expression myself. I have also a recol-
lection of an interview with Sir Hamilton Seymour,
during which Sir Hamilton Seymour told me
that Mr. Butt bad told him that Mr. Coffey was
a libeller, and that he was determined to hunt him
down. I have never heard that I had been introduced
as Mrs. Coffey until this moment. I had heard 1
had been spoken of in a telegraphic despatch as Mrs.
Coffey, tke eimeer having, it was said, come to the con-
clusion that the lady he had seen in Mr. Coffey's apart-
ment was his wife. I travelled by the same conveyance
as the Ameer to Frankfort. We arrived there on a
Sunday, and left the following Thursday. Ali Moorad
never seemed annoyed at our stay in Vienna. He
appeared vexed when Mr. Coffey wished to push on.
He, in fact, wanted to remain, In the course of my
journey to Vienna I wrote to Mr. Coffey, requesting to
see him, as I thought it was not right that he should go
away with aspersions resting on him of which he was
innocent.

Mr. Deasy—l shall not proceed into the cross-exami-
nation of the witness, but I regret that Mirz t Ali
Akhbar, an agent of the Ameer in England, should be
called to translate two letter., written in Persian by the
Ameer, one datel from Paris, and the other Trieste,
during his outward journey to India.
Meer Ali Akhbar then produced two letters, both
of which he said were written by the Ameer to him. The
first one read was dated from Paris. It complained of
the great expenses of the hotel, which he said had already
cost him 2,000 rupees. It directed that the money might
be got from the Mercantile Bank. That the hotel bills
would be transmitted to him from Cairo, in order to
ascertain whether that son of Satan (Coffey) who was
detaining him had robbed him.

[T. be continued is our hit edition 4

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)

THE AUSTRALIAN' AUXILIARY STEAM CLIPPER COMPANY.

A petition was presented a few weeks since for an
order to wind up the affairs of this company, but it
was adjourned, on the application of Mr. Quern, on
behalf of the company, as a committee of creditors
were of opinion that the case could be satisfactorily
settled without the intervention of the court. His
Honour, at that time, expressed same doubts whether
the application ought to be granted, as the presenta-
tion and withdrawal of such petitions might lead to
inconvenience, it net injustice, to the general body of
creditors; but as, in this case, the company, the
creditors, and the petitioner concurred, he would
adjourn the case for a month ; and the case now came
before the court.

Mr. Views appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Rox-
burgh for the Company and the offici4l liquidators, and
after a long discussion, it was agreed that the ease should
be further adjourned for six months from the date of
filing the petition, in order that an arrangement might
be come to, but the adjournment was not to prejudice
other creditors to petition, or in the event of that occur-
ring, to prevent the present petitioner from proceeding
with the case, the company also to be at liberty to apply
for a further extension of the time if deemed necessary.

IN RN LEVY.
A choice of assignees took place in the case of this
bankrupt, who was described as a jeweller, of Aldgate.
From a preliminary statement by Mr. Hayles, tor
Messrs. Brothers, the accountants appointed by the
court, it appears the debts are about 25,0001. ; assets
uncertain.

IN RE O. LONG.
A choice of assignees took place in this case, in which
the bankrupt was the patentee. &c., of several inventions,
and carried on business in Ding William-street, City.
The case was before the court a few days since, the
Sheriff having seized the goods, although the warrant of
the court was on the premises. The property, however,
had been returned. From the statement of Messrs.
Hart Brothers, the debts are about 1,5001.; assets, 5001.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROTJGH-STREET.

ROW AT THE HOTEL DE PARlS.—Three Frenchmen—
Jean Baptist Guilment, Felix Blanchet, and Itienne
Bounpore, were this morning charged before Mr. Bing-
ham, with disorderly conduct and assault at the above
hotel, 53 and SP, Haymarket.
It appeared from the evidence of Cornelius Sullivan
and George Thompson, barmen at the hotel, that the
defendants came to the house about 8 o'clock yesterday
evening, and called for ale, with which they regaled
themselves in the coffee-room. The bell ringing very
violently, a waitress answered it, and, in consequence
of great noise made by the defendants and a scream
from the girl, who was not receiving ♦ery proper
treatment from them, one of the complainants
(Sullivan) immediately repaired to her call and assist-
ance, when he found defendants throwing the ale about
the room. He remonstrated, when they all began to
show fight and became extremely noisy and violent.
Thompson now came into the room, and together they
managed to get the defendants out of the house. In
about half an hour, however, they returned, demanding
satisfaction, and vowing to have revenge. He, how-
ever, again tried to put them out, when they pitched
into him and kicked him repeatedly. They were at
length given into custody and looked up. On the evidence
being interpreted to them by Mr. Albert, they said they
could not have hurt the complainants mach.
Mr. Bingham said had they been Englishmen he should
have dealt more severely with them ; as it was he should
fine them 20s. each.

BOUM EXSTER:i RAILWAY.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING THIS DAY.

This aftern, on, at one o'clock, the general half-yearly
meeting of proprietors for the 431 time took place at
the London Bridge Hotel, for the purpose of reading the
report of the directors and en the general business of
the company. The Hon. James Byng, the chairman of
the company, presided.

The report, which was read by the SECRETARY,
showed a very satisfactory solution of the affairs of the
company, and explained what the amount of working
expenses were, which enabled the directors to recommend
a dividend on the various classes of stock at the rate of
41. 13s. 4d. per cent., which would also leave a balance
of 1,9281. ss. 9d. The net receipts for the haif•year
were 297,6081. Bg. 3d., giving a decrease as compared
with the last half year of 7,4011. 18s.
The report was adopted, and the retiring directors
re-elected.

The meeting, after a discursive and conservational
argument, terminated in a vote of thanks to the chair-
man.

Racing Fixtures for 1858.

MA

Liverpool Spring
Ludlow Spring 4
Doncaster Spring 9
Thirak Spring ll
War wick Spring l6
Beverley Spring l7

Richmond Spring 1
Newmarket Craven 5
Durham 5
Catterick Bridge
York Spring 13

Chemt2r
Bath ll
Harpenden l4

Ascot 1
Hampton
Newton 9
Beverley Sri:Amer 16
Bibury Club l6
Stockbridge l7

,CH.

Kipling Coates .lB
Northampton 23
Coventry
-.)
Croxton Park 26
I'sley Spring 0

Ipswich 1
Pontefract
Newmarket July
Worcester Summer 8
AUG

Malton
Epsom Spring 1
Newmarket F S 1
Plymouth Spring 2
Salisbury 2
AY.

Ripon. a
Belford
North Staffordshire 3
Brighton
Brighton Club
L3Wed
Wolverhampton

Liverpool l4
Nottingham 2O
Marlborough 23
Goodwood 27
UST.

Epsom lB
Manchester 96

E.
Winchester lB
Cbelmeford 22
Neweettle-on-Tyno
Abingdon
Carlisle og
Shrewsbury 29
dr.

SEPTE:

Derby
Cardiff . 2
Warwick
Doncaster 14
Leicester 92
OCT(

Reading ll
York 18
Radcliffe 23
' Eghatn
Hereford ! 26
Stockton 26
I Lichfield 3O
;MBER.

Monmouth o 3
Manchester Autumn 03
Newmarket F 0 28
Walsall 29
Northallerton BO
IBER.

Chester Autumn 5
Richmond 7
Wrexham 7
NONE:

Worcester Autumn 2
Liverpool Autumn
Irish Racing Fi
AY
Howth and Baldoyle
Spring

Newmarket S 0 ll
Warwick Autumn l9
Newmarket H 05
iBER.

Shrewsbury Autumn ...16

.es for 1858.

L.
Ne wcastle West
Curragh 0

MAY.

Howth and Baldoyle Summer .13

JUNE.

Carragh 22 I Taman 29

JULY.

Belle wmtown 7I Wicklow
Down Royal Corp no

..27

AUGUST.
Heath of Maryboro' 3 I Galway
Roscommon lO

..17