The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-22 00:00:00

REFUGEES IN ENGLAND.

THE CASE OF PIERRI.—FURTHER
DISCOVERIES.
(Prom the Birmingham Post of yesterday.)
The inquiries into the antecedents, pursuits, and
connections of the assassin Pierri are still being
prosecuted, and the result is some curious revela-
tions, which for prudential reasons it is not consi-
dered expedient at present to divulge. The first
steps taken were exceedingly creditable to the
vigilance and boldness of action manifested by Chief
Superintendent Stephens. Upon seeing in the
newspapers that a person of the name of Pierri was
arrested as a conspirator, he, acting upon the con-
viction that the Parisian assassin. was identical with
the Bath-row teacher of languages, immediately in-
stituted inquiries, which left little doubt upon
• his naiud that his surmises were correct. He
consequently took the wise, although somewhat
hazardous, step of searching the house. It
was poorly furnished ; there were no indications
of any manufacture, either of chemicals or metal
work having been carried on ; but some trunks,
which were fastened, and locked, excited attention.
In one of these, whicL. Mr. Stephens forced open,
was found a most voluminous correspondence with
individuals both in Engl tnd and abroad, and ex-
tending so far back as 1848. These letters and
other documents, which were numerous enough to
fill a carpet bag, were at once taken possession of,
and placed in the hands of the Home Secretary.
Further investigations have given rise to the suspi-
cion that Birmingham will probably be freed from
the doubtful reputation or having fabricated the
shells. It is by no means unlikely that by this
time the maker has been discovered.
Last night another search of the house in Bath-
row was made by one of the metropolitan deiectives,
assisted by Serjeant Manton, of the Birmingham
force, which resulted in what are considered to be
some important discoveries. A table stood in oie of
the parlours, covered by a cloth which concealed a
drawer. In this receptacle were found another mass
of correspondence from individuals in England and
various parts of the Continent, some addressed to
" MAjor, ' and others to " Colonel Pierri." Nearly
all of tbesa letters, which were written in French,
Italian, and English, are of recent date, and. are
likely to throw some light upon the atrocity in
which their recipient was engaged. A book was
also discovered treating of the construction of
grenades, and giving numerous receipts for the
manufacture of explosive substances. This was
taken possession of. A great many numbers of that
Spectateur, a Paris paper, which the French Govern-
ment suppressed on Monday, were also found in the
house. From other discoveries it would appear
that the Spaniard Gomez, who is now in cue-
tccly as implicated in the conspiracy, was like-
wise one of Pierri's visitors. Three of the princi-
pal's have thus been traced to Birmingham--
namely, Pierri, Orsini, and Gomez.. It is by no
means improbable that some very singular facts
connected with the secret meetings here will be
placed before the public. The letters and docu-
meuts above alluded to have, like the others, been
transmitted to Sir George GI ey.

COMMITTAL OF TIIE PROPRIETOR OP
MUSIC AND DANCING SALOON.

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At Sheffield, on Monday, Mr. Thomas Youdon,
the proprietor of the Surrey Music Hall, in that
town, was summoned before the magistrates for
offending against the 42d George 11., c. 119, which
enacts that any person who shall suffer in hie
house any lottery or " little go," to be shown, ex-
posed, played, drawn, (3.7 c., either by dice, lots, cards,
balls, numbers, or by any other way, contrivance, or
device whatsoever, shall be liaele to a penalty of
5001., and shall be deemed and dealt with as a rogue
and vagabond. Mr. Gould, solicitor, conducted the
prosecution. Mr. Youdon is the proprietor of a large
place fitted up as a theatre, and capable of. seating
from 2,000 to 3,000 persons. In addition to the or-
dinary amusements o singing, dancing, dtc„ he has
resorted, as alleged, to a distribution of prizes to
attract persons to the place. These prizes were dis-
tributed under pretence of a sale by auction, Mr.
You/on having, for the purpose, taken out an auc-
tioneer's license. The evidence in suppoit of the
case was that of G. Joyce, a nurseryman. On Jan.
13 Joyce, with his daughter went to the Surrey
Music Hall, and received at the door two tickets of
admission, for which he paid 6d. each The check-
taker, on receiving these tickets, asked, "Do you
wish to buy at the auction?" Joyce, who was per-
fectly familiar with the arrangements, answered
"Yes," and received two tickets for himself and
daughter, each of which bore a number. At the close
of the performances there was a distribution or sale
of 10 twePfth cakes. Each was brought iu separately
by a man who called out "This lot is so and so,"
(statingthe number) and the person in the audience
holding the ticket with the corresponding number
answering "Here." Mr. Youdon then said, "The
re, erve on this lo is 1 ts. (or any other sum), do you
advance 1" The bearer of the ticket in each instance
bid a small sum-additional, and the lot was at once
knocked ,lowo to him. The eighth cake was declared
o be lot 250, and Joycehappeuing to hold the ticket
b,aring that number, answered "Here." Mr. You-
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(lon stated that the reserve on it was 75., on which
Joyce bid Bs., and was declared to be the purchaser.
The ten cakes having been thus disposed of, Mr.
Youdon announced that ihe buyers must go to his
private room. Here each lot was formally entezed
in a book as sold, and the buyer, on paying 2d. as a
deposit, had the cake handed to him. Joyce having
seen Mr. Youdou purchase one Of the cakes back
from the buyer, offered his for 55., and Mr. Youdon
gave him that sum for it.
Mr. Branson' defendant's solicitor, on this evi-
dence, declined to offer any defence.
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The magistrates having Consulted together, Mr.
Pye Smith (the chairman), said they did not look
upon this as an ordinary case, or Mr. Youdon as an
ordinary offender, because he had long, by artful
and ingenious ways, endeavoured to evade the law
as far as possible, and to some exten t had succeeded.
But in this instance,the magistrates were of opinion
that the offence had been proved, and therefore
sentenced him to 7 days' imprisonment in the House
of C irrection, the committal to take place that day
week, u nless in the meantime the defendant entered
into the necessary sureties to appeal. This com-
mittal would not interfere with the defendant's
liability to a prosecution at the suit of the Attor-
ney-General for the 5001. penalty. —Leeds Mercury.

Lord Norreys will come to town to-morrow, from
visiting Frances Countess Waldegrave and Mr. Har-
court, M.P., at Nuneham Park, Oxou.
Lord Lovaii,e left town yesterday morning, for
Albury Park, near Guildford.
The Baron' Mi!Litz has arrived at the Brunswick
Hotel, St. James's, front Wiesbaden. The Hon. S. F.
Carew bas also arrived at the same establishment.
The four Italians—Pierri, Orsini Gom.z, and Da
Silva, alias Rudio, are confined in the prison of Mazes.
Pierri is 50 years of age, Orsini 36, Gomez 30, and
Rudio 25. GUaltZ is a Neapolitan, and Rudio, it sp.
pears, as burn in the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom.
Monday next, the day for the marriage of the Princess
Royal, will be kept as a holiday at the Stuck Exchange,
and there will be merely a nominal attendance in the
transfer offices at the Hank of England.
MARRIAGE Or THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—The Chapel
ii yal, St. James's, will not be opened to the publio
until after the drawing-room on the 300. The chapel
will then remain open for a month.

KING BOMB& AND THE PRESS —A. gentleman At pre-
sent on a tour on toe Continent has accidentally ob-
tained a piece of information, curiously illustrative of
the literary tastes of the Neapolitan Government.
There is at Naples a fund set apart annually fur the
sustentation of the official journal, so ample, as Rill
appear from the Belau), as to be rather more than snffi-
cient for the purpose. On the 28th of last December
the fallowing donations were granted by Royal Reseript,
as New-year's gift,,, out of the surplus moneys of the
fund for 1858 :

To Steor M—, correspondent of the Univers 2,400 D.
To the director of the Gazette du Midi 1,200
To toe dire ctor of the Bilancia. di 31 Ilan° 1,200
To the directors of the Oattoiwo di Genova 1,200
To Signor C—, in Bru'els• 6OO
Co Baron La G correspondent of the Gazetta

di Augsburg
Si;:nor dt L—, correspondent of the Cat-

tolico
Toe above is an interesting and instructive graduated
scale, if not txactly of literary went, yet of merit of some
kind, or what is considered such at Naples.