The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-21 00:00:00

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

The subject, of the Atlantic Telegraph, which but
a short time ago occupied public attention so univer-
sally, seems now almost to be forgotten altogether,
-and even the grumblers and disputants who are
generally aroused-into activity and abuse by a failure
are silent on the subject. And yet the officers and
employes of the company are still prosecuting a
searching inquiry into the nature of the fault in the
cable; and the probability of discovering some cer-
tain means-of making it speak even in its present
defective state. Whether these inquiries will lead
to a successful result or not is a question on which
it is impossible to give a decided opinion at present.
Even among those engaged in therWork the greatest
possible diversity of opinion prevails. " Who shall
decide when doctors disagree ?" Certainly every-
thing has been done in the way of experiment which
is likely to throw any light upon the present con-
dition of the wire; and everything is being done
that has the remotest chance of again making the
line available. It will be remembered that during
the latter end of last month the company feared
that the apparent fault might arise from a want of
a proper concert in the hours of " sending" and
"receiving" between both terminals of the line.
Accordingly Mr. Lundy, one of the electrical staff',
was despatched to. Newfoundland with full instruc-
tions to the electricians there respecting the times
of sending and receiving signals, in order to correct
any mistae that might have arisen on the subject.
The day named for these new electrical regulations
to commence was the 12th inst., and consequently
on that and the three suceeeding days more than
usual vigilance was exercised at the Valentia ter-
minus to ascertain the result of the change, but ac-
cording to the register of all experiments and ope-
rations, which is regularly kept by the company's
officers, nothing very remarkable appears to have
taken place. However, much importance is not
attached to this fact, as it has since been ascertained
that, the steamer being delayed on her voyage, Mr.
Lundy did not leave Halifax for St. John's until
the. 7th inst., and as from St John's to. Trinity Bay
he would have to make a journey of more than 100
miles across a wild country, it is quite possible that
he did not arrive at filo:telegraph station on the
appointed day. Since the commencement of the
present month the condition of the cable, as far as
can be judged from the repeated and distinct indi-
cations of signals fibril. NewfOundland, seems to
be decidedly better than it was ; but, not to give
rise to delusive hopes, it may be as well to men-
tion severally the occasions on which the supposed
signals through the cable were observed. On the 3d
of October, between 12 and 1 in the afternoon, as
soon as a battery cell was put in connexion with
the wire, some very distinct signals were observed,
which, of course, were not interrupted to make the
usual electrical observations- on the state of the
fault. They appeared as if those in Newfoundland
were- sending letters by pauses which could be
most distinctly observed, while the varying natural
earth currents are not strong, but the message,
whatever it was, was lost by the earth currents
increasing in force, and as it were over-balancing
the currents coming from the opposite shores of the
Atlantic. These appearances were observed until
three o'clock, when a message was sent to New-
foundland by Henley's magnetic machine to send
Vs for a quarter of an hour, if they understood. To
this no answer was received, nor indeed did the gal-
vanometer again show signs of activity until the Bth
of October, when good and distinct reversals were
received front 8 in Ale evening till -1 on the morn-
ing of the 9th. Hoping to re-establish the com-
munication, messages were sent :—" Can you read
us as we get your signals ?" This intimation does
not appear to have reached, for the needles again
remained passive until 9 o' clock on the morning of
the 9th, when again some very decided, though not
intelligible, signals appeared, continuing until 2
o'clock. At tin ea during this period the currents
were so good that if messages had been sent from
the. American terminus of the line they could have
been read with the greatest ease. Signals were of
course, at once sent from Valentia to send words,
as their reversals were very plainly read : but
the signals soon ceased, and. though again faintly
observed at 1 and at 11 on the morning of the llth,
and at two o'clock on the morning of the 12th,
nothing very distinct was observed until between
three and four on the afternoon of the 14th. Again
it was evident that words were being sent from
Newfoundland, though what they were could
not, owing to the interference of earth currents,
be ascertained; but these indications again
ceased; With the exception of some slight oscil-
lations of the needle at midnight, until between
three and four on the following afternoon, the 15th,
when it was evident that wcrds were coming
through the line. But as unfortunately was too •
often the case the earth currents at the time hap-
pened to be particularly strong, and completely
threw what was said into confusion. A silence of
seven hours again succeeded, after which parts of
letters and disjointed signals were observed, but no-
thing connected or intelligible could be made of
them. Again, after 12 hours' silence, namely, at
noon on the 16th, the same unintelligible signals
were observed, and again between five and six on
the same afternoon. On the 17th, between one
and two in the morning, signals and letters could
be read, but nothing connected could be construed
froni them. These appearances lasted till four, and
then the galvanometer, after remaining stationary
till 11, again showed signs of vitality. From this
period, for many succeeding hours the needle in
Professor Thomson's reflecting galvanometer con-
nected with the lino remained remarkably steady ;
even the earth currents, those never-failing sources
of difficulty and annoyance on long lines of tele-
graph, seemed for a time to rest from their con-
tinued agitation. Between three and four in the
morning of the 18th the wind rose suddenly, and
blew with considerable violence, and strangely,
almost simultaneously the magnetic needles jumped
and escalated from end to end of the settle with
most unaccountable violence and rapidity. As the
wind continued to increase, which it did to a per-
fect gale before daylight, the oscillations and irre-
gular motions of the needles became more rapid and
violent, and strangely, this disturbance continued
more or less while the force of the wind lasted. The
extraordinary phenomena of magnetic needles be-
coming violently disturbed by the prevalence of
storms, either of thunder and lightning or of
wind, has been before remarked; and has been used
as an argument to prove that the cause of all great
atmospheric disturbances may be traced originally to
electricity. The observations recorded above abso-
lutely prove nothing definite with respect to the
condition of the cable, except, perhaps that it is not
parted. The alternate appearance and disappearance
of signals, which at times came so distinct that
messages might be read from them and again vanish,
leaving the wire as dead and inanimate as if it
were absolutely gone altogether, tend rather to
overthrow all theories respecting the nature of the
injury than to support one. It is unfortunate that
the preconcerted experiments at both ends orthe
line should have been postponed owing to the non-
arrival of Mr. Lundy at the Newfoundland station,
for now many days must necessarily elapse before
any definite period can be named on which they
are to take place. These experiments, when they
do take place, will no doubt throw sufficient light
on the true state 'of the wire to enable the electri-
cians of the company at once to determine whether
the line can ever he made available as a means of
communication between the old and the new world.
In the meantime, circumstances have occurred
lately which certainly cause matters to look a good
deal more promising than they did a few weeks
ago. When Mr. Henley, in whom great confi-
dence is placed as a practical man, first tried his
large magneto-electric machine upon the cable at
Valentia, the induction coils were advanced so as
to produce electricity of a very high intensity,
which is known to be the worst kind of electric
a fault in an insulated wire.
current for passing
After working for a few days the coils were
changed for those constructed to produce a great
quantity of electricity of comparatively low inten-
sity, which experience has proved to be the best
kind of current for- signalling through a badly in-
sulated line.- But after a few days the intensity
coils were again used, and were not replaced by the
quantity coils until a few days ago.
Now, according to intelligence received indirectly
from Mr. De Santy, the electrical superintendent of

the company at the Newfoundland station, it
appears that on those days on which the quantity
coils were used with Mr. Henley's magnets most
distinct signals were received from Valentia,
which Mr. De Santy used all the available electrical
power at his command to reply to but with only
partial success, as the incongruous signals re-
corded at Valentia testify. The fault un-
doubtedly being comparatively near the European
terminus of the wire, messages transmitted from
Newfoundland to Valentia would have a better
chance of being received than those in the contrary
direction. Therefore, if Mr. -Henley's magnetic
machine when used with the quantity coils could
make any signal pass from Valentia to Newfound-
land, with a similar instrument at Newfoundland i
would be quite easy to transmit messages freely t
Valentia. There is yet hope, therefore, that with
Mr Henley's assistance the cable may again lhe made
partially useful. We believe it is probable that
the company may send out one of these instruments
to Newfoundland to try the experiment. But as it
will occupy a long time in reaching its destination,
if it is sent, both the public and the shareholders
will have to wait a long time before they can be-
come acquainted with the result The small vessel
which left Plymouth a short time ago with some of
the shore end of the cable, has reached its destina-
tion, having encountered some rather unpleasant
weather, and the operation of laying it as far as a
small reef of rocks called the Coast Guard Bank
will no doubt be commenced immediately. That
the raising of the six or seven miles of the cable
will tend to repair in any material degree the fault '
is not supposed, but it will prevent any new faults
occurring from the slender cable being drifted by
the tide across the rocky bottoth of the Valentia ,
side of Dingle Bay,—Datly .News.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

WEDNESDAY, 11 P.M.

SIR,--I beg to inform you that I have just re-
ceived the annexed message from Valentia, which
has been transmitted by Mr. Bartholomew, the
superintendent of the company at that place. It
would appear that by the application of extraordi-
nary and peculiar battery power at Newfoundland,
in accordance, with the mstructions of Professor
Thoinson, of -Glasgow (one of the directors of the
company), it has been possible to convey, even
through the defeetiiT cable, the few words recorded
by Mr. Bartholomew in his message to me this
evening.
This, however, though encouraging, must not be
regarded as a permanent state of things, as it is
clear there is a serious fault in the cable, while, at
the same time, it is not at present absolutely clear
that any, except the most extraordinary and (to
the cable) dangerous, efforts can be made, more
especially on this- side, to overcome the existing
-obstacles in the 'lv ay-of perfect working.
The following is Mr. I3artholomew's message :
" BARTHOLOMEW, VALENTIA, TO SAwARD, LONDON.
" I have just received the following words from
Newfoundland Daniell's now in circuit.'

" The signals are very distinct. Give me dis-
cretion to use our Daniell's battery.' Reply."
Immediately on receipt of the foregoinr, I sent
.the necessary authority to use the Damell'st'battery
at Valentia.—Yours truly,
GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary.-
22, Old Broad,street. _

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, OCT. 20.

RECENT LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.

A -writer in the Freeman's Journal gives the fol-
lowing list of appointments already made during
Lord Eglinton's second viceroyalty :
Emoluments.
Lord Chancellor
Attorney-General, about B,OOO
Solicitor-General, about
Law Adviser, about 1,500
Mr. Cusack, Clerk of the Hanaper
Mr. Brereton, Chairman of Kerry
Mr. Walker, Clerk of Reesnisanees

Mr. Courtenay, Clerk of 'Nisi Prius
Mr. Ferguson, First Registrar in Chancery 1,500
Mr. Drury; Second ditto
Mr. Otway, Chairman of Antrim l,lOO
Mr. Molyneaux, Chairman of Meath

-C.A.RDEN ABDUCTION CASE.
Towards the close of the proceedings yesterday,
and after counsel for Miss Arbuthnot had called on
the magistrate to hold Mr. Carden in bail to the
amount of £lO,OOO to keep the peace towards the
lady, the following proceedings occurred
Cardon intimated that he intended making
a statement if his worship decided the case against
him ; if not, he would not make it. If his worship
was satisfied with his simple assurance that he never
had. the slightest intention of breaking the peace,
or if injuring or annoying Miss Arbuthnot, he would
give up his intention of making that statement.
"Mr. Walsh objected to Mr. Carden, when re-
presented by counsel, making any. statement.
" Mr. Porter—l object altogether to any state-
ment being made, if the intention to make it is
founded on a certain event in connection with my
decision.

" Mr. Curran observed that he had a right to
make a general statement. It was usual to ask if
the prisoner had anything to say in his defence.
" Mr. Porter—l have not called on him to make
any statement.
" Mr. Carden—Then I must assume, unfortu-
nately, that it is your intention to bind me to the
peace. I regret exceedingly it has been within
your jurisdiction to do so, because I should have
been saved the pain of making a statement which
it is due alike to Miss Arbuthnot, to myself, and
also to the public, to make on this occasion. Sir,
I may say for myself my character is at stake, and
to me the recognisances are a matter of no import-
ance. I shall not break the peace, therefore they
shall not injure me ; butit has been said most truly
that the recognisances are a slur on my character
as a gentleman. There is no doubt but that, what-
ever may have been my errors, I have always
adhered most strictly to truthfulness—that is well
known to my friends ; and I have always, on every
occasion, whether in conversation, by word, or by
letter, declared my, firm intention never to repeat
the offence with which I was charged, or to molest,
intimidate, or in any manner to annoy Miss Arbuth-
not. I cannot but think—and I must say that on
this occasion the parties who bring such a charge
against me must be under some extraordinary mis-
apprehension—it does not appear to me that this
conspiracy has been got up in such an extraordinary
way, that it would almost appear as if some persons
had conspired to make the parties who bring this
charge against me believe what is not the fact,
because it appears to me it is a complete delusion
on their minds. I will proceed to explain to you
what possibly, could have suggested it. About six
months ago I had a conversation with Mr. Adair,
Lord Gough's solicitor—
" Mr. Porter—l am sure I need not remind a
gentleman of your information that to any state-
ment you now make of a conversation with Mr.
Adair-I
cannot attach the slightest weight. It is
very unpleasant for a magistrate to hear statements
which go to the public and the illiterate and unin-
formed portion of the community. They say,—
' He said so and so, and the magistrate did not be-
lieve one word of it,'—the fact being that with the
truth or falsehood of it the magistrate had nothing
to do. He is forbidden by law from taking any
notice of it. I think, therefore, that persons ought
to refrain from making a statement which the ma-
gistrate cannot take into legal account. Mr. Rol-
leston perfectly understands me, and you would do
well to be advised by him whether you would make
a statement to which I cannot attach any legal
weight, as to a conversation between you ani Mr.
Adair.

" Mr. Carden—The warning you have given me
shows your sense of justice. My statement is for
the purpose of being laid before the public.
" Mr. Porter—l conceive that is not a purpose
to which I can lend myself.
" Mr. Carden—lt will be a very short statement
and it will lead directly to the rest of the observa-
tions I have to make.

"Mr. Walsh observed that he did not want to
keep -Mr. Carden from any of his legal rights, but
he should object to his pursuing the course he was
then commencing.
"-Mr. Adair—Perhaps this is not an arena where
the statements between two gentlemen should be
discussed at all.
" Mr. Carden—lt would be well to hear, what the
statement is.
" Mr. Porter remarked that if this line of conduct
were pursued the case would be interminable.
" Mr. Carden said if his worship desired him not
to speak of that conver.sation, though he (Mr.
Carden) thought it most essential, he would not
allude to it.
" Mr. Walsh objected to this statement, which
of cued by introducing the names of persons in the
family with whom they had nothing to do in the
present case.
" Mr. Porter—With regard to the reason that
induces a person to adopt a particular line of con-
duct, I don't see what I have to do with it at all.
have nothing to do with anything -eke* **it

"Mr. Porter—l think I have thrown out that I
cannot attach any weight to his statement.
Mr. Curran—The accused in every case is asked
if he has anything to say in his defence. In this
case there are very strong informations, and very
strong conclusions drawn, I say, from very weak
premises, and it is but fair towards the gentleman
to give him this opportunity of showing_ that they
aye not well founded.
" Mr. Walsh—ls he to make this. statement
while he has his counsel to represent him ? .L.
•
" Mr. Rolleston—We cannot examine the prin-
cipal witness in this case. to prove intention—
namely, Mr. Carden himself, and it is biitttfitthat
he should be allo Ned to speak for himself.
" After some further discussion on this point,
" Mr. Carden continued—He (referring to Mr.
Walsh, Q.C.) has made a statement of at very
severe character against me, and you will not allow
me to disabuse the public mind. Two years ago I
did commit an offence, and what was the course I
took then ? Did I say a syllable on that occasion ?
On this occasion I come forward an innocent and
most injured man. In the former case there were
many aspeisions thrown on me which were not
true, and I did not dare to speak, but now I think
it is very hard if Lam not to be heard on the whole
case from beginning to end.
" Mr. Walsh—lf he is allowed to go on in this
way we will be here until midnight.
" Mr. Porter—And I had better get some bread
and butter. (Laughter.)
" Mr. Carden continued—lt might be necessary
to look to the former case to show the animus that
directed those proceedings against me. I shall
only begin at that point where I was called upon
to give certain recognisances before my dismissal
from. the prison at Clonmel was to take place.
Miss Arbuthnot says she was told I was called
upon to enter into those recognisances, and that I
refused. Naturally, having ..been told that, she
would draw the conclusion that I intended another
breach.- of the pence. But this explanatian was
never bdure given to the public, because I did not
wish to offend the parties by whom she is sur-
rounded, and without whose consent she never can
be approached.'
" Mr. Walsh—This is sufficient to show that he
should. not be allowed to proceed with this state-
ment. -

" Mr. Carden continued—A fraud was then com-
mitted on me—a fraud of the most atrocious kind.
The recognisances of the peace which I was then
called upon to sign were not the usual recogni-
sances. If I am called upon the usual recognisances,
I will enter into security to the amount of my
fortune ; but if I am called upon these special re-
cognisances I will remain in prison for my whole
life sooner than sign them, and lam sure you will
not be a party to such cruelty. The recognisances I
was called upon to sign were not simply to keep
the peace towards Miss Arbuthnot and all the
world beside, but a clause was inserted by Govern-
ment that further I should keep the peace to her,
nor annoy nor molest her in any manner whatso-
ever' by word, look, or gesture. Now, contending
as I do that, under the dominion and spell of the
people by whom she is surrounded
" Mr. Walsh—This language is the strongest
proof of the consequences of allowing this to pro-
ceed. Here is an imputation on a whole family,
charging them with conspiracy and every sort of
thing that is abominable.
"Mr. Porter—l know that on this I cannot act.
" Mr. Carden—lt will be for you to decide by
what recognisances I am to be bound.
" Mr. Porter—Are you suggesting the same re-
cognisances as those to which you have already
alluded ?

" Mr. Carden—l am requesting that you should
state the recognisances, and I am giving you a
simple statement of facts. •
" Mr. Porlct.=-IYliat, stre recognisances to
which you object ?
" Mr. Carden—The recognisances I was then
called on to enter into were of such a nature that
in a legal .sense they would have prevented me,
under any circumstances whatever, so long as she
remained in the position she was, from ever going
near her ; because, if she is desired by those about
her to say she, is annoyed or molested, and if those
words are in bond, of course I can be entreated. To
satisfy my friends and the public about thg manner
in which I was treated relative to these bonds I will
give a few details. Having been told that if I
signed those recognisances I should be liberated in
seven months instead of two years, I agrzed to sign
them; and what was done ? After setting forth that
I was to keep the peace to Miss Arbuthnot, and not
break it in any way ' the following words were in-
serted :—‘ And shall not molest or annoy, directly
or indirectly, by word, deed, or gesture, or written
communication, or personally obtrude on her, or
hold communication with any member of her family.'
I say, sooner than suffer such an outrage on the
constitution in my person—sooner than sign that
bond, which would shut me out for ever from the
presence of her to whom I was fondly attached, I
remained 17 months in gaol ; and during that time
every horrible machination whick the human mind
could suggest—
" Mr. Porter--I will not sit here to have any
aspersions thrown on any one who is not the party
before me.

" Mr. Carden—Do you refuse to hear the state-
ment I now have to make to you ?
" Mr. Porter—l refuse to hear anything what-
ever reflecting on any person who is not a party to
the transaction detailed in the informations.

" Mr. Carden—Will you refuse this ? Will you
refuse to allow me to state the circumstances which
induced me to believe that Miss Arbuthnot, in
making this information, must be labouring under
some extraordinary delusion—(laughter)—some
extraordinary influence P
" Mr. Porier—l will not.
" Mr. Carden—Very well ; then, sir, I mu.t go

on.
" Mr. Rolleston—What will you not do ?
" Mr. Porter—He proposes to lay before me cir-
cumstances which would show that she lies under
some very extraordinary delusion.
" Mr. Curran thought nothing could be more per-
tinent to the case.

" Mr. Porter—l will not inquire into any illusion
or delusion. I will inquire into what is before me
and nothing else. If this young lady—she will
excuse me for using. the expression—was a person
of weak mind, and her friends preferred her living
along with them to placing her in a public asylum,
they have a perfect right to see whether or not she
is annoyed.
" Mr. Carden—My position is that she is under
coercion.

" Mr. Porter—lf she is she is a great foolstop
under
to
under it. (Laughter.)
" Mr. Carden—ln that case you will allow me
merely to confine myself to the depositions before
you, and from them show to the world I am not
guilty of any attempt at conspiracy. This is made
the more necessary, as you said the other day—
I am sorry you should have said it on such light
grounds—that those proceedings could not in your
mind be completely separated from guilty circum-
stances. To do this it is necessary to tell the fact
that I was always anxious to know where I could
see her or even hear of her. The dayaothern
i most
extraordinary circumstance Came to pass
con-
nexion with this case. A brother of Miss.:Arbuth-
not, who was on terms of the most endearing
friendship with her— • .
" Mr. Walsh objected to his going, into, this
point ; it was a matter into which he -could into,
as much slander as he chose.
" Mr. Carden continued—A servant of this gen-
tleman went to their house.
" Mr. Porter—lt is nothing to me whether he
did or not.

Mr. Carden—This has been used as a proof to
show I am guilty of conspiracy. Surely you won't
allow the fact to go forth that this brother of Miss
Arbuthnot's attempting to communicate with her—
Mr. Porter—l have not the mention of his
name before me. There was something said here
the other day in reference to him that gave me to
understand that there was a brother of Miss Ar-
buthnot's who entertained very different opinions
on this subject from what she did herself. I then
made this remark, that I had a great many sisters
and brothers, and in the course of my life I never
thought any of them knew what was passing in my
mind so-well as-myself.
" Mr. Carden—You are quite right. What I
was going to say is this :—the fact, then, is this—
this brother of Miss Arbuthnot wrote her the other
day a letter—
" Mr. Porter—lf he did, he is not a party to
this transaction, and you have nothing to do with
this letter, or the letters he would write to her or

anybody else.
were here I woul,
" Mr. Carden-1.
consequence of his
mission; and. hea:
sent my own servant, _
couplinir that with inquiries when they were to be
in Dublin. She goes four times in a ear to St.
Helen's ; three times she remained in the vehicle,
and the fourth time she left it, but still remained
on the public road; she goes up to the gate, and,
when there, is arrested, without any overt act
whatever on her part, Without her having said any-
thing whatever that could lead to suspicion. I as-
sure•yourl pledge my honour, I ncver.gave such
instructions to her as to ask for a private walk or
to bribe the gatekeeper. My astonishment was so
great when I heard those things that I went to her
and asked her if she made such an offer, and she
said not. It is true I gave her the money to come
up to Dublin,.but it was for the purpose I have
already stated ; and for doing that which the first
lady in the land might have done, this unfortunate
Mrs. Keating, not having got out of her car but
once, and that once not having stirred off the road,
was taken to the police station at llooerstown. She
was shut up in a dark cell, from which her shrieks
and calls alone compelled her to be released.
(Laughter.) It may be a very laughing matter, but
no man with a man's heart could laugh at it, and if
kegid his fenow-men should hold him in contempt
and his country despise him. She was then
divested:of the greater portion of her clothing and
searched.

" Mr. Porter—l do not see anything I hay to do
with that in the slightest possible degree. If she
or any other person was taken into custody by the
police and treated in an inhuman manner she has
her remedy. There are two police commissioners
to whom to appeal, but, so far as I am concerned,
there is nothing to show me that she has been ill-
treated.
" Mr. Carden—You will not allow me to make
any statement whatever.

_sir. Porter observed that he would allow lum
to speak to the case before him, but he would not
allow him to introduce any extraneous ,matter.,
" Mr. Carden—l have only to is
what the
fact. I have taken every means—ecei7
Proper and
honourable means—for communicating with Miss
Arbuthnot, but there are circumstances coZnected
with the whole transaction perfectly inconsiste: ,"
so inconsistent that they would excite the wonder
of everybody that such tyrannisation should be
.allowed. It never was my intention, it is not my
Intention, to do anything which would be illegal,
improper, or likely to annoy Miss Arbuthnot ; fur-
ther I sayl have not done anything s:ive I left
prison which could have annoyed Miss Arbuthnot,
though such impressions have been attempted to be
made on her mind. She is under coercion, for
which I do not at present wish to account. Ido
not think anybody who knows me, except those
who arc directly opposed to me, would say that
I could be guilty of an untruth in any one way.
Such is my nature. Properly represented I
have done nothing to reprehend. I have endea-
voured to find what church she went to, and I
depend upon my right as a citizen to go where I
please. Iflchoose to go to a particular church Ihave
a right to do so, provided I do not do anything inde-
cent or indecorous. When you bind me to the peace,
I beg to observe that most insulting observations
have been- used towards me and threats have been
covertly conveyed to me. Of these Ido not intend
to take any notice ; but if they are carried further,
and actual assaults commenced towards me, and I
retaliate, what will be, the consequences? My re-
cognisances will be estrcated without any overt act
of mine, and in this country, administered as the
law is, I shalt have no protection. Ido say that-I
think the administration of the law is totally diffe-
rent in England to what it is here. We might as
well have different laws—one law for England and
another for Ireland.

" Mr. Porter—So we have, in many respects.
" Mr. Carden—We have a standing army in this
country—the police. They may be given to one
family to stand as sentries over a young lady
whom persons- may wish to keep to themselves.
How am I to break the peace towards Miss Ar-
buthnot ?

Mr. -Porter—l hope as -long as we have the
standing army of police they will protect our
women, no matter whom they are, whether living
in the mansion or the garret. I will not object to
the standing army for this purpose.
" Mr. Carden—And to be placed by civilians on
those whose motions they wish t) know and to be
made aware of. May I ask you a question ? You
are going to bind me to the peace ; that will-satisfy
the public. lam not likely to commit an assault,
but if I am assaulted shall I be allowed to defend
myself? But I trust nobody has any intention of
that sort of thing. In addition to the recognisance* ,
to the peace am I to be pursued by the police ?
Wherever- I go are four policemen to watch me?.
Are mfletters to be seized in the post-office ? Are
those who write to me to have their correspondence
opened? I understand Sir James Graham was
censurel for something similar.
" Mr. Porter observed that they had nothing to
say to Sir James Graham. In reference to the
employment of the police in the transaction,.,y.i
knew nothing about it except so far as he . had
informations from two police-constables named.
Smyth. He had no other information about the
Mr. Carden—Then, let me give you this infor-
mation about them, that a brother of Miss Arbuth-
not and myself were followed everywhere we went
by two—
" Mr. Porter—l cannot help that.
" Mr. Carden concluded his observations by com-
plaining of the speech of Mr. Walsh as being most
atrocious, and one made without just foundation.
He also complained that his whole statement could
not then be put before the public, but it would
somehow or other, yet appear.
" Mr. Porter then reviewed the evidence at con-
siderable length, and commented stronly on the
two letters which were found on the person of Mrs.
Keating from Mr. Carden. He also observed that
wln.t had transpired that day confirmed him in the
opinion which he had expressed on the previous
day of hearing—namely, that some persons were
feeding their cupidity at the expense of his credu-
lity, and makinlf him believe that Miss Arbuthnot
entertained sentiments towards him which she in
reality did not. He was also happy to hear Mr.
Carden disavow any intention to commit a breach
of the peace towards Miss Arbuthnot. In conclu-
sion, his worship observed that he intended binding
Mr. Carden to the peace. He was not, however, in
his own locality, where he might very easily
get bail. Not wishing to give him one moment's
unnecessary trouble, he (Mr.- Potter) called on
Mr. Carden to give his personal security for his
good behaviour towards the complainant, and to
keep the peace towards her and all her Majesty's
subjects, in the sum of £5,000.
" Mr. -Walsh applied to have sureties added, but
the application was not granted.
" Mr. Carden—l am sorry you have taken the
view you have in some respect. Your decision,
however, feeling yourself bound to take that view
—which, if I were in your place, I would not have
done if it were your case—l say, is a thir decision.
" Mr. Walsh again pressed* for sureties to be
granted, but was unsuccessful.
" The recognisanecs were then drawn up and
signed.
" During the entire proceedings Mr. Carden
seemed greatly agitated and excited."

MURDER AT BANBURY.—A young man named
W. Wilson has been committed at Banbury for the murder
of Sarah Owen. It appears that Wilson—an idle, worth-
less fellow—has cohabited with his victim for several years,
and has been supported by her gains as a prostitute. About
half-past 11 o'clock on the night of the 12th inst. the girl
Owen was drinking at a public-house in Calthorpe-lane,
when she was fetched out by her paramour, who, directly
they were outside, committed so brutal an assault upon her,
that, notwithstanding the kind and constant attention of
Mr. Grimbly, surgeon, she expired after lingering a short
time.. An inquest on the body was held before Mr.
Churchill, coroner for the district, when evidence in accord-
ance with the above facts was given, and a verdict of
" Wilful murder" returned against 'Wilson, who was com-
mitted to Oxford gaol to await his trial .at the next assizes
for the county.

FATAL. VAN ACClDENT.—Yesterday an inquest
was held by Mr. Baker, at the Bricklayers' Arms, Poplar,
respecting the death of Mr. Thomas Underwood, aged SO,
who for many years was sexton of the parish of St. Anne's,
Limehouse. It appeased from the evidence that on going to
chapel on Saturday night last, the deceased, while passing
the East India-road, near to the entrance of the East and
West India Docks, came in collision with a van drawn by
one horse, which was going at a rate of about six miles an
hour. It was a foggy night, and the deceased was within
a short distance of the vehicle before he was observed. As
soon as he was noticed, the driver called out t» him, but
not in time to prevent the deceased being knocked down.
He was taken to a house in the neighbourhood, and was
attended by a medical gentleman, but died- from the effects
of the injuries. These 'Toyed, on a post-Jim/Icm examina-
tion, to have arisen from a fracture of the ribs, which had
penetrated his lungs. Verdict, accidental death.
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