The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVE/41ING, JUNE 3, 1859:

would make Russia waver in her warlike prepare- BZOODSHED IN TIME OF PEACE.
tions. Russia is still but feebly armed. She has
been shaken to her very centre by the consequences
of the late war, and the Russians are not eager for
new experiences of such a nature. Morally and
physically Russia still suffers from the effects of
the last war. Russia is, moreover,-engrossed with
internal reforms. The emancipation of the serfs is
a vital question, and a call to arms by a levy of
new conscripts would create intense alarm among
the peasantry. The consequences might be terrible.
" Thus, with all possible hatred of Austria, with
every sympathy with Bonapartist views and plans,
men in (Russia are by. no means eager for war,
especially against Prussia and Germany, of whose i
warlike deeds traditions are still extant among the I
Russian people, which are in fact flattering to us.
"The St. Petersburg Cabinet is well aware of its
weak point. It has calculated the cost of war. Had
it not done so the Russian wolf would long since
have shown its teeth to Austria, for it is not every
day that such an opportunity offers itself. We
may consequently reckon that the more Russia feels
her impotency, the more violent will she be in her
threats and menaces. We must let her amuse her-
self in her own way, and not allow ourselves to be
alarmed even for one moment.
"To resume. A declaration of war by Germany
against France will assure to us more speedily the
support of England, and more assuredly still keep
Russia within bounds. If we falter, there will be
faltering on the Thames and on the Neva. If we
delay for weeks and months, we cannot foresee what
events may not for atime impede the action of Eng-
land, and what obligations Russia may not enter
into, counting upon our disunion and inactivity.
But is it England and Russia alone which we are
to take into consideration ? Does not a more ter-
rible danger raise its threatening head ? Can we
doubt the existence of deep-laid plots to revolutionise
Europe ? Can we not already see the batteries that
are to fire the train in all, the lands that surround
the German frontier ? Shall we wait till Posen and
Hungary are up in arms for a cause as hopeless as
the former ones, but which will occupy a certain
portion of our troops ? Shall we wait till the Danish
water rat gnaws at Prussia, till the Montenegrin
jack-ails snap at the heels of Austria? And are not
the comrades of Fazy and Vogt; on the alert in
Switzrland? And even among ourselves do not
French am
pphlets and French gold work their
w ay
No ; let tis be doing ! On to Paris ! Let us stamp
out there tlnl flame that threatens to set Europe in
a blaze ! Anti by one blow we shall put an end to
terror and dis,lrder. The wide-spun plan, to sur-
round ns with a chain of revolutionised populations,
rests upon an undCr valuation of German powerand
unity ; let us show' that the calculation is wrong.
One single, well-aimed, powerful blow from the
sword of Germany, and all the small revolutionary
States will bend their he.i.ds, and a healthy air will
again blow over Europe.
" But, perhaps, our diplom'acy has special reasons
that we should remain for a 0.0-1 e passive spectators
of the struggle in Italy. Napoleon must reckon
upon this German hesitation ; for it is quite clear
that he delayed his departure to Italy until he felt
quite sure that for the moment he had not to fear
an attack from the Rhine. Had he ilot felt sure on
this point his departure from Paris could only be
regarded as a piece of folly or of fatalist belief in
his star, or France be supposed to be fully prepared
to meet a German invasion, which we have good
reason to believe is not the case. We will not,
however, at present ask what respite is given to
him, on what date the Confederation will go to war.
We fear this delay bodes no good. We shall simply
point out the consequences of any further delay.
" We are now unanimous, and we trust to remain
so. But the longer we wait the greater the danger
for this unity.
•We are still young and inexperi-
enced in this sweet concord, while we are old and
experienced in disunion and discord. Our enemies
are well acquainted with all the sources of our dis-
union, and they will lose no pains to stir them up.
They will do their best in this respect.
" But let us turn to other considerations. The
first consequence of the war in Italy, if it continues
without Germany deciding it by marching on Paris,
is that France will call for more troops to cross the
Alps. France would then be still more deprived of
troops, and more open to attack. But this gain
will be fully counterbalanced by the result of in-
creased preparations in France and Russia, by the
explosion of revolutions which will have had time
to mature along the line of the Danube and our
Eastern frontier. And we must not forget that if
France draws fresh troops to Italy, Austria will
also want them ; so many the less for our attacking
columns. The more bloody and obstinate the
struggle in Italy becomes, in a similar ratio these
results rise. In a war with France we should not
be so well off as we arc at this present moment.
" But how, then, if, contrary, to expectation, the
Italian war should soon be decided, by two or three
great battles, want of money on either side, or by
unforeseen circumstances ? Suppose Napoleon
remains the victor—and he would be this if Austria
conceded to him the smallest strip of land; French
pride and revolutionary triumph would rise like a
swollen river, and war on the Rhine would soon
follow. Austria would then be hard pressed, and
would have to exert her remaining strength on the
Danube and eastwards. The supposition that she
would leave the palm of victory to her foe in Italy,
unless reduced to a last extremity, which would
humiliate her morally more than materially, can
only be entertained by those who believe only in
Austria's weakness and perfidy. And, should they
have calculated rightly, truly they have drawn the
worst lot for Germany.
" If, on the other hand, the Austrians should be
victorious over their enemies in Italy, and drive
them from the valley of the Po across the Alps,
which is not impossible, what then? Our peace-
mongers and vacillators imagine they will then
be spared the sacrifices and the cares of war,
as the defeat in Italy would imply the fall of
Napoleon. It might be possible that a rising
would destroy the power of the vanquished
Napoleon ; but it is just as possible that
the French would not be ready for the work—let
us only glance at the last ten years ; and it is also
possible that their patriotic feelings and reason
might drown their hatred of the despot, and urge
them to redeem their losses in Italy on the banks
of the Rhine. In either case, let us imagine how,
victorious, but by the hesitation of Germany much-
offended, Austria would act. Truly, however, the
die might be cast, Germany would not be bettered,
and Gotha plans would dry up as quickly as rain-
drops on the roof with the sun's rays upon them.
"If we wish to give Frenchmen a wholesome
warning—to bring into play their hatred of Napo-
leonic despotism, we must do it now ; we must at
once prepare for battle. There is no doubt of it,
their national pride will at first display itself in
cries of opposition, but that opposition will soon
fall to the ground before the mighty, unavoidable,
ever-nearer-approaching danger. We shall then
put to the test how much is true of those fables
told of the irresistible power of the anger of the
French people, before which the first coalition is
said to have retreated.
" What are we, then, waiting for ? We can
never stand better than we do now opposed to
France ! Every week's delay can only damage our
position, our views, our right to attack. Where-
fore, then, do ye wait ? Whether Napoleon is
victorious or falls in the Italiaa war, shall we not
seize upon the finest opportunity, which will never
present itself again, to reconquer what France de-
spoiled Germany of in the most shameful manner
~L?
t drive
back e
take free,l.ey enemy from the German
frontier. great-hearted decision—we
s io r.m;avrie
frontier. Let
.us go joyously to battle, and the
victory will be ours : and when peace is restored
we will settle our internal affairs, and Germany
once will assume more that position as a Power
which it once Possessed, and which the future now
places within its grasp..

(From the Eclectic Review.)

RIME IN FRANCE.

P The Tribunal of Correctionalolice of Dieppe,
three days ago, tried a man named Leroy for
" usurpation of functions," and for swindlino-
the evening of the Bth April he went to The Mln
mayor
of Biville-sur-tiler, and representing himself to be
a commissary of police of Paris, on a secret mission
from the Government, rebuked him for not having
the official _Monitor des Communes stuck up in
the village, and for allowing three cafés to exist
when "two were sufficient ; he also told him that
the keepers of one of the .cafes, two sisters, named.
Hue, had violated the police regulations by sup-
plying him with a small glass of brandy after ten
o'clock at night. The mayor, being somewhat
alarmed, invited him to breakfast, took him to
the café of the two women, and in his presence
blamed them for violating the regulations, and
introduced him to,the keeper of another café, from
whom he consented to accept a dinner and a bed.
The next day he went to the females and said
that "though it was he himself who had taken
the brandy after ten o'clock at night, and though
they had only given it . because he had repre-
sented himself to be ill, he was under the painful
necessity of having each of them condemned to
three months' imprisonment and 150 f. fine at the
least. The poor women wept and implored pardon,
and he after a while graciously promised to abandon
his complaint provided they would take an oath on
a crucifix never again to sell brandy at irregular
hours: Being pious women, they refused to comply
with that condition, and after some discussion he
consented to accept 20f.. instead. He then went
away, but some of their neighbours hearing of what
had taken place had the soi disunt commissary of
police pursued and captured. The tribunal con-
demned the man to fifteen months' imprisonment
and 50f. fine,

The intelligence of the death of Mr. Richard
Burke, of Ballinamore, and of Captain R. Thomas
Ffrench was but too correct, and the painful in •
terest which the knowledge of the tragic event
created in the first instance has been increased im-
measurably by the facts that have transpired since
the discovery of the bodies, showing almost con-
clusively that Mr. Burke met his death at the hands
of Captain Ffrench, and that the latter subse-
quently destroyed himself. The inquests on the
bodies of the ill-fated gentlemen were held by Mr.
J. M'Donough, coroner. The first inquiry was as
to the death of Mr. Burke, which occurred at
Ballinamore. The second, as to the death of Capt.
Ffrench, was held at Clonbrock, about three miles
from the spot where Mr. Burke was slain. From
the evidence given at the inquest, and from other
sources of information, we are enabled to supply the

THE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN

GALWAY.

It has been beautifully said by Chateaubriand,
t, The earth drinks in silence the blood of battle
fields', but peaceful blood spouts groaning towards
heaven. God receives and avenges it." If so, a
fearful reckoning is yet in store for the House of
Hapsbur,l; General Pietro Coletta tells us that,
irty years, "100,000 Neapolitans have
perished u n
13y
every kind of death in the cause of
political freedom, and for the love of Italy ;" and in
I Austrian Italy, where a kindred spirit animates
the Government, matters have been but little bet-
ter. Betweeci the 6th of August, 1848, the date
of the triumphant return of the Austrians to
Milan, and the 22d August of the following year,
the official records show a total of 981 capital
sentences, regularly pronounced and executed
against Lombardo-Venetians. In the autumn of
1848 the steward of Councillor Rampini and his
eldest son were shot at Milan, while the younger
son, being under age, and not being convicted of
any crime, was beaten to death with sticks. In
October of the same year three Milanese were shot
for having responded to the provocations of three
Hungarian soldiers disguised as police. The Abbe
Pulcina was shot at Brescia about the same time,
and another priest at Mantua, merely for having
expressed liberal opinions. To have a weapon of
any kind in the house or on the person was certain
death. At Brescia a butcher was sent for outside
the town to kill an ox, and went, bearing along
with him the implements of his trade—a mace,
knife, &c. On his return he was arrested by the
patrol, and, in spite of his protestations that he was
a butcher, and that there was no order against but-
chers carrying their implements along with them,
was fortwith tried, condemned, and shot. At Lodi,
28th February, 1849, a native of the place was
beaten to death for having allowed some insulting
expressions to escape him when maltreated by an
Austrian officer. But the most disgraceful and
L flagrant instance of tyranny remains to be recorded.
On the 18th August, 1849, the anniversary of the
t birth of the late Emperor, which was kept with
great pomp by the Austrians in Milan, a courtesan
named Olivari had attached to the balcony of her
houso an Austrian flag. This house was in one of
the most frequented streets of Milan, opposite the
Cafe del Mazza, and the crowd hissed in passing it ;
upon which several patrols and a number of
officers, who had apparently been lurking in the
neighbourhood, instantly rushed to the spot.
seized indiscriminately on the passers by, and
carried them off to the castle, where a mili-
tary tribunal was quickly assembled, which first
released the foreigners and public functionaries,
and then proceeded to try the rest of the crowd of
prisoners, all, be it observed, Italians. They were
speedily condemned, seventeen to the bastinado,
from twenty-five to fifty strokes each, and three to
various periods of imprisonment in irons. Among
the former class were an advocate, a painter, two
landed proprietors, and two students, and Ernesta
Galli of Cremona, and Maria Conti, of Florence, both
opera singers, the first twenty and the second
eighteen years old. They were sentenced, the
former to forty strokes of the stick, and the latter
to thirty. Al: the sentences were immediately exe-
cuted in public, ;.;n the open air, in the court of the
castle, the Austrian officers looking on and laughing
the while. The pum:shments were carried out to
the letter ; all the suii,
erers wer severely injured,
and the two poor girls especially were a long time
before they recovered from the effects of Austrian
brutality. The military commandant of Milan
subsequently sent in an account of 191 francs to
the municipality " for the expense of ice" (applied
to the mangled flesh of the victim; in order to pre-
vent gangrene) " and of rods used an:l broken in the
punishment of the seditious of the 18th of August."
Finally, the marshal ordered the town o 1 Milan to
indemnify the courtesan Olivari by a gift oi 30,000
livres. The melancholy necrology of this gloomy
chapter of judicial murders and use of powe is
closed by our author with the case of the Coirdt
Montanari, and five of his relations, accused, as
usual, of conspiring with Mazzini, and summarily
condemned to be shot. Moved apparently by the
frantic entreaties of the wives of these unfortunates,
Marshal Radetzky promised " that not a drop of
blood should be shed." He kept his word by hang-
ing the whole of them.
The Austrians have sedulously endeavoured,
especially since 1848, to set the rich and poor among
the Lombards at enmity, and thus prevent that
union which might render them dangerous. When,
in March, 1849, the French minister at Turin went
to the camp of the victorious Radetzky to solicit a
change of system towards Lombardy, and
the proclamation of a general amnesty, Ge-
neral Hess, the chief of the staff, thus
answered him—" Never ! It would not be con-
formable to Austrian politics to pardon rebel sub-
jects ; their punishment ought to be not death but
misery. The people love us ; the nobles, the rich
proprietors, detest us; they must then be annihi-
lated."
With regard to the paramount influence of Aus-
tria in the affairs of the whole Italian peninsula,
there can be but little doubt, and as little of her
disposition to interfere with an armed hand on the
slightest and most trivial pretexts. At the smallest
semblance of political liberation she at once steps
in, superseding in the most nonchalant and inso-
lent way the sovereigns of the country ; hangs,
shoots, flogs, and exiles, at her pleasure, occupies
places of strength, and levies forced contributions,
until she has reduced everything to the state of
passive and unreasoning obedience most approved
of by her "paternal government." Her conduct
in Tuscany on the restoration of the Grand Duke ;
the sack of Leghorn, in the summer of 1849, by the
troops of Gen. Astre ; the judicial tortures and
murders at Ferrara and Bologna, in 1853.4, by
the Austrian military tribunals, and many other
cases which might easily be cited, furnish most
convincing proofs both of the extent of her power,
and of its withering influence upon political free-
dom and intellectual progress.

the lion. GOnville Ffreneh, A. C. Montgomery,
R.M. ; the Rev. P. Hobart, C.C. ; P. Sweeney, S.I. ;
Mr. P. H. Kelly, J.P. ; Mr. M. Cheevers, J.P., &c.

THE LEDBURY MURDER.

Yesterday the examination of John Isaac Jones,
he clerk in the office of Mr. Masefield, was resumed

by the magistrates before whom the prisoner was
first brought, and Mr. William Money Kyrle and

subjoined narrative :—" Capt. Ffrench, it appears,
was seen in Dublin on the afternoon of Monday, at
5 o'clock. He arrived at his lodgings, 59, Dawson-
street, with his wife, to whom he was only two
months married. They had only recently come
from London, where they spent the honeymoon.
He left his lodgings, stating to Mrs. Ffrench he
would go to Mitchell's to get a cigar and A glass of
soda water. He did go to Mitchell's and there
drank a glass of brandy with the soda water. This
was between five and six o'clock. The Hon. Martin
Ffrench, his father, was stopping at the hotel at
Malahide, and it is stated that Captain Ffrench,
when leaving Mitchell's, asked it he would be in
time for the train to that place. He went away,
but not to return to Dawson-street, nor yet to pro-
ceed to Malahide, for his wife and other friends
saw no more of him; and Mrs. Ffrench, being

Colonel Grey.
The interest displayed by the inhabitants in the
progress of the investigation was undiminished, and
throughout the whole of Herefordshire and the sur-
rounding counties great anxiety seems to be felt by
persons of all classes to learn whether the officers of
justice have succeeded in tracing home the diabolical
deed to the person now in custody, or to any one
else.

There were about 12 witnesses for examination
on behalf of the prosecution, the result of the con-
tinued investigation into the circumstances attend-
ing the murder and robbery and attempted arson,
made by detective Williamson, of the metropolitan
force, and Superintendent Tanner, of the Hereford-
shire constabulary. As the inquiries of these officers
progress they find no occasion to direct their investi-
gations into another channel than that in which they
are now running. It is not true, as has been reported
in some papers, that the two cheques that were taken
with the money have been found near to the pri-
soner's lodgings. Neither those cheques nor the two
£5 Bank of England notz.ts have yet been traced.
For Mr. Masefield and the prosecution, Mr. Piper,
solicitor, again appeared ; and, as heretofore, the
prisoner Jones was defended by Mr. Gregg and Son.
The first witness examined was Mr. G. Masefield,
who deposed to its being known by his clerks, first
that there was a large sum of money in his office on
the day of the murder; and next, to their knowing
also that he had gone to London. The witness gave
evidence relative to the position of his money and
the near proximity to it of a large number of post-
age and receipt stamps. Jones, he added, received
a quarter's salary (Xll 145.) on the 28th of last
March. Witness would think it impossible that the
man Freeman, who was at the office on the day
before the murder to serve a writ, should know
where the money was kept.
In conducting the cross-examination Mr. Gregg,
jun., approached with considerable circumlocution,

alarniecl at his absence, searched for him in various
quarters of the- city. He must have proceeded
direct to Ballinasloe by train, for at 11 o'clock that
night he got out of the mail train at the Ballinas-
loe station, which leaves no doubt that he left
Dublin at a quarter past seven on Monday evening.
From Ballinasloe he went on a jaunting car with
two gentlemen, Mr. Cruice and Mr. Lennon, to the
village of Ahascragh, distant about six miles,
where he arrived about one o'clock on Tuesday
morning. At this place he'hired a car for himself,
and, unaccompanied save by the driver, proceeded
to the village of Ballygar, which is within two
miles of _his father's estate. He applied
unsuccessfully for admission to the hotel at Bal-
lygar, and then , directed the driver to go to
St. Brandon's, one of the residences of the
Ffrench family, in the occupation of the deceased
Mr. Burke, who, it had been arranged, was to re-
move from it, as it was intended to be the residence
of Captain Ffrench and his bride. The car reached
St, Brandon's at 3 o'clock in the morning. It being
then daylight, Captain Ffrench, having knocked at
the door, was informed by Mr. Burke's steward
that his master was at Ballinamore, three miles
distant, and intended to go that morning to Balli-
nasloe. Captain Ffrench then entered the house,
called for writing materials, and, Eaving got them,
wrote a note couched in the kindest terms to Mr.
Burke, desiring him to come to St. Brandon's at
once, as he wished to see him on important busi-
ness. Mr. Burke received the note and, without
delay, hastened to St. Brandon's. When the par-
ties met, their greeting, as described by the car-
driver, Rochford, was most cordial. It should be
stated that Mr. Burke was the land-agent of
the Hon. Martin Ffrench, whose confidence
he enjoyed, He was also, it is said, regarded
with affection by the deceased Capt. Ffrench. After
a brief interview Mr, Burke and Captain Ffrench
journeyed together on the car to Killyan, the resi-
dence of Mr, Michael Cheevers, J.P., the captain
stating that he had business with that gentleman.
On arriving at Killyan, Captain Ffrench got off
the car and inquired for Mr. Cheevers, but was un-
able to see hint. The captain said it was of no con-
sequence, as he would write him a few lines, and
then rejoined Mr. Burke on the car, and directed
the driver to proceed to Ballinamorepark, the seat
of the Hon. Martin Ffrench. They arrived at the
r park, it is supposed, shortly before 11 o'clock. Hav-
ing discharged the car they went on foot together
through the plantation towards the garden. From
the moment they entered the plantation all certain
knowledge of their movements ends, but the dread-
ful catastrophe that followed is elucidated by the
subsequent discoveries. It was known in the vil-
lage of Ballinamore during the afternoon, that Cap-
tain Ffrench and Mr.l Burke had come there that
morning on a car, and that they alighted at the
(*ate entrance to the park, on the high road. to pro-
ceed through the grounds. A good deal of surprise
was manifested by gentlemen who heard this at the
prolonged absence of the parties. At 5 o'clock in
the evening, Madden, the gamekeeper of the Hon.
Martin Ffrench, while passing through the planta-
tion, discovered the dead body of Mr. Burke lying
face on the ground, pierced by two bullets, one of
which had entered on the left side, and passed
through the breast ; the other through the centre of
the back. Where this bullet entered the coat was
singed, indicating that the muzzle of the pistol was
close to the person of the deceased when the dis-
charge took place. The alarm was at once given,
and the authorities hastened to the spot. Inquiries
were made for Captain Ffrench, but he could not
be found. The scene now changes to Clonbrock
demesne, four miles distant from Ballinamore.
The demesne is thickly wooded, and bounded on
one side by an extensive bog, at present studded
by a number of turf clamps. One of Lord
Clonbrock's labourers with his gamekeepers was
on the bog between one and two o'clock in
the afternoon, and they saw at some distance from
them the figure of a man moving in an ex-
cited manner among turf clumps. They were
unable from the distance to recognise him, but he
appeared to be a gentleman. They soon lost sight of
the figure. At 2 o'clock, or shortly afterwards, the
labourer heard the report of fire-arms, but felt no
surprise, as he thought the gamekeeper was firing.
This labourer, whose name is John Crehon, left off
work at. 7 o'clock in the evening, and proceeded
homeward. His way was near to the place where the
figure was seen in the early part of the day. He had
not gone more than 100 yards or so when he ob-
served a man lying asleep, as he conceived, against
one of the turf heaps. He recognised him as the
person he had previously seen on the bog, but as he
approached nearer his attention was attracted to a
pistol which lay on the ground near the body.
Alarmed at this, Crehon ran away. He metanother
labourer and gamekeeper, to whom he communi-
cated what he,saw. The three men returned to the
body ; they were struck with horror at finding that it
was the corpse of Captain Ffrench, whose person they
knew; blood was oozing from the mouth, but at first
they could see no marks of violence on the body. On
closer examination they found a bullet wound on the
left breast. Captain Ffrench must have opened his
waistcoat and fired the pistol close to his breast. The
body was removed to the gamekeeper's lodge at
Clonbrock. Captain Ffrench's dress consisted of a
black coat, dark vest and trousers, withlight boots,
which were wet half way up, showing that he had
waded through some of the neighbouring streams.
In his pockets were fouhd five sovereigns and some
silver, a gold watch, a chain, a gold ring, a prayer
book, and some postage receipt and stamps. The
news of the dreadful affair having become generally
known in the district, the most painful excitement
was everywhere observable. The peasantry flocked
in hundreds to the place where the corpse of Captain
Ffrench lay, and during the entire of Tuesday night
the mournful lament in Irish of the poor people could
be heard for a con&derable distance around. The cir-
cumstances attending these fatal occurrences, so far
as they can be gleaned, are now stated. It only re-
mains to state that Dr. Keeran, the medical attendant
of the Ffrench family, on his examination at the
inquest this day, deposed to the fact that Captain
Ffrench in his lifetime was subject to fits of tem-
porary insanity. About two years ago Captain
Ffrench had a serious attack of this malady at Bal-
linasloe, and the doctor then attended him. Dr.
Keeran also stated that the disease was of a nature
that, although it might be subdued for a time, was
likely to recur. The pistol found by the body of
Captain Ffrtnch was one of Adams's patent six-
chambered revolvers. It was quite new, and bore
the trade mark of William and John Rigby, of
Dublin. Five of the chambers were loaded with
ball, one had been discharged, three nipples were
capped. It would appear, therefore, that Captain
Ffrench, if he shot Mr. Burke, of which there
seems to be no doubt, fired twice, and then reloaded
the two vacant chambers before he committed self.
destruction. The proceedings of the inquest lasted
some hours. The Hon. Martin Ffrench arrived at
Clonbrock from Dublin at 4 o'clock this evening,
accompanied. by Mr. De Blacquire, his solicitor,
but, in compliance with the suggestion of his friends
lie did not attend the melancholy inquiry. The
verdict of the jury in the case of Mr. Burke was,
that that gentleman met his death by pistol-shot
wounds; that there was no direct evidence as to
the person or persons by whom they were inflicted,
but that the last person seen in his company was
Captain Ffrench, who had been at a certain period
afflicted with insanity of a type likely to recur. In
the case of Captain 14Tren ch the jury found that he
met his death by a pistol-shot wound, inflicted lsy
himself while labouring under temporary in-
sanity. The body of Mr. Burke was interred
this evening at Ballinanaoro • that Of Captain
Ffrench was removed ix a Ballinamore;
to the park.
He was a young gentleman of amiable disposition,
and was cieservedly popular among the people of
the district. his interment will take place to-
morrow in the family vault. It is unnecessary to-
state that the members of the Ffrench family are
plunged into the deepest grief by these tragical
events. Among those present at
the inquest were

and with many apologies, a question respecting
witness's relatives, whether he had not a brother
in needy circumstances, and of bad character, who
had lately been in and about Ledbury.
The magistrates all urged whether such a ques-
tion was necessary to that-investigation.
Mr. Gregg replied, that in his opinion, as advised,
it was.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—June 2.

Remanded accordingly.

all were unavailing. I got upon the table an d endea-
voured to preserve order, but all to no purpose.
Mr. Paynter, to witness—Did you use any vic-
lence in turning him out ?
Witness—l used no unnecessary force whatever.
Mr. Simpson—Finding we could not keep order,
I ordered him and others to be turned out.
Mr. Paynter, to witness—lf you had used great
force it would not have mattered. Mr. Simpson
deemed it advisable to eject defendant, and you
acted under his orders. Describe what followed.

Witness—After I had ejected.hin;
round and struck me a violent blow across my ear
with a little stick he had. He afterwards struck

me over the head. Tlib outer railings then sepa-
rating us, he said if he could get at me he would
cut my face to ,pieces. He, in addition, used
shocking and disgraceful language, talking about
what a spree he and his friends had had, and
going on in that manner.
Joseph Johnson, assistant manager, said—l was
in the coffee-room. The accused created an alarm-

ing disturbance there, .and when turned out struck
Kent as described. He then ran off, and as he
seemed to be endeavouring to get into the gardens
again, I pursued him. He rushed at the coffee-
room window, and breaking some thick glass,
endeavoured to effect an entry, but I pulled him
down by his legs, When he was on the grolind he
struck me several times with his stick, knocked me
down, and swinging me round, threw me bodily
against some railings. The police had then arrived
and he was given into custody.
Mr. Paynter—Was the window broken ?
Mr. Simpson—Some of the panes were. This
was a most dangerous proceeding. Situated as the
window was, and the glass being thick; the chances
are that if he had got through he would have killed
himself, and my servant probably saved him from
that fate, or from being seriously injured.
Some of the artielei broken were here produced.
Mr. Paynter—What is the actual amount of
damage ?
Mr. Simpson—Very considerable, but that is a
secondary consideration. My chief object in bring-
ing this case here is to protect my servants, many
of whom, besides these two, were cut about by
participators in the riot, and to preserve the
character which Cremorne has hitherto enjoyed,
that of being a well-conducted place of resort for
pleasure-seekers. For nine years I have had the
management of Cremorne, and never in my life
saw such a tumult as was created there last night.
I should have had at least twenty policemen
here, but being Derby-day the police had been
employed elsewhere, and consequently there were
very few at hand. I was harassed on all sides.
There were probably 10,000 people in the gardens,
and the ordinary rush to the coffee-room is very
great,.but we could not serve people fast enough.
A drunken person proposed my health. Defendant,
and upwards of 100 people, got on the tables, and
shouted and incited the mob, recklessly destroying
everything, and I feared 'every moment that the
large chandelier would come down, and the place be
in a blaze. The quiet portion of the crowd en-
deavoured to quell the disturbance, but they could
not, and the business at length was at a stand-still.
The police proved that the defendant was under
the influence of liquor.
Mr. Paynter, addressing defendant, said—You
are put down on the sheet as a gentleman, but you
have forfeited that title by your shameful conduct ;
and the only way in which you can redeem your
character will be to make the fullest compensation
for what you have done. I cannot conceive that a
person calling himself a gentleman could so wan-
tonly be the cause of destroying property, and
could assault the servants of the proprietor, who
were obeying their master's commands in turning
him out. Cremorne Gardens are a source of
amusement and gratification to thousands, but will
not long continue to be so if disgraceful conduct of
this description is permitted. This is the first time
during my experience as a magistrate for twenty
years that any serious disturbance of this kind has
occurred there ; and it reflects great credit upon Mr.
Simpson that he conducts his establishment in a
most quiet and respectable manner.
Mr. Simpson—There are a number of persons
who attend the gardens regularly, and time after
time do their best to incite persons to create dis-
turbances in the gardens. I had rather be witho-At
the money of such parties, should I justified in
refusing to admit them. I threatened one of last
night's ringleaders with that course, and he told
me that I must admit him ; and I now seek your
worship's opinion upon the matter.
Mr. Paynter—Cremorne, like other places of
amusement, is open to everybody, and therefore I
am afraid you cannot refuse admittance to any one.
Mr. Simpson—Have I, then, any remedy ?
Mr. Paynter—Yes, and a very good one. If you
find out the names of last night's ringleaders, or of
any who may hereafter endeavour to promote dis-
order, I will grant you summonses. When they
are brought before me they shall be sent to the
sessions, and they will then be so severely punished
that they will never repeat their misconduct..
Mr. Simpson—l am extremely obliged to your
worship.
Defendant was ordered to find two sureties in
£4O each for his appearance next Thursday.
In the course of the afternoon he put in the ne-
cessary bail, and although he made no reply to the
charge an adjournment was solicited, on the alleged
ground that he had witnesses to call.

Witness replied that the report was " a fabrica-
tion as diabolical as the murder ; he had no relative
who was not independent of him and the world."
Joseph Play stead, a plumber and glazier, who
lives next house but one to the office in question,
deposed to the circumstances immediately accom-
panying the discovery of the murder. Jones was
the first man who went to Mr. Masefield's drawer,
and said, " There has been a robbery here."
William Griffin, surgeon, who was called in on
the discovery of the murder, deposed that he saw
on the ground near the chips of wood that the mur-
derer had broken from the drawer in forcing it,
two penny postage stamps. Picked them up and
placed them on the table.
William Masefield, one of Mr. G. Masefield's sons,
and an articled clerk to him, was next sworn, but
his evidence did not throw additional light upon
the matter as revealed up to the close of the inquest.
John Palmer, clerk to Mr. Smith, solicitor, Led-
bury, was in the Plough at about 10 at night on the
day of the first inquest, when the prisoner came in.
Prisoner answered questions put to him respecting
the jurymen and the amount of money stolen, and
added that if the house had been broken open the
night before the booty would have been greater,
and spoke of Mr. Masefield having sent a large
sum of money to the bank. Jones had two glasses
of brandy on that occasion.
John Brown, a tailor of Ledbury, sworn, said
that Jones now owed him £4 55., and paid him
£1 17s. on or about the Ist of April. The £X4 ss.
debt had been incurred since that date. By a
mutual arrangement, Jones was to pay him his
account quarterly.
It was now about one o'clock, and Mr. Piper
asked for an adjournment for a half-hour, as the
prosecution expected some witnesses from a distance
by the coach, which was now nearly due.
The application was granted, and the Court ad-
journed.'
On the investigation being resumed,
William Hampton deposed that he managed the
business of Mr. Chandler, a bootmaker. The pri-
soner owed him £1 ls. 3d. He paid his account up
, to that date at Christmas last.
Charles Cooper, the master of the Birmingham
Workhouse, recognised the prisoner as John Isaac
Jones, who was first admitted into the workhouse
on the 10th of Novomber, 1855, as a destitute per-
son. The order of admission stated that he was
destitute, belonged to America, and was an attor-
ney's clerk. Remained a pauper in the workhouse
until the 22d of August, 1856.
This witness was under examination when our
report was despatched.

THAMES.—CUTTING AND WOUNDING.-Brid-
get Fitzgerald, aged 26, was brought before Mr.
Corrie, charged with stabbing Honora Hassett.
The complainant's face and clothes were covered
with gore, and although a severe wound on the fore-
head had been dressed, the blood was trickling
down her face when she got into the witness box,
and to make herself look still more horrible she
raised her hands, which were stained with blood..
There was a large wound on her right hand. It
was difficult to obtain any coherent statement from
her, and she did nothing but moan and groan
between every sentence she uttered. She said
that Mrs. Fitzgerald had killed her outright,
and tried to stab her in the throat with a knife,
and she " put up her hand to prevent her head
being chopped off," and received the wound on
her hand. The prisoner and another woman,
called Peggy from Cork, then " beat her black and
blue," and the prisoner cut her about the head with
a flat iron nine or ten times.
Mr. Corrie essayed in vain to ascertain the origin
of the affray, but could obtain no information what-
ever.
William Lowe, a police-constable, 152 H, said
the parties lived in an Irish colony in Charles-
strekt, St. George's-in-the-East, and there had been
disturbances and fighting going on there since
Saturday night last. A young woman, the sister
of the prisoner, had, it was said, been committing
adultery with another woman's husband, and had
been shut up all the week in a room to save her
from the vengeance of her country people. That
afternoon a party of Irish women went to the
house in which she was confined to drag her out
and ill-Use her. A riot was the consequence, and
the parties got fighting, but what commenced the
affray it was impossible to ascertain. The com-
plainant had only a wound on the head. It was on
her forehead, and she lost a good. deal of blood.
Mrs. Hassett—Och,: now ; you can't see all the
wounds on my head. Sure I was coming from the
sugar-house with a pail of hot water in my hand,
and both this woman and Peggy set upon me and
bate me, and stabbed me, and kicked me, and
knocked me about on the head with a flat iron.
The son of the complainant confirmed his mother's
statement.
The prisoner denied that she was " to the fore,"
and alleged that all the violence was on the part of
Mrs. Hassett. She then called her sister, who
could give no reasonable account of the affair. -
Mr. Corrie—Why,
you are the sister of the pri-
soner, and are accused of committing adultery
with a married man.
Witness—Yes, sir; they have been telling lies
about me.
Mr.' Corrie said there had been a very savage
fight, and the whole affair was most disgraceful.
He remanded the prisoner until Monday, and di-
rected the police to look after the other offender,
Peggy, and arrest her if possible.

GUILDHALL.—ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY
A CLERK.—AIIan" an attorney's clerk,
was placed at the bar before Alderman Phillips,
charged with embezzling £2B and other sums, the
moneys of his masters.
Mr. Wm. Clark, of the firm of Clark and Morice,
solicitors, of 29, Coleman-street, said—The prisoner
was our managing common law clerk, and has been
in our service about three years. In April last year
we had some documents sent to us from Peter-
borough, with instructions to obtain a return of
probate duty at Somerset House. The prisoner
was entrusted with the papers for that purpose, but
from a memorandum in the prisoner's handwriting
in our draft bill of costs, it appeared that he could
not obtain the return of probate duty until the
succession duty had been paid. I have, however,
ascertained that he has since received £42 from
Somerset House, and by a letter which he wrote,
dated Nov. 23rd last, a press copy of which I pro-
duce, he mentioned the receipt of the return. That
letter he showed to me at the time, and I asked
what amount lie had received. He said £l4, and I
filled up the blank in the letter for that amount..
The copy I .produce was then taken, but I have
recently seen the original letter, in which I find
that my entry of £l4 has been altered to £42. He
accounted for the £l4, but not for the balance of
£2B.
Prisoner—Was I authorised to receive that
money ?
Prosecutor You were authorised to receive
whatever amount was due.
Prisoner—Was I at that time under notice to
leave ?
Prosecutor—You were, and your salary was paid
up to the end of the month of November, but I
allowed you to attend to some old matters which
you had had in hand. I discharged you in the
early part of November, prior to the date of this
letter, but I did not know then of this defalcation.
Alderman Phillips—What was the prisonees
salary?
Prosecutor—Xl7s a year, Sir.
Alderman Phillips—A remand is applied for in
this case. (To the prisoner).. Have you anything
to say against it ?
Prisoner—l have only to submit, Sir, that there
is no proof that I was a servant of the prosecutor's
at the time, and that there is n 9 evidence that I
ever received this money.
Alderman Phillips—The object of the remand is
to get that evidence.
Prisoner—l have nothing further to say at pre-
sent.

- Alderman Phillips—You are remanded then till
Monday next.

WESTNIT NSTER.--DEsi-)En ATE RIOT AT CRE:
MORNE CiARDENS.-A gentleman,' attired after the
latest mode, who was described on the police-sheet
as George, A. Lake, of 3, Northumberland-street,
Strand, was charged, before Mr. Punter, with two
'assaults, under the following most disgraceful cir-
cumstances

Frederick Kent, clerk of the works at Cremorne
Gardens, said—Between one and two this (Thurs•
day) morning, I had occasion to speak to this gen-
tleman. There was an elderly person upon a table
in the cOffee-room haranguing those present. They
first of all had been drinking Mr. Simpson s, the
proprietor's health,- but afterwards became very
disorderly. I desired. the gentleman to get down
from the table and be quiet, but. he would not ; and
on my eudeavourincr to pull him down defendant
interfered, and sail be should remain there. De-
fendant incited the crowd to make a vy great
noise, and smash the tables, &c., and there riot at
length assumed so serious a character that we were
compelled to eject the defendant, who had become
the principal ringleader. Shouts rent the air in all
directions, persons hats were knocked off, whil6
everything near at hand was demolished, and the
serving of peaceable customers in the coffee-room
was rendered au impossibility,
Mr. paynter—Previous to ejecting the 'defen-
dant, did you order him to leave the room ?
Witness—Repeatedly; every means well) used
to induce him to leave,
Mr. Simpson—l myself added my voice to that
of my servants. I used entreaties and threats, but

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