The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-23 00:00:00

EXAMINA.I
P.

GERNAZI_'

The Pastern Counties herald has the following
account of the examination of the two German
women, who were apprehended by the Hull police,
as stated in The Sun of Monday.
Two German women, named Mary Catherine
Margaret Hamann, apparently about 28 years of
age, and Mary Schwartz, about 50, were brought
up on Wednesdajr before T. H. Travis, Esq., at the
Hull borough police-court, charged with illegally
procuring Mary Ann Ferguson and Martha Vernon,
for the purposes of prostitution. The following
evidence was adduced :

Mary Ann Ferguson—l know Mary Catherine
Hamann. I saw her first last summer, being taken to
her by a gentleman. She asked me to go with her
to Hamburg as an unfortunate girl. I should have
gone with her, but a friend took me away, and I
promised to go with her afterwards. I next heard of
her being in Liverpool last Sunday night. She had
a room at a gay house, kept by a Mrs. Berry. I
went to her and risked her if she would take me
to Hamburg, as I did not go last year. She said
she was not going to take girls this time, but told
me to call next day, as she saw I was determined to
go. I did so, and she said she would take me as I
wished to go. She said she had two houses in
Hamburg.. I understood her to mean two gay
houses. I left Liverpool yesterday in company
with the two prisoners and Martha Vernon. lam
not certain who paid our fares. Neither I nor
Vernon had any money. For the three days we
were in Liverpool we had our meals at Mrs. Berry's.
" Madame', (Hamann) always gave us them. She
did not find us with clothes. She gave me this
shawl to wear. I first saw Mary Schwartz on
Monday last, at Mrs. Berry's. She was with
Madame Hamann, but was not present when it was
decided I should go ; they came to Liverpool to-
gether; I told Vernon, who was my fellow lodger,
that I was going, and she went with me to see
Madame Hamann, who agreed to take ber, after a
little persuasion, Schwartz was there. We came to
Hull via Holland, and arrived here about half-
past one o'clock yesterday. We drove in a cab to
a house in the town, and were to go to early this
morning to Hamburg. We were apprehended by
the police about eight o'clock last night. I know
that last summer Madame Hamann came for girls.
I think she only got one girl, named Alice, who
would then be about nineteen or twenty. lam
twenty years of age. Hamann said she would dress
us up and keep us, but I don't know that any
arrangement was made about money. Hamann told
me that Alice had been taken away from Hamburg
by a gentleman. She said there were four Ger-
man girls in the house she lived in. The other
house was for English girls. She said she only
intended to keep six altogether, and that I and
Vernon were to have the other house to our-.

selves. She v said it was better for me to be at
Hamburg than at Liverpool. She said nothing to
me about walks, concerts, or theatres, but she said she
had music and dancing in her house every night.
The deposition of the witnesses was then read
over by Mr. Ayre, the magistrate's clerk, and trans-
lated to the prisoners by Mr. Jacobson. In the
course of it the prisoner Hamann made the follow-
ing statement. On coming to the point where the
witness said she had promised to go to Germany
with her the next time she was in England, the
prisoner said, " That was the reason I came." Re-
specting the travelling expenses of the witness, the
prisoner said she " paid all," and had taken a dress
out of pawn for the witness, for which she had paid
2s. She also stated ,that she came for girls to
Liverpool last summer; and that the " Alice" al-
luded to by the witness was a girl named Alice
Scott. She said she came over to England last year
in consequence of a letter which she received from
" her agent" in Liverpool (a person who was stated
to have only one arm), and that she had had some
unpleasantness with him on the present occasion,
because she would give him no money, as the girls
came to her of their own accord, and the agent had
been put to no trouble about them. She wished to
correct one statement. She did not tell the witness
that there would be music and dancing every night,
but that they, would be taken out to a dance on
Sundays ; she believed the witness had told the
truth as far as she understood it.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 19.
This day had audience of her Majesty—The Chevalier
Maxime Taparelli d'Azeglio, on an Extraordinary Mission
from the King of Sardinia, to deliver his credentials ; to
which audience he was introduced by the Earl of Malmes-
bury, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs.

Martha Vernon was then examined, but her
evidence was substantially the same as that of the
other witness. She said she was still willing to go
to Germany with the prisoners, and so was her
companion.

On the evidence being completed the prisoners
did not deny the charge, but Madame Hamann, in
defence, stated that she was " licensed" to keep a
brothel at HaMbiirg, and was not aware that she
had acted illegally in what she had done. She
entreated his worship to deal mercifully with her,
and said if set at liberty she would never come to
this country for such a purpose again.
Mr. Travis then remanded the prisoners to Wed-
nesday next, in order that further inquiries might
be made into the case. He stated that he would
accept substantial bail.
Ferguson and Vernon were then placed in the
dock charged with being in company with the two
first-named prisoners for an unlawful purpose, and
were also remanded to Wednesday.
Yesterday the two German women were again
brought up, and remanded on their own recog-
nisances until this day (Saturday.) The two girls
were remanded until Saturday. No further evi-
dence was given.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE

MENTS

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, APRIL 18.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Hugh Hill, Esq., one of the Judges of
her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench.

On the 4th inst., at 2.30 p.m., Ancient Briton, Vigo, and
Queen Bess out of the Londesborough Cup at York.
On the 4th inst., after 6 p.m., Minster out of the Rail-
way Plate at Epsom.
On the sth inst., at 9 a.m., Brookside out of the Metro-
politan Handicap.
On the sth inst., at 9 a.m., Puritan out of the Railway
Plate at Epsom.
On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., Griselda out of the City and
Suburban Handicap.
On the 11th inst., at 2.55 p.m., Mutineer out of his en-
gagements at York Spring, Chester Cup, and Newmarket
Handicap.
On the 11th inst., at 2.55 p.m., Halo' Kirklees and Flitch
out of the Cify and Suburban Handicap.
On the 11th inst., at 2.55 p.m., Sweet William out of the
City and Suburban and Newmarket Handicaps.
On the 12th inst., at 4.8 p.m., Gorsehill out of the Ches-
ter Cup. •
On the 13th inst., at 9 a.m., Egbert out of the Two Year
Old Stakes at Epsom.
On the 13th inst., at 9 a:m., Mitraillo out of all her en-
gagements. -
On the 14th inst., at 2 p.m.; Newington out of the Me-
tropolitan and Newmarket Handicaps.
On the 15th inst., at 12.53 p.m., Beacon out of the City
and Suburban Handicap.
On the 16th inst., at 3.50 p.m., .English Rose out of the
Marquis of "Westminster's Plate at Chester.
On the 18th inst., at 12.30 p.m., Ardea out of the Wynn-
stay Handicap.
On-the 21st inst., at 9 a.m., Grillade out of the Chester

C up.
Longrange and Go-ahead have been scratched for the
Marquis of Westminster's Plate at Chester.

DOWNING-STREET, APRIL 19.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Henry
Adams, Esq., to be Attorney-Geiteral for the Colony of
Hong Kong.

WHITEHALL, APRIL 20.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the
Right Hon. Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart.; Vice-
Admiral Win. Fanshawe Martin; Vice-Admiral the Hon.
Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.B. ; Rear-Admiral
Sir Henry John Leeke, K.C.B. ; Rear-Admiral Alexander.
Milne K.C.8., and the Hon. Frederick Lygon, to be her
Majesty's Commissioners for executing, the office of Lord
High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories
thereunto belonging.

BOARD OF-TRADE, WHITEHALL, APRIL 21.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de-
spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Palermo, stating that
the King of Naples has granted permission to import corn,
free of duty, into Sicily, for two months, from the 30th of
March last.

IVAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, APRIL 22.
2d Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant George Paulet,
from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Geo.
Campbell Ross, who exchanges.
sth Light Dragoons—Cornet Robert Mather to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Bright, who retires.
Bth Light Dragoons—Lieutenant George Campbell Ross,
from the 2d Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice George
Paulet, who exchanges.
17th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Walter Raymond Nolan
to be Captain, by purchase, vice Baring, who has retired.
Military Train—Lieutenant Charles Turville Wilson, from
the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant,
vice Whittington, who exchanges. The appointment of
Cornet H. D. J. Macleod, from half-pay of the late Land
Transport Corps, to Eniaign, as stated in the Gazette
of 30th July, 1858, has been cancelled.
6th Regiment of Foot—Quartermaster Patrick Sheeran,
from the 96th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Jamieson,
who exchanges.
7th Foot—Captain Thomas George Dupre Payn, from the
61st Foot, to be Captain, vice Thurston, who exchanges.
Bth Foot—Lieut. William Frederick Metge to be Captain,
by purchase, vice John Alan M‘Donald, who retires ;
Ensign Philip Homer Page to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Metge,
9th Fool—Captain Thomas Grace, from half-pay, Unat-
tached, to be Captain, vice Baillie, who exchanges ; En-
sign Brownlow Villiers Layard to be Lieutenant, by
•
purchase, vice Vibart, promoted.
10th Foot—Captain William James Hales, from the 60th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Medhurst, who exchanges.
11th Foot —Lieut. A. F. De B. Dixon to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Peebles, promoted ; Ensign Percival "W.
Jordan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dixon.
18th Foot—Ensign Francis Wallis Lipscomb to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Watt, deceased.
38th Foot—Lieut. Philip Homan Eyre to be Adjutant, vice
Lieut. Evans, who has retired.
39th Foot—Lieut. John Du Boulay Blennerhassett, from
the Royal Wiltshire Militia, to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Hussey, who resigns.
40th Foot—Lieut. Theophilus Bolton to be Captain, by
purchase, vice O'Hara, who retires,
43d Foot—Ensign Thomas M'Goun to be Lieutenant, by

purchase, :vice Benett, who retires.
60th Foot—Captain John William Medhurst, from the 10th
Foot, to be Captain, vice Hales, who exchanges.
61st Foot—Captain Henry Neville Cotton Thurston, from
the 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Thomas George Dupre
Payn, who exchanges.
69th Foot—Major Percival Fenwick to be Lieut.-Colonel,
by purchase, vice Hickey, who retires; Captain Augustus
Barnard Hankey to be Major, by purchase, vice Fen -
wick.
75th Foot—Captain George Alfred Currie, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, repaying the' difference, vice
Brevet-Major B. D. W. Ramsay, who exchanges ; Lieu-
tenant William Clive Justice to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Currie, who retires •, Ensign Hugh Barton Gled-
stanes, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Justice.
76th Foot—Lieutenant William Frederick Field, from the
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice
Macdonald, who exchanges.
78th Foot—Captain Augusten E. Warren, from the 82d
Foot, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Herbert Taylor
Macpherson, who exchanges.
82d Foot—Brevet-Major Herbert Taylor Macpherson, from
the 78th Foot, to be Captain, vice Warren, who ex-
changes.
96th Foot—Quartermaster James Jamieson, from the 6th
Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Sheeran, who ex-
changes.
97th Foot—Ensign Richard B. Hamilton Lows to be Lieu-
tenant, -without purchase, vice M'Kay, deceased.
99th Foot—Ensign Alexander Gray to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Clarkson, promoted.
Gold Coast Artillery Corps—Lieutenant Thomas G. Danger
to be Adjutant, vice Bolton, who resigns the Adjutapcy
only.
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant George John
Charles Whittington, from the Military Train, to be
Lieutenant, viceP Wilson, who exchanges ; Lieutenant
Mortimer James Macdonald, from the 76th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Field, who exchanges.
School of Musketry—Ensign James Slack, from the 63d
Foot, to be Quartermaster, with the rank of Lieutenant.
HOSPITAL STAPF—Acting Assistant-Surgeon George
Hayward has been permitted to resign his appsintment.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

(From Bell's Life.)
TOM SAYERS AND HIS OPPONENTS.
On Thursday, according to appointment, Tom Sayers.
attended by his backer, appeared at our office to meet the
gentleman who had st tked a pony for the Unknown to fight
him for the championship. The first question, of course,
that was put by the champion was, " Who is your man I'
To which the only reply he got was, that his name could
not be (disclosed at pre-,ent. Tom, of course, declined to
enter into an engagement which would enable his oppo-
nents to have as many men as they chose in training at
once, and pick the best on the day. A good deal of discus-
sion took place, which ended in a proposition that the Un-
known should bo produced, so that Sayers would be able to
identifyiim on the day. To this Tom assented, and in a
few miutes Mr. C., the backer of the new aspirant, pro-
duced his hero, who turned out to be certainlyan unknown.,
and, judging from his appearance, a thoroughly untried
man. He stands about six feet high, is remarkably " thin
through," has little of:no shoulder, and his general bearing
and look was so meek and soft, that the idea of his ever
making a champion caused an involuntary smile on every
countenance. Having been trotted out, the would-be
" coming man" was taen away by his mentor, who then
returned, and a discussion ensued as to the day of fighting.
Tom's backer having ascertained that Bob Brettle would
not alter the day fixed for his fight, proposed to fight three
months after that event, a proposition which was rejected
by Mr. C., who appealed to us whether Sayers was not
bound to fight the Unknown in six months. Of course our
answer was in the affirmative, and Mr. C. at first insisted
on the letter of the law being. observed, as Sayers would
have a month after his battle with Brettle to recover him-
self. On being pressed, however, he consented to give
another month; and articles were then drawn up, by
which Sayers and the Unknown agree to fight, for
200 aside and the belt, according to the rules
of the P.B.A. The fight to come off on the 15th
of November, on - the home circuit. £25 aside was
staked, and Mr C. appointed a meeting for Wednesday,
June 7, at Alec Keene's, Three Tuns, Moore-street, to
stake an additional £25 a. side. A toss for the last deposit
was won by Sayers. These preliminaries settled, the backers
of the Unknown withdrew. Since we wrote the above, tho
rumours we alluded to last week, as to the Unknown being
a myth, have been again renewed, and wirties professing to
know everything declare that the match has been concocted
by, tho backers of Sayers to give him time after his fight
with Brettle, and leave him only one opponent (Aaron
Jones) to 'dispose of before claiming the belt as his own pro-
perty : and wo are assured that at the last moment the
Unknown will be ;ion est, and Sayers's backers will receive
the se-called forfeit, but which, in reality, will be their own
money. Such accusations as the;3e are easily made, but it
is difficult to provo or disprove them. All we can do is to
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allude to them, so that it may not be imagines they escape
our notice. As we have said taw, wo o not belkv-Tom
Sayers capable of such conduct, and we feel certain he
would rather fight all comers for the next thrpo yor.. s than
allow such a suspicion to rest
titian Wm, Lino we shall con-
tent Clut4tivou on the prei,ent occasion by begging him—
when-he meets the Unknown—as he values his reputation,
to get himself just as fit as though he had to meet as good
a man as himself, so that he may not. incur such risks tts, he
ran with his late opponent.
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capable of imparting some knowledge to him, and teaching " London Gazette," of the date proposed for
the
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him what it is to be knocked about, for it is our firm belief ment of distribution; and, at the same time, the amount of
that at present ho is as much unknowing as unknown. an individual's share in the respective classes will be an-
Tom SAYERS AND AARON JONES.—As soon as the above nouneed.
business was settled the backers of Sayers staked £5O to
niatch Tom against Aaron Jones, according to his chal-
lenge, for the larger sum of £..500 a-side, the match to come
off in six months after the fight with the Unknown. Tom
says he will fight Jones for this sum win or lose with
Brettle and the Unknown. Of course, if he is fortunate
enough to win, the belt to go with the battle money.

BANKRUPTS.
Richard Blackburn, tailor, London-wall, to surrender
Mays and June 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Willsher, licensed victualler, Maidstone May 6,
at eleven, and June 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
George Casper, shoe manufacturer, Norwich, May 6 and
Juno 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Nathaniel Wynn, auctioneer, Greenwich, May
6, at twelve, and June 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
John Latch, ship broker, Bristol, May 3, and June 6, at
eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
John Hutchinson Stothard, saddle; Swinefleet, York-
shire, May 10, and. June 6, at eleven, at the Commercial-
buildings, Leeds.
Mark Benton, and John Benton, builders, Leeds, May 6,
and June 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
William Hamilton, joiner, Holytown, Lanarkshire.
Alexander Kelt, watchmaker, Dundee.
Alexander Anderson, tavern keeper, Edinburgh.
Thomas Brown, fiesher, Glasgow.
William Smith, fruit dealer, Glasgow. .
George Gunn, farmer, Rhives, Sutherlandshire.

BANK OF. ENGLAND.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 20th day
of April, 1859 : •

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued £31,882,030 Government Debt £11,015,100
. Other Securities .. 3,459,900
Gold Coin 4 Bullion 17,407,630
Silver Bullion ...•

£31,882,630}

£31,882,630

RANKING. bEPAierhIENT.
Proprietors' Capi- • • Gotrernrnent Scen-
ts' £14,553,000 rities (including •
Rest
Public Deposits(in- nutty) £11,371,118
eluding; Exche- Other Securities 16,808,520
quer, Savings' Notes
Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 5,079,902
Other Deposits 15,121,305
Seven Day and
other Bills ...

807,957

£38,703,623.
..
Dated April 21,1859.

643,745

Gilie?(lBa'siar

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from Returns made in the week ending the 19th day
of April, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or
payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great
Britain :

Per cwt.
From the British possessions in America .. 27s 2d

THE PRINCIPALITY OF DIL-I.R.

About 30. miles west of Mhow, and close to the ruins of
the ancient Mandu, is Dhar, one of the oldest cities in
Malwa, and once boasting a population of 100,000 souls.
Many a Rajput chief fought and flourished in that city or
its vicinity before the name of the Feringi was known in
India. Some old mosques testify' to the conquests of the
Muslim kings, and that Dhar had been included in the
Mogul Empire, but in A.D. 1724, the principality passed
again into Rajput hands. In that year, Udaji Powar, or
Pramar, a Rajput serving with the Peshwa, overran the
district, and held it for a brief period. He was expelled,
but his successor, Anand Rao Powar, reconquered and held
Dhar, and finally obtained it as a fief from the Peshwa.
In his family it continued till the year of the mutinies.
On the 28th of May, 185'. , the officiating agent for
the Governor-General in Central India reported that
Jeswant Rao Power had died, adopting a younger brother,
Bala Sahib, a boy 12 years of age. Of J eswant, the Gover-
nor-General's agent said, that he "had secured the esteem
and respect of the people and chiefs of Western Malwa, as
well as the approbation of successive residents and agents?'
The young Bala Sahib was confirmed in his principality
by the Governor-General, but not many weeks after the
outbreaks at Indore and Mhow took place. The 23d Bengal
Infantry mutinied at the latter station on the 2d July, and
the contagion soon spread to Dhar. When our own soldiers
revolted, what could be expected from the troops of native
chiefs, who were besides powerless from the influx of
swarms of Pathan, and Wilayatis astir everywhere for
blood and rapine. The mercenaries of Dhar revolted
against their boy prince, plundered and burnt the stations
of Bhopawar and Sardarpur, hoisted the Muslim standard,
seized the fortress of Dhar, and defied the British Govern-
ment. The avengers were, however at hand. On the 22d
of October Brigadier Stuart's column arrived before Dhar,
and after a few sharp skirmishes on the Ist of November
the fort surrendered. In all this the young Bala Sahib was
absolutely without blame—sinned against, but not sinning.
The Bengal Government directed that the . principality
should be immediately attached, and that it should
be announced to the young chief that "he must never
hope to see it restored to his hands." We are
totally unable to see the justice of this decision, and
so were the Court of Directors. On the 22d of June,
1858, they transmitted a despatch to the Bengal Govern-
ment, 'in which they say, "We do not perceive how
we could consistently punish this, or any other weak state,
for its inability to control its troops, when it was patent to
the whole world that the more powerful states of Gwalior
and Indore, and even the British Government itself, were
unable to control theirs." Well done, Court of Directors !
This reasoning is not easily confuted.
We have now before us the Parliamentarypapers respect•
inc..b Dhar, returned to the order of the house on the motion
of Mr. John Benjamin Smith. As the extract we have
quoted above occurs at the sth page, and there are thirty,-
three pages in all, we turned over the pages with much
eagerness in the full expectation of finding an elaborate
defence of the policy of the Bengal Government, and of
being finally convinced that •it was for the general
good that Dhar should be confiscated. Our astonishment
grew with each page to find that the despatch of the Court
lld Directors had never been answered. it appears that
others besides ourselves have shared in this astonishment/
for at page 6 is a despatch from Lord Stanley, calling atten-
tion to the Court's despatch, and "the good and sufficient
reasons" therein contained for the restoration of Dhar to its
native ruler, and adding " considering the time that has
elapsed since the date of the Court's despatch, H. M.'s Go-
vernment have not unreasonably expected to learn that
your Excellency had, in one way or the other, given effect
to the instructions which it contained." Outsiders, no
doubt, can have no idea of the vast pressure of business
Which during these times accumulates at the door of the
Indian Government. We are disposed to make every al-
lowance for the want of leisure that pressure entails, but
here is a case which surely requires no long deliberation,
and on the principle, bis dit qui cite, the sooner it is decided
the better.—Hometcard Mail.