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the Peers who individually protested. in the House of
Lords, shortly afterwards, against a Bill, called " Bona-
parte's Detention Bill." Their protest was as follows:
"Because, without reference to the character or previous
conduct of him who is the object of the present Bill, I
disapprove of the measure it sanctions and continues.
" To consign to distant exile and imprisonment a
foreign and captive chief, who, after the abdication of
his authority, relying on British generosity, had sur-
rendered himself to us in preference to his other ene-
mies, is unworthy of the magnanimity of a great coun-
try ; and the treaties by which, after his captivity, we
have bound ourselves to detain him in custody at the will
of sovereigns to whom he had never surrendered him-
self, appear to me repugnant to the principles of equity,
and utterly uncalled for by expediency or necessity."
" 16, Cambridge-terrace, Edgware-road,
Nov. 26, 1835.

"My dear Sir,—l am very glad to learn that you con-
template printing a catalogue of your extensive and
valuable Napoleon collection. It is, I believe, unique,
and contains numerous exquisite objects, which, not
being an artist, I am incapable of describing, and' hall
not attempt to paticularise. I can, however, speak
with confidence as to the strong likeness to the deceased
Emperor in several of the Portraits ; amongst others,
that in a bust executed by an Italian sculptor, whose
name Ido not recollect. A similar observation was made
by his brothet, the Count de Survilliers, in expressing
his approbation of your splendid collection. Altogether,
I think that your Museum is most interesting, and does
great credit to your industay and good taste.
" Believe me to be, my dear Sir, yours very sincerely,
" BARRY O'MEARA.

(copy.)

The Original is among the MSS: in the Napoleon Museum.
" Sir,—l am much flattered by your dedication, and
the approbation you express therein of my conduct in
Parliament on the occasion of the imprisonment of the
late Emperor Napoleon.
" It is my firm conviction that, the more the trans-
actions of that day are examined by a dispassionate pub•
lic, the more every just and generous Englishman will
regret the decision taken by the Government of this
country. _ _

" Accept my best thanks, and believe me, Sir, your
obliged, " VASSALL HOLLAND.

"Holland House, 22d Dec., 1828."
" Sir,—The magnificent labours you have undertaken
relating to the Emperor Napoleon induces me to present
you with one of the pens he wrote with, and which I
send herewith. lie made use of it at St. Helena in
the year 1816. In giving it to you, Sir, I am making
a great sacrifie, as I possess but two of them,
and was _ prevented from obtaining other things
which belonged to the Emperor Napoleon by
the sudden and violent manner in which I was separated
from him. I offer it to you, Sir, nevertheless, in consi-
deration of the labours you have gone through in favour
of the memory of that great man, who is, and ever will
be, the subject of my affection as well as of my vene-
ration.—Believe me, Sir, your devoted servant,
"BARON DE LAS CASES."

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-liOVSE.

A young man, whose appearance was very much like
that of a journeyman carpenter, and whose name was
stated to be John Thirkell, was brought up in the cus-
tody of Daniel Forrester, the officer, charged by Mr.
Muliens, of the firm of Freshfield and Muliens, solici-
tors to the Committee of Bankers for protection against
forgeries and frauds, charged with having committed a
series of forgeries upon the Southwark department of
the London and Westminster Bank.

It appeared that, at the latter end of last year, Mr.
Mullens having ascertained that a variety of forgeries
had been perpetrated upon the Southwark department
of the London and Westminster Bank, procured a war-
rant against the prisoner, and caused him to be appre-
hended. The present examination was merely prelimi-
nary to sending the prisoner to Maidstone for trial.
Edward Alport Grattan, cashier in the Southwark
branch of the London and Westminster Bank, stated
that he paid the cheque produced for 15L, dated 11th
November, 1843, and signed Wm. Tubb, St. George's-
road, Borough, Southwark.
Mr. Tubb, of St. George's-road, Borough, said that
he kept an account at the Bank specified. The cheque
produced was not signed by him, and the prisoner never
had his authority to sign for him.
Mr. R. Mullens stated, that on the 30th of December
he applied to the magistrates at Maidstone, and obtained
a warrant for the appehension of the prisoner, whom he
believed to be John Thirkell.
The prisoner was remanded. _

Alderman WILSON took the opportunity of noticing
that of late the railroad waggons and carts caused very
serious obstructions in the street, in consequence of their
very great width between the wheels, and the manner
in which they were loaded. He had frequently ob-
served how dangerous those unwieldy vehicles were, in
passing through Watling-street, when parties walking
with loads on their backs had to encounter the projecting
loads of the waggons, and not seldom were jammed
against the houses, and exposed to imminent danger.
It was only that morning he perceived one of these
waggons obstruct the passage of Cateaton-street, near
Mr. Hall's house, and cause the greatest possible em-
barrassment and confusion for a full hour. In fact,
another vehicle got entangled so completely with the
waggon, that it became actually necessary to obtain the
use of some machinery to raise the wheels, before the
annoyance ended. It was indeed, a hazardous thing
for a man to hold up an umbrella in some places of
narrow dimensions. He hoped that a representation
would be made to Parliament through the Corporation.