The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-09 00:00:00

G107.0287)1ENT AND THE CLERKENWELL
.EXPLOSION,

On konaaYa deputation waited upon the Chaneellor of
Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street,
with the view of enforcing upon the Government the
:lams of those persons whose property was destroyed by
;he late Fenian outrage, and who had not been recouped
rom the fund which was the result of public charity.
The Rev. It. MIGUIRZ, after alluding to the fact that
;he present Premier, upon -whom a deputation waited in
reference to the same subject some time ago, was not
willing to pledge the Government to any decided course
)f action until certain legal questions were settled, stated
;hat the total amount collected in behalf of the sufferers
from bodily injuries was £lO,OOO, and the flow of charity
a-as stopped by an article which appeared in the Times,
ind which pointed out the propriety of refraining from
curther acts of benevolence until it could be seen whether
Dr not the county or hundred in which the outrage was
perpetrated was liable for the occurrence which caused so
much loss of life and limb and property. The committee
then halted to await the result of an inquiry at law, and
the result had been adverse to the sufferers from loss of
property ; and now the Government were asked to dis-
play paternal feeling towards those peaceful subjects of a
Crown who had lost their worldly goods by reason of that
which was an offence against the State.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : I am to under-
stand that you have provided for all the cases of bodily
injury, and that you now merely require the Government
to take into consideration a claim for compensation by
those whose property has been destroyed?
The Rev. R. 111Aorisx : Yes, sir. The sum of £4,500
nas already ben expended in relief, and there is now
allocated at the bankers' the sum of £5,500 for the purpose
of purchasing annuities for those who are permanently

injured.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER: Then I am to
understand that you have allthat you require, so far as pro-
viding for the injured people—l mean those injured in
body?
The Rev. R. MAGUIRE : Yes, sir.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : Then I may tell
you that the Government recognises your claim, and an
official will be sent down to Clerkenwell to assess the
amount of damage done. What is the amount ?
Mr. WILCOCKS said it was about £B,OOO.
Mr. E. J. THOMPSON said he was sure the committee
would be only too glad to co-operate with any appraiser
whom the Government might send.
The deputation then, through Mr. MAGUIRE, thanked
the right hon. gentleman for his courtesy, and withdrew.

THE CHARGE AGAINST MADAME
RACHEL.

At the Marlborough-street Police-court "Madame
Rachel," whose real name appears to be Leverson,
appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the charge
of obtaining several sums of money from Mrs.
Borradaile on the pretence of making her beautiful
for ever, and other alleged misrepresentations.
Mr. Montague Williams, in opening the case for the com-
plainant, said that defendant would be charged first with
obtaining money by fraud, and secondly for conspiring to
do so. The prosecutrix became acquainted with Madame
Rachel in 1866, and it was arranged that she should be
made beautiful for ever, and after that contract a noble
alliance. To carry out such an advantageous agreement
of course Mrs. Borraclaile was not backward when
applied to for some money by the defendant, and
in a very short space of time £l,OOO changed hands. Sub,
sequently the prosecutrix was introduced by Madame
Rachel to a gentleman who she said was Lord Ranelagh,
but who for private reasons did not wish to he known as
Lord Renelagh, but as Captain William Edwards. Several
letters passed between the parties. While the correspon-
dence was going on Madame Rachel told the lady £1,400
was needed by Lord Ranelagh for volunteering purposes,
and that that sum, as soon as she became his wife, would
be repaid. Some property was sold out by a solicitor,
named Haynes, and various sums were advanced, some-
times
sometimes £l4, in the belief that she was carry-
ing on a matrimonial engagement with the real and not
the fictitious Lord Ranelagli. Subsequently, Madame
Rachel told the lady, as she was about to become Lady
Ranelagh, a certain amount of diamonds would be
wanted for the wedding. The prosecutrix ordered
diamonds, and advanced £1,400 to Madame Rachel. The
diamonds, however, were returned with a forfeit of £l5O
for not taking them, Madame Rachel telling Mrs. Borra-
daile that they would not be wanted, as she would hive
the Ranelagh family diamonds. Then tiler; were
wedding dresses purchased at the suggestion of Madame
Rachel, and such was the credulity of the poor
dupe that in a short time certain parties succeeded in
str7ppirg her of every shilling she bad, the total amount
not being le s than £l,OOO. Of this sum, the obtainal of
£l,OOO for.r.e 1 the basis of the charge of conspiracy. The
letters referred to were read, and contained some of the
most an are nonsense that it is possible to conceive, and
far outdid many (,f those laughter-provoking missives that
are son:et'mes read, to the amusement of the public
and the a o ifica,t,ion of the parties themselves, in cases
of breael of promise. In some of them the
writer d• s'gnal ed the prosecutrix as "my own
darling I.elovel Mary," and in another she was apostro•
phised h's `'heart's delight," " adored one," &e. One
of these really ridiculous epistles wound up with tht
following words :—" I will let you know all when I hear
from you, my heart's life. Bear up, my fond one, and I
shall be at your feet, those feet that I love, and you may
kick your ugly old donkey. Two letters, naughty little
pet, and you have not answered one. You are in sorrow
about your brother. With fond and devoted love, yours
till death,—Wamatt." Mrs. Borradaile was called, and
corroborated the statement made by her counsel, after
which Lord Ranelagh said : I hope your worship will
allow me to make a few remarks. I beg to state on my
solemn oath that I know nothing of those letters, and that
I never saw or heard of them until now. I say, further,
that I did not know Mrs. Borradaile, even by sight, until
about two months ago, when I met her at the solicitor's
office.—The defendant's advocate said his client feared
nothing, and had nothing to fear, as sho had a complete
answer to the charge.—The magistrate remanded the case,
and fixed the bail at two sureties in £l,OOO each.