The New York herald., 1868-03-22

Rev, speke,s ssInsight" into the "Principies"
Of the Bible-IIis Dread Of His Fiends uud
Lau. of the TeleUrnnlI.


Fear Of the Telegraph.
[Bodmin February .il correspondence OF London
Times
Mr. W. Speke brother OF the long missed clergy
Sergeant Williamson arrived at Bodmin this morning
by the London mail They had an interview win
quently left with Mr.. Speke for London
Mr. Spcke gives full account OF his proceedings
since leaving London. On the night Of his deparue
he went to BasIngstoke, and next day walked 10
Winchester, distance Of eighteen miles. Ihe day
following he proceeded to Bishopstokc and tHnce %
Southampton, Gosport and Portsmouth, and re-
mained In the neighborhood OF Portsmouth Til the
2sth Of January, occupying himself by Wishing
various places In the locality. lie a. rived as Ply
mouth by steamboat on the 30th, ayd stayed there
till February &c. during which time he vislted Salt
ash, Cotehele, EggBussiana, A q, Germans nmer,
neighbOrhood. On Sunday, tho 10th OF Fcbrlary, he
attended church at ST. Gero.ans; the next day he
and thence TO Lostwithie on the 20h. lie went to
Bodmin and put up at second rate lns the Queens
he Was oa ee Ist sNnw e " n ~ware az
Bodmin. His luggage was In several small bags en-
closed in one large bag. The money found In his
possession amounted to f200 In notes and gold. lie
was somewhat excited when brought to Bodmin, but
talked quise nationally to the Chief Constable.
He appears, however, TO entertain peculiar rc
| gious Views, and said his great object in leaving
home was to get to Some country where nobody
knew an manything ,,, about him, 50 that he might II
| his fellow laborers He had obtained, ne said,
much greater insight than heretofore into the prin-
| ~
| rocks by the shore. when asked why he
! did not go abroad at once, instead Of roaming
! abeut the country, lie said he knew it would have
been of no use to attempt 1t, for the telegraph
would have been set to work and detectives placed
| On the watch to stop him. He hoped by moving
about the country from place to place to Keep them
| of the scent and that after time he would be
able to embark from seaport without being sus-
pccted His plans for the future were to return to
Bodmin and attend church there on Sunday, and
then to visit various places OF interest the Cor
nish coast; after which he proposed to proceed to
Illfracombe and cross by steamboat thence to Swan
With that view he had ascertained the times OF
sailing OF the steamers. On getting to Swansea
he intended to walk through Wales to Liver
pool and there embark for America. He adj
| mittcd having read the newspapers daily, but
| said the excitement caused In the country by hia
disappearance had no effect In altering his determi-
nation to carry out his scheme. lie acknowledged,
however, to hsbrother that he was now ashamed OF
what he had done and seemed affected by his posi-
| ton. On leaving Bodmin for town he was calm and
| composed, but appeared detected.
| From the Western Mornin0 Nescs we learn that
Mr.. Spekc's friends attribute the freak to his unw
ineness to marry lie is perfectly sane. The Cornish
police are to have the reward promised by his friends
| for his discovery.