The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-13
The Overend-Gurney Prosecution.


At a sitting of the House OF Commons to-day Mr.
Eykyn asked the Home Secretary whether; in refus-
ing to undertake the further prosecution in the case
OF Regina the directors Of Overend Quincy Co.
Qmted), and also refusing to furnish sum not ex-
ceeding 5000 towards the cost of that prosecution
he aware that the directors had been committed
by the Lord Mayor to take their trial upon charge
Of c0nspring to defraud the public OF three millions
sterling n and private iva eonnd oyer IN
Jury Of merchants had found a true bill, and that
the Lord Chief Justice had ordered the directors to
find sureties for OC0 each to appear whether the
law officers OF the crown had advised such refusal,
and on what grounds, and whether the law ncapaci-
If So who is responsible for The prosecution Of the
case on the trial and the due administration OF
Justice.
Mr. Bruce said he had not referred the question to
the law Officers OF the Grown, but had brought IL
before the whole Cabinet, where 1t received due con-
opnon that there Sas nohns in e
OF the case distinguish 1t from ordinary OF
fraud, where the prosecution wat left to those who
were the sufferers. The only precedent that az
forded in the case OF the British Bank prosecution
which was undertaken by the government but that
follow as an example to avoid. During the last year
similar application was made to the government
Bank, but it was also refused. Still less could the
government undertake to furnish q contribution to
IN e I 1 a
said that there was an Inconsistency on the part Of
the government IN conducting the prosecution
against Mme. Rachel, and refusing to do 80 in this
case. But the two cases were essentially different.
In the case OF Mme Rachel the question whether
Judge OF the sherirs Court properly
and upon the decision In that case rested the
legality Of many previous convictions; He was not
from appearing in such case In person; but the
Lord Chief Justice had laid that down as rule
az this were extremely rare and this was not an
casOn where he was called upon to enter fully into
the " m ey oad De sd9 e ssn a.
usual course and the government, after mature
consideration, did not think the case should be
treated differently from others and made an excep
ton to the general rule.
Mr.. Eykyn thanked Mr.. Bruce for his reply, ana
gave notice that on Thursday next, on gong into
Committee OF Supply, he should call attention TO the
case.
in the case instead OF counsel.
Mr.. Bruce believed there was no distinct law on
the subject but could not undertake say what the
practice OF the courts was. He was not aware whe-
Their IN case Of this sort asOlictOr could appear
The Feeling OF America Towards England.
The London daily star contains the following ex-
tract from private letter addressed by gentle
who has recently been in the United States to a
prominent member Of the present government. 1t
may help the star says. among other things to
throw some light on the alleged poverty OF the
SOutherners:--
consequent diversity great, that II IL not IN
general easy to set forth the result OF JOur ObServa
lions In SNORT an octave volume. THIS
not the case about the Alabama. Here the national
attitude remarkably well defined and clear. Uni
versally the Americans wish the question kept OPEN
The reason for this Is In Its essence everywhere the
same; but 1t compartments great many shades
The worst form 1t assumes Is among the
oaSe snS You ike 90 mncS
| see If you don't get a bellyfu of it," That is the
lowest point IN the SCALE Al the other end are the
good people, who say:--'We felt hurt by the I'M
friendliness OF England, and our wound can't be
| healed by money. If England, IN her own time OF
ing of regret, that would settle the matter, and
| nothing else wi.v They don't want money. Any
settlement which included payment would be to
| all Americans a. disappointment, ana TO most
humiliation. They want solace for wounded feel
| ing. Coarse natures seek that In revenge. Good
men would find 1t In our acknowledgment Of our
mistake. IL Is matter of feeling with them. In al
you do, treat them as friends TO whom we have
gwen good cause TO he offended and don't take them
up sharply even II they say or do things which are
unreasonable. l never felt so ashamed of our sym
patty with the SOutberners as when was In the
South. The slayeOwners tell you with the most
brazen faces that they better than they were
| before one large slave Owncrsaid to me:-"The Yam
KEGS whipped us out OF slavery; but they could moi
| whip us into it again." Another told me he grew
/ larger crops with twenty-five free negroes than
he had done with sevenIy-dve slaves. They have
found out already that the rebellion was ecOnomI
cally an enormous blunder; handsome cause ioi
| us to encourage them in, thereby estranging the
North for generation or two They have not
tervene in foreign quarTels Everybody takes fol-
granted that we snail soon DO deep IN continental
i WaT-du lutu WllCil ROOu ucd w w WIFI tHcil
| refusal TO settle the Alabama matter Mr.. sumner
| said to me that In any European complication
| England might be counted of so long a. ner Ameri
can trouble was unsettled. somebody OF the French
| Embassy had gone home last week, and he was
/ going TO point that out to the Emperor. ] said
| "ics, England might be counted on, not by he
| American trouble. but by the determination OF hel
people to keep their hand out OF these wretched
strifes. We mad put or our lighting clothes, and
would not put them till were attacked or IN.
suited ourselves" He received my statement a. in
some measure ne n, and said that n that so 1
the strongest evidence he had heard Of our grow
ing civilization. HIS c0untrymen generally nave
the same expectation. II Is amazing how little tho
two countries know Of each other.