, 1873-11-07

| LONDON, Nov. G.-hlr. Hawkins Today applioG
to the Queens Bonch for au extension OF time
for another hearing in the case OF the Tichbornc
claimant until November. 1874. The application
was granted.
From tac Springfield tl{as*} ]cpubltcan.
Iichborno bonds are looking up, and paper
containing tho claimants promises to pay, from
nearly tonth Of fts face valuo among The Lon.
don spectators in fancy Stocks. This, OF
course, argues Frightening in the prospects
Of tho claimant in his fight for q name aud for.
tuno.
The turn in the tide dates from tho appearance
on tho sccuet few days siuco, of crcdtable
witnessos, who have established tho existence of
the hitherto questionable ship known ar tho Os-
prey. which Is the yossoi the claimant testiiics
picked him up from the wrec; Of the Bella. Not
only this. bul John L,,tc, tho Steward Of this
ehip. las been found, nnd his story Of tho res
cue Of u boat-load Of shipWrcckod people off the
coast Of Brazil, in April, 1854, and that ono Of
the rescued men was not q sailor, but e. young
Of tho timo during the voyage to Melbourne,
egrocs remarkably with tho narrative of tho lly-.
pothotica1 Sir Roger himself. Luie also testi-
tioa that he acted as nurse to the sick 1nan
throughout the passage, and TINT certain marks
upon Lis Rorson, noted by him then, correspond
exuctly with those upon tho claimant, whom 20
positively aecoguizas Us tho Bick man Of tho
Osprey.
Luo 3 personal history is full Of incident and
adventure; Ao il Dane BY birth. quite intcl-
ligolt. md about 80 years Of ago. His cruises
on tho Osprey extended through several years,
and the ship itgclf, originally, wo bolieyo, from
Now Orleans, cloarcd from Staten Island on tho
OCCASION Of his memorable voyage to AuBtralia.
nosortinS tho vessel horo. Iuie tries his luck III
tho newly discovered gold diggings anon lo is
to ho found plying tlo Mississippi on 4 tug-hoat; =;
thon the aceno cslunges aud our hero figures for
while as the keeper Of a third.ciass tayern 4
Chicago, whence ho gravltatos to Now Jorsoy
and dlspenses ''JerBoy lightning" and other fl-
that favored region from llourlshing grog-shop.
Rastloas mortal that he is, le soon tires Of this
and, leaving bis llquor-saloon III tho ha1ls OF his
wife takos to tho sea again, only to roturn short
faithlesa and fled to Belgium with valuable pa
pe,s anu divers posscssions It was on his re-
turn through England from n bootoss scarch for
his rocroaat vito that Luio first obtained knowl
otgo OF tho TichboIno case, Which lis unexpcct-
cd and explicit evidence haR onco more plunged
into II sea Of aldod perptexltios.
Another important witness III tho case Ia 4 AIR.
Liardot, one Of tho anciout family Of Eyolyls,
OF Wooson, WHO Inns lonE occupied higl' official
position in Australia. Ills oyidonco proves tho
claimed for it by Hir liogor, nntl, although it WAS
not received as oyidonco, this wltnosa mentioned
TINT it was current report ut tho tinlo tat tho
ship hnl picked up wroclou mon Oh itH voyage.
vessel with great sninutonoss, mud mention tho
fact Of thoir meeting certain llen rescued by it
from, Ill opon bout Mt ser.
Great Excitement llna resulted from these new
Developments, and no ono can mark tho inteuyo
Interest 1!Bplayod by tho yast crowds ct tho
sympathetic popnlaco that gutAos daily about tho
court-lloMso ut Westminster, without arprclontl-
ing TINT. II m adverse onihion to tho eniuuut Ia
given, 1t will 20 followed by SERIOUS rio!ng. On
tue otllor hanl the Government IL yirtualy in.
terostott. 1t 'as alroaiy expended million dol
larB III ita endcavors to suppress this unsoomly
ehpirant to n position ~ tho hingslom's most A.
feeling III tho nattor n,ay he Judged from tl.o
fact OF its re1optlosyly lining al ir-
significant provincial journal asuO for
yentnrnE to lnt, lately, that tho
QItQu theory advanced by tho rrosecuS