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of Parliament have declared in his favor and, it is sand, seven districts are contending for the honor of sending him to Parliament, at the next cleo ton. He is now making a tour of Great Britain, pleading his case with forcible cloquenee, winning many to a beliefin the justice of his claims. It is singular shat no should now find in England greater number of friends and champions than be had at the time of the trial, but this fact may be accounted for by the unswerung teuaeity ofthe man and his unahated efforts, after so long term of impris. onment, to prove himself the rightful heir to the title and estates of Tich- borne.
 A resume of this celebrated case may prove of interest to our readers The facts are as follows: ln1853 young Roger Meaborne, a deyil,may-care sort ofa bs9, who had been Q lieutenant in the Erghsh army for three years,resign- ed bis commission and left England for pastures new He seems to have been completely lost sight oi, until thirteen years afterwards a man who asserted that he was Sir Roger, arrived in En- gland and laid claim to the Tiehborne estate, The trial which followed was the most famous in the annals of civil jurisprudence, The Claimant failed to prove bis identity to the satisfaction of the court, was declared an imposter and sentenced to fourteen years penal seryitude. After a confuemento of ten years during winch he was subjected to rigorous treatment because of ex- cellent behavior he was released on the 20th day of October last, but until the expiration of fourteen years, he must report monthly to the prison au- thorities. During the trial of the Claimant for perjury and for some time thereafter, there was intense ex- eitement throughout Great Britain. Families were disrupted because oi disagreements on this vexed question, and diyorees resulted from controver- sies over it. It was adduced at the trial that the Claimant had, on his ar. rival in London, called on the 0rtons before visiting his own people, which he explained wac because be was tue conyeyor of news of Arthur 0rtou tc his relatives. He displayed little oI the refinement or education which il was expected the Tichborne heir would possess Another point made against him was that he knew scarcely any, thing of French, which was the Ian, guage of Roger in his youth. It wa. thought improbable that he would il thirteen years time have lost al knowledge of the language. On tho other hand the defence failed to prove that he was Arthur 0rton, Then | was asserted that he was Thomas Gas tro, but that could not be snbstantia ted. The Claimant was recognized and his identity affirmed by Lady Tioh borne, several members of the family the family physician and other per sons. Lady Ticbborne made the fol lowing affidavit: Il am as certain as am of my own existence and distinctly and positively swear that the plaintiff is my tirst-bOrn son and issue of my marriage with Sir James Francis Doty Tiehborne." Tue Claimant has nS strawberry mark about his person al 1t is said the rightful heir had, but hs has 8 singular maliormation which corresponds precisely with peculiar. 1 ity of Lieut.. Roger, which made hin ths butt of bis brother officers.
 The Claimants personal appearance and manners have so greatly changet and improved, since he was sentenced to imprisonment, that many peopl, doubt if he is tho eonvict, He hai lost bis grossness aud rotundity and is a vigorous man of fine physique. Tht coarse manners of the Mapping butch. CT have entirely disappeared, and hs is now suaye, intelligent and eu, gazing gentleman. He is, moreover an expressive public speaker and . taeile writer. It is hard to account for this transformation, as it is sait that he had little opportunity foi study while in prison and was seldom permitted to write letter.
 The aim of the Claimant, By ths present agitation, is to revive interest in the subject and create sympathy for himself, so as to procure re-tsiaI of the case. This can only De done by act of Parliament repeating the lau which prohibits the re.opening of tht case. Twenty-Five members have de. elared themselves in favor of the re peal of the law; but the consent q forty members is necessary before ths petition for 8 new trial can even De considered by the House
 Other and apparently insurmount, able difficulties present themselves against the probability of the Claim, ants ever establishing his title, Hi chief witnesses arc dead. Lady Tich.