The Press. — 1858-04-17 (London, England)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in his reply, pointed out to the jury that if Orsini and other persons were in any way connected with an attempt of a political character, and any persons were slain, they were guilty of murder, and all and every person who furnished them with any kind of means for the intended purFoss were accessaries before the fact of the crime of murder.  The learned counsel then analysed the evidence of some of the witnesses, and said there could be no doubt but that the prisoner had passed the pistols into France ; had engaged a person to go there and meet Orsini ; that grenades were sent ; that murders were committed ; and that those very pistols and grenades had been afterwards found as the instruments with which the murders were committed. They were made in Birmingham—conveyed by the prisoner to Brussels, from whence they were sent to Paris. The learned counsel for the defence had told them that the instruments which bad been sent to Brussels were not the same with which the murders were committed, but were some new inventions, something of a different character altogether. He (the Attorney-General) would examine that. Were the instruments the same or not ? Were they sent over as inventions in gas, for he could got say at that moment whether this was the defence intended ? Was it intended on behalf of the prisoner to show that the instruments sent over by the prisoner to Paris were not the same as those with which the Murders were committed? • He contended that the grenades which had been introduced during the trial were the actual instruments with which the murder was committed. It was true the witnesses bad varied a little with respect to the form of those missiles, but the evidence had proved to demonstration that such was the fact. If the prisoner had sent these grenades to Brussels for a lawful purpose, what use could there have been to have resorted to the many subterfuges that had been proved. It had been suggested that those grenades had been sent to Orsini, not for the purpose of assassination of the Emperor of France, but to aid a general rising in Italy. He felt great confidence in stating that there was not a scintilla of evidence alluding to a rising in any part of Italy. Re felt sure that the evidence had proved one thing —viz., that the prisoner at the bar was well acquainted with Thomas Allsop, and the fact of Allsop's passport being found on Orsini was a strong point in the evidence. The letter of Alisop found in the possession of the prisoner was a dinsot instigation to assassination, and, coupled with the raising of large sums  381  branches of our foreign trade are now making sacrifices to maintain their credit, and that object is best accomplished by obtaining their discounts direct from the chief fountain for the supply of capital. The Bullion movements of the week have not been very important. They have been chiefly remarkable for a cessation of the demand from the United States, which last week threatened to be rather active, and for nearly a total absence of all inquiry from the Continent. Under these circumstances the stock in the Bank has been increased by about 160,0001., and 50,0001. or 60,0001. are still upon the market. the arrivals reported since our last are about 281,7921., nearly all from Australia. Silver is very dull. According to the official return published in the Gazette this evening, the imports of gold and silver in the week ending the 14th inst. amounted to 219,5181.; while the exports were 279,1811. Consols have been firmer than they were last week. The improvement, however, has been rather in tone than in price; but, considering that business has been been wholly destitute of animation or buoyancy, it may be regarded as substantial. Last Friday they closed at 96i to I. The highest price in the week has been 96i to 1. Yesterday they closed at 98* to f. This morning they opened at the same. Business was inactive ; and they eventually closed at 96i to f rather firm. In the course of the week the Government broker was a purchaser of Reduced to the amount of about 50,0001. The downward tendency of Railway Shares is not yet arrested. It has continued through the week upon all the leading lines; and at present the signs of reaction are very faint. The fall upon these lines averages from one to two per cent. The Indian Loan is very firm. The debentures have advanced to 99i, and the scrip to 99i. The latter has been at 1001.