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(ContlHd.,1 from U.r Eurvptan Mail. J.l, 14.) if I™ 'iat °f your creditor* filed in Bankruptcy true (—True, ye*. You instructed your attorney f—No, J bclicvo ho found out hi* instructions—that i*, I pve linn the names of the creditors, and he found out the amount. Did you not know the amounts yourself I-So. Will you swear you have not hail your attention called to the uchcdule over and over again t-To tell you the truth, I uon t remember evor seeing it. If you •ay I have signed it, I suppose I have dono so. I have the schedulu hero now. Did you owe F. F. Adams i'iMSj I—Yes, I think so. No doubt these amounts are quite correct; but if you were to ask me particulars now I doubt whether I could tell you. My attorney, Mr. Moogins, drew it up. Hut y„„ would not take Mr. Moogins s mere statement, would you, for this entry “ liloxam, £’15,000 (-1 knew all about them. I gave him a bond for £15,000, which 1m now holds. How much have you had out of it I—Do you main how much in money f Why, not a shilling. Wo hnd a paper hero the other day von know als.ut the Tichbomo Joint Stock Company, capital £1110,UN). Who suggested it l-I don't believe there was anything at all about a Joint Stock Company in the pn|ier. I bog y0nr pardon, o»? ’’ ie P“P®ri and the words areMortgnge Debenture Loan but I dare sny you know very woll what I moan I— Oh, yes, iierfectly well. (Laughter.) Now, then, who set it on foot I—On foot i Myself I suppose. That paper was printed for Messrs. Fcaron, Clabon, dr Fearon. Do you moan to say that Fearon, Clabon, Fearon raised this loan !—No; they wore to get it for me, and thnt pajier was printed in consequence. Has the Hank of England taken much of them I—That I ain't say. A number of discarded cheque-books, a bundle of iiBcd cheque*, and a passbook were produced, and after somo examination it was found that the cheque for £30, ujion which the wituesB had been questioned, although it was cutered in the pass-book at “ Carter, was, as shown by the chelt;|ue-book, for a person named Carter, an Australian friend, to whom money had been lent until colonial remittances had been received. Sergeant Ballantine : This is an illustration of my argument. The pass-book and chequeprovo nothing. The Solicitor-General anowed that, notwithstanding this admitted error, cheques for T. Carter were continually drawn. Sergeant Ualhmtine, who hod boen rummaging amongst tho pile of cheques, here found out s cheque upon which was written “ Thomas Carter, for selfand after some little altercation between tho learned counsel, during which tho Solicitor-General said ho was not satisfied, because ho was conducting the cross-examination in hia own way,ancl possibly did not believe tho claimant s explanation, the dispute was ended by a remark frmn tho Chief JuBtico virtually supporting Sorgoant Ballantinus view. Thereupon the Court adjourned.Upon the cross-examination of the claimant on July 5, the Solicitor-General applied that the witness might be medially exiuninod before he had done with him, in order to verify certain marks which wore known to have been upon the jierson of Roger Tichbomc. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine strongly objected to such an examination at this stage of the hearing, adding that when tho case was ripe for the jury he would accede to his learned friend's suggestion. Ho stigmatised Uie whole Orton story os a deliberate conspiracy, founded npon utter falsehood, and ho protested against the claimant being examined before tho witnesses who were to speak to his identification as Orton had boon called. The Solicitor-General retorted that ho considered the claim a conspiracy, and the plaintiff an impostor, to which Sergeant Ballantine replied, “ That yon havo said from tho beginning. Tho Judge reserved tho point. There was not much in the replies extracted on this occasion. Many of tile questions put to tho claimant during tho day sought to elucidate tho meaning of aomo passages in the letters which had poaaod between him and others since his return to this country. He was also pressed to tell the names of those who hail known him in Australia ; but he declined to do so on tho ground that he had very powerful evidence in his favour, and if ho^supplied the Solicitor-General with this information the other sido would take advantage of it during the adjournment in the long vacation.On the opening of the Court on July 0, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine naiil My lord, a communication has been made by tho foreman of the jury to uieand my learned friend on the other side iqion the subject of the convenience of sitting to-morrow. My learned friend the Solicitor-General says it is not likely his cross-examination will last for more than an hour lunger. I expect I shall be very well able to finish my re-examination by the ordinary time to-morrow ; but if not, I shall, with your lordship's permission, continue it until a later hour in the evening, in order to accommodate tho jury by finishing to-morrow. Tho Lord Chief Justice : Within tho last few days I have been very much better in health, and as far as I am concerned I shall be able to sit as late as anybody. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine:There was a letter mentioned yesterday as to which the plaintiff said it “ caused him a sleepless night.” Mr. Holmes has a lettcr-prcss copy of the letter, and desires to produce it. The Lord Chief Justice : lie suggested two letters. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine : They are both hero. The Solicitor-General: I asked you yesterday for tho rosary which Miss Doughty gave you. Do you produce it? Mr.SpotTorth handed to the Solicitor-General a rosary made of amber beads of the ordinary kind, with a cross or crucifix attached. It that the rosary Mias Doughty gave to you I—Yes. (It was sent up to tho bench, and then passed on to the jury.) Now, have you got Mrs. Pitting-dreign's letters, mentioned yesterday I— Yee. The Lord Chief Justice : I wish now to say that it will be my duty tomorrow to ask whether either of you make any application about sitting after to-morrow, but I don't ask you to make any observation on the matter at present. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine reposted that whatever had been done with respect to tho adjournment had boen on counsels' responsibility, and that the applications on the eubject had come from them, and from no other quarter. Hia Lordship observed that, as far as be was personally concerned, he was willing to give any timo, to sit sny time, and to do anything in his power srithln the limits of hia health and strength, to facilitate any proposal which might bo submitted to him. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine wished to call bis lordship’s attention to the date of the last letter from Mrs. Pittingdreigh. The Lord Chief Justice : The datee of the four letters are June 11, June 17, June 27, and July 7 respectively. The Solicitor-General read the copies of the four letters from Mrs. Pittingdreigh to the claimant, aud then aaid ; Are those all the lettersyou level veu i—i ;un noi certain I lullthey are all. They are all that I can find. Are those the begging letters you spoke of ?—Yes, decidedly. Is tho signature to tliat (.Inly l!l) in your handwriting I—Oh ! You acknowledge tho body to lie a forgery, do you I (Laughter.) Don't spoak to me. Answer tho ques-tion.—No ; I swear most positively it is not. Did you ever go to Mr. l'itting-dreigli’s house at all f—I most solemnly swear I never went to her house at all. Tlio Solicitor-General rend two letters from Mr. Holmes to tho claimant. Is that your handwriting (—(Paper produced.)--(No answer.) Is that your signature (-It looks very much like it. Is it I—If it is, it must have been written before 1 camo to England. I did not say it was not. — 1 don’t think there is any doubt about this signature. Tlio Judge : What is the date 7 The Solicitor-General : My lord, it is merely an early signature tom off an early letter for comparison. Tlio Judge: 1 shall number it 1300. (This is the number of the documents put in during tho trial.) The Solicitor-General : Is the receipt at the bottom of those threo hills yours I (They were receipted by Castro.)—Two are, but one is not. (One, “ Received on account for R. J. Higgins, Thomas Castko.) They are butcher’s bills. Do you know whether tlio man to whom the bills wero rendered was a customer of Mr. Higgins ?—This ono (signed “Thomas Castro”) is Mr. Broombead's Bill. He was a customer of Mr. Higgins. Hare you any doubt they are your receipts (—1 have no hesitation in saying that one I havo before alluded to is not mine. It must have been done by some ono who wished to imitate my hand. The Judge : I think it right to suggest that with the magnifying glass my eye perceive* somo pencil marks under the writing. How long didyou allow Charles Orton £5 a month?—I sent Charles Orton from £15 to £20 altogether. I did not regularly allow him £5 a month. July, 1807, would bo about the dato of the first time I sent £5. I sent him one chequo only. I generally sent a £5 note. In the Chili commission thoreis a letter from Mr. Holmes of September I, 1808, in which ho sny* :—“ Tlio three sisters and brother of Arthur Orton (his only relatives) distinctly declare that they novor saw him before, and that they are in no way oonnected with him.” Tho “ brother must have referred to Charles Orton. I don't know how long before that letter ho had made a declaration ; I can't say whether he made it in 1807. Have you I icon in communication with tho Due do Brissot (—-No. Is there a lake within six miles of Romo ?—Perhaps you are going to catch me. (Laughter.) Thore is water there, I know. It is a lake, I believo. Were you ever at Rome 1 —I was never at Rome. At Valentia (— Not to my knowledge. Were you ever at Cashel ?—1 was not there for any time, if I was there at all. I have no recollection. Have you ever had the amnll-pox. Is yonr brother George Orton in this country I (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine : What ( The Solidtor-Genural : Oh, I should say, Is George Orton in this country I—Tho Claimant (laughing with the rest): I really don't know. Havo you seen him here ?—No. Have you got Arthur Orton hore?—No. Or any survivors of the Osprey or the Belia l—Not that I am aware of. The Judgo : The “survivors of tho Osprey is hardly the right term. The Solicitor-General : I mean any of the crew or passengers on board the Osprey, or any of the survivors of the Bells I—1 understand you—no. Hit Lordship : You have not any knowledge or any tidings of any of thorn (—No, 1 think not. Tho Solicitor-General : When did Kate Doughty give you the rosary ?—In 1850. Where at /—Tichborno. Can yon tell at what period in 1850 (—I think it was the commencement of tlie year. What do yon mean by that!—In January. The Judge : In the same state ?—Yos, with the exception of two beads which have gono. I suppose they have boon lost. This concluded the cross-examination of the claimant, and the Solicitor-General resumed his seat. The Claimant: My Lord, I think the rosary had better lie given in charge of the officer of the court. His Lordship banded down the rosary to the officer, and addressing Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, said the jury wished to put a question or two to tlio witness, and asked him whether they should be asked now or after his re-examination. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine aaid be thought thoy had better put the questions at once. The foreman of the jury then put the following questions : You stated that you wore the only cabin passenger who was taken from the Bella on board the Osprey I—Yes, that is so. You stayed threo months on board that vessel, and during part of that time you were ill. On your recovery, was any entry in the log read to you recording the picking up of the Bella (—Nothing was read to me. You being the only educated person among tho men of the Bella, and being in the position of a cabin passenger, were you asked to attest any entry of the boat licing picked up I—No. Were any of the Bella a crew asked I—the Osprey to Melbourno (—1 think not, for 1 did not see it on board ship. W hat colour was the boat ?—Black, I believe. Had it the Bella's namo on it ?—Yea. If it had been on board the Osprey it would have been a conspicuous object (—Yes ; that is my reason for saying I did not see it. Do wo understand that the boat was abandoned ?—I do not say that, bccanse I do not know. Were you insensible when taken on board (—No. You wore on board the Osprey three months. You were tho only educated man upon the Bella. Were you asked by any of the Bella's boat's crew to communicate with their friends ?—No. Did you write yonr-aelf to your friends?—I did not. Was any vessel spoken with ?—No; 1 don't remember. On your arrival at Melbourne, did a ahore-boat put off to the Osprey ?—Yos. And sought intelligence ? —Several boats came. What ore recognised as port-boat* I—Yes. Was sny report of the voyage made to a' port-host ?own know-thero is peoplo—Well, I did not know of my i ledge at that time ; but 1 belles evidence to be brought forward, who remember it being stated, that tin crew of tho Bella had been taken up. Were thore not representatives of tho local press in the boat I—1 am afraid I cannot answer thnt question. Was a report made in the newspapers of the picking up of the boat ?—I aid not see any. Were tho fittings of the boat removed on board the Osprey—the oars, the rudder, and the tillorhead ?—I am afraid I cannot answer that question. You wero four days on board the boat. Is it within your knowledge that the oars and fittings were branded with the ship’s name ?— Yes, I think they were. Then are wo to understand that, althoagh you and the others were on board tho Osprey for throe months, no settlement was asked for, no receipt given, and no acknowledgment made by you to the captain in tlie courseoi tne voyage, or on your arrival at Melbourne (—No, because, you see, f went suddenly into the country without seeing him. In addition to tho £17 or £18 yon gave the cheque for, were you asked to sign any document f—No. Did you take the captain's address I—No. Were the £17 or £18 expended by him forlhe three months' maintenance of yourself and party (—No. I think it was merely for wine. I think yon Baid before wino and clothes ?—Tlien the ownurs of the vessel will havo s considerable claim for things taken from tho ship's stores. Were yon asked for any acknowledgment or receipt for tho owners !—No ; because I did not inform the captain 1 was leaving the ship. He might have askod if lie had known 1 was going. You said on your arrivul at Melbourne your first visit was to the Custom House I— I said two different places, and I said 1 believed one was the Custom House. Did the captain of tho Osprey make a report and lodge a crew list 1—I don't know what ho did. I did not go with him into the inner offico. How did the captain explain having on board eight sailors in oxcess of hia regular number I—Inasmuch as 1 did not go in, I cannot explain. When you parted with the captain did you leave him under the impression that you wero going to return /—Y'es, that 1 would return to the ship. Tben you took no actual leave of him?—No. Tho Foreman, after consulting with his brother jurors, said these were all the questions he wished to put to tlie claimant. The Lord Chief Justice : Did you obtain any clothes at Melbourne on landing ?—No ; I was going up the country, and they have stores of clothes at the different stations. The re-examination was then begun by Mr. Sergeant Ballantino : My acquaintance with Mrs. Pittingdreigh commenced by her coming to my hotiso and saying sho could give me very valuable information. 1 nover before heard of her namo or her husband's. I was then living at Wellesley Villas, Croydon. Sometimes I had there eight or nine, and sometimes ten or twelve. I first saw her in the front drawing-room. She asked me if I knew a person named Bromhead. She said ho had made a scandalous and dreadful statement about my wife, and that as one woman to another sho felt she ought to inform me of it, that I might prevent it getting into circulation. Sho then said that her husband was clerk to Messrs. Dobinton Genre ; tliat the old man hail promised to make him a partner; and that although some years had elapsed siuce his death, ho had never hail tho offer of a partnership ; that ho was determined to remain no longer with them ; and that he was going to Switzerland. Upon my oath that is tho first occasion I ever saw tho woman or heard of her. I think nothing passed between us about Orton. 1 have no recollection of having written a letter with hia name in it. I first heard it alleged I was Arthur Orton through Rons, who had heard it from a detective. It was at tho latter end of 1807. I was more intimate with Rous than any one else. My mother took a groat liking to him, and lie stayed for weeks and weeks in uiy house. He knew the whole of my correspondence and the whole of my business, as I reposed in him the utmost confidence that one man could place in another. Under the order of tho Court of Chancery I handed over all my mothor's correspondence, os well as money and various articles, to the custody of that court. Charles Orton’s declaration was upon a photograph. Is that the declaration (handing a large photograph to witness) ?—Yes. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine : 1 propose to put this photograph in. The Solicitor-General objected. The Lord Chief J ustice ; I may remark that the jury will pay no attention to it unless Charles Orton is called to provo tho declaration. Charles Orton, I suppose, is living, and no doubt he will be called by ono side or the other. Mr. Sergeant Bal-lantine: I don’t tliink your lordship, with all your experience, can anticipate what will take place in this case. (Laughter.) Claimant: The lost time 1 was weighed I was 2G st. 4 lbs. I went with Mr. Villiers, member of Parliament, to be weighed the day 1 stated niy weight in court. The Judgo ; Which Air. Villiers I Mr. Sergeant Ballantine : I think he means Mr. Vickers, who is more likely to have a weighing-machine. (Laughter.) Claimant; When I was iu Paris I w eighed 18 stone. In 1855, at Wagga Wngga, I weighed 11 st. 4 II*. I have no tattoo marks about my body, and never had any. Wero you evor as a child, or at any time of your life, tattooed I—I wore not. (A laugh.) I never had any artificial blue mark upon my arm, or any black mark made artificially. I never said snch a mark was made upon me on board ship. Until I went to Stonyhurst I never went to school. I am certain I did not go to the school of M. Dupan-loup. One of tho Brimonts, my cousin,I think did. We occupied four rooms in Paris, and had three servants. One was my father's servant, ono was housemaid, and tho other cook and housekeeper. Besides the places I have mentioned, wo lived in the Rue Castigliono. Wlion I raid we saw the Hotel de Louvre from the window of our residence, 1 did not mean the present hotel, but ono of that name which formerly occupied s part of its site. When I was last in Paris I could not find tho line do Forme, Paris is so much altered. Mr. Sergeant Ballantino : I propose by-and-bye to produce an old map of Paris, showing tho names of the streets at tho time the plaintiff resided there. Claimant: Aly parents received few visitors during my cliildhood, and gave no receptions. They did not keep much company. I did not, os s general rule, get on well with my father. My mother did not get on well with my father. I never saw much company at homo, and 1 was very willing to go to England. My mother objected to my going, because she bad an idea she should never see me again. Is that the fac-simile of a letter you wrote when yon wero at Stonyhurst? The learned counsel said tho letter was in French, and his object was to show the bad spoiling, os a test of tho plaintiff's education at tho time. The claimant having looked at it for some time, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said—I don't supposo if you road it all it will improve your mind. (Laughter.) la it your writing ? —Yes. Tho letter was written tho day after Roger Tichborno went to Stonyhurst, and deciphering portions of it Indited the skill of the counsel on both sides, and oven his lordship. Tho Judge : Do you know sufficient French to tell me the last two words of the postscript (— Claimant; I cannot understand them. Do you understand anything about tho letter I—1 know the letter. I know what I wrote about at tlie time. Have yon any knowledge of French (—If this was a strange letter I should not have. (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine asked the jury to look at the letter and consider that it was written by tho plaintiff when lie was sixteen years old, after lie had been under tlio tuition of Chatillon forseveral years, ihe Judge : It is sufficient at present to ray there are several mistakes in the letter. Claimant: Since my return to England 1 went to Paris to see my mother. I remained nine or ten days. M. Chatillon only devoted to my instructions a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours in the afternoon. I don't know what 1 learnt. I did not learn English nor Greek, nor algebra nor mathematics. M. Chatillon principally taught mo reading and writing in French. Ho did nut teach mo the classics—not oven cyphering. (Laughter.) I can’t account for not knowing Lucy Nangle, except that she had bceu in a convent for many years, and 1 had forgotten her. When I wont to my grandfather's funeral uiy father wished lue to remain in England. My mother wished me to return to Paris. Thoro were disagreeable scenes between my father and mother in Paris. They were continually connected with Miss Nangle. I associated more with my mother than my father. When 1 was at home in Paris tlie conversation went on entirely in French. I did nut know English at that timo. Aly father had £3tX) a year, and my mother had the interest on £1500. They had no other sources of income. If I had wished to have dono so I could have learnt from her the whole history of my childhood. Tliat is a portrait of my mother taken in Paris in 1807. (Photograph given in evidence.) Air. Sergeant Ballantine requested the photograph to he handed to tho jury, and said he should not liavo totrouble them with so many photographsS8 his learned friend. Is that a photograph of yourself (another large photograph))—Yes. Let that be put in also (photograph shown to the jury, by whom it was examined for a considerable time, during which tho learned counsel observedthat ho did not think ho should have todetain them a very long time). Claimant : Aly mothor died on Alarcli 12. Tlie re-examination was continued after tho adjournment. The only language I talked was French. I was instructed in English grammar. I was not allowed at Stonyhurst to correspond in French. I was a long time in learning English ; perhaps fully six or eight months, aud during that time 1 was not allowed to speak French. The boys were principally English, but there wore aomo foreigners. I havo been in Paris a few days since. Up to what time were you ablo to keep up a conversation in French I—Up to the time I left Rio Janeiro. Yon have .spoken of an illnoss at Stonyhurst; 1 don't wan't to go into details, but whe attended you I—It was one of the priests who was doctor. Was a communication made to you afterwards ! —Yes. And how soon afterwards did you leave the college ?—About a month afterwards. Was it intended you should leave so soon ?—No, I believe not. After leaving Stonyhurst I kept up no communication with any one there, and have never boen nearer than Preston since. When I joined tlio army I had at times difficulty in making myself understood when I talked English. Some of my brother officers called me Froncliy, and others Ticli. Practical joking was common in tho regiment, and 1 was a good deal subject to it from the outset. The mill spoken of in connection with tho soalcd packet still oxists. It adjoins tho village at Sevington, and is a mill now. Do yon remember any incidents while yon were courting Miss Hales I—I don't think yon ahonld use so strong an expression os “courting.” (Laughter.) Well, “paying addresses” then I—Yes, I used to keep tho men waiting outside an hour or two—(laughter) when 1 inarched them to church. Since my evidence I wrote to Miss Hales apologising for making use of her name in court, but have had no answer. 1 liavo obtained no information whatever to frame my evidence about Ireland, and have not been there. If I had it would havo been better. Upon my oath I have not sought nor obtained information as to any of my early days from any living soul. The letter put in is respecting a drawing-room in Dublin, and not a ball. Upon second thoughts it was a ball. I think it would bo after Lord Clarendon's time, but Lord Clarendon was lord-lientenant when I first went thore. Now just one other question about the scaled packet. Did Gosford know its contents i—Yes, because I wrote it in his room, in his presence, and I read it over to him, sealed it up, and gave it to him. Then unless he communicated the contents to somebody is there anv living being besides your two selves who knew what was in it (—None, unless he told thorn—that is, up to the time of the trial. Sergeant Ballantine : In respect to a letter (from Roger Ticlibome), gentlemen of the jury, which I hand you nos-, 1 havo been imitating the industry of the Solicitor General, and I find “ My Dearest Kate, occurring thirteen times, but I have not succeeded in finding fifteen. (Laughter.) Re-examination continued : When I came homo from Australia, had some conversations with my mother about the card-sharping at Brighton. (The Solicitor-General objecting to any further information on this jxiint, the subject was dropped.) There wero communications between mo and Hopkins respecting the settlements, extending over a considerable time, and during their continuance I raw him frequently. I had no conversations with him about my will, and I employed Slaughter in preference to Hop-kins, because I thought the latter would tell my father. Mr. Slaughter was engaged as solicitor to many Catholic houses, and was himself a Catholic. None but him and Gosford knew of tho contents of tho will, and Gosford knew the object I had in making tho will. I hod discussed the will with him and fully explained my motives, which I have described in my evidence. My object was to benefit my cousin. My object in going to South America was merely sport and to view foreign country. I was always fond of sport. When I left I provided myself with several guns, rifles, pistols, and ammunition. 1 had two Irish rifles, which 1 bought in Dublin ; I think in Curzon Street. I bought some of Blisset, in Hol-born. The rifles were of tho ordinary description. I was not a very good ritlo shot at first; but I became a good shot afterwards, and am a pretty fair shot now both with the rifio and fowling-piece. Before starting I went to Paris. Upon consideration, I am still under the impression I was only in Paris three or four days. I certainly was not there three or four weeks, and I do not want at all to alter the statement I made upou that point. I don’t remember how much money I telegraphed for from Havre to Paris when 1 went over. Before leaving Paris my mother cut off a lock of my hair, and before my return to England I found it amongst somo letters, with a memorandum attached to it. “ Tho hair of my dear Roger ; cut the 28th of Jan., 1852. There was another piece of hair lator on. This piece was cut off a year before I loft, when 1 went to Paris and stayed thoro tlireo or four weeks. Tlie second lock of hair I havo also produced in Chancery. It was found amongst mymothers effects, to the Judge : Neither of the locks of hair was in my possession. They were found by Mr. Holmes, and handed in with the other effects of my mother. I never myself opened tlio p.-qcr containing those locks; but Mr. Holmes showed them to me while makingMrwhether he i; thoy areAndOrtothem la-fore (—Yes, once before, at no other time (—No, at noother. Tho Judge requested that any arrangement come to between counsel as to the adjournment ought to bo made known to the jury tho first thing in the morning. Sergeant Ballantino raid ho should have finished his re-examination next day in good time. Tho Court adjourned.On July 7, the Solicitor-General applied to the Lord Chief Justice to proceed with the case do die in diem. Air. Sergeant Ballantine asked liis lordship to hold to the arrangement that had been made relative to the adjournment. The Lord Chief Justice reviewed the arrangements that had been made with refcrenco to the progress of the trial, and stated that his aim had been throughout to meet the convenience of all parties engaged in the esse. If the trial were to bo continued they would all require somo degree of rest. An arrangement had occurred to him, which he proposed for the consideration of all parties. It was that the Court should now adjourn ; thnt he aliould proceed to discharge his duties st the Central Criminal Court next woek ; that he should propose to the Homo Secretary to make arrangements for judicial duties on circnit; that upon that being done they should all take three weeks' rest and recreation, resuming the trialabout August 8. If tho proposod measure became law they might then proceed for six weeks, then take a further short interval of rest, and then endeavour to bring the case to a conclusion. This arrangement did not meet with the concurrence of the learned counsel engaged, and, after somo discussion, it was agreed that, at tlie close of the day, the Court should stand adjourned till Tuesday, November 7. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine then proceeded with the re-examination of the claimant. His enquiries were to some extent, however, but a recapitulation of what lias already been reported, aud were made, as it would appear, with the object of rendering the details of his ex-aininstion-in-chief more clear and explicit to tho jnry. In concluding tho re-oxami-nation tho learned sergeant said You arrived in London on Christmaa Day,1BGti ?—Yes. What detained you st Panama (—My mother wished mo to come home iu a French steamer to St. Nozaire. I was detained threo weeks by the delay of the French steamer. Aly children were ill, and I proceeded in an American steamor to New York. I took apartments at the Clarendon Hotel. I wont into the smoking-room, and, on taking up a paper, I found myself referred to as “ a baronet or a butcher. Up to that time had you any idea you were denounced as an inqiostor I—No. When you arrived iu London yon tried to communicate with the Orton family ?—Y'es. llad you ever in your life been into Wap-ping before that night (—No. Did you know whore it was ?—No. Or the distance (—No. You any that upon your oath (—Y'es. You went there from Manchester Square in a cab ?—Yos. How did you get tlie direction (—It was on a paper which I gavo the cabman. Do yon know the course you took to get to napping 1—No. Can you remember any part of it (—No. Did you see any walls (— Y'es. I did not know anything about them. Did yon drive by any high walls / —Y'es, I thought them the highest walls I ever saw, and that made me notice them. How long did that part of the journey last (—A long time. I should think it was half or three-quarters of a mile. Do you know the Tower of London I—Y'es. Have you over been close to it ?—No. You passed theTowerthat night ?—I don't know. Had yon ever, in the whole course of your life, been there, except that night ? —I was onco in the Tower when I was a young man. I went to see an officer. 1 was then in the army. I went in a brougham, and came back in one. Was there any water I—YVe wont over abridge some short way before wo got to it. It is suggested that you must have known Wupping thoroughly well. Was that tho very first time you wero in that place (— It was tho first time and the last timo I was there. Y'ou saw those three porsons yesterday. Do you deliberately swear that, except on one occasion, you had never seen them previously (—Deliberately, and on my solemn oath, I never saw them except in Holmes’s presence. Air. Sergeant Ballantino : This, my lord, concludes tho re-examination, with the exception of one question which I will put after tho Chancery affidavit has been read. Tho reading of this was then proceeded with. Mr. Sergeant Ballantino : There was some quostion asked you about the bonds which you obtained money on, and the rate of interest yon paid. Tell me whether bofore any loans were negotiated you had been to several offices to insure your life?—-Witness : Yes, four or five, who refused. There was ono office that wanted 25 per cent, for one year. That being the case, was tho opinion of the actuary of the Norwich Life Office taken as to what would be the proper terms for a loan to be effected (—Yes, it was. A discussion hero arose as to a letter which had got into the shorthand writers’ notes, which had all the words written as briefly os possible, with all kinds of abbreviations, which Mr. Sergeant Ballantino characterised as an attorney’s letter written in short legalfihraaes and words. Mr. Sergeant Bal-antine handed in seventeen letters written by Roger Tichborne previously to going abroad to Mr. Hopkins. The object was to give the jnry an opportunity of comparing the spelling. Tho Court then adjourned.Chung How has not had an over-pleasant time of it in Franco recently, if private accounts are worth anything. One of his snite was very nearly being massacred by the Communists, as a spy. Tlie French Government will very shortly bo prepared to enter seriously into the subject of the massacre of French subjects at Tientsin, and a largo pecuniary indemnity is, according to rumour, to be demanded. If report speaks true, as much as 200 million francs will be required to atone for Chinese misdeeds. U so, evidently our Gallic neighbours are prepared to seize any opportunity of robbing Peter to pay Paul, alias Prussia. Chung How has recovered hia health, but is very home-sick, and his friends are half afraid that if he do not soon return to Cathay, he will pine and die.It is reported that Mr. Seward intends to pay another visit shortly to Chins and Japan, but at his advanced uge this hardly seems credible.GOSSIP ON THE GREAT TIOH-BORNE CASE.Thr • European Mail- says:—The Tichborne case lias continued to excite general attention, and the evidence, which is of a very romantic nature, lias been eagerly read. On a recent occasion the cross-examination of the Solicitor-General was nrainly directed to thu object of proving the cla'imant and a man named I )rtun, the son of a butcher at YVapping, to I hi one and the same person. In one of his replies, however, the claimant said that he and Orton had boen tried at Oas-tlcnmiue for horse-stealing, but having proved the horse to bo their own they were acquitted. Oil June 2li the cross-examination had reference to the claimant's residence in South America, and on Juno 27 to what took place in Australia. Tlie claimant lias throughout maintained his equanimity with wonderful sang froid. Ilis cross-examination, trliicli commenced on Juno 2, was brought to a close by the Solicitor-General on July C—the longest cross-oxaniination on record. His re-examination was then proceeded witli by Mr. Sergeant Ballantiue, and on July 7 the further hearing of the case was lmst-poned till Nov. 7. In the course of liis remarks tho learned sergeant said that, great as had been liis Lordship's experience, the evidence yet to be adduced in this case would surprise him more than anything he had hitherto heard.The long adjournment in the Tichborno case has not yet put an end to tho excitement about it, and there is said to be very heavy betting on the result; not a very edifying thing, certainly.The ‘ Illustrated London News’ of July 8 gives its readers a spirited illustration representing the Tichborne trial ; and also a view of Tichborno Park, Airosford, Hants.In the House of Lords, on July 3, theEarl of Derby presented a petition from tho defendants in the Tichborno case against any postponement in the hearing of the cose, and urging that measures be taken to continue the trial. The petitioners pointed out that several of tlie witnesses were very old and in a feeblo state of health, and that if thore were a long postponement it was just possible that they would not live long enough to be able to givo evidence. Hu hoped that tho noble and learned lord on tho woolsack would bo able to give some assurance on tho point, Tlio Lord Chancellor said that the matter had been token into consideration. He believed tliat a Bill would bo introduced into tho other House which would enable all courts to ait at any times and in every case they may consider expedient to the administration of justice, notwithstanding any orders to the contrary.—A simitar petition was presented by Mr. A. Seymour in tho Honse of Commons.A correspondent writes donying tliat the length of tho Tichborno case will be unexampled. He mentions tliat some few hundred years ago there arose a dispute regarding a bearing in the coat-of-arms of the Rutland family and the right of another great house to its adoption. On this trial Cliaucer gave evidence. It lasted through one whole century and tho latter part of the preceding and former part of the succeeding one.A correspondent states that there is no foundation for the rumour that the claimant in the Tichborne case is suffering from fatty degeneration of the heart. If ho wero a victim to that disease, ho would be entirely unable to stand a cross-examination. He certainly does not givo tlie idea of being a dying man, or of one seriously ill. He is a most inordinate smoker, and may lie seen every afternoon driving away from Court in hia carriage, and with a huge cigar in hia mouth. It is understood tliat the Solicitor-General has before him what the defendants declare to be a complete history of the claimant's life, and that Sir John Coleridge is basing his cross-examination upon the statements there set forth. The claimant has found a champion in Mr. YVhalley, M.P., who recently made a speech at Alresford which has excited no little attention hore. It will be fortunate for tho metnlier for Peterborough if he does not hear of his speech from Chief Justice Bovill. It isborne is tlie result of s Jesuit intrigue.— In a telegraphic report of the close of the sitting in tho Tichborne Cose on June 2D the following sentence occurs: — “Even Billy, he complained of the excessivo heat, and the Court adjourned. YVe presumo “ Even Billy should bo “ Eventually.” YVe do not think tlio luckless telegraphist meant any irreverence, although the judgo trying the Tichborne Case is Sir YVillinm Bovul.Tlie following amusing sketch is from the pen of the London correspondent of the 1 Dubbo Dispatch*:—Tlie great Tichborne trial ia adjourned till the 7th of Nov, to tho chagrin of most of na. Lady Doughty and the trustees of tho estates wero naturally very anxious to go on, as well as the claimant, who hopes to get possession of £25,000 a year. The postponement has also roused the ire of those who are finding money for the claimant, as they must keep the witnesses ad interim, so as not to lose sight of them when the case is resumed. Their maintaintanco for the noxt three or four months while the case itself is not advanced one step, is no doubt a grievance, and some idea of the money spent may bo formed when it is known that the Solicitor General received a fee of 100 guineas, with a “ refresher” of fifty guineas every while the trial lasted. Sergeant tino got a fee of 700 guineas, and also an every morning “ refresher of □early equal amounts. Hawkins £750 with his brief, and Mr. Gifford £000. The interest in this remarkable trial is by no means exhausted by the extraordinary length of the proceedings. “Society” is as much divided as ever in its opinions, and betting on the result is everywhere rife. Never before lias partisanship entered into the discussion of any publicBallantibaronet points of view, rage as if thoy were friends or relatives of the contending parties. Tho greatest antagonism is to bo found among those who have a professional interest in tho case, and have watched it from beginning to end. YVe read that, during the trial, tho reporters’ dining room at the House of Commons— where many of tho most experienced presa-men meet—was the scene of daily tumult. It is not generally known that tho male line of baronets in the Tichborne family, leaving aside the consideration of the present claimant, depends solely on a child aged 5 years. The wife of the Australian claimant is at present engaged in improving hor “ broughtage up.” She is taking lessons in the useful art of writing. It is said tho task proves decidedly troublesome, and that the progress made ia not considered satisfactory. Her portrait, which has just made its appearance in the shop windows, represents her as a buxom, good looking, dressywoman in a rich moire antique gown, a smart bonnet, and fashionable mantilla. Fresh caricatures of the claimant are coming out daily. One of the latest represents the hock view of on enormous fat man walking down a street in Wuggy YYaggy— underneath is written his mother's description of him. “ He was tall and thin, with light hair and blue eyes, and delicate constitution. At the theatre any aly allusion to tho case is rereived with a round of applause. For instance, at thu Vaudeville, in a song which alludes to passing events, .Sir Roger is dragged in by tho head and shoulders thus :—“ If over I rease to love,Alay Sir Roger Tiehborue prove, to boan artful old dodger.If ever I reaso to love.”The claimant evinces a taste for theatricals, and has lieon constantly to witness Offenbach's “ Fal-sac-ap-pa. It is ex-|iected tliat before tho trial is over tlie costa will havo amounted to much more than £100,two, and, if rumour speaks truth, the case will lie heard over again, on appeal ! Looking back upou the course of tho Solicitor-General's cross-examination, peoplo are expressing diaap-|Kintinont at the ineagrencss of its results. It ia said to havo rather furthered than hindered the plaintiff’s cause. This week s ' Fun' has a cartoon representing the Queen's Bench during the hearing of the case. Judgo, jury, and counsel, are entirely prostrated on the floor, whilo tho claimant, beautifully fresh, brandishes a bottle, exclaiming Should you bo surprised to find that I am tho innocent cause of all this r This picture has been called forth partly by Sir William Bovill’s remarking, just bofore the adjournment, that his powers of endurance were noarly exhausted—and to Sergeant Ballantine's facetious observation tantamount to hishardly knowing whether he stood on his head or his heels—as well as to the expressed desire of the jury tn get away into the country because thoy wore suffering acutely from 11 facts on the brain. The soi-disant Sir Roger, and his family, are living partly upon tho occasional issue of bonds ujKui tlio Tichbomo estates, bearing interest at 5 per rent., and issued at G5—and partly upon a bond for £15,000, whicli lie has given to a Mr. liloxam to keep him in a stylo befitting his assumod rank.‘Judy’ ssys, under tho heading of “ The groat whicliono trial :”—The plaintiff's cross-examination was continued. Tho Solicitor-General: When you wore in Wnggy-Bsggy did you suffer from coma ( 1 don't remember.—Did you not at that timo wear tight boots ? Not if I could help it—Be good enough to answer my question. Did you not wear a tight boot, upon your oath I No, but I wore ono on my loft foot.—Did you not woer it on your right foot ? I never wore my left boot on my right foot.—You are trying to bo facetious, but I shall bring tliesu boots Homo to you directly. Yon may bring home as many pairs as you liko, if you will leave them without tlio money.—Yon mean that for wit ? Yes, “ wit and wear.”—I'll try and bring these particular boots back to your recollection. I've got a pair on I should like make you acquainted with.—IIow dare you say snch a thing to my face I I was wrong. 1 ought to have waited till your back was turned.—Tlio Chief Justice : Shut up, both of you, and let's get on with tho case.Examination resumed : On your oath, now, you never hail a com in Waggy-Baggy ( Never.—Would you be sur-prised to hear that Toger Whichono suffered from corns in Woggy-Bsggy 1 No, I shouldn't, if ho wore tight boots ; but 1 have 300 witnesses to prove he didn’t. —One of the Jurors : Are we going to hear them all I Tho Claimant : Every man Jack.—Tlie Chief Justice : This is awful; let's adjourn and have a pipe.— The court adjourned accordingly.The will of her Imperial Highness Prin-
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