22 APRIL 1871, Page 3

Mr. Torpey promises to be rather an interesting character. It

appears from the evidence given at the examination that he sent for Mr. Ryder, and tried to give him information as to the fate of his diamonds, naming the Dutch merchants who bought them. Was that because he was 'irritated with the Dutch having ac- quired a feeling of property in his stealings, or because, having been bred a Catholic priest, he had a prejudice against a super- fluity of naughtiness, and tried not to hurt Mr. Ryder when hurting him was unprofitable ? Moreover, he kindly explained to Mr. Ryder that he had not intended to plunder him, but Mr. H. Emanuel. Was that intended to conciliate Mr. Ryder by a rather low argument, or was it intended to soothe his wounded vanity by representing his defeat as a sheer accident?