The Crawford trial was immediately followed by an address to
the electors of Chelsea, in which Sir Charles Dilke took leave of them as an inevitable consequence of the verdict of the jury, but protested once more his innocence of the charge brought against him. He admitted that Sir Walter Phillimore, as counsel for the Queen's Proctor, had done his best for him, but contended that under the circumstances of the case, having been undefended by any counsel of his own, the chances against clearing himself were very great. It will, we suppose, be a question for the new Home Secretary, who, as it happens, was counsel for Mr. Crawford in the recent trial, and certainly did not spare Sir Charles Dilke, whether or not a prosecution for perjury should take place. It is announced that Sir Charles Dilke is going abroad, but will return at once if any proceed- ings should be taken against him.
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