Startling Disclosures in London. London, March 18.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 196, 26 March 1887, Page 5

Startling Disclosures in London . London, March 18.

Startling disclosures continue to come before the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to investigate the charges of corruption brought against the Corporation of London. The evidence more than bears out the original charge, which was, that £20,000 had been expended in efforts to defeat the City of London Government Bill. Amongst the witneasea examined was Mr Joseph B. Firth, who, at the time of the introduction of the bill was the Liberal member for Kensington, Mr Firth affirmed that £71,000 had been expended in the wording of meeting?, petitions, and agencies th defeat the measure. The inquiry, which is causing great excitement, is still proceeding.

Misfortune seems to follow in the footsteps of Thomas Caetro, alias Arthur Orton, alias Sir Roger Charlee Doughty Tichborne and his wire. Their first experience in Chicago was getting robbed. They were recommended on -their way thither to go to No. 176, Weßt Madison- street, as it was a nice quiefc place, where they would not be eaten up with board bills nor pestered by curiosity hunters. They went there. The next morning they eought other quarter?, and on their return they found a difficulty in re entering their room, Trunkß and other heavy movables had been piled against the door. When they did succeed in getting into the room they discovered tbat robbers had been raneacking their trunks, and had packed some, valiees with the more valuable of their effects. But wheie were the thieves? "Sir Roger" hunted about with blood in his eye and a stout stick— in place of the ancestral sword— in hie hand ; but ha found nothing 1 , save an open window And a balcony that led to a ball window, This window j,was also open. The first thing missed, wad the only artiolo of any particular value taken, was a handsome seal fur cloak belonging to "miladi."