Nothing has been heard as yet of the missing gentleman,
the Rev. B. Speke. The Times mentioned on Wednesday that the police had discovered some sort of a clue, but nothing about this clue has yet appeared. "C. T. M.," who represents the family, informs the public that Mr. Speke had not a travelling cap with him, that he did not buy a second hat, and that " C. T. M." has as yet received no informa- tion worth having. Two hypotheses which seemed probable have been disposed of by further inquiry. "M. T.," in the Times, suggested that Mr. Speke was going to his sister's house in Queen Square ; but the sister's husband, Mr. Dorington, writes to show that this cannot be, as though he was away, his servants have never left the house, and the police have made all inquiries. It was also suggested in the Pall Mall Gazette that Mr. Speke was very like Mr. Hardy, and might have been killed or kidnapped by Fenians in mistake for the Home Secretary. The likeness granted, this seemed plausible; but Mr.- Speke was twenty years younger than Mr. Hardy, and dressed in clerical costume. The mystery remains, therefore, as insoluble as ever.
