The Express. — London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

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A GRAND MILITARY CONCIIRT in AID of 11 .LB. the PRINCESS MARY'S FUND, for Providing Nurses for the Inmates of the CAMBRIDGE ASYLUM, ertll be given In the International Building, South Kensington by special permission), on SATURDAY nest, the 13th June. Doors open at 2, the Concert to commence at 3 precisely. Under the Immediate Patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, Her kupya Ilighness the Primer of WALES, Her Royal Highness the Duane et CAMBRIDGE, Ills Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and Her Royal Ili2tmens the Princes, MARY ADELAIDL The BANDS of the HOFirst Guards UsEHOLD BRIGADE, consisting of The We , The Second Lite Gnarls, Royal Horse Guards ;Blue), The Grenadier Gwarda, Col later= Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards, will perform on this occasion. See the full Programme, now ready. Admission, le. , reserved seats, Ts. &1.: Mena, •marebeyed and strictly reserved, lOs &I.—Tickets to be obtained at Mr. Sams' loyal Library, 1, Si James'astreet, S.W. 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PRINCRWL ins levistive, 00tirMN . 1 . 031.001711,T AND CAM?. Mears. G. Vining. Verner, H. Ilsreteaa, Behnore. Murray, and Ward': 'Lbws A Bedrwlek, J. laidbw, and Lydia Thompeen.—And A C nom. LYCZVY. Tars Manta. ♦ SUDIT/12iiTTLCK. M. Ohm sad Widdlcotab Min Hears& and Mra. Lea.—And THE DUALS% MOTTO. Mama ladder, nom Brougham, and Raymond: Wasp S. Remade, K. Tam, and Wawartlty. 11TANNIA Tlllll amnia, IHZ WIDOW AND ORPH&NB.—TAITH, HOPI AND CHARITY, with Protestor Peppers adaptation of Yr.Nreke's SPBCTILILL ILLUSION.—The Brothers Conrade. And Tag NAlADS:M.—Commence at haltpast HIGH WATZR AT 1011001 11111DOPC TN DlTLioniiii.MT.l4ii:7..Tillo;;;;;TOlt. SUL Itiocesow—Mandes 11h. .Aillirona. 114 Wm. LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 11. " personal cowardice, disgrace, and dishonour," existed quite as much in 1858 as in 1863 ; and therefore it cannot be admitted that the alleged grounds for delay are conclusive. No doubt, even although the application for leave to file a criminal information has been refused, Lord CARDIGAN has had an opportunity of explain ing by affidavit his conduct, and to those who carefully study the evidence that explanation may be satisfactory. But on the other hand, such a verdict is by no means of equal weight with that of a jury impartially selecled, and it seems that by adopting the ordinary course of bringing an action something more like a national verdict could easily be obtained. It is not our province to dictate the particular course which it behoves any person in the position of Lord CARDIGAN to pursue. But it is of some importance to ascertain the precise position which Lord CARDIGAN now occupies in regard to the famous Bslaklava charge. It is impossible to read the speech addressed to the Court by Colonel CALTHORPR'S counsel without seeing that it is a reiteration of the charge which was made in the third edition of his book. The Colonel admits that he was mis taken in supposing that the Earl had never entered the battery. He admits his mistake in this respect, but he does not apologise for it, because, as he says, he adheres to that which he considers the real substance of the charge—that Lord CAR DIGAN retired when he ought to have stayed. When a man in the position of Colonel CALTHORPE, who was aide-de-camp of Lord RAGLAN, and himself present on the field, boldly reiterates so serious a charge against a general officer, it is difficult to appreciate the advantage which Lord CARDIGAN can have obtained by the application to the Queen's Bench. The CHIEF JUSTICE has declared that the passage originally published in 1858 was grossly libellous, and the counsel of the calumniator openly repeats the calumny in the face of the Court, and proclaims his belief in its substantial truth. Each individual is of course at liberty to read through the voluminous documents on the subject, and is entitled to form his own opinion ; but as far as any vindication by means of the Courts is concerned, the disputed question as to the conduct of the various actors in the Balaklava charge remains as undetermined as ever. The debate in the Queen's Bench and the affidavits of the opposite parties have no doubt furnished valuable materials for future his torians ; but beyond this they have settled nothing. Grave as the imputations were against the military conduct of Lord CARDIGAN, and important as it is that Courts of Law should have power to protect the reputation of our soldiers and sailors when unjustly assailed, it is clear that the Court was right in discharging the rule for a criminal information. This is an extraordinary remedy, and can only be obtained under special circumstances. In the present case, although the libel was published against an officer acting in hie public duty, still, unless there had been some ex isting copies of the edition of 1858 still unsold, there would have been no ground for the applica tion. It was understood by Lord CARDIGAN and his advisers that such copies really existed in the hands of the publisher at the time when this appli cation wait first made to the Court ; but this turns out to have been a mistake. These unpublished copies had been destroyed, and their destruction put an end to the motion, because it pot an end to the continued injury of Lord CARDIGAN'S character by the continued ode of the libellous work. It is a misfortune for Lord CARDIGAN that this fact was not brought to his knowledge, because it might have spared him the vexation of instituting proceedings which, instead of conclusively vindi cating his character by a public trial, have only resulted in a repetition of the accusations which he naturally and deeply resents. " EVIIITTRINU has an end," said a f►mous wit on his deathbed, " except Wimpole-street"--and, we may add, the Crimean war. Though continents of paper have been covered with narratives of that celebrated passage of history, and though com mittees and commissions have filled libraries with information collected on the subject, still it can scarcely be said that there is a single fact originally disputed which is even now settled with any thing like general unanimity. The landing at Eupatoria —the circumstance of the battle of the Alma— the flank march—the battle of Inkermann, and above all the charge of B.laklava, are all matters upon which a dispute can still be got up over any dinner table at a moment's notice. Until wit►in the last few months it seemed as if most people had agreed to differ on Crimean perplexities. But the publication of Mr. KINGLAIWIS History re vived the discussion, and, as in the case of Sir W. Nartsa's "Peninsular War," brought hundreds of disputants into the field. Amongst the officers whose conduct had been most severely canvassed was the Earl of C•RDIGAN. Colonel CILLTHORPI, in the " Letters from a Staff Officer in the " Crimea," animadverted very freely upon that General, and at length the Earl resolved to apply to the Queen's Bench for a criminal infor mation against the Colonel. lonian Llandt The advantage which Lord CARDIGAN has, in fact, obtained by taking this step against the author of the Letters in question is not so appa rent. That book was originally published in the year 1836. The third edition was published in 1858, and in it was contained the libel of which Lord CARDIGAN hascomplained to the Queen's Bench in 1863. It is not pretended either by Colonel CALTHORPE'S counsel or by the Low) CHILD' Jus- TICE that the Colonel's statement was not grossly libellous. Under the guise of correcting an asser tion that Lord CARDIGAN had been prevented reaching the Russian batteries at Balaklava, it is asserted that whilst his brigade was advancing the noble Brigadier was retiring, and that this was certainly not due to any defect of horsemanship. In short, as the Loan Cain. JUSTICE ar;d, " the failure of Lord CARDIGAN to reach the " battery with his men was withdrawn, " and in the shape of a compliment there was " conveyed what in my judgment amounts to the "bitterest sarcasm." The imputation was that it was not owing to the fault of his horse that Lord CARDIGAN did not reach the scene of danger and conflict into which his comrades had passed. The assertion con veys, said the Curer JUSTICE, and was intended to convey, an imputation that the Earl of CARDIGAN was wanting in personal courage in the discharge of his military duty. If ever there was a libel publiahed against any man, that published by Colonel CALTHORPE was certainly One; and if any application fora criminal information had been made in the year 1858 it would have been granted. At that time, however, Lord CARDIGAN seems to have been content to rely on the kind offices of his friends, who endeavoured to per suade the Staff Officer to withdraw the scandalous imputations. Unfortunately when their attempts proved hopeless, Lord CARDIGAN did not at once adopt more vigorous proceedings. It is said that the publication of Mr. KINGLAIL'S book and the revival of an interest in the Crimean war rendered it impossible any longer to remain silent. The witnesses who were actually present at the time are gradually dying out, and union some public means are taken to contradict the statements of the Staff Officer, they will go down to posterity uncontradicted. It is impossible to deny the force of these circumstances. At the same time it is obvious that the necessity of refuting a charge which the Cuisr Junius describes as one of be Coun. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 11, 1853. WINDSOR CASTLE, JuNI 10. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helens, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Hon. Boobies Byng, Lord Methuen, Lieutenant-General Hon. C. Grey, Major. Cenral Hon. A. Hood, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. 1). de Roe, and Mr. Buff, left Windsor Castle at a quarter-pest 2 o'clock for London, to be present at the ceremony of the uncovering of the memorial in the Horticultural-prams at South Kensington. Their royal highnesses proceeded first to Marlborough house to join the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred, end Prince Arthur. . . The royal family drove from thence to South Kensington. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, rode on horseback yesterday morning. . . . The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive. The Princesses Helena and Louise and Prince Leopold arrived at Marlborough•houve at 20 minutes put 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from Windsor Guile. Their royal bight:leases were attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Lord Methuen, Lieutenant-Gener►l Hon. C. Grey, Major-General the Hoe. A. N. Hood, Lieu tenant• Colonel the Hon. 11. de Roe, and Mr. Buff. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, after- wards arrived at Marlborough•houss. The Prince of Wales left Marlborough-house at a quarter before 4 o'clock to uncover the memorial of the Exhibition of 1851, and the rates of the Prince Consort. His royal highness was accompanied by the Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family. The procession was composed of six dress carriages with an escort of Life Guards. In the first carriage were Major Elphinstone, Lieutenant- Colonel Rep*, Major Cowell, and Mr. Buff. In the second carriage were the Hoe. Robert H. Meade, Major•Geceral the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Lmateoaot•Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe. In the third carriage were the Hon. Mrs. Stoner, the Hon. Beatrice Byog, Lieutenant• General the Hon. C. Grey, and Lientensnt•Genecsl Knollys. In the fourth carriage were Lady Augusta Bruce, the Feel o Mount Edgcumbe, Lord Harris, K.B.L, and Lord Methuen. In the fifth carriage were the Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and the Countess de Grey and Ripon. In the sixth carriage were the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Princess Helena. A deputation from the guardians of the Chorlton union, consisting of Mr. Haywood (chairman), Mr. France, Mr. Cawthorpe, and Mr. Edgill (clerk), had an interview with the Bight Hon. C. P. Villiers yesterday, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall. . . Despatches were received yesterday at the Colouial office, from the governors of the Mauritius, Gibraltar, and of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa. Des patches ware mint to the governors of Malta, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the LATEST INTELLIGENOK POLAND. Bedlier's Correspondence says :—"ln accordance with Lord Russell's announcement on Monday in the House of Lords, the Austrian answer must have come to hand. If 1 may believe the reports circulating in the political world, Austria has adhered to the French and English notes, and the three powers are acting in perfect unison. But I mast also say that according to the general opi nion this diplomatic un — aii;standing will produce no result ; Russia will not give way. It is the fear that the peace of Europe may be compromised—a fear aggravated by the tone of the London press— which has produced the considerable fall at the Boune." is. :If W. Y. 1 .1. Q. L 11.1_12 . ._1. 8. 11-- .- - - - --I - Mara t 0.42 61 1 14 N. 14. 4 o -1- 2 Aberdeen :20.43 53 2 .2.. 14 2 1 8 0.08 4 Leith 129.36 501 1 F. a rl2 0.348 6 Ardrosmak . -pis 201 a N. 20 010 ,01.60; 2 Greencastle W. 46 621 ' 4 N. 4 o- -11 Galway .....21.46 64' 2 IL 4 0 2 'OAP 1 Valentin 29.41160 1 Z. 24 0• 4 0.36 6 2 Queenstown 19.4062 1 IL 26 r 10. 3 Shields 79.26 54 2 K. 21 r 18 i I 3 o:arlJorough. 21.22 63 1 1 B.W. 8 f' II 0.37 4 Liverpool -19.43 53, 2 W.B. W. 16 020 1., 2 Holyhead Pembroke 10.4964 19.6163 1 8.8. W. 12 e• 4 0. 5 Brest' 29.67 54 2 8.8. W. 11 fl 2 !2.11 7 L'Orient 29.6966 3 8.8. W. 14 0I II , O. 7 Rochefort I 0. 6 Plymouth Wes mouth Portamouth 29.61 57 6 &W. 7 711 o . 1'0.14 6 Loudon - Dover.... Purniouth Holder 11 -1- - -W. -- 1 12 - I I - Heligoland ( 11 14 1 ' io n it hagm I - 7I: : - 7 : • -- 7 - I : I -- I : PIODADI FRIDAY. atICIDAY. Lto N., strong to a 80711.MrD. N. to N.W., etrostg, Sale. equally. As above. laI:LAnD As above. W. to N. and to N. 8., W.CiaTaAL. N.N.B. to W.N.W., strong, squally. strong to moderate. As Dent above. W.FRANIM As next &bow*. B.W. to NAV.. strong S.W.Emakaso. W. to N., Macaw to to a gale. moderate. As next above. W.N.W. to N.N.E., fresh to moderate. W.B.W. to N.N. W., Z. ooAlr. As next above. fresh, squally. Ou Saturday next there is to be a public meeting of the Academy of Moral and Political &hums at Paris, to hear a lecture on the life and works of Lord Macaulay, foreign associate of the institution, which is to be delivered by M. Migset, the secretary. Among other curioeities of literature which have been published at Paris during the last few days is "The Romance of General Dunne," by Madame Louise Collet. The hero of this romance was originally • subaltern in her Ma- jesty's 44th Regiment, then • Claribaldian general, then • Raman' lan agent at Rome, then private gentleman at Rios, and is now in Poland. KENSINGTON GORE LAND AND Bu ILDINGs. The following detailed statement, prepared by Mr. Hunt, surveyor of the Office of Works, of the sums " which may be required for repairing, altering, and eventually completing the building used for the International Exhibition of 1862 (laud and buildings at Kensington Gore)," has been this day presented to parliament :—For the necessary repairs and reinstatements required to make the building tho. roughly and permanently substantial, 154,001. ; for the conversion of the glass domes into solid denies, 40,0001. ; for warming and ventilating apparatus, 30,0001. ; for fire- proof floors to picture galleries, 15,0001. ; for completing architecturally the exterior parts of the building, 45,0001. ; total, 284,0001. AN ALLEGED CONFEDERATE STEAMER.—Consider able excitement , has been created at the shipping ports on the Tees by the official examination of a vessel supposed to be a budding Confederate cruiser. The reed took her trial trip last week, and shortly after the trial an order came down from the home government directing the custom•houss authorities to search her. It is reported that the Southerner (the name of the venal in question) pared the custom•house examination, and nothing of a warlike character was found in her. Her captain reports that she is intended to trade between Liverpool and the Southern States, when the blockade is raised. A telegram from Cork reports tbat a very serious fire occurred there yesterday morning. The extensive premises of en oil and drug merchant were completely oors .cered, and two houses adjoining very much injured. The damage le estimated at 8,0004, partially covered by insuresos. SUSPICIOUS DEATH. Between nine and ten o'clock on Tuesday night • locksman named Franeis, in the employment of the London Dock Company, found a body floating in the Madsen basin, and on getting it ashore discovered that E QUITY COURT. it was headless. Upon examination it was found that the bead had been removed apparently by a sharp insut- (Before the Master of the Rolls.) meat, and that there was an extensive gash down the right I TO! OFFICIAL //ADAC= or Till NATIONAL DIVIATULTI ride of the neck. One of the ears, singular to state, had not ArieOCIATION T. CARBTAIRIL been detached from the body, but was attached by mean s of I This was a motion to discharge an order for servic e 0 a a piece of skin to the neck and hung down. The left leg was bill and interrogatories upon the defendant, Mrs. Clustani, Woken. The body was that of a young woman, about 2,5 at Boulogne, where she now resides. It appeared that ha husband, the late Mr. Cantairs, who was • director of th e LTof age, and was dreamed in a dark stuff gown and a crinoline. The remains were removed to the vaults above association , died , leering considerable moped, n an er Shade/ell church, around which several hundreds of India and elsewhere, having made a will, of which i n persons speedily congregated, and a number of police appointed his wife and the other defendants executrix am had to be employed to keep back the pressure. executors. Mr. Cerstairs died in December, 1861. and tha Yesterday a man name d Gann,. King , a m a n g os .) m lndia , ai. Certain immediately proceeded to where she ato lls . ' list, residing at No. 44, Lower eornwell-street, Bt. Georges- Proved his will, and obtained possession of all his pa o inthe-Ramcalled and identified the body by the dram as that Pert, there. She did not prove the will in tioglud. of Ellen Donovan, who had been cohabiting with him. He and it was only recently that the plaintiff din:owed he: stated that be had not seen her winos Thursday last, and he place of residence. Proceedings were thereupon taken is admitted that he then had a disturbance with her, and that the Probate Court to compel her to prove her husband'. will, he threatened to beat her about some money. He stated or for a Mat of administration to the plaintiff as a media, that she then ran sway, and he saw her no more. King of her husband, and the present bill was also filed for si bs seemed greatly affected at the sight of the remains. The appointment of a receiver, and an injunction to restrain the police have ascertained that deceased was seen on the Thurs. defendant from dealing with the testator's meets he m day night in question, standing in King David-lausßhadwell, • The proceeding@ in the Court of Probate are still pending, with her hair dishevelled, and that she then stated to a . An order was obtained ex parte for service of the bill r p m neighbour that if she went borne King would kill her, and the defendant out of the jurisdiction. that he had been going to beat her. Ring has been several , Mr. Hothouse, Q.C., and Mr. Prendergast, in support n j times brought up before the magistrates, charged with i the motion, contended on the authority of "Cockney v savagely illtreating the deceased, and it is stated that on Anderson , " lately decided here, and affirmed on appe a l, that one occasion he stabbed or cut her in the face with • the suit did not relate to matters within the pr o vi s i ons 0 penknife. the 2nd Win. IV. a. 33, and although it app eal * LATEST PA RTICCLARS.—(THIS DAY.) the testator was possessed at the time of his death of s h am A gnat number of persons have awed so see the hide. In • joint stock company, the act did not apply except is °way disfigured remains, and have upon one plea or sa- or the dee em e e lost d wit e h nita eash fikd shesos fer th : ss e P er d forifieenFes= appeared ._•I ailtint • t other contrived to accomplish their object. mht never be necessary in this snit to affect those A minute examination of the body has been made by Dr. insomuch as the plaintiff might pay the debt of the test a ig num tor J. Brown Roes, the police divisional surgeon, with a view of ascertaining the precise character of the injuries. It was to the plaintiff and so get rid of the snit. found that • portion of the lower jaw, without the teeth, Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. Roxburgh were for the pine. was still attached to the neck, and this circumstance, togs. till but were not called tiPna• apprehension as to the effect of the judgment in " Cook's, His Homan stated his opinion to be that there was • ion. ther with the fact that one ear was similarly joined to the neck by a piece of flesh, have, it is understood, led v. Anderson," which related to property and persons re. to the inference that the head had not been cat spectively out of the jurisdiction, but if the proposition of off by a knife or chopper as was supposed, th e defendant were to he established the effect would be with the design of prevent ing identification, but had been sat off by a movement of the ponderous ma- that a personal representative of • test"' owing chinery employed in opening and closing the dock gates. money would only have to absent himself from England, and then • creditor filing a bill, unless able to sho w The body having been in the peculiarly foul water of the that the deceased possessed valuable shares or property, docks for nearly a week it is of course difficult to my with would be unable to obtain an account in this court. Th e much certainty whether the head bad been severed before question of value did sot affect the principle, and the repor after death. A postmortem examination will be made. AU the circumstances will be investigated at the inquest, Jinn must therefore be refused, and w i t h m e ta. which will be held this afternoon. It seems that JAW INTELLIGENC& ' (THIS DAY.) before living with King the deceased was a prostitute, and used to visit sailors on board the ships. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SWINDLING. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie, sag Justices Williams, Willes, and Itylea) Burnam; or THE COVET. The Police Gazette notifies that one Charles Wickes; is " wanted" for frauds upon bankers, in Cam bridge, Bedford, Ipswich, Tonbridge Wells, and elsewhere ; and warrants are out for his apprehension. The young man, however—for such he is—manages not only to elude the vigilance of his would-be captors, but also to continue to impose successfully upon bankers. A few days ago • "young gentleman" called at the Bilston District Bank, in Wolverhampton, and presented a letter of introduction, professedly from a clergyman living in the neighbourhood ; and the address and deportmentof the bearer of the letter war such as excited no suspicion. He said that he bad come into the neighbourhood with the view of purchasing an estate, which be named, at Chesterton, near Bridgenorth ; and for the purchase of which, he added, be had agreed. In a abort time he should take up his residence on his newly-acquirei property, for he bad married a lady of fortune, +bouts:ally ived near to the estate. Of all the lanks in the district he should, under advise, prefer the Billiton District Bank at which to have his account, and he now desired to open it by having a cheque for 2,000 f., drawn upon the Southampton Bank. placed to his credit. With this cheque as security, no difficulty was experienced by the " young gentleman" in obtaining the menus of supplying his im mediate expenses; for he "had not supplied himself with cash." Readily therefore, the small sum for which be eked—only 401.—was handed to him, and he shortly left the bank. The answer from Southampton. when the "handsome cheque" was presented, was that the "gentle man" in question bad possessed himself of one of their cheque-books, kit that was all they knew about him : he certainly had " no effects" in the Southampton Bank. The mutter is now is the hands of the local police. The "young gentleman," who is supposed to be about 30 years of age, on arriving at Wolverhampton took up his quarters at the leading hotel. Here, after a time, be ordercd out • carriage sod pair to drive him to the resi dence of the clergyman whose good nature he correctly calculated upon as a means to the end designed. The driver, however, appeared without white gloves. This was unbearable. He was quickly instructed to assume them, for be (the visitor) "could not think of his attempt ing to drive him without white gloves." On the step of the carriage " the gentleman" paused to instruct the coachman to stop at the most fashionable hatter's in the town, where the visitor handed in his bat to have a mourning band put upon it. Duly arrived at the residence of the clergyman, he sent in his card with • mourning border. The card announced him to be "Mr. Charles Wickes, Woodlends, Spring.grove, and Carlton Club, Pall-mall." This address obtained him a ready audience. Now face to face with the rev. gentle man, the latter was quite prepared, from the features of his visitor, to believe him when he said that be was the eon of an old parishioner whom he (the clergyman) knew when he had a living at Cambridge. The young gentle. man had embraced the profession of architect, and further more was au author ; for it was he, be asserted, who bad written the work, published by Weals and by Ackerman, on the "Towers and Spire* of England." He was in that neighbourhood thatching the collegiate church of Wolver. hampton, with a view to the publication of his thatch in another work which he was preparing; but he was without ready cash, and desired an introduction to one of the banks in the district. He not only obtained the note of intro duction, but also an invitation to dinner on the following day. It is, however, needless to say that, having obtained the 401., he was not one of the rev. gentleman's dinner party oo the morrow, nor was he to be found at the hotel. The Lord Chief Justice this morning announced that the court would sit in bane, after term from June 19 until th e end of the Middlesex sittings, when they would dispose hot of the country new trials, next the special paper, and luny of London and Middlesex new trials. TORLN AND ANOTHER V. THE QUEE.N.—PETITION OF RICO?. The suppliants in this case were merchants trading is Africa, and they sued the crown to recover damages in cos. sequence of one of their vessels having been destroyed upon the ooast by Captain Sholto Douglas, who tem. mended a ship of war. The suppliants' case vu that the vessel was employed to collect palm tel and other produce upon the coast, but she was destroyed in consequeece of a suspicion that she was engaged in the slave trade. In answer to the declaration, the Attorney. General had pleaded that " the several averments and state manta contained in the petition of rittlit are not, nor is nye( them,itrue in fact;" but the plaintiffs contended that the crown had no right to pleadin these general terms, and the question now was whether a rule to strike out the plea should be made absolute. The Attorney. General and Mr. Collier, Q.C.. appeased to show MUM, and Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Kemplay to support the rule. It was stated on behalf of the crown that the plea was in the usual form ; but on the other hand it was contended that since the paining of the Petition of Right Act, the pro eeedinp in such a case were assimilated to those of an ordinary action, and therefore that the crown must traverse npecificallv the statements in the petition intended to be disputed. If this were not so the suppliants would have to prove every statement in their petition, which would entail upon them a vast amount of unnecessary expense. The court thought that the rule should be discharged upon the ground that the crown bad still the right to plead in the form abovementinoed, which simply cast upon the suppliants the burden of proving that they had a good cause of action. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) NALLMT V. MALLE7T. EXTENSIVE FIZZ IN BERMONDSEY-SQUARIL—In the middle of last night a firs occurred in Bermondsey square, which destroyed much valuable property, and wry almost fatal to five human beings. The promisee were occu pied by Mr. F. Fletcher. furniture dealer, and formed two bonsai, Nos. 43 and 44, in the above-named ignore. In a few minutes after the alarm was given the fire maps strived. Five children were then sleeping on the mooed flue and the conductor immediately hashed upstairs, and c arried them down in safety, thus saving them from perishing. as the fire bed a strong hold of the lower part of the two houses. The engines were brought into operation just at the moment that the fire wu attacking the premium of Mr. G. Wren, boob:esker. No. 49, and Mr. W. Jones, No. 42, and the Abbey Arms Tavern. In about an hour the fire began to succumb ; but it was not entirely extinguished until Mr. Fletcher's pre mises were destroyed and the three other buildings greatly damaged. Fortunately the sufferers were insured in the Royal Exchange and other fire offices. THE ROYAL AoalcuvrtlaAL SOCIETY'S SHOW.— By the courtesy of Mr. Hall Dare, the respected secretary of the royal society, we are now enabled to give with accu racy the numbers of the various kind' of stock entered for competition at the forthoomin, exhibition in this city. The totals are as follow :—Oattle—Shorthorna, 191 ; Herefords, • 183 ils6;ors. 52; Some; 14 ; other established breeds, 79: Homes—All kinds, 195. Sheep—Aß kinds, 737. Pigs— All kinds, 224. It is proper to state that the above figures represent the number of heeds in the various departments. Prises are in some instances offered for pairs, and in the caw of sheep for pens of five, so that the number of entries is something leas. These, however, are more numerous than on any previous occasion, so that we are warranted in predicting that this will be the largest show the society has ever had. The display on the show ground may be leas than last year at Battersea, because there the Highland Society's entries were shown in the same yard—there being io point of fact a junction of the two exhibitions ; but in no previous year have there been so many head of stock entered for exhibi tion at the royal society's meetings—Worrerfershire Chronicle. Dr. Snicks and hfr.C.A.Turner were for the petitioner, who was the wife of • Dover pilot. She was married in 1838, and had bad no fewer than 18 children, of whom 14 were born alive ; but only one, a boy of 10, survived. They lived at the house of • dealer in glans and china, in fiaargate-street, Dover, who had a niece residing with him Gamed Abrahams. 1855 the respondent formed an illicit connexion with this girl, and began to treat his wife with harshnem and cruelty, In June, 1858, be sold o ff the furniture and deserted the petitioner; and he had since lived with Abrahams, by whom he had had three more children. Decree nisi, with costa. 1/11POR114 OF WHEAT AND FLOHE...-111 COllBB - of our low prices and the prorpects of the hat nit of 1963 the importation of wheat and flour, which, during the first quarter of the present year, was maintained on a scale nearly as large as that of the two preceding years, exhi bited • considerable diminution in the month of Apnl. The total receipts were 493,530 quarters, against 804,5.18 quartos in April, 1862. In the quantities from Prussia there was an increase, but in nearly all other cases a I envy falling off is exhibited, especially from the United Slates, whence the total of wheat and flour during the month was only 227,040 quarters, spinet 402,598 iu the correspenling month of last year. For the first four months of this year the aggregate importation, of wheat and flour have been 24 per cent, less than those of the same months of 1862, and 30 per cent. less than 1861. The chief falling off has been from the United States, where the effects of the war upon labour and rake of freight must henceforth become in creasingly manifest. From France there has been • (alibis off in wheat, but • great increase in flour ; and from Geis many the supplies of both have been good. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN SHIWEZ. Since our last comment on the weather and the crops • great variety in the temperature has takes plisoe. In the early part of last week beautiful summer weather was ens perienced, which had the effect, after the previous Thin& of greatly forwarding the wheat, and bringing it into ear. The oats, barley, and peas likewise felt its beneficial effects. The grass, too, has made considerable progress, although much complaint is made of the thinness of the undergrowth. Since Friday last the weather has much changed, and still continues cold sod etermy, with strong wind... It may be deemed somewhat forttusate that this description of weather did not take place at a little later period, when the wheat would have been in bloom, as • still time is then considered of much benefit. The late rains have had the effect of bringing the msogold forward, and • good true plant may be seen in most places. The weather has likewise boon favourable to preparing the laud for swede*, the putting of which seed into the ground is proceeding rapidly.— West Sneers Gwent. THE VOLUNTEER BILL. Tb , s Bill is still awaiting the final consideration of the House of Commons. The objectionable clauses which the House adopted last Thursday evening may yet be amended; commanding officers may yet be relieved from the exercise of absolute and arbitrary authority, and the country may yet be saved from a measure imperilling the very existence of that Volunteer Army of which it has been so long and so reasonably proud. One or two unforeseen delays and lengthy debates have given breathing time to the independent Volunteers by whom certain clauses in the Bill have been most naturally opposed, and we understand that when next the Bill makes its appearance the general feeling of the Volunteers throughout the country will at least be represented, and the atten tion of Parliament will be called to the extreme danger which waits upon the contemplated legisla tion. The principal clause objected to in the Bill is that which invests commanding officers with the power of dismissing from the service, for any real or imaginary offence, any gentleman occupying the position of a private in their corps. As the Bill was originally framed, even commisaioned officers were liable to the exercise of this-extraordinary prerogative ; and that this was not • mistake, but the deliberate intention of the authors of the Bill, is proved by the fact that not one only, but several of the clauses have had to be amended in order to exempt those gentlemen from the caprices of their superiors in command. But the private Volunteer, who has made perhaps as great • sacrifice of time and money without receiving the honour of • commission, is still left without the slightest protection at the mercy of one man. This power of mammary dismissal is coupled with the right of inserting a libel in • privileged communication, by publishing the name and supposed offence of the person dismissed in I the Regimental Orders of the corps. Such an arrangement is calculated to sow the seeds of per petual dissension between officers and men, and to lead rapidly to the entire disorganization of all corps except those in which the privates are the social dependents of the officers, which will then form the only remains of our once splendid Volunteer army. We can only hope that either some fortunate accident, or the prudence of Per ißement, will avert such a result Mr. Berkeley's motion on the ballot comes on for discussion in the Home of Commons on Tuesday, the 16th init. The Rey. Herman Douglas, late minister is Victoria Docks, sad originator of the fund for " Landow?' over the Border," has been appointed to the living of New. borough, in Northamptonshire. Mr. John Henry Parker, the well-known pub- Haar, bee just retired from businses in favour of his son, Yr. Parker (says the Reader) has for some time peat been the editor, or one of the editors, of the Geßaemati's Mace sine. Hie "Library of Anglo-Catholic Divines" is sow completed by the publication of "Bishop Wilson's Life," writtea by the venerable anther of "The Christian Year," and 'Amide to 87 volumes. His "Glossary of Ambits° lure," "Account of Domestic Architecture in England " a work commenced originally jointly with the late Mr. Bodeen Turner —and his improved edition of Rickman's " Gothic Architecture," to which he added a most valu- able appendix, are all the fruits of learned leisure snatched from the more responsible ditties attaching to his business both at Oxford and in London. THE CALEDONIAN BALL. The grand fancy dress ball in aid of the funds of the Royal Caledonian Society and of the Royal Scottish Hospital, which is ordinarily one of the great events of the fashionable Kamm in London, took place last night at Wil lis's Rooms, and was perhaps one of the beat attended balls which have been held there for many years peat. The walls were tastefully decorated with flags, and from the ceiling were suspended banners of the various clans. At one end of the room a dais had been erected for the reception of the ladies petroneues and their friends, who assembled early ingood numbers. At 11 o'clock the Countess of Fife's "High land Quadrille" entered the hall-room, preceded by the pipers of the Earl of Fife and the Earl of Dunmore, in national cos tume. The ladies in this quadr;lle wore tulle dresses trimmed with white satin end bunches of heather, each exhibiting • distinguishing badge. The gentlemen, almost without ap ex ception, appeared in Highland costume. This dance, which was executed with great spirit and finish, excited remark able interest. The music had scarcely ceased whet the or chestra struck up the Dutch National Hymn, et the Duchess of Roxburglie's and the Countess of fietheld's qua drille of "The Seasons" entered the ball-room, the Prince of Orange heading the procession with Lord Vivian's daughter. The ladies' costumes in this quadrille were espe cially remarkable for their elegance and beauty. " Winter" was remounted by a dress of white tarletane, trimmed with notched tarletane, the tunic of white and silver tarlatans, decked with frosted leaves and robin redbreasts. The bouquets and shoulder-pieces were corn posM of leaves end birds, and the hesi-dress was • bandeau i la Watteau, with a wreath of snowdrops, green leaves, and robin redbreasts. "Spring " exhibited • white tarla tans dress, trimmed with notched terletaue, with tank of green and silver tarletane, trimmed with bunches of apple- blossom and insects. The bouquets and shoulder-pieces were composed of the same blossoms, and the heel-dress was • bandeau i la Marie Stuart, with apple-blossoms, and a wreath of frosted mean leaves and insects. "Summer" was represented by • white tarletane dress, trimmed with notched tarlet.the, with tunic of pink and silver tarletene, trimmed with pink and white roses and butterflies. The bouquets and shoulder-pieces were of the same &wen, and the head dress was • bandeau I la Vierge, with wreath of white and pink roses and green leaves sprinkled with butterflies. " Autumn " appeared in dresses of white tarlatans trimmed with notched tarletane, and tonic of maize and silver tarle taw trimmed with wild flowers. The head-dress was • bandeau i la jolie femme Louie XV., with wreath composed of corn flowers and wild poppies, buttercups, roses, pink and green leaves and green grass. All the gentlemen wore fancy black velvet costumes slashed with broad ribbons of various colours. This quadrille, like that which had pre ceded it, was danced with remirkable spirit, the partners, before separating, joining in a Scotch reel to the music of violins, led by • Scotch maestro. The division rope was now withdrawn, and the ball became general. The Ducheaa of Rozburghe was so much plumed with the success of her quadrille that she exacted from every member of it a pledge to reeppear ea grand tame at Almack's first subscription ball on Thursday mixt. Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council at Wind. we to-day. His Royal Highness the Duke de Chartres was to be married thin morning to his cousin, daughter of the Prince and Princess de Joinrille, at the Roman catholic chapel of Kingston-upon-Thames. The Countess of Derby bad an assembly last evening, at the family residenee in St. James',-square. Previously to the " reception" the noble earl and county% entertained at dinner his Excellency the Austrian Arabes. sailor and the Countess d'Apponyi and the Countess Marie Paumgarten, the Duke and Dunham of Buccleuch and Lady Victoria Scott, the Earl of Clarendon and Lady Constance Villiers, the Earl of Wilton and Lady Alice Egerton, the Earl of Coventry, the Earl of Sefton, Lord Stanley, Lord Earlsfort, Colonel the 800. W. P. and Lady Emma Talbot, and the lion. Frederick Stanley. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge a& the Princess Mary and his Royal Highness the Duke of ()Ambridge honoured Count and Countess de Flehault with their company at dinner tut evening, at Coventry Rouse. The following were invited to meet their royal highnesses:—The Duke of Newcastle, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl of St. Germans, Count Pahleo, Count Wimpffeu, Dr. Quin. Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald was in waiting on the Duke of Cambridge, and Colonel Home Purees and Lady Geraldine Somerset on the Duchess of Cambridge and the Mixers Man. After the banquet the Countess de flahault "received." A marriage ie arranged to take place between Colonel Aldworth, late of the Royal Fusiliers, eldest son of Mr. and Lady Letitia Aldworth, of Newmarket, in the county of Cork, and the lady Mary Bernard, eldest daugh ter of the Earl and Cototem of Bandon. Lady Margaret Beaumont's ball last evening, on The Terrace, Piccadilly, wee attended by a brilliant circle of the ariatoeracy. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange honoured her ladyship with his presence, arriving from Rooms shortly after midnight. The Countess of Derby has issued cards for select evening party to have the honour to meet their Royal llighnesees the Prince and Princess of Wales after dinner on the 24th inst., on which day their royal highnesses h ave accepted an invitation to dine with the Earl and Coun tess of Derby. The Earl of LichfielJ has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, is the room of the lets Lord Hatherton. . _ The Rev. Delokwater Bourne is app.^bited to be the mow Como of Coaterbory. The BIRROPZIC OF MADAOLSCAR.—The of Caps Tome has recoustreseded to the mono the appoint ment of the Rev. Dr. Fllis. the chief of the Loudon ?die aMeary Society's mposta is Mad:spent, ea the first bishop of lass pasprood raw sunios. PRUSSIA. The Opinion Nationale says that Earl Russell has sent a confidential note to Berlin, remonstrating with the King of Prussia oa his ordinances, and showing how seriously they imperil the peace of Prussia, and the interests of the house of Hohen zollern. (8.W1TT3 . 8 TILIORAMIL) MEXICO. SURRENDER OF PUEBLA TO THE FRENCH. PARIS, Jura 11. The Afoniteur of this morning says : "M. Drouyn de Lhuys has received the follow ing despatch, dated Ist June, from the Consul- General of France at New York : "'News received from Havana and Vera Cruz announces that Puebla is ours. Ortega has sur rendered unconditionally with 18,000 men.'" GREAT ROBBERY AT THE BANK OF WARSAW. WARSAW, JUNK 10. The Bank of Warsaw has been robbed of three and a half million roubles, consisting mostly of bonds. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (P2ox oos own onnapoirszn.) PARIS, WIDNIBDAT EVINING. It was reported a few days ago that M. Jules Fevre, being elected for Paris, had given up his chance of ballotage at Lyons, in favour of Dr. Barrie ; but, this news was not correct. The famous tribune of the people has written the following letter to the electors of Lyons : My dear conotrymen,—l am happy end proud of your suffrages. If, after this first trial, )on think my name will, better than any other, rally your vote; for the ballotage, I shall joyfully remain your candidate, being of opinion, with you, that the great thing is to gain another success which will be a fresh pacific and legal affirmation of the glorious order of the day of electoral France. The question of my option for one of the two mete will come later. 1 can only resolve that question after consulting with my friends sod with you; when the proper time comes we will try to do for the best. But, whether representing Paris or Lyons, I shall always be the natural defender of your interests. The bonds formed in our cradle are not broken by new alliances, and the secret leaning of the heart is always with the place where it first beat. JuLra Farris The Prase says it is certain that M. Jules Favre will elect to sit for Lyons, and that another great orator (probably M. Dufaure) will come in for Paris. M. Ravin will probably, as I said before, recommend his friends in Paris to vote for M. Laboulaye. But these options cannot be made till parliament meets, and there is no chance of that event till November. There has been something like a panic at the Bourse. Rente fell only 10c., closing at 69fr. 20c.; but the French and Spanish Mobiliers were seri ously affected, falling respectively 42fr. 50c. and 27fr. 60c. A dozen American trotters, purchased for the Emperor in the United States, arrived at the im perial stables in the Louvre to-day. The Daily News is seized. WEATHER REPORT-(THIS DAY.) TIIIIRSDAT. JONI 11. 8 A.K. SMITH V. SMITH. Dr. Spinks appeared for the petitioner. In 1848, Mr. Thomu William Smith, assistant at s private school in Camden-town, married Harriet An Kingsholt. He afterwards entered the Diocesan Train. ing College at Oxford, and ultimately, in 1858, bi was appointed with his wife as inviter and nir tress of the endowed school at Tunberscombe, Somersetsbire. Being anxious to improve his French be took into his house • Monsieur Freemeaux for the purpose of exchanging lessons. In 1858 he cheered something which led him to suspect the existence of is intrigue between his wife and the Frenchman. Early one morning in July he suddenly taxed her with infWelity, sad surprised her into a confession. He immediately got ap, expelled the adulterer, and went to consult the Rev. J.ll. Croft, the rector. That gentleman came and Tomei• stated with the respondent, who appeared overcome with grief and shame. He also recommended that both should resign their appointments, which they did ; and the ant MIA soot home to her mother. The petitioner had lived with her sines. Freemeaux had left the country, and the petitioner had therefore been allowed to proceed without making him • co-respondent. Decree nisi. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Beton Mr. OommiesioDer Goalburo.) IN RE JOHN ROBINS VIVIAN. The banktupt was described as a dealer in mining sham, of Old Kentroad, previously of East Stoneham., Devon, sad of some unpronounceable plus in Glamorganahire. He cams before the °carton accounts showing lie bilitice of 3,T34/., with no assets whatever, not even on paper. His liabilities include 1997. on accommodation bills, and 1631. in respect of the North Neat y Nawn Mine, for which the bankrupt had been agent. His expenditure in the two years previous to his coming to the court had been 3001. a year. This was the sitting for examination. It appearing that there was an error of 1,0001. in the casting of the accounts on each side, and that the bankrupt had sworn to them, His Honour directed an adjournment sine die, observing that it was most important now that creditors got nothing from bankrupts except accounts that throe acocaults should be as correct as possible. (Before Hr. Commissioner Face.) IN RE BLOSDEAC. -A PRENCIIM AN'S VISIT TO ENGLAND. The bankrupt had been in business as a miller and flour factor, at Tonnerre, in France. He had been adjudicated bankrupt when in prison by Mr. Registrar Roche, but his release had not been granted. The foot, of the cue, assisted by the bankrupt., were somewhat peculiar. Rap• pairs that he had been bankrupt iu France in November fut. He had coins to this country, as be alleged, for the purpose of learning the English 'sa bot had been arrested hero by a French gasps, named Besot, and hail been left to pursue his English studies in Whitecroasatreet Prison for the last five months. Through this unlooked-for detention, be had been unable to surrender to his lankruptey in France. Mr. Abrahams and Mr. Brough appesred in the case. His Honour directed an adjournment for two months, in order that the authorities of the French Tribunal of Com merce might be communicated with. Mr. S. T. Cooper, the accountant in the case, reports the debts at about 5,000/. ; the assets, of 1,5001., have of 0011110 been taken possession of by the French authorities. SHERIFFS' COURT, RZEP LION-SQUAILL (More Mr. Under-Sheriff Bun:l6ll'nd a Jury.) DOLLIN V. COLEUS:I.—EXTRAORDINARY CANE or DUAL H OF reonisz OF MARRIAGE. This was an action for • bramble( premiss of marriage of very unusual character, being brought against a lady, to ree cover compensation. The defendant had admitted her pro mise by allowing judgment to go by default, and the gum• tion was the amount of compensation to be awarded. The plaintiff laid his damages at 5(10!. Mr. Hamm appeared (as counsel for the plaintiff. The defendant was not represented. It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff. Dollin, is a clothier and grazier at Wiabech, Ounbridge shire, and the defendant, Elizabeth Coleman. is a spinster, at the same place. They agreed to be married se April last at St. Mary's, Wisbech, where the b.inos were published. The plaintiff made arrangements for the wedding and took a larger house than t he one be bad occupied. On Eisturdsy, April 4, as the marriage was to take place os the following Monday the plaintiff called, with a friend named Dale, at the defee• dent's house, when she said, " I shan't have you, Who' It was treated as a joke, but she had refused to marry him. Dale said the plaintiff was about 64 or 65. (A laugh.) Mr. dawns—You don't mesa to say he is so old! Witness—Yes, I do. lam 54, and he is older than 1 sou (Laughter.) The perish clerk of St. Mary's. Wiabeeh, proved that the hearts were published io March last. 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