The Express. — London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

the meeting had commenced, announced with 'the precision and promptness of an actuary the number of souls—several thousand—which had passed in the interim into perdition. The de sired " sensation" followed instantly. Individual indiscretions of this kind, however, no care can wholly prevent, and there is enough of good sense and right feeling in the May Meeting audiences to keep them within bounds. It would, of course, be better if the thousands who flock to these meetings could dispense with an excitement of which the great object they follow should make them inde pendent. But, after all, religious people must have their pleamir•3s. The May Meetings bring to London thousands of men and women who would find no other excuse for coming. They come, and the platform of Exeter Hall is not the only exhi bition they see. They enter with more or less zest into the milder enjoyments of the capital—they see the Academy, the Kensington Museum, and per adventure even visit the Gallery of Illustration. They go down happier, with minds enlarged, pleased with themselves, and wishing well to all mankind. efte erpregs. lIA YIIARKZI. TUT Evarnro, BORROWING A HTISRAND. MIN Maria Hants.—STlLL WATERS RUN DIM Hawn A. Wigan. sod Patna Mrs. A. Wlgan.—arcisroNs AT 11) ''Pea l a ll ' d MRS. WHITR. em . !rptser& . Wan Erelong. A Conced'elt....-Tbe Itnd end 331 Acts of HENRY VOL Y-. d Mr% Chair, Rem—And THE JEALOUS WIFE Yr. end Km Charles Kean. LYCZOIL SETS EMILE% A SUDDEN ATTACK. Meson Shen sad Widdicomb Wes Hamada and MN. Lee.—And THE DIMES MOTTO. Mews. Yachter, More. Brougham and HATlscod Mao C. Leclaraq, IL Tory, and Klawarthy. BRITANNIA. 1719 Ihrepropa, 181 WIDOW AND MPH/MS.—FAITH, HOPE, AND CHAIITY, with Professor Pepper adaptation of Hr. Direkds SPECTRAL ILLUSION.—And AURORA FLOYD. NIGH WATEZ AT LONDON =IDOL TEN DAT —Mania& Oh. 4a.....Allaessft. OIL ADM. Taatosiow—liandag. Q. LIAL••••DINIENDOL 111 . Irffh ITN Court. , OSBORNE, MAT 14. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 15. The Prince and Princess LOlll/1 of Acne took leave of her Majesty this morning, and left Osborne with the infant Princess Victoria of Ham for Marlborough house, where the Prince and Prince, will remain some days on a visit to the Prism and Princess of Wets, pre. vices to their return to Germany. Baroness von Schenck, Baronets de Grimy, and Captain Westerwellen attended the Prince and Princess, and 14ent.- Colonel Du Plat. Resinser Londoners are accustomed to note in this month of the year the presence in town of an unusual number of strangers, having a peculiar and well-marked common character. They abound in the Strand, and of late years have begun to frequent Piccadilly, and make • serious difference to the accommodation to be obtained at the best of the second-rate dining houses. There is no danger of confounding them with the fashionable crowd who come up for the mason at the opening of Vanity Fair. It is plain that neither Bigoletto nor La Trariata has attracted them, and they would' be out of their place in the Row. Their dress is sober, and their demeanour staid, with perhaps a little too much self-consciousness. There are more women than men, and for the moat part they are seen in family groups--a husband with his wife and daughter, or a brother with his sisters. Mingled with them may be observed gen tlemen in white neckcloths, often carrying a email black travelling bag, and walking with a quick step along the pavement. These various strangers have come up to attend the annual gatherings of the religions and philanthropic societies —the " May Meetings," as they are called by their frequenters—assemblies far too important to be passed over by any one who wishes to see all sides of English character. The societies which muster their supporters on these occasions exhibit striking varieties Of organization, purpose, and modes of agency ; but they are distinguished from numerous charities of which we read in the reports of dinners in not confining themselves to the support of special and local institutions, and in selecting moral rather than physical evil as the mischief to be attacked. The greatest of these are the Missionary Societies, five of which expend half a million a year, derived entirely from the free gifts of the people ; the Wesleyan Society, which has the largest income, raised last year 141,6001. The Bible Society, which has the world for its field, has a still larger income, sad expends 168,0001. a year in circulating the Scrip tures. These, however, are only the more proir'.- Lent associations. There are societies for spreading education, for distributing prayer-books, homilies, and tracts, for converting the Jews and the Roman Catholics, for advancing the canoe of temperance, and for preventing cruelty to animals. Some of the societies begin to hold their meetings in April, bat we have counted as many as 75 meetings, including special religious services, for the present month of May. Towards the middle of the month the ground is heavily occupied, and business begins early and is concluded late. Suppose a person arriving in London last Monday, and disposed to attend as many meetings as he is able on the following day. He might breakfast with Sir FRANK CROSSLEY, in Aldersgate-street, at 6, in the cause of the Christian Young Men's As sociation ; at 10 o'clock, Mr. J. C. Cow:moue would be happy to see him at St. James's hall, to consider the claims of Irish Church Missions. This will give him an appetite, and about three or four he may dine. Then, at six he may go to the meeting either of the Home Mis sionary or the Primitive Methodist Missionary Society, or the Trinitarian Bible Society, or he may look in and hear a sermon in the language of the Piincipality at the Welsh Chapel in Fetter lane. Either of which will keep him oat of harm's way till bedtime. WINDSOR cAsrLE, MAY 14. The Queen, Princess Helena, Princess Loots% Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Dowager Counter of Haunt Edgcumbe (siy in waiting), Lady Augusta Bruce, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel Han. Sir Charles Phipps, sad Colonel Sir T.• Y. Biddnlpb, left Osborne at s quarter before 3 o'clock, and arrived at Windsor Castle at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinatone, arrived at the Castle from the Ranger's Lodge, Greenwich Park. Viscount Torrington and Lisek-General Sir Henry Ban ta* are the Lord and Groom is Waiting. The Prinoe of Wales and Priam Alfred, attended by Major Teesdale, rode on hinsebmdr yeateeday morning. The Primer of Walm, attended by the Connteea of Mac clesfield, took a ..triage drive._ The Prins and Prinotos Louis of Hass arrived at Marl borough-boon on • visit to the Prince of Wales. The Cochineal Camtoidp and the Princess Mali paid • viait to the Prince and Prince. of Wales. The Princess of Wales and the Princes. Louis of Hems took a carriage drive in the afternoon. The Prince of Wales, Paine* Alfred, and Prince Louis of He.., rode on homeback, attended by the equerry in waiting. The Prince and Pi Moses of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Pl:oce and Prisms Louis of Fleas*, hononrod the Royal Italian Opera, Comet-garden, bat evening with their promos. The suite comprised the Countess of Mactles fieM, Barman vole Schenck, Baroness von Grapey, Ida* Teesdale, Major Cowell, Captain Westerweller, and M•. Becker. we are requested to repeat the announcement of the Gazette, that gentlemen are not expected to appear at the Drawing-room to-morrow, except ea accompanying the ladies of their families. A deputation from the oorporation of Birmingham had am interview yesterday with Sir George Grey on the utilise tka of the sewage of towns and the prevention of the pol lution of rivers and streams. A deputation from the British North American Amocia tics had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yeetet• day, at the Colonial-office, on the sibjert of the Intercok. nial Railway. A deputation for procuring the abolition of the Mold green tolltar, and the weighing meads@ attached thereto, noon the Wakefield and Ansterhods Turnpike•road, the 1 debt on the trust having beat paid off, transacted Weiner yroterday at the Home•efiea THE LEVEE ON WEDNESDAY. Among the presentations at the royal Levee on Wednesday, were the Movies : Air Dat:diir. Barclay, Bart., mecaber of the Leirieltive Connell, Maw Wm. by the Doke of Newcastle. The Mayor of Bristol, by the Bari of Dade. Mc Benjamin C. Brodie, Bert., by Major.Ceneral Edwrd Sabine. M;.ilobert Bunch, her Majesty's Consul for North sod South Car9l l / I A, by lad Mr. J. T. Ca"ajthan, Governor of Litman, by the Duke of Newcastlo... The Bight Hon. W. Fox Clarke. Lord Mayor of York, by Flu-oust Palmerston. . . _ . _ The means by which the costly organizations of these societies are kept up are well deserving of attention. The celebrated Wesleyan minister, Jrazz Burnam, who was almost a Pope in his way, was once asked by Sir ROBERT PEEL what Methodism was f He is said to have replied, "Repentance, faith, good works, a penny a week, " a "'lining a quarter." And the Meeiodista are the greatest financiers of the religious world. They have many rich men among them, but their great enterprises zest on the basis of the weekly penny, the quarterly shilling, which everybody gives and nobody is the poorer for. And this is r'so the foundation of the income of all the great voluntary societies. Of course the money could not be col lected as it is all the year round by voluntary agents without the existence of a strong and permanent missionary feeling, nor could this feeling be maintained without a very general diffusion of information from the scenes of missionary labour,which is effected by the circulation of monthly Heralds, Intelligeneers, and Chronicle,. It is surprising how much various knowledge of foreign countries is spread in this way. Whatever intelligent interest is felt is this country for India is in great part due to inquiries which have been stimulated in the first interest by missionary zeal, and there are self-denying spinsters collecting weekly pence in villages, who know more about that country than some legislators who rim in the House of Commons to badger Sir CHARLES WOOD on an Indian Budget night. The frequenters of these May Meetings find there a pleasurable excitement, which mainta , na their popularity in the face of some serious drawbacks. Many of the best ministers of all denominations systematically avoid them, distrusting the means to which secretaries and popular orators too often resort in order to "maintain the interest" of these occasions. The statements of the success achieved do not always inspire confidence. Sincere and zealous men have been known for the sake of the good cause to put forward partial and too favour- able representations in place of the whole truth. Generally, however, most of the speakers are in dependent of official influences, and if they err it is from a desire to be popular. A great returned missionary, a Wruume or a MOFFAT, cannot be produced every year, nor can a great and general conversion, such as that which took place in Tahiti thirty years ago, bereported at every anniversary. Still the public expect something, and must not be disappointed. This is a source of danger. On Tuesday week a speaker at a great missionary society, after a reference to the hour at which Sir Charles Dertlag, on appointment to the Government of Victoria, by the Duke of Newcastle. Mr. William H. Gladstone, by the Right Hon.W. L Gladstone. The Bishop of Gnu!burn, by the Duke of Newcastle. The Mayor of Gras esend IMe. George Rams), by VLeount Sydney. The Very Rae. Charles Graves (dean of the Chapel Royal, Dah lia). by the Lord Chamberlain. Lord Harris. on appointment as Chamberlain to her Royal Hlghnem the Princess of Wales, by the Lord Chamberlain. M. P. Carteret Hill, Mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, b the Duke of Newcastle. Mr. Kirkman D. Hodgson, ILP., Governor of the Bank of Entilathi, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. H. Lancelot Holland, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Enaland, by the Clumet"or of Use Exchequer. Major.Geaeral Hon. lamas Lindsay, Pd.P., ou appointment to command the Brigade of Guards in Canada, by tisloyal irghness the Duke of Cambridge. The Mayor of Manchester, by Placenta Palmerston. Mr. Justice Mellor, on his appointment a 3 one of the Jtytites dhow Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, by the Lord Chancellor. Captain Reward Osborn, C 8., IL N., by the Duke of i'dmerset. • Sir Harry Parkes, on return to England and appointment al .C. 8., by Earl Russell. Vice Admiral M. Seymour, 0.0 8., on appointment no 'llfaval Commander in-Chief at Portsmouth, by the Drke of Someret. lord Stanhope, by the Bad of Che tenf old. Yr. lamas St-nsfeld. /LP., on appointment at Lord of the Admiralty. by the Duke of Somerset, The Sari Lard A. Paget. of Yarborough, on succeeding to the earldom, by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will entertain • indent circle of the M.stocracy at d; Doer at Marlborough Home We evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge, the P.:noess Mazy, and hie Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured their &einem:dee the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi with their company at dinner at Chandos Hoc= last evening. Their royal highnesses arrived punctually at 8 o'clock, and were re ceived by the count and countess with the honours due to their illustrious rank. The following distinguished porton ages bad the honour of meeting their royal highnesses at dinner :—The Princess of Salvia, the Duke of Newcastle, Earl Granville. the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess de Grey, Viscount and Viocountess Sydney, and Viscount and Viscounty= Castleman. The Prince Ysenburg, Count Pablen, Count Wirnpffen, and the other members of the embassy had the honour of joining the circle at dinner. Later in the evening the Countess Apponyi received • =lent circle invited to meet the royal toasts. The Duke of Hamilton arrived at his mansion in Arliogionutreek on Wedneeday, from Nina The Duchene of Hamilton and lady Mary Hamilton are expected in town from Paris during the present week. Tho Countess of Fife has undertaken to bead a tansy quadrille to be daoced by Scottish geatlemea sad ladies st the forthcoming Ceadollllll fancy drew ball. This set will be sanded the " Highland Quadrille." Lord and Lady Dufferin have arrived at their villa at Highgate, from their seat in Ireland. The Countess Dowager of Newburgh entertained at dinner hart evening, at her residence in Wiltoooresese, the Earl and Counterw of Dalkeith, Lord sad Lady Foley, Sir Edward aad Lady Caroline lierrieon, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. A. Evertor, Hon. Frederick Lennon Gown, and Mr. Henry Greville. Among the notices of marriages of the Ist arron dissement (Paris) is the following :—" Ferdinand d'Orliane Bake de Chartres, without profession, aged V, of the palace of Claremont, in England, and of the palace of the Tuileries, in France. Mdlle. Amelia, Primes, of Orleans, without Profession, aged 18, with her father and mother, of the palace of Clermont, in England, and in France of the palace of the Taileries." The last mention is evidently made (says Geliftsesai) ooly to obey the law, which requires for Frantic pesos= marryiag in a foreign country the indication of the last plaoe of maim« in Franco. The absence from the lev4e at St. James's Palae.: on Wednesday of M. Moreire, the Minister Plenipotentiary from Brasil, his been the 'abject of remark. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1865. It was not thought that the siege operations would continue for any lengthened period. The suooesses ()biased at Puebla were unhappily purchased by severe losses. Five officers, among whom is General Laumiere, and 68 privates were killed, and 30 officers and 443 privates wounded ; of the latter, however, 260 only entered the am bulances. During the operations General Comonfort seve ral times endeavoured to send money to the Mexi can garrison, which it stood much in need of, but he was invariably repulsed. - - The French expeditionary corps is well provided with provisions and war materiel for the whole time the operations are likely to last. The health of the troops is excellent, even at Vera Cruz, where not a single case of yellow fever exists. The losses of the enemy in the different engage ments were heavy. The majority of the prisoners who have been captured have expressed a wish to join the corps of General Marquez. SPAIN. MADRID, liey 13, Evwxo. The Correspondencia of to-day states that the In fant Don Juan, although he has given in his submis sion to the government of the Queen, will remain excluded from Spanish territory. BAROMETER—ITEGRETTI and P ° 2 II:IT ANBRAI trustworthy sad reliable Instrwasrat, the else el $ wateb.—Parlieulare by post. I. Hamm-garden ts, Cordell; Nagentatrest sad Crystal Palace, Byolsohltin. EVERYBODY KNOWS Mr. MILES. Anneal Wept. Wks REMOVED FROM RONDSTRKET to yg. BROOK-STRRCF Ilsagoger-squere. DM The Tn, meg bye; in all Ow Now Patterns, •RETIRR THAN EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (1303 003 OWS PARS, Taoasu~i EVENING. Although the Moniker announces that in conse quence of the holiday (Ascension -day) it will not appear to-morrow, fresh orders are understood to have been given, in consequence of which the official journal will be published, for the express purpose of giving despatchee from Puebla. There can be no doubt that those despatches, however carefully they may be dressed up, will be disappointing to the public ; for, had there been any good news, the Moniker would not have failed to publish tele grams this morning, whereas it does sot say a word. Some meagre cos respondence, given in the Pays and Petri!, seems meant to prepare the public mind for a disastrous account. It is certain that Puebla was not taken when the last packet left Vera Cruz, and the Patric only ventures to say that "some passengers hoped it would be completely occupied within a week." Both these journals agree that the reports of the demoralisation of Ortega's army were signally false, and the Pays complains that these reports were artfully promulgated by Juarez in order to lull the French into a false secu rity. The Patric emphatically says that the hopes founded upon the expected defection among the Mexican troops on the approach of the French completely broke down, and that "not a single officer of the slightest note quitted his post ; a very few soldiers only deserted." Credit is taken to General Forey for humanity in sparing many parts of the city ; but at the same time the fact is let out tbat ammunition was so scarce as to make rare shots a matter of necessity. It is alleged that the "unexpected resistance" was in great measure attributable to the garrison being strengthened by "deserters from General Prim's army, by English and Americans, and by a large number of those cosmopolitan soldiers which the European continent furnishes for a'l adventurous wars." From all these oratorical precautions it is pretty clear that the Mexicans fought very well, and that the French have suffered heavy losses without being yet masters of Puebla. General de Laumihres, who was repotted killed, is now said to be only wounded. These letters anticipate that Fort Guadeloupe would hold out after the others were taken, and 'inasmuch as that font commands the whole tow.; the confession is aignificant. The "black man" went round to the papers last night and gave peremptory orders that no report should be published of the speeches in the case of the "Duke d'Aumale r. the Prefect of Police." Be was considerate enough to add that the editors might relieve themselves from the trouble of in vestigating any legal question about the matter, as the Prefect of Police had quite made up bis mind that the reports should be stopped. I stig matise this act as one of flagrant, unmitigated, shameless illegality. No Czar, Grand Turk, or barbarian chief ever did anything more purely , arbitrary. There is a law of the empire which prohibits reports of press prosecutions ; but in this case there was no libel to prosecute, and no prosecution. The police unlawfully seized pro . perty which it scandalously persists in retaining in defiance of all law ; and now the same police, with , fearful consistency, arbitrarily prevents the iniquity from being exposed. i M. Dufaure, on behalf of the deputation which induced M. Tillers to accept a candidature for Paris, has written to him the following letter : Paris, May 13. Monsieur,—We thank you on behalf of a great number of your fellow citizens, for having accepted the liberal can didature for the 2nd circumscription of Pais. If there be one sentiment which mom than any other is now generally manifeatzd, it is the desire to see the return to public, life of eminent men whom we reckon among the moat illus trious of our nation. What the country asks of them is the formation of a great liberal party upon con stitutional ground ; it is the serious and effectual control of our finances by the Corps Legidatif ; it is the progressive development of oar liberties. No name better than yours responds to this programme, and we are grateful to you for having consented, in order to render service to your country, to interrupt the course of those labours which for the last twelve years have been the honour of your re tirement.—Accept, kc., J. DUFAURZ. (Here follow the sinatures of the committee.) M. Laboulaye at once withdrew his candidature when he beard of M. niers' determination to stand. M. Flocquet, of the Temps, is a candidate for Beziers, and is warmly recommended by Jules Favre. M. Mathieu (de la Drome), whose friends have thought of him in his native department, refuses positively to stand, on the plea that his " con science " requires him to give up his whole time to weather prophecies. The Pays is authorised to deny the existence of any confidential note or fachon of the Russian government setting forth a schedule of the reforms and ameliorations introduced into %lasi& and Poland since the accession of Alexander 11. In short, the official answers sent to M. Drouyn de Lhuys and Lord Russell were not accompanied or followed by any other communication whatever. The above paragraph must be considered as unfavourable to the maintenance of peace, because great hopes have been built upon the private despatches now declared to be imaginary. LATRST INTKLLIGENCJIL PRUSSIA. THE MINISTERS AND THE CHAMBER. Subjoined is the text of the letter addressed to the President of the Prussian Chamber by all the members of the cabinet on the subject of the late dispute : Berlin, May 11. In the sitting of this day the Minister of Wei found himself obliged to repel personally offensive expressions from several deputies, because the President had not repre hended them, and was interrupted when doing so by the President. The hon. minister invoiced the constitutional right of the ministers, but his representations were not at tended to, and he was even ordered by the President to be silent The ministry think it necessary to examine the conduct of the President, on account of the important* of the principle involved. According to Art. 80 of the con stitution, the ministers have • right to be heard in the chamber as often as they expreis the wish, and likewise each of the chambers can call on any minister to appear before it. According to Arta. 78 and 84, each chamber regulates its discussions and discipline, and the members cannot be held responsible elsewhere for opinions expressed by them in their plans. Those articles of the constitu tion—Lad they are the sole ones affecting the matter— subject only the chambers to the discipline established by the regulations, but suppose the strict enforcement of such discipline, by excluding in view of the regu lations the application of the usual penal laws against any illegal assertions that a deputy may utter. The minis , tem are not protected by the same privilege, and for that reason are not subject to the discipline of the chamber. The course the President has followed in this day's sitting is in roodadiction with the principle' of the constitution. The President, invoking the pretended disciplinary attribu tions which belong to his office, has interrupted ► minister sod imposed sienna on him. If Art. 60 of the con stitution gives the chamber the right to demand the presence of the ministers, the correlative right re. suiting for the ministers is that they shall be always heard. But this right becomes illusory if the President arrogates the faculty of limiting the minis ter's liberty of speech. fio long as this pretension shall be maintained, the ministers will not be able to Will the obli g►tion of being present at the deliberations of the chambers when the latter may desire it, as the obligation is only imposed on the supposition that their duties will be com pletely respected. The ministry will therefore abstain from all participation in the deliberations of the Chamber of Deputies until it shall have received from the President the declaration demanded by the present document, that the illegal coarse followed to-day against a member of the ministry shall not be renewed. (Here follow the signatures of all the ministate) A duel has been fought near Strasbourg between Count Schleinitz, formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs, midst presentlfinister of the Royal House hold at Berlin, and Colonel de Lain, maitary envoy at the court of the Tuileries. The colonel was wounded in the chest by a ball, and it is feared that he will not survive. The incident has caused considerable excitement in Berlin. THE FRENCH IN MEXICO. The Patrie of to-day publishes the following : The G&W reports of the recent militar► cremate in Ilexioo reached Park yesterday. They confirm the informa tion already received from various warms of the attack and capture of the city of Puebla. According to our private advirea, our troops, at the latest date, were in poreasion of the town, with the exception of two forte, against which the attack was not to be directed, as the occupation of all the other positions of the enemy rendered the surrender of those forts inevitable. Despite the supplications of the inhabitants, the Mari am garrison, commanded by General Ortega, had re solved to withstand the siege ; and the resietanos it made, secordins to the reports of those who took part in that desperate straggle, was as energetic as it was.coursge ous. Street by street, house by house, our sadism ,emulated , mulated by that heroic ardour which is common to them, had to fight their way. The streets were barricaded, the houses, coated with earth, formed so many forts, sgaioet which our artillery was obliged successively to direct its fire. Thanks to the skilful plans of General Foray, and to the maintenance of order during the advance of the besiegers, whose real it was at times necessary to re strain, our losses have not been, happily, in proportion to the difficulties which arose at every step. The artillery, ' under the able direction of its brave colonel, recently pro. mated to the rank of general, spare i its fire as much as possible, as well to prevent the desti action of the most populous portion of the city, where the inoffensive inhabi tants had sought shelter, as to economise in some measure his ammunition, which had been procured at great cost of conveyance. The precision of aim remedied in some degree the relative want of shot and shell, and the part played by the artillery in this sanguinary combat deserves, in this point of view, the highest praise. Let us hasten to add that General Ll4llllited, of the artillery, where death had boss reported, is only wounded. He wu struck by a bullet is the forehead, and, though the wound is cartons, no fears of a fatal issue were entertained when the last despatches left This is the only general officer who has been wounded. Among the superior officers one colonel only received • slight wound in the shoulder. The number of prisoners taken by our forces is considera ble. Our officers, actuated by that generous spirit which elegy, animates them, endeavoured to ovoid as much u pos. dble the effusion of blood in the houses which fell into their hands. Nevertheless, it was found necessary to blow up many of the houses, which had been traesformed into iso many fortresses, and to bury the defenders inside, who held out to the last, in their ruins. The composition of the garrison of Puebla has again corrobo ' rated the assertions of all the correepondences which represented the majority of the Mexican populatioo as favourable to European intervention. The Mexican flag, or rather the flag of Juarez, counted among it, defenders deserters from General Prim's army, Eoglish men, Americans, and a great number of cosmopolite soldiers which the Euro- ' peen continent provides in all adventurous wars. The presence of these various elements explains in part the unexpected resistance which has been made. Passengers who left Vera Crux by the last steamer are of the opinion that io the week which would follow the de• gesture of the cour:er the complete occupation of Puebla must have taken place, and that the inhabitant', protected against the mercenaries who had joined General Ortega's army, most have received our troops with cordial hospi tality. The account given in the Constitutionnel is some what vague, and is much more brief. It says : The oourier from Mexico has bronzht glorious news. Sinop the commencement of April our troops had gained a footing in Feeble ; and, if the town wu not yet completely in our hands, at least our troop. entered it on the Slat of March, after a victorious assault, and were every day making further propene. They entered the city on the north-west aide, and on the 3rd of April advanced against the toadied redoubt in the centre of the town, no as to attack it on two sides at once. The various fortified works of Morelos, Carmen, S• Pablo, and others had surrendered ; the first fire of reel& awe having ceased, it no longer seemed doubtful that the I complete ow:patios of the town would shortly follow, and consequently lead to the surrender of Forts Loreto and Guadeloupe. (IIZOTER'II TELEGRAMS.) MEXICO. REPORT OF GENERAL FORXY. PARIS, MAT 15. The Munster, of War and Marine have received despatches from Vera Cruz to the 16th April, which have been published to-day. The documents include a report of GeneralForey, dated 2nd April, and a journal of his operations till that date inclusive. After six days had been employed in cutting trenches, Fort St. Xavier was carried by assault, notwithstanding a vigorous resistance by the Mexicans. During the night of the 31st March and the suc ceeding day, the troops occupied several blocks of houses, among which was the Convent Guadalupita The troops continued to advance without much lore by means of trenches, and by.blowing up walla. Preparations were being made to take the Cathe• drat on the 3rd April, which is the highest point in the city. GAUIIBALDI. A Turin letter in the Diseresnberg Correspondent stales that a few days ago a party of 25 Englishmen arrived at Owen to pay their respects to Garibaldi. The latter thenked them very warmly for that proof of their sym pathy, but at the same time expressed his regret at only being able to receive two of the party, the state of his health still requiring repose. "Since 1859, 150 steamers have touched at the island of Capron, where formerly no Teasel ever stopped, and more than 16,000 persons have landed. Your Neapolitan vessels beer the name of Garibaldi. The General is godfather to 4,500 children, and 2,000 boys have received his name. During the last three years he has received presents of the value of 16,0004 r. The majority of them are agricultural implements, chiefly from England. Dur ing the same period he has refused other gifts representing a value of nearly one million. Garibaldi is honorary bur gess of 90 cities and towns, and honorary president of 120 associations. He has 21 swords of honour, of which 11 have been sent from abroad. Since 1859, 3,000 addresses of devotedness have been sent to him. " In consequence of the improvements introduced into the cultivation of the land which he pommel at Capron, his annual revenue from it now amounts to 3,000 fr. Originally it was aimed nothing." THE APPROACHING ROYAL VISIT TO THE CITY. Costly and elaborate preparations are being made by the corporation of the city of London for the forth coming ball at Guildhall in honour of the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and which their royal high siesta will grace with their presence. The day for the fete was originally Axed for the Ist of June, but it has since been altered to Monday, the Bth, to suit the oonveniene,e both of their royal highnesses and of the corporation. A special emulates of the Courts of Aldermen and Common Council, to the number of nearly 50, with Mr. Wyatt Trosoott, the chairmen of the City Lends Committee, at its head, has been appointed to manses the entertainment, and sits from day to day at GuildhalL The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to accept an in vitation, and other members of the royal family are ex pected to be present. The number of invitations is under stood to be limited by the corporation to 1,5(1 All the Ministers of State and Foreign Ambassadors will be in vited, with many other distinguished persons. An elegant reception saloon, two stories high, and cover ing the whole open space in front of Guildhall, is being expressly erected for the entertainment, and the interior of the great hall itself will be decorated under the direction of • committee, who are now engaged in considering the cha racter of the embellishments. Over the entrance saloon in Gruldhall-yard will be a spacious apartment, dorigaed to accommodate 1,000 of the company at supper at one time. It is intended to confer the freedom of the City upon the Prince on this auspicious occasion. The ceremony of presen tation will take place at 9 o'clock in the great hall, and be conducted with befitting splendour in the presence of such of the mate as shall have az.ivel by that hour ; and at its conclusion the ball will be opened. The ancient Company of Merchant Taylor, are also making becoming preparations for the entertainment to which they have invited hie royal highness, and which will be given later it the same week in their corporate 'NIL SHOCKING INHUMANITY OP A WIPE. LNQITEST.-(THIS DAY.) This morning Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, resumed at the Plough Tavern, Plough-yard, Shoreditch, en inquiry relative to the death of Mr. Wiliam Drt, aged 36 years. rot the art:knee taken on the previous occasion, it ap peared that the deceased wee a wealthy ironmonger carrying on business at No. 18, Shoreditch. He was staled to have had 8,C:3/. or 10,010. worthof property, 5,67.31. of whisk wee invested in Bank of England shares. His wife stated that in 1852 she hal entered the service of his father as • servant. She bad for two years occupied the same room as Mr. John Doggett, the younger brother of the deceased, but she would swear that that was because he was ill, and that she did not occupy the same bed or live with him as his wife. /h. Douai; son., Mr. John Doggett, and Miss Doggett, all died suddenly. Two yoga .1 after John Doggett's death she married deceased, and they lived together, she said, "as happy as the days were long." She was s ober, es be also was, and she never illused or threatened him. He had been ailing for three years. They had been married about four yearn. Mr. E. Spencer, on the other band, deposed that Mrs. Doggett was in the habit of threatening and Musing her husband to an extent that appeared to affect hie intellect. Sarah Dalton, nurse to Mr. Doggett, deposed to-day that deoeas: 3 was not allowed by his wife to have the mediciaes which were sent. She was generally tipsy, and her conduct to the deceased was brutal is the extrema, omitting to pay any attention to him while on his sick bud, and even keeping from him little niceties which had been sent by his hies& Deems: d need to be in mot feet of her. A will had been made, which made Mrs. Doggett executrix, and loft her the property. One night she fell on the landing drunk. Shoe-alai to him to pick her up, and he Came. She put her hand in her pelket and said, " I have got the will in spite of them all, and 811 is mine. They can get nothing of it (the property)." She then ordered her husband back into bed Wm. William Martin, foreman to the deceased, and now in the employ of the widow, said he had seen no conduct on the part of the wife which would hasten the death of the de ceased. He (witoees) had spoken to her with respect to his examination thatday. She had once struck witness on the face, and he returned the blow. Mr. A. Roper, who attended the deceased occasionally, and who made the poet mortem examioation, said that the liver of deceased was diseased from drink, and that was the cause of his death. Deceased hal been most improperly treated and managed by his wife. Witness did not like to attend in such • case. He had seen her strike the deceased, and her language was of the most outrageous kind. WitDo3ll discontinued visiting him from the fact of her bringing him down from the second to the first floor with only a shirt on, and when he was in • most pitiable condition from advanced drum. Such an act would accelerate death, which nothing could prevent. De ceased was in • state of almost imbecility from drunkenness. Witness communicated with disease I's friends, and dLoontintied his attendance. Wit ness considered that if deceased had been properly nursed and taken care of he might have been alive now, She in sisted on being present at the poit.martem examination, and assisted at it in a most inhuman manner. Witness would rather not state how she acted on the occasion. After some unimportant evidence, The Coroner said that in such a serious ease he should adjourn the inquiry to obtain the evidence of the several nurses mentioned by Mr. A. Roper as having been peremptorily dismissed. The court was accordingly adjourned until Monday next. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DIY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings 44 Nisi Prins in Loodon.—(Before Lord M e i Junk* Erie and a Oosomon Jury.) TIONAS y. 0000 H -nxim This ma an action to recover damages for an angst false rlr as Kaans and Kr. Boma appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeaat Parry and Mr. Mattkawa for the de fondant. The isbilertiff in this case, a young woman,2o years old, had been a domadic servant to the defendant, a !Limiest Horn. church, in Paean. In January last she pee notice to leave, and, • day or two after this, oo the 10th January, about 10 at night, it wee found that the that , h of as outhouse was on fire. It was put out with bucket+ of water, bat soon afterwards the fire again broke out, and was again extinguished. Previous to the second outbreak, the dr fondant told the plaintiff that he had sent for • polieeman to take her into ougtody upon • charge of getting the shed on fire ; but when the constable came it was found that the plaintiff had fled. The constable went to her father's house, two miles off, where the plaintiff was found. This was on • Saturday night, end the plaintiff re mained in custody until Kooday morning, when the masts. testes discharged her. The defence was that somebody had set the place on fire, sad that the defendant bad good mere for suspecting the plaintiff ; and several circumstances in retinue to the state of the premises sod the behaviour of the plaintiff were re- lied upon, to show that there was ground of imapiciao against her. His Lordship directed the jury that it wee not now im. prated to the plaintiff that she had committed the felony ; and that if the ddeudant bad sufficient ground for suspect ing the plaintiff, his plea in just4ficatui would be made out, The jury found for the plaintiff—damages 211. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) =CHILL V. GARD Alp RDInWISI.. 7 Mr. KeraraW, and Mr. Cole for the plaintiff ; Mr. Callus, Q.C., Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Lopes for the defendants. • This wee • suit for the revocation of a probate hied be. fore Mr. Justioe Bytes at the last Exeter amine. The testatrix, Mary Gre, late of Devieport, b,d instructed an aid friend of hers named Gerd, • man far advanced in years, and • certificated i cueveyeateer, to make her will foe her, shortly before tag death. The instrument, after several bequests, ce,eirm e g XL Card hinuelf the residuary legatee. Tour legacies wide), she had directed to be inserted were •ftew•rde found to have been omitted. One of them wee admitted to have been left out by pure accident ; but there were three others; of Hve pounds each respectively, on which the jury found • special verdict, asmely, that the iostrootioss were pre. sent to Mr. Gerd's mind, and alum:. from MI. Gregory, at the time of the exectaion, and that Mr. Gard knew it. The jury found that the testatrix wee of testa mentary capaty ; but the judge directed the verdict to b e entered for the plaintiff upon the Mane that the document before the court was not the will of the demand, bat with leave to move to enter it for the respondent'. He Ain gave leave to move to enter the verdict for the plaintiff, on the ground that the facts found by the jury would support the plea of undue influence. There bad been no plea of fraud. Sir C. Cresswell, who had granted rules nisi to enter the verdict for the defendants, and also fora new trial, read M-. Justioeßylee's notes of the evidence, sod also • metalling of the learned judge, to the effect that without expressing say opinion am to the law of the case, he thought the verdict was right as to the facts. Mr. Kerslake now showed cause against the rules, end was addressing the court when we went to pron. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Oomrniesiosier Pane.) RI as sans ROBSILL.—APPLICATION FOS MUHL The bankrupt was the young lady who recently brought an action for breech of promise of marlins against Mr. Adams, of Henrietta street, Cavendish-square. she is des. cribed as of 24, Cottage-grove, Peckham, pre viously of Southampton-street, Camberwell, pro. viously of 7, Osnabstrghetreet, Regent's-perk, pre viously of Andover-road, Homey, professor of. music, stibnite; sad now a prisoner for debt in Whiteorces-street prison. She came to the court on her own petitioo. Her statement of affairs contains only two creditors, W. Adams, Esq., surgeon, Henrietta-street, 3151., and Mr. Pike the bankrupt's own solicitor, to whom she is liable for costa, amount unknown. She thus Sates the cense of her failure :—" Haring brought an action against Mr. Adams for breach of promise of marriage, and he having obtained a verdict with costs, which I have no means of paying." The bankrupt bad been in eistody about three week& Her mother is also in prison at the suit of Mr. Adam', in respect of some NIB which she accepted. She has also been adjudicated bankrupt by Mr. Roche, the registrar, but still remains in custody. Mr. Wild (Barber and Wild) opposed the bankrupt's ap plication on behalf of Mr. Adams, the detaining creditor. Miss Russell, who wee attired in deep mourning (her uncle having died since she was arrested', said she had con. waxed an action against Mr. Adams. Her solicitor had applird to Messrs. Wild and Barber to be examined as a lances, and that Mr. Adams be also examined ; they re. fused, and the verdict went against her in consequence of the truth not being knows. The Commissioner—Bat the verdict went against you. The bankrupt—Yee, in ooesequeuce of their not ally wing ' the facts to be brought out. He ought to have known, with his 6:petite:ion, that it was dangerous to trifle with the feelings of &young lady in that way. (A laugh.) Mr. Wild said that Mr. Adams's taxed coats were 115!., but altogether his casts would be nearly 1,000/. This action was nothing more than a gross attempt to extort raooey. The bankrupt—You have no right to say that. Mr. Wild said that the bankrupt and her mother had bees in the habit of going about from placeto place. They had been at Holyhead end elsewhere, striving to fix breeches of promise of marriage on clergymen and others. The bankrupt—ld/ay that. There is not • word ot troth in the statement. The Commissioner—Where is the evidence of what you state! Are you going to be sworn' Mr. Wild—l was the solicitor in the cue, and can prove the costs at once. I will put in the record. The record was handed up to his Honour. Mr. Wild—To show you what the reel nature of the ease was, I may state that Mr. Adams is a married man, with a family of children. The Commissiocer—What did the jury find? The bankrupt—They found a verdict for the defendant, in consequence of the plaintiff not being allowed to bong the fact. before the court. That was not the exact verdict found ; the verdict was-- The Commissioner—No, no. I cannot take your state• meet, when I have the record before me. The bankrupt—The jury were in a manner compelled to find for the defendant. Mt. Wild—The taxed costs were 31.5/., and Mr. Adams's costa were above 1,CC31. The Commissioner—lt is a monstrous case. I will not release her till she has been four months in prison. The bankrupt—Very well, sir. I MU informed yester day that you would prejudge the case. (Laughter.) The Commissioner (smiling) —lt is no doubt very hard on the plaintiff to be prejudged by the judge and the jury, and now by the commissioner ; but I cannot 'elem. her. At all events, she Cannot sue me. (Laughter.) The bankrupt was then taken back to prison. IN RE VCRETTON. The bankrupt wee described as a builder and coffee house keeper, of Compton etreet , Brunswickequara Debts about 90 31. ; assets and property bold as security, :300:. Mr. Lucas, for the assignees, asked for a cash account. Mr. R. Griffiths urged that there was DO necessity for further a .ft•ts in so paltry a case. To ask for it was nothing but persecution ; the creditors bad acted most vin dictively ; not content with oppoeinj the bankrupt in court , three of them bad gone to his private residence ant ._rested a disturbance at one o'clock in the mrrning. for which they had been brought up at the Clerkenwell Police-court, and fined 10a. each. His Hooour said he did not think farther Investigation necessary, and greeted the order of discharge. LT RE J. 1.. SCOTT. The baokrupt, a dock anent. of Gravesend, applied to pets his examination. Debts 1,8501.. of which security is held for 8001. Mr. Lucca opposed for the aisignees, and Mr. Bickley f:r a creditor ; Kr. Bargood supported. It appeared that a petition bad been presented for the removal of the assignee, who was • solicitor; by • recent decision of the Lord Chancellor, solicitors mu not allowed to act as trade aesigisees. It was urged iliAt this ought not to affect the bankrupt's passing. His Honour passed the examination, and granted the order. . . Mr. Biekley—The bankrupt heal a salary of 220/. A Year- Will not your Honour direct him to set something uiile for his creditors? . Hu Honour intimated that the ease yam aimed. Mr. liciMili;:id he should appeal mai eitsin decision. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Yr. Justice Williams.) George Ervin, 29. French poliaber, and William Pr , & anett, 27, tailor, were indicted for a burglary in the deen ing-house of Robert Edwards. There wax oleo a separ. , te indictment against the prisoner Eagle for feloniously wound ing Police-constable Thomas Baker with intent to resist hie lawful apprehension. Mr. Ortidge and Mr. Bowden prosecuted. and Mr. Parer was mussel for the prisoner Sennett. Eagin was ue• defended. The prosecutor resides at No. 69. Gower-street, anJ oo the morning of the 4th April, at shout three o'clock. Mr. Edwards was aroused by a noise in the house and the slum. ming of one of the doom. H. got up to see what it en but he did not notice that anythiog had been disturbed. " a went upstairs to bed again. At about four o'clock, however. he was again aroused by the police, and it appears that the camermtde Thorium Boer had sees the two prigooers icito' SERIOUS FIRES AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. (THIS DAY.) About 40 minutes past 2 o'clock, a.m., a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. J. Jones , &filmy bo maker, 12, Twister's-alley, &alibill-row, Si Luke's, an exceedingly narrow thoroushlaze. Three of the Royal Society's promptly attended ; but during the brief intervalT27: seeding for the conductors, a police of6oer, by getting • workbench under the window. managed to pull Mrs. Eliza- beth Jame aged 43, the wife of the proprietor , oat of window, and Thos. A. Muller, aged 23; and Mr. Jones, in escaping, got Lis leg badly cat. As the two first-named persons were kernel over the window, the flames fired their night-clothes, and both were so seriously burned that they had to be removed to the hospital. The building was all bat destroyed, and the contents concerned. The total lose is considerable, and unfortunately the sufferers are unin sured. _ _ _ Another fire, attended with a far greater destruction of property, occurred in the premises belonging to Mr. L Duke, also a box maker, in Eagle-wharf-road, New North-road. The factory was burned down, the costly stock in trade destroyed, and the roof of the dwelling house adjoining slightly damaged by fire, water, and breakage. Unfortu nately the sufferer was uninsured. The building, however, was insured ha the Royal Fireofflee. St. James's Church, Clerkenwell.—Last night, during divine service in the parish church of St. Jimmie, Clarke°. well, • large piece of blazing wood fell from the shaft of • sun-light in the roof, causing the congregation to make • precipitate retreat. The engines of the brigade and parish quickly arrived, and no damage was does to the building. On the British Museum Estimate, Mr. Ayrton will move, " That it is the duty of the trustees of the British Museum to sifted the public greater facilities for visiting the collections in the Museum." Mr. Osborne has given notice that on Tuesday M. Berryer has just made a journey into Brit - I next, in the event of Mr. Henry Seymour's amendment Oast, and has, it is said, recomntemleel all his friends to take being withdrawn or rejected, he (Mr. Osborne) will mom pert in the elections. I as an amendment to Mr. Dillwyn's motion, " That a worn The Salut Public of Lyons says The much- committees be appointed to inquire how fez it may be expo dreaded lunc-rouses is drawing near its end, and our meteoro- I client to carry out a farther reduction in the establishment logical annals prove that for many yeses put the weather has of the Irish ohneek, on the principles laid down in the act never beer so fine during its whole course as this sprint. 3 and 4 Will. IV., c. 37, being as act to alter and amend All our vine growers acknowledge that the malignant the laws relating to the temporalities of the church in influence of their old enemy has been absolutely null. The Ireland.' with a view to the substitution of the congrege vines everywhere present a most splendid appearance ; sad, tional for the territorial system of religious instruction in what is more, there sze as yet ao symptoms of °idiom." 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