The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-11 00:00:00

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Stephan ; Tom Were sad Ws two Koles.—THZ CLRCLXT OF GOLD. Ins %play MOm—And MARY WIION6TONE. —Commence at haMped HIT, WATS& AT LONDON ZILIDGB. TII: 4 .1..-Nomow-Ilindag. 7h. 111m......Aftems. 7h. /in. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. Fos the last three days the Court of Exche quer at Westminster has been crowded, to hear the story of • domestic comedy, in which Mr. ADANN an eminent surgeon, and Mrs. Emmett, a clever Irish lady, and her daughter played the principal parts. The surgeon, though a married man with a family, wu charged with having pro mised Mies Rumeatt marriage, and having refused to perform that promise. The young lady claimed large damages for her disappointment. The rules of English law, still retaining the old spirit of exceeding delicacy, forbid the plaintiff or the de fendant in cases of breach of promise of marriage being examined, so that the jury who are called upon to decide are systematically excluded from having before them the very witnesses whose evi dence would be most useful. Surely, Mims Ruseut might have been allowed to determine for herself whether she would come forward in open court to tell her own dory. She certainly must have told it to her attorney and her counsel, and therefore it does seem a little bard that she should not have been permitted to tell it to the jury. But even if the reluctance of this young lady to denounce her deceiver had been much greater than the reluc tance usually felt by others of her countrywomen, it is cruel that the unfortunate surgeon should not have been allowed to give his version of what took place. There are such things sa scheming widows and unscrupulous spinsters ; foolish middle-aged mu have been made the victims of a matrimonial conspiracy; and to refuse persons in the position of Mr. ADAMS the privilege of publicly denying the fun alleged against them, is unjustly to deny them a privilege essential to their safety and to the defence of their character. In ordinary life, if any man's friend is accused of a dishonour able act, or of having trifled with the affections of an innocent woman, obviously the first thing to be done is to obtain his denial of the charge. Juries compoood of men, and to withdraw from them the evidence of the person charged with the delin quency is unjust not only to them but to the per son whose character is at stake. As both Mr. ADA= and Miss RIIIIIIIILL were ex cluded from the witness-box, it devolved chiefly on Mrs. Maxim, the mother of the young lady, to prove the promise of marriage alleged to have been made by the surgeon. The task was by no Means easy ; but Mrs. Itusesix, who is evidently a lady endowed with the vigour and vivacity for which Irishwomen are so justly distinguished, did her very best. Mr. Arians is a gentleman well known in the medical profession, living with his wife and family at Hampstead, and having • pro lusions," residence near Cavendish-square. It is difficult to believe that Mrs. Rceszu could have been ignorant of these notorious facts even without inquiry ; but, on the other hand, if she had the passionate love for her child reflected in her statement to Mr. ADAM that she was "her " only treasure, and the daughter of a member " of his own profession," it becomes perhaps more difficult to believe that she made no inquiry as to Kr. ADIJII4 or did not ascertain his circumstances. The truth probably is that this zealous mother was so entirely absorbed in the charitable design of getting • comfortable home for her daughter that she did not care to make very elaborate inquiries as to the circumstances of any possible husband. Statesmen, lawyers, and even bishops, in their eagerness to grasp the objects of their ambition, sometimes overreach themselves, and so poor Mrs. RMIIIILLL in her maternal zeal may have overlooked the penalties of bigamy which would have crowned her most successful efforts. Mrs. Russell. is evidently • typical Irish mother. She has all the tenderness, the effer vescing eloquence, the ostentatious virtue, the genial shrewdness, and the gushing heroism of that lively people. Her home is, or was, Dublin ; she is of an ancient family, of course. " I am," she said in a letter addressed to Mr. ADA/11, which apparently never reached him, "I am the niece of Admiral " Noels ; the Rev. Tnaornn.us Bummer, the " Dean of Down, is also my uncle ; I have is " brother and three nephews rectors in the Church, I I " and slao several nephews in her Ma.iserv's ser " vice." Fortunately her very name suggested noble blood, and accordingly it appears that she claims to be " second cousin to Lord Russzu., and • clip " tent relation to the Duke of Wxuanoroe." Her father was on the staff of the Loan Lisures•rer. Her husband, who died twenty-three years ago, was also a medical man, and the young lady who ought to have been Mrs. ADLIIIB was the sole fruit of this union. The family estates, wheresoever they existed, have long disappeared ; indeed Mrs. Romssm. candidly told Mr. ADAM that she had no money, and the fact that she was obliged to work for her living confirms this view. She seems to be an accomplished person, for that knowledge of music which she acquired in " early and happy " days, under the patronage of the Hon. and Rev. " Barrier Now.," enabled her to derive • living by teaching in some distinguished families. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBICUAY 11, IM3. In the year 1859 Mrs. Ross= and her dank ' ter went to live with Mr. Canto, whale motesl " she dearly and intimately loved." Mrs. IW/emu. I was to be housekeeper, the daughter was to take care of the children. Mr. Cauur, however, very soon got tired of his new inmates, and, ac cording to his account, was obliged to sell off I everything in order to get them out of the house. In the meantime, however, Mrs. RUSSELL and her daughter bad made the acquaintance of Mr. ADAMS by taking a poor lame son of Mr. Caner to Mr. Abaus's surgery. It was during their Ee -1 aidence with Mr. Cant? that the promise of l mar riage was alleged to have been made. From Mr. ICaver's the two unprotected ladies went to a Mr. Lute's, in Osnaburgh-street, where ithey were attended by Mr. AD•118. As to what took place during their resi dence in Osnaburgh-street the evidence is pro foundly contradictory. According to Mrs. Rus- SILL, Mr. ADAMS used to call and join in duets with Miss Russam., clasp her in his arms, and declare that she would soon be his own ; whilst, according to the landlady, the visits of Mr. ADAMS never lasted above a quarter of an hour ; and the Bateau/I consumed an amount of gin, brandy, and soda water, the details of which, like the list of Dun Giovanni's lovers, filled a whole book. This account, it seems, had been kept sepa rate, in order, as Mrs. Roseau said, that her brother in Ireland might not see it. It was essential that the several versions of the denouement should be difficult to harmonize. When Mr. ADAMS was asked whether he was engaged to Miss Roseau, he started back— " I paying my addresses to Miss Russ= l I am " a married man." When Mrs. Rossi's. heard that Mr. ADAMS was a married man she was utterly staggered. "A married man, I said, and " he engaged to my daughter for the last twelve " months ; and not only engaged, but had pro " posed a private marriage unknown to me l" Then, said Mrs. Roseau., "I walked up to Mr. " ADAMS, and laying one hand upon the Bible, " and my other on his arm, I said, ' There, Mr. " ' ADAMS, could we ever suspect you were a mar- " ' ried man.' I put my arm round his waist, ' " and reminded him how often, standing in that " position with my daughter, he had pledged his I " troth to her." If the jury had believed this there would have been an end of the case. But they appear to have had their doubta. There was evidently no disposition to bear hardly on the eloquent Irish mother. On the contrary, some of her countrymen on the jury sympathised with her. But the facts were too strong. In vain she claimed their protection as a poor struggling widow. In vain she described how Mr. ADAMS had said he would crush her— that money would buy everything ; and how, when he said so, her daughter turned round and said ; " No, "sir, you are wrong; there are three things money " cannot buy—virtue, family, and a British jury." The jury, however, were deaf to her rhetoric. So Mr. ADAMS not unnaturally won the day, and extricated himself from a most disagreeable posi tion into which he had fallen apparently from no fault of his own. int Court. OfiBOBITE, Fn. 10. The Queen drove out yesterday accompanied by the Princess Louis of Hasse and Prisons Beatrice, attended by Lord Alfred Paget. Countess Blocher had the honour of driving with her Majesty. Prince Louis of Hasse, attended by Captain Weeterweller, Dr. Beaker, and Liauteoant-Coloaal du Plat, left Osborne yesterday morning for Birmingham. I The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, arrived from London in the afternoon. The Comptroller of her Msjesty's Household arrived al Osborne, and had an SUCtiloo3 of her Majesty, to present the address from the Hones of Commons in answer to her Majesty's speech. The Prinoe Consort Memorisl Committee held a meeting yesterday morning at the Nees ot Westminster. Present, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Clarendon, Mr. W. Cabitt, M.P., and Sir C. L &Minks. A deputation from the Royal Society for the Protection a Life from Fire had an interview with Secretary Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-odic', on the subject a securing earlier calls by the police to fires at the escape-station. (sow eighty in number). The deputation consisted of Mr. Robert Banbury, M.P., treasurer, Mr. T. Henry Baylis, Mr. Joshua W. Butterworth, Mr. B. L. Middlanist, Mr. Simper' Low, Mr. George Ocammell, and the Secretary. A deputation from the Pilots' Committee of the Mersey Desks and Harbour Board had an intenievyasterday with the Right Hon. T. Y. Giheoa at the *Moe of the Board of Trade. The deputation, which consisted of Mr. Francis Shand, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. W. T. Jacob, and Mr. G. Kendall, was introduced by Mr. Holdall. M.P., dr. J. C. Ewart, M.P., and Mr. J. Laird, ILP., and was accompanied by Mr. Thomas Baines of the Liverpool-allee. A deputation of surgeons from Oldham, canaisting of Mr. Leech, Mr. Thompson, and Dr. Armitage, had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey at the Hom► aloe. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Hibbert and Mr. Cobbett, M.P. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. An appeal from the Cape of Good Hope, the "Bev. Wm. Long v. the Biahop of Cape Town" (part beard) was resumed. The lords present were Lord Hispdowo, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, Sir J. Coleridge, and Sir E. Ryan. Despatches were received yesterday at the Ocdonial-offlos from the Lord High Corzunieniower of the lonian Islands, the Governors of Yalta, Gibraltar, and the Mauritius. Dunpatches were sent to the Oarsmen of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Lahoan, and to the Lord High Osimmiadoner of the Janata Islands. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALE. The receptica committee held a resting yesterday at Guildhall, under the preaksay a/ the Lent Mayor, who hem taken the greatest interest in the setter. The com mittee were engaged for nearly two boors in discussing the subject. All that was done, however, wee to agree to the reeolation to communicate with the different livery com panies nod invite their 00-operation, sad also that a medal should bedrock commemorative of the oocasioe. Lard Chief Justice Cockburn, upon a representation made to him that the 10th of March, on which day the business al the MIMS for the county of Benz was to have sometime& at Chelmaford, was the day Axed for the merviems of the Prince of Wales, at once gave the naceseary directions for the day to be altered to the 11th. The rcestideeiea will therefore be opened on Monday the 9th, and the .out will then be adjourned to Wednesday, the 11th. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have left Curses Homo for Badmintoo. The Earl of Howth and Lady Margaret Dora ville have arrived at Claridge's &dal from Inland. The Earl of Dalhousie and Lady Christian Hattie have arrived at Obridge'a Hotel from Brachia Castle, N.B. The Karl and Countess Howe hare left town for Hogan HA Lakeeterahire. The Bari and Countess of Lincoln, with their infant daughter, have arrived in town from St. Leonardo- Gnaw Mr. and Lady Edith Abney flutings have left Olsridges BOW for their wet in Leicestershire. Mr: and lady Catherine Wheble and Lady Fray Osieford hays arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Bill camilts Coart, Reading. The marriage of Harriet Countess of Guilford with Mr. J. Leeman Elliott, was soismeised yeeerday ►t James's Church, Pieeadilly. The esnmony was per formed by the Hot aad Rev. F. de they, rector of Cop' dock, war Ipswich. Alter the ceremony the bride and bridegroom left town for Gotland' Park Hotel, Walton-on. Thames. LATEST INTELLIGENCX ITALY. The commission of the Italian parliament charged with the inquiry into brigandage ceotinnes its jour ney in the interior of the Neapolitan territory. It obtains memorials from the principal inhabitants, the members of the administration, and the clergy. An escort of cavalry accompanies it, aniiirged with watching over its safety. The Italian journals publish a letter from Gen. Turr on the affair of Sarnico. He speaks of an in terview he had with Lord Palmerston, who told him that the English government gave its moral support to the Italians to have Rome, but not to have Venice. The noble lord added that he ad mitted that the possession of Rome was an absolute necessity for the Italian*, but they must content themselves with the frontier of the (agunca's Ticiosuie.) FRANCE AND ROME. SPEECH OF M. BILLAULT. PARIS, Fm. 11. In the Chamber of Deputies, yesterclaY, after the speeches of MM. Keller and Oranier de Cu sagnao in favour of Rome, M. Blurt= replied to K Fevre. He said it was easy to prove that the Italian policy of France was neither powerless nor equivocaL It was re quisite that the interest of France should be the first matter of consideration, and not the Italian or catholic interest. These interests should be protected by France. She could never suffer the Pope to be a slave. France also desires to protect religious interests as a social right. The interest of France requires tranquillity upon her frontiers, and if she only consulted her advantage she would prefer a federation of Italian States, but France had raised no opposition to the unity of Italy. K Biller& next inquired whether Rome was ne oessary to Italy. He said that, to France, Rome represented one of the foundations of the indepen dence of the Holy See—Rome as the capital of Italy is of secondary interest to France. The speaker then proceeded to show that France had never promised Rome to the Italians, citing documentary evidence, and stating that the course of policy now pursued was always the same. Re calling what France has done for Italy, he said that the political and religious interest of France are opposed to the abandonment of Rome. Until, therefore, a liberal and politic combination was discovered, France could not sacrifice herself to a single pretension. Alluding to the position of England in the Italian ques tion, K Billault recalled the uncertain atti tude taken up by that Power in the beginning, and said that England at • later period strongly recommended Italy to keep away from Venice. In 1860 England made propositions, by accepting which the French would have left Rome, and Aus tria would have remained mistress of Italy. Were the French to leave Rome, the Pope would be en asaistance of Austria, and France, having guarded Rome herself, would be unable to offer any opposition. M. Billault did not believe that Piedmont would then be able to resist alone, and concluded :—" Italy ihas ;before her two different courses. She can make an appeal to revolution, or lean upon France while completing her organisation. The Emperor will continue to labour at reconciling Italy and the Pope. He will bring to the task the greater perseverance the more the passive resistance he has to encounter,convinced that in that direction lies the interest of Italy and the interest of the Pope, assured that to that end is directed the de sires of the catholic world, and, above all, the prayers of France." K Ourvura having replied, the amendment was then rejected, and the paragraph in the address re ferring to dome was by:the chamber. SPAIN. MADRID, Fl 3. 10. Marshal O'Donnell is reported better. The changes which are being made among the prefects indicates that the ministers are preparing for the elections. Should the chambers be dissolved the various sections of the opposition will probably form a ooalition. The modification which has taken place in the ministry has secured a few votes to the government. E. —.----I— Nairn .29.7344 I Aberdeen _40.8341 Leith 1 26,87 47 Ardrommen 00 th Patinae 120.134 46 Galway 20.4040 Valentts Queenstown :30.06 49 Itolyhead 90.0646 Liverpool 20.1246 Pembroke 30.18 67 Penzance L10.96 47 !creep' — ! Brest E0.2664 I:Ortent .3037 kochetort Plymouth 20.2 644 Weymouth .22147 Portsmouth .26,46 Wen. 4946 243 Inrdoo Yarmouth .2346 Ilearboroleglz C. 011 .64 47 5 . 2.11 42 101:rbaleu iii.romme• • • ••1 = 5.8. W. &i.iv. 8.8. W. SAW. 6R, 8.8.1. I. s.w. &w. B.w. w.i:w. w,x.w. T. 1. C. 3 a _....._ a $ I 7 a a 1 $ 4 $ 4 T 4 I 2 7 a 9 3 a a 7 TUVISDAT. LW. to N.W. and N., 11001SAZD. troth to moderato. W. to & and 8.11., UMW& /MAT. N.W. to N.K sad Si,. moderate, floe. Si. to KW., mod*. rote, fine. At neat above. N.W.to N.K sedll.l., " Sealing% floe. As sett shore. w.cepram.. W.N.W. to N. and to N.W.liamoi. moderate, line. aw. to N.W. and moderate, && to W. and N.W., as lliaLim Variable, line. WM One. N.W. to N.& NALL, Osen Viulable, light, fine. maderate, moderate to llgil W. to N. and varying. moderate, fine. The /ford states that there wan a little conspi racy among the doarsatios of a large establishment in Park a few days sinok which wee carried on so far that the lady's maid was actually conveyed to the Tnileries during a recast entertainment in her mistress's carriage, and decked oat la one of her mistress's dream. There, however, the *dame tnn frustrated, for thequality of the azabitaccas alasail yea suspected, and she au reheat admitt►am. LETTER FROM PRESIDENT LINCOLN TO THE WORKING MEN OF BLANCHESTER. The following letter and enclosure were received yesterday by the Mayor of Manchester (Abel Heywood, /WO . (CoPT.) " Legation of the ' llnitod States, London, 9th February, 1863. " Sir,—l have the honour to transmit to you by the 1 heads of Mr. Moran, the assistant secretary of this legation, • letter of thej President of the gaited States, addressed to you as chairman of the meeting of working men, held at Manchester, on the 31st of December, and in acknowledg ment of the address which I had the plemenre to forward from that meeting. —I am, sir, your °Waist servant, - " CHAHLZB FRANCIS ADAMS. "Abel Heywood, Fag., Chairman, dze., Manchester." " Esacutive Mansion, Washington, Jan. 19, 1863. " To IRE WOILING MEN OF lIILNCHZDTZII. " I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the address and reselutiorue which you sent to see on the eve of the new year. " When I came, on the 4th day of March, 1861, through a free and constitutional election, to preside in the govern ment of the United States, the country was found ►t the verge of civil war. Whatever might have been the cause, or whomsoever the fault, one duty, paramovait to all others, was before me, namely, to maintain and preserve at ones the constitution and the integrity of the Federal republic. A conscientious purpose to perform this duty is the key to all the measures of administration which have been, and to all which will hereafter be panned. Under our frame of government, and my official oath, I could not depart from this purpose if I would. It is not always in the power of governments to enlarge or restrict the scope of moral results, which follow the policies that they may deem it necessary, for the public safety, from time to time to adopt. " I have understood well that the duty of self.preeerva- Con rests solely with the American people. But 1 have a► the same time been aware that favour or dida your of foreign nations might have a material infirmness in enlarging and prolonging the struggle with disloyal men in which the country is engaged. A fair examina tion of history has seemed to authorise a belief that the past action and influences of the United States were generally regarded as having been beneficial towards mankind. I have, therefore, reckoned upon the forbear ance of nations. Circumstances, to some of which you kindly allude, induced me, especially to expect that if justice and good faith should be practised be the United States, they would encounter no hostile influence on the part of Great Britain. It is sow a pleasant duty to ac knowledge the demonstration you have given of your desire that a spirit of peace and amity towards this country may prevail in the councils of your Queen, who is respected and esteemed in your own country only more than she is by the kindred notion which has its home on this side of the Atlantic. " I know, and deeply deplore, the sufferings which the working men at Manchester, and in all Europe, are called to endure in this crisis. It has been often and studiously represented that the attempt to overthrow this govern ment, which was built upon the foundation of human rights, and to substitute for it one which should rest ex clusively on the basis of human devilry, was likely to obtain the favour of Europe. Through the action of our didoyal citizens, the working men of Europe have been subjected to a severe trial, for the purpose of forcing their sanction to that attempt. Under theme circumstances I cannot but regard your decisive utterances upon the question as an instance of sublime Christian heroism which ham not been surpassed in any age or in any country. It is indeed an energetic and re•inspiring assurance of the inherent power of truth, and of the ultimate and universal triumph of justice, humanity, and freedom. Ido not doubt that the sentiments you have expressed will be sustained by your great nation ; and, on the other hand, I have no hesitation in assuring you they will excite admiration, esteem, and the most reel prowl feelings of friendship among the American people. I hail this interchange of sentiment, therefore, as an augury th►t, whatever else may happen, whatever misfortune may befall your country or my own. the peace and friendship which now exist between the two nations will be, as it shall be my desire to make them, perpetual. " ABIAnAm - Irmo's." The installation of the High Hon. the Earl of Rome as ChlloooUolf of the Dublin University is flied to take pleas oe the 17th inst. An installation ode has been composed by Yr. .1. F. Waller, LL.D., and has been set to music by Dr. Stewart, of St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Professor of Music in T.C.D. No emetic* has been spared to reeler the ceremonial worthy at once of the university and of the distinguished nobleman whom the senate lea placed at it. heed. The Brighton Guardian records the death of Thomas Atka*, Esq., of the Queen's Park, who may be looked upon as almost the last remnant of the earliest days of Brighton's prosperity. Mr. Alice, was for many years, commencing in the List century, engaged in the active ditties of his profession as an attorney and solicitor, in partnership with his father, the late William Attie, Faq., during which he held almost all the public *Moss of the town. Mr. Attree has left no lineal descendant to whom to bequeath the Queen's Park and the large property which he bad acquired. He was professionally engaged for his royal highness the Prince Regent in the purchase of the property afterwards converted into the P►vilion, and subsequently for William IV., and was held in remem- brance by the royal family until the last, their royal highnesses the Durham of Cambridge and the Prince. Mary having called upon him at the Queen's Park on their last risit to Brighton. The governing body of the Company of Fish- D ungen, one of the most renowned in the Corporation of London for wealth and antiquity, has been specially sum moned for tomorrow to attend • meeting in their corporate ball, at the north•end of London•bridge, at which the honorary freedom of the company will be presented to the Prince of Wales, in token of their loyalty and devotion. Yesterday great preparations were being made there for the notation. Lord Clyde and several other distinguished men ou whom a similar honour has been conferred at different times, and whose names adorn the roll of the company, have been invited to the ceremony. Hie royal highness will pro. bably arrive at the hall about 1 o'clock—the hour fixed for the presentation. NUMBER or PRISONERS IN ENGLAND AND Ware , —lt appears from a parliamentary return issued today that the number of prisoners confined in the several prisons and reformatories in England and Wales on the 10th July, 1862, eau—Males, 15,751 ; females, 4,204 ; total, 19,956. Of this number, 646 or 32 per cent were brought up in workhouse or district schools. The 646 prisoners were in workhouse or district schools, for various periods, ranging from one day to five yuan and upwards ; thus-22 had been in school for • period ranging from 1 to 6 days ; 48 from 1 to 3 weeks ; 214 from 1 to 11 months ; 258 from 1 to 5 yearn; 79 upwards of 5 rem ; 25 had been in school, but the period is not stated. THE BILLAGEN•RIANS OF THE HOUSE OF COM moNtk —The following members claim to be wholly excused from serving on election committees, on account of being more than 60 years old:—Mr. T. Alcoa ; General Arbuth nott ; Messrs. W. H. Barrow, T. T. Be rn ard, A. Black, P. P. Bouverie, T. W. Brenstn, J. L Briscoe, J. Brocklis I burst, B. Brooks ; Major C. Bruce • General Buckley ; Masa. J. C. Cobbold, M. E. COrbelly. E. Divett, J. S. W. Drat ; Mir D. Dundee ; Mr. E. Ellice ; Sir D. L Evens • Messrs. G. C. Glyn, S. Grown, C. P. Orade ll , B. Co rdon, G. Hadfield, T. C. Haliburton ; Sir W. G. Hayter, Sir W. Heathcote ; Messrs. J. W. Henley, B. Ingham, J. J. Johnstooe •' Sir J. Johnston., Mr. J. Ker shaw ; Sir H. Leek. • Mr. W. Long ; Colonel Lowther ; Seam W. J. Lyality, J. Weerin, W. Marshall, W. Murray, W. Nicol, R. IL O'Perrall, C. W. Pecks.Colooel Packs Viscount Paltnerstee, Messrs. 0. Ricardo, D. Robert son, 0. P. &rope, Sir F. Smith, Mears. B. Spooner, W. 0. Stanley, J. Steel, G. Trull, J. A. Turner, Sir W. Verner, Admiral Waloott, Sir J. Walsh, Mr. W. B. Wrightson. REPRESENTATION OF HAIIMICIL-111 anticipation of an early dissolution of parliament, Mr. Michael Wills, of fdecklenburghootuue, bee issued an address to the electors, announcing his intention to contest the borough of Hat with. It appears from Mr. Will: address that he is in favour of a 101. county franchise arid the abolition of church rates. He approves the general policy of the present go verment, but considers the national expenditure exces sive; and he would support a reduction of the tee, sum and tobacco duties, and a revision of the income tax. %e borough, it may be remembered, is at present entirely in the hands of the conservatives. _ Tsi RIPRISZNTATION or Durum—At Devizes two candidata, both liberals, are in the field to 111 the Tammy caused by the death of Captain Gladstone. They are Mr. Israel Abrahams and Mr. J. W. Probyn. The latter seetleman pommies such local support. Jowl's/rye Lam AIIIINDMILNI BILL.—Tbe bill tntrodacsd into the Hones of Commons by Maas. Hadfield, Looks King, and Powell, to amend the l aw relation to Naomi*, statutes. sad resesalesases, provid es that in kW* they us salt OW , miasma soettagm LAW INTELLIGENCK (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Cho Lords Justices of Appeal.) WELLINILIT V. _MOILWINOTOII._ This was as appeal from • judgment of Vies-Chancel e Kiedersley with respect to three suite affecting the estat e . of the late Earl of Moreington, which have been before ti le court for the pest 14 years. Is one of the auto the pro em earl was plaintiff ; is the weed the Coasters c s Mornington (widow of the late earl) was plaintiff ; s e t the third was as applioation respecting*. esenmhume k The suits arose under the following cireonstances ,—le t h s year 1834 the late earl being entitled to themes of 100 . 00 k (reduced to 88,0001.) on the English estates, and /10,0 u. ei the Hants estates, sad subject to these being entitled to the estates for life, with remainder to his sea is ; esg besides being entitled to a life estate OM the 1 property and a charge thereon in hie favour of 12,001)1., sat e roves inder to his son in fee ; and being owner is feels poses. sloe of estates in Wiltahim and Yorkehire, subject t o charges of 40,000/. and 6,0001., shawl to waste with tar son, the present earl, for the consolidation of these chary, into the incumbranes, and for the payment of his debts, which then amounted to 130,0001. And arrears of interest. Ac• nordingly. to effect them purposes* deed wee executed on t oe 15th of December, 1834 , - whereby the English estates err e vested in trustees to raise such a sum as would discha rge I the debts and mean of interest and • mortgage t o L e g I Delaware as the Irish estates. To consolidate the charges and pay the debts it ens agreed that a sun. of 402,0001. should be raised, which would be a charge on the estates in Wiltshire and Hampshire ; the interest to be paid out of the rents. It was further arranged that tbe charged 88,00 W. would sink for the benefit of the estate, bat that the other charges would be kept alive during the late earl's life to secure to the present earl two annuities provided for by the deed. Certain policies to seam 87,0001. were also to be kept up out of the rent., sod to be applied in part discharge of the 462,0001. Various q Lions arose as the construction of the deed of 1834, and the arrangements consequent thereon, which came before Vice-Chancellor Kindemley, who gave j e d gmese thereon. This, en appeal, was varied by the then Lord Chancellor (Lord Chelmsford), and oertaie inquiries were directed. The chief clerk made his certificate, and to it exceptions were taken. The several issue thee came before the VicsChaooellor on • motion for farther consideration, and the judgment at that time delivered formed the sub ject of the present appeal. It was alleged among oth er matters by the appellants that the trusts declared with respect to • sum of 31.7311. Is., part of the 50,008. Banta charge, were void, and th at the deed of 1834 °si g h ; to be rectified in this respect. Questions were also nisei es to the priorities of the policies end the charges ; end to the source from which the *oats of certain mite foe the management of the estates were to be paid ; and in what proportions the corpus and the income ought to pay fa permanent improvements directed by the trustees. The appeal has been dragging de slow length sloeg for the pest fortnight. The counsel for the several parties were—Mr. Bailey, Mr. Glass. and Mr. Nalder for the present Earl of Morningtos ; Mr. Bolt, Mr. Freeling, and Mr. George Lea, for the Countess of Morniegton ; Mr. Toiler and Mr. 0041111 for the executor of the late Earl of Morningion ; Mr. Oohs sad lE. Key for the plaintiffs in the third suit ; Maenanghtre for the surviving trustee of the deed af 1834, the Hoc. Richard Edward Howard ; Mr. Thomas Bathes, for Mr. Cammager, e s ngto trustee, sad Mr.Y.Webb for the former truste of the deed of 1834. At the oonelesios of Mr. Glue's reply, Lord Justin Knight Brims said—We will endeavour to dispose of this cam in June next if not earliest. Judgment is meardingly postponed. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL. Fzit. 10. The Royal Mail steamship Macgregor, Captain Laird, has arrived here. Her dates are Fernando Po, Dec. 31; Benin, 24 ; Bonny, Jan. 7 ; Brass River, 7 ; Lagoa, 10 ; Accra, 12 ; Cape Coast Cas tle, 14 ; Cape Palmas, 16 ; ',Sierra Leone, 21 ; Ba thurst, 25 ; Teneriffe, 31st ult. ; Madeira, 2nd inst. She brings 27 passengers, 2,8010 z. gold duet, and a very full cargo. In consequence of the " Smokers" the steamer was unable to communicate with Cameroon or Old Calabar. Don Pantaloon had arrived at Fernando Po on an exploring expedition. Two large fires had taken place at Lagoa, one of which destroyed over 200 houses. The King of Cape Coast Castle is dead. Yellow fever was disappearing from Teneriffe. WDI& (vii &r.) BOMBAY, JAN. 28. Cotton active and advancing. Manchester goods improving. Malwa opium, 1,520 r. Exchange on London, 2s. ld. Government securities-Fonr per Cents., Htj ; Five per Cents., log ; Five-and-a- Half per Cents., 112. Freight advancing. cALcurri," SAN. 27. Skirtings and twist firm. Exchange on London, 2e. Old. Government securities—Five per Cents., lo6*. Freight higher. Prince Napoleon ham placed the whole of Lie Meudon hunting catablishmeut, men and hones, at the disposal of the municipal authorities of Versailles, for the cavalcade which is to take place in that town on Sunday nest in aid of the distressed cotton workmen. . . An exhibition organised by Bozo nTsylor will, it is said, in a few day, collect in Pavia a peat number et the works of the late Hance Vernet. The family of the illus trious painter hare, report says, abandoned the reselpSs realised from this exhibition to Um society of srSis6e, paintees,sealptors, and engravers. . _ The Beaus-A tie has the following:_" Alexandre Anima it in said, is now engaged is writing for Madame Rietoei a drama entitled Marie-Antoinette, to be brought out in Loudon." The Princess Soltikoff, lady of honour to the Empress of Russia, Ilse just died et a very advanced age. This event will be ao additional check to gaiety in the Bosnian capital, and will prisont several bells and other festivities from taking place there darts' the short sewn this winter. By the last mail a letter has been received from Mr. Duffield, who is googol in t h e introduction to Austen. Us, Limo Goemeres from the BoHeise government, of a very large Bock of per alpacas. Mr. Duffield writes : "We ►ave been retarded by tie Weser of the rains, sod we most march through floods of wirer, otherwise we should get no food by the way for our Orr. We have secured a good number of pure whites, and of the most valuable bard. Mr will hesoase—if we have a paperer voyage— the most valuable stock el which Vieforia may bout." FaXPRE3B FROM PARIS. (sort ous ow PARIS, Tong Emma There is something really grand in the attitude now assumed by IL Emile de Oirardin. I have often spoken disparagingly of him, because I think him more of a sophist than a logician, and that he is an eminently unsafe political guide to follow. But I have always entertained great respect for his talent, and now, more than ever, I admire his courage. He left the press six years ago because he found it impossible to write with any reasonable degree of liberty. Now, encouraged by the decree of Nov. 24, 1860, and the fair promises of the Em peror and M. de Persigny, he has resumed his pen with the honest intention of giving an independent support to the empire, and doing his best to prove that it is not incompatible with a great deal of practicable liberty. He is in possession of a handsome independent fortune, and although not sanguine as to the power of the press, which, on the contrary, he has lately been running down in a series of paradoxical articles, he writes, he says, because to write is his nature, just as it is the na ture of the rose to blow. With all his eocentrieity he contrives to say more apropos things of the inci dents of the day than any other writer, and upon this reoent matter of the right of the journals to comment upon the debates, his blows tell so heavily that all his jealous writers are glad to quote him. Last night he told the government to its beard that he would not quietly submit to be drilled by offi cials who have small competence for their task. A colonel who orders soldiers about is presumed to know more than they do ; and there is a like presumption in favour of the schoolmaster who puts a foolscap on a boy's head. But he pro tests against the serious, conscientious, indepen dent, impartial, disinterested scholars who write in newspapers being treated by functionaries like sol diers or schoolboys. That he will dam to do, " even if it should be the last time that he should be per mitted to write in the Prase." He is determined, at his own risk and peril, to give the government an opportunity of trying in a court of law the question whether a comment on a debate is a breach of the constitution, and not a totally dis tinct thing from a report. Accordingly, in the number of this evening, he gives a very full analysis of the beginning of the debate of yesterday, which touched upon the Ame rican question and the growth of cotton in Algeria and Senegal. He postpones any reference to the debate on Italy until it shall be finished. As the Temps very truly observes, the govern ment may not indulge M. de Girardin by prosecut ing him, but may content itself with inflicting a warning, and if he persists, may suspend or sup press his journal without triaL Nevertheless, public opinion is so entirely in favour of M. de Girardin that I think the government will be forced not only to explain itself, but substantially to give in. A great scandal has just occurred in the offices lof the Constitutionnel. That journal yesterday pub- lished at the head of its columns the following letter, addressed to M. Auguste Chevalier, deputy : Paris, February 8. Mosaieur,—The attitude which you lately have adopted, and of which the evident object is to employ the powers which you hold from me to dispossess mood the Orono° of the Co/tea -1 haionnel and the Pays, forces me to deprive myself of your services. Having bean constrained by an irresistible inflo w= to appoint you political director of those journals, I had nevertheless loyally accepted you. You, your protes tors and associates, however, organised a vast intrigue with the view of overthrowing me. Manceuvres of that kind are sufficiently baffled by being made known, and they fully justify the measure which I am forced to exercise against you. I, therefore, regret to announce to you th►t your functions of political and literary director of those journals have cessed.—Accept, etc. VIOONT3 D'ANCHALD, Director-Gerant. As might have been surmised, however, notwith standing the high tone taken in the above letter, the "irresistible pressure" which forced M. Auguste Chevalier upon the Constitutionner has maintained him there and defeated the remonstrant viscount with ignominy. To-day the Constitutions( inserts a paragraph signed Bonifaoe, setting forth that the Viscount d'Anchald came "surrepti tiously " to the printing-office at an undue hour of the night when all the staff was gone away, and ordered the above letter to be printed, and that this morning a decree has been obtained ordering M. A. Chevalier to be reinstated, and, if necessary, by " an armed force." As misfortunes never come singly, another court has this morning declared that Viscount d'Anchald was only appointed manager of the two journals, the Cosistitutionnel and Pays, provisionally during the necessary absence of Mires, and that he must now resign his functions to the latter. This peep behind the curtain is not calculated to incul cate respect for " government journals " in the public mind. The Duke de Levis, who left France in DM, and has ever since lived with the Count de Chsuubord, has just died at Venice. He was the recognised leader of the legitimist party. The Bourse continues firm. Ratites closed at 70.70., or sc. higher than yesterday. WICATHER REPORT.-{THIS DAY.) WZDIMIDAT, TMOLIT 11, 8 A.M. COURT OF QUEINB BENCH. After Term &taw at Nisi Pries, at Westatiseter—(Be. fore Lord Chef Justice °cabers aid a Special Jury.) JOWLS V. TIII LAW FMB INISUSANCI COMPAIT. The further hearing 4 this case err reamed thin morn. leg, when /Malinke was called for the defuses. Mr. Elerjeant Skim, Mr. Collier, Q. 0., and Mr. Needham were ocaumel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawking,, 4.0., Mr. Coleridge, Mr. Matthew for the defeedante. Geo. B.Soapke, foreman of that part of the are hip& statement at King-street, Begent-street, mid be was called to the fire about 3 o'clock of the morning of the 31st July. The shop door was broken open, the hoes carried in, and the engine played upon the fire ; the fire was raging fiercely in "the fixtures." The fire was pot out ie lees than fire mi• sates. The goods were taken out in buckets. By the jury—The aegis, used was a very powerful ma Tbs.:Mini( was on fire. The blaze is the fixtures was pat out is two minutes, and the fire wee afterwards put out by the hand pump. John 1:11ey, a fireman, gave similar testimony. Stephen Martin, fireman, relieved Lamy in charge of the premises, at haff.peat 8 o'clock. He replanted till twenty minutes past 9, when he gave up pomades to Fisk, the plaintiff's shopwan. Nothing was removed. Patrick Conway, messenger to Mr. Eilout, went to the premises about 5 o'clock in the afternoon after the firs. Mr. Jones's porter, w there. Wittier was directed to sleep on the premises. was porter remained with him all that night. Nothing was removed cm that day. The plain. tiff's emu swept the burst staff oa ors side to pass along the shop. He remained oa the premises till the 18th Sep tember. Plaintiff slept cm the premises occasionally during that time. There wee nothing touched or removed whilst be was there until the removal of the salvage. The dust was takes care of. It was swept up and put into a lox. Mr. Coleridge—Wham wee the dust taken away! Whams On a strong Irish scant)—When 1 was tabs away myself. (Laughter.) Crosswzamiesd—lt was necessary to me a spade is doer. lug up the staff the day after the fire. It was "moist like," about three Mabee deep. Mr. fferjeant Shme—Thee what necessity was there for oskaa the made sad the broom Wituess —Because some pence. don't like to dirty their boots. (Laughter.) It d i d not take more than tee minutes to clear up the pima. Mr. Sericant Shoe interposed, sod said that, in accordance with his lordship's suggestion made yesterday, Mr. Harding hod made out a statement from the books and invoices of the goods purchased from the end of January, 1862, par. ticularly setting forth the quantity of gloves. It was found that in February, 1662, Me Homy stated the value of the stock to be 1,0181., and that it contained 226 dozen of gloves. Sivas that time 91 dozen had been purchased and 106 dozen sold. The money receipts since that time had bees 6951., and, de• ducting one third fur profit. left 4631. The puraiwes is the mean time bad been 3971. ; so that there had been as excess of sales over purchases during that time of about 661., and an excess of gloves sold over those purchased of about 15 dozen, which would reduce the stock by about 601. When Manna Honey valued the stock there were some 15 or 16 dozen of gloves accidentally omitted, so that the stock at that time wee pretty much the same es when the fire took place. The Lord Chief Juatioe—W bat is the number of gloves claimed ? Mr. Serjeant Sbee—About 226 dozen. William Jackson, olark to Mr. &lout, was called. He spoke to the appearance of the premises and stock after the fire. He afterwards taw Mr. Jones, sec., and gave him one of Mr. Eilaart's cards, informing him at the same time to make out the claim—that it was an easy matter, se all that was required was a detailed statement of the goods. He to consider it a difficult matter, and said t a C a tt or three parties had called upon him about it. He told him the office profaned insurers making out their own claim, but that Mr. Eikart would bare no objection to Mr. White's doing so. Mr. Jones, see., had mentioned Mr. White's name. [The twee wee proceeding when our report left.) BAIL COURT. Sittimp at Niai Prim—(Before Mr. eitLIPMOIII BlaLkinun and a Common Jury.) RAYMOND C. POOM.-OFYICARN AND MONEY LnIDERS. - • Thin wan an adios Ice mosey received, for ;;;;;;Paid. and for money found to be due upon en account stated. The defendant pleaded never indebted and also a set off. Mr. Prentice appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Joyce ap peared to watch the case on the part of the defendant. Mr. Prentice, in opening the plaintiff's case, said the plaintiff was formerly an e)nsign in the Owe Mounted Rifles. He (the learned counsel) would leave Mr. Joyce to de• scribe the defendant, bat all he could tell the jury about him wee that he held himself out to the plaintiff as a bill discounter, and protemed to lead money to gentlemen in the army. The plaintiff was introduced to the defendant in the year 1861. He gave the defendant two bills of exchange for 100 f. each to get discounted for him, and it am upon these two bills that the present action was brought. Upon the first bill the defendant received 401. for discount, but that change was not complained of by the plaintiff. On the second bill the defendant rewired 1001. from a gentleman named Brodie, an army tailor, earning on business in Priem etreet,Hanovereqiime, in consequence of his promising to get the plaintiff his outfit for the army for that cam. Mr. Brodie thought it would be a good thing for the plaintiff, and advanced the 100/. The plaintiff sub sequeotly wished to get alma upon some property he had in Ireland, and applied to the defendant to obtain it for him. A bond woe drawn up by the plaintiff, and placed in the handsel his solicitor, a gentleman named Green, in Ireland. Upon that hood Mr. Green obtained a loan for 1311., and the de fendant had received that sum from Mr. Green under the pretence that he was going to pay it to the plaintiff. The plaintiff hearing of that went to the defendant, who admitted having received the money, but said he could not pay II him. He offered, however, to discount a bill for the plaintiff for WC The plaintiff thereupon drew a bill for 1301. Upoa that hill, the plaintiff only receiv e d 8/. in cash and 3 cheques, which were afterwards dishonoured ; and for discounting that bill the defendant charged a sumof ID/. The learned counsel said that he could characterise the defendant's conduct as nothing lees than a swindle, and an endeavour to screw mosey outof young officers who were only too foolish in going to him for loans. The plaintiff had never received anything on either of the two 1001. bills, and the action was now brought to recover their value. The defendant had since left the country. The plaintiff and Mr. Brodie were called, and corroborated the learned counsel's opening. Mr. Joyce said that he could not resist the action. The defendant was abroad, and therefore he could n o t cell bin, Mr. kriqiiin-1 hope 1 have wariaact Kr. Joyce of the 1 II ll / ,