The Express. — London, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

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Trn Emma, IHE WIDOW AND ORPH ANIL—FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY, with Professor Peppers adaptation of lir. MOW' SPECTRAL ILLITHION.—And AtTEORA FLOYD. HIGH WATS* AT LONDUif lULLEION. TEI DAT —Morass It Sks......thorassa YL 64. fu-itosiow—ltoeslaii qa ..lAstrases.lll. en. LONDOIf, TUESDAY, MAY 12. Tea friends of the Neapolitan Elm:meows in the two Houses of Parliament would do well to pay a little more attention to appearances. There is something in the imprisonment of Mr. Signor, and there is something in the persecution of the poor brigands, out of which a plausible case against the Italian Government may be made. But an observer need not have the statesmanship of Mr. BIIITINCIC uor the sagacity of Lord NORMLNBY to diacover the absurdity of bringing the exist ence of Bonanow conspiracy in Naples as a charge against the Italian Government on one night in the House of Commons, and appealing on behalf of a conspirator the very next night in the HOW, of Lords. This is bad management. The public memory is very indulgent, and in a week or ten days we should all have heard of the hardships of Mr. Blum, with sympathy, without remembering the speeches which demonstrated the ex'itence of political evils in Naples that require to be attacked by the Government in courts of justice and elsewhere. Now, what is this case of Mr. "tumor I A young Englishman of respectable family, but not too well endowed with mother-wit, goes abroad for his health, and in time finds himself at Naples. There accident, or taste, or intrigue, brings him into communication with a knot of discontented people of the country. Re hears and believes their story, becomes their partisan, and enters into their schemes. It is not an uncommon occurrence. It happened under the BorileoNs, and it happens under the constitutional rule of VII.TOR EMICANURL. Those who thought the government of FZR DINAND the fair image and likeness of the Divine authority on earth thought the participa tion of foreigners in schemes for itz overthrow very wicked, and those who believe the repre sentative system of government which has super seded it to be a tyranny may think conspired': - against it very lendable. But both parties, it might have been supposed, would agree in acknowledging that under either government treasonable conspi racy is as grave an offence as any one can commit, and one which any government would be justifird in visiting with the severest penalties of the law. It is in the depths of his conscience and the ap proval of his fellows that • man who believes him self bound to conspire must be content to seek satisfaction. And it is not for • foreigner who chooses to embrace a cause with which be has no connexion but that of sympathy, to complain when he shares its reverses. What Mr. Bisaor did is exceedingly clear. Being in Naples fairly in the hands of the BOUB.BON faction be entered into their conspiracy for restoring the deposed Krim, and even consented to write a letter to Prince TORRLLI, whose attitude was con sidered to afford them some hope, asking him to join their plot. For these acts Mr. BISHOP was brought to justice, and the jury, after • nrost impartial trial, found him guilty both of empires, and of the attempt to induce others to conapirs. Lord NORMANDY, who has undea taken his defence, says that having incurred the hostility of the K"ig of 'rat; he is entitled to every possiole protec tion and sympathy from the Qurzw's Government. But evidently this is not ground that one este blished Government can take up against another. Lord Han/Amur also thinks Mr. Limor has been condemned for • " trifling charge," and has expressed the emphatic opinion that " if our Government, after all their brag about " the Italian cause, cannot obtain Mr. BISHOP'S " release, the less they say about their influence " the better." The Earl of CAILNAIMON, however, speaking under the responsibilities of an opning career, expressed the opinion that Mr. Bisuor's conduct was wholly unjustifiable, and his trial impartial, and that he has no claim except on the ground of humanity. Let us now see what the course of the English Government has been. Mr. Rumor, having been convicted, was sentenced to ten years' imp_ison ment with forced labour, the penalty preeribed by the criminal code for the crime of conspiracy. On bearing of this sentence the QUERN'S Govern ment, by the medium of Sir JAY= Harem, requested an immediate pardon, on the ground that Mr. BISHOP was a simple person, the victim of others, and that in his infirm state of health a sentence of ten years to the galleys would prove a sentence of death. A fort- night afterwards the Italian Government replied that the penalty of labour was remitted, and that the prisoner should be treated with OM, possible leniency. Renewed attempts were made to ob tain Mr. BISHOP'S enlargement, but the Italian Government stood upon the necessity of dealing firmly with conspiracy, and the prisoner was trans ferred to a fortress of the Apennines. The QUEEN'S Government again made representations to that of Vicroa EMMANUEL, and Mr. BISHOP THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, was transferred to the infirmary of the forties' of Alexandria, where he is now. The Italiaq Minister for Foreign Affairs has informed Sir ! Jsmss iItDBON that on the first fitting occasion he shall propose that • pardon be granted to him. After these facts the public will have no difficulty in judging who is the real friend of this foolish and unfortunate young man. Lord NoemAsev, who has so ostentatiously undertaken his patronage, appears to have been more anxious to use his name against the Italian Government than to get him back to his friends. We sincerely join in the opinion expressed by the more mode ' rate speakers last night, that the Italian Govern ment would do itself honour by setting this young man free. When, however, a nobleman of great parliamentary ability and high diplomatic repu tation, having connexions in every part of Europe, and delighting to constitute himself the defender of the deposed Governments, demands the liberation of a convicted conspirator with words of recrimination and obloquy, the path of the Italian Government in the direction of mercy is made difficult. There is one party—ltaly—that always comes well out of these debates, and the vituperation of the Marquis of NOILIGINEY is more than compen sated by the well-considered eulogium which Earl Gay/ has mado upon the People, the Parliament, and the Government of the new kingdom• INTZLIGINCEL RUSSIAN BRUTALITIES IN POLAND. We (Morning Post) are in possession of trust worthy accounts from persons just arrived from Lithuania and Livonia which fully confirm the atro cities committed upon the Countess Mole and other distinguished ladies reported in our yesterday's im pression. This young lady, who was only eighteen, and was enceinte at the time, was subjected to the most brutal treatment in the presence of her husband by Russian soldiery disguised as peasants. She ulti mately managed to escape from them, and, with no clothing but a great coat, succeeded in reaching a neighbouring forest, where she was taken prema turely ill. She was conveyed to Wilna, where she was lately seen inadying state—though not then, as the telegraph has since reported, become a lunatic. Her husband has been thrown into prison at Duna berg. Up to the present time there has been no proof brought of his complicity in the insur gent movement. The same may, indeed, be said of several other noblemen of Lithuania, who have been arrested on the estate of Count Lyberg Plater, whose wife, it is reported, was similarly ill-treated. Arms were, indeed, found concealed, but he alleges that they were placed there without his knowledge by the insurgents. Unfortunately, the agents employed by the go vernment did not confine their violence to the sus pected husband. These are some of the atrocities of which we lately read as having been perpetrated by the Raaskolnicks, who, though by no means im maculate characters, are too ill disposed towards the government to espouse its SAUNA, even when a massacre of the proprietors is in question ; they are malcontents on religious grounds, and have more than once broken out in open revolt. The idea of disguising the soldiers quartered at Thins berg as Rasakolnicks, and imputing the atrocities they have committed to this class of the popula tion, is one which can only acquire for the governor who devised it the execration of Europe. Some of the details of the outrages which these fiends is human shape perpetrated upon high born ladies are unfit for our columns, and can only be paralleled by those which reached this country at the time of the Indian mutiny. On a deputation of the Lithuanian nobility apply ing to Nazimoff for protection against these ter rible marauders, he only replied, "I have neither the wish nor the power to guarantee the lives or fortunes of the unhappy Nachtchoenebb." In Russia the term unhappy is applied to anyone who is under sentence, pronounced either accord ing to law or by the Czar, for offences, poli tical or otherwise. The result of such an answer must inevitably be to drive the proprietors who might have been disposed to stand neutral to side with the insurgents, it being a leaser evil to be slain in fair fight than to be massacred in bed. Dames TICIAGILMI.) POLAND. CONSPIRACY AT WARSAW. WARSAW, NEAT 6. Some days ago an order was issnod by the Revolutionary Committee that the inhabitants of the Praga suburb, numbering some 12,000 souls, were to remove to another portion of the town. Suspicion being hereby aroused, search was made, leading to the discovery in the evening of workmen occupied in forming a mine beneath the fort upon the right batik of the Vistula, opposite the Citadel. The miners were arrested. They stated, upon interrogation, that upon the 13th of the month it was in tended to blow up the fort, containing a garrison of eight hundred men and large stores of powder. The bridge carrying the railway ►cross the river is to be built up to this fort, and will be commenced in the course of the year. Many reports are in circulation as to what is intended to happen upon the 13th, the day when the amnesty expires ; but no one knows for certain whence the dreaded blow will be delivered. The national government has drawn the atten tion of the English company for the water supply and draining of the town to the illegality of the contract it has concluded with Count Sigiemuod Wielopolaki, pointing out that Wielopolaki was not authorised to conclude any agreement without the consent of the town council. The insurgent chiefs Lewsndowski and Leoa Frankowski are still alive, and under medical treat- ment in prison. The Department of Justice has declined to co operate with the government in carrying out the confiscation decree in Poland, as no law authorising such a measure is in existence. Lagos, 10th ; Mara, lath ; Cape Coast Cast3s(lsth ;1 Cape Palmas, 17th ; Sierra Leone, 21st ; Bathurst ; 1 25 ; Teneriffe, May 1 ; and Madeira, May 2. She brings 50 passengers, among whom is Governor Freeman, of•,Lagoe, and a full cargo. The King of Aehantee had invaded the pro tected Fantee countries of Wassail Alain and Akin. Much excitement prevailed on the Gold Coast, and all available British forces had been concentrated in the vicinity of Cape Coast. Trade was dull at nearly all the porta. A plentiful oil season was ex pected. Cbt Court. OSBORNE, MAY IL The Queen and Prineßss Louie of Ileme drove out this morning. Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, went over to Portsmouth. Earl GranvUle arrived at Osborne, and had an audience of the Queen. The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, visited the Prince of Orange yesterday at the Palace Hotel. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback in the morning, attended by his equerry in waiting. The Prince and Primes; of Wales took a drive in the afternoon in an open carriage. The Prince end Princess of Wales honoured the Doke and Duchess of Wellington with their company at dinner last evening at Apsley Home. Their Royal Highnesses were attended by the Countess of Macclesfield .Da Make Teesdale. Mr. Thwaitea, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Mr. W. Tice, M.P., Mr. F. Doulton, M.P., and Mr. Wyke Smith, solicitor to the Board, had as interview with the Right Hon. William Oowper, M.P., yesterday, at the office of her Majaity's Works and Pahlie Buildings, in Whitehall-place. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP WALES AT APSLEY HOUSE. The invitations to meet We Prince and Princess of Wales, at Apsley House, led eight, were limited to twisty. The Priem sod Princess of Wales, with the members of their suite, arrived at ten minutes after 8 o'clock. Their royal highnesses were received at the grand entrance by the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, his grace presenting to her royal highness a bouquet of choice flowers. The Prance"' wad attired in a dress of silver brocade, trimmed with the choicest lace. Dinner was served at hslf.past 8 o'clock in the beoqusting room. The Duke of Wellisu b ton led the Princess of Wales to her seat upon his right hand, the Prince of Wales following with the Duchess of Wellington as their viart•cia On the right of the Princess sea his Royal Highnees the Duke of Ountmidge, the Coniston of Westmoreland. the Duke of l i Sutherland, Viscountess Walden, the Er-1 of Tacketwille, and Maier Teesdale, V.C., in the order indicated. Upon the left of the Duke of Wellingtos sat the Countess of Tankerville, the Duke of Newcastle, the Deis of Windsor, the Earl of Westmoreland, the Hon. lira Wellesley, sod Viscount Palmerston. On the right of the Prince of Wales sat the Duchess of Beaufort, Lord Neaten, Lady Charles Wellesley, Viscount Walden, and Lady Raglan, in the order named ; and upon the left of the Duchess of Wel lington were the Duke of Beaufort., the Countess of Mantled eld, Sir Robert Peel, Visowitens Ps`merston, and Colonel Clifton. Down the centre of the table was displayed the magni knit silver plateau presented to the Great Duke by the Portuguese government io acknowledgment of hie services, while the gratitude of his own countrymen wore represented by the Achille/ shield and the oently us vices of gold and silver plate on which dinner was "awed. Ia a word, the banquet ing board was laden with trophies of the grist captain's victoria'. Before the elope of the banquet the ciistingoished circle invited to meet the Prime and Prinoros after dinner began to assemble in that hictoric gallery once the scene of the great duke's reunions of all moat eminent in arts aad arm*. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge and the Prince and Princeu Edward of Sac. Weimar were among the guests after dinner. During the evening Levassor attended in the gallery and gave a selection of his Chansons Comiques, to the infi nite entertainment of the Plines and Princess and the dis tinguished visitors. After U. Lemur had retired the Prince and Princess remained for a considerable period in specting the artistic treasures of the mansion ; and it was past 1 o'clock when their royal highnesses took leave el the Duke sad Dachau of Wellington. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary will honour Lady Nary Nisbet Hamilton's ball with their prasence on Friday evening. The Bishop of St. David's Las arrived at Mau rip's Hotel from Aberguilli Pekoe, neer Carmarthen. The report of the Lower HOURe of Convocation, oo the Mahon of Natal's book, will le presented on Tues. day, the 19th lost. Sir Alexander Cockburn entertained at dinner, on Saturday evening, at his resideece in Hertford-attest, the Earl sod Countess of Ca/0217014 the Eight Hon. Spencer and Km Walpole, the Hoe. F. Bye& We Hoe. Mr. and Mr.. Fnuxis StonorNr. sad Mrs. Lowther, Mr. Caven dish, &c. Lady Moleeworth entertained at dinner last evening, at her residence is Eatoo-place, the Spanish Minis ter and Madame Canna, the Marquis of Sligo, the Countess Dowager of Fawn sod Miss Johnstone, the Bight Roo. C. P. Villien, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Hoary Reeve, Lord Dan • M P., Mr. sod the Hoo. Mrs H. Vernon, Lord Broughton, fin Braking and Lady Perry, Mrs. Ford, Mr. Osborne, M.P., Mr. and Mn. Britain Sheridan, Mr. T. Patios, M.P. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-aloe trout the Governors of the Mauritius, the North American Provinces, Bermuda, Mats, sod Gibraltar. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Ceylon, Heft Kong, sad Laboas. Mr. Newdegate he given notice that he will brinj forward a bill for the commutation of church rates " next mina" Sir George Bowyer will swk the First Lord of the Ternary, on Thursday, " What are the proofs of • statement that there erista at Rome • committee of no less than 200 peewee, by whom beads of murderers are orga nised, and mat forth into the Neapolitan territory to oommit every sort of atrocity ; and whether he will lay upon the table any official correspondence or other documents in sup port of that statement." It is understood that Mr. Attwood and Mr. Twins, she two senior pulsars in the oid eidablished house of Yews. fipooose, Attwood, nod Co., are retiring from badness, and that the remaining partner, Mr. Philip Tivoli., will join the firm of Mesas. Barclay and Co. Tim arrangement will take effect on the Ist of July neat, and the united business will theoceforwaed be tarried on under the arm of Barclay, Bevan, Tribes, Twills, and oe. The brother of the Grand Duke of Baden, who has hitherto held the command of a Prussian regiment, has just sent in his resignation of that post, stating.' his reason for the not that he could not thisk any longer of bolding a position of that kind under a government which had so grossly violated the constitution and introduced absolutist government into the country. PRUSSIA. COLLISION BETWEEN THE CHAMBER AND THE MINISTRY. BERLIN, MAT 12. At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies today, the President read a letter signed by the ministers, stating that so long as the house supports the as sumption made yesterday by the President of a right to limit the ministers' freedom of speech the members of the cabinet should uo longer be present at the sittings of the Chamber. The ministers require a declaration from the deputies that the house has no disciplinary autho rity over the members of their body. The letter of the ministers has been referred to a special committee, and the question of principle will be discussed in full sitting of the chamber. The Judicial Committee of the Chamber has authorised the prosecution of the Polish members Dzialynaky and Guttrys. THE SUEZ CANAL PARIS, May 12. The Moniteur of to-day publishes the despatch of Aali Pacha relative to the conditions imposed by the Turkish government upon the execution of the Suez Canal scheme. • ROME. SOME, MAacit 11. The Pope will return to Rome on the 20th inet. SPAIN. MADRID, MAy 11, Ruirsa. • The travelling carriage of Bing Ferdinand of Portugal has been accidentally upset. His royal highness was, however, unhurt, and continued his journey. PORTUGAL. LISBON MA 11. The Duke of Brabant has arrived here. The bill for the sale of the rough diamonds be longing to the crown has been approved by the Cortex. WEST COAST OF AFRICA MAILS, LIVERPOOL, MAT It - - _ The Royal Mail steamer WElregor Laird arrived here at 8 this morning, with dates from Benin to March 25 ; Fernando Po, 90th ; Cameroon*, April 1; Old Calabar, 2nd ; Bonny, 7th ; Brans River, dtb ; PROBABLI. WiDIRIDAY. _ THURSDAY. B.W. to NAV .aad N.E., BCOVIAZD N.N.R. to &N.L As a a Meslay. 'taunt As ati°ng above . . lh°we". 8.8. W. to W.N.W. and W Ciirram, N. N. W. to E.N.Z., N., strong to a gale, strong, rainy. L! ny. W., straw to • W.FRANci. B.W. to N.W., strong, pds; rainy. showery. S.W. to N. W. and back, H.W.IDAGLARD. W. to N. and It., Won, a gale, rainy. squally. As next above. 8 Z TRIOLARD As next above. W.N.W. to N.N.L, L Oust N.N.W., to LILL strong to a gale, strong, equally. ralov. goatlt owe, Monday sod Tuesday, on North, West, and Booth. Wait Coasts limo. Tuesday, Ifeatward. The Paris Prase says :—"Bverybody knows Colonel Nullo, an intimate friend of Oanbaldi, and des tined, it is said, by the party of entice in Italy ultimately to succeed him. In • tattle which took place on the sth, near Olknrz, be fall mortally wounded by two halls in the head and the cheat." MAY 12, 1863. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL. Yesterday evening the Very Rev. Dr. Liddell, Dean of Christchurch, Oxford, and the Rev. Dr. Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, with the Rev. O. Marshall, student and 0•1520 r of Claristehurch, Oxford, sod the Rev. W. F. Hallam, fellow and tutor of Trinity Col lege, Cambridge, the electors (with the chapter) ofd minder School, who ha 1 on the previous day, Sunday, attended divine movies in state in the abbey, met a large number of "Old Wastminators " at dinner In the college ball, aco3rding to annual custom. Covssa ware laid for about 140, and more than 100 gnats were present. The Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, who wore the riband of the Both over his robes, presided ; and the other members of the chapter present were the Rev. Lord Johu Thymus, D.D. (sab-dean), the Rev. Canon Jennings, the Rev. Canon Wortivvrot h, D.D.„ and the Rev. Canon Nepali. Among the "Old Westminster.'" were his Grace the Lord Primate of A'l Ragland, the Lord B'sbop of St. A , g the Earl of Albemarle, Lord de Re', the Earl Devon, Lord B-riAgton, 84 Walter &Aline, Mr. Justice Williams, Sr 4 R. J. Phillimore, Q.C., (Queeo's Advocate), Sir W. Wynn, LP., Mr. Marsh, M.P., Colonel Short, the Rev. Dr. Kyoutoe (loch Master of St. Paul's School), Mr. J. Mum, the Revs. A. Borradaile, C. W. Per, &c. After the " loving cup" hr I been prod round, the Very Rev. the Dean Love in ancoession the toeete of " Church and Queen," "the PrAce and Princess of Wales, and all the Royal Family," " the air 3 Royal Colinas," and " Floreat." After which the Queen's scholars delivers 1 their epigrams. An invention in the photographic line has just been made in Berlin. Thaoks to the experiments of Heir Heckert, it will be possible henceforth, it is said, to burn photograph into glass. Hen Toelken, the secretary of the Royal Academy of Arts, speaks in high terms of the deli cacy of the shades and the wonderful effect of light oo a drawing of photograph correctnes3 and abundance of detail. The first production of the new art will probably 000sist in transparent pictures to be hung up against the window panes. LISBURN ELECTION PNTITION.—The report, pro ceedings, and minutes of evidence of Ws committee were issued to-day. The closing sentence of the report contains the finding of the committee :—" Taking into consideration the admitted facts that William Knox and Moses flu Hick, on March 24, a few hours after signing the notice of with drawal, demanded from Alexander M'Cann the return of that document while it was still in his possession ; that on the same day they signed a formal disclaimer of that with drawal ; that on Much Mr. Moore made a further de mead by letter for the surrender of the withdrawal ; that M'Cann was informed at the same time that the disclaimer had been forwarded to the parliamentary agents ; that such disclaimer was lodged with the Speaker several days previous to the presentation of the notice of withdrawal— your committee are unanimously of opinion that the docu ment withdrawing the petition complaining of an undue election sod return for the borough of Lisburn, anddelivered to the Speaker by Alexander M'Cann, does not constitute a withdrawal of the petition under the Election Petitions Act (1848)." HARBOURS or Ritruor..—Thia morning the quar terly reports of the engineers of thole harbours were re turned to parliament. It seems that for the Dover Har bour 60,0004 is required this year, and to complete the works • subsequent vote will be required of 41,0001. For Alderney 80,0001. is wanted this year, and • further stun will be required of 19,3001. For Portland 25,000 f. will be required this year, sad subsequent votes wi'l be requ - ixd to the amount of 29,1251. . MORTALITY AMONGST CHILDREN. —A further re turn was made to parliament to-day of the verdicts of coroner's inquests in Zeeland sod Wales on children under two years' of age, during the year 1861 and the first six months of the year 1862. In the county of Chester there were 36 such inquests ; Devon, 1 ; Kent, 68 ; Northum berland, 4 ; Salop, 2 ; Suffolk, 20 ; Warwick (borough of Birmingham) 279 ; Wilta, 11; York, 13. Of these children 52 only were above one year old. EAST INDIA COTTON.—It MOM from a parlia ' mentary return, imbued this morning, that in the mouth of January 28,362,335 lbs. weight of oottuu, of the value of 1,468,0784., were shipped from the port of Bombay ; in the month of February 23,588,454 lbs. weight, of the value of I 1,237,5571., were shipped from the same port. THE WurrsuNnim Recitss.—lt is thought that parliament will adjourn for the Whitson holidays on this day week, Tuesday, the 19th. The usual period for adjourn meat is the Friday before Whit Sunday; hut as the "Derby," which falls on the 20th, would also break up the week, the occasion will be availed of for the early adjournment above stated. The recess generally extends to the Thunday after W hit Sunday. THE It EPRESENTATION OT TEAL= —TRA LEE, MONDAY.—The Attorney-General and Captain Knox, pro prietor of the Irish Times, are the candidates for the repre sentation of this borough. The Attorney-General, the liberal candidate, will be supported by Dr. Moriarty, and by the Roman catholic clergy of the borough. The Lord Mayor of Dublin and Mr. Alexander M. Sullivan, of the Nation newspaper, bare arrived in town to support Captain Knox, the coomirvative candidate. The O'loghue and Father Lavelle are expected here, and will, it appears, also support Captain Knox. A severe contest is expected. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, who was first a candidate, has withdrawn in favour of Captain Knox. THE LATE INTERNATIONAL EX RI SIMON. —The report of the Royal COMMilteiollolll oe the late Exhibition is now completed sod will, we believe, be made public in the course of a few days. It is gratifying to be able to state that the balance-sheet appended to this document will show no deficit, but, on the contrary, a small surplus. As we all along anticipated, therefore, the panniers will not bevelled woo fora single shilling. This very satisfactory state of affairs, however, ia entirely due to the liberality of the con tractors for the building, who, besides waiving marry of their claims, made good what was a deficit of 15,0001. by banding . over that amount to the Royal Conimianoriers, thus • enabling them to present their report and wind up their ' affairs with a balance of some few hundreds still is heed.— ; Time. . . . . . • FATAL ACCIDENT AT DEVONPORT.—A fatal ate, dant occurred yesterday afternoon in Dovonport dockyard when removing from • pile of timber, twenty feet high, a balk, weighing two tone. It wry ornaseled by a guy rope to another Wit, weighing sus tan, to assist in lowering it. The heavy piece rolled unexpectedly. and both came down together. John Chubb, leading man of labourers. Ma kited on the spot ; John Joanne, labourer, was severely contused ; Andrew Couch received some contusions on the heed ; and Matthew &mien was injured in the arm and legs. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (PlOll 0172 OWN PARIS, MONDAY EVIDDNO. The France takes upon itself to say that Russia has agreed " in principle" to a conference on the subject of Poland. This is the very idea which was thought to have been abandoned two or three days ago. The France is a very suspicious autho rity for its revival, being too much connected with M. de Larochejaquelin (who by the way has just gone to St. Petersburg to get further instructions for the advocacy of the Russian cause in the Senate) and with the Russian embassy here to be trust worthy. A consent "in principle" may be syno nymous with a refusal in practice. The French papers, no doubt by order, say scarcely anything of the Turkish despatch, which has, however, produced a panic in Isthmus of Suez shares, sending them down 30fr. The Constitution nel reproduces the embrangled note which I cited from the Pays last night, and which was sent to both journals from the Foreign-office. The Rente was firm to-day, rising 20c. and 15c. A Swedish fleet is expected at Cherbourg between the 25th and 31st of May, and is to be received with much pomp and ceremony. If, in the course of the month, negotiations with Russia should not take a favourable turn, there are many more im possible things than that this fleet, accompanied by a French one, should return at the moment of the elections with the nucleus of an army destined to emancipate Poland. K Ferdinand de Lasteyrie, a grandson of General Lafayette, is an opposition candidate in the Ist cireumscription of Paris, notwithstanding that M. Havin, for whom K F. de Lasteyrie some times writes in the Sleds, is the recognised candi date of the democratic committee for that district. It is understood, however, that in case a second election should be necessary owing to the want of an absolute majority for any candidate in the first essay, either M. Haviu or M. de Lasteyrie will re tire and leave the field open to the one who may have obtained most votes at the first poll. A like arrangement will be made generally throughout France, and therefore candidates of all shades of opposition may come forward (in many cases) with out any fear of injuring the liberal cause. Every stray vote tends to prevent the government candi date from obtaining the requisite absolute majority, and when a second election becomes necessary, the state of the first poll will often be a better guide than any electoral committee could possibly be to the choice of an independent candidate. The Siecle states that M. RaTill has met a large electoral meeting at Montmartre, and made a speech to the electors. This is an important an nouncement, which I should Pre to hear more about, for hitherto it has been assumed that no electoral meetings were legal. The example will certainly be followed, if the government continues to wink at this innovation. The dog show was closed yesterday, and the prizes were distributed to-day, with proclamations and sound of trumpet. The highest prize (1,000 fr.) for a pack of hounds was awarded to Baron re Carayon Latour. The Duke of Beaufort's pack, which only appeared for two days, and did not compete, has a " very honourable men tion." The Imperial Prince's prize of 500 fr. for "useful dogs" was divided ex (quo be tween a shepherd dog belonging to M. Janet and • Danish dog belonging to M. Coupon:. Baron Rothschild's gold medal (value 500 fr.) was gained by • Scotch spaniel named Dick. The first prize (200 fr.) for English pointers was carried off by Mr. Newton's Renyer. I subjoin from a long list of prizes of small amount • few English names which strike my eye :-200fr. to Mr. J. Guppy for e King Charles named Napoleon ; 100 fr. to the same Mr. Guppy for a small spaniel also named Napo leon ; silver medals to Mr. Macdonald for two small spaniels ; gold medals (200 f r. ) to Mr. Riley for two re trievers, Royal and Bees; gold medal (200 fr.) to Mr. Heath, of Suffolk, for two spaniels, Fanny and Flora ; second gold medal for foreign shepherd dogs, Mr. Arthur's Scotch dog, Hero. The prizes for bull dogs seem to have been all given to Frenchmen — at least I do not recognise any English name in the list unless AL Petit, whose bull-bitch Schiedam gained the first gold medal (150 fr.), should happen to be an Englishman. The French papers com plain that there was a disproportionably large number of ugly dwarf bull-dogs in the exhibition. The Duke of Brunswick's Newfoundland only gained the second prize (a silver medal and 7Mr.), the first prize (a gold medal and I(#r.) being awarded to M. Chair. WEATHER REPORT. ,-(THIS DAY.) TUESDAY, HAS 11, i £ll. 1 . L . . 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S 116itanistri 7148 1 B.M.W. , 4 o - 6 Hader Llib,, n ...„ t-- - - L _ _ _ MILITIA ANTIZTV IN HYDE-PANK. (THIS DAY.) This morning, notwithstanding the ex tr emely unfavourable state of the weather, his Royal Higimma the Doke of Cambridge, the Commander-is-Chief, held • review of militia regiments in Hyde-part. It was migkially in tended that the proceedings should oommeoce at 12 o'clock, and an officiel notice to that effect was issued, but at • late hour last evening an intimation mu giver to the officers of the several regiments that, his royal highness would commence the inspection at 11 o'clock. At half-peat 10 o'clock the men comprising the Royal East Middlesex arrived on the ground with their bend, and accompanied by Lieut.-Col. Commandant J. B. Aloock, late of the 95th Foot ; Major William Reed, late Captain of the 6th Foot ; Major Northey, Captain Mangles, Captain Ibbeteoc, Adjutant Thomson, Am At the same time the Royal Westminster arrived, sooornpuried by Colonel Viscount Chelsea, Lieutenant-Colonel Glossop, Major Henry Penton, Captain the Hon. G. H. Cadogan, Captain Woodhead, Captain Stone, Lieutenant Brand, and Adjutant Thomas, late of the Grenadier Guards. These were followed by the City of London Beeiment, under the command of Colonel Alderman Wilson, and accompanied by Lieut.-Colonel M'Call, Major Allan, Captain Hobson, late of the 72nd Bengal Native Infantry, Captain Captain Jarlaod, Captain Cave, Captain Cunningham, Adjutant Hall, and other officers. The foorth regiment in the field was the King's Own Tower Hamlets, accom panied by Lieut-OoL Commandant W. L. Grant, late cap tain of the 7th Foot, Major F. J. Parry, Major Edwards, Captain P►lliser, late of the Tipperary Mi'itia ; Captain Traherne, late of the 60th Foot ; Lieut. Little wood, Adjutant Gray, late of the 7th Dragoon Guards, &o. Toe men mustered in the large open space between the Serpentine and the Marble Aroh, and. at a quarter to 11, fell into order, the ground being kept by • detachment of the Gouda The Duke of Cambridge arrived on the ground at a quarter past eleven, and was vociferously cheered as he passed along the ranks. It had been raining all night, and some showers fell while the review was gains on, so that the ground was soft and slippery, but the men performed their evolutions vary well, and it was evident that they bad been thoroughly trained. At the close of the proceedings the duke called the oaken of the various regiments around him, and expressed his sat*. (motion with what he had seen. It is understood that other militia regiments connected with the outlying districts of the metropolis and the adjacent counties will be called ant for inspection by the Commander-in-Chief in the course of • week or two, but so definitive orders have yet been issued. The inspection this morning occupied little more them an hour. LAW INTELLIGENCE, (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi Priam in Middissax.—(Bstans Lord Chief Justice Brio and a Common Jury.) THOMPSON P. am.—Tai LATE lINCTION 7011 809THAMPTON. This was an action to recover damages for two alleged libels published in the Hampshire Advertiser in the course of the late election for Southampton ; and the defendant, in addition to "not guilty," pleaded in justification that the alleged libels were true. Mr. Smjseat Parry and Mr. Beasley appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Serjeant Shoe and Mr. Archibald lot the defendant. Mr. Serjeant Parry said that the libels complained of were published upon the 29th of November and the tith of December last. The jury will remember that Mr. Willcock, who had represented Southampton for many years, died suddenly, and three ca ndidates entered the field, the present Lord Mayor, Captain Mangles, and Mr. George Thompson. Mr. George Thompson had for 30 or 40 years been incessantly labouring in the advocacy of great ques tions of social and political reform. As far back as 1828 he took an active part in reference to the abolition of slavery in the West Indies, and from 1832 to 1834, or thereabouts, he was agent for the Anti-Slavery Association in this country, sod he (Mr. Serjeant Parry) believed that he had contributed es much as any living man to the abolition of slavery in the West Indies, and afterwards to the abolition of the system of apprenticeship which followed the abolition of slavery. Subsequently he went to the northern states of America in the same interest, and there incurred danger, even to his life, by his straightforward and self-denying course. H. returned to this country and took an active part in the corn-law agitation, and from 1847 to 1852 he was M.P. for the Tower Hamlets. He visited India on two occasions, and became agent for the King of Delhi, and the Rajah of Satter& His connexion with Southampton was, that in 1842 he first publicly visited the borough, with Lord Radnor and Mr. Cobden, to agitate the corn-law question ;he made subsequent visits, and on one ocosaion the inhabitants presented him with • piece of plate. He with Lord Nugent contested the borough, end was only defeated by a small number. On the late occasion he went down to Southampton and addressed the electors, but be left Southampton upon other business, and during his absence Captain Mantra, the other liberal candidate, made great way, and when Mr. Thompson returned he found that his committee were very anxious that he should not divide the liberal interest, and the result wee that Mr. G. Thompson rethed in favour of Capt. Mas h es. On Nov. 29 there appeared a leading article in the Hampshire Adver tiser, in the course of which the writer in allusion to Captain Mangles said, "If there waren* otherevidenee of the misname of his muse we have it in the hired advocacy of Mr. Mani). see, who openly insulted the volunteers of this country, and was sent to the right-about for his incomprehensible indiscretion." Mr. Thompson wrote to the paper rem- I of this passage saying, " I take leave to braid ' this pone as a base, arid unfounded, and malignant false hood," and threatening legal proceedings unless there were an absolute retractatton and an ample apology. This letter, however, was not insetted, hut there was another article, is which it was said, " Mr. George Thompson indignantly denies that he was hired to advocate the cause of Captaia Mangles, and we are willing to believe him, seeing, as we have lately pointed out, that his advocacy was utterly damaging to the side that he espoused," and the article so far nous apolo- gising, went on to speak in terms of badinage of Mr. Thom's eon, calling him "the indignant veteran of the stump," and ruing other terms not at all polite. These two articles were the libels complained of. The learned counsel in continua• Lion detailed the various circumstances connected with the late election, and of Mr. Thom 's retirement from the contest Thompson was brought for ward as • candidate by the United Kingdom Alliance Association, and that his expenses were to be paid. His retirement was arranged by his committee without his per sour! intafereous; and it was agreed that Captain Mangles' eommittee should pass • vote of thanks to Mr. Thomploo ; that Captain Mangles should support a measure for rega biting the liquor traffic ; and that the expenses of Mr. Thompson's committee should be paid. Cap tain Mangles agreed to put down 1051. for this purpose, and Mr. Harper Twelvetrees, who had been at first invited to become a candidate, and in whose stead Mr. Thompson had gone down, paid the halaDoe. Mr. George Thompson was called as • witness, sad examined at great length in proof of his counsel's statement. He added, that after it was arranged that he should retire, he agreed . , as he was the only candi datewho amid obtain a - hearimg, to address some meetings in favour of Captain Mangles, but he did not know that gem. tleman by sight, nor soy of his committee, except a few of them who accompanied him to the meetings. He pest positively stated that he had received any money from Captain Mangles, or any of his committee. As to his having ' insulted the volunteers," , all he had done was this. After some com pliments to the Lord Mayor, be had stated at a public meeting that he had no doubt that the Lord Mayor would do excellently well in reviewing a regiment of feather-bed soldiers ; and upon there being some hisses be said that be had no wish to speak disparagingly of the volun teers, but that they must themselves admit that there was a gmt difference between them and the soldiers who had taken Sebastopol and quelled the mutiny in India. On a subsequent occasion, oe having been spoken to about the matter, he paid a high compliment to the volunteers, and proposed a vote of thanks to them. Cross-examined—He had been a lecturer in favour of liberal principles, and received remuneration, but he had never taken up any cause for remuneration. He had never received the payment of a stipulated sum for lectures, but had after the lectures received money ; or if he knew previously the amount he would have in any initance, it was from a sum being proposed to him, and not from any bargain upon his part He bad taken no part at all in re ference to the terms of his retirement, except that Captain Mangles should vote for the "first reading " of the Permis sive BilL Mr. Serjeant Shee—And that meant that the bill should be read a first time and thrown under the table ; there was no pledge to support it further. Witness-That might be the interpretation of those who gave pledges—(laughter)—but it was not his. lie did not know that that was the course Captain Mengles would have taken ; he was not there to prove Captain Mangles a hypocrite. Mr. Serjeant Shea--You, we all know, are a teetotaller, and in favour of such a bill being law. Witness--I have had too mach justice dote me upon the subject of teetotalism. Serjeant MOT- TAM glad to hear it, and that you con form to some extent to the weakness of human nature. Witness continued—He had never heard that it VMS arranged that Captain Mangles should pay 1171. for wit ness's election expenses, nor did he even now know the amount that had been paid. He never himself asked for any money, but ha never protested &Pied his friends receiving money for his retirement. He consi dered that by his retiring Captain Mangles received the benefit of what had been done for witness. Mr. Serjeant &Ml — Did you not hear it said that Cap tain Mas would give 101. if you retired, and that it was replied that if be paid the whole expenses-11T I.—yon would address two meetings on his behalf Witness most positively denied that he had ever heard of such a proposition. [The case was proceeding when oar report left.] COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sitting at Nisi Prina at Weatminstar.—(Balure Mr. Barna Martin and Common Juries.) There were seven rams in the paper to-day. Only one, which involved a claim for some lime, was tried out, the rest being undefended or made remsnits This was the last day of these sittings, and to-morrow the court site in the City. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE (Before the Judge Ordinary.) Dt THL GOODIS OF Flit I V. L. C. HARTUT, D.D. Dr. Hawtrey died bat year a bachelor. and with only oils sister, who was a lunatic. He bad left as extraordinary accumuletion of papers, amongst which was a will, dated January, 30, 1823, bequeathing everything to his mother. Since then, the Bev. S. T. Hewtrey and another cousin of Mir Hawtrey, of whom they were committees of the person, had made a more perfect search, end lnc sack which contained various sums of gold, a number of bank notes, and a multitude of letters and papers, they found a will dated in the year 1828, in favour of In. Hawtrey 's mother and sisters, with a number of specific legacies to well-known names. On the motion of Dr. Swebey, Sir C. Creased! granted probate of this later paper. IN TIM GOODS or THZ MARQUIS OF LAIOIDOWNX. The Marquis of Lansdowne died oo 31st of January last, leaving a will dated the 10th of June, 1862, and also two codicils. In those instruments reference was made to an indenture of settlement which was dated in the year 1834, and which bad been enrolled in Chancery. It was of enormous length, end the ouly property not disposed of by it was a small portion of the site of Lansdowne House. Dr. Spicks applied to the court to allow the probate top without reciting this document.. Sir C. Cromwell thought there was no necessity to e mbody the deed in the probate ; but there must be an affidavit as to its Waters°, aad enrolment. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Higgins.) IN RI THOCAO NONLIY. The bankrupt was a lead and glass merchant, of Bury St. Edmunds and other pLices, was the first sitting. Tbc liabilities are about 2,0001. At present there are 0 0 smote ; but the bankrupt baring within a month of his failure gives two Mlle of sale, whereby property of 1,40111. was paned toe relative, the creditors have taken stern far contesting the validity of those instruments. Assignees were now chosen, and further proceedings were adjourned until the examination meeting. Messrs. Liotiater and Haokwood are the solicitors under the bankruptcy. Tin WwrERN FlRRERlM—Mackerel hare dna earl, been caught on the Devoushire and Corniah COP.ta Last week the men employed at the Mount's Bay Fi.hery landed from 200 ro 900 per beet, which sold at beim 21s. le 30s. par hundred. At Nevagisesy the mackerel wives are out. Some of them shot last week, the largest take Wag 1,300. The fish were email. Elizabeth perjury. Mr. Rib' the defend' The circt character. who reside less also a It appose the wean alightdispu the proses ill-treated stone at it and also ic Mg the OM fluently he gave such studios h mentioned made the i quently tb The jury towed to 4 George suffering f the orlow The wit' the witoee to the ire was dna' children w Mee to t dren to au week at la do say we The pri left him e work bad made him Mr. Ita trolled ! The wi braises. wi Mr. Bei bad to sat He had a iiir. Bari ill-000det cherish. him sabot be a Teta imprisons months i Toe pn with big CEN'