The Express. — London, England, 1863-11-18 00:00:00

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Imam Llasetea, aad 'alba ; Ulnas Tway, Lawsena. awl 11/y. aa4 Yea la& isrrnaru TEN EVIIIOI, Tat eXiiiiiNOST IFTECT from THE Javriss Or THk TJUIPLE.—TiII DAYS OV LOUIS TV. Nomtamor S. Lam owl X Yairmit —foul De Latta sod Mm.. WOHA2CE woara.—Oomesauce at hal-ps t MOM WAT AT LONDON MAHOOD reolA no T ir —ltAndm R. 886A....Aisarsaa re. 1.7.1. Mentz& & 40as LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18. AT length the Court-martial which is to try Colonel Quinn . has assembled. No objection Las been made to the officers who compose the Court by the person most interested in its cam poultice, and therefore it may be assumed that they have been fairly selected. Nothing more can now be done to alter the character of the proceedings, which will, no doubt, be conducted according to prece dent. It is impossible to deny that the mode of pro cedes of courts-martial is exceedinglynnsatisfactory. In ordinary criminal or civil case; the charges are practically framed by those who have a distinct interest in obtaining redress. The judges who preside are professional lawyers and are men of eminence, accustomed to conduct judicial inquiries. They have both authority and experience. The jury, too, are selected generally from amongst the fellow-citizens of those whose wrongs are the subject of investigation. In court.- martial it is quite otherwise. The charges are framed by the military authorities. Neither the accused nor the accusers have any right of inter ference ; and accordingly it is not surprising that in the present instance both Colonel Crum= and the friends of Sergeant LILLEY complain of the manner in which the charges have been drawn up. Colonel CRAWLEY complains that he will not be able to show the whole 6 , lcumatances of the case so ea to justify his conduct, whilst thu friends of Sergeant LILLE! complain that they are precluded from bringing forward what they con sider the most serious imputations against that officer. The judges are military men, unacquainted with those rules of evidence) which experience has shown to give the best security for the ascertain ment of the truth, and although advised by a lawyer of ability and experience, they must still decide upon their own responsibility whether they will follow his counseL Jury there is none in the proper sense, for every member of the court is a military man, and therefc e natr rally disposed to take part with • comrade. Bat even if the constitution of the tribunal wet! improved, the evils incident to the mode of pro cedure would remain. Those who have had any experience of our courts must admit that the most powerful instrument for eliciting the truth is cross examination. In courts-martial an effective cress- examination is practically impossible. It ought to be conducted not only vied mu, but by a person skilled in the art. Question ought to follow question with merciless rapidity, so that a re luctant or disingenuous witness may be sur prised into telling the truth. But when each question is solemnly written down, to be solemnly conveyed by a soldier in full nuilortn, and each answer is recorded in like manner, what hope is there that any real effect will be produced by this tedious ceremony I It is unfortunate both for Colonel C/LAWLEY and for the public that in the trial which has now begun this antiquated proce dure must be followed. It is to be hoped that some remedy may soon be found for its grievous defects. In the meantime it may be interesting to explain clearly the issues which have been raised and the manner in which it is proposed to establish them. At the urns time it would be the grossest injustice to express any opinion as to the probable, or even the possible result. The charges upon which Colonel CRAWIXY stands arraigned are two in number. The first is that in May, 1862, when Sergeant-Major 'ALLEY was confined in close arrest by order of the Com mander-in-Chief at Bombay, Sir W. Msuirruzi, Colonel Casvarr caused this order to be carried into effect with unnecessary and undue severity, so that the sergeant and his wife were subjected to grievous sufferings. It will be observed that this charge admits that the sergeant was properly placed in close arrest. The order directed to the colonel for this purpose may have been just or unjust— legal or illegaL That is not the question. The Commander-in-Chief at Bombay issued that order, and Colonel CRAWLEY was bound to obey it. But it is said that in carrying this order into effect Colonel CRAWLEY Was guilty of unnecessary severity. It is true that the order of the Commander-in-Chief distinctly stated that the sergeant was to be con fined in close arrest until the trial of Paymaster SMALLS was finally adjourned, and it is adn•tted that the sergeant was not confined beyond That period. But the question to be determined is whether the place selected for the imprisonment was fitted for that purpose wbeiker the mode in which the sentry was placed, close to the bedside of the sergeant's wife, was not extra vagantly severe and whether, considering the habits of the man, and the unusually protracted period occupied in the trial, Colonel CLAWLEY ought not to have made a representation to the Commander-in-Chief, and asked for further in structions. According to the statement of the official prosecutor it is not the keeping the sergeant in close arrest, but it is simply the manner in which that order was carried into effect which is in question. Whilst the Commander-ia-Chief is clearly responsible for the one, Colonel CRAWLEY or somebody else is responsible for the other. Sir W. MANSFIELD never did intend, and never could have intended, that his order should have been carried into effect in the way in which it was carried into effect. A man who directs his coachman to drive with all speed to the station does not direct him to drive his horses to death. The sergeant of police who directs his subaltern to handcuff • prisoner does not direct him to break his wrist. A man who uses his right to turn an intruder out of doors is not justified in inflicting upon him • serious bodily injury. But there is a second charge. Colonel CRAWLEY, in his address to the court-martial assembled to try Paymaster Swamis, diatinctly stated that the manner in which the order for confining the ser geant in close arrest had been executed was un justifiable. " Close arrest," he said, " neceasa " rily implies • sentry over • prisoner, but it " does nut necessitate his being placed over • " prisoner's wife or family, and I can wore the " court that no person could be more shocked " them I was when I learned from the evidence "of Sergeant-Major LILLEY that his wife bad " been incommoded or annoyed by the precaution " taken for his safe custody." So far as the annoyance to Mrs. Lrxxxv is concerned, this statement of Colonel CRAWLEY seems to be an ad mission that the mode in which the order of the Commander-in-Chief was clank 1 into effect was unnecessarily severe. But Colonel CRAWLEY in sisted that this was done not by his authority, but by that of Lieutenant and Adjutant FITZRIXON. This statement the Adjutant denies, insisting that all he did was done by " the ex " press order and direction " of the ColoneL The second charge, therefore, is, that Colonel Caserrav has been guilty of falsehood. In other words, be has accused Adjutant Frrzsistox of doing that which he never did, and has thus en deavoured to shift his own responsibility to the shoulders of his subaltern. As we have already observed, we desire care fully to abstain from expressing any opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the officer now under trial. It is of importance, however, that the issues raised should be clearly defined ; and to this point we have strictly confined ourselves. These issues are clear and distinct. Has Colonel CRAWLEY been guilty of undue severity in executing his orders? Has Colonel Ce.evrrxy been guilty of falsehood It may be that the Commander-in-Chief trans- graved his duty by ordering any arrest at all. It may be that this question may require further inquiry. If Colonel CRAWLIT has been guilty of any offence at all, that offence must arias either from the mode in which he carried the order of the Commander-in-Chief into effect, or hoar misrepresenting the conduct of the Adjutant. It seems to follow that the JUDOS-ADVOCATZ has used the wisest discretion in framing the charges as be has framed them, and that under this indictment the proof of all the facts which bear upon the con duct of Colonel Csswurr becomes fairly admimible. Under these circumstances it is sat;sfautory to know that whilst the conduct of Colonel CSAWLIY will be fully investigated, public justice may still be vindicated. Irk Conn. WINDSOR CASTLE. Nov. 17. The Crown Prinoe of Prow* attended by Capp laic Vas Schwab:lin, iniVlld at Windex Castle lag eight at a Utile after eight o'clock. The Orono Priame socompaaied the him, boo:Leedom Ookeel H. Plineeeby attended bk Berg Higbeas from Dever. The Qom, accompanied by Primus Leeks, drove is the mods this neorsimr. Her Majesty bald a council this thoraces, erbkle wan &Melded by Earl Greadthe, the Duke el Argyll, Viewed Palmentea, the Right Hon. Hr George Grey, sod the Right Hoc. W. Gladelome. At the Math Pediment nes ordered to be further pro rogued from Taosky the Ist of December. Mr. Helve, the Mirk of tk•Osnasil, Meade& Zed Granville and Dad Palmerston had audiences of the Qom. Lord Gramm Lae rsoosedad Lord de Maley sr Lad is Welds*. Vinouat Pshoinks. Earl Granville, the Duke of Az U, Sir G. Grey, the Cheneellor of the Exchequer. and Mr. Helps, travelled horn Paddington to Windsor by • spseial train on the Great Western Railway yesterday afternoon in order to attend the Queen's Privy OcatnelL The Ministers, after the Council, returned to Louden by squid train. A committee of the Lards of her Majesty's Mad Hew nomable Privy Council for the affairs of Jeremy sag Gum• my had a meeting at five o'clock yesterday aftereoom, at the Privy Council-office. Whitehall, to consider certain pro credinp connected with those islands. Presest—Berl Granville (Lord Presidest), ffereetary Sir George Grey, the Chastener of the Ezehemeer, the Right Hem T. Milner Gibson, sad the Right Has. R. Low*. Mr. A. Helps, the Clerk, and Mr. Edmond Hankies, the Deputy Clerk of the Cocoa, attended. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Bt. Helena. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador end the Countess Appoe3rl have returned to Maass House from Austria, when they have Deco staying for the bat three mouths. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Seel of March, and family are expeesed to arrive in Helena,- square, next week, cm their way to Goodwood Park, Suess, frees Gerdes Cattle, N.B. The mortal remains of the late Lord Chesham were interred yesterday as Latimer, in the family vault of the church in the park. The hostel was attended by the Hos. William George Caveridish prow Lord Cheshazo), General the Hoe. Henry P.O. Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis at Hartingtos, the Marquis of Hustle!, the Earl of Straßoed, Viaooeot Enfield, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lord Dame, Lord Frederick Gordon Rally burial, Lord George Cavendiah, Lord Richard Cavendish, Lord Wriotheeley Russell, Lieuteriant-Colonel Cavendish, Mr. Frederick Howard, Mr. Francis Cavendids, Mr. George Cavendish, Captain Cavendish Fitzroy, the Has. Mimes Ryon, Mr. Muria Leseellas, and Mr. John Simpsos. Lord William Lennox, brother of the late and owls of the proms, Doke of Richmond, married yesterday Mier Maria Jane Molyneux, eldest daughter of the Rev. Capri Molyneux, incumbent of St. Perna Onalowsquare. The ceremony took place at the old pariah church, Res threes. The Hon. Mrs. Francis Stonor left town yester day for Seadrioghem Hall, Norfolk, to iseeeed the Ooootere of Morton as lady ia ',shin to her Royal Highness the Priam. of Wales. Sir Mosee Montefiore, Bart., accompanied by Dr. Hodgkin, his physician, also by Mr. &wpm &tassel and Mr. GookHa, left the Lord Warden Hotel yesterday morn in for Gls* es route to Morocco. His Excellency the Saxon Minister has arrived at the madame */ the Legatioa, io Hobart-plaoo, from &may. The Duke and Dustmen of Manchester will leave Ximbohoc Cud* o lloaday asai, far Casspieges, out visit to ea Emperor sad Empress of the French. The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland will shortly have Apetborp to joie the conipaay at ComOl4wl oo • visit to the Emperor aad Empress of the French. The Earl and Countess Russell received a select party et dinner last eveolog at their residence to Chesham place. The noble earl and countess, aosompanied by Viomont A mberley and family, leave town today for Pam. broke Lodge, Rkbmond-park. On Sunday last the Countess of Stvadbroke gave bbth, prematurely, tea moo, stillborn. The marriage was celebrated at Holbcooke Church, Derbyshire, a few dares°, of T. B. Randall. Fag., LP., to Sophia, eldest daughter of the Rev. William Leeks, incumbent of Holbrook.. We regret to learn of the death, on Sunday last, at the personage, Hampstead, of the It+v. Thomas Athger, 22 years iscumbeot of the pariah. aged 61. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1863. LATEST iNTELLIGOCE. THE SCHLE,SWIG 110LSTZfitQIIESTION NEW PHASE OF THE CCOFFLICT. Toe death of the Kiug of Denmark suggests to the Nord the following remarks ou the probable effort of that event on the Holstein question : The oonfliot between Denmark and 131;renany bee just entered a most critical phase ; an extreme state of excite ment exists on both sides, ►nd the recent discussion of the Rimed of Copenhagen upon the common constitution of Jutland and Schleswig has provided them with new aliment The incorporation of Schleswig, the con. esqueDoe of that common constitution, meeta with an energeticsl opposition in certain part, of that duchy, as well as in the German etates. Is it not to be feared that in premium of this state of things the duchies may renew their attempt of 1848, and try, as at the death of Charles VIII., to free themselves completely from the Danish yoke, in order to form an independent state of Schleewig•Holstein! Let us add that the Germanic Con federation has not yet adhered to the order of succession established by the treaty of London of 18.53 , and that in almost the whole of Germany public opinion was only waiting the opportanity furnished by the death of Frederick VII. to declare openly in favour of the pretensions of Schleswig•Holatein, to re-establish the former state bearing that name. Will the German governments be able to re sat safficieatly the current of public opinion, so as to ref use all support to the possible pretendons of the duchies, sad even to combat them, in cam of need, as they did in 1848? As may be MAO, the affairs of the &whim of the Elbe are menaced with serious complications which would be ineou- Mutably subjects of international intervention, and which reader opportune the prompt acuembliag of a congress, which alone (ea give a pacific solution to the conflict. The Times, commenting upon the procealing of the Duke of Saxe Coburg, says : The peasant King of Denmark is in the line of sacciesion to the duchies. There is no violation of their rights. It is Denmark proper that has submitted to • &sop la its own order of sumessioc, and if anybody had a right to complain it would be the partisans of the female descendante of the royal home. Nor can it be admitted that the federal government, or any sovereign of the federation, has a right to attack any state merely, for changing the person of its rabic, so long as the new ruler fulfils his federal oNigationa if King Christian, as 'Duke of Holstein, pays his quota yearly, and sends his 3,900 men to the defence of Germany when atteeked, that is all that the Diet has • right to demand. Europe eau never allow that the German sovereigns should be able to oonstitate themselves judges of each other's legitimacy and use form to overthrow all whom they do pot approve. This would be establishing in Northern Europe the reign of violence which brought rain upon the Austrian rule of holy. King Christian ham been matte King of Dermas* and Duke of Soldeswig mid Holstein by one of the most solemn instru ments ever framed ; the five great powers have sanctioned the principle that the duchies shanld remain united to Denmark, two of them powers being the leading monarchies of Germany. Sarsly this title is as valid as that by which any crown in Europe is wont. It would be the extreme of weakness and folly for the at►tes of Europe which are parties to this treaty to yield in say way to assumptioos so hold and m astounded me those likely to be advanced by the Gerona Dist. RUSSIA AND THE CONGRESS. The bacalide Busse sap that even the authority of a congress would not make Russia accept a so lution of the Polish question which was "contrary to Russian destinies." "Thus," observes the Paris Temps, "the adhesion of Russia would not be exempt from reserves, and these reserves would be specially unacceptable, as they relate exactly to a question which at this moment precedes all others, and which m►y rightly be considered as the mother-ides of the congress." THE DEBATE AND. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. The Joann! des Dad& of to-day notices with delicate irony the rebuke end warning which it has i just received from Count de Moray. It says : We shall be reserved reeperting the inoidsst of which the Anima/ da Dlbas was the occasion at the com useammest of Koaday's sitting of the Legislative Corps. Lceg•tried and avowed partisans of the rights of meemblim, and more inclined, u is known, to eased their preroga tives than to restrain them, we shall be little suspected of seeking frivolously to diminish the consideration which ought to surround them in the country; and although the macs of the amaary consideration for milemblies may be espeoistly in themselves, we never disputed the right which is attributed to them of defending themselves against allarnal attacks which exceed the limit of inde pendent eritichms. We regret that we have seemed to pus beyond that limit, whin we were under the imps tea that we had aely repeated an opinion enamel more than oars by the members of the minority. At ell events we believe we are as little open as wpm* to the suspicion of desiring to injure the liberty of padiumniari deliberations. Oar legislative assemblies hem bet a attain part of their old prerogatives in relation to the astral power, but they appeal' to have preserved the whole of their prerogatives with regard to the public. We Asks the fact without oomplaining of it. There is in Let a certain kind of attack by means of the press or by word of month wWch arsemblies cannot long endure without damage to the country and to the mission which is coolided to them. It would be easy for us to give examples which cannot have escaped all memories. Let it adios to say that while maintaining our right of criticism towards deliberative assemblies, we underetaod it otherwise, and that such examples will never serve either as a model or I an mum. (surd's TILIGILAXL) FRANCE AND RUSSIA. PARIS. Nov. 18. The statement published by a London paper, that Baron de Budberg had stated to hi. Drouyn de Lhuys, u Prince Gortehakoff's reply, that Russia would participate in the Congress, but not until after the pacification of Poland, is entirely unfounded. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Nov. 17. Senhor Antonio Jose de Avila has been appointed the delegate to be present on the part of the King of Portugal at the Paris Congress. A friendly compromise between the government and Mr. Lindsay is expected. THE PROPOSED SWEDISH LOAN. BERLIN, Nov. 17. Advioes received here from Stockholm state that the committee upon the national debt has resolved to postpone contracting a new loan until further proposals are received, more particularly from abroad. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Nor. 18. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamship Etoa, from New York on the 7th inst., arrived here this morning with 57 cabin and 50 steerage passengers, and 146,000 dollars in specie. She landed 13 passengers and the mails, and prouended at 1.45 a.m. "A Traveller" writes to the Times :—" After reading the leading article on the subject of Japan on the 4th inst. I thought I would tell you that from my expo rienoe, extending over 15 years iu canons parts of the world, I believe we being all oar troubles upon ourselves, and mostly richly &aerie them ; for wherever ao English man goes be carries with him the belief that his country is so rich and poweiful, and that he himself is such an august animal, that he sea tre.eple the mappers and cherished customs of other maims ander his feet with impunity. I have seen this over and over again, and often, when expect ing a row, have been surprised to see the auger of some justly item forgiver cool down iota • sort of contempt when he discovered his imitator to Mealy an Eaglihmun.' I ha►e seen thioga done abroad by Beellalimea which, if dope by any foreigner io this country, would bring uiso him instant punishment at the hands of the people." The "Traveller" thee proceeds to claweibe nem of the outages be has witnessed. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (raox oua owi an PARIS, TCZSDLY EVIIIDIG. The editors of all the journals in Paris were yes terday sent for to the Ministry of the Interior, and, being admitted one by one to the awful presence of M. Bondet, were informed of the scrape into which the Paris press had got itself by its remarks upon the elections, and the way in which the Corps Legislatif was disposing of them. The editors were warned to be extremelycareful about their remarks upon the debates, and given to understand that the government was on the look-out, and disposed to enforce rigorously the catching laws which make it dangerous to notice the debates at all. Under these inauspicious circumstances, the journals are more cautious than usual. The Biecfe and the I Patric announce that they suspend their usual running comment upon the current debates. Notwithstanding the private warning which has struck terror into the journals, some of them ven ture to observe that the Corps Legislatif yesterday showed excessive indulgence to the malpractices of the prefect of the Pas de Calais in the case of M. Degouves Denuncques. The rampant majority made such a noise that M. Glas Bizoin could not be heard at all, when he attempted to set forth how the prefect attempted to corrupt upwards of fourscore electors who had been sentenced to fines and coats for depredations in public forests, by promising that he would write to the Emperor for a remission of their sentences, and that if he did not succeed, he would take care that they should be pardoned "in some other way." This extraordinary assumption of power, paramount to the imperial prerogative, excited wonderment in the public press some days ago, and it is truly discreditable to the chamber that such abuses should be laughed at and slurred over. There is • great deal of disagreeable news from Mexico, which the government keeps in the back ground as well as it can. The Vigie of Cherbourg ventures to publish a correspondence, which says that the French have no influence whatever in the country beyond the immediate reach of their bayonets' points, and that a force of 50,000 men at least is required to hold it. A reinforcement of 1,000 men is going out from Cherbourg on the 23rd instant. The Bourse does not recover. Route fell to-day lie. and Mobilier sfr. The Bank bullion continue' to decrease, and no doubt is felt that the bullion will be raised to 8 per cent. on Thursday. There is a talk of requiring bills to have only two months to run instead of three. WEATHER REPORT.-{THIS DAY.) WEDNINIMAT. Nova= 14 I £X. LL D. W. 11. .N.. Q. 1. IZ. L. Nabs . .91 41 • LI.W. 16 o 0.18 Nerdoe 20.2 9 "67 s. its 0 Lush eates 61 6. Is 0 ~ 60.11 . „ 140 8. LW. 16 t IS 0 I = l . 21.1010 BAIL 22 o 6.06 *away Vale** .7 e 161 S. is 2 LW essolows Limped S. 16 s Peasants INS ILL W. IS o 6.60 Peasants . Bred Li 11 e I,llries6 N Ng s It. la b X 5 b L 6.1. p =.— NM &LW. Nb NI e 6.10 . „ Gages a* Nei LII.W LW. II . IS et 6 Dover.. , Itatuesla ...„16.24 10, LW. Ila e ITeabobso TEITISDAT. ON TM RLDAT B.W._ to IC and to NORTH-Lat. N.L to N.W. and to sTrOng - , troth, cloudy, fine. some WI. I.N.W. to N.S.X. Comm. 8.8. E. to W.M.W. and and to NSA, fresh to strong, some rain. W.\. W. to N.N.E., Socrra Comm. fresh to moderate, cloudy, line. N.W. to N.E. and to 600111-1437. 8.1, moderate, due. N. N.W., fresh to strong, sow rant. to &Sit., and to S.W. modaste, cloudy, ffne. S.E.. to S.S.W. and N.M., moderato to flesh, eloody, fine. North-liast=Calthnew to Lincoln. Wort. Dow& to Corn wall. houth=Fnglish Channel and Blow Bay Coasts. South alt of Dover to Lincolnshire and Heligoland. The Duke de Luynee, some of the French journals state, is on the point of starting on 1 seientifie u• °ursine as far as the banks of the Dead Bee. A Berlin letter says :—" The project of marriage between the Count of Flanders and a Brazilian princess is understood to have fallen through, Ia consequence of the count's disinclin►tion to exchange his pleasant bachelor ex. istence in Europe fora resideeoe in the Brazils, with the pro spect of hereafter finding himself the consort of ea empreme. The King:of the Belgian' is said to have been very desirous of the match, but be (Quad it impossible to overcome his son's resistance. But for that, we might have looked forward to hereafter seeing a Belgian prince enthroned at Rio, and • Belgian prince at Mexico, both from that famous king-pro ducing house of Saxe•Coburg-Gotha." A few days ago a strange scene was enacted in the Austrian Reichsrath. It was the question of a gua rantee of five per °eat. to be offered by the state to ► cora- Pray which has offered to coortroot a railroad frees Lem berg to Czernowits, in the Bakovins, when suideely M. you Klein, a railway contractor, roes and said he was williag to do the }oh for 2,200,000 d. lees than the estimate. As roe Klein Is • member is are of the committees of domes, he was immediately called to order ; but it is said that he had been allowed to send it his propositions to the Minister of Finances. The persons who had undertake• to oonstruct the railroad in question are Mr. Braseey and some of his London friends. At the recent exarn;nation at Bordeaux for the bermalaureateiu-lettrea, a young lady, Millie. Pauline Perin, daughter of the lespeetor of Primary lustros:tics at 13t. Sever (Lands.), was received in the most brilliaat meaner. She obtained eight red and two white balls, with the mention " very well." This is the third time ladies have of late obtained ac►demic honours in France, the other two being Mlle. Royer, who tweed the beccilaurv'st-es-lettree at Lyons, and Mdlla. Milo' Edwards, that of &Moose at Paris. _ _ _ - COMPIEGNE.—A letter from Compitigne of the 16th mays : —" The Emperor yesterday afternoon reviewed the troops in ganison in the town as well sa the National Guard, and afterwards distributed recompense. During the dinner the Orpli6ooists of Compßgne sang a cantata composed in honour of the Empress, sod their Majesties, on leaving the table, graciously thanked the singers, who were drawn up on their paella At nine in the evening, the bands of the two regiments aeaembled at the trod of the long avenue dee Beaux-Monts. at the back of the palace, and afterwards proceeded by the light of an. merous torches to the front of the palace, when they performed several floe morreaux in premiere of their Ma ties, who, with the guede at the palms, were on the bal. 000 y. The performance elicited airy loud applause, for which the Emperor repeatedly gave the signal. In the end the bends Eel off, playing the rdraite, composed in the Crimea by N. tinnier, bead-master of the Ist Grenadine of the Guard. On pasting before their Majesties, enthu siastic cries of `• rimperatrice," arose, her Majesty being the principal object of the fits. The bands, fol lowed by the people, then played through the town, the whole gone having a very picturesque effect by torchlight." THE LATE WRECKS ON THE CORNICH COAST.—The bodies of three more unfortunates have been washed ashore on the earth coast of Cornwall. One was also picked up on Saturday war Zenner. Oa his left arm was a representa tion of a fell-rigged ship, and a sailer having the English easign over his shoulder. On Friday and Saturday Mr. Hickson, coroner, presided at impede upon the men who were wrecked from the Londoe and Adrian. Open verdict. were returned is each case. Masi so Vraasus. —The Lord Raglan (Curran) railed from Liverpool for Melbourne on the 24th of February, and wag opoken on the 24th of March io lat. I N., bug. W., bet has not since been beard of. The Alexander, of LlaoeUy (Evans), sailed from Liverpool for Plmeoath on or about the 7th of October, and has not since bees beard of. The Midi* (Nugent) sailed from Liverpool for Cork, with Goa* os the 10th of October, end has not since been beard of. . . Last night a numerous audience attended at the ball of the Literary lastitatioa, Royal.hill, Greenwich, to bear %lecture delivered by Mr. E. J. Reed, chief construe. for of the royal navy, on the subject of "Ships of War." LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) . COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings lu B - Siro;. - ---(Betero Lead Mei&row Polls& sad Barons Bramwell, Chanson., sad Pigott.) TILE ATTORSZTTGENEBAI O. BILLIN AND OTHNIN.-171D 861Z1;R6 Of TB *LICLINDIL., The arguments upon the WI; for • new trial in this ease were resumed at the sating of the court The coward for the crown were the Atiorney-Oessral, the Solicitor-General, Sir R. Pl:Minima (the Queen ' s Aden. cote), Mr. Loch, Q.C., and Mr. T. Jones ; sod for the de fel:dant+ Sir Hugh Cakes, Q.C., 11r. Kerslake ; Q.C., Mr. Menials, Q.C., and Mr. ilemplar. Sir H. Cairns, in resuming kis argumeot against the rule, said it was 70 years niece the American Ealistment Act was passed, and upwards of 40 years Mace the English Act be came law, and although instances must have weaned again and apiu in the United States and this country of war ships being built in their porta, as neutral ports, sod lesvlag ra thr without warlike equipments, it was s remarkable stance that no eonatruction bad ever been put on our act of lamest. It would have weaned to the mind of any person if proceedings under that act mild have been taken against such vessels in the absence of • warlike equipment mule would have been instituted during that period. The affair at Terceira, which took plea is 1830, ;I . = the warlike proorodi rai tween these who sup- Don Miguel and the of Portsgal, had been mentioned by the Attorney In the mums of the contest certain Portuguese refugees cams to Plymouth. and got • ship which sailed for Terceira, and there were exported from this country to Terceira by another vessel arms sod ammunition, which were pat en board the first ship at that place. The government of this country felt much annoyed at this, and they gave directions for their vessels of war to seize those ship, and (meal them was tired upon. The matter became • subject of great controversy is parliament, and the allegation on the part of the government was that, supposing all that was stated against their ships tiring upon the vessels of the refugees in the waters of Terceira were true, they bed in ibis country oommitted a breach of the Foreign Enlistment Act, and rendered themselves liable to capture ; that, though they did not put the armaments on. board the ship when she left this country, they were afterwards sent oat by another vessel, sad transferred to her is • foreign port. Of coarse, how ever, that did not justify our seising the vessel at Terceira. But how was that argument on the part of the govern ment received by Mr. Huskiason in pectinated, one of the ministers who took • part in pessiag the Foreign Enlistment Act! He said that arms might leave this country like merchandise, widths law could sot interfere to stop them, that it was only when the arms were cam- Mired with the ship t h at they came within the purview of the law, and that if that combination did sot take place till they left the country they had no right to interfere with them. If the doctrine now Tait forward by the crown were the true exposition of the law, be bad • right to assume that some prooeedinp would have been taken by the government is regard to the Orel° and the Alabama. The Oreto was built in Liverpool, and left them unarmed, but was afterwards armed for warlike paryceee and became • ship in the employment of the Confederate government. The Attereer•Geadeal stated in parliament that so proased inp were taken as to that veinal beams she had no warlike equipment when she left Liverpool, and she took in her arnmesents at NUMMI, where she was wawa Mr. Baron Bramwell—l was sot aware that any proceed- ing were taken in regard to that vessel. Sir H. Cairns—She Irma tried is the Admiralty Court cad acquitted for want of 'videos& The icons' mussel then referred to the case of the Alehouse, which it wee mid the government were wrung is not seining, and quoted from a speech of the Memory- Cameral in the House of Commons, in which he said that though she might have been intended to he a ship of war, she might form a legitimate article of mer ehandioe, even if built for the Confederate Mates. The Attorney-Geeeral also said, "if our law failed to reach them two vessels while within our jurisdiction, aid if nothing was done in our porta or wakes which was contrary to intonational law, bow can we be held responsible for their subseqnent proosedisp on the high ems? It WSJ not till the Alabama reached the Azores that she received her stores, captain, or papers, or hoisted her fag. It is ant true that she departd from this coun try as a ship armed for war." He did not under stand laagaap if that did not prove that though the evi bestir m igh t not be eneolusive as to the intent with which she left these shores, the Alabama did not leave this coustry as sa armed vessel. The Attorney-Geseral also said on the 27th March last, that he had great doubts whether if the arleat had seized the Alabama they would not have ren ttarielves liable to considerable damages, that it was geoerally known she sailed from this country wormed and not properly fitted out for war, and received her anaiunest, equipments, and crew in a foreign port, and that whatever were the auspicious as to how she was to be employed her condition would sot have justified her seizure. [The leaned counsel had not concluded his armasat when our report let) COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Jodie Ordisery.) razor' C. TVIX& Mr. Field for the petitionr. -- In 1852, the respondent, a carman, married Savannah Whitaker, sad lived with her at Leeds till 1856. He then sold off his fornicate sod left her. In 1858 be sent her a letter from America, requesting her to come out to him, but omitting to supply her with the means of doing so. She 'wordiesti wrote back to him, stating that she had no money to pay her passage, sad she heard no more of him till she discovered that be had committed bigamy in the year 1860. The court directed the rose to stand over io order to pro. dace more satisfactory evidence of the secood marriage. ROOKER (CLIIIO. ROOLIR AND NIWTON. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and le. Thrum, for the petitioner ; Mr. Staveley Hill for the aomepoodent. On the Ist of February, 1842, the Rev. Win. Yates Rooker. • clergyman is America, married at Kinglike", Virginia, Sarah Mardegberd Walker. They lived together at venous plasm till 1861, when a separation took place and the respondent was charged with having committed adultery with Hoary Skidmore Newtoo, the choirmaster of her brother-in-law, who was also • clergyman, and under whose care she had b ean placed. The Rev. James Rooker said—l am incumbent of Lower Clonal, Staffordshire. and a rneltistmto of the count,. My father also lives at Game The petitioner and the re. apondent returned to England in 1853, and they lived in Mornington-cresosot and other places. They had several children, of whom four are living. My brother made too much of his wife, who was very intemperate in her habits, • circumstance which eatirely destroyed the comfort of their married life. In May, 1801, she returned from America, where she had been on • visit to her frieods. At that time my brother was minister of a church is the neighbour. hood of Hackney. In October she came down to me ; and I fitted up • cottage for her at the bottom of my genies. She had ceased to live with her husband on account of her drunkenness. She took the teetotal pledge and kept it for two months ; but she then broke out worse than ever. In emsequenes of her misconduct I changed her residence, and Maned her next door to au old servant. On the 31st of December, 1862, my chldren went to drink tea with her. Later in the evening I called on her. I found music and dancing going on ; and she was in such • state of excitement that I removed my children. She had with her some of the singers who were going to perform at • tea-drink - tog on the following day, and she was showier; them how the riggers dance. (A leugh.) On the 31st of Dec. I went down to her house at half past Dice in the evening. I sa bered the parlour and found the co-respondent sapping with her. I simply said, "You are enjoying yourselves'," and they asked me to stay. I declined and left. Newton was Ineder of my choir, and had been superintendent of my Sunday schools. I afterwards wrote to him and deposed him from his °Sloe. I could not act upon rumour, but having seen the respondent' together I took that step. Newton wrote • reply to me. [This was put io. It cow pleined of the witness pursuing each a course in • pariah so prolific of scandal, expressed the deepest gratitode to him for baying Brat taught him to look to our Lord, Itsd asked him his opinion on some questions of theology relative to the forgiveness of sins.] About the 7th of March I re ceived a note from the respondent, enclosing another to her husband. [These were reed. They involved • fall admission of her guilt, expressed the deepest penitecce, and i implored the petitioner, for the sake of her children, not to divorce her.] She afterwards gave me another paper. [This was likewise put in. It was a forma/ confes sion to the following effect :—" I, Sarah Rooker with deep regret, acknowledge that on Wednesday night, ;he 31st of December, owing to my having unfortunately taken too ' numb to drink, Henry Newton took advantage of my situa tion." The respoodeet is an American woman. Crossexamined—l cannot tell what has become of my brother's core in America ; the oomranuicatioes with the Southern States having become so uncertain that we don't often get letters. Newton is a lime burner. I don't know when he made Mrs. Racker's acquaintance. I never saw him at her house except on the occasioe I have mentioned. Mrs. Newton brought me a letter which she I had found in her hustand's pocket, from the respondent. I do not know whether Mr. mid Mn. Newton are living together on good terms. I presume they . have bens Beim on the worst of terms ; but they are now sitting together in the court. Mary Bate—l washed for the reeptueleet. On the 31st of Decemberlast I was at her house. Mr. N e ut on aime in with several other people. They bad hem preetning for the tea party. When the others were leaving, Mrs. Rinker took Newton's has, put it on, and refused to give it him. She said to biro, "I went to have a word or two with you." She ordered me to go away witti the rest, but I said I would not, for Mr. Newton had a wife. I sat down, but ' after a minute or two she said. " How dare you day in my house when I order you to go?" Keening that she had a temper of her owe, I thought I would go, sod I left ; but I returned to the window. I listened and laud Minim and talking. On the Bth of February, after serene, Mr. Newton followed her borne from church, and I heard the door locked immediately afterwards. Mr. Hill, after this evideooe, abandoned the defence. Sir J. Wilde considered the adultery Proved; but be would take time to consider whether *eidetice which bad been given as to the marriage was sufficient. Dr. Dime stated that in the event of the court being satis fied, Mr. Rooker would not under the circumstances ask for costa COURT OF BANKRUPI (Before Mr. Coosmiseiouer Hoiroyd.) RZ LATIIBCIti. - The bankrupt was a cattle dealer, of Kentish•towia. was the matting for examination and discharge. When 04 case was called on, it was asked that it should stand over, s e Mr. Sargood, who was instructed to oppose, was cam e l before the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Preston, for the bankrupt, urged that the c should be proceeded with. His Honour said that he was anxious to give ail &cory. maiden in his power to counsel ; but be could not keep the business of the court waiting. He should pea s t i le examination of the bankrupt, but would allow the or,ier discharge to stand over. IN HE W. H. HARDING. The bankrupt was a druggist and accoucheur, Banhill. row. Debts of trifling amount. The benkrUpt had pee. Honed in forma pauper* but lied filed no aecoante, Mr. Dupree opposed on behalf of the Artillery Company are of whose houses bad been occupied by the bankrupt. He asked for au adjournment with omits sitatust the bia ltrgurstr. observing that it was a pauper cur, so d t h at as ceder far oosts would be amatory, directal au Miami,. mutt Dr ix L. STEP.N.—CLISE OP AFINCONDLNG. The bankrupt was a ahipbroker of Threadneedle steed. This was a ,sitting for examination and discharge. Th bankrupt had absconded, and of coarse no emanate lure been Glad, bet the liabilities are stated at about 10,0130 t. Mr. Paul, accountant, the ass had ceased the bad. rapt to be pursued by Haydon, the ignee detective ; he was trued as far as the Lake of Geneva, and there the traces were ton. On the application of Mr. Lumley, for the assignees, the baakrupt was ordered to be proclaimed. (ldore Mr. oounalssiouor Goolbstru.) 121 111 JEO. —QUESTION AS TO COSTS. In this case, decided on Monday, application wan reads by Mr. &mood, on behalf of the bankrupt, for the costs of re. doting the application. His Honour said that this court in granting coda egg% to be governed by the statute under which it eat, and NI by the practice of the common law courts. The statute mid the court was to gnat costa where it thought fit tad jut In this one, where a debtor hed sought to evade the *bhp. tics he had taken arson himself by a legal quibble, the Nu n did not think it either fit or just to grant him his cash; therefore the application was dismissed without coda. Mr. Dowse said that the court might stall give offset to the undertaking of the bankrupt by making a oomenuniy time to the lords of the triunity, by whom the lisnlimpt's compensation was paid. Ms Honour said he 'honk' be happy to make such ► re. presentation as soon as it was pus into proper form. APrucAnoss 'Fog zzizAii. His Honour said tieVe - ;•;;1137e; apalcatiate of tbig kind, la none el which had affidavit of service of the D06:01 t o waiters been filed. as required by the afar/sof reek These sffidavita ought to have been filed on the preceneg day ; bat he learnt from the registrar that they had ant vu been filed ; the applinetioes mast. therefore, stand over. The bankrupt, s liiiinst;yosaa --- boat builder, of &Wilk came before the court, owing MI. only. His Honour expressed surprise at the bankrupt con* t o the court for so small aa amount, and &eked how macs bt had paid to his Wormer. The bsnkrnpt said his Meads bad spieled him. He tad come to court bemuse he woe premed by creditors. Order granted. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUELDELAM. FORGERY Or ♦ CREQIIE AND ALLEGED El OFL'iA. Mans dime was brought uo for dnalemehrliesbiis Sir F. G. Moos, &arid with forging the embissmumt Ms cheque far 141.8 x., with latent to deftaud Ids Humphreys, of the firm of Humphreys sad Baps eowdooted the preeseatiou. The facts elicited on the former occasion were that e t • was managing clerk to 31esers. Janson, Cobb, anf aeon, solicitors, of Basiegballetreet, and that he had bee is their employ for a period of nearly forty years. The lately he had got into considerable embarrassment' of I pecuniary luau?* in comequeece of an improper acquits. awe with a woman of doubttal character, aid that in ark to wiriest' himself he had misappropriated in the int imbue* mesa y which be held in trust, but not in any say connected with hie employers' business, and which he sir sequsetly replaced by the misappropriation of cheques which came into his heads. Those cheques were in their tent met to a certain extent by other money which he purloined, and at the time of his being given itto custody hi &Weaker", according to his own admilioa, wore as much as 6001., although the actual deficiency ea believed to be far ie mesas of that amount. The only however, upon which be wen proceeded against was thatef forging the endorsement of " H. Fox Bristowe "to a chem to enable him to get the mosey for it. Mr. Briatowe, a barrister, said that the prosecutors wee indebted to him for fees to the amount of 14/. Bs., but that he had never received the &amte for that sum, Reicher bed he endorsed the cheque himself, nor authorised anyone to do so for him. . 11;epsi;oser said he should plead guilty, so u to we the prousuton all the trouble and expense be could, is 2 he was thanks* committed for trial. CLERKEN WELL. DESERTION Or ♦ WIFE. A respectably attired woman, between 30 and 40 retina age, applied to Mr. Barker under the provisions of ue Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, for as order protect. isg her property and her earnings, acquired since her hue band had deserted bar, against her husband and hi creditors. . . . The applicant, who dated that she wee ie business u s milliner, and waa sow earning • good livelihood for he family and herself, said that shoat three years since be husband sent her rod her family into the mutiny, and while she was there, he sold the home and absconded to Amans. for the porpoise of avoiding his creditors. Since then be had never written to her, out she had heard that he had jatued the Northern army, as be failed in the bums' te Lad darted. Mr. Barker asked her what made Der think her healed would come to her soy more. The applicant Paid thnt she bed Peen a letter in which 3 was stated that her husband was tared of fighting, god Ind "skedaddled," and his intention was to leave America Is when he was at home he got drunk and ill-used ner and he family, she hoped the magistrate would comply with be request and grans her an order. Mr. Barker inquired if sines her husband had been MN? he had sent her money, or any means towards supplying ha family or herself ? The applicant replied in the negative. Mr. Barker granted the order, and directed the applicant to get It properly registered in the county court, or it would be of no avail. The applicant then thanked his worship and withdrew. SOUTH WA RK EITILAOIDINAZT CIIIAGI Or CHILD BITALING. Mary Perry, a very respectable-looking old woman, led years of age, was planed at the bar before Mr. Cade charged with stealing John tiparrowhawk, a child of nude years, for the purpose of begging. Polices-constable 137 31, mid that he was on dot' in the New Kett-road about 10 o'clock in the morning, when he saw the pruoser go into leveed gentlemen's houses with • clean looklag lad, about seven man of ate. Sus pecting from her meatier that the woo begging, and being satisfied that the child did not be long to her, he watched her and at last be saw her receive some money at one of the houses. Witness then went up to her and ascertained that she had represented the chid to be her grandson, and on inquiries he found that was NM and that she had takes him away from his parents' house for the purpose of begging. Witness. further added that the prisoner was suspected of being a systematie beggar, bete( concerned with another notorious character red - direr in the district of this court in obtaining large sums from this bear yoked. The prisoner here declared that that was untrue. She was never a beggar in her life. Mr. Comb* asked her what she had to say for stealing the child? Prisoner said she never stole the child. He was playing in the street, sal she merely took him fora walk. The latter, a very intelligent boy, was here questiooed by his worship, and said that the prisoner edited him imp front hie mother's about 9 o'clock, aid she promised to beY him something. When they got into the New Kent.ned she went up to several persons and asked for mosey. Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, here observed tot be bed bees much deceived lay the primate for several year', she having been a recipient of alms from the poor-hos at wires times, he always believing leer to be • decent respectable woman, who got • livelihood by selling brides. she ever f ge i: a sue re ll pec nia y li p t so l h i'd at th ' si i t e th ia w m :se r ca:yer.ystAtetenril'aamirelassieighb:marsicethhkeo wished . 4 . As 6 hIY iavestigated. One of the officers of the court intimated to his email' that be believed she was well known to Mr. Hereford. to chief officer of the Medicity Society. The prisoner thee declared that she was henna/et of the charges made against her. Bbe was never • begs, is ber life, and was sure that Mr. Honford knew nothio; shoat her. She was quite willing for a remand, as she could defy as to raise anythiag against her character. The mother of the little boy was here called Edward. and she said that the prisoner lived in their neighbootho nd. erg everybody wondered when she lot the money to des ro &oddly and live so awnfortebly. She bed not the last doubt ohs had stolen the child for the purpose of t n on the benevoleet. Mr. Combs mid he should remand her until Tunis/ vest, end in the meantime the oilieer could communion' with the Menlicity Society and the persons she had called urn in the morning. She was then removed, protesting her innocence. ASTLEV'S Tarmac—Mr. E. T. Smith hat taker; the Royal Astley's Theatre for • taro of years, sod .11 open on the 2fth December neat. The Mews. Tnesanii have just added to their historical gal, in Baker street. • splendid iiii•NiZa WOW of King Edward IV., attired in the gorgeous ooronation rotas of the period (1483), and wearing • crown, which in It redects high credit oa artist by whom it was m ast ' factored. I PPP'