The Express. — London, England, 1862-08-18 00:00:00

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After conferring with the military authoritiea, Sir GEORGE GREY has advised her MAJESTY to exercise her prerogative of mercy, and the extreme sentence of the law pronounced on the unhappy man is com muted into penal servitude for life. His punish ment is still one of exemplary severity, but every one will be thankful to learn that the supreme au thority has mercifully interposed to prevent the law from taking its course. No other conclusion could, indeed, have been arrived at consistently with a due regard to those exceptional circumstances which under the beat and most perfect administration of the law must occasionally temper justice with mercy. There can be no doubt of the prisoner's guilt, or that the crime he committed was, as the jury de cided, murder. But it was committed under ex tenuating circumstances of the most powerful and affecting kind. In the first place, it was proved on the trial that the unhappy, culprit so far from being quarrelsome or vicious, or belonging in any sense to the criminal clam, was uniformly well-disposed and well-behaved. He was described by those who knew him well not only as remarkably quiet and inoffen sive, but as one of the best tempered men in the regiment. The troop sergeant-major bore testi mony to these qualities, while the adjutant of the regiment, who was examined on the trial, gave the prisoner a remarkably good character. He was punctual and efficient in the discharge of his mili tary duties, and had in consequence received a good-conduct stripe. But for some reason or other, possibly on account of these very virtues, he was singled out by a bullying clique amongst his comrades, of which the murdered man O'Day appears to have been the ringleader, as the victim of malignant torture and systematic persecution. These men evidently belonged to the class, speci mens of which are unhappily to be found in all ranks, though most frequently no doubt in the lowest, who delight in the sufferings of others. They selected FLOOD as the object of attack, sub jected him to a series of petty an noyances, wanton provocations, brutal insults, and malicious ill-usage, amounting at times to physical torture. The system of mock court martial, which prevailed in the regiment enabled these tormentors to gratify their brutal propensities in the most open and systematic manner. It ap pears that, unknown to the officers, these mock tribunals were established amongst the men nom nally for the trial and punishment of petty offences, but in reality as an instrument of tyranny and op pression recklessly used for their own purposes by the worst men in the regiment. This system of torture was especially directed against FLOOD, who had suffered under its mocksentences, havingon more than one occasion been actually stripped, and received twelve lashes with a belt. The murdered man, JOHN O'Des, appears to have taken the moat active part in these brutal proceedings. He was described on the trial as a quarrelsome, violent man, given to bullying, and ambitious of being considered a "fighting man." He seems to have organized the persecutions against FLOOD, to have devised the accusations which brought him before the mock tribunal, and to have taken • peculiar pleasure in witatesing the torture of his victim. The unhappy man had suffered so much in this way that life became utterly miserable, and in the end almost intolerable. He had been heard to say "he would rather be dead than suffer such "constant ill-usage." He had no means either of redress or escape, or at least felt that he had none, and was thus driven at last to desperation. On the day of the murder ho was on duty morning and afternoon. While on duty early in the afternoon O'DEA, who had been told off to do stable duty, came to him, and threatened him with the mock court-martial and flogging when he came off duty, on the trivial pre text that FLOOD had left him a dirty saddle to clean. FLOOD quietly replied, "My saddle was as " clean ss any man's when I left it." The sum mons to the mock court wav, however, read to him, and he was told he would be flogged when he left guard, O'Dxa in particular bidding him " to " look out for himself when he came off " duty." He replied, "If you have " anything to say to me, say it when " I come off guard. Don't insult me now." At 7 o'clock he left duty, and went into the guard-room, where he remained for two hours— in fact, until the crime was committed, at a quarter past nine. His cup of misery and despair' seemed full, and during that terrible interval his thoughts were evidently wild and desperate. He drank more heavily than usual, first beer and then rum, until, under the double excitement of drink and despair, he was almost beside himself. At length on O'Dzx's entering the guard-room, having satisfied himself as to the man, ho raised his carbine and shot him dead. It was murder, no doubt ; but the crime was committed under cir cumstances of extreme provocation, such as the law is wont to recognise, and which if the law cannot formally recognise, the fountain of justice may righteously consider. Allowance is made in all tribunals for the excitement of passion and cir- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING AUGUST 18, 1862. cumstances of extreme provocation, and both are present in this case. The crime was committed under intense provocation, and in what may be fairly considered a passion of utter misery and despair. The wider moral of the case, however, ought not to be lost sight of. It is a serious and ter rible thing that it should be possible for a British soldier of respectable character to be placed in a position of such causeless and hopeless misery. The existence of this system of mock tribunals, employed as instruments of petty tyranny and tor ture, is a disgrace to the British army, and ought to be inquired into without delay. What chance is there of effecting any considerable improvement in the character of the common soldier if the most depraved men in a regiment are allowed, under a "Judge and Jury" travestie of justice, to persecute their orderly and well-behaved comrades ? THE new Turkish investment, regarding it now merely from the market point of view, has prospered ever since its introduction, until within the last fortnight, when some grave features have arisen which have excited the earnest attention of permanent holders, and great anxiety amongst that more fluctuating class of speculative persons who only care to bold securities likely to afford oppor tunities for selling at a profit. It is one peculiar point in the case that the prejudice to the Eng lish bondholder has occurred, not through any breach of faith on the part of the Turkish Government, but really through that Government having strictly carried out the engagement of converting the depreciated paper currency, or cairn& This paper stood at a dis count of 40 per cent. or upwards, and it was therefore argued that by offering the holders 40 per cent. in specie out of the proceeds of the London loan and funding the rest into a Six per Cent. Home stock, the conversion would be effected upon equitable terms, and the finances and trade of the empire relieved of a great incubur; In fact, Turkey would be presented, under the coun sel and co-operation of British government commis goners, with an opportunity of throwing off old burthens and starting afresh—inopportunity which should she fail to avail herself of in the spirit of her well-wishers, she will probably never be allowed again. The proposed conversion is now in full progress, and we are not aware that any hitch has occurred, yet it is at this very point that the anxious feature to English bondholders has arisen. Measures had been taken to stop up every gap, and to rivet tight every screw, in so far as the security of the holders of the English loan was concerned. Special revenues were assigned to it ; special channels were provided for the unimpeded flow of the hypothecated revenues to London ; special commissioners were to be appointed to watch over them; and it is under• stood that every one of these stipulations meets with due attention, and that in the course of a few days the names of the commissioners charged with the latter duty will be published. But while all this care was being taken to satisfy the English bondholder, and to render the punctual payment of his dividends a matter of comparative certainty as long as the spirit of good faith presides over the Turkish administration, one weak point in his armour entirely escaped observation : no one seems to have foreseen the possible importation of the Turkish Home stock into the London market as a competitor with the English bonds. Under ordinary circumstances a competition of this sort could not excite apprehension, for a loan which a foreign country raises in England is usually sur rounded with such safeguards and conveniences that no English capitalist would think of investing in preference in the internal stock of that country. Amongst the safeguards are the abso lute limit to the amount of the creation ; the security against forgery which is afforded by the signatures of well-known persons immediately ac cessible in case of doubt ; the supervision which ;s exercised over all such transactions by that court of immediate appeal, the Stock Exchange ; and, finally, the claim which a British citizen possesses upon at least the good offices of his Goveinment where he is wrongfully despoiled by a foreign power of a specially pledged revenue or other tangible property. Amongst the superior conve niences of an English loan, as compared with a foreign internal stock, are the payment of the dividends here, and in sterling money, the value of which is fixed, and also the ready convertibi lity of the bonds. For all these reasons, and for some others of a prudential kind, the internal or home debt of a foreign country is never intro , duced here, where it meets with no market. In the case of the new issue of Turkish Home stock, however, there is the distinguishing pecu liarity that it is created as part and parcel of a conversion scheme, and that the securities to be converted had been subjected to a depreciation severe in proportion to the debilitated financial condition of the Government. The case was really quite an exceptional one, and not to be measured by the ordinary standard. The object was to make the cash resources of the Government go as far as possible towards redeeming its posi tion, and the arrangement adopted under eminent advice was certainly not a wasteful one, for the Government, in redeeming the caimds, was to pay only 40 per cent. in specie. Indeed, it appears by a financial notification just published at Constantinople, and transcribed in our impression of last Friday, that the calculation as to adapting the specie proceeds of the last London loan to the redemption of the depreciated paper currency was made with great exactness, inasmuch as, after paying the 40 per cent. in specie on the whole of the caimds in existence, there will remain a cash surplus of only 230,0001. But these terms of conversion, though, as we have shown, not waste ful, presented a large bonus to the holders of the depreciated caimds, who have accordingly found themselves in a position to dispose of their GO per cent. of Home stock at Constantinople at a price so low that it affords a significant idea of the lamentable ebb to which the local credit of the Government has been reduced. It was re served for those persons whose gains would be imperilled by a real restoration of the finances of Turkey to seize the opportunity here afforded of at once damaging the credit of the Government in England, and making a profitable operation by endeavouring to transfer the new Home stock from Constantinople to London. A large amount has, accordingly, been imported, and it is affirmed that considerable parcels have beeu taken by English capitalists solicitous only of a high rate of interest. It is certain that the supply will continue on a large scale, the calculation being that if the importers can get any thing like 30 per cent. in London they will make a good profit, while the magnitude of the creation in Turkey may be estimated from the fact, to which sufficient attention has not been drawn, though it was duly mentioned at the time when the last Turkish loan was negotiated here, that the home stock is to be created not merely against GO per cent. of the caimis or paper currency, but also (as likewise recommended by Lord HOBART and Mr. Foam) in liquidation or consolidation of the internal floating debta, consisting of the liabilities of various departments of the admi nistration, and loans at high interest. In the report of the British Commissioners these claims were estimated at 1,625,000,000 piastres, or equal (at, say, 190 piastres per £, being about the present rate of exchange) to eight millions and a half sterling. Assuming that only a portion of these claims is settled in the Home stock, and bearing in mind the preposterous prices at which the Turkish Government has often dealt with its pur veyors, and which will enable the claimants to sell the new paper at a proportionately depressed price, it may be said that there is practically no limit to the creation of the Home stock. This is, we think, a point on which attention must be kept fixed. There is a virtually unli mited issue, nor can any power in England pre tend to control the creation of Turkish internal stock, should the Government be pressed upon by contingencies over and above those already referred to. For this single reason, together with the absence of any check upon simulation or forgery of this paper, it is and mast ever remain excluded from official recognition in the London Stock Exchange. It cannot really compete with the existing Anglo•Turkiah Loans, payable as they are in sterling in London, and secured upon special revenues, except in the eyes of those sharp speculators who will rush into any investment holding out a pros pect of profit, even if that profit depends solely on putting a dangerous stock upon the partially informed British public. necessity of providing against a consummation he so devoutly deprecates. And to this change of ministry must things surely come in Italy, unless the Ratazzi cabinet can speedily be placed in a situation to bid higher than Garibaldi for the national sympathy. Garibaldi offers the country Rome presently, at the cost of revolution. The King's government must offer it Rome, by transac tion or otherwise, within some definite period—or fall. Napoleon 111. can alone enable the King's government to make such offer. He will surely not trifle much longer with this Roman question. B. I. N. D. 1. 0. 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EXPRESS FROM PARIS (now °us 4:0118 CONNISPONDINT.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVIENDID. As regards Garibaldi and his movements we have not a little difficulty iu coming at the truth, by reason of the haze of governmental mystification hanging between us and Sicily. It is not only in Washington and New York that intelligence is cooked up with an eye to foreign export. The most trustworthy accounts, however, represent the state of affairs as one at once of suspense and sus pension, neither the government nor Garibaldi ap pearing disposed to push matters to extremity. The government orders to the troops are to avoid a conflict ; the tactics of Garibaldi tend to the same object. As to the number of the " rebels," as M. de la Guerronnibre calls them, we must take a medium between the exaggerations of the /talianissimi and the pooh-poohing of Ratazzi ; they may, according to a trustworthy authority, be set down at about 5,000. It is doubtful whether Garibaldi is anxious, under ex isting circumstances, to increase this force, even were not any accession rendered almost impos sible (so long, at least, as the royal army remains faithful) by the military cordon which it is sought to draw round the " rebels," by the combined operations of Generals Cogia and Ricotti. In point of fact, whereas for a national manifestation 50,000 men would not suffice, 5,000 are enough to answer the object to which for the moment Gari baldi will probably limit his endeavours, that, namely, of keeping a permanent thorn in the side of the Ratazzi ministry, accused by him of treachery, feebleness, and slavish obedience to " our great ally." This "great ally" can hardly himself view the present movement in any other light than that of a serious monition as to the things to come. The pause allowed by the cessa tion of parliamentary debates in Italy will pro bably be utilised by him. Of this we have various indications. The recent advance and subsequent withdrawal of insolent pretensions by the new clerico-imperial paper, La France, is among the foremost of these. The admissions made by the viscount-journalist as to the existence of semi official journals are noted for future comment ; but the severe snubbing administered by those old hands the Constitutionnel and the Patric is gladly seized upon by the liberal journals, and the public in general, as evidence ' of coming events in high quarters. We have been so often and so sorely disap pointed as to the intentions of Napoleon ILL towards Italy that we receive with extreme doubt assurances of anything good meditated in that direction. It is plain, however, that opinion is , gradually growing more hopeful. Clerical audacity at home comes in aid of Garibaldi's movement in Sicily. The Indipendetnee speaks with a confidence on this subject, to which I would willingly subscribe, but dare not. That journal declares that Napo leon's fixed intention is not to remain indefinitely at Rome. He cannot hesitate, it is said, between the two opposite manifestations now being made. He cannot consign Italy to the dangers of revolu tion ; neither can he contemplate a reaction in a clerical direction. He must choose. The choice means a solution—more or less near, more or less radical—of the Roman question. Intelli gence received this day from a good source, the Presae, is not calculated to encourage a policy of hesitation and delay. The Turin correspondent of that journal gives some extracts from a letter ad dressed to him by a follower of Garibaldi, described as "a man of a certain age, who has not thrown himself amid these adventurers through mere folly, and who is about Garibaldi's person rather as a philosopher and an observer of events than as a soldier." This person, after remarking that the followers of Garibaldi neither ask nor care whither he is leading them, says: The general, in elite of the apparent zig•nga of our march, seems to have his route traced ont ; hennas to me to have fixed his eyes upon a certain point, from which he never departs. I observe that whenever he talks of Rome he associates the army of Italy with has expedition, and marches, as it were, by the aide of the King. You know I am frequently with the general, and am of an age to ob serve men and things. The orders given, and the remarks made by Garibaldi, together with our movements, lead me to believe that something like the following is his plan : First, he will raise Sicily, and establish himself perhaps at Castro• Giovanni. He will then cross the Straits in disguise andfalone, and make his appearance in Calabria, which is prepared to receive him. You may be sure the move ment will extend itself to the Abruzzi, and thence to the very gates of Rome. Probably the more important towns will not join the movement. Such is the intention of Garibaldi, who could, had he so chosen, have raised Palermo ten times by a single word. But Geri_ baldi desires that the regular government should not cease to exist anywhere. When the kingdom of the Two Skill's, which Garibaldi gave to Italy, shall be raised from the Abruzzi to Etna, what will the government of Turin do'• Garibaldi is firmly convinced that it will change its policy, and, instead of hunting down the volunteers, will unite the royal army with this hastilyraised force. In presence of such unanimity of the nation, and, at the same time, of a Roman insurrection, the walls of the eternal city will fall as it were miraculously and without effort. Once more, rest assured, such are the plans of Garibaldi, and look to see him within a few days at the head of two camps—one in Sicily, the other in Calabria. The Debuts thinks the state of things in Sicily such as to resider inevitable a decision, and cer tainly not one in a reactionary sense, with out delay on the part of the French government. The Patrie announces that it has received by private telegram, from Turin, 'the intelligence that " the cabinet of the Tuileries, appreciating the energies displayed by the Italian government in the midst of the agitations of the peninsula, has desired the Couut de Maasignac, chargd d'affaires of France in the absence of M. Benedetti, to become the interpreter to General Durando, minis ter of foreign affairs, of its felicitations." The cabinet of the Tuileries, then, appreciates the energy of M. Ratazzi's administration ; let us hope it will do something more than felicitate that ad , ministration. Fine words and "felicitations" are ; all very well, but they won't go far to get the • Italian government out of the tremendous diffi entries arising to it from the "agitations of the peninsula." And if the Italian government, in spite of its " energy," should fall before these tremendous difficulties, if the King should be under • the necessity of calling to himself other consti tutional advisers, if an administration headed by the inflexibly honest, the sternly unyielding Ricasoli should come to occupy the high places at Turin, what then ? Has the chief of this stain turned that matter in his mind 1 Let us hope he has ; for if he has, we may be sure ho will have seen the THE NAPOLEON FETES. Marshal Magnan has addressed to the National Guard and regular troops that took part in the review of the 14th of August a complimentary order of the day. Moreover, the Commandant of the National Guard has received the following letter from the Minister of the Interior : My Dear General,—Before quitting the Champ de Mars, his Majesty directed the Marshal commanding the army of Paris to compliment you on the fine appearance and quite military discipline of the National Guard of the Seine. Nothing could be more flattering for the battalions placed under your orders than this august testimony transmitted by one of the leaders of the army. But it is for me now, my deer general, to tell you how much the Emperor has been touched by the sentiments which the National Guard manifested towards him, and the acclama tions with which it saluted the Empress and the Imperial Prince. Pray thank the National Guard for having shown once more, and in such a brilliant manner, the complete union of the population of Paris and thellrmy in attachment to the dynasty of the Emperor. Receive, my dear general, Ac., lid) F. DX PERSIONY. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MONDAY, AUGUST IS, II AIL TCV;DAY. SAE to W., Ire& with B.w. t-o-B':Wl:ii;,en. showery. 15.8. W. to W. N. W., nio. IMAM. As above. derate to strong. N.W. to &W., fresh, W. CVNIZAL. 8.8. W. to N.N.W.,tresh some rain. to moderate. As next above. &Witten-tsp. &W. to N : W., fresh to BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.-(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting was held this afternoon at the office of the corporation, No. 1, Threadneedle-wed, ib r. HENDERSON in the chair. The following internee, of the directors was submitted to the proprietor :—" The interval which hamelapsed non the directors met the proprietors at the manna meeting in April has been markedby no event calling for particular notice. The directors continue to receive from the superintendent and managers satisfactory woman of the current triton. floes of the bank. They have also the pleasure to state that the indications of active and healthy progress in the general condition of the Australian colonies, to which they alluded in their last report, were becoming more apparent. Trade was improving ; and although the price of wool has fallen. better rates were being obtained for other kinds of colonial produce. The yield of gold from alluvial dig. gings had declined, partly owing to the clilficulty of procuring water. Quartz mining, .however, wai bei ng =ured with 'access ; and the discoveries which were place of fresh goldfields, especially in New South Weiss, tend to confirm the opinions entertainel of the rich- Oen end extent of the mineral resources of Australia. The impatient question of the supply of labour, the want of which has been so seriously felt for some time past, had engaged the attention of the locallegislaturee, and measures have been adopted for resuming immigration, at the public expense. The directors are also glad to m ate that the long disputed land question in Victoria has been settled ; the legislature of that colony having passed an act which has been accepted as satisfactory by all parties. The effect of this Tonsure will be to g i ve additional value to le , storal properties, while at the same time large tracts of tho best agricultural lands are reserved for freehold settlement. The dircctan have now only to declare their intention of pay. ing on the 14th of October the same dividend and bonus as for the half-year at Apia, being together at the rate of 121 per cent. per annum, free of income tax." The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting, congratu lating them on the satisfactory prospects of the company. They could no longer make the large profits which they had formerly done, but, they were glad to say, what they did earn was obtained at a less expense, and with not so much risk. He was h a ppy to say that the bank had not participated in the loci of gold which, according to accounts received this morniog, h a d been stolen by bushranger. The director. had viewed with great satisfaction the passing of the Lend and Emigration Bills, both of which were calculated to increase the prosperity of the Australasian colonies, awl thereby to improve the position of the bank. There was every prospect of the colony of Queensland being soon the largest and the most thriving in Australia. The bank had already two branches there, namely, at Brisbane and at Ipswich, and if there should be an opportunity of still further extend. ing their operations there with prudence and success, the directors would be prompt to avail themselves of it. Thie bank was as exhibitor at the loternatioual Exhibition, sod he was happy to say that it had received a gold medal. Mr. Henderson concluded by moving the adoption of the repoit gr. MORRIS seconded the motion. In answer to Mr. Fowler, The Cneranen said that the soil and climate of Queens. land were highly favourable to the cultrvatioe of oostoo— she only difficulty was the price of labour. Till that could be reduced he was afraid that the growth of cotton would not make very rapid progress in the colony. The report was unanimously adopted. There being eo other business, A vote of thanks was given to the chairman and dimctors, and the meeting broke up. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF ME. CARTER, JUNIOR. —We mach regret to state that Mr. Carter, junior, the son of Mr. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, who, it will probably be remembered, wee severely injured at the fire which consumed his father's house, No. 76, Malvi n. road, died last night of tetanus or lock-jaw, consequent on the injuries referred to. A MAN ROASTED TO DEATH ON • BRICE- En.N.—This (Monday) morning, Mr. John Humphrey', one of the coroners for Middlesex, received information of the following shocking occurrence :—About 6 o'clock on Sato'- day morning, as two boys were passing along Messm. Ambler's brick fields, in the Lower-road, Ball's-pond, Islington, they discovered a man on the top of one of the brick-kilos in the field. Be appeared from him dress to have been a countryman, and about 22 years of age. An alarm was given to the police, and upon their arrival they found the deceased, who is at present unknown, bad g.iled a number of bricks round his body, but whether with the intention of committing suicide or not remains a mystery. The body was taken to the Islington dead-house to await a coroner's inquest. Upon searching the body only two pieces of yellow tape were found in the pockets and nothing to lead to ids identity. FORGED BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES. —For ROM time past, we learn, a number of forged Bank of England notes, chiefly for 5/. to 101., have been put into eirculatioo in Liverpool The police authorities are busily engaged in the investigation of the matter. The notes are said to be so ingeniously wrought and finished, that some of the most experienced cashiers in the local banks have failed to detect their spurious character THE MIDDLE LEVEL. —ln addition to an action commenced against the Middle Level Dialnage COMM,. Wooers in a case which was expected to have been heard at the recent Norwich Assizes, further proceedings are threat. ened by some other sufferers from the inundation, who have intrusted the prosecution of their claims to Mr. Jackson. of Wistach, and Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Pitcher, of Lynn. The commissioners will therefore have their hands full of law for some time to come, unless they can adjust matters d raimable. The line of railway between Wisbech and Wet lingtoo, which has been closed for:traffic for more than three months in coueequenoe of the flood, is expected to be opened again in a fortnight, the water having now abated sufficiently to enable workmen to commence the repairs required by the permanent way. The traffic to Wisbech during the last few months has been conducted rid March, so that no material inconvenience has been sustained by the Beal public ; but the line submerged must require acme considerable outlay for repairs. SRCKYrING A BOY, NEAR DONCASTER. —At the Doncaster West Riding police-court, on Saturday, before William Aldan', Esq., and other magistrates, a respects, Me-looking man was brought up, charged with shooting at a boy, named Isaac Taylor, twelve years of age, with intent to do bun some grievous bodily harm. The facto of the case were somewhat extraordinary. On the Bth instant it appeared that the lad had a gun and some powder given to him to " tent" in one of the fields of bis master, Mr. Stacey, farmer, of Wilby, near Dow water and unknown to his employer be loaded it with cut le d and shot. Thus loaded, be took it into the stack. garth where some men were thrashing wheat and stacking the straw, and began to throw dead mixt at the man Pain, who threatened Taylor that if he threw any more at him be would shoot him. Taylor did not discontinue, and Pollitt got off the stack, and though told that the gun was loaded he raised it and shotTaylar io the abdomen. Two wituesses were called, but they stated that they did not hear Taylor tell the man that the gun was loaded. The bench decided that the case should be sent for trial at the sessions for un lawful wounding only ; as they did not consider the pri soner had any intention of doing grevions bodily harm. The youth was most seriously injured, but be was now in a fair way to recover. The case was met for trial to the next sessions for the West Riding. THE POACHING AFFRAY NEAR NOTI . ING RAM. On Saturday moraine last the three men, William Lenten, Edward Oldbury, and Joseph Williamson (all colliers), were taken before Lord Helper and the sitting magistrates. at the Shire Hall, charged with a violent assault on Lord Middleton's gamekeeper and assistant when the prisoners were found by the latter on Lord fdiddleton's preserves with guns. Details of the affray have already been pn. hated. The bench fully committed all the prisoners for triaL . _ A GHOST STOHY.—Last week some MieChieToul penes, amused themselves by violently ringing the belle and throwing stones at the houses in the Queen's-crescent, Heed ing. A Jodi paper states that as the offenders could cot be detected, " some people were actually foolish enough to think that it was dew, by • ghost." ANGLING EETRAORUINARY.—A rare feat in angling was performed on Blooday last, by Mr. Win. Mitchell, St. David-street, Brechin, at the West Water. In the course of a few hours be caught upwards of thirteen doyen of fine trout, being the best basketful that has come to the ancient city for a long time put- -Montrose Efiestufeird. COUHEE OF THE NEW COMET.—Mr. Hind, the metronomic, writing to the Tilel. from Mr. Bishop's ob ' servatory, Twickeuham, on the liith inst., says :—" Th e comet which has been tolerably conspicuous for several nights near the noith polo of the heavens is likely to become much more so dunng the ensuing (this) week as it approaches the earth and moonlight ceases to interfere. At 21o'clock yesterday morning it was as bright as Gamma Crew ?Maoris ;io the Comet seeker' the tail extended about three degrees, spreading out in a fanlike form ; t , d there is • very perceptible trace of the luminous ;et from the nucleus towards the atm, which would be in object of interest in more powerful iestrument-. The nucleus should increase in brightness, according to theory, until the 29th of this month, when, pidgins frow iti it augmentation since the end of July, we may exlsl it to equal such • star as Pollux (Beta Geminorum). It does not appear probable that the tail will extend to to unusual length, notwithsteeding she bnlliaucy of the head The actual length is about 3.000,000 miles. The comet sill be nearest to the sun on the Did, and will arrive at its least distance from the earth (32,500,000 miles) on the :30th." Mr. Hind adds that it will disappear in these latitudes about the 10th or 12th of September. and will traverse the plot of the ecliptic on the 11th of that month, at a point distant rather more than 2,000,000 miles from the earthath. COMMUNICATION FITH NEW ZEALAND.—The row," tnality with which the English April mail was delivered this mouth by the steon.ship Bombay has enabled a feat to be accomplished of great importance to the southern promo , of New Zealand—we mean the delivery of the mail there In time for replies to be sent to Melbourne for 000veyaece by the return mail to Zeeland. The fine steamship Aldine' (built on the Clyde) sailed from Nelbourae on the Ilth ins t. with the mail delivered by the Bombay on the night of the 10th. She reached Otago on the 16th, sailed semi' the the 18th for this port, and arrived last night, bringing the r!• torn maiL Replies will thus be received in London ie June to letters for Otagi, sent from the banks of the Thames is April. The world has thus been circumnavigated iv * little over three months—Mc/Wu rat dNeu, June: 25. _ moderte. Lto S. and to S.W., S.E.Lain. Aa next above. fresh, some rain, fine generally. As next above. X Coker. Similar to above. A Paris correspondent of the Imlipenclance Belgt says :—" You know that the Viceroy of Egypt, when he re turned from London, was suffering from an internal com plaint. Since then his state has been getting worse, and it now begins to excite anxiety, in spite of the energetic treat ment of the doctors." A letter from Chamounix announces another sue, eemful ascent of Moat Blanc. One of the party was a young English lady, Miss Walker, who had previously ascended the Aignille-du-Gouts. Mims Walker is the fifth lady who has accomplished this feat in the last half cen tury. The others were—Mdlle. Pandas, in 1809 ; Mdlle. Henrietta d'Angeville, in 1838 ; Mrs. Hamilton, in 1854 ; and Mdlle. Forman, in 1856. THE PENNY TO THE WAITER.—There is a good story going the round of the Paris newspapers. An agita. tion has been, it appears, for some time on foot for abolish ing the &incur of one or two sous given from time imme morial to the garcon who brings you your dessi.tasse or your glass of absinths in a coffee-house. Lately a customer at one of the most fashionable calls in Paris paid hie reckoning without adding thereto the ordinary copper com pliment to the waiter. This functionary raid nothing, but regarded the customer, who was an old habitue of the establishment, with a look of blank remonstrance tacitly enforcing explanation. " Alphonse," said the customer, kindly but firmly, " I am very sorry that I belong to the society for giving nothing to waiters!' " Oh, Monsieur, ne niter pas ca,' cried Alphonse, " you are an old pratique, and, in that case, I may hint to you that I, and Eugene, and Louis yonder all belong to the society for accidentally spilling hot coffee over the trousers of stingy cuatossers." The member of the society for giving nothing to waiters immediately pressed ten centimes into Alphouse's hand, and went on his way, a sadder and wiser man. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR BRADFORD.— About 12 o'clock on Saturday, owing to some mishap in not properly turning the points at the junction of a tram way between Denman Land Colliery and the Bowling Ironworks, a fearful concussion in a train of heavy m/ waggons took place, and two men, named James Unwin, alias Onions, and John Haley, who were riding on the train, were instantly killed on the spot. The colliery is situated near Tong-street, at the top of a steep incline, through which runs an iron tramway to the Bowling Iron Works, which are at a distance, perhaps, of • mile and • half. Long trains of waggons, each weighing from 15 cwt. to 18 cwt., convey, from the pit, coal and iron stone, and are let down and pulled up with great velocity by means of a stationary engine. A train of empty waggons was running from the works to the colliery hill on this occasion, and an they came neat to it, it was the duty of the person in charge of the points (whose name is Gummersall) at the junction to detach the latter part of the train from the former part, thus allowing the first part to ascend the incline, luditig to the coal store, and directing the latter part on • tramway at a lower elevation, in order to its being brought near the beds of ironstone. From same misadventure at the points (which has yet to be explained), many of the waggons were thrown off the rails. and all were forced into terrific collision with each other. The two men, slightly mutilated, were found killed among some of the broken waggons. Unwin was the guard of the train, and Haley, who had been down to the Bowling Works counting house for the wages of the men at the colliery, had got upon the train to retaro. The train was ascending with great velocity, at the rate of 12 or 15 miles au hour, and the violence of the shock was rery great. Cowin was about 30 years of age, and leaves a widow, and Haley was about 26 years of age, and leaves a widow and four children. The bodies were removed to the Imperial Hotel, in Tong-street, to await the coroner's inquiry. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT ABERDEEN.-011 Sa turday, the 9th instant, Mr. Antony Preston, son of the respected collector of customs, went out to Cove, along with • younger brother (aged about twelve), for the purpose of taking a ramble among the rocks there. After bathing in the sea, they endeavoured to ascend a rock, to avoid a cir cuitous route homewards. The younger had ascended • con siderable height, when the elder lad, who was before him, called out, "I'm up." In a moment afterwards, a large stone earns rolling down past the younger boy, his brother's cap falling at his feet. On looking up he saw his brother in midair, falling down with great velocity, head fore most. In the fall he struck a projecting ledge of rock, and eventually fell into the sea upon his face, sinking immediately without a struggle, the surface of the water being coloured with blood from the wounds inflicted by the fall. The younger boy, though, of course, greatly alarmed, seems to have acted vary judiciously. Getting to the foot of the rock, be bad to we.! two miles before be could pro cure any assistance. Some railway labourers then came to the spot, and, with the assistance of some fishera, the body was recovered. It was then conveved to Portlethess sta tion, and, in obedience to a telegram from the afflicted father, was brought to town the same evening. Becalmed, who bad nearly completed hie seventeenth year, was a stu dent at the Gymnasium, Old Aberdeen. Much sympathy is felt here with Mr. Preston and the sorrowing Aberdeen Herald. _ . FATAL. BOAT Aocitnarrr. —A deplorable accident has just occurred near Harlech, North Wales, by which eight lives have been sacrificed. The ferryboat which plies between Harlech and Port Medea was returning to the former place with nine paseengen, the wind at the time blowing stiffly from the south-west. When about half wa MOUS the boat became unmanageable, and caps wd. • The unfortunate pamengors were for a few minutes seen from the shore, sketching their arms for help, and with piercing screams imploring assistsoce in the most heart rendiog manner. A second ferryboat was following not far off, and its occupants made the utmost exertions to reach the spot, happily succeeding in swim two Fences, one of whom was a woman. Seven of the bodies have been recovered, the hot, that of Miss Jane Parry, of Harlech, is still undiscovered. The event boa cast a deep gloom over the locality. Many among those lost were relatives, fisher men or mariners. Au inquest has been held, and a verdict in accordance returned. 'Rib( Court. BALMORAL, Auourr 15. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Hohenlohe and Prince's Helena, drove out yesterday. Her Majesty received the news yesterday of the safe eon. finement of the Crown Princess of Prussia, with a Prince. Listle:tight the Queen received intelligenoe thatthe Princess was going on well. AUGUST 16. The Queen drove out yesterday, attended by the Mar chioness of Sly. The Princess Helena and the Princess Louise rode on hornbook. Major-General Seymour has relieved Colonel the Hoe. A. Nelson Hood, as Equerry in Waiting to her Majesty. Viscount Palmerston left London on Saturday for Wilmer Castle, Kent. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone have left Hawarden Castle for PenmSellia&C; Conway. Deepatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Governors of New Zealand an the Austra lian Colonise. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and to the Goren:cal of the West India Islands, British Columbia, and Bermuda. Immediately on the birth of the young prince on Thursday morning, the Crown Prince of Prussia made known the event by telegraph to the courts of London, Co- burg, Baden, tec.; and the intelligence was communicated to the inhabitants of Berlin by the firing of the usual number of guns. The King and several of the Ministers of State went to Potsdam in the course of the day to congratulate the royal parents on the happy event, and to inquire after the health of her royal highness. The Gazette de st. Petersboury of the 10th inst. announces the arrival of Prince Alfred in that capital on the 9th. As hi royal highness travels incognito there was no official reception. The prince is staying at the English Embassy, and, on the morning after his arrival, his tour of the public buildings and monumente of the city. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Nemoura, Princess Marguerite d'Orliina Count d'Eu, Duke d'Alancos, and suite arrived at the Clarendon Hotel. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Augustus of Saxe-Coburg arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, on Saturday, from Tunbridge Well. His Royal Highness Prince George of Selma- Mendell' left town, on Saturday, for Newnbam Paddocks, Warwickshire, on a visit to the Earl of Denbigh. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Capua, with the young Prince of Capua, and Princces Vittoria de Bourbon, have removed from the Palace of Btuppinigi, near Turn, to the royal villa of Marlio, near Lucca, placed at their disposal by the King of Italy. Lady Dinorben and family have accompanied the princess to Hullo. His Highness the Prince di Caraccioli has ar rived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermynstreet, from Italy. Count and Countess Romanoff(Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Michael of Russia), accompanied by Princess Galitzine, Prince Troubetzkoy, Mr. Ds Grote, and a numerous suite, arrived at the Clarendon Betel last evening from Rt. Leonard& His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle arrived in London, from Dublin Castle, on Friday night. The Duke of Leinster left his residence, on Carl ton House-terrace, on Friday, for hie seat Carton House, County Kildare. The Duke of Newcastle is expected to leave to-day for Balmoral, to be in attendance on the Queen as Secretary of State for the Colonies, and to relieve Sir George Grey, who leaves her Majesty to-morrow for Fallo den, his seat in Northumberland. The Duchess of Buccleuch arrived in Paris a few days since from Germany, on her way to Scotland. The duke is in Scotland. A large circle will assemble at Drumlanrig Castle early in the ensuing month. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lady Geraldine Somerset have left Hill-street, Berke'epsomite, to visit the Duke and Duchess of Bea Sort at Llangattoch, Wales, at the close of which the duchess and Lady Geral dine go on a tour of visite in Scotland. The Duke and Duchess de Croix have returned to the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Scotland, on their way to Paris. The Marquis and Marchioness of Waterford left Berkeley.square a few days since fora tour on the Con• talent The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde have left Stratton-street on a continental tour. The Count Alborgbetti has left Brown's Hotel for Cologne. Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce left town on Satur day for Paris for a few weeks. The Baron Canitz has arrived at Brown's Hotel from the Hague. Lady Templemore has left town for the Right Hom. Sir William Jolliffe's seat, Heath House, Petenilehl, Hants. Lady Loftus Otway baa left town for the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Mr. lice Anderton and Lady Emma Anderton have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for their seat Buxton Hall, Lancashire. It is rumoured that the Lord Advocate is about to be raised to the House of Lords, as the decease of Lord Campbell and the failing health cf Lord Brougham have placed Scotch cases at a disadvantage. Lord Ivory is ex pected soon to resign. The Dub/in Evening Mail understands that the choice of the Irish peers is likely to fall upon Viscount Hawarden, as representative peer, in the room of the late Viscount Dungannon. " A better selection," it says, "could not be made. Lord flawardeo is one of our resident land lords, and has already proved himself an intelligent and useful public man." _ _ Dora Miguel de Braganca, ex-King of Portugal, attended byhis suite, arrived in London on Friday last from Germany, via Rotterdam. The object of his Majesty's visit is to inspect the varied collections of works of art and manu facture, and the natural products, now to be seen at the International Exhibition. THE PRINCE OP WALES AND THE VOLUNTEER& —The first meeting of the Norfolk Volunteer Service Association will be held next month. The proceedings will extend over five days, the whole closing with an entertain ment which the High Sheriff of the county (Mr. R. J. H. Harvey) proposes to give to the volunteers. The troops assembled are expected to bs under the command of Major General Wilsey, upon whose operations "before Delhi" the attention of the world was eentred some five years sines. The High Sheriff has already issued 2,000 invitations, and es the Pr.noe of Wales will be on a visit to his shooting legate in Norfolk at the same time. an effort will be made to in duce his royal highness to honour the file with his promos. commenced • I 1 I