The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-22 00:00:00

!L . 1 I i . • ' 1 A 1 1 - /. '," It i i .. • P I 1 , I i 1 '1 TURTLE, TURTLE, TURT LE . Clear and Invalid TIIETLZ BOITPS ohms rood,p. sr. alas*. asoarr-grusr, lOC. Y. WM. DONALD, Proprietor. LONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC ROOM for Gentlemen.—Reearraber, we waft for you at " WANES . ... after the Covent Garden °Few wad the Make'. Vie OrpresM TO OORRESPONDINTA Advertisements Intended for "The it week' London IvesMg Taper, must be at the Moe, 10, Illouverle-street, b 7 Two o'clock on the day of FOCI:Mb= turcuurar. q gm Byrinic THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Means. Howe, Ropers, Braid, de. Mks AdsCavewthlt.—THE FAVORITI OF F ORTUNE. MOWS. Buekstooe, ChippeedMe, sad Whom; Mn CMppeodele. —Ala TILE MOLY AND TUX LAMB. PRI/4=M Two Erwriao, A LUCKY HIT —After which !MIRY VIII. Cardinal Walser, Mr. Charles Kean , Queen Katherine, Mn. Charles Kean. 1.1, MD& Tura levrano, EITIMION AND 00. W. Iniery and Mlaa ILsworthy—And THE CORAICAN BBOTHRIIB. Marra Yach ter, Jordan. Einery, Venn, Wlddlcomb, Moreland, & Fitzpatrick; Meadanasa Limon, Daverney, /kande, and Taman. BRITANNIA. Ten 11•111100,RICII AND POOR : OR, THE FOUR SEASONS. —4'he Hungarian Demean, from the Oxford end Allisaibm—To conclude with THE CORPORAL'S DAUGHTER. Mews. Rey nolds, Cranford, a Bigwood ; hilieCtiraSt, Cuss& Mrs. & Lane HIGH-WATER AT LONDON.BRIDGIR Tan DAY —Morning, 811. 1m Afternoon, 812. 3em. To-mossow—Moruiug, 9n. 14m Afternoon, 9h. 48m. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 22. A CIRCONSTLNCE of no groat significance in itself, but one out of which important results may ultimately arise, will probably have attracted the attention of those of our readers who turn with periodical regularity to that part of our journal where we publisha the weekly statistics of the cattle plague. The return appears now for the first time under entirely new auspices, in consequence of the complete reorganization — we ought, perhaps, hardly to speak of it as having been organized at all hitherto—of the Department which from the commencement of the disease has been charged with the duty of collating the information furnished by the local inspectors. This duty, as is well known, devolved on the Veterinary Department of the Privy Council, but it is no secret that, owing iu great measure to the want of of training in the heads of that department, matters had got into such a state as to call for prompt and decisive action on the part of the Treasury. There was plenty of zeal, but, unfortunately, there was no one to direct that zeal into proper channels of effi- cient employment. It was, therefore, notified that a new department was about to be formed, under the direction of Colonel HAIL- C.E., in supersession of the Veterinary Department, and it was understood that instead of the temporary provision which was made at the first, something like a permanent office would be established for all business arising out of the cattle plague. The necessary arrange ments have, we believe, now been finally made, and henceforth the public will receive all its in formation through the Statistical Branch of the new Cattle Plague Department, in subordinate con nexion with the Privy Council. The superintend ence of the statistical details and of the general working of the machinery in all its ramifications throughout Great Britain has for the present been confided to Mr. WILLIAM CLODE, a gentleman possessing large official experience, acquired in more than 25 years of public service. The creation of a permanent office fur Cattle Plague business would seem to indicate on the part of the GovJrnment either a distrust of their power to put down the disease, or an intention of employing the officers of the department in other inquiries when the rinderpest has disappeared. Of the two soppositions we prefer to hope that we have at last fairly got the promise of a system for which our statists and most enlightened agriculturists have so long contended. We have now a special department for the col lection of statistics relating to one form of cattle disease : from this vantage ground what can be easier than to go a step farther and to take note of all the diseases of cattle, ordinary as well as extraordinary ? This is really a very important subject, and its consideration ought not to be put off simply because Ministers cannot make up their minds as to the proper course to pursue with reference to a comprehensive scheme of agricultural statistics. We say it is a great draw back that we have no check whatever upon the returns which the local inspectors send in of the number of cattle put to death on account of the specific disease which alone entitles the owner to claim compensation fur his loss. Does any sane person believe thatif we could by sonic sudden illu mination ascertain how many or how few deaths of cattle have been attributed to ordinary causes since rindcrpest first came among us, we should not see at once that in numbers of instances pleuro pneumonia and other kindred maladies had ben defrauded of their just share of destructive power? It is well known that in the early stages of the disease its diagnosis is far from being a matter of certainty to any but the better class of veterinary surgeons ; and it is, therefore, evident that re turns based on the scanty amount of scientific knowledge possessed by the main body of local observers and reporters must be taken with many grains of allowance. Upon this point we desire more information than is vouchsafed by Mr. WILLIAMS in his recently published report. The public ought to know what sort of guarantee they possess of the fitness of the local inspectors for the exercise of such plenary powers as they are now invested with. The case of a Metropolitan Inspector, who figured at the Marylebone Police Court the other day, on a charge of gross fraud committed in his official capacity, and who, apparently not being held in sufficient repute to obtain bail, was sent to the House of Detention in default, suggests the fear that his may be but one among many similar instances of dis honest practice. Will the Privy Council authorities tell us how many cases have come to their knowledge in which the inspector, being himself a farrier or veterinary surgeon, has in sisted upon stopping all methods of treatment, except such as should be carried out under his own care, thus securing a monopoly of business to the detriment of all independent practitioners ? We have heard of such malpractices, and whether they are few or many enough has appeared, from time to time, in the various metropolitan and provincial journals, to show the necessity for a change of system. Let the veterinary surgeon attend to his pro per duty of fighting the disease, and afterwards communicate the result of his operations to the officer appointed to report thereon to the central authorities. In Ireland the Government have long relied exclusively upon the police for procur ing all the mei...wry agricultural statistics, and to the police is also committed the duty of local inspection for cattle-plague purposes. Is there any good reason why the same plan should not be adopted in Creat Britain P The police are every where under strict coutrol and supervision, and -7:- agE -,F)PRESS,... TUESDAY EVMSGT,•_„ MAY 22, 181 they would, it is reasonable to suppme, feels Pull° • Neagh ° " °01,1111 111 . 7 1wh0 116 nal ' share: sense of responsibility which we may 7 look far in I . 1111111111" vlimn a ti n le 6sasta f,, haa r er r.r plipsing n min i % halals has vain from persons of independent Allis . At any 7.1 0 ,7„: t e Giumbg and 011111111.111, the rate, the experiment is worth tryi4r, and the pee- members of which have been addressed by Mr. T. Kneen, sent is a good season for putting it to the test, as M p, , profess to supply the link between co-aeration the disease is now reduced within manageable and private management, by allowing the workpeople, limits who are not shareholders, like the rest, a bonus of fixed If the plan answer, we trust there will be no amount for every 21 per cent. profit after a dividend of and above the ordinary rate of wages. more half measnres,but that the new Cattle Plague I S a o ra r r * ex ° riment has succeeded, and it is one which Department will be empowered to set on foots certainly de serves a fair trial. Where the mechanic complete system of statistical inquiry which shall invests his labour as well as his capital he possesses one keep us informed year by year of the actual num- advantage, of some importance, over other subscribers— ber of stock in the kingdom, and of the deaths by that he has himself a practical insight into the working disease of all kinds in each year. When this is of the concern. accomplished, we shall have done our beat to re- The Pollt discourses looseness of at tire , says , urses on fashion and follies. ystn ression Fastner move the stigma which we have borne long enough, of xi) last of those women who think that their day is passing of being far behind our continental neighbours in away ; and when the young and confident assume them, organized information concerning the food supply they really are classing themselves among the desolate. and resources of the country in which we live. Lady Julia and Lady Flo are not one whit nearer matrimony for having put themselves up to be bid, by the lavish exhibition of their personal charms ; and they would not think so themselves if the conver sation at the evening cigar were in their hearing. One of the greatest charms of Anonyma's society is that it is not permanent. To secure its prolongation is the object she has in view ; but those who in such women seek for their temporary pleasure, do so because they know it is temporary. They have no idea of making perpetual con nexions with this class of person. When women of social standing adopt her blandishments as their own, and resort to the methods of Circe, they are taking their stand ing ground on a platform to which they are utter strangers, and putting themselves in competition with persons whose unscrupulous ideas will lead them to venture fart beyond what their foolish rivals will follow. The Times characterises Mr. Gladstone's bill for the abo lition of compulsory church rates as an adaptation to the existing state of things which deserves the general ac ceptance it has received. Nevertheless, it cannot imagine that some pat of it will work. For instance, if a portion of the parishioners decline to pay rates for as long a time as three years because the clergyman is conducting the service in a way which. contrary to their taste, they lose all voice by this bill in the affairs of their parish church ; unless, indeed, they repent of their non-paying, and humbly present them selves to the clergyman's churchwarden with three years' rates in their hands. It is true the purishionere can retain their voices in the vestry by paying their rates. But, as we have put it, they are thereby encouraging what they believe to be wrong. This does not, therefore, meet the difficulty, which we wish to see quite removed. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THZ CONGSZBB AND THZ CONTZNDING POWERS. --- The Times draws the conclusion from its Berlin correspondence, and from authorities like the Cologne Ga zette, that the Prussian people and the Prussian militia are showing in a variety of decisive ways their disgust of the warlike policy of the government. It is not wonderful that under inch circumstances Prussia should declare her vollingneas to enter a congress, but to the Tines this appears a very unpromising proceed ing, and the most unlikely way in the world to solve any serious and envenomed difficulty. A stronger evidence than anything which has yet come to hand is required before we believe that Austria, for instance, will submit her right to Venetia to a European Congress, or that Italy, after having given Garibaldi a command and called on the revolutionary party to aid her, can undo all these things and wait patiently for the tardy decision of a conclave of diplomatists. An intima tion from the Emperor of the French that he is in earnest opposed to war, and will take a definite and intelligible course immediately against the first aggressor on its breaking out, would have more effect than the delibera tions of any European Congress. We have no doubt that he possessed the power, had he chosen to use it, to pre vent the storm. It may be a question whether it has not now acquired dimensions which even his skill is unable to subdue. The Daily News accuses the Times of going through a form in the present Italian crisis which it observed in the Italian war of 1859, in the American civil war, and in every other war of the present generation. The stages of this process are—first, the reckless and indiscriminate censure of all the parties to the quarrel ; then a violent attack upon that one of them which seems likely to get the worst in the conflict, this being generally a longer stage than the preceding ; and, lastly, a glorification of the victor, even though it be that power which has been most persistently condemned. The article which our contemporary published yesterday upon Italy is the exact counterpart of those which it published seven years ago. It blamed Italy, then about to attempt the liberation of Lombardy, in almost the same terms as it now employs to deprecate the attempt to deliver Venice. Passages are cited from the Tina's, in which Sardinia was bitterly rebuked before the war, and loudly praised at its conclusion. If there is a moral element in such transactions as the journalist is now called to discuss, there is in them a right and a wrong, independent of results ; at all events, when public writers have no opinions of their own, but select those of others for current use, it is strange that they do not, as a matter of taste, choose—we do not say the best, but those which can be presented with some thing like decency. What are the Italians, or for that matter, any other people, likely to think of us when they read the doctrine put forward by the 77111,s yesterday, that the one political fact, which is worth all other political facts put together, is the weight of taxation ; that the Prussians bear with the loss of their liberties and tolerate insult from Count Bismarck in the persons of their representa tives, because, after all, theirs is a cheap government; and that the Italians would do well to imitate their example ? It is easy for us to exhort the Italian people to disarm, but we do not live under the continual sense of inveterate antagonism to a mighty neighbour, separated only by a stream. Austrian statesmen will not thank the advocate who asserts that Austria has as good a right to Venice as to any other part of her dominions. The subjection of Venetia to Austria has no origin but force, and the world still declines to admit the decision in this case of the sword. The issue of the conflict we may fear, but cannot foresee ; but that is no reason why Englishmen, who are not going to fight, should run forward to offer their con victions as a sacrifice to those whom they suppose likely to gain the battle. If this war should end in the liberation of Venice, it will not have been fought in vain; but if otherwise, we shall simply see a new chapter of revolutions opened. The Post conceives the Prussian government to have been seriously startled by finding how much it is at issue with the people in respect to the real constituents of national greatness. The minor powers have, so far as they dared, pronounced iu favour of Austria. The dilemma is certainly embarrassing. It is not pleasant to abandon a policy which needs but one stroke to be crowned :th com plete success ; and neither is it agreeable to court possible ruin. It remains to be seen whether audacity or prudence will gain the upper hand. The Herald says that if the disposition of the Elbe Duchies were settled by the conference to the satisfac tion of all parties, federal reform would be out of the range of their competence to decide ; and. the Venetian question is a subject which no conference has any business to entertain, except especially invited to do so by the Austrian government. England, Fiance, and Russia, in proposing to treat of it, make themselves the accomplices of the Italian government in the most shameless and most unscrupulous attempt at rubbery which Europe has ever witnessed. TheSto r—maintaining that negotiations may possibly lead to peace—is quite of Canning's view when he declared that if we must have war sooner or later he was for having it later. The longer it is postponed the better the chance of its being altogether averted. The continental powers have, it appears, at all events consented to look before they leap. Perhaps when they have looked they may think the leap unadvisable. Writ (Erfurt. WINDSOR CASTLE, Mar 21. The Queen drove out this morning, attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole. Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice drove out also. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday fore noon. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred, drove out in the afternoon. The Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecldenburg-Strelitz, and the Princess Mary of Cambridge honoured General Sir Willi►m and Lady Gomm with their presence at dinner yesterday at the gallant general's resi dence in New-street, Spring-gardens. The Duke of Northumberland and Lady Louisa Percy are expected to arrive at the noble duke's house in Portman-square, at the end of the week from Torquay. The Duke of Leinater and other members of the family, who intended to spend the holidays with the Earl and Countess of Harrington at Elvaston Park, Derbyshire, have been disappointed by the lamentable accident to the earl and countesa's fifth son, the Hon. Gerald Stanhope. Miss Burdett Coutts will have a concert on the 13th proximo, at her residence in Stratton-street, Picca dilly. OPENINO OF THE INTERNATIONAL HORTI CULTURAL EXHIBITION.-(THIS DAY.) The International Horticultural Exhibition, South Kensington, was opened this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Within a short time of the public being admitted the arrangements of the interior were still progressing, but at the hour appointed for opening all was complete, and on the entrance of the visitors, they were met by one of the most magnificent sights, in a horticultural sena e, ever witnessed. The weather vas exceedingly favour able. At the time of opening, streams of fashionably dressed ladies and gentlemen lined the Cromwell-road ; and as the company began to fill the arena, the profusion of colours displayed in the attire of the former tended greatly to enhance the charm produced by the rare flowers, &c., exhibited. The magnificent azaleas shown by Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough ; Charles Lee, of Hammersmith ; and J. Dobson and Son, Isleworth, elicited universal admiration ; whilst the roses exhibited by Paul and Son, Old Cheshunt Nursery ; James Mitchell, and Francis and Co., Hertford, were much in favour. Sonic beautiful specimens of tulips were shown by Charles Turner and James Veitch and Son, Royal Exotic Nurseries. Mr. Bull's " new radish" attracted much attention, and gained a first-class certifi cate. The jurors, over a hundred and thirty in number, had not completed their task at 1 o'clock. The pro gramme for to-day is to commence at 2, when the band of the Royal Artillery will perform a selection of music, con ducted by Mr. J. Smyth. At 3 o'clock the bands of the Ist Life Guards, Scots Fusiliers, and Royal Artillery, are to play selections alternately —the musical portion of the entertainment comprising 18 pieces and closing with "God save the Queen." Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Helena, and Prince Teck, were expected at half-past 3. On the arrival of the royal party they are to be received by Sir C. Wentworth Dilke (the chairman), Mr. J. Jackson Blandy (deputy chairman) ; and the mem bers of the committee and other officials. The royal vi sitorswill then be at once escorted through the exhibition. The first meeting of the congress will be held to-morrow in the Raphael Cartoon-room, by permission of the Lords of the Committee of Council on Educe. tion. The second has been fixed for Thursday. The list of papers promised amounts altogether to 49, and from the various subjects proposed for discus. sion, much useful information is anticipated. The banquet in connexion with the exhibition, which takes place this evening, at the Guildhall, promises to be numerously attended. The proceedings will be enlivened by an admirable selection of music executed by the band of the Grenadier Guards. Several distinguished visitors are expected, and the Lord Mayor presides on the occasion. LEGAL CHANCES.—To-day Trinity Term com mences, and probably at its close or before the next term several legal changes will be made. There are various rumours in circulation. It is said that the Right Hon. Dr. Lushington will shortly resign ; that the Probate business will he joined with the Admiralty, and Sir James Wilde, the present judge of the Divorce Court, take the business of the two courts—Probate and Admiralty. The Divorce Court, is, it is said, to be given to one of the Common Law hudges, and Mr. Justice Ryles has been named as likely to old the appointment. In Chancery there are rumours. It is announced that Lord Justice Knight Bruce will shortly resign, and probably Lord Hominy will be the new Lord Justice, and Sir Roundell rainier, the Attorney-General, succeed to the Mastership of the Rolls and hold a seat in the House of Commons—the only judge in law and equity I entitled to the privilege.— Times. Miss Isa Craig has been presented with a testi monial, on resigning her post as assistant-secretary of the Social Science Association, on the occasion of her marriage. She has received a silver tea service and salver, the latter bearing the inscription, " To Isa Craig, from her grateful and attached friends of the National Social Science Ana -1 elation, 17th May, 1866." WHITSUNTIDE IN LIVERPOOL. Though the weather was beautifully fine yesterday, the visitors to Liverpool were not so numerous as they have been in past years. This is attributed to the dread of the cholera which naturally prevails in many quarters. In conse quence of this feeling thousands of excursionists took trains from the manufacturing districts to Blackpool, Fleetwood, Southport, and other points of the coast. The river Mersey and the Cheshire ferries were, as usual, a fa vourite resort for the holiday visitors who came to Liver pool yesterday, and the system of excursions organised by the Mersey River Stearn-boat Company (which included in one trip the whole of the ferries) contributed greatly to their enjoyment. LATEST INOLLIGENCE. . - Zss EUROISAN CRISIS. The Neue PraislAssie of Vienna, in an sieSielit commenting on the address of General Benedek, says : The mere existence of this address proves that the ex pectation of maintaining peace, awl of arriving at a* honourable solution of the pending difficulties without an appeal to arms is reduced to an imperceptible quantity. If the government had any wen-founded belief in a pacific termination of the question, the order of the day of the 12th would not have been published so soon. The government must have been aware for the lest eight days of Prussia's determination to push matters to extremes, and furthermore, that nothing can some out of the proposed congress. A congress, having for its avowed mission to take Venetia from Austria, to give the Duchies to Prussia, and to regulate the question of Federal reform by a European decree, cannot be accepted under present circumstances. If Austria meant to negotiate on such basis, she need not have made the enormous sacrifices which her armaments have forced upon her. Everything, therefore, seems to prove that the conflict cannot be decided except by arms. The Wanderer says : The Venetian question is one that purely conoerns Austria. The legality of her title is incontestable. If the lot of Venice, therefore, is not a general question, it can not be a European question. The irrevocable right of Austria would be abandoned by the fact of her accepting a Congress, and this has been the point of view adopted by all the statesmen of the Empire. (Rinrait's TELEGRAMS.) THE PROPOSED CONGRESS. PARIS, DaY W. r ' • . ININILLMENCE. crEdi Def.) • EVITII 0017 RT. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) This Whig the first day of Trinity Term the court sat at Lineoln's-inn at 11 o'clock. 11121LIN0 0. PAKET. This was an appeal from Vioe-Chancellor Stuart. The plaintiff was the tenant for life, with remainder to his son in fee simple, of certain property in Cardiganshire and Montgomeryshire, and some years ago, between 1839 and 1859, he having raised 3,0001. by mortgages on the estates, the several mortgages came into the possession of the Lancashire branch of the Bank of Manchester. The Bank being desirous of realising the s ec u rities, an arrange ment was come to by which the plaintiff was to redeem the mortgages for a payment of 2,000 f. This sum the plaintiff sought to raise ; and the defendants, who were solicitors, obtained the necessary funds, and the mortgages were transferred to them. On the plaintiff seeking to redeem for 2,0001., the defendants denied his right to do so for a less sum than 3,0001., the pro perty, as alleged, being worth 6,000/. Upon this a bill was filed by the plaintiff to compel a redemption. The court below decided in favour of the plaintiff, and the present appeal was brought. Mr. Maims and Mr. Waller were for the plaintiff, in support of the defence ; the Attorney-General, Mr. Cole and Mr. Surrage, for the defendants , were for the appeal: The arguments were proceeding when our report was despatched. The Conetitutionnel of this morning announces that France and England have agreed upon the terms of the communication to be addressed to the governments concerned in the existing differences. It says, also :—" The reply of Russia is expected, and there is every reason to hope that within a few days the three cabinets will be in a position to acccomplish the proposed task." " It is impossible," continues the Curtstitutionnel, "toentertain anyillusion upon the serious nature of the differences between Prussia, Austria, and Italy, but when France, England, and Russia, after a maturely considered agreement, undertake such a mission, it would be puerile to suppose that they are not serious. From what has transpired, the three courts seek conditions of agreement in terri torial compensations which would offer indemnities and satisfaction to the claims of Prussia, Austria, and Italy. The difficulty, in the present state of affairs, consists in finding the territorial compensa tions suitable to each case." ITALY. FLORENCE, MAT 22. Last week 26,000 men were enrolled in the Gari baldian volunteers. It is believed that the number of battalions will be raised from twenty to forty. Notwithstanding all rumours to the contrary, the coupons of Italian Rente for the first half-year will be paid in France in specie without any deduc tion. The Florence journals of to-day declare it to be inadmissablo that a European guarantee should be given for the maintenance of the temporal power of the Pope. They also deny that any such project is on foot. - --- The emigration front Venetia continues to be THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION. FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, M. 22. The twenty-nine deputies from Schleswig-Holstein who were present at the meeting held here on Sun day last of delegates from the different German Diets have polllislied a declaration to-day, stating that they disagree with the views of the com mittee on the Schleswig-Holstein question. MILITARY PREPARATIONS IN TURKEY. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice and Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Shea.) This was the first day of Trinity term, and, as it is un usual for the Lord Chancellor to hold a levee of the learned judges and leading members of the bar on this occasion, the court .at at half-past 10 o'clock this morning. The Lord Chief Justice, who appears to have recovered in some measure from his Lite indisposition, took his place on the bench at the sitting of the court. Strange to say, no motions were made by any member of the bar. CONSTANTINOPLE, MAI' 21. 3,000 men of the Reserve have been called out. Troops continue to be sent to the line of the 001ili V. WALPOLL This was an action for trespass and false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff against the Right Hon. Mr. Wal pole, M.P., for an official act performed by the defendant during the time he was Secretary of State for the Home Department. It was tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the sittings after last Hilary term, when the jury, under his lordship's direction, found • verdict for the defendant on his lordship's ruling that there was no cause of action ; but damages were assessed at one farthing to prevent a second trial should the court be of opinion that his lordship had misdirected the jury. The plaintiff, it will be recollected, was an inmate of the Queen's Prison before its abolition, and being oonai dered of unsound mind he was removed under a warrant of Sir George Grey, the then Secretary of State, to Beth lehem. On his recovery the plaintiff, under Mr. Secretary Walpole's certificate (and on his application to be released from Bethlehem), was remitted back to the Queen's prison. And this was the alleged trespass and false imprisonment. Mr. Gore, who conduoted his case in person when the trial took place, appeared to-day to move the court for a new trial, leave having been given to him to move this term, instead of last term, in consequence of the unavoidable absence of the Lord Chief Justice from illness. The plain tiff moved to set aside the verdict and finding of the jury on the grounds of misdirection,that the verdict was against evidence ; insufficiency of damages, &c. The plaintiff contended that notwithstanding his being illegally sent to Bethlehem by Sir G. Grey, Mr. Secretary Walpole had done wrong in remitting him to the Queen's prison, and that he should have been discharged and at full liberty to go where he liked. The Lord Chief Justice—Then do you say that, however ' wrongfully you got into Bethlehem, you never could be rightfully got out of it ? Mr. Gore said he could have been rightly released from Bethlehem, but the defendant had no right to send him back to the Queen's Prison, where he bad been lodged for debt. The defendant's act was in effect an escape, and he ought to have been discharged. As on the trial and in the Common Pleas, where the plaintiff brought an action against Sir George Grey, he read from a voluminous compiled statement extending over two or three quires of letter paper. It contained much that was irrelevant, and more that contained sweeping charges against gentlemen of high reputation, and which were not justified by what occurred at the trial. The court appeared to be powerless in checking him, although they strongly expressed their opinion that much that had been stated was unjustifiable. The Lord Chief Justice said he still remained of the same opinion as on the trial, that this was the most vexa tious action he had ever heard of. Mr. Gore said his lordship had taken a one-sided view of the came. The Lori . ' Chief Justice said Mr. Walpole had done a kind act, and any other man would have felt it a blessing to he removed from a lunatic asylum. It was to Mr. Walpole's act that the plaintiff owed his liberty. No man ever admitted that he was at any time of unsound mind. Mr. Justice Blackburn said the plaintiff ought to be thankful for his release from the Lunatic Asylum, but instead of that he wanted to be discharged from debt. The defendant had no more power to do that than any other person. Mr. Gore said he was in prison for colts in a case w here in fact the other party owed him 600/. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's statement, Mr. Justice Blackburn (the Lord Chief Justice's voice not having sufficiently recovered) delivered the unanimous judgment of the court, which was that the rule for a new trial must be refused. Rule refused. Danube. The Turkish navy is being equipped. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES. SUEZ, MAT 21. Dr. and Mrs. Beke have arrived here. The captives released by the Emperor Theodore are expected to arrive in Egypt shortly. They had gone to Soudkin by the route through the Interior, having been unable to embark at Mas sowalt, as the country was occupied by rebels. Dr. Beke is awaiting here the Emperor's reply to the petition of their relatives. AUSTRALIA. (By Overland Telegraph from Galle.) MELBOURNE, APRIL 25. Sir Charles Darling's recall has created great ex citement in the colony. _ _ The question of the Tariff Bill has been settled by the government consenting to the separation of the tariff from the Appropriation Bills. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) Tt:LqDAT, MAY 22, 8 A. M. ;F. I Extreme. Sea, B. IT. W. 01t01,..--- , ----.,1 W. R. '1 to I 1 12 1 F. i D. ID. Nairn 1 1 Aberdeen Leith Ardrossan Greencastle 80.435 31 E. 2 4 P.B.E. eh 1 1 Valentin 30.10,551 E.S.E. 4 5 B.E. b I- 1 "ape Clear 1 1 - - - - Liverpool 30.42 54 E. 3 4 E.O.E. bi 1 Holyhead Penzance. Brest .. 29.9657! S.E. 5 7 E. c 8 Loricnt Rochefort 29.88 54. N.B. 4 4 E. b 2 Plymouth Weymouth 30.^.156 E. 61 8 E.S.E. b 5 Portsmouth 30.2754 E.N.E. 5' 7 E.S.E. c 4 ' London Yarmouth Scarborough. 30.4952 : E. 1, 2 E.S.E. b 2 Shields 30.53 81' S.E. 2' 2 B.E. 8 —l2 Helder PROBABLE ON NORTHERN TIAVFLSDAT. COASTS. E. to A., strong to mo derate, tine. Southerly and easterly, varying. moderate to fresh. tine. E. and S.E.. strong, WESTERN. E.S.K to S.S.W., strong fine generally. to fresh. Easterly, strong, SOUTRILIN. Easterly and south squally, gale iu easterly, strong, Channel. squally. Between N.E. and S E., EASTERN. As next above, fine strong, fine. generally. Northern—Scotland. Western—lreland, Wales, and adja cencies. Southern—English Channel and Ete,y of Biscay. Eastern—Esatward England and North Sea. The gouramie, the famous fish of Mauritius, is now to be seen alive in the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, is South Australia, and is likely to be acclimatised. It is now about the size of a small prawn, which it somewhat resembles, but it grows to the weight of 121bs. PEABODY Tgwribioxim,.—A movement is now on foot in the City to commemorate in some conspicuous and lasting form the unparalleled act of munificence of Mr. George Peabody for the relief of the poor of London. A requisition signed by upwards of 80 of the principal citi zens has been presented with that view to the Lord Mayor, who has been pleased in consequence to convene a public meeting in the Eforptian-hall of the Mansion-house on Thursday, at 2 o'clock, to take the matter into considera tion. The requisition is headed by the names of three of the members of parliammt for the City—Mr. R. W. Craw ford, Mr. Goechen, and Alderman Lawrence—and it in cludes the names of Baring Brothers and Co., nine of the members of the Court of Aldermen, some of the common councilmen, and many bankers and merchants. At pre sent it is proposed to erect a statue to Mr. Peabody on some conspicuous spot in the City of London, and that is the form of testimonial which will be submitted to the meeting on Thursday as the most appropriate for perpetu ating the memory of his noble act, and embodying the gratitude and admiration of the citizens. TAN DANURI ‘N PRINCTPALTTIF.S. Of all possible interventions, the Dai 7 2 , Nei, thinks a Turkish intervention in Moldo-Wallachia would be the worst. It would be very likely to prove the signal for a thing in Semis and other Christian lands tributary to the Porte, and bring on a counter-int?rvention which might reopen the whole Eastern question. Whatever else happened, Turkey would go down ut such a conflict never to rise again. In assuming the dignity to which he has been elected, Prince Charles of Hohenzollern sets at naught the decision of the European Conference, which it may be suspected consulted its own convenience rather than the interests of those most concerned when it re peated the prohibition to elect a foreign prince. The Daily News can only hope that Prince Charles may be I able to unite the people now distracted by faction, and that he will be able to conciliate the good will of foreign governments, so that the present difficulties of Europa nay not be aggravated by a revival of the Eastern question. The Daily Telegraph, assuming that the selection of Prince Charles is due to foreign influence, thinks it not unfair to suppose that Russia and Prussia have sup ported his nomination. If Turkey disputes the choice, disturbances are almost certain to arise, which would afford Russia an excuse for marching her armies across the Pruth, with infinitely less peril of encountering Euro pean resistance than existed in the Crimean days. If, on the other hand, the Porte should consent to acknowledge the Hohenzollern Prince as Hospodar of the Danubian Duchies, another and most important step would have been taken towards the final detachment of these pro vinces from the Ottoman Empire. The Pk/rap/I sug gests that under these circumstances Austria might be induced to cede Venetia in exchange for these Principalities, though it confesses that such a proposi tion would be vehemently opposed by Russia. The diffi culty is one belonging to a clams which a congress should be competent to solve. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. According to the Times several, if not most, of the co operath e societies have gradually become joint-stock corn- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erle, Ind Justices Willes, Bytes, and Smith.) NEEI/11.04 r. BRESSNER. _ . This was an action commenced in the Lord Mayor's court to recover the pries of necessaries supplied to the defendant's wife whilst she was living apart from him. The defendant had sued for a divorce, and the jury in the Divorce Court found that both Mr. and Mrs. Bremner had been guilty of adultery, but that the husband had not been guilty of cruelty, as alleged. tinder these circumstances the petition for a divorce was dismissed. The question now raised for their lordships was whether the finding of the jury in the Divorce Court was conclusive, and relieved the husband from the liability to support his wife. Mr. Nasymth appeared to show cause against a rule to enter a verdict for the defendant, and Mr. H. James to support it. The Lord Chief Justice said that he was of opinion that the rule should be discharged. The judgment in the Di vorce Court did not alter the status of the married parties, the wife continues to be wife, though the jury thought that she had done wrung. This being so, the case did not come within that class which had been relied on by Mr. James; the finding of adultery by the jury, might, perhaps, be binding between the parties themselves, but was not binding upon a third party. If the husband wanted to avail himself of such a defence, he should have proved adultery in the Lord Mayor's court, but he had not done so, and the wife, in her evidence, denied the imputation, and hence the verdict for the plaintiff, which the court could not disturb. ;1 to I Rule discharged. V. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) WORSHIP-STREET. nousLE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. —DISTRESSING CARP. Sophia White, 27 years of age, and living at 72, Wim bourne-street, New 'North-road, was charged with cutting her throat and attempting to throw herself from a window of that house. Police-constable Ninan, 110 N said—Between 5 and G o'clock on the afternoon of Saturday last I was called to the house where the prisoner lodges, where the landlady begged me to hurry upstairs as one of her lodgers had cut her throat. At the moment I entered a room there I saw the prisoner struggling with a man, who was endeavouring to hold her down. She IMO bleeding from three wounds in the throat. I believe that the man is her husband, and as he released her on seeing me, she sprang to the window, but I caught hold of herand prevented her from getting out. This razor (I,l:kck handled and wet with blood) I picked up in the room. I sent for a medical man. The wounds were dressed. I conveyed her to the station, and subsequently she was removed to the workhouse, on her way to which she told me that her husband illused her, would do no work, and had given way to drink. The prisoner, who bad not spoken, and who appeared wretchedly disconsolate, at this point of the constables evidence burst into tears, while a fine boy of four years old left off playing and, clinging to her dress, gazed up wards to her face. Constable—The prisoner's husband is present, your worship Mr. illison—Let him stand forward. _ A decently dressed man came slowly forward as though ashamed and fearful. He rubbed his eyes and said—l can account for this, sir. Mr. Ellison—l have no doubt of it. Well? Husband—l—l had been drinking all the past week, sir—yes, sir, nothing else but drink, sir, and— Mr. Ellison—Well, the whole of the past week. Go on. Husband (trembling violently)—And its nothing new to me, sir—abe knew that, sir—and I dare say that—that it preyed a great deal on her—her mind, air. Mr. Ellison—l have no doubt of that either. Do you wish to say any more ? Husband—Yes, sir ; I wish to say that I don't think there is any insanity about her. Mr. Ellison—No, the insanity is rather on your part. I think that I have heard quite enough. Surely this, of it. class, is the saddest case I have had before me ; and with regard to yourself, the most shameful ; for what can be more so than that a man should stand here and have to admit his misconduct had involved this misery and sin Had death resulted from these most determined attempte of your wife, the guilt would have been yours—a guilt re sulting from that most terrible and fatal • love of drink—a passion that destroys some of the beat men among as. Husband—Let me take her home, sir, I will be re s p o ,„ Bible for her future— Mr. ri::Wiso out trust to the respousibility I f drudkard Husband—This is the lint time I have had madam is come here, sir. Mr. Ellison—What of that! A man may drink ki s s d, stance and his life away without being brought to • paw, court. (To the iiriaoass)—l must remand y'ou for •h e days, but you will at least be taken care of and have goal advice u to your future—doubtless your husband us e si. — Husband—Then will you let me take her plow know I was the cause. Mr. Ellison ordered the prisoner to be removed; sobbing, she took her child's band and left th e followed by her husband, who appeared, at teem he"; ti me , awakened to a sense of his unworthinew. oecupation did not teenspire:_ MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SAVAGI ASBAULTB ONSHILDIII2I. Tiawtky Connell, an inmate of the St. J ames ' s wok, house, was charged before Mr. whitt with two little boys named Melia Bon e (an Italian), au " 7 l / 4 Liam Henry '&lley, also inmates of the workhouse. W. H. K.night, porter atilt. James's workhouse, said um the previous day about 5 o'clock he saw Bonelli and and two other little boys sitting on the flags, l l u p pe - ' with little bits of stone—throwing them no and them, when the prisoner walked up to the Italign74 struck him across the loins with a stick as hard ' ,h s could, leaving a severe mark, and he then walked ap the boy Harley, and seized him by the throat, lea rir marks there, and but for his (Knight's) rushing up ash seizing the prisoner, be would have struck the boys upg a. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the porter whether the pri ma said why be had done it. The porter said the prisoner stated that the childres b e t thrown stones at him, but he (witness) did not IN sg thrown. The prisoner said he was not well and he went out fp tell the boys to be quiet as he could get no sleep, la d they would not he just struck one of them. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for 14 days. UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON A PIMALL Jefferson 'Night, a tailor, of No. 63, Cavendish-square, was committed for 21 days, with labour, for an assault of an unprovoked nature on A• Adams, ea unfortunate. HAMPSTEAD. WATTRUNTIDI AMUSEMF.N7I4 ON HAMPSTICAD-RIATH. A multitude of people assembled upon the het* ss Sunday and yesterday, and a number of charges e ms brought before the magistrates, Messrs. Marshall, p m ., and Reed, this morning,the majority of the offenders bay charged with cruel ill-treatment to the horses, ponies, sal donkeys, of which there were a large muster here kegs amusement of the visitors. Albert Day, a big, rough-looking fellow, a labomw, sn charged with cruelly beating two donkeys. Mr. Love, of the Royal Society for the Preveacka g Cruelty to Animals, stated that he was upon the ling during the afternoon of yesterday, with several meets* of the society, when his attention wag particularly steads' to the cruel conduct of the prisoner, who was in driving donkeys. He saw the prisoner,whe was armaig a stout cudgel, leave the donkey stand with several penci l of three and four grown up persons each riding 'daisy, and although the animals were very willing ease, going as fast as they were able, the prisoner on each sr casion kept up an incessant beating of them, the blow being generally directed at the small part of the kir,: legs below the hocks, and given generally with such Write force as to cause the animals to stagger. Os chi last occasion the prisoner went out with two donkeys, oak being ridden by a boy. These animals were much auk and weaker than the others. and after rounding Juk Straw's Castle in coming up the rising ground, the deshm were too feeble to go at more than a walking pm' yl o prisoner then beat them unmercifully, in fact ferocioady, upon seeing which he (Mr. Love) directed a constable to apprehend him. The prisoner's answer to the charge was that he did ii hurt the donkeys. The magistrates said the prisoner was a very lined fellow, and probably the beat punishment that conk be inflicted upon men of his cruel disposition would be te serve them in the same way they did the poor 'simile whose misfortune it was to be placed under their are. Is default of paying a fine of 2Us. and Si. costs, the pi. 'miner was committed for 14 days' hard labour. John Kirk, a cortermon,ger, was next charged by*. Love with ill-treating two donkeys. Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, defended. In this case two heavy women were riding the donkey; and the prisoner said, when taken into custody, that fig told him to make the brutes go. He was convicted in a similar penalty, and commitlei to prison in default. john Watt, described as a lodging-house keeper. of Tab tenham-place, Tottenham-court-road, and John Wain, s shopman, of 12, Ogle-mews, Foley-place, were elm* with furiously riding and ill-treating a horse and pony. The magistrates said, owing to their being strangers the heath, they would deal leniently with them, and tali each 10s., including costs, or seven days. The fines were paid. EXTRAORDINARY ACN7IDENT TO A LADY. —A my singular accident happened on the Preston-road on Them 4 day afternoon, to • young lady residing in the weave part of Brighton. She was taking horse exercise with AA j riding behind the rest of her companions,when a yang= ; rushed from the aide of the road towards her ' andeonuesesed tearing away the skirt of her riding habit. A gentleman a horseback, thinking that some insult was being offereilmin towards the young lady to give her his protection,wheabs discovered that her habit was on fire. It was masa tinguished, but not before the hands of the young ma were much burnt. The origin of the accident u set known. It was attributed at the time to the stal having caught the hot ashes of an ignited cigar fees., carelessly thrown away • but the most probable conjecan is, that the skirt caught fire from a plumber's ports* grate, used for melting lead in the open air one of whisk we are informed, was on the route paged by the lady, who, we are pleased to learn, escaped any arias injaiy. —Surrey Standard. THE ALLEGED MURDER ON SHIM:GUILD a Lir iteeool..—Yeaterday Alphan and Finlay, two charged with the murder of Time. M. Mackie, the see* mate of the ship Royal Standard. were brought before* Liverpool mapstrates. The prisoners, it appeared, a Saturday, had been negligent and insolent to the Om, awl a dispute arose between Mackie and Alphangl . o which blows were exchaneel, and Alplian was down. Finlay then joined in the fray, during the co* of which Alphan etabbed Blackie to the heart. The era was remanded by the magistrates until Wednesday Atha. past 10 o'clock. The coroner commenced an investiplad yesterday, but it was not over when our parcel left. Thi Royal Standard is lying iii the blersey bound for Nee York. THE LAW OF THE TURF.—Thomas Hodgson et Holbeck, near Leeds, commercial traveller, was pate* charged before the magistrates sitting in petty sea/ad Epsom with stealing 71. 6s. from the person of Jae Hartley, otherwise John Haigreseos, Mr. Harovell, solicitor, of Epsom, defended the prisoner. James Ha*, the prosecutor, said he lives at the Brunswick Hotel, how dilly, and attended Epeom races on the Derby-.lay. Hein a betting man, and wag in lAngland's stand. Some dime* arose with persons betting with him on the Derby, lab. was surrounded and knocked down, and his money as out of his pocket. The prisoner was among those orbs assaulted him. He saw him put his hand into ha poik4 but could not swear that he took any-thing out. Ma police-constables came, and witness saw one in pis clothes apprehend the prisoner. The witness lost lte • • watch and chain, and between 120/. and 130/. in go ld ad , silver. He was struck and kicked, and his cloths al torn. On being cross-examined by Mr. Harrold ] , Ili witness said he changed his name from Hartley to Hear' greaves because he betted with a list. It was not beams he hiul not paid his bets. He always paid his beta Hs did not remember seeing the prisoner before the dots" hence. The ticket produced was one of his bdal tickets. The disturbance began a little aka_ o'clock. It began by people who had betted wit, him demanding their money back. They did n otes him he had been " welching " them orwas going to swi"' them. James Hutchinson, 576 A, said he saws dist* bane in Langland's enclosure, and on going found the last witness in the halide of a mob, wbo era knocking him about and tearing his clothes. Stress persons said the prosecutor was a welcher. The had his right hand in the prosecutor's pocket, ad " " witness took it out. The prisoner kept both ha l shut till the charge was entered at the station , al then 5/. Ifis. 61. was in one hand, and 11. tts. in the abr. He had also the two betting tickets produced. Ce! examined by Mr. Harrowell, the witness said he baud* prisoner to e had been betting with the prosecute'' , di! found him be a welcher. Several persons accused lo prisoner of being a welcher. The prisoner refused to or; his hands at the station at first, and laid that whathe had got there was his own, and he wished to explain William Stead, 652 A, confirmed the evidence of the i" witness. Mr. Harrovrell said he had a most emae answer to the charge, but Mr. Carter, the chiinnan of* bench, intimated that the evidence of the prisoner head seen in the act of taking the money out of the proseatii pocket left no alternative but to send the matter to s ja% The prisoner, therefore, by the advice of his solicitor, dar, the charge, reserving his defence, and was c ommitta* trial st the ensuing Surrey Sessions, the bench adLiti,C, bail- -the prisoner's own recognisanoes in 501., ,li h ; sureties in 251. each—which was at once given , an d prisoner left the court with his friends. of FLOGGING OF • GUNNER.—Gunner n'll the Royal Artillery, who was recently convicted a ai r plicity in the Foshan conspiracy, and who on drummed out of the service shouted, " Hurrah for Irish Repablic," was flogged this morning. h i t": 7 o'clock, in the Riding School of the Royal Harri t '" It the presence of the members of his late cons. — Erna* Mail. PORTLAND, DORSET, SUNDAY. —The Cli ," 4 thi s mackerel during the paid week has been very IrC" neighbourhood, the fish being very fine for thiseark VW. of the year, the majority of which were consV ii a......e London markets. Rica have ranged from la. to pad of 100 fish, sad now that the weather Wheal° W. settled with " fins " water, it is anticipated catches will shortly be made. sl Oiler The k 1 ,1 rel hs ] ,h .1 est user! Me cc insl , • nt arra dis tail tiss thee en .'eh dig to ci to sa .1 vest viW ne hl 1 On Mr. • rg 4 . . co ye nest • Los • Or Mf I T h e e I et er