The Express. — London, England, 1867-09-28 00:00:00

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Mr. Reynolds: Maslamcs Courtesy) , teoveney. HIGH WATER AT LONDON ERTDOZ. NNW DAT —Morning. lb. lies......Atternoon, M. ?Om. folloabow—Moruh,g. 2b. Jun.._ . .ARArsoou. 2h. 5h... LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. EARLY in the morning of Wednesday, the 24th of July last, a woman sleeping in oae of the houses which border the canal at Limehouse was roused by screams and cries proceeding from the opposite bank. The exclamations, uttered in a strong female voice, " You -, you are murder " ing me !" " Murder!" and " They are murdering " me!" were heard by the listener, who, after ton minutes' consideration, rose from her bed, looked across the canal, and then composed herself quietly to sleep again. Her husband, who was lying by her side, slumbered undisturbed, and she did not wake him. A watchman, whose beat lay in that neighbourhood, hoard at the same time what be describes as the cry of a woman, apparently in great distress. "It was a prolonged cry, but " a distinct one, and it became fainter," he arys, "as I went along." "It was as if a person were " being strangled." The witness walked in the direction from which the sounds proceeded, and finding that all was quiet returned to his beat. A third witness deposes to have heard the same sounds at the same time. Cries of people in distress, as the constable explained, are not unusual in Limehouse, since in that district the people live in a state of license and violence which is constantly on the verge of murder, and which may at any moment pass it. Such cries appear to attract little notice. If the policeman had discharged the duties of his office, or the witnesses had fulfilled the obligations of humanity, a great crime might have been pre vented, or, at any rate, the covert in which a great criminal has vainly tried to shelter himself would not have been left free to him. Three hours later, at ten minutes to five, shouts of murder were again heard from the same quarter as before; and as the time was approaching when their own business takes people from their beds, they this time attracted some attention. They pro ceeded from the first of a row of houses called Tem perance-cottages, in Lower North-road. The house was occupied by a lighterman named JOHN WIO GINS, by his father and mother, and by a young woman, Auszs OAKS, who lived with him as his wife. On the occasion of the second alarm, the younger WIOOTNN was seen sitting on a chair, in the street, holding his hand to his throat ; his father stood undressed at the window crying " Murder !" The young man presently proceeded to the next cottage to rouse his neighbour. His wife, he said, " Had been and cut his " thread:, and her own, too." When the neigh bours entered, the body of Access Omcs was found lying on the hearth-rug, her head on a pillow under a chair, the middle rail of which was over her chin. On her throat was an extensive jagged wound, four or five inches in length, and a b ou t, two inches and a half in depth. It divided the carotid artery, both jugular veins, and the windpipe, and wounded the bone of the spine. At the time of the discovery of the body, which fol lowed immediately upon the second cries of murder, there was no pulsation of the heart, and the legs were cold. The surgeon, Mr. HORTON, who examined it less than half an hour after the alarm had been given, declares that when he saw it the woman must have been dead at least two hours, and possibly more than that. Professor TAYLOR, who speaks, how ever, on the authority of Mr. HORTON'R descrip tion, and not front personal inspection, thinks that the time cannot have been less than from three to five hours. All the medical witnesses agree that the principal wound might by bare possibility have been self-inflicted by a powerful woman in a state of delirium or frenzy. But death must necessarily have followed in • few seconds, during which the woman might have had strength to move a few steps and to throw herself forward. The position in which the body was discovered, its head on the pillow and the pillow supported on the rail of a chair, was relied on by the prosecution to rebut the supposition that it had fallen in the attitude in which it was found. The blood on the woman's throat half an hour after the alleged suicide was already dark and coagulated, and that on her chemise, which was torn, as also that on the floor and walls of the room, was dry. The statement of the prisoner is, I sith. r T — l - his that on the morning on which " the accident hap " pened " he was lying down asleep on the hearth- I n ec --4 1 1 t- a . rug. His paramour, with whom he had been living unhappily, and to whom he had refused forgiveness, was sitting behind him. She had promised to call him. He was awakened by find ing her sawing at his throat, from which blood was flowing, with a knife which she had in her right hand, while she held him down with her left. He pushed her from him, receiving in so doing a slight cut on his thumb, and entering an adjoining room, gave the alarm to his father and mother. He then went down stairs, but hearing his mother's voice crying, "My boy, she has cut " her throat ! " returned, and found the deceased sitting against the wall. " Blood was coining " from her throat as thick as his thumb." Ac cording to one of his statements she had the point of the knife in her throat, and was in the act o: turning it round. The prisoner's wound, which was not of a serious character, right, or might not, the medical witnesses say, have been 'elf-inflicted. The red handkerchief which he wore was cut through in more than sixteen folds. But these folds were meet of them bloodless. If the bloody knife, as it was drawn back, had passed through the handkerchief, it must have transferred the blood to it. The fo'da must, therefore, accord ing to the testimony of all the medical witnesses, have been cut when the handkerchief was not upon the prisoner's neck. Indeed, they were on a part of the handkerchief which, when it was folded. would not have covered the wound in his throat. The one or two drops of blood which were there must have been dry, Dr. TAYLOR alleges, when the folds were cut. All these things, the first cries of distress, the rigidity of the deceased's body at the time when it was discovered, the attii.ndo in which it was found, the fact that the blood in the room was dry, and the circumstance that the prisoner's handkerchief seems to have been deliberately pierced for the purpose of deception, are incon sistent with his story ; and between his story and the theory of the prosecution there is no third hypothesis conceivable or maintainable. The con jecture that ho may have slain t*.,,e woman in passion is unsupported, and affords small palliation of the crime. Passion seems less a feature of the man's nature than stolid brutality anu low cun ning. As gratuitous is it to suppose that the fatal blow was given in self-defence. The recency of the man's wound and the pierced but b'oodless handkerchief militate against this theory, which sacrifices a second time the fame of the victim to her seducer—the murderer at once of her repu tation and her life. A reasonable motive fur the crime, or strong provocation to it, is not discover able. Their absence increases the enormity of his guilt, and does rot throw doubt on its reality. Unhappy feelings had arisen between the wretched pair, and he had trea.ed her cruelly. Revenge and hatred might more justly have been enter tained on her side than on his. But it is as true now as it was in the days of Tscrrrs, that men hate more those whom they have injured than from nhom they have suffered wrong. The prisoner's guilt results from the refu tation of his own deence. A worse murder has seldom been perpetrated. Cruel as it was, the attempt to throw the reproach of a double crime upon the unhappy victim was as cruel. The odious cunning of the contri /since. which occupied the two or three hours that intervened between tL.e black deed and the false alarm deserves a high rank among the moat diabolic ingenuities of cold blood wickedness. No human eye can discover extenuating circumstances in the Limehouse murder. The recommendation of the jury to mercy deserves regard rather as a protest against capital punishment, than as based upon anything mitigating the enormity of the crime. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. DAY.) The nnits thinks it more than likely Garibaldi reckoned on the contingency of his arrest ; though had Rattaui not interfered with him he would by this time be at Rome, alive or dead. No 'theme could be more pro pitious to him than an early convocation of parliament which is spoken of, as his cause is the cause of the Italian people and their government. The enormity of the An tibes Legion, and the recruiting which is done by the French bishops, would all be considered, and a revision of the September Convention be proved essential. In another article the Times, refening to Working Men's Conservative Associations, suggests that conservatives might render some service if they would find out principles of union something better than mere abuse of Lord Russell and the whigs. University extension and the con dition of country workhouse are the other topics discussed. If Garibaldi has gone to Caprera voluntarily, we may be sure, the Daily New thinks, that he has received assur ances, probably by the mouth of the Minister of Marine, who made the journey to Alessandria to see him , that the cause of the Romans shall not suffer thereby. The Italian government can only hops to escape irons its per plexing position by procuring such a revision of the Sep tember Convention as will obtain for the Romans the right to support, reform, or remove their own government independent of foreign control, or it will be constantly ex posed to danger of civil war. If M. Rattazzi is unequal to the occasion he will soon have to =render his position to some one else, Discusaing the later Alabama correspondence, published by the New York papers, the Daily .Y, s.. points out the favourable view which is now taken in the New York press of the progress of the negotiations and to other indications et a healthy tone of feeling in America. The only point now remaining is the reference to an arbitrator of the conduct of the British government in recognising the secessionists as belligerents. If it appears important to Mr. Seward to insist on that, the Daily New believes the British public would be prepared to say—loaf him insist ; let him go before the arbitrator and make what he can Cf his complaint. The Mandan'. en the awns subject, indulges M. Seward with latkoage formerly reserved for Mr. Glad stone. His reasonings are almost impudently perrerse and untruthful, his comparisons el►borately insulting. It is to President Johnson that England owes personal grati tude. America as a country has done far less than her duty. The handcuffing of the Manchester prisoners is referred to by some of the papers. The Port ridicules the objec tion. The T,tacroph says that if the aim of Mr. Coning ham and Mr. Ernest Jones bad been to let their clients escape by means of a rescue—if they had wished the court to be the scene of another Fenian outrage—if they had been determined to make blood again flow on the streets of Manchester, they could not base acted differently. As for Mr. Jones, the only good that he did to his clients was to retire from the defence ; for the barrister who could so misconduct • case would go far to have hanged even innocent men through sheer mismanagement. The Star, on the other hand, thinks the practice of bringing a pri soner in chains before an English court is revolting, and rejoices that Mr. Jones had the courage to rebuke the bench for departure from established precedents. The presence of military officers on the bench, the Star con siders, was an unseemly spectacle. seem. which, while it nowhere asserts the lafialibility of gyp' ture,ldoes:strennously assert the felinity of the church itself, and of Its general columns. The September Convention having been rigidly observed by Italy, it Is now the turn of France, the Saturday Re view says, to observe it herself more rigidly than recent performances of French generals have seemed to promise on her behalf. If Lord Stanley is indulging himself, as would appear from M. Renter's dreary telegrams, in letter set:Vag on the subject of Rome, it is desirable that be should remember that Mr. Diareeli's theories on the sub ject of Italian unity are not opinions which an English House of Commons will for a single instant permit its Foreign-office to express. The hour is not come for Italy to take Rome, still less for General Garibaldi to march thither to the sound of a cheering mob ; but the catholic and separatist policy of France is one in which English men take no interest, and which a tot/ cabinet, unless it has gone mad mince the prorogation of parliament, had better not touch even with the tongs. The issue of a Lambeth encyclical, condemning this error and refuting that heresy, would be so foolish an act, that the Saturday Renew is sure the English bishops will not accept such a mischievous course. The bait is rather too staring and coarse. If the bishops have neither the power nor the inclination to wield the crozier of Athanaaius and to settle all religious differences in three days, they are at least wise enough not to pretend to this superhuman folly. If they do little and conclude little in conference, so much the better. AU first steps ought to be tentative; we must expect false starts. The Examiner describes the Treaty of Prague as already, though only a year old, antiquated and obsolete. The span of its vaunted life has proved more brief even than that of the elder born of the same p►rentage which came into the world at Villafranca and at Miramar. At Salz burg the Imperial Confederates failed to infuse new courage into one another ; and after many artious whisperings, agreed to part smiling, with hands behind the back, and to say, if asked, that they meant nothing. In a tone of in effable cynicism, Count Bismarck quietly observes, " He hopes so," and provokingly hints that they must see how foolish it would have been in them to attempt the excogi tation of any new anti-national device. The Chronicle says that the Fenian in Ireland have resolved not to rise again till an army, fully equipped and armed, stands on Irish soil to assist them. In all the counties of England, Wales, and Scotland the association is much stronger than would be readily supposed. The Irish support it in larger proportion than at home, and there is also an English Republican Brotherhood to coun tenance and amid it. A severe policy, the Chronicle thinks, would be useless at borne, and would raise Fenianism to a pitch of prosperity abroad. The true way of dealing with Fenianism is to detach popular sympathies from it, and this can only be done by effecting a complete change in the condition and the government of Ireland. To-day her Majesty tho Queen of the Nether lands leaves the Grove, near Watford, where her Majesty has been staying with the Earl sad Countess of Clarendon, for Knowsley-park, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby. The Earl and Countess Russell on Wednesday went to Portlaw, county of Waterford, to examine the extensive cotton and linen factory of Messrs. Malcolmson, and the buildings erected in connection with them for the improvement of the workers. They were ac.ompanied by the Earl and Countess of Beasborough, Colonel Tighe, and Lady Louisa Tighe. They also visited the Mayfield National Schools, and tested the amount of knowledge acquired by the children. The factory, which occupies a picturesque site, was erected in 1825 by the late Mr. David Malcolmson. The Bishop of London entertained on Thursday at dinner, at Fulham Palace, the Archbishop of Dublin. the Bishops of Salisbury, Norwich, Worcester, Llandaff, St. Asaph, Chester and Mrs. Jacobson, Lincoln, alouoes ter, Aigyle and the Isles, Orange River, Coadjutor of New foundland, Honolulu, Jamaica, lowa, Assistant of Ohio and Mrs. Bedele, Arkansas, Indiana, Pittsburg, Tennessee, Barbadoes, Kilmore, Jerusalem, Christ Church (New Zea land), and Anderson, Archdeacon Sinclair, Rev. IL TweUes, Rev. F. G. Jackson, Rev. E. and Miss Spooner, Mr. John Hansard, Rev. A. Martineau, Rev. F. G. Blomfield, Rev. W. H. Fremantle, Rev. E. H. Fisher, &c. Covers were, AI usual throughout this week, laid for 40 in the great hall. The Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcoto, Bart, M.P., has left town for Balmoral, to mioc-ed the Right Hon. Gatborne Hardy, M.P., u minister in attendance on the Queen. The Right Hon. Horatio Waddington has ar rived in town from Brighton. Mr. Pope Hennessy left town on Thuredayeven log for Labium, ria Marseilles, and will commence the duties of governor immediately on his arrival. The Belfast journals announce that the Lord Lieutenant will arrive there on Tuesday. Next day his excellency will proceed with the Harbour Commissioners for the formal opening of the docks, and atter that cere mony will go on board one of the Channel steamers, with the Harbour Commissioners slid Mends, to inspect the harbour. In the evening his excellency will be entertained at a banquet. On Thursday his excellency and suite wi" be entertained at a dijedner by the mayor and corporation in the Blusic•halL In the evening his excellency wall be present at a grand ball to be given by Sir Thomas and Lady Bateson. On Friday his excellency leaves Belvoir Park for Belfast, on his return to Baronscourt. A party of Japanese now in this country paid a visit to Chatham Dockyard yesterday, by special per mission of the Admiralty, and were conducted through the various establishments by the officials connected with the several departments. A new fashionable watering place is about to be formed at Boldnor, at the south•west corner of the Isle of Wight. About 100 men will shortly be set at work making roads and laying out the grounds for the erection of villas. It is proposed to form an esplanade and a pier. " It is announced with some parade," says the Spectator, " that the bread of the episcopal communion service at Lambeth was made of Bethlehem corn and that the wine was•product of Jerusalem grapes. We conclude that this is to be understood as • sort of characteristically indirect protest against the high semi-transubstantiation doctrine. It could be no object to thceiewbo believe that the elements are changed absolutely isto the body and blood of Chriat, to attenuate as it were the chasm over which this miracle of transformation carries them, by getting corn and wine invested with sacred Palestinian someratiom. If the communion service is held by the bishops to depend to any appreciable degree for its sacredness on the mere i s e,ciatiOn Of ideas, they approach much nearer to the Zwinalian conception of It than to the lifulanist. THE COURT AT BALMORAL.•-011 Monday after noon her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove out a few miles in a pony carriale, unattended save by a footman, who rode behind. This is, perhaps, the first time since the Prince Consort's death that her Majesty has gone so far so meagrely attended. On Tuesday forenoon, her Majesty,acoompanied by Prinoess Louise, and attended b Lady Churchill and Sir Thomasßiddialph, left Balmoral Castle, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Rich mond. The royal party drove on the road that crosses the Gain, water to the north, past the old Castle of Cor wff on the banks of the Don. At a bridge numed the Dock Bridge, which crosses the latter stream, the rope, travellers left their carriages, and mounted ponies that were in waiting, sod crossed a low chain of the Grampians, under • smart gale of wind. After eight miles of billroad thus traversedher Majesty arrived atTon.intoul, • straggling and not over clean Highland village, and drove thence through Glenfiddieh, to the Duke of Richmond's seat, where she was received by the duke and duchess. The visit will extend to three days, and the royal party will arrive at Balmoral on Friday evening. On Tuesday Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold drove through Btllater to the Vale of Croniar. and paid a visit to Sir James Clark, late physician to her Majesty, at his seat in Tillypronie. They arrived at Balmoral late in the after noon. The same day Prince Christian went out deer stalking in Glen Gelder, and had a successful day's sport, haring brought down two stags. He was accomed the Princess Christian. On Wednesday, Prince pani Chribs y tian, accompanied by Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, went out deer stalking in the f ores t, near Lo pager, and had • good day's sport. Princess Christian, accompanied by Princess Louise, his Excellency Mr. Van de Weyer, Mrs. Van de Weyer, and family, from Aber geldie Castle, and Lady Biddulph, went out picnicking on the heights adjoining the deer forest, The day was ex ceedingly fine, and the distinguished party enjoyed them selves very highly. Prince Arthur, it is expected, will leave Balmoral next week, to prosecute his studies at Woolwich Arsenal. Her Majesty, we believe, will not visit Blair Athole this season. The return of the court from Balmoral is at present fixed for the 19th October.— &Oise's*. LATEST I N TELLIGENCE. AIISTRiiN INTERVENTION FOR THE POPE. According to information received by the Avrnir Nutiosta/the Austrian government has actively in tervened with the cabinet of Paris on behalf of the Papacy. A confidential note from M. de Beust sent a short time ago to Paris recala the engage ments which the Emperor Napoleon entered into at Salzburg for the maintenance of the temporal power. According to the same note the Italian government had decided if it were left free to put an end to the temporal power. It wished to act by itself, without the aid of Garibaldi. At Florence an early rising was expected at Rome. I General Nunzianto has received instructions in anticipation of such an event. He will enter the city under the pretext of watching over the safety of the Pope ; but, once installed, he will remain there, and the Roman state will be administered in the name of the King of Italy. All that will be left to the Pope will be the Vatican and its environs. This little domain will be neu tralised, and will remain under the exclusive sove reignty of the reigning Pope. His Holiness's successor will not keep even this shadow of power ; his authority will be exclusively spiritual. Such, according to M. Beust, are the designs of Italy, and he calls upon the Emperor to counteract them. (sauna's ruzGßAms.) ITALY. FLORENCE, Sm. 27, EVEVING. The Official Gazette of to-day says that Garibaldi having expressed a desire to return to Caprera, and that intention conforming with the wishes of the government, the ministry at once agreed to it, and the general left this morning for that island in a State vessel. The same paper also explains the circumstances of the delivery of 21 Roman citizens to the Papal authorities by the Italian government. TURIN, SErr. 27, EVENING. A demonstration took place this afternoon to present a petition to the Prefect demanding the release of Garibaldi, and Rome as the capital of Italy. The Prefect received the petition, and replied that ho would forward it to the ministry, where upon the demonstration broke up. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1867. to the special evidi for each THE WEEKLY PRESS. The Spectator does not believe the result of the Lambeth Conference will be, as the Guardian hopes, to lay the foundation of a strong eoclesisatical organization, founded upon a more explicit dogmatics basis than the National Church of England, but to posh a step forward the complete break-up of the systematic conception of Christian theology's hanging together in a complete logical whole, all of which you mast take, or leave, without any ROME. ROME, Barr. Zi. To-day the French Charge d'Affaires in Rome exchanged with Cardinal Antonelli the ratification of the treaty of commerce concluded between the Papal government and the French cabinet. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, San. 26. The Nyanza left at 4 p.m. yesterday, and the Ceylon at b p.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the Ist, and the latter at Southampton about the 9th October. (BY ►TLIHTIC TILEGRAPH.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, SEPT. 27, 6 r.a. The Cunard steamship Palmyra arrived out to day. Closing Prices :—Gold, 143'. Sterling exchange on London, 1001; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1132 ; Illinois, 121; Erie, 62,}. Cotton—Middling 1.11 - land, 23 (very weak). PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. 27. Standard white petroleum, 34. Arrived in London at 8.15 a.m., Sept. 28, EXPRESS FROM PARIS. plum OUR OWN oosissrosozirr.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. Although several journals, including the Pays, have treated the rumour that France had ever con templated a second expedition to Rome as "ab surd," the Prase affirms that not only was the design entertained, but that it is not even yet abandoned. The Mediterranean ironclad fleet is still in readiness to put to sea at the first signal, and the transport ships have received no counter mand to the order to keep their steam up. Many people think this all a comedy intended to aid Rattazzi in the task of pacifying the Italians and persuading them that the arrest of Garibaldi was necessary to prevent a war with France. All the ministers have now returned to Paris from their holidays. The Emperor, it appears, lately gave orders that none of them should be absent from their posts after the 26th instant. The court will not return from Biarritz by Oct. 10, as was lately announced, but will remain there till after the 15th. The Constitution/Let contradicts the news of the Presse that MM. do Persigny and Walowski had been sent for to Biarritz. The Cwu•rier Fraufais was tried yesterday for an article in its number of Aug. 29, headed " The Black Spots," in which the public prosecutor saw the offence of " exciting to hatred and contempt of the government." The judgment, which of courre finds the defendants guilty, sets forth the gravamen of the libel in these terms : Whereas the incriminated article, under the pretext of commenting upon the Emperor's speech at Lille, indulges in remarks and criticisms upon the present state of Frain', which from their general and absolute terms are of a na text to excite to contempt of the government. And whereas In pertioelar the article contains the following passages ;—" If all tire ',"..7. l •rtakilkilt 0: the goyim went during the last fourteen years have ensue out badly, if all its triumphs have nicoessively degenerated into defeats, if the most bitter decep tions have followed its best intentions, and if its wisest measures have miserab'y failed, the reason is not that the people have withheld their confidence from government, but, on the contrary, because their confidence has been too great, and because the government, instead of acting under the permanent wholesome control of public opinion, has been left to its own devices and utterly isolated. • • 1867 is ► fatal date, which reminds one of 1813, 1829, and 1847 " ; and whereas these passages, not withstanding certain apparent attenuations, exceed by their very form the limits of discussion and censure allowed by law, and reveal a delictnous intenti.m. For the above causes the court fines M. Ver morel, the writer of the article, 20/. ; M. Lepage, the responsible editor, 121. ; and M. Dubuisson, the printer, 81. The indisposition of the judges to inflict heavy sentences for press offences is a remarkable sign of the times. But a very little while ago the writer of such an article as the above would have had a twelvemonth's imprisonment, instead of being sen tenced to trivial fines which only amount to a valuable advertisement for his young paper. Such judgments must sadly discourage the public pro secutor. The press is hydra-headed now, and all the judges in France, even if they had nothing else to do, would not suffice to try the writers who every day fulminate against personal government and its consequences. The Bourse was a little firmer but without any significant feature. Rente closed with a fall of 10c. for cash and a rise of tic. for account, at G9fr. 20c., sad 69fr. 221 c. Mobilier, after fluctuating between 17Tfc. 50c. and 187 fr. 50c., dosed at 186 fr. 25c., with a rise of Bfr. 75c. Italian rose 5c., cloning at 48fr. 90c. The private telegrams are allowed to be sent from Italy without govern ment censure. EXAMINATION OF THE FENIANS. (THIS DAY.) (By ILZCTRIC TILZGRAPIL) MANCHESTER, SATURDAY Mownwo. A witness against the Fenians is reported to have been shut at last night. The police have no confirmation of the report. There has been another arrest this morning. THE PAN-ANGLICAN SYNOD. (THD3 DAY.) WORSHIP-STREET. TIM SHAW DETECTIVE. Thomas Ellis het-, ree et , having the appearance of • farm labourer, abo u t :1.5 y ews of age, but deecribed u a clerk, was brought before Hr. Newton by Sergeant Evans of the 0 division, charg e d with having escaped from the prison at Woking. Thesergeant said—From information obtained I wen this rooming, accompanied by Harry Short, • fellow offic er . to • certain house in!Spitslfields, where, having obtaine d sa entrance quietly and in the usual way , . I found th e pri. soner dressed and in a back room. He did not seem at an surprised on bearing that my Mulinesa wu to appreh ee di him on this charge, but remarked "All right, 1 see th e game's up, I'll go with you quietly." I bad a cab at the door and we tools him to the station-house. iiirbeWionL63yotiWinht;;ii illaOfficer any qua & tions? Prisoner—No sir, oh no. Mr. Newton—lt will be my duty to commit you for trial on this charge, when I suppose you will be sen tenced for the remainder of your term, whatever it is. Sergeant Evans—This unsealed letter was found in his pocket (written to his parents, and referred to his coa from Woking, but did not enter into particulars, situ y expreseing his opinion that he should get at least 12 mon ks' for the act). Mr. Newton—lt can be posted if be wishes. Prisoner—l do, sir, if you please. Mr. Newton—Very well. Then he stands remanded. Prisoner was removed from the bar, and as he crowed the yard to the cells took • careful survey of their ex terior. He was very civil, and remarked to the sergeant, " I am very much obliged to you for the care you've taken of me ; indeed, I like you very well, but I certainly like myself better, and candidly tell you that if I can get out of this place I shalL" He was then locked up. In reference to this man it may be told that he is the person who about two years since brought some discredit 013 the authorities of Shrewsbury or Derby with to having fabricated an informal warrant by which he had obtained oustodT of • gentleman and procured his remand for • week, himself obtaining possession of his pro perty to the amount of about 2001., it being subsequently dimoovered on the day of remand that he had decamped with the whole. For this offence he was when apprehended sentenced to a term of imprisonment, and escaped in • daring and most masterly manner. Formerly he was in the metropolitan polio., and has on several 0001110111 evinced oonaiderable ability and decision of character. MARYLEBONE EXTENSIVE BURGLARY, Robert Dv?e, ageciii,eiid — rrtitir -.. leraifing, aged 20, were brought up in custody charged on suspicion of bar. glariously breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Sol. ton Smart, bullion dealer, at M , Harrow-road, and stealing therein 44 gold and silver watches, 2 silver English levers, 2 buttons of melted gold, one button of silver, • quantity of scrap gold, and a deal of other valuable property. The evidence aphid the prisoners at present is very slight. The burglary was oommitted • few nights ago, and on Mr. Smart corning down in the morning be missed the property alluded to. Jones, 62 X, from certain in. formation received, apprehended the prisoners, who had been lodging for • short time at • house in the rear of Mt. Smart's premises. . . Inapee . tor Hepburn, X diviaon, said if a remand were granted he should be able to bring forward important evidence. Mr. d'llsneourt remanded both prisoners, but said he would eccept good Wit AN ENCYCLICAL LETTF.R. The John Bull, which announces that an ency clical letter is to be issued, says :—" What the Dean of Westminster calls an ecclesiastical' leap in the dark,'viz., the Anglican Synod, has been a conspicuous success. The thankfulness first expressed in these columns at the ap pointment of Archbishop Longley to the see of Canterbury has been more than realised ; and if to the lion-hearted boldness of a Cray we owe the defence of the faith in Africa, and to the pen of • Wilberforce the Encyclical Letter which the Synod has issued—(the members rising as one man to adopt it)—it is to the patience, suavity, and gentleness of the Primate, influenced in no small degree, we take it, by the counsels of the great Bishop Selwyn, whose sermon on Sunday and speech in the Conference yesterday will never be forgotten by those who heard them, that we are indebted, under God, for the success of this great Synod. The world has sneered and ridiculed it, but the enthusiasm manifested yesterday by churchmen in St. James's Hall on the appear. ante of the Bishop of Capetown, is but • faithful represen- tation of the feeling which animates the church at large, and which, we trow, will be manifested unmistakably next week at Wolverhampton. The Dean of Westminster who, as ordinary of the Abbey, has refused its use to the bishops for service to-day, except on terms which they could not accept, has grievously wounded the feelings of churchmen, and the preface to his published speech in which he sneers at convocation or gently patronises it, and speaks of ' two African prelates chiefly concerned in the controversy' will not improve his position. But the at tempt made by him, which will no doubt be taken up by others, to show that the proceed ings of convocation in the Coleus° case were irregular and partial, utterly fails. He had better, like tho 'Bishop of London, who did not hold up his hand against the endorsing of the resolution when he found in what • minority he was, accept his defeat, and resolve not Tin to make such an egregious error as to refuse the use o the Abbey on such an occasion. No words can express our thankfulness that the bishops have acted with such boldness, and the judgment delivered against Bishop Colenao in the Supreme Court at Natal comes to hand most opportunely at this moment, u showing that legally his position is untenable, and that Lord Rotuifly's judg ment is impossible to be carried out in • colony where the church is not established, and where her members will not submit to bu saddled with all the disadvantages of an establishment while enjoying none of its privileges." THE CHURCH CONGRESS IN WOLVERHAMPTON. Between 1,300 and 1,400 tickets were sold up to yesterday afternoon for the Church Congress, to be held in Wolverhampton, commencing on Tuesday next. The list of clerical visitor now contains the following amongst other names :—The Bishops of Oxford, London, Ely, Lichfield, Sodor and Man, Rochester, Argyle, St. Andrew's, Limerick, Neatb, Cape Town, Indiana, lowa, Labann, New York, Louisiana, Arkansas, Newfoundland (Suffragan), New Zealand, Nia gara, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Orange River, Perth. Ver mont, Ohio Illinois, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Dunedin, North Caro lina, Christ Church (New Zealand), and Bishop Tozer ; Deans of Norwich, York, Chester, Hereford, Chi cheater, and Dromore ; with Archdeacons of On tario, Stafford, Salop, Dorset, Ely, Colchester, Montgomery, Leicester, St. Asaph, Nottingham, Bucks, Berks, Taunton, Manchester, and Clive. The executive committee continue assiduous in their attention to the details for the comfort of the visitors. A list of lodgings has been got out, arranged in eight divisions, according to the leading thoroughfares. Almon every inhabitant of position is affording hospitality, and the list of apartments is longer than it is thought will be required. The Agricultural Hall and the Corn Exchange are being draped and fitted up for the uses to which they will be respectively applied, and the prepa rations are rapidly approaching completion. During the Congress, the Holy Communion will be administered in the following churches daily:—St. Peter's, St. John's, St. Mary's, St. James's, Christ Church (Waterloo-mad), St. Andrew's (Whitmore Reins), Tettenhall, Penn (Tues day only). Daily Prayer will be said in the following churches :—St. Peter's, St. Mary* St. James's, Christ Church, Penn. The excursion arrangements for Thursday are as ap pended:—Messrs. Brenton's carpet, dyeing, and worsted spinning works, Kidderminster; the Earl of Dudley's ironworks and thick coal pits, Round Oak ; Old Park Iron works, Wedneabury (where the Bessemer process of con verting iron into steel is carried on); Messrs. G. B. Thorneycroft and Co.'s Ironworks, Wolverhampton ; and Chillington Ironworks, Wolverhampton. We now know of what the Third Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition will consist. The churches, in which the vestments are actually in use, are " much more numerous," we are officially assured, but the Exhibition this year is not so large as previously. This is to be ac counted for in various ways, but chiefly "by the dislike of exposing of holy things used in the highest act of Christian worship to idle or profane criticism." This drawback will, however, be met by largely increased loans of vestments, &c., reedy for use in various parts of England, and exhibited previously to their being " dedicated to the terries of the Most High." There will be 277 articles shown ; and they will be comprised in one or other of the five following section. :-1. All kinds of church vestments and orna ments, for sale, dta. ; 2. Ancient vestments, and speci mens of embroidery; 3. Eucharistic plate and other valuables ; 4. Vestments, Be., from churches and private individuals; and 3. Miscellaneous, including pastoral staves, processional crosses, brass rubbings, Ac. There will be explanatory lectures daily by various priests. Papers will be read and 'peaches made on subjects of interest connected with the exhibition, by the Revd.. Dr. Littledale, C. J. Le Geyt, and J. E. Van:; with Mr. W. H. Hart, F.S.A., Mr. It. Brett, and other church men. On the last day of the Congress, a committee meet ing of the promoters of the Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition will be held, to initiate proceedings for the Exhibition of 18G8. The Exhibition of Ecclesiastical Art will be held in the School of Art. Church plate, worth in all some 8,0001., will, it is expected, he shown.—Birsaingban Pod. The congress of German naturalists, at this moment sitting at Frankfort, has resolved to hold its next session from the 18th to the 24th Sept., 1868, at Dresden. About 800 persons are present at Frankfort. The Empress of Austria is announced to be again in an interesting condition. A Munich letter dates that the young King of Bavaria, accompanied by his betrothed, came to that capital a few days back from the Chateau de Berg. After being present at a performance of Richard Wagner's opera of Tannhanaer his M►jesty again left with the Princess. Victor Hugo is about to publish two volumes treating, in poetry and prose, of the " Ideas of the Three Revolutions." M. de Lamartine ►lso h completing a work entitled " France et l'Avenir," teaching the grow th of modern thought and belief to the rising generation. On Tuesday next the new postal convention be tween England an! ah• Volta I States comes into opera tion, so far as regards printed papers .4 all kiwis and patterns and sample. of merchandise. The part of the convention which relates to letters, and reduoes the charge to sixpence per halt-ounce, will not take effect till the let of January. The Pria papers reveal a new style of theft by which jewellers are victimised. The professor of the in genious device presents himself in the shop of a dealer in diamonds and pearls, and asks to see some small unset stones. He is well dressed and wears coloured spectacles. The stones are laid before him. spread on paper. Being very near-sighted, as his glasses prove, he is obliged to bring his eyes so near to the gems that he can pick them up with the tip of his tongue, and he keeps them in his mouth until out of the shop. If he fears detection, which seldom occurs, be swallows his treasure—whenoe the slang name of swisliow-it-raw given to this class of artists by the thieves' fraternity. One of them was caught the other day. The diamond merchant, put upon his guard by a victim, said be had no small stones, but would have a large supply the next day. A policeman was in waiting ; the diamonds were laid out upon paper previously impregnated with an extremely bitter drug, which, when the thief gave his lick, acted so violently on his sense of taste, that be was fain to reject what he had just taken. The police man appeared, end the swallow-it-raw was taken in the act. A fireman on board the United States war steamer Shamrock, lying in Southampton Water, was killed yesterday through getting entangled in the machi nery while the engines were being tried. He cannot be buried on chore without authority from the coroner of the district, who declines to give the necessary authority be cause an inquest baa not been held on the body. The captain of the ship refuses to permit this, and if the corpse cannot be buried on shore it will be taken to sea and buried there. THE POLICE COURTS. STEALING BREAD TICKETS. Robert Thorn, journeyman baker, was charged with stealing. The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Robert Maunder, baker, of 7.3, Upper York-street. Mr. Maunder was one of thrum delegated by the parish of Marylebone to supply the out-door poor with bread upon their producing their tickets. These tickets as they are taken are filed. For some time past he Wrangled some pounds' worth and a watch was kept, and prisoner was detected with several in his possession. The eva of this was that theme tickets could be taken to other bakers. Mr. d'Eyneourt remanded prisoner for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Roßpm° A FR0190154011 OF DICSIC.-A DARING THIEF. Spencer Julian, a thick-set lad, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to steal the watch of Mr. Louis Litollf, professor of music, residing at No. 3, Cirencester. place. Mr. Louis Litollf, said that about 1 o'clock he was out bis w and lust as he turned into John-street, Tottennham-court-road, he was violertly knocked down, be believed, by others besides the prisoner, and while be was lying on the ground the prisoner stood over and struggled with him and attempted to steal his watch. The prisoner not miaceeding in getting the watch ran away, but was stopped half-way down the street by the police. Police-constable Hatch, 133 C, said that about 1 o'clock that morning he lic.rd a cry of "Police " in John-street, and on going to the place found the prisoner running. He stopped him, and as soon as he did so the prisoner said he was not the man. The prosecutor then came up and charged the prisoner with attempting to steal his watch. Serger.at Brady, acting inspector at Marlborough.mews, said that the prisoner had once before been sent for trial from that court for a robbery with violence, but was so. quitted through the peculiar manner in which the pron. cuts ix gave her evidence. The prisoner had no defence to make. A consteble said that he was prepared to prove four con. vict , ons for felony against the prisoner. Mr. Knox Raid the convictions could be proved at the sessions. The prisoner was evidently a dangerous fellow, and would be coo mated for trial. THAMES. CONVICTION OF A POLICE-CONSTABLE FOR AN ASSAULT. James "mem, a police-constable, No. 71 K. 11 1.1 0 eu 141 before Mr. Benson on a summons, charged with assaulting Mrs. Mary Ann Rogers, of No. 8, Totnes.temce, Lime house, on Saturday night last. The complainant, who is the wife of a tradesman and the mother of five children, said she was passing along Three Colt-street, Limehouse, and while standing on the footpath, opposite the Victoria public-house, the defendant came out and laid hold of her. He pushed her violently and she fell on her face and was insensible for some time afterwards. She had just before purchased two breasts of mutton and lost both. In answer to the defendant the witness said she was quite sober and that she was not at the Victoria public house at all on Saturday night. Mrs. Jane Sklllerton, of No. R, Totnes-terrace, said the defendant shoved her friend. and told her she was a nasty drunken The complainant's face was covered with blood, and she was one mass of blood. Mrs. Rogers was not in the Victoria public-house at all. lu answer to a atueutio'n by the defendant, the witness acid -1 think any friend was the worse for drink. Mary Alice Ll'e, a servant girl, saw the defendant take bold of the wOllllllll, by the neck and push her. There was a bruise on her forehead when she was raised from the ground. Mrs. Rogers appeared to be quite sober. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said the com plainant was in the Victoria public-house with others at half-past 10 o'clock on Saturday night, and making a dis turbance. He put her out of the house, and she slipped and fell. She was very drunk. Three witnesses were called for the defence, who ear tradicted each other in several material particulars. Mr. Benson said he was of opinion the assault was proved. He had given the case his most serious attentioc. One of the defendant's witnesses said he did not push the woman out of the Public-house. The defendant himself admitted he did push her out. Another witness for the defence said the womanlwas not in the public-house at all. If a man brought witnesses to purjure themselves he must take the consequences. There was not a doubt in the world that the defendant committed the 'assault upon the woman. He saw no reason to disbelieve the witne-ses fee the prosecution. The punishment he was about to indict would be a light one, but quite sufficient without aggra vating it by a heavy pecuniary fine. He sentenced the defendant to pay a penalty of ss. The money was paid. GREENWICH. argal,TNO A NV. BANE or =GLAND NOT& Susan Morton, aged M, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Trail, charged with stealing a NW. Bank of England note, belonging to Mr• Martha Loiter, a widow, of New-street, Deptford. The proeecutrix said the prisoner was in her service, and on leaving home for the country she left the prisoner in charge of the house. Atthat time she bad • 501. Bank of England note, which, together with a receipt she put inside three envelopes, which were placed at the bottom of • box, but not locked up. She remained in the country about a month, and, on returning, the envelopes and receipt were found between the bedding on which the prisoner slept, but the 501. note was missing. Alfred John Hudson, foreman to Mr. Davis, pawnbroker, of Evelyn.strAt. Deptford, said the prisoner brought • 501. Bank of England note to the shop, and said she wanted some money. Not knowing the prisoner himself, having been only • short time in his situation, he informed Mr. Davis, who said he had known the prisoner for years. The prisoner said she did not went change for the note, only a few shillings loan upon it, and witness advanced her 10s. Two days afterwards the prisoner again Game to the shop, and maid she wanted some more money, and another sum of 10s. wee advanced. On coming again in two days, and wanting more money, Mr. Davis refused no let her have any, and asked her where she obtained the note from. the prisoner replied that she had had it by her for twelve months. Mr. Davis then told the prisoner he would pay the note into his bankers in order to ascer tain whether payment of it had been stopped at the Bank of England, telling prisoner she could call again. The note was paid by Mr. Davis to his banker sad hearing nothing for two days afterwiusis it was concluded all was right, and the prisoner was subsequently paid other sums. Mr. Trail—How much money has the prisoner had alto gether epos the note? The witness-45/. in about five weeks. Mr. Traill—This is very incautious conduct, to my the least. on the part of Mr. Davis to advance 4.1 f. upon • Rink of England note to • person in the condition of life of the prisoner. The witnene—The prisoner gave her right name an ' satire furni' Mt I D IV: o gler FPM pi e Mr. 01d I tnal c j , call fc She h Kai won' annoy took 1 her th uklin still, 1 Ye Moot] tLe t Lond, Ince, was i) the r 'emu Thy was o know Foes I Betw, moth in tl atten line, , when ii r. ; .l . -- L..