The Express. — London, England, 1867-08-23 00:00:00

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Weathersby, R.c..• Meg dimes Sedimlek. ?IWOMaio, tc.—TO PARIS AND BACK YOR AS. Mr. MucAstonc.—And PETKIt &MINK. BIITAICIRA. TRr EFRittiin. THE 1..A3FK1V47 OR, THE MISER OF ELTHAM OREEN.—The Brothers Hanlon; Mr. and Mrs Ode. man and Mr. W. Brown ; the Champion skaters: Mr. J. Plump ton; Mr. C. Woolmaa.—And THE LAST sHILLLNG. HIGH RATA AT LONDON BILTDOM TN= DAT —Kornis*. 711. Im..—..Afterooolt. 7h. 3an. To-11101low—Morning. SO. 4c0..--Afternoon, 8 / a . tOs. LONDON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. Ir is useless to expect that the enactment of a large measure of Reform will cause the working classes to abandon their political organizations. Although they are rather peremptorily asked what more such organizations have to do, and are ac cused of ingratitude when they resolve to continue them, it would rather seem that their enfranchise ment would render political organization neces sary instead of rendering it needless. Toryism, at any rate, does not consider that the passing of a " Conservative" Reform Bill is an event which necessitates the dissolution of its Working Men's Conservative Associations ; on the contrary, we hear of their continued formation and rapid extension. We are quite ready to grant the probability that these associa tions may fairly claim exemption from any of the pleas which are urged against Reform Leagues and Working Men's Unions, for their con nexion with the working clans is only remote, they are pre-eminently respectable, and are gene rally under distinguished patronage. But as there are two classes of working men—those who delight to be patronised, and those who choose to patronise themselves--it is difficult to gather the former into Conservative Associations without admitting the right and even suggesting the duty that the other class should form themselves into such asso ciations as they may believe will strengthen their political power and advance their political creed. The evil of such associations is not in their poli tical complexion, but in their class character ; and that is an evil which Toryism is doing what it can to promote. It is in every way desirable that working men should organize into such associations as may help them in the discharge of their political duties, but they should go into them not merely as working men but as English citizens. We readily admit that the tendency of the working classes to put themselves into a spe cial category, and to regard themselves as having interests different from the rest of the commu nity, has been created by legislation. Excluded as a class from participation in the privileges of the Constitution, they have united as a class in the endeavour to attain those privileges, and have thus formed the habit of class association and action in political matters. But that ex clusion no longer exists. The middle wall of partition which kept the working classes in the outer courts of the Constitution has been broken down, and they have been admitted to an equal share of its privileges and duties with the middle classes. All attempts to put the new voters in a special category—dual voting, longer residence, and fancy franchises were defeated by the Liberal party, and there is now no distinction of classes at all in the electoral body. But does not this common share in political rights suggest the necessity of common action in party organization T Of course, so far as legisla tion specially affects a particular class, it is na tural that that class should combine to influence it —and so far as it affects labour, it is quite just that those who live by labour should combine to see the right done to them. So far, too, as our legislation still proceeds on class distinctions, such as the " unconquerable bar" which the system of army promotion puts in the way of the working class, the unequal law of master and servant, and the refusal of ordinary protection to the funds of Trade Unions, the working men have special grievances which they may well unite to re move. But it will be a great calamity if the working class, now that they are enfran chised, raise any demand for special working class legislation. Such a demand will be worse than a mistake, for it will frustrate itself, and will excuse, if it does not justify, the class legislation of former times. What we need now is not the substitution of one kind of class legislation for another, but the abolition of all class legislation whatever. We do not want to substitute legislation in the interest of the poor for legislation in the interest of the rich, but to carry out a legislation which, being based on wider knowledge of the needs of all classes, shall be in the interest of the people as a whole. Class distinctions belong to social orga nization, not to politics. They necessarily exist in the most democratic communities, and will probably continue to exist while human nature remains what it is. Even Christianity itself only softens the antagonisms they create, and does not obliterate them. But the complete carrying out of the principle which the Liberal party has suc cessfully established in legislation excludes all such distinctions from the political sphere. Neither the voter at the polling-booth, nor the member of Parliament at the table of the Rouse, is asked to what class he belongs, whether he is a workman or a manufacturer, a tradesman or a private gentleman, a rich man or a poor man. Such distinctions have disappeared from politics, and they are rapidly disappearing from our legis lation ; nor do we believe that the working classes will desire to recall them in their own favour. They have asked for equal politi cal privileges, and those privileges have been granted them. They have claimed that their voice should be beard in legislation, and the claim has been allowed. But in making their appearance on the field of legislation they will not come to take part in a scramble for the spoils of power; they will (None to give the legislature that universality of interest in the people, and of knowledge of their needs, which will ensure the enactment of wise and equal laws by which no class shall be specially advantaged, and none shall suffer. We believe that half the fear that is felt at the progress of democracy arises from a onesided view of it. When political philcsophersdeciare their . THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, conviction, as the result of study and investigation, that democracy is the ultimate destiny of European society, they mean by democracy the abolition of class distinctions as grounds of political privi lege, and government by the whole people in the equal interest of the whole. But when West-end and County society bears of the statement, and shudders with well-bred horror at its vulgar des tiny, it carries its own class feelings into its inter pretation of the principle which contradicts them, imagines that education, and intelligence, and wealth are henceforth to go for nothing, and fancies that a democratic Europe will be an Europe governed by the poor in the interests of poverty. But it would be well for all classes to understand that the great liberal movement of the age has not been one to substitute the predominance of a multitudinous class for that of a numerically smaller class, but to establish predominance of the whole body of society over any or all of its parte. A Government which alienates any class by special injustice towards it can not exist for any length of time in Western Europe. It may alienate the nation's intellect, or alarm its wealth, or oppress its poverty, but in either case it is doomed. Time and the great social forces are against it, and its eventual overthrow is certain. The only government which is hereafter possible in this country is one in which class legislation will be impossible. We have not accomplished a transfer of power, but a distribution of it. We have not thrown off one class predominance to take on another, but have taken in the people be cause all class predominance has become impos sible. A cordial acceptance of the situation by all classcs will enable us to enter on the new era of our legislation without the shock of premature transition, and without raising wild hopes on the one hand or wilder fears on the other. The one fact which all classes have to realize is that there are no longer " two nations " in England, but that from henceforth there is but one people, sharing in the duties of one free government, and owning allegiance to one law. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) the work within the next two months if we are to de it I at all, for we must take advantage of the favourable sea. son for operations. An expedition, indeed, from Boisbay to the Red Sea would be no novelty in Indian history, but a march of some 300 miles from the coast into the interior would be a very serious novelty indeed. Bing Theodore, however, has been reached by mission after minion, so that we may hope he can !be reached fy an army, but bow that army will fare, or to what extremities we may be exposing our troops, is more than can be even conjectured at present. Duty binds us ; and, if no altersative offers itself, we must act. The manifesto addressed by the Sultan to the Grand Vizier, in which he declares his gratification at the sym pathy and goodwill he has received from the rulers and the great nations of Europe, gives occasion to the Tines to remark that the Sultan and his advisers have a difficult task before them, and it may be that despair or habitual sluggishness will prevent them from labouring steadily for its accomplishment.llßut at present the Times be lieves them to be really sincere; the dangers that threaten the empire, the enmity of Russia, the weakness of Austria, the apparent vacillation of France, the intrigues of the Greeks, and the restless attitude of a part of the subject population, are stifficientito convince the Sultan (that a crisis is at hand. _ The welcome of the Western Powers encourages him to anticipate it by useful exertions., , Che Court. FLOORS CASTLE, KELSO, AUGUST 21. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince and Prin cess Christian, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and Prince Christian Victor, left Windsor at ten o'clock last night for Floors Castle, in a special train, and arrived at Carlisle this morning at half-past seven. After remaining for about an hour, the royal train pro oesded to Kelso station, where her Majesty was received by their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Rozburghe, the Ddke of Buccleuch, Lord-Lieutenant of the county, Lord Bowmont, Lord C. Ker, Major-General Hamilton, com manding the forces in Scotland, &o. The Queen and royal party then proceeded in carriages to Floors Castle, escorted by a detachment of the 14th Hussars through the town of Kelso, the streets being lined by volunteers. On arriving in the market-place, her Majesty received an address from the inhabitants, which was presented by the chief magistrate. The suite, in attendance on her Majesty and the royal family are :—Lady Churchill, Lady-in-Waiting ; the Hon. Harriett Phipps, Lady Susan Melville, Lord Charles Fitz roy, Major-General Sir T. M. Biddulph, Lieut.-Colonel George Gordon, Dr. Jenner, the Rev. R. Duckworth, Miss Bauer, and Mdlle. Norele. The Duke of Marlborough is the minister in attendance on her Majesty. The Earl and Countess of Derby left St. James's-square yesterday afternoon for Knowsley. The Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy has left town for Roasted, Staplehurst. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and!Mrs. Disraeli left Grosvenor-gate yesterday for Hughenden Manor. THI FRENCH XRPIRZ. The Times, referring to the letter of the Emperor Napoleon, in which he suggests the making of communal roads, involving an expenditure of 32,400,0001., spread over ten years, says that when the empire was established the government was to take upon itself the management not only of all works of public utility, however doubtful, but also of all those which could furnish employment to men in need of it. The experiment has been tried on a gigantic scale, and hitherto with complete success. Cities have been rebuilt, communications extended and improved, trade and industry encouraged ; and the whole achievement—streets, roads, railroads, dikes, canals, harbours, and even hotels and theatres—has been directly or indirectly the government's own work. It is not without reason that Napoleon 111. is called the " Emperor of the Peasants." His rule aims at an equal distribution of wealth among all classes, and whatever objection may arise against his plans on the part of the sufferers, their voice is easily stifled by shouts of exulta tion from the gainers. But whatever conclusion the French themselves may come to with respect to the Em peror's letter, other people may look upon it as a pledge of his peaceful intentions ; for the many millions that are to go for the construction of communal roads ought to reduce the means for any further outlay in Chaeaepots and soldiers. Even on this point, however, misgiving are still entertained ; for the immediate result of the measure is to place large funds at the government's disposal. When the money is secure!, nothing is easier than to turn it from a mere purpose of usefulness to one of alleged neces sity. In the opinion of the Daily New, if the Second Empire is to be peace, it must cease to be • government of sol diery, functionaries, and police, and become a government of responsible agents consulting and co-operating with freely and faithfully elected representatives of the people. The chief of the state will then be relieved of a burden of responsibilities too heavy for any human being to bear alone ; he will no longer be held account►ble for the occa sional failures of a second Providence ; he will not be com pelled to have recourse to the ►rts of • theatrical manager who is always preparing surprises and effects for an im patient and sceptical public ; he will be content with the safer and simpler part of an impartial and disinterested guardian of the rights and liberties of all the people, without distinction of opinion. After fifteen years' lease of this hazardous supremacy, it may easily be believed that the Emperor Napoleon is not unwilling to make some gradual approaches to a system of government more con sistent with the last admonitions of his uncle, and with the civilisation of the present age. Although the pro mises held out by the imperial letter of January 19 have not been fulfilled, the Daily New admits that the con dition of the Parisian press has been materially improved for the better since that date, and it hopes that the same freedom may be extended to the provincial press of France. TRADE. 9 UNIONS AND PICISTING. It may be expected, the Daily News observe., that the conviction of Mr. Druitt and two other members of the Operative Tailors' Association will settle for all practical purposes the convictions of trades' unionists as to the sup posed legality of picketing. Men haver right to combine against the masters, to strike, and to persuade as many others as they can to join them in so doing. But the com bination must be voluntary, for, as Baron Bramwell ob served, the public has an interest in the way in which a man d i sposes of his industry and his capital ; and "if two or more persons conspire, by threats, molestation, or intimidation, to deter or influence him in the way in which he should employ his industry, talents, or capital, they are guilty of an indictable offence." These words mark out the limits within which associations of aggrieved workmen may lawfully act, and those limits are such as the interests of the whole community prescribe. Had the tailors' union confined themselves to holding meetings, to speaking, to legitimate influence by means of persuasion, argument, and convincing their brethren in the trade that it was necemeary for the good of all to join in a general strike, they would, says the Post, only have been doing what by law they would be justified in. It is when, for this legitimate and justifiable agitation, the physical pressure of threats of personal violence, and the hardly less unwarrantable use of abuse and insult, are substituted, that it become. the duty of the law to inter fere, and to take care that the liberty every man has to work when and where, and at what price he likes, is not . _ by the selfish tyranny of other.. The resumption of picketing after the pledge given at the last sessions of the Central Criminal Court must be con demned most strongly ; but the principles which Serjesnt Ballantine urged, and which Baron Bramwell adopted and pressed upon the jury, seem to the Star so novel, ■o un stable, so alien to the established maxims of English tine, that to inflict anything more than a nominal penalty on the prisoners would be universally regarded as an un wise stretch of the law. The Star points out the danger of the principle enunciated by Baron Bramwell that I the "liberty of the mind and will was as much • subject of the law's protection as that of the body." By that principle, in fact, nobody would be allowed to use in print language denunciatory of any occupation not for bidden by law. Mr. Bright might be punished for speaking to resolutions on the land question. The Peace Society and the Anti-Corn-Law League would have been illegal conspiracies to coerce men's wills. These strained inter pretations of the law of conspiracy —never resorted to except in cases like this—these unstable refininp about mental coercion and similar metaphysical stuff, tend to lower the character of English law for impartiality and The Herald and Standard both oontain articles approving of the verdict. 108 TOPICS. The Times says it must not be supposed that govern ment is acting precipitately if the enterprise against Abys ands should be shortly proclaimed. We must need' begin THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. The illumination, at Kelso on Wednesday even ing were exceedingly fine. The bridge, nearly ev( Ty public building, and almost all the private dwellings were splendidly lit up. Rockets shot high into the air from all quarters, but the grandest features of the illumina tions were the bonfires, by which nearly every hill top was crowned. There were no fewer than thirteen on the Duke of Roxburghe's estate. The principal was on the eastern summit of the famous Eildons. Minto Craigs, on the estate of the Earl of Minto, were also surmounted by a large bonfire. Hume Castle was likewise lighted up. In fact, every mountain and hill in this district was illuminated, embracing all the peaks. EDINBURGH, AuGusT 22. _ _ To-day the Queen spent the whole of the fore noon within the grounds at Floors, and at 10 minutes past 3 drove to Melrose Abbey. In the town of Melrose vast crowds from Gahuthiels and neighbouring places had assembled and WATS her Majesty an enthusiastic reception. After 'vending some time among the ruins of the abbey the royal party drove by Dornick Tower to Abbotsford, three miles distant. At Abbotsford Mr. and Lady Victoria Hope Scott received her Majesty and conducted her through the apartments of Sir Walter Scott. On the return journey the Queen drove by the north bank of the Tweed to Floors, which was reached after dusk and in the midst of heavy rain. Her Royal Highness Princess Mary Adelaide and his Serene Highness the Prince of Teck arrived at Ashridge Park, Herta, on a visit to Lady Marian Alford, on Wednesday last, and are expected to remain at Ash. ridge till Monday next. The Prince A. Waaailtchikoff and family have left Maurigy's Hotel for the Isle of Wight. The Duke of Buckingham left town yesterday for Stowe, Bucks. The duchess and family had previously quitted town for the family seat. The Earl of Shaftesbury has left town to join the countess and family at Tunbridge Wells. The Countess of Meath and Lady Katherine Brabazon have arrived at the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde park-corner, from Paris. _ Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne have gone to the south of France to pew two months. Lord and Lady Edwin Hill Trevor have sus tained a domestic bereavement by the death of their youngest child on the 20th mat ., at Brynkinalt. _ . - Lady Marian Alford returned to Ashridge-park, from visiting the Marquis of Northampton at Castle Ashby, Northampton, on Tuesday, and has abandoned her in tended visit to Scotland. Hie Excellency the Hon. G. H. S. Jerningham hie left Maurigy's Hotel, on a visit to Lord Lovat, at Beaufort Castle, N.B. The Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, Bart. M.P., left town yesterday for Westwood Park. near Droitwich. Lady Pakington left town for Worcestershire the previous day. Sir John Ramaden, Bart., and the Right Hon. Edward Horaman, M.P., have had abundant sport at their shooting quarters in Scotland. The game is plentiful on the moors in their district. Last week 1021 brace of grouse and two stags, besides hares, were killed. We (Morn ing Post) are requested to contradict the announcement of an approaching marriage between the eldest son of Mr. William Angerstein and the daughter of Sir Henry and lady Hoare. FUNERAL OF LORD DUNRELLIN.—The funeral of the late Lord Dunkellin took place on Wednesday, in the ancient churchyard of Athenry, where the burial-place of the Clanricarde family is situated. His remains were escorted to the grave by a procession of upwards of 4,000 persons of all classes, whose demeanour testified to the sincere regret which his untimely death has occasioned among the people of his patrimonial estates. Among those who attended the funeral were the Roman catholic Bishop of Cloofert and several of his clergy. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE INVITATION FROM THE INDIANS OF THE RED RIVER dErmearar.—lt will be in the recollection of our readers that we published some weeks ago the invitation of the Indian chiefs of the Red River Settlement to his Royal Highness the Prime of Wales to pay that territory a visit, and to which the fol lowing answer was graciously sent :—" Downing-street, May 1, 1867 . — S i r,—The address from the chiefs of th e Red River Settlement. of the sth of last month, has been presented to the Prince of Wales. By desire of his royal highness I have the honour to request that yon will com municate to the chiefs his sentiments of satisfaction on receiving their address. The Prince of Wales is linable to visit their country, but it would have been gratifying to his royal highness to comply with the invitation of the chiefs if it bad been in his power. —I have, &c., Bre KINCH AM AND CHANDOEL —His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada."—Canediars lino, August 22. During the meeting of the British Association in Dundee, Sir Roderick Murchison, Bart., and Sir Simnel Baker are to be the guests of Sir John Ogilvy, Bart., at Baldovan ; Sir David Brewster is to stay with Mr. Edward Baxter, at Hazel Hall ; and Professor Rogers, of Oxford, along with Mr. Grant Duff, M.P., with Mr. W. E. Baxter, M.P., at Asbeliff. The Royal Commissioners, who have already reported ea the Thames and Lea, have now resented their report on the pollutions caused by the roofless and worsted manufactures in the district drained by the Aire and Calder. The commissioners say that in some parts these rivets appear to be more like ink than water. AUGUST 23, 1867. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (Rsurra's nu.scsAms.) SPAIN. PARIS, Aucmirr 23. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" According to a telegram from Madrid dated the 21st inst., the insurrectionary bands in Catalonia and Aragon have been everywhere dispersed without offering any serious resistance. The Spanish government does not appear to have any fears as to the issue of the movement, which it looks upon as suppressed." MADRID, AtGuar 23. The Official Gazette of to-day announces that the insurgents in Catalonia and Aragon have been routed and are now retreating towards the French frontiers rusued by the troops. THE IMPERIAL MEETING. SALZBURG, AuconT 23. To-day the Emperor Napoleon gave an audience to Herr Schindler, a member of the Lower House of the Reiclisrath, and conversed with him upon the position of affairs in Austria. The Emperor Francis Joseph has received the French editor, M. Arnould. In addressing him, his Majesty expressed the assurance that the meet ing between the two Emperors would greatly cement the good relation existing between Austria and France. Large numbers of orders have been conferred upon the members of both suites. The sovereigns leave Salzburg to-day. MEXICO. PARIS, AUGUST 23. Official advices received here by mail from Mexico to July 20, confirm the telegraphic intelligence published by the Moniteur of the 11th inst., respect ing the position of the French minister and the probability of Ms speedy departure. The Austrian ChargiS d'Affaires had loft for the coast, intending to return by way of Tampico. The Belgian and Italian representatives remained in the capital. Juarez entered the city of Mexico on the 15th of July, and immediately issued a proclamation to the inhabitants, which was couched in moderate language. No important arrest had been effected since the execution of Vidaurri. ITALY. FLORENCE, Arcuer 23. Signor Corti, at present Italian Minister Pleni potentiary at Stockholm, has been appointed Minister at Madrid. Signor Artom has been ap pointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Copenhagen. AMERICA. QtTEENSTOWN, AMUR? 23. The royal mail steam-ship Chins, from Boston, arrived here at 2.15 a.m. to-day, with 127 cabin passengers and 14,024 dole. in specie. She landed all the mails except those for Liverpool and a por tion of the Scotch and two passengers. She pro ceeded for Liverpool at 2.30 a.m. All well. QUEENSTOWN, AUGUST 22. The National Steamship Company's steamer Virginia arrived here from Liverpool at 9 p.m. yesterday. Embarked passengers and proceeded for New York this morning. All well. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN M.AELS. GALLE, Avousr 17. The Ottawa, from China, arrived on the 15th inst., and the Avoca, from Australia, to-day. The Nubia leaves to-day for Suez. OUTWARD MAIL OF MAY 20-27. The Bombay arrived at Melbourne on the 10th, and Sydney on the 12th July. OUTWARD MAILS OF JULY 4-10. The Golconda reached Calle on August 2. DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN LAMBETH. i• -..._ A terrible tragedy took place in Lambeth last night—vim, the murder of two children by their mother, and the suicide of the hapless woman. She wee the wife of Mr. Charles Roberts, a master plumber and painter, living at 51, Chester-street, Kennington-road. They had three children—Charles, aged 12 ; Annie, aged 10 ; and Frederick, aged 7; and it is the youngeelltwo who have met so tragic a fate. About 20 minutes to five o'clock yester day afternoon, Mrs. Hill, a neighbour, heard loud cries of murder, and proceeded at once to the garden in front of Mr. Roberts's house. She there met the boy Charles, who, in a frightened and excited state, said, Oh, Mrs. Hill, mother has killedithe two,land will kill me." Mrs. Hill at once hastened into:theihouseby the front door, and found both parlours empty. She then pro ceeded to the basement floor, where in one of the rooms she found Mrs. Roberta lying near the doorway leading to the back yard, in a pool of blood, and bleeding from a frightful gash on the left arm, just above the elbow. She said, " Oh, Mrs. Roberta, what have you clone r The un fortunate woman had become so weak from the loss of blood that she could scarcely articulate, but was under stood to make some mention of her children. The dying woman bad in her right hand • white-handled table knife. Mn. Hill called in a neighbour, with whose assistance the almost inanimate body was removed to the hearth rug. The alarm having been given, and medical eminence called in, it was found that the poor woman had inflicted a deep puncture in the left arm, by which the most important mac des had been divided. She was then dead. Several medical gentlemen soon arrived upon the spot. The rumour having got abroad, a large crowd assembled in the neighbourhood, and Chester-street was so besieged by idlers that it required • large body of police to keep the thoroughfare clear. The police and the medical gentlemen were induced from the expression made use of by the boy Charles to make their way upstairs. On phasing through the back bedroom over the kitchen, into a small lumber-room opening out of it, the lifeless body of Frederick was found. He was lying on his left side, with his hands clenched and covered with blood. The poor boy's throat was cut from ear to ear, and there was little evidence of any struggle having taken place. In the first floor front bedroom, lying on the floor upon her left side, was the corpse of the poor child Annie, whose bead, neck, and bosom, were besmeared with blood. She was lying outstretched between the bed and the washstand. Her right arm was extended and her left hand just visible from beneath the body was tightly clenched. The coverlet of the bed was stained with blood, as also the washstand. Here evidently • struggle had taken place between the poor child and her mother, who had, as in the case of the boy, inflicted • severe gash on the girl's throat. The eldest boy Charles, who first gave the alarm to Mrs. Hill, was afterwards taken to her house, where, on being questioned, he made the following state ment :—" I was playing in the garden with Fred. between 4 and 5 o'clock this afternoon, when mother come down and said, ' Fred., I want you.' I went with her upstairs and then beard a bump. I then ran upstairs to the back room over the kitchen, and there saw Freddy 'lining in the child's chair. Mother was then in the act of sawing' hie neck with the knife. She then threw him off the chair down upon the floor, and the blood spurted all over the place. I then rushed down stairs followed by mother. I said, What's the matter with Freddy?' She said ' He's very ill.' Mother then ran upstairs again to the front bedroom, where sister Annie was lying on the bed suffering from a pain in the cheat. Mother took hold of her. Annie said, Oh, mother, for goodness' sake, what are you going to do r Mother said, ' I will stab you,' and then drew the knife back wards and forwards across Annie's throat. I was in the doorway and saw this. I was frightened, and ran away downstairs, through the front and back kitchen into the garden, and cried ' Murder,' and ' Mother stopped in the doorway of the kitchen, and I said, ' Oh, mother, what are you going to do?' and she answered, ' I'll stab myself.' I then saw her thrust the knife into her arm, and then the blood spirted out all over the place." Mr. Roberts came home from a contract he was carrying out in the Borough, pushed his way through the crowd, and soon learned the fatal news. Up to midnight the street was thronged. Another account says :—Between four and five o'clock Mrs. Roberta sent a messenger to Mr. Hargrave, grocer and tea dealer, of Chester-street, where her eldest son was employed, stating that she wanted to see hint immediately. Her son at once left the shop, and he was seen to enter has mother's house. Upon going upstairs be was horrified at seeing a large pool of blood upon the floor of the sitting room. His mother was standing at the side of the door way of the room. She was very pale, and there was • wild expression about her eye. She trembled very much, while she grasped in her right hand a large long-bladed knife. She was fully dressed. She gave • load shriek when she saw her son, and, flourishing the knife about in the air she rushed after him. He then saw th►t she intended to kill him, and he ran, or rather leaped towards the stairs, and when he got two steps from the top his fright became so great that be fell, and rolled towards the bottom of the flight. His mother rushed after him, and caught hold of him by his clothes. She grasped them tightly, but the fact of his falling caused them to tear, and he was en abled to escape. He jumped up and ran out of the house, and hastened to the shop of his employer, who at once ran to the house. A neighbour states he saw the miserable woman rash round the back garden after her son, but not seeing the knife in her hand at the time he had no idea that she contemplated murder. He saw the boy run towards • low wall and leap over it, and when he did so he ran down the road. It is said the boy had noticed that his mother had been low and desponding for some time past. THE INSURRECTION IN SPAIN. (azurzes warm.) MADRID, AUGUST 20. The following is an extract from the despatches published by the Captain-General of Catalonia, relative to the insurrectionary movements in that province : The small bands of insurgents in the country district of Tarragona are being actively pursued, and they have al ready sustained some defeats. The band under Eacoda surprised and captured three carabineers at Villanueva. One of them afterwards succeed ing in regaining possession of his rifle by main strength ; he joined a sergeant and four carahineers at a guard house, whence they opened a sharp fusillade upon Escoda's band, and kept it in check until the arrival of a company of the Savoy regiment which bad been conveyed to Villa nueva by the steamer Leon. At Salien, on the road to liens, • company of the Toledo regiment came upon a band of 40 men from Beal; two of these were killed and ten wounded, the remainder throwing down their arms, which were of a very inferior character, and dispersing. A company of the Lueliana regiment in the Sorra du Can Torres de Prudalla fell in with another band of insur gents, two of whom were made prisoners and the others dispersed. They are being very actively pursued. The insurgents cannot hold that , ground before the Queen's troops. Many stragglers are taken prisoners. An infantry detachment has beaten a band of insurgents in the wood of Vila, and completely dispersed them, capturing 15 rifles, some side-arms, • banner, and some munitions. A despatch from the governor of Figueras announces that the band under Prejel has been beaten and driven back towards the French frontier. THE EMPRESS Cmtatornt.—lt is with much satisfaction that we hear that the unfortunate ex-Empress of Mexico has been placed under the care of that very able and distinguished physician, Dr. Bulkena. The 'neonate which from time to time have been published in the newspapers, and the private reports which have reached individuals, though fragmentary and incomplete, have con veyed enough information about the treatment to which the Empress was submitted at Miramar to arouse the greatest uneasiness intim minds of English alienist physician• Soli tude, silence, and gloom of every kind seemed to have been her surroundings ; while there was too much reason to believe that an absolute system of court etiquette was permitted to interfere with those vigorous measures which must be taken with the melancholic insane in order to ensure their being properly supported with the sustain ing nutriment that is indispensable for the reparation of the exhausted nervous system. The fact that • Priest was one of the guardians appointed to regulate the control of the unhappy patient was ominously INV geative of those dark days of lunacy treatment which in this country are happily now only • tradition of the past—days when it was thought much more important for the attendants; of the insane to have right theological and metaphysical views about the nature, of the mind, than to have any special knowledge of bodily diseases. In Dr. Bulkens we are certain that the Empress will find • medical adviser whose system is the very reverse of all this. Pure fresh air, pleasant converse with friends, and other modes of employing the mind, • generous nutri. tion, kindly but firmly enforced,—such are the 'remedies which we may be sure the illustrious patient will now re ceive.—Lancet. Rarrwax boitrirrrrrorr.—At the meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yeoterday, a letter was read from Messrs. Wilson, Son, and Walter, and Messrs. Fletcher and Parr, calling the attention of the board to a oombination of railway companies, having lines to Liver. pool, and steamboat proprietors, to divert trade from Liverpool to the eutern porta, by the reduction of tariffs in some cases as much as 50 per cent. below what they were formerly, and very much below the rate. charged to Live = One of the companies mentioned was the , Shellielf,and Linoolnalin•Ballway Company., who were stated to be also owners of steamers plying to the Dutch porta. Mr. Laird, M.P., said that on a former occasion he bad drawn the attention of the board to this matter, but no action hod been taken upon it. The letter was referred to a committee. LATEST PARTICULARS.-(TMS DAY.) This morning at an early hour numbers of per visited the house, for the purpose of trying to get a look at the rooms, but orders had been given to the police to admit no one until Mr. Coroner Carter opens the inquest. The crowd divided into small groups, and every item of intelligence was eagerly sought after and discussed but it is needless to say that statements made under such circumstances are not of the most reliable character. It is asserted, however, by • neighbour, that when the mother, intent upon committing • third murder, found her eldest son leaping over some flowers, and getting out of her way by taking a bound over the fence, she threw the knife which she had in her right hand after him, and it narrowly missed striking him in the back. About half-past 9 o'clock this morning this boy was in so weak a condition from the shock which his system had received that when he was leaving • neigh bour's house to walk through the crowd in Chester-street, he had to be supported aa he proceeded down the street, He is • very intelligent-looking lad, but to-day he was very pale, and seemed like • person who had suddenly awakened out of a horrid dream. His mother, yesterday afternoon, when she caught hold of him by the shirt, which fortunately tore, said, " You are very unwell." She then tried to plunge the knife into his abdomen. The boy struggled, his clothes were torn, he eluded her grasp a second time, and then the race be tween the mother and the son took place. It is stated that Mrs. Roberta has for some time past been brooding over some imaginary wrong, and that although the conduct of the deceased woman did no t give rise to uneasiness in her husband's mind, she had latterly been morbidly jealous of him. The mother of the wretched woman died raving mad. The crime, it is now thought, was premeditated, for the deceased waited until all the lodgers in the house had left before she killed her two children or sent for her eon Charles. THE CRAYFORD TRAGEDY. CRAYFORD, TnniOXDAT Ktoirr. An inquiry was held this evening at the Duke of Wellington Hotel. Crayford, before Mr. J. O. Carttar, ' coroner for West Kent, into the circumstances attending the death of the unfortunate young woman Eliza Millis, who was shot by a young man named Frederick Skinner, as described in the report of Wednesday last. The witnesses examined at the 'Woolwich police-court recapitulated their evidence, nearly all of them expressing an opinion that the shooting was accidental, a sentiment shared in by the inhabitants of the neighourbood who had Hocked in largo numbers to be present at the in quest, the shocking tragedy having caused the utmost ex citement in this usually peaceful locality. After a length ened investigation the Jury were unanimous in returning a verdict of Accidental Death." Smell-pox (says the Lancet) is very prevalent at the proseaS time among the civil population at Aldershot and its neighbourhood, calling for increased vigilanoe on the part of the medical officers of that camp. There are many cases of measles among the children of the camp, and lieeohools have been temporarily closed. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before Baron Bramwell) THE TAILORS' STRUM Norval Egeterg was clamed with &intuiting Liao Keyser. _ _ _ li:erjeant Ballantine, Mr. Sleigh, and Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted ' • Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. This case also arose out of the tailors' strike. The prosecutor was a journeyman tailor in the employ of Mr. Woolmerhausen, a master tailor, carrying on business in Conduit-street. Upon one occasion while be was on his way home he was met by the prisoner and a man named Peterson, who asked him if he was employed by Mr. Woolmerhausen. He told him that hewas,and they then said he must not vr-rk there as there was a strike, and they said that if he k e pt on wor ki ng f or M r. Woolmerhausen they would kill him in less than three days. He wee then about to walk away when the prisoner struck him a violent blow in the aide which knocked him down, and he then ran away. The prosecutor was s e much hurt that he was obliged to have a cab to take him home. Peterson, it appeared, absconded, and has not since been heard of. Mr. Ribton, in addressing the jury, said he was in structed to appear on behalf of the Operative Tailors' Asso. elation and he could assure them that they had not the slightest wish to countenance anything like an act of vio lence, but on the contrary they were desirous to do all in their power to discourage such proceedings. He was not, therefore, instructed to deny that the prosecutor was to . saulted, but the defence he had to make to the charge was that the prisoner was not the person by whom that assault bad been committed. A witness named Rosenberg was then examined. The effect of his evidence appeared to be that there wee a ge neral opinion that the prisoner was not the man who 0301. Milted the assault, and he, in consequence of this, west to the prosecutor and asked him if he was SUM that the prisoner was the person who struck him, and he replied that he was not, and that the reason he swore at the police-office that he was, was that he had promised his master to do so. Some further evidence was adduced, the effect of which was to show that Keyser had admitted to other partite that he was not certain as to the identity of the prisoner. Mr. Sleigh, in reply contended that the evidence far the defence could not be relied on, as the witnesses were evidently interested in the strike and had a direct object in view, namely, to procure the release of the prisoner. The jury, after deliberating for some time in the box, expressed a wish to retire to consider their verdict. The whole of the defendants who bad been convicted were then called upon to surrender to receive judgment. An affidavit was put in on behalf of the defendants Druid, Lawrence, and Adamson, which stated that they had done all in their power to carry out the pledge given at the last session that the system of picketing should be discontinued. They were, 'however, overruled by the committee; but now that the illegality of the system bad been established it was said that in future it should be discontinued. Baron Bramwell (after having consulted the Recorder) addressed the defendants in • kind and earnest manner upon the folly of their attempt to coerce other parties and prevent them from exercising their talents and labour 111 the way they thought best, and he thought the beat wane would be, with all except Knox, to take their words that the act which they now knew wee illegal should not be repeated, and allow them to depart. As to the other de. fendant, Knox, who had been guilty of personal violence and intimidation, the sentence upon him would be this. months' imprisonment and bard labour. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. ♦ CABMAN HOISIWHIPTED ST A VOLUNTUR DICSWEIL Frederick Haley, a gas engineer, living at Zi, blab street, Great Cambridge-street, was summoned before Sir John Musgrove for assaulting James Gardner, a cabman, and breaking his h►t and whip. James Gardner said that he was a cabman, and on the 6th of July about 11 o'clock ►t night he was driving down the Farringdon-road when he fancied the defendant called him. The defendant was • drummer in the 3rd City of London Rifle Corps, and at the time in question was with another man carrying the big drum ; complainant not having heard die. tinctly what was said, asked the defendant to repeat it, when he made use of very bad lanfuage. Complainant told him he ought to be ashamed of lumrelf and was • din. grace to the cloth he wore. When they came opposite the head-quarters of the 3rd London Corps the defendant put down the drum, got up behind the cab, took {the whip out of the socket, and horsewhipped him with it, break ing his hat and the handle of the whip. The damage done was 15s. Mr. Roe, the chief officer of the court, informed Sir John that the cause of the delay between the offence and the hearing of the summons was that the defendant rninvde: false addrem, and there had been great difhculty in him. Two witnestee proved the Gestalt, bat did not lee the commencement of it. The defendant called a witness, who was assisting him to carry the drum, and he gave a very di ff erent version of the &Hair. He said they were returning to headquarters from a " march out " when the complainant overtook them in Farringdon•road and followed them to headquarters in Far ringdon-street so closely that they were in danger of being trodden on by the home and were several times afraid the animal would put his foot through the drum. They crossed and re-crossed the road to avoid him but be followed them until they came to their head. quarters. They spoke to him about his bed conduct and then he commenced a volley of abuse. Among other things he said, " You're a fine drummer ; you would Imit well in a field to be shot at. Who shot the cat!" WINE they came to headquarters they put the drum down, and then the defendant took the whip and chastised the cow plainant. Sir John Mangrove dismissed the summons. IMPORTANT TO BENLPIT SOCIPTIRX. George KsfigAi:4i): Clerkenneff, vas summoned by William Simpson (the secretary), on be. half of the Alliance Industrial and Provident Coal Company (Limited) " for having in your possession the sum of 135., the monies of the said society, and misapplying the same." Mr. G. Lewis, jun., attended for the prosecution, and Mr. John Wakeling for the defence. The defendant, who is a member of the society, was al his own request appointed an agent, and his duty was is collect weekly sums from the cur omen, enter them on a sheet, and send the amounts with the sheets to the corn. mittee of the society. The committee having made in. qniries found that the defendant had not accounted for all the money he had received, and on showing him a list in which his defalcations were put down at about 121., Its said he thought it was right with the exception of an item of 3s. As when again called upon he neglected to pay the money the present proceedings were taken. Mr. Wakeling took several objections to the form of ths proceedings, and contended that as the defendant was • member he ought to have been summoned to the County Court. Ho also called the attention of the court to the rules of the society, which stated that all matters in die. puts between the society and its members shall be settled by arbitration. The magistrate said he was against Mr. Wakeliog the law of the case, but would adjourn the case fur • few days to see if • settlement could not be come to. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE GENERAL AND THE CABMAN. Francis Jones, proprietor and driver of cab 12.,510 t appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the complaist General Frederick Johnston, residing at the Albany, charging him 6d. more than his fare. The general stated that he engaged the defendant at the Euston-square railway station, and on getting down at the Albany the defendant charged him la. iii. as his fare, which was Gd. more than he was entitled to, and he bad therefore taken these proceedings against him fertile overch►rge. The defendant said he had only charged his legal fans Mr. Knox having examined the book of cab fares and consulted Mr. Welsh, the °Moe-keeper, who has the mes• surement of distances in cases of cab 411/TORN said the defendant had only charged his proper fare and Mae was an end of the matter. The defendant said he hail been put to great trouble iE attending the court and to some expenoc in having for distance measured and he hoped he would be compensated for it. The General said lie had only the defendant's moral that he had been put to any expense, and withdrew. Mr. Knox kindly ordered the cabman ss. from the poor' box as compensation. re .-AGGARA AND THEM PROTTN, —A case which wsl heard at the Birmingham police-court on Wedneiviay shows what an excellent living as often made by these who bet about our streets. An Arab, named John Hamm. gal charged with stabbing a Hindoo named John Kipu. Botk men are beggars, and reside in Lichfield—t ree t. and for some time there has been a quarrel between the Ar ib sod the Hindoo beggars, both of which reside in considerable numbers in Birmingham. Hessen is T ww.-.1 o f 3"3 and respectably furnished house, and his wife. who ar peered in court, was an expensively and showily -deeme d rather handsome white woman. She went short at nothing, the earnings of Hansen being anfticient to Ise' vide a good living, opium included The quarrel arose from the fact of Haagen having offered a woman to thrash a woman whom Kiss* kept. The woman failed ta carry out her agreement, and on Hansen meeting Vol be dabbed him in the eye with a penknife. Considerable amusement was caused by the Indian being sworn oval water according to the Brahmin fashion. The bench ear tenced the prisoner to fourteen days' imprisonment. ant be was taken below affirming that he should die without his opium. There was a large number of coloured beggar ( present. Mary Joel, aged 7S, an inmate of some *bur houses at litilemnd Old-town, died during the thunder. storm on Tuesday morning from fright. Aberdessi lalth *Nieman Srseocassh vaunt& Roche's Pal tA l g: l Penianoe.. Rochefort.. Plymouth . Weymouth Portanoutk London .. Yarmouth. licarboroug Shields.... Helder.... The harp IS increaslii ii overcast able. 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