The Express. — London, England, 1867-09-20 00:00:00

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Dominick Murray h 4:reaham —And THU STREETS illY LoNI) , IN. Mr. Vining, Magi?. %I . Lenn, U. Murray, etc. lataainniva Sanger, barnelt. and Adolie. LVi'El7)l, Trip+ ErEmma. THE 31 IsTREAS OF THE MILL—THE LADY OF LYoNS Mr. Ferntrr, Me,rws. Jordan. Addison, Cali...in. Mell.m. Ddton, Stuart. and rnumea ; Mimics Els worthy and Carlotta Leclrreq, Mn. Marston. BRITANNIA. Tnw nENTII4. 17F nonw. Mr. W. Cm font —MM. Conn:lller and Mlllce, the French Gymmst4 ; The American Murstrels and Japanese Trantuy.—With GRAY LAUtfr HIM! WATS& AT LONDON BRIDOL tow DArZio;Ding -- 147. - 517.:: — _Lui:170.7. es. 13w. tomoasow—menan x . sh. alia......Afteraxis. 7b. 10a. LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. PERHAIN nothing for many years past has given such intense satisfaction to the inhabi tants of the Confederate States of Leicester square and Soho as the squabble which ap pears recently to have taken place at Homburg. Without entering further into the merits of the discussion, we feel bound, in the inte rests of truth, to express the very strongest doubts that any Italian could have so departed frum the traditions of his race and nation as to have practically engaged in it bozo with a native of Great Britain. It is true that Mr. Lenor- CHERI.: has a foreign name, but his family have too long played a prominent part in English politics to suffer the smallest doubt to exist as to their possessing those sturdy fighting qualities upon which we islanders are apt to pride ourselves with such good reason. Italian gentlemen, and still more Italians who are not gentlemen, never settle to a stand-up fight. 'I hey stand in the street and scream at each other. They gesticulate furiously. They put their beards, and sometimes their noses, within an inch of each other's beards and noses. They shout almost down each other's open throats ; and then, after a good hour of these salutary exercises, they kiss each other, and go o f f amidst the .Ithniring murmurs of the crowd akembled to enjoy the harmless steno, and eat ices at the nearest cafd together. If it is winter, they perhaps take a little rum syrup, highly diluted, which they call a " Punch." Beyond this very mild signification of the word punch they know nothing. " Hitting out rtht " and left front the shoulder," " One for his " nob," getting each other's " head into Chan " eery," and other proceedings familiar to every public schoolboy in these realms, are quite un known upon the continental side of the Channe'. Sometimes even a sympathising circle of friends will follow continental quarrellers to the coffee house where they are making it up, and indus triously endeavour to set them by the ears again. The device nearly always succeeds, and furnishes new entertainment to all parties concerned, but a foreign gentleman would consider his honour and character gone for ever if he gave or received:ablow. Continental disputants are ready to make a noise, to spit at the wind, to tear their hair, but baste ! lialte In ! .31..asicurs. No one under stands better than a continental gentleman the serious inconvenience of walking about with • discoloured eye, or a nose a little on one aide. If the friends who follow them to the coffee-house are very much in want of excitement, and cannot get it elsewhere, a duel is proposed. The is a de lightful episode in the life of everybody ; and the incidents connected with it are regulated by time honoured traditions which have long since acquired the force of law. The principals in this romantic affair commence the business by calling on all their acquaintance. As news of the shildy has been already noised abroad by excitable quickunts, they find their acquaintance all eagerly expecting them ; other persons keep constantly arriving to obtain the latest information, and anxious to be mixed up with the interesting affair on any terms and in any way. Small groups of them congregate in corners, and on window sills where the air is thick with cigar smoke. Now is the time for your esprit fart to show his contempt for (other people's) death, and to sneer at (other people's) danger. Many continental reputations fur smart sayings are acquired at these times. The melancholy monotony of fashionable life in citic where there is no political movement is relieved for a time, and grows brisk with incident. Good stories circulate on all hands. It is a happy time. Persons who have not spoken to each other for years forget their differences to take part in the universal enjoyment. Meanwhile the principals and their seconds are equal to the occasion. They feign entire ignorance of all that is going on around them. A respectful circle follows each of them, and interrogates them from time to time, to draw them out for the general information of the company. When spoken to on any subject whatever they refer in a myste rious manner to the time and place which has been fixed for the pathetic little drama they intend to perform. They sigh profoundly. They mention their female friends with tender feeling, especially those who may be dead, and if any one of them has an aunt who died before he was horn the de ceased lady is sure to be named in his discourse. Finally, they beat their brnasts, apostrophise their honour, and shed copious floods of tears over the fanciful picture with which their imagination is occupied. In a few hours all their neighbours and their neighbours' neighbours are fully informed. The local policemen take their measures in public, and watch the principals in and out of gunahops, and on to shooting gal leries and fencing schools. If the duellists are of real social importance the Mayor now begins to THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1867. mix himself up with their doings. Hs purchases a new scarf of office, or sends his old ono to be washed. He has his cocked hat carefully brushed and his sword cleaned, that ho may appear on the ground with dignity at the critical moment. Public enthusiasm reaches its height when a lady supposed to be enamoured of one or both prin cipals calls at the mourning warehouse, and pen sively inquires what are the fashionable becoming ribbons to symbolise hopeless sorrow. The most respectable elderly Duchess or Countess in the vicinity, usually the widow of some high public functionary, and reigning over the local society with almost despotic sway in consequence, orders out her four wheezy, fat coach horses, who have so seldom anything to do. They are harnessed to her largest state carriage, and accompanied by her director, and her toady in ordinary, her Excel lency solemnly calls on the Bishop of the diocese to request that eminent ecclesiastic to exert his eloquence, and prevent bloodshed. A crowd, many of whom are her pensioners and dependents, cheer the fine old lady as she descends from her equi page at the prelate's door. She and her large horses, were once familiar objects in the streets ; now they are seldom seen, and never but on some errand of good. Her Excellency and the Bishop have much animating discourse on the popular topic, and refresh themselves by the utterance of some charming sentiments neatly expressed. The Bishop is not sorry to have had an opportunity of showing how eloquent he can be in private life, to BO distinguished a visitor. It is ultimately arranged that they shall go together there and then, in the great carriage, to the head quarters of the General Commanding in the dis trict ; and that the Bishop shall leave an earnest appeal to the General to put a stop to a public scandal, growing unhappily too common, if they should not find this officer at home. Of course, however, he is at home. He has been expecting then► for this last hour, and re ceives them with a fine mixture of military frank ness and respect. If any of the principals or seconds are under his authority the General pro misee to arrest them ; if not, he will take care to ride out himself with an aide-de-camp and an old trooper or two and scatter the combatants. So with clanking spur and jangling sabre the old soldier escorts the lady, and the Bishop, on through tho stone passages and corridors, by piles of muskets and stands of small arms, down the broad steps of the Government-house ; the sentries salute, and the old carriage with its simple inno• 1 1 cent tenants rolls soberly away. There is little now left to do. Society is on the tiptoe of expectation, and in complete march ing order. There is nothing more but for the best Amphitrion of the party to order the making-up breakfast, which is usually done on a very liberal scale, and with marked attention to the ascertained tastes of the duellists. If any young lady is game to make a desperate throw for a husband, now is her time. She has only got to appear on the well-known ground, with a scented pocket handkerchief, and cry "Carlo I" or "Alphonse !" as the case may be, faint in the arms of either of the combatants she prefers to select, and the thing is done. Such is the real course of a continental quarrel fairly traced from beginning to end. Most private disputes are conducted in this way ; and formerly even national wars were thus settled. The armies of Venice, Florence, and Milan used to assemb'e on a spacious plain, with more white horses, pic turesque dresses, and tine armour than any other troops in the world. They looked very pretty. They capered about on their white horses, and admired the sunbeams glancing on helm and blade, and their gay plumes dancing in the wind. Some times they fell off the white horses ; but no other harm ever happened to them. They shouted and clamoured, and beat each other's shields about till they rang again, but it was not considered fr;r play to kill anybody, and whole armies met and sported with each other from sunrise to sunset without a single casualty. disturbance of the public peace would be a wilful perver sion of language. The British brig Cu* from Matanzas to Boston, has been wrecked on the Hatteras lights, and six seamen lost. (BY ATLAYTIO 1111.110BAPH.) DEATH OF THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR. NEW YORK, SEPT. 19, 6 rad. Sir Frederick Bruce has died of diphtheria. The steamer Arago has arrived out. Closing prices: —Gold, 143/. Sterling Ex change on London, 1094. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1141; Illinois, 121 ; Erie, 63. Cotton : Middling Upland, 25. PHILADELPHIA, Stn. 19. Standard white petroleum, 34}. Arrived in London at 7.42 sac, Sept. 20. THE FENIAN OUTRAGE AT MANCHESTER. LATEST PARTICULARS. Many of the prisoners have been recognised, particularly Allen and Larkin, who are spoken to by several person.. The former is • tall, simple-looking young fellow of 20, dressed in shabby black trou sers, dirty light coat and waistcoat, and brown billycoek hat, and without neckerchief. Many of the prisoners are bang-dog looking fellows, and it required • good deal of resolution to pass down an alley with 25 such men on one side and only about a yard of retreating room on the other. On several occa sions witnesses hesitated to walk down the line, and had to be urged forward by the police. One of the prisoners, James Woods, stood on the cold pavement of the corridor, as he had also passed the time during which be had been in the cell, without boots. The explanation given was that, when apprehended in Ashton-under-Lyne on Wednesday evening, his boots were bedaubed with clay, and as they afforded a presumption that Woods had been crossing the country, it was determined that they should be preserved in their then condition. Woods at first refused to give any address, bat ultimately he stated that he Feed at Pendleton. The majority of the prisoners seemed quite unconcerned at their position, and from time to time 'several of them stepped out of the line to look through the window at the military in the police yard. The demeanour of these fellows towards etch other was most familiar ; and the courteous manner in which a jug of water, provided for their common use, was passed at times along the line was suggestive of fraternal feeling. After the prisoners had been examined before the magis trates yesterday, they were removed to their cells, and at half-past five o'clock were taken to the city gaol. The autho rities had taken ample precautions to secure the safe cus tody of the accused. In addition to an escort of infantry, the magistrates had secured the assistance of three troops of the Bth Hussars, who were under the command of the major of the regiment. The appearance of Bridge , street at the time the prisoners were being removed was of the most exciting description. From the Court-house to Deansgate was one dense mass of spectators, • great number of whom were Irish. No person moving among these people could fail to be struck with the number who were openly expressing their sympathy with the prisoners. The procession to the city gaol was a very imposing one. A small body of hussars formed an advanced guard, and about forty troopers followed them, with sabres drawn and carbines loaded. Next came an omnibus filled with infantry, who were in readiness to act at a moment's notice. Then carao a police van containing a number of prisoners, and about • dozen police officers on the roof. Hussars with drawn sabres rode by the aides of the van, and a body of 20 followed. Another pol;ce van succeeded, ►nother omnibus loaded with infantry, and about 80 hussars brought up the rear. The mayor and other magistrates were in attendance in carriages, to give the necessary orders to the troops if they had unfor tunately been required. The whole distance was densely crowded with spectators, many of whom kept up with the procession, although it marched at a smart trot. At various points on the route the troops were received with cheers front the populace. A strong detachment of infantry was left to guard the city gaol. With regard to the route which has been taken by the two principal persons connected with the outrage, and who were really the immediate cause of it, we (Man chester anardiap) have been able to ascertain with almost certainty that they took the direction of . Bradford. At about half-past four o'clock, three men appeared in Taylor-street, Bradford, and one of them, whose description exactly corresponds with that of Kelly, went into a tobacconist', shop and got half an ounce of tobacco. Another went into the house of Daniel Rider, near to the shop, and asked if he might bring • friend in. Being told that he could, be was joined by the man from the tobacconist's shop. and the third man. Mrs. Rider observed, although an attempt was made to conceal it, that the third man, who is known to have been Deasey—was handcuffed. Kelly said his friend had 'got some nails sticking up in his boots, and requested to be furnished with • hammer. The woman went out, fearing that something was wrong, and on her return, after apprising a neighbour, she heard the sound of hammering in the kitchen. The three men went away almost immediately, and the handcuffs bad disappeared. Outside of the house the men separated, but took paths which would enable them to rejoin e►ch other on the high road at a short dis tance. It is believed that Kelly's handcuffs were broken with • stone in a bricircroft, between Hyde-road and Brad- I ford. We hear that in the course of yesterday the mayor was in constant communication with the Home-office and the government of Ireland, and his worship forwarded all the information he possessed np to a late hour. Last night rumours were abroad that a Fenian meeting was to be held in Ancoata. A meeting of a political character was held in that district ; but wo learn that nothing transpired to confirm the suspicion that the meet ing was connected with Fenianism. There were, never theless, circumstances to justify the suspicion. Many Fenian were present; and it may be that the proceeding was a nice by which the brotherhood hoped for a time to divert the attention of the police .from the pursuit of the fugitives. The wounded constable, Bromley, is a well. known detective officer. The injuries he sustained,though serious, are not dangerous, ►nd last evening he was going on favourably. Trueman, the constable whose coat was stated yesterday to have been grazed by a shot also, it appears, sustained a slight personal injury in the back- The other injured man, Sprosson, who is an apparitor, residing in Garden Walks, Ardwick, is also improving. A noted Fenian, named O'Brien, a►urs Captain Gaborne, escaped from Clonmel Gaol on Wednesday night by cutting the prison bars, and scaling the walls by means of a rope. It is supposed that he was aided from the out• aide. The prisoner had been committed for trial. The adjourned investigation into the assault made upon the Rev. Mr. Campbell, We:leyan minister, in Gravard, Ireland, on the 30th July, was resumed on Tuesday. The crown proceeded against only 17 out of the 42 originally charged. The informations taken at the former hearing bad been stolen, and all the e%:denoe had to ho given again. Yesterday the bench committed the 17 charged, two of whom are women, for trial, accepting bail. The Rathfrilimd investigation is closed. Nineteen protestant charged with firing on catholic' were sent for trisL In reply to inquiries whether the telegraphic communication with the island of Cuba is in good working order, Mr. Ritso, the European agent of the telegraph companies of the United States, mentions that by a tele gram received from New York, he learns that " the line is working well, and directly communicating between New York and Havana." A private letter from Biarritz says " The Imperial family are more easy of access at their favourite watering place than et any other residence. The Empress writ es at l'ort Vieux as early as 10 o'clock every morning, where she awaits the Emperor, who usually makes his appearance in an hour, when they start together for a walk on the cliffs. They may he wet every afternoon, at 4 o'clock, near the band, where they speak to every one who has been presented to them, and familiarly with any of the families of the neighbourhood who may be present, The Empress is always distinguished by the simplicity of her attire ; last Thursday she wore a dress ani scarf of white foulard. On Friday her whole costume was of the same material in straw colour. On Saturday the weather was stormy and the sky overcast ; the Empress was wrapped in a large cloak of a white woollen material in the morning• and at the band a black dress and paletot of brown, Wiped with gold." The butchers of ➢lahnesbury, on Saturday last, reduced the price of mutton from 91 to &I. per lb.— Deri:ra Gccette. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) TSB PVUAN 01.7111.A0L The Times considers that it would be unwise to treat the above occurrence as a mere isolated outburst of Irish mob violence. It proves that the • ill and ability to conspire still exist, and that thou Irish Americans who prowl about the streets of Irish cities, or English cities which aro partially Irish, are in treasonable communication with some of the Irish population, and can count upon them to do • desperate deed. Being driven from Ireland the Fenian leaders have probably, for the most pert, retained to America, or are biding their time in English or Scotch cities, and should evidently be well watched and sternly dealt with. The event of Wednesday will unsettle the minds of thousands of impulsive people, and inspire them with • 1 hope of doing something they regard as chivalrous. In places where Irishmen are to be found in large numbers, the force at the disposal of the local magistracy should be increased, and a few hundred cavalry distributed in towns where the Fenian spirit is known to exist would put an end to raids and rescues. The existence of a public enemy in the heart of one of our greatest cities, striking a sudden, swift, and successful blow, constitutes intenigence, says the Daily Arrica, the importance of which is increased by reflection. One element of security disappears in the secrecy which was maintained. It is a terrible thing that society should be exposed to attacks like these, as sudden as the spring of the tiger, and as cruel. The peculiar difficulty which Fenianism offers is its intangibility; and the fact is that we have not to do with a mere enterprise, but with a spirit of inexorable and undying hostility which is contest to forego success if it may only find an opportunity for pea sionate gratification. Gaining an inordinate idea of their strength from this recent outrage, the leaders of the Penises will turn it to profit, and possibly the Canadians may be the first to suffer. If punishment has any deterrent effect, now is the time to make use of it ; but when the penalty of this law has been inflicted, our great work will still remain to be done. Fenianism can be con quered nowhere but in Ireland, and perhaps the grievous social and economical condition of that country will be considered in a more earnest and practical spirit when it is found that a policy which breeds injustice and discontent in Ireland is avenged in the thoroughfares of our prin. cipal towns. The PIN{ thinks it is not creditable to the police that an armed band &build have met in the outskirts of Manchester, and have lain in wait for a consider►ble time to stop a police van, and yet that no inkling of such a plot should have reached their ears It seems that information of the threatened rescue was communicated to the Irish Se cretary iu Dublin, but the warning which he thereupon transmitted to the magistrates at Manchester arrived an hour or so too late. Every man who took a part in the at tack on the police and in the rescue of the prisoners is as much guilty of murder as the man who shot Sergeant Brett dead. This is the law, and if that law is enforced, those who have violated it will have little title to sympathy. More insuperable than any other exigency arising from this deplorable Manchester event is the necessity, says the Herald, of tracing down to its source, of con. netting leader with followers, of mapping out the rani. fications of the sanguinary conspiracy which has developed itself into a crime so terrible. And then, if the whole of the mystery be explored, and the hands engaged, indirectly as well ae directly, in the assassination be exposed, the action of the law cannot be too swift, cannot be too ex emplar,. The nlegraph emphatically declares that any attempt to confer the dignity of a political offence on this criminal ItIf4CELLANEOUS TOPICS. The Ti nice, sketching the present position of As king dom of Greece, comes to the conclusion that in any out break of hostilities they may provoke with the Ottoman power, the Greeks will have to bear alone the whole brunt of the contest. But before they are prepared to contend for the possession of Crete, Epirus, and Thesesly, the Times wonders that they do not take more thorough possession of those fair regions of Attica, More►, and lkeotia, their right of property over which there is none to dispute. They suffer two-thirds of their arable soil to be unculti vated, and this alone would allow of the increase of their population by a million. Putting the Turk out of the question, we may doubt whether it is the Greek that could take his place. The Greek has not yet grown up to hie full use. Indeed, there is something stunted and ricketty in his appearance that leaves little hope of immediate de velopment. Fully acknowledging the pacific character of M. llouher's late speech, the haily News asks for moro substantial guarantees. The weak point in all such declarations, even from the minister of state, is that his own personal sin cerity goes for nothing in determining a policy in which he has no part or lot except to glorify it in all its capri cious manifestations, as be was instructed to glorify the Mexican expedition, and as he might be instructed to glorify a war for the " reveadication" of a frontier, if the Emperor should find peace without liberty impracticable. M. Bismarck's circular, which is destined to make an im pression wherever it is read, comes opportunely to put French policy to the test. The management of passenger vessels, apropos of the late collision in the Thames, and the rerolations, with a view to the avoidance of collision, is the subject of articles in the Times, Herald, and Star. The Times reminds us that anyone who sees that a steamer is over crowded may prosecute the offenders, and they are liable, " besides other penalties, to • penalty for cow/ person on board over and above the number mentioned in the ship's certificate. The law, then, amply suffices to meet such cases. It rests with the public, who are endangered by its infringement, to compel its proper observance. The Herald and Star condemn more particularly the in explicable remissness which has so long left the lives of the thousands of passengers who daily throng our river steamboats to the protection of the chapter of accidents and the mercy of any ship-master who chooses " to contest the point" with another, not calculating closely the chances of collision. According to the Standar.l,it is generally admitted that the position of the church of England is at least critical in its relations towards the state. Many persons arc filled with alarm at the prospect before them, relative to church rates, Easter dues, and the Irish establishment in particular. What are the precise advantages and disad vantages of the voluntary system we know only, or chiefly, in theory. But, whether for good or for evil, it is well to be prepared for such changes, if they are to come. the Court. BALMORAL, Barr. Is. The Queen, accompanied by Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, went out yesterday morning, and in the afternoon drove to Loch Calleter with Princess Christian and Lady Frances Baillie. Princess Louise went out driving, attended by Lady Churchill and the Hon. Harriet Phipps. His Excellency H. and Madame Van de Weyer and the Rev. C. Kingsley had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, the Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, the Australian Colonies, and the Straits Settlements. Her Majesty the Queen has sent a statuette of herself and a candelabrum to the Fine Arts Exhibition at present being held in Inverness. _ Lord H. G. Lennox, M.P., Secretary of the Ad miralty, is on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, at Bestwood Park, Notts. The Marquis of Lorne left on Tuesday for Turkey. His lordship also intends visiting India, and will be absent several months. The Hon. Colonel Augustus Cathcart shot a woodcock at Berbeth on the 18th inst. The earliest this SOIIJOII. The following is the Chancellor of the Ex chequer's reply to the letter of Mr. Dund.u, of Arniston, inviting the right hon. gentleman to a banquet in Edin• burgh, on the 29th October :—" Hughenden Manor, Sept. 13, 1867.—Dear sir,—l feel deeply honoured by the in vitation of my friends in Scotland to dine with them in their beautiful and famous capital, and particularly by the medium through which their invitation has been conveyed. And on the 29th October, as proposed, I count on the gratification of finding myself their guest—Believe me, dear sir, with great consideration, year obliged and faithful servant, B. DIBRAILL—Itobert Dundas, Esq." - - - WILLS AND BEQUESTS. Probate of the will, with eight codicils, of his Grace the Meet Noble George, Duke of Northumberland, P.C., LLD., of Alnwick Castle, was granted by her Majesty's Coart of Probate to his eldest son and successor, Algernon Geo-ge, heretofore Earl Percy, the sole executor. The trustees therein appointed are Lord Redesdale and the testator's brother, the Hon. Chrrks Bettie Percy. The personalty in this country was sworn r icier :130,000f. The will is dated rob. , 1865, and the last codicil July 13, 18117 ; the signature feebly written. The trstator was grandson of Hugh, first Dake of Nod!' imberland, and succeeded to the title and estates February 12, 1805, and died August 21,1847, at the km of 89, leaving issue three sons and two diunl :en, his eldest son vv.' successor being now in his fifty-se :enth year. By the death of the la..e Dowager Ducheso of Northumberland, in July, 1866, his Grace sta..3 in his will that income had increased 12,000 f. per anr um, from which he irnkes a further provishm for his daughters and youngersons, in addition to the bequests by the will, and leaves the policies which we e effected on his life in the Equitable Lase Übe, and other insurance offices, to his two sons, Lord Joscelire William I'ercy, and Major-Gene-al Lord Henry Hugh Man. ve-s Percy, V.C., M.P. and appoints his eldest son, the present duke, residuary legatee of his personal estate. (here are liberal annuities to his butler, coachman, and housekeeper, free of duty, in consideration of tbeir long and faithful services. He leaves his pictures, books, ma nuscripts, globes, busts, Metres, bronzes, vases, antiqui ties, coins, medals, anal all other works of art and v-rtu, with the ornaments, plate, china, and furniture, to he treated as heirlooms and to go with the inheritor of the title and estates. The will of the Right Hon. Benjamin, Baron Llanover, who died on April 27 last. was proved in the Probate Court of London b his lordship's widow, Augusta, Rareness Llanover; John Johnes, Esq., of Dolamoothy, Ciuinarthenshire ; and Mr. Henry Ray Freshfleld, of Bank buildings, London. The will is dated December 2fl, D 466, and, in the fewest words, leaves all his lordship's property, real and personal, "to his most dear and devotedly attached wife Augusta,Baroness Ll.aiover.” The personalty was swore under 25,0001._ The late Mrs. Sarah Pugh, of Vale Royal, Tonbridge• wells, who died in May last, leaving personalty sworn under 70,0001,, has bequeathed to the Church Missionary Society, 1,0001. ; the British and Foreign Bible Society, 4001. ; the Church Pastoral Aid, and the Incorporated Society for Promoting the Enlargement, Building, and Repairing of Churches and Chapels, each 200 1 . ; to the Her. Mr. Pope, of Tonbridge-wells, for the purposes of his chapel, 200 f. ; and to the Kent County Hospital, 200/. The late Miss Elizabeth Cann Simian, of Longton, Staf fordshire. who died in March last, possessed of 9,00 W. per. sonalty, has left to the Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, South American Missionary Society, British and Foreign Bible Society, Church Missionary Society. Exeter Bible and Domestic Mission, Crystal Palace Bcauding-hotise for Young Women at Norwood, Surrey, each 1001. ; to the Rev. P. 111, Walker, for the Edensor New Schools, Longton, 100 f. ; and a like sum for the general purposes connected with the Edensor Church ; to 64 Irish Society for Promoting the Scriptural Education and Religious Instruction of Irish Roman catholica through the medium of the: own language, and to the Exeter Blanket Society, each 100/. —lllasfrated Londoe‘ Num THE FORTHCOMING VISIT or MR. DIRRAELT AND Mr. BRIGHT TO EDINBURGH.—At a meeting of the Lord Provost's committee on Wednesday, a proposal was tuade that advantage should be taken of the approaching visit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the probable visit of Mr. John Bright, to Edinburgh, to confer upon those gentlemen the freedom of the city—not as any acknow ledgment of the political parties to which they belong, but simply as a token of regard for two distinguished public men. Nothing was done in the matter further than that the Lord Provost was desired to communicate with the hon. gentlemen, with the view of ascertaining whether it would be agreeable to them to accept of the proposed honour. Scotsman. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY IN AUSTRIA. The bill prepared by the constitutional sub-com mittee of the Austrian Reichsrath on the general laws of the people of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Galicia, Austria Proper, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, &c., otherwise called the Cisleithan terri tories, has been published. Article 13 leaves the enjoyment of civil rights independent of religious creed, and it stipulates very clearly that no one shall be compelled to take part in a fete or a re ligious ceremony. Article 15 says :—" The mem bers of a church not legally recognised have the right to exercisetheir worship in common in houses." Article 18 is not less remarkable. It declares— " Every citizen has the right freely to express his opinion by speech, writing, and design. The press is not to be subject to censure ; it is no longer to be fettered by a system of concession or by administrative or postal prohibitions." Article 1G is a blow at the Concordat in one of its leading stipulations. " Science and teaching are free. Every citizen having presented legal proofs of ca pacity has the right to found schools and to engage in instruction. Home instruction is free from any restrictions." NORTH GERMANY. At the beginning of next month the provinces recently annexed to Prussia, viz., Hanover, Nas sau, Electoral Hesse, and Schleswig Holstein, which have hitherto been subjected to an excep tional regime, will commence participation in the constitutional life of the other provinces of the kingdom, and before the end of the month they will elect eighty deputies to the Berlin Chamber. The King of Prussia has been visiting the Grand Duke of Hesse at Darmstadt, and has since left for Baden. In a few days he will proceed to Maim', at Lake Constance, where he will have an interview with the King of Bavaria. Next month he will visit the Principalities of Hohenzollern, where he will meet with the King of Wurtemburg, thus visiting in succession the sovereigns of the Southern German states. The address presented on Wednesday to the Reichstag at Berlin by the party of national liberals congratulates the King on the success of his national policy. ... The union of northern Germany increases our obliga tions towards the entire nation. The work will not be completed until its members, still separated, shall be united to us by one single constitution. The re-establish ment of the Zollverein draws us nearer to the end, so ardently desired. Confiding in the patriotism of the Germans who are beyond the Main. in the irresistible force of the sentiments of national solidarity, and in the good understanding upon the relations of moral and material interests, we look forward securely to the future. We do not fear that other nations, already enjoying unity, wish to deny to us our right to national union. The experience of the past has taught them to respect the same right for all, and to seek for the real welfare of a nation in the prosperity of others. The German nation desires only to regulate freely and inde pendently its own concerns, and it is determined to carry out this indisputable right under all circumstances. Economy, the equitable readjustment of burdens, the common law, and economical and industrial freedom, must be the basis of the edifice raised under the sum; ttenden..e of the house of Hohenzollern. (REUTER'S TELECIIWIS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Strr. 20. The sittings of the Schleswig-Holstein notables terminated yesterday. The result arrived at is satisfactory to the government. AUSTRIAN FINANCE. VIENNA, Sem 20. It is stated that the resolutions in reference to the unification of the public debt will only be obligatory upon native creditors of Austria, who will have to exchange their bonds for the new stock within a fixed period. The bonds of the lottery loans arc excluded from the operations of the conversion. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 19, Evrxnec. The Grand" Juke Nicolai has been appointed com mander-in-chief of the St. Petersburg military district. Finance Minister Reutern has re-entered upon his duties. The Bourse Gazette has received a warning from the government respecting several financial articles lately published in that paper. TURKISH FINANCE. CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 19. The Imperial Ottoman Bank has published the usual periodical statement of the amounts received on account of the Turkish government. From this it appears that between July 7 and September 12, 680,000 liras were paid in to meet the half-yearly interest upon the foreign loans and conaolidtis. THE SPANISH ARMY. MADRID, SErr. 20. A royal decree has been promulgated, ordering that the effective force of the standing army shall not exceed 85,000 men. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA. The Royal Mail steamer Cuba, from Boston and Halifax, arrived at Queenstown to-day (Sept. 20) at 2 a.m., with 71 cabin passengers and 5,106 dole. in specie. She landed 114 sacks of mails and 10 passengers, but carried on a portion of the Scotch mails. She proceeded at 2.20 a.m. for Liverpool. All well. Queenstown.) NEW YORK. SIFT. 10. President Johnson's amnesty proclamation was issued yesterday. After a lengthy preamble it says :—" Mr. Davis, Vioe-President Stephens, all heads of departments, agents of the Confederate government, army brigadiers, naval officers, governors of Confederate States, persons who cruelly ill-tre►ted Federal prisoners, persona convicted and in custody, and all persons directly and indirectly con cerned in the assassination of President Lincoln are ex cluded. General Sheridan received annothusiastio reception from the demoentt% at St. Louis, but declined speaking. Mr. Wendell Phillips, writing to the New York journals, says that President Johnson will be impeached after the re-assembling of Congress. He considers the amnesty treasonable and rebellious. Advice' from Mexico to the lit September via Havana, stated that the late Euperor Maximilian's body had not arrived at Vera Cruz, and even deny its mutilation. Admiral Tegethoff arrived at Vera Cruz on the 2Gth August en mate for the capital. Santa Anna's son was organising an expedition at Havana to invade Mexico for the purpose of liberating his father, who was still imprisoned. All generals condemned at Queretaro had been pardoned. Juarez has salted the Mexicans to hold the election for President. The Spanish squadron was at Rio de Janeiro, and in tended sailing for the River Plate. Advices from Panama to the let September state that the principal adherents of Mosquera, in Bogota, had re solved to support him. Re was still in prison. Lopez had submitted. Affairs between Peru and Bolivia were in a critical state. The Bolivian army, under the command of the President. was encamped at L Paz, and was assuming a hostile attitude towards Peru. Cholera was disappearing in Nicaragua. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOWSTREET. ♦ ISCE4E IN COURT. John Sands, a lodging-Muse keeper, in Georgettreet, Bloomsbury, was brought up on a warrant chute's' Li ft with an assault on a Frecchman named Suer, a lodger in his house. Mr. Louis Lewis appeared for the defence. The complainant, who gave his evidence in a rambling style and in very imperfect English, stated that Sande bad employed him am an interpreter in a dispute with another foreigner, and in consequence of some remark he (S uer ) had made on defendant's conduct, the latter called upon him and asked him what he meant. An altercation followed, and defendant became very violent, and struck him on the bead with a key. A scuttle followed, which attracted the neighbours, and several persons entered the room. After. wards he missed a very valuable bird, for which he would not have taken 100 guineas. In cross-examination by Mr. Louis Lewis, he ad. milted that Sands had taken great trouble to recover the bird, and trued it to the possession of a dealer, whom he paid to give it up to him (Sur). After the bird was re. stored (yesterday) he went to a public• house with Sands, who treated him with drink. At that time the wairant had been issued. Afterwards he called at 800. street, and urged speedy service of the warrant, and, accordingly. Sands was taken that night. He thought he was not safe while such a violent man was at large. After his bead was cat with the key he went to the hoe. pital and had it dressed. It was not a very largo wound. He warn cleaning the birdcage when Sands came into his room. He did not attempt to stab defendant, nor had he a knife in his hand. He denied having been repeatedly imprisoned for assaults. Was formerly in St. Pancras Workhouse, and when there had been sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment because some one called Lim an old idiot. After some pressing he acknowledged that it was for an assault. An elderly woman residing in an upper floor of an ad. joining house said she witnessed pert of the occurrence, as from her window she could see into defendant's room through the upper sash of his window. She said that Sands was very violent. Soer had no knife. She did not see any key. Mr. Louis Lewis said the complainant was a very violent man, and, it was thought, insane. Indeed three members of his family had died mad, He was in the constant habit of using the knife, and attempted to do so on this occa. sion ; and defendant only struck him in self.deft nee. In support of this defence he called defendant's deputy, who swore that the first attack was made by complainant with a knife. Mr. Vaughan, after a severe interrogation of the witnea, said he did not believe that any knife was used. Mr. Louis Lewis asked for an adjournment, in order that he might call a witness to prove that the complainant was imtbe habit of using the knife. Mr. Vaughan said that would not matter, unless he did so on this occasion, which, as he had said, he did not believe. Mr. Louis Lewis—l don't like to argue a case with you, because when I do you get so &nary with me. lir. Vaughan—No, I do not, Mr. Lewis, and it is • very impertinent remark for you to make. Mr. Louis Lewis—l did not intend it disrespectfully. Mr. Vaughan—l consider it most insulting. Mr. Louis Lewis—You know, sir, you once told me you did not want me to dictate your decisions to you. Mr. Vaughan—l did ; and that was when you had be- hay ed most improperly. Mr. Louis Lewis—l am aware you thought so, sir, but I did not think so, nor did my client, and I don't think so now. Mr. V aughan remanded the prisoner fora week. DIARLBOROIIGH•STREET. AN ABSCONDLNG SHOPMAN.—BERIOIN CHARGL John Carrfrhill, of No. 15, Mason-street, Westminster bridge-road, was charged before Mr. Knox with abscond. ing andstealing at No. 115,New Bond-street, 161.5e.114.1., a post-office order for Bs. lid., and a coat, the pro perty of his employer, Mr. Wm. Lee, indiarubber dealer. Mr. Lee said the prisoner was in his service as shopman, and on the 27th August he left the prisoner in charge of the premises while he went into the country for a few days. He returned to town on the 7th September, and on the following day his porter came to him and sold him that the premises were closed, and that he could not get in. Upon this be went to the premises and broke open the door, and he missed 16/. ss. 11 id., • cheque for GI. lids., • post-of fi ce order for to. 6d., his keys, and a coat. The prisoner subsequently sent him the keys and the cheque back by his sister-in - law. Ho communicated with the police and yesterday evening met the prisoner by appointment near the Laugh/sin Hotel, and gave him into custody. Mr. Lee handed the magistrate a letter he had received from theprisoner, and said in answer to a question that he knew it to be in the prisoner's handwriting. The letter was an admission of the offence and expressed contrition. Mr. Lee said that he had made inquiries at the Inquily. office at the General Post-office, and ascertained that the post-offioe order had been cashed. Mr. Knox asked Mr. Lee if the order was made out to himself. ..... Mr. Lee said it was. Mr. Knox said that being so there was a further charge of forgery. The prisoner asked the prosecutor whether he had not on one occasion told him that he had taken some more of the money and put it in his own caeh•boi for safety, and he did not object. Mr. Lee said the prisoner hail no authority to take any money off his premises. lu answer to the prisoner. Mr. Lee said he did not know whether he told his (prisoner's) sister.in•law that he did not believe that he took the money with a felonious intention. _ . . Sergeant Campbell, '8 D proved taking the prisoner into custody, and on his doing so the prisoner said, " I'll go with you quietly as I think this job can be settled." Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner that the prosecutor might communicate with the Past-office authorities. WANDSWORTH. JENPING 124T0 A TRAIN WHILE IN N 0.1024. -A NOVEL DEFENCL Mr. Arthur TaAntf and his brother Mr. Prre y F. Tarbutt, of Streatham, were summoned by Inspector 'arpenter, on behalf of the London, Brighton, and South Cont. }Galway Company, for attempting to enter and entering a train while in motion. John Erby, the head porter at Clapham Junction station, proved that after a train from Victoria had started Mr. Arthur Tarbutt ran up by the aide of it and turned the handle of a door of a third-class carriage, but he could not open it, as the small catch was over it. While witness was pushing him away his brother opened another dote and entered the carriage. M.. At thur Tarbutt said the handle of a door was for two objects, for shutting and openin a door, and he wished to ask the witness whether ho did not shut the door. Tho witness replied that be did not shut the door. 111 also said it was shut. The defendant then wished the witness to prove that be was any more abutting the door than opening it, as he said that touching the handle was not opening the door. Mr. Layman said that if a door was shut, the first step to enter the carriage was to try to open the door. The defendant argued that putting a hand upon the handle of the door was not opening it. He said he might have wanted to open the door for his brother. Mr. Heyman said it had been proved to his satisfaction that the defendant's object was to go by the train in the same way that his brother went. However, the defendant could have a special case upon the point if he liked. The other defendant said he missed the train on sin nights, and on the occasion it question he was determined to catch it. - . Mr. Dayman told him that by entering a train while in motion he endangered his own life, and if any accident had happened, the company, in all probability, would bars hi been blamed. He fined m llk. , and 2.. costs ; and the other defendant, for attempting to cuter the tram, 51 .. and 2.. costa. The money was immediately paid. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUIrli.E IN Nornx .:- HAM.—A shocking case of attempted murder and suicide occurred in Nottingham yesterday morning. .t worlsiefg man, named William Kirkham, sixty years of age. was called up by his wife at half-past seven in the niocniag. ribs told her husband to bring some black stuff downstairs with him in order that she might mend his trousers. When he came downstairs he upbraided her for not having mended them before. Angry words ensued, and the visa becoming infuriated, snatched up the poker, sail finned • violent blow at his wife, which she received ou the shoul der. He then struck her another blow, which took effect upon her skull. Affrighted and screaming murder, the poor woman rushed from the house into the residence of one of her neighbours. The police were soon upon the spot, and, entering the dwelling of Kirkham fur the put' pose of apprehending hint, found the wretched 1113/1 hang' mg to the banisters. He was immediately cut down, but visa quite dead. . THE DANGERS OF RATT.WAT S;.:RVANTS.—AII in quest was held yesterday by Dr. Han:wieke on the 104 of a man named Arthur Watson, aged :r..!,who died through injuries received while repairing a trite in a locomotive engine belonging to the London and North Western 'WI' way Company. To save time, the dim morel and annals , ' man were ordered to execute the work while the s uers , was up, and while putting a collar row 3 the leak a hlow from the hammer causal a larger fracture. A 6.1, of skim escaped, and the deceased was lunch injured. ft appeared. from questions put by the coroner, that men were expected to execute any work, no matter what might Ire the .li l l danger attendant, and that in case of death the compael made not the slightest compensation to the widows or sur vivors, not even for the funeral. The jury expressed their intention to accompany their verdict with a recommends . tion to the directors that they should do something for the widow of the deceased, as • alight acknowledgment for the loss of her husband while engaged in time comiriny's genies; when Mr. Henderson, • foreman of the locomotive depart turnt, said he would undertake to express their views IS the proper quarter. A verdict of "Death through as sod. dental CAI3O " was then recorded. TE pildß ! A pia, P re here.. General plist, S . :Imoue, lioticy ■ Comets bere. 1 TUE PA: 1 , -(THIM DA ere renew oollys, M Itshop of L cruse of tht reded to olity oa c rib w* Ikaded the 0 which the io a p l c 7f in g. e press obi Lich he inl THE A of the r pedition • litary for ed. 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