The Express. — London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

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In rue complete.-1, Hatton.garden, IC.; 0, Omaha LC.; 141, Ragentotreet, W. ; 163, Pleetetreet : and Crystal Palace. DOCTOR, what do you advise t I TEAR Alfred Mellon's Concerta : afterwards to EVANS', COYENT.GARDEN. hear orate charming singing, order one of their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that is the best advice lean ere you. Ike erpretio. PZIRCIed d. TIM Winne. BOHN - TO 000 D— LULL Mr. D. Murray And THE snarl's OY LONDON. Mean. Z. W. lay, David Fisher. D. Lome, J. Nob" H. Forrester, and H. Mellon Mrs. H. Marston, Mims liseastt and Gwynn.. EXITAIIIHA. TEM EVIODFO. THE SL&YE OF CRIME.-- Singing by Mr. B. De Brenner, Mr. C. Mend. and Mr. B. Baker.—Dancing by ]ldly. C. qtepban.--IDM THE LIGHT - HOUSE ICHIENBCIB DAUGHTER.. DIOR WAIIII, AT LONDON DILIDOL Tins DAT 7 - w icebilb9b. 40 , R. To-319999w —Maila& 9b. .. kfteseass. 96. 6912. LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. It is an old saying that in the midst of life we are in death, and it is equally true that in the midst of civilization we are in barbarism. If any one desires to know how little better we are than our "painted" forefathers, or indeed than the beasts that perish, let him diligently study the re velation' in the police courts—especially those of the West-end—and the records of the Assizes. One day a man of good family is brought before the magistrate to answer a charge of half-murdering the landlord of a stew in the Haymarket; another day a highly-educated and refined young gentleman is tried for assassinating the girt who jilted him ; within the last few days the man PARKEte was hung for shooting his own mother dead with a loaded gun—a quiet old gentleman has his brains knocked out in a first class railway carriage, in the very midst of London—a well-to-do labourer in a fit of jealousy cuts his wife's throat, in his own house, in the presence of his two children—and strangest of all, perhaps, Lawn; GOUGH has just been convicted of murdering a blind widow, fifty years old, because of his extreme love for her. It seems that in the month of May there was a certain MARY CURTHOYS living at Olverstone, in Gloucestershire. She had been married to a tailor, who died about a year ago. The remark able fact is that she had been blind for five years ; but she was able to earn a living by making baskets ; and she was at least fifty years of age. The man Lewis Goron lived close by ;he was exceedingly poor—he got his livelihood by break ing stones for the parish authorities in the road. But he had formed an intimacy with MARY CI:RTHOYA, and in fact paid her a visit every evening. The poor woman lived alone, but she had a small garden in front, with a gate opening into the road. It was her habit to walk in this garden, and "feel her flowers;" and after this she would secure the gate with a padlock, and retire to rest. On Monday, the 9thof May, Mrs. Ct'RTHOYS had done as usual. On Tuesday morning she was found in ber garden dead ; a hammer and stick were by her side, and a razor and its sheath close by. The padlock and key lay just by her side. The door of the house was quite open, but nothing was disturbed within. Her face was mutilated and her throat was cut. She had obviously been murdered by some one at the gate, and it was tolerably clear that there was no attempt at bur glary. The murderer was not difficult to find, for the hammer, the razor, and the sheath belonged to Cocoa, and he had not slept in his room on the night in question. He was apprehended, and at once confessed his crime. "It was not through me," he said to the policeman, "it was another man's fault ; "it was Major PEARS'S keeper's fault, Mr. " PRITCHARD. I caught them on the 26th of " August, 1839, and a great many times since. " She was against me uncommonly. I loved her "as I ►ove my life." On Monday afternoon he admitted that he had taunted the blind woman about the keeper. "At night," ho says, " I went "to the door and knocked. She came out and "said she would go and fetch the constable. She " unlocked the door, and I went to go in. She " took the key of the gate and a stick in her " hand, and said she would hellos 'murder.' I said, 'I "will give you murder,' and struck her on thehead " with the hammer and stunned her. I then took " out the razor"—as to which he said, with a touch which a sensation novelist might envy, " it was " one the poor old soul DIARY gave me two " months ago ; it was her husband's "—and with this razor he cut her throat. He then added " I left the woman there, went back again to my " lodgings, and sat before the fire till between " two and three next morning. I then went back "to the house to look at the woman. I saw she " was dead, and then I made off." After such • confession the verdict against Corot' was inevitable. But what a picture of selfishness and ferocity ! There is something almost grotesque in a stone-breaker of fifty-five falling desperately in love with a blind widow of fifty. But the passion of love is proverbially capricious, and the fact that be was captivated by the woman is beyond a doubt. The probability is that he was. determined to have possession of her ; and at all events he was exceedingly jealous of another rival.; But it did not seem likely that his desire would b e gratified, and when he became convinced of this he let his deadly fury have full sway. It is ; evident that this old Goeon had no idea of self restraint. The blind woman was to him what • doll is to • child. If the doll will not sit np or even speak, it must be broken to pieces. As the blind woman would not obey the man's behests, forswear an other min's society, or gratify his desires, she must have her brains knocked out. The notion that poor Mrs. Cuwrnovs might have feelings of her own, and even rights of her own, never entered the mind of the ruffian. Be coveted her and he must have her. If, indeed, the poor woman had been afflicted with no infirmity, and had been liv ing under some sort of protection, the dastardly cowardice of the attack would have been perhaps • shade less revolting. But the man who deliberately arms himself with a hammer and a razor—who selects an hour near midnight to pay a visit thus armed to a lonely and blind widow and who takes the opportunity when the pocr woman is stooping over to wreak his jealousy by taking her life, reveals a wild brutishness and ferocity which it would be difficult to parallel among the fiercest tribes of Central Africa. There is, we may be sun, an army of savages scattered throughout e society, only to be kept down by the of po Churches and schools are alimirsti• kaleunien of civilization. But it is a melancholy reflec tion that, notwithstinding all the schools and churches, if it were not for the police the streets of London and Liverpool would be like Hounslow heath in the last century, or the streets of eccle siastical Rome in this. Cbt Court. OSBORNE, Aucoust 11. Her Majesty and the Royal Family drove out in the morning and aftsraooa of yesterday. Ths Right Mos. E. Oardwell arrived at Oshonie, sad bad the honour of dicing with the Queen and Royal Family. Prism and Printer Leiningen also dined with her Majesty. Prince William of Prue* attended by Buenas Dolm as* and Major von Sohweinita, left Osborne this amen* on him return to Germany. Load Palmerston has returned to Cambridge•hocse from Bradford. Despatches were went yesterday from the Colonial-offic to the Governors of Gibraltar, Yalta, aad Canada. VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO SCOTLAND. The Prince and Princean of Wales, who left Lon don on Wednesday night by the North Western Railway, arrived in Stirling yesterday morning, and after partaking of break - fast, proceeding by the Forth end Clyde Railway to Ballo* al the foot of Lochlomond, where a steamer was to be in waiting to convey them to Invermaid, whence they were to post to Stronachlachar, and then sail over Loch Katrine to the entrance of the Trossachs. It was expected that their royal highnesses would remain at the new Trossachs Hotel lest night, and go on to Callender this morning. THS LOILD.LIMITENANT OF IRKLAND. His Excellency the Lord.Lientenatit took his departure for Castle Howard on Wednesday evening, per mail steamer Connaught. It was his intentioa to have gone by the morning mail boat, the Leinster, but, owing to some 'Map. prehension, when be arrived at the jetty the steamer had started. Every preparation for his excellency's departure was made on board the Leinster ; the reseal stayed beyond her time, expecting his arrival, and the commander, Cap tain Triphook, stated before leaving that in the event of the approach of the Viceregal party being signalled when he was within hall be would put back. In conse quence of this contretemps the departure of his excellency was deferred until evening. He was accompanied from Westland-row by Lady Elizabeth Grey, the Commander of the Forces, Sir George Brown ; Mr. John Hatchell, private secretary ; Mr. Walter Creyke, Mr. Lowry Balfour, Cap tain Vaughan, Captain Willis, Captain Williams, the Hon Henry Lessen, Dr. Hughes, and Dr. Hatchell. A large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen was present, and heartily sheered his excellency as he departed.—Dublia Express. The Duke of Somerset and the Earl de Grey and Ripon, with Lord Clarice* Psget, Rear-Admiral Drum mood, Rear-Admiral Robinson, and Mr. Childers, /LP., were expected to arrive at Devonport yesterday, from Quemetown, Ireland. The Duke of Somerset and the Lords Commissioasni of the Admiralty are expected at Portsmouth oe the Uth or lath inst. for their annual inspection. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have been entertaining company since Monday last at Kimbolloa Castle, Haute. Amongst the visitors are the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl and Countess of Westmorland, the Earl of Coventry, Vim:taut Canterbury, Hon, George Fitz william, Colonel Steele, Mr. Leslie, kn. The Duke of Newcastle is in much the same state as when he left town. With care, his medical attendants have great hopes that ha may yet regain his health. The Earl and Countess of Breadalbane have been entertaining a great mamba, of school children and others on their attains is Scotland, in homer of their eldest son, Viament Glesorchy. Lady Williams has arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Mr. Robert Hanbury, M.P., is about to leave hie residence in Upper Grosvenor•etreet for a tour in the Holy Lod. He is to be aceompusied by Mr. Frank Bevan and the Hee. Anthony Thorold, the rector of St. Giles. Captain Andrew Clarke, R.E., bag been ap pointed director of engineering and architectural work', in the place of Colonel Godfrey Thomas Greene. DEATH OF MR. CHARLES WENTWORTH DILKIL We regret to announce the death of Mr. C. W. Dints, aged 75, which took place oo Wedoewlay, the lOth inst., at Alice Holt, near Farnham. The deceased was the principal pro prietor, and for many years editor, of the 4 then4rum, the high positiou of which is owing in a very peat degree to his untiring energy and admirable judgment. His career was commenced in the Navy ray-office, Somerset-hose,; but from a very early age literature was the favourite pursuit of his leisure hours, and this tendency ultimately led to his becoming proprietor of the Atheruruni, which under his able management quickly seamed a lesdiog position as a literary journaL By all who were fortunate enough to enjoy the acquaintance of Mr. Duke, hie high moral worth and rigid integrity were held in the greatest reaped and esteem ; and his influence is the literary department of journalism hem far exceeded that of many whore names were more familiar to the public. The deceased has left one son—Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, Bert. WELSH MEMORIAL TO TRU PRINCE CONSORT.— The model of the proposed Welsh memorial to the Prince Consort, after having been approved of by her Majesty. is sow on view at the tows-hall, Tenby. The model of the statue and pedestal steed together about Mt. Gin. high, the statue, which re robed, being 2WC Sin. The figure of the prince is attired in a field-maislud's dress, wearing the roller and the badge of the Order of the Garter. In the right hand is one eed•of the field-marshal's baton, the other sod being placed amen the right leg, which is thrown forward. The eft hand rests oo the side. The likeness is considered an exceedingly good one, and altogether it premium to be one of the finest statues ever produced in the priocipality. The height of the pedestal when finished will be 121 x, and the statue 811. Gin. The LATE DUKE or BADFORD.—The ceremony of uncovering the 'pomadel statue erected in the Abbey.yard, Taviatock, to the late Duke of Bedford, took place oe Wednesday, in the pressure of a large commune of persona. The status, executed by Mr. Stephens, is of braise, ma a circular pedestal of granite. The material, from the base to the summit, has been produced opal the late duke's property. The pedestal is 7 feet in height, and the figure 7 feet. It repreeseta the late duke in hie robes, sod us a most faithful represeatatioo of the departed peer, sad has given greet mtialection to the members of the Bedford (*roily. The pedestal bears the words, "In bower of Frame' seventh Duke of Bedford. Erected by public sub ! tcriptioo." flgs:re or LtitTrINANY-COLONEL HICIXB.—We have to annenece the death of the above well.koown sport.- man, which took place on Wednesday afternoon, at his Indgiop in Charles-street, fit Jainsenvequare. Colonel Hickes belt/aged to a very old Welsh family, and was the eon of ()sonde Hick's, R.N., and on entering the army joined the 90th Light Infantry. From that regiment he /schooled into the 75th Highlanders, and completed his military career in the 69th. Throughout his life he always maintained the highest character for honour and integrity, and was universally popular with his brother off:leers sod his friends. He was pressed at the Brighton sod Lewes meetings. and arrived in London oe Monday in apparently good health. Ace bettor few men were more spirited, and at the military clubs he will be much mimed. _ _ STA LT GLASS COMPETITION. —The Lords of the Committee of Council oo Education desire to obtain for the South Kensington 31 wanes a design for a stained glass window, having a northern light, with semicircular bead, and of the following dimeovices—vie., lit fast 9 inches hie to crown of arch, by LI feet wide. The window may be seen on a staircase at the eorth•wast corner of the Great Northern Court. The architectural decorations of the staircase will be of as Italia* Renaissance character. The subject of the design is famished by the 38th chapter of Eociesiesticus, rens 94 to the sod of the chapter. The design is to be on the male of one kids to the foot, sod coloured. It is to be aooompaoied by a full size cartoon of the design of a sufficient portioo to show the execution, sad a specimen of a portion of lb* design exe cuted io glass, of the full sins. The competition is to artists of all nations. A um of 401. be a for the desire which appears to be meet suitable and a sum of 201. for the neat best dodge. The judges will bs aostructed to award the prises to the dodges solely epos artistic merits, without referesce to the probable met of execution. Each design must be accompanied by a sealed tender dating the cat at which the design as be eximated, the time the execution is likely to take, and the Dune and address of the artist The dengue and tenders must be Dent to the South Kensington Menem as or Wore theist May, 1)4.35. The Dame* of the judges will be published hereafter. The designs to which the pries are awarded will booms the property of the department, which, doss set bind itself to asses& either of than. AN EVENING, AUGUS" 12, 4864. FRID. AniST ELLIG.,2IOE. .1103 AIMD THEAANLSH A Berlitiletter in the Prase eayrr '* The rough and abrupt manner is which be. acted at Randiburg has produced an unfavourable Imprensa on some cabinets, even out of Germany. There an positive proofs of that fact. It is affirmed that the Noe press. meat his declared its opinion with much finimensalliwegli with moderation oo this subject In a despatch which the French representative received from Paris, the goverment disapproved of the act of violence which carried attaint to the rights of the Germanic Diet and irritated the petty State* of Germany. The Fria& despateh is said to have also *sinned the drift for Prawn sot to proceed farther in that path, or France might think it her duty and her interest to depart from her peewit neutrality. All the German cowls have been informed of that dispatch, sad mat of them feel peat satisfaction at it. Ido not take on myself the responsibility of this wows, I merely state what is talked of in all political risible her.. 'RESS, Bram ...„ ao.a'ss w. Abrams -10.286 2 16 8. Lelth 'KW 60, W.N.W. Ardrowea 1930 571 6, W. Cireermselle 10.31%2 W.9.W. G 6 1 • 17 lo.stew 8.8.8. Valenti& 70.70 eel P.9.Z. Cape Clear 30.35 59. 9. Queenstown 30.27 42' H. H. Liverpool WIN 116!, HILL Holyhead 39 56. IL9.E. Pembroke 3 0 .3065 Z. Pomace '70.3360' OE. area toss a IL R. Z. L'Ortent 30.2360 Rochefort '30.20 57 , 12. Plyvannala 70.37 on: w 'mama Portsmouth 50.38 57 a. H. Lemke norm 30.42,67 6W. Termonth losabormigh 30.31 Cal W. Welds 4 30.2064 HeUt011 W.N.W. 1 1 1 W. 2 N.N.W. I 1 N. I &W. W.N.W. 2 8.8. W. I N. s 1 I.L. I . N.N.W. 11 i N.W. t , ; W.N.W. O ' N.N.W. 2 ! N. I , KN.& 8 i N. 4 , N.W. a . I M.N.& • I W. t ' , W.R W. 1 I W.W.I. 1 1 I N. B 1 1 N. S 1 N. B' R.W. B N.W. lANLi ?ROL_ SATURDAY. OS NoeNumesi SUNDAY. W to M. sad LE., vs- Ohm& BE to B.W and N. W ., riable, moderate , o fresh. equally. *bow treab, generally fine en In places. Xto 8. and 8 W., woman. As above, dente to strong In places, moms rain . N.E. to 8.8 variable SOUTHIRJR S. W. to N.W. and to and to 8.W., fresh, N. X. In plans, flue generally. fresb, with some shonen. Variable, modelle to RANTIOUI. As neat above. fresh, generally flue . Navenenamacotland. Weslinembetand, Wales, and ad taesaster. floisthent=xnetne Chime& and Bay of Blesay. aseters siZedsrard linglaud sad Novenae& A double crime was committed three days back at the farm of Verigur (Hasp-Bates). A man tamed Joseph Maim, who resided then, attaelted Animate We, his fatherie-law. with a Bail, end killed him. After taking possession of all the wormy he could find, he left the place in search of his brother•in-law, who was at work is the fields. Finding him in company with other workmen. he culled him aside, sod. *airier him he the collar, disebsiTed a pistol at him. bat fortunately may inflicted • slight wowed in his teas. Blain the ran off sad loot refuse in the woods, tint has Sil2olllwas arrested. Piar or THE °ANL—Some of the expedients resorted to by oar mew at the frost (before Petersburg) to dimlye the seamy are intereeting. A few days ago at one point the nun pet a length of a eteve.pipe in position to represent a piece of artillery. Four shots, fired by the Ni, pawed through this pe during the day. Just at sightu eerier, the adjutant o f the regiment, was looking through the pipe at the eaemy. whets a well-diseoted shot .stored his brain, killing him almost hartaittly.— Per York Timm EXPRESS FROM PAi (nor oat owa oonnewomr.l PARIS. TOIIIIIDAT ISVIR7IO. The Paris journals oentinue to speculate upon the probable future of Denmark without the Duchies, and the Patois is of opinion that an alliance with Sweden and Norway is inevitable. It is argued both at Copenhagen and Paris that there is no possible alternative between a Scandi navian union or becoming the vassal of Germany. Surely this reasoning is fallacious. Denmark, denuded of her German possessions, may very well remain a little independent kingdom. The Germans have not the spirit of invasion and aggression in • higher degree than the French ; yet Belgium has maintained its position, unaided and single banded, and why should not Denmark do the same ? The real weakness was always these duchies, and, despite the bitter lamentations of the King of the abandonment of Europe, it was, in truth, almost impossible for Europe to interfere by arms, just because, and solely because, Denmark had not the right completely on her side. This is no excuse for the barbarous conduct of Prussia and Austria ; but it takes away the sting from the charge of having abandoned Denmark in her hour of need. The de tails of the cession of the Duchies are being elabo rated at Vienna by the lesser lights of the Congress, the greater luminaries, Bismark and Hochberg, having other fish to fry—the former to keep his royal master "in the way be should go," the latter to receive and pacify Hungarian deputations. Francois d'Amise, King-Consort of Spain, will be the lion of the fetes next week, and no effort will be spared to cement the alliance between France and Spain, to which the Emperor attaches immense value. I know that some time ago, in speaking to an English diplomatist on the subject, his Majesty observed that he could not understand the persistent uncomplimentary language of the English ministers (Palmerston and Russell) to wards Spain, as in the case of an European war the friendship or enmity of that power would make the difference of 100,000 men on the Rhine. Now, however that may be, I think if anything may be predicated as quite certain, it is the impossibility of a cordial alliance between a Bourbon and a Bonaparte. It is not known when the appeal lodged by Gamier Pages, &c., will come on for bearing, but no one can doubt what the result will be. The Procurenr Imperial will again assert that the law is " one and the same for all, and all must respect it." Of course all should respect it, and most especially the government itself ; yet every day the law is flagrantly violated by the official journal of the empire, the Moniteur du Soir, and it is in vain the Patric and other papers whose interests are gravely affected endeavour to recall the government to'a sense of common justice and fair play ; the more they remonstrate the more the Moniteur is loaded with illegal favours ; and the difficulties of journalism, already most onerous, are materially increased by this unfair competition. When the proprietor of the Patric requested his old col league, M. Fould, to allow the weekly statement of the Bank of France to he given to the other journals at the same time as to the Moniteur du Soir, his modest request was met by a refusal on the ground that the returns of the Bank acquired their official character by appearing in the Moniteur. This was merely a "dodge," as the signature of the governor of the Bank is the real and only test of their official accuracy, and that signature once appended acquires no more validity by appearing in the Moniteur than in any other paper. When honest men like M. Fould resort to such evasive answers, it calls to mind the story of the Marseilles merchant who enjoyed the "highest reputation" for honourable conduct. He received a cargo of coffee, for which the broker would only offer him 60e. the lb. Desirous of a larger profit, but equally anxious to remain within the strict limits of the truth, be descended to his kitchen, and, addressing the cook, said, " Will you buy the cargo of coffee just arrived "Master must be joking," replied the cook. " Not at all ; make me an offer above 60c., and I will consider about it." "Very well, sir, I offer 70c.," rejoined the cook. "Which offer I refuse," added the mer chant, and left the perplexed cook to her cooking. When the broker returned, repeating his offer of 60c., the merchant cried out, " Listen to me ; you know that I have never been guilty of uttering an untruth ; now, I pledge my word of honour that I have just refused an offer of 70c. for the coffee ; give me a higher rate, and you thrill have the cargo :" Of course the advance was given. The Prince Napoleon having a horror of all Bourbons will not honour Paris with his presence at the fates to be given next week, but will return in time to receive his brother-in•law, the Prince Humbert, sou of the King of Italy and heir to the throne. It is rumoured that the Prince and Prin cess of Wales are to visit Paris next month on their way to Denmark—a rather circuitous route to Copenhagen ! The elections for municipal councillors at Mar seilles have just terminated in the return of ten opposition candidates. At the head of the poll figures M. Bory, one of the 13 condemned last Saturday. The " process " is already bearing its fruit. The Bourse was flat, and Rentes lower than yes terday-661r. 25c. A HAPPY CITY. —A Warsaw letter, says the DThats, which we fiat in the Moscow Gazette, contaies the following curious details :—" Warsaw has recovered the ple nitude of life which belongs to great cities. It has the French theatre • it has excellent aerobia. in the S wise Valley ; it hu music in heJardia dr Saxe and the park of Duran. Everywhere the pablio usembles in great number; but more than elsewhere they meet once a week at the station of the railway from Warsaw to St. Petersburg. This fashion able promenade assembles each time from 4,000 to 8.000 persons. There is music there also, but of a particular kind ; tears, sobs, groans. This promenade. entertainment, amuse meet—call it what you will—is owned the adieus with exiled political criminals.' The fashion has been recently introduced by agitators. Although the day fixed for the departure of the convoys is always kept secret, each time the whole of Warsaw learns it through the night ; at 4 in the morning the precincts of the station are encumbered with a compact mass. Only some doses persons are banished at a time, and thousands assemble to bid them adieu. The police appear not to care about it" People will see, says the Datil e, that nothing is wanting to this pretty picture ; what grace, what delicacy, and whet good tote ! It is an idyll. After that let alums deny that Warsaw amuses iteelf, sod that joy and happiness have returned with calm, justice, and liberty under a paternal sdministratioo ! Tee STOCK or CorroN.—The stock of cotton sootiness to be (silly maientioed at Liverpool, although in commerce°, the immensely messed consumption there is a sever strain upon the quantity accumulated. The as noted figures .bow the movement al the stook at Liverpool during the Mat .ix weeks of the entreat quarter as cont. pared with the ocereepoediog periods of 1863 and 1862 : lest 111 . 4 L 110 '4- - . Bales. Week 4004114 July 1.. 166.110 .. 362.001 its 616 ~ 7. 1 1: I n 171.430 .. 261,200 .. Ikon „ If .. 101.000 .. 216,600 2E7,076 Avg. 6 .. 114760 .. 16 1 ,020 .. 266,1101 The position of the cotton supply question may be very tamely snowed up. The total receipts to June 30 this year of mw eotton amounted to 397,260.4161 b., apiast Z 10,033,94011%. in the eorreemoodiar six months of 1063, end 183,106,0961 b, in the correapondier ,is months of 1002. Them agave show that the cotton famine may virtually be nunidend st so ad. (DAY CIIILDIISIN POISONED AT LIVER POOL.--ONI DEATH. (From the Larerpriet Mercury of this day.) About 1 o'clock yesterday the greatest excitement Weneaßsd in the neighbourhood of Parliament-street and Greenland-street, in consequence of a rumour being prow lent that upwards of 60 children had been poisoned byeating toms oboosions beaus. Unfortunately the rumour proved to be too well founded. It appears that betweou I and 2 o'clock • little girl named Mary Ann Fodor was takes to the Southers Hospital by some females. The child was in greet suffering, and the surgeons of the hospital were informed that she had bees eating some beans, which she had gathered from • heap of rubbish that had been thrown from • cart on some vacant land in Gnmenlendatreet. Dr. Cameron, and Dre. Wollaston and Evans, the resident house surgeons, immediately attended the child ; but before they had time to administer the remedies considered necessary for her, about twenty other persons arrived with children in their arms suffering in a similar way. The medical gentlemen, see ing that the ease was an urgent one,and that thechildren were evidently suffering from • narcotic irritant poison, brought into requisition the whole resources of the institution, and antidotes were applied to counteract the effect. of the deleterious Anti which the children bad taken. The core,. tog room at this time presented • heartrending appearance. The poor children teemed to be suffering acutely from pain, and many of them were retching violently, while their mothers or friends were crying most piteously. From 1 to half-past 3 o'clock about forty children were taken to the hospital. One of them, named Michael Rummell, six years of age, who resided with his parents in New Bird-street, died about tea minutes after he was admitted, although all means were taken to save him. This is the only case, up to the present, where fatal re sults have occurred, but several of the children are not by any means out of danger. The oonsareoces would no doubt hate been much more serious had it sot been foe the prompt medical assistance that the children obtained. The remedies applied were the stomach pump, emetics, stimu ln ats, , fcc. The symptoms which the children exhibited were somewhat peculiar although they clearly showed the sufferers bad taken some poison of a deadly nature. The children were pale, very sick, and exhausted, and when they attempted to walk they staggered about as if they were drunk, although they had the use of all their senses, the poison which they had taken evidently not pro. dating that stupefy* effect which results from the taking of opium. Their pulsation was at flint very low ; some of them became feverish and drowsy,an3 their eyes were bright and protruding from the socket's; and in some of the worst cases the pupil of the eye was contracted. The quantity of the beans which the children stated they had eaten produced somewhat different effects. In one case, where a girl had eaten twelve, her recovery was easily accomplished ; whereas in the OM of another child, who stated that she had only eaten two beams, it was for some time feared that fatal results would follow. The child who died ate, it is stated, only six of the beans. From regale's( made by the polio as to bow the children got the beans, it appears that about 11 o'clock in the forswore • art, belonging to some person at present unknown, deposited a lot of rubbish on some vacant ground belonging to the corporation, adjoining the schools connected with Great George. street Chapel, in Greenland-street. Some children began to scraps amongst the rubbish and found a quantity of large, oily looking beans. The little thine, in their ignorance, ate some of the beans, as they had not an unpleasant tote. The news of thediscovery quickly spread among the children in the locality, whose parents generally belonged to the poorest ease, and a number joined in the search sad partook of the beans, with the results already stated. Inspectors Moore and Sontbwell, bearing of the occurrence, ordered the rubbish ea the ground .. .t0 be taken elargeOfby an a rnier of policemen: Subsequently they caused it to be riddled, when upwards of • bushel of the beans was obtained. The master of St. Barnabas School, which is doom by, also took a large quantity of beans from some of the children attending the school. T h e bean found is known by the Dania of physostygorna rens nom. or "Calabar bean," is mid to be used for dyeing and tanning purposes, and is a deadly poison. The rubbish from which it was obtained in so large • quantity by the un fortunate children is said by some to be ship sweepings and ballast taken from a vessel which has just arrived from the West Coast of Africa, while by others it is alleged to be the sweepings of a warehouse door; but, from the nature and appearance of the rubbish, the former seems to be the most likely supposition. GERMANY AND DENMARK A letter from Berlin, dated the 9th of August, aye: In well informed circles here it is believed that the German Powers will endeavour to settle the question of the Duchies as follows :—As soon as pesos with Denmark shall have been established Prunes and Austria will notify the same to the Diet, pointing lout at the same time that the Federal execution decreed against King Christian IX. must naturally cease, and that all Federal troops must be with drawn from Holstein and Laneaburg. A provisional govern ment for the two Ductile, in common will then be established to manage current business. (2zursils 221.zazams.) SPAIN. MADRID, AuGoer 12. The frigate Carmen has received orders to sail for the Pacific. A Catalonian COMMuIIIIOII has arrived at Madrid and will confer with the government upon the means of terminating the industrial crisis. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAIL& SOUTHAMPTON, Avaux: 12. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Seine, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 177 passengers, 2,585,301 dole. in specie, and 1,183 packages of general cargo. The Seine left St. Thomas on the 29th ult. Fine weather prevailed. Her Majesty's ship Devastation left Panama on the ll th ult. for Vancouver's Island. At Valparaiso the congress was engaged in re organising the various courts of justice in the republic, and planning the statutes of a national bank. The deputies are exasperated at the cabinet's withholding from them the correspondence on the itispano-Peruvian question. The smallpox was infesting the northern pro vinces. At Hume° 400 persons were suffering from the epidemic. Frequent and strong earthquakes were felt at Valparaiso and the neighbouring districts. • IL Peru the utmost exertion; were used by the government to have all war vessels in readiness. when it is ascertained bow the Spanish admiral will act on receipt of fresh instructions. Nothing further had transpired relating to the difficulty between Spain and Peru. Valparaiso : Exchange on London, 440. to 45d. ; on Paris, 4.65 to 4.70. Lima : Exchange, 37d. per dollar. News from Santo Domingo announces that the Dominicans had intrenched themselves around Puerto Plata, but failed to do much damage. They bad suffered considerably from five Spanish guns. The Spanish steamer Hamburg had arrived at Havannah with 400 wounded and sick from Santo Domingo. A correspondent, writing from Santo Domingo, says that large numbers of rebels are preparing to make a last effort at Santiago de los Caballero,. The discouragement amongst the Dominicans gains ground, and the insurrection is fast coming to an end. At Demerara general buaineas was quiet, rum was in fair demand, sugar dull, tonnage ample, weather stormy but favourable to the crops. Freight of sugar to London, 30d. Ikebange on London, 476 dole. A favourable change had taken place in the weather at Barbadoes, and the prospects of the planters were encouraging. The health of the island waa good. Exchange on London, 485 dole. Ruin abundant. At Grenada sugar cane, cotton, and cocoa were in a promising condition. Business was rapidly improving. The prospects of next year's crops at Jamaica were encouraging. Sugar : sales, 25e. to 265. pee 100Ibs. Rum 27 per gallon. Tobacco dull. Coffee scarce ; sales, 60s. to 625. Exchange, *per cent. prem. for 90 days. THE BOMBAY MAIL. StrEZ, AUGUST 11. The Behar, from Bombay July 24, reached Suez at 7 p.m. to-day. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FIRIDLY, A170171T It, 8 LI. B. .T. 119 b. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR UXBRIDGE. From an early boor yesterday forenoon Ux bridge and the surrounding villages were kept is • state of great excitement owing to a fire, greater than any that bad happened is the district for many years, and which has laid in rains property of great value. The disaster occurred at Hays Farm, Southall, and 12 or 13 miles from London. The first intimation of it wee by one of the farm servants seeing immense bodies of black smoke rolling from • large rick of hay In the rick-yard. Every endeavour was at once made to get the flames confined to that particular stack, and messengers were sent off for the local fire engines. Several quickly attended, and they were set to work, but it soon became 'epeeist that the fire would prove of a most disastrous character. The wind blowing rather vilely at the time, the fire lapped over and seized epos • rick of clover, and then upon another stack of hay. Every effort wee made to save the other ricks and farm buildings, but two more stacks of bay and another one of clover coos became ignited. A telegraph message was met to London for the firs brigade. Mr. Swanton, the chief off err of the western district of the London engine rata. Mishmeet, promred four post-horses and started off an engine and • powerful body of firemen. Before, however, they had time to reach the spot the SUMS had seized upon two other ricks of hay and clover. and also on four large brick and timber buildings teed as barns and stores. The scene then became one of grandeur. The de 'tractive element roes to a great height, and the crackling noiee made by the burning wood bad such an effect that Mr. Swanton telegraphed to the chief station of brigade in Watling-street for one of Shand and Mason's land steamers to be sent down, which wee accordingly dose, end the same was under the charge of Eagiseare Bobbies and Alexander. The whole of this force was sow set to work from various pointa. p :id . ecipal object aimed at was to save the other , as there was not the least chance of getting fire in the various stacks and farm buildings extinguished during the night. The arrival of the powerful steamer bad the effect of allayieg the fears of the inhabitants, sad no further extension ol mischief was apprehended. The loss by this disesteem fire must amount to a considerable sum, but the flames were me fined to seven ricks of hay and clover and four brick and timber buildings need es barns. be. As to the origin at the fire no that can be relied upon was aseertaieed. Fortunately the property was insured in the County Fire Mos. FURTHER DESTRUCTION OP PROPERTY. UXBRIDGE. FRIDAY, 11 •.IL The great conflagration is sot at this hour extinguished, and, unfortunately, the damage does ham bees far more serious than was at first expected. The tames have ex tended to so lam than nix other farm-buildings, making in the whole tee brick and timber structures of great size. and filled with a valuable stock of grain, dz. Shand and Mum's land steamer bag been at work from a pond the whole of the night; bat although this engine threw from 200 to 250 gallons of water per minute, the Eames continued their ravages. Mr. Swanton, the chief officer of the C, or western district, has gorse down to-day to the scene of conflagration, in order to give in structions to the firemen under him. Fortunately the brigade were enabled to save the dwelling house and materna, with the exception of both being slightly damaged by water. Owing to the long time the ricks have been burning it is feared that very little et the farm produce can be saved. Mr. Chas. White, the southern agent for the County Fire-office (where Mr. Wilshire is 'neared), after leaking a careful examinatios rf the property, came to the conclusion that the fire was sot the work of an iscendiary, but that it arose from oes of the stacks of hay over-bsating. Such en extensive fire has not happened is the neighbourhood for mveral jean. SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT THROUGH INTOIICATION. INQUEST.-(TRIB DAY.) _ _ _ _ This morning, Mr. Richards deputy-coroner. ham as ioquir7 it Pettier Hospital reaPecting the death of Edward filial. aged 50 years. It appeared from the evident), that the demeaned was em ployed es • chide ezaminar at Lloyd's claim proving work', Millsrell. A few days ago while at work re a chain at the examining-bench be forgot to place the mid of the chain in the socket. and consequently, when the strain came be was fineg from the bench. end same upon his head on a rear of iron. Death ensued from the injuries be received. It was stated that the deceased bad Dot been perfectly sober for two months. but that was nothing on. usual is the district. It wu almost • common thing for workmen in the iron yards to drink as much as three pl. lons of beer per day, and not to consider themselves drunk while Yonder its intimate. Verdict of " Accidental death." DELTH PROM THZ STING or ♦ WARP. —Yesterday morning as awfully sudden dispensation of Provideaos took plum at Las, sear Luriaham. Kent. Mr. Joseph Gledhill. of the Stamm Farm, a very healthy man, west into his garden and at* a rips plum, in which was after wards proved to be a weep, which nogg him in the throat. He immediately told his daughter be thought be had been stun. sod fiodiog that swelling of the throat was vapidly iscreasum and stopping the passage. hooey sad Ammer were resorted to as a remedy, some of which be took. sad • medical man was neat foe ; but so rapid was ths dad of Om fatal virus, that in about three-quartos el so bow after the infliction of the woasd, gad before medlesl aid Gould In procured. Mr. Gledhill fell a comma. It Is a elemilar fast that the deceased was dung by a wasp ow the keine ant twelve watts Wore. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Causatimiceet GonMara.) Q IN THOWAS__IIIII33IDII9 CAVE. The baskrtTpt7Ms — ri;;;;;;el as a iritireman, late of Argyle-square, New-read; of Bt. George's-terrace, Ilyd e . park ; and other plies& The accounts show an enormous amount of liability, chiefly incurred apparently in mining speculations. Of the total liabilities of 72,0441., 9.9431. is stated to be doe in newt of the Coppagh Mine. crectiton to the amount of 43,300/. hold security on the hankrupie property in Ireland, at Worthing, and elsewhere. From this property& surplus is anticipated, so as to leave, accord ion to the calculations in the balanos-sbeet, a deaciei.cv of 2,82.91. only. The bankrupt states his expenditure at 2,3001. a year for the two years preceding the bankruptcy. The official • in answer to the court, said that the bankrupt valet hie estates at 67,0001. The Commissioner—But does anybody else Take them r.t that'. (A laugh.) The official assignee mid that remained to be seen. At the list sitting the proceedings in bankruptcy had been stayed, to give the bankrupt an opportunity of coming to an arrangement with his creditors. Mr. Harrison, for the assignees, asked for a further al layment. Mr. Plows read an affidavit of the bankrupt, stating that the deed of arrangement bad already been executed 05. Cre ditors for 40,0001. and upwards. and further time wee required in consequence of many of the creditors residing in Ireland. He therefore asked for an adjournment. A gentleman, who said he represented the National Pro vincial Bank of Ireland, wished to oppose the bankrupt on the ground of vexatiously defending an action ; but, it ap carthmrdng tha . t the bank had not proved their debt., be could not Au adjournment until November was ordered. His Honour, referri4 to this came, which was before him yesterday, said he was disposed to most the wishes of the bankrupt's friends by accepting a deposit of 21101. in lien of bail, but the didlculty was who was to receive the money. Mr. Cbidley said he thought that Mr. Graham, the off cisl assignee, would be the most proper perm. His Honour concurred, and the bankrupt's release v., ordered on this condition. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Wore Mr. Paris.) ASSAULT ST ♦ VOLLSTILIL George Bowden wearing li iit;niforin of the Tower Hamlets Volunteers, was convicted of a violent assault with his bayonet upon the person of Charlie TotteL The followiag is the priscipal evidence Charles Tette! said, us Tuesday evening the `2nd inst, he was in the East Indio-road, near Orieetabetreet, with a friend, whi a they heard a cry of police and some women's voices calling for protection. He went up and saw the pri soner struggling with a man. The women midis &complaint, and his fused tried to separate the prisoner and the other mac, when the prisoner sewed hold of him and struck him with his drawn bayonet. It was not a blow bat a thrust The primmer then scratched witness's face. A policeman thee came up, and he gave the prisoeer into charge. When at the station the prisoner expressed his regret at what had ocourred, and offered to pay any dances bill, as he did not know what ha was doing at the time ;be had been, he said, to a regimental dinner, and had takes too math. John Richardson said he was with his friend the last wit. noes. The prisoner bad his bayonet drawn when be wept up to him. He said to bim " Well, mate, you had better put that instrument up." He replied. " You —, 191 put it into you." He sailed witness by the collar, thrust him up against the forma, and drew his band back with the bayonet in it, as if going to strike with the point of it. The lest wituess cams up and pulsed him (prisoner I away. The prisoner feU on his back, with his bead on the road and his feet on the path. The man who had been struggling with the prisoner ran away. The last witeess ran to the prisoner to hold him and keep his bayonet down. The prisoner, who was drunk, was then given into custody. Benjamin Lovell, 188 B, said he was on duty in the East India-road, Poplar, at the time this occurred. Ile heard some one say, " Here's a row, let's go sod see ; here's a volunteer with his bayonet drawn. He saw a man run away, and then saw the prisoner with the bayonet in hie hand. Witneas went up to him and asked him to give his bayonet up, which he refused to do. Witness seised hold of him, th rew him down, and forced the bayonet out of his h and. The prosecutor then charged the prisoner, who appeared like a madman. Michael Grant, 5, Karp:et-street, Upper North-street, Papier, a seamen, said, hearing cries, he went up and saw the prisoner, who caught hold of him, and made a " prod" at him with his bayonet. Witness stepped quick 'aide, sad the point of the beyonet caught his hip bone . When the prisoner thrust at him he rid, " What the have you got to do with it" The primmer was taken to the snake. when he expressed his regret at what had onsurred. The captain of the prisoner's company gave the prisoner a good character, and said he had come from a regimental dinner when this occurred. Mr. Psynesaid he could not per over such an offence as the primmer had beep guilty of without some punishment, which he hoped would be a warsiog to the prisoner and ether volunteers sot to make use of the weapons that were placed in their pommies. If they went to regimental dio rama it would be quite as well if they left their arms at home, for they could have no use for them at a dinner table. The sentence apse the prisoaer was that he be imprisoned for one month, sad enter into he reasthimances in a sum of 251. to keep the pesos to all bee Majesty's subjects for twelve mouths. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL IMPICTABILITY IN TIOUBLE. Edmund MoTitague ----- 11147,: riropeciable man, residing at Kilburn, was brought up on remand before Mr. Alderman Bosley, charged with stadia' a riding-whip, value 144. dd., the property of Mr. J. Alexander. Mr. Louis Lewis appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Alexander said he had only seen the prisoner twice, on Friday and Monday bust. Witness being an agent, wrote to the pristent, in comoquesicei of a letter he had received from his principals in Birmingham, whin him to cell en the Friday. When he came wittier told him he could not get up his order, and asked him to look at kis patterns, and give as order for what was maw nary. He did so, and gave an order for 601., and two refereaoss. On the Manley be mom again about cone, and asked him if he had received an answer from hi. refer woes, and was replied to in the negative. At that time witness was doing up • parcel at the frost of the shop, and hearing the glans case at the back dome, he turned round and walked up to the prisoner, when he saw the end of the whip in question hanging oat above his waistcoat icri his clothes. Be drew the whip out of the primer's waistcoat, sad aoctuied him of stealing it. He mid " I did not stml it; I had it under my cost." Whore thee said ha would give him in charge. On being crow-examined the witness said he bad the pekoines acceptances for IX 16e. 91.. for whips which be had bought, and that on a constable being sent for he tried to leave the shop, and to Mk. the whip from his (witness's) hand. _ . This wawa' underwent a stringent croos-examinatioe by Mr. Lewis, who °Distended that the charge rested solely re the widows of a men who unfortunately was subject to Ste, and in a highly nervous state when the thing o.oirred. He abould call witnesses who would 4pectic to the uoblem lobed character of the accused, and salt the court to dis charge him. Mr. Alderman Embry said the witeesses as to character would not sitar his deterenteattoe. which was to send the wee before a jury. He was thee °outwitted for trial. bail being refused. BOW-STREET. LILKOZEI BONI= OF WOZIEDIGI MATIMIALS. -COMPS°. Edward xwrpty, ta she employiet Mr. Thomas Austin Slack, bootmaker, of 187, Drury lase, was charged with stealiog • quantity of leather, the property of hie master. From the statement of the prosecutor, it appeared that he bad sustained great losses in him trade by the mysterious dis appearance of waking matariale, and he had takes steps to watch the movements of tome of his worlipeopla, is the hope of discovering the source of the mischief. Ou the 27th of May hit he had given to the prisoner (one of his journeymen), a quantity of materials to make up six pairs of amid* boots, takieg the penal precantios to stamp the toles and uppers with his name. The value of the leather was shout 304. The boom should bare been completed and maned within three or four days, but he sever performed the work. tad up to the 2.1 of August he had boots. He bad bees constantly spokes to, but to ao pur pose, and having at leogth uttered that he bad sold the materials to a stranger for 15s. (about half their value). the use eve. custody. A men lamed John tur stated that he was with the prisoner in the month of a" and accoroptaisd bits ti the sbop of • Mr. Miller, in Brialt•late, Spitelttelds, when the miaow sold the uppers and taut of one pair of boots for 2s. 6d. The prisoner said he had more of the came sort, and Miller said be must tabs the stamped name out of the leather before be would buy any more. The cue was remanded, and a summons Mimed against Miller, who was now placed fm the dock on suspicios of being the receiver, Mr. Beard, solicitor, attending to defend him. The witatat Douglas was now about, and Mr. Beard elicited the startling fact that the prosecutor since the but examination had received if. and • promise of 6,. from the primoar's friesds—a mormediag which Mr. Vauban de clared to be vary discreditable, ma court' of justice could Dot be axed as a mar of exacting the computation for stolen property and thus eocapromistag felony. Mr. Beard said Ids idlest was • most respectable mat, and hoped be would sot be detained upon the false state ments of Desegime. Mr. Vaiegbau—i aka resemed the cats for farther in- I qualty, tad Miller will Massa vials apse his sunsets. as Lazy Arnow tos Ware Yr. Jame I arms sad WWII II in. is the MC this mon the az*. is shoat IS dews• borste.and tba eir: i l e t woe& fag they each 1 to go foto Oval Ban ow an cosh. I the same bear alter es ay lack pews I s• um bad job itionl6 ▪ be bed Teeeday. Mrs. Am, sid—On the 26th in thil to She j bane. the «maim ' pot. On the osA~ p the memo where the Mr. Yam end I app The mid sum 01 100 Jon Hi to South Awt George Lord Car hia midair Sergeant flootlaod-yr Como, aw warrant, 01 him the aln Lard Curia replied, " Howe, and then shows sees that b The lotto Woad mos Howe, ace he would I Primmer Lord Car injure him, The prim father's tee Mr. Kam until the s should rem put an each The pries for breakim would pee value of the tenuity of d effect that affected the whore the b lost a eh backed. A would event iag that tl mount eat tioned. (1, a fonaal n board. A Mune bat differently. equal prose web eseh 5 The Cam the 101. pre the Stock E Pita' of Ts/. A Dt/BCT PrielielDS fi the Amish° upon the el wee ; but It it, which w( After we ths director The atolli, A vote of wised the I An extr holders wee Old Biondi! Sierra, for t Purchase of The Sou( Pow to oul usx about 21 The Cent I Wribil opa l that it *boo to doubt (IN was complet the properti A ►oudat the proceed' Tar F . ll et th e pets , Chita. three e ed Jobs J with havieg der nigh t , e entirely new whole of the night it qua hood. depot She lama b. et th e varb 4hir dl= OCPAwGaN-8 ▪ (Lip, N• rbebber . bee 'ft whit or Wolbosiew ritot. b:ad hi lee Ad s * rasa pre LIR