The Express. — London, England, 1867-09-26 00:00:00

..,,~ THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, resources. They had no books, no newspapers. They sometimes could not speak, and more often would not speak their own language, so that there was an impassable barrier between them andtheir dependents. They thought it fine to talk to each other and their children in a barbarous lingua franca, of which French was indeed the chief component part, but a French so different to the French of France, that the politest native of that country could hardly avoid smiling as he listened to it. They could only read French, and there was but one French newspaper in all Southern Russia, and that was a Government monopoly, which never chronicled anything but the move ments of the Governor-General of the Tauride. They had, however, one, and only one, means of amusing themselzes, and although they paid for it very dearly, it was too sweet to forego. As soon as the noonday dinner was over, the raw fish, the vodki, the fermented cabbage soup, the maize pudding, and the rough wine disposed of, they began to abuse ono of the Greek or German pedlers who were constantly travelling about the country for that purpose. The chief butler of the establishment would be despatched to fetch this worthy from some out house where he would be found munch;ng black bread and onions. Then the sport would begin. Hour after hour, and often deep into the night, the drunken Bogard would insult the pedler, and shout with coarse laughter while he heaped one indignity after another upon him. Sometimes in an ecstasy of wit he would thump him. But the pedler never lost his temper. He grinned, he cringed, he applauded the wildest antics of his host. He told the latest news and the worst new scandal from Government-house. Gradually the shy, half-savage women stole into the room to listen ; and he had usually some ribbons and German jewellery still further to en gage their attention and sympathies. When the Boyard was drunk enough, and the pedlar felt secure of these powerful allies, the subject of money was introduced. The pedler always had money, and the Bogard always wanted it. " How " much—when can we have it 7" was the eager cry of the household. On further inquiry, it woull appear thatthepedlerhad no specieabout his person. It might have been dangerous to travel with such a burthen in such company. But he had bills. Yes, bills in blank on an eminent Greek firm at Mariopol, Birbantaki. "Did not the Boyard " know him, the great Birbantaki of Mariopol 7 " To be sure the Boyard knew him, and to be sure the Boyard would take his bills. " Nothing can " be easier," says the pedler ; " sign this agree " meat to deliver so many thousand tchetwerts of " the wheat which is now springing green and fair " over your fields, and here is a bill of exchange " for a third of the price at once on account. Will " your regal munificence deign to remember the " commission of the most abject and dutiful of " your slaves—myself I It is but ten per cent., st and I will go to-morrow with your chief butler "in a tarantasse and get the money." The bait always took. No Boyard or agent could resist ready money, and to profit by his ignorance and weaknesses, to dribble it out to him in tb;a way, was but the mere beginning or alphabet of ;IL? old corn trade. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) the esurt. BALMORAL, Bar. 24. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Christian, went out yesterday morning, and in the afternoon drove out with Princess Christian and Princess Beatrice. Princess Louise and Prince Arthur, with Lady Churchill, went out riding. The Hon. Mrs. Gordon arrived at the Castle yesterday an a visit to her Majesty. . . . Mr. Gathorne Ha;tly had the honour of dining with the Queen and royal family. Mr. Cowper, her Majesty's con& at Porto Rico, had an interview with Lord Stanley, at the Foreign-office, yea terday. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, on leaving Hatfield House, where they have been staying on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, returned to Highelere Castle, near Newbury. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is expected to arrive at Gloucester House in a few days from Germany, and will then go on • visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley._ _ _ . On Tuesday the Bishop of London entertained at dinner, at Fulham Palace, the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin, Bishop of St. David's, Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, Bishop of Chester and Mrs. Jacobson, Bishop of Capetown and Mrs. Gray, Bishop Bedele, of Ohio, and Mrs. Bedele, Bishops of Ely sad Rochester, Christ Church, Now Zea land, Moray and Rom, Jogyle and the Isles, lowa, Loui siana, Arkansas, Indiana, Alabama, Pittsburg, Tonneau., Bishop Anderson, Bishops of Sodor and Mau, Bombay, Huron, Antigua, Sierra Leone, Ontario, Glasgow, Rev. Canon Hawkins, Rev. E. C. Woolloombe Balliol Mr. Lucius Spooner, Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys, and Rev. E. H. Fisher. An agricultural dinner at Abingdon has afforded one or two members of parliament an opportunity of making their views known on public questions. Sir Charles Buse r& touched upon the Fenian disturbances at Manches ter and the Abyeeiaian expedition. Mr. Kenyon made a speech on the much•vexed question of education in the agricultural districts. The inhabitants of Belfaat are making prepara tion, to give a hospitable reception to the Lord Lieutenant on the occasion of his visit next week for the purpose of inaugurating their new dock. Committees have been formed to present addresses. _ At the Social Science Congress on Tuesday, Sir James Simpson delivered an inaugural address on " Health." Sir James made a vigorous onslaught on the hospital system, contending th►t the want of fresh air and the multiplicity of different cases entailed a great waste of life. Indeed, the figures he mentioned were quite start ' ling. He strongly urged the importance of keeping infanta in a warm atmosphere, and stated that in Belgium one-half more of children died in winter than in summer. He vigo rously denounced the removal of Jenner's statue from Tra falgar-square, and remarked that if he had killed • hun dred thousand men instead of having laved eighty thousand lives every year, he would probably have been made • duke. Indian questions were largely discussed on Tuesday. The banquet given at night under the presidency of Lord Dufferin was well attended, and passed off with moms. The Earl of Roue has been for some time put seriously indisposed, so much so u to cause considerable siuiety to his numerous friends. A letter from Mr. Young, who commands the boat expedition sent out by the Admiralty to ascertain the fate of Dr. Livingstone, dates that on the 26th of July, the party having been oonveyed to the /Conant mouth of the river Zambesi in her Majesty's ship Petrel, Com. mender Gordon, were about to arose the bar in their steel beat on ti:, following day. We (Times) understand that before the close of the Paris Exhibition it has been determined by the Foreign Commissioners to give a banquet of an international the. meter to the Imperial Commission and its dell. It is to take place at the Hotel du Louvre, and Earl Granville, es President of the International Exhibition of 1862, hes been invited to take the chair. The next examination for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, will commence, at Chelsea Hospital on Monday, the 16th of December, 1867, and that for admission to the Royal Military Academy, Wools:eh, on Thursday, the 2nd of January, 1868. Candidates for admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, are informed that in sad after the examination in June, 1868, the subjects will be limited to five. Experiments in steam ploughing and ordinary deep plougb , ng have commenced at Evry, on the domain of Petit-Bourg. Toe systems of Mr. Fowler and of Mr. Howard are in full working order, and will continue their operations until Saturday next. The French appear to take much interest in the steam apparatus of these two gentlemen, and generally regard them as doing their work admirably. The special commission to try the Fenian' in anehecter will be held early in December, and will be presided over by one chief justice and two piano judges. At Sunderland, yesterday, it was stated that the Fenian@ in that town had held meetings, and had pared resolutions expressing joy at the late occurrence at Man chester. It was suggested that if this statement could be proved, additional police would be necessary, and the pre caution should be taken of obtaining revolvers for the use of the constables. Yesterday afternoon a deputation of English volunteers waited upon the Bing of the Belgians, by ap pointment, and presented him with his portrait, panted by Captain Mercier. The King warmly thanked the deputa tion, and invited them to dinner in the evening. The Figaro publishes an appalling list of statis tic~. La Belle Helene, alias the Grand Duchess. (Schneider), numbers 31 years ; the fascinating Olive Mon talent, whose many charms nightly fill the Palais Royal Theatre with a crowd, was born in 1843 ; Madeleine Bro- hen (Madame Marie Uchard) in 18X ; her sister, Augus tine, in 1824 ; Alboni in the same year; Madame Miolban• Carvalbo in 1827 ; Mdile. Farguee in 1819 ; Cravelli in 1824 ; Jenny Lied in 1821; the veteran Dejaset in 1798. The advice. from America state that in that country, as on this side, disappointment is experienced from the yield of the wheat crop, since it thrashes oat poorly in companion :th the estimates previously enter- Mined. Many of the western farmers, therefore, instead of sending their stooks rapidly forward, were holding out for higher rates. Leiters from Spain state that Pezuela continues to export innocent persons from Oatakid& From the town of Rens a number of persons of the better classes, not seemed of any participation in the late insurrection, but obnoxious to suspicion of liberal principles, were quite recently seized, their arms bound behind them, and in this guise they were marched to Tarragona, followed by weeping women, there to be shipped to the colonies. Some of these prisoners are Moderadoes in politics—that is to say, belonging to Narvses's own party, but Pezuela lumps Progresistaa and Moderacloes together, as being tarred with the same brush, and infected with the poison of liberalism. Narvaez is disposed to revert to more moderate measures, but the Queen inclines to the Pseuds- Calonge-Nocedal gang—in other words, to the partisans of the Inquisition. A few days ago the manager of the Zoological Gardens at Liege observed gigue of disease in two beautiful Indian stags, and from the signs was led to think they were attacked with the cattle plague. The veterinary surgeon. ordered one of them to be killed, and au examination proved that the suspicion was well founded. The fact ha. created some excitement at Liege, and some valuable sheep and another stag, which were kept near, were ordered to be killed. Tea QUISS or fitl NamaraJams. —The Queen of the Netherlands is now on • visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at the Crove, near Watford. Her Welty is attended by Count Bylandt and the Baroness de bedsits. Among ths visitors staying at the Grove are —The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbum the Earl and Countess Cowley and Lady Peodore Welletley, Lord Lyme, Mr. Odo Russell, Mr. Henry Caleraft, ke. Her Majesty will remain the guest of the noble earl and countess till Saturday, and then go to Knowsley on a visit to the Earl and Ornate= of Derby. The Rev. T. Binney, who has for some time been at Buxton, is expected to return to London this week. His general health is, we undetstand, improved, but the local effActs of his accident are still snail as to prods& the hops of his issuediatsay realm* active duty.—Nonsos *waist. TEE Wesrsaw Fran - taw. —ln the week ended of Tuesday nearly 50 kophsads of pilshards and • largo quantity el hake were sought an the Cornish coast. About 300,000 herrings were taken on the South Devon Gout, In additisa to a few hogsheads of pilchard,. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. --..- THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND GARIBALDI. The Avenir National, of to-day, has the follow ing. An absurd rumour was circulated yesterday in Paris. It is said that the government, in anticipation of the attempt of Garibaldi, had despatched to Toulon orders for the embarkation of a division intended to proceed to Rome to protect the government of the Pope, To return to Rome would be as senseless as to return to Mexico, and in the absence of substantial proof we do not admit that such an aberration, which would so nicely play the game of M. Bismarck, could enter into the mind of the government ; if it were possible for our government to commit such folly we should then have to expect early ►nd serious complications. (azuna's numums.) ITALY. FLORENCE, Sim. 25, Evszusa. A manifesto has been issued by the Mayor of the city calling upon the National Guard to main tain order. Some of the military posts have been reinforced as a precautiona7 measure. Up to the present the city is quiet. Several persons were arrested last night. The despatches sent from various parts of the kingdom announce that the news of the arrest of Garibaldi has nowhere pro duced any disturbance„ and tranquillity continues to prevail throughout the whole peninsula. The Opinione or this eveningrepeata the statement that the ministry will allow Garibaldi to go to Ca prera if he will renounce his expedition to Rome. Should, however, he refuse; it is believed that the ministers will convoke an extraordinary sitting of the parliament. Yesterday evening a severe hurricane:passed over Venice and the vicinity. Several houses were de stroyed, and at Buranodud Mestre many fatal acci dents occurr..d. HAMBURG. HAMBURG, SEPT. 26. The Assembly of Burghers of Hambu-g have ac cepted the proposal of the Senate for the abrogation of the agreement with the Submai:ne Tele2,:aph Company. The decision of the question whether the town of Hamburg shall still remain a free port or join the North German Union will take place next Wednes day. CAI-Guru AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, Sr.a 25. The Manilla left at 5 p.m. yesterday, and the Syria at 6 a. m. to-slay. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 27th inst., and the latter at Southa-npton on the 4th October. (BY ATLANTIC TILEGIAPIL) AMERICA. _ _ NEW YORK, SEPT. 25, 6 P.Y. The Denmark and the Baltic have arrived out. Closing Prices.—Gold, 1431. Sterling exchange on London, 109}. 5-20 United States Bonds, 114 ; Illinois, 1211 ; Erie, 621. IrCotton—Middling lend, 24. PHILADELPHIA, Bar. 25. Standard white petroleum, 32. MID TIM PORTION OCCUPATION OF ZONE. Garibaldi's fall at Aspromonte led to the evacua tion of Rome by the French garrison, and his arrest at Sinelunge, the Times argues, ought equally to decide the expulsion of Zorrives and other foreign hirelings. Unless the September convention is interpreted to mean the placing of the Papal government face to face with its sub jects, that compact was a mockery and a snare on the part of the French government, and on that of the advisers of King Victor Emmanuel a base dereliction of duty. The work which they prevented Garibaldi from accom plishing devolves on the Italian government, and if the latter is equal to its mission many months, or perhaps weeks, will not pars before we see its real purpose in inter fering with Garibaldi's movements. The Daily New is far from suspecting the French go vernment of meditating a second occupation of Rome. The time is put when it could afford to commit such an other blunder as that. Having once delivered itself from a politico so false and inconsistent am that which it occu pied at Rome for seventeen years, it will hardlybe induced, even by such an htimate enemy as Bishop Dupsnloup, to plunge for an Ndefinite period into the same labyrinth again. And if not France, assuredly there is no other European Power that would presume to step I tween Italy and Rome. Who can imagine a Spanish or an Aus trian intervention in ? France was never more con turned than now to conciliate the goodwill of Italy. _ . . . The Telegraph thinks it by no means certain that Gar'. baldrs arrest will prevent the revolutionary party from rising in Rome. tinder • government so imbecile, o corrupt, and so feeble as that of the Holy Bee, • handful of resolute men might suffice to raise the standard of revolt within the walls of the Papal city ; and if the movement were attended with any species of succees, Italy would not remain an indifferent spectator. _ . nil Star believes that the movement which has just taken place was arranged within u well as without the walla of Items, sad that it was a mistake in the strategy of revolution which assigned the initiative to those on the outside. The result is a painful and humiliating one. PROFI33IONAL NtllllllBll3. Several of oar contemporaries refer th;s mo: Jim to the oireumetances disclosed at the Tottenham inquest. The Post recalls the case of the woman Winsor, and expresses the belief that women of her stamp, and cat.yin; on busi nese in her prodse way, are neither few nor far betimes. That priests retreat kept by persons of no doubtful said parities exist in plenty has been proved to de monstration, sad the Port does not see why professional numerics—to call them by that inoffendve name—for infanta and young children should be allowed to remain under management less responsible than the law concedes to private asylums for the insane. Without adding a syllable to the verdict of the jury in the cue of Mrs. Jagger's institution, the Standard says, that while it throws an extraordinary light upon a system existing among us, it reveals a still greeter breadth of shadow behind which dramas may be going forward of the strangest nature. With no appetite for public exposures the Standard disapproves of the concealment of the name of the mother, as it believe. that where suspicion. soserious ere possible the history of the affair should be told to the very last letter. The Telegraph inclines to think that when there Is an extensive connexion among adulterers and adulteresses it does really pay to keep the " inoumbranom " living, and that the fatalities of the establishment are much and truly deplored by its oonducrtmas. But accidents must of necessity occur very frequently, because a child has a poor chases of living, away from its mother's bread Mrs. Jagger does not appear to have been much to blame for the child's death. But those unhappy persona who give top the secret of their sin to child-farmers incur a peril which hoop over them eternally. They are at the mercy of those whose very profession is a scandal, and whose sense of honour is not likely therefore to be 'Moog. At a whisper the reputation of the erring can be shattered ; and they may be celled upon to buy off the fatal whisper till they are beak rapt of means and hagprd with fear and remorse. I Some experiments took place at Eihoebetinees yesterday. The American 450-pounder wee fired with 1001 b. of AMMER •anon powder against the 8-irk target with the Wanier basking. In two iastaame it mused •ompl•t•ly through at a range of 70 ymila. The English 9-inch gun, fired obliquely at the wee target, gave excellent results. ~~ EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (fox ova owl PARIS, WIDNLSDAY EVINDIG. The arrest of Garibaldi is, of course, the great event of the day. Sinalunga, the place where he was arrested (and not Asinalunga, as stated in the Maniteur), is a town in Tuscany, containing 3,60) inhabitants, in the valley of Chiana, 33 kilometres from Arezzo. The day before his arrest Garibaldi was favourably received by the municipality and national guard of Areaxo, to whom he made • speech declaring that Italy could not be deaf to the appeal of the Roman people. It will be seen from the report' of the Bourse that Garibaldi's arrest is far from being considered as a settlement of the Roman question, or even as a momentary removal of • cause of uneasiness. M. R•ttasai will be greatly embarrassed to know what to do with Garibaldi now that he has him • pri lsoner. He at once offered to set him at liberty, and let him go to Caprer•, if he would give his parole to renounce his project against Rome. Garibaldi positively refused to make any such pea -1 miss. What is now to be done with him 1 Is he to be tried I The whole country would be with him, and the government will scarcely dare to face the agitation that his trial would produce. But if he is kept long in prison without trial, there will be an outcry against the illegality of his incaroera • tion. And if he is released he will at once endeavour to reach the Roman States, where he has • little army waiting for him. This is • day of wild rumours. The evening papers state, " under all reserve," that riots have occurred in Florence, and that M. Rattazzi' s house has been sacked; that Menotti Gariballi is in Rome, and that • rising in the Roman states is yet to be apprehended. The Press, speaks of ministerial changes as on the tapir. It says that the Duke of Persigny and M. Walewaki have been sent for to Biarritz ; that there is a talk of M. Drouyn de Lhuya coming into office ; that M. Haussmann, who left Paris for a week, has extended his conga to a month, and in all probability will return, not in Prefect of the Seine, but either as • private individual or a minister. M. Genteur is spoken of for a high office, which will give him an opportunity of taking • great part as a government orator in the Chamber. The Bourse was extremely depressed. Rente fell 35c. for cash, and 17ic. for account, closing at 69fr. and 69;r. 12ec. Mobilier, after going down to 185 fr. (!), closed at 190 fr. with a fall of 26fr. It was said that one of the old directors having refused to sign • guarantee, the Bank of France had lent but 27 millions instead of 37i. Credit Fonder fell 20fr. ; Comptoir d'Esoompte, 13fr. 60c.; and the Mobilier Espagnol, 12fr. 500. The Belgian paper La Meuse, relates that a serious robbery took place on Saturday n4ht at Ohente, ' under singular circumstances. It is stat that the pro prietor of the menagerie which is situated at the fair in that locality, had just sold his fine collection of animals to some English people, and had received in part payment about 10,000 francs. This sum was deposited in a chest which was placed in the den itself. Notwithstanding the proximity of lions, tigers, an elephant, &c., • bold robber entered and carried off both chest and money, and up to the present time nothing has been recovered. The police have made active search for the disoovery of the audacious thief who exercised his calling in the midst of ferocious beasts. It is rumoured at Chem% that an individual has been arrested, ARRIVAL OF FENIAN CONVICTS AT PORTLAND. The Helicon, tender to the Manna fleet, arrived in Pori land Roads on Monday afternoon, with 12 Fenian prisoners on board, among them the noted Moriarty. In the evening they were taken ashore, ender a strong guard, and were marched to the aenviet establishment _ _ The CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—The Caledonian Railway meeting was bell yesterday In Glasgow. The chairman (Colonel Salkeld) adverted to the reports cir culated regarding the finances of the company. He main tained that these reports war , intended to depreciate the market value of the stock, and thus enable spesalators, who, he was informed, bad "bested" Vie market to the extant ot 500,000 L, to hay in awls at a lower rata, and thus realise a prat on the stock they bad already cold without having it to deliver. The half-yearly report was unanimously approved of. The agreement with the Sol way Company was confirmed. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. (Managing Director. Mr. F. Strange.) Three Ballets. 200 Demean 80 Instrumentalists, Singers, Acrobats, Mimics; Pic tures, Latest Telegrams, iialooos, Sapperrooma, Lavatories, Smoking-rooms, Evening Paper: 10 Orchestral Pieces Every Night. Open at ilall-past Seven, begin at Eight. Prices—ls., 25., and 841. iteiservad Seats, 45.: hinge 11081 8 1 T 0111 42 Box-Win' open from Eleven to Four. COVENT GARDEN PROMENADE - 4C COVET/ OARILET TITRATR AW E. ILII TS. EVERY EVENING at Eight. ladw the mole direction of Mr. JOHN RUSSELL. Thursday nights, a **gong( Chugiesl Slink: other nights If beellaneous. The Pfograrigne le varied every evening. Conductor—signor BOITE:4 7ff, and for the Dance Musk Ilerr JOHANN s TEA I os.—Admission, Oue cur erpreoo, TO CORROPONDENTS. oteerttsementa intended for "The Reece,' London Evening :"Srmoat be et the Mee, le, Boaverieetteet. b 7 Two a on the day of publication. ORTINT LANZ. Tuts VIIIITM FAUST. Mr. Phelps, Messrs. FAnuuel Phelps Harcourt. Warner, Webb, Temple, nc . Mesdames Herman Venn. Vandalised stc.—And THE N D HIS MR 2 ' l - Mews. Ryder add Phelps; MIAs PAUL Stuart. HAYMARKIT. THIS ETIMIWO, ROMEO AND JULIET. Kamm Chlpp)sndale. Hook Rogers, Ronda. Clark Compton. de ; Mee lames veott Skidoos. Chippoodals, ac.—ro PARIS AND RACK FOR A& Mr. Bucksionti—And MOCK IN); 2:NYS. TIM Revered, POOR PILLICOUDY. Near. Dominick Murray & Gresham Polly Marshall. —And 111 6 STREETS 07 LONDON. Mr. Vining, Maui. M•Lean, D. Murray, &c. ; Mesdames Sanger, Barnett, and Addle. LYCEUM. Teal Entaitio, THE MISTISSS OF THE MILL—THE LADY OF LYONS. Mr. Yachter, Maws Jordan, Addison, Calhaent, Mellon. Dalton, Stuart, and Prances; Misses Eli- Worthy and Carlotta Leclerc% Mn. Marston. zurmunnA. Tun !cringing, ALONE IN THE PIRATES' LAIR.—The American Minstrels and Jspaoss Tommy ; 71a renowned Gymnasts, M M. eoutellier and —And THE GRAY LA DYE Or' PERNLEA. Mr. Reynolds; Mesdames Courtesan, Coveney. HIGH WATCH AT LONDON BRIDGE. Vim D►T —Morning. Oh. 21m....—Atternoon, Oh. 50m. taMoggom—Morning. lb. Min..— —Afternoon. In. &nu. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. MANY are the reasons which are now making it a public duty to impress upon the minds of British landlords and farmers the fact that there must soon be a great fall in the price of wheat. The effect about to be produced on the corn market by the opening of the Southern Russian railways is not likely to be temporary, a thing to be felt indeed when the harvest at home is very bad, and to be forgotten in time of plenty. Prices will go on steadily falling every year, at least during the present generation, for there is scarcely any limit to the supply of wheat to be reasonably expected from abroad. We can only foretell that it will go on increasing with the opening of eve new railroad in the corn countries ; and that the trade which has hitherto been the most speculative of any will be soon made, by the nearly general sys tem of telegraphs now established all over the world, one of the safest branches of coil merce to which prudent men can turn their attention. Formerly, when it took several weeks to communicate between London and Taganrog, the whole corn trade of Southern Russia was a mere gambling speculation in the hands of • few Greek houses. Any other com mercial firms which ventured to touch this mys terious business were ulluqlly ruined, or driven from the market. One British house after the othe tried it and went down, till it was becoming one of the best understood principles of English mer .Fantile men to 'nave nothing more to do with it. There were Englishmen at St. Petersburg and at Archangel, at Rigs and at Moscow, who could pursue their business with legitimate profits and more than average success. Tallow, and wool, and hides were all found to produce fair profits ; but there seemed to be some spell upon the corn trade, and there was not, and there is not one single British commercial firm established in the south of Russia--4 fact without • parallel in any other district equally wide throughout the whole civilized world. There is, however, no difficulty whatever in finding an explanation of this c'rcumstance. The Russian corn trade was one series of awindlings and falsehoods, which Englishmen could neither understand, nor deal with successfully had they been able to understand them. In the first place, the Russian landlord had immense tracts of land which he was unable to cultivate for want of farm labour. If he possessed estates elsewhere, or if he was a man in office, in short, if he was a personage of any con sequence whatever, he was certain to be an absentee. No man without being moved by a fine sense of duty, or other grave reason, would willingly pass his life in a country where the winter lasts for eight months of every year, and where there is neither game, neighbours, nor quarter sessions. The estates of the nobility were therefore left entirely in the hands of agents, usuallyretired military officers, who grew rich while the landlords grew poor, and it was no uncommon thing for • man with an estate as large as a Ger man duchy to derive from it no revenue whatever. The few proprietors who resided on the soil were sunk in the lowest depths of ignorance, and steeped to the lips in pride and poverty. Of scientific farming they knew nothing whatever. Manuring and draining were unheard of. They threshed their cora by driving wild herds of horses at a gallop through it. When it was threshed they pat it into barns, where the rata and mice eat it if it were not promptly sold, or the serfs burnt it if they got angry. All these petty resident landlords and the agents of the larger proprietors really did care about was their dignity. They lived for the most part far removed from the influence of any decent society or public opinion; and they became the strangest objects upon the face of the whole earth in consequence. Their houses, although so badly built that not a door or a window could be coaxed to shut or open, so that they had to be nailed fast in winter and tied open in summer, were of vast extent ; and notwithstanding that labour was so scarce, and if intelligently employed would have been so precious, they maintained all the state and household of petty kings. Fifty, sixty, a hun dred servants were frequently employed about one house. The wretched serfs were taught to consider it an honour to be so employed, and those selected for the domestic duties of the establishment were said by their brethren to be "at Court." These courtiers were of course all In rags, and whenever a strange carriage passed within sight, rushed out and cla moured round it like the horde of beggars that they were, poor things. Their masters had the queerest whims. One old country gentleman insisted on being carried about all night, alleging that he was unable to sleep otherwise. Another, finding that his valet did not answer when called, chained him for some years to his own easy-chair. A third, a widow lady, insisted upon her maid ceiling the hours, that she might not be made nervous by the clock striking. Such persons were but types of a class in which the ladies were even more ridiculous than the men. It must be remembered that all these people were entir,:ly without education or intellectual .I, •j - ~ 1867. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) THE LIMEHOUSE MURDER. The trial of John Wiggins for the murder of Asa* Oates, was resumed this morning at 10 o'clock. The case for the prosecution was proceeded with. Mr. Poland and Mr. Collins again appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. PAM.= and Mr. Streight for the prisoner. The following witnesses were examined: Mr. Not ion, the surgeon, was re-called, and in answer to questions put by the learned judge he said that be did not observe any marks on the back of the head of the de. ceased to indicate that she had fallen down backwards. Mrs. Smith, • witness, who had been exam: nod on the previous day, was also re-called, and she stated that when she went into the room there was • can half full of beer 1 and • plate with bread and meat upon it on the table. All the bed clothes were thrown off, and she was unable tansy whether any one had slept in the bed. Edward Dillon, • police-sergeant, said he was on duty at the nation whin the prisoner was brought there, I charged on suspicion of having murdered Agnes Oates. He made • long statement to the effect that he was inno cent and knew nothing about it. He said he could swear before God and man that he never had the knife in his hand to cut her throat or hie own. He then pcooseded to make the same statement he did to the stable who was first called in. He said that e exact time when it occurred was shortly after 4 o'clock.; He said that his father and mother first went into the roonidand his father called out " My boy, she has eat her throat!" Gross-examined—The mother of the prisoner warn a very old woman. He could net say whether she was seventy years old—hut he had no doubt that she was over sixty. The prisoner made this statement after there had been an inquiry before the coroner. Witness took down the state ment made by the prisoner in writing, which was the usual course in snub cases. Witness did not invite the prisoner to make any statement. He did so quite volun tarily. Mr. James Richards, the deputy-coroner for the county of Middlesex, proved that the lint meeting took place on the 26th of July, and it was adjourned to the 9th of August. The pimoner at this meeting represented through his solicitor, Mr. Young, that he wished to make a state ment, and he desired to do so upon oath. Witness told trm he saw no objection to his doing so, but he cautioned him that he must do so quite voluntarily, and that be was liable to be questioned. The prisoner was then sworn and examined. _ . The statement of the prisoner was precisely the same as the one just referrectto. He represented that the deceased asked him to forgive her, and she promised to tall him all she had done with the money, and he refused, and lay down and went to sleep, and he was awoke by something tickling his throat, sad he found that the deceas ed was cutting his throat. He then said that be went to his mother's room, and when he returned he found that the deceased had cut her own throat, and he ran into the street and gave an alarm. Cross-examined—The prisoner's father and mother were both examined at the inquest. The latter was a very aged woman. They were crossexamined by the primoner's solicitor. Several other witnesses were examined, some of whom had not been called on the present occasion: Among them was a person named Elizabeth Hampton. Mr. Ribtoc submitted that he was entitled, on the part of the prisoner, to have the evidence of the prisoner's father and mother, and that of the witness Hampton, laid before the jury, as wall as the statement that was made by the prisoner. The learned judge, however, ruled that sea evidence was not admiassible, and said he was clearly of opinion that the statement made by the prisoner before the coro ner did not let in the depositions of the other witnesses who were examined. ThisWiti);;;Zensaid that the prisoner was in custody when he made the statement refired to. The verdict of the coroner's jury wag " Not Proven." By Mr. Poland—No professional gentleman represented the crown at the coroner's inquest. Inspector Brady proved that when he apprehended the prisoner, and told him that he was charged with the mur der otlignes Oates, the reply he made waa " Just so," and he made no otherobeenation. Dr. Alfred Swayne Taylor was the next witness. He said— I have been in court dui mg the whole of the trial, and have beard the description of the wound upon the neck of the deceased, and I agree with Mr. Horton, that • woman in • state of frenzy or delirium might have inflicted such a wound upon herself. I have seen the knife that has been produced. In mreopinion the injury was done to the spinal bone in the first instance, and that this injury could not have been inflicted after the vessels had been cut. The deceased might have, to some slight extent, the power of motion after the injury was inflicted, but death must have followed in a very few seconds from each • wound as this was. I paid attention to the evidence as to the sate of the body, and it is my opinion from the age of the woman, the state of the weather, and other circumstances that she must have been dead two hours when Mr. Horton saw her, and, under ordinary circumstances, I should say from three to five hours. I • do not think the lees of blood would in any way affect the cooling of the body. When • person in perfect health dies suddenly with all the warmth of health about him, the body would be longer cooling than In the case of • person who died from disease. I think it quite impossible for the deceased to have moved • chair after receiving the wound. She might have moved for a short distance, and would then fall forwards dead. Dr. Taylor then went on to state that be had examined the clothes of the prisouer, and had ascertained that there wan was no blood upon fourteen of the cuts in the folds of the handkerchief where he should have expected to find it, if the wound in the priso.mr's neck had been caused by cutting through the handkerchief. He also said that be believed that 'one of the cuts that was on the shirt , which appeared to be quite clean must have had blood upon it if the wound in the neck h ad been inflicted by the knife passing through it. He examined the stockings of the prisoner, and he observed an appearance as though blood had fallen on the top of the foot while the boots were off. He did not observe any blood on the inside of the prisoner's boots, although the part of the stockings were completely satu rated with blood. (It should be explained that the object of this evidence was to show that the blood on the stockings must have been dry when the boots were put on.) In cross-examination, Dr. Taylor said that walking about on • dry floor would of course tend to absorb and dry up the blood that was in the feet of the stockings. He did not see the body, and he formed his opinion from the evidence given by Dr. Horton, which, moreover, appeared to be very clearly given. There were exceptions, of course, in all medical cases, but he had had a great deal of experience in eases of violent death, and he formed the opinion he bad expressed as to the period that would be required for this body to be in the condition in which it was found es the result of his experience. In answer to questions put to Dr. Taylor, in re-examina tient he stated that with reference to the power of loco motion after receiving an injury of that character, it made a very great difference whether the windpipe was severed or not ; in eases where the windpipe was severed, death was almost instantaneous from the blood from the artery rushing into the aperture and causing almost immediate suffocation. _____ Dr. Wilke., one of the principal physicians of Guy's Hospital, said that be had paid particular attention to the subject, and be was of opinion that the deceased had been dead for at least two or three hours when the body was seen by Dr. Horton, and he had never known an instance where the vigor mortis had com menced under a shorter period than three hours. He also expressed his opinion that it was only barely possible that the deceased could have inflicted the wound upon herself. He had seen • case where an injury to such an extent, in • case of suicide, had been caused by a man, but never by a woman. William Dunn, one of the former witnesses, waare-called by the learned judge, and in reply to a question put to him, be said that when be fiat went into the pm. goner's room be observed that the bed appeared to have been laid on but he was unable to say whether by one or two persona. He also said that he low some articles of woman's clothing lying about the room, but he did not notice what condition they were in. Mr. Poland said this was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Ribton said that the name of another witness, Fanny Wiggins, was on the back of the bill. Mr. Poland said that as the counsel for the crown he should exercise the discretion vested in him, and should not call the witness referre d to. Mr. Ribton submitted that the usual course was to plans the witness in the box, and allow the prisoner's counsel to examine him or her if he thought proper to do so. Mr. Justice Lush said that this was his impression, but he would consult Mr. Justice Smith upon the point and left the court fur that purpose. Upon his return, and before he could state the revolt of the diacus aion, Mr. Poland said that rather than there should be any difficulty he would call the witness. Fanny Wiggins was accordingly placed in the box. She said—l am the wife of the elder brother of the prisoner, het I did not live in the cottage, and I know nothing of the circumstances connected with the case. Crossoxamined— I helped to lay out the body of the deceased, and in moving her I tore her shift in the way in which It now appears. I tore it all down the front, and nearly to the bottom. I never heard the deceased say that she felt as if she could make away withhereelf. In answer to • question pat by one of the jary, the et ;t -ame maid that the dsoewd was • very fine, strong young women. . _ _ then announced that he did not intend to call any witnesses. Mr. Poland consequently proceeded to sum up the /sae for the prosecution, and he commenced by obeerving that although his learned friend bad stated on the previous day that he should call witnesses, he had now, in the exercise of his die. cretion, declined to do so, and he had left the cams for the prosecution unanswered and without say explanation. He then proceeded to state that the Mae was undoubtedly • remarkable one, but it was his pahlful duty to ask them to come to the conclusion that upon the evidence that bad been laid before them, they were bound to end the prisoner guilty of the murder of which he was accused. He then called the attention of the jury to the facts, and urged upon them the utter improbability of a young woman, only 22 years of age, and who was proved tOhateve o o f happy disposition, committing such • desperate act of suicide es was suggested by the prisoner, and that s h e should have previously attempted to destroy his life with. out any apparent motive or object wh a t ever . He then argued that it was deer that the body had been arranged in the situation in which it was found by s ot " one or other after the unfortunate young woman wee dead, and that if it had been an act of enable as was suggested, elm could not possibly have b een i n the situation in which she was found. He then remarked Upon the fact that the place where the cuts appeared Upon the priaoaer's handkerchief was quite • different spot t o that where the injury appeared on his neck, sod said that, although the prisoner had attempted to account for this by stating that he had moved the handkerchief in order to staunch the blood, this could not have been the case, or else there must have been a much larger quantity of blood upon the handkerchief, and the fact being that very little blood indeed was upon it. The prisoner here interposed, and asked to be allowed to make some explanation, hat Mr. Bibton told him be had better not say anything. Mr. Poland then proceeded with his summing up of the evidence for the prosecution, particularly comment*: upon the fact that when the witness Dunn went into the room the blood upon the floor and the blood upon the wall was perfectly dry, an d that upon the shift of the unhappy woman was in the same state. The blood in the wound also bad coagulated. and when Dr. Horton arrived the rigidity of d ea th h a d commenced, and this, from the evidence of the two eminent medical gentlemen who had been examined (Dr. Taylor and Dr. Wilkes), could not have taken place am less the death had occurred at least two or three hours be. fore. This evidence, he argued, strongly suppotted the case for the piosecution that the murder was actually oat. witted about two o'clock in the morning, which was the time when the alarm was first heard, and that when the prisoner found that people had begun t o move about, and that it was necessary that some. thing should be done, he resorted to the et. pedient of attempting to show that the deceased had committed suicide, and inflicted • slight hi. jury upon his own throat in order to support the suggestion that she had previously made an attack 'pen him, but he submitted that the whole of this proceed. ing was nothing more than • sham, with the object of endeavouring to escape from the dreadful coo. quencea of the crime he had committed. The learned counsel then proceeded to call the attention of the jury to the frightful character of the wound that was inflicted upon the deceased, and be argued that it was almost impossible for any sensible man to some to the conclusion that the deceased had caused such an injury herself. He said it had certainly been stated by the medical man that • penes in • state of franned excitement, and determined upon committing suicide, might have caused such an injory,but there was not a tittle of evidence to show that the deceased was in this *on& tion, and, on the contrary, the prisoner himself merely represented that she had ca lm ly requested him to forgive, and he never represented that she was in a state of frenzy or excitement. The learned counsel that referred to one or two other facts in the case, and am eluded by expressing his opinion that the jury would, on the result, feel that they had no alternative but to say that the prisoner was guilty of the dreadful crime that was laid to his charge. [The trial was not concluded when our report Wt.] (Before Mr. Justice Smith.) In the case of Rape lifottAelos, indicted for the wilful murder of her male child, Mr. Montagu Williams applied for • postponement of the trial till next sessicess, in muse. quence of Mr. Ribton, who was retained for the defence, being engaged in the Liardsoase murder case which esi going on in another court. The learned judge thought it was premature to postpone the case altogether, but he would let it stand over ill later in the day to see whether Mr. Ribton could attend. A similar application was made by Mr. Streight in the case of Patrick Morgan, who is charged with the wilful murder of Benjamin Graves ; Mr. Ribton was also retained for M thi r. r wn ostice .r Smi in tr is sai mie. d this difficulty must have bees foreseen and arrangements made for other counsel to at. tend. He then ordered the case to stand over till the afternoon. THE FORORRY oa ran nisi or mourn. Williams Henry Hodgson, who yesterday pleaded frailty to two indictments charging him with forging arida treaders for stock of the Bank of England, was brought up to receive sentence. The prisoner on being asked if be bad earthing to say why sentence should not be passed upon kma, stated that his father had been confined in a lunatic asylum fa 15 years, that his mother's brother had been imbecile he ten years, and that he himself had suffered from temp* ran fits of insanity. The Judge said the prisoner had shown considerable ingenuity in the manner in which he had imposed upon the stockbrokers, and as the offence was a serious one, the sentence would be seven years' penal servitude. (Before the Common Berjeent.) THE CRT BURGLARS. James Roans, John Robinson, and John Da ru were brought up to receive sentence for baring been in the unlawful possession of a number of skeleton keys. John WKenzie, machinist, said he had known Eno in the year 1833. In that year Enna, who wee known by the name of Dan Donovan, was tried at the Central Criminal Court for burglary. A previous conviction and sentence of nine months' imprisonment in 1838 was proved against Robinson. The Common fierjeant said as there was an admitted conviction against Robinson, the least sentence he could pronounce upon him was seven years' guns servitude. The sentence upon the other two would be five years' penal servitude. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) SZOOND COURT. (Before the Deputy Assistant Judge.) • MOTH= u THZ DOCK. Elisabeth Bowers, a poor looking woman, was indicted for stealing • dress, value is., the property of Gems Klepaian. Mr. Wright prosecuted; Mr. Serling defended the pri. sonar. It appeared from the evidence that on the evening of the 22nd inst. the dress was hanging up outside the glop of the prosecutor, a general dealer, in Central•street, St. Luke's. The drew wee missed, sad the prisoner was Mel in company with another woman running away. She me overtaken, and the dress found conosaled under her aim. line. The prisoner said her husband had been the cause of all her misery. The jury found her Guilty. The prisoner wee then charged with baring been foh manly convicted. Two officers then got up and swore another conviction against her, which the prisoner strenuously denied. The Judge ordered her to be put back until ouch times inquiries might be instituted as to the truth of the state meats of the offichda. The prisoner then begged bard to be allowed to embrace her child before being sent to prison. Tho judge said certainly she might. The child was then banded to the prisoner, and bee show of affection towards her child caused some sensation in court. It was thought she would almost have de , voured it. Sentence deferred. -.: THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MAY AND DECENDZIL-AN UNFORTUNATE WIFE. Thomas Henry Lankford, et 30, North-street, Clerkel' was charged with violently assaulting his Will Rachael. Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the Associate Insti tute for Improving and Enforcing the Law for the Pro. tection of Women, conducted the case. The wife, who is much younger than her husband, mid that her husband wan in the habit of getting drunk and Musing her, and once before she bad to lea" him because of his violence. On the night in goes tion she went home and found her husband drunk, and he then kicked her out of doom. At about 12 o'clock she returned jthinking that her husband was asleep, and ce opening the door she heard a female in her bedroom with her huAand. She fetched • policeman, and on opening the door she saw a woman, who had her boots off, get ors of bed. Her husband Teas in bed. He got out of bed and again assaulted her. This was not the Stet time she hod found him with other women. She had now left him, and wee determined to get • divorce from him. Police-oonstable Wilson, 196 G, said that he Was called by the previous witness, and saw her husband in bed. He saw a woman jump out of the bed •. she had her boots off. He saw the defendant push his wife. The defendant did not deny the charge, but said that he would allow his wife an allowance. The wife said she did not want an allowance—she could keep herself. Mr. Barker said the defendant wan a shameless fellow, and ordered him to find two sureties in the sum of 901. each, and himself in 401. to keep the peace towards his wife for six calendar months. The defendant wee locked up in default. THE VOLUNTEER BALL. There was not a single charge heard at this court arisisi out of the volunteer ball last night at theAgricultural.halL SOUTHWARK. TITO 00011TRTKAIN AHD THE SHARPER. lduard Nall, described as a betting MAU, residing st 26, Union-street, Borough.rond, eras placed at the bar for Snalexaminstion, churl* with being concerned with a other not in custody in robbing George Gooch of 9/. 10a. under the following circumstances : The presenter, • farm bailiff at Egham, m et the I'n' toner in the Wfttainirter-bridge-road on the after. o non of the 111 h, when the former asked Lim if be c 05 441 toll him the way to the Tower of London. He told hi r he wee a stature in London, and did not know. 'Thor e ' toner then asked him to go and partake of a glans of al I toli - 1 - 4 inks 1 Dein ado claim brou mai sea peg' Soot per d lb the. You Kea the io Naha that WG: ethic to se k him expL iii - di mm be-u -that as tx men who by t 1 dept the tnedi Witt terd i Tern total law Daarr boa. beat 'or 14 4 linfo bf• 'Free