The Express. — London, England, 1864-07-18 00:00:00

HAMILTON and KIMPTON (Tailors) call attention to the NEW MATTLIAIS to dark and light ssliteres for travelling. lounging, and essaide snits. Mo. lot, STRAND, opposite Exeter-bail THE LOCH MOOR, and MOUNTAIN TOURIST and TRAVELLING SUITS, Three Guineas, In all the DOW materials, " Better than ever and more than ever," at ALFRED WEBB MELO', 7S, Brookatreet , IlanovvvaQuam Removed from Bondatreet. Established ISt!. JOHN BROGDKN, of 16, Ilz-vatarTA-grazaT, COTCIT-OLIDIRW Goldsmith, finding some of his customers have been led to think the Business was removed. respectfully Informs them THAT THL, ID NOT THI CAM. be havii rr tl e t CHASED the GOODWILL, the whole of the valuable and that all the Workmen remain at the Old Pseenisea Ha takes this opportunity of returning his wannest thanks and acknowledgments for the kind patronage and support bestowed on the late Brea. 10. - 11EVRIIETTA-6711ZET, COVENTOAEDEN. JEORETTI and ZAMBRA'S One Guinea and .4.1 Two Guinea FIELD OLA2BLI and TELESCOPE) ere war ranted ea unrivalled for power and brlllian EL and 425. In • age 'emplane —l, Hattoo-gardes. LC. Se. CoruEm, LC.; 12; Estenl-alreek W. ; 123, savg-straia: and Crystal Mann LD'S celebrated UNITED SERVICE SOAP TABLETS. td. and 6d. each, sold by all chandlers and rooms throughout the kingdom : but the public should mit foe Yields, and see that the name of J. C. and J. YIELD la on each packet, box, and tablet. Wholesale and for exportation at the Worts, FPPER MARSH, LAMBETH, LONDON, 8, where also may be obtained their Mae Medal Purslane Candles. TN what Happy Land can I see you after the .1 "Opera?" I ul► know of one "Kapp Lasal" la Which yeatJamaa say say—IVANTS, Coven my deer fellow I Ehe erpreoss. PRINCE'S'S. Tins trams. BORN TO GOOD LUCK- Mr. D. Murray. —Aad THE MONASTERY OF T. lIIRT. Mama Manton. Nelson. Ray. and Mallon NM*. &ARA Colas and Mrs. Manton. itayTAHNIA.. THis IMMO. THE DYiNG FTOWEIL—The C! CI C! CHRISTY'S CM/AIRED OOMEDlANS.—blesdases Losellnl sad Congas:mi.—And THE DOWNFALL OF PRIDE. NIGH WATII AT LONDON BIM= THIS DAT Womb& Oh. 4 Alftraosa. To-moutow Morally/. 111. Afterseog 21a. LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 18. THE story of Mr. and Mrs. Honor is melan choly but instructive. If Mrs. HOPIZY had known what she would have to endure from her husband she would probably have recoiled from entrusting herself for life to his control ; and if Mr. HOPLEY had foreseen the doom which has befallen him he would have exercised more caution in putting into practice those singular theories of which he seems to be the victim. In 1854 Mr. HOPLEY was living at Eaatbourne with some resident pupils. He there made the acquaintance of a young lady, Miss COBB. Mr. HOPLEY was a man of 36, Bliss Cosa was a girl of 18. Being a person of education and refinement, the lady was not unnaturally at tracted by the tutor—an affection sprang up between them, and on the 24th of July, 1855, they were married. But unfortunately Mr. Horny had his theories on education, and for the purpose of testing those theories by experiment he proposed to set up a model educational establishment. Not satisfied with experimenting upon the pupils who might be committed to his care, he determined to experiment upon the girl whom he had just mar ried, and to secure a model family by carefully training the stock from which he destined it to spring. In short, he informed his wife that he desired to make her " a model wife," and that he should put her through a course of instruction, which in five or six years time might make her a proper companion for himself and a fit person to take part in his plans. Indeed, in his extrava gance, he proposed on the first day of the mar riage that this unfortunate lady should go through a course of probation before being admitted to the full rights of a wife. So far, however, he soon relented. But on his return from his marriage tour he began to put his educational theory into practice. He looked upon his wife as a pupil, made her learn lessons, practise music and writing, and, in fact, treated her as a child. He drew up a written code of rules for her conduct, which Mrs. HOPLEY had to learn and study every day. Nor did he stop here. For at times he seems to have actually struck her, and even spat in her face— his excuse being that this was part of his practical theory for making her a model wife, and for enabling her to become the mother of " second Christs." The barbarities perpetrated by Mr. HOPLEY upon his wife are so revolting and so incredible that they must be detailed in Mrs. HOPLEY'S words— " In my first confinement I had no nurse or me• "diced man to attend me. My husband said a " nurse was not necessary and a medical man " would be indelicate." Mrs. HOPLEY was obliged to attend upon herself. " Five days after my con " finement I went out in a fly by his desire, and " the child went with me. It was placed in a fish " basket. When the child was not more than a " fortnight oldhe beat it with his hand. He often "best it and shook it when it was crying for food. " He has put the child into a hot-bath and poured " cold water on its bead." It is needless to mul tiply details But it is not surprising to find that " the eldest child was an idiot," and that " the " symptoms of idiotcy began to appear about a " fortnight after its birth." It might seem that after such usage as this a woman would have little hesitation in getting quit of her husband at the earliest opportunity. But who shall fathom the mysteries of woman 1 In April, 1860, one of Mr. HOPLEY'S pupils—possibly the victim of his master's educational theories—was found dead in his bed, and Mr. HOPLEY was ar rested. What then wee Mrs. HOPLEY'S conduct ? Did she denounce him as a tyrant t Did she shun his society f 012 the contrary, when Mr. HOPLZY was released on bail, he lived with his wife in the cottage which Mrs. HOPLEY'S mother bad provided for the family. After the trial, and when Mr. HOPLEY was in Lewes Gaol, his wife constantly visited him—looked after his affairs—auperin tended the publication of a pamphlet in his de fence—exerted herself to procure his release, and during the whole time of his imprisonment wrote to him the most affectionate letters. She addressed him as, "My own most dearly loved and " loving husband," and called herself " Your own " devoted little wifey." The letters contained such expressions as, " We are and ever shall be " one, thank Con," and, " Nothing has ever been " a secret between us, and, GOD helping, nothing " ever shall." From 1860 until the 14th of August, 18G3, this course of conduct continued. About that time he obtained his release on a ticket of-leave from his imprisonment in consequence of the boy CANLELLOR'S death. After that Mrs. HOPLEY seems to have determined, upon the advice of her friends, to take proceedings for the purpose of obtaining a judicial separation, and it is the dis cussion of this question which has occupied Sir JAMES WILDE and nine special jurymen (according to arrangement) since Wednesday last. It is not surprising that the jury should have found considerable difficulty in coming to a con clusion. That there was cruelty neither the Judge nor the jury seem to have entertained any doubt ; nor, indeed, would it be possible, after the details of Mr. HOPLEY'S conduct, to entertain any ques tion on the subject. But there is such a thing in law as condonation. There is such s thing as for giveness. A married woman may be ill-treated by her husband, but she may forgive him. And if she does forget and fo .4 is the duty of a court of justiojap revive par offences. To the kw, as to the soleled woe. bygones should be bygones. The question, ther► fore, which Sir Jim= WILDE and the jury had to decide was whether Mrs. HOPLEY had con doned or forgiven her husbapd's cruelties. Women are proverbially eccentric fn their feelings towards a husband. They may fall out with him for a time ; but if there seems any chance of a permanent separation, or if after long separation there is the prospect of again meeting him, their indignation at his conduct disappears, and they are suddenly transformed from bitter enemies to passionate lovers. In this case it seems difficult to avoid the conclusion that Mrs. HOPLEY is still animated with the warmest affection for her hus band. Most certainly if she is not, it is impossible to account for her conduct and her letters except upon the theory of " justifiable hypocrisy." For, as the Judge said, after Mr. HOPLEY bad been taken into custody in the boy CA/remake's case, " Mrs. HOPLEY procured bail for him, re " oeived him back, and lived with him for a " month. Nor did the matter stop there. In " her letters the Court had a perfect photograph of " her mind for more than three years. They " showed that she had forgiven and forgotten " everything, and that ahe was still devoted to " him, and was longing above all things to receive " him back again." The true explanation of the startling contradiction between the evidence deli vered by Mrs. HorLzY in court and her conduct and letters is probably to be found in the fact that, whilst her secret feelings of love for her husband are still unchanged, the influence of her family and the kindness which they have exhibited towards her and her children during her husband's imprisonment have con strained her to institute this suit for judicial separation. It is true that only seven out of nine of the jury have pronounced in favour of condona tion, and this verdict has been accepted by both parties. The result of this verdict is that Mrs. HOPLEY will return to her husband. But it is not improbable that, unless some arrangement is made between the parties, the ruling of the Judge and the verdict of the jury will be discussed before a higher tribunal. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Arull, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Miner Gibson, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. DENMARK AND GERMANY. A seventh series of diplomatic papers on this unfortunate case was Owned on Saturday. It consists simply of Bishop Moored'. " Circular" to the diplomatic represen tatives of Denmark, on the muting of the conference of London. This despatch has a!ready appeared. The follow. Ong is Earl Busesll's reply : EARL RUSSELL TO SIR A. PAGET. Foreiga-0f604, July 6, 1864. Sir,—The Danish Envoy in London has placed in my bands a despatch which he hes received from Bishop Moored, of which I send yon a copy. Her Majesty's govern meat sympathise with the King and people of Denmark in the severe trial which they have been obliged to undergo. Her Majesty's government reoopriss the justice of many of the reproaches addressed by the Danish government to the powers which, having been parties to the treaty of London, have departed from is provisions, and under the guise of a federal execution in Holstein and of a temporary occupation in Sleewig have, in effect, subverted the authority of the Bing of Denmark is these two duellist. But it is of urgent importance to Denmark that the Danish government should look their present situation in the fall. When during the conference the Danish plenipotentiaries declared to the plesipotentiariem of her Majesty that the lines of frontier proposed by the German powers could not be aoce b r i td by Denmark, her Majesty's plenipotentiaries felt o to uk them hrw the Danish government could expect better terms by war. Accordingly, the possession of Duppel and of Almon—which the Prussian plenipotentiary supported by the Austrian, proposed to recommend their governments to leave to Denmark, if Denmark would at once accept • frontier line to the north of Flensburg—is now out of the question. A few days of war have dispelled all hope of the renewal of Count %mature proposal. The latter part of Bishopllf oorad'sdempaiedi expresses the hope that the powers which have shows so great an interest in favour of Denmark daring the negotiations will not abandon bar during the war. It is true that the neutral powers, moved by an earnest de sire to preserve the independence of Denmark, and by admiration of the gallant struggle made by • brave nation in Do unequal a contest, have endeavoured moat zealously to obtain for the Danish government such tame of pesos se the manifest superiority of Austria acid Prussia in arms, and the views entertained by Germany, would allow. Bat I beg to remind the government of Denmark that while her Majesty's government, in conjunctiva with the other neutral powers, were uswilling to urge upon the Daniah government the acceptance of terms which that govern ment deemed incompatible with the safety and honour of Deomark, her Majesty's government have never engaged themselves, nor oan they now same themselves, to sup port the Danish cause by force of arms, or to impose upon Germany the conditions suggested in conference. Yon will reed this despatch to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and give him • copy of Sic. (Signed) Itcaum.t. THE AI73TRALIA AND Naw ZEALAND POETAGE Qum/rms.—The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury bare decided not to carry into effect, at present, the alterations in the rates of postage on letters addressed to the Australian colonies and to New Zealand, by packet and by private ship, which were ordered to take place on the Ist instant; and a Treasury warrant has been issued re-imposing the old rates of postage of 6d. the oz. letter, via Southampton ; 10d, the oz. letter, via Marseilles ; 6d. the oz. letter b private ship. These rates must be paid in advance as heretofore.—By command of the Postmaster- General.—General Poet-office 16th July, 1864. DIRErT Coy ttuistoNs.—The next examination for direct commintions will be held on the Ist of August and following days. DIOCESE or CHLSTER. -- ORDINATION.—The Lord Bishop of Chester intends to bold his next ordination at Cheater oa &today, Sept. 25. Candidates for ordination on that day are required to forward all their necessary papers complete on or before Monday, August 15, to the bishop's secretary (Charles T. W. Parry, Seq., Chaster), from whom all requisite instructions and information may be obtained. The Seamen's Associations at Drontheim, Chris tiaavund. sad Maimed. in Norway and Sweden, have through Mr. W. Tottie, the Swedish cousul-general, for warded the handsome contribution of 59/. 13a. to the National Lifeboat Institution, in admiration of the great and important services which its lifeboats have oocasionally rendered to their oonntrmen shipwrecked on the coasts of the totted Kingdom. Last winter the Southport lifeboat of the institution saved, during a very heavy gale of wind, 17 persons from the barque Tamwortb, of Skim, Norway. NEWAPAPER CORRESPONDENTS AT THE SEAT OF WAR. —I was writing in my tent yesterday when a Minis bullet came whizzing through the canvas, passing just by Captain Bradly, Captain Zaft, and Lieutenant Dawkena, of General Wood's staff, who were sitting inside. It com. pletely disturbed my reflective powers for the time being. Another struck me lately in the breast, passing through me cost and vest ; but, fortunately for me, I bad my port ' folio full of paper inside, through which it also passed, bet did me no serious injury. I intend carrying my life pre server home with me. Mr. Beanie, of the Cincinnati Tunes, had his portfolio shot through in his hand, and Mr. Furey, of the Cincinnati Ga:ptte, was at supper, when an unceremonious shell came and took away his candle, leaving him a dark subject. Here we get accustomed to such things.—New lurk paper. ESILORATION TO AMERICA.—The number of im migranta larded at this port since the commencement of the present year is about 80,000, or some 20.000 in excess of the number for the comeepooding period in 1863. A note worthy fact, in this connexioe, is the preponderance of male irors4ranta, the statistics showing that two-thirds of the arrivals this year are composed of males, sad of a marked superiority of intelligence and thrift, as compared with those of former years. There is said to be among them, too, en unusual proportion of mechanics and farmers, who bring with them small sums of mosey which. whoa taken in the aggregate, forms no insignificant addition the wealth of our country. It is estimated that we have thus had mare than 20,000,000 of dollars added to the material wealth of the country since the Lt of January bat —New York SAipping s ~, alx..Pipss o MONDAY EVENING, JULY - • Cbt Court. 06110IINIL Jur.r 1& Prince and Princess Leiningen dined with her Majesty yesterday. Ilapr.Geseral Sir Beery Stories arrived at Osborne Iron London, and returned to-day. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (IMPTZt's THE CALCUIa A, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 18. JULY 17. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Poonah, with the above mails, has arrived here. The Queen, anoropanied by the Printings Louise, Prinossa Beatrice, and Princess Louis of Haus, went oa baud ►he iron cased ship Prince Consort, off Osborne, yesterday afternoon. She brings 75 passengers, 2201. in specie, and precious stones to the value of E. 3,500 ; jewel lery, Rs. 2,570 ; musk, Ra. 1,800 ; coral, Its. 1,000. She brings also a cargo, including 1,204 bales of silk, which latter are estimated at the value of 115,0001. On the 13th inst. the Poonah spoke the ship Patrician, of Newcastle ; on the 14th inst. the schooner Pride of the Isles ; and on the 16th the steamer Peninsular. The Queen embarked in the royal yacht Fairy at the Osborne pier, and was conveyed in the barge from the Fairy to the Prises Consort, after inspecting which her Majesty returned ashore in the same mauner. The mite in attendance consisted of the Counter of Caledom, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lieut.-General the Hon. C. Grey, and Major-General Seymour. Earl D. Grey and Ripon arrived yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family. Prince. Helena is confined to the hones by an attack of scarlatina, but in a mild form, and all the symptoms attend ing the complaint are very satisfactory. Exchange on London, at 90 days, 5O ; exchange on Paris, sfr. 31c. ; Marseilles, sfr. 32c. ; Madrid, at 8 dap, par. The Prince and Princess of Wales left Marlborough•hocae on Saturday, for the White Lodge, Richmond•park. Meese. E. Emanuel, of Portsmouth, had the honour of submitting, for the inspection of the Prince of Wales, the gold vans manufactured by them for the Goodwood isce meeting of the present year. The Prince sad Princess of Wales have honoured Mr. Demme with an inspection of tie picture he in now painting of the royal wedding, sad with sittings for their portraits. AMERICA. CROOSHAVEN, JULY 18. The extra steamer Sidon, which left New York on the afternoon of the 6th inst., was intercepted here this morning. Her news has been fully anticipated by the Africa. A deputation from' the City of London, introduced by Mr. Thomas Weguelin, ILP., and oonaistiog of Mr. Charles Bell, Mr. Richard liestlsy, Mr. Percy Davies, and Mr. John Horan, had an interview with Earl Rummell at the Poroign•ofiice on Friday, on the subject of the seizure of the Cbiocha Wands by Spain. A deputation from Liverpool, introduced by Mr. Thomas B. Holmdel!, M.P., and Mr. J.C. Evart, Y. P., arid colloid ing of Mr. Charles Turner, LP., Mr. Charles Holland, Mr. Charles Rowe, Mr. Darcy Duman, Mr. Thomas Wilson. and Mr. Ralph Brocklebank;also bad an interview with Earl Russell at the Foreign•o®ce on Friday, on the subject of the seizure of the Chincha Minds by Spain. A deputation from the Norwich Union, consisting of Mr. TRW; Mr. SiMMII Reeves, Mr. T. E. Watson, and Mr. Priest, had an interview with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall, on Saturday. MARRIAGE OF THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS AND LADY FLORENCE PAGET. (From the Morning Post.) It will surprise many of our readers to learn that Lady Florence Cecilia Page, only daughter of the Marquis of Anglesey by his second marriage with Henrietta, fourth daughter of the late Right Hon. Sir Charles Begot, was married on Saturday last at St. George's Church, Han over-square, to the Marquis of Hastings. The marriage was • hurried and unexpected one—more particularly, it would appear, to the connexions of her lady ship, none of whom were witnesses to the ceremony. The marriage took place by license. the Rev. Jahn Knipe, curate of Wellesbame, Warwickshire, officiating. The bride was given away, in the absence of her noble father, by Captain Frederick Granville, a mutual friend- Lady Edith Abney Hastings sad Lady Bertha Clifton, gaiters of the noble bridegroom, were present, together with Vis count Nualaun. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Granville, Miss Conyers, Mr. Williams, Mr. F. J. Blake, dm Mr. Blake was the marquis's best friend on the oocsaion. The attesting witnesses to the marriage register were Lady Edith Maud Abeey Hastings, Mr. Frederick Granville, and Viscount Manham. After the ceremony the noble marquis and bride eft town by special train for his ancestral seat, Doenington Park. near Ashby-le-laZonch, Leicestershire. SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR NEWCASTLE. An accident of a aeriotts nature, though happily Dot leading to lose of life, occurred to the express train which left King's-cross station at ten o'clock on Saturday morning. The riceident took place •t Washington, on the North Eastern line, a few miles south of Newcastle. The train was • very heavy one, and wee twenty minute; behind time when it reached Learn side, when the Durham and Bishop Auckland section branches off. There is a considerable incline between Pusher station and Washington, and when the train ap proached the latter station the crank shaft of the engine broke, the train ran off the lines, and the rails to • considerable extent were ton up. The train was proceeding at the time at the sate of about forty MN/ an hour. It was at first reported in Newcastle that one person was killed and that several were seriously injured, but on inquiry this was contradicted. One lady appears to have been rather seriously injured, and some of the officials stated that her arm or collar-bone was broken. The other passengers appear to have escaped with • severe shaking and some bruises. On the news reaching Newcastle • special engine was sent forward, to bring the passengers, and those of them who were proceeding northward were sent forward. Sir J. Fife, Mr. Heath, Mr. Annandale, and another medical man, went to the scene of the accident, but as the telegraph wires were broken by the accident no in. formation has been received from them. The train contained many persons who were going to the agricultural show. Amonpt the passengers were Lord Loraine, M.P., and Mr. K. Hodgson, M.P. The train was due at Newcastle at five o'clock p.m., so that the accident must have taken place about that hour. _ _ NEWCASTLE, SUNDAY NIGHT. No passengers were dangerously hurt in the accident to the down express train last night, though several were severely cut and 'braised. The fore axle of the engine broke, but the engine kept on the line. One of the coupling chains, however, snapped, and three first-class carriages ran off the hoe and were much crumbed. It is marvellous how the passengers escaped with their lives. With the excep tion of Mr. Mark Philips, of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, who has been removed to Tynunouth for quiet, nearly all the paiseogers coming to the Royal Agricultural meeting escaped without injury. THE STARVATION AND NEGLECT OF A FAMILY IN BT. LUINS. - DEATH OF ANOTHER CHILD. COMMITTAL OF THE MOTHER FOR MAN SLAUGHTEIL—(TIiLS DAY.) This morning Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, maimed at the Green Gate Tavern, Cityroad, the adjourned inquiry respecting the death from starvation and neglect at the hands of her mother, of Sarah Blake, age d two years, and the second inquest was opened oa view of the body of Blake, aged 2 months, who died from the ums cause. It appeared that the mother of the deceased children was a married woman living apart from her husband, who co habits with another woman. She was an artificial florist, and she cohabited with a person of the same trade. Her six children were left by her in • room fi rst in Bishop's-court, elerkenwell, and then in Barites -street, St. Lake's, without furniture or bedding, and almost without food. They were found by the perish authorities dying from starvation and neglect, and the child Sarah died almost immediately. Mr. Dixon said that the infant deceased was the daughter of Mn. Blake and was unnamed. It was an illegitimate child, the father being a potman. Honors Lyous, our,. at the workhouse of St. Luke's, said that the infant was admitted on the 25th of Jane, ill and exhausted. The under clothing was pasted to the :kin foe want of waking. Everything was done to save it. life, but it had not a chance of surviving, and it died on the 12th inst. . _ . — fiery Ana Blake, • little girl 10 years old, mid that alas used to get enough to eat. She used to get bread and butter and water, and sometimes a little sausage or bean. But the two little children that were dead could not eat the bread and water. Until Sarah got the small pox she could eat the dry bread. They slept on the boards. Dr. E. C. Harris, surgeon to the workbox's., said that he attended the deceased infant child on admission. It was very thin sod its eyes were sunk. It was weak mid ill. Witoess did all he could to save its life, but it died on the 12th July. The body was very destitute of fat, which was quite unusual in a child of that age. All the organs were healthy except the mesentery disease, which was the immediate cause of death. The mother's neglect was the cane of the loss of the child's life. These was no diatoms to cause death if the child Mid been carefully tended and fed. Being allowed to lie on the boards of the room was destruc tion to it. Mrs. Weptaffe, 4, Bishop's-eoart, said that the children livedfor three weeks in a room at that house. They were shockingly neglected and starved, the mother leaving them for three or four days together. The girl Sarah was quite wolfish with hanger. The infant was quite as badly neg lected. It was stated that the man with whom the mother of the children cohalAted, and whom she emulated in his business made N. or 41. a week, and that she had the management of the money for housekeeping purposes. The bread which she gave to her children—four loaves every Wednesday— wee furnished by the parish to her. Her husband was in prison. The Coroner summed up at length, and The Jury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of "Manslaughter against Mary Ann Blake for feloniously killing and slaying Sarah Blake and another daughter, un named." The Coroner then issued his warrant for the detention of the mother in Newnan, until her trial at the Central Crimi nal Court. PALL OP A WALL AND LOSS OF LIPS. (THIS DAY.) This morning Inspector Frazer, of the S division of police, forwarded to Dr. Lankester, the coroner for Middlesex, the particulars of the death of Alfred Walter Copeland, aged 9, residing with his parent. at 8, Ann's place, Onsulstooutreet, Somers-town, who was accidentally killed by the falling of a wall of a house on him. The portion of the house that fell is situate at 17, Lower Cambridge-street, Agar-town, and is ewe of a number that is in coarse of demolition for the foundation of the Midland Railway Melina. Since the houses have beset in the course of pulling down, the workmen have been much annoyed by numbers of boys getting into the enclosures for the purpose of picking up pieces of wood, iron, or something else that would fetch them a halfpenny, and many of the boys have had very narrow escapes of injury, and perhaps death, by the falling timbers and bricks. Yesterday evening, about a quarter pest 5, the de ceased was at the back portion of the house, 17, Lower Cambridgestrest, with three other boys, their ostensible purpose being the palling up of some firewood. Not con tent with the small pieces that were lying about, it wee elated that the deceased and his companion endeavoured to take out the Bill of the back window, and in swinging it backward and forward loosened the bricks to such an extent that a large crack was made in the wall ; and before the deceased and his companion, could get oat of the way, it fell, burying the deceased under the debris. A working man of the Dame of Pavett was at once on the spot, and with commendable zeal set to work to release the deceased. This he did in a very short apace of time, and took the child to Mr. Jackson, the surgeon, of Brewer= Illesasratown, who pronounced life extinct. The d was lot much bruised, and it is surmised that suffocation was the muse of death. The three companions of the deceased had a very narrow wove, bat fortunately without injury. The inquest, it is said, will be held to-morrow. THE CONVICT MUTINY AT PORTLAND PRISON.— The feeling of insubordination among the convicts at the convict establishment here, in consignee°, of the introduc tion of the new dietary system, still °options, to be ex hibited, although no outbreak has taken place since Friday. Every day large numbers of the men refuse to work, al leging as an excuse that not sufficient food under the sew dietary system is given them to keep their strength up. Os Tuesday a large body of men refused to leave their sheds after dinner and resume work, and it was not until the aid of the military was obtained that they would resume work. Almost every hoer men are marched back handcuffed to the prison, and from inquiries we have made we are informed that about 230 have turned refractory and are Pow confined in their cella. The ring leaders of the riot of Tuesday are recovering from the inju ries which they received at the bands of the civil guards. It was expected that on Thursday. Friday, and Saturday the men would vain turn mutinous, as a number of them were severely whipped on those days, but such was not the case. This is no doubt attributable to the fact that the guards have received orders to fire upon the convicts should another outbreak take place, and also to the ex cellent arrangements which have been made by Captain Clay, the governor of the prison, and Captain Du cane, director of convict prisons, the latter of whom is sow engaged in instituting inquiries respecting the outbreak, and la awarding punishment to the evildoers. Every precau tion has been take° to suppress a revolt, should one unfor tunately take place, two detachments of the 64th Regiment being stationed in the vicinity of convict labour, one over looking the batteries ou the east side of the island, and the other near the West Quarry, where the outbreak on Tues day commenced. In addition to this force there is a strong picket of the civil guard in the tower, should their assist ance be needed. The insubordinate convicts are ocialined to their cells and dieted on broad ad water ; bat while thus treated some of them are very violeet. THE Illatugo FIRHERY.—The Cornish boats en gaged in the herring fishery on the Irish mast were very fortunate last week, having made from 501. to 1351, per boat. Corsbie, salesman, of Newlyn, Omewall, reports having disposed of 2,5001. worth of herrings. The Irish and Scotch boats have also had good lush, but their prim , anal catches were taken Miectly shag the coomamicanent 'd the saaon. THE SHOOTING MATCH BETWEEN THE LORDS AND COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The match at Wimbledon between the Lords and Commons, which it is the intention of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Priocrea of Wales to honour with their presenor, will be shot this afternoon. It is expected that the compe tition will be completed in half the time this year which was requisite on the last occasion, as each 11 will be divided into two squads, sod a corresponding number of tenets alloted. The gratification of spectators will be inereued, while the conveinence of membersof either house is consulted by this arrangement. On the part of the House of Lords the following will be representative peers :—The Marquis of Abercorn, E,rl of Aberdeen, Earl of Airlie, Lord Bolton, Earl of Doris, Lord Dufferin, Far! of Eldon, Lord Lismore, Earl Spencer, Lord Suffield, and Lord Vernon. The House of Coramone will be represented by Earl Grosvesor, Lord Elan", Lord Bury, Mr. Malcolm, Mr. Vivian, Mr. C. R. Talbot, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Forster, and Mr. Dancombe. As to the two remaining places a slight uncertainty exists, but Mr. Wyndham, Mr. Humberstou, and Mr. D. Griffith among them will supply the vacancies, leaving one hon. member in reserve in came any unforeseen emergency should arise. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumals gave a grand dinner on Saturday evening. at Orleans House, Twickenham, to meet their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess de Chartres. There were Ke llen t to join the circle his Emilia:icy the Marquis d'Assglio, the Right Hoe. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Lady Moles worth, the Right Hon. the Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison and Hon. Miss Ellis, Lord Houghton, Mr. Panizzi, Mr. and Mrs. Holford„ the Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Morier, sod Medlin Daparqui, io waiting on the Duke sad Du:heas ds Churn.. Prince Paul Eaterhazy left town on Saturday rooming for Violins. The Duke of Devonshire, accompanied by Lord Edward sad Isviy Lollies Cavendish, tun left Devonshire House for Chatsworth, Derbyshire. The Earl and Countess of Malmeebury enter- Wiped the Duke of Rutland, Lord and Lady Carriagtoa, Lord and Lady Raglan, Lord and Lady Abinger, Lord and Lady Robert Co deli, Right Hoe. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., and Mn. Disraeli, Major-General the Right Hon. George Forester, M.P., Sir Hoary Drummond Wolff, Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald. /LP., Mr. and Hon. Mrs. William Rose, and Miss S. Dashwood, at dinner on Saturday last, at their mansion in Stratford-place. The Duke cud Duchess of Buccleuch gave magnificent fete on Saturday last, at their villa on the bank of the 'Thames, just above the bridge at Richmond, to thei r Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Nike and the Princess:Mary of Cambridge, and an illustrious party. During an interval of two-and-twenty years only two entertainments of the magnitude of that of Saturday had taken place. In 1842, her Majesty and her beloved Consort were entertained in a royal style, and on the last visit of the late King of Hanover a similar grand display wu made. It wu therefore the first time for many years that royalty had partaken of the hospi tality of the noble duke and duchess. No expense was spared in the entertainmeat on Saturday to render it worthy of the acceptance of the illustrious Prince and Princess. The beautiful and spacious grounds attached to the villa, which slope to the margin of the Thames, were taatefully decorated. A vast number of variegated lamps in festoons bounded the grounds ; and, in addition, a profuse number of oolonred leathern' were suspended from the branches of the trees, which, when lighted, had a most enchanting effect. After service at Wimbledon yesterday Lord and Lady Elcho entertained at luncheon, in front of The Cottage, Ma Grace the Archbishop of York, Lord Spenser, the Counties of Docile, the Right Hon. the Speaker sad Lady Charlotte Denison, Lord Derwin, E.P., Mr. and Lady Louisa Wells, Lady Gwendoline .boson, Captain Drake, the Muter of Lonat, and the Res. T. H. BalL A testimonial will be presented to Miss Louisa Prue, on Thursday next, at the residence of the Mar. woo's' of Downshirs, as a mark of the esteem and regard in which she is held by the subscribers. The Lyceum will re-open, under Mr. Feebler's management, with a sew dramatic drama, in October nest. Tea PUBLIC Sc:HooLs' Maten.—The following am the names of the 11 gentlemen selected to represent Eton at Wimbledon to•morrow (Tuesday) Cep fain and Adjutant R. Pierpoint, Ensign W. W. Wood, Captain B. S. Hope. Corporab Barney and R. Tbompeoe, Colour- Hergeante Fray and Newton, and Privatee Hope, Simpson, Delap, sad lifersteinaa. The largest score made in the Public Schools' Match last year was Eton, 246 ; and the smallest, Cheltenham, 193. After the competition for the Public Schools' Challenge Shield, the best Shots from each school will compete for Lord Speaoses cup. IMPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom °Era own' cowszonarr.) PARIS, SUNDAT Evnuto. The Moniteur announces that the Princess Marie Clothilde Napoleon has presented her husband with another son. Limayrac, in the Ccnatitutionnel, takes up his parable on the proposed entrance of Denmark into the German Confederation. This arrangement seems to him so impossible that he inclines to think it never can have been thought of. Simple good sense suffices to prove that in no point of view, and under no rirculostances, such a project could be justified. It could Le supported neither on the principle of nationalities nor on the old German law, or the treaties of 'l5, any more than on the nature of things. . . . The antagonism of race has fanned the war. To render more intimate the oonnezion of Dania and Germans would not put an end to the conflict. It would rather be the germ of inevitable divisions and not distant catastrophes. The treaties of 'l5 are equally opposed to this combination. These treaties, in naming the states which should form the confederation, named wily those which had belonged to the old German empire, which Denmark never did. The nature of things? But who says Germanic Confederation says union of the German States, and if one can understand that a non-German state enters the confederation by reason of the German provinces it possesaes, could anyone under. stand the accession to the German body corporate of a state whose origin, race, and interests are antagonistic to Ger. many? Evidently not. Without adding that such en annexation would seriously disturb the European *gain brium, that it would lead to cosaequeness menacing to some, injurious to others, and that it would consequently induces general feeling of uneasiness, and would give rise to such difficulties and such opposition that it is impossible for us, once for all, to admit that such • project has ever been seriously entertained. _ The last sentence, somewhat imperfect in its construction, is probably intended to suggest ideas of the utter indignation which prevents the accom plished writer attending to his parts of speech. It would almost seem that the plan was more nearly being adopted than at first appeared possible. I am informed on good authority that M. Drouyn de Lhuys, at an interview with Prince Metternich and M. de Budberg a few days ago, expressed, in very strong terms indeed, his dissatisfaction at the conduct of their courts. I extract from the Pays the following on the Morning Post despatches : These despatches MOM to have made a greater impremion in Germany than in France. Litton from Bamberg of the 12th state that the secoadai7 'Wes are beginning to be greatly alarmed at the renewed intimacy of the northern courts. Even the populations of Central Germany regard it with apprehension in a double point of view. It is chiefly the Berlin cabinet that is feared, and whose pecu liarly expansive power they are sorry to see increased by a close alliance with Petersburg and Vienn► The France, referring to King Leopold's visit to Vichy, says that it is ascribed to his Majesty's de sire to improve the understanding between England and France—"a politic idea which no one is better than himself able to carry out." The Monitenr states that the chief of the insur gent Flittaa in Algeria has fallen into the hands of the French troops, and that all the revolted tribes have made their submission. The Minister of Instruction, M. Daruy, is in the South, with his usual activity, making personal inspection of the schools. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) INFORDAY, JOLT 18. II LX B. T.l W. Sidra 3O 09 06 1 W. Adirdees 10.096 5, S.W. Leitls .30.10 60 1 6. Aran:man 30.14 61 N.E. 9reeces4llo • tialway 'Mantis ——l Cape Clear 40.20 66 ES. L quadrate's 30.04 66 6. Liverpool 711.16 63 W. Holyhead ?embrelm 30.16 63 NUMMI .. 90.17 63 N. Start 4O. Id 64, N. 16.04 64 N. itoehefort 30.10 64 N. W. Plymouth 30.13 64 N.N. W. Weyesouth 130.11 N.L Portamouth 910.10 66 N.N.E. L3s4cm ,30.1166 &L Dover 36.1163 N.Y. Yarmouth 130.16 L 4 E N.L 37erborough 30.14 60 S. Shields '3 0 .14 us N . W. Hellsolard —.30.06 66 N.W. I. gx , D. L, AL I'4 I ' 6 2 2 ' W.N.W. K. I & 12 N.I. 1 i ILL 2.21 N.A. 1 I &&& 1 /CNA. $ I &W. 4 W. z.N.E. 4 &L 4 W.N.W. 4 Z. 1 L 3 B.K 3 N.K , &W. 4 N.W. 03 1 — 1 O b —lf - 1 - 1 - 00 1 - - II e be' —, 1 2 3 d OM tb ; ) el e = b; l=o - =1 nouns boaDAT. eg NORTON =linnet W.N.W. to N.N.E. and owes. W.O.W. to iirle.W., back, variable, light, moderate In places, showers In a few some showers. D laces. As above. lirmerrast. As above. Variable. light to mo- BorTlilla. .N.E. to N.W. and demi, with thunder S. W , variable, mo showers In dente. N. W. to 21g. "L and Marna. As next above. back. variable, mo derate. Northera.Scotland. Wastare.troland. Walt, and ad 'menden 4nothera= English Chaim' and nay of away. nuts= misinward Ragland and North Saia A letter from Rome says :—" The environs of Albano are enchanting, and they are not rendered the lees so by the occasional unexpected appearance of the young Queen of Naples at some picturesque turn in an Ilex avenue, seated gracefully on her beautiful grey thoroughbred, and wearing an admirably fitting grey habit, a remarkably spicy pork-pie hat, and her glossy hair in a Spanish net de scending to an audacious length down her slim back. The King drives about alone a good deal in a low one-horse car riage, but his uncle, the Count of Trapani, has his lofty phaeton generally full of ladies." The French Polish Society of Paris has issued • aotioe stating that comber, of refugees are emotionally arriciog in Paris from Poland, quite unprovided with asy means of existence, and that a committee has been formed for the purpose of finding them employment. A second committee of French and Polish ladies has also been organised for assisting the wounded. The society appeals to the public for aid in the carrying out of those two works of beoevolitece. On the 3rd inst. died, at the venerable age of 93, the Hoe. Josish Quincy, of Bootee, Mamachneetta-4 vise legislator, a distinguished statesman, a true patriot, bore • British 'abject, Are years older than the Declaration of In. dependeam, which his eoae►gmee celebrated o• the 4th for the 88th time, and 14 years alder thaa the Wee sad tie I Federal Coestitatiee. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vies-Chaacellor Sir B. T. Sudan ay.) SAWPOON LOW AND 00. r. ItOUTLILDOS, WAR)III., AND ROOTLIDOIL-COPTRIGHT. The plaintiffs and defendants in this case are publisher.? the plaintiffs being Messrs. Sampson Low and Co., s o d the defendants Messrs. P.outledge, Warne, and lloutledge. The bill was filed to restrain the defendants from publishing a book called " Haunted Hearts," by Maria S. Cumming., the plaintiffs alleging that the copyright is their property. Miss Cumminp is • native of the United States of At:clerks, bat in April last was, and still is, residing at Montrose!, U. Canada. In April plaintiffs purchased of her the copyright of " Haunted Hearts," and they pabliahed the bee's: in this country on the 23rd or 25th of May, iu two volumes. the price being 16s. la May it came to the knowledge of the plaintiffs that defendants had published an edition of the book, and were offering it in Paternoster-row at 2s. They thereupon wrote to the de [andante, stating that they had purchased the copyright of the author, and requiring the defendants to desist from the I pub lication . To this letter defendant s replied as follows: We do not understand from your letter to us of rater. day's date, in reference to ' Haunted Hearts,' oe what grounds 1.012 rest your claim to copyright in such a wort, written by an alien, • native of the United States of America, between which country and oar own no law of ineenational copyright exists. We appreciate the friendly term' in which you caution us to refrain from proceediN with our publication of the work in question, but in the at. senoe of proof that you possess the right you seek to lay claim to, we do not see, in justice to ourselves, why we should stop the issue of our edition." On receipt of this letter, plaintiffs filed the present bill, end the matter now rime on on demurrer fora court of equity. Defendants also demurred to the bill cm various Wankel grounds, ono being that in the entry at Stationers' Hall the assignees of the copyright are stated to be Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, whereas in the bill they are described as Sa mpson Low and Co ; another being that they are described as of It. Ludgate-hill, without the addition of City of London ; and another being that in the entry the book is stated to have been published on the 23rd of May, whereas in the bill it is stated to have been published on the 15th of May. The Vice-Chancellor, in giving judgment, said the main question raised was,whether an alien residing in a colony or • possession of the British crow*, and publishing a book quired, according to the law of this country, a copyright in the book. It was insisted, on the part of the defeaots, that, scoordiog to the true construction of the sth and 6th Victoria, chapter 95 (the Copyright Act) no alien, under any circumstances, whether residing in a foreign country or residing in this country, acquires • copyright in a book in this country, although the book is first published in this country, while the contrary was contended oes the part of the plain. tiffs. If it were as entirely open question whether it were expedient sod beneficial that the law should be that an alien, whether residing in this country or not, should, by first publishing's work here, acquire a copyright in that work, it certainly appeared to him that a very strong argn meat might be adduced io rapport of the affirmative,of that proposition. Of course the Copjright Act had for its sod and object the encouragement of learning by holding out to men of learning and genius some advantage from the composition and publication of books. Th.it advantage was given them by granting to them a monopoly, and though a monopoly was en evil per se, that evil wan more than compensated by the inducement held out to men of pains and leaning to write books. But the Tuition before the court was, what was the true construction of the act of parliament. The preamble of the act stated that " whereas it is expedient to mated the law relating to copy. right, and to afford greater encouragement to the production of literary works of lasting Leontit to the world," and the title of the act was "An act to amend the law of copyright." The title of the act of Queen Anne was "An actfor theeneourege meet of learning by vesting the copies (meaning) copyright of books iu the author , and and the preamble, after reciting that persons took the liberty of printing works of other per sons, went on to say, "for the preventing, therefore, of suck practices in future, and for the encouragement of learned men to compose and write useful books, without soy ex pression of the larger object of encouraging learning through. out the world. la the case of "Jeffreys and Boosey," which had been much dwelt upon, Bellini, • musical composer, had ooeipo.ed as opera, the Sonesesbula, and at Milian he made a transfer, not according to the English law, but according to the law of Milan, to sandier foreigner named lliJordi, who assigned it to a British subject in this country, sad the British sub• ject published the work here. In that ease, therefore, the nal question was, what was the effect of the assignment from Bellini to Ricordi, and from Rioordi to the British sub ject; and the question whether, if Bellini had sent over the work to this country, and had himself published it here for the first time, was not directly put to the judges, although that question was largely discussed, but on the question that ' was put to them six judges decided in favour of the copy• right sod seven against it. It had been cootended that in. asmuch as it was obvious that the view of the legislature in wring the act of the sth sad 6th Victoria had • much wider scope than the act of Anse, sad he thought that the argument had great weight, though he could not consider it oceclasive. Another argumeat was that inasmuch as the legislature two years after the passing of the act of the sth and 6th Victoria pseud what was called the International Copyright Act, en abling the government to enter into a convention with other countries for protection of the copyright of books published in those countries, that act, so far as related to protecting copyrights in this country, was confined to this country, and it was truly argued that if they did not give copyright to an alien author, living abroad, who just published his book in this country, they put him in a worse position than if he bad published his book first in his own country, sod so far from tending to encourage learning in this country it would dis courage it. That was an argument of no slight weight in presence of the large interpretation of the sth and 6th Vint if it were necessary for him, which it was not, to determine thin ease upon the question as to whether the term " author" should have • wider construction than ' that which had been put upon it as used in the act of Anne he should determine the ease upon the wider view. But it was not necessary, because the cue before him was not the ease of a foreign author publehiug in this country while residing abroad, but it was the case of as alien publishing in this country while residing within her Majesty's dominion.. The question he Ind to deter mine was, if an alien came to • colony or dependency of the British crown, sod while residing in the colony or dopes ' deny published in England • work composed by that author did that author acquire • ooperight in this country! He was clearly of opinion that he did so acquire a copyright In the case of Jeffmys r. Bootee every one of the thirteen judges was of opinion that under the statute of Anne, a foreigner coming to this country and first publishing here a work composed by him, could acquire copyright. lie should Dot have the smallest invitation in saying that if Miss Cam mins, having composed • work—whether is the United States or in Conde—had emit over to this count''', and had here published the work, she would have acquired copy right in the book. The question remained, would she acquire the right if she had come to any other part of her Majesty's dominions, namely, Canada, and be was of opinion that she would. The art of Victoria had, as be had said, a wider scope than the set of Anne. The ac t of Anne was confined to England, whereas the set of Victoria extended to all her Mejesty's dominion. Therefore so far as related to the wide sod important qua lice in the use it appeared to him that this demurrer could not be sustained. Miss Cummins acquired the copy ' right, but it was necessary before she or her as mune could take proceedings for the infriegemeut of it that the provisions of the set with regard to the entry in the register should have been complied with. The entry I stated that the work was published by Sampson Low, Son. and Mantas, sad the bill stated that it was published by Sampson Low and Company ; thee the entry states the book to have been published on the 23rd Msy, whereas the bill stated it to have been on the 25th of May. These grounds were technical, and he was almost as h amed to mention them ; nevertheless, he must hold that the set must be strictly complied with, end, as it had sot, the de murrer must be allowed. Mr. Shatter maid the matter bad beet contested on point of priariple. and he was desirous to have it thoroughly understood that Messrs. Rocitledge did not copy the plain tiffs' book, but they bad • book sent from America which they printed therefrom. The Moak had redly been published in America end transmitted by the LIMO mail as that which brought the plaintiffs'. Mr. Beily—No, not by the mime mail. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commis.loser GoaNiro.) Ilr RZ LOCKWOOD MID LOCKWOOD. The bankrupts were ►uctiooeere, of the Poultry and of Edgwarirroad. This was the sitting for examiestom. The sooousts prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Harts', show joist debts of 3.1211., with swots awl property held as security of shout 1.350 t. There are separate liabilities of John Lockwood of 4,9484, with a small ►mount of assets. The bankrupts passed unopposed, and the order of dis charge was adjourned. IX Et 1121CHARDT.—APPLICATION TOR urcaanr. The bankrupt had acted as stage manager at Her Majesty's Theatre. He applied for his release from custody. Debts about 4001., chiefly due to creditors in Vieille. Mr. Bagley opposed for the detaining creditor, on the ground that the bankrupt was about to go abroad. Mr. E Reed, in supporting the application. stated that the bankrupt bad been engaged in a theatre at %lima, and had accepted bills for the manager, ow one of which he bad been proceeded against and takes into custody in this country. His Honour said he would grant the discharge on the bankrupt finding ono good aunty of 1001. Tee HAZIMIT AND Cams. —Wheat cutting wit! ootomease this week is soave parts of Hants and Dorset. The pea sod vetches crops have failed till., soisoo in the 'oath of Eegl►od. owing le the drought. Nearly an the °Ade ponds are dry. ui cattle are 'calorie' is 000tequenee. trains rain falls the turnip sad the second grass crows lit fail, and batellen' meat will be ma* dearer that it meat. brining th►t "11 Mr. NV person mode. better f r Mary via ant Waterlog Samoa W►terla day situ via as tl would be take ou lake cal via the wovat I ilia shs bold of I tams. 1 la time Lase sail Mr. W The let when Am wore drail Mr. W, not think charge h courageou order him TEE I At nc for liilJl iavestig►t Thomas E don Rail. Mr. Su Impactor police. _ Kr. F. decreed Iladruey, Several Wen inei ordinary was bald The CA be email deceased — lt was ea yet ar Henry brought o..pril3.it — Folios. oa Frida whoa he Osman 'dm wit %Items iaassaibl Isadasur head. i Hospital he was r 4 ;weed a Mr. ii that he I Hens Mr. Vi ars? Ha sal Thal& sad ILL bad wort In the w gars Din aingtdar zaisooodl Mr. W Th.w bad very THE