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ONE of the most mischievous superstitions that can possibly find its way into the House of Commons is that of members at once cos mopolitan in vanity and parochial in igno rance, who imagine that because the House is omnipotent at home, it is equally omni potent abroad, and that the Quer Ego of half a dozen triflers who shout through the speak ing trumpet of England, is sufficient to control the tempest of continental war. These gentlemen have the power, undoubtedly, of bringing their oountry into contempt, and there begins and ends the influence of their speeches. So long as they simply repeat what the common opinion of mankind has pronounced out of doors, their homilies are harmless enough. When men de nounce the disordered ambition of the Prussian Government they cannot do much harm. They are wasting precious time, and this is probably their only real purpose. Unfortunately the uninitiated European public are not aware that theme lofty moralists are talking against the clock, for the sake of stopping the progress of a county franchise clause for half a week. What are the Duchies of the Elbe, or the faith of European treaties, or the rights of Germany, or the independence of Italy, to men whose sole and whole object in vituperating Italy and extolling Austria is to prevent Mr. Hv)rr's amendment from coming to a divi sion I They did not succeed on Monday night in adjourning war in Europe, or arresting the high handed measures of the Prussian Government in Holstein ; but they contrived to carry over the debate on the County Franchise till Thursday. And it is evident that nothing less than the resolve of the Ministry to persevere with - aM Reform Bill, as Lord PALMERSTON persevered lei* the Divorce Bill, and to insist on the alternative of a prolonged Session and an adjournment till November, will preserve the House from the demoralisation of conscious hypocrisy, and the country from the repetition of such con versations on foreign affairs as that of Monday night. And yet, if there be a majority of all parties in the House in whom the instinct of self-respect is not yet dead, the discreet and friendly advice of Mr. Lama and Sir JOHN HAN KER will not be disregarded. It is discreditable to the Parliament of England that it should suffer itself to descend to the level of a debating club. It is unworthy of such an Assembly that, having declared non-intervention as its policy, it should presume to lecture all the Powers of Europe on their rights and duties. It is odious and absurd that it should scold a people, whose ancestors were the citizens of a free republic before a Parliament had ever met at Westminster, because they are not content to acquiesce in a foreign domination imposed upon them by a league of monarchs fifty years ago. It is contemptible that the representatives of the legislative wisdom of England should be capable of no better discrimination than in protesting—and most justly protesting—against the policy of the Prussian Government in the Duchies, and pretend to forget that the Austrian Covernment was the accomplice before it was the dupe of that policy ; that Austria followed Prussia in the assault upon Denmark, and joined with Prussia in superseding tie authority of the Confederation ; that Austria has never yet respected any treaty that stood in the way of her ambition ; that only the implacable and reckless pride of a monarchy which is nothing but a court and a camp, an' agglomeration of nationalities divided against one another by a barbarous system of mutual repres sion—a monarchy seduced into liberal pretences by want of money to pay its enormous armies—that only the pride of Austria made war sooner or later inevitable, by refusing to sacrifice with honour a discontented province to the interests of peace and civilization. Had Austria listened to her truest friends any time these last seven years, she would be more deserving of the sympathy of liberal Europe, now when she is only lees responsiMe than Prussia for the miseries of the coming war, as Bertrand in the drama is less responsible than Macaire. We have always readily done justice to any liberal and generous movements of the Cabinet of Vienna. But when we hear Austria celebrated in the House of Commons as the defender of the faith of treaties and of liberal principles, as inno cent of ambition, as the representative of public law and of international justice, it becomes our duty to remember that if that Power were really chargeable with all the virtues now so fancifioly attributed to it by conservative admirers who put the history of the last fifty years out of sight, a BISMARCK would be impossible in 1866. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THE EUROPEAN CRISIS. RUPTUEZ OF DIPLOMATIC MATIONS BETWILEN AUSTRIA AND PRUMWIA. 'Arm OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON. Though a diplomatic rupture is not necessarily followed by war, the Timer considers that Austria and Prussia have defied each other too fiercely, and have made preparations too formidable, for them to be content with an armed peace. Austria particularly has every reason to cherish the desire of vengeance. From this time forth the Duchies may be considered as forming part of the Prussian monarchy, and to effect this the Aus trians have really been driven out of the country. Some act of retribution musgeonaequently be looked for. The Emperor, who has shown himself so little inclined to bear any slight, is not likely to hear with patience that his troop. have been hurried from their positions by an invad ing enemy. Should war not be averted, the day of trial for the minor German sovereigns will have come, and Ger many will be effectually reformed for good or evil. The Times regards the arrival of General Garibaldi at Como as an event of the first importance. The plan of his campaign, it has been said, is twofold—a mountain warfare in Southern Tyrol and a mari time expedition up the Ailtiatic. The Times looks for a coup de main on some point or points of the coast between Trieste and Venice, where ample field is open for the daring testa of irregular warfare. By landing now at one spot, now at another, and cutting up the roads and railroad that run along the shore, all intercourse between Venice and Trieste, and consequently Vienna, might be interrupted, and by reaching the mountains from which spring the Piave and others of those rivers, the maritime volunteers could easily place themselves in concert with those of the Cacciatori dello Stelvio and Cacciatori del Tensile who might succeed in forcing their way from the Trentine valleys into those of Baasano and Belluno. The Post thinks it not improbable that the Austrian government will give immediate orders to General Benedek to commence the campaign. Our contemporary regards the Emperor Napoleon's letter as furnishing another proof of the sincerity with which his Majesty desires peace. The Telegraph says the Emperor's declaration amounts to this, that should Prussia or Italy gain fresh territory, France will demand an equivalent addition to her boun daries. In this intimation there is nothing so novel as to startle Europe, which had rightly interpreted Napoleon's intentions before he had given them frank expression ; but none the leas important is the imperial missive for the light it casts on the changes that will ere long come over the continent. As to Germany, the Telegraph notices that the approximation of the minor states to Austrian going on uninterruptedly, and thinks that the Austrian Emperor is not without good grounds for relying on the support of united Germany. Speculating far in advance of events, the Star thinks it not at all unlikely that the close of the war may adjust matters very much on the principle which Louis Napoleon would have suggested. It sees nothing more probable than that Austria may lose Venetia and recover Silesia, while Prussia finds consolation in the retention of the Duchies for which she has dared so much, and which already are hers by the practical title of possession. i i' I'': : I i~~ Xll 9i ~~ ; I t. . 1 , 1 111 IDEN'S VALIJA' 18 carats-23 3 81 17 casts.. S 0 16 carats.. 216 71 15 carsta.. f IS 1 14 carats.. 9 62 13 wags.. E 0 0 llcarsis.. 2 2 3 1 11 carats.. 118 11 10 ears!. 116 41 OUR SUPPLY OF COAL. The Daily News characterises the debate last evening on the coal supply as substantially a debate on an appre hended decline of the British empire. The optimist theory was advanced yesterday evening by Mr. Vivian, in a speech marked by very minute technical knowledge, by thoroughness of research, and by candour in discussion. It added very much to the information of the house, and seemed to contribute not a little to its consolation. Yet his solutions of the difficulties are mere perchances, and his hopefulness requires to be qualified by considerations which he seems wholly to leave out of account. What needs to be proved is that, with equal means and appliances in both countries, coals can be extracted from a depth of 4,000 feet in England at as small • cost as from the depth of a few feet only beneath the surface in the United States. But whether Mr. Vivian or the great authorities arrayed against him be right, the desirability for the inquiry which the govern ment has conceded remains the same. For the report of the commission to be reassuring, the Tnnet says it will be necessary that they shall adduce some other facts and arguments than Mr. Vivian did last night, for the truth is his practical know ledge is only likely to strengthen the fears of the alarmists. All that is essential to Mr. Jevons' position is that the quantity of coal we have in store is limited, and that with a lessening supply and increased difficulty in obtaining it the increase of consumption will gradually slacken. But two centuries ago as much might have been said on the subject of our forests. We exhausted then the force accumulated in our woods, just as we are exhausting now the force accumulated in our underground reserves, and there is hope that the one may be replaced ss the other was. leo chimer Mel to suppose that" are on the of diseovileg the sew* at force liegf, as reoent tiomlied us to believe/ The Harald mays that the spectre st the exhaustion of our coal fields, raised by Mr. Mill and Mr. Gladstone to frighten the Movie of Commons into the maintenance of two very bad taxes, was pretty well laid last night. 'This being the case the Houma of Commons ought to deal with all questions relative to the remission of taxation, simply by the facia before them, and that as there will not be an exhaustion of coal supply for a thousand years or more, if ever, we ought to get rid either of the malt tax or the fire insuranoe duty at once. WORM AND THE POLICY OP DILLY. The MSG says very plainly that whether Mr. Hunt's arguments have anything in them or not, truth and sense are discredited when they are employed only for delay,and when there is an evident intention to consume the session, to weary patience, and exhaust the physical power neces sary for carrying the bill through. A taint of insincerity and unreality infects the best logic when its only value for the occasion is that measured by the hour-band of the clock. However, even if no delay is interposed it will in the opinion of the Tames be impossible for both houses to do ordinary justice to these measures in the course of seven or eight weeks. An autumnal sitting, of course, is possible , but not necessary, for there never was a matter in better condition for keeping almost any length of time. The Post contends that the House of Commons will practically advance the solution of the question by oh* 'Eructing the progress of the ministerial bill ; and while it is, of course, open to the government to interpret the difficulty they experience with reference to their responsi bility, the house cannot but recollect that it would be answerable for any submission which, looking to the pro bable consequences, must be described as a reckless sacri fice of its independence. The Herald accuses Mr. Gladstone of trying to force on the bill at inconvenient hours, and so compelling the opposition to use the right which the rules of the house give it, and protect itself against the efforts to ride rough shod over it by the thousand and one harassing delays which it has in its power to interpose. Despite the late divisions, the Herold is confident that before the govern ment bill leaves the House of Commons, if it should ever get out of it, except by withdrawal, the county franchise will stand several pounds higher than Mr. Hunt's amend ment would fix it. The Telegraph cannot contemplate the deliberate degra dation of the tories without regret and shame. The country stands aghast at the state of things presented to it in par liament, where, leaving the merits or demerits of the pre sent bill entirely out of the question, the party has ob viously agreed to chatter away night after night, and where those whom we all called " country gentlemen " are posi- tively not asimmed,whenColonel Taylor drives them down in herds, to pour folds a continuous, inarticulate, im placable, and obedient uproar of words, which serve no object in the world except to consume hour after hour, and to wear away the people's time and the peoples chance. Nevertheless it is convenient that they should I show in this conspicuous way their hatred of reform, and should tumble headlong after Sir George Bowyer into a self-made snare, as they did on Monday night, and let Englishmen know that if a tory ministry were in, it would be against the completion of Italy, and in favour of the armed interference of this country in a continental war. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. The following amendments and clause are to be proposed in committee by the Chancellor of the Exchequer: —Page 7, leave out clause 15. Pap 7, clause 16, line 35, after " person," leave out " employed,", and insert " who after the passing of this act enters into the employment of government." Same line, after " any," leave out "govern ment." At end of clause add " but :his section shall not affect the right of any person to vote who at the time of the passing of this act is employed in any such arsenal, dockyard, yard, or factory as is mentioned in this section." After clause 13, as transposed, insert the following clause : —" (Amendment of provisions as to occupation.) The occu pation of • house or of lodgings by a person holding an office or benefice shall, for the purpose of qualifying such person to be registered as • voter, be deemed to be an occupation by him as tenant, although he occupies such house or lodgings by virtue of or as part of the emolu ments of his office or benefice, and pays no rent for the same." C tit Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Jugs 12. The Queen, with Princess Helena, drove out yesterday afternoon. Princes. Louise also went out driving. The Duchess of Wellington arrived at the Castle and bad the honour of dining with the Queen and the royal Her Majesty, aocompanisd by Princeas Helena and Princess Louise, left the Castle this morning at ten minutes past 11 o'clock, and drove to the station of the South Western Railway, and proceeded to Kew Station, from whence her Majesty and the royal family drove to Kew Church and were present at the marriage of Princess Maly ofiCambridge with the Prince of Teck. In attendance were the Duchess of Wellington, the Dowager Duchess of Athole, Lord Charles Fitrzoy and Colonel the Hon. D. de Boa (Equerries in Waiting), and Major-General Sir T. M. Biddulph. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, met her Majesty at the railway station, and drove with her and the Prinoesses to the church. Immediately after the ceremony, which was performed by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, her Majesty went to Cambridge-cottage, where a breakfast was given by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Majesty left Kew at half-past 2 o'clock, and re turned in • carriage and four to Windsor Castle at 4 o'clock. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Crown Prince of Denmark and the Duke of Edinburgh, and attended by the Countess of Macclesfield, the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, Earl Spencer, Lord Minis, Lieut.-General Knollys, Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, Hon. K Yorke, Count Danneskjold, Major-General Kauffmann, and Captain Lund went to Kew yesterday morning, and were present at the marriage of Princes Mary of Cambridge and Prince Teck. In the evening the Prince and Princess of Wales had a dinner party at Marlborough-house. The company in cluded the Crown Prince of Denmark, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, the Duke and Duchess of New castle, the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Westmorland, the Countess of Macclesfield, Earl and Countess Vane, the Earl of Leicester. the Earl and Countess of Duclley,Viscountand Viscountess Sydney, Baron Alpbons• de Rothschild, Habile Bey, Admi ral Hon. H. J.Roua, Lieut.-GeneralSirHugh Rose, Lieut.- General and Mrs. Knollys, Mr. Chaplin, Count Dan neskjold-Samsoe, General Kauffmann, Captain Lund, Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, and Mr. F. Knollys. Their royal highnesses gave a dance afterward' in honour of the Crown Prince of Denmark. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh honoured the members of the Navy Club by his company at dinner hurt evening, at Willis's Rooms. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Gladstone have • dinner and small and early evening party this evening at their resident* on Carlton house-terrace. The Earl and Countess of Dudley have issued cards for an entertainment to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales on Monday next, at Dudley House. Last night the Countess of Dartmouth gave her first ball this season st the family residence in Grosvenor square. ITpwards of 500 members of the aristocracy re sponded to her ladyship's invitations. The following gentlemen have been elected mem bers of the Royal Irish Academy :—Messrs. John A. Baker, Edward H. Bennett, ALD., Francis R. Cruise, M.D., Thomas Gallwey, Thomas Maxwell Hutton, Rev. John O'Rourke, and Mr. Alexander Thom. The Benchers of the Middle Temple, in honour of the marriage of the Princess Mary of Cambridge, sent round champagne yesterday to all the MOWS to drink her royal highness's health and happiness. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-AM, from the Gemmel* of Ihe West ladle elands. LLTIST INTELLIGENft LETTER OF KOSSUTH. The following letter from Kossuth has appealed in some of the Italian journals : A large number of my countrymen having addressed me by letter from various parts of Italy, uking my advice as to the conduct they ought to pursue in the present con juncture ; as it is impossible far me to reply to each indi vidually, I hereby declare that,.in my opinion, those of my fellow countrymen who are employed in the military ear vice or in any other way, should remain for the present whore they are, and quietly await the course of events. Those, on the other hand, who are not employed, and who desire to enter the military service, will do well to take service in the Hungarian legion. They may be sum that, should masters progress so as to enable them to offer the support of their patriotic seal in the field of action, they will be duly informed on the subject. (aeoraa•e nuoiume.) THE RUPTURE PRUBETWESSIA.EN AUSTRIA AND - -- _ Jews 13. Baron von Werther, the Prussian Ambassador at this court, received his passports yesterday, and will leave Vienna this evening. France has declined to undertake the diplomatic protection of Prussian subjects in Austria during the interruption of diplomatic relations between Austrian and Prussia. Bavaria has also met a similar demand with a refusal. The English government has informed Austria of its willingness to recognise Prince Charles of Hohenzollern as Hospodar of the Principalities , provided he will take the oath of allegiance to the Sultan. An Austrian courier, proceeding from Vienna to General von Gablenz, has been stopped in Prussian territory, and had his despatches taken from him. The Bavarian general Tann has proceeded to the Austrian headquarters at Chants. DEPARTURE OF GENERAL VON GABLENZ FOR CASSEL. HANOVER, Jura 13. General von Gablenz, with several of his offioers, arrived here last night from Harburg, and left immediately for Cassel. THE PRUSSIANS IN HOLSTEIN. KIEL, JUNE 13. General von Manteuffel has ordered that every public functionary and official in Holstein shall take the following solemn engagement :—" The King of Prussia having taken upon himself the chief governing power in the Duchy of Holstein through the Governor-General von Manteuffel, I hereby solemnly engage in place of an oath to sub mit unconditionally to the orders al the King of Prussia and of all authorities acting on his behalf, and also to fulfil loyally and faithfully all duties that may be entrusted to me." PRUSSIAN DECLARATION AT THE FEDERAL DIET. FRANKFORT, Juiqx 13. The following declaration has been made by the Prussian representative at the Federal Diet in reference to the Austrian motion for the mobili sation of the Federal army : "The representative of Prussia cannot express any formal or material opinion on a subject which is entirely new to him." THE MIDDLE STATES. MUNICH, Jurn 13. Another conference of ministers of the Middle States will be held on Saturday next. GREECE. ATHENS, Joxs 12. The King has summoned the ministers of the protecting Powers to his presence, in order to ex plain to them the critical state of Greece and re quest their advice. The reply given by the ministers is not yet known. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE SAXONIA AND AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 13. The Hamburg and Americus Company's steamer Saxonia from New York passed the Needles at 8.30 a.m. to-day. The North German Lloyd's steamer America, also from New York, arrived off the Needles at 8.45 a.m. to-day. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FROM OR OWN COMUNIPONDLIT. ) 13, 1866. serious consideration ale legitimate desires of sovereign and peopke. The pseesnt conflict has three came—the geographical diesifiemof Prumia being ill defined ; the wishes of Germany demanding a political tecconstitution more conformable to its general necessities ; the neces sity far Italy to same its national independent - ie. The neutral powers could not desire to mu themselves up in the internal affairs of other countries. Nevertheless the courts which participated in the constituent sets el the Germanic confederation had the right to examine whether the changes called for were not of a nature to compromise the established order of Europe. As far as concerns ourselves we should have desired for the secondary states of the confederation a more intimate union—a more powerful organisation—a more ha ' portent part to play—for Prussia more homoge neity and strength in the north ; for Austria, the maintenance of her great position in Germany. We should moreover have been glad to see Austria cede Venial to Italy for an equitable compensation ; for duos, in concert with Prussia, and making no aooount of the treaty of 1852, she made war upon Denmark in the name of German I nationality, it appeared to me just that she should mog ul's the same principle in Italy by completing the inde pendence of the peninsula. Such are the ides. which in the interest of the repose of Europe we should have endeavoured to advance. To-day it is to be feared that the fate of arms can alone decide the questions. In the face of these eventualities what is the attitude of France? Should we manifest our displeasure because Germany finds the treaties of 1815 impotent to satisfy her national ten dencies and maintain her tranquillity? In the war which is on the point of breaking out we have but two interests, the maintenance of the balance of power in Europe and the maintenance of the work to which we contributed in Italy. But is not the moral force of France sufficient for the pro tection of these two interests? Will she be obliged to draw the sword to make her voice heard? I think not. If, notwithstanding our efforts, the hopes of peace be not realised, we have at least the assurance, from the declara tions made by the courts engaged in the conflict, that whatever be the results of the war, none of the questions in which we are interested will be settled without the con currence of France. Let us maintain, than, a watchful neutrality, and, strong in our diaintencetedness, animated by the sincere desire to see the nations of Europe forget their quarrels and unite for the advancement of civilisa tion, liberty, and progress, let us wait, confident in our right and calm in our strength. Hereupon, Monsieur le Ministry, I pray God to have you in His holy keeping. IMPORTANT LETTER OF THE EMPEROR. PARIS, TdICISDAT EV/MING. The Emperor's expected manifesto, which, how ever, it was thought would be reserved till the first cannon-shot had been fired, was put forth to day at the sitting of the Corps Llgislatif. It took the form of a letter to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, which was read by Count Walewaki from his pre sidentiaichair. There is nothing in it to occasion surprise in any quarter. France of course disclaims any thought of " conquest," but she foreshadows the eventuality of an extension of territory in case a rupture of the balance of power in Europe should render it necessary; and even then France would scorn any annexation not ratified by the voice of the populations to be annexed. Boniface and Amed6e de Cessna told us all this long ago in the Conatitntionnel and Pays. As it is pretty certain that the war must lead to a moat considerable change in the balance of power, whether Prussia or Austria get the better, the " eventuality" of the aggrandisement of France so delicately hinted at cannot but arise. While writing, the text of the letter is brought to me, and though, doubtless, I shall be antici pated by the telegraph, I proceed to translate it : Palace of the Tuileries, June 11, 1866. louden le Ministre,—At a moment when all the hopes of peace which we were induced to entertain from the meeting of the conference seem to have vanished, it is essential to explain by a circular to our diplomatic agents abroad, the ideas which my government proposed to submit to the councils of Europe, and the conduct which it proposes to adopt in presence of the events in prepara tion. This communication will show our policy in its true light. If the conference had taken place your language as you know was to have been explicit ; you were to have declared in my name that I repudiated any idea of terri torial aggrandisement, so long as the European equilibrium should not be broken. In fact, we could only think of an extension of our frontiers in case of the map of Europe being modified for the exclusive benefit of a great power, and also in ease of the frontier provinces asking by their votes freely expressed to be annexed to France. Excluding such circumstances, I think it more worthy of our country to prefer to acquisitions of territory the pre cious advantage of living on good terms with our neigh bours while respecting their independence and their nationality. Animated by these sentiments, and having only in view the maintenance of peace, I made an appeal to Russia and England to address words of conciliation to the parties interested. The aooord established between the neutral pewees will yet remain in itself a pledge for the security of Europe. They proved their high impartiality in taking the resolution to confine the CIiSCIIIIIIiOII in the conference to pending questions. In order to solve these questions I believe they must be frankly met, 'tripped of the diplomatic veil which covered them, and taking into LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. After Term Nisi Prins Sittings at Westminster.—(Before Mr. Justice Lush and Special Juries.) This was the first day of the after term lull prius sittings at Westminster. The list contains 226 causes, of which 86 are new causes, 140 are remanets, and 104 are marked for special juries. IDWARDS r. rite ZARL OF CANDIOAN. This was an action foe slander. The defendant pleaded first not guilty, and secondly a justification. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Sidney Reatinp were counsel for the plaintiff. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and ILr. Garth were counsel for the defendant. Mr. Coleridge said that this was an action for slander, arising out of whether certain photographs supplied by the plaintiff to the noble defendant were or were not very fine works of art, and were worth the money that had been charged for them. And as that was a main element in the ease, it had been thought better to refer the matter to Mr. Williams, the eminent photographer of Regent-street, rather than trouble the jury with it, consequently a verdict would be taken for the plaintiff subject to a reference. Mr. Bovill said they were all agreed that that was the most satisfactory mode of dealing with the case, and it would save the jury the trouble of having to decide be tween the contradictory evidence that would have been produced as to the photographs in question being works of art. The jury accordingly returned a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to a reference. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi bins in Middlesex.—(Before Mr. Justice Keating and a Common Jury.) BOMBES T. THB GMAT NO.ITHERP RAILWAY CO This was an action to recover damages in consequence of delay having occurred in carrying the race-horse Rhone from Lincoln to London. Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Hopwood appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Mellor for the defendants. The plaintiff was a licensed victualler in business in St. Pancras-road, and be was the owner of several race horses. On the 21st February last, his horse Rhone had run at Lincoln, and had to run on the 22nd at Hendon in a steeple chase. His case was that on the 20th he saw the station master at Lincoln, who said that the horse would go up by the 6 p.m. train. The horse was sent to the station soon after 5, but the station master said that there wee so heavy a train that he could not send the horse by it. He was remonstrated with, and told that the horse would lose its engagement, but he adhered to his determination, and said that the horse could go up by the 6.45 gym. tram' on the 22nd, and would be in London at half-past 12. The horse was again taken to the station, but was not sent off until a sub sequent train, and did not arrive in London until past 2, and when it reached Hendon it was too late for the race. The damages claimed by the plain tiff were upwards of 201., and in this sum were included 101. 10s. which be paid Pickett to ride at Hendon and 31. forfeit for not running. It was also said that a person who had made some beta had agreed to give the plaintiff 1001. to run bis horse at Hendon, but his lordship ruled that this sum could not be recovered, the damage being too remote. _ . . For the defence it was said that Mr. Wood, who was not at the station at the time, was the only person authorised to make a contract such as those declared on, bat it asemed that he bad authorised Mr. Grocutt, the station master, to send the horses if they arrived in time. The point principally relied on in reference to the 21st was that there was no contract with Mr. Grocutt to carry the horse, though it was said that if it had arrived in time it would have been sent. It was also said that there was no engagement to send the horse by the 6.45 train on the 22nd, and that, indeed, no inch contract could have been made, as it had been pre viously determined to send a special train for horses at 7.15. by which train the plaintiff's horse travelled. The jury found for the plaintiff for 18/. 4s. 4d. A bill of exceptions was tendered as to his lordship's ruling that the plaintiff could recover the jockey's fee. COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES. (Before the Lord Chief Judice, the Lord Chief Baron, and the Judge Ordinary.) RTVEE V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. Thim case came on for hearing ag4n . 92is morning. The Attorney-General add the court at much length, and treated the case of the plaintiff throughout as a rank and audacious imposture. THE FRACAS ON EPSOM DOWNS.—Mr. Hodgson, of Leeds, the person convicted of stealing Ti. from a betting man at Epsom races, has just received a free pardon from the crown and been released from custody. The applica tion to Sir George Grey was ba.md upon the ground that there was no intention to steal, and that Mr. Hodgson, be lieving he had a right to endeavour to get his money back, did that which amounted only to tresp instead of felony. This was CCWOtted by a memorial, si gned by 11 of the jury, stating that " it was and is our opinion that in taking the money from the prosecutor, Thomas Hodgson did so as his own, believing he had a right to it, and that he did not intend feloniously to take it. . . Citelons CASE or HYDROPHOBIA. —Last evening Dr. Lankester held an inquest at the York Hotel, Upper street, Islington, upon the body of Mary Ann Oddy, aged 80, who died throup the effects of the bite of a dog. The coroner, in opening the case, said this was the second inquest within a few days he had held upon persons who had died of hydrophobia, sod he saw by the new spapers that deaths from this cause appeared to be on the Inman, throughout the country. He did not know whether the jury would be able to suggest anything with re reed to the prevention of this dreadful disease ; but he felt that something should be done to save people from a calamity of this character. Mr. James Oddy stated that the deceased, his mother, was a widow, and being taken ill a few da since a medical gentleman was sent for, whoproaoamed her malady to be hy rd phobia, and of which she died in a very short time. The medical evidence showed that death had resulted from hydro phobia ; and then Henry Oddy, another son of the de ceased, stated that his mother was bitten, Ave months ago, in the thumb by a little pet dog, and, ea no ill effects followed the wound, sad sa them did not appear to be the least sign of madness about the animal, no notice was taken of the matter. The dog died in March Lat. In some oonversation which followed among the !rep as to the prevalence of these distressing eases, the opinion wan generally expressed that no dogs without owners should be allowed to exist, sad that it was time public attention was directed to the evils of unchecked dog-keeping, the jury thinking that a good cheek would be placed upon dog existence if a tax were demanded from all persona k ing them animals. A verdict of " Death from hy drophobia was returned. PATENT-Or/WI Mumetnr, Boors KIINSINGTON. —Number of visitors for the week ending June 9, 1,638. Total number sines the opening of the Ifnestua free daily 12th May, 1868), 1,063,836. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before Baron Bramwell) TRIAL OF SMITH FOR THE ,cam oi STREET MURDER. William Smith, alias Walk,* Denton, an upholsterer, wee placed at the tar to the wilful murder ci Barak Milos. He Walll ll . o °hanged with the "Me °flea" 1 / 1 11111 coronor's inquisition. The prisoner, who was very genteel, drafted, the utmost self-possession, and he pleaded not 'alk yl* , Arm and composed tons. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Straight conducted the Aar instructed by Mr. Wontner ; fierieant specially retained, with Mr. Montagu wilim. ; defence, instructed by Mr. Scarth. ve Mr. Metcalfe briefly opened the case for theism... L . lie said it was one of a very painful and *wi n - is - 7 6 : meter, and he was quite sure it would seem ofteful attention at the hands of th e j ut then proceeded to state that on the **".. the 11th of April • murder was * s i b : committed in Cannon-street, in the heart of 0.6; 1 London, and the question for their consideration whether the prisoner was the person bywhomtb a k yym : was committed. The learned counsel then Sant sou deceased and another woman were alone in ih s h o a t Mesas. Bevington, in Cannon-street, on the sigig d lb 11th of April, and the deceased went dowaftsin; A nte hoar afterwards the deceased was found 171 4 kis bottom of the stairs in a pool of blood, aft l i mit The police were called in, and upon examining lb, j the deceased they found a letter written by* ximi Z which, in the first instance, directed him. The learned counsel then read the lethe ol g li. seeded to state the other facto in the caseogig s deuce for the prosecution was gone into. — Tie following is s copy of the letter reed by 6 4 1, 04 counsel: " Mrs. lifilson—The bearer of this I have ad as my adviser. I have taken this course as I hd7, oeived so much annoyance from Mrs. Webber dd put up with it no longer. He a ill propose tau y h which you may accept or not at your plenum Pik your agreeing to his proposals he is instructed * 114 see Mr. Bevington or Mr. Harris, and espied 1, how the matter stands. You know yooreelf wish% you put forth for borrowing the money (doctor' bid physicians for your husband), which you knew so. I shall also have to bring your eider beige Bevington of necessity, if your obstinacy c odp b, adviser to go to the extremes.-1 am, yonn olea s i t " Grown Tom' Edward Kipps said—l am in the service of Newt k vington, in Cannon-oared, and it was my duty hied, the premises at night, and afterwards to deliver bed to the deceased, Mrs. Milaon, who was the heeded On the night of Wednesday, the 11th of April, IMO, the place, as usual, about half-part 7 o'clock, sad emu keys to the deceased and went away. At this tiara was on the premises bat the deceased and the sei I left the place about ten minutes past 8 o'clock. Crum-examined—l cannot say whether Mrs. Emil a ny visitors in the daytime. She very rarely trued I should say she was between 40 and 50 years old. Elisabeth Lewes said—l was cook in the estaldend of Mesas. Bevington, and had been in their sera I nine years. The deceased had been housekeeper is e same period, and after the persons belonging is the ni. blishment had left, she and I were the only man there. I remember hearing a ring at the bell as fie igt of the 11th of April, and the deceased went don also answer it. I think it was about ten minks putt ela this occurred. The deceased was in perfect health stn she left me, and I never saw her again alive. Aloe t quarter past 10 I thought I would go and see when is deceased was, and when I got to the bottom of the dm I found her lying dead. At first I thought As TM ill fit, and took hold of her hand, but finding I could wpm answer, I opened the door, and saw a woman anima% doorstep. She refused to come in, and I waited fee emir man, and when a policeman came up, he went to the a tion-house for assistance. He returned NM thew* si I then discovered that the deceased 'rudest Persons in the habit of coming to see the deceased in the ee and she always answered the bell, and sometimes mud down stairs all the evening. The deceased borrowed's, of me upon two occasions, once on a Friday sad Mess Saturday. On the last-mentioned day I lent brew. reign, and I looked oat at the window and emirs rapt into a cab, and I believe this man came from Met Be vington's. I gave the deceased the sovereign esdievel down stairs immediately, and she wen dancing atheist when the man got into the cab. Cross-examined — The feet of the deceased eel Int towards the stairs, and the body was ia MN I slanting direction. The first policemen she ad merely looked at the body, and then went away kr w sistanoe, leaving me alone with the deoeued. I elm t d hat ecesszi wan were s a wi wa do y w s . on so fri m e e ndl o y f ter her la , te end busbian l idea " tires were in the habit of visiting her in the nal but they always came upstairs. The deceased *eel remained downstairs for an hour and a half or tube She had a bad leg, and had some difficulty in Odic stairs. She never told me who the persons ewe* were in the habit of visiting her in the evening. I ms' s these persona used to visit the deceased by apps She was a woman of a very cheerful disposition, chi 11 . used to write a good many letter, and receives aboutdeues many. three The m ee on e t e hs reign before wee hert borre ath w . ed Th hy e t c h s e k to be waiting for the man. Re-examined—The deceased told me that the swede liv a e n d w i mho th er? The cab was driven away in the direction of Ina bridge. m o t la for .c t hinge he money and wcaaisiedDenhtoinwn, himself i ajamyenige Stevenson,ht,thelth a Ci o ty r po Ap li rilce: co Ita was ca Bevington'a warehouse by the last witness shoed helif 10 o'clock. I saw the deceased lying on her d, loa bottom of the stairs,with her head to wards the sued& I took hold of her and found she Wwasdead. The 8 14 1' nebleued, sail -; nesd o : 1 1 41 : lying in a pool of blood. I went for Mr. May, the sn, and be examined her. I did not find any instrinisg? the deceased. gas lamp alight sub Croes-examined—There wen a write to the body. George OV of e en, a poliemsergeant, said—l me t to premises ssrs. Bevington about 11 o'clock, la! *erred that there were a great many wounds on the of the deceased. I picked up an instnement "did II dace (a small erow-bar). Croamexaneined—There was not the slightest nab blood upon the crowbar. Mr. W. K. May said—l then surgeon, and IWO In to see the deceased on night of the Ilth of There were a great many extentive wounds upoethe' and hoe, and one of them had caused Jocasta:4 skull. The wounds were of two different some having been apparently inflicted by s go*, others by a blunt instrument. The crowbar tha t produced might have occasioned all the wounds• was the weapon that was used I should hare tepee find blood on it, unless it had been carefully eiltek, eee Crossexamined—A great many arteries w t • ee and the blood from them must h ave spirted ee body was bleeding when I arrived. By the Court—lf the injuries had been infri#J this instrument I s h ou ld have expected to Ind Dir. minute portions of hair upon it. Mr. !Medford, an inspector of the City police , be searched the boxes belonging to the decessed ,lo. ' the letter that was referred to in the address of the's counsel for the prosecution. Sergeant Moss was the next witness. He rid — deputed to make inquiries into this came, 0, N 4 quence of information I received I went to 0.16,; square, Sten, on the 17th of April. I fond.Ml there, and I asked him if his name wss He said it was. I then asked him when he was ?I" last, and he said on the 10th of January with hes I then showed him the letter that has been protol" asked him if it was his handwriting. He said it we added, " Now I know what you mean. I telet s __. note for a man named Andrews." The mother them asked what it all m eant, sod I le"' prisoner if he was in London last week. The f r replied " Let my mother answer it." The Pt° mother then said she thought not. I asked hee' r (hi her eon came home the Wednesday night her e, replied that she could not remember, and the recollect where he was on the Wedneeday. 's "He has been a trial to me—he ill never do . saie I searched the house and found r ooat and mode! observed some marks, which at first I dog s blood, but which afterwards turned out not to t i also found an ordinary hat and a " billy oack vj then told the prisoner that I should ch m ta murder of Sarah Mileon on the niht of the arge llth of and I asked him if he could tell m e where h itee b! 7 and 10 o'clock on that Wit' He laid was serious charge, and he was as innocent of it as ill then said he bad not been in L ondon since do January, and then hewent toget somenaoneY tha l T: to him by a person named Fuggle. He then sat