The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

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THE " Correspondence respecting the capture of " the Saxon by the United States ship Van " derbilt," which has just been published, throws light on the circumstances attending the seizure of the British barque, as well as on that more painful one, the violent death of the first mate at the hands of an American officer. With regard to the first point, the capture of the Saxon, the Corre spondence supplies the evidence on which the Eng lish Government has decided that there is no ground for withdrawing the question of its lega lity from the jurisdiction of the Prize Court to which it has been referred. The seizure of the vessel appears to have involved no violation of British or neutral territory, and one of the owners of the Saxon virtually admits that she was engaged in conveying to market part of a prize cargo belonging to Captain SEMMES, of the Alabama. The second point, the alleged murder of the first mate in cold blood, is one of wider and more urgent interest, one that comes home to the feelings of every English man, of every member, indeed, of any community sufficiently civilized to regard the rights of the person and the security of life as supreme interests. On this vital question the information contained in the official Correspon dence just issued is full and detailed. The pa pers supply, indeed, in the shape of statements made by the master, the second mate, and the crew of the Saxon, all the evidence that can at present be obtained on the subject, and this evi dence certainly supporta the allegations respecting the murder of the first mate. It must of course be kept in mind that we have at present only one side of the case, the depositions of officers and men belonging to the captured barque, and it may be added that on one material point the testimony of those witnesses does not perfectly agree. Still in the main it carries an air of almost unmistake able truth, and on the supposition of its trustwor thiness the British Government was bound to urge on the American Government the immediate trial of the officer who shot Mr. Guay, as well as to ask for reparation. The American Government immediately complied with the first request, and Mr. DONOHOE, the in criminated officer of the Vanderbilt, is now on his trial before a Court of Inquiry assembled at the Navy Yard, Boston. It appears, indeed, from the papers that apart from any application from the British Government, this officer would have been brought to trial immediately on the return of his vessel to America, the captain of the Vanderbilt' having placed him under arrest on hearing the cir cumstances connected with Mr. GRAY'S death. . . _ It is satisfactory to know that the whole case is now being legally investigated before the proper tribunal, and will be judicially decided on the fullest evidence. Meanwhile it is important to the interests of i nternational justice that the material facts, so far as they already depend, should be accurately known and kept in view on this side of the Atlantic. They are brought out most fully in the detailed statements of DANIEL Air, HISON, is‹ e ind mate, and HORACE CARREW, seaman, on board the Saxon—both of whom were within about half-alozen yards of Mr. GHAT, the first mate, when he fell. From these state ments, confirmed in every essential particular by the evidence of STEPHEN SHEPPARD, the master of the barque, it appears that the Saxon sailed from Capetown early in September, with a cargo for Ascension, and having landed the cargo, proceeded to Angra Pequefia, on the west coast of Africa, arriving there about the middle of October. Here, on the 27th of that month, she commenced taking in a cargo of skins and wool, which had been discharged there a few days before from the Tuscaloosa, the Federal merchant ship taken by the Alabama and subsequently converted into a privateer. Three days later, just as the crew had finished loading and the Saxon was ready for sea, the Federal war-ship Vanderbilt rounded Angra Point, anchored abreast of Penguin Island, and sent off a boat's crew, with two officers, armed, to board the barque. The senior officer--a Mr. KEEFE— asked for the ship's papers, and after inspecting the cargo told SHEPPAHD, the master, that he must take the papers to Captain BALDWIN, of the Vanderbilt, charging him not to weigh anchor until his return, and leaving his junior officer, Mr. DONOHOE, to see that the order was executed. The master of the Saxon replied that he was ready for sea, and would go, "papers or no papers," as soon as hehad had his dinner. This threat had its effect. In less than an hour another officer and beat's crew were armed and despatched from the Vanderbilt to take charge of the Saxon, with orders to get her under weigh and bring her down the lagoon. The master was ordered below, the crew being told by him to knock off, and not in any way to inter fere. Shortly after occurred the circumstances which led to the violent death of the first mate. About four o'clock, or an hour after the vessel had been seized, half-a-dozen men from the shore who had been assisting in loading the vessel, came off in a boat with some fish, and asked for some bread and meat to take back, as they had had nothing since breakfast, Sur.rrAwri, ear master, says :—" I told my chief officer (GRAY, the mate) " that he might give them some, but that he must " first ask the officer in charge of the ship. He THE s : " did so, and the officer in the . armissoe . L aw " said they might have some, ,bu , aftelltrwards " changed his mind, and said sellth _. ' ns " that they should not have • bit." Th.; second mate, in his affidavit, givesrather a different account of the circumatancee :—" Captain SHEPPARD asked " Mr. K 2112 for permission to send on shore " some s•lt beef, pork, and bread for six men, " who had been assisting in loading the Saxon, " until asupply should come for them from Cape " Town. Lieutenant KEEFE granted permission, " and a signal being made for the six men, they " came off in their boat. They were men who " carried on the business of digging guano and " sealing, and had been for eight months and " upwards at that and other neighbouring places " on the coast, under charge of Captain Bows. " When the men came on board they went to get "their provisions out of the mak, under the super " intendence of the muter and mate of the Saxon. " There was some little confusion, and Lieutenant " KEEFE told Captain SHEPPARD that the men " had got enough provisions, and ordered Captain " SHEPPARD and the mate GRAY to go intothe cabin." The cause of this " confusion " is more fully explained in the very minute and circumstantial deposition of the seaman HORACE CARREW. He says:—" The men from the boat went forward " to where the meat was kept (in tube between the " forecastle and the galley). One of the Vander " bilt men came and told the senior officer that " these men were taking all the meat out of the " ship. They were taking too much, I suspect. " The officer said, ' I'll be damned if they shall " ' have any, then.' Our captain was standing " by, and said, ' I'll be damned if they " ' shan't, then.' There was something like • momentary quarrel between the late master of the vessel and the officer in charge, and Site men on either aide appear to have shared the excite ment. The master immediately went aft as he was ordered, and retired to his cabin. The chief mate, Mr. GRAY, appears to have been in the fore part of the vessel at this time, and on hearing the captain was ordered below attempted Ito follow him. In doing so he had to ascend the 1 short ladder of three steps leading from the deck Ito the poop. At this time the Ametkan senior officer was standing on the raised top of the cabin, having a look-out on the whole deck. I The second officer, DONOHOE, was standing on the poop just above the three steps on the port aide, which GRAY the mate was ascending. Doxo- HOE seeing him coming up, at once told him to I I go down. The sequel may be told in the words of I the official " statement " made by the crew : " Mr. GRAY did not go immediately, not exactly " knowing what was the matter, when the officer " repeated the order, saying, ' If you do not, I " ' will shoot you,' at the same time shoving " him. Mr. GRAY'S foot caught in one of the " steps of the ladder, when he turned half " round and looked up in the officer's face, " who then drew a revolver and shot him dead." The master, SHEPPARD, rushing on deck, imme diately said to the senior officer, KIWI., "Why " have you shot my mate !" He replied, " It was "an accident." He then turned to the junior officer, and asking him why Gaav had been shot, received for reply, " Poor fellow, I am very sorry " for him, but must obey orders." At this point there is some discrepancy in the evidence, the second mate's account being—" I heard DONOHOE " say, ' We must obey orders,' or 'He must obey " ' orders,' lam not sure which. About • " minute afterwards he added, ' Well, it is an " ' accident ;my revolver was cocked.' " The evidence appears decisive against the latter sug gestion that the mate was shot by accident, but the testimony is almost equally emphatic to the effect that no order for this hostile act was given. RICHARD CABLE, one of the seamen, said he heard no order given ; and further deposes that the senoir officer most strongly condemned the act, saying he was very sorry for it. CARREW'S testimony is still more decisive as to no order having been given. He says he was quite near enough to hear, but that be heard no order given. Captain BALDWIN, of the Vanderbilt, expressed to SHEPPARD, the master of the Saxon, his great re gret at the tragic occurrence, and stated that Dosottoe was under arrest. There is so far every reason to believe that justice will be done in the matter, but the Government must continue to give its attention to the case. The Queen has commanded that a drawing-room shall be held on Saturday, the 19th of March next, by the Princess of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty. All presentations will be considered as being made to her Majesty. The usual regulations will be observed. It is not expected that gentlemen will go to the drawing room, except in attendance upon the ladies of their families. HERTFORDSHIRE ELECTION. At a late hour a conservative opponent, in the person of Mr. Henry Edward Sorting, has appeared in the geld, as a candidate for the representation of the county at Hertford. " The existing excise laws," Mr. Sanaa says is his address, " operate so prejudicially to the growers of barley, and to the consumers of a wholesome national hewing., that it will be my earnest encleavon. t, promote ,the immediate repeal of the malt tax. If returned to per. husset, I shall give to Lord Derby an independent and cordial support." On Mr. Sorties' committee are — Viscount Malden, the Roo. Robert GEmston, the Right Hon. Sir Edward Solver Lytton, Bart, M.P., Abel Smith, Esq., IL P., and Sir Plato Farquhar, Bart, M.P. The High Sheriff of Hero, Sir A. P. Cooper, has appointed Taseday, the gib of March, for the nomina tion of the candidate. The liberal candidate is Mr. H. Cowper. The Morning Herald says:—" As the conservatives can show ► clear majority of 350 to 403 votes oa the register, thereat' hardly be • doubt that the third seat far Hert fordshire will return to the opposition, and that the Hoe. Henry Cowper will experience the fate that betel him at , Tam worth. There has been some talk about • compromise. We are glid it is only talk. The compromise was made with the late respected member, Mr. Giles Puller, and ended with his life." CIECCLATION OF THE " EX.141/124s."—This morn ing was issued a return to parliament of the number of stamps issued to newspapers in the year ended June 30, 1863. This return of course affords scarcely an approximate criterion to the circulation of most of the journals, the number of unstamped copies issued being increasingly large in proportion to the stamped. The following stamps were issued during the year to London evening papers : larzyss, 261 ,0211; Mak, 140,000 ; Sea, 70,6 W ; Ereniug Hera1d.4£4,164 ; Erening Standard, 80,020; Erening Star, 40,000. Viscountess Royston gave birth to a daughter at the British Embaley, Paris, co the •25th iut. Her ladyship and daughter are dole( well. her Royal Highness the Duchess d'Attmale is, it is said. tnriaste. The marriage of the Count de Paris with the eldest daughter of the Doke de hi ootpeasier will take place early in May, at Claremont - The P,,4t saps :—" We notice that the foreign press penist in calling the infant son of the Prince of Wales the Duke of Cornwall. This is an utter mistake. His royal highnesses hither, the Prince, sits in the House of Lords as Duke of Cornwall, the Prienedom of Wales being In no shape a parliamentary title. The infant prince, after bin christenieg, will be celled by his Christian name. with the prefix of Prince, until it may please the crown to confer • peerage upon him." :SS, MONDAY 'rhe fbeenMcved add4sses of cob on to-day at Windsor Castle on the birth of the inf rinoe. The Right Has. Sir (Norge Grey arrived at the Castle at 12 o'clock, ag4 had an audience of her Majesty. The Quest; Princess Helena, Phnom Louise, Prince Arthur, sad Prince Leopold, with the Ladies and Gentle men isWaiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the (kid!e last night. The Hoe. Ali; Jocelyn and the Hon. Edith Jocelyn arrived at the Castle yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Wales took a carriage drive on Saturday afternoon. Is the even* the Prince and Pram's', accompanied by Prime Arthur sad Prime Leopold, went to the Princess's Theatre. la attendance were the Countess De Grey, Major Teesdale, Major Cowell, and Mr. Buff. Mr. Morton Edwards has had the honour of submitting to the Prince and Princess of Wales his bust of the Prince of Wales, executed for the corporation and city of Toronto. The Prince and Prime's of Wales, with the Countess De Grey and Major Teesdale in waiting, attended Divine ser vice at the Chapel Royal. St. JAMtn, yesterday morning. The Archbishop of Armagh, the Earl of St. Germans, Vis count Sydney, the Marquis of Bath, and Lord Harris were also present. The prayers and Communion Service were read by the Rev. the Sub-Dean, Dr. Caretoo, and the Rev. T. Helmore. The Bishop of Bath and Wells preached the sermon, from Psalm 1, v. 1 and 2. Mr. Goss presided at the organ. 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 Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, Earl De Grey, Sir Charles 'Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Card well, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSES TO THE QUEEN. On Saturday the town of Windsor was some what enlivened by the arrival of several deputritioas for the purpose of presenting addresses of congratulation to her Majesty on the birth of the infant prince. The first:deputa tion wee that of the corporation of London, which started from London at a quarter pest 11 is a special train of the South Western Company, and arrived at Windsor shortly after 12. The deputation consisted of the Right Hem the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Sir J. Duke, ILP., Sir F. G. Moon, Finals, Rose, end Gibbons ; Sheriffs Nano and Cave, the Recorder, Remembraneer, and other City officials, and about 30 members of the Common Council and Lieutenancy. On arriving at the Windsor Terminus the mini's, which eon. lasted of the state carriages of the Lord Mayor sod Sheriffs, and 1.5 other carriages, wee formed, and proceeded to the Grand Quadrangle of the Castle. The members of the depilation having been ushered into the waiting room, the two Sheriffs end the Remembrancer proceeded to the Queen's apartment, and having been introduced by Sir G. Grey, who was in attendance, Mr. Sheriff Nissen said that they waited on her Majesty on behalf of the corporation of Leedom to know when it would be her Majaity's will and pleasure to receive their humble and loyal address. Her Majesty having signified that she would receive the address that day, the Sheriffs and Remembnocer withdrew, and informed the other members of the corporation that her Majesty's would receive the address then. The members of the deputation were then ushered into the white drawing-room, the Queen being accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena, the Priam, Louise, the Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, and attended by the great officers of state and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting. The Lord Mayor, aldermen, and other members of the deputation, as well as the representa tives of the Court of Lieutenancy, were introdueed by Sir G. Grey, and the two addresses were presented to her Majesty, who returned thanks M a very gracious reply. The Lord Mayor. Sir J. Duke, Sir F. Moon, Mr. Trani:elk Mr. /slams, Mr. Obbard, and Mr. Moore, had the honour of kissing heads. The deputation then withdrew, and proceeded to view the private apartments of the Castle, which the Queen ordered to be opened for their inspection while luncheon was being provided. After having lunched, the corrge was re-formed and the depota_ tan returned to the Windsor station of the South Western Company at half-past two, and shortly after started for London. Her Majesty also received deputations with addresses of coogratulatiou frees Edinburgh. headed by the Load Provost ; from Dublin, beaded by the Lord Mayor ; and a deputation from the English Presbyterian ministers. The several deputations were most graciously received, and thanked for their loyal and dutiful addresses. It may be a added that her Majesty looked very well. The deputation of Presbyterian ministers consisted of the Rev. J. Martiesau, the Rev. IL B. Aplaad, the Rev. H. linos, the Rev. J. P. Ham, and the Rev. Dr. Sadler. Her Majesty having received the addrers and having re turned a gracious answer, the Rev. J. Martineau and the Rev. Dr. Sadler were presented and had the honour of kissing her Majesty's hand. The Coburg Casette, an official journal, states that Queen Victoria is engaged at this moment in writing her own memoi.s. Her Majesty (says the Coburg 'journal) lakes so active part is stir* affairs, and it is because of the time required in those matters that she leaves to the Prince and Princess of Wsles the fatigue of levivs and drawing- TOMOS. The Prince of Wales again honoured the Prin cess's Theatre with a visit on Saturday evening, and was accompanied by the Princess of Wales, Prince Leopold, Prince Arthur, the Counters De Grey, Major Teesdale, and Major Elphinetone. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales have had invitations issued for • grand dinner party at Marlborough HOOlO tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli gave a parliamentary dinner on Saturday orisons( at Grossweer-gate. There were present the Earl of Loran, the Earl of Vernier°, Vis count Hamilton, the Earl of Beetles, Lord Colville, the Hon. Frederick Lygoo, the Hon. Percy Wyndham, Sir Brook Bridges, Sir John Walsh, 5‘.. Henry Strecey, Sir William Miss, Mr. Ormsby Gore, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Stirling, Mr. Archdall, Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, mil Mr. Dawson. Hia Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Appooyi received at dinner bat evening, at Chandoe House, her Serene Highness Prinoess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, his Serene Highness Prince Gustave of Saxe- Weimar, his Excellency the Saxon Minister, the Hanoverian Chargt d'Affaires and the Barosess Blome, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Lord Homy Gordon Lennox, M.P., Mr. Henry Cresol', M. Sabouroff, and the members of the embassy. The Duchees (Dowager) of Sutherland left Staf ford House, St. Jamas% ou Saturday, for her villa ►t Chis wick. We are informal that the duchess is io much better health than for moms mouths past. The Earl and Countess's Stanhope had a dinner party on Saturday, at their residence in Grosvenor-place. The guests comprised Maria Marchioness of Ai!rebury, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl of Carnmeoo, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, the Right Hoe. Sir Edmund Head, Sir Hugh and Lady Cairns, Mr. Delano, &e. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester Forteeese, &LP., were honoured by the presence of his Royal Highness the Duo d'Alenee at dinner Js• Urdu everting et their house In Carlton•gerdens. There were present to meet the duke, the Lord Chancellor, his Excellency 2L vAn de Weyer, the Earl Grenville, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Maria Mershioeses of Ailesbury, Lady Hislop, Mr. Stirling, M.P., Mr. Guachen, M.P., Mr. De lia., &c. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston received a small party at dinner on Saturday evening at Cambridge Howe, Piccadilly. Lord and Lady Cranworth received at dinner on Saturday amain, at their residence in Upper Brookatreet, his Excellency the United States Minister and Mrs. Adams, the Dean of St. Paul's and Mrs. Milman, the Attorney Genital and Lady Laura Palmer, Sir Henry and Lady Hol. land and Mies Holland, Mrs. Ramon, Mr. Ridley, Mr. Cal vert, Mr. Ewart, Miss Stopford, kc. LATI GENCEA T ALIA:MOA TO ENGLAND/1P The Memorial Diplomatique affirms that the Italian government offered to England an army of 40,000 men and all her fleet in case the iabibet • of London should join with Sweden and Denmark in a war against Austria and Prussia. This offer is said to lave been officially made by the Marquis d'Azeglio. The attitude of England and Sweden has rendered this offer, assuming it to have been really made, inoperative. ITBRUARY 29, 1864: palliate ft. I assume that what we are now saying will be "ported in Englasd, mod that there they will perhaps begetter be somewhat leas Monday to the libm ty of saegginatiwa. (Sensation.) Pretident—Come to tee point, M. de Boiasy ; what yo jag only tends to embitter things. Coast de le lleartlie—All Shia has nothing to do with the petition. I ask for the order of the day. he Marquis 1e Boiwy—Why the order of the day' What has been said is said, and U. le Verrier's words will bare as Women echo, as I hope. After a reproach to England for allowing boxing matches uttered by Baron Chapuri-Montlaville, which was echoed by Count Boulay de la Meurthe, who said that in England there was more humanity towards animals than towards men, the order of the day was voted. The following paragraph appears in the Pays: Among the *sinl and odious incidents of the trial which terminated on Friday there is one which, perhaps, mom than any other, has produced a melancholy impression, i.e., the revelation of the part played in this sad affair by • member of the House of Commons. fits name was denounced to public indignation by the Procurenr- Geoeral with • warmth and vigour of expreirdon which will find an echo in France. This emotion will spread to Fag land. and we do not doubt that the London press will join in the sentiments of reprobation which such acts must pro- voke in all honest minds. A very pretty quarrel between the Emperor and the Pope is disclosed by a paragraph in the Moni tcur to-day. The Pope does not deny a single word of the conversation attributed to him by Cardinal de Bonald, the Archbishop of Lyons, and which was thought so offensive by the French government as to necessitate a formal diplomatic complaint to Cardinal Antonelli. All that the Pope says is that it was very "indiscreet" of Cardinal Bonald to publish the conversation, and that now that it has got him into a mess he is very angry with him. The subetan>3 of Cardinal de Bonald's letter appeared in the Tamps of Feb. 14. In it the Pope was represented as complaining of the civil authority in France, and its impertinent in terference with matters which rightly concerned Rome alone. 3f. Pietri, the senator, who was formerly Prefect of Police, is fast dying. He has received extreme unction. The Emperor and Prince Napoleon went to bee him yesterday. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MOIDAT. Picsauni li $ Li Q. ! L i IL LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUIRRII BENCH. After Term sittings at Nisi Prins at CntklhalL—(Befort Lord Obit( Justin Cockburn end a Special Jury.) CUSSWELL AND MIMICS V. JACKSON AND ANOTIfia. This was the seventh end led day al We extraordinary will COM Mt. Hen eke, Q.C. ; Mr. Field, Q.C. ; lied Mr. HUMOI were camel for the plaintiffs. Mr. Berjeant Mayes, Mr. Serjeant Ballsetine, sad Mr. Willes were conneel for the defesdants, . . . . Mr.KUslake said he had then, on behalf of the executon of George Nottsll, the testator, to address them in reply to the ow that had been set up on behalf the defendants. The learned counsel on their behalf had draltonly in insinua tions and inneodo, and he vintured to say the jury hardly knew the charges he had put forward, or who he implicated in those charges. The defendants had reluctantly, however, charged forgery and perjury, at least to Mr. John Else, and it wee enasavourid tc, be represented to them that the jury had only to say that the codicils were not proved to their satisfaction. To make out any case at all for the defendants the jure were called upon to say that the three codicils were forged, but his learned friends had not followed it out to its conse quences, but had rather shadowed forth the persons who might be implicated. But it was hap:risible to adopt the suggestion without charging complicity to Else, Burton, Gregory. Job Knowles, Mr. Newbold, Mr. Adams. and Mr. Cresewell, who were dead, but who by their evidence left on record, showed the coetzery. Mr. Parjeant Hayes mid he had particularly disclaimed any such charge against Mr. Cromwell and Mr. Newbold. Mr. Kanlake contended that most be the resole if the jury found for the defendants. He asked them to look well to the facts of the awe and see that they did not, by returning a verdict of not proven, prevent these these three codicils, which he said were genuine, from having force and effect after the testator had ceased to Lv ; for if they said so they destroyed the testarnentory disposi. tiou of a man who had made three codicils. which he in. tended should speak his mind after his death. He prayed them to remember that the three codicils were proved without dispute in the Probate Court, and that it was only after the deaths of persons who were interested as devious and legatees that they were disputed. The genuine will of the testator had heretofore gone unchallenged, bat it was now set up for the fir t time that the ioterlineation was a forgery. A pathetic appeal had been made in favour of John Nottall's children, but there had been no evidence gnu to show that the testator wished to beoefit then beyond what he intended togive their father. After some further remarks of a general rbanWr the learned counsel. referring to the reports of the trial in a contemporary, said both sides had carefully attempted to tided° as much as namable, in aocordance with the ordinary rule, what had occurred on former trials, bat through another source of information they might have obtained a knowledge of information which was not strictly accurate ; but he begged them not to allow that to have any weight with them, bat address themselves only to the facts u they had appeared io court. He urged that the plaintiff's was a perfectly clear and consistent case, and that there was nothing to show that the testator had any desire to entail the property on the Sutton*. As illustrative of the testator's nervous disposition from the fear of haulers and tee probability of his concealing his wills and codicils, the learned council referred to his sleeping with a loaded gun io his bedroom, and the desire he mani fested just before his death to open the cupboard to satisfy himself his will was safe. . . [The ease was proceeding when oar report left. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sitting at Nisi Prin' in lontion.—(Beforto Lord ChififJ nation Erie and • Common Jury.) This was the last day of the sittings, and the only cause which was down oo the paper for trial having :Am post poned. is 03014. 'nacos of the absence of a necessary witness, the court rose a few minutes after 10. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. CommiseioeerGealbera.) IN as H. W. CHMICH.7BENTECCZ . OI INTILHIONMEIT. The bankrupt, described as a traveller, of Hackney-road, rectally applied for his order of discharge. His Honour, in giving judgment, said that the caw though not one of great magnitude, was one of extras* turpitude on the part of the bankrupt. He had been employed as agent for Mr. Walter Scott, brewer, and collected moons on hts behalf to the amount of 3001. or 4001. Though it was his duty to pay over the money weekly, be had kept back a portion every week until it reached the above amount. In March last, the bankrupt bad entered into parties. ship with bit brother, and had suddenly dissolved that parniership in May, assigning as his reason that he owed • large sum to Mr. Scott, and meant to go through the Bankruptcy Court, in order to clear hinnell. This was a deliberate fraud, and the court was of opioiou (in which Mr. Commiationer H °Boyd caseurred ) that lbw apes of broach of trust came within the provinces of theme agaiast ontracting debt' without probable means of payment. It was • case in which the court ought, if in any came, to exer cise its power of sentencing the bankrupt to imprisonment. A question bad been raised on the exercise of this peer, becalm no gaol was upended in the act ; but whatever gaol the court committed the bankrupt to, the gaoler was bound to carry oat the orders of the court. The order of discharge would be suspended for 12 months, acd the bankrupt would be sentenced to four mouths' imprisonment in Whiteman street prison. The warrant would he made out, but its execution would be deferred for 21 days, to give the bank. rapt the opportunity of appealing, if so advised._ THE CONFERENCE. The Independence of yesterday evening says:— "We have never believed in the vitality of the project of a conference proposed by England, which is only a reproduction, with alight modifica tions, of its proposition of January, that was followed - by so decisive a check. We are not sur prised to see all the hopes based on this project disappearing one by one." In the Post we read :—" A fortnight is to be allowed to Denmark for decision as to taking a part in the proposed conference, and ere that delay expires its authors may deem themselves fortunate if a variety of difficulties do not impede the ap proach of that vague and indefinite entity which is only looming in a very hazy distance. In the meantime, it affords an excellent excuse for keeping on a friendly footing with everybody ; and while the friends of Denmark may flatter themselves with the delusion that the conference will restore peace and confirm the integrity of that kingdom upon jest terms, her enemies may be equally pleased to look upon it as a sort of coroner's inquest which shall, by its verdict, finally dispose of the mangled remains of what was once Denmark." A FEDERAL CRUISER AT BOULOGNE• puce ova ows conseroassorr.) BOULOGNE, SUNDAY. The Federal Cruiser Kersage, now anchored off thia port, has caused much excitement amongst the inhabitants of the town, both French and English. The officers are all fine-looking men. They visited the theatre last evening and met with marked attention from the Sons, Prifet Mayor, and the officers in garrison here. To-day the vessel (a smart looking craft) has been visited by a numerous company, myself amongst the number. The officers were very polite, and took pleasure in showing their vessel. She carries seven guns, two of a very formidable de scription. She has a crew of about 180 men. She is expected to remain about three days longer. Issunies maciaAile.) DANISH GUNBOATS AT FEHMERN. HAMBURG, Frs. 29. Danish troops have been brought by a Danish steamer from Seeland to Fehmern. A Danish gunboat is stationed in Febmern Sound, whicb enables the Danes to take up a similar flask position towards Holstein as they oocnpy upon Alsen towards Sleswig. FRANCE. PARIS, Fri. 29. The Moniker of this morning publishes a minis terial report and a decree appointing a committee for the organisation of a scientific expedition to Mexico. PaINIABIA ITESDAT. Of Warms WIDIMDAT. E. to R. and to S. W.. Conn B. IL to S.W. and N.W., trevh to strong, with strong, some rain, rain. unsettled. F.S.E. to 8.9. N'. and S.S.L to W.S.W. and W., strorg. a sale In %%S.W., strong, S til. with rain. squally, rain at tins. l .? S.W. and W., Showing. As next above. fresh to strong, with rain. As nett above. lamas. B.E. to P.R. and N. W., freak to strong, with rain. Nowthent=soottaad. Waslarasarsisad. Wass, sad ad jacencies. awatberowEastlab Mammal sal Wear Bay. Eastern Eastward England sad aslisalsad. MALT TAX. SPAIN. MADRID, Fn. 28. The vote by sections of the congress on the last ministerial bills is not favourable to the ministry. It is believed that a decree will soon be pub lished ordering the closing of the session and fresh elections. NEW SPANISH MINISTRY. MADRID, Fn. V. Senor Man and the Marquis of Novalicbes have been charged by the Queen to form a new ministry, the members of which are all to be chosen from the Liberal and Conservative fractions of the Cortex. THE WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND MEXICAN INIAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, FIB. 29. The Royal Mail steamer Shannon, with the above mails, arrived off the Needles at 11 a.m. to-slay. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. SPEECHES AGAINST ENGLAND IN THE SENATE. (mom ora ow' coaaaaromarr.) PARIS, SCYDAY Evema. You will find in the Momitenr, in the midst of a long and tedious discussion upon petitions, an episode bearing upon the accusation against Maz zini, which cannot, I think, fail to provoke ex planations in the House of Commons. Nobody looking through the marginal note of the proceed ings of the Senate on Saturday would ever expect to find this subject under the heading of " Vivi section ;" and yet it is there that it appears. Baron de Chapuys-Montlaville presented a report upon • petition praying for an inquiry into the alleged unnecessary cruelty practised in vivi section, and mentioned that attention bad been directed to the matter by articles in the English press, and ,publications of the London Society for the Protection of Animals. The reporter thought most of the accusations unfounded, but was of opinion that sufficient doubt existed upon the question whether all possible precautions required by humanity were obierved in the vete rinary schools to make it desirable that the petition should not be shelved by the order the day, but referred to the consideration of the Minister of Agri culture and Commerce. The following scene then occurred. M. le Venrier—l bane but a few words to my : I confers that I am weary of hewing England and her institutions perpetually recommended to us as an example, and lam mare disgusted still when London societies take upon them selves to lecture us in the name of humanity. ' Baron de Chapuys-Mootlaville—We hap said as much in oar report. 11.1 e Verner —I am aware of that, sod I only want to sensed your ide► I recommend England to tarn her at tentive to a much more serious matter, and ocie without • parallel. It is only in England that members of parliament are to be found who are liable to be accused, and that with documentary evidence to support the accusation, of suborn ing aineasins. (Sensation, and cries of " Very good, very good.") The President—You do not ask for the order of the day. M. Is Verner-1 beg your pardon. Ido ask for the order of the day. The Marquis de Boisay—l am sorry not to agree with M. le Vernier as to the vote which he proposes, but I quite agree with him in all that he has said about England. 'Why the order of the day' The question is whether the recommendation of the report is good. If so, we ought to adopt it ; not indeed bemuse it comes from England, for we know that everything that emanates from that country is, generally speaking, bad, perfidious, acid pristrlsntial— (laughter)—hut because of its being intrinsically good. In the prompt case there is perhaps something good in what is said, not by England, but by certain English philan thropists. Although the neighbourisg country is • den o assamins, although assassins are there maintained and com forted, and fed se ferrets are fed in a tub to be prepared for their hunting, I vote for the conclusions of the report. Let it be semi that if a recommendation though epilog from London is by chases a good one, we do not thmwfore re- .! j&I Mal . . ... tii.N ' • ' Ardroesan Galway Yakut's Cape Clear lag 40 Queenstown Uverpool 41 Holyhead Pemaroks 29.42 41 Posmanco . 1141.59 43 Brest 13.01 29 L'Orleat , 1 119.61 1 Rochofort Plymouth .. .136140 Weymouth .1 1206110 Portsmouth et Landau 1k6. 5 103, Dorm Ito 1! Tainemth 4ostiorough 16.7 Wales Hellooland 36 D. W. , 0 N.l. ; LW. 1 I NM • N./2. 11 L 1 I LLL O N.L S.L • 1 L I 4 1 s I W. I 1651 1 i 1 • Na. W.L ILL . IL j LW L . I LL ILL ILLIL TO THE EDITOR OP THZ EXPEPB3. Sts,—As I am greatly interested in the repeal of the malt Mx, may I venture a few remarks in reply to your correspoodect "W. P.'s" letter, is your impression of the 26th instant, under the title, " Malt Ter." "W. P." commuter his letter by advocating the satire repeal of the tax, but recommends a " proper end judicious tax cie ale," in which the farmer would be the only person beeelltted by the abolition, sad the consumer and labouriteg man, to whom a glue of beer after the heat and toil of the day would be most hamar:al and acceptable, would receive no advantage whatever. He, moreover, states that the wages of a labourer are such as to amble him to spend 3i per day in beer. If mob be the melt in the comity where he farms, it is totally different here in Norfolk. The standard pries of day labour here is 9s. per week, although a few occu piers in some districts are paying 10s., and any amount earned over that is done by extra bard work, or overtime. I conclude, therefore, that no married rasa can, with justice to hie family, spend Is. 6d. per week in beer. With all due deference to your eocesposident's ]sag expesience, I most sincerely hope that his suggestions will not be carried into effect if the resources of the revenue will not admit of such a diminution in income as the repel of the malt tax would cause. Would it not be practicable to levy a tax of, say, ld., or some trivial sum, on the issue of all first and seooed• c l o gs railway ticket's, irrespective of distance By these means a considerable amouct would be milted, and the burden would be felt but slightly by anyone. I beg to apologise for having so far trespassed on your valuable space, and beg to subscribe myself. A YOUNG NORFOLK FARMER. Fobs nary 27. At the Royal inetitntion on Friday evening, Mr. Preetwich, who had Wonsan active part in investigating the authenticity of the discovery of dint implements tea dated with the organic remains of extinct animals in the gravel beds of the valley of the Somme, delivered a lecture on the subject. The title of the lecture was, "On the Quartaroary Flint Implements of Abbeville, Amiens, Horne, kn., and their Geological Position and History." Dnirartli or THE BosasaY MAIM—The Penin sular and Oriental Company's steamship Delhi, Captain Kul lock ,ailed es Saturday with the toads for (;limiter, the Medi terranean, Egypt, Aden, Bombay, and Upper BetigaL She took out as freight 692 boxes specie value 265,256/. for the f o ll o wing ports, viz. :—Gibraltar, jewellery, 321. ; Malta, watches, die., 371. 10s. ; Alexandria, watches, 2501. ; gold coin, 20,3001. ; and for Bombay, bar silver, 123,2984 ; silver coin, SLOW. ; bar gold, 53,040/. ; gold coin, 15,8601. ; and watches, jewellery, die., 6281.105. LIEUTENANCY OF THE COUNTY OF DOWN.—Lord Dufferio bee bees appointed Lord Liestensat of the county of Down, I. the room of the Marquis of Londonderry, resigned. Dublin Evening Mail. LORD-LIEUTILNANCY OF Tyamsr.—The Karl of Charlemont attended yesterday at the Court of Chancery, and took the usual oaths as Liestaseet sad C 01404 !Wil -1 lonize of the county of lyrose.—Dublin Erenino THE CRUNCH IN THE METROPOLIS. —The Lord Bishop olbLoodon has during the past week collated the Rev. Dement Coleridge. M.A., to the rectory of Haswell, in his l or d s hi p .. get ; also the Rey. Septimus Hansard, M.A. to the rectory of Bethoal.green in his lordship's gift. The bishop has likewise licenseethe Rev. Sidney Henry Wid ' drinstoo, M.A., to the perpetual curacy of St. Mark's, Hamiltoe•plece, St. Maryleboae—pation, the crown ; the Rev. William Peonefather, M.A. to the perpetual curacy of Si. Jude's, Islington , — patro n, the incumbent of St. Paul's, Islington ; and the Rev. Archibald Roberteoe to be minister of St. James'. Chapel, Plumstead, on his own petition, as limes thereof, and with the consent of the visor of Plumetead. THE MALT TAX. —The agitation against the malt tax is Mug actively continued in the auburn counties. On Saturday Mr. W. Fisher Hobbs was the moving spirit in a meeting at Colchester, sad on Friday the members of the Hiockford Conservative and Agricalteual Club made a de moestratios at Castle Hediogbani, a locality which is now during the parliamentary sessioe at a comparative discount, although is the animate it periodically attains a certain notoriety as a focus of Eases politics. Further meetings are also announced for next week at Braising, Chelmsfo rd , and Saffron Walden. At Ipswich last week an important meeting was held, at which Sir F. Kelly, ILP., the origi. nabs of the present agitation, delivered a stirring address. In Norfolk arrangements hays been node for a demon stration at Kings Lynn, to which various notabilities have been invited. inU woorri.—Ariucwrios pin luctsksz. It in this cue, that the bankrupt was held to bail under a espies, for 2.31. 30., His Honour mid he very much doubted whether be had power to dignitary in those oases ; at all events be shoold eat exercise that power at preeest. IN EE SALMON. Mr. Sargood opposeatherelease . d this bankrupt. The circumstances of the ease were peculiarly painfuL The beekrupt was blind, and was a teacher is • blind scbooL The opposing creditor was his sister, from whom be had obtained 2001. op the promise of ievesting it, which be Pretended to have dope in India hoods. Being sued, be impudently admitted that he bad invested the money in his furniture, which had since been made away with. The Oenuniuioner—A re the enigma's chosen Mr. Sergood said they wen not. The Commisaioner—Thee I shall not entertain the appli cation until after the choice. This wee another appliciaioniirreisase, and his Hower decided it in the same way as the IS there beim a chugs spinet the bankrapt of forging an esdaresnasat to a bal. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (TRIS DAY.) The February session of the Grand Criminal Court was opened this morning before the Right Hon. the Lad Mayor, the Reemder, Alderman lialomous. X.P., Alderman Rose, BLP., Alderman DAM, tad Alderman Leff, the sheriffs. tuider-abeelfi's, Lc. The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 69 prisousre-54 males sad 15 fentelea There is only one charts of murder to be disposed of. The Recorder, is charging the gland jury. congratulated them on the unusually small number of cases contained in the ealeridar, and which were not generally of &serious cha racter. There wee one charge of wilful murder which was one of those melancholy caeca of which there had been so many of late. The prisoner was charged with the wilful murder of her illegitimate child. It appeared the body of the child was foetid, life being quit* *stied. The medical evidence was to the effect that death bad been mused by stran gulation, a tight ligature having been toned round the neck. There was no doubt that the child was the prisoner's, and that she was the person who inflicted the injury, but the question which would arise was whether it had been done intentiveally. There were two or three charges of manslaughter, is one of which • man named Patrick Hayes, who wee ooefised is geed was charged with musing the death of ass of hie fellow prisoners. It appeared that the deceased made some munmaniestion to one of the warders of the prison, Is eonsequence of which the primmer'■ cell was searched, which aroused his anger, and he struck the deceased • blow with his fist, which it was said mused his death, although no particular injury beyond a bleed ing at the nose was naiad at the time. There was elm • cam in which the prisoner was charged with attempting to kill his wife by throwing her out of the window. The evidence was sot very conclusive, no one having apparently seen the prisoner commit the act. Some witnesses saw the body of the woman come out of the window, but her own statement sou that abe wasfrightected and she jumped out, and it would be for the grand jury to my bow far the charge was borne out by the evidence. The Recorder then alluded to a case of larceny, which he said was sot of an ordinary description, in which the pri mmer one charged with assisting the prceecutor's wife to rub him. His lordship explained to the grand jury that by a legal technicality a wife could not rob her husband, so that unless the were living is adultery with the Cte4tor's wife, as he could not be mid to have rented rob her husband ; and that would be the question for them to decide. His loedship thee drew the attention of the grand jury to an indictment under an act of parliament which had beau recently paned, in which the person indicted was charged with having forged cer tain trade marks. Until recently there bad been mule doubt as to whether it was forgery to imitate • trade mark, but those doubts were entirely removed by the paring of the act to which he alluded, which took place is 1362, and which makes it a forgery for any perms to imitate a trade mark with intact to defraud, or to enable others to defraud. It appeared that application was made to the prisoner by a p sit e irsoat, no doubt employed for the purpose, to en y him with the trade mark of a person named Rolfe, which did, and afterwards mode arrangemeota to supply him with a farther quantity. Two questions would arise from this—firstly, as to the latent to defraud, and then as to enabling another to defraud. As regarded the intent, if the person sold the trade marks to one who was is no way Interested in them, it meat be to *table him to defraud, and the prisoner creed that Rolfe bad hem some time out of business, sad he was sot aware that the trade was still carried sod then o ption woa what date I riena a‘wee adi d. 17 w . o t which Powl„._ .how rm. 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