The Express. — London, England, 1862-12-05 00:00:00

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Tim DAT Nomlng, lb. 15fa.....Anoussa. lb. 35AL Tomoilow—Moralag. lb. 66a.....Afbruesa. DA. lbul. LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5. AN application was made to Mr. Comm, at the Southwark Police Court, on Wednesday last, which shows one of the difficulties which honest labour has to contend with. In the course of the day, according to the police report, a number of respectable young women attended before the magistrate to seek his advice under the following circumstances. One of them—selected as spokes woman—stated that a few days ago an advertise ment appeared in some of the morning papers, headed " Highly advantageous to young ladies in " search of employment," and setting forth that for the small sum of half-a-guinea the advertiser, who carried on an extensive business in the Borough, would teach applicants the art of using the sewing machine, and would obtain them profitable employment when they became proficient. The speaker and several others answered ti- adver tisement, and had an interview with the adver tiser, at a house on Newington-causeway, where they saw four machines at work. They paid the required fees ; but aft3r receiving a few lessons, which they said were of no use to them whatever, they went one morning, and found the place shut up, and some of the machines removed. The fee demanded and paid was to secure forty-one lessons, to be given within a certain time, and of these only four had been received when the teacher and the machines were missing. As the implied charge of fraud in this application is based upon a one-sided statement, we refrain from denouncing the advertiser, notwithstanding the strong remarks of the magistrate. The young women have not been fairly treated, to use the mildest term, and they belong to a class who are peculiarly liable to be imposed upon. Their large and overwhelming numbers, and their desire for employment, are well known to adventurers, and their little savings or capital form a fund which is industriously angled for. The most common ap peal to their wants and purses is in the shape of a " Registry Office "—a parlour fitted up as a general business agency web, in which to catch the poor flies who are seeking for situations. These offices are found more or less thriving in every quarter of the town, but particularly in neighbour hoods in the east, south, and north of London, where the population is dense and has to fight for its , living. The proprietors of an Agency Office of this kind generally fix themselves on some terrace of fading respectability, where they herald the ap proach of that decay which gives up mansions to small brokers and cheap photographers. They put a board outside the house where the delusive Registry is to be established, and on this they paint the words " Advertising, Registry, and " General Business Agency Offices." To make a show of business they collect a few particulars about warehouses, shops, and apartments to let, businesses to be disposed of, articles lost or found, and servants wanting situations. These they gather from the mass of advertisements in the London papers, and copy upon separats boards, leaving out the names and addresses of the advertisers. The object in doing this is to lead applicants to think that all these advertisements have been sent direct to the Agency Office. As the chief business of such an office is to make money out of poor and struggling females seeking employment, a list of " Vacant Situations " forms the most prominent object outside the door or in the window. The particulars of as many vacant situations as can be found advertised in the chiel newspapers of the day are copied on a board under the taking heads of " Vacant " and " Wanted." The names of the advertisers are kept off the board, but entered in an office-book, and no in quiries from applicants are answered without a fee. If the office-keeper is not too hungry and exacting, or the applicant is not too poor to be robbed of more than half-a-crown, the address of the employer, which might have been read in the newspapers, is generously furnished for that sum, and the applicant obtains the barren right of com municating with the advertiser. If the applicant is not very poor, or very cautious, a larger fee is often extracted, for which the office-keeper binds himself to look after a suitable situation. As no office of this kind was ever carried on without a little nourishment beyond the fees in the shape of postage stamps, a few of these paper-pennies are demanded to cover the expense of writing to em ployers. Employers are often written to by the office-keepers because it helps to advertise their office, and sometimes leads to their being applied to for servants by those who want them. This often produces a double stream of fees and post age stamps—fees for introducing Ato B, and counter-fees for introducing B to A. Some of the office-keepers are not afraid of doing a little illegal business if they are well paid to do it, and the manufacture of false characters for servants and mistresses is an occasional occupation. In this way a dishonest servant often gets into a position of trust, and a respectable female servant into an immoral and dangerous service. The scale of fees at these offices is very elastic, THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1862. and can be stretched according to circumstances. ' Sometimes the applicant is induced , to pay a small sum in addition to the "application" and "regis " tration " fees, for which tho officc keeper binds himself, if the applicant should not be suited within a week, to insert one special advertisement in a particular newspaper. He keeps bis word by drawing out the advertisement in such a way that it applies to a dozen applicants who have bought the same announcement. The replies being ad dressed to " X. Y. Z.," are read in tin.' by each of the deluded applicants. There are other modes of preying on the weak, the needy, and the unfortunate, but none which look so fair and tempting as this Agency swindle. Some few of the offices may be conducted on a system which is almost honest, but they only help to sustain their fraudulent imitators. Women seeking employment had better be over-cautious than over-confiding, and we therefore warn them off from these false and heartless agents. ebe gourt. WINDSOR OAf3TLE, Die. 4. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant- General Knollys and Oaptein George Grey, arrived at Windsor Castle a little before eight o'clock Mat night from the Continent. Prince Louis d Hew, attended by (Captain Wester wailer, went to Greenwich-park to-day awl visited Prince Arthur. _ --- ----- Prince Louis afterwards went to Woolwich. Princess Louis left Windsor Castle at half-past eleven o'clock, attended by Mademoiselle de Granny, for Bucking ham Pekoe. The Duke of Newcastle left town yesterday for his seat Clumbermark, Notts. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. An appeal from Canada, " Trigge v. LavallcW" (pat heard), was resumed. The Lards present were Lords Chelms ford and Kingsdowo, and Sir J. Coleridge. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governor of Canada. LATEST INTELLIGENC& ROILS. ALLEGED CHANGE IN FRENCH POLICY. The Temps of to-day contains a long and inter esting letter from Rome, dated the 29th, iu which we read : I have always thought that the French government was at the bottom resigned to the unity of Italy, with Koine for the capital. M. de Grammont, M. de Lavalette, M. Billault, and many other personages, have confirmed se in this opinion, but to-day I am bound to declare that I have received accounts which have rudely shaken it. The mission of Count Lallemand (the new French envoy) certainly seems to indicate a sudden change. The language which this envoy bolds is altogether different from that by M. de Grammont towards the close of his embassy, and more recently by M. de Lavalette. The present charge d'Affaires says positively to the Vatican, " Yon are guaranteed, you have nothing to fear, and if you m►ke the reforms which you are asked for, who knows where the friendly feelings of my governmect will stop r The tone of the French diplomacy is so completely modified, that the Vatican appears to abandon Beef unreservedly to confidence. The proof is, that it is seriously considering these famous reforms of which it would hear nothing in the limas of the ambas sadors. The measure is demanded by several cardinals ; it is even urged by several French prelates, amongst whom I can quote in a positive manner the Bishop of Orleans. ~. . LANCASHIRE DISTRESS. MEETING AT CHRIST DY CHURCH, SUB.RILY.-(THIN - • • This morning, at 11 o'clock, a public meeting of the inhabitants of this pariah was held in the Vestry Room, John-street, Blackfriars-road, for the purpose of organising measures for collecting contributions throughout the parish in aid of the distressed Lancashire operatives. The meeting was presided over by the Rev. Josern Suomi, the rector of the parish. The BRADMAN briefly introduced the subject and trusted that their pariah would not be behind its neighbours in affordiog what aid they could to those men and women who I had so nobly borne their misfortunes, and displayed such fortitude and patience under the distress and suffering to I which they bad been subjected. He also read a letter from Mews. Shand and Mason, the fire engine manufacturers, stating that the hands had re , solved on working two hours additional each week for the next five weeks, which would give a sum of 221. in aid of the fund, and that the firm had resolved on adding a like sum, which would raise the subscription to 441. Mr. APSLILY Plitterr then moved • resolution espies . sive of sympathy with the suffering operatives, deploring the distress to which they had been subjected, and pledging the meeting to support them by every means in their , power. Dr. SHACK having seconded the motion, it was adopted. On the motion of Mr. BLAKE, seconded by Mr. Tußraß, a committee wax appointed to carry out the object of it, when the proceedings terminated. WEATHER REPORT. laion, Diem .-(THIS DAY.) 5, • A.M. B. 2:0. W. XX. C. IH. 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There will be two trains a day, and the time will be ten hours. It is intended at a future period to run express trains, which will perform the journey in six or seven hours. It is delightful to think that the long protracted opposition of the Pope to rail way communication has at length broken down before the necessities of the times, and that hence forth the public may travel from Rome to Naples between breakfast and dinner at the cost of 11. ITALY. Mulmes SCUOLA-10 MILAN, Dzo. 4, Evnca. The Alicanza of to-day publishes an article signed by Kossuth, recommending the Italian go vernment to direct all its efforts towards Venice and Hungary. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (raox oua owx ooasseroaDiarr.) PARIS, THOILSDAT Eviwrcc. It does not seem that the recent cabinet council at London has come to a resolution on the subject of Greece altogether satisfactory to the French government. The France complains that the de cision not to refuse the throne for Priuoe Alfred until after the Greek nation has voted "conceals a manoeuvre," the objet of which is to ensure the election of some prince devoted to English interests. Certainly manoeuvres of some kind or other on the part of England are much called for in the face of such a declaration of the St. Petersburg Journal as that which was yesterday cited with approba tion by the Muniteur. The official organ of the Czar says that "at another moment " the Russian government would be delighted to see a Russian prince King of Greece; but that, in con sequence of the "deplorable rivalry" which such an election would provoke, the plan must be given np for the present. Thereupon the Moniteur ex claims that since Russia withdraws hef claim all difficulty is at an end. I really do not think so. The "other moment" alluded to in the Russian journal may happen very soon. If England objects to Prince Alfred being King of Greece, it is mainly because she does not want to be dragged into a war about the Eastern ques tion. But if Russia, backed by France, is only watching an opportunity to raise that question at a moment more favourable for herself, why should England forego the vantage ground now afforded her by the favourable disposition of the Greeks 1 If only as a choice of evils, it is better to brave France and Russia with the Greek people in our favour than to allow them to be organised by France and Russia against us. It is difficult to see how the cabinet of London can give way with out a guarantee against the Duke de Leuchtenberg or any other Russian prince, not only "for the moment," but permanently. . _ . . . A paragraph in the Temps says that M. de Bud berg, the new Russian ambassador just arrived in Paris, is believed to be the bearer of a protocol recognising the duke as a member of the imperial family excluded from Greece by the treaty of 1830, and that England makes a sine qua nos of such a protocoL There is a rumour that the court of Bavaria is making another desperate bid for the vacant throne, and promises this time to furnish a prince who shall embrace the Greek religion. The difficulty in the way of forming a new minis try in Italy, at which M. de la Guoronnibre's jour nal, the Frame, rejoices with fiendish delight, provokes the following very just observations from the Opinion Nationale : . _ . We deeply deplore the protect aituatioe of Italy, although we are persuaded that the present difficulties are merely temporary ; our grief is the more poignant because it is upon us that the Italians fix the responsibility, as they are justified in doing. It is quite true th►t the imperial govern ment turned out Rimisoli's cabinet as it has done Itattlizzi's, and as it will overthrow all their successors until the day when our flag shall cease to protect the temporal power. The Ladepenthance Beige says that it has received from Mexico a version of the notes exchanged between President Juarez and the Prussian am bassador at Mexico, which differs widely from that published by the Mositeur ; but, inasmuch as all its recent news from Mexico has invariably occa sioned the seizure of the journal in France, it deliberately excludes the last Mexican letter from the French edition. The Independence takes this opportunity of observing that the governments of Russia and Austria are much less severe than' France with regard to the circulation of foreign journals. This comparison, the justness of which is undeniable, may not touch the satellites of M. de Persigny, but must be painful to him. The Pattie, in several articles opposing the aboli- Ilion of the bakers' monopoly, has asserted that bread is dearer in London than in Paris. M. Le Play, Councillor of State, reports the contrary in an official document. This conflict is now ex plained by the Opinion Nationale. M. Barral, one of the writers in that journal, says that a part of his family was staying in London for three mouths last summer, and that his accounts, which are scrupulously kept, show that they paid three cen times per lb. less for bread than it costs in Paris. It appears that the Prefect of the Seine, whose calculations are adopted by the Pattie, takes into account only the regular tariff which applies to bread sold by weight, and ignores all that of supe rior quality which, under the denomination of " fancy bread," enters largely into consumption. The Bourse closes with no change in the Route, and very little in any other security. Mobilier fell 7fr. 50c., the Italian Loan 10c., and the South ern Railway 12fr. 50r. A Paris correspondent of the Nord states that the Emperor Napoleon is still at work upon his "Life of Cawar," and that the public are very anxious to see the first volume, which has ',men long announced. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. It has been arranged (says the Times) that the marriage of Wei Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark shall be solemnised at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and not, according to prece dent, at the Chapel Royal, St. Jr-nee's. The Lord Cham berlain has received her Majesty's commands that the cere mony shall be celebrated with the utmost msgPiceno!. The household of the future Princess of Weise will com prise the Marchioness of Oarmsrthen, the Countess of Mac clesfield, the Countess of Morton, and the Countess de Grey, as ladies in waiting. Lord Harris wall be at the heed of the household of the princess. The Prince of Wales's farewell dinner party at Rune on the Sunday evening before his departure included Mr. redo Russet!, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Pentaand. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and party, composed of his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Colonel Tyrwhitt, Captain Whitney, and Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, R.N., had a day's shooting on Wednesday in Richmond Park. In about tl•-ce hours above 300 head of game fell to the five guns. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough enter tained a select party at dinner at Blenheim on Wednesday evening. There were present the Earl of Powis and Lady Harriet Herbert, Lord and Lady Camoya and the Hon. 31;sses Stonor, the Bishop of Oxford, Sir William and Lady Heathcote, the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford and Miss Light foot, the Rev. Canon Stanley, the Master of Pembroke and Mrs. Jenne, the President of Magdalen and Mrs. Bulky, Mr. Gammie, Dr. and Mrs. Arland, Professor Goldwin Smith, the Hon. Edward Stanhope, Mr. John M. Daven port, Lady Clementine Churchill and lady Cornelia Churchill, &c. The Earl of Dalkeith has taken the Duchess (D3watzer) of Norfolk's mansion, .in THamiltee-place, for a term of years. The Earl and Countess of Galloway and the Ladies Stewart have left Galloway House for Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, on a visit to Mr. and Mn. Tolleumahe. The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke leave Wimp°le HO, Cambriigeshire, to-morrow, for Hat Sold House, Herta, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury. The Earl and Count3ss Delawarr have left Buckhurst, Sane:, on a visit to Mr. H. Russell, 31. P., and Lady Elizabeth Bunnell, at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Lord and Lady Wharucliffe arrived at their resiAme in Cursao-street yesterday from Wortley Hall, Yolkshire. _ _ _ Lunt George and Lady Adeliaa Manners leave t3WO to-day for Chatsworth, on a viait to the Duke of De vonshire. Lord Edward St. Maur has left the Duke of Somerset's residence at the Admiralty for Athens, on his way to Constantinople. A marriage is arranged to take place between the Countess of Guilford, widow of the late Earl of Guilford, and Mr. J. Letteon Elliot. EARL RtS , ELL.—The noble Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has been confined to Pembroke Lodge, Richmond-park, during the week, by • severe cold. It was in consequence of indisposition that his lordship was absent from the Cabinet Council on Tuesday last. CHAPEL ROYAL, ST. JAM Em'S. —The following will be the preachers for December:-7th, Rev. Calvert Moore, bL A.; 14th, Rev. Frederick Temple, D.D.; 21st, the subdean ; Christmas-day, the subdean ; 28th, Rev. E. M. Goulburn, D.D. Writing to Professor Newman, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stye :—" I have never to my knowledge expressed any sympathy with the Southern mole, in any speech at Newcastle or elsewhere, nor have I passed any culogiurn on President Davis. In dealings, whether with South or North, I have thou:;htit out of my province to touch in any way the complicated question of praise or blame. Perhaps I should end here ; but I cannot avoid adding, that I think my.elf a much better friend to the Northern Americans, if it is not presumptuous to use the phrase, than those who hats encouraged and are encourag ing them to persevere in their hopeless and destructive en terprise. Among these lof course assign to you the pro minent place, merited alike by your distinguished powers and your undoubted sincerity." Mr. R. C. Herbert writes to the Times, to ex press regret that the informant of Mr. Justice Byles should have been so imperfectly aware of public feeling among the colonists of Queensland relative to transportation. " They claim to be no lase British, in their rights as well as in their sentiments, than their countrymen at home. They have been granted the privilege of self-government, and, with the opportunities thus afforded them, they have Inbound industriously and eff,ctually to obliterate from their so ciety all traces of that contact system under which, years ago, their country was originally occupied. We, sir, in Australia, have also one convicts to dispose of. We do not, it is true, impair the dignity of justice, imperil our own safety, or increase the amount of crime, by mitigating or annulling the sentenc.s justly and deliberately passed upon offenders. We certainly find penal servitude no easy ques tion to deal with. And would it not be impertinent and wrong for us to pray for leave to transport our convicts to some portion of the British Isles r' Pend settlements, Mr. Herbert thinlos, might be advantageously formed "in these rich countries which yet lie uncolobised and unde veloped in the Southern Seas." The number of foreign and British visitors admitted by tickets t.) view the departments of they Royal Arsenal at Woolwich during the season of the International Exhibition, from the let of May to the 30th of November, was as follows : -6,25 d foreigners and 46,085 British sub lects, making a total of 52,342 visitors. "Count Pasolini possesses (says the Post) in at least an equal degree to any contemporary Italian politician, what Signor R ittmai wanted, and what the Italians rightly and wisely deem to see in their first minister of the crown, a pure, high, spotless character. With the rural tastes and tendencies of our own honest Lord Althorp,' Count Paso lini has much in his character and manners akin to the late Lord Herbert, of whom he was an intimate friend, and who fully and justly prized his friendship. He will be a Mi nister Honest-man' in whom the 'King Honest-man may place implicit confidence." MOWS& SATURDAY. SUNDAY. 8. to W., moderate to SCOTLAND. S. to W., moderate. fresh, some rain. B.e.W. to W.N.W., IMAM S.W. to N.W., fresh, strong to moderate, with some rain. showery. As next above. W. CMWERAL. 8.8. W. to W.N.W., fresh to moderate, showery. 8.8. W. to W., fresh, B.W.ExOLaSD. As next above. with showera: S. to W., fresh to mu- B.E. ENG 114111). 8. to W., moderate. derate. S. t W.B W., mode- E. Mitt. 8.8. W. to W.N.W.,mo rate, some rain. dente. At a meeting of the vestry of St. George's, Hanover-ermare, yesterday, Mr. Chappell, the vestry clerk, celled attention to a plan which had just been deposited in his bands of a colossal arcade, to be called the Royal Arcade, to connect New Bond-street with Regent-street. A bill is to be introduced to parliament for the necessary powers. The Tynemoutil Chamber of Commerce, like the kindred body at Liverpool, has refused its assent to the proposal to abolish commercial blockades. The Rev. Fras. Chas. Maimingbenl, Rector of South Ormsby, is appointed Chancellor of Lincoln Cathe dral,in the room of the late Chancellor Bird. It is ex pected the rev. gentleman will be collated and installed next week. Mille. Patti remains at Paris till January next, and is engaged to return the ensuing season ; the interval being filled up by engagements in Vienna, London, and Naplee, where she is to appear in a new opera by Verdi. A correspondent of La France Centrale announces that the collate& heirs of the Marqr , s de Villette,now in possession of his irriiense fortune, have just sent to M. Leon Duval the heart of Voltaire. It had belonged to IL de Valette. M. Leon Duval has offered it to the French Academy, which has requested M. Emile Angier and M. Prosper Merrim:c to draw up a report upon the subject. In addition to a sum of 50,000 r., the heirs of M. de Vil• lette have also sent to M. Leon Duval an enormous trunk, filled with unpublished papers of Voltaire, which, according to the testamentary dispositions of the author, are not to be published until a hundred years after his death. Voltaire having died in 1778, sixteen years must elapse before these papers can see the day. The insanity of the Prussian Minister at Rome first displayed itself is a very painful manner. Whilst the Prince and Princess of Prussia were at dinner at the Oaffs relli Palace, Rome, with their usual circle and the Duke and Duch ass of Montebello, to the surprise and bolter of everybody in stalked the ambassador, as pale as a ghost, and looking very like one, iu his nightshirt and dressing gown, and demanded in an imperious tone what all the per sons he beheld were collected for in his palace, and whether they or he were to be considered as masters of the house. The evening was stormy, and great was the dismay of the company at the apparition of the unfortunate baron, and at the very strong language which he proceeded to make use of towards them. The princess, although of course much alarmed, behaved admirably, and his royal highness also addressed soothing expressions to the baron, who finally allowed himself to be conducted back to his room. A Naples letter of the 29th ult. says, " Sau Carlo was reopened at length on Tuesday last with Norma, and the same grand opera was given again on Thursday. Steffenone was the prima donna, and she was applauded to the echo. The tenor was a Sicilian, Signor Sirchia, almost • dautant, for 1 bedeve he has not sung elsewhere than in Turin. His voice is beautiful, though it requires cultiva tion, and the story which u going throws an additional interest around him. Formerly an attorney-general in some district in Sicily, he refused to execute some orders of the notorious Maniscalchi, and emigrated. After thirty mouths' study he has appeared on the stage, and the Neapolitans are warm in their admiration of him. Sirchia is engaged for the season. The storm in San Carlo is there fore abated, and the Neapolitans are gloating over the ("armor (tit-bit) which has been given them, apparently for getful of their resolution to drive out the Sopraintendente." There are at this moment several Protestant churches in course of construction throughout France, and particularly in Brittany. There is one at Brest, which is nearly finished, another at Lorient, and another at Tremeur, oa the diocese of St. Brigitte. A protestant translation of the New Testament into the Breton language h now in type, and several thousand copies are about to be its uck off. M. Froward, the protestant clergyman at Bagneresen-Bigorre, is building, by subscription, a church at ItagMres, another at Tarbes, and a third at Csutereta. Two protestant churches have just been consecrated—one at Kayersberg, in the diocese of Strasbourg, and the other at Marignac, in the diocese of Valence. A third church was consecrated on the 12th of October at Voiron, in the diocese of Gre noble. DEATH OF MR. HENRY THOMAS HOPE—We have to announce the dewier) of Mr. Hope, of Deepdena who expired at 8 a.m. yesterday, at his residence in Picca dilly, after a protracted illness. The late Mr. Hope was the shiest son of the wealthy capitalist of Amsterdam (as well, if not better, known as the author of Anastasins ") by Miss Beresford, youngest daughter of Lord Decies, Arch bishop of Tuum, who married secondly the late Marshal Viscount Beres ford. He was consequently brother of Mr. Adrian Hope, of the banking firm at Amsterdam, and of Mr. Alexander Beresford Hope. The deceased gentleman was born in 1808. He had sat in the Home of Commons previous to the passing of the Reform Bill (which measure be opposed). having been returned for Kist Looe in 1830 and 1 8 31. He supported, while he Mid a seat in the House of Commons, the repeal of the window duty, and in 18.35, then revivalistic's Gloucester, voted for the repeal of the malt tax. He represented Gloucester from 1833 to 1841, and was re-elected in 1847. At the two last elections Mr. Hope was unsuccessful. He was a conservative in politics, but in favour of free trade. Mr. Hope's immense property will be inherited mainly by his only child, the Countess of Lincoln. The lamented gentleman was one of the earliest promoters of the London and Westminster Joint Stock Bank. He was a deputy lieutenant for the counties of Surrey and Gloucester. TESTIMONIAL TO W. FISHER Horns, Earl.—A subscription is on foot to present • testimonial to Mr. Fisher Hobbs, for his long services in the cause of agriculture. As one of the most active and useful working members of the Royal Society, of the Farmers' Club, of the Smithfield Show, and other kindred societies, his ability and zeal well deserve this recognition ; and we are sure it will be felt that the manner in which he has long laboured to improve the cultivation and stock of this county. leading the way as a practical man farming within its ltorders, gives this testimonial a strong claim on Essex agriculturists. —aglow ford Chronicle. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURTS. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEALS IN BANKRUPTCY. EXPART6 PAGE-Rl2 NT.AL This was an appeal against an order of Mr. Commissioner Sanders, at Birmingham, refusing an application for an adjudi cation of a bankrupt. It appeared that a deed of arrange ment had been entered into by a majority of the creditors under the 199th section of the Bankruptcy Act of 1861 ; and the registrar had given his certificate in the usual; way. Some of the creditors being desirous to adjudicate the debtor bankrupt, the entering into en arrangement under a ti art deed being technically an act of bankruptcy, applici for that purpose, but the commissioner held that tho cer tificate of the registrar was sufficient es4ence of the validity of the deed, and refused to make an order of adjudication. Mr. De Ger, who appeared for the appeal, was proceeding to reed an affidavit showing the facts as they appeared before the commissioner, when Mr. Little, for the respondents, objected on the ground that it was contrary to the rule of court, which prevented new evidence being brought before the court of appeal with out special leave beyond that which was adduced in the court below. He stated that there were means of inform ing the court of what took place below in tho written judg ment of the comirissioner. The Lord Chancellor said that if he perpetually sainted leave to adduce fresh evidence on appeal, he ahov'd be per petuatitg an evil which he wished to redress, namely, that of irregularity in the proceedings of thecoo. t below ; bat in this case the affidavit did not contain evidence regiird'ng the matter in issue, but information to the court of appeal as to what took plain before the commissioner. He ~:shed it to be understood that the order prohibiting the reception of new evidence had reference only to evidence relating to the matters in issue, and notto the production of information as to the proceedings below, as distinguished from evidence on the matter in issue. In the present cue he would allow the petition to stand over for the purpose of enabling the respondents to answer the affidavit If it was found to be incorrect, it might be amended ; but if it was correct, the respondents might go to the commissioner with a renewed application to receive evidence of the validity of the deed. EXPARTE CHIIRCRILI,-RE OUFMHB, This was an appeal from a commissioner in the country. It appeared that Griffiths had been adjudicated bank rapt alone in September last, and in October be had been adjudicated jointly with his partner, one Thornycroft. It was alleged that there would be assets from the separate estate, but none from the joint estate, Thornycroft being only a nominal partner with no means. The registrar ma le an order suspending proceedings on the separate adjudi cation, sod directing the proceedings in the joint case to go on. Against this order the appeal was brought. Mr. Hawn and Mr. De Gee appeared for the appeal. Mr. Kanlake was for certain creditor in the same interest. Mr. Lovell, for other creditors. wished the proceedings to be consolidated, as they believed that there were assets to be got from Thornycroft. Mr. Clement Swanton was for the bankrupt. Mr. Eyre Lloyd appeared for the official assignee to con sent to soy order that might be made. The Lord Chancellor—Why do you appear at all? It should be known that when an official assignee appears to consent to an order, it most not be done by counsel, and in such cases no meta will be allowed. In the course of the argument a question arose whether this was not a case in which, under the 814th section of the Bankruptcy Act, the matter ought to be brought before the Chief Commissioner in London, for the purpose of having the adjudication consolidated. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that it was such a ease, and he discharged the order of the registrar, and gave liberty to any party to apply to the Loudon commissioner to have the proceedings consolidated. There would be no costs on either aide. THE LORD CRANCELLOR AND MR. COMIIIRSIONER GOCLBORN. It may be remembered that in a cue of "Re Still," which was heard on Wednesday last, some observations were made bythe Lord Chancellor on the subject of the appointment of a manager of the estate of the bankrupt. His lordship said, when be heard that a manager was appointed, that there was nothing to manage ; and the appointment of a manager was one of those abuses is the proceedings in bankruptcy which created unnecessary expense and eat up the estates to be administered. His lordship inquired who applied for and who granted the appointment. To which Mr. Bacon replied that the application was made by the assignees and granted by Mr. Commissioner Goulburn. In the Court of Bankruptcy, on Thursday, reference was made to this statement by Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, aid he was in formed that a correction of the statement of Mr. Bacon was made in court, and the Lord Chancellor informed that the manager was appointed by the creditors, who alone had the power under the act to do so. To-day, at the rising of the court, Mr. Bacon said that he had been requested by Mr. Com missioner Goulbaru, who had been pained by his statement that the manager io question had been appointed by him. to correct that impression, and he (Mr. Bscoo) now wished it to be known that, although he had made the statement alluded to, it was erroneous and a mistake of his own. The Lord Chancellor s.sid that after Mr. Bacon had made the statement some one in court aid that the appointment had been made by the creditors, upon which he observed that it was an abuse which ought to be corrected. He bad no intention of casting any blame on Mr. Commis sioner Goulburo, and he could say that the country was much indebted to that learned commissioner for the care, assiduity, and diligence which he had shown in carrying out the provisions of the new Bankruptcy Act ; he had had imposed on him more than his due share of labour in that duty owing to the absence of other commissioners, and he (the Lord Chancellor) should be sorry to my a word calcu lated to give the learned commissioner pain. [lt may be added that the correction of Mr. Bacon's state. meat by " some one in conrt " was not heard by any one of the representatives of the morning papers who reported the case, or it would have been duly recorded.] (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood.) THE BEDFORD AND CAMBRIDOII RAILWAY COMPANY r. STAJILKY. In or about the year 1141Wilce promotes of a railway, pro jected to join Bedford and Cambridge, entered into agree ments with the owners of land along the line of the pro- posed railway, and amongst others with the defen dan t Stanley, for the purchase of their land at thirty years' value. The first application to parliament to venation the line was unsucceeaful, but in 18fi0 an act passed incorporating the plaintiffs and authorising the formation of the line. The line so authorised deviated to some extent from the one I proposed in 1859, but in its objects was identical with that projected undertaking. Upon obtaining their act the com- ' pany gave the defendant notice to take his land, and they claimed the right of taking it at the price named in the wreement. T t hat he defendant objected, on the ground of the deviations of the line, and the consequent difference to himself in the value of the land proposed to be taken. The company then filed the present bill. Mr. Molt, Mr. W. M. James, Sir H. Cairns, Mr. Speed, and Mr. Bovill were in the case. The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the company, by giving notice under the L. C. C. Act, had waived their right to a specific performance of the agreement entered into by the promoter., and, consequently, that the bill must be dismissed. But, under all the circumstances of the case, the dismissal would be without wets. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) DOBNAY AND DORMAT r. CABLE AND CABLE—(IN MINA PAOPEEDO.—SPECIAL JURY. The Queen's Advocate and Dr. Spinka appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Dr. Tristram, and /dr. Berle for the defendants. This was a cause of proving io solemn form the last will of Miss Ann Wells, who diesion the 24th of July last at Chasm, near Epsom, of which she was the oldest inhabitant. The instrument in dispute bore date 13th of November 1.58, and probate was resisted on the und that it had been procured by undue influence. The d ece ased was the daughter of a brewer, and had lived a great por tioa of her life with another maiden sister, at whome death, about 20 years ago, she experienced a considerable SICONSioa of wealth. The property left by the deceased consisted mainly of 17,3001. Consols. Mr. John Dormay, a corn and coal merchant, and gas manufacturer at Wandsworth, said—l have been intimate with the deceased about 40 years. When she died she had no very near relation that I know of, the nearest being second cousins. She had a companion named Ball living with her, till two or three years ago ; and she had also an old servant named Margaret 4pikesman. I brut began to be concerned in the affairs of the deceased in the year 1133. I went to see her in the first instance with Mr. Cull, who had married the daughter of the late Mr. Beanies, the cousin of the deceased. Saw her again about a month later by myself, and she said she wished me to get another will made for her. She stated that Mr. Cull had behaved ill to her and had wanted to dictate to her about the disposition of her money. If she proposed to make any bequest he would say to her, " Oh, but you are leaving it away from my wife. I was aware that she had at that time made a will, by which Mr. and Mrs. Cull and myself were appointed executors. I tried to pacify her, and told her I thought it would be • pity for her to alter her will. She persisted, and often re newed the subject. At last I told her she moat give me instructions in ber own handwriting. Accordingly she sent me a list of the legacies that she wished to leave. (The list was read. It comprised legacies amounting to about 10,0001.1 From these instructions a will was drawn up, which was executed on the 19th of December, 1854. She wished me and my moo to be her executors. I asked her who was to have the residue of her property, and she said " yourself." lashed if she would not leave it to her rela tions. She replied, " No, I have not been treated well by them, and I have not seen some of them for years. Beaidee, they are nothing but second cousins." 1 told her that I thought she ought to leave it to Mrs. Cull as she had dots before • but she refused. She said she would not giv. : h er more dais the 1001. which was down io the list. 'fold her that unless she gave her at least 500/. and a bit of dual would not be executor. The will was drawn by Mr.Coroellia, a solicitorjat Wandsworth, from the testatrix's inotructious. A year or two afterwards she told me that eeveral of the legatees bad died and that she should like to make another will, leaving them out. I told her that she had better let her old will alone ; but I ultimately said that if she Mg have a new one she must again give me instruction" io writing. She did so. I took them to Mr. 'kale's, the , and a draft u s prepared which I outputted to praetor I again tried to persuade her to leave ?dr,. Cull 1,001. but she would aut. The draft having been settled , the will in dispute was duly executed. At I that time the deceased was to the best of my judgment of perfectly sound mind. After 1834 I used to aasist her in the ' transaction of her affairs. in February, she executed a power of attorney, by virtue of which I received herdividende for her. Three or four year, e go I asked her to lewd Ma 1,0301. for my goo. who was in Limi ness in the silk line. She told me to take as much as pleased-6,0001., if I liked. She said she did not want it and it would save me the legacy duty. After tome time I took the money, but I psud her the full amount of her dividends u long as she lived. Craw-examined—Kis Wells was el 3 years of age when she died. She had been a friend of my father, but she did not visit me after his death. For JO years before 1 .4 .13 coy intercourse with her had been confined to calling °crisis. ally for an order for coals. I took the instructions which the deceased had given me to Mr. Corneille, and told hint to make out a will in accordance with them. I cannot say whether I spoke to Miss Wells about the residue before or after then. I think it was afterwards. She never wrote anything down about her residuary estate. I knew that she bad stock to the amount of above 17,000/. I did not call her attention to the fact that the residue would be 7,000/. or 8,0001. I did not ask her to put down in writing who was to have that. Mr. Hawkins—lf you required instructions in writing as to the legacies, why did you not require it ss to the residue! Witness—l suppose I did not think of it. When Mr. Cull called on her she was very cool to both of um f3he would hardly speak to na. In her list of legoriel Mrs. Call is down for LOOM. but she said that that was A mistake. When Miss Wells suggested that my son, John Peter Dorsey, should be coexecutor, I don't think she hA seen him. I don't think she ever saw him at all. She has left him 5001. He is now about thirty-five years of age. When I accepted the 6,01', I did not give her any memorandum. She was a very close person, and would never have anyone present while we die. cussed the matter. The gift to me of 6,080/. was never mentioned to any human being. My son only wanted 1,0001. for his business. I invested the remaining 5.0101/ • in silk, and to my sorrow lost a great portion of it. I did not even Inform my son that I had had 6,001. given me. I told no one till I mentioned it to my proctor about a month ago. The memory of the deceased was defective. She was afflicted with gout and cramp. She never complained of neuralgia ; but she said she could not sleep at night for thinking of her will, till she had made a new one. I daze say she required constant attention, but I should Dot may she was helpless. Mr. A. A. Coreellis spoke to the preparation and execra tion of the will in 1854. It was read over to her, and she said it expressed her wishes. Croseaxammed—Had never seen her before ; and was not is the house above half an hour. Miss Harriet Killick, daughter of Mr. William Killick, of amain, said her father was very aged—he was, in fact, 07. I Was on intimate terms with Miss Wells. Mrs. I Ball died three or four years ago. In 1844 Miss Wells told whose that Mr. Cull had behaved very ill to her and he had given her a great deal of trouble. She said " That man Cull has been to me telling me what lam to do. lam determined that he shall not oome to my house." She seemed very angry, but she was of perfectly sound mind. Should say that she remained perfectly col lerst"d till the evening before she died. Cross-examined—My girders and I are legatees under the will. Mr. John Dormay's father married my aunt. I should say my family were the most intimate friends Miss Wells had :lad in Cheam. Believe that she was very much attached to Mr. William Hearne', but I heard her say she was so to his family. Miss Spikeemaa was a distant re lative of hers ; but her other relatives, did sot visit her much. Miss Lucy Killick and Miss Margaret Spikeemsn were also examined, but the cause was proceeding when we went to pram COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE RESULT, THURCOOD, AID CO. This was the sitting for examination in the cue of Joseph Henley. John Francis Thorgood, Joseph Henley. jun., and Ilichard Henley. hop, corn, and seed factors, of High-street, Borough, and of Ashton', in the county of Keot The ac counts show a gross liability of 11,7951. ; against which there are good debts' of 1,17744; property given up, 1,6391., ditto held by creditors, 1.4701. The bankrupts; bad been re- I t uir a Ld to furnish cash, goods, and deficiency accounta. Honey, Humphrys, and Honey, in reporting on those accounts, state that on the 7th of July, 1862 (the date of the adjudication being the 2nd of August), a cheque was drawn by the bankrupts in favour of one Hyatt for 194/. lGs. ; this cheque was entered in the cash-book, but not posted to • ledger account. The bankrupts state that this amount was divided equally between them, but not recorded in the books. On the same day a cheque was drawn for mss., payable to Joseph Henley. jun., and the proceeds divided equally among the three Henley'. A few days subsequently a farther sum of 501. was received, and retained, making in all VW. Between the 2nd of June and the 4th of July, goods to the amount of 7221. were purchased, and on the latter day de posited with Mr. Thomas Canton, wharfinger, Horsley down, for an advance of roar. For the last two years the bankrupt bad had accommodation transactions with Messrs. Wallis, of Ipswich, and bills of this chum to the amount of 2.4721. were in circulation at the date of the bankruptcy. The trading account showed, on purchases of 28.249!., a gross profit of 1,9371. only, against which the expense* and knees by bad debts and sales amounted to 8,6711. The partners drawings had been respectively as follows : 4hlL, 4681., 519/., and 1801. The deficiency, which on the Ist of August, 1861, was 690!., was at the date of the bankruptcy 7,4251. Mr. Linklater, on behalf of three of the bankrupts, ap plied that they might pass ; the fourth, Mr. Henley, sea., had died since the commencement of the proceedings. Mr. Bagley said that the assigner were not wholly satisfied with the accounts. but they did not think that any better oould be obtained. They would have much to say when the question of discharge came before the court. Mr. Crossfield, for a creditor, drew attention to that portion of Mews. Rouey's report relating to the appro priated cheques. Mr. Linklater said these small rums bad no doubt gone in their ordinary persoual expenditure. It would be matter for comment when the conduct of the bankrupts was con sidered. The bankrupt then passed. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. • VIOLIDIT WERE IN COURT. William White, • labourer, residing at 37, Bemertos terrace. Caledoonn-road, and Buena Kermit, aged 29, • married woman, residing at 11, Brill-terrace, Somers-town, were charged before Mr. IYEvocourt with being drunk sal creating a disturbance : and Everett was further charged with assaulting Polin-constables Richard Gott, 133 ii, and Frederic Pbilpot, 122 5, at Ossulstonstreet, Somers-town. From the evidence it appeared that the two prawns were drank and making a great disturbance for more than an hour. As the prisoners would not go away they were taken in custody. The min went quietly, but the woman made use of filthy language, and struck Gott in the neck with a publican's pot with such force that it caused hue great pain. She then struck him on the heed and back with the pot, and when the other equitable came to his asmetance she struck him ea the side of the head. On the war to the police-station she broke from custody, and, with ;n oath, said that she would do for the coosteble Gott, and kicked him in the lower part of the stomach. Ile felt great pain at the time from the effects of the kick, and this morning he still felt pain. She was • violent drunken woman, and was in the constant habit of making disturbances. The female prisoner wee very violent and abusive in rout. and called the constable a liar. She also accused him and other constables of being intimate with her, and said the constable Gott came to her house about a fortnight since, during the absence of her husband, and had tea with her. Her conduct in court was very disgraceful, and her Iseguage filthy. The man said he was very sorry, and had he not been the wore for liquor he should not hare acted in so foolish • manner. Mr. D'Eyncourt discharged the man, and said the con -1 duct of the woman was very disgraceful, the more so as she was married. She was a violent woman, and he should send her to the Hone of Correction, with hard Libour, for one calendar mouth. The female again became violent. and threatened that when she came out of prison she would do for the constable , the magistrate, and all of the crew. M ARLBOROUG H -STRUT. ROBBERY AT A I'HYsIcIAN'S. Mary Smith, addrem refused, was charged before Mr. Knox with steel/Hag a silver inkstand, of the value of 112. from the study of lar. Arthur Leered, 12, Old Burlington street. Mr. Lewis, jue., defended the prisoner. James James, footman to Dr. Leered, said that on the previous afternoon about 20 minute' past 3 the prisoer. came to the house and inquired for Dr. Leered. He tole the prisoner the doctor was not at home, but en she said she wanted to see him very particularly he showed her into the study. While laying the cloth for dinner in the ' dieing-room the prisoner came out of the study and I asked him for a newspaper. He gave her one, API after she had again sat down for about two minutes she again came out, wad asked if Dr. Leered had ' come in ? He told her that he hail not, and she then sea that she would wait no longer, and at the same moment ao ink ' bottle fell from under her shawl or cloak. Upon this she exclaimed, "Oh,dropped • bottle," and walked bet into the study and, while doing so, he (withess) bend the , f