The Express. — London, England, 1866-11-02 00:00:00

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Sauu.leni.—Anil FLYING Messrs. Beimore, 131aKe, V. , llsire, Josephs, C. BRITANNIA. TIM EvIMWO, TOE OLD CHERRY TREE. Mrs. Lane.—Miss Z. Mowbray ; iii,dge Perks ; Mr. " Kind Old Duddy " Paul Dewitt —And EDWARD THE I.L.M.E. PRINCE. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TM DAY —Morning, 10h. :tm lnk 40m. T.O-1104.4LUR —Morning, 11h. 17m alternuou, lib. 40m. LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2. A ,rnetALLy constituted criminal court at Brussels has been occupied for more than a week past with an inquiry into a very remarkable case. lta chief interest turns on the ( i tiestion whether a death was suicide or murder, but it is not the less interesting to us from the fact that, though the tragedy was enacted at Antwerp, the actors were both sul]ects of this country. The (1. ceased was a bon! Englishman, of the name of the son of a lAAIy who was thrice married, and who died a few years ago, leaving property of the value of 25,000;. The accused was her husband, and to Lim she had by will left, the whole of her estate. By her marriage settlement, however, she had previously given a sum of 5,00(m'. to READILY, in the event of his attaining majority, but it was to revert to the Itushand in case he should die under age. This Imskind was a native of the Lebanon, by name liEOKI;E HABKEB RISK ALLAH, who had in England studied for the medical profession, became naturalised, duly graduated as surgeon, served for some time in the Turkish medical ser vice in tlF.t Crimea, was afterwards attached to the Ottoman embassy in London, and received several decorations and the title of Iley. After the death of his wife, Riss At.tan, as trostee of the 5,000/. settled on his stepsn, was authorised by the Court of Chancery to draw 130/. a year of the interest for the young man's education and main tenance. They travelled much together, and were on exceihmt terms. but it seemed that the youth incurred expenses beyond the amount ..f his allow ance, and lttsx ALLAH, advancing him money, in- cured his life for a considerable sum. His jority would have arrived on the 29th of July. 1865. But in the spring of that year he fell in love with a young English lady at Spa, and though at first accepted he was ultimately rejected by her family, on the ground of being subject to epileptic fits. Refusing to accept his fate from any one Lunt the lady herself, ho received in the middle of March, while staying with his step father at an hotel in Antwerp, a letter from her confirming the decision of her family. This greatly affected him, and in his reply he said, " There are " many honourable ways of speedy death." Soon after he fell ill, and was attended by RISK ALLAH. On the night of the 29th of March he was se riously unwell, and a commissionaire was hired to sit up with him. In the morning this man was dimissed by Rica ALLAH, who then went out for a walk. On his return, READLY not having appeared, his door was forced, and he was found dead in bed. The question was, had he committed sui cide, or been murdered. There were, as has been seen, motives to support either alternative, and, therefore, the inquiry came to turn ou the simple comparison of probabilities with reference to the circumstances of the act itself. The body was found in bed, covered by the bed clothes. The right arm was extended down the body, the left arm was crossed upon the breast. It layonthe back, but the head was turned to :he right. There was no derangement of the pillow, mattress, or bedclothes, but there were grains of lead shot and blood on the pillow. Under the left ear was a wound of above an inch in diameter ; and on the right temple one of above an inch and a half in diameter. Four or five yards from the bed a gun lay on the Hoer, a chair was overturned near the bed, and on the table was a piece of paper with the words, in RSADLIeS handwriting, " I have done " it." The case for the prosecution rested mainly on the relative position of the body and of the gun. There was a single medical witness examined, who declared that the weapon could not have been fired with the hands under the bedclothes, and that these being so found was proof that some one bad adjusted the body after death ; since no doubt the wound must have been instantly mortal. Some gunsmiths deposed that the gun must have been fired with the muzzle at a distance of a foot and a half from the pillow, else the pillow would have shown marks of burning. They also de clared that though the gun might have been fired at that distance by means of the ramrod pressed against the trigger, yst to do so it was necessary that the arms should be outside the clothes. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1866. For the defence was called, first, an officer of the army of the name of Cassitur, who officially had frequently been called on to examine the suicides of soldiers. This gentleman tried an experiment which converted him from the belief in murder, which he had first entertained, and to the theory of suicide. He purchased a sheep, shaved the wool from its neck, laid it on its back on a table, placed a pillow under its head, then adjusted a gun with the butt resting on a chair, and the muzzle about a foot from the head. Fired in this position the death of the animal was immediate, the gun violently recoiled, and would have overturned the chair had it not been held ; the pillow was blackened, but not burnt, and the head was turned over to the further side. The witness further explained that when a shot is fired close to an object the report is but slight ; and instanced a case in which a corporal had shot himself without the report being noticed by his comrades in the same room. To illustrate this exposition more precisely, the actual bed on which READLY died was sent for to the court, and M. CHARRIN, after a alight protest that he should not be held to be compromising his dignity as an officer, lay down upon it, and showed how with his arms under his clothes he could press the trigger with the ramrod, and how, if loaded, the recoil of the gun would upset the chair on which the butt was placed, and carry the piece itself to a distance from the bed. Then the question was put to each of the experts whether they now be lieved that death was the result of suicide or murder. Two declared themselves certain it was suicide, two that it was possibly suicide, one that it was suicide if movement after death was pos sible, and one that it was murder. Thus, there was a clear majority in favour of the suicide hy pothesis. But it need not be remarked that a jury would be bound to give effect to the doubt which even a minority might support in favour of such an explanation, and consequently it was matter of course that the accused should be acquitted. The evidence was greatly complicated and con fused by intermixture with testimony bearing on a perfectly separate charge of forgery, which was included in the indictment, and on which also the prisoner was acquitted. On this we shall not trouble our readers with any comments. But be sides the scientific evidence which led to acquittal from the charge of murder, it is only right to notice several points which must have weighed with the jury in wholly excul pating the prisoner from any imputation of guilt. Many witnesses were called who bore evidence to his good character, to his kind beha viour to his wife, and to his real affection for REALLY—an affection which the latter recipro cated. It was also in evidence that he had striven to further rather than to retard the young man's marriage. It will be remembered, too, that durin , 4 the night preceding the fatal act REALLY had been seriously ill, and Itt,K ALLAH had employed a commissionaire to sit up and give him his medicine. After such care, and still more after thus drawing special atten tion to the apartment, it is almost incredible that any man should dare the risk of committing a murder by firearms in an hotel, and after the in mates were up. All reasonable probabilty, then, is against the suggestion of murder, while in the depression of illness and of disappointment in love, the carrying out of a threat of suicide is far from unnatural. The difficulty was at first to see how this was reconcilable with the position of the ls,dy, but M. CHARMS'; experiments solved the problem, and to that gentleman's ingenuity and energy is due the merit of obviating the possibility of a judicial murder. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) titan s charter which woull gratify them with, at hut, a part of their desires, would silence their burning animosity and dimontent of years, and make them for t h e glee . ' peaceable if not loyal subjects. LAW INTELIAGENCE. (THIS DAY.) FIRST DAY OF MICHAELMAS TEEM. This being the first day of term after the long vacation the courts of equity and common law were opened for business with the customary formalities. Her Majesty's judges, the Queen's counsel, and aerjeante, breakfasted with the Lord Chancellor at his private residence in Eaton square, and afterwards went in their carriages to West minster. As usual there was a large crowd in the hall to see the learned judges, headed by Lord Chelmsford, walking in procession, and in their full dress robes to their respective courts. The termin►tion of the legal holiday brings with it three important events which serve for topics of interesting discussion in forensic circles—the elevation of Sir Fitzroy Kelly to the bench as Chief Baron, in the place of Sir Frederick Pollock, who had held that distinguished position for nearly a quarter of a century ; the elevation of Sir Hugh Cairns to the vacant seat in the Court of the Lords Justices of Appeal in Chancery ; and the appointment of Mr. Reit, Q.C., to the Attorney Generalship in his place. There was a remarkable demonstration on the appear ance, both of Sir Fitzroy Kelly and Sir Hugh Cairns, the cheering being very general and hearty in each *sae, but the applause culminated on the latter, the people not being content with clapping their hands, but adding thereto cries of " Bravo," and other manifes- tations of approbation, which are seldom beard on such occasions. Several of the other judges were also cheered, especially Chief Justice Erie, Vice-Chancellor Page Wood, and Mr. Justice Lush. MR. BRIGHT IN IRELAND. ltruiking Mr. Bright's oration on the wrongs of Ireland as among the happiest of his recent efforts, the Ti Ill! proceeds to observe that the weak point in it, as is usual with his speeches, is the want of connection between the wrong and the remedy. There would be justice, there might be expediency, in abolishing the church of a minority supported by a uniform charge upon land. But does anyone believe that such a measure, whatever be its merits, would really have any important effect on Irish prosperity ! His remedy as to the land is the retrograde proposal to curtail the liberty of individuals. Absenteeism and the accumulation of largo properties in few hands are the result of unrestricted personal liberty, of acquisi tions by the provident and of alienations by the reckless, and the cry that is raised against them in the name of liberalism is really a cry for the restriction of the rights now enjoyed by the individual citizen, and for pushing the dictation of the State into the management of every man's private affairs. The real cause of the poverty of Ireland is the excess of her own population, and there is no hope for her prosperity until this population is reduced to the amount she can fairly support. The reformed parliament which should adopt the suggestions of Mr. Bright would give a signal specimen of its incapacity, and add another proof that legislation restrictive of individual liberty, though powerless to attest, is very potent to increase the calamities of nations. The Post thinks that Mr. Bright in his proposed schemes has gone beyond the expectations of the Irish people themselves ; and that his visit will only tend to diminish the good feeling that exists between the owners and occupiers of land. Moreover, his political reputation mm,t suffer from the imperfect acquaintance which he betrays of the past history and actual condition of the inhabitants of the Emerald Isle. Observing that Mr. Bright's suggestion as to the land seems to have bewildered most of its contemporaries, the Stir proceeds to argue that the principle of the boa gentleman's proposal is not in antagonism with any prin- ciple of political economy known to human intelligence. The Nor 3 having observed that to compel the sale of land for the purpose of a railway, or a gas company, or other public association, is a very dif ferent thing from the forced transfer of it from one private individual or from one class to another—the Star asks where is the difference—supposing the transfer to have in each case a public purpose? To take land from its owners and give it to a board of railway directors is " the forced transfer of it from one individual, or one class, to another," and is only to be justified by just the very same public purpose as that on which Mr. Bright founds Lis proposal—or rather, indeed, by a public purpose infinitely less important. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. The Herald describes the new Papal allocutions as having the older and nobler papal stamp, preserving the dignity of the Pope, and placing his enemies in greivous perplexity. The Pope out of Rome would be a much greater difficulty than any that Italy has, had. His departure would have for its immediate consequence a much greater discontent in Rome itself than now prevails in spite of every effort to generate it. Now that they know the Pope will leave Rome if disturbed in the exercise of his temporal autho. rity, both France and Italy will do their utmost to prevent such a disturbance and deprive the Pope of all pretexts for taking a step which would so greatly embarrass them. The wish of the Herald, as the conservative organ, is that Rome may preserve its metropolitan character and , the temporal power. If the Pope, the Pod says, consults the welfare of the eharch he will remain in Rome, and lose no time in coaling to an understanding with Italy. It is neither wise nor safe to call upon a community to cheese between irreconcilable and antagonistic duties, and, while the Italians have no cause to be impatient, there are limits to the forbearance whicii they have honourably and prudently observed. The Herald thinks it would be a graceful act on the part of the Ottoman government if, after accepting the sub. mission of the Cretans, it were voluntarily to accord to LATEST INTELLIGENCE. BADEN. The Upper Chamber of Carlsruhe has adopted unanimously a motion in favour of the adhesion of the Grand Duchy of Baden to the Northern Con federation, while at the same time expressing a wish that the duchy should preserve its separate existence. The same body next voted, with the exception of a minority of three members only, in favour of an offensive and defensive alliance with Prussia, and for the conclusion of a military con vention in that sense with the cabinet of Berlin. The assembly next carried unanimously motions in favour of a permanent commercial, railway, and telegraphic union, and for the creation of a common right of citizenship for all Germany. (REVTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA. 'VIENNA, Nov. 2. The ministers Count Belcredi, Baron von Beust, and Count Majlath, agree on all points as to the home and foreign policy to be adopted. The entry of Baron Beust into the Cabinet has strengthened the Austrian policy of conciliation towards Hun gary. THE HUNGARIAN DIET. PESTH, Nov. 2. The Hungarian Diet has been convoked for the 19th inst. The nomination of a special Hungarian ministry has been declared by the government to be dependent upon a modification of the pro gramme on the affairs common to Austria and Hungary, laid down by the committee of 15 members elected by the Diet. The cholera has nearly ceased in Pesth. WEATHER REPORT. -(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER B:A.M. r. I Ml3llOllll. sea, R. IT W. 1 3 5 2 0 . .. 3 7—'17-..1 W. R. 1:0 I— 42 E.S.E. i 1 l 5 S.S.E. co - 1 Aberdeen 29.64 45, W.S.W . 1 1 I W. ro 6.13 1 Ltdth '29.7049, S. 1I t S.W. r 004 1 Ardrouan 29.67 49 E. 313 W. co 0.07 2 Greencastle 29.60 48' W.S.W. 1 3 W. co - 1 - ,--1 - - - _ - - 29.75 53 S.S.E. 2 4 W.S.W. a, - 2 Holyhead 29.66 54 S. sW. 6 6 S. S. W. or 10.15, 5 Penzance 29.78 55 S.W. 3I 5 S.W. mr 0.10: Brest .. 29.80 65' S.S.W. 5, 5 S.W. Ift 0.04' 4 Lorlent .29.80 59 S. 3I 5 S.W. I o 0.04. 3 Rochefort 2988 60 E. 4; 3 E.' N.F.. icf - i 2 Plymouth 23.80 56 Z. 0! 5 S.S.W. 'mr 0.105 3 Weymouth 29.9156 S.S.W. 3 1 W. oft 0.14 3 Portsmouth 29.84 55 8.3. W. 3, 4 S S.W. ' r 0.00 2 London 29.84 53 S.W. 2I 4 S.W. ro 0.02 - , Yarmouth 29.84 50 5 . 1 0 W.S.W. om - 1 Scarborough, 29.74 51 S.W. 2 2 S.W. - 2 Shields 29.71:5 S.W. ! •4 I S.W. 0- 2 Helder SHOOTINt; AT A CROWI).—A man named Frank Blackburn was taken into custody at Leeds, on Wednesday last, charged with firing a pistol several times into a crowd of people in Priucess-street, New Wortley, one of the out lying districts of the borough of Leeds. It appears that Blackburn, who is 26 years of age, and resides in Airedale place, Leeds. was until very lately a guard in the employ of the North-Eastern Railway Company, and that he has been separated from his wife for a considerable period, and has cohabited with an elderly woman living in Princess street, New Wortley, whom he had passed off as his aunt. This assertion, however, would not be accepted by the public, who manifested their disapproval of his conduct by hissing and hooting him from the house yester day morning. He repaired to the shop of Mr. Shear!, ironmonger, West-street, and possessed himself of a pistol same powder, and No. 26 shot. Thus armed, he returned to the scene of the morning's expulsion, when the house was again surrounded by a crowd, who repeated the morn ing's disturbances, whereupon Blackburn presented him self at the upper window and deliberately fired among the crowd three times in quick succession, and afterward: discharged the pistol a fourth time from the kitchen win dow. On all four occasions it is supposed that some per sons were more or less injured, though happily not seri ously. By this time the crowd had become very gre.t, and information having been conveyed to the police, George Rider, of the force, arrived and took Blackburn into cus tody. He did not offer any resistance, but suffered him self to be conveyed quietly to the police station. No denial of the shooting was put in ; he acknowledged having fired the pistol four times, and in the coolest manner pos sible expressed his willingness to abide by the conse quences, justifying his conduct as an act of self-defence. James Arthur Clutheray, of New Wortley, was bit on the temple ; Mary Hill was hit on the right arm ; and Richard Henry Woodward was hit on the right side of the nose. Two other persons were also wounded. The prisoner was taken before the Leeds borough magistrates yesterday, and remanded till to-day. MURDER.—Yesterday, about 1 o'clock, a shocking murder was committed in Wollaton-street, Nottingham, by an imbecile, named Joseph Frost. It appears that Frost had been for some time an inmate , of the imbecile ward of the Nottingham Union. He had recently left the union however, and had resided with his mother, to whom he was a source of continual annoyance. She had maintained the young man of late, and he had done odd jobs for neighbours. Yesterday he was engaged in getting a load of coke in for • neighbour, named Akroyd. Some children were about, and one of them, • girl aged 14 years. named Ann Leary, threw a piece of coke at him. Frost immediately raised his shovel, and, rtislain4 at the little girl in a furcate manner, struck her several tunes on the neck, breaking some of the arteries, and killing her shortly after. Several per sons were in the street at the time, but the deed was done so quickly that it was found impossible to prevent the in furiated young man from striking the girl. When taken into custody, Frost said if he had had a knife he would have cut the child's throat. He will be brought before the town magistrates to-day. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. (Before Lord Westbury, Sir E. V. Williams, Sir J. Colvile, and Sir L. Peel.) TUC RICAEDO BCLIMIDT.--AN ALLEGED SLAVE VESSEL. JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from the Vice-Admiralty Court of Sierra Leone, in respect to an alleged slave ship, the Ricardo Schmidt, of which Bartolomeo Casanova was master. It was commenced yesterday, before their lordships, and resumed this morning. The appeal was against the Queen and Lieutenant Dunlop, R.N., who had seized the vessel as • slaver. The court below had ordered the vessel to be released, but had refused to award damages and costs for the detention of the vessel, and hence the present appeal to the Queen in Cou nail. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Vernon Lushington appeared in support of the appeal. The Queen's Advocate, with whom was Mr. Mennen, represented the crown. The case was opened yesterday by Dr. Deane, who was followed by Mr. Vernon Lushington, contending that the appellants were entitled to full compensation for damages and costs for the detention of the vessel, and that there was no ground for the allegation that she was a slaver. The Queen's Advocate continued his speech this morning on the part of the Crown, and was followed by Mr. Women. Dr. Deane addressed their lordship/ in reply, and dwelt on the importance of protection being given to Italian commerce, in which the vessel was engaged, and had nothing to do with the slave trade. Their lordships deliberated, after which Lord Westbury igave a lucid judgment, and reversed the decision below, giving damages and costs for the detention of the vessel. Decree accordingly. The cane lasted till half-past 1 o'clock. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE I.1111)0N AND LINDON. This was an application by Harry Lindon, one of the above bankrupts, who were merchants carrying on business in London and Paris, for his release from custody. Mr. 'trough supported. The facts were somewhat peculiar. It appeared that the bankrupts executed a deed of arrangement in January last, which was duly assented to, but since then they obtained 7501. worth of coals from Mr. WeNord, of Newcastle-on- Tyne, which were consigned to France. The bankrupt was afterwards arrested under a writ of capias at the suit of Mr. 'Telford, and had been six months in custody. The assignees did not oppose the release, and it was elicited by Mr. Brough that the bankrupt had dealt with Mr. Wel ford for over 12 months. Ilia Honour said the complaint of the detaining creditor would be more properly made when the bankrupt applied for his order of discharze, and he now granted the release upon the bmkrupt finding Application granted. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) A special court was holden this morning for the purpose of fixing the days for holding the sessions for the ensuing year. The following learned judges attended :—Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr. Baron Chant.ell, Mr. Justice Blackburn, Mr. Justice Keating, Mr. Justice Mellor, Mr. Justice Shee, Mr. Justice Montague Smith. and Mr. Justice Lush. The civic commissioners present were :—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Copeland, Mr. Alderman Wilson, and Alderman Sir John Musgrove, Bart. Mr. Avery, the clerk of the court, stated that the fol. lowing days wero fixed by their lordshi for holding the sessions for the ensuing year :-1880. Monday, Nov. 19 ; and Monday, Dec. 17. 1807—Monday, Jan. 7 ; Monday, January ; Monday, Feb. 25 ; Monday, April $ ; Mon day, May Ii ; Monday, June 10 ; Monday, July 8 ; Mon day, Aug. 19 ; Monday, Sept. 23 ; and Monday, Oct. 28. The court then adjourned to Monday, the 19th Novena. ber instant. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MANSION-BOUSE. THE CHARGE I,V ,CUTTLINO A RHIP. C7MTki id en lee W,'di, late chief mate of the ship Severn ; Stadji(hi Dena, alias Allsopp, commission agent ; and Bol,ert Berwick, a retired master mariner, were this morning brought before Alderman Finnix, who pre sided in the absence of the Lord Mayor, charged with feloniously casting away the above-named ship with intent to defraud the underwriters. Mr. G. Lewis conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Wontner appeared for Webb ; and Mr. Buchanan attended on behalf of the other prisoners. Mr. George Lewis opened the case, and stated that the prisoners were now jointly charged, Webb, with scuttling the ship Severn, on the 15th June last, and the other two prisoners with being accessories before the fact. It would be shown that the ship bad been purchased by the prisoner Berwick and another person named Hohlaworth, who had absconded, for the sum of 3,000/., of which only rim. had been aid in cash, the balance being secured by bills an d by a mortgage of the vessel. The ship was chartered to take a cargo of coals from Newport to China, and an insurance was effected on the ship for 7,000., irrespective of the cargo. Prior to the sailing of the ship an interview took place at the hotel in Newport between Iloldsworth (the absconding party). Leyland, the captain of the ship, and the prisoner Webb, who had been appointed chief mate. At that interview it was arranged that the ship should be scuttled, and Webb was selected to effect that duty, his recommendation to that office being his previous success in scuttling a ship called the Jane Brown. With Captain Leyland it was arranged that he should shut his eyes to what Webb might do after the sailing of the ship on her voyage, and so they went to sea. Webb did his work, and ultimately the ship made water, and so leaked that she was abandoned on the 15th June, when about 150 miles off the Cape de Verde Islands. The circumstances thus narrated would be proved in evidence by the captain of the Severn, Hugh Thomas Leyland, who, under compunctions of conscience for the part he bad taken in the nefarious transaction, would not hesitate to come into the witness box, and upon his oath declare the truth. The complicity of the prisoner Dean in the affair would be shown by the part he had taken in effecting an insurance on the ship under a fictitious name for the owner, EMI also by his having shipped some jars of salt of the value of 6/. or V., as muskets and implements of war of the value of 1,2251. and for which he effected an insurance for 1,500/. with the Liverpool and Caledonian Marine Insu rance Company. The ease will occupy the entire day, and the proceedings will terminate in the remand of all the three prisoners. GUILDHALL. A SAVAGE DOG. ilonm, of 8, Halfmoon-passage, Aldengate. street, appeared to an adjourned summons before Alder man Copeland, charging Lim with suffering a ferocious dog to go at large unmuzzled on the 22nd of October last. It will be recollected that at the last bearing Jesse Hudson deposed to the (In having bitten his child on the day above mentioned. On that occasion the defendant denied that the dog was his, but James Welch swore that 1 in the month of June last the same dog bit his child and that he threatened to kill the brute. His threat reached the ears of the defendant and he CAMS to witness and said that the dog was his, and struck witness for declaring his intention of killing it. Blows were then exchanged and nothing more transpired. On the summons being called on to-day Mr. Munro, Jon., declared the dog to be his, and several witnesses were called who stated that the dog waa a quiet one, and played with children. _ . . On theCilrer hand additional evidence was produced of the dog haring bitten other children. Alderman Copeland considered the dog was not fit to be at large unmuuded and fined the defendant 40s. and costs. The fine vac paid. CLERIERNIVELL. APPRERESSTON OP vAGasier Richard CC7violiTged 11; Jams Kennedy, aged 13 ; Joseph Goodwin, aged 10 ; John Hennessy, aged 12; Patrick Clifford, aged 11 ; Poi r k polar, aged 9 ; and William Oliver, aged 7, were th aw before Mr. D'Syneourt, under the Industrial Schools' a r e 1866, with begging of the foottieeengers, near th e Ae sa i Tavern, High-street, Clerkenwe Inspector Judge, N division, attended to watch the reaa on behalf of the Coniminsioners of Polka. Therm proceedings are taken under the 14 sea of the l a . dustrial Schools Act, 29th and 30th Vic., 09.118, ceived the royal assent an the 10th of August last. By thst section any person inity brin , before two *Akin e r a magistrate any child appsrent under the age of 14 y eera that somas within any of the following descripti esa , that i. found begging or receiving alms (whether ' ee ',*s or under the pretext of selling or offering for i s i eia . thing), or being in any street for public place for the r 7 pas of so begging or receiving alms; *rt: landwandering and not having any h ams gett reasrnabli la l s cane d ; ; abode. or Pro tli Pe at r is g"rdian found d ee k ere i either being an orphan or having a surviving p ariaa - a Tc o ; undergoing penal servitude or imprisonment, sad thy frequent& the company of reputed thieves. The Sla w or magistrate before whom a child is brought se N u k e within one of these descriptions, if satisfied on im a f r ia that fact, and that it is expedient to deal with him erk r this act, may order him to be sent to a certified indonigg school. police-constable Harvey, 410 N said that last lit about 10 o'clock, he saw all the defendants begri me . offering fumes and matches for sale. They surrVee e T a id i the cabs and omnibuses and begged of the pusengere. g s had seen them there the whole of the evening, and hew told them what he should do if they did not go e. 4 ga had seen them about the place daily for months, sad had respeatedly cautioned them. Inspector Judge, N diviion, said he had free l y* seen the boys about the Angel, and the neighbourhacd, The mother of Hennessy said that her eon's step mien had turned him out of doors nine months since. Clifford said he could not read, and his mother said the had taken him from school, and she had given hire A s money to purchase the lights for the purpose of ade rg them. None of the friends of Kennedy were in attendance, sal it was stated that he was Intl» mutant habit of be** late at night under the pretence of selling mate* The friends of the other prisoners were in atteedesee, and said it was against their wish that their ehildree should be out selling matches, and they gave an saga. taking that they should be better looked after for the future. Mr. D'Eynoourt discharged all the prisoners with the exception of Hennessy, Clifford, and Kennedy, who wire remanded for a week. If the others were brought hire again he should send them to an industrial whod, Be d their friends would have to pay all the expenses. By allowing these childrento run the streets they soon braes pickpockets and thieves. The friends of the primers that were remanded would have to attend, and he iheald then send the boys to an industrial school. The prisoners were then removed. WORSHIP-STREET. MOB! DEMITITTE23. Alfred Bradley, 12 years of age ; Charles Williaat,l4; Wm. Swectuy, 14 ; Robert ✓actson, 14 ; and Free* Simmons, 14 years of age, were brought before Mr. Ellissa, charged with being found destitute, and without of visible means of living. Ennis, 175 N, found Bradley in the Haekney.tosel, ad took him into custody. Sergeant llumoughs, of therms division, apprehended the other four in Holton ; of them were wandering about, and though not so scut d clothing as were the children brought up to this cowl a few days since, yet they presented a very pitiable ap INN -trance. Each gave a nearly similar seem of his destitution—no home, no parents. amble to find them, occupying themselves and earning a few halfpence by holding horses, and sweeping mai* when able by begging to buy a broom, and in fact chat anything that °tiered, but sleeping in the wet and cold carts and on door steps, moving from one place to meg on the approach of the police. Mr. Ellison directed all these poor fellows to be tikes to the workhouse and brought before him in a week's time, inquiries to be made in the interval respecting the truth of their statement with the view of sending then, if deserving, to schools or reformatories. The publicity given to a sad case of this kind • few 4* since has, it would seem, brought down • special one from the commissioners to apprehend all destatuta feud wandering about the public streets. PRESENTATION OF THE LORD MAYOR ELMS TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR. This being the first day of term, in accordance with ancient custom, Mr. Alderman Gabriel, the Lad Mayor elect for the year ensuing, was presented with tie usual form and ceremony to the Lord Chanceihr, at his residence in Eaton-square. Half past ekrea o'clock was the time fixed by the Lord Chaaodkr to receive the City authorities, and about an live r previous a number of the aldermen assembkd at the Guildhall, where they were joined by the Led Mayor elect, the recorder, the sheriffs, the under shod", and the other City officers. When all the usual !ma ttes had been gone through at the Guildhall, a protests was formed which proceeded to the residence of the Led Chancellor. His lordship, as is customary, received t. civic dignitaries in state, accompanied by all hie sekee, and when they had been introduced, the recorder, in a brief speech, introduced the Lord Mayor elect tot Lord Chancellor, and expressed a hope that he had been honoured by her Majesty's commands to express her aopi• escence in the choice that bad been made by the *inns of London of a chief magistrate for the ensuing yam• The Lord Chancellor made the usual formal npir that her Majesty had been pleased to espres her entire satisfaction with the election of Mr. Aide• man Gabriel to fill the office of their chief magistrate f the ensuing year. This closed the proceedings, so fare the Lord Chancellor was concerned, and the sheriffs the proceeded to the residences of the minister* of data with cards of invitation to the banquet at Guildhall on Lord Mayor's day. It has been erroneously supposed,' some quarters, that Alderman Gabriel is of the Jew, race, but there is no truth in the supposition. He isa tame her of the church of England. lie will be sworn into office on Thursday next, the Bth inst. MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. The Daily News adverts to the obstacles in the way al the prover of popular education which are created by the attitude of the clergy towards the conscience clause, which recognises the right of the parent to determine in what religion the child shall be instructed. The time within which the clergy will have the option of accepting a clause of this kind is drawing to a close. A reformed par liament would make short work of a conscience clause debate, and would be very likely to ask why the education of the people should be in the bands of the clergy. The trial of Risk Allah is commented upon by the Herald, Star, and Telegraph. The jury, the Herald says, did, under the circumstances, exactly what our English jury would have done, and relegated the death of the unfortunate Readly to the category of insoluble problems. The Telegraph says a less clever man then Risk Allah might have been equally innocent, and yet have failed to establish his innocence. It is glad that he has escaped, because to any one with the heart of a man it must be relief to know that so foul a murder existed only in the fancy of the police. The Star also thinks that with a less skilful counsel to aid him, the days of the ex-colonel might have been numbered. Far less ominous facts than those which suggested this inquiry and trial have brought many an unlucky wretch to the gallows. The select committee of the House of Commons on the local government of the metropolis have published a blue book of evidence, containing some seven thousand questions and answers, and the Daily News taxes them with intro ducing unnecessary details and crotchets. The committee ought to remember that their business is to procure and lay before parliament a clear statement of the existing sys tem of taxation and government, with such recom mendations for its improvement as may occur to them, but by no means to descend into criticism of theories re specting the subjects which such improved govern ment will have to consider. The object to be sought is to make the post of member of the civic government one of large authority and distinct responsibility, and to do this we must abolish petty divi sions, however venerable for antiquity, establish large areas of jurisdiction, and call on the whole metropolis to elect their representatives directly, and not by the process of filtration through the trivial and insignificant local boards. The Times notes as among the signs of the day that at a farmers' club a conservative 31.1'. like Lord George Man ners, with his brother, the Duke of Rutland, presiding, threw out a suggestion to meet the inadequate supply of labour by applying to agriculture the co-operative system. Let anybody look back forty years ago, or only twenty years ago, and ask whether anybody but a socialist, or a French communist, or one of Mr. Robert Owen's disciples, would have ventured in those days to dream of such a thought. Lord George suggests, while discussing the want of labourers, that the farmers should divide with them all profits after 10 per cent. Our army, our Australian colonies, with attractions made known in letters arriving by every post and in every country newspaper, are bidding against the farmer for labourers, and it is impossible that the latter class can remain con tent with the low wages their fathers had to do with. It is difficult to see how the co-operative system can be applied in anything like strictness, for, though the labourer would always be ready to divide a profit in any proportion the employer might choose to accord, he would be utterly unable to share a loss, and his part in the arrangement could only be, " Heads, I win ; tails, you lose." This can hardly be what Lord George intends. He only wishes, at a certain sacrifice, to give the labourer an additional spur to exertion and motive to fidelity. There is no such stimulus as hope ; it may get more work even out of the agricultural labourer. Witt Cuurt. BM.IOIIAL, Orr. 31. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and attended by the lieu. Emily Cathcart, went in the morning to the boys parish school, and afterwards called at the Manse to inquire after the Rev. Mr. Anderson, who is confined to the house by serious illness. . . The Queen drove out in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Hsu. Emily Cath cart. Prince Leopold drove to Balloter. The Duke of Buckingham had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family. Mr. Hill, of Edinburgh, had the honour of exhibiting to her Majesty, Mr. Noel Paton's picture, "Mon Janus A Cabinet Council was hell yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers present were the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, Lord Stanley, the Earl of Carnarvon, General Peel, Viscount Cranbonie, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northeote, Lord John Manners, the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, and Lord Naas. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day at Whitehall. The lords present were Lord Westbury, Sir E. V. Williams, Sir J. Colrile, and Sir Lawrence Peel. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of Canada and Heligoland. De spatches were sent to the Governors of the West India Islandk, British Columbia, Vancouver's Island, Canada, Bermuda, and the Australian Colonies. HER MA.TESTI"S JOURNEY FROM SCOTLAND TO WINDSOR, WINDSOR, FrI:DAY MOr.NING. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian of Se.hles vrig-Holstein, Princesses Louise and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, attended by the Du,thess of ltoxburghe, the Hon. E. Cathcart, Culonel and Mrs. Ponsonby, the Duke of Buckingham, General Grey, Dr. Jenner, and Messrs. S. hl and Legge, left Balmoral Castle after luncheon yes terday afternoon, and arrived at Windsor at 5.3.5 this morning. . . Her Majesty and the whole of the royal family were apparently in excellent health. The arrival at Windsor was conducted in a private and unostentatious manner, the attendance of a guard of honour being dispensed with. The royal cortege consisted of about six carriages, and in those her Majesty and the royal family drove to the Castle, which was reached nt a quarter to 9 o'clock, in time for breakfast. Her Majesty, it is expected, will reside at the Castle till after the anni ?enmity of the late Prince Consort's death. It is not yet certain whether the Queen will spend the Chriatsoas at Windsor, or go to Osborne for that purpose. Prince and Princess Christi.,n will for the present reside at Windsor Castle till Frogmore House is ready for their reception. CA m YET CorNen.--Summonses have been issued fors Cabinet Council this afternoon, at the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in Downing-street. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings have left the St. George's Hotel. Viscountess Palmerston, accompanied by the Hon. Miss Jocelyn, the Right Hon. William F. and Mrs. Cowper, and Viscount and Viscountess Sudley, left town yesterday for Brockett Hall, Herts. Viscountess Jocelyn left town yesterday for Windsor Castle, in order to be in waiting on the Queen. Lord and Lady Wriothesley Russell arrived in town yesterday from Chenies, Bucks, and tomorrow leave for Folkestone, on their way to the *oath of France to pass the winter. Lady Alice Henniker gave birth to a eon on Tuesday. " LORD " GLADSTONE IN RONE.—A correspon dent of the Diritto, writing from Rome on the 28th ult., says :—" The Pope has recei►ed Lord Gladstone at a pri vate audience. Ido not think that important affairs were discussed or talked of, for the audience lasted a very little time. The honourable lord has also been received by Cardinal AntoneUi." The Prince and Princess de Joinville have arrived in Brumels from Germany. The King and Queen of the Belgians immediately paid them a visit. REM A Barometric pressure io unstei north. bit In the west It is agni still chiefly south.westerly, but mingled with light easterly wind continue high. ,RKB. tatty It has Increased In the do ,liminh.hlng 'fhe wind, are on the northern coasts are Inter ds. The southern tetuperaturts THE PATRIOTIC FUND.—There have been in round numbers 9,000 widows and orphans placed on the books, and there are in receipt of relief at this time :;,400 widows and 3,000 children, of whom 1,000 are maintained and educated in boarding institutions. The total amount of subscriptions to December, IS4 % was 1,460,2011. The annual expenditure is 84,000/.—Nov. 1, 1806. We read in Gutifpuoti. :—" The Emperor and Empress came to Paris from Saint Cloud the day before yesterday. After alighting for a few minutes at the Tuileries, their Majesties proceeded in an open carriage with outriders,accompanied with their snito, totheAvenue Dauinesnil to visit the new riff-ourriire, or working-man's improved lodginghouse. Their Majesties were received by the architect and builder, and remained nearly an hour in visiting the establishment. On leaving they were greeted with loud cries of ' rive l'Empereur !' Vive Pluipem- :rico !' by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, all be• longing to the working-claasen, and who had spontaneously assembled in front of the building." FEIGNED ILLNESS IN TILE NAVY.—A court-martial was held on board the Royal Adelaide on Monday and Tuesday, for the trial of John Mackenzie, second captain of the foretop and seaman gunner on board her Majesty's ship Bristol, 31, for having on several occasions feigned to be suffering from rheumatism and pretended to be unable to perform his duty. Capt. Seymour, the proaec u tor, stated that while on the coast of Africa, a great many of the crew being ill at the time, the prisoner complained of pain in his limbs night anti day. He visited the sick daily, and there was a marked contrast between Lim and others who were suffering from the same disease. He seemed to have lost no flesh nor any of his ruddy colour, while the others were shockingly emaciated, and when he was alone his countenance was cal m, but on his caching the eye of any one he would immediately contort his features as if in great agony. He again saw him in the hospital at Ascencion, when he told him be had a suspicion of his not being ill. He then answered him in an impertinent manner, and, the surgeon being near at the time, said he believed him to be feigning illness, and he should record him in Lis medical report as such. Several other witnesses were called for the prosecution, and after having heard their evidence the prisoner put in his defence, which stated that lie had been in her Majesty's service for sixteen years, had a Sebastopol medal and two clasps, and went on to say that he dill not feign illness, but was really ill ; that be, having described the symptoms to the doctor, was treated for the rheu matism ; that the only evidence against him was that of the master-at-arms, who had a grudge against him, through his having quarrelled a ith him. The court having heard the evidence in support of the said charge, as well as the defence, was of opinion that the prisoner did feign to he suffering from rheumatism, and falsely pretended to be unable to perform his duty. The court, in consequence, adjudged him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in her Majesty's Naval Prison at Lewes for the space of 12 calendar months. WRECK OF A SCREW STEAMER. Yesterday morning a portion of the crew of L new screw steamer Christian IX., Captain Wile* of Sunderland, arrived at West Hartlepool, in the sate steamer Sunderland, from Gothenburg, their own rend having been wrecked on the Faroe Islands , on the 15; From an account given by the abipterecked crew appears that the steamer Christian IX., which was oe first voyage from the Baltic, was caught in a terrific Pl' on Sunday, the 14th, when off Gothland. The Tea weathered the storm well, and all went right until about 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon, when the steamers , ashore on a reef of rocks about 10 miles from the shore! Faroe Islands. Immediately the vessel struck—whiclir did with terrific force, being steamed at full speed — the' sternation of those on board was inuuenee. The steamer peered to fasten itself amidships, and in a short ti after battling with the angry wares, she fell over on to broadside, the deck facing the current of the waves. I' breaker came with tremendous force, and made compliv breaches over the vessel, sweeping everything movable from the decks. Two of the large lifeboats were broker from their fastenings and cast afloat. The crew wen pellet' to ascend the rigging, and flap of distress ' hoisted on each of the masts which could scarcely be earned from the shore, a distance of ten miles. I' were thirty hands altogether aboard the vessel, and remained in the rigging until dusk, and it was quit parent that the only resource left them to save their was to attempt and launch the two remaining lifebni,• During the period the poor fellows were ci nye; to masts of the stranded vessel in the utmost fear of beet lost in the depths of the foaming ocean by the 1' of the masts through the fury of the elegise a ray of hope at last cheered up their hearts they perceived a lifeboat' put off from the ; to their rescue. As they neared the i:1-1 steamer the sea was more violent, anal the lifeboat obliged to abandon its errand of mercy. fir boat reversed her course the sanguine hopes inspired it breasts of the crew on the first sight of the lifeboat dispelled, and nothing but a watery grave appeased awaiting them. The night was fast approaching, and fury of the tempest was increasing. It was (video, unless they could launch the two boats which were on,' weather side of the vessel, they would he lost, and r captain ordered the boats to be lowered. It was' great difficulty and risk this was accomplished• a few oars and a sail having been obtained , the t managed to safely board the boats, and after puling several hours succeeded in reaching the shore In an haunted state. The journey was one of extreme F the boats having shipped several seas, and onesor nearly capsized. After remaining a week in farm, at Wisby where they landed, they left fur Gotheebet where eight of them took passage for West H arde r_ The vessel was laden with a general cargo , and ' was sured. She was on her first voyage, and wet • steamer of 1,000 tons register, being the proPorl Edward Gourley, mayor of Sunderland. SERIOUS ACCIDZNT TO A WEST RIDIXG MAO.- TBATE.—Yeaterday, an accident of a very serious oboe took close to Woraboiough Park, about three fromßarnsley. Whilst Mr. T. W. M. Martin. borough-hall, was oat riding on horseback, aosouipow his brother-in-law, Captain Bower, his home, I V spirited mined, reared, and falling on its side relisin him. He was at once removed to the hall, sad Ok. assistance promred. He was found to be sufferir4 6 'l internal Wary in the chest. In the evening b• " 16 parted to be rather waive, but he still lies in • state. 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