The Express. — London, England, 1855-04-12 00:00:00

Austria was sot ready at the asomeat. Break- Jai with Reese she wanted to be sere of Ger many with its 600,000 men in arms. Her dignity, low interest, the =ample of the Western Powers , excited her to astion—her prudence warned her to wait and arrange the composition of her military forces and her political alliances before =emitting herself to the straggle. But what could the emaciated generals do at Varna after the retreat of the Remiss army P Could they remnant in a state of infetivity which would have brought on discouragement, and by which the prestige of our flag would have inevitably suffered? Such an attitude was forbidden to our generals, both by mili tary honour and political interest. Having once taken a position on the great theatre, there was no retreat ; something most be done; oar soldiers must have a goal to strive to reach ; our enemies most have some thing to fear. Europe must feel the ambitious desire of following us, while it would be our duty to give bar the opportunity of honouring us and admiring ee. Thos then we oome to the question of operating upon the Crimea. An expedition against Sebaropol might probably hasten the catastrophe of the war. Such an expe dition had a determinate end. It might possibly put into the hands of the allies a province and a fortress, which could be used as a guarantee and a means of exchange in the event of negotiation for peace. Deeply influenced by these considerations, the gene rals in commend of the forces deliberated upon the plan, but delayed for a time to pot it into execution (orrstorent I' execution). However, the expedition having been made the subject of deliberation at Paris and London, and treated at last as • fact. Marshal St. Arnaud re ceived—not instructions which could not be true milted through such long distances of space, bat hints or advice of the following nature: "He will make himself thoroughly acquainted with the nature and amount of the Russian farces in the Crimea; find out whether those farces are too formidable; and laud in a spot which may serve se a basis for future operations. The best place seems to be Theodosia, called Kaffa now. This spot, however, is objectionable, as being forty leagues from Sebastopol; but it offers great advantages. In the lint laser, the bay is large and safe. The ships of the squadron are there in perfect safety, and the same remark applies to the barques which bring sapplies to the army. In the next place, our army, coos established on the spot, may use it as a proper bass of operations. If we occupy the extreme east of the Crimes, we can repel all the reinforcements coming by the way of the Sea of Azoff and the Cau casus. We make our way onward towards the centre of the country, at the same time that we have its re sources at our command. We take possession of Simpheropol, the strategical centre of the peninsula, and have the road open to Sebastopol, on which pro bably there will be a great battle. In the event of this being against us, we may retreat upon Kaffa, and nothing is compromised. If it is in oar favour, we can besiege Sebastopol, and by investing it nom pletly we shall compel it to surrender in a tolerably short interval." Unluckily this advice war• not taken. Whether the generale-in-chief had not sufficient troops to undertake this long journey in the Crimea, or whether they expected a speedier result from a bold and unex pected coup de main, they resolved, as it is now well known, to land at some few leagues distant from SebastopoL The glorious battle of the Alma seemed to prove that they were right. But in the moment of victory they saw clearly enough that without a port they could have no base of operations. Influenced by that irresistible instinct of preservation which never deceives those who listen to it, they directed their course to Balaklava, on the south of Sebastopol. It was clear, too, that the army could not live in the enemy's country without being in direct communica tion with the fleet. But the consequence of retreating towards the mouth was to give up the northern heights—in other words, to abandon the ides of investing the fortifica tion. The Anglo-French army, in fact, was not suf ficiently numerous to invest the place completely. It was necessary to limit our operations to the southern portion of the town. To accomplish this, the Eng lish took possession of the harbour of Balaklava ; the French, looking for &point appui for the purpose of disembarking their stores and ammunition, found very providentially the port of Kamieech. The soldiers, who ass generally right, called this " Provi dence Port." Sebastopol, it is well known, is not surrounded with walls and earthworks. It is rather a great for tified camp, omtaining generally an army of from 15 to 20 thousand men, protected at the commence ment of the siege-works by numerous batteries, and more especially by the Russian fleet, which, skilfully stationed in the inner harbour, had its batteries di rected upon every avenue by which the allies could approach the place. At this period—that is to say, when the Anglo- French army arrived before Sebastopol, perhaps it was practicable to attempt an assault, but still each an enterprise would have been somewhat adventu rous, inasmuch as the allied forces bad not sufficient artillery to silence that of the enemy. Doubtless, nothing was impossible to an Anglo-French army, composed of generals and soldiers such as thee who for the last six months have manifested their chum ter in the perils, fatigues, and sufferings of this loop siege, bat nothing abort of success could have justified a mop so andesiose. The responsibility of command impinge predate* before all things, end prudent* pre scribed to the geseraki-in-ohief not to deliver the assault with an army of 80,000 men at most, placed on a rock, wanting artillery, ammunition, reserves— not having its rear secured by entrenchments is ease of a check, and having no reap bat its ships. That would have been to risk the fortune and the fate of the expedition, and nothing should be hazarded at a distance of 800 leagues from one's own country. The coup de main, which the generals thought possible after the battle of the Alma, steeped them, and it only remained to proceed with the siege after the raise of the military art. At the very owe mesessent of this difficult enterprise the Reseleas took two measures, very efficacious for themselves mad vary regrettable for as. The first wee the deal* mateament of Prince Mentchikoff, who, lerload of data. limit up in Sebastopol, marched trade Illembsnevel, afterwards took the field, and kept up his asoonwaisollin with the fortress; the smog was the bee vowhidoa to sink most of the ships of war, a measure which enabled the enemy to render the pert iamesseible to our fleets, and to acquire for the detente of the place has Ave to six hundred guns the set at liberty, together with their ammunition, and to employ their seams as gunen at the batteries. This, although the pas of the town at the Ant presented a formidable wiped, new batteries were raised, as it by easbastaant, and our heble siege artillery could not extinguish the AN of the besieged. From this moment it beams apparent to all that Sebastopol would not be takes until after a keg straggle, that the aid of powerful robissmosis would be required, and that possibly suidwoss battles might have to be fosght. This shoat's was a oarless one. The generale-in-chief easlssiglabil it with that calmness which exalts a showier to Ile level of deo Rost dilisalt respondbilitios. This is a THE EXPRESS,. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 12,. 150 FACTS FROM THE CAMP.- We gleam a few fasts el interest from the Crimean iseriadoese a the Mos sad Pod : Oa the immix of the trees agreed to ea the 24th, for the wpm of Writes the dead, the eight, at the admitted Flea& trona, within a few limbed yards of the Mame- Ise, woe ilogularly strange. Preach, sad Resoles *Seen were walking about Willies oasts ethos eseresosely es they paned, sad esseeiosally eateriag tote esovecesties. A ereetaat hiteveheage of Lute civilities, Bosh as eihrlet aid reseiviag slier lighte, wee going oe. The majority of the sera who were mended la t►e sortie ere dela' well. During the armistice, broken ntasitsts, bayonets, car tonsil bones, cape, Iregiasnts of clothing, straps sad belts, pions of shill, little pools of clotted blood, sitet—toand and grape—shattsved pitons and sandbags, were visible on every lids, sad through the Amidst of the crowd stalked a solemn precooks of soldiers Wads, Wiz &opened Co.. rade. to their bag booze. The sontortioas of that slain were horrible, sad retailer/ the eseateriee of the fields of Alma and lakeroesse. While the truce lasted, many a lively joke was pared, such as, " What ere you wring for ? When en yes goisg to storm the town t " and suck like ; bat amongst the most laughable wee that of an Irishman serving la the Russian army bride the garden, who still retains his old Irish blarney; be came mat•g up, whilst iateerned one amongst the other In burying the dead, and rid in a strong Irish voice, „ Add SSTS IS than *viz a ore et yes from Behest, because if there Is, here is a townsman, sun." The armistice was over about three o'clock. Seemly had the white flog disappeared behind the parapet of the Memel= before • ro•ad shot from the sailors' battery weat slap through one of the embranres of the Russian week, and dashed up a great pillar of earth inside. The Russians at one. replied, and the arse of cannon soon re echoed through the Many a tale was told, the mooing following the sortie, of the incidents, the escapes, to., that had passed. One man, quite • retort, of the 97th, declares that be collared a Magian, whom he saw over the parapet, at the same time the Rusin caught hold of him, and they both bang and struggled, the 97th man crying out for help, and the Russian was taken prisoner. ASSIZE INTELLIGEMB. BOMB ClRCUlT.—Kixeutrort, Ana 11. Hama Platt est split to•dsp to dispose of the remaining Nomad jury sasses. OOTTRRILL IL SILL. This yrs as action to mow dosages from the defeadaat ke having injured a deg to toe plaintiff. Mt. Bmatirell. Q 0., end _ MOS We for Ai plain tiff Mr. ffeterederff and Mr. Menalkes appeared fee the delhadaat. Lord Raglan has trued an order prohibiting any one bat oilcan and men on duty entering tha trenches, oa any pre- I team, without • per signed by Osmond Simpson. Also, an order cautioning Miens from going about in a slovenly, or rather namilitary, manner—nevor to go oat without • 1 sword. This (25:11) is Sunday, and n could a more lovely day shine under hsevea—a due warm sun, even hot, which nukes its warmth felt inwardly, sad stirs up oar spirits. About 400 convalesorats have arrived. The army now, of all ranks under arms, falls little short (toys the corre spondent of the Poet) of 30,000 men. The ladies of England, Ireland, and Scotland have been profane in their contributions of elothieg. Major Alamos, 8.A., has received great quantities of valuable supplies from the ladies of Scotland, and he sad Mr. M'Oillivray, the Ordnance Conualesery, have been almost as busy dis tributing them as the shot and shell they send up to comfort the Itmelass. TIM plaintiff wee an attorney is London, and he bad a osestry residence saw Reigate. TM defendant is the bailiff to a geatlemaa aimed Wyche", essidleg is the mine seighboarhoed, ad it appeared that en the 17th February the dog WINS, *juries were the emblem of dispute bed strayed from his seastem'a premises and was hoed ha the privy of the defeadant. Ose of his obligees hang slammed at the sight of the animal, called I. bet Mbar, sad be, is seeing • strange dog. west with • stick fee the purpose ell dislodging it, bat Badly' he Gould oat do so very easily, he struck him, and the dog very naturally began to growl. , Teis still further Jammed the alarm of the defesdant, who forthwith west home and procured • gm. which he dis charged at the animal, end he thee returned to load blase* a second time, but in the interval the dog bad made his way home. It appeared that the dog, which was represented to be a very harmless animal and a great favourite, was very considerably injured, and some attempts at settling the matter, by paying a certain amoust to • charity, having failed, the present action wee at lesgth brought. These facts were proved in evidence, sad lir. Bishop, of Bond-etreet, whose interest Is all matters coasected with the canine species is well !arose, was tolled as • witness to prove that the animal was worth, before the affair, 121. or 161., bet that in coesequeaes of the hijacks it had re calved, it was not sow worth more dm 11. The dehisce suggested was, that there had bees some mad dogs is the neighbourhood of Reigate about the time of the osearrease, sad that the defendant finding • strange dog in seek • pesitiou, was very naturally alarmed, and took the I mom effectual means to get rid of the intruder. 101. M jury relented • verdict for the plaintiff—danmee, NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-Lknurrn, Ann 11. We have now Beladen, Dead-gaarten, and oar extreme right, all linked together by telegraph within a minute's call. The 110111131111111iditiOS lan eves be serried to the THE HOPWOOD WILL CASE. After the uaresasslnatien of Mr. Wood, Burgeon, last sight, a correspondence was read which took plats between tbs witness and Mr. Frank Hopwood. One of the letters elated that, although Mr. Wood had not sated according to a previously expressed opinion, Dr. Robinson had ex pressed himself satisfied as to Mr. Hoprood's state of mind, deli they had acted on his opinion. By the Judge—When the dimes, called softening of the brain is once est up, the patient never thoroughly recoven free it. The gambol by seam of a sonapbora. __ sy-teeneral this proceeded to 'Adieu the jury upon the evidence gives, which he would do in the narrowest passible compass. He commented upon the vigorous state of Mr. Hopwood's mind when in the fall ponession of all his (amities, sad compared It with that of his declining years. He alluded particularly to the statements of Mr. Dixon, the steward, as to the alteration in Mr. Hopwood's mental capabilities. He refined to the diMealty nadir which be laboured is going over his steward's stomata. He spoke in 1 the highest terms of Mr. Dixon, as a am of the strictest, holiest) sad carefulness ; sad he bad come here to tell' . them, fainy, his opinion as to his master's condition, before' end after the Masse had ease over his mental and bodily faculties. The learned consul thee referred to the books produced during Mr. Dixon's examinatien, and his lordship requested them to be handed up to him, in order that he might refer to the amousts, from 1849 to the later periods of Mr. Hopwood's life. In the year 1860, Mr. Dixon per alleles that Mr. Hopwood was, at that time, is a destinies state, proposed to appoint an auditor; having Ise permission to send them to Mr. Frank Hopwood, be continued to do so from the early part of that year. This fact must be duly considered by the jury, as a proof of the growing Mao pally of Mr. Hopwood to transact the ordinary affairs of life. In 1861 his Naiad continued to get washer and weaker, if they believed the evidence which had been called before them. Dixon had an dire else. to Mr. Hopwood's house, and be n failed to attend at the hoses for the purpose of receiving instructions as to the ruches* and tale of cattle, sad other things connected with the estate. They had Mr. Dizon's statement, that daring the whole of 1861 and 1852, Mr. Freak Hopwood had regularly inspected and approved of the amounts. Then, up to 1851 and 1852 Mr. Hopwood had always drawn his own cheques; in the former year, the agent had frequently occasion to 'mist him is Elias up the cheques; until, in 1852, Mr. Dixon war obliged to tell him every word which he wrote in the cheque. This was not a mere question of opinion, but a continuation of startling facts, which clearly proved that Mr. Dixon woe thoroughly ecnvieced, in his manly and straightforward way, that his master's mind was so far deuyed ea to prevent him from transacting his Dual isms as formerly. They could not have a better test thin this of the state of mind of Mr. Hopwood. Thin come the overlooker of the colliery, who saw the state of his master's mind, and therefore ceased to consult him on matters con nected with the colliery, which was subsequently superin tended by Captain Hopwood. He then proceeded to reca pitulate the eviden-s of Capt. Hopwood in referee,* to the assistance rendered in mussing his father's affairs, referring to the detail et facts connected with the family disagree ment. Captain Hopwood had evinced great reluctance to take the management of the estate seta repeatedly urged by his brothers to do so. Captain Hopwood proceeded to give instructions from time to time until February, 1859, when the etafortanat• Mermen arses; and here he would call their attention to the testimony of Mn.s Heron, who was visitieg at Hopwood, and who saw Mr. Hopwood playing with his puree and letting the silver fall oe the most. At that time Whits, the butler, was called is, who said be could not help it, for Mr. Hopwood would have some massy. Could it to doubted that at that time Mr. Hopwood was childish, sad treated as a ebild ? Ho tasted so man who heard bias would b. of a eerstreey *aka after the asi des,* which had been laid beforediess. The attack of Maas had taken place is January, while so deteriorated sad impaired the pewees el Mr. salad. What must have been the impeasies en 'a mind when finding his father hi this eaditios, so that he wee sot entrusted by kis Andrea with a few shillings to play with by way of samessest? Why, in such a saw, it must asowslly war te every rlgiMthisting man that be would sop in to his lather'. prolesdia, sad take the emegusent of his affairs isle his owe heeds. He asked if Oeptas Hop wood was ts blase is thew %big the musgesent of his affairs, whoa be bra hear *dimly dediaboad ens treated ma child by time soma& his. Casale found out that there were shwas that required hi d; sad se. nerd they lotoshoed to premise Os/4as 's see. somoact mi. 8. Wog! waned till shealbeseweth of when great disNoWes seas, and he tam salmi the attendee ef n. t . tekuLlithiL atavisms between the parties Nearest than remained a abort tine, whoa be =vlZ7t - sTrevall spa bis father to ago a dosonseat with referees, to the skewer. This wee ma is eider us avail himself of say patties of his ilithses messy, but a Feast his father from Wig lapses& It woe a natter of isnoe sties, roolered liasfiggiy by spa. the elate et isle whisk his WWI bad Mee. Thee eases 21 : 141111 . 46111 Mra beep giviosa lewd w ist ilr. Here weed alga *spew basses eke senaiderel him salt to de re. He them the further deg of the die- 1 pate, and as missies of Capella from his hiker's beats; the subsequent promedbas of the parties, sad the result of the Chancery suit usher which the preens Mien wee twetaght. The Attormy-Oeseral's address asupied the apart till a Isla Mar i aid the proceedings were adjourned till this alst er s tderisk Theriger Ikea replied. His address occu pied the attesties M Um wort from ease (Mock natal two *Veit in the eiblesess. He reseplenisted the whole of the widens@ es bait Wss, ermasael the wakes sum mate mode s sad eeadoda& a way able address by busting that as.vadist mold be ahem& le thoyisiatilre boom Hi lordship thin pomaded Is ma up. Dr. %%slow sod Sir A. Morrison were in attendee. from the esealemosimeat of the presesdiage, bat were as ersained as whams. The jury retired at hull-put seven We evening, and at tea o'clock their verdies was given for the defeadant. The result appeared to give tbe greatest satisfaction , la court Tea LAW Orricas.—Yesterday the Easter Tata- Won terminated, sact the judges' dismbion mad Ober pleas where lawyers " mow de oragrogara" wow mowed. It is Vis io n W of the prolsselat the' errs S law berisme is d• u p." ir OMOONING trim Tem—Yesterday the listesoles ter aegasesse wadi dahlia la the throe essamea low emote Me tka torikawalat Warm Ti.., gems= es Ileadej MN. WINS 'inhibited la the Wiese et So awls. aggesgataeaf the 16we asatto ady 61-.• wieller amber Waltelle OM( 414•101111 l NUS MP, It Owe sews ego. Thwe it we meelt asetykist d lbe " lew's delays g" ask by the Oesamas Law Prisedere Alt, are Winded tiolmehifts rain is whisk palate Mos. Is the Owe et tutees % Ina hi the eisaleg tars Were we sews rules ter sow trials, two reles on the 'pedal paper for judger .% sad 16 ihr t, besides "Ida Owe ere six rideripsdo main a et U. Is the Clout et Maw= Plow Mien ars in We rename wpm des salaried raise, gleam *deals., fttatiliothr the Modeles et We mat, Mid seta thosanws @Mend, =Nag 11; abaft la tits Court WI Loh/gust there ere la Oa model paper har wiles for ergaiwie, mad is the perempway popsy the sews masher ; la the sow idol list only ow tor jodgessat sad sews ter erivateeM maw! 16, sad eseapisdag the Wallet 06 wise la the Skeet ware. proper °peados for speaking of General Ceorobert and Lord Ilaglao, as history will spank of Their part in this great scene has been worthy of the two countries of which they wield the swords. placed fan to tan with immense obstacles, they have esti mated them orgy to triumph over them by their catnip, programme, cad devotedness. The army, sustained by their example, has borne all without ootoplaining exposed to all the rigours of a terrible winter, having, to preserve them from the cold, the snow, the tor rents of raio,nothiog but pits, and small tenter. abri ; it has refused no sacrifice for the honour of the flag and the country, or to gain the confidence of the chiefs whom it had learned on the field of battle to love and honour. • • • • • We have explained the military conduct of the allied governments sine the commencement of the Eastern expedition. With the same precision and impartiality we shall treat of the negotiation■, their various phases, their reasons, and their aims. THE TURKISH ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. Omit Tits orscui haws.) EUPATOBIA, )(mica 24. DAILY I omitted in my last letter to mention the arrival of Dr. Farquhar, one of the chiefs of a medical staff of twenty English surgeons seat oat and paid by the government, for the purpose of organising the hospi tals and medical service of Omer Pacha's army. Omer Puha has hailed their arrival, as well he may, with delight ; for anything more deplorable than the state of his sick and wounded hitherto can hardly be imagined. - - _ _ Fighting with the best army in the world at your I back—with Nightingales, books, bales of lint, the , tenderest care, the most consummate skill awaiting ' you in case of accident—with thousands of prayers ' and blessings hovering over your head, with millions of approving eyes fixed upon you—led on by men , who never order what they dare not execute them wives, is terrible work enough ; but fighting as the , Turkish soldiers have been fighting since the firing of the first shot at Oltenitza down to the present Eno- , must—without doctors, without hospitals, without , officers, with bad pay and hard work, without " a , public," without hope of promotion or distinction, followed by a thousand diseases whisk for every one struck down on the battlefield strike down their thousands by slower and more awful tortures—is, believe me, more terrible still. And with all this before our eyes, I cannot help thinking that those who have encou raged or permitted the buffeting, abus log, and calumniating of these men, have been guilty not only of the most absurd injustice, but of outrages that would reflect disgrace on barbs riane, and are doubly criminal when perpetrated by people boasting themselves to be the apostles of liberty and civilisation. Typhus and dysentery have already set in here. The majority of the sick have hitherto been sent to Varna, from which I not persuaded they will never return. I am afraid that as long as the troops are gear tered in the town disease will increase; but happily the outer line of fortification is now so near comple tion that the majority will in a few days be enabled to encamp oatside. Eupatoria will then certainly be one of the strongest positions of the kind in Europe. In addition to the works immediately surrounding the town, at the distance of 1,600 yards there is a circle of formidable redoubts, armed with an immense park of artillery, and sweeping the plain in every direction in a way that renders the fall of the plata, except by a regular siege, all but impassible. They have been fenced by Colonel Simmons, and executed under his superintendence, and are admirable in every respect. March 26.—The weather is magnificent. The dis embarkation of the cavalry still continues. Amongst the numerous accounts of the affair of the 17th Feb., I see one in lialignanis .Musesiger of the 10th in,t., in the shape of an extract from a letter from Eapatoria, which, as it contains a statement which considerably diminishes the credit attaching to the conduct of the Turks, is worth notice, notwith standing the oldness of the date. The writer says the Russians advanced to the edge of the ditch, which was very deep and fall of water, with planks and cords, fur the purpose of bridging it over, but found on reaching it that the planks were too short, and consequently had to fall back, dfc. This is all pure invention. On the right, where the assault was attempted, there was no ditch, no parapet, nor fortifi cation of any kind, beyond an old wall of the courtyards of the houses, from behind which the Turks broke, and threw the column into disorder by file-firing, before a single man had come nearer than twenty or thirty yards. There is not, and was, any water in the ditch at any one place. On the day of the fight the lies of fortification was completed only half way round the town, and the Russians, of course, chase the weakest point. FRANCE. iPONDINT OF TEI DAILY SOWS) PARIS, WIDNUDAY EVINING. The rumour at the Bourse that an important ' manifesto would appear in to-day's Moniteur turns out to have been correct, bat as the six columns de voted to the " Eastern expedition " are but the first pert of an article, to be completed in to-mor row's (or some subsequent) number, it remains to be seen whether the Boares was right Is anticipating that Government was dent to proclaim its adhesion to the proposition that the solid peace aimed at by the Allies need not involve the taking or destruction of Sebastopol. The artiste —eagerly read by everybody—is variously inter preted. Some think that if explanations are given about the conduct of the Crimean campaign, it is a proof that the war is substantially over, and that the government is preparing public opinion to receive the news of a retreat. My own opinion is, on the contrary, that the public avowal of the caner to which the Emperor scribes the comparative failure of the expedition hitherto isbut the preface to the announcement that a new campaign is &boat to be entered upon under the personal gWdasse of the man whose counsels were unfortunately not fol. lowed"—namely, the Emperor himself. The private instructions of the Emperor to Marshal St. Armed will be read with intense interest. By their publication in the official journal, has Im perial Majesty, for the first time, preelaims to the wor ld—what has hitherto bees only conjectured from certain significant eyispisms con amatory of unauthorised statements—dist be feels competent to assume the responsibility of command, and that although until be was of Francis he never held high rank in any army, est sever" eat a squadron in the field" in earnest, be bee soslidsaes enough in his own genius not to Ada from ordering the most eminent and experiesseil that the French army can produce to Mb. Cu rale istrestioes in the conduct of a warlike opeandse, described by the Morniser as an enterprise the Il eelty whisk is unexampled in the history of meant nations. At the Bourse the article in the llositew was elmoet the eieinTrivioiubjeot of eoweenatioe. At first the view favourable to a peeinfal hdirpeetatioa was ia the emeadast, bat, se dlessmiaw went on, simu lators bss =oh Is essidleat. The Rents ulti mately WI Wia, amiss et M. 750. The railways were all lower. TEE BALTIC FLEET. --•-- 21.81NOILE, Aran. 5. The live ships of the flying squadron whisk arrived here on Bentley were obliged to pet to sea again es myosin dthe Ise-fields which threateeed toserrosed them. Sams at them lost their anthem and cables, end mos gat aground on the shoals ailed Ribero,. when she remabdd for a couple of beers, but got off without damage. They lave goes over to the Swedish side of the Boned, and will sash shelter, if predicable, in the barboar et landsmen& Monate from Stockholm of March 90 date that the weather bad at leegth changed, and a dead thaw set in, by whisk the snow was Mumpser and the ice getting very rotten. The thermometer stood at S deg. Reasoner (SO deg. Forenheit). PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. Parliament resumes au Monday. The first order of the day is the secoad reading of the M•tropolis Local Management Bill, Committee of Supply end Ways and Means, to be followed, antoopt other second readiogs, by that of the Eduettion and Newspaper Bilis. Sir Joan PAILIXOTOX is " To ark the First Lord of the Treasury, w►ether it is the intention of her Mejesty's Government to introduce any measure during the present session for alter leg the constitution of the Committee of Council for Educa tion, so as to 'mare a dine% representation of that depart ment in the House of Commons." On Tuesday, Lord Ross= OzosvExon uks permlialos to bring in a bill for the prevention of wineomary Sunday trading in the metropolis. Bir E. PriAT proposes an address for constitutiag the army of the But India Comps, a Royal army. Oa Friday, the C/ forward his budget. Among other notion are the following: of the Excazovas briar "Mr. MSTWOOD—That this house will resolve itself Into a committee, to consider such clauses of the Act of Uni formity of 1662, as impose religious Mete, limiting the ad vantages of ecadunicaloar granular, or free-sehool educe. tines; and so much of any other acts of parliament, or insulations of national institutions, either in England or Inland, as impose religious Mete as conditions or qualifica tion for any °faces or advantages oonnestod with education. Tessisy, Awn 24. " Mi. Law (doomed wife's sister) Amendment Bill. Beisond reidiag. Wednesday, April 25. Hr. WALPOLE will more tbat It be read a second time that day six months. Education (Scotland) BILL &goad reading. Friday, April 27. .. Mu. Broom as—That this home do resolve itaelf late a eoatatittee, for the perpoes of ewasidering the acts for the eadowsiteat of the College of Ilayaootb, with a view to the withdrawal of say oadowatost oat of the Consolidated lead, duo regard bring had to vested rights or interests. Tuesday, May 1. "813 J. P, (No. 2) Bill. Wed- Imlay, May 2. Mr. IiZNLIT Raves t►at it be reeds mead time that day el: needs. .. mi. to mead the law relating to Mottosls. Tuesday, Kay 8. " Bitz W. CLAI Abelities Bill. 881:4411 readisg. Weimsday, Kay 11." After his interview on Monday with the Emperor of Austria, U. Draw de Lbsys visited Lind John Russell sad Bul 'Wedmorehied, sad afterwards the Turkish As beeedor. --- The Rev. T. Mee, of Cheltenham, has written a pamphlet, ia all& lie was the lefty of the *harsh of goilead the "Delusions sad Dawn" of high Ghana *dimities. The annual fancy dregs ball, bad at Bath on Mon day arming, excites the BMA amok* tto a high digne of (sublimable fervour. We me teld that " the MOM of eheadeliers sparkled sad dossed liko Ispflys la trees of crystal; while the eartetme transformed the walls into a *obi. plena, it Inzarisat alum haag with garleads, °peeler late a garden fall of essalval peeps; sad them gave life sad *airway to the seme. Now, provoked by ea solimolag semis, the throng swept two end dm la a qua drille ; or whirled in a wain within ea ester shele—sholl we say of wall Immo or rows ? Now it tossed like a sea la the °odium, flowing at lest tower& the end of the ream la waves, whisk, peat up, formed smantee M risk esker, Ike." Mr. Charles Mathews ham been performing al Manchester with mash meets. Mr. Phelps is at Glasgow ; Mn. &Toast (of the Bt. Jessee's), at Edinburgh. Persons who out speak English,—together with the Danish, Swedish, te Raveled tongase,—ere greatly seeded fee the &hie Photos iateeretess. . . . Several of the English steasers whisk are to wry the Noumea's Costing's* to the But, have arrived at OISOS. _ _ -- A letter from Pais contains a piece of ears which will pebbly stortla the thsstriesl world. Mille. Fumy Cardin, the esiebratal desserse is said to be pro wls( herself for es sesesemest at the Royal Italian Opera, Cohost Gerdes—as a Moyer. Iddlla °nits will sot be dm bet who bee salted say hotbed's's. Madame Fits. isms, sad ems Madame Carlotta Grid, have already Instilled is their asjoyeseat of Ike doable eft. From a Parilameatery uteri jut lamed, it ap pure that betweta March 29, 1864, and the edo of Feb. last, preemdiass have bees takes is the High Court el Admiralty essiast 106 vessels septum& as prism seised sada the lay el Ramie. As estimate, printed fee Parliament, of the atm required te he voted for the year 1866, smiles Match 31, 1866, for piddle admatics is Groat Rritala, gives the total snout as 381,9211. BMOC os KNGIAND.—At as adjourned court, held yeMestay, the beam list of mentor" sad diresterr, pre viously adverdsed is the Doily News wee appointed to set Ihr the sassing year. This list isdaeled Mr. J. P. Currie, who was the "sly saw asadidels. _ _ _ Emir RoVoi.—Tooiorday a Mort of Dim on woo leM ot Ow lon Las Won, whoa the *mks of the ems moo tool nery sel somodwooto Liosionoo•O e sioul Imo ellei Memegise. deputy eteleises, tbetr peat applleelisa sad *mattes to tie Belo W Beet India Cowpony Whig tie peat pos. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT.—Aram 11. UP= 14 MIMICS ZILL Arsood Blunts , El, was charged with having while is the employment of the General Post-o Mes stolen a letter sow tainting a 201. Bank of England note, sad other valuable securities, the property of the Poetniamer-General. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecution 1 the prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh. It appeared that the prisoner was a letter carrier, end that he was also employed is garde' the letters that arrived from the country at the General Post•offee. On the 4th of March Mr. Turner, a traveller in the service of Messrs. Southey and Co., of Parker-street, Lineehi's-ian.fields. re mitted to his employers from Manchester a2Ol. Bank of Meg land note, a 61. musts, note, and seven! bills of is:change in a letter, and this letter never came to hand. Inquiries were, aiming, set oa toot, but nothing was board of any portion of the content* of the letter In question until the 14th of Marsh, when the 21. note was presented at the Bank of England. It had been stopped, and the nand in quiries were made, and the note was traced to a person named Eadey, who, on being questioned, at once said that be had neeived it in Figment of a bet he bad made upon a horse nes with a person whom he only knew under the initials of C. 8., b a t w h o h e b e li eve d was connected with the pat-office. This person was im mediately taken to St. Martin'isle•Grand, when he had an opportunity of geeing ell the letter-nrrien and upon hie seeing the prisoner, he at one* identified h im as the person from whom he had received the no is. The prisoner him self did not deny having given the note to Badey, and he attempted to mount for having it in his poesessioo, by stating that he had picked it up in the Strand. The jury found the prisoner but recommended him to mercy on account of his previons good character. Mr. Justice Ede said that however willing he might be to give effect to the recommendation to mercy by a jury, yet be could not, consistently with his duty to the public, avoid penis, a severe seances for an offence of this aerie a character. Every one employed by the post-offce would necessarily be persons of good character, and their position enabled them to commit depredations which were of the most mischievous and injurious character, and it was essential for the protection of the public that a severe ex ample should be made in all such cases. Be then nateneed the prisoner to be kept in penal servitude ford years. Goorge BOOM Richardson, 17, a respectable looking lad, pleaded guilty to a chugs of a similar character. Sentence was deferred. Rmesa Bryant, 18, a miserable-looking creature, de scribed as spinster, was charged with the wilful murder of her child. Mr. Cooper prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Sleigh, through the kind interferon's of the sheriffs. It appeared that the child whose death was the subject of inquiry, was about seven weeks old, and the evidence, which wits gone into very brit fly, went to show that the prisoner was with the infant in the neighbourhood of Isle worth, and on t►e 25th February the child was found is the snow, quite dead. There was nothing to show under what olnentastanoes the child had been abandoned, and the sur geon whi made the post mortals examination, stated that the death was occasion, d by congestion of the lungs, and that this might have been the result of exposure to the cold. He at the same time, however, said that it might have arisen from a variety of other musts. The learned Judge, upon this statement, said he did not think the jury would be inclined to say that the act of the prisoner was the cause of the death of the child, when there was another alternative consistent with bee innocence ; sad the jury, concurring with his lordship's view of the case, returned a verdict of Noe Coate , . George Joeksors, 40. and Jonathan Craeknell, 39, were indicted for uttering a forged Bank of England note for 101., with intent to defraul the governor and _company of the Bank of England. The prisoner Jackson pleaded guilty to this and to two other indictments of a similar dissever. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bayley prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh was counsel for the prisoner Cracknell. The guilt of Jackson was of course sufficiently established by his own oonfesseion, and the case was proceeded with against the other prisoner. It was proved that be bad passed forged notes in several instances, but the elrcum• stances under which the utterinp took place tended rather to negative the supposition that there was any guilty know ledge on his part, or that he was even aware that the instru ments wen forged. Mr. Sleigh, in his address to the jury for the prisoner, urged, with good deal of earnestness, that all the probe bilitics of the case tended to show that he bad been made the dupe of the other prisoner, and he proposed to call him asswitness on behalf of his client. Mr. Justice Erie said he did not t►ink that this course ought to be taken until the case of Jackson wu finally disposed of, ea ►e might be induced to make admissions while under examination that would tend to agg►avate his sentence. After • short discussion upon the point, Jackson was called up for judgment, and evidence having been given of ' a previous conviction for felony, he was sentenced to be transported for 16 years. When the sentence bad been pronounced, Jackson wee sworn to give evidence on behalf of the other prisoner, and he stated upon his oath that Crseknell had passed the notes innocently at his request, and that he bad no reason to be lieve they were forged. The jury then expressed themselves satisfied that the charge bad not been established against Cracknell, and they the, eters returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Edward Backky, 30, was charged with cutting sad wounding Henry Robinson with intent to murder him. Mr. Clarkson conducted the prciecution on behalf of the Li. toted Victualler.' Protection Society ; Mr. Sleigh de fended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutor was barman at the Jolly Gardeners' 01We-house, Lambeth-walk, and on the day named in the Indictment, the prisoner, who was drunk, went into that house and demanded liquor. The prosecutor refused to serve him, and upon this it seemed that the prisoner attacked him in a very brutal manner with an in strument called • "lung arm,' which is • hook at the end of a stick, and he afterwards struck him with a soda-water bottle, and inflicted considerable injury upon him. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of unlawfully wound ing, and he wit untanned to be imprisoned and kept tabard labour for nine months. NEW COURT. Auguiesu De Max. 18, clerk, pleaded guilty to forging and uttayng an order for the payment of 1201., with intent to defraud Abel Smith and ot►er.. Sentence wan postponed. CAerla Chrutiais Moller, 37, clerk, was indieted for stealing the rants of 1,3021. 24. 101., 1,0721. 13s. Ild., 623/. 14e. IL, and 2001., the property of George Gibe= Nichods and others his sestets. The priesasr pleaded guilty. Mr. Bodkin, who prosecuted, said that the prosecutors are the notaries of King William-street, and prisoner had been sent upon his usual duties of collecting mow from the hankies-homes. After obtaining the mosey named, he had chanced it for tomb's, and started for the continent, but was fortuaately taken at Dover, and all the mosey excepting a trifle regained. lo answer to the court, it was stated that the prisoner's salary wee 30e. a weak. &atones was postmesed. The court was oempied nearly the whole day trying four mss, named Good, Tills, TelsAsier, and Rysil for stealing and receiving some agar valued at 4i. 10e., the property of John F. Teed., the master of Good. The bets were these : Prosecutor was a grosser, in Bishops. gut., and Good was me of his porters. Table wm employed to gather empty sugar casks. The po • set to wets* saw Good deliver to Table the sugar In , which he took away in the 'empty masks, sad having prosseded some distance, was met by Telthader, who took the sugar foto a posy truck and drove it o ff to the house of RIO, who carries on the !maimss of a °Defections/ in Union•street, Ryan. who was defeaded by Mr.Charseek, was acquitted, and the others found Malty. Goad was senteneed to 13 swaths' imprisonmeet, Table to 12, and Telabader to 9. THIRD COURT. 11.11111111.1110 LL GVINICT. Mk.. 41.0. Georg* BoAss. Sd. ussoutaat, was radiated epee site dif fuse'. milkiness* with stealing from Charles °rosewood, Richard Willis. Alexandra Puma, sad other persons, • numbs' of infra. desks, beNsleis, nage, and other article. of wrilogeshant rabogratree at between 3001. end 4001. Mr. BMWS preseraled ; and Mr. Balleatira &shaded. The primer *NW guilty. Mr.Braila sleds& thralls* peraraton are perms of the highest rrapostabillty, sepandely graying on business se ;swollen and &elan is hay Needs.. era prisoner had been employed by them. The grade lad bees gives him to rap. ply their euratemses.te ramie walk be had mitered them. It however. Ow rase rame. tassel ran that the grads had never bees usprabid. bra bed bees from tram to time pawned by the prhenor. The horsed Cauradraer, keying directed that the whole of the property should he given up, said he should re serve panne the sentrace until tbe neat day. Richard Baker, 34, clerk, a gentlemanly looking man was Indicted for having stolen a security, to wit Turkish snip, value 3161.17+. 6d., the property of Joseph Charles Bark. worth had soother, his masters. }fr. BsSands' prosecuted. It appeared that the prosecutors are stockbrokers, and mimar bad been their clerk et a salary of 1061.• year. In October last the prosecutors purchased four hoods for the Turkish lees, the scrip of which was left upon the 31st of 1 October last at the prosecutors' offices, and the receipt of the four esetiAsetes was entered by the primer In the books of the Ann. Shortly afterwards one of the analogies was missed, and the prisoner, having been spoken to about the matter, said that be knew aetbieg of it, but afterwards admitted that he bad tales it. and that a person whom he named, and with wheat they bed some dealings, bad got it, and that he (wilasee) would get it back. The prosecutors then stated that they would go with him to get it beck. Prisoner, howeeee, seeds seam amass. and finally get away fres pre. muter% Sal ebeeraded. After that he wrote two letters to the goeseseteea admitting hie guilt, begging for Inere. end sMlst delis ft wee not intended to him he shou l d emu* midge. After that, the prisoner absconded, end it was Mead weal k new York, but returning to ibis country, he Wee Velma Isle The Jco who eareased biome% enteral into seireandanflea of the palmier, with view to show that he had been permitted to speculate, but this was dialed. The jury !mad him Guilty. He was senteneed to nine maths' imprisonment. William Kelly , 18, gentlemen, • fashionsble fooking youth, of military appearance, wee iadieted he uttering forged orders. Mr. W. J. Payne who appeared ter the MONO ties, stated to the court th at the prisoner, who had held a com mission in the army, bed gone to Mr. Mem, ens, saddler, of Coventry-sweet, sad stated that he was Mr. Cyril White, of the 12th Lacers, lad required to be An , imbed with the isppoinmeats for that regiment. As kis ' , leaving he said that he had b een t o his meats, but, as it was past three, the ones was closed, sad he would feel obliged it Mr. Gibson would champ a cheque of 201. for him. He then wrote • draft for 201., addrusei to 8. Collier, Esq., Path-placo, London, which prosecutor asked. This turned oat to be • forgery, and that the prisoner wee sot even known to the gentlemen whose manse he had forged. The jury found him Guilty. The prisoner was then indicted for forging the name el Bir Charles Pigott, of the Scots Fusiliers, tea cheque for 181. The prisoner pleaded guilty. He bed in this instance gone to the Guards Club House, end repreeenting himself as the gentleman whose name ho forged to the cheque in this saes, got the steward of the club to cash it for him. -- BergeL;tWhinher said that in Februsey, the primmer wan under charge for having pissed forged cheques to a jew eller in Regent-street, and obtaining goods to the value el 761. ; but after he had been several times remanded, the charge was withdrawn, upon the promise that the prisoner would quit the country lie had since then been cbar,, but oa account of his family oonnereme the prosecutors Ma declined coming forward. Pentanes was postponed. Emil. Oaktotts, a respectably•dressed yonthfitWooking foreigner, sarrendered to take his trial for selling obscene white. The prisoner pleaded Mr. Clarkson rosecuted, and Mr. W. Cooper defended. Mr. Clarkson said he appeared epos the partof the ilesissy for the Bappnesion of Vice, who had intirasi Mk prose cution against the prisoner for bevies Isla raelograpiesa an obscene character for exhibition with the sten= Re (the prisoner) serried on business as in Fleet-street. The prisoner, whom the believed te be the most guilty party in the affair, had d to aired such information to the society as wan d ruble atom W re.ch those from whom the , * things originated, end ender these circumstances, and with a view to putting a stop to the traffic, wl ich he (the learned counsel) could min the court was now being carried on to a great extent, the esigety asked the court to accept ball for the rriwoner's appointees next minion for judgment. This course was acceded to, and the same bail take' be fore the megistrate again accepted. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. WID24II6DAT. AIM. 11. MO= 1111. U JtallT 411.410, AWITTAIIT arms, AND A DINGS OP NA °Waal!, AT TILT AVILDEALL, WISTNINATZI, CASE OF MRI 3. RAMSBOTHAM. The court sat to-day to take throe eases the defendants in which had been out on bail, and that of Mrs. Itarasbotham, which has excited a considerable degree of public interest, . . stood No. 4, on the list. The indictment egainst her was toned on Tuesday by the grand jury, and it contained two counts, alleging two distinct larcenies as having been cons mined by her, Iris., one of two sloe's*, on the 16th of Much, and one of four handkerchief., on the nth of Much, in both SOH the articles being laid u the property of the . . . urns prosecutor, John Watkins Mottle. Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Messrs. Asbunt, was counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Ballentine and Mr. Parry, in structed by Meurs. Lewis and Lewis, appeared for On de fendant. At about half-past one o'clock the accused surrendered, and was placed in the dock. She stood at the bar, sad Mr. Allen, the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, having read over the Merges, and asked her to plead, she pleaded not guilty, and then sat down. The jury haring been swore, Mr. Bodkin proceeded to open the case. After referring to the nature of the charges, he said the jury would observe Sat there were two transactions to which he should have to gall their atteation, and the prosecutor—as most of the jury were no doubt aware already, from the publicity which had been given to the proceedings in this most unhappy case—was • draper in Baker-street, where he had carried on business for some eighteen or twenty years. Upon him was cast the painful but imperative duty of prosecuting this cue, and It would be his (Mr. Bodkin's) toty to place the facts before the jury, which he should do plainly and fairly, as he trusted be bad dons in other oases in whisk he had been similarly engaged. The prisoner at the her was the wits of • physician of character and cosi nonce, residing in Portman-rquare, and it was impos sible not to feel for him, for the prisoner herself, her relatives sad her children, and those who were allied to her in various ways, and the state of the court, filled SS it was in every part, indicated the amount of Interest that was felt in the case, the most acute sympathy; bnt acting under the solemn obligation of en rath, the jury would have to decide upon this ease, it was his duty to bring before them, and the duty they each had to perform must not be swerved from through any feelings that might eel's in connexion with the peculiar circumstances of the case. He should con fine himself to • plain and simple narrative of those Mecum peening. He should not attempt to excite or inflame, still pea should he appeal to partialities or prejudices. He should just give such an outline as would enable the jury to com prehend the evidence when it was placed before them. It would be necessary to bring to the notice of the jury first, the second cue, In point of time, as it stood on the fete of the record. On the 27th of March, about eleven in the 'secant', the prisoner went to the prosecutor's shop. She had beee is the habit of frequenting that shop for some time past, for the purpose of making small purchases, and on the day in question she taut to be shown some lining. Accordingly she was shown some, from which she selected a small quantity, whisk amounted to two shillings or two shillings and three. pence, and after this the ithopman asked her if she required anything else, and she replied that she did not. He, how ever, showed her a box of handerchiefe, end, after looking at them, she said they were not the sort she liked, or usually bed ; and another person, who was standing near, bearing this, banded over to Watkins, the thopmen win% was sortie" the prisoner, another box of handkerchiefs, which the also examined, but said she did not want any, and she them desired the shopman to fetch her some article which she wished to look at, and this rendered it seesseary for him to turn round and leave that part of the counter, and duds" his absent" she took four of the second lot of haadkerchisfe whisk bad been shown to her. The handkerchiefs wen dame up in paresis of four, sad it was one of these pereele that she took from the box and pissed in her pocket. He apprehended there would be no great struggle about the bets of the cue, in so far as they related to the set of the prisoner. Thus could not, indeed, be any mistake as to the transaction, which was witnessed by another of the shows% Wekb,who, for a Teems to be adverted to presently, thought fit to watch Mrs. liamebothess, as she was being served by Watkins, and he had an opportunity of seeing what Wat kins could not. Welsh communicated the fact be had wit nessed of Mrs.lismsbotbant placing the handkerchiefs In her pocket to his employer, and the latter came out of the comting-house, and Watkins jest then returned to Mrs. Bussbotham with the article she had asked him to show her, and, berth" looked at it, she said she did not write to purchase bat merely to inspect it. OM then left the shop, 'hulas directed the articles she had bought to be sent to Dr. Harashothanee, 7, Portman-were, sad the proommos directed Welsh to follow her. It went to a stationer's shop I. that neighbourhood, sad Welsh waited till she came out, when be addressed himself to bet, and said he believed she had been to Mr. lloole's shop that monis& She replied that she had not, but almost immediately sad in the same breath she said : " Oh, yes, I have ;" so that be (lie. Bodkin) did not put the prisoner's first re mark as en absolute denial of her visit. Welsh than asked her to stop beck to Mr. Menlo's, as he wished to speak to her, and at once and without hesitation she assented, sad walked back with him. Bisis said to Welsh before be had said anything about what she had been seen to do in the shop, that she had the handker chiefs in her pocket, but she did not intend to steal them ; she took them to show to some sue—• relative, it was un derstood—and if they had bees approved of she should have called and paid for them ; had they not, she should have returned them. Welsh Una said be did not think that wee probable, as be believed she took some sleeves a short time befors—abeut a funned—to which she made sole • ream& whisk he did net comprehend. Having strived at Mr. Moslem, she wee shown into • private room, and she thee took the handkerchiefs out of her pocket, and placed them hoped Mr. Motile would look over it. Mr . Mottle re p lied on the table, saying those were the haskerehish; but she that it was a really serious matter, and he hardly knew how to deal with it, as he did not know !that she Teeny bad MM. She said it was the first thing she had taken, sad Mr. Monis then told her that they believed she had takes mai 'Levee before, and As then said, " Oh yes, theelemes mid the handkerchiefs are the only Wags I have taken, aid I gage you will forgiee me." Mr. Mottle, however, thought it ble duty to give her I. sharp, although she Minded to hes family, and the diagnose that would be relleeted on Dr. , • , , • r 1 I IP 1 • .4 I I p ri I i . a • .. 4