The Express. — London, England, 1861-07-25 00:00:00

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Ye. tenni& and Hr. ana44 —affirms h 1 Iderwa Illklehrand and Oman& —BABA tram, rHR KING GP THI ARIIAMIN.4.—VIfth Act .4 DOA TV11,131.--Cutaateaca at ball pant RIG, WATU 10X00! NUDGE. To DAT • ab. AlOwoooo. ok, !sok —Mooing Oft. Oa.— Mimeos. 4k 44k IA)NDON, THURSDAY, JULY 25. TO OUR READER& RPORTINO LNTELLIGENCE. A late edition of the Express in publighel every 'venial; during the racing aceacon, containing the results of the tlar's races. THE facility with which the Rev. Mr. Boxweii. was able, during eighteen months, to resist the efforts of the Bishop to deprive him for flagitious and notorious conduct, and the heavy expense which he contrived to fix on his diocesan, have drawn attention to the defective state of the law as regards the exercise of discipline over the clergy. Two facts meet the eye at the first glance—the excessive cost of the prosecution of an immoral ckrgyrnan in the Ecclesiastical Courts, and the ab sence of any provision for defraying them. Bishop Tarr has hail to protect the interests of the Church in this case entirely at his own charge. Mr. SETIIO,I"R has brought this case before the House of Commons, as proving the need of a reform of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and ceruimb those metal of nepotism are in their way—that is to say, a smug, demure way—as gnat a scandal as the Boswett business itself. We hope, however, that our "criminons clerks will not enjoy impunity until the day for reforming those institutions, entrenched, as all these abuses are, behind the most powerful interests, arrive. A High Church contemporary, the award ion, enume rating the obstacles to any amendment in that quarter, says :—" The lawyers will not lend a " hand to any reform which would interfere with " their own traditions and fees without creating " new offices for their consolation. The bishops " will not accept of any reform which would place " restrictions on their appointment to their re " spective Chancellorships of sone-in law or sons. " The clergy object to alterations which might put " them more completely in the power of superiors "as arbitrary and ignorant as they believe " some of Lord Piumr.awron's creation to " be." Moreover, before anything is done to make the Ecclesiastical Courts more efficient than they are at present, it would bo well to know to what purposes their powers are to be directed, and whether these could not be better fulfilled by some other agency. Those courts deal with the faith as well as with the conduct of the clergy, and it is very doubtful whether the Church would gain by making it easy for • par tisan Bishop to multiply prosecutions for heresy. Why should not a clergyman charged with immo rality be sent before the ordinary courts? Sir Causer= Careswitti. or Sir WILLIAM Elite would have made short work of Mr. Box while doing him ample justice. It is no answer to say that acts for which the lieges in general are not amen able to punishment are legal offences in cler gymen. The civil courts would do ample justice with • plain law to administer. And for the ex penses of prosecutions, if no other means were at band, the revenues of a canonry or two would be well applied in protecting the Church against scandal. Or the Ecclesiastical Commission, which found it so easy to double the income of the Dean of York the other day, might be required to set aside an annual sum for that purpose. ma knowledge that 1,0001. a year was accumulating at interest to enable Bishops to prosecute, would deter future Boeweita from such contests as we have lately witnessed. The interest attaching to another Church ques tion, which also has this week been brought for went in Parliament—the relaxation of the terms of the subscription required of clergymen, discussed in the House of Lords on Monday evening—may seem leas practical than that which we all feel in the character of the clergy. All, howeve-, who have considered the bearings of the subject will agree that it is one of immense importance, and will have to be looked in the face before long. Lord Earev, who has for several years urged upon Parliament the necessity of a revision of the Liturgy of the Church, gave notice on Monday that if something were not done by the 006111/WDO tical authorities early next year, he should br-ig in a bill for making the terms of subscription less strict than they are at present. The chef danger of the present state of things is that it compels a constant resort to casuistry. The subscription DOW required is so rigid that nobody can and no body dues make the declarations exacted in their hest and most obvious meaning. Few, if any, beneficed clergymen, for instance, would main tain as true in their literal and moat comprehen sive sense the words they pronounced openly be fore the congregation at institution, declaring their unfeigned great and consent to everything con• tained and prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer; and nevertheless those words are uttered ha lead faith. Practical wisdom accepts them as the prescribed language of conformity, under such an interpretation as the necessities of the case require. lint that interpretation cannot be literaL It is the wise remark of Dr. V•VONAN CD this declaration that "its very empluisis m u tables it. I - I , mnson sense puts upon its terms " a construction which alone makes them tolerable, " but which at the same time leaves little save " the promise to conform, and the certainty that " no honest man will promise conformity to that " with which he doss not in the main sympathise." This opinion of the extent of the obligation remit ing from subscription is confirmed by the language of the Ilishop of Lemk' in reply to Lord Esear " His impression was, that a man who conscious " timely believed the Church of England to be " the Church in which he wished to live and die, " and who was not more attached to any other " form of Chrietianity than that which the Church " of England presented, might fairly and safely " make the entecriptions which were required of " him by the present law." But admitting the wisdom and Deeemity of this THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1861. resort to interpretation, it cannot be denied that it is attended with serious inconveniences. Tho worst of its evils is not that now and then some clergyman eminent for pietyand learning, like Canon WousnorsE or BAPTINT NOEL, leaves the Church, or that young men of promiio aro held back by scruples. These belong to the educated classes, and are able to take care of their own consciences. The mischief most to be deprecated is the moral confusion which arises in many a mind as subscrip tion to these too rigid forms is made the basis of mutual recrimination by parties in the Church. The extreme High-Churchman claims his "non " natural " senses, and the Evangelical his " cha " ritable hypotheses ;" but each is ready enough to taunt the other in presence of the unlearned with dishonest breach of the obligations arising from subscription so often as he uses that liberty which in a composite church, inheriting historical formularies, is necessary to both. The fact is that the fair and tolerant construction which the Bishop of Leave,/ puts upon subscrip tion is not generally received In the Church. It is an outgrowth of a spirit of charity and mode ration in religion, which, so far as it exists, is a dis tinction of modern times, but which is far from being general. The spirit of canons, the dec;sion of courts, and the dicta of eminent divines may be appealed to against it with only too much success. It may be doubtful whether the clergy as a body, or at least those sections respectively which are accustomed to public action, would not rather owe the liberty they enjoy to circumstances, such as the balance of parties, than *ea the liberty of their opponents continued and consecrated in a Church formulary. If we were to put in a word for the laity, who, though not required to sub scribe, have an interest iii the liberty and comfort of their spiritual teacher?, it would be to ask tha:, these latter may be ►bsolved from the obligation of taking engagements which they cannot fulfil in their simple and natural sense. It is very dangerous to drive the clergy to set the example of explaining promises as ay. CDe Court. -•- 08BORNE., JULY 24. Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Crown Prises and Rine. ei Prawns, and Princess Alice, attended by the Coustese et Desert, Countess Bruhl, Barmen Dobeiseek, the Hoe. Beatrice Bpi Count Furstenstein, Lieutenant-Coloael Oternits. a•dColonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, drove over to Newport yesterday. The Hue. Mrs. Bailinlph and Major laphinstone had the hamar of dining with her Majesty. A deputation from the Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom, oe the "abject of the present commercial relations of thin country with Belgium sod the Zoilverein, had interviews yesterday with Viscount Palmerstoo, Lord Jobs Rowell at the Foreign-office, and the Right Hoo. T. Milner Gibson at t►e Moe of the Board of Trade. The de putative was iatredneed by the following members of par te:neat :-Mr. W. Z. Foster, Mr. Somes, Mr. J. C. React, Mr. Biggs, Mr. J. A. Terser, Mr. C. Paget, Mr. Baxley, Mr. H. Berkeley, and Mr. Headline., and °maimed of the follow ing gentlenies :- From Bradford-Mr. Ripley, president of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. J. Behrens. From Newaidle and Gateshead-Mr. Richard Oa Mr, T. H. Burnett, Mr. G. Animas., sad Mr. W. W. Path nos. From Lends-Mr. H. Oxley, vie►prenident of the Chamber of Comatosely end Mr. Edward Wortzliwy. From Hayrick, N.8.-Mr. W. Armstrong, president of Chamber South of Beistkuld. From thilashiels, N.8.-Mr. Jobs Murray. From Brhdol -Mr. Leonard Bruton, Chamber of Commerce. From Hull-Mr. G. D. Lon. skiff, Chamber of Commerce awl Mr. W. B. Btownlow, Chamber of Commerce. Fri.ra Huddersfield-Mr. If. D. Taylor. Chamber of Commis ce. From Birmingbam-Mr. 8. M. Lloyd: and from Lonrho-Mr. W. T. Hall. Her Majesty's Cosamieskiners for the International Kehl bilks if 1 t 62, have received a communication from the Lisittinsat-Goirrowt al New Brunswick, that the fallowing gentlemen have been appointed comotheiimers for that colony, vitt, the Hee. A. E. Botsford (Swindle), Mr. J. G. Stevens (Mt. Stephen's). Mr. Robert Jardine and Mr. Alexander Jardine (1%. Jobiee), Mr. H. P. BridApe (Shed- Geld), Mr. H. If 11. Hinelei), Mr. W. Napier (Batboni). sod Mr. 'MAW Heaton OursocA). DEATH OF SIR JAMES C. rszruz, K. 0.11. We regret to have to announce the death of Sir Janes C. Mdvt7l, K.C.8., which took place on the Z.ird Mgt. His name hes been familiar to all who have been eosasctsd with Indian affairs during the last 30 years. He emapied • high and influential position in the service of the Beet India Company, sbcrtly before whose political death la ISBN he retired, having served the company with seal sad ability for half a century. He was the eldest of fear some of Captaia Melvill, Governor of Peadeanim Clamida, in CorowalL This officer, who waa in the royal army, commenced his career iu India, sad wee among those who were taken prisoners upon the defeat of Colonel Baillie's force in 17+0) by Hydur Ali, the grandfather of the present Gholaist Mahomed. The wounds which he received ea that occasion, and his ill-urge during his imprison ment, it is supposed, shortened his life, and he left a large awl young family. Sir James Melvin entered the home tempo of the List India Company at an early age. He mon displayed those qiudities which dia. ttagnished his future career, and he rose by rapid steps to the highest permanent position at the East India Hous being appointed, in I8:14, chief secretary, which office he held till hie retirement in I&e4. He was also government director of the Indian railway oomponies. He was at one period, we believe, offered high ofßco under the crown, but he resided the invitation, and remained • faithful and zealous servant of the fiat India Company. He was always regarded as an eminent authority on all quew time et Indian policy, awl he wee invariably anions the Int whom opinions were taken in any pailiaroeatary is quirl. In the discharge of his public duties be brought the highest integrity sal seal to bear apes a clear sad vigorous intellect. His death will be mourned by a large abide of admirer/. His brothers are Sir Philip Melvin, late Military &suitor, at the Indio House ; the Rev. Henry Melva!, late Prfaeip•l of H iileybuzy sad Canon of St. Paul's ; sad Colonel Sir P. Y. Melvin , K.C.8., late Mili tary Secretary at Bombay. His Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Adams have kft town for Brightest. The Marquis of Sligo has left town for his seat, Westport House, County May". The Earl of Nornianton will leave town to morrow toe his seat, Sontertsy,Haniu Viscountess PalmerstOU' will have an assembly ea taterdey beak et thasbridge Hosea Viscount and Viscountess Strathallan leave town tainerrow fur their seat la Perthshire. Viaconot and Visemateat Doneraile have left Farraaar's Halal for Patio. Mr. and Lady Isabella Schuster and family have left tows fur Praetor Howe, Barmy. __ The Speaker gave his anuintl dinner to the prin cipal clerks nod Atom el the House of Commons yesterday when there were present i—nir Donis le Mardian; Baia, Lord Charles Ransil, Xt. Erskine May, C. 8., Mr. Ley, Captains Gerrit, Hos. George Waidevave, Bee. H. Drury, Mr. Rickards, Mr. Arthur Jones, Mr. Verdes, Kr. Haigh, Mr. Dyson, Mr. Pere, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Rowland, Mr. Postlethwalte, Mr. Root, Mr. Pole, Mr. ()ray, Mr. Hodgkin, Mr. W. Rome, Mr. Howard, sad Colonel the Hue. Cued Forseter. Rodgers has arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Fppse Norwoo.l. TI. lion. awl Right Rev. Dr. Samuel Waldo grave, Bishop of Carlisle. has intimated to his clergy his in. eat uni of holding the primary visitation of his diocese in Oc tober nest. His lordship has collated the Row. John Cooper, 11..%., lot* Fellow sad Tutor of Trinity College, nimheitigr, vicar of Kendal, Westmoreland, to as honorary e.p0017 to Cerliele Cathedral. The rev. gentleman teak porresioa of his stall and road Limed( in last Sunday Thu blaster of Trinity College, Cambridge, has appointed the Ra•. Henry Manning Ingram, M.A., kW chaplain of Trinity College, assistant-curate of St. Michael's Chun+, Highgate, to the usdermastarship of Westminster &bad, in this room of the Rev. Thomas William Wean, M. A., of Christ Churvh, Usfunl, who has resigned the op. poistateat. frontier. Such a situation becomes more and more intolerable. if Victor Emmanuel be King of Italy, let him be allowed to protect the lives and property of his subjects, and in the name of right and justice let him extirpate the roots of the evil from which Italy is suffering. The status quo is an anomaly ; whatever reasons there may be for dealing gently with the temporal power to the last, we can see none whatever for any delicacy towards the ex• King of Naples, who avails himself of his sojourn at Rome to excite and perpetuate civil war. - The editor of the Courtier de la Gironde has been summoned before a judge of instruction, and is consequently threatened with a prosecution, for having published a letter blaming the conduct of a policeman at a soirée. Surely Count de Peraigny must be of opinion that this is a ease for the application of the maxim De minimic ,wn curat lex. Two convicts, both Arabs, escaped from the Toulon hulks three weeks ago and have not yet been found. A report that a fishing boat, named St. Francois, had been stolen by two olive-coloured men, was thought to afford a certain trace of them, but this boat has now been heard of from the isles of Ilyeres, where it was left ashore by three men "with long beards and fair hair," who fled to the woods hotly pursued by Custom-house officers and peasants. It is possible that the two Arabs may have disguised themselves and found a com panion. THE NORTHUMBERLAND - STREET AFFRAY. LNQUEST ON MR. ROBERTS.-(THIS DAY.) This morning, at 10 o'clock, Mr. Bedford re sumed his inquiry into the death of Ilr. Roberta, at the Charing-Cross Hospital. There were not quite so many people present in the room when the court was opened as on the previous days. Mr. Sleigh again appeared on behalf of the relative. of the deceased; and Mr. Humphreys (Humphreys, Sun, and Morgan) for Major Murray. The first witness examined was Preston Lumb, who said—l am a civil engineer, and have offices on the second-dour of No. 16, Northumberland-street, over No. 17. I knew the deceased very well, and have been in both his rooms many times, but not during the last eight or ten months. When I last saw them they were in perfect order. On Friday,the 12th, I was sitting in my room writing between 11 and 12 o'clock, when I heard the report of a pistol, and shortly after another report—perhaps a couple of minutes alter. I had very often heard such reports for the last twelve months. Soon after the second report I heard some very strange noises, such as might arise from a heavy instrument striking is well stuffed mattress. In about two minutes after that some one came into my room, and I heard nothing more until I heard the cry of " Murder!" upon which I opened the door and went downstairs. They were then opening the back-room door. Young Mr. Roberta was there, and he said. " Oh, Mr. Lumb, some one has Una and murdered my father !" and he asked me to go in and see him ; but I did not go iu then. I stood on the lauding until I saw Mr. Roberts taken out, and then I went in. I went towards the buck-room window, and saw two pistols— one in the case, and the other lying on the ground. I examined the one that was lying on the ground, and placed it on the table. There was an exploded cap on it, but it did not appear to have been recently discharged. [The pistol here referred to was one of the larger tisk previously mentioned.] By Mr. Humphreys—l had never before heard any such noises as the strange poises I heard after the report of the second pistol. Mr. Sleigh—Were those noises such as would be produced by striking a man with a heavy instrument over the head and body? Witness—Well, I never heard such noises before. They were dull noises, like heavy blows on something soft. By Mr. Humphreys —I heard no noise of a scuffle. Mr. Canton, house-surgeon, recalled, said in reply to Mr. Humphreys—l remarked on first seeing Major Merray'e neck, " Why here's • circular mark." Major Murray im mediately said, "Ali, that's where he put the muzzle of the pistol to." By Mr. Sleigh—l don't think it is consistent with the track of the ball that the pistol was fired in a struggle when Major Murray was on the ground. I think be must have been quite passive at the time, as any movement of the neck would prevent the mark of the pistol with such perfect definition. It might have been done so if he bad beer' previously stunned and rendered insensible. I gave no definite opinion the other day as to whether the stains on the razor and linen produced were blood or not, nor have I since exemiued them. I have not been requested to do so. Supposing Major Murray to have been sitting on a low chair, and Mr. Roberta standing behind him, placing the pistol at his neck, and bring it off, the mark on the neck would have been exactly as I found it, and the track of the ball would most likely have been the same. Inspector Mackenzie, F division, recalled and examined by Mr. Humphreys—When I was examined before I omitted to give one question that I pot to Mr. Roberta. I asked whether there bad been any altercation between him and Major Murray, and he said, "so, there had not." This was when he was describing to me the scene that had occurred in the room. I also wish to mention that there was a non. venation which took place between myself and Major Murray on the evening of Mr. Roberta's death. ! Shortly after the death, Mr. Canton went with me and Mr. Durkin to the major's room, and Mr. Canton said to the major, "A person in whom we have taken some in tenet has gone on from bad to worse." The major said, "Whom do you mean?" The reply was, " Mr. Roberta." The ductor then told him that Mr. Roberts bail died, and he said, "By Jove ! died, has he ?" The doctor said " Yee • " and the major said. "I have nothing to reflect on the de ath of that Ull4ll—he was no man." The mo or then inquired whether a clergyman had seen him with regard to his future prospect., and Mr. Durkin said, "Yes, I know the clergyman has seen biro, because we have sent filr him." The major then said, "Hits he made any statement to the clergyman ?" and I replied, "No • but he has made a statement to me, but not any fu rtherZ "—meaning nothing further than I biul already told him. I have been engaged in making inquiries into this matter, and ogre of the points to which I directed my attention was whether there had been any previous knowledge of each other existing between Major Murray and the deceased. Mr. Humphreys—With the exception of the evidence of young Roberta, given the day before yesterday, that he had seen Major Murray cm the stainase, have you ascer tained that any living soul hail ever seen them together! Mr. Sleigh objected to the question, and a rather strong altercation took plate, between the two learned gentlemen, after which Mr. Humphreys Judd Major Murray's life was in some measure in his hands, and he wished to know whether he had any other information except that of young Roberta that the two had any knowledge of each other. Coroner—l will put that question to you, Mr. Mackenzie. Have you any such evidence? Witness — Noce whatever. Mr. Humphreys—Before young Roberta got into that box had be ever given you any intimation that he had seen Major Murray, or knew of his connexion with bis father? Witness—No, be had not ; but I ought to say that I never pointedly put such a question to him. He knew that I was making these inquiries. By Mr. Sleigh—l have seen the evidence of one of my men that after his return from the hospital, young Roberta said, " I know that man ; that is Major Murray." Mr. Humphreys—The persons who were at the bedside have sworn that he did not record's Major Murray. By Mr. iileigh— When I told Major Murray that Roberts was dead, and ho asked whether he had made any state ment, my answer was, " No, except to me." I bad had several conversations with Major Murray and Mr. Roberts before the death of the latter. When I asked Mr. Roberts if there bad been any altercation between them, and he said " No," it was the day after they were taken to the hospital, and I had previously heard that Major Murray had made such a statement. By a juror—l did not repeat to ooe what the other had said. Mr. Roberta (the son) recalled and examined by Mr. Rumphreys—l did not see the contents of the two letters which I before stated I posted from my father to Major Murray. I do not remember that one of them was ad dreseed to the Army and Navy Club, nor where either was addressed. I only know they were addressed to Major Murray. I have been in Liverpool. I was there ten weeks or three months ago, but I can't say exactly. I can't say whether it was in February— it might have been. I went there with a youth—Mr. Watson—who is about my own age. I went there for the purpose of going abroad. I took 40/. in my pocket. I took it out of my own bank, where it was saved. It was the Camberwell and DidwichSavings Bank, in the Camberwell-roal, near St. tlilee's ('hutch. I did not take another 40f. besides with me. I bad made no arrangements as to a ship. My father followed me next morning, and found me at an betel at Liverpool, and asked sae to come back. I cannot remember the name of the betel, but I think it was kept by a person named Smith. Mr. Sleigh objected to this mode of cross.examinatioo. The Coroner said it was impossible for him to tell whe ther it was relevant to the examination or not. Mr. Humphreys—On your oath, Mr. Roberts, did you collect that money, and run away with it ' Witness—No. It was my own money. By Mr. Sleigh—l have never been accused by my father or any other penon of any robbery or other act that I am ashamed of. It was my own money that I bad put by weekly. I bad been at the bedside of Major Murray at the hospital and bad seen him before I told the policeman it was Major Murray. I also said so to Mr. Walker .a my mother. I did not tell the policeman that I bad dined with Major Murray. I said that my father, Major Murray; and Mrs. Murray had dined together. My father had told me so. 13y Mr Hampbxeys—l think my father said it was at the Grosvenor Hotel, but lam Dot sure. I may have told the °Meer it was three months ago. I did not tell the coroner the other day that, because he did not ask me the question. By a Juror— The one at the hospital told me it was Major Murray, before I told the policeman it was he. Badly Clarence Parsons—l live at 11, Richmond-street, Leicesterequare, and am mingle. I knew the deceased for some years, and was in his rooms in Northumberland. street about tea weeks before this occurrence. The rooms were somewhat untidy. Papers were lying about, and his place was always rather dusty ; but I did not take much notice dories my business transactions. I had known him for years before he went into Northumberland-street. I was at his rooms last Saturday. I had always seen about the same number of papers lying about as I saw then. By Mr. Humphreys—l called on Mr. Roberta for the par. pose of borrowing money. Mr. Sleigh here proposed to call Mrs. Roberta ; but as it that lady was not then in the room, P Humphreys umphreys called " Mrs. Murray." A fashionably-attired, well-collected, rather masculine. looking young woman here presented herself at the table, and was duly sworn. Coroner—l am obliged to ask you your name. Witness—Must I give you my right name ? Coroner—Yes ; Pam afraid you must. Witness—My name is Anna Maria Moody. Coroner— Where do you reside ? Witness—At Elm Lodge, Talbot-road, Tottenham. Coroner—Are you married ? Witnesa—No ; I am single. Coroner—Did you know the deceased? Witness—Yes, I knew the deceased very well. I had known him for four yes" and was often at his room, 16, Northumberland-street. I was last there on the Wades". day before this occurred. The rooms were always in an untidy condition, and papers were scattered about the floor. That was their usual condition. _ Coroner—Did you know Major Murray? Here the witness burst into tears and appeared to be deeply affected. Coroner—Did you ever see Major Murray and Roberta together? Witnem—Never, never! No, never. lam quite certain they never spoke together. M ajori Murray did not know the deceased by eight. lam certain of it. I beg pardon. he did know him by sight. I thought you meant did he know him to speak to him. The Coroner—Do you mean to say that Major Mures, knew the deceased by sight? Witness—No. Mr. Roberta knew Major Murray by sight. bet Major Murray never saw M r . Roberts. About two years ego the major and I walked past the Home Guards and to the new railway bridge. We came back the same way, and at Charing-crow the major put me into en Atlas omnibus. About a week after I went to the deceased's chambers on business, and he said to me, "So you can walk about town with gentlemen who don't choose to offer you their arm." Implied that I walked with no one who was ashamed to offer me their awn, and that if he bad seen me with any one it was the major. lie then mid that he had seen me with a gentleman go down pest the Horse Guards ; that he watched us to the corner of the Abbey; that be then saw me go into a house, meaning the second of those four Gothic. *eat houses by the side of the Abbey ; that be (th e deceased) thee took a cab, and remained in it till we came beck again. He then saw us as we were crossing the road by the hotel, allowed us to peas him, whim he got out of the cab and followed to Charietcrosa, where he New the major put me into an " Atlas. He said " the major" and that be then followed the major to 33, Healey street. That was all that passed about the major. The major and I did not go into any house near the Abbey. He must have lost us at the turning. I am certain the major did not know the deceased ; but the deceased has often told me that he has seen the major. He has followed him about. He ham seen Lim in Harley-street; Mr. Humphreys said-33, Harley-street was the residence of Major Murray's mother. Eiounination resumed—l am certain no letters ever passed between the two. I do not know the name of Grey at all. I never beard of the deceased Resuming that name. Coroner—Did you ever hear the deceased expire any 111. feeling towards Major Murray? Witness—Not exactly ill-feeling. Coroosr—What did you hear him say? Witness—Well, I never heard him say anything wind him. Corona--Did you ever hear him use any threat towards the major? WitOori—No; no threat, Coroner—Did you ever Lear him say anything about pistois? Withees—Yes • he has said be had pistols in the next room, and that i f annoyed him he might use them. Coroner—What feeling did he ever express to you towards Major Murray? Witness—No ill feeling. Coroner—But some feeling? Witness—He Lever spoke to me much about him. Coroner—Do you know any motive for getting Major Murray out of the way ? Witness—Yes ; he wanted me. Coroner—Did you ever hear him say anything that seg. %tto you that the deceased wanted to gut rid of Major i d y ? Witness—No. Coroner—Did Major Murray reside is any way at your address—Elm Lodge Wittier—Yes, he resided there at different times. Coroner—Do you know anything at all relating to this affair that .an account for it in any way ? Witness—Five or six weeks ago the deceased sent me down • letter, sayieg he wanted to see me about the Grosvenor Hotel, as he bean) they wanted money. Knowing that it was so—(I have not got the letter)—and knowing that the major had a great many shares in it I went down next day. I told bum, when he asked me how much they wanted. I thought about 40,0001. or 50,000 f. He then said, "This is a rempital thing for you. I think I know a client who will shortly have that amount, and something more, in his bands." I asked him who it was, and he said that it was Austrueber. I forget his Christian name, but he is a baronet. I told him I thought there was someone else who was going toadvance the money, but that should 1 how anything more about it I would let him know. A week or so after that I went down to him again, and told him that I thought the money would not be required. [The witness here became slightly hysterical, and her ex- IltlllOitloll was suspended for • short time in consequence. Upon her recovery she continued:] I told him I thought they had obtained the money, and that I ho ed he had not spoken to Mr. Austruther about it. "Oh, he said, "if you are not curtain about it it will be as well to see Mr. Anstruther ;" and he asked me if I would stay in his chambers • moment while Le went for • time table. I waited there for five minutes. He came back with • time table, and looked for the time the boats left Boulogne for Folkstons, and said they were too late or too early for the baronet to craw I then left him ; but I ought to say he was so impatient to see Mr. Anstrother that be would have gone that day if it bad been possible to see him. but it was so late on crossing that he could not undertake it. Before I left he said to me, "I met the major yestenlay." I said, " Where did you see him ?" He said, "He was just too late for the boat as it was starting from London-bridge, and I waited with him till the next boat arrived. Ime • both went up in the same best together, and both got out a t Hungerford - bridge. I walked up behind him, and followed him into the Strand. 1 saw him make hia way along Piccadilly to his club ; I did not see any more of ham." He then asked me whether that was his usual way of coming to town, whether he came by train or by omnibus. 1 told him be always went up by boat, but sometimes he mine by train and sometimes by omnibus to the City. He times asked me if he got the money how he was to let them know he had it. I said, " You ought to know more about these affairs than I, but if I were you I should go to the secretary." He said, "Oh, no, that won't do ; I must get the credit for advancing the mosey, which 1 ought to Lave." I then said, " Well, why not go to the board r and he said, " No, that won't do ; if I were to write to the major and ask him to come to my chambers, do you thiuk he would come?" I said, "If I were you I would write to Lim, and he would answer your letter." He then said, " Supposing I were to go to his club, do you,think he would see me ?" That I imme diately begged him not to do. I said so because I thought if they were seen together it might be thought the melee had transaction■ with bun; but the teases 1 said was, that the major would be sure to answer his letter by return of post. He then asked raw if the major had taken me out lately, and 1 said no, we had nut been out lately, but were going on the follow lug Monday to see Blondin. Coroner—Dal the major know of your writing to Mr. Roberts ? Witness—No. Coroner—He did not? Witness—Oh, no. Coroner—Did the deceased ever tell you that the major had spoken to him ou the boat or anywhere ? Witness—Oh, no ;never: Coroner—Ohl anything else occur to you! Witness—On the Wednesday before this occurrence I had occasion to go to the deceased at his chambers, when be again asked me about the money, and I told him I was almost certain they had obtained it. He then said, "Oh, I have seen Anstruther, and be named the day I was to call spin." I was going away when he said , " What • hurry you are in ; can't you stay • little while'" and I ash!, " No, I caret ; I've got to pay a visit t o a friend." He then said, " I saw you the other day with the major, and with your little child and guise at the Palms." I said, " Where on earth were we sitting?" (as I did not think be had seen us), and he de scribed the place we were sitting on. His description was correct. I then said, "How was it I didn't see you— surely I must hays seen you if you had bean as close as you say, or was I looking through the glasses" He said, " Oh, no, your little child had just run away, Ma your nurse had gone after to fetch her" I felt a little annoyed, sod said, " What could have in- duced you to go Bowe that day, when you knew I was going there. said. "My vrils,"--and I think he NMI misters— " were with me, end I took tickets for them in the reserved seats thinking that all of you would be sure to be there, and that it would be better for me to remain outside. Before ! left him healiked me when the next meeting of the board would take place, and whether itwould be at the same time as befogs. I told him I did not know when, as LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (azurzz's rizaaamis.)l ITALY. TURIN, JULY 24. The amount of the subscriptions of the bankers to the new loan was yesterday doubled. It is believed that the final conditions and the minimum issue price will be announced on Friday or Satur day next. The public subscription will probably be opened next week, as soon as the affair is arranged with the bankers. TURIN, duty 24. The Official Ga:ettt of to-day publishes a royal decree establishing a great book of the public debt of Italy. TURIN, Jun . Z. The Atha asserts that the Minister of Finance will receive nu more subscriptions to the National Loan after to-morrow evening. FRANCE. PARIS, Ju' 25. The Monitpur of to-day publiahai a decree ap pointing ceunnanders for 10 men-of-war. PARIS, JULY 24. The Duke de Broglie barn dropped the action which he had commenced against the Prefect of Police, all the copies of his pamphlet seized by the police having been restored. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, JULY 25. An imperia decree is published to-day, dissolving the Diet of Istria, on acoount of its refusal to send representatives to the Council of the Empire, not withstanding repeated requests of the government. The same decree orders new elections for the Diet. SYRIA. Despatches from Syria, of the 10th, state that a proclamation of Fuad Pacha, published at Da mascus on the occasion of the new reign, contains the must severe warnings, and declares that every insult offered to a Christian is to be punished at once. It is said the Drum chief, El Atrach, has been beheaded, and his head exposed at Damascus. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Jur 12, EVICIING. (Per Etna, via Queenstown). The House of Representatives has passed a bill authorising the appropriation of 500,000 men and 500 millions of dollars for the war. in the Senate, Mr. Saulsbury, of Delaware, offered a resolution for the amendment of the con stitution on a plan similar to the Crittenden com promise. General M'Clellan's division has attacked the entrenched camp of the Confederates, numbering 2,000 men, at Rich Mountain, Western Virginia. The Confederates were routed, and all their guns, camp equipage and waggons were ca ptured. _ Sixty Confederates and twenty Union men are reported to have been killed. General leClillan is now moving forward. The skirmishing in Missouri continues active. Large bodies of secessionists are reported to be joining Governor Jackson, but the Federal troops are endeavouring to intercept them. A vessel just arrived from Newport has brought the crew of the brig John Welch, which was captured by • privateer off Cape Hatteras. The same privateer had raptured five vessels, and sent them to southern ports. Three revenue cutters left New York, and two cutters sailed from Boston immediately, in order to endeavour to capture her. By order art General Lyon Federal troops have entered the office of a secession journal in St . Louis, seized the type, and prohibited the publication of the paper. The New York Herald states that President Lin coln has replied to the resolution of the House of Representatives, calling for the correspondence with Spain relative to San Domingo, that it was not advisable to produce the correspondence at present. A severe shock of earthquake has been felt at Montreal, Ottawa, and Canada West. The brig Amy Warwick Las been captured off Fortress Monroe. The Canada has arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JULY 12, Evwxo, (per am. vii, Queenstown). Money easy. Exchange on Leedon : Bankers' We, 10fif to 107. Stocks buoyant. Kew York Central, 75a ; Erie, 211 ; Illinois Central, 67i. Cotton market very firm ; mid dlieg, 15ic. Flour market very dull. Wheat market quiet, but unchanged. Corn market slightly fi-mer. Provisions steady. Coffee fiimer, and moderate demand. Sugar un changed. Molasses held firmly. QUEBEC,. JULY 13 ( per Nova Scotian, TA Londonderry). The elections for the Canadian parliament are nearly over. Parties are very equally balanced, but the ministers so fat have a slight majority. The central part of the province was visited by a sharp shock of earthquake on the 11th inst. It was felt severely at Ottawa City, chimneys being shaken down and walls split. NEW YORK, JULY 13, Emma (by Telegraph to lather Perot.) General M'Clellan has beaten the rebels and occupied their entrenched camp at Rich Mountain, Virginia. Their lees was heavy. Colonel Smith has been reinforced at Monroe, Missouri, and has routed the rebels, who had sur rounded him. The privateer, Jeff Davis, has made several captures, including the brig John Walsh, bound from Cuba for England. Six revenue mitten have sailed is pursuit of the privateer. The steamer Tynemouth has arrived. The ammonia sailed to-day for Europe. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NSW YORK, JULY 13. (Latest by Telegraph to Father Point, per Nova Scotian.) Stocks active. Illinois Central, f. 3 ; Erie, 234 ; New York Central, 76. Exchange on London, 107. Cotton advancing. Middling upland, 134. Flour quiet and drooping. Provisions dull. Coffee firm, and at isles moistly withdrawn. CANADA MAIL. LIVERPOOL, JrtLY ZS. The Montreal Ocean Company's steam-ship Anglo- Saxon, which sailed for Quebec and Montreal to day, took 28,4841. in specie. M. Ganeeco has obtained permission to return to France, and has resumed the editorakipintansf at the Coarrier dr DianneAe, which contains this week an article signed by him. A communication from Baden says :—" The fol lowing incident shows the character of Becker, and the sold fanaticism which impelled him to regicide. On arriving at the station, on the evening of the 13th, he gave his bag to • lad whn stood near, and told him to awry it to the - Hotel de la Fleur. By the way he natal the messenger if he knew the King of Prussia. The lad said,' Yes, everybody know, him ; be is a tall, handsome man.' Etcher nest in quimd whether the King walked out frequently, and at what boors, and was told that his Majesty might be seen every morning in front of the Trinksalle, and in the Alley of Lkhtenthat Becker then showed the lad a photograph of the King, and asked if it was • good likeness. Having re ceived an affirmative answer, he paid the messenger and dia. mis l ed him. on reaching the hotel he asked for • map of Baden to look for the localities mentioned by bit young informant." A letter from Vienna of the 20th says :—" The following details as to the manner in which the imperial reso lution was come to relative to the Hungarian addresses are of some interest original of the rescript was signed three days back by the Emperor. His Majesty went on the pith to Rechnau, accompanied *lily by his sile ds-cenip, General de Creeemille. After dinner the Emperor returned to Lexenbarg, where the Archduke Replier and H. de Bthmerling had been summoned; and there his Majesty handed to them what is called the German project, ready signed. The ministers themselves had not anticipated such a prompt decision. The affair had been previously arranged with Count Forgach, and it is owing to him that the govern meat consented to indicate the whole of the mouth of August, insulal of the special date of the 11 1 1th of Nat month, for the Hungarian deputise to present them selves is the lteicluirath. Wbes Biros Vey, at 8 o'clock in the mornind of the 18th, west to the palms to solicit an audience of his Majesty, he was referred to the Archduke Replier, who asked him in very brief terms if he would ago the German project. Baron Vay refused, and twenty minutes later he rexived an autograph note from the Em peror, relieving him of his duties. Before nine o'clock Count Forgach arrived at the Chancery to take the direc tion of affairs. Subsequently Baron Vey and Count Bsocsen asked to ho received by the Emperor to take leave, but were refused." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (1110 X 01111 OWIII PARIS, WEDXLSDAY EVIIITWO. 1 don't know what may be the consequences— not that I apprehend they will be very serious— but it is quite certain that the French government has given orders to its press to abuse Lord John Russell. In spite of all contradictions, I affirm that M. Grandguillot's article in the Constitution mei, and M. Paulin Limayrac's in the Pays, are written from the same set of instructions. The Constitationnel says that Lord John's speech has "produced a very unfavourable impression in Paris, and the feeling cannot fail to extend to all France ;" moreover, that "our national suscepti bility has a right to be offended." The Pays chimes in :—" Lord John Russell has wounded our national pride without a motive, and almost with out a pretext." The Pays says that Lord John ought to have let such men as Mr. Kinglake and Sir Robert Pvl "have their say without an swering them :" the Cemtitutionnet, putting the same idea in fiercer language, and fancying that an English minister can treat the House of Com mons as M. Billault does the French deputies, in quires why he did not "at once impose silence" upon Mr. Hinglake 1 Both M. Grandguillot and M. Li mayrac are inspired to hold up Mr. Bright and Mr. Cobden as patterns from whom Lord John ought to shape his foreign policy. Both these original writers are careful to say, and this in precisely the same words, that no "serious danger" to the Anglo-French alliance is to be apprehended ; but the Constitittiounet talks of Lord John's ha bitual " rhodomontatie ;" and the Pays is of opinion that his " imprudence and want of tact" will seriously compromise his re putation. While thus jointly saying what was set down for them, each writer ventures, after his own fashion, on a little bit of originality, and, in each case, with curious infelicity. "Let us be oar taia," says M. Grandguillot, " that these childish provocations will find our country al proud and unbending as at the period when we annexed Nice and Savoy, in spite of England. England, it may be remembered, then protested with much less vapouriug against the fait accompli." Was there ever such an unfortunate illustration to ar. argu ment I Why, Savoy and Nice, previously to their annexation, went through all the phases that Sardinia is traversing now. There were mysterious French &puts sent to agitate the country, para graphs iu semi-official journals disavowed officially as soon as they attracted notice in England, and positive diplomatic assertions from Turin and Paris that nothing of the kind w.ui contemplated, and yet, after all, the annexation was impudently and suddenly effected. After these facts, all sug gested by M. Graudguillot's vapouring, M. Limey rac's effusion is indeed unlucky. He says, " Thank God ! the day has gone by when a French ambas sador could say in the tribune of the Chamber of Deputies, when giving an account of his mission, I spoke, but they would not believe me.' Now, when the French government speaks, it is entitLi to be believed." Uuder favour, M. Limayrac, is is just the contrary. The conduct of the French government, precisely in pari rnateria, has been such that its word does not meet with implicit credit, and therefore an English minister, having his immense responsibility before his eyes, has been obliged to declare, in substance, that he must act as if no such word had been uttered. We have not to wait long fora different view of Lord John Russell's speech, which the government journals predicted was to produce such a bad effect in France. The Temps of this evening says : Lord John Russell, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, has in troduced into diplomacy unprecedentod frankness; in his despatches there is no reticence ; and this sincerity, always praiesworthy, is above all pleasing to us when principles of liberty are so nobly professed in the face of Europe. Such • man, even when we may differ from him, deserves more respect than is shown by thin morning's Cunstautionnd, in • regrettable and uncalled-for article. The Gazette de France observes upon M. Grand guillot's ignorance of the atmosphere of Euglaud when he talks of "imposing silence" upon a mem ber of the House of Commons. The case of the Duke de Broglie v. the Prefect of Police was called on to-day. M. Andra', for the duke, desired to withdraw from the prueecu tiou on the ground that the copies of the duke's work which were seized had now been all restored, although a delay of five weeks proved sufficiently what he wanted to know, that the books had been lent by the authorities for purposes of private curiosity, and that it would not be the duke's fault if the work should surreptitiously appear in print. M. Buason, for the prefect, complained of K Audral's statement, and the argument was still going on at a late hour this afternoon. The Bourse was a little more animated. Rente recovered the 10e. fall of yesterday and clotted at 67fr. 66c., and 67fr. 70e.; Mobilier rose lfr. 50e. Railways were from lfr. 25c. to 2Fr. 50c. higher. Baron de Pontalba, who had bad the good for tune of being left by the Correctional Tribunal in undisturbed possession of the enormous sum of 1,700,000 fr. (68,0001. sterling), paid to him by Mires, as commission for a journey to Rome, from the funds of the company of whose interests the baron was an official protector, is not yet free from annoyance about the matter. The official assignees appointed to wind up the affairs of the Oisisse 04- n6tale des Chemins de Fer have brought an action against Baron de Pontalba for the restitution of the above sun], alleging that the ostensible ground on which it was paid was but a pretext, and that in reality it was hush money intended to stay the criminal proceedings against Mires, which were set on foot iu cousoqueuor of Pontalba's denunciation. The cause was called on before the Tribunal of Commerce ou Monday, and stands over for hearing on a future day. It is said that both Baron de Pon talba and Count Simeon have sent their resigna tions to the Jockey Club. The Opinion Nationale persists in its statement (which has been contradicted by the Patrie) that General de Goyon has handed over to the Pope the 25,000 or 30,000 stands of arms and 30 guns taken from the Neapolitan troops who took refuge in the Papal States, and that the Pope has transferred them to Francis 11. for the armament of his par tisans. The Opinion Nationale also says in its leading column : At Rome discontent grows every day deeper and mor e dangerous. The population is Malignant ;it is goaded by the intrigues and plots of the reeictioisists, and people trem ble at the thought that its patience must at length be nearly worn out. General de Goyim of course could repress any outbreak, but at what cost? Rumours—the authenticity of which we will neither affirm nor deny—augment the effervescence of the =Cam! party—in other words, of the entire Roman people, with scarcely any exceptions. It is mid, and affirmed, that Francis 11. has set up a manufactory of gunpowder and shells in his palace, that he is endeavouring to effect a general riving in hie lost dominions, sod that the pontifical government aids him to the utmost of its power. The principal go-betweens of this alliance of the Holy See and the Bourbon camarills are Mgr. de Merode, and Pasqua loci, the dews ex machina of the Roman police. This much is , at all events, certain, that agents of Francis II leave the Farneee palace every day for the Neapolitan pro einces, where they enlist peesenta and bring them over the P wi ic'