The Express. — London, England, 1865-07-22 00:00:00

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TO 00EZESPONDIMS. ottaellastaaata Weeded for " The agleam" Lattice Weds' d, nest be at tba Mae, IS, beaverbaiereet. Tye i rk co the dig et pabliaattaa. rsuccriem mg IMMO, NIAIMAINGS AND FIDDLIATRINGB. .ARIN NA PROM Mom D. lesolosall. J. Breeigkomi, IL Vs'Wombat. D. Maher, D. Rum, Beitos, ftaries • WA D. gleadosalt sad Mr IL (Niver.—A64 AN AIIPLI APO.LOGY. MITTANItIA. TITI Immo, THZ DIAMOND; OZ, THZ BYE 07 LIGHT I Mu al CONIC C MApphaz—THE YOLUNTRUIL—And HISS/ TEI HUNT= !UGH WATTS AT LONDON-31 MM Touusow Moods& IL 300.....A/orsua. Us. Us. TUB Mx Moeda& S. lillia.—..Abinum. U. sb.. LONDON. SATURDAY. JULY 22. YESTERDAY was another day of Liberal successes at the poll, four more county seats having been won, and none lost. In Hertfordshire, the Hon. H. COWPER has been returned at the head of the poll, while Mr. ABKL Sims, lately the third Con servative member, has last his seat. In North Essex, long the classic soil of Toryism, Sir T. Wiurraiut has fought a gallant battle, and won the seat lately held by the redoubtable Major BERES FORD. And finally, both the seats for the Southern Division of the West Riding of York shire have been won by the Liberals. This is the first election which has taken place since the con stituency had a separate existence. The undivided West Riding, which returned two members, was re presented in the last Parliament by Sir J. Ruts- DEN and Sir F. CROSSLEY. The latter gentleman and Lord F. CAVENDISH were returned for , the Northern Division this day week without opposition, and yesterday Lord MILTON and Mr. BrarmoN - r were successful at the poll, so that the representation of the Riding, now that it is doubled, is still wholly Liberal. The result of the polling yester day attests the energy and vitality of the Liberal party, which three weeks ago, owing to a misun derstanding explained at thetime,waa without candi dates, and it seemed for a while as if Mr.DENisoN and Mr. STANHOPE were to be allowed to walk over the course, and the division to be grievously misrepresented. The public spirit which has been exhibited alike by the Liberal candi dates and the electors has repaired temporaryerrors, and been rewarded with complete success. The polling for several other English and Irish coun ties took place yesterday, but without in any cue changing the general character of the representa tion. South Durham and North Wilts have each again returned a Liberal and a Conservative ; Tip perary and Kilkenny two Liberals ; and South Warwickshire, Deblin, and Donegal (the latter without a contest), two Tories each. To these is to be added Orkney and Shetland, for which Mr. DIINDAS, a Liberal, was returned yesterday unop- posed. The polling for the City of Cork and the County of Monaghan was appointed to take place yesterday, but the returns had not been received from either at a late hour this morning. To-day palings take place in South Derbyshire, North Hampshire, Merionethshire, Leitrim, King's County, and Wexford. There are only six seats besides these to be filled up to complete the elections—those for Antrim and Meath, the nomi nations for which counties take place to-day--and those for North Leicestershire, where the polling is appointed for Monday. TIM strange story of a crime once thought inscrutable, and even yet inexplicable, drew yes terday towards all but its final stage. Coxersram KENT, refusing to withdraw her confession of guilt, and repeating it at the formal demand of the Court, was of necessity sentenced to death. There arises at first a natural feeling of relief that the course adopted has spared the necessity for repetition in evidence of the horrible details of an appalling crime. But mingled with this there is at the same time a certain sense of dissatisfac tion, that a sentence so terrible and irrevocable has been passed without that full assurance of its propriety which investigation before a jury alone can give. These are sentiments which are wholly independent of all the circumstances which make this crime at once so horrible and so pitiful. They were felt by the public when Witmer was, two years ago, sentenced to death, and hung, upon no evidence but his plea of guilty. They cannot but be strengthened when the accused is so youthful, when her sex draws compassion, when she has been brought to her present position not by the force of evidence, but by solely her own voluntary confession, made under the influence of religious impulse. Yet none of these things should sway our minds further than reason warrants. Let us, then, in order that we may find out what course public opinion ought now to take, inquire what are the reasons on which such sentiment of dissa tisfaction rests. One of the chief grounds is undoubtedly the ! fact that confessions of guilt may be, and some times are, wholly false. Nothing is more .100103011 than that a person charges himself with a crime of which be is innocent. The origin of such a pro reeding is of course weakness of mind, which in duces it to receive an impression that at last becomes irresistible; and it generally happens that such weakness is only temporary, and that when con fronted with facts, and realising the consequences, the self-accusation is withdrawn. But it is evident that this is not a necessary conclusion of the case. Such a delusion may be more lasting, it may be even permanent, while, perfect sanity exists on all other subjects. In some cane, also, there may be a motive to induce a confession which is not the result of delusion. It is possible to conceive that a diseased mind might choose to commit suicide by such means ; it is possible that the Eclat of dying for such a cause might overcome the love of life, as we know that every extraordinary suicide has a tendency to provlke coarse all such suppositions are mu Youwialsorr they may very rarely be true ; b*s when we sentencing a fellow-creature to death, not on evi dence but on confession, all possibilities of error must bid us pause. Thus, in his charge to the grand jury, Mr. Justice Wiums laid down most strongly that we are not entitled in any °sae to take oonfeesions u oonclunive. lie says : Admissions of this description ought always to be closely investigated, and we aught, if possible, for the purpose of Mlle WIN at a satisfactory conclusion of the guilt of a prisoner who rya " lam guilty," to take care that such an answer is not given on any miaapprehensioe, or upon some motive other than the ooasscioneness of guilt and the desire to make a oonfession. The proper way to deal with each admission is lint to see whether it is a mere acknow ledgment of guilt, or whether it is circumstantial as to time, place, and other things ; secondly. in a matter of so much importance to the prisoner, to see whether the cir cumstances of the came established by independent evidence do or do not confirm such admission. - - Now, undoubtedly in CONSTANCE KENT'S wee the confession was circumstantial as to time and place, and there were some circumstances earl>. fished by independent evidence which tended to confirm it. But then we are also to remember ' that it admitted only the bare fact, that it gave no explanation of how the fact was accomplished, and that the innocence of the accused was believed previously, very much on the ground of the diffi culty of seeing how she could be guilty. And, in the next place, it is to be remembered that the circumstances which might be thought to confirm the confession were so very slight in themselves that they did not warrant her being even brought to trial, and we do not hear that any fresh dis covery of evidence has since been made. Certainly, then, to accept a confession, silent as to details that might be tested, and supported only by facts which in themselves were deemed so trivial and so consistent with the supposition of innocence, is to attribute to confession a degree of conclusiveness which English law and practice has always, in murder cases, wisely shunned to ascribe to it. The fact that CONSTANCE KENT had the advice I of __ counsel before pleading, to which the Judge alluded as a source of satisfaction, is not an ele• meat that wholly removes the painful doubts which apply to her oonviction. If she persisted in her plea in spite of their advice, it can scarcely be said that their advice has been of avail. Yet it is hardly possible to believe that they could have ad vised her to plead guilty. There are cases in which counsel will tender such advice to their clients. Such are cases in which the evidence of guilt is irrefragable, and in which the judge has a discretion in the punishment, often exercised in passing • lighter sentence on one who pleads guilty. But there can be no such hope in plead ing guilty of murder. There is no penalty for it but one, and since, by confessing, there can be no proof of alleviating circumstances admitted, there ought to be no hope of escaping that last dread doom. But there always is hope that the case may not be clearly proved if the prisoner pleads not guilty. And no counsel is justified in advising the throwing away of such chance, merely on the be lief in his own mind of the guilt of his client. To do so is to place his own private, single, unautho rised opinion in the room of that unanimous opi nion of twelve men to whom the law has confided the decision. Not even the private confession of his client would justify such a course ; for he is bound to remember that the confession may be false ; may be the dictate of insanity, or the sugges tion of ignorance of the legal meaning of the offence, as a prisoner may easily fancy that to be murder which the law calls only man laughter. And we cannot, therefore, admit the principle that in a case where there can be no penalty but death, counsel are justified in advising a plea which forbids inquiry, and makes death inevitable. It is, of course, in the present instance to be considered thatthe sentence cannotbe allowed tobe carried out. Not only is the evidence unsatisfac tory, not only is there mystery still hanging over all the circumstances, and over the state of mind of the condemned when she committed the deed, or when she confessed committing it, but there are the other elements of hope to which the Judge alluded—her youth, the voluntary nature of her confession, and its effect in removing suspicion from others. But on these last grounds only commutation to a punishment still terribly severe can be granted, if even they could avail to procure commutation where the crime was of such ghastly atrocity. What is perhaps relied on by the prisoner's counsellors, if she acts by counsel, is the hope of satisfying the Home-office of her insanity. Doubtless, it is almost certain that she was insane if she committed such a crime. It is inconsistent with sanity, for no conceivable motive could sway sanity to an act so dire in its inhuman malig nity, its treachery, its profoundly cunning secresy. The jury might well, on such evidence as would have convinced them of the act having been done, have found that it was done by one insane at the time. But we cannot approve of the consideration of these facts being withdrawn from that court and jury which the law knows, to that Home Secretary of whom the law knows nothing. Commerce Kerr; it is clear, cannot be hanged. There is no evidence against her but that which in itself is to be looked at with doubt and hesitation, and which is consistent with insanity. But it will be unfortunate if the decision on the evidence and on her state of mind is to be formed by one man, sitting alone, rather than by a jury, aided by the skill of counsel on both sides, and guided by the learning and experience of the Judge before whom the history is unrolled. THE Al; HICULTURA L SHOW.—PLYMOVEH, Jose 2L —The Royal Agricultural Society's annual exhibition closed to-night. It bee proved very sucoersful, 87,636 persons having visite-I the exhibition, 6.2711. Os. bd. hex been taken, thus placing Plymouth fourth on the list of the moo. ciety's exhibitions up to the present time for the number of visitors. TEE NEW PARLIAMENT AND THE PREMIER.-- The new parliamest differs from the lest in the acquisition by the government of a more decided majority. Lord Palmerston will fled the wheels of business run smoother and sometimes be may perhaps regret the lammed effi °Macy of the break. There is a great convenieoce in Ont. leg out to eager supporters the insurmountable obstacles presented by a string opposition, and there are a few nem ' Maas in which defeat is not necessarily disadvantageous. Load Palmerston was saved by hi. opponent. from a mill ! dun with the House of Lords in 1860, and from the onerous duty of maintaining Lord Westbury in office at the close lof the meet session. It will now be evident that, if the ! 'movement declines to propose popular measures, it will mot he emceed by it. weakeess in the House of Oommons. —Saturday Review. Tag Courerr Cotorrrrumecirs.—The spread of liberal feeling in the enemies, though far from mammal. as • witness our crushing defeat in Berkshire, is still very re markable, and seems to be mainly due to two caused. One ' Is the great increase of immigrant voters, merchants, mann ! factures., sod townsmen of all kinds, who now prefer living in the [comb sir, sad are beginning, we mint add, in eonsecisence to neglect the cities, and who are liberals almost to a man. The other is the rapid item's.. of high farming, a business which requires both more capital and more ietelligenee than the old system of working the land. The new farmers, though by no means always liberals, hove a tendency to liberalism. particularly in mete- Mesa& matters, and are exesedinaly inclined to foe= independent judgments—a practice highly obnoxious to genuine agricultural WIWI', which aocests as its first dogma the necessity of faith in things invisible, viz., Lord Derby's judgment and Hr. Hamel& patriotism. Let rents only rim a little higher, sad we shall have conservatives elismomiag for a ten-pound franchise in muntim in the hope that the new voters may not be quite so enlightened as the old.—Spestator. )14PAESS, SATI3ADAY EVENING, JULY SS, 1866. -• i Sl* emu. Nl' 011180112411, Jou IL Her Majesty visited the Royal Viatoria Hospital at Netley yesterday atiersooo, accompanied by Primus Helena. The Queen missed over from Osborne-pier in the royal yacht Alberta, Captain Prince Leicingen, and landed la front of the hospital at a quezior before T o'clock. Colonel Wilbraham, C.D., and the °facers of the Gogh lialiment were in waiting to receive her Maiesty. A large number of convalesceete were drawn up near the entrance for the Queen's iespectiou. . Her Majesty then entered the building, end west through many of the wards, addressing a few words to the sick, and inquiring into their ones. The chimp returned to Osborne at half-past 8 o'clock. The suite in atteodanoe consisted of the Cognises of Gaineborough, the Hoe. Sums Leacellse, Colonel the Hon. A. Harding% and Major-General Sir T. M. Bidduiph. Primate Louise rode on horseback, attended by the Hon. Horatio Stoptord. The Chief Justice and the President of the Council of Newfoundland had as interview with the Right Hoe* Edward Cardwell, at the Colonial-Mao% yesterday. The Hoe. Albert J. Smith, Premier ; the Hon. John 0. Mies, Attorney-General ; and the Hon. S. L. Tilley, of New Brunswick, had an interview with the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, at the Colonial-office, yesterday. Despatches was received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Canada. lATEST INTELLIGESCIL THZ CHOLERA IN EGYPT. (ir narynuo nuouni.) (non on one onoserowniow.) SOUTHAMPTON; BOVIDAT. The adviose brought by the Nyanza, with which has arrived the heavy portion of the Australian mail, state that the cholera is subsiding in Egypt generally, though in Cairo and Suez there are still many oases. Alexandria was deserted by Euro peans. A few cases of cholera have broken out in Malta, and all infected steamers from Egypt there receive their mall in barges. No one in Malta is allowed to assist in coaling such steamers. (=nee Tascauxe.) JOURNEY OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA. RATIBBON, JULY 52. The King of Prussia arrived in this town on Thursday evening en route for Gastein. Yesterday a council of ministers was held here under the presidency of the King, to which all the ministers and also the Prussian Ambassador at Paris had been summoned. SPAIN AND ITALY. FLORENCE, JULY V. It is asserted that the Italian government has received an official despatch from the Spanish cabinet, wherein Spain recognises the kingdom of Italy. The despatch makes no reser vation whatever, and expresses the most friendly feelings on the part of Spain towards Italy. The Ratio states that the journey of Count de Sartiges to Valdieri has no political motive. The state of public health is excellent in all Italian towns. THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRA. LIAN MAILS. - SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 22. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Nyanza, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 340 packages of mails, 191 passengers, 120,0001. in specie, and a general cargo, including 961 bales of raw silk, value 70,0001. sterling. On the 17th inst. she spoke the steamer Zuzine, and on the 21st the Messina. GIBRALTAR, JOLT 17. Her Majesty's troop ship Orontes sailed on the 15th for Spithead, with invalids and time-expired men. Her Majesty's iron-clad Caledonia, from Ply mouth, arrived on the 12th inst. The Emperor of Morocco has issued an impor tant edict commanding that no person, poor or rich, should be punished contrary to law, and prohibiting the exaction of any fines except as prescribed by law. It also forbids people to present money or other gifts to any governor or employe, and if any gover nor impose fines contrary to imperial decrees the people have the liberty of appeal to his Majesty, who promises complete satisfaction. The Emperor has also appointed a day in each week for receiving and determining the complaints of his poor sub jects. Exchange on London, 491 to 491 • on Paris, 5.24 ; Madrid, 1 dia. ; freights unaltered. cast enough to mention the fact that only a few days ago thedlike was seen at a theatre with a Helen whom he had assuredly not brought from Troy. The court, however, was of opinion that the duke had now given sufficient proof of his capacity to be relieved from leading-strings. It remains to be seen whether the inexorable grandmother will Waal- The Bourse was decidedly firm. Rent* rose 10c. for cash and 17p. for account, closing at 67fr. 70c. and 67fr. 72 c. Mobilier rose 20fr. Mexican, t. Railways were almost without change. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT PLYMOUTH. ---*--- PLYMOUTH. JOLT 2L Their Hovel Highnesses the Prince and PHsCoes of Wales took an excursion up the River Tamar this afternoon in the steam yacht Prinoten Alice, lauding at NatiHie, the seat of Colonel Coryton. This evening their Royal Highnesses entertained at dinner on board the Osborne 40 guests—the beads of governmental departmente end the Oita of the neighbourhood. A French band of 40 performers from the French squadron furnished music at dinner. After dinner the by in Beropool, where the royal yacht is lying, was Mimi sated with blue lights and a display of fireworks. To-morrow morning their Royal Highnesses leave early in the Osborne for Fowey, Falmouth, and Pearson. A telegram from Plymouth thin morning says : "The Royal yacht Osborne, with their Royal Elighemees the Prince end Prisons of Wales on board, left Barrow!, Mount Edgcumbe, at 4 o'clock this morning, for the west. ward. Wind southeast, • light breeze ; weather fine. It is probable that the Prises will visit Fowey, distant above 25 miles, before proceeding to Penzance, The Turkish frigate Osman (Amy, from Gremiect, arrived last evening ; the French ships Magenta, La Assam end Ariel are preparing to leave this evening for Cherbourg." Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands honoured Visoount and Visoonnkose Sydney by heir cont- piny at dinner het evening, at their residencei in pairs. The Earl of St. Germans, who left London about a week back for the Continent, is at present staying at Ai:•h.Cbapelle. The noble earl is unable to attend his official duties in °marquesses of an attack of moieties. In consequence of his illness he intends to remain abroad for a few weeks. The Let accounts received led to the hope of hie restoration to health. _ _ -- Lady Stanley of Alderley and the Hon. Miss Stanley are staying at Alderley Park, OMAR% Lord Stanley of Aided., remains in town. Mr. Mellon's promenade concerts at Covent garden Theatre are to begin on the 7th of next month. L' A fri,:aine is positively to come out this evening at the Royal Italian Opera. The electors of Lambeth are doing a very public- spirited thing—raining a subscription to pay all the election expenses of Mr. Hughes. We (Spectator) understand that Mr. Hughes has repeatedly asked for his election bills, but csanot get them from his committee. The reply is that it te their affair, not his, and that he will hear no more of the expenses of the election. The money will be chiefly raised, we believe, by a shilling subscription among the working men. The Poole Herald says that on the day of Mr. Seymour's election for that borough be beard of his brother's election for Totems ; that the next day he was present at Proms and assisted his brother•ia-law, Sir H. Rawhnson, in his election for that place ; and he afterward. worked in the Hindon district, where be resides, and helped to secure majority there for the liberal and suceodul member for Routh Wilts, Mr. Grose. ' '• In Tipperary, Mr. Gill, who repreeenta the Fenian party, and was proposed by Father Kenyon, was placed hors de eennhot by a creditor, who sent him to prison. Mr. Moore and Alderman Dillon have been ro tund. Neither of them will give a factious opposition to the government, though they will do what they con to carry out the programme of the National Association. The contest for Hertfordshire has been the closest of all the °mitosis. The Hon. Mr. Cowper, it will be seen, had 2,563 votes ; Sir Edward &doer Lytton, 2,475 ; Mr. Sorties, 2,475 ; and Mr. Abel Smith, 2,241. Sir Edward Erdwer Lytton and Mr. Sorters had, it will be iibeerved, tke same number of votes. The Record states that there is to be a petition spinet Mr. Welrond's return for Tiverton. It is said that his majority of three over Mr. George Denman was ob tained by his agents polling in his favour three lunettes. We (Gardeners' Chronicle) have to announce with regret the death of Mr. Henry Law, of Great Berk hampidissd, in the 88th year of his age. He was the father of the present enterprising nurseryman and rose-grower of that place, and may be said to have been the founder of the business, from which he only retired about twelve years ago. He was a man of wonderful activity and in dustry, and kind and considerate to all around him. He was only occiaced to his bed a week, and could see to reed even comparatively small print without spectacles till within a few days of his death, which took place on the evening of the 15th inst. He was one of the church wardens of Berkliampekead for a period of not less than 40 years. . . . The A tAentrum says that money is coming into the Palestine Exploration Fund, which already postmen nearly 2,0001. The religious societies and the general public are now invited to assist. The committee have screed to commence their operettas by taking the antiquities of Palestine first—by digging in the soil of Jerusalem and other places. Captain Wilson has strive/ at Southampton from the Ent, with hie drawings and observation, and the *in mates have requested him to make a report on the pro. priety and feasibility of excavating in the Holy City. It is proposed to consider this report eta meeting on Therein next, and to take steps for sending oat Capt. Wilson and his necessary assistants, with Jailer funds and more definite instructions. The committee will meet in the Jerusalem chamber. We (Herald) have much pleasure in being en abled to announce that diplomatic relation between the Brazilian and British governments will be reestablished at an early date. It is undernood that the government of Bread hut accepted the latest propositions made by her Majesty's ministers, and that thus the last obstacle to the renewal of the old amity between countries whom interests are ia so many points identical has bees removed. Loan's Caiciar GROUND. —Considering that, during the last fortnight, there has been not a soul in town, it is wonderful bow fell Lord's Cricket Ground was this day week. That it should so completely have become the fashion to go to the Eton and Harrow match is a circum stance which is not without its drawbacks in the eyes of • lover of cricket. It is natural enough that the (ticketing world should go; that the past generations of public. envoi men, again, and all the friends of the boys, should crowd tog ether on this particular afternoon is all es it should be; and it is so doubt easier to field well when • few thousand people are screaming at the top of their voices. Bat, if the gams is to be played year after year with soften it strikes us that we have bend just • little too much about the magnificent national spectacle. If all London is to go to the match, all London mast simply have all the field to itself. AS it i. the ground has to be roped, sod the bard hits can no loniter be run out. It is a matter for serious speeulatin what will have to take piece if the crowds MMOSIMA. they have at late years been increasing, in spite of mush discomfort and • doubled entranoefee. Either the boys mast adjourn to Sslisbury Plain, or the game must be changed to croquet. The Mery -1 Inoue Club may rejoice while it amain its shillings in the evening, but the simple truth is that the one public-school match which attracts conspicuously the notice of the publics fast being stifled by Wows popilarlty.—Saturday Review. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (FlOll 0011 011111 PARIS, FRIDAY Evaauxo. . - - M. Emile 011i vier will not take bis name off the list of advocates of the Paris bar, and is deter mined to throw upon the council of the order what he calls the "odium "of disbarring him. I have no doubt that this will be done on Tuesday next, the word "disbarring" not being in this instance to be understood in any disgraceful sense, but merely as a consequence of M. Emile 011ivier having accepted a paid agency from the Pacha of Egypt, which, according to the well-known rules of the Paris bar (far more strict than those of the provincial courts), is incompatible with the position of a member of the order. M. E. 011ivier is summoned to appear before the Council on Tuesday, but as a journal announces that he has gone to Zurich, I presume that he will not appear, and means to let judgment go by default. His friends say that be will at once inscribe himself on the roll of some provincial bar (probably Versailles) where etiquette is not rigorous, and then he may plead in the Paris courts just as before. The only detriment to him will be that he cannot be elected a member of the council of the order, s dignity analogous to that of Q.C., which all barristers of eminence aspire to, and one which M. 011ivier was very nearly attaining prematurely some years ago, when be was shamefully suspended by the Correc tional Tribunal for an outspoken word in a political case. K E. de Girardin, who goes in breast high for °Meier, affirms, in the Prase, that the true cause of his unpopularity now with the opposition deputies is that the members of the " old parties"—Berryer, Thiers, Gamier Pages, Marie, rite., who would never have been elected but for 011ivier's example in taking the oath and showing practically the way in which a constitutional opposition was possible— have now no longer need of him, and, according to the old proverb, having got up, kick the ladder from under them. Some of the journals state that M. Odillon-Barrot. another prominent member of the " old parties," will present himself as a candidate for the Aisne, in the place of M. Jeoffroy de Villeneuve, deceased. It was recorders in this correspondence about a year ago that the rather famous spendthrift, the Duke de Gramont Caderousse, who after getting through a very large proportion of his property at an early age, bad been treated as a prodigus, and saddled with a judicial receiver of his income, had applied to a court of law to be relieved from the infliction, on the ground that he had reformed his ways and become steady. The Court of First Instance acceded to his application, but the judg ment was overruled by the Court of Appeal, which thought the proof of reformation insufficient. On Wednesday the duke's counsel renewed the application, urging, as evidence of his reform, that during the last year he had incurred no new debts, and bad paid off something which be owed to the Credit Foncier. An edifying correspondence was read between the duke and his grandmother, Madame Panlze D'lvoy De La Poype, in which the old lady, with many expreeaiens of tenderness, tells the duke she is sure he is not able to tske care of himself, while he responds, in choice re spectful terms, that he is 30 years old, that he chafes under the fetters which repress the energy of his race, and that he thinks it high time that he was respectably married and settled. M. Anon, counsel for the family, insinuated that the paying off the debt to the Credit Foncier was probably done by the aid of some interested chum who wanted to see the duke master of his money ; and in regard to his virtuous projects of matriessey, he was indis- CONSTANCE KENT. The first impulse, observes the Tines, on learning that Constance Kent had confessed was to pity three who had so long lingered under =jog suspicion, and had lest competence, good fame, and pesos of mind through the set of cue misguided young creature. " The behaviour of the Kent family has been throughout marked with the utmost good feeling. It is difficult to doubt that Mr. Kent must have been aware of the guilt of his daughter, or have bad strong surpidosts. Yet it does sot appear that at the time when public opinion bore hardest on him he tried to divert the weight from himself by suggestion that the crime lay with his child. Ruin, professionally and socially, was the conewpienos of the Road murder, but the unhappy father bora his fate with fortitude, and has left the confession of the murderses to be elicited by the stings of her own conscience. The sympathies of the public are also due to the nurse, Ella. both Gough, to whom, in the early inquiries, such hate ful suspicions attached. To her father and this woman Miss Kent has made • tardy repsr•tion for • wrong almost greater than she inflicted on her hapless victim. That child can have suffered so snob torments as most have been borne by two at least of the survivors. Five piers of misery, of • social life in death, for her own father and an innocent woman have been brought to an end by the solemn confes sion which was made at Salisbury yesterday. It may be that remorse, eo•cealed under that calm demeanour which has been described by those who have observed her, at last drove Constance Kent to a religions life ; or it may be that the gulf whidi she hod placed between herself and bee family was the cause of her seeking such a home as the Brighton Sisterhood could give her. At any rate, it is to the influences exercised upon her by these ladies that her ultimate confession is immediately due. Her ;advisers, we are bound to say, seem only to have done their duty in encouraging her to make a public confession. It was not as if her crime had bees • mere private and personal sin. As long as she was silent the most dreadful curse which human beings can bear weighed upon two persons, and it was the plain duty of any friend, whether clerical or lay, to whom she confided her secret, that he should bid her give herself up to justice and make amends. This she has done, and whatever she may suffer she will have the happi ness of knowing that her unfortunate father is now again • free and unsuspected man. With regard to her own fate, we think it necessary to say very little. Capital punishment is, of course, out of she question in the case of a young woman of twenty-one, who committed • crime when scarcely emerging from childhood. Oa the otter hand, it motet be said that there is sufficient proof of in. sanity to justify the Home Secretary in *ending bee to as asylum. Substantial jostles will be done by a simple com mutation of the sentence, sod by secluding the rimier from the world whose laws she has so terribly violated." THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MATTERHORN. A letter from the Rev. J. Weormick, chaplain at Zermatt, fives a slightly different version Of the incidents oesseeted with the above calamity to that which appeared in the Journal de Geneve. "The party," he says, "wen de scending with great caution, when Whymper was startled by as exclamation tress Oros, and the next moment he maw Bedew and Croz flying downwards. The weight of the two falling area jerked Hudson and Lord Francis Douglas from their test, The two Taugevalds sad Whymper, having a warming of a sewed or two from the time that Cruz called out, planted themselves as firmly as possible, to hold the others up. The pressure open the rope was too much. It broke, and Croz, Healow, Hudson, and Lord Francis Douglas fell headlong down the slope and shot out of sight over a fearful precipice. Mr. Whymper's feelings at this time may be imagined. The two remaining guides were so com pletely unnerved by the calamity which had befallen their companions that be found it difficult to descend with them. He and they spent a miserable night on the mountain et • great height. As they came down they looked in all diree tioes for some trams of their companions, but from the shape of the mountain they could sot catch even a glimpse of them. At 10.30 a.m. on Saturday they reached Zer matt. Though be had no bops that any of his companions were alive, Mr. Whyreper immediately sent guides to earth for them. In the evening they returned to us that they had been able, with the sid of their telescope", tell to see where they lay, but had been prevented by the width et the crevasses from reaching them. Being a Irked of Mr. Redeem Mr. Whymper sent for me. I had gone to the 007110? Orat. On my return it wee too late to do mything that day. After consulting together Mr. Whyasper and I agreed to start in 'such of oar friends on the following morning at 1 o'clock. The Rev. J. Robertson and Mr. Phillpotte most kindly volunteered to accompany us. The Zsematt guides refused to go with us, as it would be Sunday, and urged us, as there was no hope of saving any lives, our expedition until they bad made preparatioes for over coming the difficulties of the way. Mr. Whymper, though exhausted by upwards of 60 hours' work, gallaatly refused to accede to their request. Franz Andennetten, et Bass the brothers Lochmatter, of Meougnage ; and FredriaPayet and Jean Tiarras„ of Ch.momix, generously offered their services for the expedition. We hope their Eames will not he forgotten. After an arduous walk, in which we ware exposed to much danger, we retched the mow field on to which our friends had fallen. When we looked up at the 4,060 feet above us, and observed bow they meet have bumped from rock to rock before they reached the bottom, we know they could not be allm, and we feared they would be so awfully mangled that we should sot be able to recognise them. Our wont fears were radioed. We found no tracea of Lord Francis Douglas, with the ezoeptioe of some trifling articles of dress. His body must either have remained on soma of the rocks above or been buried deeply in the snow. Oros lay sear to Bedew. Hudson was some fifty yards from them. From the Mate of their renuilne, the danger of the place (for is is exposed to showers of stones), and the very great difficulty of the way to it, we came to the con clude's that the beat thing we could do with them was to bury them in the snow. We drew them all to one spit, covered them with snow, read over them the 90th Psalm from a prayer-book taken from poor Hudson's pocket, repeated some prayers and a few words from the Burial and left them. They are mourned here with h i rent grief, and the greatest sympathy is a:premed foe the bereaved. " Mr. Seiler, the landlord of this betel (Hotel der Mout Remo, and his wife have assisted us in every way in their power. They are deeply distressed at what has happened." PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OP HES MAJESTY'S PRI VATE TILIGRAPH WIRE TO SALIIOEAL.—Ws are sorry to learn that some person or persons have wilfully destroyed the telegraph wire which wee erected some years ego for the tranemiesion of messages to and from her Maiesty the Queen during her redeem at 130Immo'. It is eatideotory to know that the police have some informatics as to the guilty party, who, if found out, will be severely punished. Had the act been perpetrated during the residence of her Hijesty at her Highland home, the revolt might have been exceedingly annoying —Dundee Advertiser. ' TRAINING SEW FOR DEETTTITTE DOTS AT LIVIf- POOL.—About eight months ago avail gentlemen in Liverpool, taking into consideration the number of deoti tote boys of respectable parents who are to be found in Liverpool, and the difficulty of obtaining • better dee 0! seamen for the mercantile navy, conosived the idea of esta blishing • training ship in the Mersey. A public, meeting wee called and 9001. oollected. Mr. J. Bibby than gave I the magninoent sum of 5,0001. towards the finer up of a vessel, and his partner, Mr. Schwabe. 1,0001- The am mites next applied to the Admiralty, end were Resented with the 50-mia double-banked frigate, Indefatigable, of between 2,000 and 3,000 tees. This has been fitted up by MUM J. B. Dover and ^ l / 4 i., for the reception of about 200 boys, and has been rigged se a first - clue smenhant-ithip, and supplied with all the beet and most recent nautical and general apparatus. The boys will resin the rodi -11111111i• of • plain Englielk education, while those manifest. leg epode capacity will be instructed in navigation, kc. Captain John Gramm, • gentleman well- known In Liverpool, bee been appointed the superintend's% end Yr. Davies, an ex-warrant officer is the navy, chief deer. The religious education will be in accordance with the church of England, and in • short time a clergyman will be speeded. Is order to bare a legal control over them in cams el 'misbehaviour, the bey. will be formally indeotureil to the eperietendeet. The fitting up and general armaments of the Indefati gable have been effected under the direodon of Mr. Kendall. one of the " merchant pieces" d LiverpeoL, Geo w e C readeredench efficient envie Ia • similar way la coeiselea with the Ailme. The IndefatimMle west into the river yesterday. It is highly ereditabie to the liberality and philanthropy of the mercantile entemity of Liverpool that they were the first is the kingdom to establish neaten reformatories, and a school frigate for the amens of often for the mercantile marine ; while they are the first deo to establish ship for the teeing of a better dee a else hem the inoitais poraistiss Oa largo tows. DISTRESSING SUICIDE THROUGH GIMP. INQIIMITT.—(THIS DAY.) This morning, Mr. W. Payne, coroner he th City and Southwark, had an hanky respeoting ga m y" nada very paishd ahaanataaaas, al a widon Naliasfai i ; 45 yeses. mi ss baWon, 34, Newobset, Haselydows, GM% deceased was married toe carpenter, who died resonly, was buried on Wednesday eves* lot phprai ew anif D a ir ral so Y t ab" b al e d el b : l rleisi blreado rf r r ualk eu find m• dad. I r on 151 t~ abroad in the home and pot it on ma." Mitres aim time considered that the expressions were merely th e alit cd depreasion, sal took so maim. She was left o bi ti mi ase s Crrit by her husband, sad waa ao gm*, ' She bad me child living. Hoary Manchester, 45, Newetreet, mid t h at be ha, is deceased's house. Os the moraine cd Thursday lie his healed, Imaging by • rope to • look in do Ms*, ceiling. Us called is some men who out her down, big A s Ina Ole dead. It apparel that the deemed bad sot slept larks% sight after her return from her bastes& hard ; s y that in the, early morning she procured • rope sad h o h l made it feet to the book, while standing on the draw, yet the woes monad her seek. and Sum Pin ter, edereaki bawd herself. Tee Connor having summed up, The jury Monad a verdict of " Suicide while a ashy of temporary insanity." SHOCKING DEATH THROUGH CRINGLIEZ_ POUR PERSONS INJURED. At the Royal Free Hospital last night an im ag o was held upon the body of Mrs. Ann Piggott, vend 35yeey the of four pathos who were seriously baring m ug *, fire arising from the distension of her dregs by Wein, g o Ire remains of the deceased, which presented a an* spectacle, being completely charred , the fleck and igi g " being wetly burnt away, having bees viewed by the j em Mr. Nth Pigott was esiled. He identified the ask* se big since. Übe was serried to an kopeck, co the Omen • Northern liailwity, residing at No. 5, Great Makin. eottages, Islington. Witness knew nothing cg * 0 , 2 . currents. She bad seven childreo. Mr. James Bolt, se inspector on the Great Neatly Railway said—l live next door to the deceased. Oho day last I beard loud screams preceding from her h em. and upon looking over the back pWee Palings len her ail in flames. Her light muslin drag e n &Waded by a large crinoline, and she was a be fens head to foot. Her children were running akat screaming. I jumped over the railings, and lea We le house, when I got a cocoa nut mat and threw it akin That did not put out the flames, and the children beagle me jackets and shawls to put over her, crying egg ob, her save her." flia herself shrieked elk, "Bak mil I. Glut's sake do not let me die a death like this." Ms eld, fires clung_ to me, asking me to save her, tag j caught hold of her by the arms, nd straggled * her, trying to throw her down. Bat In her ewe g m resisted, and the flesh came off her arms. The hest ea very peat, and my uniform was burnt, and I was se idly that even now nay chest sad arms are covered with ho blisters. The straw hat which I hid oil was set ce &kw my hair. I called for help, and a polioemen owe detail steps, and looked hi at the deerway. 1 said, Ise heaven's sake help use The woman is being burnt kWh' Bat bilked of doing so he west away. 1 use i sttrej the upper part el her dregs, bet the hoops ep succeeding with her under clothing. As her thee* Fanny, a girl 10 years of age, wee passing her tapir widows, her frock caught fire. The people in the we had to extinguish her dress. A sergeant of polite, Legg thee cams in from the Caledeniaateed stance, sag n got the fire out Ikeeeseed mid that while she the kid at the fire, with her son Albert in her arms, her due cams ignited at the pets. Her NOM Albert, the en j yeses at ego, wee web burst. and had to be takes le ge hospital with his mother. Everything on the Wee{ except her stays, we' consumed. Eves the beeps ee l &okayed. I was blackened by the soot sad wok I have not yet recovered from the effects of my iejerik In answer to the Cormier, The witness aid that the policenergoaut toldhlali the polioegoestable came to the statithhouse, and rap* that a woman had been burnt. The sergeant thought Si the woman was dead, bat when he found that ate alive, and that the c instable had left bar burning, virse sighting her, he said that the officer ought to be basis§ of the fork. The sergeant behaved is a very had theft The polise-csktable afterwards explained that The le looked in he saw so mach fire and smoke be was skit enter, and he went to the satins for assistance. Mr. Hill, house surgeon, proved that deceased died eat day from the effects of her injuries. The bares w; frightful all over the body, and she had net the win chance et recovery. T T Oorther harin summed up , The jury re/weed g • verdict, , ' That the desewl ea burnt to death accidentally through the dialogic§ el k dram by crinoline ;" and the jury expreesed their hch opinion of the agwus conduct of Mr. Reif in eslo Touring to save W 's life at the risk of his em, and added that they considered the behaviour of the polio cons/Able, in not giving any aid when called upon t slit is extinguishing the flm, sobs caosurable. The COMMIT said that he would eommunkeits wit the proper authorities upon the latter poist. THE ACCLIODIT TO MM. Bz.aaD AT WuceeoL— We regret to may that the occident to Km Brand, the di of apt. Bras& of the Ist Battalion Coldstreain Om* le terminated fatally. Ti. unfortmate lady ex,iired darks premature confinement on Thursday evening, is 'pita d every medical attention, at the residence other lm& the cloisters of Windsor Castle. The an d sce ntee nsk affected the family of Captain Brood and bis AL Van de Weyer. Mrs. Bread, who was married= Brand at Bray church, amid much rejoicing, about we yeses back, wag beloved by a large cantle of friends eel relation. Solna DURHAM FaxerioN.—Ricorose PROCIWO Droll AT IiAITLUPOOL. — The polling of South Thalia I Hartlepool created unusual excitement. °minimal sir assembled to witness some enthusiastic partials, ad "frees words blows =sued," aad several gentlensa Me severely treated, including Mr. 8. Robinson, J.P.. sedS Armstrong, of West Hartlepool. Captain Beenmont pared on the balcony of the Cosmopolite Hotel, 'Wiwi close to the polling booth,and DO difficulty 1/111 experitoosi I obtaining a crowd of spectators, but it embrsoed a isp somber of " roughs," who seemed determined the Is should not hays a hearing. He made some remarks in midst of deafening tumult, and eventually • shows ß e rotten ens was thrown at the geotlemen on the balms, tie crowd yelling and booting in such a causer that it es deemed prudent to Owlet from speaking. The capsis sa his supporters made a speedy retreat from the Wash several of them being besmeared with the coots& of its eggs. At about the dose of the poll the populace bar intensely excited, mad some of the ringlesders were tals with some diSoulty to the polo .station. CRAWS 07 PIJUSONATING • VOTER. —Testa*, Willism James Wood wen charged before Hr. Peselelli Bl the Liverpool Pollee Court, with P.10. 6668 i voter at the election far South Lamashire. ESi Anderson, electioo agent for the casservatimparty. Wool for the promentios, and Mr. Cobb for the Mem. Br prisoner had presented a card at the Liverpool whits Will signed with the name of "John Boddie, Bea" though when challenged as to whether be WM Breslin le amid, No. Kr. Weir Andiron preme d . for the pessiehb prieonreent for any term nos exceeding two meat kis magietrato remandad the case, on bail being profs:SS further hsuiry. THS DOPIEUT SHOW.—DISTIUBCTIOW 07 PonS —Yesterday afternoon the Bishop of London, the Fad d Harrowby, Sir Thomas Fremantle, and Mr. Samuel Owed M.P., distributed the prises to the sucoeuful is the Kula and Donkey Show, at the Atirliom" bliagton, in the presence of &large sum of Sion among whom ware the Duchess of Bash* 1 1 11 Tait, Kiss Burdett Cootie, the Rev. Arabia* Hale, the Rey. Prebendary Jackson, Yr. W. Ai* Smith, and many other ladies and gentisromi r te of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMNION etherewhotake mintereetin theworking dames. Pm** to Um distribution of primathe animals wan mbaited is"! arena where the =MI MOOD, all., took place, • cool merriment being mused by the abortive efforts made sub Kr. Sayers' mule Barney. and Mr. George Itooper's ds Ibred donkey, the only p racticable way =wend! with latter being for the rider to sit with bie fast to Se hold es by the Auks. This mode of jockeyship In' It ably mosneshal, but as • general rule, the rider seetem came to mkt. The anima however, showed no Saadi an indisposition to be ridden at all, and despite& doll_ burden on the ground with evident care. Our the lon had been distributed, the worldng MOD cake I exhibited their animals were addressed by the BIM of London. who said that there could bo doubt the animals he bad seen there that day bad tela,,, treated by their owners, and that those who had atm. them were merciful ; a good man would always ke ;to his beast. Good treatment would sot only webs animals better looking, but they would be llkely to de work required of them much better. A good deal of I tion and ears were no doubt required before tZ taid brought to perfectioe, but this the animals evidently bad. The gentleman who had origissal exhibitions had done great good, and no doubt day have a direct tendency to improve the eraditios awl meat of the animals, which were very natal to their d the least he thought the latter c ould de trtreat an them BEFOUL OF • UEITTICH !RATE-2:3 112/11 —a a row St. llery_and St. Ranswith, Foliteetons lie rata on Thursday, by a vote in weary of 17 to 11 was demanded. The inomnbeet (the Bev. Y. Weld who was in the chair, would at sllow R.N., keel spat of the South Beaten Rallway to Woe part is the proesediap, become he woo !!!a a ratepayer, though the company peg • the pan* ; and when subsequently the legs 1/ lesumbed to address the m IMO Wei no Imam he himself w a de cit•• rsteparo g o dent is the =deb. 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