The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

ROME.

A letter from Rome of the 3rd, in the UhtiOti,
says : _ _

The youngest of the Princesses of Naples was confirmed
on Saturday last by the Sovereign Pontiff. All the royal
family, having at its head the King sad the Queen, strived
very early at the Palace of the Vatican, where the ceremony
took place in the private chapel of his Holiness. The
Pope officiated at the mass, and addressed very touching
language to the young Princes Maria before administering
to her the sacrament of oonfirmation. After the ceremony
an elegant collation was served to the top, lenity. Then
was, however, one sad disappointment. The Pope was
seized with a sadden indisposition, and was replaced at the
breakfast by the Minister Secretary of State. The Holy
Father was obliged to retire to his apartment, and kept his
bed for the remainder of the day. Tait fresh attack caused
some alarm ; but the state of his Holiness presents no
gravity, and the effects of the fainting tit have now dis-
appeared.

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DETAILS OF THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
OFF HELIGOLAND.
HELIGOLAND, MAY 9, 9 P.K.

The Austrian frigate which was set on fire and
lost her foremast and bowsprit in the naval engage-
ment of to-day, was the Schwarzenberg. She had
100 men kiUed and wounded.

On board the Radetzky 25 men were killed and
wounded.

The Prussian ships have not sustained much
injury.

The combined squadron is now lying at anchor
in the roads.

It is said the Danes have also suffered severely.
They are proceeding in a northerly direction.

ROME.

ROME, KAY 9.

A Pontifical resolution authorises the emission of
2,500,000 francs Consols, bearing interest at 5 per
cent.
The indisposition of the Pops has ceased.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.
BUCHAREST, MAT 9.

Prince Couza has returned to this city. Popular
manifestations took place in his honour this
evening.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE EXTRAORDINARY POISONING CASE.
(nom ous ()Inv cozazaromerr.)
PARIS, MONDAY EVENTSG.

The great " oyer of poisoutug" iu the La Pom-
merais case was opened this morning in the Assize
Court. The seats reserved for the public were
filled at the first rush by holders of tickets, no
others being admitted. M. de Boisaieu was the
presiding judge, and the Advocate-General (Oscar
de Vall6e) conducted the prosecution. M. L►chaud
appeared for the prisoner. The latter is a man of
small stature and youthful appearance, with dark
hair and lively intelligent eyes. He wore a
white cravat, and was otherwise carefully dressed.
On being asked the usual prelim nary questions,
he declared his name to be DaSsire Edmond Couty
de la Pommerais, and said that he was 34 years
old, born at Neuville-au:-Bois, department of the
Loiret, and was by profession a doctor of medicine.
His domicile in Paris at the time of his areest was
Rue des Saints Peres, No. 5. The indictment was
then read. That part of it which accuses him of
the murder of Madame Pauw by poisoning ap-
peared (exclusively) in the Daily Netcs and in the
Expres.l of May 6. The second part of the in-
dictment, accusing the prisoner of having also poi-
soned his mother-in-law, Madame Dubizy, was in
the following terms :

The crime of which the widow Pauw was the victim was
not the first committed by La POMMORiS. Two years be-
fore he despatched his mother-in-law, Madame Dubizy, by
similar means. It was in August, 1861, that he married ;
and his marriage was not accomplished without considerable
difficulty. Madame Dubizy wu mistrustful of her future
somio.law, whose representations about hie fortune ap-
peared to her suspicious ; and it tweed out, in point of
fact, that the greater part of his pretended property me-
i .
listed of shares payable to bearer, which he had borrowed
from a person named Pelordy de Neuritis. Well founded,
however, as wee the suspicion of Madame Dubizy, she did
not succeed in shaking the confidence of her
daughter ; but she insisted that the marriage con-
tract should be made upon the footing of • separation
of goods. La Pommerais was constrained to submit to
this cooditioo, sod he consequently found himself unable
to dispose of his wifo's fortune which Madame Dubizy
sedulously took care of. His mother-in-law's death was
necessary to relieve him of au icconvenieot surveillaeos,
and to pat him in possession of the remaining fortune of
Madame Dubizy. Scarcely two months had elapsed after
his marriage when we fled him, on Oct. 4, buying 50 coati.
grammes of digitalis at M. healer's drug shop. Almost
immediately afterwards Madame Dubizy, whose health
theretofore had been excellent, was suddenly taken ill
while at dinner, and was seized with violent vomiting. Drs.
Leboucher and Lohman' were successively called in. They
prescribed various remedies but their prescriptions were
not followed. Dr. Leboucher paid her only a single visit, and
Dr. Loiseau, se he admit' himself, only went " to corer
La Pommenus." It was La Pornmerais who scperinteoded
her treatment. He says, in order to explain the vomiting,
that his mother-in-law had an attack of cholera (an allegro
time which )r. Loiaeiu denies), and at the same time be
procured for her, from Labainvilles pharmacy, medicaments
which could only have been wanted for such a malady.
10 centigrammes of digitalis and 2h centigrammes of
bydrochlorate of morphine were supplied in the night
of the 9th and 10th of October by order of La
Pomnserais, and the following day Madame Dubisy breathed
bee last. The prisoner lest no time in obtaining pommies
of bee perusal property, which was worth 'newels 40,000 fr.
and 50,000 fr. He refused to have an inveutory sad disposed
as he pleased of the securities of which the fortune consisted,
and most of which have now disappeared. He thus attained
his object, and for • long time Batumi himself that his

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TIIE REPRENENTATION or WEST KENT.—Sir E.
Filmer, Bart. one of the present representatives for West
Kent, has issued an address to the electors, anoomming his
intention of not again presenting himself before the °Quanta.
tuency, at, the next election. The hon. baronet save :
" Gentlemen, u thin parliament is drawing to a close, I
think it is bat right and respectful to 1111110110011 to you that
it is not my intention to offer myself for re-election for this
division at the next general election. I take this oppor-
tunity to thank you for that kindness and oourtuiy you
have ever shown me since I became one of your represen-
tatives • it was by no desire of mine that I came forward
at the fast gonna, bat I ass assure you that I shall ewer
look back on that 000nexioa with pride sod pleasure." A
meeting of the conservative electors has been convected for
Thursday next, at Maidstone, to choose a candidate for the
representation, in Sir Edumod's dent —South B,astent
Gazette.

MACKEREL—During the put week enormous
quantities of mackerel have, as during the previous week.
bees transmitted from Cornwall to the metropolitan and
other markets. On Wedeseday alone the quatity of fish
sent off per rail exceeded 70 toes. The Youat's Bay Meta
have &gala bees very fortunete. Om boat took about
10.000. and mesas averaged from 5,000 to 7,C30 each.
Splendid mackerel were sold at Newlyn on Wednesday night
as low as Ce. per Ado score. catches on Thursday and
Friday were not large. The oft fishermen do not remember
such large catches of mackerel as have been taken during
the put fortnight or three weeks in my previous similar
period. The sea south-weet of the Scilly Isles is said to be
almost of a blood colour with the vast shoals of mackerel
under the water. Au east country boat lost her nets as
Tuesday night, and on Thursday found them with 4,000 114
enclosed. The local markets oa Saturday were abundantly
supplied.
Tan ZARTERN Puissant:ft.—The spring mackerel
fishery has just oornmemed off the eau coast. The wring
herein mum is being prowented with success by the
Lowestoft boats, so far as the catch is motorised. prices
have ranged from 93. to Is. 3d. per 103 (132). The supply
of trawl fah brought into Lowestoft last week was limited.

LO, 1864.

PARLIAMENTARY DITISIONS LAST NIGHT.
Colonel North wag rapported last night in his
'fiction for an address to her Majesty—praying that she
wed/ be please I to relieve the officers of her Majesty's
Royal Hospital of Chelsea from the payment of all rates
and taxes which have been charged upon them by a recent
regulation for houses in that hospital occupied by them in
the performance of their duties—by the conservative party
generally, including Mr. C. Bentinck, Mr. Bails Cochrane,
Mr. Damns, Sir John Hay, Mr. Hordall, Lord Helium,
Sir W. Jolliffe, Lord J. Manners, Cot. Taylor, Rc. The
government, however, in sttoosesfolly opposing the motion,
received the support of Mr. Disraeli, Sir Stafford North-
cote, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Walpole.
Mr. T. Buing's amendment on Mr. ScholeSeld's Partner-
ship Law Amendment Bill—to add the words, " and all
such partnerships shall be distinguished by the addition of
the word 'registered' to the name of the firm in all its
dealings and trsuesctions" —was opposed by Mr. Brand,
Mr. H. Braes, Mr. W. Cowper, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr.
Gladstone, Mr. W. Hutt, Y-. F. Peel, Mr. C. P. Villiers,
and Mr. L. White. On the other hand, Sir Roundel'
Palmer, the Lord-Advocate, and Sir Robert Peel voted with
the majority.
The division on Mr. Dillwyn's motion that a select com-
mittee be appointed to inquire as to the most suit:
able arrangement, to be made respecting the Patent Office
Library and Museum (ayes, 21; noes, 16) was as follows :
Ayes : Masers. A. Ayrton. G. 13entinck, J. Gobbed,
W. Cox, H. E. Es Mg, W. E. Fenster, G. J. Goechen,
J. Greene, W. H. Gregory, J. P. Hennessy, G. Hodgkietoo,
P. S. Humberboo, W. Lawsoo, J. Locke, J. Mackie,
J. F. Maguire, Sir C. M. O'Loghlen ; Mr. Pilkington ;
Sir J.V. Shelley, and Messrs. J. White eadJ.Wyld. Tellers :
Vows. !Alwyn and Lewis. Noes : Mr. C. B. Adderley,
Sir B. W. Bridges, Mr. L Butt, Lord R. Cecil ; Messrs. W. F.
Cowper, E. H. Cranford ; Lord Oche, Messrs. T. M.
Gibson, G. J. Waves, J. Martin, G. Moffatt, T. O'Hagan ;
Sir I. Palmer ; Mews. F. Peel, J. Somas, and L. White.
Tellers: Mr. Brand and Sir W. Dunbar.