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

THE EXPRESS,. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 12,. 150

FACTS FROM THE CAMP.-

We gleam a few fasts el interest from the Crimean

iseriadoese a the Mos sad Pod :

Oa the immix of the trees agreed to ea the 24th, for
the wpm of Writes the dead, the eight, at the admitted
Flea& trona, within a few limbed yards of the Mame-
Ise, woe ilogularly strange. Preach, sad Resoles
*Seen were walking about Willies oasts ethos eseresosely
es they paned, sad esseeiosally eateriag tote esovecesties.
A ereetaat hiteveheage of Lute civilities, Bosh as eihrlet
aid reseiviag slier lighte, wee going oe.
The majority of the sera who were mended la t►e sortie
ere dela' well.

During the armistice, broken ntasitsts, bayonets, car-
tonsil bones, cape, Iregiasnts of clothing, straps sad belts,
pions of shill, little pools of clotted blood, sitet—toand and
grape—shattsved pitons and sandbags, were visible on
every lids, sad through the Amidst of the crowd stalked a
solemn precooks of soldiers Wads, Wiz &opened Co..
rade. to their bag booze. The sontortioas of that slain

were horrible, sad retailer/ the eseateriee of the fields of
Alma and lakeroesse.

While the truce lasted, many a lively joke was pared,
such as, " What ere you wring for ? When en yes goisg
to storm the town t " and suck like ; bat amongst the most
laughable wee that of an Irishman serving la the Russian
army bride the garden, who still retains his old Irish
blarney; be came mat•g up, whilst iateerned one
amongst the other In burying the dead, and rid in a strong
Irish voice, „Add SSTS IS than *viz a ore et yes from
Behest, because if there Is, here is a townsman, sun."
The armistice was over about three o'clock. Seemly
had the white flog disappeared behind the parapet of the
Memel= before • ro•ad shot from the sailors' battery
weat slap through one of the embranres of the Russian
week, and dashed up a great pillar of earth inside. The
Russians at one. replied, and the arse of cannon soon re-
echoed through the
Many a tale was told, the mooing following the sortie, of
the incidents, the escapes, to., that had passed. One man,
quite • retort, of the 97th, declares that be collared a
Magian, whom he saw over the parapet, at the same time
the Rusin caught hold of him, and they both bang and
struggled, the 97th man crying out for help, and the Russian
was taken prisoner.

ASSIZE INTELLIGEMB.

BOMB ClRCUlT.—Kixeutrort, Ana 11.
Hama Platt est split to•dsp to dispose of the remaining
Nomad jury sasses.
OOTTRRILL IL SILL.
This yrs as action to mow dosages from the defeadaat
ke having injured a deg to toe plaintiff.
Mt. Bmatirell. Q 0., end _ MOS We for Ai plain-
tiff Mr. ffeterederff and Mr. Menalkes appeared fee the
delhadaat.

Lord Raglan has trued an order prohibiting any one bat
oilcan and men on duty entering tha trenches, oa any pre-
I team, without • per signed by Osmond Simpson. Also,
an order cautioning Miens from going about in a slovenly,
or rather namilitary, manner—nevor to go oat without •
1 sword.

This (25:11) is Sunday, and n could a more lovely day
shine under hsevea—a due warm sun, even hot, which
nukes its warmth felt inwardly, sad stirs up oar spirits.
About 400 convalesorats have arrived. The army now,
of all ranks under arms, falls little short (toys the corre-
spondent of the Poet) of 30,000 men.
The ladies of England, Ireland, and Scotland have been
profane in their contributions of elothieg. Major Alamos,
8.A., has received great quantities of valuable supplies
from the ladies of Scotland, and he sad Mr. M'Oillivray,
the Ordnance Conualesery, have been almost as busy dis-
tributing them as the shot and shell they send up to comfort
the Itmelass.

TIM plaintiff wee an attorney is London, and he bad a
osestry residence saw Reigate. TM defendant is the
bailiff to a geatlemaa aimed Wyche", essidleg is the mine
seighboarhoed, ad it appeared that en the 17th February
the dog WINS, *juries were the emblem of dispute bed
strayed from his seastem'a premises and was hoed ha the
privy of the defeadant. Ose of his obligees hang slammed
at the sight of the animal, called I. bet Mbar, sad be, is
seeing • strange dog. west with • stick fee the purpose ell
dislodging it, bat Badly' he Gould oat do so very easily, he
struck him, and the dog very naturally began to growl. ,
Teis still further Jammed the alarm of the defesdant, who
forthwith west home and procured • gm. which he dis-
charged at the animal, end he thee returned to load blase*
a second time, but in the interval the dog bad made his way
home. It appeared that the dog, which was represented to
be a very harmless animal and a great favourite, was very
considerably injured, and some attempts at settling the
matter, by paying a certain amoust to • charity, having
failed, the present action wee at lesgth brought.
These facts were proved in evidence, sad lir. Bishop, of
Bond-etreet, whose interest Is all matters coasected with
the canine species is well !arose, was tolled as • witness to
prove that the animal was worth, before the affair, 121.
or 161., bet that in coesequeaes of the hijacks it had re-
calved, it was not sow worth more dm 11.
The dehisce suggested was, that there had bees some mad
dogs is the neighbourhood of Reigate about the time of the
osearrease, sad that the defendant finding • strange dog in
seek • pesitiou, was very naturally alarmed, and took the I
mom effectual means to get rid of the intruder.
101. M jury relented • verdict for the plaintiff—danmee,

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-Lknurrn, Ann 11.

We have now Beladen, Dead-gaarten, and oar extreme
right, all linked together by telegraph within a minute's
call. The 110111131111111iditiOS lan eves be serried to the

THE HOPWOOD WILL CASE.
After the uaresasslnatien of Mr. Wood, Burgeon, last
sight, a correspondence was read which took plats between
tbs witness and Mr. Frank Hopwood. One of the letters
elated that, although Mr. Wood had not sated according
to a previously expressed opinion, Dr. Robinson had ex-
pressed himself satisfied as to Mr. Hoprood's state of mind,
deli they had acted on his opinion.
By the Judge—When the dimes, called softening of the
brain is once est up, the patient never thoroughly recoven
free it.
The

gambol by seam of a sonapbora.

__ sy-teeneral this proceeded to 'Adieu the jury
upon the evidence gives, which he would do in the
narrowest passible compass. He commented upon
the vigorous state of Mr. Hopwood's mind when
in the fall ponession of all his (amities, sad
compared It with that of his declining years. He alluded
particularly to the statements of Mr. Dixon, the
steward, as to the alteration in Mr. Hopwood's mental
capabilities. He refined to the diMealty nadir which be
laboured is going over his steward's stomata. He spoke in 1
the highest terms of Mr. Dixon, as a am of the strictest,
holiest) sad carefulness ; sad he bad come here to tell'.
them, fainy, his opinion as to his master's condition, before'
end after the Masse had ease over his mental and bodily
faculties. The learned consul thee referred to the books
produced during Mr. Dixon's examinatien, and his lordship
requested them to be handed up to him, in order that he
might refer to the amousts, from 1849 to the later periods
of Mr. Hopwood's life. In the year 1860, Mr. Dixon per-
alleles that Mr. Hopwood was, at that time, is a destinies
state, proposed to appoint an auditor; having Ise
permission to send them to Mr. Frank Hopwood,
be continued to do so from the early part of
that year. This fact must be duly considered
by the jury, as a proof of the growing Mao
pally of Mr. Hopwood to transact the ordinary affairs of
life. In 1861 his Naiad continued to get washer and weaker,
if they believed the evidence which had been called before
them. Dixon had an dire else. to Mr. Hopwood's house,
and be n failed to attend at the hoses for the purpose of
receiving instructions as to the ruches* and tale of cattle,
sad other things connected with the estate. They had Mr.
Dizon's statement, that daring the whole of 1861 and
1852, Mr. Freak Hopwood had regularly inspected and
approved of the amounts. Then, up to 1851 and 1852
Mr. Hopwood had always drawn his own cheques; in
the former year, the agent had frequently occasion to
'mist him is Elias up the cheques; until, in 1852, Mr.
Dixon war obliged to tell him every word which he wrote
in the cheque. This was not a mere question of opinion,
but a continuation of startling facts, which clearly
proved that Mr. Dixon woe thoroughly ecnvieced, in his
manly and straightforward way, that his master's mind was
so far deuyed ea to prevent him from transacting his Dual-
isms as formerly. They could not have a better test thin
this of the state of mind of Mr. Hopwood. Thin come the
overlooker of the colliery, who saw the state of his master's
mind, and therefore ceased to consult him on matters con-
nected with the colliery, which was subsequently superin-
tended by Captain Hopwood. He then proceeded to reca-
pitulate the eviden-s of Capt. Hopwood in referee,* to the
assistance rendered in mussing his father's affairs, referring
to the detail et facts connected with the family disagree-
ment. Captain Hopwood had evinced great reluctance to
take the management of the estate seta repeatedly urged
by his brothers to do so. Captain Hopwood proceeded
to give instructions from time to time until February,
1859, when the etafortanat• Mermen arses; and here he
would call their attention to the testimony of Mn.s Heron,
who was visitieg at Hopwood, and who saw Mr. Hopwood
playing with his puree and letting the silver fall oe the
most. At that time Whits, the butler, was called is, who
said be could not help it, for Mr. Hopwood would have some
massy. Could it to doubted that at that time Mr. Hopwood
was childish, sad treated as a ebild ? Ho tasted so man
who heard bias would b. of a eerstreey *aka after the asi-
des,* which had been laid beforediess. The attack of Maas
had taken place is January, while so deteriorated
sad impaired the pewees el Mr. salad. What must
have been the impeasies en 'a mind when
finding his father hi this eaditios, so that he wee
sot entrusted by kis Andrea with a few shillings to play
with by way of samessest? Why, in such a saw, it must
asowslly war te every rlgiMthisting man that be would
sop in to his lather'. prolesdia, sad take the emegusent
of his affairs isle his owe heeds. He asked if Oeptas Hop
wood was ts blase is thew %big the musgesent of his
affairs, whoa be bra hear *dimly dediaboad ens treated
ma child by time soma& his. Casale found out
that there were shwas that required hid; sad se.
nerd
they lotoshoed to premise Os/4as 's see.
somoact
mi. 8. Wog! waned till shealbeseweth of when
great disNoWes seas, and he tam salmi the attendee
efn.t.tekuLlithiL atavisms between the parties Nearest
than remained a abort tine, whoa be
=vlZ7t-sTrevall spa bis father to ago a dosonseat
with referees, to the skewer. This wee ma is eider us
avail himself of say patties of his ilithses messy, but a
Feast his father from Wig lapses& It woe a
natter of isnoesties, roolered liasfiggiy by spa.
the elate et
isle whisk his WWI bad Mee. Thee eases
21:141111.46111 Mra beep giviosa lewd w ist ilr. Here
weed alga *spew basses eke senaiderel him salt to de
re. He them the further deg of the die- 1
pate, and as missies of Capella from his
hiker's beats; the subsequent promedbas of the parties,
sad the result of the Chancery suit usher which the preens
Mien wee twetaght.
The Attormy-Oeseral's address asupied the apart till a
Isla Mari aid the proceedings were adjourned till this
alsterstderisk Theriger Ikea replied. His address occu-
pied the attesties M Um wort from ease (Mock natal two
*Veit in the eiblesess. He reseplenisted the whole of
the widens@ es bait Wss, ermasael the wakes sum-
mate modes sad eeadoda& a way able address by
busting that as.vadist mold be ahem& le thoyisiatilre
boom
Hi lordship thin pomaded Is ma up.
Dr. %%slow sod Sir A. Morrison were in attendee.
from the esealemosimeat of the presesdiage, bat were as
ersained as whams.

The jury retired at hull-put seven We evening, and at
tea o'clock their verdies was given for the defeadant.
The result appeared to give tbe greatest satisfaction
, la court

Tea LAW Orricas.—Yesterday the Easter Tata-
Won terminated, sact the judges' dismbion mad Ober pleas
where lawyers " mow de oragrogara" wow mowed. It is
VisionW of the prolsselat the' errsS law berisme is
d• up."
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OMOONING trim Tem—Yesterday the
listesoles ter aegasesse wadi dahlia la the throe essamea
low emote Me tka torikawalat Warm Ti.., gems=
es Ileadej MN. WINS 'inhibited la the Wiese et So
awls. aggesgataeaf the 16we asatto ady 61-.•
wieller amber Waltelle OM( 414•101111 l NUS MP, It Owe
sews ego. Thwe it we meelt asetykist d lbe " lew's
delays g" ask by the Oesamas Law Prisedere Alt,
are Winded tiolmehifts rain is whisk palate Mos. Is
the Owe et tutees % Ina hi the eisaleg tars Were we
sews rules ter sow trials, two reles on the 'pedal paper for
judger .% sad 16 ihr t, besides "Ida Owe ere six
rideripsdo main a et U. Is the Clout et Maw=
Plow Mien ars in We rename wpm des salaried raise,
gleam *deals., fttatiliothr the Modeles et We mat,
Mid seta thosanws @Mend, =Nag 11; abaft la tits Court
WI Loh/gust there ere la Oa model paper har wiles for
ergaiwie, mad is the perempway popsy the sews masher ;
la the sow idol list only ow tor jodgessat sad sews ter
erivateeM maw! 16, sad eseapisdag the Wallet 06 wise
la the Skeet ware.