The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATIJEDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1864.

M& C. FORSTER, M.P., AT WALSALL.

Mr. C. Forster, M.P., the member for Walsall,
v-i Ire, to the toad of so. health at the minuet dinner
of the Weill Licensed Victuallers' Aasociation, on Thurs-
day evening, alludwg to the tact that politics were excluded
boat that meeting, mid he did sot nadentand that to
mean that he, as their member, was to close his mouth, and
not give them any account of what had takes place in par-
liament donag the year, but amply that so topics were to
be introduced that were likely to excite bitter party fasting.
(Hear, beer.) Taking this new of the notice, be would re-
fer, in the first place, to two matters in which they, as • '
body, were likely to take great interest, namely.
the Permissive Bill of Mr. Lawson, and Mr. Soiree's
Closing Bill. These bills he regarded as affecting the
entire community rather than as affecting the licensed
victuallers only—(hear, hear)—and therefore he had felt no
difficulty in giving • negative vote in respect of them. ,
(Applause.) In this day there yam one danger against
which the) ought carefully to guard; he meant the danger
of over-legislation. (Hear, beer.) In the present parka-'
meat there had even been an attempt to legislate for
window cleaning, the bill being introduced by a very worthy
sod benevolent individual ; but if the bill had been atiospte&
legislation would not only have been oppressive but
ridiculous. (Hear, beer.) It was impossible not to give
their temperance (Hoods credit for good lineations in
having furthered the introduction of Mr. lowsoo's bill,
but to give effect to it by putting down en honourable
trade would he to pees a measure opposed to the ele-
ments of sound political economy, as well sa to the prio-
ciples of justice and freedom (Cheers.) No one
could doubt the allegiance of Mr. Bright to the •
temperance came, ant yet no more effective speech
was delivered against the bill than that by the hon. mem-
ber for Birmingham. The principle of the bill was much
wider in extent than its title would imply. If the door
was once opened where would it stop! To-day it was virile;
tomorrow it might be tobacco ; and the next day it might
he snuff. In fact, if they once set up the principle that the
majority bad • right to interfere with trade in the interests
of a majority, it was impossible to conceive what • wet
amount of injury might be ceased to the trade as well
as to the general public. (Applause.) Alter ailed*,
to the opposition offered to Mr. Somes's bill this year by
Sir George Grey on its introductfoo, the speaker went on
to observe that no one could ha more anxious than hinself
for the due observance of the Sabbath, but he enl
dissented from the opinion that the pealing of Mr. aliVy
e,
bill was the mode by which such due observesce could
be carried out. How. be asked, could the haw justify
to the country the passing of • bill which deprived the
poor man of the opportunity of obtaiaieg • needful supply
of beer for himself and family, bet left the club houses of
the riehluntouclied ! (Applause.) The hon. gentleman
quoted from the speeches of Sir George Grey and Sir M.
Peto against this bill, and and it was quits trim that people
could not be made temperateor religious by act of parlia-
ment. They must be operated upon by moral influences, by
the agency of free libraries, lectures, and moral and religious
culture, sod he might again remark that he was now reedy
to co-operate with his constituents in diffusing
such agencies. (Applause.) The speaker thee went
on to review the session just past, sad said that,
although it must be regarded as • barren
one, it would always be a memorable one by reason
of its non-intervention to which its sanction had been give..
He noticed the policy of the government with regard to nos-
intervention in the affairs of Deeme', Poland,and America,
and commended it ; and also dwelt in congratulatory terms
upon the fact that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been
enabled to remit • portion cf the fire Musettce duty and the
income Mx, and also the duty on auger. He said he had
always supported Mr. Hubbard in his eodeavours to remove
the obnoxious features of the income-tax ; and he was of
opinion that the inquiries as to the liability of persons to
pay the tax should be conducted by government officers, end
not by a committee of pennies who frequently were rivals is
business of the non aeseeeed. (Applause.) He alluded to
the ability with which the government had been carried
on by Lurd Palmerston, said that all parties felt amide*.
tion that that nobleman remained in power, and prophesied
that. as long as he chime to retain the helm of Oahe. no
further determined attempt would be made to remove him.
He then referred to the approaching dissolution of polio.
went, and said that he should resign the trust reposed in
him into the heeds of the electors, confident that he bad
attempted to do his duty independently and honestly, and
prepared either to retire into private life or cautious as
their representative, just as they might think fit to deer-
mine.

CONSERFATITS DEIJONSTAATION AT PO3TS•
MOUTH.

A conservative demonstration took place at
Portsmouth on Thursday night in the form of a "banquet,"
given by a lure number of the influential electors of the
borough of Portsmouth to Sir James D. H. Blphinstom,
Bart., M.P. The movement was got up by soote—sot all
—of the leading members of the eonaervative party to
give some eclat to the candidature of Sir James
ElphinstoDe and the Honourable T. Bruce in view
of the impending parliamentary elsetko. The diaper
was held In a commodious room at the North End-
gardens, and cheat 450 peewee were prempat. Several of
the moat indseotial members of the °Dominative party were
invited to be present, but moat of them, including Mr.
Disrseli, Lord Stanley, and the Earl of Hardencire, sent
apologies instead. The members of parliament present, io
addition to Sir Janice. were Mr. Sevaioar Fitzgerald, Sir F.
Smith, the Hon. B. Dutton. Sir J. Bay, Mr. T. W.
Fleming, and Hz B. W. Kronur!. Captain Cowper Coke
was also primal.

THE CHURCH CONGRE&T AT BRISTOL.
BRISTOL, Fumy.

•
The last meeting in direct connexion with the
Bristol Church Congress has now beim held, and the
sense has @Med, although many of the members era
lingering behind in the fashionable retreat of Clifton, for
the purpose of being present at certain other clerked
meetings in a meaner supplementary to the chief object of
their visit, though not directly morieeted with the
itself. The cloning meeting was held het night iallui=
Drill Hall. under the presidency of the Lord Bishop of
GLOLTESTCR and BRISTOL. The concluding meeting gm a
very full one.

i)e the I;4iform was Mr. Jobs Mullah, the well-blown
originator of the " Mullah" system of man Waging ; Row.
S. G. Halos, Mn.. Dee. ; and • large somber of prectiatora,
dergymeo, and muasciaae.

Tile Right Rev. Paittniarr, in opening the proosediage,
expressed hi regret that be had at last reached the tottcen
of the hat of subjects, and introduced to the meeting
JOHN tiViLwa, who read a long and witeresting paper OD
church music. _

ft:WmWama short discussion afterwards, in which the
Rev. R. Raison. precentor of We:muter Cathedral, the Dean
of Ely, sod other clergy moo, took part. The feeling in re-
spect to the Gregorian wee pretty equally divided.
The meeting concluded with votes of thanks to the pres
dent, the committee, officers, and to the people o f Bristol
fur their hospitality.
Norwich wu fixed upon as the place of malting next year.

MYSTERIOLS DRAM FROMVIOLENCL—Lwat even-
log Mr. Longhorn, deputy coroner for Westminster held e
protracted investiptiou at the Weetminster Hospital into
the circumstances of the death of George King, who wee ,
supposed to bane been murdered in the Green•puk. The
facts of the CYO were of • mysterious character. The de-
ceased wee • gasfitter, ander. Friday, the3Oth alt., at 4 o'clock
in the &herniae°, he left a (need named Carted to go across
the Green-park on his way home. At twenty minutes
before 5 o'clock Yolioncoostable M'Farlau, 618 A, found
him lying on the ground. He got upon his feet, but fell
heavily again, and then seemed to be dying. Hs was taken '
in a cab to St. George's Hospital, whence he was conveyed
to the stationrhonse and locked up as being drunk.
He partly recovered conscousaess, but made no complaint
of ill-usage. He was bailed next morning, end was alter-
wards taken to the Westminster HospitaL Mr. Charles St.
A u by n liewken, hones. surgeon to the Westminster Hospital,
said that be sew the deoessed on his being brought in. There
were dreadful bruises on the top and back of his had, and
oo his hack, chest, hands, abdomen, and lege. The skin of '
the shins was broken, and appeared to have been kicked
or knocked away. He was quite insensible. AMI could
not have caused the injuries ; they must have bees inflicted ,
either in • fight, or in an usault of a most brutal character.
Bodied on Wednesday week, sod then it wee found that there
was en extrusive fracture of the temporal bone, and
that the lateral sinus of the brain was ruptured.
This 'ritual added that it was almost impossible that one
individual could have indicted such in:dories. The wooods
on the lege appeared to have been the result of kicks ; those
on the body were caused, to all appearance, by blows of
the fists. So far the case appeared to be plain enough. But
Inspector Swanson, of the A division, deposed that when
the deceased was hailed out at eight o'clock he observed so
bruises on him. He could not, or did not, speak, however.
although he could stand and notice what was said. Io hall
an hour be wee tarried into the Westminster Hospital, and
then Mr. St. Aubyo Flawken saw him as described.
A number of other witnesses were examined, but their
evidence we. of a conflicting nature, some deposing that the
deceased wee wider the effect. of drink when found and
taken to the station, while others declared that previous to
but entering the park be wes perfectly sober. There wee oo
**idiom of any struggle or quarrel bevies taken piece is the
park, and it was attempted to be shown thnt the injuries
were occasioned by a fall or falls while in the police esti,
hat that theory wee not consistent with the other evidetur.
Ultimately the inquiry wee adjourned to a work.
Homoropathic practitioners, and the medical
pretessioe generally, recommend cocoa se be'ug the most health.
Int Wall beverages When the doctrine of hornmipathy was
first introduced unto this country, there were to be ol.tained DO
prepsrations of cocoa either attractive to the tuts or acceptable
to the stomach : the nut was either 'applied In the crude state
or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice.
J. rpm of Landon, Homeopathic Chemist, was indsced Is the
year 1339 to turn his attention to this subject. and at length
succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery. in being
the first to produce as article pure In its composinoo. and so
relined by the perfect transmit= It receives In the process it
pesos through, so to be most acceptable to the delicate rtomaeh
For general use EPpli'S Coen is distinguished se an invigorating,
grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a mast dedeloas aroma.
Dr. !Ismaili, la his work, "Adulterations of Food,* says :
"C•coa cousins a great variety of important nutritive priori-
plea—every ingredient ncreavary to the growth and fillatEMICO
of the body.' Again :—'• As a satritive, cocoa stands very much
higher than either coffee or tea." Martinets—Two toaspooafuls
of the powder I. a breakfast esp. Lied op with belles water
I
or milk. gold in tindiaed OA, end 11b. labelled packets, ly
grocers, sooleettonere. sad chsealsla.—fedrertiestoset.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
JUMPS' CRAM/MRS.—Oar. 14.
(Before /Ir. Justice Biles.)
IN RI ALM= LIFOR.-00/111MURIT FOR CONTRXFT.

In this case, which was reverted on a farmer ocessioe a
renewed application was made by Mr. Kenrick on the pert
of the defeadiutt, for his diseharp, after an imprisonment of
Ave maths for a oontempt of court.
Mr. Hall represented the Incorporated Law Society ; and
Mr. Owen appeared for the sheriff holding the defendant in
custody.
The case was now farther beard. Leigh, at the ia-
mbuses of the law Society, had been celled upon to answer
the complaint of a person named Walker, from whom he
had obtained 131 k For not answering the affidavits be
had been attached and committed to prison. He was re-
quired to answer certain niterroptives, and it was
stated that they had cot been properly exhibited.
It transpired that he had procured from Walker certain
documents which were required, and which since the last
occasion had beta given op. Mr. Ileartok hoped his dis-
charge would be granted.
Mr. Justice Syles asked whether the Law Society further
objected, as much would depend on their view of the
matter.

Mr. Hall said, that as the paws had been obtained, he
would leave the matter in the hands of his lordship.
Mr. Kenrick rem►rked that defender% had been struck
off the roll. of the Exchequer.
His lordship said, under the circumstances he should now
disehiuge the prisoner.
He was accordingly discharged.

THE POLICE COURTS.

_MARSION.HOI7BE.

Williams Cols sad Jot,. Ti;JVCS ;;;;;;ught up on remand,
charged with being coociented with others not in custody,
in burglarimuly breaking and entering the warehouse of
Messrs. Franks and Son, tea merchanta, 10, Queen-street,
City, with intent to steal • quantity of tea.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the premiers.
It appeared that on the morning of the 12th Sept. ult., the
warehouse of Messrs. Franks was found broken open, and
• quantity of tee, to the extent of 6001b5., had been emptied
from the chests is the warehouse, and put into six woks,
which were stowed in a cart that was standing outside
the door. There were five other bags. containing 3001 tn.
of tea, which had been brought down stairs
and were placed on the ground floor ready for removal.
There did not appear to have been any violence used In
effecting an entry, the locks and boles being perfect.
Several jemmies and • bunch of keys wen found is the
warehouse. The horse sod cart were taken to the green.
yard, where they remelted without say claimant. The
prisoners were not apprehended until about • fortnight
hack, and it appeared from the several witnesses, scene of
whom were °Moen in the Metropolitan pohco, that the
t=rs lived in the neighbourhood of Kent-street,
h, and that they bad twee seen together driving •
horse and cart which the wither= identified an the gems
as that which bad been found on the morning of the 12th
at the door of Moen. Franks warehouse. A police-cou-
ntable who was on duty in Thames-street on the night of
Sunday, the 11th Sept., saw the same hors and cart
standing outside • public-house, and also the primmer
Hays at the door, who, in answer to him, acknowledged
that the cart belonged to him, and said that he bad brought
• piety of friends from Bromley, and was waiting for them.
The eert was neat meet by another constable on the morn-
ing of the 12th Sept., at the top of College-hill. At that
time there were four ma with it, and he went round to
meet them at the other and of College-hill ; but on reach-
ing there, he saw the bone amid cart standing still, but the
men bad decamped. He afterwards found the prosecutor's
warehouse open as described. He could not, however,
identify either of the prisours as the men be saw in com-
pany with those with the curt. There was one wit-
ness, however, who stated that he was parsing
along College-hill out the morning on which
the warren*" took place and saw four men with • hone
and cart—the same that was spoken to by the constable—
and he identified the prisoner Cole as one of the men, but
stated that he then had little whiskers. (The prisoner
Cole appeared at the bar with his face shaved.)
This was all the evidence against the prisoners, and Mr.
Lurie =stead= that as against Hayes there was sot the
least particle to justify his committal. With regard to Cole,
he said the only evidence was that of one witness, who said
he was one of the men he saw with the cart on the morn-
ing of the robbery ; and with regard to what he had said
about his having whiskers, he mad prove that he had never
had any for four or five years, and called n witness • hair-
drawer, who swore that he bad shaved him for four years,
and during that time he had never allowed his whisks= to
grow, in fact, he said be did not think he could produce any
if he tried.

FheCord Mayor, however, said he did not Mink that
would affect the case, as there were such thins u fable
whiaken, and he committed Cole for trial. He did not
think, bower, the eriduce against Hayes was sufficiently
clear, and be was discharged.

SUICIDE of Azonnra CITY MERCHANT.

Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lankeater, the coroner
for Middlesex, held an inquest at No. 14, Furnietirs-inn,
Haler,, ea the body of Mr. Arland's Christian Frederick
1) aged 32, a corn merchant, having MEOW at No.
4(71=4 a a, wbo committed suicide under the subjoined
oireumetances. The inquiry took place in the drawing-
room of the chambers temporarily occupied by the deceased
at the above madame.
_

Hobert Bohn, of Canoubury, rid—l was clerk to the de-
ceased, who wen a native of lieckleoburgh, and 32 years of
ags, het was naturalised. I last saw him on Wednesday
afternoon. He seemed in his usual state of health, but
downcast, and in low spirits.
Coroner—Do you know of anything to account for that
depression
Witness—Yes, be bad failed; be had declared his inability
to meet his engagements.
. . .

Coroner—DO-jou know whether it was (orally large sum?
Witness (with some besitation)—l do not know what you
call • large sum. I should like to consider the matter •
little before I •newer.

Coroner—lt will be made public in course of time, but
you need not state the amount if you have any difficulty in
the way. I only thought it might elitist us in pursuing the
inquiry.
Wither continued—lle bad been in business since No-
vember, 1862, and wee at the office on Wednesday. I had
no reseal to suspect that his mind was disordered. I was
the first to discover his body, yesterday. It was his
custom to ferries at the office about 11 o'clock, and
finding that he did not come, I went to his
chambers at 2 o'clock. I found the outer door on the
landing near his rooms unlocked. I awe into this
room (where the jury were assembled), and found the
breakfast on the table untouched. I then went into his
bedroom, the door of which was unlocked. and found the
deceased behind the bath, next to the wall. I could see a
wound in his throat, and that be had been dead some time
from the state of the blood. I then ran to a friend, Mr.
Metbis, and we went for a surgeon.
Br the Ocrocer—l have not the least doubt but that the
deceased committed the act himself. He was ie green die.
tress of mind in consequence of the state of his affairs, and
that no doubt must have so operated upon him as Wised
him to commit the rash act. The. chambers belonged to a
friend.
Mrs. Lambert said she took are of the chambers. When
she came up to light the fire in this room on Thursday
morning she noticed the bedroom door slightly open. She
looked in sod saw some one in the bed. She shut the door,
and then went into this room and lit the fire. There was
everything in oonfudion.
Martha Hipwell, an attendant at the chambers, said she
saw Mr. Dreston on the Wednesday evening, when she
brought him up his lee, and he made noramark to her.

Mr. Grayson, surgeon—, said he wee called to see the de-
ceased on Thursday afteroooo. The principal arteries in
the throat were divided, and deceased bad been dead some
hours. He found the razor produced near his legs.
A gentleman, a hired of the deceased, here begged to add
his belief that the heavy losses sustained by the deceased
bad so affected his mind as to cause hint to lone all control
over himself. He had not ooly lost all be possessed, but
also his mother's messy (as the reporter understood).
The Coroner having remarked upon the melancholy cha-
racter of the case, the jury returned a verdict that the
deceased destroyed himself whilst in an unsound state of
mind.