The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-18 00:00:00

THE OUTWARD PENINSULAR MAILS.

IN, Assn. 17.

The Peninsular and Oriental
Company's eteam-
ship Alhambra, Captain Steward, sailed hence at 1 p.m.
to-day with the mails for the Peninsulas porta. She took
out 13 passengers, 10,0001. in sovereigns for Lisbon, and
mud cargo.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonialufiloe
to the Governor of Canada.
CLOSING OF THE LAM Omura IN THE EASTER
REHlSS.—Yesterday the common law aloes, udgue dime-
bees, and sheriffs office were dosed until Wednesday
morning.
HOmDliff GRILAT HORSE FAlR.—This great horse
fair, one of the most important in the county of York,
opened on Tuesday last with • famous show of horses, com-
prising cattle of various classes. There was, as usual, a large
ttendance of Loodoo and provincial horeedeelers, agents,
ha present, many of whom bought largely. There was •
steady demand for machines and horses adapted for public
conveyances and town work, which brought very remane-
rative ; for young cattle of lirst.class, and suitable
foe breaking to double hareem, for private carriages,
fro., dealers speculated freely, at following prices :—Five-
yearolds, well-bred, high-actioned horses, foe pair har-
nem 80 to 90 snipes', compact neat-go * ditto, adapted
for light broughams, 48 to 55 guineas, and matched pairs
sold at high rates. Thick-set, short-jointed cattle, for
van purposmand town work, 28 to 35 mimosa • and ditto
of superior quality, 45 to 50 guineas ; riding 'horses and
roadsters rouged in prime from 25 to 40 guineas ; and well-
formed weight-carrying oohs, 20 to 32 guinea; hunters
varied in prices in accordance with blood and Pedigre4.
young fresh horses realising from 120 to 200 guineas, and
seasoned ditto, 75 to 140 guioess.
EMIGRANTS TOR COLUMBIA.—The example set by
Chesterfield is making up • party for the diggings, has
caused our Clay-cross friends to turn their attention to the
subject. On Monday last nine or ten strong young fellows
left that village for Liverpool en route to Cariboo, the new
land of promise. The Chesterfield peaty have ere this left
by steamer from New York for San Premise°, rid Panama,
and the general tone of the letters shows that with one ex-
ception they have not suffered either in health or spirits so
far.—DerOyelsire Courier.
AN AFFAIR or HONOUR.—Au application was
made on Tuesday to Mr. O'Donsell, the presiding magistrate
at Oapeletreet Polioe-offios by Mr. Alexander Staples, of 5,
Warburton-place, Haddiniton-road, for • warrant tar the
arrest of Robert Staples, brother of the applicant, and
Gerrard Roehfort, of 16, Riehmeed-place, on the grounds
that they quarrelled and were going to fight • duel. On the
statement made it appeared that Robert Staples and Mr.
Rocbfort bad been at a ball in the house of Mr. French,
T.C., when some dispute arms, which ended in a hostile
message being sent by Stapler to Rochfort, and the time
fixed for the duel to take place was five o'clock yesterday
evening in the neighbourhood of Clontarf. A warrant wee
graotoi, and the two parties who were to have fought were
brought up in custody, and from the statement of the
policeman it seemed he had no trouble in effecting the
arrest. They were bound over in two sureties of 200 f.
each, and themselves in 4001. each, to keep the peace for
twelve months. The bell bonds having been perfected, the
parties left the office—Preenseres Journal.
Bileolmait Case or POIDONINO.—At the Town-
• sanester. on Tuesday, before the mayor, Mr. Samuel
Visas, a youth named Letts, about ten years of age, was
broeght up, charged under the following circumeteness :—lt
appears that on the Friday previous, as two little children
named Hales, a boy and a girl, bi and 2a years of age re-
spectively, were returning from school down Hervey-Me
about 12 o'clock, they were met by the prisoner, who gave
the eldest of the children a large potato, saying that there
was pepper on it and that it was nice, and he was to eat
it there and then. The little boy partook of it, and gays
some to his sister. On arriving at their home in Thornton-
lane the children began to vomit, and "bowed symptoms
of having been poisoned. They told their mother what had
happened on the road from school, and she went for
Dr. Denton, who returned with her in • fly and admin-
istered to the little sufferers the usual remedies, and they
recovered, though both continued in a very serious state for
several days. It happened on Friday night as Mrs. Hales
was in search of the prisoner she came across a little girl
named White, about nine years of age, who informed her
that Letts had offered her the potato, and on her refusing
to take it be struck her on the nose and made it bleed. This
led to the discovery of the primmer, who was identified by
the two children (the Hales) übeiog the lad who gave them
the potato. The prisoner on being taken to the station ac-
knowledged to having given the children the potato, but he
could not say why he gave it them. On inquiries being
made it was found that Letts' (prisoner's) mother had pro-
cured some arsenic Moored with soot for the purpose of
destroying vermin, sod it is supposed that he had put some
on the potato to make it have the appearance of being
peppered. The children being quite recovered, the prisoner
wadischarged with an admonition from the mayor.
THE VINES AND THE FROST.—The accounts
received from Lower &moody of the effects of the late
frost are very unfavourable. The Costetitteion of
Auxerre contains the following The frost has de-
stroyed a part of the magnificent vine crops with
which the country was covered. In the night of the
12th the frost had attacked rather roughly some of the most
exposed lands. but in • less proportion than what took
place on the following day. In the night of the 13th the
thermometer fell to 5 degrees below zero, and the
mischief mused by the frost was very consider-
able. Few vineyards have escaped the disaster,
and some plains are quite devastated. Vegetation
wee unusually advanced, the vines, the fruit trees
and the artificial grasses promising the most abundant crop.
The lois in this part of the country has therefore been im-
mense. The extent of the loss in the Auxerroie vineyards
cannot be estimated at less than three-fourths of the whole
crop." In the departments of the Centre and the East
Injury has been also done, hut to a lees extent. The South,
ft appears, has been spared the mast.
The following remarkable case of the cure of
lockjaw is related by the Pullen Medical Grazt:te of Milan.
A hair-dresser of that city accidentally received a cut with
a scythe on the palm of his left hand near the wrist. This
occurred about the beginning of March, 1861 ; the wound
healed in six days, and it was not until the 30tb following
that, on rising from his bed, be felt some difficulty in open-
ing his mouth, besides contractions in his left hand, which
he could not stretch out, and pains In the right hip mad
thigh. During the first days, three phenomena clisap-
going to bed, but commenced evil° as me as
Errerl on e
and exposed himself to the open air. On the
10th of April. the symptoms becoming more intense,
be was taken to the hospital. On the following
day a spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the lower jaw,
and rigidity in those of the neck were observed ; the left
hand experienced • contraction every time it was taken from
under the bed clothes, and the
tislightly
on the right side con-
timed ; the pulseWY very agitated. Sixteen grains
of chloride of barytes, dissolved in a pound of distilled water,
were prescribed, to be taken in the course of twenty-four
beaus. This treatment was motioned until the 21st, when
the symptoms of lockjaw having nearly eutimly disappeared
the dose was reduced to sight grains • day, and the remedy'
entirely left off on the 26th ; two days later the patient left
the hospital in perfect health.
CRYSTAL PALACE. Olfi 61111.1.11r0 DAY.
THURSDAY, Arau.l7.—Adsoimions on payment, 871 ;ditto
hi seam Maas, I,s9ffi