The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-06 00:00:00

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- THE - EXPRESS, FRIDAY. EVENING, .APRIL 6, 1855.

DOUBT OF COMMON

Yesterday a wart, apecially convened, was held for
tie deepiaeit et pails beams.
Tem wee ea seaway tetp etteedeaeeaf laseibera
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The I.oato/ExisaseiTk W;Zoned ••8;11 end
in eseasissime of a retains. dine/ by she whole of the
IMOOklato of the Omit ef Ailemea, se well es by • pest
awsbor of Oswasseed
Mr. WOOTZOBPD thin reed the Mewls, requidlid
"To the Eight Emearehis the Lard !layer —W the
undamaged Emboss side Osert of Comma Omsk re-
spectfully request the yew Ig=llll ballasted Is cell
as early seed te milder the if eddies of
wegratalatise to his Majesty the lespeor el the heds,
upset the ammideat Monet Massa aed the imowswee bee
siesepesiew Mope" ties Qom i and se to whether say
ease milk am should be pad se those august per-
asaVfs now the *adores of 25 sidemen sad 117 son
tessen.
3. WOOD TON sad said-1117 Loa Mayor, I do net
rodwaber say MOWN apse which a reqabitisa bee bees
dere nemeendy dded hy the mut Una the am wide
his jest bees seed by de aka at the table, sail it most los
mot highly gratifyleg to those gentleman wbs have signed
it M lode that not oily every member of the Cosa of
Mbomou, but that ma of all *asset 'pane is this
mat hays Wombs amen It is ass wesessery he me to
U fele aay lemphinsd listened of tits names why 1
Utak this emit she
be baud le pay modet le the
ltrapseer el the Tim* sad ale es hi illusedses awed
Her, bar. ) I isS am say me word with regard le say
opiates I iseweda yobticelly. We are now ado by side
with 1M hushasitise, with the elected of that
guest =_iira I hope a firs sad faithful sad a sin-
" Manes that I trust la God's
Prosaism will never be disturbed. (Hisr, hear.)
That is the poist to whisk I would ask mamba,
to direst their Wadies, that is the math prie-
d* that has 'admit we and ether psalms whom
I have assaulted sad who kayo esesulted so upon
the salted, to say that it booms this eseperstion to pay •
mark of reaped to this illastrions sea upon that visit,
which, I belies, is Gas of eordiality to our onosareb, sad
coo of cordiality on the part of ear mit endow sovereign
towards his. and his 0118,014. (Heir Mar.) My Lord
wad desire in looking at this question that we
were Meyer,iot only at peace and amity with the Emperor of the
French, but sirs with the whole world, and I hops and
trust that the day is ad distant when that desire, so
devoutly to be wished for, will be happily realised. Ws
ham bed a most mass interruption to that pesos whisk
has existed sow for more this forty years. It is important
to es se • *omen', it le important to is as a great sous-
menial eity—it is important to every mu an iatabitiat of
this any to salted, and maid the good fooling which now
'oboists betwsee 'soot the met powerful countries on the
face of the globe sad 0111101VID. (Hear, bear.) My Lord
Mayor, I as. informed that the visit of that powerful
mew* to thew shares will be of short dura-
nce. bat I nut that this wart will ansaimasly
agree, short as that visit may be, that all becoming
respect on our port should be shown to him sad Isis
ill•atriODl OMSK (Hear. hear.) We have ma enough
is the seediest of that great was to jaw*tss I. analog
his Wiest sad ability, sad, I may say (sad I desire to speak
with the mast itabseaded reaped of him), that he has de-
ceived the expectances of assay, may m n ; be hos proved
himself to be, I. every sows al the word, a groat man. It
woad not bass been possible for him to have contacted
himself as be has dose—to have the tempest of his
own people as well as of s maws, wane there
was talent is law—bora la Wilist:ajj say, and growls'
with his growth. I had a (Willy, and I
believe it to be Oa ansaheass ham the majority of the
peeps of Frazee and of this mantry, that the Emperor Na-
palm is as sincerely devisees of cultivating the woes of the
world as we are. I appreesk this questan with the
arm 1111111ilialS lad be Hies dieing to sestinas in
• Ina sad Mimed Mimes with this °estuary—
that he desires, la ommee with us and oar allies,
the -muse saws of Jessie*, the posse of
shPir:Zes we do, but I ma Me Misled that the Emperor
of the Edo* with the people awl Mewed of this esnatry,
would ad desire to pardon pees at sewiles added
boatisr. (Hear, hew.) Ide wrest* the was, but
I say, promate the war le as bensewhis wisiestise, and
if the pea* of this weeny have already submitted to sa-
crifices of time ad May, they will, lan assured, con-
moistly side farther mei= for the proesoutioa of a
just war, sad for the allskmat of as boaourabla pease.
I neat sive no other bided of this I gra sure, if instances
IMO wanting this tee sums' la which the people of
this couatry voluntarily cues beward is aid of satecriptioas
to the Patriotic Fund, already aamating to more than a
million Bodies, in addition to the tuition with which
they have been hardwood. Thanking the court fee the very
great patience with which they have listened to thew few
observations, I beg to non—" Tbat this eoust do pretest a
suitable addrew of coagratalstioe to his Majesty theEmperer
of the Preach, upon the auspicious visit of himself sad .the
/Impress to her Most Gracious Majesty the gases, sad that
this mart do also consider whether say other mark of re-
spect should be paid to those &spat personages upon the
oteasion."

Alderman Wins—lly Lord Mayor. I will not attnept te
dinner the unitairaity of the court oy nylon a angle word
awry than that I do non cordially and !nattily second the
node& (Chews.)
The RICOZDIX thee pat the motion, which war carried
I emeinteesly, mien loud cheering.
Minna Winn moved „That a committee he !w-
-indowed," te peepers en address forthwith for the approval
of tide aiere. _

Yr. tiaraatc smondad the mem, which was carried
unanismwely.
• ssmnitam. matlating Iho Weems t and a
MOWN% from sea wed, was limed, sad
they retired sad peoseedat to promo la
Aft es abeam of nearly as bash they returned into
court, whoa, with eltred doors, ths address +Mob tbsy bad
framed was, Aso ease discussion, unanimously acrid
amidst enthatiestfo cheering.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

HOKE CIRCUIT.-lEntoorox, Ana 4.

FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLIIII, WI

111110 NIL LAW MAW AND a snout. :VIT.
mum= Aim Wm e. Jusistes.
This
suited won moist
ato rea*Mmer damages fee an smell MU
smelt the *m_le IL
The dahmlati la UM nodes was espied as a prin..,
lOW is Mud ompeollabie and he residod is
sonny Cbmitema. The plaintiff was us emmibes ism
dawn% sad he and his Inge essapkd • polka of the sone
manias wife had to mit ups the defeatiest, being
ter that pupae itiThressolor lest. The wife of the
a
whomplemen PilleverybefsarbYugassloimalMelaPrepegnaaPcelusiulig, wasW"laipthei
pledge* whams for the pleintlff, sad assorting to her
Misses vet, shortly after ne Vint WO Si. diffilad&Sell
amine be men gamma overtures to hat during the ob.
Mee alba bobs f, gad sommitted ea tal neasion
nest
smelts epos her meow. Mehl said that it
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that she was aserly is a foisting state
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as t mold desist from his Monks upon
Mt, sad it Wester them assaults that the mesas actin was
brought to mour damps from the defendant.
The winos underwent a very sag and seven mote-
szantimatios by Mr. lama, sad fa the nurse of
it she pee 10•111111 eostradistory statemeata upon
may Impotent matters. She represented that the
assaults by the &fondant sometime took place twin
in a day, sad that although she was Jointed a good deal she
male as t to how husband for several winks. A
e that were elid..d were d ears. not
ogreziaissimisif a l:alimisionsenteresult..l.,:ib:::
.. referred to ~e pap.,., aid upon
the nausea fee the defealant imeistiog um their being
gins sp 1611 helms very ill aad wen semen from the
court. ilbsetly agesurarde, a medisal patlemaa who at-
tended upon het, islormed Midi* that th• mitoses was
very ill, sod would, if all probability, he immediately ma-
fined, and it was therefore quit* impassible he hoe.. an.
dirge any farther mainticia.
Seirjesat Shoe. mist these eireseastasess, applied for a
postponement ad the saner.
Mr. Onsollos eilasted to this ammo being takes, en the
pound that it would be unjust M the dafendant, whine dm
rum was deeply involved is the 'spiry.
The jury masted that they were all ananimeas in their
opinies that they could sot rely soon the evidence of the
ham, sad had nada up their minds to dad a vardiA for
the defandeat
Barn; Platt upon this expressed an opinion that it would
be nand to ninon the ease ; for he said that in this inquiry
aeon a charge of islosion assault, the woman was almost the
oil y witoms.
• ,sent Shoe then elected to be aossaited.
NORTHERN CMCUlT.—Latteaffritit, API= 4.
THE HOPWOOD WILL CASE.
The following is the whole of Lady Eleanor Hopwood's
evidence :
Lady Eleanor Hopwood sworn: I am the wife of Mr.
F. Hopwood; was for the last few years much at Hopwood-
hall; had nothing to do with the late Mr. Hopwood as far
a matters of bonnets, but u far as she saw it was very
sensible; west to the ball on the 30th Marsh, 1862 Mr.
Hopwood said—this is a sad business of Edward's ; did you
know anything of that letter? not one word, my dear;
then, how could you think of signing it ; Edward gave it to
me, and how .ould I think it was wrong ? he was crying.
Oa the 6th April, came down to breakfast about nine
o'clock, and la the library found Mr. Hopwood, Mr. F.,
and Mrs. Edward Hopwood. After breakfast, Mr. Hop.
wood and Frank left the room ; they very soon want out
walking; Mrs. B. Hopwood, Kr. Hopwood, Mr. F. Hop-
wood, and myself. Attar they ems bask, Mr. Hopwood
eked if Mn. E. Hopwood had say message for him ? He
said, " Yoe," and asked him te some into the drawing-
room. He said, " Well, well, my doer." She and Mr.
Freak Hopwood misted Mr. Hopwood to rise off a sofa on
which he was. Min. B. Hopwood said to Frank, " Taste,
you hear your father's orders ?" Mr. Fran said he would
sot lean his War. They this all went into the drawing-
room. Witness then proceeded to detail the conversation.
Mtn Edward said that her husband had been wronged, and
was surrounded by has. people (looting at wining and
Mr. Frank Hopwood) ; and the latter said his brother had
reported that his father wee not in hie right mind, and a le-
nses said she should sot use such expressions. Mrs. Edward
Hopwood wetland to urge him to see her Insbaad, but he
refused, saying, "Let him write to mess I desired." They
the& west into the library at witness's instance, saying,
" You have given her your answer: de some and lie down,
or you'll be ill." He left the rem son alter. Soon after
saw Mr. E. Hopwood some across the laws, and Mr. Ear.
top with him. They came into the Mel, and witness left
to look for Mr. Hopwood and Mr. Frank Hopwood. Told
theta who was below, and Mr. Frank told her to take his
father into his room, and lock him is. She bad scarcely
does so when Mr. B. Hopwood's hand was on the latch of
the doe.. Mr. Hopwood during the time wittiest; and he
were n the room asked her if they Were gene, and would they
soon go, and .x reseed surprise at Mr. Harrop's intrusion ;
he had not luncheon until later. While they were in the
room Lady Satan Hopwood knocked and said she had a
totter to reed to Mr. H. from his son. He asked witness
who was there, and witness said Susan, and that she had a
letter, saying, you can speak through the door. He said to
send it by post. That answer was not prompted Mr.Wnod
came that day between 3 sad 4. Mr. F. Hopwood told Mr.
Wood on that occasion that Mr. Hopwood would not see
the captain. Late in the aftanoca hoard Mr. Wood
tell her husband that Lady Saran hod left a letter,
and he asked would be bring it up ? He said there was
no ass, and he declined. Mr. Hopwood did not go down
that day again. Lady Sefton and Colonel sad Mr. Harvey
Hopwood came that evening. Neat day Mr. Hopwood did
sot come down until after -Lady Enna left, and he ex-
pressod his pleasure at being in his sitting-room scan.
Next day Mr. Dickenson arrived; he was a very *ld friend.
Hs immediately said, "This is a said affair, Mr. Dicken-
son." Os another occasion beard him say Edward bad
better take cue of himself, sad again that Edward should
never come there,_ as he would nut do as he desired him.
Recollects Mrs Hearne's death at Christmas, 1863. Mr.
Hopwood was very sorry. He immediately wools to Mr.
Hearne to express his sorrow. Saw him write lotion in
1853 ; n knew any one dictate those letters. After
Mr. Hopwood came from London he was more feeble in
body, but his mind was clear. He hod one or two attacks
of illness before his last. He died in July, 1864.
Crossozansined by Mr. Huggins—Did not write to Mr.
Hearne to recommend him to break off all communisation
with Edward Hopwood. Was not aware that Mr. Dicken-
son had been mat for. Witness did not at the time Lady
Susan was at the door say either before or after Mr. Hop-
wood seat the latter by post. Heard Lady Satan flay
after he had spoken, " Oh, Eleanor, you prompted him."
Witness asked Mr. Hopwood had she done so, and he
said, " Certainly not." Witness made no answer to Mrs.
E. Hopwood.
William White, bailer at Hopwood-hill, was nest
examined. Lives with Mr. Robertson Gladstone. In 1844
he went to live with Mr. Hopwood, as foothills ; is 1860 he
became butler. He was very mach about Mr. Hopwood.
He had changed his butler four duos before witness busies
so. He was instable at times, whoa aaything put him out.
He mu otherwise • good sad kind master. In July, 1862,
he had an attack of illness, it lasted shoat a day. After
that he seemed to talk rather more. He spoke to several
attacks of illness which had attacked Mr. Hopwood. Foul
spriag, 1863, Captain Hopwood toot more part in giving
olden. Before that he had his orders from We. Hopwood.
Recollects the time Captain Hopwood left for Belper. The
oolonel wont the same day. Neat mottle' walked with Mr.
Hopwood on the terrace. He seemed well enough in mind
that morning. He gave him orders while he was walking.
The captain caste and took his father by the em, saying,
"Come along with me." Hasty intornption put Mr. Hop-
wood fa sash a state that be could not saner exactly. I
followed the 'Wait sad Mr. Hopwood into the library.
Mrs. Harvey Hopwood was there. The captain told wit-
ness to set him some breakfast. He did so. Whoa he
went back into the library, the old gentleman had a pen in
his baud. Mrs. Hopwood said he Gould sot sign that now,
and the captain said, that is not the quesdoa. After the
captain mat, be went into the library man. Mrs. Hop-
wood was aryls., bat Mr. Hopwood was Galas. Oa the 31st
March saw Me. Hopwood. and be ordered witness, if the
captain came over, witness was act to leave nein/ Mr. Hop-
wood ordered him. Os the Bth of April, recollects Mrs.
Hopwood using with her child. She went into the library.
Lady Elesacr, and Mr. Hopwood, and Mr. Frank Hopwood
were there. Mr. Hopwood that morning told witness that
Mr. Edward was musing, and to go sad tell him he did not
admit his into his how. He delivered that message. He
was the. ia the library. Mrs. Hopwood, who was present,
said, " Ob, they have told him what to say." He said he
should see his fatber,ead went up to his bedroom door ; the
door was tattooed. Winer then described the circus-
stones, sad detailed the ecannatices which took place
about the door as the two last Minim had stated. Oaths
17th April Mr. E. Hopwood seat a letter to mitotic He
reed it to Mr. Hopwood, and he ordered his to return,
and not restive orders fres anyone bat himself; a secead
was returned by his orders unopeaed. He spoke g. noisily
to the cleanse, of his Mad up to the period alas larKilhasse.
Crost.ozamined—The severel Musses did not at all
alter his temper he was iodised to be snob angry,
but not for Mg. He used to swear, bat not more after
the Musses than beton. Hs traeseated business with
his steward, out thinks he did sot do so mach
after the sapiemeatanst with his sea. Never remembers
to have ben reproved for allowing his muter to have
mosey by_lies. Cal, Hopwood or any one else. Said in
July, IBA, altar his wester bad an attack, that his meter
was essfenL SKI to Capt. Hopwood, " Your father is
ev.de sem 111911•11Att ; you bad better go to him aad
help DM. WOOS to Captain Hopwood, In Wales, about
the sad if Avant, 1862, tolling him that his father was
eashon is his mind. It was after blemester's return from
Waite. Did len ha 1853 ogle Copan Hopwood that his
father was usable to maderttesd sessests, but he desired
wilt.. settle setounts with him mad he replied, " Very
=tr." He might have said hi. master was as such
as a child in 1862, and he was to. The cheques
won 'amorally drawn by the seas, mad Aped by Mr. Hop-
mod.
Renstesind . by Sir F. Tbodepse, 4.o.—Mr. Hopwood
✓eamilb gave me orders for the msepssat of the hem.
TSB ispeition of Dr. Mime was than pat is mad
read. Minted that he bad paelleed at Prestis for MI
pen. tad , at Manchester he IS pen. Ho had a slight
with Mr. Hopwood i_and on Adds( Ilith
aw7M-sitir empany with M. Weed, Mr. Hopwood at
ems recogabed him, called Ids 'by his ante, and nook his
Mad. They talked se several Mthinte,aad about semis bid-
dente whin had Mimed Mies they sieved together Ia the

—Yesterday the annual 'mend :of the guardians
of this valuable charity was held in the beard-room of the
asylum, Westaisstsr•reed, for the pupae of remising the
report, aad upon other busbies& Mr. C. Roans presided,
sad amongst them present we observed Mr. Serjeaut
Adams, Mr. B. Pepys, the Rev. Mr.CarUng, Mr.W. Beau,
As., As. Mr. Davies, the secretary, read the report sad the
minntem, from whielt it appeared that the benevolent inten-
tions of the founders of the asylum had been rewarded by
the 1011 e sigma susses, more than 2,600 orphans having
been sheltered sad protected Mum Its first establishment.

Sinop the year 1796, 770 young women have returned public
thanks sad received five guineas each for having faithfully
served their apprenticeships. The Duchess of Cambridge,
the patrosess of the mayhem, having expressed her intention
of audio; a quantity of stockings. Ike., to the troops in the
Crimes, the mounitme plated 'Waiter-1y at her disposal
the services of the children, which, being graciously as-
opted, they bad knitted the: large number of 472 pain.
ilbertly after the breaking out of the war with Russia, the
r= pissed at the disposal of their presided, H.R.H.
of Cambridge, Ave fro presentations for the
esphaa eilkirea el those who might fell la deism of their
eirastly and iliii efeessittee reported that the offer had been
eeosplel ail mem of the children admitted. The report,
alter testis; that there are at present 162 children in the
home, eancludel by making s most earnest appeal for sup-
port, the balsam to head Wag now Mewed to 3801. The
report having base resstrad, Mr. H. Hoare wee re elected
treasurer, Mr. I. Weeetedge sad Yr.W. Rogers guardian",
and the Bev. C. kellesse a life governor, after widish a vote
of thanks was mesa is the chairman, sad the Bootleg
operated.
DIORAMA or THE WAR wrrn RthriLt.—
Yesterday a diereses, sepressatiag the prlseipel events
of the war with Russia, weaemed at the Mariessette
Theatre, Lowther Anode, Wert Strand. Although
several striking sows, and the prineipal battles of
the was have been exhibited at the OCOry of Ills.
Malian sad at the theatres la the Christmas enter-
taionients, no attempt to sabre* the whole of the
it a pictorial repressetallon has before boa made.
rairsig paressat Memos, no lees thaw thirty pistares are
esuiprieed In the diorama. Commeseing with the encamp•
meet of oar troops at Verne all of the movemeate of the
army are dealt with. There is the Embarkation, the
Fleet at Sot, the Cavalry at Old Fort, the Night Bivouac,
Alma, with sassy of its mimeo incidents, and the night
after the battle. These are followed by the batteries before
Sebastopol, the Agamemnon &Mathis, Fort Constantine,
&baklava, aad lawman. Tki mere sombre rests of
the war are also brought forward is the shape of the boa ''tab
at Scutari and the harriers* of the 14th of November. Bach
principal omerreasse has more than one picture to Withers,
sad the utmost elehoratise is toed, in order to give now
Metes's' to the repressetatioa of the campaige up
M the primal time. The pictures are very well
palatal, parlism with too meet Wastes. too and
aeration to detail, sad broader effects might be
desirable, bat on the whole they are exceedingly
well 'seceded. • descriptive lectors seetimpanies the
whisk is Mimed by Mr. W. Haight, who has
himesit as the Mistletoe of the Turkish
Nugget Leal some appeopriate songs were very agreeably
or=iwro. Llallres, the musical asoompasinisat being
by Mr. LIMO& Theo wee a very fall audience ;
umg whomever* a awake el sergesats sad soldiers of
this rig& i if 1111811111111•1111111101111 Ms is the realities of
the stems mom meseatad bodes them. The sub-
jest dem is esisebnidly popular, and it quit*
deserektal fee pesputisa of the patsoaage of the s*ht-
seers of
Rom Ociu.saz or Szrzotons.—The following
rgrilbelies undergoes the moseary examinations
dpkoms. woos sidles* mother of the *allege at
the =mem( of the Osert ef liaamtawm, saw 4-b fast.
i :
Massimam Gramm Aimee% Clapham ; Charles James
Demeshire, Rome= Onert i_ Freesias James Bates,
Army; Jamie 7011111119. North Shields; Wilms Henry
Saltert_Weet Beemertek Der Birmingham ; William Hurry
Ceok, Wesidey, am Slesibritlie, Woreastandir• ; Charles
Bowes, Nortiatemem, Camberwell; Andrew Rom Risk-
ards, Army; Jamie Welter Caramels, Army; Robert'
Hoary Sawyer, Oullilleistrest, Russell•equare ; William
Put s Ti
A:,
ne VIIIM llrsessial; liirtingilitar";* "It
Neale Isisiagtes ; Neil Basjamia Beillie, Meer
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