The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

Ev:"`g

JUNE

T air
ASIWITER WAR.
GOVERNXENT DEMPATOHES.

This morning a parliamentary return was issued
of mime aseratehee Meting to the Aahaatee war. The
doseateale common's with ea =tweet treat a despatch Gorr

the Governer of the Gold

L the 10th of December, 1862. In this and subsequent do-
spetehee Governor Pine details the troubles he has had with
the King of Anhantes in comma's°s of his (the governor't)
refusal to deliver up runaway slaves. The governor ex-
cremes his deep regret that he finds himself involved, in spite
of all hie precautions, in a serious, and, he fears a lingering
war. " But," he adds, writing on the 12th of May last year
"such being the case, I will not conceal from yoar pew the
earnest desire that I entertain that a fleal blow shall be
struck at Ashantee power, and the question set at red for
ever, as to whether an arbitrary, cruel, and sanguinary
monarch shall be for ever permitted to insult the British
flag, and outrage the laws of civilisation. This desirable
object ma be attained only by the possession of such a force
as I fear the governor of these settlements osa never hops
to command, unites your grace should be pleased to urge
upon her Majesty's goveranseet the policy, the eco-
many, and even the mercy of transporting to
these shores an army of such strength as would,
combined with the allied votive forces, enable us to
march to Geometria, and there plant the British flag. To
a stranger the course I point out may appear a visionary
one, but lam conviscsd that even with all the diadem-
ages of climate, the expedition wood not be so dangerous,
so fatal, or acoomps.ird with such Ices of life as has
attended expeditions in other aid apparently more genial
climes ; sod with 2 ( dircip'ised soldiers, followed by
upwards of 50,030 native fines, who require only to be led
tied inspired with confidence by the presence of organised
troops, I would undertake (drir Og the hordes of Ashanteee
before me) to march to Coomaasie."
On the 22nd of August the Duke of Newcastle writes
" I am not insensible of the encouragement which the
unfortunate inaction of the troops and native allies under
Major Cochrane's command may afford to fresh aggretsions
by the Ashautees ; but the proposal of a regular invasion to
be made upon that nation, and of a march upon their
capital, is too serious to admit of my encouraging it. I will
merely say at present that I shall feel very averse to its
adoption, except in case of overruling necessity, and also
after the report of some more competent military com-
mander then micros from whom there has yet been an
opportunity of obt-ii^"..g an opinion at the Gold Gast."
On the 12th of October, the governor expressed his die.
appointment. On the 12th of December, he appears to
have received a deepeteh notifying that instructions bad
been given to ludirtantOommiewary.General Blanc to pro- I
teed to the Cape Coast for the purpose of arranging with the
governor and the allow commanding the troops an efficient
system of transport if circumstances should seem to require
such a course. In December last, the King of Aehantee,
having for a long time suspended his operations, the go-
vernor proceeded to march a military party to the Prah in
advance, believing that this demonstration would convince
the King of the expediency of maims( ociociesions. On the
21st of that mouth, Sir F. Rogers, in the absence and by
the authority of the Secretary of State, wrote from Down-
ing-street to Governor Pine as follows :
" With referees. to your despatch, No. 92, of the 12th
October, in which you state your views in regard to the
expediency of organising a force to attack the A/lantana,
even supposing that the latter should not take the
ititiative, which you consider the more probable, and
suggeetiog that another regiment should be sent to the
Gold Coast, I transmit for your information an extract of a
letter which, by my desire, has been addressed to the
War-office, explaining the grenade on which I have
recommended that your application should be com-
plied with, and I have to request that you
will guide yourself by the principles therein stated.
In case the expected Arshantse invasion takes place, my I
hope is that you and the officer in command will be able to
inflict so severe a punishment upon the invaders as will
remove the disastrous impressions ceased by their impunity
when they lately ravaged the protected territory, and will
deter them from any future aggradon. But should no
opportunity be found of striking such a blow without enter-
ing the Ashantie territory, you are not to regard yourself as
absolutely prohibited from doing so under any cireum-
stenos., sad from advancing, as far as the utmost considera-
tion for the safety of the troops would permit, for the par-
pose of obtaining reparation and securing the peace of the
'protectorate."
On the 11th of March the governor refers to the com-
mencement of rains, causing "some sickness in camp." Oa
the 3rd of April the governor received from Lieut.-Colonel
Canso various medical and other reports, just arrived from
the camp at Peahens, respecting the state of the health of
the troops there stationed, " which," says the colonel, " I
must confess appears to be very alarming." He maw
quently proposes to recall a large portion of the force to
Cope Coast Gude, leaving three companies at the camp to
;garrison that place during the rainy ammo. Another
memo for this movement was the con-arrival of the Tamer I
transport, which had been seat to the West Indies for re-
inforeemente

About thin time Governor Pine'e health sows to have
bosom' impaired, and, ►ctive operations molest the Ache n-
tees having been guspeoded, he embarked oa board the
Rattlesnake for the purpose of taking a cruise. to the 9th
of April her Majesty's troopship Tamar arrived at Cape
Comet with a reieforeement of upwards*, eC) troops, which
had long been expected.
On the 73rd of May this year, Mr. Cardwell sends orders
in a despatch for the removal of the geese's forme as ra-
pidly as possible to the healthier quarters on the coast. It
should be said that ()overact. Rios bad 'sprigged in April
to Col. Conran his doubt with respect to the practicability
of keeping up the detachments retneleiag at the camp as a
guard during the coming =oaths. Mr. tkrdwall's despatch
is es follows :

“Doinsing-strest, May 23.

_ - -
"Sir,—l have received with great concern your dispatch
of 7th April, informing me that Governor Pine bad been
compelled to leave Cape Coast for the purpose of taking a
cruise for the restoration of his health ; I surnently hops
that he may return, restored in health and vigour, to the
chaise of his offioe, rendered by recent occurrences so full
of unusual eaxiety and labour. I much feet, though I
have not received from Governor Pies as from you any
official information on the subject in detail, that the effect
of the rainy mum upon the health of the allows and men
has been already very serious. In hi■ letter to me of sth
of Apnl, Governor Pine motored a oorrespondeoce be•
twain himself and Lieat•Coloael Oman, from which it
appeared that Lisat,•Colori Conran bad found it absolutely
Deassuary to send away from Push comp and Swadroo all the
troops, except three companies, whom to proposed to male
to guard the accumulated storm and ammunition ; while
Governor Pine doubted the practembility of keepiog up
the detachment@ which Lieut,Oolosel Conran proposed
should remain as a guard during the coming months, and
suggested that he should meet Lieut.• Colonel Coarse in
consultation as the subject. This proposal does Dot
pear to have taken effect, is cosasquesoe of the necessity
which arose for Governor Piee to leave the colony for the
restoration of his health. Under these cirenmetanose, I feel
it to be my duty to instruct you to take measures, in concert
with the officer in command of the troops, for heading over
to the native thief; whew istenet and duty it is to defend
the frontier of their own territory, the stockades which
have been erected .to guard the passe, of the River
Prah ; to remove to the coast such portion of the
stone as, considering the difficulty of transpor
it may be desirable to remove; to give to the
friendly chiefs inch stores as it ie impossible or not
worth while to remove, or such as may be especially useful
to them in their defensive measures and to bring does
the whole of the Queen's forces as rapidly es pos.
rabbi to the healthier quarters oa the coast, Inetrucition•
will be emit by this mail from the Sarrefary of State
for War to the officer in command of the forces to
the same effect; and liberal powers will be given to
that *Seer for the disposal of storm belonging to
the department of the Secretary of Mats for War,
in order that you may be able to rates any disappointment
which may be felt by the chiefs at this neoeseary withdrawal
of the Queen's troops. You will, above all things, take
"epeeist care, in canoed with the officer in commend, that
no stores of any kind are left in such an exposed state au
to be likely to fall hate the hands of the Aguish'., sad so
afford them a cause of triumph. This remark especially
appliea to guns of all kinds, sad ether military atone. It
appears that the number of troops upon the coast
will now be more then double the number for
which the buildings will afford accommodation, and
that the removal of a oossiderable number will be some-
eery for their own health sad comfort, and for the health
sad comfort of those who are left behind. Immediate
arrangements, therefore, are intended to be made .by the
Wet Department for redoing the twee at your disposal to

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The fate of the three Italian travellers who have
been daring a whole year insprisseed at Bak" remains
still in easpeass. The Sultan, a fortnight ego, mat costlier
letter to the Khan, which was despatched by way of
Persia, ■nder over to the Ottoman minister a► Taman.
The nieesengar was accompanied by the brother of one of
the incarcerated gestlemea, who hie bees for some time in
Constantinople oa this mission.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
tuns DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
APPEAL&
IMINIZION V. TILVIIITON.

The Attorney-General renewed his argument for the
respondent in this case, and repeated his proposition that
the letters of the respondent, which were relied on by the
other side as proving that she did not expect marriage from
therappellant and was willing to enter into soother kind of
coons:Mai with him, in fact and reality were directed
solely to the action sod expectation of marriage, and dealt
with impediments which had arisen to interfere with that con-
summation of that to which she believed their mutual wishes
tended. Any phrases which were used by her with regard
to the throwing aside of conventionalities had reference, not
to an assent to an unhallowed association, but to the desire
to induce the appellant to join with her in rising above
ordinary social conventionalities as they exist in relation to
such adventitious matter as fortune and pecuniary means.
The Lord Chaacellor inquired how all the dilating ou the
voluminous correspondence bore on the propositions in.
voiced in the ass, namely, the fact of a Scotch marriage
per verbs de premien, cohabitation or ociummion with that
marriage in Scotland, and the fact of an Irish marriage.
The Attorney-General said that in such an inquiry it
was necemeary to trace the antecedents of the marriage
which it was sought to establish, and to show that the
respondent had uo idea of anything in her relations with
the appellant but marriage.
The Lord Chancellor could understand that the question
was oas of promise of marriage, but how did it bear on the
points of law ? Sash an examination of the correspondence
might be made interminable.
The Attorney-General, preened his line of argument, was
allowed to proceed in illustrating his position, and examined
• letter of the 6th March, in which the respondent dwelt on
the ignorance of the appellant of the strength of hops and
length of patience of • woman's heart, and that he
consented to throw it away and forget that he ever played
with it. She trusted that her experience could not tend to
make him reckless or hardened, and if he became • better
and a wiser man, she should not regret what it
had erased her ; and then he C4llO to the passage
which had s beta dwelt on by the other side.
as indicating a readiness to enter into other relations
Chau those of marriage : " I conclude you will not entertain
soy of my plans. I have another which might gratify your
wishes and satisfy my coascieooe—but I have not the
courage to propose it. Do not keep me in this death
struggle—put an end to it at mace." This, it was urged,
only meant that although the kind of marriage which had
been peoposed in • Greek chapel, at Bslaklava, by the
appellant, was still one to which she could not consent ;
yet there was • marriage which would satisfy her oocacienoe,
to which she would assent; and which might be coin.
patible with the objections to a public sad ordinary
marines, entortathed for prudential reasons by the appellant.
In the next letter of the respondent she said, " I am in •
worse position now, but the same remedy will not avail me ;
bat I have • small—very small—gleam of hope to which I
cling ; only you can take it from me, and that by no gentle
mesas. However, I cannot continue the siege much longer
salsas you raise it. I must either yield prisoner a diem,-
nos or ran away. What am Ito do? Tell me. I think if
you will tell me exactly what to do, I could find means and
courage to do it." This, it was argued, was to be construed
Is the lame gems, namely that marriage only was
in her mind, but that she was yielding to the
appellant's plan of • private marriage. Subsequent
letters show that she was too weak and help-
less to hold out again:tritheiropositiou ; and was beginning
to acknowledge the of the obstacles which stood
between her and that pa and avowed marriage for which
she had always been Mingling. As to the prep on which
so much stress had bean laid, and such en extraordinary
construction had been put by the other side—" Oh, I know
, it is wretchedly weak of me. but I cannot help it now, so you
must be my friend,' "of which it was suggested that this
wan an acceptance of so illicit connexion ; it was simply
Imputing to this lady • knowledge of the strong
phrases of the most abindoned of her sex, •
phrase which might sot be understood in the sense
which was put on it, • sense which he (the Attorney-
General) was not aware that it could bear until be had heard
it from his learned fried. He oontended that the weed was
used in its highest and purest sense, aid implied au a
to the kindness, god feeling, and pure sympathies o the
appellant. The same argument was applied by the learned
counsel to other purges, such as them, " We leave oat
the morel which constitutes to us the ideal of happiness—
can we Dot submit to circumstances, and take things as •
half —Qciusd on n'a pas se qu'ea aims, it taut Miner et
qu'en • ; which seems to signify whalers can get. We can-
not do as other peopled°, but are we like other people that we
should follow to the letter the same ruler This mast be
takes as Indicating her leaning, if not her assent, to that
kid of marriage, secret and private, which the appellant
was supposed by her to be willing to enter into. A subse-
quent pommies in the same letter coalirmed this, for she said.
we can't get the thing to • state of perfection, but with
you I think we might beer with • few wicks and orooks. I
almost regret I dal not lane you at (one) of your words at
Balaklava. I have always had a feeling that your fate and
mine in counesion with you must be oat of the beaten track
—it has been so far. As we cannot get it straight would
lit sot be widow to enjoy it crookd ?" There was not
one weed la all this which was not consistent with the
argument that she refined to inch • marriage as circum-
stances et that time permitted, and with • hope and belief
Withal time might ease when, all obsidians removed, their
anion might be avowed and assume the character which
would reader it the cleasemination of happiness for life.
There was oinking whisk had • refeeeees to • natal ocia•
anion, bat to marriage for • time debarred from the °edi-
tor, moist advantages which surround that state. This
theory was confirmed by the fact that up to this
time there was nothing in the letters of the appellant
which posted to an illicit connexion. Much stress was laid
by the learned counsel on this phrase of the respondent,
" Tell me at cam do veto, ide facto, what you would have
me do—that I shall de it Ism morally certain—that it will
be right le equally ea' It was obvious that the appellant ID
undirstood tha rapeadest's moaning, for in • letter he
wrote to her whim he was on the point of leaving the
Crimea, end with reference to a promise that they should
mat ; and in which he describes the medic* between hie
wishes and his reason and judgment on a question which
could cal y be that marriage to which the respondent had
slaved if not quite consented, and the result was
that he decided to go home by • circuitous rod,
which rendered it impossible that they would meet at that
time. All his conduct led to the ocaclusion that
rinceusulTesarriage, hut • secret one, sad that he was yet
constantly intimated against even that coons by his know.
ledge of the obstacles which existed to any marriage. la
this same letter the appellant, however, said that if they
did meet he had made up kis mind se to what was to he
dam and most occur, that is, • private marriage ; and
unless this, and nothing else, was meant, it was impossible
that he could, as he did, tell the respondent to lay the
circumstances before Mrs. Bellamy. and take her advice. It
was out of the question that he should ask • lady to refer
the question of an improper connexion to her own sister.
[The cue was proceeding when our report left.)

A correspondent at Kiel writes :—" Among the
swum which have powerfully °attributed to reader any
ides of annexation unpopular is the Duchies, may be mew
honed the 000eiderallios that when oboe placed ander the
rule of the Prussian government, the military °fines is
force in that country, where, am is well knows, every able-
bodied man is • moldier, would sememinly be introduced
here. Soch • system inspires the stroapsit abbarnsce
amen the inhabitants of the Dnabies, • country sesentially
agriculturaL To make It • military nation, according to
the ideas of Preemie, would simply be impose file."
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE ASHANTI=
WAL —Sir J. D. Hay in to ask the Houle of COMMOst to-
morrow envie( to censors the conduct of the goverameot
In mitering epos the Ashanti* war. We are act sorry to
see the subject revived ; but, deplorable as the whole affair
is, it le so evidently the mere blonder of a sabordinale who
mistook the amount of discregiou confided to him, that we COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
do not expect the house will adt the whoa at Sir J.
Mtn's, at Nisi Prins Is Middlesex—Wore Mr. Justice D. Hay, whose hollow are satenilly excited by the loss of
Bytes ad a Special Jury.)
• brother in this unhappy est.rpeise. An coon as the news _.___.„ „,,, _ ____ ,_, _ ___ KA34c, Oi,
reached this country, meet lost sot a moment in ea. " '.'''''' ,'""'"""" •• “`""' V. '"
ANGLISIM.—MIL THAMIACTIOII.
s°guring
that themei
trust that"would he PeemhPies tIY coaster. The tha.ti. in this case coateinied sores mum, six of
mended, and we before this time the survivors
are them being epos as many hills of exchaage, amount* ia
remorr I from the deleterious influeoce of the climate the whole to 4,5031., dated the 21st August, 1863. NA
which has proved so fatal. Unfortunately, such is the mature
drone by William Blake and accepted by the Marqnki.
of the case that nobody can calculate the sacrifice of life
upon the
There were no teem than 44 pleas reamed, which.
which may Wood even • week's delay.—Tinice.
Nionr-notnias.—The bill prohibiting public and among other Skimp, alleged that the hills, ed which these
were renewals, were given for the soonamodathe of Mr.
refreshment borne in Loadon from supplying anything were
who bad discounted them for his own see, and that
between 1 and 4 o'clock in the morning_, except to penmen the plaintiff had tom them without won tad without
lodging in the house, has been exteedod is easimittee to all eeeelei7ietiee.
corporate boroughs that may adopt the ."
bill by • "•". , °Oct Mr. Sernant Parry sad Mr. Griffin appeared for the
of the council, at • meeting •••11•00e• •• "99"1", of plaiatiff, sad Mr. Serjenat O'Brien sad lir. M. Smith far
ratepayers. Power is gives to grant occasional liceisses for the defendant.
special occasirem The bill is not to apply the elle 01 id . earnant Parry, in opening the case, mid that he ',-
refreshments at railwin stak to es travel
pew that it was adoeseary to enter into this inquiry,
13Krreliwi OF HICIRIA" BCKNICTIT FOR HER especially as he redly believed that if the noble defendant
litArgenr.—lt will interest our readers to know that Mr. had imp aware at the aka.Leaodacas under which the
Carl Haag. the celebrated water-colour painter, has come to plaintiff became possessed of the bills—whoever might have
Blair Athol. by command of the Queen, to make sketches of wooded hies--he would sot have dehoded the antics. The
the Falls of the Tuff. and of the men who were present airmada.saas were these :—lt appeared that the nappy of
when the late Duke of At•°l4 led the royal Per: woes the Aaglesea bail bees keg acquained with Mr.Curleerls, a nib,. I
Ford of Tarff oo their eaClielloll through Olen tilt In 1861. la Oesdnit”stnet. Boodatreet. sad through Mr. C"1"6•••2
Edinburgh Courant. discounted bills far himself, and also for his friend'. rt
A New HALL AT MAMCHISTER. Yesterday would probably turn oat that the bills epos which QM
afternoon the fousdationdeone of • monioriel hall, meted trassictioa was founded had been given by the marquis for
by the Unitarians, was laid in Manchester, Alder. the accommodation of a friend. This course of things
man Mackie officiating as the principal la the having gooe ma for • very considerable time, on the 7th May,
eisremooy. The memorial ball, as the inscription 1860, t margais wrote to Mr. Outleiris the following note:
on the parchment deposited older the foundation. "46, Albemarle-street. May 7. 1860.
stone Mete% is erected "in commemoration of the "Lord Angieses begs to forward the esolosed bills, re.
bicentenary of the 2.000 ejected =lshtar, who. on St. Bar- "dived y y from Mr. Blake.
tholornew's Day. 1662, so nobly proved their fidelity to eon. This none was lauded to the plaintiff, and at that time
science by resigning their livbigs is the English church." there was an indorememest upon it of • memorandum of
The hall will have some prate/mime to architectural beefy, bills assonotinf is all to 4,5001. The plaintiff discounted
and it is expected win prove one of the arsaments of th, five of than bills. amennitiag to 3,5001. in this way—he
square, in which the statue of Prince Albert will be gave a cheque for 2,0301., afterwards another cheque
the esebeepleos. The trusts on which H. bidiellag is for 9401. be charged 3501. for interest, being
settled make it perfectly open for phileethrople, 10 per oast for the three months which the
and educational ; and, ea ft was hymn of the bills bad to ran, there wee 1004 for oommiesion,
speakers. the would prams • free theologied library, and there was 604 tn amount of two cheques which be bad
and would remain for the ger& beet& et the semdry. cashed for If n Onriewle • few days Warn The bills being
After the out-of door- oiremony was undedied. a uretor a/ dishonoured, the plaintiff wrote to the marquis and to Mr.
petlemen 000tiaeed the arlehratioa hykillaesr. ,at width Blake, Blake, hat receivedso some from Paw, thousth Mx.
Mr. Staaideld. M.P., the member for Igo i moo prodded. Coolimia atterweeds called on the plaintiff and as/rousted a
&Luau or Lenora vet Ausum.—A St. Louts . rearial et the hills. The priatilf said he had arierared
latter ed Mary 1 says : " Bricklayers, carpenters, and caw that Mr. Blake was sot an oldest eau, and therefore the
mechanics are so soiree here that booms and tiostraction are veleitylldbine_ semi he toomoted by the siettleillh
taking inessures to bring cat • large inualow from Had. Thlt=liji five Of the hills now sued ea were glow.
more, Philadelphia. sad New Yak; Odle a demand 1 'The
award added that It would be well for him to
exist. for new but the wok et labour prevents I ettpdshi al ern hew it was that the plaiatiff. whose red
improvements.. Day Lboatws os the Wee rodeo so aid same was O'Keefe, was Wading under the sem el Theses.
60 ousts per boor." I It !apposed that I. 1854, when he was tried at the Old