The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-04 00:00:00

TRAFFIC RETURNS.

Miles Pas- Mer- Total, Total,
RAILWAYS. open iengers anodise 1863 1862
Week ending April M. C A A A
Great Southern of indls . 79 292 164 476 436
Week ending June 13.
Grand Trunk of Canada.. 1080 6,529 9,9 U 10,492 14,6:8

Week ending June 26
Sambre and Meuse M 191 1,251 1,472 1,245
Week ending June 27
West Flanders 75 505 ES 991 92111
Week ending June 28
Bristol and Ureter Mk 4.120 2,749 7,199 7041
Caledonian On 6.175 11 tee 17.241 16.065

Groat WWern 992 94,x'7
90,213 44120 63,696
Lon.,Chothaso.and Dover 7t 4,494 744 6,049 6,691
Metropolitan
iletropAltan Er. of Lao ,
Chatham, and Dom
Midland ea 17.9133 umo 42,642 40,191

CONVICTION TOR MURDER IN IRELAND.—At the
Longford Assizes, on Thureday,a man named Charles M'Cor.
math was found guilty of the wilful murder of Michael
Beglan on the 21st November last. The atrocious crime
(says the Dublin Daily Express) was committed under
aggravated circumstances, which rendered it incumbent on
the crown to prosecute with a firm determination to vindi-
cate the law. It arose out of a double cause—the fact that
the unfortunate victim, • young man named Beglan, had
taken part against the popular candidate at the last con-
tested election, and what was still greater offence is the
estimation of hie murderers, be bad even dared to give
evidence against their friends in • court of justice. It
appeared that he was examined as • witness against
some persona who were charged with being concerned
in the disgraceful riots which took place at Bally.
mahon. For this he was doomed in the secret councils
of the Ribbon conspiracy, and the vengeance treasured up
at the time fell upon him with fatal certainty several month.
after the election. On the day he met his untimely death
he had gone into Ballymthou with bis aged father so attend
• fair. Four neighbours, profeseing friends accompanied
them on their way home. After crossing brinan-bridge,
however, the young man was set upon by a party of oda-
eremite armed with bludgeons, and when his father, who had
legged behind, came up with him, he found him matched
upon the ground, with his assailants completing their
bloody work, while hie own companions looked on without
raising a hand: to shield him. Fortunately for the ends of
justice, the old man was able to recognise one of the mur-
derers, and positively identified him at the trial. The
sentence upon the prisoner has Dot yet been pronounced.
CRYSTAL PALACZ.--ONI SHILLING DAY.—FRI.
DAT, JULY 3.—Admisaiona On payment, 3,377; ditto by
mace tickets, 1,232; total, 4,629.

Oria• Gwists.—T. A R _HIM and BOA GLASSES
Rill retain the celebrity long awarded to them by the habitues
of the Opera they possess bleb mapitylner power, with a
large sad perfectly distinct field of rims, the acme of perfec-
tbct. T. Harris and Bon make or alter Opera Glasses so as to se-
curately suit near-sighted eyes. A variety of the newest feria
and Whim for this season. Moderate prices. Thos. Harris
triglaWticians, oppeelle the HAMA Museum pies„ London.
17111.—Weer@ssimP.]

Rain Nuttlligeurt.
COURT OF PAO!3AT-E-AND DIVORCE.

JULY
(Bekaa the Judo Ordinary.)
GIMINNY e. 601111 r.
. . . .

Dr. Spinks far the petitioner.
The reepondint, a farmer at Greenforn-green, Sudbury,
near Harrow, married the petitioner in August, 1660, and
the aohabitation continued till the autumn of lest
year. The petitioner complained that very shortly after
the wedding her husband began to treat her with
Dankness and cruelty. He used bad langual,e,
threatened her life, spat in bar face and mouth,
pinohed and beat her. The petitioner's narrative was in
some repeats corroborated by her mother and brother.
Elizabeth Pearce, a servant to the parties, stated that nee
night, while her mistress was from home, her master asked
bey to drink with him ; afterwards he took her into his room,
and made her spend the night with him. Witnies was very
ill before the morning. Mrs. Gurney came home the neat
day. This intimacy was repeated on another occasion when
Mrs. Gurney was from home. Mr. Gurney told witness
that soother servant, named Eliesbeth Angel. bad also slept
with him while his wife was away, bat that he had always
made ber take • bath tint.

Eliabeth Angel i;iniCkled denied the charge ; but
Mr. M'lntoeh, a solicitor's clerk, stated that he had
watched her with the respondent into a public-hones, where
they remained is a private room for an hour cod a half.
Afterwards told the respondent what he had discovered ;
and he mid that he had always been a gay fellow, and KM.
(hie wife) knew that when she married him.
Angel (recalled by the judge) said that she did not re-
member meeting with the respondent in London, or going
with hinito thepublic-home.
There were some letters, pat in, ' which appeared to col.
tain admissions by the respondent of the adultery.
The jury found for the petitioner.
Decree nisi with costa.
JOHNSON (IN TONNA PAUTIMIS) v. JOHNSON AND ALLAY.
Dr. Deem, Q.C., and Mr. Hoffman, for the petitioner
Dr. Spinks for respondent; Mr. Ser;eint Ballantyne and
Mr Moll for the co-respondent.
. . .

The snit was for • divorce on the ground of adulterv, and
also to recover 6004 as damages from the co-respondent.
The petitioner, George Johnson, was a fireman on board •
steamship, and in 1859 he wedded the respond eat, a widow
nanicit Walker, who had two children. There was no
living issue of this second marriage. The co-respondent was
Jacob Allen, the owner of the Itateliff-cross Iron Works.
The parties themselves were about thirty years of age ; but
the co-respondent was described as a man of nearly sixty.
It was stated that Allen, who was au old friend of the
wife's family, visited Yrs. Johnson during her husband's ab-
sences% sea much more frequently than widish, was at home.
In September, 1882, her landlord, one White, • grocer and
lightennen, at No. 7, Davenport-place, Oommereieti:r4
suspecting as be slated An. Johnson's conduct, en
himself under her bed. Soon afterwards the respondent
came into the room and lay down. The witness deposed
to an amorous convey ation which he said he bad beard ;
but both he and his wife appeared to have • considerable
animal against the respondent., and they admitted that
ilia. Johnson had given notice to leave her lodgings . White
gave hie evidence with an emphasis and graphic vigour that
excited great laughter.
In the defence it was contended that the evidence of the
Whites was wholly unworthy of credit, and that the inter-
course between the respondent. was a perfectly innocent one.
The jury took this view of the case, and found for the
respondents.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

A young German, who gave the fictitious name of Philip
Brown, was brought up before the Lord Mayor sod Mr.
Alderman Abbiss, sitting in petty session, charged with
breaking into the office of Mr. Polack, of 12. Philpot-lane,
and stealing • quantity of wearing articles of apparel,
The prosecutor left his office at about 12 o clock on Wed-
nesday, and after locking the door left the key with the
housekeeper. lie returned about four on the same day,
and having procured his key, upon attempting to open the
door he found it was fastened on the inside. He looked
through the crevice of the door, and saw the prisoner in
the room. The door was opened, and the prisoner begged
to be allowed to go, saying that be was starving, and
went downstairs, and was followed by the prosecutor,
who gave him into custody. Upon being searched • number
of small articles were found upon him, which were identified
by the prosecutor se his property. In the room was •
bundle consisting of almost everything serviceable that the
prisoner had been able to lay hands upon, all packed up
ready for removal.
The prisoner was also identified as bevies been seen to
leave an office in Sine-lane, from wheat* • cloak and some
other articles were raised immediately site%
The prinoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six
months' imprisonment with hard labour.

Benjamin 7uller, • young man, describing himself as •
portor, was brought op on remand charged with having in
his possession a quantity of opium, knowing it to have been
stolen.

Mr. Rumplieu prosecuted.
It appeals that for some time past • large quantity of opium
has been extracted from time to time from the lighters of
Mr. Russell, lighterman, of Upper Thames-street, on its
transit from the Loudon Docks to the warehouses of Mews.
Kearns and Co., Red Lion Wharf. Detective officers
Ruggett and Funnell have been for some time lined in
endeavouring to trace by what means the robberies were,
perpetrated, and in the morning of Saturday last saw the
prisoner in King William-street carrying • parcel. They
had suspected him for some time, and they followed him
backwards and forwards from Gracechurchetreet to London.
bridge for about an hoer ►nd • half, when they "topped him
and asked him what he had in the parcel. The prisoner
said he did not know what it contained. as be picked it up
in Grecechurch-street. They cooveyed him to the station,
and found the parcel to contain five and • half pounds
of opium. The prisoner then said that he met • man the
evening before who bad the appearance of • dock labourer,
' and who asked him to take care of the parcel and meet him
in Gracechurchetreet at 11 o'clock that morning, to give it
hint again.
The prisoner upon that evidence was remanded until yes-
terday, when it was proved that the prisoner was on board
• lighter named providence, belonging to Mr. Russell,
which had been employed to remove some opium and
fruit from a vessel in the London Docks to Messrs. Kearns'
wharf. The lighter, it appeared, was unnecessarily de-
layed in the dock, and upon her arrival at the wharf it was
found that one of the cases of opium had been opened from
the bottom sod several pieces of opium hod been abstracted.
Josh ua Cutler, the foreman of the drug department, ex.
amined the opium which was found in the prisoner's posses-
sion, and said he had no doubt whatever thatit was the same
which had been abstracted from the emu in question. The
quantity tallied, and the quality and mould corresponded
precisely.
The prisoner, who repeated the latter statement which
he had made to the officers, was committed for trial.