The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-04 00:00:00

STATE OF SICILY.

The Corriere Sicilian gives the following picture
of the state of the inland :

Here we have the unfortunate heirloom of corrupt
government—Onserfd ft Sicilian word meaning silence on
the put of witnesses to a deed of blood). The govern-
meat arrests • delioqueet, and has him tried before a
court, but this latter, for want of witnesses, cannot
condemn. "We dare not speak," say the elan= them-
selves ; "the robber has powerful friends in these
parts ; we might be made to suffer worth than we
have to complain of ; it is better to bear with the
past than to ruin the future." And so they keep the
secret, and even, in order to make friends with the power-
ful Grimiest' and his more powerful COOlllllXiOllll, will
intercede and throw away time and mooey to is,. him.
The government, finding it impossible to obtain convictions,
tries to apply the law on vagrants, but discovers to its cost
that there are DOW/ that apply ! This m►n is eel • vagrant,
became be is • labourer in the service of the Marquis X. ;
this other one cannot be one, noes he is Count Vs
steward; a third is one of Baron re, farmers;
all respectable people, whom it is impossible to
coedenn ! Well, the government trice another tack,
and straining a point, arrests a notorious character
withoit witnessed to support the charge. Immediately •
chorus of lawyers and journals and protectors of all kinds
protests against the illegality, and complains that we are
wore. off than under the Bourbons. To put an end to this '1
state et things, the government has now resolved to change
its tactics completely ; a commission is appointed to draw
up • :Ist of the most notorious mslef•eton ; it receives
evidente secretly, so that • victim may complain without
fear o! the knife; the der:smithies will be inquired into,
sod, if confirmed, the obnoxious iedivideal will be taken
up without aeronomy and conveyed to a place of tasty.
Thus, perhaps, iu time courage may be revived mows the
population, sad witnesses will lee longer Mesa to give
evidence at public blab.

FI mew x -opines, Ocrozza 31. —The Queen bee
been phased to approve of Mr. Jobs Forbes White as 'easel
at Abealeeo for his Welty the Kier of Hamer. The
Queen lea also been phased to approve of Mr. Henry James
Donato Yedday OA eoesel at Pelting ; end of Mr. J. A.
Beasjnu as consul at Albany. Western Australia, for his
Maisetythe King of tbe Notherleade—ffineUe.

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1863.

.SPAIN.

Nair Correspondencia of Madrid contradicts
officially a report, which appeared in a Paris
journal, that Spain was about to send 10,000
troops to Rome in the place of the French troops.

roTAL L 033 BY FIRE OF THE LONDON AND
NEW YORK PACKET SHIP AMAZON. OPP
TER NORTH PORELAND.-(reni DAY.)

A fearful disaster has befallen the splendid
packet ship Amason, nearly 2,000 tone register, which left
Gravesend on Saturday last for New York, with puathgers
and a general cargo. When off the North Foreland last
night she was die:owed to be on ire; and although
every effort was made by the officers, crew,
and passengers to extinguish the flames, it was found to be
impassible, and the master (Captain Hovey) seeing that the
destruction of his ship was Inevitable, announced hie inten-
tion to abandon her, and the boats were at once lowered. A
heavy sea was running, and the wind blowing a gale frointhe
N.W., which rendered the teak rather difficult, but
ultimately all the pardoners and crew were safely got into
the boats. The captain did not leave the ship until the
flume drove him in. By midnight the ship was completely
is flames. Immediately on the fire being observed
from Margate, Kiapdown, and Broadatairs, the life
boats were launched, and made for the burning ship
to render sasiatasea. At eight o'clock this morales
the ship was still burning fiercely, and was drifting
towards Broadstairs. A number if boats were round her,
but it was impossible to get near the &hip owing to the
great heat. The fore and manmade fell by the baud about
one. o'clock. Nothing appears to have bees saved from
the .hip, the pathogen and crews losing everything they
except the cloth they had oe. They were
atLaded Margate about 9 deb* this morning.

STARVATION AND DRAIN IN SHOREDITCH.
ALLEGED PARISH INHUMANITY

An inquiry was held by Mr. John Humphreys,
Middlesex coroner, at the Prince Breast tavern, Dumber
road, Shonditeh, lest sight, reepectug the death of Be..
}wen Meozie, aged 49 years, who was alleged to have died
from refreshen.
The jury proceeded to view the body of the
which was so shockingly semislated that it was ked
that he appeared to have been 70 yeas of age. ll= room
in which he lived and died had an appearance of squalor and
misery imposible to describe, its only furniture being •
broken chair sod • ricketsy bedstead, apparently without
any bed or bed sloths The wall', floor, ito., could sot
has been cleaned sr repaired for yeas.
Joseph Meade, a ddminutive lad, said that he and
his father lived together in • roam at No. 6,
Hereford-street, Haggesten. Deceased was a shoemaker,
but had been ill for three years, and could riot earn moat.
It was boa often that they had earned between them 1.25.
week. For the last two or three weeks deceased was unable
to work, he was se ill. Neither decemeed nor witoom bad
sough to eat. Sometimes they bad a bit of dry breed,
and occasionally they got a drop of tea. They could not get
food. Witmer earned 2a. 3d. io • week. A pennyworth of
oasis used to be bought, though they could not afford it, be.
caimans's= was add, and bad • cough. Last Ronda y week
deceased went to the workhouse to be taken in, and be was
told that he should go before the board of guardians on
Wednesday. He went before them and asked them to take
him in, but they refused to do so, and gave him instead an
order for Is. and a loaf of bread per week for four weeks.
Deceased was totally unable to work at the time. He could
hardly walk. He got his relief on the Thursday, sod as '
order for the doctor. Oa Saturday morning wittiest found
him dead by his side. Wilcox, could not tell the cause of
his death unless it was the excitement of going before the
sh people.
perish
By the Ootemer—He told wither distinctly that he asked
them to take him into the boos, sad they refused.
Mr. Major Green, M.R.C.S., said that be was one of the
divisional medical °Moen of Shorediteh. On Thursday de- I
ceased had an order, and W4ll seen by witness's 111111if4llt
Witco= only sew him after death. By the ooroaer's order
he made a poet newton examination. The body was ax.
ternally emaciated—somewhat emaciated.
The Coroner said that he and the jury thought it was
considerably emaciated.
Witness said that deceased's death bad not arisen from
want. There was • large aneurism of the aorta, the rup-
tare of which was the cause of death. Starvation had only
prolonged deceased's life. (Laughter.)
The Coroner said that it wosid hardly be contended that 11
it was with that motive that the board of guardians refused I
to admit into the house • man unable to work, without
food or warmth, and so reduced as to be hardly able to
walk. It might be that the parish authorities could give •
meistrietory answer to the charge against them, and it was
only due to them to adjourn to give them the opportunity.
The proceedings were accordingly adjourned.

WEATRZR REPORT.-(ISD3 DAY.)

WIIIIIIIIOAT, NOTINIIIIR 4. $ L.

Lt. W. &Z. Q. L I. S.
- a---
Nam SI 1 N.W. 4 • 26 o I. 11
Abandon' - WIG • W.N.W. • 7 II 0 0.16 I
Leith 1111.16 1 3 W. 3 1 11 a - 3
Shields - - - - - - - -
6carborough 20.6806 1 W. $ 1 16 • 0.13 3
Greencutle %emu 2 W. 4 7 $ a 0.16 3
Galway
Valentla -
Queenstown - 1- W. -4- 14- 0- 0-.16 4-
Liverpool JIM 67 11 W.S.W. 7 7 21 • 0. 4
Holyhead artisol e S.W. 1 6 10 • 0.30 3
Pembroke - 2216461 1 W. 4 5 16 6 0.43 6
humans 110.17 541 0 W. 7 II 24 in 0.66 0
MO 1
-i1-
- - - - - - -
L'Orteat OM 65 1 W. 1 11 0 0.10 6
Rochefort .. 10.41'541 0 W. 5 Id 0 - 6
Plymouth 11•.11541 1 W. 7 24 o GAO 6
Weymouth '10.09 61 I W. 4 64 0 0.14 11
Portemouat !10.0061I 2 17.6 W. 5 22 0 0.21 7
Loudon ,21.91 V 2 W. • 16 0 0.07 -
, 1/100571
Dor 1 W.S.W. 4 12 a 010 2
Yarmouth '79.7666 il6 o 1.10 2
HeUgobtud

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THURSDAY. Olt THE FRIDAY.
W. to N. and back to NORTH-TAR. ILL to 9. W. an.l N.W.,

S.W., stro:lin to a strong, Knolls, ;Ms;
at Union
T.W.) to 9 W., strong, Wm COLTIS. & to W. and N.W.,
squalls, min at times. fret to a gale, some
rain.
N.W. to &W. and 9., BOUM COSSIS. 9.W. to .Ic.W., strong

strong. sqoally, us:
..i. LAI&

to • pie, some rah?

N:N7W. to W.S.W. and 601:1111Aaar.

A}., strong, squally,
some raia

stroug, squall:.

Caution signals on all couta on Ilonday.

Worth-ltant=Calthneu to Lincoln. Wert.D)neesi to Cows-
itooth.Cbannel and Biscay Coasts. South-Mgt.-Strait
Dover to Lincolnahire and ilellgoland.

Mdlle. Patti is to make her reappearance at the
Italians, Paris, to-oight. Engaged also for Madrid, it was
not known which city would first claim her ; but M. Baer.,
cootentad with the great success of Mario, the Marchisioc
and Borgbi-Memo in Madrid, ban decided that Paris shall
hays La Sounambulet at once. Madame Peoco is also in
Paris, bat is on her way to Cadiz, where they bans this
year the following company dolma walnut Dall,
Armi ; Tenor, Big. Ponti Dar Armi ; Baritone, Buti ; and
Basso, Dennis.

The Northern Whig anticipates that, "probably
owing to the adverse circumstances under whioh the oonabry
hu recently been struggling," the number of students who
will MIND; themselves this session at the entrance examia-
atioas of the Queen's College, Belfast, will exhibit a dr
crease.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin and his two assessors,
Mr. Hyodiniut and Mr. Cunan, are sow sittiag for the
municipal revision. The claims of the provost, fellows,
scholars, professors, and students of Trinity College to be
admitted to the franchise in right of monies occupied by
them within the college precincts is being argued by able
counsel on both aides. The college is valued at 5,100/.,
and the rates levied no it for municipal purposes amount to
7951. a year, and yet the occupants are not represented.
The cue has not yet been decided.
TREATY Or COMMERCE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN
AND Irntr.—The London audit of yesterday publishes,
in Italian and English, the text of the Treaty of Commerce
and Navigation between her Britannic Majesty and the
King of Italy, signed on the 29th of Oct. last. The condi-
tions are of the most liberal order, each of the high con.
tractieg parties binding themaelves to impose no ditties on
any articles or produce of the other country than such as are
payable by their own subject' ; and that in all such matters
es warehousing, bounties, drawback', gic., English end
Italian merchants shall enjoy the same privileges in the
respective kingdoms. There are other clauses, placing Eng-
land and Italy mutually, in every mercantile privilege and
freedom of trade, under all circumstances, "on the footing
of the moat favoured nation." Sir James Nucleon's name
sod that of Chevalier C. Manns appear as signatory pleni-
potentiaries to this almost last official act of our regretted
Italian minister at Turin.
the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 3ml

At .ne 'amber, ...Atm.., the
der of November, present, the Lord President, Earl de
Grey and Ripon, and Mr. MilnerGibson, her Majarty
having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Robert •
Meettotnery, Lord Belhaven sod Hamilton. KT., to be
lord-lieutenant of the county of Leoark, his lordship this
day took sod rabscrihed the oath appointed to be taken
thereupon leotard of the oaths of allegiance, supremacy,
and abjuration. —Catena

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

Sittings is Banco.—(Before Lord Chid Judie* Oodktetre,
end Justices Wlettroan, Blsekbare, sod Mellor.)

YOZOAS 0. TO VALI OV /MTV RAILWAY 00IITANT
. . . - .. •

This was an *Mimi tried Were Yr. Barna Wilds, at
Olemorpe, when • mama was directed by the leaned
judge, with leave to move to set it midis, and enter
• verdict for the plaintifL The Lotion woe for per.
meal inj • and the damages had been mottled at
3150 i. if the p • tiff could recover. The plaintiff wee a
ammeter in the defendant's employ, end as the pesters of
the tiempeny were ehiftieg one of the carriages the end
knocked the ladder dowr. on which the plaintiff was stand-
ing. and he was seriously injured by the fall. On the trial
it wee nontinded that the plaintiff and the porters were
Melin one common employ, and that consequently he
t mower,

—Mr. (more, QC., sow moved to set the nonsuit aide,
and enter the verdict for the plaintiff. He contended that
this case did not some within the principle of a common
employ where the servants bed to mioonater all the riots
that might be supposed to exist in the roans of such em-
ployment.
Rule grants&
NEW QUILIeII 001:1111111L.
The following pentlemeu who have bees recently sp.
pointed Queen's counsel were this morning Galled within
the bar by the Lord Chief Judi" end took their @sate ae-
co:dimly :—Mr. Lock Mr. W. IL Cooke, Mr. Grey, and
Mr. J. J. Powell, M.P.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Sittings in Banco.--(Before Loid ads! Biros Pollock
sad Barons Bramwell. Chanson, sod Pigott.