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The Lrettoot of this day publishes the Subjoined
important emeneusioatioa from Dr. Hall :
TO TON EDITOR OF IRS LOOMIS.
Mr,—l helm strongly the fora of your editorial remarks,
is the LAMM of the 17th instant, upon the hurried and im-
perfect inquiry which was iastiinted iato the above disuses-
lag we, Mat I eareacit, as one of the medical faculty residing
bore, wise wee afforded the opportunity of inspecting the
bodies, my longer withhold from publication a description
of certain marks whisk I recognised upoa the seek and feu
of the see, Hugo French, sad whit& indicated to my mind
the most namptimeal proofs that he came by his death
through Massa billeted by some ono situated in frost of
him whilst he lay steeping I. his bed.
Before, however, I proceed to detail), thee* marks to
you. I will state under what eireueseteaces (es I wee not all-
Melly concerned in the investigation) I was permitted to
inspect the bodies upon the morning of the interment.
Oa the DMITSOOII of Monday, the sth of November, the
day preeedleg the Interment, having occasion to visit the
hotel where the tragedy took place. I mistimed, in the
some el orrevenatise epos the melancholy event, that for
many years whilst residing in Glasgow I had
had extensive emiertanities of examining the bodies
of persons Mee had died suddenly, either nata-
-1 rally or from Meknes having held an °Moist
appointment flit Archibald Alison. Bart., the eel.-
bested histadmerzh•—se sheriff for the lower ward of
Lanarkshire, beeladed the populous city of Glasgow
aid the airmails, Wales essay—had, in conjusction
with the two able deputy sherifb, to investigations into
all madden deaths ORS/UMOS la that densely populated die.
teiet.and that I hod tbe beam of teeing appeisted a
mum, la the atedierSbiell Mali of Ilir ArshibeidAll... •
without any previous application from me for the mitiga-
tion. Is this posium I had for several years
&headset oppertneities of inspecting the bodies of persona
dying suddenly, either from violence or from natural
males; and when this dreedfol tragedy occurred, conti-
guous toiserszesideses at Brigham, I expressed a wish to
b sea the unesiving, from my previous experience.
that 1 fighteetiognise signs of 'eternal violence which by
hies misdeed eyes might be overlooked, especially in en
investigates ermammeed and terminated within a few hours
after U...• Meisel semi, and without any poet weirdos exa-
mination of the bodies having been directed by the coroner.
I wee told that if I Gelled epos the undertaker, and made
use of the geetleam's male who had the charge of the
tensest arrangements, there wee no doubt that I would be
allowed to see the bodies. The consent having been ob-
tained, I now beg to place teeters you the result of my
inspection (as the bodies lay la their coffins), from the notes
which I made at the time, and the endearment drawings
which I had prepared. for the purpose of more clearly show-
ing the sheaths& of the marks on the neck.
Notes made at the time of inspecting the bodies of Hugo
Frasek and the father, Dr. Herman Franck, lying is
Jubilee•strest, Brighton, en the 6th of November, 1865,
at aim a at.
1. Face of the youth livid, particularly at the upper part;
pupils dilated; alight appearance of blood Irma rt
nostril.
2. Jaws moot firmly oompreesed. On separating the lips,
the point of the tosses was observed pet:eroding between
the teeth, its upper surface being indented and lacerated by
the two right incisor teeth.
I. Teeth of the lower jaw covered with mucus, and firmly
widest the wider surface of the tongue, which was
a {fleeted by them, but its structure not lacerated.
4. Two oblique, somewhat ereicesitio-shaped, abraded
depression on the left side of the neck, contiguous to the
wiedpipe, es if produced by the thumb nail of the right
band, one mark about an inch behind the other.
6. Three slight scratches, as from finger nails, on the
same aide of the neck, stretching obliquely downwards and
MIMSTaII from the angle of the jaw.
6. Oa the right side of the neck, near the waterier edge
of the sternomeastoi4 muscle, there was also ea abraded de-
pression, u from the thumb nail of a left hand ; this mark
was nearly parallel to the upper edge of the thyroid body.
7. Au abrasion on the right aide of the chin, as if caused
by • finger nail.
8. No satisfactory sign of • ligature having compressed
the seek before death. Oa the left side, somewhat poste-
riorly, to which side the head was inclined, there was a
broad purple mark; bat, on cutting through the skin and
cellular tissue of the part, no ecebyenoe's could he detected,
es if produced during life from compression. I regarded it
art cadaveric effect, like others on the posterior surface of
the body, gamed by gravitation of the blood to those parts
in the last moments of life, or immediately aftir death.
1. The face of the father was free from !avidity, and bad
a placid ezression. A large brown abrosion was observed
in the centre of the (mined, eztending t Daly.
2. The pupils of the eyes were contracted.
3. A large cysticelooking tumour, about the size of a hen's
egg, existed in hoist of the windpipe.
4. Over the metacarpal bone of the little finger of the left
hand an abrasion was perceived, resembling the imprint of
a Ilmermall.
Neither body was examined by ma. The foreman
of the undertaker won preseat at this examination, and was
forcibly struck with the homieidal nature of the marks
on the throat of the youth, expressing his astonishment that
they had not been observed by other parties. He sanc-
tioned my making the in :Won referred to on the left side
of the neck by stating that immediately after I left the lids
of Om comas would be screwed on, and that as the bodies
were to be buried on that day at twelve o'clothey would
not be further inspected by any one. It was my full
determination not to reveal what I had sees at
this inspection, unless called upon officially to do
eci. Oa my way home, however, I met Dr. Carter. who
told me that be had twee is my absence called epos me
for the purpose of asking me to assist him in a proposed
post snort eft Inspection of the body of the son ; but that
after Mr. Blakey, Mr. Cox, Dr. Franck's brother and
some other parties bad again inspected the corpsesM the
undertaker's (sad which must have been almost imme-
diately after my examination of them), it was determined
by these gentlemen, apparently in consequasee of what Mr.
Blaker stated to them, that the post mortars examination
should not take place; sad this decision was arrived at
without Dr. Carter having Ma consulted, or even invited
to be present at the inspeteime alluded to. In consequence
of this statement of Dr. Carter, I at once divulged to him
the appearances of violent death which I had recognised
upon the neck of the young man, impressing upon him
the still greater necessity which thus existed for • lull end
searching pod moreses examination of both bodice. After-
wards, the circumstance of my having inspected the
bodies became generally known, end was noticed by Mr.
Mudge, one of the jury, and by Dr. Huge, in the letters
which these gentlemen sent to the press. I have there-
fore felt myself called upon to trouble you with this com-
munication, in order to show these gentlemen, as well as
the profession, what were the appearsocis which I detected
upon the bodies, and through what means I was permitted
to inspect them.
I have occupied more specie then I intended in your
valuable] earns!, and shell therefore cootent myself with
remarking, in coodusioe, that I believe Hugo Franck was
destroyed by his father in a fit of homicidal monomania,
and that the same uncontrollable impulse which led him to
commit this most revolting and unnatural set impelled him
immediately afterwards to take away his own Ills ; and that,
if • post saorfeea examination of the hither had taken place.
slinkiest physical change would have been discovered, either
in the membranes of the brain or in its substacce, to show
that he was unaccountable for his actions, and to clear his
memory from the imputation of having, whilst in • pound
state of mind, premeditated and effected the murder of his
only son and the destractiou of himself.-1 remain, &c.,
ALFRED DOLL, M D., Edinb ugh,
Fellow of the Faculty of Phy.iolans and Burgeons of
Glasgow, and Physician to the Brighton Dispensary,
Nov., 1565.

(PROM OUR OWN COBniter.,—__
[The !chewing letter I. fa matineaden of the Camp
Correrpoodaice welsh we published yesterday] :
CAMP BRPORB SEBASTOPOL. Nov. 10.
Every day that now brings winter rapidly nearer,
meanie more and more the general belief throughout
the camp that the army has performed its last mili-
tary operations till spring. The mast confident pre.
photo of a winter campaign make no scruple to own
the fallacy of their predictions, though they urge in
self-definne that, two mouths ago, common sense and
appearance alike justified their opinion. Unfortu-
nately, however, the opportunity fee striking a blow
at the enemy, which, if promptly and vignrendy
given, would have been only second in the hapertands
of its result to the capture of their great stronghold
itself, we. allowed to slip, and the preei s. days im-
mediately after the 9th of September were suffered to
pass away unimproved, and we spent, in taking ea
Suntory of our shattered spoils, the time will*
alionbi have been employed in sweeping the heights
d Islugui% odd daft id era therLseetreet•
ing seines et "our Inisei end miso
food To be sure, Sieben has been taken.
and the bay of norm oseepied ; bet,
however exaggerated the importance end glory of
this achievement, I happened to be too close an eye-
witness of the operation to be argued into the belief
that the reduction of this pine by mocha pleasingly
unmatched fares adds anything to the reams of the
allied arms. By depriving the enemy of a abort oat
it may somewhat increase their diabolism of Ismr
port, bat it assuredly supplies nothing to boost of
as a new victory gained. For some reason whisk
lies hid amongst the cabinet mysteries of the Teildies
and Downingatrest, Odessa km been spared, to the
intense chagrin of our whole Black Sea fleet, and, if
I may credit your own columns. to the equally deer
disappointment of all classes at home. Nor can las
yet oseinesoloate more hopeful Dews of the reported
1 empoffition to Naffs. General Spend and his bet-
pule still remain on board the fleet, in Kent& Bay,
bat two days ago not one of them could give me the
smallest information as to whether the project is to
be carried out or abandoned. The naval authorities
seemed equally ignorant of the whole affair, with the
adoption of the solitary fact that the admiral wee
thee awaiting telegraphic instructions from England.
en the ressipt of which the expedition would either
premed, or the troops return to camp and the ships
go down to their winter anchorage in the Boephoree.
Oa the whole, therefore, I am unwilling to hazard
&conjecture as to the chances either way, though
personally inclined to the belief that nothing what-
nor will be done.
With the army in camp, in the meanwhile, every-
thing
remains exactly as when I last wrote ; road.
making is everywhere the employment, and so per.
feet are both officers and men becoming in this
homely, but useful art, that Macadam himself might
have been proud of them es pupils. Through what.
ever division you wend your way, excellently laid I
out, perfectly levelled, and well stoned causeways
meet your eye, the main trunks all converging towards
Balaklava, and narrower, but equally substantial
branches connecting the various divisional camps.
Certainly one grand source of last winter's difficul- I
ties and hardships will thus be rendered impossible I
during the coming season : for, even it the wretched
iron tramway, about which so much has been mid
and written, give way utterly, the resultant incon-
venience will be small, inasmuch as to every brigade
of oar army the Land Transport officials will find
excellent roads for their cattle, be the weather what
it may. The firewood famine, too, is not likely to be
again suffered from, if ode may anticipate in any
degree from the vest stacks which are rising in
pyramidal proportions both at Balaklava sad the
divisional stores of the commissariat. If we
have not improved in pure generalship, we have
done so vastly in the administration of our Intend.
ants; and when the snows and rain-torrents of
winter again deluge them Crimean heights, tender-
hearted philanthropists at home will be no longer
agonised by hearing of such sufferings as fell to the
lot of their campaigning countrymen before and after
Christmas of last year. In fact, so far as I can
learn—and I have prosecuted inquiries in most of
the departments on whose efficiency the physics, I
comfort and well-being of the troops will be depen- '
dent—there will be little to complain of in any one of
the three grand items of food, housing, and clothing.
Much as was promised some months ago about the
entire hutting of the army. I, for one, never ex-
pected that so grand a project would be realised, and
I think I may venture to say that of the justness of
this opinion there is as yet every reason to be satis-
fied ; but still a large minority of the force will be so
sheltered, and very many of the remainder will be
warmly and dryly lodged under double canvas, whilst
lan abundance of fuel and food will be laid up for all.
Under these favourable conditions, and pereeveriogly
drilled during the idle winter months, even the
rawest levies whom the ehortsightedness of the
home authorities have sent out, may be expected to
be manufactured into efficient soldiers by the
time that spring comes round to permit of a
renewal of military operations. As yet, we
have weather which reminds one of an Eng-
lish August—bright sunshine by day, and chill,
winter-warning dews by night, bat both as unlike as
possible to the ordinary climatic statue quo of •
northern November. If this last for another fortnight,
we shall be fortified against the worst that can follow ;
and, with plenty of food, warm shelter, good roads,
and no trench duty, our hybernal sufferings are not
likely to be great.
Whilst the great majority of the men are thus ea-
ployed in making preparation for the winter, how-
ever, a minority are at work within the town, buy
in clearing away rains and in mining the magnificent
docks. These last, as I have long ago mentioned,
consist in all of six rectangular basins, with a large
square one in the centre, and within and along the
outer walla of all seven our sappers are busy in sink-
ing the fatal shafts by which the whole of these splen-
d.d works are to be utterly destroyed. It seems
Weed a sad necessity that such vast and beautilul
cirseldres should be blown into a heap of ruins,
outlable as they are of scoommodatina a • bolo veer-
I &sat navy ; bet, of course, there is no alternative,
and the sooner the destructive blow is struck lb!
more signal will be the proof given to the worKi of
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bottom—which
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excavate 0:0 chambers which are to be charged with
the blast:dig powder. Besides these other shorter
1 nal% are being mink at various spots in they bottom
. Of seek lads, so si to Men the most Oemplete up.

DRUNKENNESS IN THE CRIMEAN ARMY.-WE
(United Service Geserte) have learned with mach satisfac-
tion that the Chaplain General, the Rev. 0. K. Ellsig, has
submitted to the government • plan which, if adopted, will
probably cheek the amount of drunkenness that has for some
time unhappily prevailed amongst our troops serving at the
seat of war, sad which, if unrestrained, must inevitably lead
to the most di/est:ow results. It is proposed that every
' metier or camp follower who shall be convicted of having
supplied to any individual, belonging to, or serving wit►.
the British Army, • sufficient quantity of intoxicating
liquor. of any description, to make the individual inebriated,
or who shall supply liquor to any soldier who may appear
already partially intoxicated, shall be at ones and summa-
rily expelled the camp, into which the said settler or camp
follower is to be permitted thereafter to enter under
any circumstances. As • subsidiary regulation, libraries
and coffeehouses are to be established, so as to promote
amongst oar army rational amusements daring their hours
of recreation. This suggestion, like many others of • simi-
lar nature, having the common object of ameliorating this
condition of the British soldier, originated, we are proud to
learn, with "The Soldiers' Friend," Florence Nightingale,
who, in a letter lately received, writes, " as for the amount
of drunkenness and coesequs•t immorslity that now unto,-
tenstely pervades the British soldiery ih the Crimea, it is at
once equally incredible and dreadful."

THE advise of the Beet Ladle Teo l pity to to
ly Pt pear +Ms 1110 C IS et Tie est et MK •
sew ady artals ISA Tees ett at Is SLAMS tege ;
Iret tsported tbe Oespesy, 4e. eet, Mina St WWI
drrokyerd, Illettopegusetreet.

CRIMEAN DEMONSTRATION AT GLASGOW. —A
wires in honour of the Crimean victoria@ took place I. the
Glasgow City Hall on Thursday. The movement originated
with that portion of the middle and workisg classes who
were enable to take part in the west banquet, at which
the Doke of Hamilton presided. Dr. Nichol Professor of
Astronomy hi the University, occupied the et:air, wapported
by Prete/ewe Blecksjol Edinburgh, some of the City Coun-
Gillen. wad other gentlemen of public note in the town.
All the speakers on the occasion were favourable to the vi.
gorons prosecution of the war, while the chairman
ensured the policy of the peso, party. Mr. David Smiths
late one of the city magistrates, eulogised the courses sad
perseverance of the Allird foram, and Professor Bleekei
pointed out how closely the interests rd literates and
science, and of all free thought, were involved in the swans
of the war. The Rev. Mr. Cromkey delivered an energetic
address on " the al:tante between Frew* and England ;"
after which Dlr. R. Beehannan spoke to the sentiment "No
war with America," and towards eleven o'clock the pro
credings were brought to a close with a vets of thanks to

the chairman.
THE CORN IN THE SEA oF Azorr.—A letter in
the Austrian Correspondmon, dated Nov. 8, says: "The
vowels of the bouts of Goprivich have arrived in the Sea of
Asoff, bet as there is no quarantine estsblishotent in the
Ports of that sea they cannot communieate with the shore.
The Governor-Gunn], Count Strogonoff, would net let
thee' touch without first referriog the matter to St. Pews-
bore. nor will be send for quarantine officials from Odom.
The Realm functionaries in the Sea of Asoff have bees se
slow to listen to the complaints of the house of Goprevish
that they have even declined to receive • commaciation
addressed to the Governor, and conveyed by M. °ousel&
personally. The permission gunted to toss house, to load
with ears, is therefore completely Illusory, and their ship
will perhaps be counselled to winter in the Sea of As .ff.'
DEVON AND EXETER LICENSED VICTUALLERS*
ASSOCILTIOX.—The anniversary of this society was cob•
bested by a banquet, et the Globe Hotel, Buster, on Wed.
seedily. IL B Ben. Esq., the learned Comeniseioner
Bukruptcv, presided ; and &name thou present wets L.
V. Palk, Req., II P. for the county of Devon ; and Sir J.
B. Deckwortb, M.P. for the city of Bostsi. The report
the Benevolent Society stated that the fund available for the ,
purpose of their 'sootiest institution now amounted to the
large
sum of 8661. 110. 7d. After the anal loyal touts, the
Chairman gave.. Prosperity to the Benevolent Institution,"
and congratulated the licensed vietuallers on the pretties
which their besendent institution had *Maud. Sir J.
Dnekworth, in !upending to the health of the " City mem-
bers," oringretelated the meeting on the repeat of the
Sunday Beer Bill, which had caused so math nopleaust-
nese and hardship, and which he eionsidered gave •
premises to ashamed houses. The removal of re.
auntieue epos the pleasures of the working
claws tended to the moral improveinest of society.
Mr. Palk, said, that whilst giving credit to Lord EL
GPOIVIIIIOI for the beet of motives in Introducing his recent
measure, he was glad that It had been withdraws, se he did
not believe it would operate to the welfare of the cesentu.
pity. The Bawd victuallers wore • laecterge influentialhealth
of the ebampien of the limped victualer', the Right Hon.
P. Berkeley, M.P.. was drunk with great eatitseiann. Mr.
1. D. Osborn, a City magistrate, stated that not a single
member of the Exeter Licensed Vieuellers' Assogiatiou bed
come before him in his official capacity, and he was glad to
bear of the continued prosperity of the association. The
chairman, in the Bonne of the evening, justified the pro-
noun of magistrates at meetings of that kind, for did net
they grant busses to victuallers, and if the requirements of
their licenses were observed, there would be no reason to
complain of any of them.
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.
—Much uncertainty baying existed sa to the legal nature of
the agreements on paper between landlords and tenants, the
following counsunicatient to the proper authorities. sad
their reply, will be interesting to ell convened To the
CCommissioners of Island Revenue, Sornueet House, Lon
—Middleibto, Aug. 18, 1855 —Sin: The seaport toes don.
of
Kiddlsebro, in the county of York, contains about 14,000
ialmbltaats, sad many dwelling houses and abope are let
frees quarter to quarter, and from year to year, upon
written memorandums of agreement, where the rents are
under 201. • year, sad es some digitises of opinion casts
respecting the proper stamp duties to be paid on suds
egreessents, your opiates is requested, whether the 00111M011
lease stamp for such a • neatest' mill be a
re or what
other stamps (if esty) will sash memorandums oire ?
Your most obedient ourvent, Ws. WEIRS, solicitor."—
Amway Revemas, amens' Londott,
Augut 27, 1858.-434: The board having bad beforethem
your letter of the 18thdirected, in reply, to state
that the documents %betels referred to will be chargeable
with stamp duty as leases, whether the tunnel he from
=to smarter. or frees y_ear to an, sir, year
t sweat, Tlicatati 1111914.—W, glen, Di."

THE PARIS EIHIBITION.—The Monsieur publishes
the following notice:—" Artist ezbibiton are requested to
remove their works from the Fins Arts Exhibition, Avenue
Montaigne, from sad after the Ist December, between the
hours of 9 end 4. As the demolition of the building will
commence on the 16th, the administration cannot be respon-
sible for any damage which may happen to works which
shall net have been resumed et that period. They will only
be delivered on the production of the receipt which was
given for them at the time of their being deposited at the
Exhibition banding."
COMMITTAL Or A SHIP CAPTAIN FOR EIGUSEEN
MONTHS.-0a Wednesday, before the Hartlepool magi-
strates, Malcolm Buttock, wester of the schooner Zior, of
Gnngessouth, was flied 1004., or, in default, six months'
imprisonment, for attempting to conceal controband go, ds
on board his veinal. He was next °barged with having
attempted to bribe the Custom house officers to overlook the
said goods. Mr. French, the Custom hoes* officer, deposed
that whoa the
pinte found defendent promised him
:a " handsome "if be would not report them. Ile
said to him, "Are you aware who I am—that lam an
officer of ber Majesty, and that you an liable to a penalty
of ICOI. for attempting to bribe me ?" Defendant replied
that he was aware who he (the officer) was, and that he
considered him a friend. When defendant and the oMeer
Edmund mime out of the state room into the *obis, the
latter told him that defendant bad offered his 10e. as •
bribe. Defendant made no reply to the chine. The bench
fined him for this offence 2001 sad mets, Of eis menthe'
imprisonment, to commence at the expiration of the first
period. The attempted bribery of Edmund was then gone
into, the evidence being merely • repetition of the state-
imeets node by him in his best deposition, and another fine
of 200 i. sad mess was inflicted, or impristmunt for sig
snoutb&—.regedorleAti Boma

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