The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-29 00:00:00

T:t IH, ILDITOIt OF IRS DAILY lIMWS.

:t¢.—.la I cannot withhold from the British
mi.. my grief. and poignant fvelinio, regarding the unjust
pronounced astain.t me unturtunate
tia.tril Murray, may I request as a Comm. that you mill
ligsrrt in tour independent and valusbla journ d the fol-
low.: oh.emations t Thinking you for your kind and
Mama emoideetti ms g. his behalf, I am, sir,
Your ctrl obedient and Ogled servant,
FRANCIS RAY VESTRANGE.

lotto ppe Canielll Mattioli, es-Governor of the city and
province of Ancona's certificate, doted June 4, 1:4•12, nicon-
tedilde proves Mr. Murray innocent. Mr. Moore, consul
at Ancona, and Mr. Freeborn, consul at Rome, are incon•
trovertthly of oninion that he i. innocent et the crimes im-
pend to him. General Lindsay, the excellent and humane I
bral.h o;beer, Las taken up his cause most manfully,.
sad has been indefatigable in his endeavours to save
Would he have done so had he believed
lam guilty of the enormous crimes inspired to him ? Cyr-
tainly not. Ile believes in his innocence, and defends him
with the spirit of a knowing his father, who was
educated at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, served
his country meritoriously, as did his ance.tors for upward.
of .isty.five rears, in met of the battles fought from the
Wien of George the Third to the peace of Captain
Duns. late of the llopel Artillery, and Cost. Captain tit
Corfu, is fully convinced of his innocence. Every English
man to whom I have stated his tllll4l shuelde.s
at the ilea that a Ilriteh "object, not ttuilty, should be in-
carcerated in a hon,hls, loathsome, fil.hy pri.on tor three
year.. deprived of wring wither, wife, or child, or even
the British comsat, 'weld in the presence of police officers
or gaolers, and only allowed nous, rise in the Italian lan-
guage. If he had had a fair trial why these restrictions?
In every country, Italy eacepted, the trial would have been
conducted in an open court; and, any one who had not
been guilty of sour' murder, the greatestpunishment in-
flicted for iutlieertion would have bees a short imprison •
ment. lam aeured his holiness is most beneficient and
humane, and thot he abbots the sacrifice of human life;
but hi. priestly advisers, judger, tee, are unworthy of the
ports they fill, and ei.pudified fur the delicate office of in-
vedigoting sad arbitrating in cases of guilt or innocence.
A in in nay be opposed to a government for causes inherent
is Inn. and which lir believes to be correct; hut that is no
wawa ally he should be pronounced guilty of crimes
uh,ch e'er, one of religious or moral feeling would
shudder at. What does Mattioli say in his certificate
"The it. ntlenew of his (Murray's) character, his unwaver-
ing int.:ray, the diliecnce and amenity he displayed in the
(tech-roe it the delicate duties pertaining to his office of
Itep.etor of Police, make me confident that the atrocities
and C'M 4rdly erimi a of which be bun been accused are ut-
terly foreign and abhorent in his nature."
Why was not Mattioii, ea-governor of the City and pm-
ts.., of Ancona, tolled upon to give evidence ? lie was
the principal pei.ein who could have distinctly pronounced
kis Mummies ; but he was to be :tied secretly. No wit.
wises were permitted on his behalf, those against him else
mined privately. and he, unit ,ppy man, not allowed to con-
front thew What injustice ! What a diabolical attempt
to rill the Papal government of an unfortunate individual
who differed from them only in politics. Every one who
hm fooled in Italy must be well acquainted with
the horrors of the prisons in that country, and the dreadful
sufferine4 of thew inmates. Few can outlive three years'
incarceration, unless they are of robust constitution, and
promised of great energy of mind. The unfortunate pri-
soner has .:reeved that dreadful punishment. Then tomes
the cruel sentence of death. It would have been more
to have sacrificed him at once, and not to have pro-
burred his sue; rings, and tortured him fur so lengthened a
p. rind. I write with warmth and indignation, because I
feel merit strongly the injustice of his *entente. If it be
carried into execution, his innocent blood will rest on the
loads of his accusers, and they will be one day summoned
before their Creator to render their account. Woe to un-
bet judges'. Who will deliver them from the wrath to
coin, ? They will be called to judgment before a tribunal
when. neither rank nor power win screen them from the
toosequences of their evil deeds.
FIt.%NCIS RAY L'ESTRANCIE.—
d:, Mornington-road, Regent's-park,
29th June, lila.

TIII: 110NotRABLI ARTILLERY CollPANY.—Yes-
terday l'rinee Albert reviewed the llosourable Astiller
Company, of which corps his royal highnies is colonel lo
chief. Di. royal highness and several military officers of
huh standing, expressed themselves is terms of the Idaho
appmbation, lath as to the appearance of the company and
th, p: riaion of their 'movements.

CostsgEßefAL TRAVELLER-4' Srilool.B.—Yesterday I
V.° half year'y general meeting of the subscribers awl
frwiAls to this a eful charity, founded in Ik4fi for educating
orphan and necessitous children of the above body, was hr id
at the London T ; Mr. Mut, rman, M.P., took the
chair. The chairman in the course his speech called id-
ntinn to the state of the fund for the erection of the'
schools, and centered a hope that the public would support
the committee in their good work. The report .toted that
the subscriptions for the past half-year had amounted to
2,1161. Os. • and that the annual subscriptions had in• '
creased greatly, being equivalent to 11 per cent. There arc
at the present time in the asylum II: children. consisting of
17 girls, and 70 boys. The total amount received for the
building fund up to the present time wu 10,3001, The re-
port having been adopted, the nv.iting elected 1 boys and 3
girl. from a list of 21 candidates.

A HOLIDAY AT SOUTIIAMPTIoN.—Yesterday was
observed an • universal holiday St Southampton, in cont-;
tai morstion of the coronation of her Majesty. AU shops
were eased, an I some thousands must have left the town
escurouning. About 200 went to in as excursion
train. lliere were picnics in the Nt w Forest, boat recur- !,
non, on Southampton Water, steam trips round the Ide of
Wight, and every horse and conveyance in the town were
engaged by the holiday seekers. All the cricket ground* in ,
and round about the town were occupied, and shooting
match." tank puce between the Southampton Kale Club,
the Hampshire Yeomanry, the Royal Engineer., and the
Pensioners. About 1100 persons visited Southampton yes-
teril iy from the Porehester line in an excursion train, and
in the middle of the day thi re was • grand procession
through the town of several hundred members of the bene-
fit ...tittle' known as Forester., with banners and hands of
music. Ail the Foreders dined tone eier during the day,
the Mayer of Southampton, Sir A. Cockburn, M.l'., Mr.
M I'., and several other gentlemen, dining with
them. These holidays us sot unfrequent in the south of
lingLin4, and the unanimity which prevail. amonipit "II
classes of employers in consenting to such relaxations from
labour, is remarkable and highly to be commended.