The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1864.

Cbt court.

OSBORNE, iisonerr 8.
The Prince and Princess of Wales took leave of
her Majesty today, and left Osborne for Marlborough-
house, aeoompaated by the infant Prince, Albert Victor.
The Hos. Mn. Btonor and Major Teesdale were in attest.
dance.

Their Royal Highnesses crossed over to Southampton in
the royal yacht Fairy.
Her Royal Highness Princess Helena took an airing on
Saturday, sad wsa ont twice yesterday.
The Prisms will continua her airings daily.

Lord Palmerston left town yesterday for Hilda:.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-dß°,
from the Governor, of Hong Kong, Gybe, Kau, Gibral-
tar, Canada, and Vaaeonver's Island. Despatch's were
sent to the Governor of the Falkland Islands.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

MEXICO.

" We learn," says the Minsorial Diplonsatique,
" that the steamer which left Southampton on the
Lt had among her passengers a Frenoh cabinet
courier, the bearer of letters of congratulation
addressed by Napoleon 111. to Maximilian L on
the subject of the warm reception of which his
Majesty was the object ever since his landing at
Vera Cruz. We are also able to announce that
the Emperor Maximilian I. intends to institute a
new order of knighthood on the occasion of his
accession to the throne of Montezuma. The designs
of the new decorations have been sent to Paris, and
M. Enmity, purveyor to his Imperial Majesty, has
received orders to execute the models."

those whoa. duty it is to interpret the law, and
those, too, who home been mute legislators by
universal suffrage, and who have sworn obedience
to the Emperor and the imperial institutions.
This discourse closed the proceedings of the first
day, the sth of August, and on the following morn-
ing, at 10 o'clock, the court crowded to excess, M.
Jules Fevre MSS to defend M. Gamier Pages.
I will only give a summary of his brilliant ad-
dress, which was listened to with the liveliest in-
terest, and frequently interrupted by bursts of ap-
plause, which were speedily checked. All transla-
tions but feebly express the original.
He could not, he said, avoid a feeling of deep
sorrow on rising to answer the Procureur-Imperial :

I ask myself where we are and whither we are hastening?
When I cast a retrospective glance at the last 60 years, when
I recall the great deeds of our fathers and what sacrifices we
have made, what torrents of blood we have shed to
guard them, the question at once secure, is not the theory
of progress a mad and bitter derision ? Is it possible that
what we have always regarded as the very essence of that
primordial right on which reposes the existence of peoples,
that which is inherent to human personality, its heart, its
life, its coal—in a word, its thought, the revelation of its
' being—that all this should have no possible application
before the pretext of an offence, and that men most highly
esteemed, men honoured by the mandate of the people,
emir/mid as criminals, and threatened in their liberties and
fortunes ? And, as if this sad subversion of all our ideas of
human dignity wee not sufficient, it has been necessary, is
order to complete the legal number, short of which this
indietment could not have been preferred—it has been neces-
sary, I say, to outrage both common sense and equity, and
to go so far as to invert the most elementary salsa of
arithmetic. Such is the spectacle presented to us to-day.
Am I not justified in saying it is calculated to sadden the
hearts of these who have still some faith in the progress
of enlightenment and liberty ? But I take confideom ;
these are but passing terrors which the country will not
long endure. For myself I have a right to exercise and •
duty to acoomplish.

He then proceeded to warn the government of
the folly of this prosecution, and of the poor '
figure it would cut in Europe when these
things became known. A government which
professed to be so strong, which disposed
of all power, which ordered the elections at its own
convenience, and then put in motion its vast army
of fnuctionaries, was not content with all this, but
must take away from the elector his primordial
right, as the exercise of it was dangerous to the
state. It appeared incredible that so strong a
government could proceed in such a fashion, and
accuse his clients of creating a kind of imperium in
intperio, a sort of occult government ; as if the
whole county did not know of it—as if the circu-
lars of this secret power were not scattered broad-
cast throughout the land. Every man had put
his name to what he had done, which was not
precisely the way secret associations acted when
they desired to undermine the government.
The next step, said K Fevre, was to make a
descent upon the houses of the suspected men ; to
take possession—in their presence or their absence,
it mattered not—of all their papers and of all their
private correspondence. The letters of the husband
to his wife, of the mother to her daughter—all are
ransacked, and the laws of decency and modesty
are put aside for the barren pleasure of searching
for that which cannot be found because it does
not exist.
After much more in the same style, K Favro
very happily quoted Louis Napoleon to prove that
in this matter of respect for the sacred character
of a private dwelling France was far inferior to
England, and would remain so until such profana-
tions ceased to exist. He then applied himself to
the law of the case, and proved in a masterly
manner that the Emperor owed his own position to
these electoral committees, not composed like his
clients of 13 members but of 160, and that in all
times freedom had been given to these committees.
It was impossible in France, under the influence
of universal suffrage, to remain in solitude.
Surely one man might ask advice and guidance
from another. Might he not, for instance, take
counsel with the illustrious' Berryer, with his
talented friend Ernest Picard, with his excellent
and learned brothers &nerd and Arago ; then we
should be five or six ?—" Well, then, some of oar
younger contemporaries wish to join us, in order
that they too may get light and guidance ; then
we mount up to 10, 12, or 15. Ah ! we begin to
border upon an association, and if this happened out of
election times, what would happen to us ? Yet,
what crime am 1 guilty of ? What have I done ? I
am a man, and free ; but if you prevent my doing
what I have just said with my friends, lam no
longer anything. I contend, therefore," Le con-
tinued, " that the law interpreted textually, or in
any other way, politically or philosophically, is not
opposed to an electoral committee as organised by
my client."
Many other points were gone over, and a warm
tribute of admiration was paid by K Favre to his
client Gamier Pa& and his co-accused, in that
although 2,300 letters and papers were seized, not
one word in aoy of them was calculated to cause a
tlnsh or to make any of them wish a sentence
unwritten. None but the noblest sentiments were
to be found in any of their letters, public or pri-
vate. After saying that it would be a sad spec-
tacle if a condemnation were pronounced on those
' whose only crime was their love for right and law,
who were honoured and honourable amongst the
most honoured and honourable of France, he OM.
eluded by saying :

But it will mot be so ; I em fortified by the presence of
the illustrious Berryer, the greatest of °ratan, the noblest.
minded of men ; of Marie, wbo has so well mewed his
country; of Seoard, the courageous President of the Ns.
teasel Assembly, who bared his breast before the bayonet'
of the Mserreetioe ; of two ministers (Pitg4 and Carnet)
of the government of July. Oh !in the pewee, of
such men, sustained by their example, animated by
their breath, I take courage, aid I say that is • country
which has given birth to men like these, liberty is im-
periehable. Let us, then, be comforted ; we an regard
the passing cloud without anxiety, it will not aeons the

M. Favre, who until the conclnsion seemed
strong and vigorous, inspired no doubt by his en-
thusiasm, then sunk down perfectly exhausted.
The scene at the close of his speech is not easily
described. Even the venerable Berryer was deeply
affected, and others flung themselves on his neck and
were much moved. The sensation was immense.

After a pause M. Berryer, still visibly excited,
rose and said he spoke for all his colleagues, who
desired him to declare that after the exhaustive and
brilliant pleading of M. Fevre they could find
nothing in their hearts or understandings that could
add to the truth, the grandeur, and the nobility of
this defence ; banes they all yielded their right to
be heard. "We are oon vinced," added M. Berryer,
"that there is not a judge in one country that can
pronounce a condemnation." M. Berryer was mis-
taken, for after five hours' deliberation the tri-
bunal condemned the 13 to a fine of 500 francs each
for having been members of an unlawful associa-
tion.
And so ended this celebrated trial.

The excessive heat renders people peacefully
disposed, so we are told to-day that England and
France never were on better terms, and both are
decided upon doing nothing warlike.
The Emperor arrived at St. Cloud last evening,
and will probably remain there until after the

visit of the King of Spain. It is not impossible
he may pay a flying visit to Chalons, and talk over
Algerian matters with Marshal M'Mahon, who in
to replace Peliasier in that still unsettled country•.
The Bishop of Perpignan, M. Gerb6t, died
suddenly yesterday.
The Bourse was tat to-day. Bente COL 20c.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM, OLD RENT•
ROAD.

INAUGURATION OF THE PRINCE CONSORT'S
STATUE.—(THIS DAY.)
The statue which has been erected iu the grounds
of this asylum to the memory of the late Priem Consort was
uncovered this morning in the presence of the Prince
of Wales, who is patron of the institution.
Notwithstanding the uncomfortable state of the weather
(for the welcome rain had at least that drawback), the road
to the asylum presented a very gay sod animated appear.
an«. At intervals flags were displayed, and large crowds
were collected at every point where& good view of the royal
carriage might be obtained. Inside the grounds there was
a very large attendance of ladies and gentleman, for whose
amusement the band of the Life Guards played a selection
of favourite airs during the morning. At 10 =Mutes put
12 his royal highness arrived, attended by Lord Mount-
Edgeumbe, Lieutenant-General Knollys, sad Major
Teesdale. His royal highness was received by
guard of honour of the Honourable Artillery Company.
Oa alighting from hie carriage, his royal highness was
welcomed by the chairman, trustees, awl governors of the
asylum, the chaplain, the secretary, and the medical officer,
and was conducted by them into the chapel, from which be
was escorted by a procession, flanked on the one side by the
inmates of the asylum and on the other by the children of the
Licensed Victuallers' Schools, to visit the " Albert Wing,"
and inspect the stogie laid by his revered father so short
a time before his death. After this be was conducted to a
dais which was erected behind the statue. The members of
the Licensed Victuallers Choral Association, accompanied
by the baud of the Grenadier Guards, then sang an appro.
prints chorale, the music of which had been composed by
the late Prince Cousort.
The Board of Minegemeot and the Members of the
Memorial Committee then came forward, and the Secretary
read the following address :
' "Hay it please your Royal Highness,—The institution
which your royal highness has this day coudemended to
visit, is an asylum where the aged, infirm, and decayed
members of the trade of Licensed Victualler. are
enabled to pass the evening of their days in humble,
yet in respectable retirement. Founded in lte27,
this asylum has ever some been honoured by row,
patronage • his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex
having bei;ei its earliest patron and liberal benefactor ; by
whom also the first stone of this edifice was laid on the kb
May, 1828. It was left, however, for your royal highners's
beloved and lamented father to complete the work which
his illustrious predecessor hod hernia. In the year 1F.4.1, his
Royal Highness the late Prince Consort deigned to bestow
upon this iostitation his royal favour, by consenting to be-
come its patron; sad io 1849 first honoured it wish his irt.
sence. Many of us,olost illustrious Prinos.recal with pride the
events of that memorable day when your royal father laid
the society under so deep an obligation, by his gracious con-
descension is laying the foundation atone of that portion of
this asylum which is styled ' The Ladies' Wing ; and
many more delight to revive the recollection of that second
visit with which their late patrol honoured them, when, on
the 23rd duos. 1858, he, wee pleased to woofer upon this
institution a 'hailer mark of his royal favour, by is-
auguuttiog the erection of another portion of
this building, which is called after his re-
vered and cherished name The Albert Wimp'
Wbeo, however' moat noble Prince, it pleased Almighty
God to take to himself that great and good Pewee, your
royal parent, it was felt, not only by the bawd of manage.
meet, but by the trade with which they are connected,
that it was due to the memory of so beloved a benefactor.
that some memorial should be placed upon the grounds of
this institution, which might stand for all ages, as a moan.
meat of hie many virtue...ad of his various acts of gracious
condescension. The work, most illostrione Prince, was at
once commenced, and before twelve months had passed, this
statue was erected to his memory—a status which hereafter
every licensed victualler will look upon with pride, as re-
calling the name and the many gracious acts of one of the
best of prioora sod most revered of besefacton. The board
of management have felt, most noble Prism, that a work,
which in the carrying out has been to all of them a ' labour
of love,' needed nothing hut your royal presence to bring it
to a triumphant completion. They therefore approached
our royal highness, and humbly sought at your hands that
mark of royal favour which you have to-day seen fit to
bestow upon them •, sod now they respectfully solicit, in the
name of the subscribers at large, that your royal highest*,
will be
_plowed to command that the memorial be un-
covered."
His royal highness accordingly directed the drapery with
which the statue bed been shrouded from the public gas
to be removed. The figure, it may be stated, is of pure
Carrara marble, sod is upwards of eight feet high ; the pe-
destal on which it reek heiog a solid block of Sicilian marble
the weight of which is ten tons, and its height a little over
six feet, the whole standing upon a granite base of a kn-
ead-a-half in thickset's. The memorial itself is masw
quietly little short of 16 feet in height. His royal high.
ages is represented in the costume in which be appeared
when hying the fousdatioo stone of the Albert wing, sod
is in the act of replying to the address which was then
presented to him ; one hand is resting on a part
of a Corinthian column ; the other holds a stroll. Oa
the west tablet there is the following inscription—" Erected
A.D. 1863, as a Lathing Tribute of Respect to the Memory
of Albert the Good." On the south tablet—" 11.R.H.A1bert
Francis Augustus Charles Emanuel, the Prince Consort,
Patna of the Institution, horn 26th August, 1819; died
14th December, 1861." Oo the north tablet.—" Inaugurated
by H.R.H. the Prime of Wales, patron of the instal.
Lion, August 9, 1864." On the east tablet are the smog
of H.R.H., quartered with them of her Majesty.
The memorial, which was designed and executed by Mr.
Thos. Earle, of Vinomitatrest, Brampton, has eon between
600 and 700 guineas.
While the ceremony of uncovering the statue was taking
place the following chorus, adapted from Handes oratorio
of Solomon was sung:
Swell the full Chorus to Albert's high praise,
Record him, ye bards• as the pride of onr days,
Flow sweetly the numbers that dwell on Ids same,
And rouse the whole nation In songs to his fame.
The Chairman, Mr. Joate Came, this approached the dear
sad presented the following address to the Prince of Wales:
" May it plasm your Royal Higbee, Mom Illustrious
Patron,—We the Chairman. Trustees, and Governors of
this asylum, beg permission to approach your august person,
for the purpose of expressing to your royal highness oar high
mole of the lasting obligation which you have laid us under by
the distinguished honour which you have this slay oreferred
upon us. This set of your revel favour, most made Primes
is • cause of profound gratification, not to only ourselves-es
the executive, but also to every member of the trade, by
whom voluntary contributions the institution is supported;
and will ever be remembered by us with feelings of &Nepal
gratitude, and of the most heartfelt pride. Associated, rims
as are the 'Yenta of the clay with the memory of ow
lamented patron, our thoughts cannot bat recur, with rid
, sad fervent sympathy, to our beloved Queen. year royal
mother, and we pray meagrely sod devoutly that Almighty
God may, of his goodies,. long preserve her Mojeaty, end
poor the rich blessing of His pesos and consolation into her
sorrowing heart. Feryettmelt, most illustrious Prince, and
for your royal coosort, we humbly pray that God mayn't:Leh*
safe to each you a keg life of health and happiness. For
your royal son we posy, that he may grow up to be a bleariag
sad a daily mores of inormaing joy to yourself and her
Royal Highoem the Princess of Wake ; and for your mil
house we pray. that you may live for ever is the being rig
loving and devoted people. And now, most 'obi* Prism.
with ova, sentiment of loyalty to our Queen, and of pro.
found respect for the pareion of your royal highness, we beg
to renew the expression of our gratile, for Um mark et
gracious coodeseessiou which you hare today been pleased
to bestow upon a.,"
His Row. Htotioras having made a brief but gracious
reply, the Halleloish Chorus from the Messiah was sane ;
after which the Prince and his attendants returned to the
chapel, and shortly afterwards they quitted the grounds.

THE Friar SALE or Ifsw HOPS.--ITIILsDAT.)-••
The Ent pocket of Kent hops of the growth of 11264, ow
signed by Kr. Alfred White, of Nottlewead sad Yid&
Mg. to Berra. Hewitt. Whits, and On.. Borough, was sold
at 71. per awt., to Idemos. E Swab., and Co.. Loads, oa
behalf of Merano John Yong sad Co., pale ale Warms.
of the Albion Brewery, Loads. Tha qnadty h very supe-
rior to the general rue of drat peek's.
Ermertorr or A uvrtw REPUILTC.—The ancient
republic of Oramaaiiras (wet* al Daps's), which los
wasted so lam without magistrates, army, or *saw hla
jest disappeared (say. Ossligurani) from the map of Europe.
On Sunday hot the Freoch isudarmery loran to imam,
their functions in the small district sow definitively annex'.
to Fruits.
The village of Tel may (Cdte-d'Or) was three
days Ogee (ebaireis Bahgnati) the saes of a terrible essa-
-Itioa. Tits ire berm at the two extremities of the
,1= almost at the same aseuesat, and Wore say adequate
mesas could be organised to ertiagaish it 72 homes sad
barns, motafoing the greater part of the produce of this
year's harvest, wets, is a blase. By this disaster pivot,
familial have Mot weer sesrythier they-possessed, and the
total damage is estimated at 500,030 fr.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(TEEM DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goa'burn.)
IN RE ISABELLA RUSSELL.
The bankrupt was described u a spinster, of so occtipa-
t Tachbrooke-street, Pimlico. She came before the
~.urt owing-1221., with usetsatated at 100/. Her expenditure
am returned at 2:101. a year for the two years preceding the
Liukruptey. Messrs. Brat:oak= and Co., several merchants,
tbe Strand, are creditors for 2321. for furniture. She
her failure to insufficiency of income, and being
•.:,1 by creditors.
• Mr. Aldridge appeared for the official assignee; no trade
.i‘sireee had been appo,nted. It was stated that the bank-
!a ;'e furniture was deposited with an auctioneer, to abide
reiiilt of a claim upon it by the holder of a bill of sale.
Yr. I. ll,cd appeared for the bankrupt.
llouyur create,' the order.

IS RE OCTAVIUS SASH SPONO,
The btokrupt was described as late paymaster hi the royal
of Faversham, tine,of Margate and other places.
itet;ts 4•1 f., contracted over a period of 12 years.
11r..11dridge stated that he had communicated with the
1.'f.14 of the Admiralty respecting a sum of 2001., which
a.. 420,1113 g to the bankrupt's credit in their booksi;rocTleay
tortested to be furnished with a copy of the
mkruptcy and other matters ; and, when these
f rn,!ttlet were complied with, the money would be paid
rrer to the estate, and would yield • dividend of 9s. or 10a.
es t;:e debts proved.
Honour granted the order.

- IS RE CIiIILES WEB&
The bankrnA wu • publican, formerly of Laystallatreet,
t rgen well. and other places. Debts, 3311. ;no assets.
Y.r .11dridge said this was a case where the bankrupt bad
! Li. house before coming to the court. The proceed.,
bed been disposed of io the way usual in such oases.
I,,,L,enti having been made to the brewer, the distiller, and
the ain. merchant. all the creditors beyond that magic
ce.le be.ng left unpaid.
_ _

said these preferential payments were con-
e happening in the cage of publicans. They paid their
friend., and victimised others.
The bnikrupt, in answer to the court. dated that he had
Free in four public-houses before. if. had no interest in
tl.efu Low.
The order was granted.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

WIW -STREET.
THE STOUT Or THE SEALS.
wu brought up on remand, charged with
havoc is his possession the two seals formerly the property
pi the late Mr. Burstead, chief clerk of the Supreme Court
of Neel...A.lW,

_ -
Ickpector Bkiromkoorobe, in reply to the magistrate,
ia:d that some further information had been received,
though it still left the case in cooaiderable doubt and myw
ten*. A person wen present who claimed the sea/a.
}Oben Smith, an old man, having several lodging-hooves
is Felwood's.rents, Holborn, here came forward and said—
Th,,t two Peals have been in my possession for upwards of
rears, la 1853 one Gideon Chadwick came to town to
look after some property called the Chadwick Estate. He
stopped with me in one of my bonus in Folwood's.rente,
and was with me on and off all the while he kept in
I.llldon. After he went away be wrote to me and
erclosed a pawn ticket for these two seals, which were
;4,4,1 for 275., and he raid he had given a trifle for the
tic'.et. and if I would take them out I might have them.
That we. the ;10th October. I remember the date so well
bemuse I had just come hack from burying my
mother in Lincoloshire. I had them ou Sunday
lest. awl missed them on Monday. I have not wen
Chadwick for seven year', and don't know where he
i 3 to he found. I don't know the pawnbroker's when the
things were pledged. I did not take them out myself, but
seat a men named Williams to do so for use. He is dead,
but his wife is still living. The prisoner lodged in one of
my houses, and might have got into my bedroom.
Brimmacombe wished for time to make further
iegaily. Smith's lodging-house did not bear a very good
character.

The preoner wan remanded.
WORSHIP-STREET.
ALLEGED ATIIMPT AT RUICIDt.—SLYGULAI DI7I3CL
Mary Ann Morris, an " unfortunate," wee charged with
attempting to destroy herself with poison, and a certificate
from the house-swoon at the London Hospital stated that
prisoner bad been there since the god inst. from the effects
of belladonna, contained in an eye-wash.
Polionoonstable 135 H aid be found the girl in a very sad
audition lying on a bed at her lodging, in Halifax-street.
Miisteed, ootke date mentioned.

Priaotter deelaredtiaT;;Tied not designed poisoning
henelf. She thought that the yeah was something good to
drilk, and tasted it.

Mr. Ellllo-4-, with a DIVOTS caution, diacharged the girl.