The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-14 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(Rose tOOO OW COUZIMIDIIINT.)
FARIS. SeYDAY Erwrima.

The Praive is greatly chagrined at General
Laniarmora's speech. It feels constrained to admit
that " the words of the Italian President of the
Council are of a nature to justify all the anxiety of
the defenders of the papacy if its fate depended
upon Italy." Then, seeking to goad M. Dronyn
de Lhuys to harass Italy with further diplomatic
despatches, it characterises the general's speech as
"a defiance to the sovereign of France," and one
which must necessarily lead to decisive explana-
tions. I think M. de la Gueronni4e's journal is
mistaken this time, and that the Emperor will
soustrue General Lamarinora's speech as not de-
parting from the spirit of the famous telegram
which he detailed to M. Nigra and M. Drouyn de
Lboye.

The government journals are not only permitted
but encouraged to speak with great severity of a
violent homily in behalf of the temporal power
pronounced by Mgr. Plantier, Bishop of Nimes ;
he is told significantly that he Was olititripped all
reasonable bounds, and that his attacks upon his
political adversaries will recoil upon himself.
Some of the French papers say that the King of
the Belgians, having returned from Compiegne,
has left for Brussels to-day, and that the Duke of
Brabant has gone to Marseilles to embark for
Egypt. According to others, however, Leopold
only left the Grand Hotel for Compii•gne this day,
and the telegraphic announcement of his departure
on Sunday was premature.
M. Thon7enel is said to be much better, and out
of danger.

EXTRAORDINARY MURDER AND SUICIDE
AT VIE.VNA.

A letter from Vienna, dated the Bth, says :
" Yesterday morning at a quarter-past 4 o'clock a stranger,
who had a young lady on his arm, demanded a room is the
Hotel Zelhoger, in the suburb Wedeo. The porter de-
clared that fur the present there was no nice room dispos-
able, bot if he stopped some time in Vienna he would get
the pest vacant room. The stranger thereupon said
that he had just come by the express and felt very
cold, and any room would do for him. Thereupon
one on the third door was opened to him. lie
asked for cadre, but the porter excused himself
that at that early hour he could not suppl, it.
The stranger then locked the door. At o'clock
a great detonation was heard, and before anyone
could approach the door another report was heard. The
chambermaid was called with the pass-kev, but the door
could sot be opened, ass heavy body on the ground barred
it inside. After being forced a frightful sight presented
itself. Before the door lay, on the ground, the still breathing
and blood-covered body of the stranger in convulsions; and
at three steps' durance, upon the ground, lay the corpse
of the girL Between them lay • double.tarrelled pistol
with the meet marks of baring been fired. On the
table was • single-barrelled pistol, loaded with ball. The
girl was beautiful, dark, and about Y. 4. She had on a white
opera wrapper, a nice Scottiah shawl, • yellow cotton dress
dotted black. Nu papers were found on them. The gentle.
111•13 was elegantly dressed. He was clean shaved, had
black hair, and was from 26 to 2w years of age. He bad •
paletot and check trousers. In his portemotinaie were
fl. 316 (about Ts.). No card indicating his name, but two
directions—one to • private gentleman in Wag-street, the
other to • merchant named Gobidier, it Josephstadt. In
his pocket were, besides, • few lozenges and • phial of
perfume. It is supposed that the stranger must be a native,
otherwise he would have chosen a more known hotel. Be.
sides, his shaving himself showed that he wished not to be
recognised. It is supposed by the retorter that the
stranger must have shot the girl unawares whilst she had
her head tumid. in the opposite direction, for the ball
came out through her forehead, and then be applied the
second barrel to his chin. The boll killing the girl was
found in the bed. The room was covered with blood. The
doctor and magistrate examined the bodies, but found no
marks of violence. The corpses were transported to the
hospital for dissection. The affair make@ a great noise here."

Ox FORD MIDDLI CLASs Ex AMINATIONA. —The
certificates awarded to those candidates et the Oxford
Middle Class Examinations who were examined at Oxford
iu ISO will be delivered by John Walter, Esq., M.P., on
Wednesday, the 23rd of November, at 2 oclock pm.
Prizes and books will at the same time be given to those
candidateewho were placed in the first or second division.
By permission of the right worshipful the mayor a meeting
for this purpose will take place in the council chamber,
Oxford.

l'ltoPu.sED ABOLITION OF SCHREY SIDE TERN-
PlKEs.—Printeel notices have leen posted on the gates and
bars in the parishes of Bermoodsey, I:otherhitlie, Deptford.,
and Camberwell, stating that the turnpike trustees will bold
a meeting on the nth intent, to determine on an answer to
ha given to a letter received by them from the Home Secre-
tary of State, as to the abolition of the gates in the above
parishes, which is provided by a public act of last session to
take effect oa the lit of November nest year, unless parlia-
ment shall previous to such date pass a measure to continue
the same. IL is competent for the trustees to apply for a
private bill in the coming session for a renewed term, and
it is believed that owe of the priori* ajects of Sir George
Grey's communication was to give time and opportunity for
such an application, and therefore immediately after the
passing of the public act Sir George Grey wrote, requesting
the trustees to meet early upon the subject ; bat in the case
of this particular trust it has transpired that, though Sir
George Grey's letter was sent so long ago as the 4th of
August last, the trustees did not meet till the 27th of
October, Rod now the advertised meeting is appointed for
the 27th of this month, at the twelfth boor for parliamen-
tary notices. This delay and the fact also that the parishes
were not apprised of Sir George Grey's letter until the pre.
sent time has caused some apprehension in the district that
a struggle will take place to keep on the gate os the south
side for some years longer, under what is termed the
" Annual Coati:motion Act," and without having the
merits of the ease submitted to the ordeal of a committee
of the House of Con/rums. Toe committee promoting the
abolition will, however, it is intimated, oppose any proceed-
ing to continue the gates after the Ist November, IsBs.
THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. —On
Saturday the whole of the materials and fittings which oc-
cupied the grand area of the Agricultord Hall, at filing-
ton, during the late Industrial Exhibition, were removed,
and a large number of workmen were employed in the
prepsratious necessary to render the building available for
the purposes of the ensuing Christmas Cattle show of the
Smitbiield Club. It has been already stated that the pro.
Labia etfett of the large increase made by the club in the
number and amount of the prizes to be awarded would be
to produce a larger number of entries than on previous occa.
sions, and the returos of such entries proved this to be the
case, notwithstanding the fact that thegreat provincial cattle
shows of Darlington sod Liverpool take place cooeurrently
with that of the Smithfield thia year, viz., the 6th,7th, Bth and
9th December. The number of entries this near in the cattle
classes are 281 as against 243 last year. For sheep entries
there are 112 pens of three, and 76 single specimens, as
against 89 pens of three,and 65 singlepess, is 18,r3. For pigs
the entries are 51 pens of three, and 2o single pens, against
37 pens of three, and 19 single specimens of porkers last
year ; the gross being 545 this year of pens and animals
against 453 last year. The gross number of animals entered
for this year are :—Beasts, 2SI ; sheep, 412 ; pigs, 178;
total-871. At the show of 1863 tke number of haute was
243, sheep, :132, and pigs 130 ; total-705 —being a you in-
crease this year of 166 animals as compared with last year's
chow.—l)t.scrrer. _

ESCAPE AN I) RICCA MUNE OF A CONVICT AT
CLUTHA-V.—A daring attempt to escape has just been
effected at Chatham by a convict named Alexander, a man
of mostdetermioed character, who is undergoing a period of
ten years' transportation. 11 appears that Alexander, with
nearly 1,000 other convicts, was employed at St. Mary's
Island, Chatham, on the works now io progress for then-
lergemest and extension of the dockyard, and while so en-
gaged managed to slip away front •his gang and conceal
himself, with the intention of leaving the island, his absence
not being immediately detected by the keepers, where cos-
tomary vigilance he contrived to elude. immediately on
his absence being discovered, measures were adopted to
effect his capture, end a strong body of warders and convict
keepers despatched to scour the island and adjacent places,
while strong guards were posted to prevent his leaving the
island. After a search of some hours the convict was at
length discovered concealed in a remote part of the island,
and eodeavouring to hide himself beneath a heap of stoma,
when be was at OMa secured and conveyed back to the
prison. His captors, however, would appear to have be-
haved with the mat ucjuatifiable cruelty towards him, as
on his being brought to St. Mary's prison he was found to
be suffering from several wounds on the head and shoulders,
evidently indicted by the swords the convict keepers carry ,•
in addition to witch bin beck was 'merely bruised, as if
from the indictee of violent blows. So serious were the
injuries be bad sustained that be was at ones removed to
the prison infirmary, and a report of the whole circumstance
' bee since bees made to the authorities.

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