The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-20 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 20.
It is stated that the government supports the
candidature of the Archduke Maximilian of
Austria for the Mexican throne.

Advisee from San Domiugo report the Spaniards
have retreated from Puerto Plata in good order.

Many of oar brave soldier ore likely to return
Mee beater laforand thee when they 'sterol the army.
Otsursareeheei• have hies extensively formed in a number
of regimes* sod ere well 'needed—the chaplain or one
of the officers, sad In many owe, a well.educated private,
Cling the podiums of teachers. A 5 ant grammar bee
beim published Is Weeldeptow, to meet the growing demand
ter tut-bealia.-7w York viper.

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PausaaLE

SUVIDAT. ___
OS St St; NDLY.
W.R.W. to N.N.W., NOllili-Itagt. Westerly to N. mode-
fresh to moderate, rate, cloudy, Ono
Moody, fine.
S.W. to N. and back, Wing Coady,. W.N W. to 8.8. W.,
fresh, atonal or fresh to strong, rain
In places.
...4?. tittil.W. and N.S.N.E., BOUTECOLIEL Westerly. moderate,
moderate to lied, tine
cloudy, fine.
W.S.W. to N.N.W. and sons-EAST. E. to S. and W., light,
to &R. 1., variable, variable. tine.
cloudy, doe.
Nerti-siestasCalthoem to Mood& WestmDonegd to Caro-
ms& flosda:Eogilsb Channel and Blowy Bay Omni& South-
gastmlitratt of Dover to Llocoloddre and Heligoland.

We (Ayr Advertiser) regret very much to hear
that Lord Ardmillan's affection of the eye, supposed to
have been occasioned by the fragments of a gun cap, is not
paring away so soon as was expected. The inflammation,
probably augmented by cold, is so severe as to prevent his
lordship perusing his papas, which is all but tantamount to
a swimming of his duties for the present.
Pusuc &Boole ColollMlON.—Meetings of the
'Public Schools Commissioners were held an Tuesday and
Wednesday this week, at which the whole of the oommis-
donors attended.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.—MAIMONT.,
WaDxtts-
DAT.—Hie Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. having
this morning preached at the parish church on behalf of the
National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor
in the Principles of the Established Church, presided in the
afternoon at a meeting of the friends of the society in the
town-hall. Amongst those present ware the Marquis
Camden. K.G., Mr. G. Hardy, M.P., Mr. A. J. Bereeford.
Hope, Mr. J. Whatman, Mr. J. Clifford (the mayor), Aroh.
deacon Grant, the Rev. D. D. Stewart (the vicar), the Bay.
J. Y. Striates, and a large number of other gentlemen ees-
pained with the &grid.
WONCENTNIUMIRI UNION OP EDUCATIONAL IN-
amulet—Yesterday the annual meeting of the WOMB-
tershir• Union of Educational Institutes was held at Stroud,
Gloucestershire having recently joined the article. The
meeting was attended by many gentlemen who take as in-
terevt in education in the district, including Earl Doris,
the Right. Hoe. Sir J. 8. Pakington. IL P.; the Right Be..
E. [foreman. M.P.; Mr. Holland, M.P.; Mr. Baker, of the
Hambrick' Reformatory. and ether gentlemen. The more.
log meeting was occupied by posetieal discussions on educe-
, timid subjects. The dinner was held at the ?anomie
but there were so speeches • and at 7 &cloak an evening
meeting was held, Earl Duc;le in the chair. The report of
the committee presented to the meeting was on the whole
satisfactory. The number of institutes in the union harlot
claws and night schools is U. Last year the number of
pupils was 1,457 in 20 institutes having classes and night
mamba The total number of institutes in the union is 26,
against 25 last year, and the number in 24 of them is '
3,219. Two others have not sent in their returns. The
to lemma of El institutes is 2,1981. 14e. 31d. maim.
11,1139761.495. 9d. in 20 institutes last year. The total
of mod dates who presented themselves fer examination by
the orpoising master this year is 356, being an Matisse of
143 over last Tear.
Au application made to the Queen for her
Mapper% royal bounty for the poor woman who, as we
abort time sines stated, was delivered of fear eblYna at
Conneaut'', has been unsuocessfal. the reply being that,
inasmuch as the children had all died, the ease did sot come
within the coaditions under which her Majesty's bounty
was granted.—Chrharford Ch.nmkie.

LAW DITEUAGENCE.
DAY.)
COURT OE QUEEN'S BENCH.
Viktor to Beooo.—A4ofore Lord Chief Jusiff eoekbaro,

nod Justio;Wighturan, Blackburn, and Mellor.)
This was special paper day. The court was rompiad
the whole of the day in hearing a demurrer to the
pleas in an action " The Earl of Coventry v.
Willed" (well known as "Argue," of the Morn.
ing Poet) for trespass, in entering the close at New-
market. The defendant Maimed rlbht as one of the public
to go then.
The arguments bad not concluded when our despatch
left.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER,
Sittings in 13anoo.—(Before Lied Chief Berm Pollock and
Berme Bramwell, Channetl, sod Pigott.)
THE ATTORMIT•OESZIAL v. =um AND OTHIIB.-1111
MOM Or THE ALI:HANDEL.
The conceal were, for the crown, the Attorney-General,
the ilolioitor-Benerel, the Queen's Advocate (Sir R. Philli-
more), Mr. Locke, Q.C., sad Mr. T. Jones; for the de-
tuudeotus Sir Hugh Cairns, Q,.C., Mr. Karelake, Q.C.. Mr.
Mellish, Q.C., and Mr. Keroplay.
The Attorney• General resumed his argument on behalf al
the mown and in support of the resale for a new trial Ho
replied to the argument. of Sir H. Ceirns as to the Ameri-
can Foreign Eolistment Act, and showed, by reference t
the userge of Washington to magrems, when it wee intro.
duced, sad the decisions of American judges that it was no/
simply intended to give legal sanction to certain rules et
international law which previously existed, and to enform
against the subject. of the United States the obligations
which the country owed to other and belligerent nations. LI
was an act, the object of which was to enforce menial*
regulations for the due observance of the strict principle of
neutrality toward. belligerent's, and the proteotioa of tie
neutral territory from any ucauthorieed use of it by either
of the belligerent. for the purposes of war. His Waal
friend (Sir R. Calm) had spoken of proximate mom
of war. Taking a ship out of the territory at
a neutral power, with MINDS upon her for carrying
on war, wam an set of hostility and • mynas&
WWI of war. It was certainly an act which tended to M-
iami the neutral government. So was seeding out • ship
not armed for war, but ready to receive her arms, and seed-
log out a ship prepared for • warlike purpose, is Thigh
something was kit to be done when eh* got beyond •
line an sea. The statement that these ships might he
opted by the cruisers of one of the belligerents, vbs. Um
got beyond that lip& afforded no answer. 'The protokoll* was
that there would be so Noah cruisers to meet and wise
them. For instance, if at the commencement of the present

war the Federal government had adopted means for getting
armed vessels from our poste it would have been ridiculous
to say that the cruisers of the Coofederate states, whose
coasts were blockaded, could have prevented their sem*
out if those porta. The learned counsel than came In gm
Foreign Enlistment Act itself, and maid he did net think
it useful to go into an examination of the Amerisca Ast
*repot so far as a companion of the two would illustrate
the ociestroction of the first. In the preamble " the wel-
fare of the kingdom" wee the only thing spoken of as
which should be proteeted, and it was impossible,
fore to limit the act to any assumed obligations on the pert
of We being does to any belligerent power. The object
was to prevent • mischief which was not imfficiently
prevented by the then existing state of the law, and the
language used by the legislature clearly showed that it nee
intended to cut away all loop holes sod means by whisk
the set might be evaded. In the English act the disjunctive
was instead of the ocejuective, as in the
American eat, a circumstance pregnant with mesa.
ing. Again, in the American act the word " equip "
was not used in defining the offence, except
incidentally at the end ; it was need in the
English act. The British legislature thought it right to
apemen evasiooe, and therefore introduced "equip"
is thsou
out the section. Then the word "furnish" was put
though in the American act it only terse is et that part
the act which defined the offense the esered degree. The
words "in order that such ship" were oho isserted foe the
purpose of meeting the difficulty suggested as to the liability
of builders and others who had nothing to do with the
"intent." Further, the wards " transport or store ship,"
which were not in the American act, had evidently been
used to cover what was than thought might be another
means of evasion.

The Lord Mid Barer—The construction of the set de-
pends not on what is dorm in the American act but an
&rounds common to all British subjects. In an English
court we cannot coortrue British criminal law ew grounds
not patent wail subjects of the realm.
The AttorneyOeceral—l am much misunderstood if I
am supposed to be asking your lordship to do so.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Baton tin Judge Ordinary
CIABLILL e. GAOL= AND 1105111TISON.
- - -

Mr. Searle for the petitioner.
In May, 1858, Alfred Gaskell, • shorthand writer and
clerk in a imarchaat's office, married the respondent, sad be
lived with her in various parts of London till Musk 188 S.
Devise the parliamestary swim he wee employed is tie ufflee
of Mows. Gurney to transcribe notes of proceedinp before
committees ; sad this led to his often being out very late at
night. For several years he was vary happy with his wife—
in fact, one of the witnesses stated that he bad sever semi
so affectionate • couple either before or deco. Un-
fortunately, however, the respondent ultimately
began to contract intemperate and irregular habits.
Sbe need to tithe men home with her, and to soterthin them
without her husband's knowledge ; but becoming last
aware of her behaviour, he quarrelled with her, and they
parted. He afterwards found mime letters is her mom
which induced him to make further inquiries. The result
was the present charge. Nothing was known of the co-
respondent, but the allegation was clearly moved by the
evidence of a servant at • coffee-house.
Decree nisi without oasts.
MASSEY O. MASSE' AID RAMIS.
_ _ . .

Dr. Spinks for the petitioner.
Samuel Massey was a clerk at the Manchester Towo-hall.
He married the respondeot in 1855; but he lived with her
for only a few months. A separation then took place, Lod
the respondent had since committed bigamy with Harris. The
petitioner was called by the court to *spline the ci rcumrtapoe
which had led to the termination of his cohabitation with
the respondent. He said that his wife was addicted to theft,
and had been locked up in consequent*. After that be felt
that he could not be happy with ber soy longer, Lod so he
offered her an abysms to leave him.

air J. Wilds thousht that the petitioner had not new
rated himself from the respondent with sufficient excuse,
and misdeed's:an nig, without oosts.

WHISZLDOS V. WHIELDON.

Dr. Spinks appeared for the petitioner, a wife seeking to
have her marriage dissolved on account of her hasbeed's
cruelty and adultery.
Mrs. Lucy Wheeldon said—l was married to the re-
spondent in June, 1861, sad I left him in 1862. He wee a
buyer in a warehouse at Manchester. He was always very
violent. He often beat me. One morning be lifted me up
by the ears. One sight be struck me with his umbrella and
with his fists in the street dly face was very much bruised
in consequence. He beat me because I bad suggested
tort I should teach music in order to help to get him out
of debt. I left the house the next morning, and had hint
bound over to keep the peace.
Evidence of grows prodigacy on the part of the respondent
having also been proved,
The court merle a decree nisi with costa.

The case of Nine Bane against Sir J. Crarnptoo then
woe on. There was no defence, but the proceedings had
not concluded when we went to prese.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Beton Mr. Commissioner Cioulbw%)
in HZ COLOWIL WAUGH. . .

This was •sitting and ditcher's,
also for bearing the bankrupt's application to be r►
leased from custody. At the last sitting, some four months
ago, it will be remembered be was required to nod two
suretlce of 2,0001. each, and enter into his own mogul.
same of 4,C.7.31., before being released. He wee takes back
to prieoo, and has since rem►ined in custody.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees ; Mr. Begley
far the official managers of the London and Eastern Bank
leg Corporatios ; Mr. Roxburgh and Mr. Bargood for the
bankrupt.
Mr. Roxburgh elated that the last examinees= weld
not be proceeded with, as no accounts had been tied, and
the accountants appointed by the court, who were eng►ged
upon them (Werra. C. Brown and Dubois), stated that
their preparation would occupy at least three mouth..
His Honour mid there would necessarily be an adjoure-
menC _ _ _

After the case had been argued a considerable time,
His Honour said that be should not think of giving his
deal decision until he had had an opportunity of consulting
Mr. Oonunissiouer Holroyd. Al peanut buss lore, of

°Onion that a phdatill Ought not to biallowed to ;rivet
hip debtor on a process to bold bail to answer t►e writ, and
thee keep him in prime for u inddnite time. He
would tire his decision cm Monday.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MA RLDOROIJOH-STRE ET.