The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-10 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(raom oua OWN COELNISPONDENT.)

PARIS, SUNDAY ECENTNG.

M. Drouyn do Lhuys has been confined to his
bed for the last two days, but it is announced this
evening that he is getting better.
An article in the Pays, defending the Minister
for Foreign Affairs against recent attacks of the
l'resse, and arguing that according to the constitu-
tion no minister in particular, but the Emperor
himself, is responsible for the policy of the French
government, is susceptible of the construction that
M. Drouyn de Lhuys is on the eve of dismissal.
The France has a lyrical article about the glories
of the new Mexican empire. France, with her
" marvellous perspicacity," and admirable "fore-
sight," has restored the " equilibrium of the world,"
which was in danger of being broken by the inso-
lence and aggressiveness of the Anglo-Saxou race.
As a matter of course, France has been noble and
disinterested, and has been acting all the while ou
behalf of Europe, who was blind to her own interests.
It professes to believe that all the European powers
will now speedily recognise the empire of Mexico,
and perhaps guarantee its neutrality and inde-
pendence. It regrets, however, very much that
the Emperor's proposal for the recognition of the
Southern States of America, which was made with
a "special view" to the change to be effected in
Mexico, was not accepted by England. What the
Emperor wanted was that the "Southern States,
solidly allied with Europe, should form an immo-
sable barrier against the ambition of the Americans
of the North." It is not yet too late, the France
says, to adopt this policy. Meanwhile, it claims
that " French trade and French influence shall
derive peculiar advantages from au enterprise
which France has conducted single-handed, and
through many perils, to a successful issue."
The Nation also looks to some considerable
advantages for France, and thinks it desirable
that this country of Mexico, which made the for-
tunes of former " conquerors, " should now make
the fortunes of its " liberators." I have no doubt
that some of the liberators will make their for-
tunes, but I du not think France, as a nation,
will benefit by the conquest.
The Phare de la Manche pretends to know that
the Emperor will go to Cherbourg inc(xj. from the
Pin races, and the Tempa repeats the news as
reliable. I do not believe it, but you will know by
telegraph to-morrow, if perchance it should be
true. The semi-official journals say that the Em-
peror will be back at St. Cloud to-morrow, and I
think this is the right version.
The annual election of the council of the order
of advocates terminated yesterday, after several
adjournments. The only change is the eviction of
M. Mathieu, whose colleagues of the bar will not
pardon him for having consented to stand as a go-

vermnent candidate in the Corthe against M. de
Jouvenel, the late member, who had the courage to
present a report against the Palikao dotation job.
M. Mathieu is replaced iu the council of the order
by M. Herbert, • minister of justice under Louis
Philippe.

PARIS, SATIIRDAT EVI2II/03.

I called attention a few days ago to a spirited
protest of M. Gueroult against the occupation of
Mexico. In a second article, to which the latest
telegraphic news gives aditional importance, he
' adduces further arguments to show that the
Emperor has done a bad service to his country by
initiating and persisting in this Mexican expedi-
tion. The whole affair is just a repetition of the
occupation of Rome. France will again find her-
self stuck fast between the liberals, who ask in
vain to go forward, and the retrogrades, whom
France cannot possibly follow iu their backward
march. The clericals applaud the French in
Mexico at this moment, just as the black
dragoons hallooed on the army of Rome in
1849. But although Marshal Forey may con-
tinue to talk about the liberty of wor-
ship, if he refuses to reconfiscate property
taken from the convents, and if he ventures in
anything to oppose the Archbishop of Mexico, the
iparty which the French army has been at so much
pains to set on its legs will very soon treat France
just as the Antonellis and Merodes do at Rome.
When things come to that point it will be found
that the 115,000 men who are to be left as an army
of occupation under General Bazaine will be in-
sufficient, and he will write home for reinforce-
ments. It is, says M. Gueroult, s curious and un-
deniable fact that to this hour nobody in France
knows precisely why the army went there. He
inquires whether it was merely a freak which has
become serious on account of the obstacles which
were met with 1 Or whether it is the beginning of
a vast project, deeply considered, for giving Franca
an American India, on a par with the India
which England rules in Asia. Nobody can say for
certain, but M. Gueroult says there is evidence to
show that the design of the expedition hart a certain
connexion, not easy to be defined, with the war now
going on in America. After congratulating
England on refusing to recognise the South when
the French Emperor pressed her to do so several
months ago, and expressing his utter inability to
understand the motives which could have induced
the French government to declare itself on the side
of slavery, M. Gueroult observes that in any event
the occupation of Mexico must sooner or later in-
volve France in a war with the Anglo-Saxon race ou
the American continent. If the South should effect
their separation, they will look with especial disfavour
upon an occupation which will stand in the way of
the propagation and extension of their " peculiar
domestic institution," which cannot last within its
present narrow bounds. It, on the contrary, the
Union should be restored, then the large disci-
plined army of the United States, inured to war
and anxious for employment, will assuredly at-
tempt to enforce the Monroe doctrine by clearing
Mexico of its later invaders. The great question
will then arise whether it is worth the while of
France to maintain s " transatlantic Algeria "
against " enterprising and formidable neighbours."
Above all things, he warns the French govern-
ment against the fallacious hope that the costa of
the expedition can ever be recovered. Be is for
saying good-bye to the 300,000 millions already
spent, and not for sacrificing a milliard in running
after them. " Recall our army "is M. Gueroult's
last word.

But when M. Gueroult wrote the above article,
he did not know of the "screaming " farce which
the telegraph from London brings to-day cid New
York. It seems that Mexico is already an
"empire." Marshal Furey's notables have elected
Archduke Maximilian of Austria to be Emperor of
Mexico. But in case he should refuse the charge
(which it is perfectly well known ho will), then
Marshal Furey's " representatives of the country"
will elect for Emperor anybody that Napoleon 111.
mad• be pleased to appoint. The cat is now
out of the bag. Mexico is to be annexed to France,
and I am firmly convinced that the worst enemy of
Napoleon 111. could not wish him a more dimmer
heteditas. However, it is all his own doing. No
responsible minister was privy to the scheme. It
was all planned by the Emperor himself, in con-
cert with Almonte, a few other Jecker bondholders,
the Empress, and some excited Mexican priests.
Having, generally speaking, an embarras de richesses
in regard to instances of oppression which shock all
English notions of liberty, I have long left off
mentioning those which present no peculiar feature,
and am particularly careful not to give currency to
stories not intrinsically probable, or supported
by reasonable evidence. I have hitherto
refrained from mentioning, because I could
not believe it, an assertion of several journals that
a boat-builder, a native of the newly-annexed
province of Nice, had been expelled from France
because he had made a present of a boat to Gari-
baldi. The incredible fact is, however true. The
Pays admits it, and makes a lame and ignoble
apology for the monstrous deed. The man's name
is Garsiglia. He was au inhabitant of Nice at the
time when " universal suffrage" transferred his
native town to France. Profiting by the option
which could not well have been refused, and for the'
grantingof which the French semi-official journals
took due credit at the time, he elected not to be a
French subject, and preserved his Italian na-
tionality. The Pays now sneeringly says that he
precleasement" chose to remain a foreigner.
Thereupon the Pays justifies the unhandsome,
shabby resort of the Prefect to the almost
obsolete law which enables the executive to
expel any foreigner from France without
cause assigned, and exclaims, "We are not going
to allow foreigners to be masters in France." That
is the excuse offered for the violent measure by
which a working man, guiltless of any crime, is
separated from his home, his family, and his means
of livelihood. Even if the offence of makings pre-
sent to Garibaldi would have justified such a heavy
administrative punishment in an ordinary case, it
is to be observed, as M. Floquet well says, iu the
Ti nips, that an inhabitant of Nice, newly become
French soil by a diplomatic fiction, ought nut to be
assimilated to au ordinary traveller passing tem-
porarily and by chance over French territory.

SPOILS AT PORT 11 DSON. —The following official
despatch gives an account of the supplies, Sr., captured at
Port Hudson :—" Head-quarters, Department of the Gulf,
Nineteenth Army Corps, Port Hudson, July 10, 1863.—T0
General 11. W. lialleck.—Sir,--I have the honour to in-
form you that with this port there fell into our hands over
5,500 prisoners, includiog one major-general and one
brigadier-general ; 20 pieces of heavy artillery, 5 complete
batteries, numbering 31 pieces of field artillery ; • good
supply of projectiles for light and heavy gnus, 44,8(0 pounds
of cannon powder, 5,000 stand of arms, and 150,000 rounds
of small arm ammunition, besides a small amount of stores
of various kinds. We captured also two steamers, one of
which was very valuable. They will be of great service at
this time.---1 am, General, very respectfWly, your obedient
servant, N. P. BANKS, Major-General Commanding."
FRENCH 1 Poßrs. —The Mufti fe It r publishes a
report addressed to the Minister of Agriculture and Com-
merce by the Permanent Commission for the annual revi-
sion of the official values of imports. From this document
it appears that the results of the late reforms in the cue-
tone, and of the treaty of commerce with England, have
been generally beneficial, and have in no case bad the due
natrotis effects predicted by the partisans of the prohibitive
system. The section of the committee charged with ex-
emitting the price of corn and provisions in general states
that the fluctuations have been for the most part of
small amount, that consumption hu increased, and
that the new legislation has had most favourable
effects. The ►ection on mining products and tim-
ber comes to the cams conclusion, and asserts that
foreign competition has had the result of stimulating
progress among French producers, who have shown that
they have no reason to fear foreign rivals. The section on
textile fabrics reports a considerable rise in the value of raw
silk, wool, cotton, fiat, and hemp, and that the quantity of
goods manufactured has, consequently, somewhat dimi-
nished es compared with the preceding year; that exports
to America, owing to the war there, have greatly fallen off,
but that this deficiency has been compensated for to a large
extent by increased exports to England and other countries.
In conclusion, the report declares that the custoen.house
values of merchandise require but very slight modifications
this year, and expresses the conviction that the new legisla•
tine will have a still more beneficial effect on the public
prosperity when the causes which at present interfere with
the natural course of production and commerce shall have
mood to exist.

AMERICA.

(nom on IiFICUL

NEW YORK, JULY 29.

The situation as it stands at present is nearly
as follows : The whole south-west, as far
west as Alabama, is in the hands of the
Federals, and Grant is free to march with a force
of 50,000 or 60,000 men in any direction he
pleases, and his next point of attack will probably
be Mobile, which from the land is utterly defence-
less. Rosecrans is about to invade or blockade
Chattanooga, and push on towards Virginia
through the mountains. The Mississippi is open,
and steamers are already passing down from St.
Louis. The guerilla force in Kentucky which has
always hitherto operated with most effect against
Rosecraus' communications, has been broken up by
the capture of Morgan and the entire band of 4,000
with which he ventured on a raid into Ohio. The
small force which has recently begun to operate in
Western Louisiana owed all its success to Banks
being occupied at Port Hudson, and will now
break up, and, in fact, the hostilities which we
may expect to witness in that region during the
remainder of the war will consist mainly of con-
flicts of Indians and irregulars in Western Arkansas,
along the edge of the wilderness. The whole force
of the Confederacy is cooped up in Eastern Virginia,
North and South Carolina, and Georgia. The
operations against Charleston are proceeding
slowly. The Federal assaults on Fort Wagner have
been repulsed, and I do not look for success unless
General Gilmore is strongly reinforced ; but suc-
cessful or unsuccessful the demonstration made
there keeps 40,000 or 50,000 Confederate troops in
Charleston that might otherwise be detached to
reinforce Lee.

The contest being thus narrowed down, and his
recent enormous losses baying forced Jefferson
Davis to call out the remainder of his fighting
population by a levy en inane, I do not think there
is any reason to doubt the destruction of the re-
maining Southern army in a series of battles in
which Grant and Rosecrans will probably partici-
, pate in the course of the ensuing campaign. There
is but one thing which could hinder or retard this
issue, and that is a failure of the supply of men at
the North, and on this I think the Secessionists
have been led to rely a good deal by the riots
at New York. But I can assure you, for the
second or third time, that any hopes they may bane
on this are utterly fallacious. The riot in New
York was the last card of Northern sympathisers
with the Confederacy. They lashed the ignorant
Irish into a frenzy—they ignored the draft and the '
negroes ; but the horrible excesses which attended
the outbreak not only deprived the movement of
all chance 'of success, but has caused a decided
reaction in favour of the draft all over the conntiy.
No decent person, and above all no American,
likes to have anything to do with resistance to it
since the resistance has passed into the hands of the
"low Irish" of New York, and been accompanied
with murder and pillage. I have spoken with many
who were bitter opponents of it a fortnight ago, and
who are now ready to turn out, musket in band,
to enforce it. Even those, too, of the New York
politicians who protest against it on ac-
count of its alleged unconstitutionality, offer,
if the government will only suspend it, to raise the
required number of men by voluntary enlistment ;
and, in fact, in every part of the country those
who oppose it do so mainly on the ground that
the men can be raised more readily by volunteering;
and New York is the only place in the Western
States where there has been any attempt to resist
it. In all the New England States it has gone off
with the honours of a fke. The drafted even
parade the town with music and banners, and with
red ribbons in the buttonholes, cheering for the
government, the army, and the navy. In Penn-
sylvania and New Jersey the result has been
equally satisfactory ; and, what is more remark-
able, those who do not choose to serve seem to have
no difficulty in finding substitutes. Crowds of
men come even from Canada to Boston for the
purpose of offering themselves to conscripts in this
capacity. And the desire to avoid the draft
and get the high bounties which are now
offered both to discharged soldiers and to
fresh volunteers, has given such a stimulus to
recruiting that it is calculated that in the western
district alone regiments are being raised at the
rate of one a-day. Conscripts are already passing
into the seat of war in Virginia, and are being at
once sent to join the attenuated brigades of Meade's
army, while a large camp has been established in
Maryland for the instruction of those who stand
specially in need of training. Under all these cir-
cumstances I do not see the least probability of
the drafting not being successfully enforced every-
where, although I think it not impossible that
the local authorities may iu several cases procure
its suspension, on their undertaking to furnish the
men by volunteering before a fixed date. This
is what Governor Seymour is endeavouring to
arrange for New York, but I doubt his success,
ILA there is a stning disposition, both at Washington
and all over the country, especially amongst the
former, to have this Sodom and nest of foreign
rascality and domestic treason, as they consider it,
made au example of. In fact, I believe a strong
effort is being, made in some quarters to get Mr.
Lincoln to put it under martial law, and make
Butler military commandant ; and Governor Sey-
mour and his satellites have been dreadfully afraid
that this might be done, and the strong probability
that it sill be done iu case of another outbreak will
lead them, I think, to make every effort to prevent
any further disturbance.

The rumour of an exchange of autograph letters
between the Emperor Napoleon and the Emperor
Alm/oder 11. is declared by the Nord to be altogether
unfounded.

A dispute about maritime law has just arisen at
CasteUlmer. (Naples) under the following circumstances :
Two sailors on board a Greek vessel lying in that port had •
quarrel, which ended in their tuning their stilettoes, in
consequence of which ore of them received a desperate
wound. The Judge of Castellamere, on being informed of
the matter, caused the culprit to be minted ; whereupon
the Greek consul claimed the prisoner, in order to *end him
to Greece to ne judged by the national tribunals. The
judge has refused to recognise the claim, and the matter is
now being argued between the two governments.
DEATH FROM DROWNINO.—A melancholy acci-
dent has put occurred at St. N'►lery-sur-Somme. M. De-
leon, a gentlemen of 1,0010 property residing in that town,
hail gone to bathe. The tide had not rea:hed high water,
and he entered the sea with one of his relatives and some
other persona. The muter bather, seeing him near the
rope, told him that he was safe in that place, but cautioned
him sot to go further out. Being a good swimmer M. Deleon
neglected the advice, but had not gone far when he sud-
denly threw up his arms, uttered a cry, and diaappeared.
An alarm was given, and one of the bathing men dived seve-
ral times, but without effect. The body was not found until
the next morning. It is supposed that the deceased had
been seized with cramp.

THE QUICKEST I AsSAGE AcROM THE ATLANTIC'.
—The Scotia, belonging to the British and North Amencan
Royal Mail Ship Company, on her last voyage to New York,
made the most extrsordinarily fast run on record. She left
Liverpool on the 18th of July, ►nd made the passage to
New York in nine days, two hours, and fifteen minutes,
beating the fastest passage previously made by nine hours
and forty.five minute'. The two quickest passages previ-
ously made were by the Persia, in uine days, twelve hours,
and ten minutes, from Liverpool to New York; and the
Baltic, in nine days twelve hours.
GREAT NORTHERN AND METROPOLITAN RAIL.
WAYS.—Yesterday and on Satunlay experimental train■
passed through from the Metropolitan Railway at linsg'.•
cross over the junction lines to sod from Barnet.

MIYISTEMAL NOrzmws.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will lest°
Cumbria's Homo to-morrow for Wuhan. Castle, Kern; for
the autumn.

The Earl G 1.132,1110, the Lord ?males' of the Council,
came to town on Friday night from visiting the Earl and
Countess de Grey at Studley Park, near Ripon. The noble
earl will leave to-morrow for Woolwich, is order to accom-
pany her Majesty to Germany, and will remain in attend-
ance on the Queen until her return home.

The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, with Lady Mary
Wood and family, has returned to town from Yorkshire,
for the wedding of Hiss Wood, intended to be aolemniaed
to-morrow.

The Earl de Grey returned to town on Saturday morning
from Studley Park, his seat in Yorkshire, where he has Neu
honoured by the company of the Prince and Princess of
Wales.

The Duke of Newcaatle bee been waling the week at
Ryde, Isle of Wight, and the Right Hon. Thomas 31.11ner
Gibson has been yachting off the island.

MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS.

An interesting ceremony took place at Wood.
green, near Horusey, on Saturday. For some few years a
Masonic Institution for boys has been established there,
with accommodation for sixty or sevooty inmates. The
masons it would seem, however, are a growing body, and
the building in question so tar falls short of their require-
ments that it has become necessary to enlarge it. The
foundation stone of a new edifice in connection with
that already existing was accordingly laid on Saturday.
When completed the enlarged institution will have
room for one hundred and twenty boys, all of whom
will be boarded and educated at the expense of the craft.
This institution at Wood-green, we may remark, was only
founded in 1857, when 25 lade were admitted ; and it speaks
well for the charitable feeling and the energy of the Masonic
order, that in only six years such ample funds have been col-
lected that four times the number of inmates originally pro-
vided for will soon be furnished with a comfortable healthy
home, and with the education which will enable them to
make a good start in life. Not being one of the initiated
we cannot pretend to appreciate the full significance of all
the ceremonies that took place at Wood•green on Satur-
day. Before the stone was laid a "court," we believe, was
held, and business transacted within it appropriate to the
occasion. There was, of course, a great display of masonic
insignia : gold chains, gold medals, silk sashes, and Vas
aprons, meeting the eye in every direction. When the
hour arrived at which the ceremony of the day was to
take place a procession was formed, headed by the band of
the 40th Middlesex Rifle Rangers, and the leading members
of the order, to whom posts of honour and of duty had been
assigned, s:owly advanced to the appointed spot. The stone
Beall was surrounded by a temporary amphitheatre of re-
served seat', all of which were filled with frienda and sup-
porters of the institution, many ladies being preeent.
Anthems having been sung by some of the member'
of the Sacred Harmonic Society, and prayers having been
offered up by the chaplain, the stone was drily laid by
Brother Algernon Perkins as Grand Master. Wine and
oil were then poured upon it, the Hallelujah chorus and
the National Anthem were sung. and the company broke
up. For the rest of the day all mere formality, except
toast proposing and speech making, was at an end. The
company did not, however, disperse. The garden in which
the ceremony bad taken piece presented too many attrac-
tions for inch a movement to be thought of. Fore-
mostamong them was theacientificentertainment so recently
presented by Messrs. Toole and Paul Bedford at the Dra.
matic College Fete. Of course the Paul-y-Tooley.Teclusic
caused the utmost amusement, no one appearing to enjoy
the humorous absurdities of the entertainment more than
Miss Burdett Coutts, who was among the audience.
Among the other amusements of the day was the cele-
brated Peep-show from the Crystal Palace, which fully
sustained its ancient reputation. Military bands played at
intervals too, and at night some fireworks were displayed.
More delightful weather could not have been desired, and
the fete altogether passed off very pleasantly from first to
last.

Omelet. APPOINTMENTS.—CoIoneI Henderson,
ILE., chairman of the Board of Directors of Convict Priam%
has been appointed Member of the Council of Management
of Broadmoor Prison ; Captain E. F. Ducane, R.E. who hag
bad considerable experience in the convict department,
Western Australia, has bees appointed inspector of military
prisons, and a member of the Board of Directors of Convict
Prisons • Dr. John Struthers, M.D., Edinburgh, has been
appointed professor of anatomy in the University of Aber-
deen, vice Dr. Liners, who has resigned in COD-
sequence of advanced years ; Mr. Henry Michael Jones has
been appointed her Majesty's Consul at the Feejee Islands ;
Mr. Edward Hall, now consul at Comayaqua, has been ap-
pointed consul at Sousouate, Labrador; Mr. Edward Kirk-
patrick (now acting consul) has been appointed consul at
Comayaqua ; Mr. Randall Cdlander, now consul at
Erzeroum, to be consul at the Dardanelles ' • Mr. James
Finn, now consul at the Dardanelles, to be consul at
Erzeroum ; Richard Weston Mara, k:1.1., to be member of
the Exeuctive Council of St. Antigua; James Clement
Choppin and John Reilly, Ears., to lo members of the
Legislative Council et St. Vincent ; James Clement Chop-
pin and Charles Douglas Stewart. Esqa, to be members of
the Executive Council of St. Vincent; Robert Saunders,
Ep., to be member of the Executive Council of Montserrat;
and A. B. Al'lnty re, J. G. Grant, awl N. Irvine, Eerie., to
be Members of the Legislative Council of Gold Coast,—
Observer.

FIRES AND Loss OF LirE.—Yesterday morning
a few minutes before three o'clock, a tire took place, which
it is feared will terminate with the loss of a mother (recently
confined), her newly born child, and the nurse attending the
female iu her accouchement. The premises in which the
fire began were in the occupation of Mr. Solomon Reuben,
and were situated at No. Is, Herbert-street, New North-
road. It appears that Mrs. Reuben had recently given
birth to a child, and during her confinement she had a wo-
man named Mary Ann Stubbing% to attend upon her.
Yesterday morning, at the time before stated, Mrs. Reuben
required something to he done, when the nurse unfortunately
took the candle too near the bed on the second floor, when
from some cause the bedding became immediately encircled
in flames. Mrs. Reuben and her child were with difficulty
extricated, but both were terribly burned. The nurse
in her endeavours to get the fire estiug cshedwas also severely
burned—all threaten)); immediately conveyed to the hospital.
The engines of the pariah and London brigade, with the
Royal Society's escapes, promptly attended, but considerable
damage was done to the furniture and building. Mr. Reuben
was insured ih the Globe Fire-oflice. 1.-Iron making inquiries
last night it was ascertained that the nurse iexpired a tow
hours after reaching the hospital; the other sufferers
remained in a very precarious state.—Auout half-past two
o'clock yesterday morning a very a:arming fire broke out in
the premises belonging to Mr. Wm. Fairweather, tobacco.
skit, No. 2, Clarence-place, East India-road, Poplar. The
Royal Society's escapes and the engines 14 the parish and
London brigade, under the iiireetioe of Eogineer Perdue,
quickly attended, but in spite of the exert isms of the firemen
the flames could not be subdued until tile stock iu trade
was destroyed. sod the building severely damaged by fire,
water, be. The loss will fall upon the Midland Counties
Fire-office. —A tire broke out in saturday night in the
premises of Mr. C. Yickermam an oil and colourman, No.
51, Cornwall-road, Lambeth. The engiues of the brigade,
and one of Shawl and Mason's steamers promptly at-
tended, but the flames could not be extinguished until
the stock in trade was nearly destroyed. Instued in the
Liverpool and London lire-office.
1102 ah I:E.-Tem.—A respite during her Majesty's
pleasure has been granted to Agnes Pattinson, who was
convicted at the late Westmoreland Assizes of the murder
of her infant. Tne capital sentence passed upon the con-
vict will be commuted to penal servitude for life, upon the
recommendation of Mr. Justice Mellor, before whom she
was tried.

CAUTION TO RI ELENI EN.—On M itlayforenoon an
accident, which might have terminated much more seriously
than it did, occurred at East Lints railway station. While
a number of horses were sanding at the station getting
unloaded, the whizz of a rifle bullet was beard, and the
next moment ono of the animals, a valuable beast, belonging
to Mr. Balfour, of Whittiogliam. dropped to the ground,
the shot has-Mg p., reel its breast. The wound was a fatal
one, and the home lied in a few hours. On inquiry it
was ascertained that the shot had been fired from a distance
of fully 600 yards, by a young man who had come out front
Edinburgh or. a visit to his brothers--one of whom is a
rule volunteer in the local curie. The shot was fired with
the intention of striking a high wall a shot t distance away
but ;
piece having got too much elevation, the bullet
b 7• n•
" isat'ea sn r the"t.—si providential that instead of a
bone a ground again, plunged into the
a
ittaddidgfon.hin Gorier.

FATAL WENT,. N EAR C I,...:TF.RFIEED.—.
Aboot bail pant 4 o'clock on Kittirtlity morning a serious
accident too:: place at hunger-hill Yrt, beton:wog to the
Wiogarworth C00111:10y, Ly which two men, named John
Stocks and John lic.ter, were injured—Hester mortally.
It appears that at the time atiovementioned the men got
into the rage to descend the pit, and they proceeded all
right until within twenty yards of the bottom, when the rope
gave way, sod the cage containing the men fell with • fear-
: ful crash to the bottom. As soon as possible assist:to.: was
obtained, and the men were brought to the top. Their in-
juries were cony serious, and they were a'. once removed to
the Chesterfield Hospital and Dispensary. On an examina-
tion being made Hester was found to be very• seriously in-
jured, having sustained a large fracture of the skull. Stocks
is very much injured about the chest anti on the Lip. At
9 o'clock on Saturday morning the surgeons held a consults.
ties, sod it was then considered that there were no hopes
of Heater's recovery. On Saturday efternouo Hester was
trepanned to relieve the pressure on the brain, but despite
all that could be done he sank, and died in a few hoots
without recovering his sensibility. ttu Friday evening as
accident occurred at • pit at Barlow, near Chesterfield,
which has resulted in the death of a unto named Crook...
Deceased was working in a pit, and a Isrge quantity of bind
tell upon him. lie was liberated Ai won as possible, and
some men procured to convey hint to the Chesterfield
Hospital and Dispensary, but be died oa the way.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bofors Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
124 Si THOUPHILE BLA,IZE.
The bankrupt was a boot and shoe maker, of Burlington-
wade. He owes 1,4001. ; assets, about :lOW.
Mr. Downing, for the assignees, offered no opposition.

The bankrupt attributed his fm.lure to two wit seasons.
His Honour granted the order.
Ile RE LOCIS LEMBERG.
The bankrupt was a cornice-pole manufacturer, of Oxford-
street. This we. • sitting for examination and discharge.
On the application of Mr. C. E. Lawn., for the assignees,
an adjournment was ordered, for :Additional accounts. Mr.
bar_good appeared for the bankrupt.
The court sanctioned the appointment of Mr. Joseph
Hart, accountant, to prepare the addiuonal account. re-
quired by the assignees.

ES RE YUBLIH PEPPER.—THE. LIFE ASSURANCE TREASURY.
The bankrupt, described a, an actuary. of Neiriogton-greoc,
had been connected with the Life Assurance Treasury, and
other companies. Thia was the sitting for examination and
discharge. His liabilitiesare upwards of 40,0 Cd/., including
38,3261. due on shares of the Life Assurance Treasury.
Mr. Tucker, for the assignees' asked for an adjournment
in order that the bankrupt's transactions with the com-
panies might be fully investigated.
Mr. E. Heed, for the official manager of the Life
Assurance Treasury, consented to the adjournment.
Mr. Sargood resisted Eton the part of the bankrupt.
Adjourned to the 4th November.
1/1 Rt MAItTIN NUN'..
The bankrupt was a laoaman. of Hegent-street. This was
the adjourned sitting for examination and discharge. Debts,
; assets of small amount.
Mr. Phelps, for the assigueer, asked for another adjourn-
ment, as the bankrupt had not filed the accounts which bad
been required of him.
.

~C.B.Wieln---7n;tl;(7l;ankrupt's counsel. Mr. Brough,
His Honour passed the examination and adjourned the
order of discharge until October.

- IN Ilk: A. lIAINIVARING.
The bankrupt was described as of Bury-street, St.
James's, captain in the army, late a prisooer for debt, ►t 4.
eursitoretreet. The account*, prepared by Mears. Hart
Brothers, show a large amount of liobdity. The items are
as follows :—To creditors unsecured, 13.124/. ; ditto holding
*scanty, 4.300/. ; liabilities, 1,026/. By doubtful debtors,
; property given up, 504 ; ditto in hands of creditors,
14. g. It being stated, on the part of the assignees, that an
arrangement was in progress for taking the m►tter out of
court, an adjournment was ordered.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

lORBERY OP A DANSISCSE'S JEWELL/11T.
Mark Thomas Marshall, a lad, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with being concerned with another lad now in
custody in stealing jewellery to the amount of nearly 1001.,
the property of Mdlle. Manaoina de Francesco, en Italian
dal:reuse at the Alhambra, Leicester-square.
Mr. Edward Leiria, of Great Marlboroughetreet, appeared
for the prosecution ; and Mr. Albert interpreted the evi-
dence.

Mr. Lewis said that on Saturday a boy named Jones was
charged with being concerned in the robbery, and in conse-
quence of what he said, namely, th►t Marshall had been
admitted into the house, 16, Leicester street, by him under
threats, and that be had committed the robbery, Marshall
was apprehended.
Mdlle. de Francesco having deposed to leaving her lodg-
ings about half-past seven in tho evening and returning at
midnight, when she found the bottom panel of the room
door, which she had locked, broken in, am/ all the drawen
open, and her jewellery and that of her MAN gone,
Sergeant Joy, 9 C, proved apprehending Marshall at two
this morning, when he admitted that be well at l 6 Leicester.
street in the night of the robbery, bat said that it was com-
mitted by Jones, who, however, gave him some of the
jewellery.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Joy said Marshall was an
"old friend" of his.

Mr. Lewis laiclthat was all the evidence be should pro-
dua that day.

Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner till the day to which
Jones ia remanded.

MA RV LEBO N E.
• CLAIMANT OF Sag ALBANIAN THRONE.
Ernest Reid. • foreigner, well dressed, wearing a bright
pair of spurs, was charged aa under.
Anne Fisher, keeper of • boarding house at No. 1, Maids-
hill,deposed that about four yesterday afternoon priaponerraeg
the ball, knocked at the door, and wanted W. of hie mother-
in-law, who was so alarmed that she screamed " Murder."
He rent away, bat returned at two this morning, when he
again kicked at the door, rang the bell, and made such a dis-
turbance that he bad to be given in chugs.
In reply to Mr. Yardley, prisoner (after a loud laugh) said
—I went to see my mother, ahem I had abased ie the
afternoon. lam • violent fellow, and when I have a thing
in my bead, I am determined to go through with it, even if
with my life.
Mr. Yardley—You seem • person of uncontrollable
beftemoreper. (To prosecutrix)—Has he ill-used his mother
?
Mrs. Fleher—He has.

liar!Prisoner—Oh, on
Mr. Yardley—l fine you 20s. or seven days' imprisonment
before the case is gone on with any further. Remove him.
Mr. Hatchard, • surgeon, said—The prisoner is Mad, sir.
Be has been going about representing himself as having
several dukedoms, and being • Prussian baron. He is not
able to take care of bimeelf.
Mr. Yardley—Then the pariah must take care of him.
Prisoner—Ha, ha! Converse with me. lam perfectly
rstional. (Turning round, and pointing to a female.) Ha,
there is my darling wife. (Addressing Mr. Yardley) You
know • kingdom called Albania?
Mr. Yardley—Yes, I do.
Prisoner—There is • prince at present here named
ficanderbank, heir to that throne. He is going to
expend all his fortune and position in under-
taking to reconquer his fatherland, which is now in
the hands of Turkey. This prince 1 met by accident, and
hearing I was an officer be asked me to follow his fortunes
as special adjutant and ambassador of all the court. of
saidCl entered upon these engagement. blindly, and he
would give me 3,0001. • year.
Mr. Yardley—Where does this prince live?
Prisoner—At 13, Bedford-place.
Mr. Yardley—l should think that is an attorney's office.
Prisoner's wife—There is snob • person as this same
Flues, and.my husband saw him lest Wednesday, and he
baa been mad ever since, though he was smile before.
11/nPrisoner raid his father was equerry to the King of
il.
_ _

Mr. Yardley directed the prisoner to be men bye me-
dical *dicer.

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN LA M BETH. •—• AD.
JOURNID Manny.—(TßlS DAT.) —At 11 o'clock Mr. Wm.
Carter, the coroner for Surrey, resumed at the Kiog
Henry the Vll.l.'s Heed, Hiehatreet, Lambeth, the
adjourned inquest on the body of Ann Griffin, the
unfortunate woman who was so frightfully injured
by a man named James Bageot, with whom she
lived and passed so his wife. The inquiry, as on the
previoua occsaion, created a painful amount of interest.
ftmeadditiooal evidence having been taken, the Coroner
remarked that after the post-mortem examination, all idea
of the deceased having taken poison was negatived. The
jury. after consulting, returned a verdict of manslaughter
against James litamint ; and the Coroner made out his war-
ratrialnt for the prisoner's committal to Newgate to take his
•

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SUICIDE OF A BURGLAR IN THE NEW MODEL
PEIBON.—An inquest was held on Friday evening by Dr.
lankceter at the Model Convict Prison, Caledonian-road,
Islingtoo, on the body of Robert Livock, a prisoner under
servitude for burglary, who committed suicide by Imaging
himself from the window frame of his cell under the follow-
ing determined circumstances It appeared that the de-
ceased had been convicted of a burglary at Norwich, and
was sent to the above prison on the 6th of March last. He
had been twice punished, once with bread and water for 24
hours' and oa the secood occasion with bread and water for
three days. The last time was on June 10, for attempting
to make a bole through the wall of his cell. He had worked
aa • shoemaker in the prison. He was reported as having
been found dead at the unlocking at 6 p.m. on Thurs-
day last. He was suspended by a rope &Wished to
the window frame. The rope was made of was-ends used
in his trade. The oell table was boned close to the window,
MA from his position it was inferred that he threw him-
self from the table. His feet were tied together with •
pocket-handkerchief round his &nee.. In his cell was
found • letter on the slate addressed to his father sod
mother, Lod dated the itch of June, probably in
mistake for August. In tee letter he stated that he had
brought ruin on himself, and that as be could not hope to
be employed when he got out, he should probably commit
murder, and be hanged ; and would spare his friends that
public disgrace by hangiog himself privately. Dr. Brad.
109, the surgeon to the prtsoo, pronounced death to have
been caused by suffocation from strangulation. Richard
Johnson, • prisoner, mid deceased W. is the dark cell for
three days for making a hole in the well. He was low
spirited after that. He used to say that he would not rare
if he were dead, and that he should endeavour to get away,
for all they could do would be to shoot him. He complained
of the close confinement; it preyed on his mind. He
thought deceased knew what he was about. They had a
hall of hemp at a time given out for making wax-ends. Two
very affectionate letters, written to deceased by his friends,
were handed in to the coroner, showing that he was very
respectribly connected, and containing the best advioe. Ver-
dict—" Suicide by hanging, but in what state of mind there
was no evidence to show."

THE FATAL GUN ACCIDENT IN NOTTINCIHANI•
lIIIIEL —At the Shirehall, Nottingham. on Saturday,
Barnett (Crush was taken before Lord Belper and the
Bitting magistraten, charged with shooting Elisabeth
hem, • child about three years of age. The r.oosr wee
shooting from his mother's bedroom window with an air gee
sod the deceased wee playing in the garden behind • row of
loderpbeam, which prevented the prisoner seeing her. The
corouer's inquiry resulted in • verdict of maneleughter
"Pilot the prisoser, sod he was committed for trial at the
out ottieghmashire maim.