The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-11 00:00:00

!AL COMMISSION. 1 THE COURT-MARTIAL ON COLONEL CRAWLS]

REPO!? OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
The select committee of ,the Rouse of Commons
sppoisted to inquire into the present stole of the Rode-
distilled Commission, and *import to the house whether
the ecebsiaatical revenues cannot be more advantageously
administered for the interests of the church than they are
at present, here agreed to the following report :
That it is the opinion of this oommittee-
1. That the Ecclesiastical Commission, as at present
constituted, is objectionable.
2. That the Ecclesiastical Commissioners do not appear to
bare any established system for ascertaining the locality and
condition of the worst oboes of spiritual destitution in popu-
lous districts, nor any definite principle of action by which
priority of assistance shall be afforded to such cases out of
the large and rapidly increasing Nada entrusted to the com-
missioners for distribution. . _ .

3. That it is inexpedient that a central body should alone
decide upon the boundaries of new districts sad subdivisions
of perishes throughout the kingdom.
4. That the system of throwing permanently the adrai-
nistratioa of large properties scattered over the whole
country into the hands of one central body is objectionable.
5. That, independently of the political objections to such
a concentration of property, this system unavoidably con-
sumes a considerable part of the revenues of the church in
the expenses of valuing and revaluing lands and tithes, in
compensation to officers superseded, and in the maintenance
of a large establishment of secretaries and clerks.
Your committee beg to refer to the twelfth
resolution of the committee of this house in 1856, viz.—
" That the present system of management by the agent, of
the Church Estates Commission should be reconsidered with
e view to its greater efficiency and a possible diminution
of expense," and to the evidence now taken before your
committee, showing that the system of management still
matinees to be unnecessarily expensive ; and your com-
mittee are of opinion that this excessive expenditure is to
be attributed in some degree to the fact that estates so
widely dispersed are plead wider the management of one
corporation.
6. That further expense is entailed by the voluminous
and complicated nature of the accounts, which are diffi-
cult to be understood by anyone bet a professional *motto-
taut, and which have given aocanou for repeated inquiries
by committees of the two houses of parliament.
7. That the system now pursued by the commission in
the investigation of titles to 'sods given for sites of churches
canoes unnecessary delay and expense.
li. That the present system noomearily throws undue
power into the heeds of the °flours of tbecommissiaa.
9. That—(l) The management of the property of the
church ; and (2) The application of the surplus revenues
of the church to the relief of spiritual destitution in popu-
lous plenee—be given to separate authorities.
10. That such powers as are mammary for the central
management of the property of the church be vested in ow
board, consisting of two paid commissioners, one of whom
should be a barrister in actual practice of not less than 15
years' standing ; and that such commissioners should devote
their exclusive attention to the business of the board, and
be ineligible for • mat is parliament.
11. That upon such board there be, in addition, cue no.
paid commissioner with a mat in the House of Commons.
12. That it should be lawful for the proposed board of
cocontheioners, who are to have the management of the
property of the church, to invest any money applicable to
the common fund, either in land, tithes, the foods, or other
government securities.
LI. That the legal business of the board be oonducted by
the BPPaintruest of a legal adviser at • fixed Wary, in the
a-me way that the Treasury, the Admiralty, sad other
government eetablishomota, and some of the news 00111.
maim of the kingdom. have their legal business
14. That lcnel associations in each diocese, oomposed of
clergy and laity, performing some of the duties at pressing
discharged by the Ecclesiastical Commission, would aid the
purposes of thumb extension, especially as such bodies would
=an intimate knowledm of the spiritual wants and
circumstances of every diocese.
16. That the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne
bovine for upwards of 150 years been appointed by parlia-
ment to discharge many of the powers and duties which are
now discharged by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, your
committee recommend that, until effect can be peen to the
prom ding resolutioe, the distribctioa of the proceeds of the
common fund for the relief of spiritual destitution, and all
other powers and duties, except those for the ma t of
the property of the church now possessed by the ice!
Commissioners, should be transferred to the governors of
the Bounty of Queen Anne. in ease the 000stitution of the
said board of governors, so far u regards the discharge of
the said duties, should be adapted to that end by parlia-
ment.
16. That the present position of the amespltalar mem.
here of cathedral and collegiate churches Is sineatisfactory,
and that power should be given by sot of parliament to
genre to them adequate stipends and allowances, without
eocroechiog upon the coma= food.
17. That the Church Estates Act be continued lo the Ist
day of January, 1868, and to the end of the then next ses-
sion of parlismost.
July 17.

THE STZ4III RIMS IN THZ }/NHHHT.-13otne doubt
bee been oast upon the statement which we made a few
days ago with reference to the steam rams El Monedir and
El Tatman, in course of ommtruction at Mr. bird's yard
We can only repeat our certainty of its accuracy. The
government have given notice to the builder that the ships
will not be allowed to leave the Mersey, end if it I. found
that their construction is oontrery to the teens of the
Foreign Enlistment Act, they will be seized as violating its
provisions.—Poet.
The rebuilding of Rockingham House, the seat
of Viscount Lorton. which was destroyed by fire some
months ago, has been commenced. It is (according to a
correspondent of the Dublin Express) to be completed in
every particular on its former scale of magnificence ; and
the knowledge that this beautiful structure will resume its
former splendour ceases great s►tisfactim throughout the
neighbourhood. The work has been entrusted to a London
contractor named Mansfield, and most of the tradesmen
have been brought from London. The work is to be urged
on rapidly, and so may labourers will be required that the
farmers in the vicinity are beginning to apprehend a scarcity
of harvest men and an advance in wasps. .

The Drogheda Reporter states that the poet fine
weather has made pme plentiful. "On a late omission," It
lays, " we passed through the princely and lovely demesne
of Slane, the seat of the Marquis Conyugham, sod there
beheld a novel sight in this country—namely, some 700 or
800 pheasants nearly all hatched noder the common barn.
door hen. They are fine healthy birds, and appear stung
s.mg, and likely to prove a great ornament to sue Imes.
tiful grounds of Blame Cestle."
The Lancashire and Queensland Co-operative
Emigration Society smtiones its labours is Manchester as
well as is Glasgow ; and on the 25th instant another
batch of members will sail from Loodou to Australia.
The books of the society show that 1,1031. have bees
expended sines March in the payment of pimps for the
members. Miss Burdett Coatis has kindly seat a doss-
tion of SOL to the emaciation.

Advices from St. Petersburg regarding the
Nlshey Fair state it ham been characterimed by great edger.
"Kimble team," it is said, "►re falling ooceiderably ; for
Instance, tea that sold at the beginning of the fair at 100
silver roubles per chest, came down to 90 silver roubles, and
is now at 80 silver roablea." _

A singular disturbanos took place a few days
back at Taragona, in Spain, on the °coastal of a boll-fight
In place of one of the Duna inscribed on the programme •
harmless bullock was introduced into the stew. A storm
of indigestion immediately arose. The public pelted both
bullock *ad toreadors, and finally broke into the ring and
killed the animal with seaman stones.

Figaro reports a sad duel at Blois between two
young cavalry officers, Mews. Le!orals and Deplane.
Both were in a cafe the day after the race*, when
the conversation turned on a ribbon wain in the
hat of two ex-pontifical Zone's', which lopiet.e
thought was meant as an "insult to the army," and talked
of Galling them out. "Do not make a fool of yonnelf,"
retorted Lelorain. " I have met them M society, and they
are very nice fellow." lonisers got espy at this, the
quarrel grew serious, and Lapierre struck his comrade in the
faux According to the French military code of honour a
duel became inevitable. It took place on the following day
with cavalry pistols, the men being placed at 60 peon from
each other, to dunce, if they pleased, each 15 moss.
Lapierre fired Mit, at 40 peon from his friend, and mined ;
Lelondu then advanced Ave peon, sad shot his friend
through the twain. Lapierre was only 25 yeses old.
Collectors of autographs of modern celebrities
will be glad to hear that prices of that description of
commodity run very low join now in Paris. Aooonliog to
a letter in a provincial print M. Thiers is valued at 4fr. per
letter; M. Beath fetches 3fr. 50c. Bishop Dopeoloup,
Theophile Gauthier, Jules Janie, Meyerbser, and Marshal
Valliant, are ratcd at 2fr. each, whilst the Brothers
Pereire's signature can be had for 4fr. 25e. !

lu the inaugural sitting of the &gaieties!
Congress, sow iseetiee at Berlie, Dr. Fans alluded to the
merits of the late Prince Coaeort, when the gentlemen
present, oil the motios of the Ilioister of the Interior, ram
from their mate to honour the memory et the damaged
patron of mimes sad art.

By the last mail a letter was received from an
officer at Mbow, which contains the following rela-
tive to the steps which are being talcs to evidence
for the approaching court-martial :
" Major Mande, the cantonmeut magisteste, is taking the
summary of evidence for the prose,ution. The first day's
emenination of the witnesses took place in his °filo., is the
' Smof Colossi Crawley, before we got wind of it.
o.— and then applied through Colonel Price
to allowed to be present when their men were being es,
ionised. This bad the effect of removing the examinations
I. the mess-room of the 6th Dragoons. Colossi Crawley has
set
Ze been present. . . . . Corset Spell was m-
end gave hie statement, which was adverse to Colossi
Crawley, sal told you is my last. Colossi Crawley mat
for him the neat day, and, is the pregame of Captain Bil-
iihtitou only, come-ernanised bins for two boars. . . .
Ha put down ail that Smut said sae got Billiegton to
certify that no undue influence was employed by him.
Snell ought to have refused to give any statement, but our
fellows do not koow what they ought or ought not to do,
and them is no one in authority to direct them. Colonel
Crawley intends to examine Spell again today, en he has
mot in to the gene al a letter of remoostrases whist being
thus subjected to a rigid cromesourimatioa before goiag
into court, and to inquire if he is compelled to answer say
questions.
Major Mande is the officer who soled as judimadvocat•
at the Mhow emrtinartial, the Boding of which has since
been gnashed for the flagrant Illegality with which the trial
was cooducted. Captain Billington is use of the witnesses
who bore tssilmony on that trial to the amenity of Colonel
Orawley's enamors sad language io conducting the slain of
thl regiment.
t is Mated in the letter in question that Demi, the me.
morajor who wan imprisoned at the same time with
nod Wakefield, and who would be a most important
whams as to the treatment which they received, is not to
Mi stet home.

WRATH= RIPOBT.-(THIS DAY.)

IBLDAY, Sinzitiin 11, 8 I.lt.

L. 11.1 1.1 11. 11.11. Q. L 11. &
Ad re 24.-ill-47l—W.N.W. I—IT, 7,- r "".
eieribeim ...- .811511 4 W.N.W. 414 14 6 -
Lel* WEE 4 W.N.W. 2I I ft a O.
Weida 50.56601 3 W.N.W. 21211 14 -4earboroveli-.- *LIS* 1 S.W. 11 14 W 6 Ili
Greenesatio..-1:11812' 1 W. I
1I 4 50 • 4.
Galway -
Valastia -
Qaaacmoona I - 661 1 1 N.W. I 2 : 4 28 a -
Liverpool
Holyhead 30.1964 3 W.N.W. 1 3 6 11 o -
Pembroke 30.28 66. 4 LW. jf, 4 IS o -
Pesaanea . :3O. .6 816, 2 N. IT N a -
Brost lO.ll It 1 L.W. 14451 a -
L'Orlene 4111.11114; 2 N.N.W. 4 3 WI a -
koeietort...-1111.14 141 I N. 2j 4 28 0 -
n
. 44.341$ 6 J. 4I 8. 38 0 -
".26 6+ 4 LW. 4i 4 28 I) 0.14
-0114 3 N.N.W. $I 4 80 a .6.11
Leedom Okla 14 4 LW. 1
II WI 21 4 28 0I -
Dow "NM 1 N. 2 b -
UMW& - 1..11 HI 2 A. .W. 4i 6 48 b- 3
aillehait •• • • "36 441 a N.N.W. ,7 ; $ as a i 0.47, a

lIATOIDAY. - -0-11iiiii PTIMAY.
N.N.W. to W.8.W.. Nona-ton. N. W. to 8.W., troll to
fresh. floe er
IV strong, some MIL
N. to W. offZ., Wits! Onisrs. N. NW. to W.S.W.,
tight to strong, rain moderate to *tom
to places. unsettled.
N. to W., fresh, show- floasuCcuturs. R. W. to 8.W., fresh to
ot7 to places. tired& some rata
N.N.W. to W.R.W , Itot7/I•ELST. N.N.W. to 8.&W.,
moderato to strung. fresh to drams.
North-Zaat=Calthnees to Norfolk. West= Donegal to Con-
walk 800tff=--Chaanst sod Bay Couto. B,nlt4ltastmeirots al
Doren to Norfolk.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A COUNTY MAGIS.
eitere.—Yesterday, Mr. W. C. S. Standish, of Dezbary
Hall, acid • inergistrate of the Charley May .woes,
was charged at Ormskirk with having wounded • labourer,
by shooting him with a pistol in the shoulder, sad also
with having wounded two other men, by cutting off
with his sword a portion of the chin of one of them, and
stabblog the other in the Bide. From what was stated
to the magistrate, it appears that the unfortunate gentle-
inea, who is stated by hie friends to have shown mop-
tom of motel aberration, was oa Tuesday *meting
riding me horseback along the Wigan-road to Ormskirk,
when he drew a pistol and threatened to fire at three
Leswhom be overtook. These persons mein that
Standish was in military dress, and thinking that he
was merely joking, gave him the military salute, and he
then returned his pistol and rode away. A little further
on he came up to • fourth man and presented his pistol
at him. The , fearieg he was going to be shot,
stooped hie h , when the pistol was discharged, sad the
man wounded in the shoulder. Mr. Standish again rode
away, but the polite having beard of the occurrence,
west in pursuit, and meeting with Mr. Siaodish, called
upon him to surrender. Instead of doing so, he drew his
sword and wounded the men already alluded to. He then
galloped off as rapidly as his horse would oarry him, pro,
seed by the pollee, whom he managed to elude until
Wednesday night, when be was apprehended at 'fathom,
war Ormskirk. When placed in the dock. Mr. Standish
mein private clothes, and the man who had been wounded
with the pistol would not swear to his identity =ld he wee
attired in his military dregs. The facia we have related
having been deposed to, the magistrate remanded the pd.
6004 C until to-dsy, accepting bail to the extent of I,CON.
SINGULAR RAILWAY AMIDE:VT.—Oa Wednesday,
tie train that leaves Manchester at 1.46 p.m., for Crewe,
roil with what might have proved • very serious accident.
It appears that on rounding a curve betweea Cheadle sad
Haoriforth, the engine-driver noticed, lying cis the line, •
bundle of sacks, supposed to have fallen from a goods
train, but being too close upon them he could not stop the
train at ogee, sod the engine and carriages pseud over the
Basks, causiog • great jogging sod jolting it the train, and
alarming the peeseegers tory greatly. A hone-box, con-
taining • hone, and some carriages without puseogers,
were thrown off the metals, and proceeded in that position
for some hundred yards. When the train was brought to a
stand the passengers rushed oat, but it was found that so
one had received any injury. A party of labourers from
souse adjoining fields assisted to clear the lies, sad the train
proceeded on its journey, after about an boar's delay.
COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.—OH
Wednesday night a collision occurred on the Midland
way, between Sheffield and Chesterfield. It appears
that during the summer the Midland Company have bee.
is the habit of running excursion trains to Matlock. Roya-
le", sod the other towns in that beautiful district, from
Sheffield, Chesterfield, and intermediate stations. On
Wednesday evening, the second of two trains left Matlock
about a quarter to seven, and proceeded in safety until
it graved at Wells's siding, • mile south of Eekimpos.
Hare the train came into collision with some emp railway
weggons, which were being shunted across the down Hoe
into a siding. The force of the collision was very peat, the
passengers being many of them unseated, but none were se.
riously bait. as far as is known at present. Dashikis, were
bltlked by the debris of broken trucks. he. The pessimists
hurt received every attention from Mr. Dsohanr, station
me.a &Lepton. tad were all ene...1,r1 t 9 r.rred to
Sheffield and Masbre. The hoe was not cleared until 11.30
pan., after a data rti= of Dearly 31 hours. The cause of
the seoldeet Is mot clearly amertaised.
PARTIAL FALL OF A COTTON FACTORY.---On
Tuesday evening, shortly before stopping time, several
loud cracks 06141 heard in the mill belonging to Messrs.
Hanimsn and Cropper, at Itock'iffe, near &scup. The bands
got safely oat, when Boob after • heavy mask of falling
machinery and debris was heani. It appear* that the engine
house had been built over a boxed and deep well, which
foisierly supplied the mill with w•ter, and the sides of
which had fallen in, engulfing the engine. The chimney,
fortunately, did not fell, but steps were at once taken to
pull it down, or at any moment it might have given way.
Other portions of the mill had to be rapidly propped.
The mill was tanning full time, and the hands are coose-
quell, thrown out of employment.
Carroty IN THE SO CTH ERN STATES—The following
teeter eraallt ad at the meeting of the Marcher ter Cotton
Supply Ass elation on Tuesday :—" New Orman', Aug. 2.
Sir,— Having dining the lest ten days travelled by lead all
the way from Vicksburg to this city. 1 con give you infor-
mation which may be of service to you. On the Louisiana
• side every bale has been burnt by the Confederate ca-
valry all the way from the Arkansas hoe. Not only
have they destroyed the cotton, but they have burnt
up all the gin houses and corn cribs. Probably three-
fourths of the negroes have gone over to the Federals sod
the remainder have been run off to TOW by their
owners. The dwellieg.houses have also been burnt, and
nothing is to be seen all along but desolation. The am-
bask:vests have also been cot in numerous places, sod
were the war to cease now, they could raise no crops in
Louisiana until they were repaired. Oa the Mississippi
side the cotton has also bees burnt down es far as 'irks-
burg; between Vicksburg and Natchez there is probably
1C3,0U0 bales of cotton ou the different plantations;
and, as the United States forces recap, both
they will make efforts to save this. I
dayeew'my doubts if they can do this. The Con-
federate cavalry are still throughout the country ; they will
been all they can. lam amid the holders of the bonds in
England have poor show for their money. Eves in the
sugar region, where the plasters entered into an arrange-
ment to pay their pogrom, there is nothing doing. The
, cane fields have more gram than cane, and the planters in.
formed me that they mu get no work out of the negroes,
ad that since the authorities forbid the use of the lash,
they have lost all control over them. I see no probability
of • termination of the war. time thing is motets, the
South is irretrievably ruined. I expect to be Is Menchester
in Cc:oboe—Yours respectfully. Jaxca STEWART."
THE CORK 310 DEL OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL IN
TIM I NTILNATIoNtL EXHINITION.—The maker of this re-
markable moounient of patient industry, an agricultural
labourer named mierton, is mid to have collected no lest
than SOO/. from the visitors. lie has expended his money
in the building of four cottages, which are now nearly com-
pleted, and in trout of them is a slab with the following
inscription

4Ni...wanes, *irk, mad rine.
One thoueand eight hundred end aixtptiro
At the time of the Exhibition A udeotos was a totally un-
educated matt ; but more then Lu has made great progretti
being his owe instructor.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL.
STRALENG ♦ CHILD.

A respectably-attired woman, who said her DAMS was
DebAlit, rod retaken in Cromer street, St. Pancras, applied
torte waipstrate under the following circumstances :
Tie applicant stated that her obild, James Derbam, aged
s, y,.l wren miming since the 3rd instant, and she was sadly
0,,,a1 that it had been stolen to be used for begging put,
• As her son was paralysed in his tongue, and in his
L r um and side, he was calculated to excite pity,
al that made her the more afraid that he had
ten stolen to be. used for the above purpose. She described
se child as of light oomplexion, light hair. and blue eyes ;
i bad on when he left home a light tweed coat. black
Orterlocicers, white stockings, and leather boots laced is
-313 t. She had communicated with the police, at flootlaod-
.

ad, but they could give her no intornwition about her lost
odd She wished the magistrate to assist her to have her
are advertised.

The magistrate gave the applicant the means to have
owe bills printed, and said he had so doubt that the pries
would take notice of her application.
, The applicant thanked his worship for his kindness, arid
I left the court.