The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-16 00:00:00

THE YELVERTON CASE.

Miss Lougworth, or Mrs. Yelverton, publishes
the following letter, which she has just received, and which
she quotes a. an " extraordinary corroboration of my truth
and of my opponent's deliberate falsehood."
" 2, Allianee Villas, Victoria-park-mad, Hackney,
London, Sept. 8.
" Madam,-1 think it due to you se well as to myself. to
refute, as far as any knowledge of fact. will allow, the false
statement' which I have seen in a pamphlet respecting what
took piece on board the steamship Melbouras in the harbour
of Balaclava, March, 1858.
"I commanded the Melbourne at that time, and distinctly
recollect General Straubenzee bringing you on board (then
Miss Longsortii), and placing you under my protection.
Previous to that I had frequently seem you out riding with
the general and his lady. %% hen yourself, the general, his
aide-de-aunp, and Major Yelvertoo, whom I knew by sight,
tame on board, I was on shore, but returned shortly after.
The general then told me he wished to put Miss Loogworth
under my we for a passage to Constentinaele. After re-
maioing on board about 30 minutes, himself sad party
leaded. Some time afterwards I observed Major Velem-ton
lead returned ea board in plain clothes. I also remember
him walking on the poop-deck for soma tints with yourself
and the dootoe ; you then sat down of the arm chest at the
after part of the poop, a signal lantran burning a bright
light being suspended directly overhead and exposing every
person on deck to view, there being no bulwarks round that
part of the ship. I remained on deck till nearly midnight.,
after seeing all the sentries properly posted. A petty officer
I was also on watch on that part of the poop sear whets
yea sad the major were sitting. Having a hogs number
el troops on board at thalami*, =Arise were placed on other
part of the deck se well, so that no part of the deck, fore
or aft, was unseen. I saw nothing to the conduct of
Major Yelverton improper ; had it been so, it could not
have tamped observatioe. The assertion that any noise in
your cabin could be beard in mice is not correct. The cabin
you occupied was in the after part of the saloon, and mine
to the fore part, and about sixty feet between them. The
meson that Major Yelverten assigned for not going into
your cabin mat, therefore, be a fabrication. We sailed at
4 a.m. On arriving at Coustantanople I leaded you iu my
own boat, and saw you safely in the are of some Freoen
ladies wearing the order of the Sisters of Charity. Whew
them false assertions were flrst made public I was sot in
England, and did not become aware of them mail my re-
turn, then too lute to be of any service ; bat, seeing the
matter revived, and understanding that you continued the
stem le solely for the purpose of clearing your honour and
fair fame, I could no longer refrain offering my testi-
mony, en far as 1 remember the circumstances. —I have the
honour to be, imams, your obedient sormst,
"To the Hoe. Mrs. I'. Yelvetton." "W. CHAMPION.

nut Draux lirrassunoNAL InusrnoN.—The
project for holding an iatereatioual exhibition in Dublin
next year may be now considered in a fair way of being rea-
lised. Offen sad aseura•cee of support have been received
from many of the large towel, and manufacturing districts
oil the oontieent, and applicatioos for space have been made
by several of the principal manufacturers in our own coun-
try. A number of Irish noblemen and gentlemen, &axiom
to take advantage of the opportunity promoted to them by
the erection of this building, have patriotically come forward
to give their support and countenance to an uedertaking
which promises to be so beneficial to arts and miumfae-
tures is their own country. The executive have
entered into an arraugemest with the company
who have erected the building, under the terms
of which the exhibition palace and winter gardeo
will be placed at their disposal for the period of the ash:
bitten. Out of the receipts the company will be repaid
any cost they have been put to for additional buildings
erected for the pupae's of the exhibition, and will also lv•
°sive • certain fixed sum for the use and wear and tear of
their premises. Any surplus remaining after these charges
have been defrayed will be applied to the purposes of
national industry and art, according to the direction of the
exhibition committee. In order to secure an adequate re-
presentation of the manufacturee and industries of the
United Kingdom, the executive have applied to the Society
of Arta for their &malaise's. With the sanction of
the society • committee of advice has been formed
in London to promote, as far as possible, the smears of
**exhibition. The following gentlemen have kindly con-
sisted to act on this committee :—Manors. J. &edema, /LE
Bewley, P. A. Bowring, CB., Antonio Brady, Sir David
Brewster, F. 11.13.. H. Cole, C. 8., Sir O. W. Dilke, Bart,
MONS. Thee. Fairbsks, .1. H. Foley, 8.A., Goo. Godwin,
F.R.S., G. Grove, W. Hawes, R. Elcalsoe, F.R.S., Oweo
Joao, C. Hanby, F.R.S., P. C. Oasis, Hon. B. F. Primrose
8. Rsderave, Sir C. P. Roney, Sir F. R. Sandford, Megan.
R. A. Thompsoe, it. Waterton, J. Way, G. F. Widmer.,
F.R.S., T. Winkworth, M. Digby Wyatt. P. Le Neve Re-
tie, M.A., hon. see. Although not on so large a scale as the
Great Exhibitions of 1861 and 1862, the Dublin Interna-
tional Exhibition of 1863 may be eseily made both attractive
and enooseiful. Every attempt which in made to turn the
attention of the Irish people to arts and maimfactaras Is
deserviag of sympathy and support, and it is to be hoped
that the artists and manufacturers of the United Kingdom
will on this occasion give their beet co-operation.

THZ Finn AT OHATEERIS. —The following letter
(ram Chatteris bee been published :—" exten-
sive Are took Owe In this town oa Wednesday, the 14th
leek, when 70 families were deprived of bonne. The dm
broke out about 12 o'clock, a.m. Howse, berm, shops,
stacks of aewlvipithered corn were ell In dames in the space
of so hoar. The extent of the ere was needy hat a mile.
The day was mosediagly windy. The some was truly ter-
rific. Tim eufferers ere farmers and tradeenee, but shindy
poor agrinaltaral labourers, whose clothes, (traitor*, elem.
laps, sad habitations all fell a saints to the dew tiring
flames. The pester pert of the families are thorrughly
deditsta, not hairier bed time to sire a ens'. 'fitment,
Wee some of them front home nimaing end worl&w le the
Gelds. The estimated lose is 10,00 W. As soon as the fire
win sombenthat mastered by the Chasten. sad tit, Ives fire
amdme, • smiting was had la the polite-dation, when the
I=leret the town met to male proveinti tor the oaf-
the present time. • subscription for the relief of
the pew turrioultur.al labourers will uo opened iamedlately.
vriter. C. Bataan.,