The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-24 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1864.

red. But the ball had scarcely began to roll when
the croupier, with his rake, roughly pushed away
the Russian paper, observing that the bank did
not take that sort of money. The aide-de-camp
took it up without remonstrance, and the Czar, who
moat &aurally was not recognised by the croupier,
went away without trying another experiment on
the board of green cloth.

Mr. Milner Gibson, who has been spending
several days at Bordeaux, is now on his way to
London.

Nairn 119.47
Aberdeen 29.41
Leith
Ardroman —119.41
°vestmentln.l29.43
Galway 29 SS
Valenti* '29.32
Cape Clear 49.27
Queenstown 29.16
Liverpool 29.34
Holyhead —19.26
Pembroke IA 27
Pensanos .. 99.30
Greet
L'Onent 21.33
k °chafer.. 29.41
Plymouth 29.33'
I Weymouth 2L141
Portsmouth— 29.34
London 29 34
Dover 29.1271
Yarmouth
searborough 29 29,
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Hellsolaad . 19.43 j

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ITIONAIIAL
TUESDAY. ON NORTHERN WEDNESDAY.
N.E. to N. W., strong, WARM. N.E. to W., varying
I with squalls, to mu- from moderate to
derate, showers. strong, unsettled.
N.& to N.W., varying Winn,. N. to W., fresh to
from moderate to strong, equal's, acme
strong, in places a rain.
g►le.
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ant back. moderate to W 0 moderate to
to strong, showers In strong.
places.
As nest above. ltawrgittt. As next above.
Sorthern.Sootland. Western_ Ireland, Wale., sod ad.
Iseeo:lcs sontliern-..gartlon Mama& sod Bay of Biscay. idelieffl
mgastwani England sad North Sm.

A very interesting operation, which attracted a
great number of spectators, was performed on Thursday at
St. Oven. neer Paris. A large floating dock on • new cot-
struction-210ft. long, 36ft. wide, and 18ft. high—wee
launched on the canal. This great iron boat or floating
dock le intended for • store to hold all descriptions of spirits,
oils, or other inflammable liquids. These substances which
are so frequently the cause of disastrous firm on land are
now to be secured on water, where they will be compara-
tively safe from fire. Each of the 100 compartments into
which the iron boat is divided is sufficient to contaia 260
hectolitre,. Ten similar floating warehouses are to be
built for the company of the docks of fit. Onen, of which
fire are already on the stocks. The iron boat was launched
sideways into the canal of 81. Onen. After having glided
along the slides placed under it the iron mass °see in the
water moved forward more than 40 yards by the force of
impulsion. The operation wee performed with complete
snocees.

Several fine horses were sent out in the Alex-
andrian mail steamer Ceylon, which left Southampton on
the 20th inat. They were intended for the Padua of Egypt,
and one of them waa the ram horse Gladstone.

A singular turn was made in a county court case
in Gongletoo last week. A man brought an action against
the executors of Mr. Pointon to recover 3Bl. cio a note of
hand, stated by the plaintiff to have been given to him by
Mr. Poiota.. The judge, however, discovered that the
stamp bore the date of 1862, whilst the note purported to
be drawn out in 1860. Judgment was immediately given
for the defendant', and the plaintiff was arrested on a
charge of " wilful and corrupt perjury."
REPRFSETFATION OF BAKESTIPLE.—Mr. Richard
Bremridge, M.P. for Barnstiple, has announced that he
intends to retire from the representation of that borough at
the next election. Addressing himself to the freemen of
Barnstaple, he says :—" With advancing years and impaired
health, my last public duty to you will be the settling the
question of your rights in the Court of Common Plea (hav-
ing obtained a case for an appeal against the decision of the
revising barrister at his last court), and that it is not my
intention again to oder myself fur the representation of your
borough. That I had no desire to do so at the last election
is known to most of you ; also, that I was induced to do so
solely for the purpose of uniting the conservative party,
which was so split up in 1859."—Western Daily Mercury.
WHOLESALE DISFRANCHISEMF.NT OF VOTEILS.—OH
Saturday, at a court held at Greenwich, by Mr. W. M.
Best, barrister, for revising the lists of voters for that bo-
rough, the claims of nearly 400 householders in the town
were urged by Mr. F. A. Smith, an agent, to have their
names re-inserted upon the register. It appeared that the
names bad been omitted consequent upon the claimants not
having paid the assessed taxes due upon the premises they
occupy on or before the 20th of July, and it was urged
that there was a peculiar hardship io the present instance,
consequent upon the collector of such taxes not residing in
the town, but at a distance of nearly two miles from some
portion of it, and that only one day in the week, and then
between the hours of ten and four was appointed by him
to attend at his office to receive the money, which was •
most inconvenient time, as may of the claimants were
workmen engaged in the government and other large esta-
blishments of the town. The barrister held that the law
imperatively disfranchised persons whose asssesed taxes or
parochial rates remained unpaid on the day named, sad the .1
claims were not allowed.

OXFORDsHIRS HORICULTURAL SOCIETY.--AS the
annual meeting of this society, held at Orford on Saturday,
the 22ad instant a letter was read from the Right Hon.
Joseph Warner Henley, M.P., requesting the members to
appoint some abler and move active man to fulfil the duties
of president, which roam he Ins held fora long series of
years. The meeting accordingly agreed to appoint a new
president and vies-president every year, the letter to be
president iu the following year. It was ananimoiasly re-
! solved to ask his Once the Doke of Marlborough to accept
the office of maddest. sod Sir Henry Dashwood, Bart., that
of vice-preeideet, for 1865. A vote of thanks wee rood
to Mr. Henley for his long and faithful services se president
of the society.
ROMAN CATHOLICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OX-
PoED.—Although the recent decision of the master and
fellows of Hanoi College to admit members of the Roman
catholic persuasion to their learned society would infer
that such a step Is entirely a new feature at the IJaiversity
of Oxford, we are enabled to state that several Roman
catholic,' have before this availed themselves of the Abo-
lition of Teets Bill. Sir Rowland Blenaerhassist, who was at
Christ Church ; J. J. 'Alai/. Bei., who wee at Chant
Church ; Mr. Thomas, who was at Lincoln ; arid H. G.
Shea EN. son of the new judge, now at Christ Church,
being amo4et the number.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Kr. Registrar Winslow, as Oasombeirmar.)
TIT RI T. L BlOwn.
The bankrupt was described se a moral meroient and an
insursnos broker, of Orsoechurohmrsat. This was the 'B-
Mus for examination red cc
No amounts had been
Mad the liabilities aro sit to be shoat 7,0001.
Mr. Griffith., for the stated that the bankrupt
hod had largo Inimeatiass with niefohants in Australia,
amounting to several thousands of pounds; and until he
reeeivad 'claim from them he um unable to filo his own
scomuts.

Adjourned accordingly.
The adjudication was on the bank:7lo'm own petition.
He thug stain the cense of his failure :—" On account of
heavy lames incurred by °magi:manta, want of remittances
from abroad, and lases incurred on alaipiarain jointly in.
WNW with others."

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The bankrupt, a claw, at •Viatford, oame before the
wart with liabilities of 8,2661., spinet which ropert
of 6,1521. is held ea security. There wee no app
pesition.
The bankrupt had been in prison between two and three
months.
Order granted.

111 BE COLTER.

In this came, which ;JetPled at; court until a late hour on
Saturday the bankrupt, • grow, of Lin:oboes/4 bed hie
order of suspended for 12 months, petsetion being
withheld for three months, on the pound of having ob-
tabled money from a number of poor yams, on the pre-
tence of investing it on good security and paying them a
large interest.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
IN LTOS LSWIML
This bankrupt had traded as a merchant, in partnership
with Michael Morris, under the firm of Lewin. and Morris,
in Love-lane, Quayside. Morris, who is mildest at Nas-
sau, has not been made bankrupt. The liabilities are
stated at not is than 82,0001. ; arida in New York and
Nassau, about 30,000/. ; in this country, about 2,000/.
This wantbe first sitting.
Debt' to the amount of 12,0001. were proved, and Mr.
Cubitt, of King-street, accountant, was chosen assignee.
The next sitting ter the examination of the bankrupt is
Axed for the 9th of December, at 1 o'clock. Mr. M.
Abrahams in the solicitor under the proceedings, and Mr.
CoUoson, accountant, of King-street, has been appointed
MADAM.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(TELLS DAY.)

The November session of the Central Crirninel Court wee
commenoed this morning before the Recorder, Russell
Gurney, Esq., the Right Roe. the Lord Mayor, and Alder-
men Sir James Duke, Sir Francis Graham Moon, Sir Robert
Cowden, Carter, G. C. Lawrence, Allen, Mr. Alderman and
Sheriff Bosley, Messrs. Davidson and De Jersey, the
Under-Sheriffs, &c.
The first edition of the calendar oontains the names of
114 prisoners.
THE TRIAL OF MILLER.

The Recorder, in his charge to the grand jury, said,
although the number of prisoners for trill was large, it was
not more so than might be expected, taking into con-
sideration the period which has elapsed aloft the last ses-
sion. The charges generally were not of • very serious
character, sad although there were several cases the circum-
stances of which involved the loss of human life, there was
only one charge of wilful murder, which was that against • Ger-
man named Frain Muller, who was charged with the murder
of Mr. itrigp. The circumstances of this cue had, unfortu-
nately been made familiar to everyone. Mr. Briggs was
murdered in • railway carriage on the Bth of
July last, and it appeared that on the evening of that day
he was travelling on the North Loudon Railway, sad was
seen at the railway station at • quarter before 10 at
at which time the train ought to have started ; but it was
about ten minutes behind the time. Mr. Briggs was seen
again by • gentlem►n who knew him, who got into the train
at Bow, and who states that as he passed the carriage he
saw him sittiog in the carriage, and said " Good night " to
him, and received an answer from him. This gentleman
states that he is sure he could not have been mistake& in
the person. At that time he saw two men in the same
carriage with Mr. Briggs, but whether or not the prisoner is
one of the men he °snook say. This witness got into a
eeoood-class carriage, and states that between the starting
of the train and his speekiog to Mr. Brigs' there was suffi-
cient time for one or both of the men to have got out of the
carriage. The train on its way from Bow to Hackney
Wick would occupy about three minutes, and between
those stations, at the distance of about seven
hundred yards, the body Mr. Briggs wu sub.*.
qiiently found. When the train arrived at Hackney
Wick attention was drawn to the state of ciao of the car-
riages. There were marks of blood about it, and the door
was shut and the handles marked with blood. The untie'
was fastened and left as it was, and afterwards examined,
and there was then discovered, besides the marks of blood,
a bag which bad been in the possession of Mr. Brigp in the
early part of the evening ; and there was also found • hat
which did not belong to Mr. Briggs. As he had
already stated the body of Mr. Briggs was found
on the line, et about • third of the distance between
the two stations, about seven hundred yards from the sta-
tion at Hackney Wick. Upon examination it was found
that Mr. Briggs was not quite dead, although he was in •
state of insensibility, from which be did not recover until
his death, which took place about four and twenty hears
afterward& When the body was examined, marks of
video°e were found, and one serious wound on the heed,
which, according to the medical testimony, might have
been the result of the fall from the railway carriage on
to a stone which was on the ground close by,
but it also appeared by the medical testimony that there
were other injuries which could not be accounted for except
by violence. The grand jury would probably not entertain
a doubt that • murder had been committed, and that Mr.
Briggs died from the violence of some person who was is
the railway carriage with him. It was dimovered that a watch,
chain, two keys, and • seal, which were in the possession of
Mr. Briggs on the evening of the Saturday on which the
murder was committed, were missing at the time he was
discovered on the line. Nothing further, however, spa
peered to have been taken. His pockets did not appear to
have been rifled, as some gold was feud in one of them,
and • valuable ring which be wore on his finger had not
been removed. It must have been • hurried transaction, as
it must have been done within a minute and a half after
the train left the station at Bow. Then came
the question as to what evidence would be laid before
them to implicate the prisoner in the charge. Muller had
been in this country for some time, and had carried on the
occupation of a tailor, and it appeared that some days pre-
vious to that on which the murder was committed
Muller had expremei his intention of going to
America, and it also appeared that he pre his
landlady notice to that effect on the Saturday pre-
vious. On the evening of the Bth July the prisoner spent
a part of his time at the house of • person with whom he
was acquainted, and left there about 8 o'clock, stating that
he was going to visit some one else. Nothing more, however,
was seen of him that evening. His landlady eat up far him
until half-pert 11; but be had not returned up to that
time. At about half-past 8 on Sunday morning he was
beard by his landlady coming down the stein from the room
in which he slept. He appeared to have spent the most part of
the Sunday succeeding the night of the murder indoors. He
went out with the landlady and returned early and did not
again go out. On Monday morning he went out at 8
o'clock, and the first time he was seen after that was at the
shop of Mr. Death, the jeweller is Cheepside, where be
went that morning with • chain, two keys, and • seal.
He asked Mr. Death the value of them, and he was told
31. 10s. He inspected other chains, and selected one for
31. Is., which be decided upon having, giving the chain he
bad taken with him in exchange, and received for the
odd le. • ring with • carnelian stoosi. The chain which
she prisoner per tad with to Mr. Death was identified as the
one which Mr. Briggs wore on the Saturday of the murder.
The next circumstance to which the attention of the grand
jury would be called would be the discovery of the hat in
the railway carriers, which it was stated did not belong
I to Mr. Briggs, and there would be evidence to show that
that hat was the hat of Muller. It appeared the pri-
soner had in July last asked a friend to purchase
a has for him, similar to one he had bought for
himself. The hat was bought of • perms named
Walker for 4a. 6d. and given to the prisoner. This fed Wad
somewhat confirmed by the wife of the pesos who was
alleged to have purchased it, sad moreover by • hat box
from • maker of *seams some being found at the gsborser
lodging, and it would be stated by the witness that the hat
found in the railway station was the hat he had purchased foe
the prisoner. There was also some evidence that between
Saturday sight and Monday night the primmer wee weggiessi
different bat, sad It was remarked Ishii' by mod his friends
on Monday night that he had • sew hat as. and he said he
bad got the other smashed and had been obliged to buy a
new use. He was told be was very =Mangling le have a

new on. so soon, and was asked bow much he gave for it and
he said 14s. 6d., and one of his friends remarked that it
looked mole like a guinea one. On the Thursday following
the night of the murder the prisoner left this country
for America, as he bad presioudy intended, so that
there was nothing touched upon that in regard
to the murder. From the airenmstanose which afterwards
same to light be wee permed and taken into custody at New
York, and he was then found in possession of a bat, sad
there would be soldering to show that that bat belonged to
Mr. Briggs. When it was produced to Mr. Briggs', son,
he ►t fist said it was lower than his father's, but upon
a subesquent examination it was found that
a piece had been taken off the brim, and the brim
had been fastened on again, and in such a manner as
to show it was not dose by a hatter. The maker of the hat
would be called, and evidence would be adduced to show
that the hat was that belonging to the murdered mac, and
worn by him on the night of the murder. There was ski
found in the prisoner's box a watch, which was identified as
Mr. Brigp'a, and which he doted he had had for two years,
and he was wearing the chain which he had in exchange
from Mr. Death, and which be said he bad purchased of •
man at the docks when he took his ticket. A number
of witnesses would be called to connect the evidence,
but the facts of the ease in themselves were
comparatively abort. There was the evidence of
the murder, and the fact of the prisoner wearing a
different bat between Saturday and Monday—his being in
pasossaios of the chain on the Monday following the night
of the murder, and his being found with the hat and
watch and chain in his possession. AU these facts
would be laid before the grand jury, and it would be
for them to say whether they were suffcient to ego.
blish a prima facie ease against the prisocer
Muller, and if they return a true bill the prisoner would
have an opportunity of explaining therm circumstances, or
of producing evidence to controvert the facts which eculd
be laid before them. after alluding to come other charge,
his lordship dismissed the grand jury, sad the regular
tonainem of the court was proceeded with.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BO W-STREET.
rtu " INIPLOiILENT FOR LLDIEB " CASE.
Mr. Flowers has received the following :
F. Flowers, pp,.—Sir, therein a on.. reported in the
evening papers of a Mrs. Webb having been made a dupe of
by a Mrs. Murray, and that she could not afford the money
to pay the fees foe a summons in the county court. I have
enclosed lOs. in stamps to enable her to do so, and hope that
Mr. Redden, the officer, will lend her his assistance. Not
knowing Mrs. Webb's address mart be my apology for
troubling you with the enclosed.—Y our obedient servant.,
The letter bears the Ipswich postmark.
The 10e. worth of stamps were handed. over to Redstall,
who took them to Mrs. 'A ebb at her lodging.. Some doubt
bad been entertained whether she would eccopt any contri-
bution, but this being proposed for the delio.te purpose of
paying costs, Mrs. Webb accepted it without hesitation,
and expressed herself u being much obliged to the sender.
It is understood that the county court summons has been
taken out.